87R1766 MEW-D
 
  By: Miles S.B. No. 393
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the consideration of certain student differentials
  based on sex under the public school accountability system.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (c) and (e) and adding Subsection (i-1) to
  read as follows:
         (c)  School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
  three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
  section that include:
               (1)  in the student achievement domain, indicators of
  student achievement that must include:
                     (A)  for evaluating the performance of districts
  and campuses generally:
                           (i)  an indicator that accounts for the
  results of assessment instruments required under Sections
  39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
  including the results of assessment instruments required for
  graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
  subject area, including:
                                 (a)  for the performance standard
  determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
  percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
  assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
  area; and
                                 (b)  for the college readiness
  performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
  percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
  assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
  area; and
                           (ii)  an indicator that accounts for the
  results of assessment instruments required under Section
  39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
  percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
  assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
  adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
  area; and
                     (B)  for evaluating the performance of high school
  campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
  indicators that account for:
                           (i)  students who satisfy the Texas Success
  Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
  an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
  the coordinating board under that section;
                           (ii)  students who satisfy relevant
  performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
  assessments;
                           (iii)  students who earn dual course credits
  in the dual credit courses;
                           (iv)  students who enlist in the armed
  forces of the United States;
                           (v)  students who earn industry
  certifications;
                           (vi)  students admitted into postsecondary
  industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
  entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
                           (vii)  students whose successful completion
  of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
  preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
  entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
  associate degree;
                           (viii)  students who successfully met
  standards on a composite of indicators that through research
  indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
  remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
  baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
                           (ix)  high school graduation rates, computed
  in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
  with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
  subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
  (g-2), [and] (g-3), and (g-4);
                           (x)  students who successfully completed an
  OnRamps dual enrollment course;
                           (xi)  students who successfully completed a
  practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
  and
                           (xii)  students who are awarded an associate
  degree;
               (2)  in the school progress domain, indicators for
  effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
                     (A)  for assessment instruments, including
  assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
  percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
  determined by the commissioner; and
                     (B)  for evaluating relative performance, the
  performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
  or campuses; and
               (3)  in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
  disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among
  students:
                     (A)  from different:
                           (i)  racial and ethnic groups, including
  African American and Hispanic students:
                                 (a)  considered as a whole; and
                                 (b)  disaggregated by sex; and
                           (ii)  socioeconomic backgrounds; [,] and
                     (B)  based on other relevant factors not described
  by Paragraph (A), including:
                           (i) [(A)]  students formerly receiving
  special education services;
                           (ii) [(B)]  students continuously enrolled;
  and
                           (iii) [(C)]  students who are mobile.
         (e)  For purposes of Subsection (c)(3)(B)(i) [(c)(3)(A)], a
  student formerly receiving special education services means a
  student whose enrollment information:
               (1)  for the preceding school year, as reported through
  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS),
  indicates the student was enrolled at the campus and was
  participating in a special education program; and
               (2)  for the current school year, as reported through
  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and as
  reported on assessment instruments administered to the student
  under Section 39.023, indicates the student is enrolled at the
  campus and is not participating in a special education program.
         (i-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(3)(A)(i)(b),
  information reported under that sub-subparagraph may not be used by
  the agency for accountability purposes before the accountability
  ratings assigned for the 2024-2025 school year. This subsection
  expires September 1, 2025.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
  school year.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.