Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2303 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/10/2023

                    By: LaMantia S.B. No. 2303


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to public school accountability, including assessment of
 academic skills, performance standards and sanctions, and public
 high school graduation requirements.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
 amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
 (c)  School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
 three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
 section that include:
 (1)  in the student achievement domain, indicators of
 student achievement that must include:
 (A)  for evaluating the performance of districts
 and campuses generally:
 (i)  an indicator that accounts for the
 results of assessment instruments required under Sections
 39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
 including the results of assessment instruments required for
 graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
 subject area, including:
 (a)  for the performance standard determined by the
 commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of students
 who performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments,
 aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
 (b)  for the college readiness performance standard as
 determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of students who
 performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated
 across grade levels by subject area; and
 (ii)  an indicator that accounts for the
 results of assessment instruments required under Section
 39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
 percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
 assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
 adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
 area; and
 (iii)  an indicator that accounts for the
 number of students who participate in and successfully complete
 courses in the enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2);
 and
 (A-1)  for evaluating the performance of
 elementary and middle school campuses, indicators that account for:
 (i)  students in grades six, seven, and
 eight who successfully complete and receive credit for a course
 designated for a grade higher than the grade in which the student is
 enrolled; and
 (ii)  students in grades six, seven, and
 eight, who successfully complete a career and technology course
 under Section 48.106; and
 (B)  for evaluating the performance of high school
 campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
 indicators that account for:
 (i)  students who satisfy the Texas Success
 Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
 an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
 the coordinating board under that section;
 (ii)  students who satisfy relevant
 performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
 assessments;
 (iii)  students who earn dual course credits
 in the dual credit courses;
 (iv)  students who enlist in the armed
 forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
 (v)  students who earn industry
 certifications;
 (vi)  students admitted into postsecondary
 industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
 entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
 (vii)  students whose successful completion
 of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
 preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
 entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
 associate degree;
 (viii)  students who successfully met
 standards on a composite of indicators that through research
 indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
 remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
 baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
 (ix)  high school graduation rates, computed
 in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
 with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
 subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
 (g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
 (x)  students who successfully completed an
 OnRamps dual enrollment course;
 (xi)  students who successfully completed a
 practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
 (xii)  students who are awarded an associate
 degree; [and]
 (xiii)  students who successfully completed
 a program of study in career and technical education; and
 (xiv)  students who successfully complete at
 least one endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1); and
 (xv)  students who earn micro-credentials or
 credentials of value as defined by the State Board of Education; and
 (2)  in the school progress domain, indicators for
 effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
 (A)  for assessment instruments, including
 assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
 percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
 determined by the commissioner; and
 (B)  for evaluating relative performance, the
 performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
 or campuses; and
 (3)  in the closing the gaps domain: [,]
 (A)  the use of disaggregated data to demonstrate
 the differentials among students from different racial and ethnic
 groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and other factors, including:
 (i) [(A)]  students formerly receiving special education
 services;
 (ii) [(B)] students continuously
 enrolled; and
 (iii) [(C)] students who are mobile;
 and [.]
 (B)  in evaluating the performance of elementary
 and middle school campuses, the commissioner shall use indicators
 as defined in Subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii)-(vi) and (A-1), for the
 School Quality component.
 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.