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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment |
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instruments administered to public school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.025(a-2), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The commissioner shall determine a method by which a |
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student's satisfactory performance on an advanced placement test, |
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an international baccalaureate examination, an SAT Subject Test, |
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the SAT, the ACT, or any nationally recognized norm-referenced |
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assessment instrument used by institutions of higher education to |
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award course credit based on satisfactory performance on the |
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assessment instrument shall be used to satisfy the requirements |
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concerning an end-of-course assessment instrument in an equivalent |
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course as prescribed by Subsection (a). The commissioner shall |
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determine a method by which a student's satisfactory performance on |
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the PSAT or the PreACT [ACT-Plan] shall be used to satisfy the |
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requirements concerning an end-of-course assessment instrument in |
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an equivalent course as prescribed by Subsection (a). A student who |
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fails to perform satisfactorily on a test or other assessment |
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instrument authorized under this subsection, other than the PSAT or |
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the PreACT [ACT-Plan], may retake that test or other assessment |
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instrument for purposes of this subsection or may take the |
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appropriate end-of-course assessment instrument. A student who |
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fails to perform satisfactorily on the PSAT or the PreACT |
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[ACT-Plan] must take the appropriate end-of-course assessment |
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instrument. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary for |
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the administration of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.0263(c), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The prohibition prescribed by this section does not |
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apply to the administration of a college preparation assessment |
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instrument, including the PSAT, the PreACT [ACT-Plan], the SAT, or |
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the ACT, an advanced placement test, an international baccalaureate |
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examination, or an independent classroom examination designed or |
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adopted and administered by a classroom teacher. |
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SECTION 3. Section 39.202, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.202. ACADEMIC DISTINCTION DESIGNATION FOR |
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DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES. The commissioner by rule shall establish |
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an academic distinction designation for districts and campuses for |
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outstanding performance in attainment of postsecondary readiness. |
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The commissioner shall adopt criteria for the designation under |
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this section, including: |
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(1) percentages of students who: |
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(A) performed satisfactorily, as determined |
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under the college readiness performance standard under Section |
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39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section |
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39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by |
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subject area; or |
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(B) met the standard for annual improvement, as |
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determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment |
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instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), |
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aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who |
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did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A); |
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(2) percentages of: |
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(A) students who earned a nationally or |
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internationally recognized business or industry certification or |
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license; |
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(B) students who completed a coherent sequence of |
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career and technical courses; |
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(C) students who completed a dual credit course |
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or an articulated postsecondary course provided for local credit; |
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(D) students who achieved applicable College |
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Readiness Benchmarks or the equivalent on the Preliminary |
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Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT), the Scholastic Assessment Test |
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(SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the PreACT [ACT-Plan] |
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assessment program; and |
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(E) students who received a score on either an |
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advanced placement test or an international baccalaureate |
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examination to be awarded college credit; and |
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(3) other factors for determining sufficient student |
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attainment of postsecondary readiness. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |