TITLE: Relating to a requirement that any information regarding state-administered assessment instruments provided by a school district or public school to a student's parent be printed in both English and Spanish.

SUMMARY: Relating to a requirement that any information regarding state-administered assessment instruments provided by a school district or public school to a student's parent be printed in both English and Spanish.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a requirement that any information regarding state-administered assessment instruments provided by a school district or public school to a student's parent be printed in both English and Spanish. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.038 to read as follows: Sec. 39.038. INFORMATION REGARDING ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; PRINTING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH REQUIRED. Any information regarding assessment instruments required under Section 39.023 that is provided by a school district or school to a student's parent must be printed in both English and Spanish. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. SECTION 3. 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.