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1	1	By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3517
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to public school accountability.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
9	9	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-4) to read as
10	10	follows:
11	11	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
12	12	four [three] domains of indicators of achievement adopted under
13	13	this section that include:
14	14	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
15	15	student achievement that must include:
16	16	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
17	17	and campuses generally:
18	18	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
19	19	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
20	20	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
21	21	including the results of assessment instruments required for
22	22	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
23	23	subject area, including:
24	24	(a) for the performance standard
25	25	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
26	26	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
27	27	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
28	28	area; and
29	29	(b) for the college readiness
30	30	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
31	31	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
32	32	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
33	33	area; and
34	34	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
35	35	results of assessment instruments required under Section
36	36	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
37	37	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
38	38	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
39	39	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
40	40	area; and
41	41	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
42	42	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
43	43	indicators that account for:
44	44	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
45	45	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
46	46	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
47	47	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
48	48	the coordinating board under that section;
49	49	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
50	50	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
51	51	assessments;
52	52	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
53	53	in the dual credit courses;
54	54	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
55	55	forces of the United States;
56	56	(v) students who earn industry
57	57	certifications;
58	58	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
59	59	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
60	60	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
61	61	(vii) students whose successful completion
62	62	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
63	63	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
64	64	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
65	65	associate degree;
66	66	(viii) students who successfully met
67	67	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
68	68	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
69	69	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
70	70	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
71	71	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
72	72	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
73	73	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
74	74	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
75	75	(g-2), and (g-3);
76	76	(x) students who successfully completed an
77	77	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
78	78	(xi) students who successfully completed a
79	79	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
80	80	and
81	81	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
82	82	degree;
83	83	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
84	84	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
85	85	(A) for assessment instruments, including
86	86	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
87	87	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
88	88	determined by the commissioner; and
89	89	(B) for evaluating relative performance,
90	90	the performance of districts and campuses compared to similar
91	91	districts or campuses; [and]
92	92	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
93	93	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
94	94	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
95	95	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
96	96	(A) students formerly receiving special
97	97	education services;
98	98	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
99	99	(C) students who are mobile; and
100	100	(4) in the school portfolio domain for evaluating the
101	101	performance of districts and campuses generally, indicators of
102	102	school portfolio, which must include:
103	103	(A) students who successfully complete courses
104	104	in fine arts, physical education, or a language other than English,
105	105	or other courses included in the enrichment curriculum under
106	106	Section 28.002(a)(2);
107	107	(B) students who participate in extracurricular
108	108	activities, including University Interscholastic League activities
109	109	such as academic, fine arts, and athletic events and foreign
110	110	language, chess, and robotics clubs;
111	111	(C) students who successfully complete the
112	112	distinguished level of achievement under Section 28.025(b-7);
113	113	(D) students who successfully complete at least
114	114	one endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
115	115	(E) students who successfully complete a
116	116	coherent sequence of fine arts courses;
117	117	(F) students who successfully complete a
118	118	character education program provided under Section 29.906;
119	119	(G) educationally disadvantaged students who
120	120	successfully complete a postsecondary readiness course;
121	121	(H) results from the school and student safety
122	122	survey of districts and campuses administered under Section
123	123	39.0531;
124	124	(I) efforts by districts and campuses relating to
125	125	increasing teacher retention, including providing mentoring
126	126	programs and professional development opportunities;
127	127	(J) health and wellness as determined by the
128	128	commissioner in consultation with the State Board of Education and
129	129	any appropriate advisory committees;
130	130	(K) for campuses that serve students enrolled in
131	131	prekindergarten, an indicator that accounts for student
132	132	participation in full-day prekindergarten programs;
133	133	(L) students in grades five, six, seven, and
134	134	eight who earn credit for advanced courses;
135	135	(M) students enrolled in grade nine for the first
136	136	time who earn the credits required during that school year for
137	137	promotion to the next grade level; and
138	138	(N) students who are absent, as defined by
139	139	Subsection (c-4), fewer than 15 days during the current school
140	140	year.
141	141	(c-4) In Subsection (c)(4)(N), "absent" means the student
142	142	is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in
143	143	instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved
144	144	off-campus location for the school day, without regard to whether
145	145	the absence is excused or unexcused.
146	146	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
147	147	amended by adding Section 39.0531 to read as follows:
148	148	Sec. 39.0531. SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFETY SURVEY. (a) The
149	149	commissioner may incorporate a school and student safety survey as
150	150	an indicator for the portfolio domain under Section 39.053(c)(4). A
151	151	school and student safety survey shall be administered to
152	152	administrators and teachers employed by school districts, students
153	153	enrolled in school districts, and parents of those students.
154	154	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
155	155	section, including rules to:
156	156	(1) determine the format of the survey;
157	157	(2) determine the questions that the survey must
158	158	include;
159	159	(3) establish a period during a school year in which
160	160	the survey must be conducted;
161	161	(4) establish requirements for administering and
162	162	reporting the results of the survey; and
163	163	(5) authorize the manner in which the survey may be
164	164	administered, including the local administration of the survey.
165	165	(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code,
166	166	including Section 21.355, school and student safety survey
167	167	information must be reported to the agency in accordance with rules
168	168	adopted by the commissioner.
169	169	(d) The commissioner may contract with a third party to
170	170	provide any service necessary under this section.
171	171	SECTION 3. Section 39.054(a-1), Education Code, is amended
172	172	to read as follows:
173	173	(a-1) For purposes of assigning an overall performance
174	174	rating for a district or campus under Subsection (a), the
175	175	commissioner shall:
176	176	(1) consider either the district's or campus's
177	177	performance rating under the student achievement domain under
178	178	Section 39.053(c)(1) or the school progress domain under Section
179	179	39.053(c)(2), whichever performance rating is higher, unless the
180	180	district or campus received a performance rating of F in either
181	181	domain, in which case the district or campus may not be assigned a
182	182	performance rating higher than a B for the composite for the two
183	183	domains; [and]
184	184	(2) attribute not less than 30 percent of the
185	185	performance rating to the closing the gaps domain under Section
186	186	39.053(c)(3); and
187	187	(3) attribute not less than 20 percent of the
188	188	performance rating to the school portfolio domain under Section
189	189	39.053(c)(4).
190	190	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
191	191	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
192	192	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
193	193	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
194	194	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.