87R9597 CXP-F
By: Talarico H.B. No. 4091
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a student experience study for public school students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 4.001(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The objectives of public education are:
OBJECTIVE 1: Parents will be full partners with educators in
the education of their children.
OBJECTIVE 2: Students will be encouraged and challenged to
meet their full educational potential.
OBJECTIVE 3: Through enhanced dropout prevention efforts,
all students will remain in school until they obtain a high school
diploma.
OBJECTIVE 4: A well-balanced and appropriate curriculum will
be provided to all students. Through that curriculum, students
will be prepared to succeed in a variety of postsecondary
activities, including employment and enrollment in institutions of
higher education.
OBJECTIVE 5: Educators will prepare students to be
thoughtful, active citizens who have an appreciation for the basic
values of our state and national heritage and who can understand and
productively function in a free enterprise society.
OBJECTIVE 6: Qualified and highly effective personnel will
be recruited, developed, and retained.
OBJECTIVE 7: The state's students will demonstrate exemplary
performance in comparison to national and international standards.
OBJECTIVE 8: School campuses will maintain a safe and
disciplined environment conducive to student learning.
OBJECTIVE 9: Educators will keep abreast of the development
of creative and innovative techniques in instruction and
administration using those techniques as appropriate to improve
student learning.
OBJECTIVE 10: Technology will be implemented and used to
increase the effectiveness of student learning, instructional
management, staff development, and administration.
OBJECTIVE 11: The State Board of Education, the agency, and
the commissioner shall assist school districts and charter schools
in providing career and technology education to students.
OBJECTIVE 12: Students will be partners with educators and
administrators in the design, delivery, and success of the
students' education.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
amended by adding Sections 7.041 and 7.042 to read as follows:
Sec. 7.041. STUDENT EXPERIENCE STUDY. (a) Not less than
once every two years, the agency shall commission a statewide study
of student experience that must:
(1) evaluate student experience relating to:
(A) teacher effectiveness;
(B) campus culture and climate;
(C) postgraduate readiness;
(D) mental health;
(E) partnership and agency in decision-making;
(F) safety;
(G) discipline; and
(H) rigor and effectiveness;
(2) report information disaggregated by every student
subpopulation identified by the agency that includes more than 25
students;
(3) use multiple modes of gathering quantitative and
qualitative data, including surveys, one-on-one interviews, and
focus groups;
(4) involve students in the planning and
implementation of the study; and
(5) include a representative sample set of suitable
size and diversity in terms of geography, income, race, learning
differences, and language abilities.
(b) Using the results of the statewide student experience
survey commissioned under Subsection (a), the agency shall:
(1) identify and track progress toward statewide
student experience goals;
(2) provide recommendations to the legislature
regarding allocation of educational resources;
(3) provide analysis of the effects of prior state
legislative enactments applicable to student experience; and
(4) provide coaching opportunities to school
districts whose students participate in the study.
(c) The results of the statewide student experience study
commissioned under Subsection (a) may not be used for purposes of
determining compensation for teachers.
(d) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the agency shall submit a report that includes the results of the
latest statewide experience study commissioned under Subsection
(a) and any associated recommendations to:
(1) the governor and each member of the legislature;
and
(2) the superintendent and the president of the board
of trustees of each school district in this state.
Sec. 7.042. STUDENT PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION. The agency
shall:
(1) ensure decision-makers at state and local levels
are equipped to partner with students in the design, delivery, and
success of the students' education;
(2) direct the board of trustees of each school
district to establish and monitor progress toward at least one goal
relating to student experience;
(3) develop or adopt and disseminate tools for school
districts to assess the extent to which they are partnering with
students in the design, delivery, and success of students'
education;
(4) develop and provide training to school district
leaders, educators, and students regarding the facilitation of
partnerships between students and adults in the school
administration and measures for determining the success of student
education; and
(5) develop and provide training for boards of
trustees of school districts regarding methods to use students as
partners in the process of governing the boards' districts.
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2022, the Texas
Education Agency shall submit the first report that includes the
results of the statewide student experience study and any
associated recommendations as required by Section 7.041, Education
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.