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1	1	By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1323
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6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to a standard and set of indicators in the academic
9	9	accountability system.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(a), Education Code, is amended to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	(a) The commissioner shall adopt a set of indicators of the
14	14	quality of learning and achievement, including the indicators under
15	15	Subsection (c). The commissioner periodically shall review the
16	16	indicators for the consideration of appropriate revisions and
17	17	ensure a cut score necessary for a district to receive an "A".
18	18	(a-1) The indicators adopted by the commissioner under
19	19	Subsection (a) must measure and evaluate school districts and
20	20	campuses with respect to:
21	21	(1) improving student preparedness for success in:
22	22	(A) subsequent grade levels; and
23	23	(B) entering the workforce, the military, or
24	24	postsecondary education;
25	25	(2) reducing, with the goal of eliminating, student
26	26	academic achievement differentials among students from different
27	27	racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds; and
28	28	(3) informing parents and the community regarding
29	29	campus and district performance.
30	30	(b) Performance on the achievement indicators adopted under
31	31	Subsection (c) shall be compared to state-established standards.
32	32	The indicators must be based on information that is disaggregated
33	33	by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
34	34	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
35	35	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
36	36	section that include:
37	37	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
38	38	student achievement that must include:
39	39	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
40	40	and campuses generally:
41	41	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
42	42	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
43	43	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
44	44	including the results of assessment instruments required for
45	45	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
46	46	subject area, including:
47	47	(a) for the performance standard
48	48	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
49	49	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
50	50	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
51	51	area; and
52	52	(b) for the college readiness
53	53	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
54	54	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
55	55	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
56	56	area; and
57	57	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
58	58	results of assessment instruments required under Section
59	59	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
60	60	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
61	61	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
62	62	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
63	63	area; and
64	64	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
65	65	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
66	66	indicators that account for:
67	67	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
68	68	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
69	69	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
70	70	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
71	71	the coordinating board under that section;
72	72	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
73	73	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
74	74	assessments;
75	75	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
76	76	in the dual credit courses;
77	77	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
78	78	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
79	79	(v) students who earn industry
80	80	certifications;
81	81	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
82	82	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
83	83	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
84	84	(vii) students whose successful completion
85	85	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
86	86	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
87	87	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
88	88	associate degree;
89	89	(viii) students who successfully met
90	90	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
91	91	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
92	92	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
93	93	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
94	94	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
95	95	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
96	96	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
97	97	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
98	98	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
99	99	(x) students who successfully completed an
100	100	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
101	101	(xi) students who successfully completed a
102	102	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
103	103	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
104	104	degree; and
105	105	(xiii) students who successfully completed
106	106	a program of study in career and technical education;
107	107	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
108	108	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
109	109	(A) for assessment instruments, including
110	110	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
111	111	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
112	112	determined by the commissioner; and
113	113	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
114	114	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
115	115	or campuses; and
116	116	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
117	117	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
118	118	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
119	119	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
120	120	(A) students formerly receiving special
121	121	education services;
122	122	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
123	123	(C) students who are mobile.
124	124	(c-1) An indicator adopted under Subsection (c) that would
125	125	measure improvements in student achievement cannot negatively
126	126	affect the commissioner's review of a school district or campus if
127	127	that district or campus is already achieving at the highest level
128	128	for that indicator.
129	129	(c-2) The commissioner by rule shall determine a method by
130	130	which a student's performance may be included in determining the
131	131	performance rating of a school district or campus under Section
132	132	39.054 if, before the student graduates, the student:
133	133	(1) satisfies the Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
134	134	college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher
135	135	Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on an assessment
136	136	instrument designated by the coordinating board under that section;
137	137	or
138	138	(2) performs satisfactorily on an assessment
139	139	instrument under Section 39.023(c), notwithstanding Subsection (d)
140	140	of this section.
141	141	(c-3) Any standard for improvement determined by the
142	142	commissioner as described by Subsection (c)(2)(A) must allow for
143	143	appropriately crediting a student for growth if the student
144	144	performs at the highest achievement standard in the previous and
145	145	current school year.
146	146	(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the commissioner by rule
147	147	shall determine the period within which a student must retake an
148	148	assessment instrument for that assessment instrument to be
149	149	considered in determining the performance rating of the district
150	150	under Section 39.054.
151	151	(d-1) In aggregating results of assessment instruments
152	152	across grade levels by subject in accordance with Subsection
153	153	(c)(1)(A)(i), the performance of a student enrolled below the high
154	154	school level on an assessment instrument required under Section
155	155	39.023(c) is included with results relating to other students
156	156	enrolled at the same grade level.
157	157	(e) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3)(A), a student
158	158	formerly receiving special education services means a student whose
159	159	enrollment information:
160	160	(1) for the preceding school year, as reported through
161	161	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS),
162	162	indicates the student was enrolled at the campus and was
163	163	participating in a special education program; and
164	164	(2) for the current school year, as reported through
165	165	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and as
166	166	reported on assessment instruments administered to the student
167	167	under Section 39.023, indicates the student is enrolled at the
168	168	campus and is not participating in a special education program.
169	169	(f) Annually, the commissioner shall define the state
170	170	standard for the current school year for each achievement indicator
171	171	adopted under this section. In consultation with educators,
172	172	parents, and business and industry representatives, as necessary,
173	173	the commissioner shall establish and modify standards to
174	174	continuously improve student performance to achieve the goals of
175	175	eliminating achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity, and
176	176	socioeconomic status and to ensure this state is a national leader
177	177	in preparing students for postsecondary success.
178	178	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
179	179	school year.
180	180	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
181	181	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
182	182	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
183	183	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
184	184	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.