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1	1	88R6732 ANG-F
2	2	By: Cunningham H.B. No. 3809
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the study of public education performance.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Education Code, is amended
10	10	by adding Chapter 9 to read as follows:
11	11	CHAPTER 9. CENTER FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
12	12	Sec. 9.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
13	13	(1) "Board" means the Center for Public Education
14	14	Performance Information Board.
15	15	(2) "Center" means the Center for Public Education
16	16	Performance Information.
17	17	Sec. 9.002. CENTER FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION PERFORMANCE
18	18	INFORMATION. (a) The Center for Public Education Performance
19	19	Information is created as an independent policy center.
20	20	(b) The center shall represent business, finance, public
21	21	policy, education, and other interests considered appropriate by
22	22	the center.
23	23	(c) In performing the duties provided by this chapter, the
24	24	center shall:
25	25	(1) work directly with the governor, lieutenant
26	26	governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and members of
27	27	the legislature; and
28	28	(2) work with the agency and other state agencies,
29	29	regional education service centers, school districts, and
30	30	open-enrollment charter schools.
31	31	Sec. 9.003. CENTER DUTIES. (a) The center shall promote
32	32	the use of successful methods to increase performance at the school
33	33	district and campus levels.
34	34	(b) The center shall evaluate and rank the performance of
35	35	each school district, campus, and open-enrollment charter school
36	36	and provide a progress report and recommendations each year to:
37	37	(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the
38	38	house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, commissioner,
39	39	and State Board of Education; and
40	40	(2) districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter
41	41	schools.
42	42	(c) The center may assist the legislature with policy
43	43	studies related to the center's duties. The center may participate
44	44	in collaborative studies with a foundation or organization inside
45	45	or outside this state related to the center's duties.
46	46	(d) The center shall seek information, data, and best
47	47	practices from state, regional, and national sources to use in
48	48	performing the center's duties provided by this chapter.
49	49	(e) The center may contract with independent experts,
50	50	academic scholars, and other appropriate professionals in
51	51	performing the center's duties provided by this chapter.
52	52	Sec. 9.004. BOARD. (a) The Center for Public Education
53	53	Performance Information Board is created as the primary
54	54	policy-making body of the center.
55	55	(b) The board is composed of seven members. Members of the
56	56	board shall be appointed as follows:
57	57	(1) one member appointed by the governor;
58	58	(2) one additional member appointed by the governor
59	59	from a list of nominees submitted by the speaker of the house of
60	60	representatives;
61	61	(3) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor;
62	62	(4) one member appointed by the commissioner;
63	63	(5) one member appointed by the commissioner of higher
64	64	education;
65	65	(6) one member appointed by the chair of the State
66	66	Board of Education; and
67	67	(7) one member appointed by the chair of the Texas
68	68	Workforce Commission.
69	69	(c) In making an appointment under Subsection (b)(2), the
70	70	governor may reject one or more nominees on a list submitted by the
71	71	speaker of the house of representatives and request a new list of
72	72	different nominees.
73	73	(d) The board members appointed under this section must
74	74	include individuals in the private sector who have an interest in
75	75	improving performance in public education and significant
76	76	experience in organizational management, finance, or business. A
77	77	board member may not:
78	78	(1) be a member of the board of trustees or an employee
79	79	of a school district or a member of the governing body or an
80	80	employee of or a charter holder of a charter for an open-enrollment
81	81	charter school; or
82	82	(2) have a financial relationship with a vendor or
83	83	contractor who provides goods or services to any part of the public
84	84	education system of this state.
85	85	(e) Board members serve two-year terms.
86	86	(f) Board members shall annually elect one member as the
87	87	presiding officer.
88	88	(g) A board member may not receive a salary for services as a
89	89	board member but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in
90	90	attending board meetings.
91	91	Sec. 9.005. BOARD DUTIES. (a) The board shall study the
92	92	elements of an effective and efficient system of public free
93	93	schools and make recommendations to:
94	94	(1) improve the performance of the public education
95	95	system to meet the demands of the current century;
96	96	(2) improve the state's ability to compete
97	97	educationally and economically with other states and countries; and
98	98	(3) provide the public with information on public
99	99	education performance.
100	100	(b) The board shall provide a report of the board's study
101	101	and recommendations under Subsection (a) to:
102	102	(1) the Legislative Budget Board at least once each
103	103	year; and
104	104	(2) the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the
105	105	house of representatives, legislature, commissioner, and State
106	106	Board of Education before the convening of each regular legislative
107	107	session.
108	108	Sec. 9.006. SUPPORT FOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. (a) State
109	109	agencies, regional education service centers, school districts,
110	110	and open-enrollment charter schools shall fully cooperate with and
111	111	assist the center at the board's request.
112	112	(b) Data and information necessary to perform the center's
113	113	duties under this chapter shall be provided at the board's request
114	114	in a timely manner and at minimal cost. The board and center shall
115	115	require confidentiality and other security measures for student
116	116	data and information consistent with the Family Educational Rights
117	117	and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).
118	118	Sec. 9.007. FUNDING. The center may be funded by donations,
119	119	grants, and legislative appropriations.
120	120	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
121	121	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
122	122	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
123	123	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
124	124	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.