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1	2		By: Creighton S.B. No. 2252
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2025; March 25, 2025, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Education K-16;
4		-	April 9, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
5		-	Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; April 9, 2025,
6		-	sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2252 By: Paxton
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11	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	8		AN ACT
13	9		relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early
14	10		literacy and numeracy skills for public school students, including
15		-	an early childhood parental support program and prekindergarten
16		-	programs in public schools, and to funding under the Foundation
17		-	School Program for certain school districts and to support those
18		-	measures.
	11	+	an early childhood parental support program, and to funding under
	12	+	the Foundation School Program for certain school districts and to
	13	+	support those measures.
19	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
20	15		SECTION 1. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
21	16		read as follows:
22	17		(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
23	18		(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
24	19		offense;
25	20		(2) the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code;
26	21		and
27	22		(3) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
28	23		applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
29	24		title, relating to:
30	25		(A) the Public Education Information Management
31	26		System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
32		-	this subchapter as determined by the ~~agency [~~commissioner];
	27	+	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
33	28		(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
34	29		Chapter 22;
35	30		(C) reading and mathematics instruments and
36	31		reading interventions [accelerated reading instruction programs]
37	32		under Sections [Section] 28.006, 28.0063, and 28.0064;
38	33		(D) accelerated instruction under Section
39	34		28.0211;
40	35		(E) high school graduation requirements under
41	36		Section 28.025;
42	37		(F) special education programs under Subchapter
43	38		A, Chapter 29;
44	39		(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
45	40		Chapter 29;
46	41		(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
47	42		or E-1, Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten
48	43		classes imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply;
49	44		(I) extracurricular activities under Section
50	45		33.081;
51	46		(J) discipline management practices or behavior
52	47		management techniques under Section 37.0021;
53	48		(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
54	49		(L) the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;
55	50		(M) public school accountability and special
56	51		investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter
57	52		39, and Chapter 39A;
58	53		(N) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
59	54		report an educator's misconduct;
60	55		(O) intensive programs of instruction under
61	56		Section 28.0213;
62	57		(P) the right of a school employee to report a
63	58		crime, as provided by Section 37.148;
64	59		(Q) bullying prevention policies and procedures
65	60		under Section 37.0832;
66	61		(R) the right of a school under Section 37.0052
67	62		to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a
68	63		disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;
69	64		(S) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to
70	65		local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or
71	66		harassment;
72	67		(T) a parent's right to information regarding the
73	68		provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's
74	69		child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d);
75	70		(U) establishment of residency under Section
76	71		25.001;
77	72		(V) school safety requirements under Sections
78	73		37.0814, 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.1083, 37.1084, 37.1085,
79	74		37.1086, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115, 37.207, and
80	75		37.2071 and Subchapter J, Chapter 37;
81	76		(W) the early childhood literacy and mathematics
82	77		proficiency plans under Section 11.185;
83	78		(X) the college, career, and military readiness
84	79		plans under Section 11.186; and
85	80		(Y) parental options to retain a student under
86	81		Section 28.02124.
87	82		SECTION 2. The heading to Section 21.4552, Education Code,
88	83		is amended to read as follows:
89	84		Sec. 21.4552. TEACHER LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND READING
90	85		INTERVENTION ACADEMIES.
91	86		SECTION 3. Section 21.4552, Education Code, is amended by
92	87		amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (g),
93	88		(h), and (i) to read as follows:
94	89		(b) A literacy achievement academy developed under this
95	90		section:
96	91		(1) for teachers who provide reading instruction to
97	92		students at the kindergarten or first, second, or third grade
98	93		level:
99	94		(A) must include training in:
100	95		(i) effective and systematic instructional
101	96		practices in reading, including phonemic awareness, phonics,
102	97		fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; and
103	98		(ii) the use of empirically validated
104	99		instructional methods that are appropriate for struggling readers;
105	100		and
106	101		(B) may include training in effective
107	102		instructional practices in writing;
108	103		(2) for teachers who provide reading instruction to
109	104		students at the fourth or fifth grade level:
110	105		(A) must include effective instructional
111	106		practices that promote student development of reading
112	107		comprehension and inferential and critical thinking;
113	108		(B) must provide training in the use of
114	109		empirically validated instructional methods that are appropriate
115	110		for struggling readers; and
116	111		(C) may include material on writing instruction;
117	112		(3) for teachers who provide reading instruction to
118	113		students at the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade level, must include
119	114		training in:
120	115		(A) strategies to be implemented in English
121	116		language arts and other subject areas for multisyllable word
122	117		reading, vocabulary development, and comprehension of expository
123	118		and narrative text;
124	119		(B) an adaptation framework that enables
125	120		teachers to respond to differing student strengths and needs,
126	121		including adaptations for students of limited English proficiency
127	122		or students receiving special education services under Subchapter
128	123		A, Chapter 29;
129	124		(C) collaborative strategies to increase active
130	125		student involvement and motivation to read; and
131	126		(D) other areas identified by the commissioner as
132	127		essential components of reading instruction; and
133	128		(4) [for teachers who provide reading instruction to
134	129		students at the seventh or eighth grade level, must include
135	130		training in:
136	131		[(A) administration of the reading instrument
137	132		required by Section 28.006(c-1); and
138	133		[(B) interpretation of the results of the reading
139	134		instrument required by Section 28.006(c-1) and strategies, based on
140	135		scientific research regarding effective reading instruction, for
141	136		long-term intensive intervention to target identified student
142	137		needs in word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension;
143	138		and
144	139		[(5)] for teachers who provide instruction in
145	140		mathematics, science, or social studies to students at the sixth,
146	141		seventh, or eighth grade level, must include training in:
147	142		(A) strategies for incorporating reading
148	143		instruction into the curriculum for the subject area taught by the
149	144		teacher; and
150	145		(B) other areas identified by the commissioner.
151		-	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), from funds
152		-	provided under Section 48.108 or other available [From] funds
153		-	[appropriated for that purpose], a classroom teacher who provides
154		-	instruction to students in kindergarten through third grade and
155		-	completes [attends] a literacy achievement academy is entitled to
156		-	receive a stipend from the school district in the amount determined
157		-	by the commissioner. From funds appropriated for that purpose, a
158		-	district may provide a stipend to a classroom teacher who provides
159		-	instruction to students in a grade level above third grade. A
160		-	stipend received under this subsection is not considered in
161		-	determining whether a school district is paying the classroom
162		-	teacher the minimum monthly salary under Section 21.402.
163		-	(d-1) A school district is not required to provide a stipend
164		-	under Subsection (d) to a classroom teacher if the teacher:
165		-	(1) attends the literacy achievement academy as part
166		-	of an educator preparation program in which the teacher is
167		-	enrolled;
	146	+	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), from [From]
	147	+	funds provided under Section 48.108 or appropriated for that
	148	+	purpose, a classroom teacher who provides instruction to students
	149	+	in kindergarten through third grade and attends a literacy
	150	+	achievement academy is entitled to receive a stipend from the
	151	+	school district in the amount determined by the commissioner. From
	152	+	funds appropriated for that purpose, a district may provide a
	153	+	stipend to a classroom teacher who provides instruction to students
	154	+	in a grade level above third grade. A stipend received under this
	155	+	subsection is not considered in determining whether a school
	156	+	district is paying the classroom teacher the minimum monthly salary
	157	+	under Section 21.402.
	158	+	(d-1) A classroom teacher is not eligible for a stipend
	159	+	under Subsection (d) if the teacher:
	160	+	(1) is currently enrolled in an educator preparation
	161	+	program;
168	162		(2) attends the literacy achievement academy on a day
169	163		or during hours of service included in the term of the teacher's
170	164		contract; or
171	165		(3) is not directed or approved by the school district
172	166		at which the teacher is employed to attend the literacy achievement
173	167		academy.
174	168		(g) The agency shall develop a method for evaluating a
175	169		literacy achievement academy to determine the effectiveness of the
176	170		academy, including whether the academy improves teaching practices
177	171		and student literacy proficiency. A school district or
178	172		open-enrollment charter school shall provide any information
179	173		requested by the agency for purposes of evaluating literacy
180	174		achievement academies under this subsection.
181	175		(h) In addition to the literacy achievement academies
182	176		developed under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall develop and
183		-	make available reading intervention academies for teachers ~~or other~~
184		-	~~professionals who~~ provide reading interventions to students who
185		-	~~require targeted~~ instruction in foundational reading skills.
	177	+	make available reading intervention academies for teachers who
	178	+	provide reading interventions to students who require accelerated
	179	+	instruction in foundational reading skills.
186	180		(i) The commissioner may establish an advisory board to
187	181		assist the agency in fulfilling the agency's duties under this
188		-	section. A recommendation of the advisory board shall be made
189		-	available to the public. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not
190		-	apply to an advisory board established under this subsection.
	182	+	section. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to an
	183	+	advisory board established under this subsection.
191	184		SECTION 4. The heading to Section 21.4553, Education Code,
192	185		is amended to read as follows:
193	186		Sec. 21.4553. TEACHER MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND
194	187		INTERVENTIONIST ACADEMIES.
195	188		SECTION 5. Section 21.4553, Education Code, is amended by
196		-	amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (g), (h), and
197		-	(i) to read as follows:
198		-	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), from funds
199		-	provided under Section 48.108 or other available [From] funds
200		-	[appropriated for that purpose], a classroom teacher who completes
201		-	[attends] a mathematics achievement academy is entitled to receive
202		-	a stipend from the school district in the amount determined by the
203		-	commissioner. A stipend received under this subsection is not
204		-	considered in determining whether a district is paying the
205		-	classroom teacher the minimum monthly salary under Section 21.402.
206		-	(d-1) A school district is not required to provide a stipend
207		-	under Subsection (d) to a classroom teacher if the teacher:
208		-	(1) attends the mathematics achievement academy as
209		-	part of an educator preparation program in which the teacher is
210		-	enrolled;
	189	+	amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), (g),
	190	+	(h), and (i) to read as follows:
	191	+	(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), from [From]
	192	+	funds appropriated for that purpose, a classroom teacher who
	193	+	attends a mathematics achievement academy is entitled to receive a
	194	+	stipend in the amount determined by the commissioner. A stipend
	195	+	received under this subsection is not considered in determining
	196	+	whether a district is paying the classroom teacher the minimum
	197	+	monthly salary under Section 21.402.
	198	+	(d-1) A classroom teacher is not eligible for a stipend
	199	+	under Subsection (d) if the teacher:
	200	+	(1) is currently enrolled in an educator preparation
	201	+	program;
211	202		(2) attends the mathematics achievement academy on a
212	203		day or during hours of service included in the term of the teacher's
213	204		contract; or
214	205		(3) is not directed or approved by the school district
215	206		at which the teacher is employed to attend the mathematics
	207	+	achievement academy.
	208	+	(d-2) From funds provided under Section 48.108 or
	209	+	appropriated for that purpose, a school district or open-enrollment
	210	+	charter school must pay for the costs for a classroom teacher
	211	+	employed by the district or school to attend a mathematics
216	212		achievement academy.
217	213		(g) The agency shall develop a method for evaluating a
218	214		mathematics achievement academy to determine the effectiveness of
219	215		the academy, including whether the academy improves teaching
220	216		practices and student math proficiency. A school district or
221	217		open-enrollment charter school shall provide any information
222	218		requested by the agency for purposes of evaluating mathematics
223	219		achievement academies under this subsection.
224	220		(h) In addition to the mathematics achievement academies
225	221		developed under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall develop and
226	222		make available mathematics interventionist academies for a teacher
227		-	or other professional who provides mathematics interventions to
228		-	students who require targeted instruction in foundational
229		-	mathematics skills.
	223	+	who provides additional support to students who require accelerated
	224	+	instruction in mathematics.
230	225		(i) The commissioner may establish an advisory board to
231	226		assist the agency in fulfilling the agency's duties under this
232		-	section. A recommendation of the advisory board shall be made
233		-	available to the public. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not
234		-	apply to an advisory board established under this subsection.
	227	+	section. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to an
	228	+	advisory board established under this subsection.
235	229		SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
236	230		amended by adding Section 25.0816 to read as follows:
237	231		Sec. 25.0816. ADDITIONAL DAYS SCHOOL YEAR PLANNING GRANT
238	232		PROGRAM. (a) From money appropriated or otherwise available for
239	233		the purpose, the agency shall establish and administer a grant
240	234		program to provide funding and technical assistance to school
241	235		districts and open-enrollment charter schools to plan the school
242	236		year and adjust operations as necessary to qualify for the
243	237		incentive funding under Section 48.0051.
244	238		(b) In awarding grants under the program, the agency shall
245	239		prioritize school districts and open-enrollment charter schools
246	240		that seek to maximize incentive funding under Section 48.0051.
247	241		(c) The agency may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
248	242		donations for purposes of this section.
249	243		SECTION 7. Section 25.085(d), Education Code, is amended to
250	244		read as follows:
251	245		(d) Unless specifically exempted by Section 25.086, a
252	246		student enrolled in a school district must attend:
253	247		(1) an extended-year program for which the student is
254	248		eligible that is provided by the district for students identified
255	249		as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level or tutorial
256	250		classes required by the district under Section 29.084;
257	251		(2) a reading intervention program [an accelerated
258	252		reading instruction program] to which the student is assigned under
259	253		Section 28.0064 [28.006(g)];
260	254		(3) an accelerated instruction program to which the
261	255		student is assigned under Section 28.0211;
262	256		(4) a basic skills program to which the student is
263	257		assigned under Section 29.086; or
264	258		(5) a summer program provided under Section 37.008(l)
265	259		or Section 37.021.
266	260		SECTION 8. The heading to Section 28.006, Education Code,
267	261		is amended to read as follows:
268		-	Sec. 28.006. KINDERGARTEN READING ~~READINESS [~~DIAGNOSIS].
	262	+	Sec. 28.006. KINDERGARTEN READING DIAGNOSIS.
269	263		SECTION 9. Section 28.006, Education Code, is amended by
270	264		amending Subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (c-2), (c-3), (d), (f), and
271	265		(h) and adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
272	266		(a) The commissioner shall develop recommendations for
273	267		school districts for:
274		-	(1) administering reading instruments to measure
275		-	students' foundational literacy skills in [diagnose student]
276		-	reading development and comprehension;
	268	+	(1) administering reading instruments, including an
	269	+	instrument developed under Section 28.0063, to diagnose student
	270	+	foundational literacy skills in reading development and
	271	+	comprehension;
277	272		(2) training educators in administering the reading
278	273		instruments; and
279	274		(3) applying the results of the reading instruments to
280	275		the instructional program.
281	276		(b) The commissioner shall adopt a [list of] reading
282		-	instrument [instruments] that a school district shall [may] use at
283		-	the ~~beginning of the school year to measure a kindergarten~~
284		-	~~student's foundational literacy skills~~ in ~~[diagnose student]~~
285		-	~~reading development and comprehension~~. A reading instrument
286		-	~~adopted under this subsection~~ may include other developmental
287		-	~~skills as part of [For use in~~ diagnosing the reading development and
288		-	~~comprehension of~~ kindergarten students, the commissioner shall
289		-	~~adopt] a~~ multidimensional assessment tool [that includes a reading
	277	+	instrument [instruments] that a school district shall [may] use to
	278	+	diagnose the foundational literacy skills in [student] reading
	279	+	development and comprehension of students enrolled in
	280	+	kindergarten. A reading instrument adopted under this subsection
	281	+	may include other developmental skills as part of [For use in
	282	+	diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of
	283	+	kindergarten students, the commissioner shall adopt] a
	284	+	multidimensional assessment tool [that includes a reading
290	285		instrument and tests at least three developmental skills, including
291	286		literacy. A multidimensional assessment tool administered as
292	287		provided by this subsection is considered to be a reading
293	288		instrument for purposes of this section. A district-level
294	289		committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, may adopt a
295	290		list of reading instruments for use in the district in a grade level
296	291		other than kindergarten in addition to the reading instruments on
297	292		the commissioner's list]. A [Each] reading instrument adopted by
298	293		the commissioner [or a district-level committee] must be based on
299	294		scientific research concerning foundational literacy skills in
300		-	reading [skills] development and [reading] comprehension and[. A
301		-	list of reading instruments adopted under this subsection must]
302		-	provide for measuring [diagnosing] the foundational literacy
303		-	skills in reading development and comprehension of students,
304		-	including students participating in a program under Subchapter B,
305		-	Chapter 29.
306		-	(b-1) The commissioner may approve not more than two [an]
307		-	alternative reading instruments [instrument] for use in measuring
308		-	[diagnosing] the foundational literacy skills in reading
309		-	development and comprehension of kindergarten students that
310		-	complies with the requirements under Subsection (b).
	295	+	reading [skills] development and [reading] comprehension. A [list
	296	+	of] reading instrument [instruments] adopted under this subsection
	297	+	must provide for diagnosing the foundational literacy skills in
	298	+	reading development and comprehension of a student [students]
	299	+	participating in a program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.
	300	+	(b-1) The commissioner may approve an alternative reading
	301	+	instrument for use in diagnosing the foundational literacy skills
	302	+	in reading development and comprehension of kindergarten students
	303	+	that complies with the requirements under Subsection (b).
311	304		(c-2) Not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the
312	305		school year, each [Each] school district shall administer at the
313	306		kindergarten level a reading instrument adopted by the commissioner
314	307		under Subsection (b) or approved by the commissioner under
315	308		Subsection (b-1). The district shall administer the reading
316	309		instrument in accordance with the commissioner's recommendations
317	310		under Subsection (a)(1) and policies developed by commissioner
318	311		rule.
319	312		(c-3) The commissioner by rule shall determine the
320	313		performance on a [the] reading instrument adopted or approved under
321	314		this section [Subsection (b)] that indicates kindergarten
322		-	readiness. Each reading instrument adopted or approved under this
323		-	section must provide for the ability to compare the performance
324		-	that indicates kindergarten readiness on that instrument with the
325		-	performance that indicates kindergarten readiness on other
326		-	instruments adopted or approved under this section.
	315	+	readiness.
327	316		(d) The superintendent of each school district shall:
328	317		(1) report to the commissioner and the board of
329		-	trustees of the district at a public meeting of the board the
330		-	results of a [the] reading instrument administered to students
331		-	under this section [instruments];
332		-	(2) not later than the earlier of the 20th school day
333		-	or the 30th [60th] calendar day after the date on which the results
334		-	of a reading instrument are available, [was administered] report,
335		-	in writing or electronically, to a student's parent or guardian the
336		-	student's results on the instrument; and
	318	+	trustees of the district the results of a [the] reading instrument
	319	+	administered to students under this section [instruments];
	320	+	(2) not later than the 30th [60th] calendar day after
	321	+	the date on which the results of a reading instrument are available,
	322	+	[was administered] report, in writing or electronically, to a
	323	+	student's parent or guardian the student's results on the
	324	+	instrument; and
337	325		(3) using the school readiness certification system
338	326		provided to the school district in accordance with Section
339	327		29.161(e), report electronically each student's raw score on the
340	328		reading instrument to the agency for use in the school readiness
341	329		certification system.
342		-	(f) The agency shall ensure [at least one] reading
343		-	instruments adopted or approved [instrument for each grade level
344		-	for which a reading instrument is required to be administered]
345		-	under this section are [is] available to school districts at no
346		-	cost.
	330	+	(f) The agency shall ensure at least one reading instrument
	331	+	adopted or approved [for each grade level for which a reading
	332	+	instrument is required to be administered] under this section is
	333	+	available to school districts at no cost.
347	334		(h) The school district shall make a good faith effort to
348	335		ensure that the report [notice] required under Subsection (d)(2)
349	336		[this section] is provided either in person or electronically [by
350	337		regular mail] and that the report [notice] is clear and easy to
351	338		understand and is written in English and in the parent or guardian's
352	339		native language.
353		-	(n) Nothing in this section may be construed to circumvent
354		-	or supplant federal or state law regarding a student who
355		-	participates in a special education program under Subchapter A,
356		-	Chapter 29, or a student who is suspected to have a disability and
357		-	who may be eligible to participate in a special education program
358		-	under that subchapter.
	340	+	(n) The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a
	341	+	student who participates in a school district's special education
	342	+	program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, may modify any requirement
	343	+	for student participation under this section.
359	344		SECTION 10. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
360	345		amended by adding Sections 28.0063, 28.0064, 28.0065, and 28.0071
361	346		to read as follows:
362	347		Sec. 28.0063. EARLY LITERACY AND NUMERACY INSTRUMENTS. (a)
363	348		The commissioner shall adopt a list of reading and mathematics
364	349		instruments approved or developed by the commissioner for use by
365		-	school districts in kindergarten through grade three to ~~measure~~
366		-	~~students'~~ foundational literacy skills in reading development and
	350	+	school districts in kindergarten through grade three to diagnose
	351	+	foundational literacy skills in reading development and
367	352		comprehension and foundational numeracy skills in mathematics.
368	353		(b) A reading or mathematics instrument adopted under
369	354		Subsection (a) must:
370	355		(1) be based on scientific research concerning, as
371	356		applicable:
372	357		(A) foundational literacy skills in reading
373	358		development and comprehension; or
374	359		(B) foundational numeracy skills in mathematics;
375	360		(2) be capable of being administered at the beginning,
376		-	middle, and end of the school year;
	361	+	middle, and end of the school year, except for a substitute
	362	+	instrument allowed under Subsection (d);
377	363		(3) be designed to assess the performance of students
378	364		in, as applicable:
379	365		(A) the foundational literacy skills components
380	366		of the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Section 28.002
381	367		for language arts; or
382	368		(B) the foundational numeracy skills components
383	369		of the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Section 28.002
384	370		for mathematics;
385	371		(4) be capable of monitoring student progress in a
386	372		manner that allows school district staff to identify specific
387	373		foundational literacy or numeracy skills in need of targeted
388	374		instruction;
389		-	(5) assess whether a student's skills identified as in
390		-	need of targeted instruction indicate that the student is at risk,
391		-	as determined by the agency, of not achieving satisfactory
392		-	performance on the third grade reading or mathematics assessment
393		-	administered under Section 39.023;
394		-	(6) for a reading instrument for students in
395		-	kindergarten and first grade, include the applicable elements and
396		-	criteria to serve as the required screenings for dyslexia and
397		-	related disorders under Section 38.003; and
	375	+	(5) assess whether a student's performance in
	376	+	foundational literacy or numeracy skills indicates that the student
	377	+	is at risk, as determined by the commissioner, of not achieving
	378	+	satisfactory performance on the third grade reading or mathematics
	379	+	assessment administered under Section 39.023;
	380	+	(6) for a reading instrument, include applicable
	381	+	elements required for a screening for dyslexia and related
	382	+	disorders under Section 38.003; and
398	383		(7) for a reading instrument, allow a school district
399	384		to generate a report regarding a student's reading progress that is
400	385		clear and easy to understand that may be distributed to the
401	386		student's parent in English, Spanish, or, to the extent
402	387		practicable, any other language spoken by the parent.
403	388		(c) The commissioner shall:
404	389		(1) update the list of reading and mathematics
405	390		instruments adopted under Subsection (a) not less than once every
406	391		four years;
407	392		(2) ensure the list adopted under Subsection (a)
408	393		includes multiple reading and mathematics instruments;
409	394		(3) develop a process by which a school district may
410	395		submit an instrument to the commissioner for approval; and
411	396		(4) make publicly available the criteria for the
412	397		evaluation and approval of an instrument submitted to the
413	398		commissioner.
414		-	(d) The instruments adopted or approved under this section
415		-	shall be administered as follows:
416		-	(1) for kindergarten, at the middle and end of the
	399	+	(d) The commissioner may allow a school district to
	400	+	substitute:
	401	+	(1) an instrument adopted or approved under Section
	402	+	28.006 for an instrument adopted under this section that is
	403	+	administered to a kindergarten student at the beginning of the
417	404		school year;
418		-	(2) for first and second grade, at the beginning,
419		-	middle, and end of the school year; and
420		-	(3) for third grade, at the beginning and middle of the
421		-	school year.
422		-	(e) The commissioner shall align and determine
423		-	comparability of the instruments administered under this section
424		-	with the following instruments:
425		-	(1) an instrument adopted or approved under Section
426		-	28.006 that is administered to a kindergarten student at the
427		-	beginning of the school year; and
428		-	(2) a third grade assessment instrument adopted or
429		-	developed under Section 39.023 that is administered at the end of
430		-	the school year for a third grade student.
431		-	(f) If the commissioner determines that an interim
432		-	assessment instrument adopted under Section 39.023(o) provides the
433		-	same intended outcomes as an instrument adopted or approved under
434		-	this section, the commissioner may substitute that interim
435		-	assessment instrument for an instrument adopted or approved under
436		-	this section.
437		-	(g) A school district shall administer to students in
438		-	kindergarten through third grade a reading instrument and a
439		-	mathematics instrument adopted under Subsection (a) in accordance
440		-	with requirements and recommendations established by the
441		-	commissioner under this section, including requirements or
442		-	recommendations related to:
443		-	(1) administering the instruments;
444		-	(2) training staff on the instruments; and
445		-	(3) applying the results of the instruments to the
446		-	district's instructional program.
447		-	(h) The superintendent of each school district shall:
	405	+	(2) an interim assessment instrument adopted or
	406	+	developed under Section 39.023(o) for an instrument adopted under
	407	+	this section; or
	408	+	(3) a third grade assessment instrument adopted or
	409	+	developed under Section 39.023 for an instrument adopted under this
	410	+	section that is administered at the end of the school year for a
	411	+	third grade student.
	412	+	(e) A school district shall administer to students in
	413	+	kindergarten through third grade a reading and mathematics
	414	+	instrument adopted under Subsection (a) in accordance with
	415	+	requirements established by the commissioner under this section.
	416	+	(f) The superintendent of each school district shall:
448	417		(1) report to the commissioner and the board of
449		-	trustees of the district at a public meeting of the board the
450		-	results of a reading or mathematics instrument administered to
451		-	students under this section; and
452		-	(2) not later than the earlier of the 20th school day
453		-	or the 30th calendar day after the date on which the results of a
454		-	reading or mathematics instrument are available, report, in writing
455		-	or electronically, to a student's parent or guardian:
	418	+	trustees of the district the results of a reading or mathematics
	419	+	instrument administered to students under this section; and
	420	+	(2) not later than the 30th calendar day after the date
	421	+	on which the results of a reading or mathematics instrument are
	422	+	available, report, in writing or electronically, to a student's
	423	+	parent or guardian:
456	424		(A) the student's results on the instrument;
457	425		(B) for a reading instrument, the report
458	426		described by Subsection (b)(7); and
459	427		(C) if the student is determined to be at risk for
460	428		dyslexia or a related disorder based on the results of the reading
461	429		instrument, information regarding that determination.
462		-	(i) The agency shall establish a list of reading and
	430	+	(g) For each student in kindergarten through third grade who
	431	+	is determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder, the district
	432	+	shall:
	433	+	(1) notify the student's parent or guardian of the
	434	+	determination and provide to the parent or guardian information
	435	+	regarding the Talking Book Program offered by the Texas State
	436	+	Library and Archives Commission; and
	437	+	(2) ensure that the district is complying with the
	438	+	requirements of Section 29.0031 with respect to the student.
	439	+	(h) The agency shall establish a list of reading and
463	440		mathematics instruments adopted under Subsection (a) for which the
464	441		agency has negotiated a price. A school district is not required to
465	442		use a method provided by Section 44.031 to purchase an instrument on
466	443		the list established under this subsection.
467		-	(j) A student's parent or guardian may submit a written
	444	+	(i) A student's parent or guardian may submit a written
468	445		request to the administrator of the campus at which the student is
469	446		enrolled to opt the student out of the administration of a reading
470	447		or mathematics instrument required under this section. A school
471	448		district may not encourage or direct a parent or guardian to submit
472	449		a written request under this subsection.
473		-	(k) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
	450	+	(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
474	451		implement this section.
475		-	(l) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a
	452	+	(k) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a
476	453		rule adopted under this section.
477		-	(m) A school district may comply with the requirements of
478		-	Subsection (g) by administering a reading or mathematics instrument
	454	+	(l) A school district may comply with the requirements of
	455	+	Subsection (e) by administering a reading or mathematics instrument
479	456		selected by the board of trustees of the school district that meets
480	457		the requirements of Subsection (b) until the commissioner adopts
481	458		the list of reading and mathematics instruments under Subsection
482	459		(a). This subsection expires September 1, 2029.
483	460		Sec. 28.0064. EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR CERTAIN
484	461		STUDENTS. (a) If a student's results on two consecutive reading
485	462		instruments administered under Section 28.0063 indicate that the
486		-	student is at risk, as determined by the agency, of not achieving
487		-	satisfactory performance in foundational literacy, a school
488		-	district shall, as soon as practicable following the receipt of the
489		-	student's results, provide reading interventions to the student.
	463	+	student is at risk, as determined by the commissioner, of not
	464	+	achieving satisfactory performance in foundational literacy, a
	465	+	school district shall, as soon as practicable following the receipt
	466	+	of the student's results, provide reading interventions to the
	467	+	student during the subsequent 12 months.
490	468		(b) Reading interventions provided under Subsection (a)
491	469		must:
492	470		(1) include targeted instruction in the foundational
493	471		literacy skills identified as areas in need of targeted instruction
494	472		by the reading instrument administered under Section 28.0063;
495	473		(2) ensure that the student receives the interventions
496	474		during a period and at a frequency sufficient to address the areas
497	475		described by Subdivision (1);
498	476		(3) include effective instructional materials
499	477		designed for reading intervention;
500	478		(4) be provided by a person:
501	479		(A) with training in reading interventions and in
502	480		the applicable instructional materials described by Subdivision
503	481		(3); and
504	482		(B) under the oversight of the school district;
505	483		(5) to the extent possible, be provided by one person
506	484		for the entirety of the student's reading intervention period; and
507	485		(6) meet any additional requirements adopted by the
508	486		commissioner.
509	487		(c) A school district shall continue providing reading
510	488		intervention to a student under this section until the earlier of
511	489		the date on which:
512	490		(1) the student is no longer determined to be at risk,
513		-	as determined by the ~~agency~~, of not achieving satisfactory
	491	+	as determined by the commissioner, of not achieving satisfactory
514	492		performance in foundational literacy on a reading instrument
515	493		administered under Section 28.0063; or
516	494		(2) the student begins the fourth grade.
517	495		(d) In providing reading interventions under this section,
518	496		a school district may not remove a student, except under
519	497		circumstances for which a student enrolled in the same grade level
520	498		who is not receiving reading interventions would be removed, from:
521	499		(1) instruction in the foundation curriculum and
522	500		enrichment curriculum adopted under Section 28.002 for the grade
523	501		level in which the student is enrolled; or
524	502		(2) recess or other physical activity that is
525	503		available to other students enrolled in the same grade level.
526	504		(e) The agency shall approve one or more products that use
527	505		an automated, computerized, or other augmented method for providing
528	506		reading interventions. The agency may approve a product under this
529	507		subsection only if evidence indicates that the product is effective
530	508		at promoting mastery of foundational literacy skills.
531	509		(f) Subject to appropriation, the agency shall ensure that
532	510		at least one product approved under Subsection (e) is available to
533	511		school districts at no or reduced cost.
534	512		(g) A student's parent or guardian may submit a written
535	513		request to the administrator of the campus at which the student is
536		-	enrolled to opt the student out of ~~all or part of the~~ reading
537		-	~~intervention requirements~~ under Subsection (b). A school district
538		-	~~may not~~ encourage or direct a parent or guardian to submit a written
539		-	~~request~~ under this subsection that would allow the district to not
540		-	~~provide~~ reading interventions to the student.
	514	+	enrolled to opt the student out of a reading intervention
	515	+	requirement under Subsection (b). A school district may not
	516	+	encourage or direct a parent or guardian to submit a written request
	517	+	under this subsection that would allow the district to not provide
	518	+	reading interventions to the student.
541	519		(h) A school district must provide to the parent or guardian
542	520		of a student receiving reading interventions under this section the
543	521		notice required under Section 26.0081(d).
544	522		(i) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent or
545	523		discourage reading interventions for a student whose results on a
546	524		reading instrument administered under Section 28.0063 indicate
547		-	that the student is at risk, as determined by the agency, of not
548		-	achieving satisfactory performance in foundational literacy.
549		-	(j) Nothing in this section may be construed to circumvent
550		-	or supplant federal or state law regarding a student who
551		-	participates in a special education program under Subchapter A,
552		-	Chapter 29, or a student who is suspected to have a disability and
553		-	who may be eligible to participate in a special education program
554		-	under that subchapter.
	525	+	that the student is at risk, as determined by the commissioner, of
	526	+	not achieving satisfactory performance in foundational literacy.
	527	+	(j) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the
	528	+	provision of any special education services required under
	529	+	Subchapter A, Chapter 29, or the Individuals with Disabilities
	530	+	Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.). A student's
	531	+	admission, review, and dismissal committee may modify any
	532	+	requirement for student participation in reading interventions
	533	+	under this section.
555	534		(k) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
556	535		implement this section, including rules that define appropriate
557	536		standards for implementing reading interventions that meet the
558	537		requirements of Subsection (b).
559	538		(l) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a
560	539		rule adopted under this section.
561	540		(m) A school district is not required to comply with the
562	541		requirements of this section until the commissioner adopts a list
563	542		of reading and mathematics instruments under Section 28.0063 and
564	543		designates the first school year that districts must comply with
565	544		this section. This subsection expires September 1, 2029.
566		-	Sec. 28.0065. ADAPTIVE VOCABULARY PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The
567		-	agency shall develop and implement an adaptive vocabulary
568		-	assessment pilot program to assess vocabulary development in
569		-	students in kindergarten through third grade.
570		-	(b) The agency may develop an assessment under the pilot
571		-	program to assess students in grades other than grades described by
572		-	Subsection (a).
573		-	(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to circumvent
574		-	or supplant federal or state law regarding a student who
575		-	participates in a special education program under Subchapter A,
576		-	Chapter 29, or a student who is suspected to have a disability and
577		-	who may be eligible to participate in a special education program
578		-	under that subchapter.
	545	+	Sec. 28.0065. ADAPTIVE VOCABULARY. (a) The agency shall
	546	+	develop and implement an adaptive vocabulary assessment to assess
	547	+	vocabulary development in students in kindergarten through third
	548	+	grade.
	549	+	(b) The agency may use an assessment developed under this
	550	+	subsection to assess students in grades other than grades described
	551	+	by Subsection (a).
	552	+	(c) The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a
	553	+	student who participates in a school district's special education
	554	+	program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, may modify any requirement
	555	+	for student participation under this section.
579	556		(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
580	557		implement this section.
581	558		Sec. 28.0071. MATHEMATICS TRAINING FOR KINDERGARTEN
582	559		THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. (a) Each school district and
583	560		open-enrollment charter school shall ensure that:
584	561		(1) not later than the 2030-2031 school year, each
585	562		classroom teacher that provides instruction in mathematics to
586	563		students in kindergarten through eighth grade and each principal,
587	564		assistant principal, mathematics instructional coach, and
588	565		mathematics interventionist at a campus with one of those grade
589	566		levels has attended a teacher mathematics achievement academy
590	567		developed under Section 21.4553; and
591	568		(2) each classroom teacher and principal initially
592	569		employed in a grade level or at a campus described by Subdivision
593	570		(1) for the 2030-2031 school year or a subsequent school year has
594	571		attended a teacher mathematics achievement academy developed under
595	572		Section 21.4553 by the end of the teacher's or principal's first
596	573		year of placement in that grade level or campus.
597	574		(b) The agency shall provide assistance to school districts
598	575		and open-enrollment charter schools in complying with the
599	576		requirements under this section.
600	577		(c) The agency shall:
601	578		(1) monitor the implementation of this section; and
602	579		(2) periodically report to the legislature on the
603	580		implementation of this section and the effectiveness of this
604	581		section in improving educational outcomes.
605	582		(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
606	583		section.
607	584		SECTION 11. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
608	585		amended by adding Section 28.02111 to read as follows:
609	586		Sec. 28.02111. THIRD GRADE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTS. (a) The
610	587		commissioner shall establish and administer a program for students
611		-	who are required to be provided accelerated instruction under
612		-	Section 28.0211(a-1) based on the student's third grade performance
613		-	through which the student's parent may direct tutoring services to
614		-	support the student. The agency shall provide to a student
615		-	described by this subsection a grant in the amount provided under
616		-	Section 48.317 to purchase from an agency-approved provider
617		-	tutoring services designed to help improve the student's
618		-	proficiency in reading.
	588	+	in the third grade who are required to be provided accelerated
	589	+	instruction under Section 28.0211(a-1) through which the student's
	590	+	parent may direct tutoring services to support the student. The
	591	+	agency shall provide to a student described by this subsection a
	592	+	grant in the amount provided under Section 48.310 to purchase from
	593	+	an agency-approved provider tutoring services designed to help
	594	+	improve the student's proficiency in reading.
619	595		(b) The agency shall:
620	596		(1) maintain a system of online accounts under which
621	597		each student described by Subsection (a) is assigned an account for
622	598		the student's parent to access the grant described by Subsection
623	599		(a); and
624	600		(2) implement the program in a manner that ensures:
625	601		(A) ease of use for parents of students who are
626	602		eligible for a grant under this section; and
627	603		(B) fidelity of spending.
628	604		(c) A student may not receive more than one grant under this
629	605		section.
630	606		(d) The agency may reserve from the total amount of money
631	607		available for purposes of the program an amount, not to exceed five
632	608		percent of the total amount, to cover the agency's cost of
633	609		administering the program.
634	610		(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school in
635	611		which a student who receives a grant under this section is enrolled
636	612		remains subject to the requirements to provide accelerated
637	613		instruction under Section 28.0211.
638	614		(f) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
639	615		shall provide to the parent of a student described by Subsection (a)
640	616		notice of the student's eligibility for a grant under this section,
641	617		in a form and manner established by the agency.
642	618		(g) A decision by the commissioner regarding the program
643	619		under this section is final and may not be appealed.
644	620		(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
645	621		implement this section.
646		-	SECTION 12. Section 29.0031, Education Code, is amended by
647		-	adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
648		-	(e) A school district shall notify the parent of a student
649		-	identified with dyslexia or a related disorder of the Talking Book
650		-	Program administered by the Texas State Library and Archives
651		-	Commission and other available audio book services.
652		-	SECTION 13. Section 29.153, Education Code, is amended by
653		-	adding Subsections (b-1), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
654		-	(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), any child who is at
655		-	least three years of age is eligible for enrollment in a
656		-	prekindergarten class under this section if:
657		-	(1) the class is provided through a partnership
658		-	between a school district or open-enrollment charter school and a
659		-	community-based child-care provider described by Subsection (g);
660		-	and
661		-	(2) the child receives subsidized child-care services
662		-	provided through the child-care services program administered by
663		-	the Texas Workforce Commission.
664		-	(h) Notwithstanding any other law, a facility or location at
665		-	which prekindergarten classes are provided by a school district or
666		-	open-enrollment charter school in partnership with a private entity
667		-	under this section:
668		-	(1) must comply with any municipal ordinance
669		-	applicable to the operation of a private prekindergarten program;
670		-	and
671		-	(2) may not be required to comply with any municipal
672		-	ordinance applicable to the operation of a prekindergarten program
673		-	by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
674		-	(i) A school district shall provide to a community-based
675		-	child-care provider with which the district directly contracts to
676		-	provide a prekindergarten class funding for each child in the class
677		-	who is eligible for enrollment under Subsection (b) in an amount
678		-	that is equal to not less than 95 percent of the amount of money the
679		-	district receives for the child under Section 48.108(a-1).
680		-	SECTION 14. Section 29.1531, Education Code, is amended by
681		-	amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d)
682		-	to read as follows:
683		-	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] school
684		-	district may offer on a tuition basis or use district funds to
685		-	provide:
686		-	(1) an additional half-day of prekindergarten classes
687		-	to children who are eligible for classes under Section 29.153 and
688		-	are under four years of age; and
689		-	(2) half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes to
690		-	children not eligible for classes under Section 29.153.
691		-	(b) A district that offers a prekindergarten program on a
692		-	tuition basis:
693		-	(1) may not adopt a tuition rate for the program that
694		-	is higher than necessary to cover the added costs of providing the
695		-	program, including any costs associated with collecting,
696		-	reporting, and analyzing data under Section 29.1532(c); [and]
697		-	(2) must submit the proposed tuition rate to the
698		-	commissioner for approval; and
699		-	(3) must certify to the commissioner that a
700		-	prekindergarten private provider that meets the qualifications of
701		-	Section 29.153(g) is not available to the students for which the
702		-	tuition would apply.
703		-	(c) A school district may not charge tuition for a student
704		-	if a prekindergarten private provider that meets the qualifications
705		-	of Sections 29.153(g)(1)-(4) is available to the student.
706		-	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules under this section,
707		-	including rules establishing whether a private provider is
708		-	available.
709		-	SECTION 15. Section 29.1543, Education Code, is amended to
	622	+	SECTION 12. Section 29.1543, Education Code, is amended to
710	623		read as follows:
711	624		Sec. 29.1543. EARLY EDUCATION REPORTS. The agency shall
712	625		produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet
713	626		website annual district and campus-level reports containing
714	627		information from the previous school year on early education in
715	628		school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. A report
716	629		under this section must contain:
717	630		(1) the information required by Section 29.1532(c) to
718	631		be reported through the Public Education Information Management
719	632		System (PEIMS);
720		-	(2) a description of the [diagnostic] reading
	633	+	(2) a description of the diagnostic reading
721	634		instruments administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c-2)
722	635		[28.006(c) or (c-2)];
723	636		(3) the number of students who were administered a
724		-	[diagnostic] reading instrument administered in accordance with
	637	+	diagnostic reading instrument administered in accordance with
725	638		Section 28.006(c-2) [28.006(c) or (c-2)];
726	639		(4) the number of students whose scores from a
727		-	[diagnostic] reading instrument administered in accordance with
	640	+	diagnostic reading instrument administered in accordance with
728	641		Section 28.006(c-2) [28.006(c) or (c-2)] indicate kindergarten
729	642		readiness in reading [proficiency];
730	643		(5) the number of kindergarten students who were
731		-	enrolled in a prekindergarten program, including a program offered
732		-	through a partnership under Section 29.153, in the previous school
733		-	years [year] in the same district or school as the district or
734		-	school in which the student attends kindergarten;
	644	+	enrolled in a prekindergarten program in the previous school year
	645	+	in the same district or school as the district or school in which
	646	+	the student attends kindergarten;
735	647		(6) the number and percentage of students who perform
736	648		satisfactorily on the third grade reading or mathematics assessment
737	649		instrument administered under Section 39.023, disaggregated by
738	650		whether the student was eligible for free prekindergarten under
739	651		Section 29.153;
740	652		(7) the number of students described by Subdivision
741	653		(6) who attended kindergarten in the district, disaggregated by:
742	654		(A) whether the student met the kindergarten
743	655		readiness standard on a [the] reading instrument adopted under
744	656		Section 28.006;
745	657		(B) whether the student attended prekindergarten
746		-	in the district, including a program offered through a partnership
747		-	under Section 29.153; and
	658	+	in the district; and
748	659		(C) the type of prekindergarten the student
749	660		attended, if applicable; and
750	661		(8) the information described by Subdivisions (6) and
751	662		(7) disaggregated by whether the student is educationally
752	663		disadvantaged.
753		-	SECTION 16. Section 29.161(c), Education Code, is amended
	664	+	SECTION 13. Section 29.161(c), Education Code, is amended
754	665		to read as follows:
755	666		(c) The system must:
756	667		(1) be reflective of research in the field of early
757	668		childhood care and education;
758	669		(2) be well-grounded in the cognitive, social, and
759	670		emotional development of young children;
760	671		(3) apply a common set of criteria to each program
761	672		provider seeking certification, regardless of the type of program
762	673		or source of program funding; and
763	674		(4) be capable of fulfilling the reporting and notice
764	675		requirements of Section [Sections] 28.006(d) [and (g)].
765		-	SECTION 17. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
	676	+	SECTION 14. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
766	677		amended by adding Section 29.163 to read as follows:
767	678		Sec. 29.163. EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT. (a) The
768	679		agency shall establish a list of programs that provide early
769	680		childhood parental support. The programs must:
770	681		(1) provide for optional participation by a parent;
771	682		(2) be designed to assist a parent in supporting the
772	683		parent's child in attaining kindergarten readiness;
773	684		(3) have demonstrated, through evidence including
774		-	~~randomized controlled~~ trials, that the program:
	685	+	random control trials, that the program:
775	686		(A) promotes kindergarten readiness; and
776	687		(B) increases attendance rates; and
777	688		(4) have an established implementation model.
778	689		(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
779	690		offer a program on the list under Subsection (a) to families with a
780	691		child eligible for prekindergarten who reside in the district's or
781	692		school's attendance zone.
782		-	SECTION 18. Section 29.167, Education Code, is amended by
	693	+	SECTION 15. Section 29.167, Education Code, is amended by
783	694		amending Subsections (b-1) and (b-3) and adding Subsection (b-4) to
784	695		read as follows:
785	696		(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), each teacher for a
786	697		prekindergarten class provided by an entity with which a school
787	698		district contracts to provide a prekindergarten program must:
788	699		(1) be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, to
789	700		teach prekindergarten or supervised by a person who meets the
790	701		requirements under Subsection (b); [and]
791	702		(2) have one of the following qualifications:
792	703		(A) at least two years' experience of teaching in
793	704		a nationally accredited child care program or a Texas Rising Star
794	705		Program and:
795	706		(i) a Child Development Associate (CDA)
796	707		credential or another early childhood education credential
797	708		approved by the agency; or
798	709		(ii) certification offered through a
799	710		training center accredited by Association Montessori
800	711		Internationale or through the Montessori Accreditation Council for
801	712		Teacher Education; or
802	713		(B) a qualification described by Subsection
803	714		(b)(2)(A), (D), (E), or (F); and
804	715		(3) when appropriate, be appropriately certified or be
805	716		supervised by a person who is appropriately certified to provide
806	717		effective instruction to emergent bilingual students, as defined by
807	718		Section 29.052, enrolled in the prekindergarten program.
808	719		(b-3) Subsections (b-1), [and] (b-2), and (b-4) and this
809	720		subsection expire September 1, 2029.
810	721		(b-4) Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) apply to any
811	722		prekindergarten class provided by an entity with which a school
812	723		district contracts to provide a prekindergarten program under
813	724		Section 29.153.
814		-	SECTION 19. Sections 29.934(b) and (d), Education Code, are
	725	+	SECTION 16. Sections 29.934(b) and (d), Education Code, are
815	726		amended to read as follows:
816	727		(b) To apply to be designated as a resource campus under
817	728		this section, the campus must have received an overall performance
818	729		rating under Section 39.054 of D or F, or an overall performance
819	730		rating under Section 39.054(a-4)(1) or 39.0546 of "Not Rated," for
820	731		three [four] years over a 10-year period of time.
821	732		(d) To be designated as a resource campus, the campus must:
822	733		(1) implement a targeted improvement plan as described
823	734		by Chapter 39A and establish a school community partnership team;
824	735		(2) adopt an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
825	736		plan as provided by Section 39A.105(b) [except that a classroom
826	737		teacher who satisfies the requirements for demonstrated
827	738		instructional effectiveness under Section 39A.105(b)(3) must also
828	739		hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521];
829	740		(3) be in a school district that has adopted an
830	741		approved local optional teacher designation system under Section
831	742		21.3521;
832	743		(4) satisfy certain staff criteria by:
833	744		(A) requiring a principal or teacher employed at
834	745		the campus before the designation to apply for a position to
835	746		continue at the campus;
836	747		(B) for a subject in the foundation curriculum
837	748		under Section 28.002(a)(1):
838	749		(i) employing only teachers who have at
839	750		least two [three] years of teaching experience; and
840	751		(ii) ensuring that at least 50 percent of
841	752		teachers hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521;
842	753		(C) employing at least one school counselor for
843	754		every 300 students; and
844	755		(D) employing at least one appropriately
845	756		licensed professional to assist with the social and emotional needs
846	757		of students and staff, who must be a:
847	758		(i) family and community liaison;
848	759		(ii) clinical social worker;
849	760		(iii) specialist in school psychology; or
850	761		(iv) professional counselor;
851	762		(5) implement a positive behavior program as provided
852	763		by Section 37.0013;
853	764		(6) implement a family engagement plan as described by
854	765		Section 29.168;
855	766		(7) develop and implement a plan to use high quality
856	767		instructional materials;
857	768		(8) if the campus is an elementary or middle school
858	769		campus, operate the campus for a school year that qualifies for
859	770		funding under Section 48.0051; and
860	771		(9) annually submit to the commissioner data and
861	772		information required by the commissioner to assess fidelity of
862	773		implementation.
863		-	SECTION 20. Effective September 1, 2028, Section 29.934,
	774	+	SECTION 17. Effective September 1, 2028, Section 29.934,
864	775		Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding
865	776		Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
866	777		(b) To apply to be designated as a resource campus under
867	778		this section, the campus must have received an overall performance
868	779		rating under Section 39.054 of D or F, or an overall performance
869	780		rating under Section 39.054(a-4)(1) of "Not Rated," for three
870	781		[four] years over a 10-year period of time.
871	782		(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a campus may apply to
872	783		be designated as a resource campus under this section if the campus
873	784		received an overall performance rating under Section 39.054 of D or
874	785		F, or an overall performance rating under Section 39.054(a-4)(1) or
875	786		former Section 39.0546 of "Not Rated," for three years over a
876	787		10-year period of time. This subsection expires September 1, 2033.
877		-	SECTION 21. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
	788	+	SECTION 18. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
878	789		amended by adding Section 31.0754 to read as follows:
879	790		Sec. 31.0754. COMMUNICATION REGARDING HIGH QUALITY
880	791		INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 2113,
881	792		Government Code, the commissioner may enter into contracts or
882	793		agreements and engage in efforts to communicate information to
883	794		parents, classroom teachers, school districts, and open-enrollment
884	795		charter schools regarding the educational value, particularly the
885	796		impact on reading and math achievement, of open education resource
886	797		instructional materials made available under this subchapter,
887	798		including activities to promote, market, and advertise the content
888	799		included in and how to use those materials.
889		-	(b) The commissioner may use appropriated funds or funds
890		-	appropriated for the development of open education resource
891		-	instructional materials under this subchapter to pay for activities
892		-	authorized under this section.
893		-	SECTION 22. Section 38.003, Education Code, is amended by
894		-	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
895		-	follows:
896		-	(a) The State Board of Education shall identify the
897		-	necessary criteria and elements that provide for universal
898		-	screening [Students enrolling in public schools in this state shall
899		-	be screened or tested, as appropriate,] for dyslexia and related
900		-	disorders for students [at appropriate times in accordance with a
901		-	program approved by the State Board of Education. The program must
902		-	include screening at the end of the school year of each student] in
903		-	kindergarten and [each student in the] first grade.
904		-	(a-1) The criteria and elements identified under Subsection
905		-	(a) must be included in the reading instruments adopted or approved
906		-	under Section 28.0063 and administered in accordance with the
907		-	timelines established under that section.
908		-	SECTION 23. Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to
	800	+	(b) The commissioner may use appropriated funds to pay for
	801	+	activities authorized under this section.
	802	+	SECTION 19. Section 39.333, Education Code, is amended to
909	803		read as follows:
910	804		Sec. 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. As part of
911	805		the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332, the agency
912	806		shall submit a regional and district level report covering the
913	807		preceding two school years and containing:
914	808		(1) a summary of school district compliance with the
915	809		student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by
916	810		Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including:
917	811		(A) the number of campuses and classes at each
918	812		campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and
919	813		(B) for each campus granted an exception from
920	814		Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a
921	815		distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified
922	816		as an unacceptable campus under Chapter 39A;
923	817		(2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to
924	818		campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a
925	819		review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following
926	820		deregulation;
927	821		(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of
928	822		regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted
929	823		under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided
930	824		under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; and
931	825		(4) [an evaluation of accelerated instruction
932	826		programs offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of
933	827		the quality of such programs and the performance of students
934	828		enrolled in such programs; and
935	829		[(5)] the number of classes at each campus that are
936	830		currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the
937	831		content areas of their respective classes.
938		-	SECTION 24. Section 48.005, Education Code, is amended by
939		-	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
940		-	follows:
941		-	(a) In this chapter, average daily attendance is:
942		-	(1) the quotient of the sum of attendance for each day
943		-	of the minimum number of days of instruction as described under
944		-	Section 25.081(a) divided by the minimum number of days of
945		-	instruction;
946		-	(2) for a district that operates under a flexible year
947		-	program under Section 29.0821, the quotient of the sum of
948		-	attendance for each actual day of instruction as permitted by
949		-	Section 29.0821(b)(1) divided by the number of actual days of
950		-	instruction as permitted by Section 29.0821(b)(1);
951		-	(3) for a district that operates under a flexible
952		-	school day program under Section 29.0822, the average daily
953		-	attendance as calculated by the commissioner in accordance with
954		-	Sections 29.0822(d) and (d-1); or
955		-	(4) except as provided by Subsection (a-1), for a
956		-	district that operates a half-day program or a full-day program
957		-	under Section 29.153(c), one-half of the average daily attendance
958		-	calculated under Subdivision (1).
959		-	(a-1) Average daily attendance is calculated under
960		-	Subsection (a)(1) for students:
961		-	(1) enrolled in a half-day program or full-day program
962		-	under Section 29.153(c) provided by an eligible private provider
963		-	under Section 29.171; and
964		-	(2) assigned to a campus:
965		-	(A) that is operated under a contract entered
966		-	into by the district with an entity under Section 11.174 or an
967		-	eligible private provider under Section 29.171; or
968		-	(B) of an open-enrollment charter school that is
969		-	operated by an entity governed by a management contract approved by
970		-	the agency.
971		-	SECTION 25. Section 48.0051, Education Code, is amended by
	832	+	SECTION 20. Section 48.0051, Education Code, is amended by
972	833		amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsection (b-1)
973	834		to read as follows:
974	835		(a) The [Subject to Subsection (a-1), the] commissioner
975	836		shall adjust the average daily attendance of a school district or
976	837		open-enrollment charter school under Section 48.005 in the manner
977	838		provided by Subsection (b) if the district or school:
978	839		(1) provides the minimum number of minutes of
979	840		operational and instructional time required under Section 25.081
980	841		and commissioner rules adopted under that section over at least 175
981	842		[180] days of instruction; and
982	843		(2) offers an additional 30 days of half-day
983	844		instruction for students enrolled in prekindergarten through
984	845		eighth [fifth] grade.
985	846		(b) Subject to Subsection (b-1), for [For] a school district
986	847		or open-enrollment charter school described by Subsection (a), the
987	848		commissioner shall increase the average daily attendance of the
988	849		district or school under Section 48.005 by the amount that results
989	850		from the quotient of the sum of attendance by students described by
990	851		Subsection (a)(2) for each of the 30 additional instructional days
991	852		of half-day instruction that are provided divided by 175 [180].
992	853		(b-1) For a school district or open-enrollment charter
993	854		school described by Subsection (a) that provides at least 200 full
994	855		days of instruction to students described by Subsection (a)(2), the
995	856		commissioner shall increase the amount computed for the district or
996	857		school under Subsection (b) by 50 percent.
997	858		(d) This section does not prohibit a school district from
998	859		providing the minimum number of minutes of operational and
999	860		instructional time required under Section 25.081 and commissioner
1000	861		rules adopted under that section over fewer than 175 [180] days of
1001	862		instruction.
1002		-	SECTION 26. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
	863	+	SECTION 21. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1003	864		amended by adding Section 48.0052 to read as follows:
1004	865		Sec. 48.0052. INCENTIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS
1005	866		FOR READING INTERVENTIONS. (a) The commissioner shall adjust the
1006	867		average daily attendance of a school district or open-enrollment
1007	868		charter school under Section 48.005 in the manner provided by
1008	869		Subsection (b) if the district or school:
1009	870		(1) does not qualify for funding under Section
1010	871		48.0051;
1011	872		(2) provides the minimum number of minutes of
1012	873		operational and instructional time required under Section 25.081
1013		-	and commissioner rules adopted under that section; and
	874	+	and commissioner rules adopted under that section over at least 180
	875	+	days of instruction; and
1014	876		(3) offers up to an additional 30 days of half-day
1015	877		instruction consisting of reading interventions described by
1016	878		Section 28.0064 for students who are required to be provided
1017	879		reading interventions under that section.
1018	880		(b) For a school district or open-enrollment charter school
1019	881		described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall increase the
1020	882		average daily attendance of the district or school under Section
1021	883		48.005 by 50 percent of the amount that results from the quotient of
1022	884		the sum of attendance by students described by Subsection (a)(3)
1023	885		for each of the additional instructional days of half-day
1024	886		instruction that are provided divided by 175.
1025	887		(c) The agency shall assist school districts and
1026	888		open-enrollment charter schools in qualifying for the incentive
1027	889		under this section.
1028	890		(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary for the
1029	891		implementation of this section.
1030		-	SECTION 27. Section 48.108, Education Code, is amended by
1031		-	amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1)
1032		-	to read as follows:
	892	+	SECTION 22. Sections 48.108(a) and (b), Education Code, are
	893	+	amended to read as follows:
1033	894		(a) For each student in average daily attendance in
1034	895		kindergarten through third grade, a school district is entitled to
1035		-	an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by
1036		-	0.01.
1037		-	(a-1) In addition to the allotment under Subsection (a), a
1038		-	school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
1039		-	basic allotment multiplied by 0.1 for each student in average daily
1040		-	attendance in kindergarten through third grade who [0.1 if the
1041		-	student] is:
	896	+	an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 0.11
	897	+	[0.1] if the student is:
1042	898		(1) educationally disadvantaged; or
1043	899		(2) an emergent bilingual student, as defined by
1044	900		Section 29.052, and is in a bilingual education or special language
1045	901		program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.
1046	902		(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to fund:
1047	903		(1) the attendance of teachers employed by the
1048	904		district at teacher literacy achievement academies under Section
1049	905		21.4552 or teacher mathematics achievement academies under Section
1050	906		21.4553;
1051	907		(2) prekindergarten programs under Subchapters E and
1052	908		E-1, Chapter 29; and
1053	909		(3) programs and services designed to improve student
1054	910		performance in reading and mathematics in prekindergarten through
1055	911		third grade, including programs and services designed to assist the
1056	912		district in achieving the goals set in the district's early
1057	913		childhood literacy and mathematics proficiency plans adopted under
1058	914		Section 11.185.
1059		-	(c) A school district is entitled to an allotment under each
1060		-	subdivision of Subsection (a-1) [(a)] for which a student
1061		-	qualifies.
1062		-	SECTION 28. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
	915	+	SECTION 23. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1063	916		amended by adding Section 48.122 to read as follows:
1064	917		Sec. 48.122. EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION ALLOTMENT. (a)
1065	918		Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), for each enrolled
1066	919		student receiving reading interventions under Section 28.0064, a
1067	920		school district is entitled to an annual allotment of $250, or a
1068	921		greater amount provided by appropriation.
1069	922		(b) A school district may not receive funding under this
1070	923		section for a student for which the district receives an allotment
1071	924		under Section 48.103.
1072	925		(c) A school district may receive funding under this section
1073	926		for not more than 10 percent of students enrolled in the district in
1074	927		kindergarten through third grade.
1075		-	SECTION 29. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
1076		-	amended by adding Sections 48.316 and 48.317 to read as follows:
1077		-	Sec. 48.316. EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT FUNDING. (a)
	928	+	SECTION 24. Section 48.257, Education Code, is amended by
	929	+	adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
	930	+	(b-1) If for any school year a school district receives an
	931	+	adjustment under Subsection (b) and, after that adjustment, is no
	932	+	longer subject to Subsection (a), the district is entitled to
	933	+	additional state aid for that school year in an amount equal to the
	934	+	lesser of:
	935	+	(1) the difference, if the difference is greater than
	936	+	zero, between:
	937	+	(A) the amount to which the district is entitled
	938	+	under Subchapters B, C, and D less the district's distribution from
	939	+	the available school fund for that school year; and
	940	+	(B) the district's tier one maintenance and
	941	+	operations tax collections for that school year; or
	942	+	(2) the sum of the district's allotments under
	943	+	Sections 48.0051, 48.110, and 48.112 for that school year.
	944	+	SECTION 25. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
	945	+	amended by adding Sections 48.310 and 48.315 to read as follows:
	946	+	Sec. 48.310. EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTAL SUPPORT FUNDING. (a)
1078	947		A school district or open-enrollment charter school that implements
1079	948		an early childhood parental support program on the list established
1080	949		by the agency under Section 29.163 may elect to receive a funding
1081	950		adjustment as provided by this section.
1082	951		(b) For each child who is eligible to receive free
1083	952		prekindergarten under Section 29.153 and whose family participates
1084	953		in an early childhood parental support program under Section 29.163
1085	954		offered by a school district or open-enrollment charter school, the
1086	955		district or school is entitled to an amount equal to the basic
1087	956		allotment multiplied by 0.2.
1088	957		(c) For each child for whom a school district or
1089	958		open-enrollment charter school receives funding under Subsection
1090	959		(b) for a school year, the commissioner shall reduce the district's
1091	960		or school's entitlement under this chapter for the subsequent five
1092	961		school years by an amount equal to the basic allotment multiplied by
1093	962		0.02.
1094	963		(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or
1095	964		Chapter 49, the agency may make a modification to the Foundation
1096	965		School Program requirements to ensure that a school district's or
1097	966		open-enrollment charter school's entitlement is adjusted only as
1098	967		necessary for the district or school to receive funding in
1099	968		accordance with this section.
1100		-	Sec. 48.~~317~~. THIRD GRADE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTS GRANT;
	969	+	Sec. 48.315. THIRD GRADE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTS GRANT;
1101	970		FUNDING ADJUSTMENT. (a) A student to whom the agency provides a
1102	971		grant under Section 28.02111 is entitled to receive an amount of
1103	972		$750, or a greater amount provided by appropriation.
1104	973		(b) A student may receive only one grant under Section
1105	974		28.02111.
1106	975		(c) Subject to Subsection (d), beginning with the 2030-2031
1107	976		school year, the agency shall reduce the school district's
1108	977		entitlement under this chapter each school year by $750 for each
1109	978		student who both:
1110	979		(1) received and used a grant under Section 28.02111
1111	980		during the preceding school year; and
1112	981		(2) was enrolled in the district from kindergarten
1113	982		through third grade.
1114	983		(d) For a student described by Subsection (c) who is
1115	984		eligible to participate in a school district's special education
1116	985		program under Section 29.003, the agency shall reduce the
1117	986		district's entitlement in accordance with Subsection (c) by $325.
1118	987		(e) Notwithstanding Section 7.057, a determination by the
1119	988		commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
1120		-	SECTION 30. The following ~~provisions~~ of the Education Code
	989	+	SECTION 26. The following sections of the Education Code
1121	990		are repealed:
1122	991		(1) Section 7.058;
1123	992		(2) Section 21.4552(f);
1124	993		(3) Section 21.4553(f);
1125	994		(4) Sections 28.006(c), (c-1), (g), (g-1), (g-2), (i),
1126	995		(j), and (k); and
1127	996		(5) Section 28.007.
1128		-	SECTION 31. Sections 12.104, 21.4552, 21.4553, 25.085,
1129		-	28.006, 29.153, 29.1543, 29.167, 29.934, and 39.333, Education
1130		-	Code, as amended by this Act, and Sections 28.0063, 28.0064,
1131		-	28.0065, 28.02111, and 29.163, Education Code, as added by this
1132		-	Act, apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
1133		-	SECTION 32. (a) Sections 48.005, 48.0051, and 48.108,
1134		-	Education Code, as amended by this Act, and Sections 48.0052,
1135		-	48.122, 48.316, and 48.317, Education Code, as added by this Act,
1136		-	take effect September 1, 2025.
1137		-	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a) of this section or
1138		-	as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act takes effect
1139		-	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
1140		-	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
1141		-	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
1142		-	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
1143		-	* * * * *
	997	+	SECTION 27. Sections 12.104, 21.4552, 21.4553, 25.085,
	998	+	28.006, 29.1543, 29.167, 29.934, and 39.333, Education Code, as
	999	+	amended by this Act, and Sections 28.0063, 28.0064, 28.0065,
	1000	+	28.02111, and 29.163, Education Code, as added by this Act, apply
	1001	+	beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
	1002	+	SECTION 28. (a) Sections 48.0051 and 48.108, Education
	1003	+	Code, as amended by this Act, and Sections 48.0052, 48.122,
	1004	+	48.257(b-1), 48.310, and 48.315, Education Code, as added by this
	1005	+	Act, take effect September 1, 2025.
	1006	+	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a) of this section,
	1007	+	this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of
	1008	+	two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by
	1009	+	Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not
	1010	+	receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes
	1011	+	effect September 1, 2025.