TITLE: Relating to assessment alternatives or accommodations for public school students in special education programs.

SUMMARY: Relating to assessment alternatives or accommodations for public school students in special education programs.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to assessment alternatives or accommodations for public school students in special education programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) A teacher may not be required to prepare assessment tasks and materials for a student who will be administered a state mandated alternative assessment instrument developed or adopted under Subsection (b). Teachers will provide presentation supports. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.