Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1867 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 05/22/2015

                    84R30295 SRS-D
 By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1867
 (Aycock)
 Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1867:  No.


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to excluding certain adult students receiving special
 education services from computation of completion rates for
 purposes of public school accountability.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
 adding Subsection (g-2) to read as follows:
 (g-2)  In computing completion rates under Subsection
 (c)(2), the commissioner shall exclude students who:
 (1)  are at least 18 years of age as of September 1 of
 the school year as reported for the fall semester Public Education
 Information Management System (PEIMS) submission and have
 satisfied the credit requirements for high school graduation;
 (2)  have not completed their individualized education
 program under 19 T.A.C. Section 89.1070(b)(2) and the Individuals
 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.);
 and
 (3)  are enrolled and receiving individualized
 education program services.
 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.