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| 1 | 1 | By: Geren H.B. No. 5263 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to the accessibility of results from the state assessment. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 26.005, Education Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 26.005. ACCESS TO STATE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Except as | |
| 13 | 13 | provided by Section 39.023(e), a parent is entitled to access to a | |
| 14 | 14 | copy of each state assessment instrument administered under Section | |
| 15 | 15 | 39.023 to the parent's child. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) the agency shall make available to a parent, the results | |
| 17 | 17 | of their child's state assessment tests by no more than one click | |
| 18 | 18 | from a website maintained by the agency. Student identifying | |
| 19 | 19 | information needed to access assessment information must meet | |
| 20 | 20 | agency security protocols, be unique to the student, and be in | |
| 21 | 21 | control of a parent or guardian without the need to secure | |
| 22 | 22 | additional information from any third party. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |