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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consideration of distinction designations in the |
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assignment of district and campus performance ratings under the |
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public school accountability system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-6) to read as follows: |
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(a-6) For purposes of assigning an overall performance |
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rating for a district or campus under Subsection (a), the |
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commissioner by rule shall adopt a method for evaluating district |
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or campus performance that: |
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(1) provides for: |
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(A) the assignment of a point value to each |
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distinction designation awarded to a district or campus under |
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Subchapter G; and |
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(B) consideration of the number of points earned |
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by a district or campus under Paragraph (A); and |
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(2) ensures that the assigned weight of the total |
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point value for distinction designations does not account for more |
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than seven percent of the overall performance rating. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2024-2025 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |