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1	1	86R16303 CAE-D
2	2	By: Powell S.B. No. 2302
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the inclusion of school climate in the indicators for
8	8	evaluating the performance of public schools.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, as amended by
11	11	Chapters 807 (H.B. 22), 842 (H.B. 2223), and 1088 (H.B. 3593), Acts
12	12	of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and
13	13	amended to read as follows:
14	14	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
15	15	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
16	16	section that include:
17	17	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
18	18	student achievement that must include:
19	19	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
20	20	and campuses generally:
21	21	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
22	22	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
23	23	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
24	24	including the results of assessment instruments required for
25	25	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
26	26	subject area, including:
27	27	(a) for the performance standard
28	28	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
29	29	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
30	30	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
31	31	area; and
32	32	(b) for the college readiness
33	33	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
34	34	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
35	35	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
36	36	area; and
37	37	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
38	38	results of assessment instruments required under Section
39	39	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
40	40	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
41	41	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
42	42	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
43	43	area; and
44	44	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
45	45	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
46	46	indicators that account for:
47	47	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
48	48	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
49	49	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
50	50	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
51	51	the coordinating board under that section;
52	52	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
53	53	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
54	54	assessments;
55	55	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
56	56	in the dual credit courses;
57	57	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
58	58	forces of the United States;
59	59	(v) students who earn industry
60	60	certifications;
61	61	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
62	62	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
63	63	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
64	64	(vii) students whose successful completion
65	65	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
66	66	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
67	67	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
68	68	associate degree;
69	69	(viii) students who successfully met
70	70	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
71	71	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
72	72	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
73	73	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
74	74	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
75	75	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
76	76	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
77	77	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
78	78	(g-2), and (g-3);
79	79	(x) students who successfully completed an
80	80	OnRamps dual enrollment course; [and]
81	81	(xi) [the percentage of] students who
82	82	successfully completed a practicum or internship approved by the
83	83	State Board of Education; and
84	84	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
85	85	[associate's] degree;
86	86	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
87	87	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
88	88	(A) for assessment instruments, including
89	89	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
90	90	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
91	91	determined by the commissioner; and
92	92	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
93	93	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
94	94	or campuses; and
95	95	(3) in the closing the gaps domain:
96	96	(A) [,] the use of disaggregated data to
97	97	demonstrate the differentials among students from different racial
98	98	and ethnic groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and other factors,
99	99	including:
100	100	(i) [(A)] students formerly receiving
101	101	special education services;
102	102	(ii) [(B)] students continuously enrolled;
103	103	and
104	104	(iii) [(C)] students who are mobile; and
105	105	(B) the use of local evaluations, as provided by
106	106	Section 39.0545, to demonstrate differential performance ratings
107	107	among districts and campuses in school climate.
108	108	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
109	109	amended by adding Section 39.0545 to read as follows:
110	110	Sec. 39.0545. EVALUATION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AS COMPONENT OF
111	111	OVERALL DISTRICT AND CAMPUS RATING. (a) For purposes of including
112	112	the local evaluation of districts and campuses under Section
113	113	39.053(c)(3)(B) and assigning an overall rating under Section
114	114	39.054, the commissioner by rule shall adopt a method that is based
115	115	on recognized research and national standards to evaluate the
116	116	school climate of school districts and campuses.
117	117	(b) Using the method adopted by the commissioner under
118	118	Subsection (a) to evaluate school climate, each school district
119	119	shall assign the district and each campus shall assign the campus a
120	120	school climate performance rating of exemplary, recognized,
121	121	acceptable, or needs improvement.
122	122	(c) On or before the date determined by the commissioner by
123	123	rule, each school district and campus shall report the school
124	124	climate performance rating to the agency for the purpose of
125	125	including the rating in evaluating school district and campus
126	126	performance and assigning an overall rating under Section 39.054.
127	127	SECTION 3. As soon as practicable, the commissioner of
128	128	education shall adopt a method to evaluate the school climate of
129	129	school districts and campuses as provided by Section 39.0545,
130	130	Education Code, as added by this Act.
131	131	SECTION 4. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
132	132	over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
133	133	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
134	134	codes.
135	135	SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
136	136	school year.
137	137	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
138	138	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
139	139	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
140	140	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
141	141	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.