By: Flynn H.B. No. 2491
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to a moratorium on certain testing and assessments of
certain public school students under the public school
accountability system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.0221 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.0221. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN TESTING AND
ASSESSMENTS.
(a) The agency shall develop and implement a plan to suspend
all state mandated testing and assessments for a period of two
fiscal years ending September 30, 2013 in accordance with this
section.
(b) Superintendents of Independent School Districts are
authorized to suspend all state mandated testing and assessments
for a period ending September 30, 2013 with concurrence from the
Independent School District School Board.
(c) Superintendents of an Independent School District may
apply funds or appropriations originally intended for this testing
to the retention of teachers or positions with direct student
contact and involvement or consumable resources requested for
classroom instruction.
(d) Funding for an Independent School District shall not be
contingent upon the decision to administer or not administer this
change in law.
SECTION 2. 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, 2011.