Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R647 TSS-D
2	2	By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1895
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
8	8	and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school
9	9	career and technology education programs and the indicator of
10	10	achievement for military readiness under the public school
11	11	accountability system.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 29.182(b), Education Code, is amended to
14	14	read as follows:
15	15	(b) The state plan must include procedures designed to
16	16	ensure that:
17	17	(1) all secondary and postsecondary students have the
18	18	opportunity to participate in career and technology education
19	19	programs;
20	20	(2) the state complies with requirements for
21	21	supplemental federal career and technology education funding;
22	22	(3) career and technology education is established as
23	23	a part of the total education system of this state and constitutes
24	24	an option for student learning that provides a rigorous course of
25	25	study consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002
26	26	and under which a student may receive specific education in a career
27	27	and technology program that:
28	28	(A) incorporates competencies leading to
29	29	academic and technical skill attainment;
30	30	(B) leads to:
31	31	(i) an industry-recognized license,
32	32	credential, or certificate; or
33	33	(ii) at the postsecondary level, an
34	34	associate or baccalaureate degree;
35	35	(C) includes opportunities for students to earn
36	36	college credit for coursework; and
37	37	(D) includes, as an integral part of the program,
38	38	participation by students and teachers in activities of career and
39	39	technical student organizations supported by the agency and the
40	40	State Board of Education; [and]
41	41	(4) a school district provides, to the greatest extent
42	42	possible, to a student participating in a career and technology
43	43	education program opportunities to enroll in dual credit courses
44	44	designed to lead to a degree, license, or certification as part of
45	45	the program; and
46	46	(5) courses of study in a Junior Reserve Officer
47	47	Training Corps program or Leadership Officer Training Corps program
48	48	are provided as part of a career and technology education program.
49	49	SECTION 2. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
50	50	read as follows:
51	51	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
52	52	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
53	53	section that include:
54	54	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
55	55	student achievement that must include:
56	56	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
57	57	and campuses generally:
58	58	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
59	59	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
60	60	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
61	61	including the results of assessment instruments required for
62	62	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
63	63	subject area, including:
64	64	(a) for the performance standard
65	65	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
66	66	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
67	67	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
68	68	area; and
69	69	(b) for the college readiness
70	70	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
71	71	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
72	72	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
73	73	area; and
74	74	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
75	75	results of assessment instruments required under Section
76	76	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
77	77	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
78	78	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
79	79	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
80	80	area; and
81	81	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
82	82	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
83	83	indicators that account for:
84	84	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
85	85	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
86	86	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
87	87	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
88	88	the coordinating board under that section;
89	89	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
90	90	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
91	91	assessments;
92	92	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
93	93	in the dual credit courses;
94	94	(iv) students who demonstrate military
95	95	readiness by:
96	96	(a) enlisting [enlist] in the armed
97	97	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
98	98	(b) achieving a passing score set by
99	99	the applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
100	100	Aptitude Battery test; or
101	101	(c) successfully completing a Junior
102	102	Reserve Officer Training Corps program;
103	103	(v) students who earn industry
104	104	certifications;
105	105	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
106	106	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
107	107	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
108	108	(vii) students whose successful completion
109	109	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
110	110	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
111	111	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
112	112	associate degree;
113	113	(viii) students who successfully met
114	114	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
115	115	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
116	116	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
117	117	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
118	118	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
119	119	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
120	120	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
121	121	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
122	122	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
123	123	(x) students who successfully completed an
124	124	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
125	125	(xi) students who successfully completed a
126	126	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
127	127	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
128	128	degree; and
129	129	(xiii) students who successfully completed
130	130	a program of study in career and technical education;
131	131	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
132	132	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
133	133	(A) for assessment instruments, including
134	134	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
135	135	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
136	136	determined by the commissioner; and
137	137	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
138	138	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
139	139	or campuses; and
140	140	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
141	141	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
142	142	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
143	143	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
144	144	(A) students formerly receiving special
145	145	education services;
146	146	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
147	147	(C) students who are mobile.
148	148	SECTION 3. Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
149	149	adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
150	150	(a-2) In addition to the amounts under Subsections (a) and
151	151	(a-1), a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
152	152	basic allotment, or if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment
153	153	and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is
154	154	entitled, multiplied by:
155	155	(1) 1.28 for each student enrolled in an approved
156	156	Leadership Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
157	157	agency; and
158	158	(2) 1.47 for each student enrolled in an approved
159	159	Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
160	160	agency.
161	161	SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
162	162	school year.
163	163	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
164	164	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
165	165	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
166	166	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
167	167	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.