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1	1	By: LaMantia S.B. No. 2303
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to public school accountability, including assessment of
7	7	academic skills, performance standards and sanctions, and public
8	8	high school graduation requirements.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
12	12	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
13	13	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
14	14	section that include:
15	15	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
16	16	student achievement that must include:
17	17	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
18	18	and campuses generally:
19	19	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
20	20	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
21	21	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
22	22	including the results of assessment instruments required for
23	23	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
24	24	subject area, including:
25	25	(a) for the performance standard determined by the
26	26	commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of students
27	27	who performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments,
28	28	aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
29	29	(b) for the college readiness performance standard as
30	30	determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of students who
31	31	performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, aggregated
32	32	across grade levels by subject area; and
33	33	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
34	34	results of assessment instruments required under Section
35	35	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
36	36	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
37	37	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
38	38	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
39	39	area; and
40	40	(iii) an indicator that accounts for the
41	41	number of students who participate in and successfully complete
42	42	courses in the enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2);
43	43	and
44	44	(A-1) for evaluating the performance of
45	45	elementary and middle school campuses, indicators that account for:
46	46	(i) students in grades six, seven, and
47	47	eight who successfully complete and receive credit for a course
48	48	designated for a grade higher than the grade in which the student is
49	49	enrolled; and
50	50	(ii) students in grades six, seven, and
51	51	eight, who successfully complete a career and technology course
52	52	under Section 48.106; and
53	53	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
54	54	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
55	55	indicators that account for:
56	56	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
57	57	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
58	58	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
59	59	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
60	60	the coordinating board under that section;
61	61	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
62	62	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
63	63	assessments;
64	64	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
65	65	in the dual credit courses;
66	66	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
67	67	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
68	68	(v) students who earn industry
69	69	certifications;
70	70	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
71	71	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
72	72	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
73	73	(vii) students whose successful completion
74	74	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
75	75	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
76	76	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
77	77	associate degree;
78	78	(viii) students who successfully met
79	79	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
80	80	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
81	81	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
82	82	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
83	83	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
84	84	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
85	85	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
86	86	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
87	87	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
88	88	(x) students who successfully completed an
89	89	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
90	90	(xi) students who successfully completed a
91	91	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
92	92	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
93	93	degree; [and]
94	94	(xiii) students who successfully completed
95	95	a program of study in career and technical education; and
96	96	(xiv) students who successfully complete at
97	97	least one endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1); and
98	98	(xv) students who earn micro-credentials or
99	99	credentials of value as defined by the State Board of Education; and
100	100	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
101	101	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
102	102	(A) for assessment instruments, including
103	103	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
104	104	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
105	105	determined by the commissioner; and
106	106	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
107	107	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
108	108	or campuses; and
109	109	(3) in the closing the gaps domain: [,]
110	110	(A) the use of disaggregated data to demonstrate
111	111	the differentials among students from different racial and ethnic
112	112	groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and other factors, including:
113	113	(i) [(A)] students formerly receiving special education
114	114	services;
115	115	(ii) [(B)] students continuously
116	116	enrolled; and
117	117	(iii) [(C)] students who are mobile;
118	118	and [.]
119	119	(B) in evaluating the performance of elementary
120	120	and middle school campuses, the commissioner shall use indicators
121	121	as defined in Subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii)-(vi) and (A-1), for the
122	122	School Quality component.
123	123	SECTION 2. This act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
124	124	school year.
125	125	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
126	126	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
127	127	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
128	128	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
129	129	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.