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1		-	H.B. No. 773
	1	+	By: VanDeaver, Ashby, Rogers H.B. No. 773
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Powell)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021;
	4	+	April 19, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	5	+	Education; May 10, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:
	6	+	Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 10, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to indicators of achievement under the public school
6	13		accountability system.
7	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	15		SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
9	16		read as follows:
10	17		(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
11	18		three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
12	19		section that include:
13	20		(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
14	21		student achievement that must include:
15	22		(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
16	23		and campuses generally:
17	24		(i) an indicator that accounts for the
18	25		results of assessment instruments required under Sections
19	26		39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
20	27		including the results of assessment instruments required for
21	28		graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
22	29		subject area, including:
23	30		(a) for the performance standard
24	31		determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
25	32		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
26	33		assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
27	34		area; and
28	35		(b) for the college readiness
29	36		performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
30	37		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
31	38		assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
32	39		area; and
33	40		(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
34	41		results of assessment instruments required under Section
35	42		39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
36	43		percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
37	44		assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
38	45		adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
39	46		area; and
40	47		(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
41	48		campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
42	49		indicators that account for:
43	50		(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
44	51		Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
45	52		Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
46	53		an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
47	54		the coordinating board under that section;
48	55		(ii) students who satisfy relevant
49	56		performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
50	57		assessments;
51	58		(iii) students who earn dual course credits
52	59		in the dual credit courses;
53	60		(iv) students who enlist in the armed
54	61		forces of the United States;
55	62		(v) students who earn industry
56	63		certifications;
57	64		(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
58	65		industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
59	66		entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
60	67		(vii) students whose successful completion
61	68		of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
62	69		preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
63	70		entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
64	71		associate degree;
65	72		(viii) students who successfully met
66	73		standards on a composite of indicators that through research
67	74		indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
68	75		remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
69	76		baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
70	77		(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
71	78		in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
72	79		with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
73	80		subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
74	81		(g-2), [and] (g-3), and (g-4);
75	82		(x) students who successfully completed an
76	83		OnRamps dual enrollment course;
77	84		(xi) students who successfully completed a
78	85		practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
79	86		[and]
80	87		(xii) students who are awarded an associate
81	88		degree; and
82	89		(xiii) students who successfully completed
83	90		a program of study in career and technical education;
84	91		(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
85	92		effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
86	93		(A) for assessment instruments, including
87	94		assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
88	95		percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
89	96		determined by the commissioner; and
90	97		(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
91	98		performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
92	99		or campuses; and
93	100		(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
94	101		disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
95	102		from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
96	103		backgrounds, and other factors, including:
97	104		(A) students formerly receiving special
98	105		education services;
99	106		(B) students continuously enrolled; and
100	107		(C) students who are mobile.
101	108		SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
102	109		school year.
103	110		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
104	111		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
105	112		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
106	113		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
107	114		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
108		-	______________________________ ______________________________
109		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
110		-	I certify that H.B. No. 773 was passed by the House on April
111		-	15, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not
112		-	voting.
113		-	______________________________
114		-	Chief Clerk of the House
115		-	I certify that H.B. No. 773 was passed by the Senate on May
116		-	14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
117		-	______________________________
118		-	Secretary of the Senate
119		-	APPROVED: _____________________
120		-	Date
121		-	_____________________
122		-	Governor
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