Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 5181
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to a standard and set of indicators in the academic
7	7	accountability system.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(a), Education Code, is amended to
10	10	read as follows:
11	11	(a) The commissioner shall adopt a set of indicators of the
12	12	quality of learning and achievement, including the indicators under
13	13	Subsection (c). The commissioner periodically shall review the
14	14	indicators for the consideration of appropriate revisions and
15	15	ensure a cut score necessary for a district to receive an "A".
16	16	(a-1) The indicators adopted by the commissioner under
17	17	Subsection (a) must measure and evaluate school districts and
18	18	campuses with respect to:
19	19	(1) improving student preparedness for success in:
20	20	(A) subsequent grade levels; and
21	21	(B) entering the workforce, the military, or
22	22	postsecondary education;
23	23	(2) reducing, with the goal of eliminating, student
24	24	academic achievement differentials among students from different
25	25	racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds; and
26	26	(3) informing parents and the community regarding
27	27	campus and district performance.
28	28	(b) Performance on the achievement indicators adopted under
29	29	Subsection (c) shall be compared to state-established standards.
30	30	The indicators must be based on information that is disaggregated
31	31	by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
32	32	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
33	33	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
34	34	section that include:
35	35	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
36	36	student achievement that must include:
37	37	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
38	38	and campuses generally:
39	39	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
40	40	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
41	41	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
42	42	including the results of assessment instruments required for
43	43	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
44	44	subject area, including:
45	45	(a) for the performance standard
46	46	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
47	47	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
48	48	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
49	49	area; and
50	50	(b) for the college readiness
51	51	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
52	52	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
53	53	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
54	54	area; and
55	55	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
56	56	results of assessment instruments required under Section
57	57	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
58	58	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
59	59	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
60	60	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
61	61	area; and
62	62	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
63	63	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
64	64	indicators that account for:
65	65	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
66	66	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
67	67	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
68	68	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
69	69	the coordinating board under that section;
70	70	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
71	71	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
72	72	assessments;
73	73	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
74	74	in the dual credit courses;
75	75	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
76	76	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
77	77	(v) students who earn industry
78	78	certifications;
79	79	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
80	80	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
81	81	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
82	82	(vii) students whose successful completion
83	83	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
84	84	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
85	85	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
86	86	associate degree;
87	87	(viii) students who successfully met
88	88	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
89	89	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
90	90	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
91	91	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
92	92	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
93	93	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
94	94	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
95	95	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
96	96	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
97	97	(x) students who successfully completed an
98	98	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
99	99	(xi) students who successfully completed a
100	100	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
101	101	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
102	102	degree; and
103	103	(xiii) students who successfully completed
104	104	a program of study in career and technical education;
105	105	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
106	106	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
107	107	(A) for assessment instruments, including
108	108	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
109	109	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
110	110	determined by the commissioner; and
111	111	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
112	112	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
113	113	or campuses; and
114	114	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
115	115	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
116	116	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
117	117	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
118	118	(A) students formerly receiving special
119	119	education services;
120	120	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
121	121	(C) students who are mobile.
122	122	(c-1) An indicator adopted under Subsection (c) that would
123	123	measure improvements in student achievement cannot negatively
124	124	affect the commissioner's review of a school district or campus if
125	125	that district or campus is already achieving at the highest level
126	126	for that indicator.
127	127	(c-2) The commissioner by rule shall determine a method by
128	128	which a student's performance may be included in determining the
129	129	performance rating of a school district or campus under Section
130	130	39.054 if, before the student graduates, the student:
131	131	(1) satisfies the Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
132	132	college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher
133	133	Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on an assessment
134	134	instrument designated by the coordinating board under that section;
135	135	or
136	136	(2) performs satisfactorily on an assessment
137	137	instrument under Section 39.023(c), notwithstanding Subsection (d)
138	138	of this section.
139	139	(c-3) Any standard for improvement determined by the
140	140	commissioner as described by Subsection (c)(2)(A) must allow for
141	141	appropriately crediting a student for growth if the student
142	142	performs at the highest achievement standard in the previous and
143	143	current school year.
144	144	(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the commissioner by rule
145	145	shall determine the period within which a student must retake an
146	146	assessment instrument for that assessment instrument to be
147	147	considered in determining the performance rating of the district
148	148	under Section 39.054.
149	149	(d-1) In aggregating results of assessment instruments
150	150	across grade levels by subject in accordance with Subsection
151	151	(c)(1)(A)(i), the performance of a student enrolled below the high
152	152	school level on an assessment instrument required under Section
153	153	39.023(c) is included with results relating to other students
154	154	enrolled at the same grade level.
155	155	(e) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3)(A), a student
156	156	formerly receiving special education services means a student whose
157	157	enrollment information:
158	158	(1) for the preceding school year, as reported through
159	159	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS),
160	160	indicates the student was enrolled at the campus and was
161	161	participating in a special education program; and
162	162	(2) for the current school year, as reported through
163	163	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and as
164	164	reported on assessment instruments administered to the student
165	165	under Section 39.023, indicates the student is enrolled at the
166	166	campus and is not participating in a special education program.
167	167	(f) Annually, the commissioner shall define the state
168	168	standard for the current school year for each achievement indicator
169	169	adopted under this section. In consultation with educators,
170	170	parents, and business and industry representatives, as necessary,
171	171	the commissioner shall establish and modify standards to
172	172	continuously improve student performance to achieve the goals of
173	173	eliminating achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity, and
174	174	socioeconomic status and to ensure this state is a national leader
175	175	in preparing students for postsecondary success.
176	176	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
177	177	school year.
178	178	SECTOIN 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
179	179	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
180	180	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
181	181	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
182	182	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.