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1	1	89R8105 MEW-D
2	2	By: Troxclair H.B. No. 5125
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to measures to ensure public school transparency and
10	10	accountability, including school district board of trustees
11	11	meeting requirements, posting of certain information on a public
12	12	school's Internet website, the creation of a grievance portal, and
13	13	the inclusion of a transparency and accountability domain in the
14	14	public school accountability system.
15	15	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	16	SECTION 1. Section 11.0621, Education Code, is amended to
17	17	read as follows:
18	18	Sec. 11.0621. MEETINGS. (a) The minutes, certified
19	19	agenda, or recording, as applicable, of a regular or special
20	20	meeting of the board of trustees must reflect each member's
21	21	attendance at or absence from the meeting. The minutes or tape
22	22	recording of an open meeting must be accessible to the public in
23	23	accordance with Section 551.022, Government Code.
24	24	(b) The board of trustees of a school district shall:
25	25	(1) conduct all business of the board in a public and
26	26	open manner unless the board is addressing sensitive personnel
27	27	issues or a matter required to be kept confidential by law;
28	28	(2) allow public comment at the beginning of each
29	29	regular board meeting; and
30	30	(3) address any issue raised during the public comment
31	31	period under Subdivision (2) during the same board meeting in which
32	32	the issue was raised.
33	33	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
34	34	amended by adding Section 11.1519 to read as follows:
35	35	Sec. 11.1519. POSTING OF DISTRICT RULES, POLICIES, AND
36	36	PROCEDURES. (a) A school district shall post on the district's
37	37	Internet website in a manner easily accessible to the public each
38	38	rule, policy, and procedure applicable to students or staff adopted
39	39	by the district.
40	40	(b) A school district must update the district's Internet
41	41	website not later than the 30th day after the date on which the
42	42	district adopts or modifies a rule, policy, or procedure applicable
43	43	to students or staff.
44	44	SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is
45	45	amended by adding Section 12.142 to read as follows:
46	46	Sec. 12.142. POSTING OF SCHOOL RULES, POLICIES, AND
47	47	PROCEDURES. (a) An open-enrollment charter school shall post on
48	48	the school's Internet website in a manner easily accessible to the
49	49	public each rule, policy, and procedure applicable to students or
50	50	staff adopted by the school.
51	51	(b) An open-enrollment charter school must update the
52	52	school's Internet website not later than the 30th day after the date
53	53	on which the school adopts or modifies a rule, policy, or procedure
54	54	applicable to students or staff.
55	55	SECTION 4. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding
56	56	Section 26.0115 to read as follows:
57	57	Sec. 26.0115. GRIEVANCE PORTAL. The agency shall develop
58	58	an Internet portal through which a person may file a grievance
59	59	concerning a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
60	60	The portal must allow for a person to easily:
61	61	(1) file a grievance and forward the grievance to the
62	62	appropriate district or school;
63	63	(2) track a grievance that has been filed through the
64	64	portal;
65	65	(3) access a copy of the resolution of the grievance;
66	66	and
67	67	(4) if the grievance is not resolved to the person's
68	68	satisfaction by the district or school, file an appeal with the
69	69	commissioner in accordance with Section 7.057.
70	70	SECTION 5. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
71	71	amended by adding Section 31.107 to read as follows:
72	72	Sec. 31.107. POSTING OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. A school
73	73	district or open-enrollment charter school shall post on the
74	74	district's or school's Internet website in an easily accessible
75	75	manner the list of instructional materials used by the district or
76	76	school for each grade level.
77	77	SECTION 6. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
78	78	amended by adding Section 33.028 to read as follows:
79	79	Sec. 33.028. POSTING OF LIBRARY CATALOG. A school district
80	80	or open-enrollment charter school shall post on the district's or
81	81	school's Internet website in an easily accessible manner the
82	82	catalog of available library materials at each school library in
83	83	the district or school.
84	84	SECTION 7. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
85	85	read as follows:
86	86	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
87	87	four [three] domains of indicators of achievement adopted under
88	88	this section that include:
89	89	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
90	90	student achievement that must include:
91	91	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
92	92	and campuses generally:
93	93	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
94	94	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
95	95	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
96	96	including the results of assessment instruments required for
97	97	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
98	98	subject area, including:
99	99	(a) for the performance standard
100	100	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
101	101	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
102	102	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
103	103	area; and
104	104	(b) for the college readiness
105	105	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
106	106	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
107	107	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
108	108	area; and
109	109	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
110	110	results of assessment instruments required under Section
111	111	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
112	112	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
113	113	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
114	114	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
115	115	area; and
116	116	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
117	117	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
118	118	indicators that account for:
119	119	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
120	120	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
121	121	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
122	122	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
123	123	the coordinating board under that section;
124	124	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
125	125	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
126	126	assessments;
127	127	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
128	128	in the dual credit courses;
129	129	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
130	130	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
131	131	(v) students who earn industry
132	132	certifications;
133	133	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
134	134	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
135	135	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
136	136	(vii) students whose successful completion
137	137	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
138	138	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
139	139	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
140	140	associate degree;
141	141	(viii) students who successfully met
142	142	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
143	143	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
144	144	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
145	145	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
146	146	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
147	147	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
148	148	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
149	149	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
150	150	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
151	151	(x) students who successfully completed an
152	152	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
153	153	(xi) students who successfully completed a
154	154	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
155	155	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
156	156	degree; and
157	157	(xiii) students who successfully completed
158	158	a program of study in career and technical education;
159	159	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
160	160	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
161	161	(A) for assessment instruments, including
162	162	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
163	163	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
164	164	determined by the commissioner; and
165	165	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
166	166	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
167	167	or campuses; [and]
168	168	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
169	169	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
170	170	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
171	171	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
172	172	(A) students formerly receiving special
173	173	education services;
174	174	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
175	175	(C) students who are mobile; and
176	176	(4) in the transparency and accountability domain,
177	177	indicators for effectiveness in promoting transparency and
178	178	accountability with respect to district or campus operations.
179	179	SECTION 8. Section 39.301(d), Education Code, is amended to
180	180	read as follows:
181	181	(d) Performance on the indicators described by Sections
182	182	39.053(c)(1), (2), and (3) [Section 39.053(c)] and Subsections
183	183	(c)(3), (4), and (9) of this section must be based on longitudinal
184	184	student data that is disaggregated by the bilingual education or
185	185	special language program, if any, in which emergent bilingual
186	186	students, as defined by Section 29.052, are or former emergent
187	187	bilingual students were enrolled. If a student described by this
188	188	subsection is not or was not enrolled in specialized language
189	189	instruction, the number and percentage of those students shall be
190	190	provided.
191	191	SECTION 9. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
192	192	school year.
193	193	SECTION 10. This Act takes effect immediately if it
194	194	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
195	195	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
196	196	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
197	197	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.