Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R8076 CAE-F
2	2	By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 3290
3	3
4	4
5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to public school accountability.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
10	10	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-4) to read as
11	11	follows:
12	12	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
13	13	four [three] domains of indicators of achievement adopted under
14	14	this section that include:
15	15	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
16	16	student achievement that must include:
17	17	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
18	18	and campuses generally:
19	19	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
20	20	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
21	21	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
22	22	including the results of assessment instruments required for
23	23	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
24	24	subject area, including:
25	25	(a) for the performance standard
26	26	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
27	27	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
28	28	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
29	29	area; and
30	30	(b) for the college readiness
31	31	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
32	32	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
33	33	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
34	34	area; and
35	35	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
36	36	results of assessment instruments required under Section
37	37	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
38	38	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
39	39	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
40	40	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
41	41	area; and
42	42	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
43	43	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
44	44	indicators that account for:
45	45	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
46	46	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
47	47	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
48	48	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
49	49	the coordinating board under that section;
50	50	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
51	51	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
52	52	assessments;
53	53	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
54	54	in the dual credit courses;
55	55	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
56	56	forces of the United States;
57	57	(v) students who earn industry
58	58	certifications;
59	59	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
60	60	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
61	61	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
62	62	(vii) students whose successful completion
63	63	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
64	64	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
65	65	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
66	66	associate degree;
67	67	(viii) students who successfully met
68	68	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
69	69	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
70	70	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
71	71	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
72	72	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
73	73	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
74	74	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
75	75	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
76	76	(g-2), and (g-3);
77	77	(x) students who successfully completed an
78	78	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
79	79	(xi) students who successfully completed a
80	80	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
81	81	and
82	82	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
83	83	degree;
84	84	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
85	85	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
86	86	(A) for assessment instruments, including
87	87	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
88	88	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
89	89	determined by the commissioner; and
90	90	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
91	91	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
92	92	or campuses; [and]
93	93	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
94	94	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
95	95	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
96	96	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
97	97	(A) students formerly receiving special
98	98	education services;
99	99	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
100	100	(C) students who are mobile; and
101	101	(4) in the school portfolio domain for evaluating the
102	102	performance of districts and campuses generally, indicators of
103	103	school portfolio, which must include:
104	104	(A) students who successfully complete courses
105	105	in fine arts, physical education, or a language other than English,
106	106	or other courses included in the enrichment curriculum under
107	107	Section 28.002(a)(2);
108	108	(B) students who participate in extracurricular
109	109	activities, including University Interscholastic League activities
110	110	such as academic, fine arts, and athletic events and foreign
111	111	language, chess, and robotics clubs;
112	112	(C) students who successfully complete the
113	113	distinguished level of achievement under Section 28.025(b-7);
114	114	(D) students who successfully complete at least
115	115	one endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
116	116	(E) students who successfully complete a
117	117	coherent sequence of fine arts courses;
118	118	(F) students who successfully complete a
119	119	character education program provided under Section 29.906;
120	120	(G) educationally disadvantaged students who
121	121	successfully complete a postsecondary readiness course;
122	122	(H) results from the school and student safety
123	123	survey of districts and campuses administered under Section
124	124	39.0531;
125	125	(I) efforts by districts and campuses relating to
126	126	increasing teacher retention, including providing mentoring
127	127	programs and professional development opportunities;
128	128	(J) health and wellness as determined by the
129	129	commissioner in consultation with the State Board of Education and
130	130	any appropriate advisory committees;
131	131	(K) for campuses that serve students enrolled in
132	132	prekindergarten, an indicator that accounts for student
133	133	participation in full-day prekindergarten programs;
134	134	(L) students in grades five, six, seven, and
135	135	eight who earn credit for advanced courses;
136	136	(M) students enrolled in grade nine for the first
137	137	time who earn the credits required during that school year for
138	138	promotion to the next grade level; and
139	139	(N) students who are absent, as defined by
140	140	Subsection (c-4), fewer than 15 days during the current school
141	141	year.
142	142	(c-4) In Subsection (c)(4)(N), "absent" means the student
143	143	is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in
144	144	instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved
145	145	off-campus location for the school day, without regard to whether
146	146	the absence is excused or unexcused.
147	147	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
148	148	amended by adding Section 39.0531 to read as follows:
149	149	Sec. 39.0531. SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFETY SURVEY. (a) The
150	150	commissioner may incorporate a school and student safety survey as
151	151	an indicator for the portfolio domain under Section 39.053(c)(4).
152	152	A school and student safety survey shall be administered to
153	153	administrators and teachers employed by school districts, students
154	154	enrolled in school districts, and parents of those students.
155	155	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
156	156	section, including rules to:
157	157	(1) determine the format of the survey;
158	158	(2) determine the questions that the survey must
159	159	include;
160	160	(3) establish a period during a school year in which
161	161	the survey must be conducted;
162	162	(4) establish requirements for administering and
163	163	reporting the results of the survey; and
164	164	(5) authorize the manner in which the survey may be
165	165	administered, including the local administration of the survey.
166	166	(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code,
167	167	including Section 21.355, school and student safety survey
168	168	information must be reported to the agency in accordance with rules
169	169	adopted by the commissioner.
170	170	(d) The commissioner may contract with a third party to
171	171	provide any service necessary under this section.
172	172	SECTION 3. Section 39.054(a-1), Education Code, is amended
173	173	to read as follows:
174	174	(a-1) For purposes of assigning an overall performance
175	175	rating for a district or campus under Subsection (a), the
176	176	commissioner shall:
177	177	(1) consider either the district's or campus's
178	178	performance rating under the student achievement domain under
179	179	Section 39.053(c)(1) or the school progress domain under Section
180	180	39.053(c)(2), whichever performance rating is higher, unless the
181	181	district or campus received a performance rating of F in either
182	182	domain, in which case the district or campus may not be assigned a
183	183	performance rating higher than a B for the composite for the two
184	184	domains; [and]
185	185	(2) attribute not less than 30 percent of the
186	186	performance rating to the closing the gaps domain under Section
187	187	39.053(c)(3); and
188	188	(3) attribute not less than 20 percent of the
189	189	performance rating to the school portfolio domain under Section
190	190	39.053(c)(4).
191	191	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
192	192	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
193	193	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
194	194	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
195	195	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.