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1	1	89R3070 ANG-F
2	2	By: Gámez H.B. No. 1114
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to indicators of achievement under the public school
10	10	accountability system.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
15	15	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
16	16	section that include:
17	17	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
18	18	student achievement that must include:
19	19	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
20	20	and campuses generally:
21	21	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
22	22	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
23	23	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
24	24	including the results of assessment instruments required for
25	25	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
26	26	subject area, including:
27	27	(a) for the performance standard
28	28	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
29	29	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
30	30	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
31	31	area; and
32	32	(b) for the college readiness
33	33	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
34	34	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
35	35	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
36	36	area; [and]
37	37	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
38	38	results of assessment instruments required under Section
39	39	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
40	40	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
41	41	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
42	42	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
43	43	area; and
44	44	(iii) an indicator that accounts for
45	45	students who successfully complete courses included in the
46	46	enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002;
47	47	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
48	48	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
49	49	indicators that account for:
50	50	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
51	51	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
52	52	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
53	53	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
54	54	the coordinating board under that section;
55	55	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
56	56	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
57	57	assessments;
58	58	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
59	59	in the dual credit courses;
60	60	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
61	61	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
62	62	(v) students who earn industry
63	63	certifications;
64	64	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
65	65	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
66	66	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
67	67	(vii) students whose successful completion
68	68	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
69	69	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
70	70	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
71	71	associate degree;
72	72	(viii) students who successfully met
73	73	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
74	74	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
75	75	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
76	76	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
77	77	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
78	78	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
79	79	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
80	80	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
81	81	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
82	82	(x) students who successfully completed an
83	83	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
84	84	(xi) students who successfully completed a
85	85	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
86	86	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
87	87	degree; [and]
88	88	(xiii) students who successfully completed
89	89	a program of study in career and technical education;
90	90	(xiv) students who earn an endorsement
91	91	under Section 28.025(c-1); and
92	92	(xv) students who earn micro-credentials or
93	93	credentials of value as defined by the State Board of Education; and
94	94	(C) for evaluating the performance of
95	95	elementary, middle, and junior high school campuses and districts
96	96	that include those campuses, indicators that account for:
97	97	(i) students in grades six, seven, and
98	98	eight who successfully complete and receive credit for a course
99	99	designated for a grade higher than the grade in which the student is
100	100	enrolled; and
101	101	(ii) students in grades six, seven, and
102	102	eight who successfully complete a career and technology course
103	103	approved for purposes of the career and technology allotment under
104	104	Section 48.106;
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:
115	115	(A)[,] the use of disaggregated data to
116	116	demonstrate the differentials among students from different racial
117	117	and ethnic groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and other factors,
118	118	including:
119	119	(i) [(A)] students formerly receiving
120	120	special education services;
121	121	(ii) [(B)] students continuously enrolled;
122	122	and
123	123	(iii) [(C)] students who are mobile; and
124	124	(B) for evaluating the school quality of
125	125	elementary, middle, and junior high school campuses and districts
126	126	that include those campuses, indicators described by Subdivisions
127	127	(1)(A)(iii) and (1)(C).
128	128	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
129	129	school year.
130	130	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
131	131	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
132	132	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
133	133	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
134	134	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.