By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 4691
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to public school accountability, including performance
  standards and sanctions and public high school graduation
  requirements.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 39 of the Education Code is amended by
  repealing existing Section 39.025 and adding a new Section 39.025
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 39.025.  USE OF END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT.
  The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a student in the
  foundation high school program under Section 28.025 to be
  administered an end-of-course assessment instrument listed in
  Section 39.023(c) only for a course in which the student is enrolled
  and for which an end-of-course assessment instrument is
  administered. Each student's performance on an end-of-course
  assessment instrument shall be evaluated to determine whether the
  student achieved a scale score that indicates satisfactory
  performance, as determined by the commissioner under Section
  39.0241(a). The results of the administration of an end-of-course
  assessment instrument required under this subsection may not be
  used as criteria for graduation. The results may be used only for
  the purpose of diagnosing the academic strengths and deficiencies
  of a student and guiding specific instruction to the student.
         SECTION 2.  Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b-1) and amending subsection (c) to read as
  follows:
         (b-1)  For purposes of assigning a domain performance rating
  under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall attribute:
               (1)  for the student achievement domain under
  Subsection 39.053(c)(1), not more than 50 percent of the domain
  performance rating may be attributed to the indicators under
  Subsections 39.053 (c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii);
               (2)  for the closing the gaps domain under Section
  39.053 (c)(3), not more than 50 percent of the domain performance
  rating may be attributed to the Academic Achievement Component
  under Sections 39.053 (c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii).
         (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]
                           (iii)  an indicator that accounts for the
  number of students who participate in and successfully complete
  courses in the enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2);
                           (iv)  an indicator that accounts for
  students who participate in school-sponsored extracurricular and
  cocurricular activities, taking into consideration the duration,
  intensity, and levels of engagement in the activities;
                           (v)  an indicator that accounts for the
  results from the state-developed school and student safety survey
  of districts and campuses administered under Section 39.0531;
                           (vi)  an indicator that accounts for the
  efforts by districts and campuses relating to providing teacher
  mentoring programs and professional development opportunities that
  meet standards established by State Board for Educator
  Certification rule; and
                           (vi)  an indicator that accounts for
  students who are not in attendance fewer than 15 days during the
  current school year; 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 or the Texas National Guard;
                           (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), (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;
                           (xii)  students who are awarded an associate
  degree; [and]
                           (xiii)  students who successfully completed
  a program of study in career and technical education; and
                           (xiv)  students who successfully complete at
  least one endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
                           (xv)  students who earn micro-credentials or
  credentials of value as defined by the State Board of Education; and
                           (xvi)  ninth-grade students who at the end
  of ninth grade have completed enough courses to be academically
  on-track to graduate with their ninth-grade cohort; and
               (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
  from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
  backgrounds, and other factors, including:
                     (A)  students formerly receiving special
  education services;
                     (B)  students continuously enrolled; and
                     (C)  students who are mobile.
         SECTION 3.  Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding
  Section 39.0531 to read as follows:
         Sec. 39.0531.  SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFETY AND CLIMATE SURVEY.
  (a) The commissioner shall incorporate a school and student safety
  and climate survey as an indicator for the student achievement
  domain under Subsection 39.053(c)(1) and the closing the gaps
  domain under Subsection 39.053(c)(4). A school and student safety
  and climate survey shall be administered to administrators and
  teachers employed by school districts, students enrolled in school
  districts, and parents of those students.
         (b)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this
  section, including rules to:
               (1)  determine the format of the survey;
               (2)  determine the questions that the survey must
  include;
               (3)  establish a period during a school year in which
  the survey must be conducted;
               (4)  establish requirements for administering and
  reporting the results of the survey; and
               (5)  authorize the manner in which the survey may be
  administered, including the local administration of the survey.
         (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code,
  including Section 21.355, school and student safety and climate
  survey information must be reported to the agency in accordance
  with rules adopted by the commissioner.
         (d)  The commissioner may contract with a third party to
  provide any service necessary under this section.
         SECTION 4.  Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by
  repealing subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and amending subsections (a),
  (a-4), (a-5), and (b) to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-4), [the
  commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school district and
  campus performance and assign each district and campus an overall
  performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In addition to the overall
  performance rating,] the commissioner shall assign each district
  and campus a separate domain performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F
  for each domain under Section 39.053(c). A [An overall or] domain
  performance rating of A reflects exemplary performance. A [An
  overall or] domain performance rating of B reflects recognized
  performance. A [An overall or] domain performance rating of C
  reflects acceptable performance. A [An overall or] domain
  performance rating of D reflects performance that needs
  improvement. A [An overall or] domain performance rating of F
  reflects unacceptable performance. A district may not receive a
  [an overall or] domain performance rating of A if the district
  includes any campus with a corresponding [overall or] domain
  performance rating of D or F. If a school district has been
  approved under Section 39.0544 to assign campus performance ratings
  and the commissioner has not assigned a campus a domain [an overall]
  performance rating of D or F, the commissioner shall assign the
  campus a domain [an overall] performance rating based on the school
  district assigned performance rating under Section 39.0544.
         (a-4)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may
  assign a school district or campus a domain [an overall]
  performance rating of "Not Rated" if the commissioner determines
  that the assignment of a performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F would
  be inappropriate because:
               (1)  the district or campus is located in an area that
  is subject to a declaration of a state of disaster under Chapter
  418, Government Code, and due to the disaster, performance
  indicators for the district or campus are difficult to measure or
  evaluate and would not accurately reflect quality of learning and
  achievement for the district or campus;
               (2)  the district or campus has experienced breaches or
  other failures in data integrity to the extent that accurate
  analysis of data regarding performance indicators is not possible;
               (3)  the number of students enrolled in the district or
  campus is insufficient to accurately evaluate the performance of
  the district or campus; or
               (4)  for other reasons outside the control of the
  district or campus, the performance indicators would not accurately
  reflect quality of learning and achievement for the district or
  campus.
         (a-5)  Notwithstanding any other law, a domain [an overall]
  performance rating of "Not Rated" is not included in calculating
  consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings and is
  not considered a break in consecutive school years of unacceptable
  performance ratings for purposes of any provision of this code.
         SECTION 5.  Section 39.0543(a), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 39.0543.  PERFORMANCE RATING REQUIRING INTERVENTION OR
  OTHER ACTION. (a) A reference in law to an acceptable performance
  rating or acceptable performance includes a [an overall or] domain
  performance rating of A, B, or C or performance that is exemplary,
  recognized, or acceptable. A reference in law to an unacceptable
  performance rating or unacceptable performance includes a closing
  the gaps [an overall or] domain performance rating of F. For the
  purposes of public reporting requirements, a [an overall or] domain
  performance rating of D shall be referred to as performance that
  needs improvement.
         SECTION 6.  Section 12.258(a), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 12.258.  STUDENT ELIGIBILITY; ADMISSION. (a) A person
  who is at least 18 years of age and not more than 50 years of age is
  eligible to enroll in an adult education program operated under a
  charter granted under this subchapter if the person:
               (1)  has failed to complete the curriculum requirements
  for high school graduation; or
               (2)  has failed to perform satisfactorily on an
  assessment instrument that, before the 2022-2023 school year, was
  required for high school graduation.
         SECTION 7.  Section 18.005(c), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  A Job Corps diploma program shall:
               (1)  develop educational programs specifically
  designed for persons eligible for enrollment in a Job Corps
  training program established by the United States Department of
  Labor;
               (2)  coordinate educational programs and services in
  the diploma program with programs and services provided by the
  United States Department of Labor and other federal and state
  agencies and local political subdivisions and by persons who
  provide programs and services under contract with the United States
  Department of Labor;
               (3)  provide a course of instruction that includes the
  required curriculum under Subchapter A, Chapter 28; and
               [(4)  require that students enrolled in the diploma
  program satisfy the requirements of Section 39.025 before receiving
  a diploma under this chapter; and]
               (5)  comply with a requirement imposed under this title
  or a rule adopted under this title relating to the Public Education
  Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to
  determine compliance with this chapter, as determined by the
  commissioner.
         SECTION 8.  Section 19.0043(b), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a
  Windham School District educational program if:
               (1)  the student successfully completes the curriculum
  requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
  Section 28.025(a) [and complies with Section 39.025]; or
               (2)  the student successfully completes the curriculum
  requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an
  individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
         SECTION 9.  Section 25.005(b), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  A reciprocity agreement must:
               (1)  address procedures for:
                     (A)  transferring student records; and
                     (B)  awarding credit for completed course work;
  and
                     [(C)  permitting a student to satisfy the
  requirements of Section 39.025 through successful performance on
  comparable end-of-course or other exit-level assessment
  instruments administered in another state; and]
               (2)  include appropriate criteria developed by the
  agency.
         SECTION 10.  Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by
  repealing subsection (d) and amending subsections (b-7) and (c) to
  read as follows:
         (b-7)  The State Board of Education, in coordination with the
  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt rules to
  ensure that a student may comply with the curriculum requirements
  under the foundation high school program or for an endorsement
  under Subsection (c-1) by successfully completing appropriate
  courses in the core curriculum of an institution of higher
  education under Section 61.822. Notwithstanding Subsection (b-15)
  or (c) of this section[, Section 39.025,] or any other provision of
  this code and notwithstanding any school district policy, a student
  who has completed the core curriculum of an institution of higher
  education under Section 61.822, as certified by the institution in
  accordance with commissioner rule, is considered to have earned a
  distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
  program and is entitled to receive a high school diploma from the
  appropriate high school as that high school is determined in
  accordance with commissioner rule. A student who is considered to
  have earned a distinguished level of achievement under the
  foundation high school program under this subsection may apply for
  admission to an institution of higher education for the first
  semester or other academic term after the semester or other
  academic term in which the student completes the core curriculum.
         (c)  A person may receive a diploma if the person is eligible
  for a diploma under Section 28.0251. In other cases, a student may
  graduate and receive a diploma only if:
               (1)  the student successfully completes the curriculum
  requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
  Subsection (a) and complies with Section [Sections] 28.0256 [and
  39.025]; or
               (2)  the student successfully completes an
  individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
         SECTION 11.  Section 29.081(b), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  Each district shall provide accelerated instruction to
  a student enrolled in the district [who has taken an end-of-course
  assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) and has
  not performed satisfactorily on the assessment instrument or] who
  is at risk of dropping out of school.
         SECTION 12.  Section 29.402, Education Code, is amended by
  amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
         (b)  A person who is under 26 years of age is eligible to
  enroll in a dropout recovery program under this subchapter if the
  person[:]
               (1)  must complete not more than three course credits
  to complete the curriculum requirements for the foundation high
  school program for high school graduation; or
               (2)  has failed to perform satisfactorily on an
  end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section
  39.023(c) as that section existed before amendment by Chapter _____
  (_.B. _____), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2022,
  or an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) as
  that section existed before amendment by Chapter 1312 (S.B. 1031),
  Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007.
         (c)  A public junior college under this section shall:
               (1)  design a dropout recovery curriculum that includes
  career and technology education courses that lead to industry or
  career certification;
               (2)  integrate into the dropout recovery curriculum
  research-based strategies to assist students in becoming able
  academically to pursue postsecondary education, including:
                     (A)  high quality, college readiness instruction
  with strong academic and social supports;
                     (B)  secondary to postsecondary bridging that
  builds college readiness skills, provides a plan for college
  completion, and ensures transition counseling; and
                     (C)  information concerning appropriate supports
  available in the first year of postsecondary enrollment to ensure
  postsecondary persistence and success, to the extent funds are
  available for the purpose;
               (3)  offer advanced academic and transition
  opportunities, including dual credit courses and college
  preparatory courses, such as advanced placement courses; and
               (4)  coordinate with each partnering school district to
  provide in the articulation agreement that the district retains
  accountability for student attendance and[,] student completion of
  high school course requirements[, and student performance on
  assessment instruments as necessary for the student to receive a
  diploma from a high school of the partnering school district].
         SECTION 13.  Section 30.021(e), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (e)  The school shall cooperate with public and private
  agencies and organizations serving students and other persons with
  visual impairments in the planning, development, and
  implementation of effective educational and rehabilitative service
  delivery systems associated with educating students with visual
  impairments. To maximize and make efficient use of state
  facilities, funding, and resources, the services provided in this
  area may include conducting a cooperative program with other
  agencies to serve students who have graduated from high school by
  completing all academic requirements applicable to students in
  regular education[, excluding satisfactory performance under
  Section 39.025,] who are younger than 22 years of age on September 1
  of the school year and who have identified needs related to
  vocational training, independent living skills, orientation and
  mobility, social and leisure skills, compensatory skills, or
  remedial academic skills.
         SECTION 14.  Section 30.104(b), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a
  department educational program if:
               (1)  the student successfully completes the curriculum
  requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
  Section 28.025(a) [and complies with Section 39.025]; or
               (2)  the student successfully completes the curriculum
  requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an
  individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
         SECTION 15.  Section 32.258(b), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The system established under Subsection (a) shall
  provide a means for a student or the student's parent or other
  person standing in parental relationship to track the student's
  progress on end-of-course assessment instruments administered
  under Section 39.023(c) [instrument requirements for graduation].
         SECTION 16.  Section 39.003(a), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 39.003.  SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The commissioner
  may authorize special investigations to be conducted:
               (1)  when excessive numbers of absences of students
  eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are
  determined;
               (2)  when excessive numbers of allowable exemptions
  from the required state assessment instruments are determined;
               (3)  in response to complaints submitted to the agency
  with respect to alleged violations of civil rights or other
  requirements imposed on the state by federal law or court order;
               (4)  in response to established compliance reviews of
  the district's financial accounting practices and state and federal
  program requirements;
               (5)  when extraordinary numbers of student placements
  in disciplinary alternative education programs, other than
  placements under Sections 37.006 and 37.007, are determined;
               (6)  in response to an allegation involving a conflict
  between members of the board of trustees or between the board and
  the district administration if it appears that the conflict
  involves a violation of a role or duty of the board members or the
  administration clearly defined by this code;
               (7)  when excessive numbers of students in special
  education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, are assessed
  through assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section
  39.023(b);
               (8)  in response to an allegation regarding or an
  analysis using a statistical method result indicating a possible
  violation of an assessment instrument security procedure
  established under Section 39.0301, including for the purpose of
  investigating or auditing a school district under that section;
               (9)  when a significant pattern of decreased academic
  performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the
  preceding two school years of students who did not perform
  satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section
  39.0241(a) on assessment instruments administered under Section
  39.023(a), (c), or (l);
               (10)  when excessive numbers of students eligible to
  enroll fail to complete an Algebra II course or any other advanced
  course as determined by the commissioner;
               (11)  when resource allocation practices as evaluated
  under Section 39.0821 indicate a potential for significant
  improvement in resource allocation;
               (12)  when a disproportionate number of students of a
  particular demographic group is graduating with a particular
  endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
               (13)  when an excessive number of students is
  graduating with a particular endorsement under Section
  28.025(c-1);
               (14)  in response to a complaint submitted to the
  agency with respect to alleged inaccurate data that is reported
  through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)
  or through other reports required by state or federal law or rule or
  court order and that is used by the agency to make a determination
  relating to public school accountability, including accreditation,
  under this chapter;
               [(15)  when 10 percent or more of the students
  graduating in a particular school year from a particular high
  school campus are awarded a diploma based on the determination of an
  individual graduation committee under Section 28.0258;]
               (16)  when a school district for any reason fails to
  produce, at the request of the agency, evidence or an investigation
  report relating to an educator who is under investigation by the
  State Board for Educator Certification; or
               (17)  as the commissioner otherwise determines
  necessary.
         SECTION 17.  Section 39.034(d), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  The agency shall determine the necessary annual
  improvement required each year for a student to be prepared to
  perform satisfactorily on, as applicable:
               (1)  the grade five assessment instruments;
               (2)  the grade eight assessment instruments; and
               (3)  the end-of-course assessment instruments
  [required under this subchapter for graduation].
         SECTION 18.  Section 39.0544, Education Code, is amended by
  amending subsections (a) and (e) and adding subsections (f) and (g)
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 39.0544.  LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. (a) The
  commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the assignment of campus
  performance ratings by school districts and open-enrollment
  charter schools. The rules:
               (1)  must require a district or school[, in assigning
  an overall performance rating for a campus,] to incorporate:
                     (A)  domain performance ratings assigned by the
  commissioner under Section 39.054; and
                     (B)  performance ratings based on locally
  developed domains or sets of accountability measures;
               (2)  may permit a district or school to assign weights
  to each domain or set of accountability measures described in
  Subdivision (1), as determined by the district or school, provided
  that the domains specified in Subdivision (1)(A) must in the
  aggregate account for at least 50 percent of the overall
  performance rating;
               (3)  must require that each locally developed domain or
  set of accountability measures:
                     (A)  contains levels of performance that allow for
  differentiation, with assigned standards for achieving the
  differentiated levels;
                     (B)  provides for the assignment of a letter grade
  of A, B, C, D, or F; and
                     (C)  meets standards for reliability and
  validity;
               (4)  must require that calculations for [overall
  performance ratings and] each locally developed domain or set of
  accountability measures be capable of being audited by a third
  party;
               (5)  must require that a district or school produce a
  campus score card that may be displayed on the agency's website; and
               (6)  must require that a district or school develop and
  make available to the public an explanation of the methodology used
  to assign performance ratings under this section.
         (e)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school
  authorized under this section to assign campus performance ratings
  shall evaluate the performance of each campus as provided by this
  section and assign each campus a performance rating of A, B, C, D,
  or F [for overall performance and] for each locally developed
  domain or set of accountability measures. Not later than a date
  established by the commissioner, the district or school shall:
               (1)  report the performance ratings to the agency; and
               (2)  make the performance ratings available to the
  public as provided by commissioner rule.
         SECTION 19.  Section 39.301(c), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  Indicators for reporting purposes must include:
               (1)  the percentage of graduating students who meet the
  course requirements established by State Board of Education rule
  for:
                     (A)  the foundation high school program;
                     (B)  the distinguished level of achievement under
  the foundation high school program; and
                     (C)  each endorsement described by Section
  28.025(c-1);
               (2)  the results of the SAT, ACT, and certified
  workforce training programs described by Chapter 311, Labor Code;
               (3)  for students who have failed to perform
  satisfactorily, under each performance standard under Section
  39.0241, on an assessment instrument required under Section
  39.023(a) [or (c)], the performance of those students on subsequent
  assessment instruments required under that section [those
  sections], aggregated by grade level and subject area;
               (4)  for each campus, the number of students,
  disaggregated by major student subpopulations, that take courses
  under the foundation high school program and take additional
  courses to earn an endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1),
  disaggregated by type of endorsement;
               (5)  the percentage of students, aggregated by grade
  level, provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211, the
  results of assessment instruments administered under that section,
  the subject of the assessment instrument on which each student
  failed to perform satisfactorily under each performance standard
  under Section 39.0241, and the performance of those students in the
  subsequent school year on the assessment instruments required under
  Section 39.023;
               (6)  the percentage of emergent bilingual students
  exempted from the administration of an assessment instrument under
  Sections 39.027(a)(1) and (2);
               (7)  the percentage of students in a special education
  program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, assessed through assessment
  instruments developed or adopted under Section 39.023(b);
               (8)  the percentage of students who satisfy the college
  readiness measure;
               (9)  the measure of progress toward dual language
  proficiency under Section 39.034(b), for emergent bilingual
  students, as defined by Section 29.052;
               (10)  the percentage of students who are not
  educationally disadvantaged;
               (11)  the percentage of students who enroll and begin
  instruction at an institution of higher education in the school
  year following high school graduation; and
               (12)  the percentage of students who successfully
  complete the first year of instruction at an institution of higher
  education without needing a developmental education course.
         SECTION 20.  Sections 12.104(b-2), 12.260, 19.0043(c),
  28.0217, 28.0255(g), 28.0255(h), 28.0258, 28.0259, 28.02591,
  29.081(b-1), 29.081(b-2), 29.081(b-3), 30.104(c), 39.0543(b),
  39.0543(b-1), 39.0543(b-2), 39.0543(b-3), 39.0543(c), 39.0543(d),
  Education Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 21.  This act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
  school year.
         SECTION 22.  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, 2023.