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1		-	H.B. No. 4205
	1	+	By: Craddick (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 4205
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2019;
	3	+	April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Education; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to accountability intervention provisions applicable to
6	12		school district campuses, including the conditions under which a
7	13		closed campus may be repurposed to serve students at that campus
8	14		location and the creation of accelerated campus excellence
9	15		turnaround plans.
10	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	17		SECTION 1. Section 39A.105, Education Code, is amended to
12	18		read as follows:
13	19		Sec. 39A.105. CONTENTS OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN. (a) A
14	20		campus turnaround plan must include:
15	21		(1) details on the method for restructuring,
16	22		reforming, or reconstituting the campus;
17	23		(2) a detailed description of the academic programs to
18	24		be offered at the campus, including:
19	25		(A) instructional methods;
20	26		(B) length of school day and school year;
21	27		(C) academic credit and promotion criteria; and
22	28		(D) programs to serve special student
23	29		populations;
24	30		(3) if a district charter is to be granted for the
25	31		campus under Section 12.0522:
26	32		(A) the term of the charter; and
27	33		(B) information on the implementation of the
28	34		charter;
29	35		(4) written comments from:
30	36		(A) the campus-level committee established under
31	37		Section 11.251, if applicable;
32	38		(B) parents; and
33	39		(C) teachers at the campus; and
34	40		(5) a detailed description of the budget, staffing,
35	41		and financial resources required to implement the plan, including
36	42		any supplemental resources to be provided by the school district or
37	43		other identified sources.
38	44		(b) A campus may submit an accelerated campus excellence
39	45		turnaround plan as provided by this subsection. The plan must
40	46		provide:
41	47		(1) the assignment of a principal to the campus who has
42	48		demonstrated a history of improvement in student academic growth at
43	49		campuses in which the principal has previously worked;
44	50		(2) that the principal has final authority over
45	51		personnel decisions at the campus;
46		-	(3) that at least 60 percent of the classroom teachers
47		-	assigned to the campus be teachers who ~~demonstrated instructional~~
48		-	~~effectiveness~~ during the ~~previous school year, with instructional~~
49		-	~~effectiveness~~ determined by:
	52	+	(3) that at least 80 percent of the classroom teachers
	53	+	assigned to the campus be teachers who performed in the top quartile
	54	+	of teachers in the district that employed the teacher during the
	55	+	previous school year, with performance determined by:
50	56		(A) for a teacher who taught in the district
51	57		during the previous school year:
52		-	(i) the teacher's impact on student growth
53		-	as determined using a locally developed value-added model that
54		-	measures student performance on at least one assessment selected by
55		-	the district; and
	58	+	(i) the teacher's impact on student growth;
	59	+	and
56	60		(ii) an evaluation of the teacher based on
57	61		classroom observation; and
58	62		(B) for a teacher who did not teach in the
59	63		district during the previous school year, data and other evidence
60	64		indicating that if the teacher had taught in the district during the
61	65		previous school year, the teacher would have performed in the top
62		-	~~half~~ of teachers in the district;
	66	+	quartile of teachers in the district;
63	67		(4) a detailed description of the employment and
64	68		compensation structures for the principal and classroom teachers,
65	69		which must include:
66	70		(A) significant incentives for a high-performing
67	71		principal or teacher to remain at the campus; and
68	72		(B) a three-year commitment by the district to
69	73		continue incentives for the principal and teachers;
70	74		(5) policies and procedures for the implementation of
71	75		best practices at the campus, including:
72	76		(A) data-driven instructional practices;
73	77		(B) a system of observation of and feedback for
74	78		classroom teachers;
75	79		(C) positive student culture on the campus;
76	80		(D) family and community engagement, including
77		-	partnerships with parent and community groups;
	81	+	partnerships with parent and community groups; and
78	82		(E) extended learning opportunities for
79	83		students, which may include service or workforce learning
80	84		opportunities; and
81		-	(F) providing student services before or after
82		-	the instructional day that improve student performance, which may
83		-	include tutoring, extracurricular activities, counseling services,
84		-	and offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner to all students at the
85		-	campus; and
86	85		(6) assistance by a third-party provider that is
87	86		approved by the commissioner in the development and implementation
88	87		of the district's plan.
89	88		(c) The commissioner may provide guidance to districts as
90	89		necessary to implement an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
91	90		plan under Subsection (b).
92	91		SECTION 2. Section 39A.107, Education Code, is amended by
93	92		adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
94	93		(a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner
95	94		shall approve a campus turnaround plan that the commissioner
96	95		determines meets the requirements for an accelerated campus
97	96		excellence turnaround plan under Section 39A.105(b).
98	97		SECTION 3. Section 39A.113, Education Code, is amended by
99	98		amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
100	99		read as follows:
101	100		(a) If the commissioner orders the closure of a campus under
102	101		this subchapter, that campus may be repurposed to serve students at
103	102		that campus location only if the commissioner:
104	103		(1) finds that the repurposed campus [:
105	104		[(A)] offers a distinctly different academic
106	105		program[;] and:
107	106		(A) [(B)] serves a majority of grade levels not
108	107		served at the original campus; or [and]
109	108		(B) is operated under a contract, approved by the
110	109		school district board of trustees, with a nonprofit organization
111	110		exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal
112	111		Revenue Code of 1986, that:
113	112		(i) has a governing board that is
114	113		independent of the district;
115	114		(ii) has a successful history of operating
116	115		school district campuses or open-enrollment charter schools:
117	116		(a) that cumulatively serve 10,000 or
118	117		more students; and
119	118		(b) a majority of which have been
120	119		assigned an overall performance rating of B or higher under Section
121	120		39.054 for the preceding school year; and
122	121		(iii) has been assigned an overall
123	122		performance rating of B or higher under Section 39.054 for the
124	123		preceding school year; and
125	124		(2) approves a new campus identification number for
126	125		the repurposed campus.
127	126		(a-1) A contract described by Subsection (a)(1)(B) must
128	127		provide that a student residing in the attendance zone of the campus
129	128		immediately before the campus was repurposed shall be admitted for
130	129		enrollment at the repurposed campus.
131	130		(b) The majority of students assigned to a campus that has
132	131		been closed and repurposed under Subsection (a)(1)(A) may not have
133	132		attended that campus in the previous school year.
134		-	SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is
135		-	amended by adding Section 39A.116 to read as follows:
136		-	Sec. 39A.116. COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY. A decision by the
137		-	commissioner under this subchapter is final and may not be
138		-	appealed.
139		-	SECTION 5. (a) The commissioner of education shall select
	133	+	SECTION 4. (a) The commissioner of education shall select
140	134		one campus that received an unacceptable rating for the 2017-2018
141	135		school year to submit an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
142	136		plan as provided by Section 39A.105(b), Education Code, as added by
143	137		this Act, for the 2019-2020 school year. The commissioner may
144	138		adjust timelines established under Chapter 39A, Education Code, for
145	139		the campus selected by the commissioner under this section for
146	140		purposes of developing and implementing the accelerated campus
147	141		excellence turnaround plan. A decision by the commissioner under
148	142		this section is final and may not be appealed.
149	143		(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), Sections 39A.105
150	144		and 39A.107, Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply
151	145		beginning with the 2020-2021 school year.
152		-	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	146	+	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
153	147		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
154	148		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
155	149		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
156	150		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
157		-	______________________________ ______________________________
158		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
159		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4205 was passed by the House on April
160		-	25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 7, 1 present, not
161		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
162		-	No. 4205 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 24,
163		-	2 present, not voting.
164		-	______________________________
165		-	Chief Clerk of the House
166		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4205 was passed by the Senate, with
167		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays
168		-	4.
169		-	______________________________
170		-	Secretary of the Senate
171		-	APPROVED: __________________
172		-	Date
173		-	__________________
174		-	Governor
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