84R1657 SRS-D
By: Alvarado H.B. No. 173
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information reported by a public school district
regarding prekindergarten classes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.1532(c), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) A school district that offers prekindergarten classes
shall include the following information in the district's Public
Education Information Management System (PEIMS) report:
(1) demographic information, as determined by the
commissioner, on students enrolled in district prekindergarten
classes, including the number of students who are eligible for
classes under Section 29.153;
(2) the numbers of half-day and full-day
prekindergarten classes offered by the district; [and]
(3) the sources of funding for the prekindergarten
classes;
(4) the class size and ratio of instructional staff to
students for each prekindergarten class offered by the district;
and
(5) each type of assessment instrument administered to
students enrolled in district prekindergarten classes and the
results of each type of assessment instrument.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016
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, 2015.