88R9063 BDP-D
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 2808
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the finality of public school accountability
determinations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 39,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
DETERMINATION; FINALITY OF ACCOUNTABILITY DETERMINATION
SECTION 2. Section 39.151(e), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
not challenge an agency decision relating to an academic or
financial accountability rating under this chapter, including a
decision relating to a determination of consecutive school years of
unacceptable performance ratings:
(1) after the agency has released the district's or
school's final academic or financial accountability rating, as
applicable, under this chapter for the school year; or
(2) [,] in another proceeding if the district or
school has had an opportunity to challenge the decision under this
section.
SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.152 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.152. FINALITY OF RATINGS. The agency may not audit,
investigate, or otherwise modify the academic or financial
accountability rating assigned to a school district or
open-enrollment charter school under this chapter for a school year
after the agency has released the district's or school's final
academic or financial accountability rating, as applicable, under
this chapter for that school year.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an academic or financial accountability rating assigned for the
2023-2024 school year or a later school year.
SECTION 5. 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, 2023.