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1		-	H.B. No. 22
	1	+	By: Huberty, et al. H.B. No. 22
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
	4	+	May 11, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
	5	+	Education; May 22, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable
	6	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0;
	7	+	May 22, 2017, sent to printer.)
	8	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	9	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 22 By: Taylor of Galveston
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	12	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	13		AN ACT
5		-	relating to public school ~~accountability~~.
	14	+	relating to evaluating public school performance.
6	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7	16		SECTION 1. Section 11.252(a), Education Code, is amended to
8	17		read as follows:
9	18		(a) Each school district shall have a district improvement
10	19		plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in
11	20		accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the
12	21		assistance of the district-level committee established under
13	22		Section 11.251. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to
14	23		guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student
15	24		performance for all student groups in order to attain state
16	25		standards in respect to the achievement indicators adopted under
17	26		Section 39.053(c) [Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(4)]. The district
18	27		improvement plan must include provisions for:
19	28		(1) a comprehensive needs assessment addressing
20	29		district student performance on the achievement indicators, and
21	30		other appropriate measures of performance, that are disaggregated
22	31		by all student groups served by the district, including categories
23	32		of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, and populations served by
24	33		special programs, including students in special education programs
25	34		under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
26	35		(2) measurable district performance objectives for
27	36		all appropriate achievement indicators for all student
28	37		populations, including students in special education programs
29	38		under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of student
30	39		performance that may be identified through the comprehensive needs
31	40		assessment;
32	41		(3) strategies for improvement of student performance
33	42		that include:
34	43		(A) instructional methods for addressing the
35	44		needs of student groups not achieving their full potential;
36	45		(B) methods for addressing the needs of students
37	46		for special programs, including:
38	47		(i) suicide prevention programs, in
39	48		accordance with Subchapter O-1, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
40	49		Code, which includes a parental or guardian notification procedure;
41	50		(ii) conflict resolution programs;
42	51		(iii) violence prevention programs; and
43	52		(iv) dyslexia treatment programs;
44	53		(C) dropout reduction;
45	54		(D) integration of technology in instructional
46	55		and administrative programs;
47	56		(E) discipline management;
48	57		(F) staff development for professional staff of
49	58		the district;
50	59		(G) career education to assist students in
51	60		developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a
52	61		broad range of career opportunities; and
53	62		(H) accelerated education;
54	63		(4) strategies for providing to middle school, junior
55	64		high school, and high school students, those students' teachers and
56	65		school counselors, and those students' parents information about:
57	66		(A) higher education admissions and financial
58	67		aid opportunities;
59	68		(B) the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for
60	69		Texas grant program established under Chapter 56;
61	70		(C) the need for students to make informed
62	71		curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school;
63	72		and
64	73		(D) sources of information on higher education
65	74		admissions and financial aid;
66	75		(5) resources needed to implement identified
67	76		strategies;
68	77		(6) staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment
69	78		of each strategy;
70	79		(7) timelines for ongoing monitoring of the
71	80		implementation of each improvement strategy;
72	81		(8) formative evaluation criteria for determining
73	82		periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended
74	83		improvement of student performance; and
75	84		(9) the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual
76	85		abuse and other maltreatment of children.
77	86		SECTION 2. Section 11.253(c), Education Code, is amended to
78	87		read as follows:
79	88		(c) Each school year, the principal of each school campus,
80	89		with the assistance of the campus-level committee, shall develop,
81	90		review, and revise the campus improvement plan for the purpose of
82	91		improving student performance for all student populations,
83	92		including students in special education programs under Subchapter
84	93		A, Chapter 29, with respect to the achievement indicators adopted
85	94		under Section 39.053(c) [Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(4)] and any other
86	95		appropriate performance measures for special needs populations.
87	96		SECTION 3. Section 12.1013(c), Education Code, is amended
88	97		to read as follows:
89	98		(c) The report must include the performance of each public
90	99		school in each class described by Subsection (b) as measured by the
91	100		achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c) [Sections
92	101		39.053(c)(1)-(4)] and student attrition rates.
93	102		SECTION 4. Section 29.062(a), Education Code, is amended to
94	103		read as follows:
95	104		(a) The legislature recognizes that compliance with this
96	105		subchapter is an imperative public necessity. Therefore, in
97	106		accordance with the policy of the state, the agency shall evaluate
98	107		the effectiveness of programs under this subchapter based on the
99	108		achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c) [Sections
100	109		39.053(c)(1)-(4)], including the results of assessment
101	110		instruments. The agency may combine evaluations under this section
102	111		with federal accountability measures concerning students of
103	112		limited English proficiency.
104	113		SECTION 5. Section 29.202(a), Education Code, is amended to
105	114		read as follows:
106	115		(a) A student is eligible to receive a public education
107	116		grant or to attend another public school in the district in which
108	117		the student resides under this subchapter if the student is
109		-	assigned to attend a public school campus assigned an unacceptable
110		-	performance rating that is made publicly available under Section
111		-	39.054 for:
112		-	(1) the student achievement domain under Section
113		-	39.053(c)(1) [at which 50 percent or more of the students did not
114		-	perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered
115		-	under Section 39.023(a) or (c) in any two of the preceding three
116		-	years]; and [or]
117		-	(2) the school progress domain under Section
118		-	39.053(c)(2) [that, at any time in the preceding three years,
	118	+	assigned to attend a public school campus issued an unacceptable
	119	+	performance rating made publicly available under Section 39.054[:
	120	+	[(1) at which 50 percent or more of the students did
	121	+	not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument
	122	+	administered under Section 39.023(a) or (c) in any two of the
	123	+	preceding three years; or
	124	+	[(2) that, at any time in the preceding three years,
119	125		failed to satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e)].
120	126		SECTION 6. Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding
121	127		Subchapter A to read as follows:
122	128		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
123		-	Sec. 39.001. RULES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules
124		-	as necessary to administer this chapter.
125		-	(b) In adopting a rule under this chapter, the commissioner
126		-	shall solicit input statewide from persons who would likely be
127		-	affected by the proposed rule, including school district boards of
128		-	trustees, administrators and teachers employed by school
129		-	districts, parents of students enrolled in school districts, and
130		-	other interested stakeholders.
	129	+	Sec. 39.001. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as
	130	+	necessary to administer this chapter.
131	131		Sec. 39.002. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. An advisory committee
132	132		appointed under this chapter is not subject to Chapter 2110,
133	133		Government Code.
134	134		SECTION 7. Section 39.052(b), Education Code, is amended to
135	135		read as follows:
136	136		(b) In determining the accreditation status of a school
137	137		district, the commissioner:
138	138		(1) shall evaluate and consider:
139	139		(A) performance on achievement indicators
140	140		described by Section 39.053 [39.053(c)]; and
141	141		(B) performance under the financial
142	142		accountability rating system developed under Subchapter D; and
143	143		(2) may evaluate and consider:
144	144		(A) the district's compliance with statutory
145	145		requirements and requirements imposed by rule of the commissioner
146	146		or State Board of Education under specific statutory authority that
147	147		relate to:
148	148		(i) reporting data through the Public
149	149		Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or other reports
150	150		required by state or federal law or court order;
151	151		(ii) the high school graduation
152	152		requirements under Section 28.025; or
153	153		(iii) an item listed under Sections
154	154		7.056(e)(3)(C)-(I) that applies to the district;
155	155		(B) the effectiveness of the district's programs
156	156		for special populations; and
157	157		(C) the effectiveness of the district's career
158	158		and technology program.
159	159		SECTION 8. Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
160	160		amending Subsections (a), (a-1), (b), (c), (d-1), (f), (g), (g-1),
161		-	(g-2), and (i) and adding Subsections (c-3) and (e) to read as
162		-	follows:
163		-	(a) The commissioner shall adopt a set of indicators of the
164		-	quality of learning and achievement, including the indicators under
165		-	Subsection (c). The commissioner periodically [biennially] shall
166		-	review the indicators for the consideration of appropriate
167		-	revisions.
	161	+	(g-2), and (i) and adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows:
	162	+	(a) The commissioner shall adopt a set of indicators,
	163	+	including indicators under Subsection (c), of the quality of
	164	+	learning and achievement. The commissioner [biennially] shall
	165	+	periodically review the indicators for the consideration of
	166	+	appropriate revisions.
168	167		(a-1) The indicators adopted by the commissioner under
169	168		Subsection (a)[, including the indicators identified under
170	169		Subsection (c),] must measure and evaluate school districts and
171	170		campuses with respect to:
172	171		(1) improving student preparedness for success in:
173	172		(A) subsequent grade levels; and
174	173		(B) entering the workforce, the military, or
175	174		postsecondary education;
176	175		(2) reducing, with the goal of eliminating, student
177	176		academic achievement differentials among students from different
178	177		racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds; and
179	178		(3) informing parents and the community regarding
180	179		campus and district performance [in the domains described by
181	180		Subsection (c) and, for the domain described by Subsection (c)(5),
182	181		in accordance with local priorities and preferences].
183	182		(b) Performance on the achievement indicators adopted under
184		-	Subsection (c) [Subsections (c)(1)-(4)] shall be compared to
185		-	state-established standards. The indicators must be based on
186		-	information that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and
	183	+	Subsections (c)(1), (2), and (3)(B) and (C) [(c)(1)-(4)] shall be
	184	+	compared to state-established standards. The indicators in
	185	+	Subsections (c)(1) and (2) must be based on information that
	186	+	considers academic achievement differentials among students,
	187	+	including information that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and
187	188		socioeconomic status.
188	189		(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
189	190		three [five] domains of indicators of achievement adopted under
190	191		this section that include:
191	192		(1) in the student achievement [first] domain,
192		-	indicators of student achievement that ~~must~~ include [the results
	193	+	indicators of student achievement that may include [the results
193	194		of]:
194	195		(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
195	196		and campuses generally:
196	197		(i) an indicator that accounts for the
197	198		results of assessment instruments required under Sections
198	199		39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
199	200		including the results of assessment instruments required for
200	201		graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
201	202		subject area, including:
202	203		(a) [(i)] for the performance
203	204		standard determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a),
204	205		the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
205	206		assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
206	207		area; and
207	208		(b) [(ii)] for the college readiness
208	209		performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
209	210		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
210	211		assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
211	212		area; and
212		-	(ii) ~~[(B)]~~ an indicator that accounts for
213		-	~~the~~ results of assessment instruments required under Section
	213	+	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
	214	+	results of [(B)] assessment instruments required under Section
214	215		39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, [aggregated
215	216		across grade levels by subject area,] including the percentage of
216	217		students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
217	218		instruments, as determined by the performance standard adopted by
218	219		the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
219	220		(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
220	221		campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
221	222		indicators that account for:
222	223		(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
223	224		Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
224	225		Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(f)
225	226		on an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
226	227		the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section
227	228		51.3062(c);
228	229		(ii) students who satisfy relevant
229	230		performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
230	231		assessments;
231	232		(iii) students who earn dual course credits
232	233		in the dual credit courses;
233	234		(iv) students who enlist in the armed
234	235		forces of the United States;
235	236		(v) students who earn industry
236	237		certifications;
237	238		(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
238	239		industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
239	240		entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
240	241		(vii) students whose successful completion
241	242		of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
242	243		preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
243	244		entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
244	245		associate degree;
245	246		(viii) students who successfully met
246	247		standards on a composite of indicators that through research
247	248		indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
248	249		remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
249		-	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
	250	+	baccalaureate degree or associate degree; and
250	251		(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
251	252		in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
252	253		with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
253	254		subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
254	255		(g-2), and (g-3);
255		-	(x) students who successfully completed an
256		-	OnRamps dual enrollment course; and
257		-	(xi) students who are awarded an
258		-	associate's degree;
259		-	(2) in the school progress [second] domain, indicators
260		-	for effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must
261		-	include:
	256	+	(2) in the school performance [second] domain,
	257	+	indicators of student performance, which may include:
262	258		(A) for assessment instruments, including
263	259		assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii)
264		-	[~~under~~ Subdivision (1)(A):
	260	+	[Subdivision (1)(A):
265	261		[(i) for the performance standard
266	262		determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a)], the
267	263		percentage of students who met the standard for [annual]
268		-	improvement [on the assessment instruments], as determined by the
	264	+	improvement [on the assessment instruments,] as determined by the
269	265		commissioner [by rule or by the method for measuring annual
270	266		improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by
271	267		subject area; and
272	268		[(ii) for the college readiness performance
273	269		standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
274	270		students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
275	271		assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
276	272		or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
277	273		39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area]; and
278		-	(B) for ~~evaluating relative~~ performance, the
279		-	performance of districts ~~and~~ campuses compared to similar districts
	274	+	(B) for overall student performance, the
	275	+	performance of districts or campuses compared to similar districts
280	276		or campuses [for assessment instruments under Subdivision (1)(B),
281	277		the percentage of students who met the standard for annual
282	278		improvement on the assessment instruments, as determined by the
283	279		commissioner by rule or by the method for measuring annual
284	280		improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by
285	281		subject area;
286	282		[(3) in the third domain, the student academic
287	283		achievement differentials among students from different racial and
288	284		ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds;
289	285		[(4) in the fourth domain:
290	286		[(A) for evaluating the performance of high
291	287		school campuses and districts that include high school campuses:
292	288		[(i) dropout rates, including dropout rates
293	289		and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12,
294	290		computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by
295	291		the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States
296	292		Department of Education;
297	293		[(ii) high school graduation rates,
298	294		computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in
299	295		compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C.
300	296		Section 6301 et seq.);
301	297		[(iii) the percentage of students who
302	298		successfully completed the curriculum requirements for the
303	299		distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
304	300		program;
305	301		[(iv) the percentage of students who
306	302		successfully completed the curriculum requirements for an
307	303		endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
308	304		[(v) the percentage of students who
309	305		completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;
310	306		[(vi) the percentage of students who
311	307		satisfy the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness
312	308		benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
313	309		Board under Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in
314	310		reading, writing, or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher
315	311		Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c);
316	312		[(vii) the percentage of students who earn
317	313		at least 12 hours of postsecondary credit required for the
318	314		foundation high school program under Section 28.025 or to earn an
319	315		endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
320	316		[(viii) the percentage of students who have
321	317		completed an advanced placement course;
322	318		[(ix) the percentage of students who enlist
323	319		in the armed forces of the United States; and
324	320		[(x) the percentage of students who earn an
325	321		industry certification;
326	322		[(B) for evaluating the performance of middle and
327	323		junior high school and elementary school campuses and districts
328	324		that include those campuses:
329	325		[(i) student attendance; and
330	326		[(ii) for middle and junior high school
331	327		campuses:
332	328		[(a) dropout rates, computed in the
333	329		manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); and
334	330		[(b) the percentage of students in
335	331		grades seven and eight who receive instruction in preparing for
336	332		high school, college, and a career that includes information
337	333		regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan
338	334		under Section 28.02121, the distinguished level of achievement
339	335		described by Section 28.025(b-15), each endorsement described by
340	336		Section 28.025(c-1), college readiness standards, and potential
341	337		career choices and the education needed to enter those careers; and
342	338		[(C) any additional indicators of student
343	339		achievement not associated with performance on standardized
344	340		assessment instruments determined appropriate for consideration by
345	341		the commissioner in consultation with educators, parents, business
346	342		and industry representatives, and employers]; and
347		-	(3) [(5)] in the closing the gaps [fifth] domain, the
348		-	use of disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among
349		-	students from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
350		-	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
351		-	(A) students formerly receiving special
352		-	education services;
353		-	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
354		-	(C) students who are mobile [three programs or
355		-	specific categories of performance related to community and student
356		-	engagement locally selected and evaluated as provided by Section
357		-	39.0546].
358		-	(c-3) Any standard for improvement determined by the
359		-	commissioner as described by Subsection (c)(2)(A) must allow for
360		-	appropriately crediting a student for growth if the student
361		-	performs at the highest achievement standard in the previous and
362		-	current school year.
	343	+	(3) [(5)] in the school climate [fifth] domain,
	344	+	indicators of school climate, which may include:
	345	+	(A) three programs or specific categories of
	346	+	performance related to community and student engagement locally
	347	+	selected and evaluated as provided by Section 39.0546;
	348	+	(B) the percentage of students who successfully
	349	+	complete varied, rigorous, and relevant curricular options that
	350	+	lead to postsecondary success, including successfully completing
	351	+	advanced placement courses or other similar courses; and
	352	+	(C) the percentage of students who successfully
	353	+	complete a coherent sequence of:
	354	+	(i) career and technical courses that lead
	355	+	to industry certifications or college credit; or
	356	+	(ii) fine arts courses.
	357	+	(c-3) For purposes of Subsection (c), the commissioner, to
	358	+	the extent feasible, shall determine a method by which the
	359	+	performance of students who have been continuously enrolled in a
	360	+	school district or at a district campus, as applicable, as
	361	+	determined by continuous enrollment criteria established by the
	362	+	commissioner, shall be given greater weight in determining the
	363	+	overall and domain performance rating of the district or campus
	364	+	under Section 39.054 than the performance of students who do not
	365	+	meet the continuous enrollment criteria established by the
	366	+	commissioner.
363	367		(d-1) In aggregating results of assessment instruments
364		-	across grade levels by subject in accordance with Subsection
365		-	(c)(1)(A)(i) [Subsection (c)(1)], the performance of a student
366		-	enrolled below the high school level on an assessment instrument
367		-	required under Section 39.023(c) is included with results relating
368		-	to other students enrolled at the same grade level.
369		-	(e) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3)(A), a student
370		-	formerly receiving special education services means a student whose
371		-	enrollment information:
372		-	(1) for the preceding school year, as reported through
373		-	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS),
374		-	indicates the student was enrolled at the campus and was
375		-	participating in a special education program; and
376		-	(2) for the current school year, as reported through
377		-	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and as
378		-	reported on assessment instruments administered to the student
379		-	under Section 39.023, indicates the student is enrolled at the
380		-	campus and is not participating in a special education program.
	368	+	across grade levels by subject in accordance with Subsections
	369	+	(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii) [Subsection (c)(1)], the performance of a
	370	+	student enrolled below the high school level on an assessment
	371	+	instrument required under Section 39.023(c) is included with
	372	+	results relating to other students enrolled at the same grade
	373	+	level.
381	374		(f) Annually, the commissioner shall define the state
382	375		standard for the current school year for each achievement indicator
383	376		adopted under this section. In consultation with educators,
384		-	parents, and business and industry representatives, ~~as necessary,~~
385		-	~~the~~ commissioner shall establish and modify standards to
	377	+	parents, and business and industry representatives, the
	378	+	commissioner shall establish and modify standards as necessary to
386	379		continuously improve student performance to achieve the goals of
387	380		eliminating achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity, and
388		-	socioeconomic status and to ensure ~~this state~~ is a national leader
389		-	in preparing students for postsecondary success [described by
	381	+	socioeconomic status and to ensure Texas is a national leader in
	382	+	preparing students for postsecondary success [described by
390	383		Subsections (c)(1)-(4) and shall project the state standards for
391	384		each indicator for the following two school years. The
392	385		commissioner shall periodically raise the state standards for the
393	386		college readiness achievement indicator described by Subsection
394	387		(c)(1)(A)(ii) for accreditation as necessary to reach the goals of
395	388		achieving, by not later than the 2019-2020 school year:
396	389		[(1) student performance in this state, disaggregated
397	390		by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, that ranks nationally
398	391		in the top 10 states in terms of college readiness; and
399	392		[(2) student performance with no significant
400	393		achievement gaps by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status].
401	394		(g) In computing [defining the required state standard for
402	395		the] dropout and completion rates such as high school graduation
403	396		rates under Subsection (c)(1)(B)(ix) [rate indicator described by
404	397		Subsections (c)(4)(A)(i) and (B)(ii)(a)], the commissioner may not
405	398		consider as a dropout a student whose failure to attend school
406	399		results from:
407	400		(1) the student's expulsion under Section 37.007; and
408	401		(2) as applicable:
409	402		(A) adjudication as having engaged in delinquent
410	403		conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision, as defined by
411	404		Section 51.03, Family Code; or
412	405		(B) conviction of and sentencing for an offense
413	406		under the Penal Code.
414	407		(g-1) In computing dropout and completion rates such as high
415	408		school graduation rates under Subsection (c)(1)(B)(ix)
416	409		[Subsections (c)(4)(A)(i) and (B)(ii)(a)], the commissioner shall
417	410		exclude:
418	411		(1) students who are ordered by a court to attend a
419	412		high school equivalency certificate program but who have not yet
420	413		earned a high school equivalency certificate;
421	414		(2) students who were previously reported to the state
422	415		as dropouts, including a student who is reported as a dropout,
423	416		reenrolls, and drops out again, regardless of the number of times of
424	417		reenrollment and dropping out;
425	418		(3) students in attendance who are not in membership
426	419		for purposes of average daily attendance;
427	420		(4) students whose initial enrollment in a school in
428		-	the United States in grades 7 through 12 was as an unschooled ~~asylee~~
429		-	~~[refugees]~~ or ~~refugee [~~asylees] as defined by Section 39.027(a-1);
	421	+	the United States in grades 7 through 12 was as unschooled refugees
	422	+	or asylees as defined by Section 39.027(a-1);
430	423		(5) students who are in the district exclusively as a
431	424		function of having been detained at a county detention facility but
432	425		are otherwise not students of the district in which the facility is
433	426		located; and
434	427		(6) students who are incarcerated in state jails and
435	428		federal penitentiaries as adults and as persons certified to stand
436	429		trial as adults.
437	430		(g-2) In computing completion rates such as high school
438	431		graduation rates under Subsection (c)(1)(B)(ix) [(c)(2)], the
439	432		commissioner shall exclude students who:
440	433		(1) are at least 18 years of age as of September 1 of
441	434		the school year as reported for the fall semester Public Education
442	435		Information Management System (PEIMS) submission and have
443	436		satisfied the credit requirements for high school graduation;
444	437		(2) have not completed their individualized education
445	438		program under 19 T.A.C. Section 89.1070(b)(2) and the Individuals
446	439		with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.);
447	440		and
448	441		(3) are enrolled and receiving individualized
449	442		education program services.
450	443		(i) Each school district shall submit the data required for
451	444		the indicators adopted under this section to the [The] commissioner
452	445		[by rule shall adopt accountability measures to be used in
453	446		assessing the progress of students who have failed to perform
454	447		satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section
455	448		39.0241(a) or under the college readiness standard as determined
456	449		under Section 39.0241 in the preceding school year on an assessment
457	450		instrument required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l)].
458	451		SECTION 9. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
459	452		amended by adding Section 39.0533 to read as follows:
460	453		Sec. 39.0533. EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR STUDENT
461	454		ACTIVITY INDICATOR. (a) The commissioner shall study the
462	455		feasibility of incorporating for evaluating school district and
463	456		campus performance under this subchapter an indicator that accounts
464	457		for extracurricular and cocurricular student activity. If the
465	458		commissioner determines that an extracurricular and cocurricular
466	459		student activity indicator is appropriate, the commissioner may
467	460		adopt the indicator.
468	461		(b) To determine the feasibility of adopting an indicator
469	462		under this section, the commissioner may require a school district
470	463		or campus to report requested information relating to
471	464		extracurricular and cocurricular student activity.
472	465		(c) The commissioner may establish an advisory committee to
473	466		assist in determining the feasibility of incorporating an
474	467		extracurricular and cocurricular student activity indicator for
475	468		evaluating school district and campus performance.
476	469		(d) Not later than December 1, 2022, the commissioner shall
477	470		report to the legislature on the feasibility of incorporating an
478	471		extracurricular and cocurricular student activity indicator,
479	472		unless the commissioner adopts an indicator under this section
480	473		before that date.
481	474		(e) This section expires September 1, 2023.
482	475		SECTION 10. Sections 39.054(a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), and
483	476		(e), Education Code, as effective on September 1, 2017, are amended
484	477		to read as follows:
485	478		(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school
486	479		district and campus performance and assign each district and campus
487	480		an overall performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In addition to the
488	481		overall performance rating, the commissioner shall assign each
489	482		district and campus a separate domain performance rating of A, B, C,
490	483		D, or F for each domain under Section 39.053(c) [Sections
491	484		39.053(c)(1)-(4)]. An overall or domain performance rating of A
492	485		reflects exemplary performance. An overall or domain performance
493	486		rating of B reflects recognized performance. An overall or domain
494	487		performance rating of C reflects acceptable performance. An
495		-	overall or domain performance rating of D reflects performance that
496		-	needs improvement. An overall or domain performance rating of [or]
497		-	F reflects unacceptable performance. A district may not receive an
498		-	overall or domain performance rating of A if the district includes
499		-	any campus with a corresponding overall or domain performance
500		-	rating of D or F. If a school district has been approved under
501		-	Section 39.0544 to assign campus performance ratings and the
502		-	commissioner has not assigned a campus an overall performance
503		-	rating of D or F, the commissioner shall assign the campus an
504		-	overall performance rating based on the school district assigned
505		-	performance rating under Section 39.0544. A reference in law to an
506		-	acceptable rating or acceptable performance includes an overall or
507		-	domain performance rating of A, B, [or] C, or D or performance that
508		-	is exemplary, recognized, or acceptable performance or performance
509		-	that needs improvement.
510		-	(a-1) For purposes of assigning an overall performance
511		-	rating for a district or campus under Subsection (a), the
512		-	commissioner shall:
513		-	(1) consider either the district's or campus's
514		-	performance rating under the student achievement domain under
515		-	Section 39.053(c)(1) or the school progress domain under Section
516		-	39.053(c)(2), whichever performance rating is higher, unless the
517		-	district or campus received a performance rating of F in either
518		-	domain, in which case the district or campus may not be assigned a
519		-	performance rating higher than a B for the composite for the two
520		-	domains; and
521		-	(2) attribute not less than 30 percent of the
522		-	performance rating to the closing the gaps domain under Section
523		-	39.053(c)(3) [an overall performance rating under Subsection (a),
524		-	the commissioner shall attribute:
525		-	[(1) 55 percent of the performance evaluation to the
526		-	achievement indicators for the first, second, and third domains
527		-	under Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(3);
	488	+	overall or domain performance rating of D or F reflects
	489	+	unacceptable performance. A district may not receive an overall or
	490	+	domain performance rating of A if the district includes any campus
	491	+	with a corresponding overall or domain performance rating of D or F.
	492	+	A reference in law to an acceptable rating or acceptable
	493	+	performance includes an overall or domain performance rating of A,
	494	+	B, or C or exemplary, recognized, or acceptable performance.
	495	+	(a-1) For purposes of assigning:
	496	+	(1) an overall performance rating under Subsection
	497	+	(a), the commissioner shall consider either performance under the
	498	+	student achievement domain under Section 39.053(c)(1) or the school
	499	+	performance domain under Section 39.053(c)(2), as designated by the
	500	+	school district or campus by notice provided to the commissioner in
	501	+	the manner provided by commissioner rule; and
	502	+	(2) a domain [an overall] performance rating under
	503	+	Subsection (a) for the school climate domain, the commissioner
	504	+	shall attribute 50[:
	505	+	[(1) 55] percent of the domain performance rating
	506	+	[evaluation] to the achievement indicator [indicators for the
	507	+	first, second, and third domains] under Section 39.053(c)(3)(A)
	508	+	[Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(3);
528	509		[(2) for middle and junior high school and elementary
529	510		campuses and districts that include only those campuses, 35 percent
530	511		of the performance evaluation to the applicable achievement
531	512		indicators for the fourth domain under Section 39.053(c)(4);
532	513		[(3) for high school campuses and districts that
533	514		include those campuses:
534	515		[(A) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to
535	516		the high school graduation rate achievement indicator described by
536	517		Section 39.053(c)(4)(A)(ii); and
537	518		[(B) 25 percent to the remaining applicable
538	519		achievement indicators for the fourth domain under Section
539	520		39.053(c)(4); and
540	521		[(4) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to the
541	522		locally selected and evaluated achievement indicators provided for
542	523		under the fifth domain under Section 39.053(c)(5)].
543	524		(a-2) The commissioner by rule may [shall] adopt procedures
544	525		to ensure that a repeated performance rating of D or F or
545	526		unacceptable in one domain, particularly performance that is not
546	527		significantly improving, is reflected in the overall performance
547		-	rating of a district or campus under this section or a campus under
548		-	Section 39.0544 and is not compensated for by a performance rating
549		-	of A, B, or C in another domain.
	528	+	rating of a district or campus and is not compensated for by a
	529	+	performance rating of A, B, or C in another domain.
550	530		(a-3) Not later than August 15 of each year, the performance
551	531		ratings of each district and campus shall be made publicly
552	532		available as provided by rules adopted under this section. [If a
553	533		district or campus received an overall or domain performance rating
554	534		of D or F for the preceding school year, the commissioner shall
555	535		notify the district of a subsequent such designation on or before
556	536		June 15.]
557	537		(e) Each annual performance review under this section shall
558	538		include an analysis of the achievement indicators adopted under
559	539		Section 39.053, including Subsection (c) of that section, [Sections
560	540		39.053(c)(1)-(4)] to determine school district and campus
561	541		performance in relation to standards established for each
562	542		indicator.
563		-	SECTION 11. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by
564		-	adding Subsections (a-4) and (b) to read as follows:
565		-	(a-4) For performance ratings issued in August 2018 for the
566		-	2017-2018 school year for campus performance, the commissioner
567		-	shall issue only a rating of improvement required or met standard,
568		-	as applicable, to a campus. This subsection expires January 1,
569		-	2019.
570		-	(b) For purposes of assigning school districts and campuses
571		-	an overall and a domain performance rating under Subsection (a),
572		-	the commissioner shall ensure that the method used to evaluate
573		-	performance is implemented in a manner that provides the
574		-	mathematical possibility that all districts and campuses receive an
575		-	A rating.
576		-	SECTION 12. Section 39.054(f), Education Code, as effective
	543	+	SECTION 11. Section 39.054(f), Education Code, as effective
577	544		September 1, 2017, is transferred to Section 39.053, Education
578	545		Code, redesignated as Section 39.053(g-3), Education Code, and
579	546		amended to read as follows:
580	547		(g-3) [(f)] In the computation of dropout and completion
581	548		rates such as high school graduation rates under Subsection
582	549		(c)(1)(B)(ix) [Sections 39.053(c)(4)(A)(i) and (B)(ii)(a)], a
583	550		student who is released from a juvenile pre-adjudication secure
584	551		detention facility or juvenile post-adjudication secure
585	552		correctional facility and fails to enroll in school or a student who
586	553		leaves a residential treatment center after receiving treatment for
587	554		fewer than 85 days and fails to enroll in school may not be
588	555		considered to have dropped out from the school district or campus
589	556		serving the facility or center unless that district or campus is the
590	557		one to which the student is regularly assigned. The agency may not
591	558		limit an appeal relating to dropout computations under this
592	559		subsection.
593		-	SECTION 13. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
	560	+	SECTION 12. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
594	561		amended by adding Section 39.0541 to read as follows:
595	562		Sec. 39.0541. ADOPTION OF INDICATORS AND STANDARDS. The
596	563		commissioner may adopt indicators and standards under this
597	564		subchapter at any time during a school year before the evaluation of
598	565		a school district or campus.
599		-	SECTION 14. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
600		-	amended by adding Sections 39.0542 and 39.0544 to read as follows:
601		-	Sec. 39.0542. EXPLANATORY MATERIALS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
602		-	RATING SYSTEM. (a) Each school year, the commissioner shall
603		-	provide each school district a document in a simple, accessible
604		-	format that explains the accountability performance measures,
605		-	methods, and procedures that will be applied for that school year in
606		-	assigning each school district and campus a performance rating
607		-	under Section 39.054.
608		-	(b) The document provided under Subsection (a) must be
609		-	provided in a format that a school district is able to easily
610		-	distribute to parents of students enrolled in the district and
611		-	other interested members of the public.
612		-	(c) The commissioner, in collaboration with interested
613		-	stakeholders, shall develop standardized language for each domain
614		-	that does not exceed 250 words and that clearly describes the annual
615		-	status of a district and campus relating to district and campus
616		-	performance on the indicators used for that domain to determine the
617		-	letter performance rating assigned to a district and campus.
618		-	Sec. 39.0544. LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. (a) The
619		-	commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the assignment of campus
620		-	performance ratings by school districts and open-enrollment
621		-	charter schools. The rules:
622		-	(1) must require a district or school, in assigning an
623		-	overall performance rating for a campus, to incorporate:
624		-	(A) domain performance ratings assigned by the
625		-	commissioner under Section 39.054; and
626		-	(B) performance ratings based on locally
627		-	developed domains or sets of accountability measures;
628		-	(2) may permit a district or school to assign weights
629		-	to each domain or set of accountability measures described in
630		-	Subdivision (1), as determined by the district or school, provided
631		-	that the domains specified in Subdivision (1)(A) must in the
632		-	aggregate account for at least 50 percent of the overall
633		-	performance rating;
634		-	(3) must require that each locally developed domain or
635		-	set of accountability measures:
636		-	(A) contains levels of performance that allow for
637		-	differentiation, with assigned standards for achieving the
638		-	differentiated levels;
639		-	(B) provides for the assignment of a letter grade
640		-	of A, B, C, D, or F; and
641		-	(C) meets standards for reliability and
642		-	validity;
643		-	(4) must require that calculations for overall
644		-	performance ratings and each locally developed domain or set of
645		-	accountability measures be capable of being audited by a third
646		-	party;
647		-	(5) must require that a district or school produce a
648		-	campus score card that may be displayed on the agency's website; and
649		-	(6) must require that a district or school develop and
650		-	make available to the public an explanation of the methodology used
651		-	to assign performance ratings under this section.
652		-	(b) The commissioner shall develop a process to approve a
653		-	request by a school district or open-enrollment charter school to
654		-	assign campus performance ratings in accordance with this section.
655		-	Under that process, a district or school must obtain approval of a
656		-	local accountability plan submitted by the district or school to
657		-	the agency. A plan may be approved only if:
658		-	(1) after review, the agency determines the plan meets
659		-	the minimum requirements under this section and agency rule;
660		-	(2) at the commissioner's discretion, an audit
661		-	conducted by the agency verifies the calculations included in the
662		-	plan; and
663		-	(3) subject to Subsection (d), a review panel
664		-	appointed under Subsection (c) approves the plan.
665		-	(c) The commissioner shall appoint a review panel for
666		-	purposes of Subsection (b)(3) that includes a majority of members
667		-	who are superintendents or members of the board of trustees or
668		-	governing body of school districts or open-enrollment charter
669		-	schools with approved local accountability plans.
670		-	(d) The requirement under Subsection (b)(3) applies only
671		-	after performance ratings are issued in August 2019 and only if at
672		-	least 10 school districts or open-enrollment charter schools have
673		-	obtained approval of locally developed accountability plans.
674		-	(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
675		-	authorized under this section to assign campus performance ratings
676		-	shall evaluate the performance of each campus as provided by this
677		-	section and assign each campus a performance rating of A, B, C, D,
678		-	or F for overall performance and for each locally developed domain
679		-	or set of accountability measures. Not later than a date
680		-	established by the commissioner, the district or school shall:
681		-	(1) report the performance ratings to the agency; and
682		-	(2) make the performance ratings available to the
683		-	public as provided by commissioner rule.
684		-	SECTION 15. Sections 39.0548(b), (c), and (d), Education
	566	+	SECTION 13. Section 39.0546(a), Education Code, is amended
	567	+	to read as follows:
	568	+	(a) For purposes of including the local evaluation of
	569	+	districts and campuses under Section 39.053(c)(3)(A)
	570	+	[39.053(c)(5)] and assigning an overall rating under Section
	571	+	39.054, before the beginning of each school year:
	572	+	(1) each school district shall:
	573	+	(A) select and report to the agency three
	574	+	programs or categories under Section 39.0545(b)(1)[, as added by
	575	+	Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
	576	+	Session, 2013,] under which the district will evaluate district
	577	+	performance;
	578	+	(B) submit to the agency the criteria the
	579	+	district will use to evaluate district performance and assign the
	580	+	district a performance rating; and
	581	+	(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
	582	+	(A) and (B) available on the district's Internet website; and
	583	+	(2) each campus shall:
	584	+	(A) select and report to the agency three
	585	+	programs or categories under Section 39.0545(b)(1)[, as added by
	586	+	Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
	587	+	Session, 2013,] under which the campus will evaluate campus
	588	+	performance;
	589	+	(B) submit to the agency the criteria the campus
	590	+	will use to evaluate campus performance and assign the campus a
	591	+	performance rating; and
	592	+	(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
	593	+	(A) and (B) available on the Internet website of the campus.
	594	+	SECTION 14. Sections 39.0548(b), (c), and (d), Education
685	595		Code, are amended to read as follows:
686	596		(b) Notwithstanding Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(ix)
687	597		[39.053(c)(4)(A)(i)], the commissioner shall use the alternative
688	598		completion rate under this subsection to determine the graduation
689	599		[dropout] rate indicator under Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(ix)
690	600		[39.053(c)(4)(A)(i)] for a dropout recovery school. The
691	601		alternative completion rate shall be the ratio of the total number
692	602		of students who graduate, continue attending school into the next
693	603		academic year, or receive a high school equivalency certificate to
694	604		the total number of students in the longitudinal cohort of
695	605		students.
696	606		(c) Notwithstanding Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(ix)
697	607		[39.053(c)(4)(A)(i)], in determining the performance rating under
698	608		Section 39.054 of a dropout recovery school, the commissioner shall
699	609		include any student described by Section 39.053(g-1) who graduates
700	610		or receives a high school equivalency certificate.
701	611		(d) Notwithstanding Section 39.053(c), for purposes of
702	612		evaluating a dropout recovery school under the accountability
703	613		procedures adopted by the commissioner to determine the performance
704	614		rating of the school under Section 39.054,[:
705	615		[(1)] only the best result from the primary
706	616		administration or any retake of an assessment instrument
707	617		administered to a student in the school year evaluated may be
708	618		considered[; and
709	619		[(2) only a student enrolled continuously for at least
710	620		90 days during the school year evaluated may be considered].
711		-	SECTION 16. Section 39.055, Education Code, is amended to
	621	+	SECTION 15. Section 39.055, Education Code, is amended to
712	622		read as follows:
713	623		Sec. 39.055. STUDENT ORDERED BY A JUVENILE COURT OR STUDENT
714	624		IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITY NOT CONSIDERED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
715	625		PURPOSES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code except
716	626		to the extent otherwise provided under Section 39.053(g-3)
717	627		[39.054(f)], for purposes of determining the performance of a
718	628		school district, campus, or open-enrollment charter school under
719	629		this chapter, a student ordered by a juvenile court into a
720	630		residential program or facility operated by or under contract with
721	631		the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or any
722	632		other governmental entity or any student who is receiving treatment
723	633		in a residential facility is not considered to be a student of the
724	634		school district in which the program or facility is physically
725	635		located or of an open-enrollment charter school, as
726	636		applicable. The performance of such a student on an assessment
727	637		instrument or other achievement indicator adopted under Section
728	638		39.053 or reporting indicator adopted under Section 39.301 shall be
729	639		determined, reported, and considered separately from the
730	640		performance of students attending a school of the district in which
731	641		the program or facility is physically located or an open-enrollment
732	642		charter school, as applicable.
733		-	SECTION 17. Subchapter E, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
734		-	amended by adding Section 39.101 to read as follows:
735		-	Sec. 39.101. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT RATING. (a)
736		-	Notwithstanding any other law, if a school district or campus is
737		-	assigned an overall or domain performance rating of D:
738		-	(1) the commissioner shall order the district or
739		-	campus to develop and implement a targeted improvement plan
740		-	approved by the board of trustees of the district; and
741		-	(2) the interventions and sanctions provided by this
742		-	subchapter based on failure to satisfy performance standards under
743		-	Section 39.054(e) apply to the district or campus only as provided
744		-	by this section.
745		-	(b) The interventions and sanctions provided by this
746		-	subchapter based on failure to satisfy performance standards under
747		-	Section 39.054(e) apply to a district or campus ordered to develop
748		-	and implement a targeted improvement plan under Subsection (a) only
749		-	if the district or campus is assigned:
750		-	(1) an overall or domain performance rating of F; or
751		-	(2) an overall performance rating of D as provided by
752		-	Subsection (c).
753		-	(c) If a school district or campus is assigned an overall
754		-	performance rating of D for a school year after the district or
755		-	campus is ordered to develop and implement a targeted improvement
756		-	plan under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall implement
757		-	interventions and sanctions that apply to an unacceptable campus
758		-	and those interventions and sanctions shall continue for each
759		-	consecutive school year thereafter in which the campus is assigned
760		-	an overall performance rating of D.
761		-	(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
762		-	implement this section.
763		-	SECTION 18. Section 39.301(b), Education Code, is amended
	643	+	SECTION 16. Subchapter E, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
	644	+	amended by adding Section 39.118 to read as follows:
	645	+	Sec. 39.118. INTERVENTIONS AND SANCTIONS OF INCREASED
	646	+	SEVERITY FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES. (a) The commissioner
	647	+	shall adopt rules to impose interventions and sanctions of
	648	+	increased severity applicable only to a school district or campus
	649	+	that is assigned a performance rating of F under Section 39.054.
	650	+	(b) The commissioner may not adopt a rule under this section
	651	+	that conflicts with the imposition of a specific intervention or
	652	+	sanction required by law.
	653	+	SECTION 17. Section 39.301(b), Education Code, is amended
764	654		to read as follows:
765	655		(b) Performance on the indicators adopted under this
766	656		section shall be evaluated in the same manner provided for
767		-	evaluation of the achievement indicators under Section 39.053(c)
768		-	[Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(4)].
769		-	SECTION 19. The following provisions of the Education Code
770		-	are repealed:
771		-	(1) Section 39.054(c), as effective September 1, 2017;
772		-	and
773		-	(2) Sections 39.0545 and 39.0546.
774		-	SECTION 20. If H.B. 1500, 85th Legislature, Regular
775		-	Session, 2017, becomes law, that law has no effect.
776		-	SECTION 21. Not later than January 1, 2019, the
777		-	commissioner of education shall submit a report to the standing
778		-	committees of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over
779		-	primary and secondary education that provides for a preliminary
780		-	evaluation of campuses under Section 39.054, Education Code, as
781		-	amended by this Act. The report must include:
782		-	(1) the overall and domain performance rating each
783		-	campus would have received under Section 39.054, Education Code, as
784		-	amended by this Act, for the 2017-2018 school year if the indicators
785		-	adopted by the commissioner of education under Section 39.053,
786		-	Education Code, as amended by this Act, existed during the
787		-	2017-2018 school year; and
788		-	(2) the correlation between each designated letter
789		-	performance rating the campus would have received and the
790		-	percentage of students at each campus:
791		-	(A) qualifying for the free or reduced-price
792		-	breakfast under the national school breakfast programs provided for
793		-	by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773);
794		-	(B) that are students of limited English
795		-	proficiency as defined by Section 29.052, Education Code; and
796		-	(C) disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and
797		-	socioeconomic status used to assign ratings in the system.
798		-	SECTION 22. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
	657	+	evaluation of the achievement indicators under Sections
	658	+	39.053(c)(1), (2), and (3)(B) and (C) [39.053(c)(1)-(4)].
	659	+	SECTION 18. Effective September 1, 2017, Section 39.054(c),
	660	+	Education Code, as effective September 1, 2017, is repealed.
	661	+	SECTION 19. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
799	662		school year.
800		-	SECTION 23. This Act takes effect immediately if it
801		-	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
802		-	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
803		-	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
804		-	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
805		-	______________________________ ______________________________
806		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
807		-	I certify that H.B. No. 22 was passed by the House on May 4,
808		-	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
809		-	voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
810		-	H.B. No. 22 on May 26, 2017, and requested the appointment of a
811		-	conference committee to consider the differences between the two
812		-	houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
813		-	on H.B. No. 22 on May 28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140,
814		-	Nays 0, 1 present, not voting, and that the House adopted H.C.R. No.
815		-	165 authorizing certain corrections in H.B. No. 22 on May 29, 2017,
816		-	by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
817		-	______________________________
818		-	Chief Clerk of the House
819		-	I certify that H.B. No. 22 was passed by the Senate, with
820		-	amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays
821		-	3; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
822		-	committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
823		-	that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
824		-	22 on May 28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0, and
825		-	that the Senate adopted H.C.R. No. 165 authorizing certain
826		-	corrections in H.B. No. 22 on May 29, 2017, by the following vote:
827		-	Yeas 31, Nays 0.
828		-	______________________________
829		-	Secretary of the Senate
830		-	APPROVED: __________________
831		-	Date
832		-	__________________
833		-	Governor
	663	+	SECTION 20. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
	664	+	Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of
	665	+	all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39,
	666	+	Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the
	667	+	vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect
	668	+	September 1, 2017.
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