H.C.R. No. 283
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The conference committee report for House Bill No. 3
has been adopted by the house of representatives and the senate and
is being prepared for enrollment; and
WHEREAS, The bill contains technical and typographical
errors that should be corrected; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas, That
the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives be instructed
to make the following corrections:
(1) On page 25, line 12, strike "39.301(b)(4)" and
substitute "39.301(c)(5)".
(2) Strike page 27, line 26, through page 28, line 3, and
substitute the following:
(n) A student who is promoted by a grade placement committee
under this section must be assigned in each subject in which the
student failed to perform satisfactorily on an assessment
instrument specified under Subsection (a) to a teacher who meets
all state and federal qualifications to teach that subject and
grade.
(3) On page 28, line 6, strike "(b-3), (b-4), (b-5), (b-6),
(b-7), and (b-8)" and substitute "(b-3) through (b-10)".
(4) On page 30, strike lines 7-23 and substitute the
following:
(b-3) In adopting rules to provide students with the option
described by Subsection (b-1)(1)(A), the State Board of Education
must approve a variety of mathematics and science courses that may
be taken after the completion of Algebra II and physics to comply
with the recommended program requirements.
(b-4) A school district may offer the curriculum described
in Subsection (b-1)(1)(A) in an applied manner. Courses delivered
in an applied manner must cover the essential knowledge and skills,
and the student shall be administered the applicable end-of-course
assessment instrument as provided by Sections 39.023(c) and 39.025.
(b-5) A school district may offer a mathematics or science
course to be taken by a student after completion of Algebra II and
physics to comply with the recommended program requirements in
Subsection (b-1)(1)(A). A course approved under this subsection
must be endorsed by an institution of higher education as a course
for which the institution would award course credit or as a
prerequisite for a course for which the institution would award
course credit.
(5) On page 30, line 24, strike "(b-4)" and substitute
"(b-6)".
(6) On page 31, line 8, strike "(b-5)" and substitute
"(b-7)".
(7) On page 31, line 17, strike "(b-6)" and substitute
"(b-8)".
(8) On page 31, line 21, strike "(b-7)" and substitute
"(b-9)".
(9) On page 32, line 5, strike "(b-8)" and substitute
"(b-10)".
(10) On page 69, lines 16-22, strike "subchapter. If the
district received an accreditation status of accredited-warned or
accredited-probation for the preceding school year or if any campus
performed below a standard required under this subchapter in the
preceding school year, the commissioner shall notify the district
or campus of a subsequent such designation on or before June 15" and
substitute "subchapter".
(11) On page 77, line 16, between "year" and "the", insert a
comma.
(12) On page 106, line 8, strike "compare" and substitute "a
comparison of".
(13) On page 125, line 23, strike "ELIGIBILITY FOR
DISTINCTION DESIGNATION. (a)" and substitute "DISTINCTION
DESIGNATIONS."
(14) On page 126, strike lines 2-24.
(15) On page 126, line 26, strike "(a) The commissioner
shall award a".
(16) Strike page 126, line 27, through page 127, line 3.
(17) On page 127, strike lines 4-11 and substitute the
following:
The commissioner by rule shall establish a recognized and
exemplary rating for awarding districts and campuses an academic
distinction designation under this subchapter. In establishing the
recognized and exemplary ratings, the commissioner shall adopt
criteria for the ratings, including:
(1) percentages of students who:
(A) performed satisfactorily, as determined
under the college readiness performance standard under Section
39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section
39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by
subject area; or
(B) met the standard for annual improvement, as
determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment
instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l),
aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who
did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A); and
(2) other factors for determining sufficient student
attainment of postsecondary readiness.
(18) On page 141, line 6, strike "instruments" and
substitute "instrument".
(19) On page 158, lines 12-14, strike "accreditation status
[performance rating] of the district[, as determined] under Section
39.052 [39.072]" and substitute "accreditation status and
performance rating of the district[, as determined] under Sections
39.052 and 39.054 [Section 39.072]".
(20) On page 168, line 19, strike "developed".
(21) On page 178, line 7, strike "28.002(c-3)" and
substitute "28.002(c-1)".
(22) On page 178, line 9, between "39.023(e)" and "and",
insert ", Education Code, as amended by this Act".
(23) On page 178, line 10, strike "amended" and substitute
"added".
(24) On page 178, strike lines 11-13.
(25) On page 178, line 14, strike "(d)" and substitute
"(c)".
(26) On page 178, line 17, strike "(e)" and substitute
"(d)".
(27) On page 178, line 17, strike "Subsection (f)" and
substitute "Subsection (e)".
(28) On page 178, line 22, strike "(f)" and substitute
"(e)".
Eissler
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 283 was adopted by the House on June
1, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 283 was adopted by the Senate on
June 1, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor