Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2386 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	86R16913 CAE-F
2	2	By: Fallon S.B. No. 2386
3	3
4	4
5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to indicators of achievement under the public school
8	8	accountability system.
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 successfully complete a
60	60	coherent sequence of courses that may lead to a qualifying [earn]
61	61	industry certification as determined by the commissioner
62	62	[certifications];
63	63	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
64	64	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
65	65	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
66	66	(vii) students whose successful completion
67	67	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
68	68	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
69	69	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
70	70	associate degree;
71	71	(viii) students who successfully met
72	72	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
73	73	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
74	74	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
75	75	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
76	76	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
77	77	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
78	78	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
79	79	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
80	80	(g-2), and (g-3);
81	81	(x) students who successfully completed an
82	82	OnRamps dual enrollment course; [and]
83	83	(xi) [the percentage of] students who
84	84	successfully completed a practicum or internship approved by the
85	85	State Board of Education; and
86	86	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
87	87	[associate's] degree;
88	88	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
89	89	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
90	90	(A) for assessment instruments, including
91	91	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
92	92	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
93	93	determined by the commissioner; and
94	94	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
95	95	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
96	96	or campuses; and
97	97	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
98	98	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
99	99	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
100	100	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
101	101	(A) students formerly receiving special
102	102	education services;
103	103	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
104	104	(C) students who are mobile.
105	105	SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
106	106	over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
107	107	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
108	108	codes.
109	109	SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
110	110	school year.
111	111	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
112	112	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
113	113	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
114	114	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
115	115	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.