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1		-	H.B. No. 3593
	1	+	By: Bernal, et al. H.B. No. 3593
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
	4	+	May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
	5	+	Education; May 21, 2017, reported favorably, as amended, by the
	6	+	following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 21, 2017, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Bettencourt
	11	+	Amend H.B. No. 3593 by striking SECTION 7 of the bill and
	12	+	renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
	13	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	14		AN ACT
5	15		relating to instruction in career and technology education provided
6	16		by public schools, including instruction in technology
7	17		applications, cybersecurity, and computer coding, and to
8	18		consideration of completed practicums and internships in school
9	19		accountability ratings.
10	20		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	21		SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
12	22		amending Subsections (f) and (g-2) and adding Subsection (g-3) to
13	23		read as follows:
14	24		(f) A school district may offer courses for local credit in
15	25		addition to those in the required curriculum. The State Board of
16	26		Education shall:
17	27		(1) be flexible in approving a course for credit for
18	28		high school graduation under this subsection; and
19	29		(2) approve courses in cybersecurity for credit for
20	30		high school graduation under this subsection.
21	31		(g-2) Each school district shall annually report to the
22	32		agency the names of the courses, programs, institutions of higher
23	33		education, and internships in which the district's students have
24	34		enrolled under Subsection (g-1) and the names of the courses and
25	35		institutions of higher education in which the district's students
26	36		have enrolled under Subsection (g-3). The agency shall make
27	37		available information provided under this subsection to other
28	38		districts.
29	39		(g-3) A district may also offer a course in cybersecurity
30	40		that is approved by the board of trustees for credit without
31	41		obtaining State Board of Education approval if the district
32	42		partners with a public or private institution of higher education
33	43		that offers an undergraduate degree program in cybersecurity to
34	44		develop and provide the course.
35	45		SECTION 2. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by
36	46		amending Subsections (b-12) and (c-1) and adding Subsection (c-10)
37	47		to read as follows:
38	48		(b-12) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State
39	49		Board of Education shall adopt criteria to allow a student to comply
40	50		with the curriculum requirements for the two credits in a language
41	51		other than English required under Subsection (b-1)(5) by
42	52		substituting two credits in computer programming languages,
43	53		including computer coding.
44	54		(c-1) A student may earn an endorsement on the student's
45	55		transcript by successfully completing curriculum requirements for
46	56		that endorsement adopted by the State Board of Education by rule.
47	57		The State Board of Education by rule shall provide students with
48	58		multiple options for earning each endorsement, including, to the
49	59		greatest extent possible, coherent sequences of courses. The
50	60		State Board of Education by rule must permit a student to enroll in
51	61		courses under more than one endorsement curriculum before the
52	62		student's junior year. An endorsement under this subsection may be
53	63		earned in any of the following categories:
54	64		(1) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
55	65		(STEM), which includes courses directly related to science,
56	66		including environmental science, technology, including computer
57	67		science, cybersecurity, and computer coding, engineering, and
58	68		advanced mathematics;
59	69		(2) business and industry, which includes courses
60	70		directly related to database management, information technology,
61	71		communications, accounting, finance, marketing, graphic design,
62	72		architecture, construction, welding, logistics, automotive
63	73		technology, agricultural science, and heating, ventilation, and
64	74		air conditioning;
65	75		(3) public services, which includes courses directly
66	76		related to health sciences and occupations, mental health,
67	77		education and training, law enforcement, and culinary arts and
68	78		hospitality;
69	79		(4) arts and humanities, which includes courses
70	80		directly related to political science, world languages, cultural
71	81		studies, English literature, history, and fine arts; and
72	82		(5) multidisciplinary studies, which allows a student
73	83		to:
74	84		(A) select courses from the curriculum of each
75	85		endorsement area described by Subdivisions (1) through (4); and
76	86		(B) earn credits in a variety of advanced courses
77	87		from multiple content areas sufficient to complete the
78	88		distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
79	89		program.
80	90		(c-10) In adopting rules under Subsection (c-1), the State
81	91		Board of Education shall adopt or select five technology
82	92		applications courses on cybersecurity to be included in a
83	93		cybersecurity pathway for the science, technology, engineering,
84	94		and mathematics endorsement.
85	95		SECTION 3. Section 29.190, Education Code, is amended by
86	96		adding Subsection (b) and amending Subsection (c) to read as
87	97		follows:
88	98		(b) A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if
89	99		the teacher passes a certification examination related to
90	100		cybersecurity.
91	101		(c) On approval by the commissioner, the agency shall pay
92	102		each school district an amount equal to the cost paid by the
93	103		district for a [the] certification examination under this
94	104		section. To obtain reimbursement for a subsidy paid under this
95	105		section, a district must:
96	106		(1) pay the fee for the examination; and
97	107		(2) submit to the commissioner a written application
98	108		on a form prescribed by the commissioner stating the amount of the
99	109		fee paid under Subdivision (1) for the certification examination.
100	110		SECTION 4. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
101	111		read as follows:
102	112		(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
103	113		five domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
104	114		section that include:
105	115		(1) in the first domain, the results of:
106	116		(A) assessment instruments required under
107	117		Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of
108	118		assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a
109	119		student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including:
110	120		(i) for the performance standard determined
111	121		by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
112	122		students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
113	123		instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
114	124		(ii) for the college readiness performance
115	125		standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
116	126		students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
117	127		instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
118	128		(B) assessment instruments required under
119	129		Section 39.023(b), aggregated across grade levels by subject area,
120	130		including the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily
121	131		on the assessment instruments, as determined by the performance
122	132		standard adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by
123	133		subject area;
124	134		(2) in the second domain:
125	135		(A) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
126	136		(1)(A):
127	137		(i) for the performance standard determined
128	138		by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
129	139		students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
130	140		assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
131	141		or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
132	142		39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
133	143		(ii) for the college readiness performance
134	144		standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
135	145		students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
136	146		assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
137	147		or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
138	148		39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
139	149		(B) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
140	150		(1)(B), the percentage of students who met the standard for annual
141	151		improvement on the assessment instruments, as determined by the
142	152		commissioner by rule or by the method for measuring annual
143	153		improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by
144	154		subject area;
145	155		(3) in the third domain, the student academic
146	156		achievement differentials among students from different racial and
147	157		ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds;
148	158		(4) in the fourth domain:
149	159		(A) for evaluating the performance of high school
150	160		campuses and districts that include high school campuses:
151	161		(i) dropout rates, including dropout rates
152	162		and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12,
153	163		computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by
154	164		the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States
155	165		Department of Education;
156	166		(ii) high school graduation rates, computed
157	167		in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
158	168		with the Every Student Succeeds Act [No Child Left Behind Act of
159	169		2001] (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.);
160	170		(iii) the percentage of students who
161	171		successfully completed the curriculum requirements for the
162	172		distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
163	173		program;
164	174		(iv) the percentage of students who
165	175		successfully completed the curriculum requirements for an
166	176		endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
167	177		(v) the percentage of students who
168	178		completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;
169	179		(vi) the percentage of students who satisfy
170	180		the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks
171	181		prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under
172	182		Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in reading, writing,
173	183		or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher Education
174	184		Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c);
175	185		(vii) the percentage of students who earn
176	186		at least 12 hours of postsecondary credit required for the
177	187		foundation high school program under Section 28.025 or to earn an
178	188		endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
179	189		(viii) the percentage of students who have
180	190		completed an advanced placement course;
181	191		(ix) the percentage of students who enlist
182	192		in the armed forces of the United States; [and]
183	193		(x) the percentage of students who earn an
184	194		industry certification; and
185	195		(xi) the percentage of students who
186	196		successfully completed a practicum or internship approved by the
187	197		State Board of Education;
188	198		(B) for evaluating the performance of middle and
189	199		junior high school and elementary school campuses and districts
190	200		that include those campuses:
191	201		(i) student attendance; and
192	202		(ii) for middle and junior high school
193	203		campuses:
194	204		(a) dropout rates, computed in the
195	205		manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); and
196	206		(b) the percentage of students in
197	207		grades seven and eight who receive instruction in preparing for
198	208		high school, college, and a career that includes information
199	209		regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan
200	210		under Section 28.02121, the distinguished level of achievement
201	211		described by Section 28.025(b-15), each endorsement described by
202	212		Section 28.025(c-1), college readiness standards, and potential
203	213		career choices and the education needed to enter those careers; and
204	214		(C) any additional indicators of student
205	215		achievement not associated with performance on standardized
206	216		assessment instruments determined appropriate for consideration by
207	217		the commissioner in consultation with educators, parents, business
208	218		and industry representatives, and employers; and
209	219		(5) in the fifth domain, three programs or specific
210	220		categories of performance related to community and student
211	221		engagement locally selected and evaluated as provided by Section
212	222		39.0546.
213	223		SECTION 5. Section 42.154(b), Education Code, is amended to
214	224		read as follows:
215	225		(b) In this section:
216	226		(1) "Career and technology education class" and
217	227		"career and technology education program" include a technology
218	228		applications course on cybersecurity adopted or selected by the
219	229		State Board of Education under Section 28.025(c-10).
220	230		(2) "Full-time [, "full-time] equivalent student"
221	231		means 30 hours of contact a week between a student and career and
222	232		technology education program personnel.
223	233		SECTION 6. Section 42.158, Education Code, is amended by
224	234		adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
225	235		(a-1) A school district entitled to an allotment under this
226	236		section may use funds from the district's allotment to renovate an
227	237		existing instructional facility to serve as a dedicated
228	238		cybersecurity computer laboratory.
229		-	SECTION 7. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
	239	+	SECTION 7. Section 135.04, Education Code, is amended by
	240	+	adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	241	+	(d) A cybersecurity program provided by a campus or
	242	+	extension center in partnership with a school district to students
	243	+	enrolled in the district is not subject to the approval of the
	244	+	coordinating board under this section.
	245	+	SECTION 8. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
230	246		school year.
231		-	SECTION 8. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	247	+	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
232	248		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
233	249		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
234	250		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
235	251		Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
236		-	______________________________ ______________________________
237		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
238		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3593 was passed by the House on May 4,
239		-	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 21, 2 present, not
240		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
241		-	No. 3593 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 112, Nays 27,
242		-	2 present, not voting.
243		-	______________________________
244		-	Chief Clerk of the House
245		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3593 was passed by the Senate, with
246		-	amendments, on May 2
247		-	4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
248		-	0.
249		-	______________________________
250		-	Secretary of the Senate
251		-	APPROVED: __________________
252		-	Date
253		-	__________________
254		-	Governor
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