Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R1766 MEW-D
2	2	By: Miles S.B. No. 393
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the consideration of certain student differentials
8	8	based on sex 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, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending Subsections (c) and (e) and adding Subsection (i-1) to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
14	14	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
15	15	section that include:
16	16	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
17	17	student achievement that must include:
18	18	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
19	19	and campuses generally:
20	20	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
21	21	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
22	22	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
23	23	including the results of assessment instruments required for
24	24	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
25	25	subject area, including:
26	26	(a) for the performance standard
27	27	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
28	28	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
29	29	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
30	30	area; and
31	31	(b) for the college readiness
32	32	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
33	33	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
34	34	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
35	35	area; and
36	36	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
37	37	results of assessment instruments required under Section
38	38	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
39	39	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
40	40	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
41	41	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
42	42	area; and
43	43	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
44	44	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
45	45	indicators that account for:
46	46	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
47	47	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
48	48	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
49	49	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
50	50	the coordinating board under that section;
51	51	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
52	52	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
53	53	assessments;
54	54	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
55	55	in the dual credit courses;
56	56	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
57	57	forces of the United States;
58	58	(v) students who earn industry
59	59	certifications;
60	60	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
61	61	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
62	62	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
63	63	(vii) students whose successful completion
64	64	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
65	65	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
66	66	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
67	67	associate degree;
68	68	(viii) students who successfully met
69	69	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
70	70	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
71	71	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
72	72	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
73	73	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
74	74	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
75	75	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
76	76	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
77	77	(g-2), [and] (g-3), and (g-4);
78	78	(x) students who successfully completed an
79	79	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
80	80	(xi) students who successfully completed a
81	81	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
82	82	and
83	83	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
84	84	degree;
85	85	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
86	86	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
87	87	(A) for assessment instruments, including
88	88	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
89	89	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
90	90	determined by the commissioner; and
91	91	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
92	92	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
93	93	or campuses; and
94	94	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
95	95	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among
96	96	students:
97	97	(A) from different:
98	98	(i) racial and ethnic groups, including
99	99	African American and Hispanic students:
100	100	(a) considered as a whole; and
101	101	(b) disaggregated by sex; and
102	102	(ii) socioeconomic backgrounds; [,] and
103	103	(B) based on other relevant factors not described
104	104	by Paragraph (A), including:
105	105	(i) [(A)] students formerly receiving
106	106	special education services;
107	107	(ii) [(B)] students continuously enrolled;
108	108	and
109	109	(iii) [(C)] students who are mobile.
110	110	(e) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3)(B)(i) [(c)(3)(A)], a
111	111	student formerly receiving special education services means a
112	112	student whose enrollment information:
113	113	(1) for the preceding school year, as reported through
114	114	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS),
115	115	indicates the student was enrolled at the campus and was
116	116	participating in a special education program; and
117	117	(2) for the current school year, as reported through
118	118	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and as
119	119	reported on assessment instruments administered to the student
120	120	under Section 39.023, indicates the student is enrolled at the
121	121	campus and is not participating in a special education program.
122	122	(i-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(3)(A)(i)(b),
123	123	information reported under that sub-subparagraph may not be used by
124	124	the agency for accountability purposes before the accountability
125	125	ratings assigned for the 2024-2025 school year. This subsection
126	126	expires September 1, 2025.
127	127	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
128	128	school year.
129	129	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
130	130	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
131	131	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
132	132	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
133	133	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.