TITLE: Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments.

SUMMARY: Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.02342 to read as follows: Sec. 39.02342. ALTERNATIVE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS BY STUDENT REQUEST. A school district shall administer an assessment instrument required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l) in paper format to any student who requests the assessment instrument in paper format. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 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.