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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements and procedures concerning the |
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assignment of grades by a classroom teacher under a school |
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district's grading policy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.0216, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0216. DISTRICT GRADING POLICY. A school district |
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shall adopt a grading policy, including provisions for the |
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assignment of grades on class assignments and examinations, before |
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each school year. A district grading policy: |
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(1) must require a classroom teacher to assign a grade |
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that reflects the student's relative mastery of an assignment; |
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(2) may not require a classroom teacher to assign a |
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minimum grade for an assignment without regard to the student's |
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quality of work; [and] |
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(3) may allow a student a reasonable opportunity to |
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make up or redo a class assignment or examination for which the |
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student received a failing grade; |
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(4) must state that a classroom teacher has the sole |
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responsibility to assign a student's grade without interference, |
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including interference by a school counselor or school |
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administrator; |
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(5) must provide procedures for protecting classroom |
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teachers from outside influence over grading decisions, including |
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procedures that protect a classroom teacher from being: |
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(A) forced to alter a grade; or |
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(B) bullied or retaliated against for an assigned |
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grade; and |
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(6) must provide for disciplinary action against a |
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district employee who engages in conduct described by Subdivision |
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(5)(A) or (B) or otherwise improperly attempts to force a classroom |
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teacher to change an assigned grade. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |