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1	1	89R5607 BCH-D
2	2	By: Hughes S.B. No. 900
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the inclusion of a school safety domain for evaluating
10	10	districts and campuses under the public school accountability
11	11	system.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Sections 39.053(a-1) and (c), Education Code,
14	14	are amended to read as follows:
15	15	(a-1) The indicators adopted by the commissioner under
16	16	Subsection (a) must measure and evaluate school districts and
17	17	campuses with respect to:
18	18	(1) improving student preparedness for success in:
19	19	(A) subsequent grade levels; and
20	20	(B) entering the workforce, the military, or
21	21	postsecondary education;
22	22	(2) reducing, with the goal of eliminating, student
23	23	academic achievement differentials among students from different
24	24	racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds; [and]
25	25	(3) providing a safe learning environment; and
26	26	(4) informing parents and the community regarding
27	27	campus and district performance.
28	28	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
29	29	four [three] domains of indicators of achievement adopted under
30	30	this section that include:
31	31	(1) in the student achievement domain, indicators of
32	32	student achievement that must include:
33	33	(A) for evaluating the performance of districts
34	34	and campuses generally:
35	35	(i) an indicator that accounts for the
36	36	results of assessment instruments required under Sections
37	37	39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
38	38	including the results of assessment instruments required for
39	39	graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
40	40	subject area, including:
41	41	(a) for the performance standard
42	42	determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
43	43	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
44	44	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
45	45	area; and
46	46	(b) for the college readiness
47	47	performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
48	48	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
49	49	assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
50	50	area; and
51	51	(ii) an indicator that accounts for the
52	52	results of assessment instruments required under Section
53	53	39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
54	54	percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
55	55	assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
56	56	adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
57	57	area; and
58	58	(B) for evaluating the performance of high school
59	59	campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
60	60	indicators that account for:
61	61	(i) students who satisfy the Texas Success
62	62	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
63	63	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
64	64	an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
65	65	the coordinating board under that section;
66	66	(ii) students who satisfy relevant
67	67	performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
68	68	assessments;
69	69	(iii) students who earn dual course credits
70	70	in the dual credit courses;
71	71	(iv) students who enlist in the armed
72	72	forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
73	73	(v) students who earn industry
74	74	certifications;
75	75	(vi) students admitted into postsecondary
76	76	industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
77	77	entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
78	78	(vii) students whose successful completion
79	79	of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
80	80	preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
81	81	entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
82	82	associate degree;
83	83	(viii) students who successfully met
84	84	standards on a composite of indicators that through research
85	85	indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
86	86	remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
87	87	baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
88	88	(ix) high school graduation rates, computed
89	89	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
90	90	with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
91	91	subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
92	92	(g-2), (g-3), and (g-4);
93	93	(x) students who successfully completed an
94	94	OnRamps dual enrollment course;
95	95	(xi) students who successfully completed a
96	96	practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
97	97	(xii) students who are awarded an associate
98	98	degree; and
99	99	(xiii) students who successfully completed
100	100	a program of study in career and technical education;
101	101	(2) in the school progress domain, indicators for
102	102	effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
103	103	(A) for assessment instruments, including
104	104	assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
105	105	percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
106	106	determined by the commissioner; and
107	107	(B) for evaluating relative performance, the
108	108	performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
109	109	or campuses; [and]
110	110	(3) in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
111	111	disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
112	112	from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
113	113	backgrounds, and other factors, including:
114	114	(A) students formerly receiving special
115	115	education services;
116	116	(B) students continuously enrolled; and
117	117	(C) students who are mobile; and
118	118	(4) in the school safety domain, indicators for
119	119	effectiveness in promoting a safe learning environment, including:
120	120	(A) the security of school facilities;
121	121	(B) training of faculty and staff to improve
122	122	school safety;
123	123	(C) instruction to students to improve school
124	124	safety; and
125	125	(D) the integration of local, state, and federal
126	126	resources into school safety programs.
127	127	SECTION 2. Section 39.301(d), Education Code, is amended to
128	128	read as follows:
129	129	(d) Performance on the indicators described by Sections
130	130	39.053(c)(1), (2), and (3) [Section 39.053(c)] and Subsections
131	131	(c)(3), (4), and (9) of this section must be based on longitudinal
132	132	student data that is disaggregated by the bilingual education or
133	133	special language program, if any, in which emergent bilingual
134	134	students, as defined by Section 29.052, are or former emergent
135	135	bilingual students were enrolled. If a student described by this
136	136	subsection is not or was not enrolled in specialized language
137	137	instruction, the number and percentage of those students shall be
138	138	provided.
139	139	SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
140	140	school year.
141	141	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
142	142	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
143	143	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
144	144	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
145	145	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.