84R6281 PAM-F
By: Isaac H.B. No. 1866
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authorization of alternative assessment
instruments for use 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 39.041 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.041. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. The
commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures to include the
following assessment instruments as additional alternative
assessment instruments that may be used to evaluate student
achievement for purposes of complying with accountability
requirements under this chapter:
(1) ACT Explore;
(2) Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE);
(3) Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS);
(4) National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP);
(5) Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA);
(6) Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth and Tenth
Editions (SAT-9 or SAT-10); and
(7) Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT).
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2016, the
commissioner of education shall adopt rules regarding alternative
assessment instruments as required by Section 39.041, Education
Code, as added by this Act.
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.