83R5147 JSL-D
By: Villarreal H.B. No. 753
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain information to be provided by school districts
to parents concerning supplemental educational services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 26.0082 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.0082. INFORMATION CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTAL
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. (a) In this section, "rigorous research"
means research that includes:
(1) a study design that employs either a randomized
controlled trial or a quasi-experimental design;
(2) an adequate measure of outcomes; and
(3) reliable and valid results.
(b) As part of the annual notice a school district provides
to parents under 20 U.S.C. Section 6316(e)(2)(A) concerning
supplemental educational services, the district shall include
information provided to the district by the agency that identifies
characteristics of supplemental educational services that, based
on rigorous research, have been demonstrated to be more likely to
foster improvement in student academic performance, including
information concerning the minimum number of hours of tutoring
necessary for improved performance.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.