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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the finality of public school accountability |
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determinations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 39, |
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Education Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY |
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DETERMINATION; FINALITY OF ACCOUNTABILITY DETERMINATION |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.151(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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not challenge an agency decision relating to an academic or |
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financial accountability rating under this chapter, including a |
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decision relating to a determination of consecutive school years of |
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unacceptable performance ratings: |
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(1) after the agency has released the district's or |
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school's final academic or financial accountability rating, as |
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applicable, under this chapter for the school year; or |
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(2) [,] in another proceeding if the district or |
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school has had an opportunity to challenge the decision under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.152 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.152. FINALITY OF RATINGS. The agency may not audit, |
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investigate, or otherwise modify the academic or financial |
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accountability rating assigned to a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school under this chapter for a school year |
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after the agency has released the district's or school's final |
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academic or financial accountability rating, as applicable, under |
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this chapter for that school year. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an academic or financial accountability rating assigned for the |
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2023-2024 school year or a later school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2023. |