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1	1	By: Curry H.B. No. 1079
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6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
9	9	and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school
10	10	career and technology education programs and the indicator of
11	11	achievement for military readiness under the public school
12	12	accountability system.
13	13	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	14	SECTION 1. Section 29.182(b), Education Code, is amended to
15	15	read as follows:
16	16	(b) The state plan must include procedures designed to
17	17	ensure that:
18	18	(1) all secondary and postsecondary students have the
19	19	opportunity to participate in career and technology education
20	20	programs;
21	21	(2) the state complies with requirements for
22	22	supplemental federal career and technology education funding;
23	23	(3) career and technology education is established as
24	24	a part of the total education system of this state and constitutes
25	25	an option for student learning that provides a rigorous course of
26	26	study consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002
27	27	and under which a student may receive specific education in a career
28	28	and technology program that:
29	29	(A) incorporates competencies leading to
30	30	academic and technical skill attainment;
31	31	(B) leads to:
32	32	(i) an industry-recognized license,
33	33	credential, or certificate; or
34	34	(ii) at the postsecondary level, an
35	35	associate or baccalaureate degree;
36	36	(C) includes opportunities for students to earn
37	37	college credit for coursework; and
38	38	(D) includes, as an integral part of the program,
39	39	participation by students and teachers in activities of career and
40	40	technical student organizations supported by the agency and the
41	41	State Board of Education; [and]
42	42	(4) a school district provides, to the greatest extent
43	43	possible, to a student participating in a career and technology
44	44	education program opportunities to enroll in dual credit courses
45	45	designed to lead to a degree, license, or certification as part of
46	46	the program; and
47	47	(5) courses of study in a Junior Reserve Officer
48	48	Training Corps program or Leadership Officer Training Corps program
49	49	are provided as part of a career and technology education program.
50	50	SECTION 2. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
51	51	read as follows:
52	52	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
53	53	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
54	54	section that include:
55	55	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
56	56	student achievement that must include:
57	57	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
58	58	and campuses generally:
59	59	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
60	60	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
61	61	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
62	62	including the results of assessment instruments required for
63	63	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
64	64	subject area, including:
65	65	(a) for the performance standard
66	66	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
67	67	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
68	68	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
69	69	area; and
70	70	(b) for the college readiness
71	71	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
72	72	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
73	73	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
74	74	area; and
75	75	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
76	76	results of assessment instruments required under Section
77	77	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
78	78	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
79	79	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
80	80	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
81	81	area; and
82	82	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
83	83	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
84	84	indicators that account for:
85	85	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
86	86	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
87	87	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
88	88	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
89	89	the coordinating board under that section;
90	90	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
91	91	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
92	92	assessments;
93	93	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
94	94	in the dual credit courses;
95	95	(iv) students who demonstrate military
96	96	readiness by:
97	97	(a) enlisting [enlist] in the armed
98	98	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
99	99	(b) achieving a passing score set by
100	100	the applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
101	101	Aptitude Battery test; or
102	102	(c) successfully completing a Junior
103	103	Reserve Officer Training Corps program;
104	104	(v) students who earn industry
105	105	certifications;
106	106	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
107	107	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
108	108	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
109	109	(vii) students whose successful completion
110	110	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
111	111	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
112	112	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
113	113	associate degree;
114	114	(viii) students who successfully met
115	115	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
116	116	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
117	117	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
118	118	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
119	119	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
120	120	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
121	121	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
122	122	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
123	123	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
124	124	(x) students who successfully completed an
125	125	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
126	126	(xi) students who successfully completed a
127	127	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
128	128	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
129	129	degree; and
130	130	(xiii) students who successfully completed
131	131	a program of study in career and technical education;
132	132	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
133	133	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
134	134	(A) for assessment instruments, including
135	135	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
136	136	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
137	137	determined by the commissioner; and
138	138	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
139	139	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
140	140	or campuses; and
141	141	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
142	142	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
143	143	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
144	144	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
145	145	(A) students formerly receiving special
146	146	education services;
147	147	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
148	148	(C) students who are mobile.
149	149	SECTION 3. Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
150	150	adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
151	151	(a-2) In addition to the amounts under Subsections (a) and
152	152	(a-1), a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
153	153	basic allotment, or if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment
154	154	and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is
155	155	entitled, multiplied by:
156	156	(1) 1.28 for each student enrolled in an approved
157	157	Leadership Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
158	158	agency; and
159	159	(2) 1.47 for each student enrolled in an approved
160	160	Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
161	161	agency.
162	162	SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
163	163	school year.
164	164	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
165	165	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
166	166	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
167	167	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
168	168	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.