84R7440 MK-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 1347
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the performance and operations of public
schools that operate on a year-round system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. In this Act, "agency" means the Texas Education
Agency.
SECTION 2. The agency shall conduct a study of schools
operating on a year-round system under Section 25.084, Education
Code. The study must:
(1) identify the number of schools in the state that
operate on a year-round system;
(2) compare the performance on state assessment
instruments under Section 39.023, Education Code, and the SAT or
ACT of students attending schools that operate on a year-round
system with the performance of students attending schools that
operate on a traditional school year calendar; and
(3) examine the manner in which the academic calendars
of schools that operate on a year-round system are structured in
relation to the administration dates of state assessment
instruments under Section 39.023, Education Code.
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2016, the agency shall
deliver a report containing the findings of the study conducted
under Section 2 of this Act to the governor, lieutenant governor,
speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees
of the legislature.
SECTION 4. This Act expires December 31, 2016.
SECTION 5. 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, 2015.