Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R3247 RDR-F
2	2	By: Buckley H.B. No. 1388
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to an indicator of achievement for military readiness
10	10	under the public school 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	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
45	45	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
46	46	indicators that account for:
47	47	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
48	48	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
49	49	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
50	50	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
51	51	the coordinating board under that section;
52	52	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
53	53	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
54	54	assessments;
55	55	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
56	56	in the dual credit courses;
57	57	(iv) students who demonstrate military
58	58	readiness by:
59	59	(a) enlisting [enlist] in the armed
60	60	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
61	61	(b) achieving a passing score set by
62	62	the applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
63	63	Aptitude Battery test; or
64	64	(c) successfully completing a Junior
65	65	Reserve Officer Training Corps program;
66	66	(v) students who earn industry
67	67	certifications;
68	68	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
69	69	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
70	70	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
71	71	(vii) students whose successful completion
72	72	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
73	73	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
74	74	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
75	75	associate degree;
76	76	(viii) students who successfully met
77	77	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
78	78	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
79	79	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
80	80	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
81	81	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
82	82	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
83	83	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
84	84	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
85	85	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
86	86	(x) students who successfully completed an
87	87	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
88	88	(xi) students who successfully completed a
89	89	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
90	90	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
91	91	degree; and
92	92	(xiii) students who successfully completed
93	93	a program of study in career and technical education;
94	94	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
95	95	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
96	96	(A) for assessment instruments, including
97	97	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
98	98	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
99	99	determined by the commissioner; and
100	100	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
101	101	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
102	102	or campuses; and
103	103	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
104	104	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
105	105	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
106	106	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
107	107	(A) students formerly receiving special
108	108	education services;
109	109	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
110	110	(C) students who are mobile.
111	111	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
112	112	school year.
113	113	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
114	114	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
115	115	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
116	116	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
117	117	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.