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1		-	H.B. No. 1147
	1	+	By: Huberty, Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Taylor) H.B. No. 1147
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 12, 2021;
	3	+	April 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Education; May 10, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0;
	6	+	May 10, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1147 By: Taylor
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5	13		relating to military readiness for purposes of the indicators of
6	14		achievement under the public school accountability system and the
7	15		college, career, or military readiness outcomes bonus under the
8	16		Foundation School Program.
9	17		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	18		SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
11	19		read as follows:
12	20		(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
13	21		three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
14	22		section that include:
15	23		(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
16	24		student achievement that must include:
17	25		(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
18	26		and campuses generally:
19	27		(i) an indicator that accounts for the
20	28		results of assessment instruments required under Sections
21	29		39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
22	30		including the results of assessment instruments required for
23	31		graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
24	32		subject area, including:
25	33		(a) for the performance standard
26	34		determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
27	35		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
28	36		assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
29	37		area; and
30	38		(b) for the college readiness
31	39		performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
32	40		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
33	41		assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
34	42		area; and
35	43		(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
36	44		results of assessment instruments required under Section
37	45		39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
38	46		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
39	47		assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
40	48		adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
41	49		area; and
42	50		(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
43	51		campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
44	52		indicators that account for:
45	53		(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
46	54		Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
47	55		Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
48	56		an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
49	57		the coordinating board under that section;
50	58		(ii) students who satisfy relevant
51	59		performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
52	60		assessments;
53	61		(iii) students who earn dual course credits
54	62		in the dual credit courses;
55	63		(iv) students who enlist in the armed
56	64		forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
57	65		(v) students who earn industry
58	66		certifications;
59	67		(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
60	68		industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
61	69		entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
62	70		(vii) students whose successful completion
63	71		of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
64	72		preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
65	73		entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
66	74		associate degree;
67	75		(viii) students who successfully met
68	76		standards on a composite of indicators that through research
69	77		indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
70	78		remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
71	79		baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
72	80		(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
73	81		in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
74	82		with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
75	83		subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
76	84		(g-2), and (g-3);
77	85		(x) students who successfully completed an
78	86		OnRamps dual enrollment course;
79	87		(xi) students who successfully completed a
80	88		practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
81	89		and
82	90		(xii) students who are awarded an associate
83	91		degree;
84	92		(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
85	93		effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
86	94		(A) for assessment instruments, including
87	95		assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
88	96		percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
89	97		determined by the commissioner; and
90	98		(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
91	99		performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
92	100		or campuses; and
93	101		(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
94	102		disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
95	103		from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
96	104		backgrounds, and other factors, including:
97	105		(A) students formerly receiving special
98	106		education services;
99	107		(B) students continuously enrolled; and
100	108		(C) students who are mobile.
101	109		SECTION 2. Section 48.110(f), Education Code, is amended to
102	110		read as follows:
103	111		(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
104	112		demonstrates:
105	113		(1) college readiness if the annual graduate:
106	114		(A) achieves college readiness standards used
107	115		for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
108	116		an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
109	117		Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
110	118		(B) during a time period established by
111	119		commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational
112	120		institution;
113	121		(2) career readiness if the annual graduate:
114	122		(A) achieves college readiness standards used
115	123		for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
116	124		an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
117	125		Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
118	126		(B) during a time period established by
119	127		commissioner rule, earns an industry-accepted certificate; and
120	128		(3) military readiness if the annual graduate:
121	129		(A) achieves a passing score set by the
122	130		applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
123	131		Aptitude Battery; and
124	132		(B) during a time period established by
125	133		commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United States
126	134		or the Texas National Guard.
127	135		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
128		-	______________________________ ______________________________
129		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
130		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1147 was passed by the House on April
131		-	9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
132		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
133		-	No. 1147 on May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0,
134		-	1 present, not voting.
135		-	______________________________
136		-	Chief Clerk of the House
137		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1147 was passed by the Senate, with
138		-	amendments, on May 13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
139		-	0.
140		-	______________________________
141		-	Secretary of the Senate
142		-	APPROVED: __________________
143		-	Date
144		-	__________________
145		-	Governor
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