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TX Educ Code § 39.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 39.005. Hearing Following Investigation

Sec. 39.005.  HEARING FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION.  (a)  This section applies to a school district that is the subject of a special investigation conducted under Section 39.003 that resulted in a final report in which the agency recommends the appointment of a board of managers, alternative management of a campus, or closure of the district or a district campus.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), not later than 15 days after the date on which the board of trustees of the school district receives the final report of a special investigation under Section 39.004(g), a board of trustees of a school district to which this section applies may request a hearing if the board of trustees disagrees with the final report or a sanction or intervention recommended by the agency in the report.(c)  A school district and the agency may agree in writing to extend the time period for requesting a hearing under Subsection (b) by not more than an additional 30 days.(d)  If a board of trustees of a school district requests a hearing under Subsection (b), the hearing shall be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings unless the district and the agency agree in writing to the appointment of another qualified person to conduct the hearing.(e)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a hearing conducted under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.(f)  A hearing conducted under this section shall be held at the administrative offices of the school district that requested the hearing or at another location within the geographic boundaries of the district agreed to by the district and the agency, unless the district and the agency agree in writing to a different location.(g)  To protect the privacy of a witness who is a child, the hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing may:(1)  close the hearing to receive the testimony of the witness; or(2)  order that the testimony or a statement of the witness be presented using the procedures prescribed by Article 38.071, Code of Criminal Procedure.(h)  Not later than 90 days after the date on which the school district requests a hearing under Subsection (b), the hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing shall issue and submit to the commissioner findings of fact and conclusions of law.  The hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing may not issue a recommendation for relief.(i)  A hearing conducted under this section may not be held on a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, unless agreed to by the school district that requested the hearing and the agency.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 39.006. Commissioner Determination

Sec. 39.006.  COMMISSIONER DETERMINATION.  (a)  After a hearing is conducted under Section 39.005, the commissioner shall provide an opportunity for the agency and the school district to present oral argument to the commissioner regarding the disagreement that formed the basis of the hearing.  The commissioner shall provide the agency and the district with equal time for oral argument.(b)  After hearing any oral argument presented under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall issue a written decision to the school district that contains:(1)  findings of fact;(2)  conclusions of law; and(3)  sanctions, interventions, or other actions authorized by law.(c)  In determining the written decision under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall consider:(1)  the record of the hearing conducted under Section 39.005;(2)  the findings of fact and conclusions of law issued by the hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing under Section 39.005(h); and(3)  the oral arguments presented under Subsection (a).(d)  The commissioner may accept, reject, or amend the conclusions of law issued by the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005 regarding the interpretation of a provision of this code.(e)  The commissioner may not reject or amend a finding of fact issued by the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005, unless the commissioner, after reviewing the record, determines that a finding of fact is not supported by substantial, admissible evidence.(f)  The commissioner shall provide in writing the legal basis and reason for any amendment or rejection of a finding of fact or conclusion of law made by the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 39.007. Judicial Appeal

Sec. 39.007.  JUDICIAL APPEAL.  (a)  Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code, a school district may only appeal a decision made by the commissioner under Section 39.006 in accordance with this section.(b)  A school district may appeal a decision made by the commissioner under Section 39.006 to:(1)  a district court with jurisdiction in the county in which the school district's central administrative offices are located; or(2)  a district court in Travis County, if agreed to by the school district and the commissioner.(c)  A school district must file an appeal under this section not later than 30 days after the date on which the district received the written decision of the commissioner under Section 39.006(b).(d)  The filing of an appeal under this section does not affect or stay the enforcement of the commissioner's written decision issued under Section 39.006(b).(e)  A court hearing an appeal under this section shall review the decision issued by the commissioner under Section 39.006(b) under the substantial evidence rule as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code, after examining:(1)  the evidentiary record of the hearing conducted under Section 39.005;(2)  the findings of fact issued by the hearing examiner or the person that conducted the hearing under Section 39.005; and(3)  any amendment or rejection of a finding of fact made by the commissioner under Section 39.006.(f)  A court hearing an appeal under this section may not take additional evidence.(g)  A court hearing an appeal under this section may review any amendment to or rejection of a finding of fact made by the commissioner.  If the court determines that the amendment or rejection was not supported by substantial evidence, the court shall reject the commissioner's amended finding of fact and consider instead the original finding issued by the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005.(h)  Notwithstanding Section 2001.174, Government Code, the court may not reverse or remand a decision issued by the commissioner under Section 39.006(b) based on a procedural error or irregularity made by the commissioner, an agency investigator, or the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005, unless the court determines that the procedural error or irregularity is likely to have caused an erroneous decision by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.021. Essential Skills and Knowledge

Sec. 39.021.  ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.  The State Board of Education by rule shall establish the essential skills and knowledge that all students should learn to achieve the goals provided under Section 4.002.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 39.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.022. Assessment Program

Sec. 39.022.  ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  The State Board of Education by rule shall create and implement a statewide assessment program that is knowledge- and skills-based to ensure school accountability for student achievement that achieves the goals provided under Section 4.002.  After adopting rules under this section, the State Board of Education shall consider the importance of maintaining stability in the statewide assessment program when adopting any subsequent modification of the rules.(b)  It is the policy of this state that the statewide assessment program be designed to:(1)  provide assessment instruments that are as short as practicable; and(2)  minimize the disruption to the educational program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 397, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 39.02302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.02302. Advisory Committees for Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.02302.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The commissioner shall appoint a technical advisory committee to advise the commissioner and the agency regarding the development of valid and reliable assessment instruments for purposes of this chapter.  The members of the committee must be experts on educational assessments and psychometrics.(b)  The commissioner shall appoint an educator advisory committee to advise the commissioner and the agency regarding the development of academically appropriate assessment instruments for purposes of this chapter.  The members of the committee must include experts in curriculum and instruction.(c)  The agency may compensate a member of the technical or educator advisory committee or reimburse the member for expenses incurred in the performance of duties related to the member's service on the committee.(d)  The selection of or payment to a member of the technical or educator advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110 or 2254, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 39.02315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.02315. Reporting Results of Assessment Instruments for Out-of-State Transfer Students

Sec. 39.02315.  REPORTING RESULTS OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRANSFER STUDENTS.  (a)  For assessment instruments required to be administered under Section 39.023, the agency shall adopt procedures to ensure that the results of the assessment instruments administered to students who transfer from a school district in another state to a school district in this state are reported to each school district separately from the results of assessment instruments administered to other students.(b)  The commissioner by rule shall:(1)  ensure that the results of assessment instruments administered to students who transfer from a school district in another state to a school district in this state reported under Subsection (a) are properly identified in agency systems that report and track academic performance of students; and(2)  adopt procedures for reporting and tracking data relating to students who transfer from a school district in another state to a school district in this state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 2349), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.0232. Use of End-of-Course Assessment Instrument as Placement Instrument; Certain Uses Prohibited

Sec. 39.0232.  USE OF END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT AS PLACEMENT INSTRUMENT; CERTAIN USES PROHIBITED.  (a)  To the extent practicable, the agency shall ensure that any high school end-of-course assessment instrument developed by the agency is developed in such a manner that the assessment instrument may be used to determine the appropriate placement of a student in a course of the same subject matter at an institution of higher education.(b)  A student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument may not be used:(1)  in determining the student's class ranking for any purpose, including entitlement to automatic college admission under Section 51.803 or 51.804; or(2)  as a sole criterion in the determination of whether to admit the student to a general academic teaching institution in this state.(c)  Subsection (b)(2) does not prohibit a general academic teaching institution from implementing an admission policy that takes into consideration a student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument in addition to other criteria.(d)  In this section, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 5.05, eff. May 31, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 32(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.0233. Special-Purpose Questions Included in End-of-Course Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.0233.  SPECIAL-PURPOSE QUESTIONS INCLUDED IN END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The agency, in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall adopt a series of questions to be included in an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) to be used for purposes of Subchapter F-1, Chapter 51.  The questions adopted under this subsection must be developed in a manner consistent with any college readiness standards adopted under Subchapter F-1, Chapter 51.(b)  In addition to the questions adopted under Subsection (a), the agency shall adopt a series of questions to be included in an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) to be used for purposes of identifying students who are likely to succeed in an advanced high school course.  A school district shall notify a student who performs at a high level on the questions adopted under this subsection and the student's parent or guardian of the student's performance and potential to succeed in an advanced high school course.  A school district may not require a student to perform at a particular level on the questions adopted under this subsection in order to be eligible to enroll in an advanced high school course.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 , Sec. 5(2), eff. June 18, 2015.(d)  The questions adopted under this section may not be administered in a separate section of the end-of-course assessment instrument.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 51, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 4.005, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 33(a), eff. June 10, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 2349), Sec. 5(2), eff. June 18, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 2.03, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 668), Sec. 1.11, eff. June 10, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.043, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0234 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.0234. Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.0234.  ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  Each assessment instrument required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l) must be administered electronically, unless otherwise provided by commissioner rule.(b)  The agency may recommend, but may not require, that a school district make external keyboards available for student use with tablet devices for the electronic administration of an assessment instrument, including any portion of an assessment instrument that contains constructed response or essay items.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 52, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 3261), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2021.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
TX Educ Code § 39.02341 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.02341. Transition to Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.02341.  TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The agency, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall develop a transition plan to administer all assessment instruments required under Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l) electronically beginning not later than the 2022-2023 school year.  The plan must:(1)  evaluate the availability of Internet access for each school district in this state;(2)  identify changes to state law or policy necessary to improve the availability of Internet access described by Subdivision (1);(3)  evaluate the state's experience with administering online assessment instruments, including the occurrence or effects of power outages or other types of disruptions of Internet service, and actions taken by the state to mitigate the occurrence and effect of those disruptions; and(4)  identify and evaluate actions taken by the state to improve the administration of online assessment instruments.(b)  The agency shall implement the transition plan beginning on September 1, 2021. (c)  Not later than December 1, 2020, the agency shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature a report on the plan developed under Subsection (a).  The report must include:(1)  information from school districts assessing the needs of those districts in transitioning to electronic administration;(2)  any recommended changes to state law to assist in the transition; and(3)  a recommended timeline for statewide implementation of electronic administration.(d)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 3261), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.0235. Technology Literacy Assessment Pilot Program

Sec. 39.0235.  TECHNOLOGY LITERACY ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "pilot program" means the technology literacy assessment pilot program.(b)  The commissioner by rule shall establish a pilot program in which a participating school district assesses student technology proficiency.(c)  A school district may apply to the commissioner to participate in the pilot program.  The commissioner shall select for participation school districts from both rural and urban areas of the state.(d)  The agency shall adopt an assessment instrument designed to assess an individual student's mastery of the essential knowledge and skills in technology to be administered by a school district participating in the pilot program. The assessment instrument adopted under this subsection must be an existing product that is currently available.(e)  Each school year, the assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (d) shall be administered in a participating school district to each student in either fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth grade, with the grade level and time to be determined by the district.(f)  The assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (d) must:(1)  be administered online;(2)  be aligned with the essential knowledge and skills requirements for technology applications; and(3)  incorporate performance-based measures, including a requirement that students perform certain technological tasks and respond to questions based on the completion of those tasks.(g)  An assessment instrument administered by a participating school district must be designed in a manner to provide the district with an automatic report of the technology literacy proficiency of a district student in a format that is compatible with the school district and state data information systems.(h)  A participating school district shall report student performance on the assessment instrument to the agency.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1237 (H.B. 2503), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0236 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.0236. Integrated Formative Assessment Pilot Program

Sec. 39.0236.  INTEGRATED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  The agency shall establish a pilot program in which participating school districts administer to students integrated formative assessment instruments for subjects or courses for a grade level subject to assessment under Section 28.006 or 39.023.(b)  A school district may elect to participate in the pilot program.(c)  A school district's participation in the pilot program does not affect the district's obligations regarding the administration of assessment instruments required under Section 39.023.(d)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the agency shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature a report on the pilot program that includes:(1)  an analysis of whether the administration of integrated formative assessment instruments under the pilot program provided any improvement in instructional support during the preceding two school years; and(2)  a determination of the feasibility of replacing the assessment instruments required under Section 39.023 with integrated formative assessment instruments.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0237 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills|Section 39.0237. Consideration of Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments Prohibited

Sec. 39.0237.  CONSIDERATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS PROHIBITED.  Performance on an assessment instrument administered to students in prekindergarten may not be considered for any purpose under this chapter or Chapter 39A.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.|