By: Patrick S.B. No. 1408
(In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2013; March 18, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 9, 2013,
reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 2; April 9, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1408 By: Patrick
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public school performance ratings that reflect
acceptable and unacceptable performance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school
district and campus performance and, not later than August 8 of each
year, assign each district and campus a performance rating of A, B,
C, D, or F. In adopting rules under this subsection, the
commissioner shall determine the criteria for each designated
letter performance rating and designate whether the letter
performance rating [that] reflects acceptable performance or
unacceptable performance. If a district or campus earned
[received] a performance rating of D or F [unacceptable
performance] for the preceding school year, the commissioner shall
notify the district of a subsequent such designation on or before
June 15.
(a-1) In adopting rules for a district or campus performance
rating under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall assign a letter
performance rating:
(1) in a manner that gives greater weight to the
performance of a district or campus regarding the required
improvement rate determined by the commissioner under Section
39.053(e) for the student achievement indicators adopted under
Section 39.053(c); and
(2) based on:
(A) the measure of annual improvement in student
achievement determined by the commissioner under Section 39.034;
and
(B) other factors, as determined by the
commissioner, for determining sufficient student attainment of
postsecondary readiness.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014
school year.
SECTION 3. 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, 2013.
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