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1		-	85R2200 SRS-F
2		-	By: Giddings, Guillen H.B. No. 1500
	1	+	H.B. No. 1500
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5		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	4		AN ACT
7		-	relating to indicators of achievement under the public school
8		-	accountability system.
	5	+	relating to the public school accountability system.
9	6		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10		-	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
	7	+	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(b), Education Code, is amended to
	8	+	read as follows:
	9	+	(b) Performance on the achievement indicators adopted under
	10	+	Subsections (c)(1)-(4) shall be compared to state-established
	11	+	standards. To the extent feasible, the [The] indicators should
	12	+	allow for disaggregation [must be based on information that is
	13	+	disaggregated] by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
	14	+	SECTION 2. Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
	15	+	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-4) and (g-3) to
11	16		read as follows:
12	17		(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
13	18		five domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
14	19		section that include:
15	20		(1) in the first domain, the results of:
16	21		(A) assessment instruments required under
17	22		Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of
18	23		assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a
19	24		student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including:
20	25		(i) for the performance standard determined
21	26		by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
22	27		students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
23	28		instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
24	29		(ii) for the college readiness performance
25	30		standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
26	31		students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
27	32		instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
28	33		(B) assessment instruments required under
29	34		Section 39.023(b), aggregated across grade levels by subject area,
30	35		including the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily
31	36		on the assessment instruments, as determined by the performance
32	37		standard adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by
33	38		subject area;
34	39		(2) in the second domain:
35	40		(A) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
36	41		(1)(A):
37	42		(i) for the performance standard determined
38	43		by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
39	44		students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
40	45		assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
41	46		or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
42	47		39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
43	48		(ii) for the college readiness performance
44	49		standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
45	50		students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
46	51		assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
47	52		or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
48	53		39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
49	54		(B) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
50	55		(1)(B), the percentage of students who met the standard for annual
51	56		improvement on the assessment instruments, as determined by the
52	57		commissioner by rule or by the method for measuring annual
53	58		improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by
54	59		subject area;
55	60		(3) in the third domain, the student academic
56	61		achievement differentials among students from different racial and
57	62		ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds;
58	63		(4) in the fourth domain:
59	64		(A) for evaluating the performance of high school
60	65		campuses and districts that include high school campuses:
61	66		(i) dropout rates, including dropout rates
62	67		and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12,
63	68		computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by
64	69		the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States
65	70		Department of Education;
66	71		(ii) high school graduation rates, computed
67	72		in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
68	73		with the Every Student Succeeds Act [No Child Left Behind Act of
69	74		2001] (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.);
70	75		(iii) the percentage of students who
71	76		successfully completed the curriculum requirements for the
72	77		distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
73	78		program;
74	79		(iv) the percentage of students who
75	80		successfully completed the curriculum requirements for an
76	81		endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
77	82		(v) the percentage of students who
78		-	completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;
	83	+	completed a coherent sequence of career and technical or fine arts
	84	+	courses;
79	85		(vi) the percentage of students who satisfy
80	86		the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks
81	87		prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under
82	88		Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in reading, writing,
83	89		or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher Education
84	90		Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c);
85	91		(vii) the percentage of students who earn
86	92		at least 12 hours of postsecondary credit required for the
87	93		foundation high school program under Section 28.025 or to earn an
88	94		endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
89	95		(viii) the percentage of students who have
90		-	completed an advanced placement course;
	96	+	completed an advanced placement or international baccalaureate
	97	+	course;
91	98		(ix) the percentage of students who enlist
92	99		in the armed forces of the United States; [and]
93	100		(x) the percentage of students who earn an
94		-	industry certification; and
95		-	(xi) the percentage of students who earn an
	101	+	industry certification;
	102	+	(xi) the percentage of students who
	103	+	successfully completed an OnRamps dual enrollment course;
	104	+	(xii) the percentage of students who have
	105	+	received credit by examination;
	106	+	(xiii) the percentage of students who have
	107	+	been promoted to higher grade levels than the grade levels to which
	108	+	the students would ordinarily be assigned;
	109	+	(xiv) the percentage of students who have
	110	+	earned a diploma after not more than three years of high school
	111	+	attendance; and
	112	+	(xv) the percentage of students who earn an
96	113		associate degree;
97	114		(B) for evaluating the performance of middle and
98	115		junior high school and elementary school campuses and districts
99	116		that include those campuses:
100		-	(i) student attendance; and
	117	+	(i) student attendance; [and]
101	118		(ii) for middle and junior high school
102	119		campuses:
103	120		(a) dropout rates, computed in the
104		-	manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); and
	121	+	manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); [and]
105	122		(b) the percentage of students in
106	123		grades seven and eight who receive instruction in preparing for
107	124		high school, college, and a career that includes information
108	125		regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan
109	126		under Section 28.02121, the distinguished level of achievement
110	127		described by Section 28.025(b-15), each endorsement described by
111	128		Section 28.025(c-1), college readiness standards, and potential
112	129		career choices and the education needed to enter those careers; and
	130	+	(c) the percentage of students in
	131	+	grades seven and eight who complete a pre-advanced placement course
	132	+	or pre-international baccalaureate course; and
	133	+	(iii) the percentage of students who
	134	+	participate in a University Interscholastic League A+ academic
	135	+	event; and
113	136		(C) any additional indicators of student
114	137		achievement not associated with performance on standardized
115	138		assessment instruments determined appropriate for consideration by
116	139		the commissioner in consultation with educators, parents, business
117	140		and industry representatives, and employers; and
118	141		(5) in the fifth domain, three programs or specific
119	142		categories of performance related to community and student
120	143		engagement locally selected and evaluated as provided by Section
121	144		39.0546.
122		-	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
	145	+	(c-4) For purposes of evaluating the performance of a
	146	+	district or campus under Subsection (c), the commissioner shall
	147	+	determine a method by which the performance of a student is
	148	+	attributed greater weight for each school year a student has been
	149	+	continuously enrolled in the school district or at the campus, as
	150	+	applicable.
	151	+	(g-3) The commissioner shall adopt rules for computing the
	152	+	percentage of students participating in a University
	153	+	Interscholastic League A+ academic event under Subsection
	154	+	(c)(4)(B)(iii).
	155	+	SECTION 3. Sections 39.054(a) and (a-1), Education Code, as
	156	+	effective September 1, 2017, are amended to read as follows:
	157	+	(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school
	158	+	district and campus performance and assign each district and campus
	159	+	an overall performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In addition to the
	160	+	overall performance rating, the commissioner shall assign each
	161	+	district and campus a separate domain performance rating of A, B, C,
	162	+	D, or F for each applicable domain under Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(4).
	163	+	An overall or domain performance rating of A reflects exemplary
	164	+	performance. An overall or domain performance rating of B reflects
	165	+	recognized performance. An overall or domain performance rating of
	166	+	C reflects acceptable performance. An overall or domain
	167	+	performance rating of D reflects performance that needs
	168	+	improvement. An overall or domain performance rating of [or] F
	169	+	reflects unacceptable performance. A district may not receive an
	170	+	overall or domain performance rating of A if the district includes
	171	+	any campus with a corresponding overall or domain performance
	172	+	rating of [D or] F. A reference in law to an acceptable rating or
	173	+	acceptable performance includes an overall or domain performance
	174	+	rating of A, B, [or] C, or D or performance that is exemplary,
	175	+	recognized, or acceptable or needs improvement [performance].
	176	+	(a-1) In [For purposes of] assigning [an overall]
	177	+	performance ratings [rating] under Subsection (a), the
	178	+	commissioner may adjust the overall performance rating of a
	179	+	district or campus if the performance of the district or campus
	180	+	under the indicators described by Section 39.053(c), based on
	181	+	information disaggregated by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic
	182	+	status, or other factors, does not meet standards established by
	183	+	the commissioner. The commissioner shall [attribute]:
	184	+	(1) attribute 55 percent of the performance evaluation
	185	+	to the achievement indicators for the first, second, and third
	186	+	domains under Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(3), provided that the
	187	+	commissioner shall consider either the district's or campus's
	188	+	performance rating under the first domain or the second domain,
	189	+	whichever performance rating is higher, unless the district or
	190	+	campus received a performance rating of F in either domain, in which
	191	+	case the district or campus may not be assigned an overall
	192	+	performance rating higher than B;
	193	+	(2) for middle and junior high school and elementary
	194	+	campuses and districts that include only those campuses, attribute
	195	+	35 percent of the performance evaluation to the applicable
	196	+	achievement indicators for the fourth domain under Section
	197	+	39.053(c)(4);
	198	+	(3) for high school campuses and districts that
	199	+	include those campuses, attribute:
	200	+	(A) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to
	201	+	the high school graduation rate achievement indicator described by
	202	+	Section 39.053(c)(4)(A)(ii); and
	203	+	(B) 25 percent to the remaining applicable
	204	+	achievement indicators for the fourth domain under Section
	205	+	39.053(c)(4); and
	206	+	(4) attribute 10 percent of the performance evaluation
	207	+	to the locally selected and evaluated achievement indicators
	208	+	provided for under the fifth domain under Section 39.053(c)(5).
	209	+	SECTION 4. Subchapter E, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
	210	+	amended by adding Section 39.101 to read as follows:
	211	+	Sec. 39.101. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT RATING. (a) Notwithstanding
	212	+	any other law, if a school district or campus is assigned an overall
	213	+	or domain performance rating of D:
	214	+	(1) the commissioner shall order the district or
	215	+	campus to develop and implement a targeted improvement plan
	216	+	approved by the board of trustees of the district; and
	217	+	(2) the interventions and sanctions provided by this
	218	+	subchapter based on failure to satisfy performance standards under
	219	+	Section 39.054(e) apply to the district or campus only as provided
	220	+	by this section.
	221	+	(b) The interventions and sanctions provided by this
	222	+	subchapter based on failure to satisfy performance standards under
	223	+	Section 39.054(e) apply to a district or campus ordered to develop
	224	+	and implement a targeted improvement plan under Subsection (a) only
	225	+	if the district or campus is assigned an overall or domain
	226	+	performance rating of F, including the assignment of a performance
	227	+	rating of F in the manner provided by Subsection (c) or (d).
	228	+	(c) If a school district or campus is assigned an overall
	229	+	performance rating of D for two consecutive school years after the
	230	+	district or campus is ordered to develop and implement a targeted
	231	+	improvement plan under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall
	232	+	assign that district or campus an overall performance rating of F
	233	+	for the following school year unless, based on the performance of
	234	+	the district or campus in that following school year, the
	235	+	commissioner determines that the district or campus should be
	236	+	assigned a performance rating of C or higher.
	237	+	(d) If a district or campus is assigned a domain performance
	238	+	rating of D for the same domain for two consecutive school years
	239	+	after the district or campus is ordered to develop and implement a
	240	+	targeted improvement plan under Subsection (a), the commissioner
	241	+	shall assign that district or campus a domain performance rating of
	242	+	F for that domain for the following school year unless, based on the
	243	+	performance of the district or campus in that following school
	244	+	year, the commissioner determines the district or campus should be
	245	+	assigned a performance rating of C or higher in that domain.
	246	+	(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
	247	+	implement this section.
	248	+	SECTION 5. Section 39.107, Education Code, is amended by
	249	+	adding Subsections (b-10) and (b-11) to read as follows:
	250	+	(b-10) Not later than June 15 of each year, the commissioner
	251	+	shall, in writing, either approve or reject any campus turnaround
	252	+	plan prepared and submitted to the commissioner by a district. If
	253	+	the commissioner rejects a campus turnaround plan, the commissioner
	254	+	must also send the district an outline of the specific concerns
	255	+	regarding the turnaround plan that resulted in the rejection.
	256	+	(b-11) If the commissioner rejects a campus turnaround
	257	+	plan, the district must create a modified plan with assistance from
	258	+	agency staff and submit the modified plan to the commissioner for
	259	+	approval not later than the 60th day after the date the commissioner
	260	+	rejects the campus turnaround plan. The commissioner shall notify
	261	+	the district in writing of the commissioner's decision regarding
	262	+	the modified plan not later than the 15th day after the date the
	263	+	commissioner receives the modified plan.
	264	+	SECTION 6. Section 12A.001(b), Education Code, is amended
	265	+	to read as follows:
	266	+	(b) A school district is eligible for designation as a
	267	+	district of innovation only if the district's most recent overall
	268	+	performance rating under Section 39.054 is exemplary, recognized,
	269	+	or acceptable as reflected by an overall [reflects at least
	270	+	acceptable] performance rating of A, B, or C.
	271	+	SECTION 7. Section 12A.001(b), Education Code, as amended
	272	+	by this Act, applies only to a school district designated as a
	273	+	district of innovation on or after the effective date of this Act.
	274	+	SECTION 8. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
123	275		school year.
124		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	276	+	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
125	277		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
126	278		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
127	279		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
128	280		Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	281	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	282	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	283	+	I certify that H.B. No. 1500 was passed by the House on May 3,
	284	+	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	285	+	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
	286	+	No. 1500 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0,
	287	+	2 present, not voting, and that the House adopted S.C.R. No. 62
	288	+	authorizing certain corrections in H.B. No. 1500 on May 29, 2017, by
	289	+	the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 3, 2 present, not voting.
	290	+	______________________________
	291	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	292	+	I certify that H.B. No. 1500 was passed by the Senate, with
	293	+	amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
	294	+	0, and that the Senate adopted S.C.R. No. 62 authorizing certain
	295	+	corrections in H.B. No. 1500 on May 29, 2017, by the following vote:
	296	+	Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	297	+	______________________________
	298	+	Secretary of the Senate
	299	+	APPROVED: __________________
	300	+	Date
	301	+	__________________
	302	+	Governor