By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 6
Bettencourt, Campbell
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public school performance ratings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school
district and campus performance and assign each district and campus
an overall [a] performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F and an
indicator performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F for each student
achievement indicator adopted under Section 39.053. In adopting
rules under this subsection, the commissioner shall determine the
criteria for each designated letter indicator performance rating.
The commissioner shall also assign each district and campus an
overall performance rating, based on the application of criteria
adopted by the commissioner to the indicator performance ratings
for the district or campus, that indicates whether the district or
campus met overall performance standards. An overall or indicator
[A district] performance rating of A reflects exemplary
performance. An overall or indicator performance rating of B
reflects recognized performance. An overall or indicator
performance rating of[, B, or] C reflects acceptable performance.
An overall or indicator [and a district] performance rating of D or
F reflects unacceptable performance. [The commissioner shall also
assign each campus a performance rating of exemplary, recognized,
acceptable, or unacceptable. A campus performance rating of
exemplary, recognized, or acceptable reflects acceptable
performance, and a campus performance rating of unacceptable
reflects unacceptable performance.] A district may not receive an
overall or indicator [a] performance rating of A if the district
includes any campus with a corresponding overall or indicator
performance rating of D or F [unacceptable]. A reference in law to
an acceptable rating or acceptable performance includes an overall
or indicator performance rating of A or B or exemplary or recognized
performance.
(a-1) Not later than August 8 of each year, the performance
ratings [rating] of each district and campus shall be made publicly
available as provided by rules adopted under this section
[subsection]. If a district or campus received an overall or
indicator [a] performance rating of D or F [that reflected
unacceptable performance] for the preceding school year, the
commissioner shall notify the district of a subsequent such
designation on or before June 15.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
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.