By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 3880
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of certain required assessment
instruments and prohibiting the use of the results of certain
required assessments of public school students for certain
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.02342 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.02342. ALTERNATIVE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT
INSTRUMENTS BY STUDENT REQUEST. A school district may administer
an assessment instrument required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or
(l) in paper format to any student whose parent or guardian requests
the assessment instrument in paper format, not to exceed a total of
three percent of the students enrolled in a district. An assessment
instrument administered under this section shall not be included in
a school district evaluation under Section 39.053(c).
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 3. 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.