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1	1	89R14109 PRL-F
2	2	By: Dutton H.B. No. 123
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early
10	10	literacy and numeracy skills for public school students, including
11	11	an early childhood parental support program, and to funding under
12	12	the Foundation School Program for certain school districts and to
13	13	support those measures.
14	14	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	15	SECTION 1. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
16	16	read as follows:
17	17	(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
18	18	(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
19	19	offense;
20	20	(2) the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code;
21	21	and
22	22	(3) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
23	23	applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
24	24	title, relating to:
25	25	(A) the Public Education Information Management
26	26	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
27	27	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
28	28	(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
29	29	Chapter 22;
30	30	(C) reading and mathematics instruments and
31	31	reading interventions [accelerated reading instruction programs]
32	32	under Sections [Section] 28.006, 28.0063, and 28.0064;
33	33	(D) accelerated instruction under Section
34	34	28.0211;
35	35	(E) high school graduation requirements under
36	36	Section 28.025;
37	37	(F) special education programs under Subchapter
38	38	A, Chapter 29;
39	39	(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
40	40	Chapter 29;
41	41	(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
42	42	or E-1, Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten
43	43	classes imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply;
44	44	(I) extracurricular activities under Section
45	45	33.081;
46	46	(J) discipline management practices or behavior
47	47	management techniques under Section 37.0021;
48	48	(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
49	49	(L) the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;
50	50	(M) public school accountability and special
51	51	investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter
52	52	39, and Chapter 39A;
53	53	(N) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
54	54	report an educator's misconduct;
55	55	(O) intensive programs of instruction under
56	56	Section 28.0213;
57	57	(P) the right of a school employee to report a
58	58	crime, as provided by Section 37.148;
59	59	(Q) bullying prevention policies and procedures
60	60	under Section 37.0832;
61	61	(R) the right of a school under Section 37.0052
62	62	to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a
63	63	disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;
64	64	(S) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to
65	65	local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or
66	66	harassment;
67	67	(T) a parent's right to information regarding the
68	68	provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's
69	69	child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d);
70	70	(U) establishment of residency under Section
71	71	25.001;
72	72	(V) school safety requirements under Sections
73	73	37.0814, 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.1083, 37.1084, 37.1085,
74	74	37.1086, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115, 37.207, and
75	75	37.2071 and Subchapter J, Chapter 37;
76	76	(W) the early childhood literacy and mathematics
77	77	proficiency plans under Section 11.185;
78	78	(X) the college, career, and military readiness
79	79	plans under Section 11.186; and
80	80	(Y) parental options to retain a student under
81	81	Section 28.02124.
82	82	SECTION 2. The heading to Section 21.4552, Education Code,
83	83	is amended to read as follows:
84	84	Sec. 21.4552. TEACHER LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND READING
85	85	INTERVENTION ACADEMIES.
86	86	SECTION 3. Section 21.4552, Education Code, is amended by
87	87	amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (g),
88	88	(h), and (i) to read as follows:
89	89	(b) A literacy achievement academy developed under this
90	90	section:
91	91	(1) for teachers who provide reading instruction to
92	92	students at the kindergarten or first, second, or third grade
93	93	level:
94	94	(A) must include training in:
95	95	(i) effective and systematic instructional
96	96	practices in reading, including phonemic awareness, phonics,
97	97	fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; and
98	98	(ii) the use of empirically validated
99	99	instructional methods that are appropriate for struggling readers;
100	100	and
101	101	(B) may include training in effective
102	102	instructional practices in writing;
103	103	(2) for teachers who provide reading instruction to
104	104	students at the fourth or fifth grade level:
105	105	(A) must include effective instructional
106	106	practices that promote student development of reading
107	107	comprehension and inferential and critical thinking;
108	108	(B) must provide training in the use of
109	109	empirically validated instructional methods that are appropriate
110	110	for struggling readers; and
111	111	(C) may include material on writing instruction;
112	112	(3) for teachers who provide reading instruction to
113	113	students at the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade level, must include
114	114	training in:
115	115	(A) strategies to be implemented in English
116	116	language arts and other subject areas for multisyllable word
117	117	reading, vocabulary development, and comprehension of expository
118	118	and narrative text;
119	119	(B) an adaptation framework that enables
120	120	teachers to respond to differing student strengths and needs,
121	121	including adaptations for students of limited English proficiency
122	122	or students receiving special education services under Subchapter
123	123	A, Chapter 29;
124	124	(C) collaborative strategies to increase active
125	125	student involvement and motivation to read; and
126	126	(D) other areas identified by the commissioner as
127	127	essential components of reading instruction; and
128	128	(4) [for teachers who provide reading instruction to
129	129	students at the seventh or eighth grade level, must include
130	130	training in:
131	131	[(A) administration of the reading instrument
132	132	required by Section 28.006(c-1); and
133	133	[(B) interpretation of the results of the reading
134	134	instrument required by Section 28.006(c-1) and strategies, based on
135	135	scientific research regarding effective reading instruction, for
136	136	long-term intensive intervention to target identified student
137	137	needs in word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension;
138	138	and
139	139	[(5)] for teachers who provide instruction in
140	140	mathematics, science, or social studies to students at the sixth,
141	141	seventh, or eighth grade level, must include training in:
142	142	(A) strategies for incorporating reading
143	143	instruction into the curriculum for the subject area taught by the
144	144	teacher; and
145	145	(B) other areas identified by the commissioner.
146	146	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), from [From]
147	147	funds provided under Section 48.108 or appropriated for that
148	148	purpose, a classroom teacher who provides instruction to students
149	149	in kindergarten through third grade and attends a literacy
150	150	achievement academy is entitled to receive a stipend from the
151	151	school district in the amount determined by the commissioner. From
152	152	funds appropriated for that purpose, a district may provide a
153	153	stipend to a classroom teacher who provides instruction to students
154	154	in a grade level above third grade. A stipend received under this
155	155	subsection is not considered in determining whether a school
156	156	district is paying the classroom teacher the minimum monthly salary
157	157	under Section 21.402.
158	158	(d-1) A classroom teacher is not eligible for a stipend
159	159	under Subsection (d) if the teacher:
160	160	(1) is currently enrolled in an educator preparation
161	161	program;
162	162	(2) attends the literacy achievement academy on a day
163	163	or during hours of service included in the term of the teacher's
164	164	contract; or
165	165	(3) is not directed or approved by the school district
166	166	at which the teacher is employed to attend the literacy achievement
167	167	academy.
168	168	(g) The agency shall develop a method for evaluating a
169	169	literacy achievement academy to determine the effectiveness of the
170	170	academy, including whether the academy improves teaching practices
171	171	and student literacy proficiency. A school district or
172	172	open-enrollment charter school shall provide any information
173	173	requested by the agency for purposes of evaluating literacy
174	174	achievement academies under this subsection.
175	175	(h) In addition to the literacy achievement academies
176	176	developed under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall develop and
177	177	make available reading intervention academies for teachers who
178	178	provide reading interventions to students who require accelerated
179	179	instruction in foundational reading skills.
180	180	(i) The commissioner may establish an advisory board to
181	181	assist the agency in fulfilling the agency's duties under this
182	182	section. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to an
183	183	advisory board established under this subsection.
184	184	SECTION 4. The heading to Section 21.4553, Education Code,
185	185	is amended to read as follows:
186	186	Sec. 21.4553. TEACHER MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND
187	187	INTERVENTIONIST ACADEMIES.
188	188	SECTION 5. Section 21.4553, Education Code, is amended by
189	189	amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), (g),
190	190	(h), and (i) to read as follows:
191	191	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), from [From]
192	192	funds appropriated for that purpose, a classroom teacher who
193	193	attends a mathematics achievement academy is entitled to receive a
194	194	stipend in the amount determined by the commissioner. A stipend
195	195	received under this subsection is not considered in determining
196	196	whether a district is paying the classroom teacher the minimum
197	197	monthly salary under Section 21.402.
198	198	(d-1) A classroom teacher is not eligible for a stipend
199	199	under Subsection (d) if the teacher:
200	200	(1) is currently enrolled in an educator preparation
201	201	program;
202	202	(2) attends the mathematics achievement academy on a
203	203	day or during hours of service included in the term of the teacher's
204	204	contract; or
205	205	(3) is not directed or approved by the school district
206	206	at which the teacher is employed to attend the mathematics
207	207	achievement academy.
208	208	(d-2) From funds provided under Section 48.108 or
209	209	appropriated for that purpose, a school district or open-enrollment
210	210	charter school must pay for the costs for a classroom teacher
211	211	employed by the district or school to attend a mathematics
212	212	achievement academy.
213	213	(g) The agency shall develop a method for evaluating a
214	214	mathematics achievement academy to determine the effectiveness of
215	215	the academy, including whether the academy improves teaching
216	216	practices and student math proficiency. A school district or
217	217	open-enrollment charter school shall provide any information
218	218	requested by the agency for purposes of evaluating mathematics
219	219	achievement academies under this subsection.
220	220	(h) In addition to the mathematics achievement academies
221	221	developed under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall develop and
222	222	make available mathematics interventionist academies for a teacher
223	223	who provides additional support to students who require accelerated
224	224	instruction in mathematics.
225	225	(i) The commissioner may establish an advisory board to
226	226	assist the agency in fulfilling the agency's duties under this
227	227	section. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to an
228	228	advisory board established under this subsection.
229	229	SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
230	230	amended by adding Section 25.0816 to read as follows:
231	231	Sec. 25.0816. ADDITIONAL DAYS SCHOOL YEAR PLANNING GRANT
232	232	PROGRAM. (a) From money appropriated or otherwise available for
233	233	the purpose, the agency shall establish and administer a grant
234	234	program to provide funding and technical assistance to school
235	235	districts and open-enrollment charter schools to plan the school
236	236	year and adjust operations as necessary to qualify for the
237	237	incentive funding under Section 48.0051.
238	238	(b) In awarding grants under the program, the agency shall
239	239	prioritize school districts and open-enrollment charter schools
240	240	that seek to maximize incentive funding under Section 48.0051.
241	241	(c) The agency may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
242	242	donations for purposes of this section.
243	243	SECTION 7. Section 25.085(d), Education Code, is amended to
244	244	read as follows:
245	245	(d) Unless specifically exempted by Section 25.086, a
246	246	student enrolled in a school district must attend:
247	247	(1) an extended-year program for which the student is
248	248	eligible that is provided by the district for students identified
249	249	as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level or tutorial
250	250	classes required by the district under Section 29.084;
251	251	(2) a reading intervention program [an accelerated
252	252	reading instruction program] to which the student is assigned under
253	253	Section 28.0064 [28.006(g)];
254	254	(3) an accelerated instruction program to which the
255	255	student is assigned under Section 28.0211;
256	256	(4) a basic skills program to which the student is
257	257	assigned under Section 29.086; or
258	258	(5) a summer program provided under Section 37.008(l)
259	259	or Section 37.021.
260	260	SECTION 8. The heading to Section 28.006, Education Code,
261	261	is amended to read as follows:
262	262	Sec. 28.006. KINDERGARTEN READING DIAGNOSIS.
263	263	SECTION 9. Section 28.006, Education Code, is amended by
264	264	amending Subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (c-2), (c-3), (d), (f), and
265	265	(h) and adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
266	266	(a) The commissioner shall develop recommendations for
267	267	school districts for:
268	268	(1) administering reading instruments, including an
269	269	instrument developed under Section 28.0063, to diagnose student
270	270	foundational literacy skills in reading development and
271	271	comprehension;
272	272	(2) training educators in administering the reading
273	273	instruments; and
274	274	(3) applying the results of the reading instruments to
275	275	the instructional program.
276	276	(b) The commissioner shall adopt a [list of] reading
277	277	instrument [instruments] that a school district shall [may] use to
278	278	diagnose the foundational literacy skills in [student] reading
279	279	development and comprehension of students enrolled in
280	280	kindergarten. A reading instrument adopted under this subsection
281	281	may include other developmental skills as part of [For use in
282	282	diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of
283	283	kindergarten students, the commissioner shall adopt] a
284	284	multidimensional assessment tool [that includes a reading
285	285	instrument and tests at least three developmental skills, including
286	286	literacy. A multidimensional assessment tool administered as
287	287	provided by this subsection is considered to be a reading
288	288	instrument for purposes of this section. A district-level
289	289	committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, may adopt a
290	290	list of reading instruments for use in the district in a grade level
291	291	other than kindergarten in addition to the reading instruments on
292	292	the commissioner's list]. A [Each] reading instrument adopted by
293	293	the commissioner [or a district-level committee] must be based on
294	294	scientific research concerning foundational literacy skills in
295	295	reading [skills] development and [reading] comprehension. A [list
296	296	of] reading instrument [instruments] adopted under this subsection
297	297	must provide for diagnosing the foundational literacy skills in
298	298	reading development and comprehension of a student [students]
299	299	participating in a program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.
300	300	(b-1) The commissioner may approve an alternative reading
301	301	instrument for use in diagnosing the foundational literacy skills
302	302	in reading development and comprehension of kindergarten students
303	303	that complies with the requirements under Subsection (b).
304	304	(c-2) Not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the
305	305	school year, each [Each] school district shall administer at the
306	306	kindergarten level a reading instrument adopted by the commissioner
307	307	under Subsection (b) or approved by the commissioner under
308	308	Subsection (b-1). The district shall administer the reading
309	309	instrument in accordance with the commissioner's recommendations
310	310	under Subsection (a)(1) and policies developed by commissioner
311	311	rule.
312	312	(c-3) The commissioner by rule shall determine the
313	313	performance on a [the] reading instrument adopted or approved under
314	314	this section [Subsection (b)] that indicates kindergarten
315	315	readiness.
316	316	(d) The superintendent of each school district shall:
317	317	(1) report to the commissioner and the board of
318	318	trustees of the district the results of a [the] reading instrument
319	319	administered to students under this section [instruments];
320	320	(2) not later than the 30th [60th] calendar day after
321	321	the date on which the results of a reading instrument are available,
322	322	[was administered] report, in writing or electronically, to a
323	323	student's parent or guardian the student's results on the
324	324	instrument; and
325	325	(3) using the school readiness certification system
326	326	provided to the school district in accordance with Section
327	327	29.161(e), report electronically each student's raw score on the
328	328	reading instrument to the agency for use in the school readiness
329	329	certification system.
330	330	(f) The agency shall ensure at least one reading instrument
331	331	adopted or approved [for each grade level for which a reading
332	332	instrument is required to be administered] under this section is
333	333	available to school districts at no cost.
334	334	(h) The school district shall make a good faith effort to
335	335	ensure that the report [notice] required under Subsection (d)(2)
336	336	[this section] is provided either in person or electronically [by
337	337	regular mail] and that the report [notice] is clear and easy to
338	338	understand and is written in English and in the parent or guardian's
339	339	native language.
340	340	(n) The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a
341	341	student who participates in a school district's special education
342	342	program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, may modify any requirement
343	343	for student participation under this section.
344	344	SECTION 10. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
345	345	amended by adding Sections 28.0063, 28.0064, 28.0065, and 28.0071
346	346	to read as follows:
347	347	Sec. 28.0063. EARLY LITERACY AND NUMERACY INSTRUMENTS. (a)
348	348	The commissioner shall adopt a list of reading and mathematics
349	349	instruments approved or developed by the commissioner for use by
350	350	school districts in kindergarten through grade three to diagnose
351	351	foundational literacy skills in reading development and
352	352	comprehension and foundational numeracy skills in mathematics.
353	353	(b) A reading or mathematics instrument adopted under
354	354	Subsection (a) must:
355	355	(1) be based on scientific research concerning, as
356	356	applicable:
357	357	(A) foundational literacy skills in reading
358	358	development and comprehension; or
359	359	(B) foundational numeracy skills in mathematics;
360	360	(2) be capable of being administered at the beginning,
361	361	middle, and end of the school year, except for a substitute
362	362	instrument allowed under Subsection (d);
363	363	(3) be designed to assess the performance of students
364	364	in, as applicable:
365	365	(A) the foundational literacy skills components
366	366	of the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Section 28.002
367	367	for language arts; or
368	368	(B) the foundational numeracy skills components
369	369	of the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Section 28.002
370	370	for mathematics;
371	371	(4) be capable of monitoring student progress in a
372	372	manner that allows school district staff to identify specific
373	373	foundational literacy or numeracy skills in need of targeted
374	374	instruction;
375	375	(5) assess whether a student's performance in
376	376	foundational literacy or numeracy skills indicates that the student
377	377	is at risk, as determined by the commissioner, of not achieving
378	378	satisfactory performance on the third grade reading or mathematics
379	379	assessment administered under Section 39.023;
380	380	(6) for a reading instrument, include applicable
381	381	elements required for a screening for dyslexia and related
382	382	disorders under Section 38.003; and
383	383	(7) for a reading instrument, allow a school district
384	384	to generate a report regarding a student's reading progress that is
385	385	clear and easy to understand that may be distributed to the
386	386	student's parent in English, Spanish, or, to the extent
387	387	practicable, any other language spoken by the parent.
388	388	(c) The commissioner shall:
389	389	(1) update the list of reading and mathematics
390	390	instruments adopted under Subsection (a) not less than once every
391	391	four years;
392	392	(2) ensure the list adopted under Subsection (a)
393	393	includes multiple reading and mathematics instruments;
394	394	(3) develop a process by which a school district may
395	395	submit an instrument to the commissioner for approval; and
396	396	(4) make publicly available the criteria for the
397	397	evaluation and approval of an instrument submitted to the
398	398	commissioner.
399	399	(d) The commissioner may allow a school district to
400	400	substitute:
401	401	(1) an instrument adopted or approved under Section
402	402	28.006 for an instrument adopted under this section that is
403	403	administered to a kindergarten student at the beginning of the
404	404	school year;
405	405	(2) an interim assessment instrument adopted or
406	406	developed under Section 39.023(o) for an instrument adopted under
407	407	this section; or
408	408	(3) a third grade assessment instrument adopted or
409	409	developed under Section 39.023 for an instrument adopted under this
410	410	section that is administered at the end of the school year for a
411	411	third grade student.
412	412	(e) A school district shall administer to students in
413	413	kindergarten through third grade a reading and mathematics
414	414	instrument adopted under Subsection (a) in accordance with
415	415	requirements established by the commissioner under this section.
416	416	(f) The superintendent of each school district shall:
417	417	(1) report to the commissioner and the board of
418	418	trustees of the district the results of a reading or mathematics
419	419	instrument administered to students under this section; and
420	420	(2) not later than the 30th calendar day after the date
421	421	on which the results of a reading or mathematics instrument are
422	422	available, report, in writing or electronically, to a student's
423	423	parent or guardian:
424	424	(A) the student's results on the instrument;
425	425	(B) for a reading instrument, the report
426	426	described by Subsection (b)(7); and
427	427	(C) if the student is determined to be at risk for
428	428	dyslexia or a related disorder based on the results of the reading
429	429	instrument, information regarding that determination.
430	430	(g) For each student in kindergarten through third grade who
431	431	is determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder, the district
432	432	shall:
433	433	(1) notify the student's parent or guardian of the
434	434	determination and provide to the parent or guardian information
435	435	regarding the Talking Book Program offered by the Texas State
436	436	Library and Archives Commission; and
437	437	(2) ensure that the district is complying with the
438	438	requirements of Section 29.0031 with respect to the student.
439	439	(h) The agency shall establish a list of reading and
440	440	mathematics instruments adopted under Subsection (a) for which the
441	441	agency has negotiated a price. A school district is not required to
442	442	use a method provided by Section 44.031 to purchase an instrument on
443	443	the list established under this subsection.
444	444	(i) A student's parent or guardian may submit a written
445	445	request to the administrator of the campus at which the student is
446	446	enrolled to opt the student out of the administration of a reading
447	447	or mathematics instrument required under this section. A school
448	448	district may not encourage or direct a parent or guardian to submit
449	449	a written request under this subsection.
450	450	(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
451	451	implement this section.
452	452	(k) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a
453	453	rule adopted under this section.
454	454	(l) A school district may comply with the requirements of
455	455	Subsection (e) by administering a reading or mathematics instrument
456	456	selected by the board of trustees of the school district that meets
457	457	the requirements of Subsection (b) until the commissioner adopts
458	458	the list of reading and mathematics instruments under Subsection
459	459	(a). This subsection expires September 1, 2029.
460	460	Sec. 28.0064. EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR CERTAIN
461	461	STUDENTS. (a) If a student's results on two consecutive reading
462	462	instruments administered under Section 28.0063 indicate that the
463	463	student is at risk, as determined by the commissioner, of not
464	464	achieving satisfactory performance in foundational literacy, a
465	465	school district shall, as soon as practicable following the receipt
466	466	of the student's results, provide reading interventions to the
467	467	student during the subsequent 12 months.
468	468	(b) Reading interventions provided under Subsection (a)
469	469	must:
470	470	(1) include targeted instruction in the foundational
471	471	literacy skills identified as areas in need of targeted instruction
472	472	by the reading instrument administered under Section 28.0063;
473	473	(2) ensure that the student receives the interventions
474	474	during a period and at a frequency sufficient to address the areas
475	475	described by Subdivision (1);
476	476	(3) include effective instructional materials
477	477	designed for reading intervention;
478	478	(4) be provided by a person:
479	479	(A) with training in reading interventions and in
480	480	the applicable instructional materials described by Subdivision
481	481	(3); and
482	482	(B) under the oversight of the school district;
483	483	(5) to the extent possible, be provided by one person
484	484	for the entirety of the student's reading intervention period; and
485	485	(6) meet any additional requirements adopted by the
486	486	commissioner.
487	487	(c) A school district shall continue providing reading
488	488	intervention to a student under this section until the earlier of
489	489	the date on which:
490	490	(1) the student is no longer determined to be at risk,
491	491	as determined by the commissioner, of not achieving satisfactory
492	492	performance in foundational literacy on a reading instrument
493	493	administered under Section 28.0063; or
494	494	(2) the student begins the fourth grade.
495	495	(d) In providing reading interventions under this section,
496	496	a school district may not remove a student, except under
497	497	circumstances for which a student enrolled in the same grade level
498	498	who is not receiving reading interventions would be removed, from:
499	499	(1) instruction in the foundation curriculum and
500	500	enrichment curriculum adopted under Section 28.002 for the grade
501	501	level in which the student is enrolled; or
502	502	(2) recess or other physical activity that is
503	503	available to other students enrolled in the same grade level.
504	504	(e) The agency shall approve one or more products that use
505	505	an automated, computerized, or other augmented method for providing
506	506	reading interventions. The agency may approve a product under this
507	507	subsection only if evidence indicates that the product is effective
508	508	at promoting mastery of foundational literacy skills.
509	509	(f) Subject to appropriation, the agency shall ensure that
510	510	at least one product approved under Subsection (e) is available to
511	511	school districts at no or reduced cost.
512	512	(g) A student's parent or guardian may submit a written
513	513	request to the administrator of the campus at which the student is
514	514	enrolled to opt the student out of a reading intervention
515	515	requirement under Subsection (b). A school district may not
516	516	encourage or direct a parent or guardian to submit a written request
517	517	under this subsection that would allow the district to not provide
518	518	reading interventions to the student.
519	519	(h) A school district must provide to the parent or guardian
520	520	of a student receiving reading interventions under this section the
521	521	notice required under Section 26.0081(d).
522	522	(i) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent or
523	523	discourage reading interventions for a student whose results on a
524	524	reading instrument administered under Section 28.0063 indicate
525	525	that the student is at risk, as determined by the commissioner, of
526	526	not achieving satisfactory performance in foundational literacy.
527	527	(j) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the
528	528	provision of any special education services required under
529	529	Subchapter A, Chapter 29, or the Individuals with Disabilities
530	530	Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.). A student's
531	531	admission, review, and dismissal committee may modify any
532	532	requirement for student participation in reading interventions
533	533	under this section.
534	534	(k) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
535	535	implement this section, including rules that define appropriate
536	536	standards for implementing reading interventions that meet the
537	537	requirements of Subsection (b).
538	538	(l) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a
539	539	rule adopted under this section.
540	540	(m) A school district is not required to comply with the
541	541	requirements of this section until the commissioner adopts a list
542	542	of reading and mathematics instruments under Section 28.0063 and
543	543	designates the first school year that districts must comply with
544	544	this section. This subsection expires September 1, 2029.
545	545	Sec. 28.0065. ADAPTIVE VOCABULARY. (a) The agency shall
546	546	develop and implement an adaptive vocabulary assessment to assess
547	547	vocabulary development in students in kindergarten through third
548	548	grade.
549	549	(b) The agency may use an assessment developed under this
550	550	subsection to assess students in grades other than grades described
551	551	by Subsection (a).
552	552	(c) The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a
553	553	student who participates in a school district's special education
554	554	program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, may modify any requirement
555	555	for student participation under this section.
556	556	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
557	557	implement this section.
558	558	Sec. 28.0071. MATHEMATICS TRAINING FOR KINDERGARTEN
559	559	THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. (a) Each school district and
560	560	open-enrollment charter school shall ensure that:
561	561	(1) not later than the 2030-2031 school year, each
562	562	classroom teacher that provides instruction in mathematics to
563	563	students in kindergarten through eighth grade and each principal,
564	564	assistant principal, mathematics instructional coach, and
565	565	mathematics interventionist at a campus with one of those grade
566	566	levels has attended a teacher mathematics achievement academy
567	567	developed under Section 21.4553; and
568	568	(2) each classroom teacher and principal initially
569	569	employed in a grade level or at a campus described by Subdivision
570	570	(1) for the 2030-2031 school year or a subsequent school year has
571	571	attended a teacher mathematics achievement academy developed under
572	572	Section 21.4553 by the end of the teacher's or principal's first
573	573	year of placement in that grade level or campus.
574	574	(b) The agency shall provide assistance to school districts
575	575	and open-enrollment charter schools in complying with the
576	576	requirements under this section.
577	577	(c) The agency shall:
578	578	(1) monitor the implementation of this section; and
579	579	(2) periodically report to the legislature on the
580	580	implementation of this section and the effectiveness of this
581	581	section in improving educational outcomes.
582	582	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
583	583	section.
584	584	SECTION 11. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
585	585	amended by adding Section 28.02111 to read as follows:
586	586	Sec. 28.02111. THIRD GRADE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTS. (a) The
587	587	commissioner shall establish and administer a program for students
588	588	in the third grade who are required to be provided accelerated
589	589	instruction under Section 28.0211(a-1) through which the student's
590	590	parent may direct tutoring services to support the student. The
591	591	agency shall provide to a student described by this subsection a
592	592	grant in the amount provided under Section 48.310 to purchase from
593	593	an agency-approved provider tutoring services designed to help
594	594	improve the student's proficiency in reading.
595	595	(b) The agency shall:
596	596	(1) maintain a system of online accounts under which
597	597	each student described by Subsection (a) is assigned an account for
598	598	the student's parent to access the grant described by Subsection
599	599	(a); and
600	600	(2) implement the program in a manner that ensures:
601	601	(A) ease of use for parents of students who are
602	602	eligible for a grant under this section; and
603	603	(B) fidelity of spending.
604	604	(c) A student may not receive more than one grant under this
605	605	section.
606	606	(d) The agency may reserve from the total amount of money
607	607	available for purposes of the program an amount, not to exceed five
608	608	percent of the total amount, to cover the agency's cost of
609	609	administering the program.
610	610	(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school in
611	611	which a student who receives a grant under this section is enrolled
612	612	remains subject to the requirements to provide accelerated
613	613	instruction under Section 28.0211.
614	614	(f) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
615	615	shall provide to the parent of a student described by Subsection (a)
616	616	notice of the student's eligibility for a grant under this section,
617	617	in a form and manner established by the agency.
618	618	(g) A decision by the commissioner regarding the program
619	619	under this section is final and may not be appealed.
620	620	(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
621	621	implement this section.
622	622	SECTION 12. Section 29.1543, Education Code, is amended to
623	623	read as follows:
624	624	Sec. 29.1543. EARLY EDUCATION REPORTS. The agency shall
625	625	produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet
626	626	website annual district and campus-level reports containing
627	627	information from the previous school year on early education in
628	628	school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. A report
629	629	under this section must contain:
630	630	(1) the information required by Section 29.1532(c) to
631	631	be reported through the Public Education Information Management
632	632	System (PEIMS);
633	633	(2) a description of the diagnostic reading
634	634	instruments administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c-2)
635	635	[28.006(c) or (c-2)];
636	636	(3) the number of students who were administered a
637	637	diagnostic reading instrument administered in accordance with
638	638	Section 28.006(c-2) [28.006(c) or (c-2)];
639	639	(4) the number of students whose scores from a
640	640	diagnostic reading instrument administered in accordance with
641	641	Section 28.006(c-2) [28.006(c) or (c-2)] indicate kindergarten
642	642	readiness in reading [proficiency];
643	643	(5) the number of kindergarten students who were
644	644	enrolled in a prekindergarten program in the previous school year
645	645	in the same district or school as the district or school in which
646	646	the student attends kindergarten;
647	647	(6) the number and percentage of students who perform
648	648	satisfactorily on the third grade reading or mathematics assessment
649	649	instrument administered under Section 39.023, disaggregated by
650	650	whether the student was eligible for free prekindergarten under
651	651	Section 29.153;
652	652	(7) the number of students described by Subdivision
653	653	(6) who attended kindergarten in the district, disaggregated by:
654	654	(A) whether the student met the kindergarten
655	655	readiness standard on a [the] reading instrument adopted under
656	656	Section 28.006;
657	657	(B) whether the student attended prekindergarten
658	658	in the district; and
659	659	(C) the type of prekindergarten the student
660	660	attended, if applicable; and
661	661	(8) the information described by Subdivisions (6) and
662	662	(7) disaggregated by whether the student is educationally
663	663	disadvantaged.
664	664	SECTION 13. Section 29.161(c), Education Code, is amended
665	665	to read as follows:
666	666	(c) The system must:
667	667	(1) be reflective of research in the field of early
668	668	childhood care and education;
669	669	(2) be well-grounded in the cognitive, social, and
670	670	emotional development of young children;
671	671	(3) apply a common set of criteria to each program
672	672	provider seeking certification, regardless of the type of program
673	673	or source of program funding; and
674	674	(4) be capable of fulfilling the reporting and notice
675	675	requirements of Section [Sections] 28.006(d) [and (g)].
676	676	SECTION 14. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
677	677	amended by adding Section 29.163 to read as follows:
678	678	Sec. 29.163. EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT. (a) The
679	679	agency shall establish a list of programs that provide early
680	680	childhood parental support. The programs must:
681	681	(1) provide for optional participation by a parent;
682	682	(2) be designed to assist a parent in supporting the
683	683	parent's child in attaining kindergarten readiness;
684	684	(3) have demonstrated, through evidence including
685	685	random control trials, that the program:
686	686	(A) promotes kindergarten readiness; and
687	687	(B) increases attendance rates; and
688	688	(4) have an established implementation model.
689	689	(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
690	690	offer a program on the list under Subsection (a) to families with a
691	691	child eligible for prekindergarten who reside in the district's or
692	692	school's attendance zone.
693	693	SECTION 15. Section 29.167, Education Code, is amended by
694	694	amending Subsections (b-1) and (b-3) and adding Subsection (b-4) to
695	695	read as follows:
696	696	(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), each teacher for a
697	697	prekindergarten class provided by an entity with which a school
698	698	district contracts to provide a prekindergarten program must:
699	699	(1) be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, to
700	700	teach prekindergarten or supervised by a person who meets the
701	701	requirements under Subsection (b); [and]
702	702	(2) have one of the following qualifications:
703	703	(A) at least two years' experience of teaching in
704	704	a nationally accredited child care program or a Texas Rising Star
705	705	Program and:
706	706	(i) a Child Development Associate (CDA)
707	707	credential or another early childhood education credential
708	708	approved by the agency; or
709	709	(ii) certification offered through a
710	710	training center accredited by Association Montessori
711	711	Internationale or through the Montessori Accreditation Council for
712	712	Teacher Education; or
713	713	(B) a qualification described by Subsection
714	714	(b)(2)(A), (D), (E), or (F); and
715	715	(3) when appropriate, be appropriately certified or be
716	716	supervised by a person who is appropriately certified to provide
717	717	effective instruction to emergent bilingual students, as defined by
718	718	Section 29.052, enrolled in the prekindergarten program.
719	719	(b-3) Subsections (b-1), [and] (b-2), and (b-4) and this
720	720	subsection expire September 1, 2029.
721	721	(b-4) Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) apply to any
722	722	prekindergarten class provided by an entity with which a school
723	723	district contracts to provide a prekindergarten program under
724	724	Section 29.153.
725	725	SECTION 16. Sections 29.934(b) and (d), Education Code, are
726	726	amended to read as follows:
727	727	(b) To apply to be designated as a resource campus under
728	728	this section, the campus must have received an overall performance
729	729	rating under Section 39.054 of D or F, or an overall performance
730	730	rating under Section 39.054(a-4)(1) or 39.0546 of "Not Rated," for
731	731	three [four] years over a 10-year period of time.
732	732	(d) To be designated as a resource campus, the campus must:
733	733	(1) implement a targeted improvement plan as described
734	734	by Chapter 39A and establish a school community partnership team;
735	735	(2) adopt an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
736	736	plan as provided by Section 39A.105(b) [except that a classroom
737	737	teacher who satisfies the requirements for demonstrated
738	738	instructional effectiveness under Section 39A.105(b)(3) must also
739	739	hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521];
740	740	(3) be in a school district that has adopted an
741	741	approved local optional teacher designation system under Section
742	742	21.3521;
743	743	(4) satisfy certain staff criteria by:
744	744	(A) requiring a principal or teacher employed at
745	745	the campus before the designation to apply for a position to
746	746	continue at the campus;
747	747	(B) for a subject in the foundation curriculum
748	748	under Section 28.002(a)(1):
749	749	(i) employing only teachers who have at
750	750	least two [three] years of teaching experience; and
751	751	(ii) ensuring that at least 50 percent of
752	752	teachers hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521;
753	753	(C) employing at least one school counselor for
754	754	every 300 students; and
755	755	(D) employing at least one appropriately
756	756	licensed professional to assist with the social and emotional needs
757	757	of students and staff, who must be a:
758	758	(i) family and community liaison;
759	759	(ii) clinical social worker;
760	760	(iii) specialist in school psychology; or
761	761	(iv) professional counselor;
762	762	(5) implement a positive behavior program as provided
763	763	by Section 37.0013;
764	764	(6) implement a family engagement plan as described by
765	765	Section 29.168;
766	766	(7) develop and implement a plan to use high quality
767	767	instructional materials;
768	768	(8) if the campus is an elementary or middle school
769	769	campus, operate the campus for a school year that qualifies for
770	770	funding under Section 48.0051; and
771	771	(9) annually submit to the commissioner data and
772	772	information required by the commissioner to assess fidelity of
773	773	implementation.
774	774	SECTION 17. Effective September 1, 2028, Section 29.934,
775	775	Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding
776	776	Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
777	777	(b) To apply to be designated as a resource campus under
778	778	this section, the campus must have received an overall performance
779	779	rating under Section 39.054 of D or F, or an overall performance
780	780	rating under Section 39.054(a-4)(1) of "Not Rated," for three
781	781	[four] years over a 10-year period of time.
782	782	(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a campus may apply to
783	783	be designated as a resource campus under this section if the campus
784	784	received an overall performance rating under Section 39.054 of D or
785	785	F, or an overall performance rating under Section 39.054(a-4)(1) or
786	786	former Section 39.0546 of "Not Rated," for three years over a
787	787	10-year period of time. This subsection expires September 1, 2033.
788	788	SECTION 18. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
789	789	amended by adding Section 31.0754 to read as follows:
790	790	Sec. 31.0754. COMMUNICATION REGARDING HIGH QUALITY
791	791	INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 2113,
792	792	Government Code, the commissioner may enter into contracts or
793	793	agreements and engage in efforts to communicate information to
794	794	parents, classroom teachers, school districts, and open-enrollment
795	795	charter schools regarding the educational value, particularly the
796	796	impact on reading and math achievement, of open education resource
797	797	instructional materials made available under this subchapter,
798	798	including activities to promote, market, and advertise the content
799	799	included in and how to use those materials.
800	800	(b) The commissioner may use appropriated funds to pay for
801	801	activities authorized under this section.
802	802	SECTION 19. Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to
803	803	read as follows:
804	804	Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. As part of
805	805	the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332, the agency
806	806	shall submit a regional and district level report covering the
807	807	preceding two school years and containing:
808	808	(1) a summary of school district compliance with the
809	809	student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by
810	810	Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including:
811	811	(A) the number of campuses and classes at each
812	812	campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and
813	813	(B) for each campus granted an exception from
814	814	Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a
815	815	distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified
816	816	as an unacceptable campus under Chapter 39A;
817	817	(2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to
818	818	campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a
819	819	review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following
820	820	deregulation;
821	821	(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of
822	822	regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted
823	823	under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided
824	824	under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; and
825	825	(4) [an evaluation of accelerated instruction
826	826	programs offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of
827	827	the quality of such programs and the performance of students
828	828	enrolled in such programs; and
829	829	[(5)] the number of classes at each campus that are
830	830	currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the
831	831	content areas of their respective classes.
832	832	SECTION 20. Section 48.0051, Education Code, is amended by
833	833	amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsection (b-1)
834	834	to read as follows:
835	835	(a) The [Subject to Subsection (a-1), the] commissioner
836	836	shall adjust the average daily attendance of a school district or
837	837	open-enrollment charter school under Section 48.005 in the manner
838	838	provided by Subsection (b) if the district or school:
839	839	(1) provides the minimum number of minutes of
840	840	operational and instructional time required under Section 25.081
841	841	and commissioner rules adopted under that section over at least 175
842	842	[180] days of instruction; and
843	843	(2) offers an additional 30 days of half-day
844	844	instruction for students enrolled in prekindergarten through
845	845	eighth [fifth] grade.
846	846	(b) Subject to Subsection (b-1), for [For] a school district
847	847	or open-enrollment charter school described by Subsection (a), the
848	848	commissioner shall increase the average daily attendance of the
849	849	district or school under Section 48.005 by the amount that results
850	850	from the quotient of the sum of attendance by students described by
851	851	Subsection (a)(2) for each of the 30 additional instructional days
852	852	of half-day instruction that are provided divided by 175 [180].
853	853	(b-1) For a school district or open-enrollment charter
854	854	school described by Subsection (a) that provides at least 200 full
855	855	days of instruction to students described by Subsection (a)(2), the
856	856	commissioner shall increase the amount computed for the district or
857	857	school under Subsection (b) by 50 percent.
858	858	(d) This section does not prohibit a school district from
859	859	providing the minimum number of minutes of operational and
860	860	instructional time required under Section 25.081 and commissioner
861	861	rules adopted under that section over fewer than 175 [180] days of
862	862	instruction.
863	863	SECTION 21. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
864	864	amended by adding Section 48.0052 to read as follows:
865	865	Sec. 48.0052. INCENTIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS
866	866	FOR READING INTERVENTIONS. (a) The commissioner shall adjust the
867	867	average daily attendance of a school district or open-enrollment
868	868	charter school under Section 48.005 in the manner provided by
869	869	Subsection (b) if the district or school:
870	870	(1) does not qualify for funding under Section
871	871	48.0051;
872	872	(2) provides the minimum number of minutes of
873	873	operational and instructional time required under Section 25.081
874	874	and commissioner rules adopted under that section over at least 180
875	875	days of instruction; and
876	876	(3) offers up to an additional 30 days of half-day
877	877	instruction consisting of reading interventions described by
878	878	Section 28.0064 for students who are required to be provided
879	879	reading interventions under that section.
880	880	(b) For a school district or open-enrollment charter school
881	881	described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall increase the
882	882	average daily attendance of the district or school under Section
883	883	48.005 by 50 percent of the amount that results from the quotient of
884	884	the sum of attendance by students described by Subsection (a)(3)
885	885	for each of the additional instructional days of half-day
886	886	instruction that are provided divided by 175.
887	887	(c) The agency shall assist school districts and
888	888	open-enrollment charter schools in qualifying for the incentive
889	889	under this section.
890	890	(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary for the
891	891	implementation of this section.
892	892	SECTION 22. Sections 48.108(a) and (b), Education Code, are
893	893	amended to read as follows:
894	894	(a) For each student in average daily attendance in
895	895	kindergarten through third grade, a school district is entitled to
896	896	an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 0.11
897	897	[0.1] if the student is:
898	898	(1) educationally disadvantaged; or
899	899	(2) an emergent bilingual student, as defined by
900	900	Section 29.052, and is in a bilingual education or special language
901	901	program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.
902	902	(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to fund:
903	903	(1) the attendance of teachers employed by the
904	904	district at teacher literacy achievement academies under Section
905	905	21.4552 or teacher mathematics achievement academies under Section
906	906	21.4553;
907	907	(2) prekindergarten programs under Subchapters E and
908	908	E-1, Chapter 29; and
909	909	(3) programs and services designed to improve student
910	910	performance in reading and mathematics in prekindergarten through
911	911	third grade, including programs and services designed to assist the
912	912	district in achieving the goals set in the district's early
913	913	childhood literacy and mathematics proficiency plans adopted under
914	914	Section 11.185.
915	915	SECTION 23. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
916	916	amended by adding Section 48.122 to read as follows:
917	917	Sec. 48.122. EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION ALLOTMENT. (a)
918	918	Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), for each enrolled
919	919	student receiving reading interventions under Section 28.0064, a
920	920	school district is entitled to an annual allotment of $250, or a
921	921	greater amount provided by appropriation.
922	922	(b) A school district may not receive funding under this
923	923	section for a student for which the district receives an allotment
924	924	under Section 48.103.
925	925	(c) A school district may receive funding under this section
926	926	for not more than 10 percent of students enrolled in the district in
927	927	kindergarten through third grade.
928	928	SECTION 24. Section 48.257, Education Code, is amended by
929	929	adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
930	930	(b-1) If for any school year a school district receives an
931	931	adjustment under Subsection (b) and, after that adjustment, is no
932	932	longer subject to Subsection (a), the district is entitled to
933	933	additional state aid for that school year in an amount equal to the
934	934	lesser of:
935	935	(1) the difference, if the difference is greater than
936	936	zero, between:
937	937	(A) the amount to which the district is entitled
938	938	under Subchapters B, C, and D less the district's distribution from
939	939	the available school fund for that school year; and
940	940	(B) the district's tier one maintenance and
941	941	operations tax collections for that school year; or
942	942	(2) the sum of the district's allotments under
943	943	Sections 48.0051, 48.110, and 48.112 for that school year.
944	944	SECTION 25. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
945	945	amended by adding Sections 48.310 and 48.315 to read as follows:
946	946	Sec. 48.310. EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT FUNDING. (a)
947	947	A school district or open-enrollment charter school that implements
948	948	an early childhood parental support program on the list established
949	949	by the agency under Section 29.163 may elect to receive a funding
950	950	adjustment as provided by this section.
951	951	(b) For each child who is eligible to receive free
952	952	prekindergarten under Section 29.153 and whose family participates
953	953	in an early childhood parental support program under Section 29.163
954	954	offered by a school district or open-enrollment charter school, the
955	955	district or school is entitled to an amount equal to the basic
956	956	allotment multiplied by 0.2.
957	957	(c) For each child for whom a school district or
958	958	open-enrollment charter school receives funding under Subsection
959	959	(b) for a school year, the commissioner shall reduce the district's
960	960	or school's entitlement under this chapter for the subsequent five
961	961	school years by an amount equal to the basic allotment multiplied by
962	962	0.02.
963	963	(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or
964	964	Chapter 49, the agency may make a modification to the Foundation
965	965	School Program requirements to ensure that a school district's or
966	966	open-enrollment charter school's entitlement is adjusted only as
967	967	necessary for the district or school to receive funding in
968	968	accordance with this section.
969	969	Sec. 48.315. THIRD GRADE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTS GRANT;
970	970	FUNDING ADJUSTMENT. (a) A student to whom the agency provides a
971	971	grant under Section 28.02111 is entitled to receive an amount of
972	972	$750, or a greater amount provided by appropriation.
973	973	(b) A student may receive only one grant under Section
974	974	28.02111.
975	975	(c) Subject to Subsection (d), beginning with the 2030-2031
976	976	school year, the agency shall reduce the school district's
977	977	entitlement under this chapter each school year by $750 for each
978	978	student who both:
979	979	(1) received and used a grant under Section 28.02111
980	980	during the preceding school year; and
981	981	(2) was enrolled in the district from kindergarten
982	982	through third grade.
983	983	(d) For a student described by Subsection (c) who is
984	984	eligible to participate in a school district's special education
985	985	program under Section 29.003, the agency shall reduce the
986	986	district's entitlement in accordance with Subsection (c) by $325.
987	987	(e) Notwithstanding Section 7.057, a determination by the
988	988	commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
989	989	SECTION 26. The following sections of the Education Code
990	990	are repealed:
991	991	(1) Section 7.058;
992	992	(2) Section 21.4552(f);
993	993	(3) Section 21.4553(f);
994	994	(4) Sections 28.006(c), (c-1), (g), (g-1), (g-2), (i),
995	995	(j), and (k); and
996	996	(5) Section 28.007.
997	997	SECTION 27. Sections 12.104, 21.4552, 21.4553, 25.085,
998	998	28.006, 29.1543, 29.167, 29.934, and 39.333, Education Code, as
999	999	amended by this Act, and Sections 28.0063, 28.0064, 28.0065,
1000	1000	28.02111, and 29.163, Education Code, as added by this Act, apply
1001	1001	beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
1002	1002	SECTION 28. (a) Sections 48.0051 and 48.108, Education
1003	1003	Code, as amended by this Act, and Sections 48.0052, 48.122,
1004	1004	48.257(b-1), 48.310, and 48.315, Education Code, as added by this
1005	1005	Act, take effect September 1, 2025.
1006	1006	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a) of this section,
1007	1007	this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of
1008	1008	two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by
1009	1009	Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not
1010	1010	receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes
1011	1011	effect September 1, 2025.