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TX Educ Code § 39.035 (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 39.035. Limitation on Field Testing of Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.035.  LIMITATION ON FIELD TESTING OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the agency may conduct field testing of questions for any assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), (d), or (l) that is separate from the administration of the assessment instrument not more frequently than every other school year.(b)  Subsection (a) does not limit field testing necessary to develop new assessment instruments required under state or federal law.(c)  Before the beginning of each school year, the agency shall notify each school district regarding the required participation of the district in field testing activities during that school year.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 39.036 (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 39.036. Vertical Scale for Certain Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.036.  VERTICAL SCALE FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The agency shall develop a vertical scale for assessing student performance on assessment instruments administered under Sections 39.023(a)(1) and (2) in a manner that allows the agency to compare the performance of a student on the assessment instruments from one grade level to the next.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.(c)  Expired.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 39.037 (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 39.037. International Assessment Instrument Program

Sec. 39.037.  INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "program" means the international assessment instrument program.(b)  The  commissioner shall establish a program under which a participating school district administers international assessment instruments to students in the district.(c)  A school district may apply to the commissioner to participate in the program.  The commissioner shall select for participation school districts from both rural and urban areas of the state.  If necessary, the commissioner may require a school district to participate in the program.(d)  A participating school district shall administer international assessment instruments as required by the commissioner.(e)  In administering the program, the commissioner shall:(1)  compare the performance on the international assessment instruments of students in this state with students of the same grade level in other countries;(2)  compare the international assessment instruments with state assessment instruments and state educational goals; and(3)  provide professional development for educators in the interpretation and use of results of the international assessment instruments.(f)  Each biennium the commissioner may use funds appropriated for the Foundation School Program to provide funding for the program in an amount not to exceed $2 million.(g)  Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall prepare and deliver a report describing the results of student performance on the international assessment instruments to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each member of the legislature, and each school district.(h)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 754 (H.B. 3259), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 39.038 (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 39.038. Restriction on Appointments to Advisory Committees

Sec. 39.038.  RESTRICTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  The commissioner may not appoint a person to a committee or panel that advises the commissioner or agency regarding state accountability systems under this title or the content or administration of an assessment instrument if the person is retained or employed by an assessment instrument vendor.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 40, eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0381 (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 39.0381. Auditing and Monitoring Performance Under Contracts for Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.0381.  AUDITING AND MONITORING PERFORMANCE UNDER CONTRACTS FOR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The agency by rule shall develop a comprehensive methodology for auditing and monitoring performance under contracts for services to develop or administer assessment instruments required by Section 39.023 to verify compliance with contractual obligations.(b)  The agency shall ensure that all new and renewed contracts described by Subsection (a) include a provision that the agency or a designee of the agency may conduct periodic contract compliance reviews, without advance notice, to monitor vendor performance.(c)  The agency shall adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 743), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 39.039 (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 39.039. Prohibition on Political Contribution or Activity by Certain Contractors

Sec. 39.039.  PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION OR ACTIVITY BY CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.  (a) A person who is an agent of an entity that has been contracted to develop or implement assessment instruments required under Section 39.023 commits an offense if the person makes or authorizes a political contribution to or takes part in, directly or indirectly, the campaign of any person seeking election to or serving on the State Board of Education.(b)  A person who is an agent of an entity that has been contracted to develop or implement assessment instruments required under Section 39.023 commits an offense if the person serves as a member of a formal or informal advisory committee established by the commissioner, agency staff, or the State Board of Education to advise the commissioner, agency staff, or the State Board of Education regarding policies or implementation of the requirements of this subchapter.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 41(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.051. Accreditation Status

Sec. 39.051.  ACCREDITATION STATUS.  Accreditation of a school district is determined in accordance with this subchapter.  The commissioner by rule shall determine in accordance with this subchapter the criteria for the following accreditation statuses:(1)  accredited;(2)  accredited-warned; and(3)  accredited-probation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 2.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 397, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 8, Sec. 3, eff. April 11, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 725, Sec. 4, 5, eff. June 13, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 834, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 4.007, 4.008, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 433, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 805, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 3.10, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 3.11, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0533 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0533. Extracurricular and Cocurricular Student Activity Indicator

Sec. 39.0533.  EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR STUDENT ACTIVITY INDICATOR.  (a)  The commissioner shall study the feasibility of incorporating for evaluating school district and campus performance under this subchapter an indicator that accounts for extracurricular and cocurricular student activity.  If the commissioner determines that an extracurricular and cocurricular student activity indicator is appropriate, the commissioner may adopt the indicator.(b)  To determine the feasibility of adopting an indicator under this section, the commissioner may require a school district or campus to report requested information relating to extracurricular and cocurricular student activity.(c)  The commissioner may establish an advisory committee to assist in determining the feasibility of incorporating an extracurricular and cocurricular student activity indicator for evaluating school district and campus performance.(d)  Not later than December 1, 2022, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the feasibility of incorporating an extracurricular and cocurricular student activity indicator, unless the commissioner adopts an indicator under this section before that date.(e)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0541 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0541. Adoption of Indicators and Standards

Sec. 39.0541.  ADOPTION OF INDICATORS AND STANDARDS.  The commissioner may adopt indicators and standards under this subchapter at any time during a school year before the evaluation of a school district or campus.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 13, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0542 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0542. Explanatory Materials for Accountability Rating System

Sec. 39.0542.  EXPLANATORY MATERIALS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM.  (a)  Each school year, the commissioner shall provide each school district a document in a simple, accessible format that explains the accountability performance measures, methods, and procedures that will be applied for that school year in assigning each school district and campus a performance rating under Section 39.054.(b)  The document provided under Subsection (a) must be provided in a format that a school district is able to easily distribute to parents of students enrolled in the district and other interested members of the public.(c)  The commissioner, in collaboration with interested stakeholders, shall develop standardized language for each domain that does not exceed 250 words and that clearly describes the annual status of a district and campus relating to district and campus performance on the indicators used for that domain to determine the letter performance rating assigned to a district and campus.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 14, eff. June 15, 2017.|For expiration of Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and (b-3), see Subsection (b-3).
TX Educ Code § 39.0543 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0543. Performance Rating Requiring Intervention or Other Action

Sec. 39.0543.  PERFORMANCE RATING REQUIRING INTERVENTION OR OTHER ACTION.  (a)  A reference in law to an acceptable performance rating or acceptable performance includes an overall or domain performance rating of A, B, or C or performance that is exemplary, recognized, or acceptable.  A reference in law to an unacceptable performance rating or unacceptable performance includes an overall or domain performance rating of F.  For the purposes of public reporting requirements, an overall or domain performance rating of D shall be referred to as performance that needs improvement.(b)  A reference in law to an acceptable performance rating or acceptable performance for a school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus includes an overall performance rating of D if, since previously receiving an overall performance rating of C or higher, the district, charter school, district campus, or charter school campus:(1)  has not previously received more than one overall performance rating of D; or(2)  has not received an overall performance rating of F.(b-1)  For the purposes of this section, an overall performance rating issued in a previous school year for a school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus of:(1)  met standard, academically acceptable, recognized, exemplary, A, B, or C is considered to be a performance rating of C or higher; and(2)  performance that needs improvement, academically unacceptable, or F is considered to be a rating of F.(b-2)  For purposes of determining whether a reference in law to an acceptable performance rating or acceptable performance includes an overall performance rating of D under Subsection (b), a performance rating of D assigned to a school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus prior to the 2018-2019 school year shall not be considered.(b-3)  Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) and this subsection expire September 1, 2027.(c)  A reference in law to an unacceptable performance rating or unacceptable performance includes a performance rating of D if the rating does not satisfy Subsection (b).(d)  For purposes of Subsection (b), a school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus that has never received an overall performance rating shall be considered to have previously received an overall performance rating of C or higher.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.07, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0545. Alternative Methods and Standards for Evaluating Performance for 2020-2021 School Year

Sec. 39.0545.  ALTERNATIVE METHODS AND STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR.  (a)  This section applies to a campus:(1)  that meets the participation requirements for all students in all subject areas for the annual measurement of achievement under Section 1111, Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6311(c)(4)(E)); and(2)  to which the most recent performance rating assigned, other than a "Not Rated" rating, is a D, F, or performance that needs improvement.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall adopt rules to develop and implement alternative methods and standards for evaluating the performance for the 2020-2021 school year of a campus to which this section applies.  The rules adopted under this section must evaluate a campus under the domains of indicators of achievement listed in Sections 39.053(c)(1) and (2). (c)  The commissioner shall review a campus to which this section applies under the alternative methods and standards adopted under Subsection (b) on the request of the school district in which the campus is located made by the deadline established by commissioner rule.(d)  An acceptable performance rating assigned under the alternative methods and standards adopted by the commissioner under Subsection (b) is considered a break in consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings under this code.(e)  If the commissioner determines that the campus would not be assigned an acceptable performance rating, the commissioner shall instead assign the campus a rating of "Not Rated."(f)  This section does not apply to an intervention ordered on the basis of consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings accrued before the effective date of this section.(g)  This section expires September 1, 2027.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2021.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
TX Educ Code § 39.0546 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0546. Covid-19 Recovery Accountability for 2021-2022 School Year

Sec. 39.0546.  COVID-19 RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall assign to a school district or campus a rating of "Not Rated" for the 2021-2022 school year, unless, after reviewing the district or campus under the methods and standards adopted under Section 39.054, the commissioner determines the district or campus should be assigned an overall performance rating of C or higher.(b)  Regardless of the rating assigned under this section, if the commissioner would have otherwise assigned a campus an unacceptable performance rating, the campus is considered to be a campus assigned an unacceptable performance rating for purposes of determining a student's eligibility for a public education grant under Section 29.202.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall take an action described by Section 39A.111(1) or (2) if a campus:(1)  is not assigned an overall performance rating of C or higher for the 2021-2022 school year; and(2)  has been assigned an unacceptable performance rating for five or more school years prior to the 2021-2022 school year.(d)  This section expires September 1, 2028.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0548 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0548. Evaluating Dropout Recovery Schools

Sec. 39.0548.  EVALUATING DROPOUT RECOVERY SCHOOLS.  (a)  For purposes of evaluating performance under Section 39.053(c), the commissioner shall designate as a dropout recovery school a school district or an open-enrollment charter school or a campus of a district or of an open-enrollment charter school:(1)  that:(A)  serves students in grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of which at least 60 percent of the students are 16 years of age or older as of September 1 of the school year as reported for the fall semester Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) submission; or(B)  applies for and receives designation as a dropout recovery school in accordance with commissioner rule; and(2)  that meets the eligibility requirements for and is registered under alternative education accountability procedures adopted by the commissioner.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(ix), the commissioner shall use the alternative completion rate under this subsection to determine the graduation rate indicator under Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(ix) for a dropout recovery school.  The alternative completion rate shall be the ratio of the total number of students who graduate, continue attending school into the next academic year, or receive a high school equivalency certificate to the total number of students in the longitudinal cohort of students.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(ix), in determining the performance rating under Section 39.054 of a dropout recovery school, the commissioner shall include any student described by Section 39.053(g-1) who graduates or receives a high school equivalency certificate.(d)  Notwithstanding Section 39.053(c), for purposes of evaluating a dropout recovery school under the accountability procedures adopted by the commissioner to determine the performance rating of the school under Section 39.054, only the best result from the primary administration or any retake of an assessment instrument administered to a student in the school year evaluated may be considered.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 167 (S.B. 1538), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2015.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 39.0545 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(11), eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 22), Sec. 15, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 879), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2021.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
TX Educ Code § 39.0549 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter C. Accreditation|Section 39.0549. Evaluating Virtual and Local Remote Programs

Sec. 39.0549.  EVALUATING VIRTUAL AND LOCAL REMOTE PROGRAMS.  (a)  In evaluating under Section 39.054 the performance of a school district or open-enrollment charter school that operates a full-time local remote learning program, the commissioner shall assign the program separate overall and domain performance ratings as if the program were a campus of the district or school. For purposes of assigning performance ratings under this subsection, students who spend at least half of the students' instructional time receiving virtual or remote instruction are considered enrolled in the program, including students:(1)  enrolled in virtual courses offered under a local remote learning program under Section 29.9091; or(2)  receiving remote instruction, regardless of whether the student is enrolled in a remote learning program offered under Section 29.9091 and including students receiving remote instruction who are:(A)  medically fragile;(B)  placed in a virtual setting by an admission, review, and dismissal committee; or(C)  receiving accommodations under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794).(b)  A performance rating under this section is not subject to Section 39.054(a-3) or 39.0546.(c)  A performance rating assigned under this section may not be used for purposes of Section 39.0544 or for determining whether to impose any intervention or sanction authorized by Chapter 39A.(d)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 15), Sec. 4, eff. September 9, 2021.|