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1	1	89R14639 MEW-F
2	2	By: Metcalf H.B. No. 3470
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public
10	10	schools, eliminating the requirement to use public school
11	11	assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation,
12	12	and the temporary suspension of certain accountability
13	13	determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in
14	14	which the operations of the district or campus are disrupted as a
15	15	result of a declared disaster.
16	16	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
17	17	SECTION 1. Section 12.257(b), Education Code, is amended to
18	18	read as follows:
19	19	(b) A charter granted under this subchapter must:
20	20	(1) include a description of the adult education
21	21	program to be offered under this subchapter; and
22	22	(2) establish specific, objective standards for
23	23	receiving a high school diploma, including[:
24	24	[(A)] successful completion of:
25	25	(A) [(i)] if applicable to the program
26	26	participant, the curriculum requirements under Section 28.025; or
27	27	(B) [(ii)] the appropriate curriculum
28	28	requirements applicable to the program participant[; and
29	29	[(B) satisfactory performance on the
30	30	standardized secondary exit-level assessment instrument described
31	31	by Section 12.260].
32	32	SECTION 2. Section 12.258(a), Education Code, is amended to
33	33	read as follows:
34	34	(a) A person who is at least 18 years of age and not more
35	35	than 50 years of age is eligible to enroll in an adult education
36	36	program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter if
37	37	the person:
38	38	(1) has failed to complete the curriculum requirements
39	39	for high school graduation; or
40	40	(2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an
41	41	assessment instrument that, before the 2025-2026 school year, was
42	42	required for high school graduation.
43	43	SECTION 3. Section 12.260(b), Education Code, is amended to
44	44	read as follows:
45	45	(b) The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory
46	46	committee established under Section 12.254, shall determine the
47	47	level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the secondary
48	48	exit-level assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (a) [for
49	49	receipt of a high school diploma by a program participant in an
50	50	adult education program operated under a charter granted under this
51	51	subchapter].
52	52	SECTION 4. Section 18.005(c), Education Code, is amended to
53	53	read as follows:
54	54	(c) A Job Corps diploma program shall:
55	55	(1) develop educational programs specifically
56	56	designed for persons eligible for enrollment in a Job Corps
57	57	training program established by the United States Department of
58	58	Labor;
59	59	(2) coordinate educational programs and services in
60	60	the diploma program with programs and services provided by the
61	61	United States Department of Labor and other federal and state
62	62	agencies and local political subdivisions and by persons who
63	63	provide programs and services under contract with the United States
64	64	Department of Labor;
65	65	(3) provide a course of instruction that includes the
66	66	required curriculum under Subchapter A, Chapter 28; and
67	67	(4) [require that students enrolled in the diploma
68	68	program satisfy the requirements of Section 39.025 before receiving
69	69	a diploma under this chapter; and
70	70	[(5)] comply with a requirement imposed under this
71	71	title or a rule adopted under this title relating to the Public
72	72	Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent
73	73	necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, as determined
74	74	by the commissioner.
75	75	SECTION 5. Section 19.0043(b), Education Code, is amended
76	76	to read as follows:
77	77	(b) A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a
78	78	Windham School District educational program if:
79	79	(1) the student successfully completes the curriculum
80	80	requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
81	81	Section 28.025(a) [and complies with Section 39.025]; or
82	82	(2) the student successfully completes the curriculum
83	83	requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an
84	84	individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
85	85	SECTION 6. Section 25.005(b), Education Code, is amended to
86	86	read as follows:
87	87	(b) A reciprocity agreement must:
88	88	(1) address procedures for:
89	89	(A) transferring student records; and
90	90	(B) awarding credit for completed course work;
91	91	and
92	92	[(C) permitting a student to satisfy the
93	93	requirements of Section 39.025 through successful performance on
94	94	comparable end-of-course or other exit-level assessment
95	95	instruments administered in another state; and]
96	96	(2) include appropriate criteria developed by the
97	97	agency.
98	98	SECTION 7. Section 28.021(c), Education Code, is amended to
99	99	read as follows:
100	100	(c) In determining promotion under Subsection (a), a school
101	101	district shall consider:
102	102	(1) the recommendation of the student's teacher;
103	103	(2) the student's grade in each subject or course; and
104	104	(3) [the student's score on an assessment instrument
105	105	administered under Section 39.023(a), (b), or (l), to the extent
106	106	applicable; and
107	107	[(4)] any other necessary academic information, as
108	108	determined by the district.
109	109	SECTION 8. Section 28.0211(a-8), Education Code, is amended
110	110	to read as follows:
111	111	(a-8) A school district may not be required to provide
112	112	supplemental instruction under Subsection (a-1)(2) to a student in
113	113	more than two subject areas per school year. If the district would
114	114	otherwise be required to provide supplemental instruction to a
115	115	student in more than two subject areas for a school year, the
116	116	district shall prioritize providing supplemental instruction to
117	117	the student in mathematics and reading[, or Algebra I, English I, or
118	118	English II, as applicable,] for that school year.
119	119	SECTION 9. Sections 28.025(b-7), (c), and (e), Education
120	120	Code, are amended to read as follows:
121	121	(b-7) The State Board of Education, in coordination with the
122	122	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt rules to
123	123	ensure that a student may comply with the curriculum requirements
124	124	under the foundation high school program or for an endorsement
125	125	under Subsection (c-1) by successfully completing appropriate
126	126	courses in the core curriculum of an institution of higher
127	127	education under Section 61.822. Notwithstanding Subsection (b-15)
128	128	or (c) [of this section, Section 39.025,] or any other provision of
129	129	this code and notwithstanding any school district policy, a student
130	130	who has completed the core curriculum of an institution of higher
131	131	education under Section 61.822, as certified by the institution in
132	132	accordance with commissioner rule, is considered to have earned a
133	133	distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
134	134	program and is entitled to receive a high school diploma from the
135	135	appropriate high school as that high school is determined in
136	136	accordance with commissioner rule. A student who is considered to
137	137	have earned a distinguished level of achievement under the
138	138	foundation high school program under this subsection may apply for
139	139	admission to an institution of higher education for the first
140	140	semester or other academic term after the semester or other
141	141	academic term in which the student completes the core curriculum.
142	142	(c) A person may receive a diploma if the person is eligible
143	143	for a diploma under Section 28.0251. In other cases, a student may
144	144	graduate and receive a diploma only if:
145	145	(1) the student successfully completes the curriculum
146	146	requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
147	147	Subsection (a) and complies with Section [Sections] 28.0256 [and
148	148	39.025]; or
149	149	(2) the student successfully completes an
150	150	individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
151	151	(e) Each school district shall report the academic
152	152	achievement record of students who have completed the foundation
153	153	high school program on transcript forms adopted by the State Board
154	154	of Education. [The transcript forms adopted by the board must be
155	155	designed to clearly identify whether a student received a diploma
156	156	or a certificate of coursework completion.]
157	157	SECTION 10. Sections 28.02541(a) and (d), Education Code,
158	158	are amended to read as follows:
159	159	(a) This section applies only to a student who:
160	160	(1) entered the ninth grade before the 2011-2012
161	161	school year; and
162	162	(2) successfully completed the curriculum
163	163	requirements for high school graduation applicable to the student
164	164	when the student entered the ninth grade[;
165	165	[(3) has not performed satisfactorily on an assessment
166	166	instrument or a part of an assessment instrument required for high
167	167	school graduation, including an alternate assessment instrument
168	168	offered under Section 39.025(c-2); and
169	169	[(4) has been administered the assessment instrument
170	170	or the part of the assessment instrument for which the student has
171	171	not performed satisfactorily at least three times].
172	172	(d) In adopting rules under Subsection (c)(2), the
173	173	commissioner may authorize as an alternative requirement:
174	174	(1) [an alternative assessment instrument and
175	175	performance standard for that assessment instrument;
176	176	[(2)] work experience; or
177	177	(2) [(3)] military or other relevant life experience.
178	178	SECTION 11. Section 28.02591(a), Education Code, is amended
179	179	to read as follows:
180	180	(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in
181	181	coordination with the agency, shall collect longitudinal data
182	182	relating to the post-graduation pursuits of each student who is
183	183	awarded a diploma based on the determination of an individual
184	184	graduation committee under former Section 28.0258, as that section
185	185	existed on January 1, 2025, including whether the student:
186	186	(1) enters the workforce;
187	187	(2) enrolls in an associate degree or certificate
188	188	program at a public or private institution of higher education;
189	189	(3) enrolls in a bachelor's degree program at a public
190	190	or private institution of higher education; or
191	191	(4) enlists in the armed forces of the United States or
192	192	the Texas National Guard.
193	193	SECTION 12. Section 29.081(b-1), Education Code, is amended
194	194	to read as follows:
195	195	(b-1) Each school district shall offer before the next
196	196	scheduled administration of the assessment instrument, without
197	197	cost to the student, additional accelerated instruction to each
198	198	student in any subject in which the student failed to perform
199	199	satisfactorily on an end-of-course assessment instrument listed in
200	200	Section 39.023(c) [required for graduation].
201	201	SECTION 13. Section 29.402(c), Education Code, is amended
202	202	to read as follows:
203	203	(c) A public junior college under this section shall:
204	204	(1) design a dropout recovery curriculum that includes
205	205	career and technology education courses that lead to industry or
206	206	career certification;
207	207	(2) integrate into the dropout recovery curriculum
208	208	research-based strategies to assist students in becoming able
209	209	academically to pursue postsecondary education, including:
210	210	(A) high quality, college readiness instruction
211	211	with strong academic and social supports;
212	212	(B) secondary to postsecondary bridging that
213	213	builds college readiness skills, provides a plan for college
214	214	completion, and ensures transition counseling; and
215	215	(C) information concerning appropriate supports
216	216	available in the first year of postsecondary enrollment to ensure
217	217	postsecondary persistence and success, to the extent funds are
218	218	available for the purpose;
219	219	(3) offer advanced academic and transition
220	220	opportunities, including dual credit courses and college
221	221	preparatory courses, such as advanced placement courses; and
222	222	(4) coordinate with each partnering school district to
223	223	provide in the articulation agreement that the district retains
224	224	accountability for student attendance and[,] student completion of
225	225	high school course requirements[, and student performance on
226	226	assessment instruments] as necessary for the student to receive a
227	227	diploma from a high school of the partnering school district.
228	228	SECTION 14. Section 30.021(e), Education Code, is amended
229	229	to read as follows:
230	230	(e) The school shall cooperate with public and private
231	231	agencies and organizations serving students and other persons with
232	232	visual impairments in the planning, development, and
233	233	implementation of effective educational and rehabilitative service
234	234	delivery systems associated with educating students with visual
235	235	impairments. To maximize and make efficient use of state
236	236	facilities, funding, and resources, the services provided in this
237	237	area may include conducting a cooperative program with other
238	238	agencies to serve students who have graduated from high school by
239	239	completing all academic requirements applicable to students in
240	240	regular education[, excluding satisfactory performance under
241	241	Section 39.025,] who are younger than 22 years of age on September 1
242	242	of the school year and who have identified needs related to
243	243	vocational training, independent living skills, orientation and
244	244	mobility, social and leisure skills, compensatory skills, or
245	245	remedial academic skills.
246	246	SECTION 15. Section 30.104(b), Education Code, is amended
247	247	to read as follows:
248	248	(b) A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a
249	249	department educational program if:
250	250	(1) the student successfully completes the curriculum
251	251	requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
252	252	Section 28.025(a) [and complies with Section 39.025]; or
253	253	(2) the student successfully completes the curriculum
254	254	requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an
255	255	individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
256	256	SECTION 16. Section 32.258(b), Education Code, is amended
257	257	to read as follows:
258	258	(b) The system established under Subsection (a) shall
259	259	provide a means for a student or the student's parent or other
260	260	person standing in parental relationship to track the student's
261	261	progress on assessment instruments administered under Section
262	262	39.023 [instrument requirements for graduation].
263	263	SECTION 17. Section 39.003(a), Education Code, is amended
264	264	to read as follows:
265	265	(a) The commissioner may authorize special investigations
266	266	to be conducted:
267	267	(1) when excessive numbers of absences of students
268	268	eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are
269	269	determined;
270	270	(2) when excessive numbers of allowable exemptions
271	271	from the required state assessment instruments are determined;
272	272	(3) in response to complaints submitted to the agency
273	273	with respect to alleged violations of civil rights or other
274	274	requirements imposed on the state by federal law or court order;
275	275	(4) in response to established compliance reviews of
276	276	the district's financial accounting practices and state and federal
277	277	program requirements;
278	278	(5) when extraordinary numbers of student placements
279	279	in disciplinary alternative education programs, other than
280	280	placements under Sections 37.006 and 37.007, are determined;
281	281	(6) in response to an allegation involving a conflict
282	282	between members of the board of trustees or between the board and
283	283	the district administration if it appears that the conflict
284	284	involves a violation of a role or duty of the board members or the
285	285	administration clearly defined by this code;
286	286	(7) when excessive numbers of students in special
287	287	education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, are assessed
288	288	through assessment instruments developed or adopted under Section
289	289	39.023(b);
290	290	(8) in response to an allegation regarding or an
291	291	analysis using a statistical method result indicating a possible
292	292	violation of an assessment instrument security procedure
293	293	established under Section 39.0301, including for the purpose of
294	294	investigating or auditing a school district under that section;
295	295	(9) when a significant pattern of decreased academic
296	296	performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the
297	297	preceding two school years of students who did not perform
298	298	satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Section
299	299	39.0241(a) on assessment instruments administered under Section
300	300	39.023(a), (c), or (l);
301	301	(10) when excessive numbers of students eligible to
302	302	enroll fail to complete an Algebra II course or any other advanced
303	303	course as determined by the commissioner;
304	304	(11) when resource allocation practices as evaluated
305	305	under Section 39.0821 indicate a potential for significant
306	306	improvement in resource allocation;
307	307	(12) when a disproportionate number of students of a
308	308	particular demographic group is graduating with a particular
309	309	endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
310	310	(13) when an excessive number of students is
311	311	graduating with a particular endorsement under Section
312	312	28.025(c-1);
313	313	(14) in response to a complaint submitted to the
314	314	agency with respect to alleged inaccurate data that is reported
315	315	through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)
316	316	or through other reports required by state or federal law or rule or
317	317	court order and that is used by the agency to make a determination
318	318	relating to public school accountability, including accreditation,
319	319	under this chapter;
320	320	(15) [when 10 percent or more of the students
321	321	graduating in a particular school year from a particular high
322	322	school campus are awarded a diploma based on the determination of an
323	323	individual graduation committee under Section 28.0258;
324	324	[(16)] when a school district for any reason fails to
325	325	produce, at the request of the agency, evidence or an investigation
326	326	report relating to an educator who is under investigation by the
327	327	State Board for Educator Certification; or
328	328	(16) [(17)] as the commissioner otherwise determines
329	329	necessary.
330	330	SECTION 18. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by
331	331	amending Subsections (a), (c), and (c-2) and adding Subsection (q)
332	332	to read as follows:
333	333	(a) The agency shall adopt or develop appropriate
334	334	criterion-referenced assessment instruments designed to assess
335	335	essential knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics, [social
336	336	studies,] and science. Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), all
337	337	students, other than students assessed under Subsection (b) or (l)
338	338	or exempted under Section 39.027, shall be assessed in:
339	339	(1) mathematics, annually in grades three through
340	340	eight;
341	341	(2) reading, annually in grades three through eight;
342	342	and
343	343	(3) [social studies, in grade eight;
344	344	[(4)] science, in grades five and eight[; and
345	345	[(5) any other subject and grade required by federal
346	346	law].
347	347	(c) The agency shall also adopt end-of-course assessment
348	348	instruments for secondary-level courses in reading, mathematics,
349	349	and science only as necessary to comply with the Every Student
350	350	Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) to be administered
351	351	only as necessary to meet the minimum requirements of that Act
352	352	[Algebra I, biology, English I, English II, and United States
353	353	history. The Algebra I end-of-course assessment instrument must
354	354	be administered with the aid of technology, but may include one or
355	355	more parts that prohibit the use of technology. The English I and
356	356	English II end-of-course assessment instruments must each assess
357	357	essential knowledge and skills in both reading and writing and must
358	358	provide a single score]. A school district shall comply with State
359	359	Board of Education rules regarding administration of the assessment
360	360	instruments adopted under [listed in] this subsection. If a
361	361	student is in a special education program under Subchapter A,
362	362	Chapter 29, the student's admission, review, and dismissal
363	363	committee shall determine whether any allowable modification is
364	364	necessary in administering to the student an assessment instrument
365	365	required under this subsection. The State Board of Education shall
366	366	administer the assessment instruments. An end-of-course
367	367	assessment instrument may be administered in multiple parts over
368	368	more than one day. [The State Board of Education shall adopt a
369	369	schedule for the administration of end-of-course assessment
370	370	instruments that complies with the requirements of Subsection
371	371	(c-3).]
372	372	(c-2) The agency may adopt end-of-course assessment
373	373	instruments for courses for which end-of-course assessment
374	374	instruments are not adopted under [not listed in] Subsection
375	375	(c). A student's performance on an end-of-course assessment
376	376	instrument adopted under this subsection is not subject to the
377	377	performance requirements established under Subsection (c) or
378	378	Section 39.025.
379	379	(q) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or other
380	380	law, if changes made to the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C.
381	381	Section 6301 et seq.) reduce the number or frequency of assessment
382	382	instruments required to be administered to students, the State
383	383	Board of Education shall adopt rules reducing the number or
384	384	frequency of assessment instruments administered to students under
385	385	state law, and the commissioner shall ensure that students are not
386	386	assessed in subject areas or in grades that are no longer required
387	387	to meet the minimum requirements of that Act.
388	388	SECTION 19. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
389	389	amended by adding Section 39.0239 to read as follows:
390	390	Sec. 39.0239. ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND
391	391	TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES DURING
392	392	DISASTER. (a) If a school district is located wholly or partly in
393	393	the area of a disaster declared by the president of the United
394	394	States under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
395	395	Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Section 5121 et seq.) or by the governor
396	396	under Chapter 418, Government Code, during a school year in which
397	397	district operations, including in-person attendance, are
398	398	disrupted, the commissioner shall apply to the United States
399	399	Department of Education for a waiver of the requirement under the
400	400	Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) to
401	401	administer assessment instruments during that school year for the
402	402	affected district.
403	403	(b) If the United States Department of Education fails to
404	404	grant a waiver requested under Subsection (a), the assessment
405	405	instruments shall be administered as required under Section 39.023
406	406	during the applicable school year, but, notwithstanding any other
407	407	law, the commissioner may not consider the results of the
408	408	assessment instruments for purposes of evaluating school district
409	409	or campus performance under this chapter for the affected district
410	410	for the applicable school year, including in determining:
411	411	(1) the accreditation status of a district under
412	412	Section 39.051;
413	413	(2) the performance rating to assign to the district
414	414	or the district's campuses under Section 39.054; or
415	415	(3) whether to impose any intervention or sanction
416	416	authorized by Chapter 39A after the applicable school year on the
417	417	district or the district's campuses.
418	418	SECTION 20. The heading to Section 39.025, Education Code,
419	419	is amended to read as follows:
420	420	Sec. 39.025. USE OF END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
421	421	[SECONDARY-LEVEL PERFORMANCE REQUIRED].
422	422	SECTION 21. Section 39.025(a), Education Code, is amended
423	423	to read as follows:
424	424	(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a student
425	425	in the foundation high school program under Section 28.025 to be
426	426	administered an end-of-course assessment instrument listed in
427	427	Section 39.023(c) only for a course in which the student is enrolled
428	428	and for which an end-of-course assessment instrument is
429	429	administered. Each student's performance on an end-of-course
430	430	assessment instrument shall be evaluated to determine whether the
431	431	[A] student achieved [is required to achieve] a scale score that
432	432	indicates satisfactory performance, as determined by the
433	433	commissioner under Section 39.0241(a)[, on each end-of-course
434	434	assessment instrument administered to the student]. The results of
435	435	the administration of an end-of-course assessment instrument
436	436	required under this subsection may not be used as criteria for
437	437	graduation. The results may be used only for the purpose of
438	438	diagnosing the academic strengths and deficiencies of a student and
439	439	guiding specific instruction to the student. [For each scale score
440	440	required under this subsection that is not based on a 100-point
441	441	scale scoring system, the commissioner shall provide for
442	442	conversion, in accordance with commissioner rule, of the scale
443	443	score to an equivalent score based on a 100-point scale scoring
444	444	system. A student may not receive a high school diploma until the
445	445	student has performed satisfactorily on end-of-course assessment
446	446	instruments in the manner provided under this subsection.] This
447	447	subsection does not require a student to demonstrate readiness to
448	448	enroll in an institution of higher education.
449	449	SECTION 22. Section 39.034(d), Education Code, is amended
450	450	to read as follows:
451	451	(d) The agency shall determine the necessary annual
452	452	improvement required each year for a student to be prepared to
453	453	perform satisfactorily on, as applicable:
454	454	(1) the grade five assessment instruments;
455	455	(2) the grade eight assessment instruments; and
456	456	(3) the end-of-course assessment instruments listed
457	457	in Section 39.023(c) [required under this subchapter for
458	458	graduation].
459	459	SECTION 23. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended
460	460	to read as follows:
461	461	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
462	462	three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
463	463	section that include:
464	464	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
465	465	student achievement that must include:
466	466	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
467	467	and campuses generally:
468	468	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
469	469	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
470	470	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
471	471	including the results of those assessment instruments [required for
472	472	graduation] retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
473	473	subject area, including:
474	474	(a) for the performance standard
475	475	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
476	476	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
477	477	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
478	478	area; and
479	479	(b) for the college readiness
480	480	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
481	481	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
482	482	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
483	483	area; and
484	484	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
485	485	results of assessment instruments required under Section
486	486	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
487	487	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
488	488	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
489	489	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
490	490	area; and
491	491	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
492	492	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
493	493	indicators that account for:
494	494	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
495	495	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
496	496	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
497	497	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
498	498	the coordinating board under that section;
499	499	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
500	500	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
501	501	assessments;
502	502	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
503	503	in the dual credit courses;
504	504	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
505	505	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
506	506	(v) students who earn industry
507	507	certifications;
508	508	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
509	509	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
510	510	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
511	511	(vii) students whose successful completion
512	512	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
513	513	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
514	514	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
515	515	associate degree;
516	516	(viii) students who successfully met
517	517	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
518	518	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
519	519	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
520	520	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
521	521	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
522	522	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
523	523	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
524	524	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
525	525	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
526	526	(x) students who successfully completed an
527	527	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
528	528	(xi) students who successfully completed a
529	529	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
530	530	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
531	531	degree; and
532	532	(xiii) students who successfully completed
533	533	a program of study in career and technical education;
534	534	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
535	535	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
536	536	(A) for assessment instruments, including
537	537	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
538	538	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
539	539	determined by the commissioner; and
540	540	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
541	541	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
542	542	or campuses; and
543	543	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
544	544	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
545	545	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
546	546	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
547	547	(A) students formerly receiving special
548	548	education services;
549	549	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
550	550	(C) students who are mobile.
551	551	SECTION 24. Section 39.203(c), Education Code, is amended
552	552	to read as follows:
553	553	(c) In addition to the distinction designations described
554	554	by Subsections (a) and (b), a campus that satisfies the criteria
555	555	developed under Section 39.204 shall be awarded a distinction
556	556	designation by the commissioner for outstanding performance in
557	557	academic achievement in reading [English language arts],
558	558	mathematics, or science[, or social studies].
559	559	SECTION 25. The following provisions of the Education Code
560	560	are repealed:
561	561	(1) Section 12.104(b-2);
562	562	(2) Section 19.0043(c);
563	563	(3) Sections 28.0211(o) and (p);
564	564	(4) Sections 28.025(c-6) and (d);
565	565	(5) Section 28.0258;
566	566	(6) Section 28.0259;
567	567	(7) Section 30.104(c);
568	568	(8) Section 39.023(c-9); and
569	569	(9) Sections 39.025(a-1), (a-2), (a-3), (a-4), (a-5),
570	570	(b), (c), (c-1), (c-2), (d), (e), (f), (f-1), (f-2), and (g).
571	571	SECTION 26. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective
572	572	date of this Act, each school district that provided notice to an
573	573	eighth grade student during the 2024-2025 school year under Section
574	574	39.025(g), Education Code, as that section existed before its
575	575	repeal by this Act, shall send an updated notice to that student
576	576	informing the student of the specific requirements applicable to
577	577	the student under Sections 39.023(c) and 39.025(a), Education Code,
578	578	as amended by this Act.
579	579	(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
580	580	Act, the commissioner of education shall determine the level of
581	581	performance considered to be satisfactory as required under Section
582	582	39.0241(a), Education Code, on the assessment instrument required
583	583	under Section 39.023(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act.
584	584	SECTION 27. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
585	585	school year.
586	586	SECTION 28. This Act takes effect immediately if it
587	587	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
588	588	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
589	589	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
590	590	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.