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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain instructional procedures |
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adopted by public schools due to the coronavirus disease pandemic. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.927 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.927. REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO |
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INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES ADOPTED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE |
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(COVID-19) PANDEMIC; AGENCY REPORT. (a) The agency by rule shall |
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require each school district and open-enrollment charter school to |
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report on instructional procedures adopted by the district or |
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school due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, |
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including the following information in the form and manner |
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prescribed by the agency: |
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(1) the level of student engagement in instruction |
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since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, |
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including: |
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(A) the number of students who have been engaged |
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in instruction during and after the 2020-2021 school year; |
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(B) the number of students who were not engaged |
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in instruction for a period of time during or after the 2020-2021 |
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school year but who, at the time of the report, are engaged in |
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instruction; |
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(C) the number of students who are not, at the |
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time of the report, engaged in instruction; and |
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(D) the number of students with whom, at the time |
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of the report, the district or school has no contact; |
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(2) the number of student disciplinary incidents, |
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including the number of incidents related to: |
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(A) a dress code or hairstyle violation; |
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(B) possessing offensive visual material in a |
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learning environment; |
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(C) the required supervision or presence of an |
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adult in a remote learning environment; and |
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(D) a violation of the student code of conduct; |
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and |
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(3) information regarding student Internet access, |
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including: |
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(A) the number of students with access to |
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broadband Internet; |
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(B) the types of devices issued by the district |
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or school that are used by students to access the Internet for |
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learning and instruction; |
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(C) the number of devices issued by the district |
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or school to students to facilitate student Internet connectivity; |
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(D) the cost to the district or school of |
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providing and maintaining devices issued by the district or school |
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for student Internet connectivity; and |
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(E) any cost or charge paid by the student for the |
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instructional use of a device issued to the student by the district |
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or school for the student's Internet connectivity. |
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(b) The information included in the report required by |
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Subsection (a) must be disaggregated by: |
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(1) student race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic |
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status, and grade level, students enrolled in a special education |
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program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, students of limited English |
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proficiency under Section 29.052, and students who are homeless; |
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and |
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(2) except for information required by Subsection |
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(a)(3), the method by which instruction was offered, including if |
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the instruction was offered: |
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(A) in person; |
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(B) remotely and synchronously; or |
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(C) remotely and asynchronously. |
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(c) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school to submit the |
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first report not later than December 1, 2021. A district or school |
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must submit a report required by this section every 90 days. |
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(d) The agency shall prepare and submit a report to the |
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legislature based on the information collected under Subsection |
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(a). The agency shall submit the first report required under this |
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subsection not later than January 1, 2022. The agency must submit a |
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report required by this section every 90 days. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |