84R9848 MEW-D
By: Miller of Fort Bend H.B. No. 2093
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the cost of a moratorium on administering
certain assessment instruments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STUDY OF COSTS OF MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. The Texas Education Agency, in
coordination with the Legislative Budget Board, shall conduct a
study of the costs, including the loss of any federal education
funding, associated with placing a moratorium on administering the
assessment instruments required under the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.).
SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2017, the
Texas Education Agency shall deliver a report detailing the
financial implications of a moratorium on administering assessment
instruments under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C.
Section 6301 et seq.) to the commissioner of education, governor,
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2017.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2015.