TITLE: Relating to a study on the cost of a moratorium on administering certain assessment instruments.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study on the cost of a moratorium on administering certain assessment instruments.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a study on the cost of a moratorium on administering certain assessment instruments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. STUDY OF COSTS OF MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. The Texas Education Agency, in coordination with the Legislative Budget Board, shall conduct a study of the costs, including the loss of any federal education funding, associated with placing a moratorium on administering the assessment instruments required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.). SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2017, the Texas Education Agency shall deliver a report detailing the financial implications of a moratorium on administering assessment instruments under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) to the commissioner of education, governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives. SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2017. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.