TITLE: Relating to considering the assessment instrument results of certain students in evaluating school district and campus performance.

SUMMARY: Relating to considering the assessment instrument results of certain students in evaluating school district and campus performance.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to considering the assessment instrument results of certain students in evaluating school district and campus performance. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-2) and to read as follows: (d-2) In evaluating performance under Subsection (c), the commissioner may not consider the results of an assessment instrument administered to a student under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), (l), or (n) for a period of three years after the student's initial enrollment in a school in the United States if the student is: (1) a recent immigrant; and (2) of limited English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 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.