Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R4737 KJE-D
2	2	By: Seliger S.B. No. 1180
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the indicator of achievement for military readiness
8	8	under the public school 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, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
13	13	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
14	14	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 successfully complete a
56	56	junior reserve officer training corps program or an equivalent
57	57	program for any branch of [enlist in] the armed forces of the United
58	58	States;
59	59	(v) students who earn industry
60	60	certifications;
61	61	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
62	62	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
63	63	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
64	64	(vii) students whose successful completion
65	65	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
66	66	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
67	67	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
68	68	associate degree;
69	69	(viii) students who successfully met
70	70	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
71	71	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
72	72	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
73	73	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
74	74	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
75	75	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
76	76	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
77	77	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
78	78	(g-2), and (g-3);
79	79	(x) students who successfully completed an
80	80	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
81	81	(xi) students who successfully completed a
82	82	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
83	83	and
84	84	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
85	85	degree;
86	86	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
87	87	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
88	88	(A) for assessment instruments, including
89	89	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
90	90	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
91	91	determined by the commissioner; and
92	92	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
93	93	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
94	94	or campuses; and
95	95	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
96	96	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
97	97	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
98	98	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
99	99	(A) students formerly receiving special
100	100	education services;
101	101	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
102	102	(C) students who are mobile.
103	103	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
104	104	school year.
105	105	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
106	106	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
107	107	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
108	108	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
109	109	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.