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TX Educ Code § 39.024 (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 39.024. Measure of College Readiness

Sec. 39.024.  MEASURE OF COLLEGE READINESS.  (a)  In this section, "college readiness" means the level of preparation a student must attain in English language arts and mathematics courses to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an entry-level general education course for credit in that same content area for a baccalaureate degree or associate degree program at:(1)  a general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, other than a research institution, as categorized under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system; or(2)  a postsecondary educational institution that primarily offers associate degrees or certificates or credentials other than baccalaureate or advanced degrees.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(h)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(i)  The agency shall gather data and conduct research to substantiate any correlation between a certain level of performance by students on end-of-course assessment instruments and success in:(1)  military service; or(2)  a workforce training, certification, or other credential program at a postsecondary educational institution that primarily offers associate degrees or certificates or credentials other than baccalaureate or advanced degrees.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 2.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 397, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 4.006, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 12, 14, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 53, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 105(a)(5), eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 78(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0241 (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 39.0241. Performance Standards

Sec. 39.0241.  PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.  (a)  The commissioner shall determine the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the assessment instruments.(a-1)  The commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner of higher education, shall determine the level of performance necessary to indicate college readiness, as defined by Section 39.024(a).(a-2)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2013.(c)  Using funds appropriated for purposes of this subsection, the agency may develop study guides for the assessment instruments administered under Sections 39.023(a) and (c).  To assist parents in providing assistance during the period that school is recessed for summer, each school district shall make the study guides available to parents of students who do not perform satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Subsection (a) on one or more parts of an assessment instrument administered under this subchapter.(d)  Using funds appropriated for purposes of this subsection, the agency shall develop and make available teacher training materials and other teacher training resources to assist teachers in enabling emergent bilingual students to meet state performance expectations.  The teacher training resources shall be designed to support intensive, individualized, and accelerated instructional programs developed by school districts for emergent bilingual students.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 53, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 78(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2066), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.026 (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 39.026. Local Option

Sec. 39.026.  LOCAL OPTION.  In addition to the assessment instruments adopted by the agency and administered by the State Board of Education, a school district may adopt and administer criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessment instruments, or both, at any grade level.  A norm-referenced assessment instrument adopted under this section must be economical, nationally recognized, and state-approved.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0262 (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 39.0262. Administration of District-Required Assessment Instruments in Certain Subject Areas

Sec. 39.0262.  ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT-REQUIRED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS IN CERTAIN SUBJECT AREAS.  (a)  In a subject area for which assessment instruments are administered under Section 39.023, a school district may not administer locally required assessment instruments designed to prepare students for state-administered assessment instruments to any student on more than 10 percent of the instructional days in any school year.  A campus-level planning and decision-making committee established under Section 11.251 may limit the administration of locally required assessment instruments under this subsection to 10 percent or a lower percentage of the instructional days in any school year.(b)  The prohibition prescribed by this section does not apply to the administration of a college preparation assessment instrument, an advanced placement test, an international baccalaureate examination, or an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 55, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0263 (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 39.0263. Administration of District-Required Benchmark Assessment Instruments to Prepare Students for State-Administered Assessment Instruments

Sec. 39.0263.  ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT-REQUIRED BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR STATE-ADMINISTERED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) In this section, "benchmark assessment instrument" means a district-required assessment instrument designed to prepare students for a corresponding state-administered assessment instrument.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may not administer to any student more than two benchmark assessment instruments to prepare the student for a corresponding state-administered assessment instrument.(c)  The prohibition prescribed by this section does not apply to the administration of a college preparation assessment instrument, including the PSAT, the ACT-Plan, the SAT, or the ACT, an advanced placement test, an international baccalaureate examination, or an independent classroom examination designed or adopted and administered by a classroom teacher.(d)  A parent of or person standing in parental relation to a student who has special needs, as determined in accordance with commissioner rule, may request administration to the student of additional benchmark assessment instruments.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 37(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.028 (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 39.028. Comparison of State Results to National Results

Sec. 39.028.  COMPARISON OF STATE RESULTS TO NATIONAL RESULTS.  The state assessment program shall obtain nationally comparative results for the subject areas and grade levels for which criterion-referenced assessment instruments are adopted under Section 39.023.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 39.029 (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 39.029. Migratory Children

Sec. 39.029.  MIGRATORY CHILDREN.  The State Board of Education by rule may provide alternate dates for the administration of the assessment instruments to a student who is a migratory child as defined by 20 U.S.C. Section 6399.  The alternate dates may be chosen following a consideration of migrant work patterns, and the dates selected may afford maximum opportunity for the students to be present when the assessment instruments are administered.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 39.030 (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 39.030. Confidentiality; Performance Reports

Sec. 39.030.  CONFIDENTIALITY;  PERFORMANCE REPORTS.  (a)  In adopting academic skills assessment instruments under this subchapter, the State Board of Education or a school district shall ensure the security of the instruments and tests in their preparation, administration, and grading.  Meetings or portions of meetings held by the State Board of Education or a school district at which individual assessment instruments or assessment instrument items are discussed or adopted are not open to the public under Chapter 551, Government Code, and the assessment instruments or assessment instrument items are confidential.(b)  The results of individual student performance on academic skills assessment instruments administered under this subchapter are confidential and may be released only in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).  However, overall student performance data shall be aggregated by ethnicity, sex, grade level, subject area, campus, and district and made available to the public, with appropriate interpretations, at regularly scheduled meetings of the board of trustees of each school district.  The information may not contain the names of individual students or teachers.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 11, eff. June 13, 2001.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 11, eff. June 13, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0302 (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 39.0302. Issuance of Subpoenas

Sec. 39.0302.  ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.  (a)  During an agency investigation or audit of a school district under Section 39.0301(e) or (f), a special investigation under Section 39.003(a)(8) or (14), a compliance review under Section 21.006(k), 22.093(l), or 22.096, or an investigation by the State Board for Educator Certification of an educator for an alleged violation of an assessment instrument security procedure established under Section 39.0301(a), the commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a relevant witness or the production, for inspection or copying, of relevant evidence that is located in this state.(b)  A subpoena may be served personally or by certified mail.(c)  If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the commissioner, acting through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in this state.  On finding that good cause exists for issuing the subpoena, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena.  The court may punish a person who fails to obey the court order.(d)  All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled in connection with an investigation or audit described by Subsection (a):(1)  are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; and(2)  are not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than:(A)  the commissioner or the State Board for Educator Certification, as applicable;(B)  agency employees or agents involved in the investigation, as applicable; and(C)  the office of the attorney general, the state auditor's office, and law enforcement agencies.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 123), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 5.003, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2A.017, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 4.06, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0303 (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 39.0303. Secure Assessment Instruments; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 39.0303.  SECURE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person intentionally discloses the contents of any portion of a secure assessment instrument developed or administered under this subchapter, including the answer to any item in the assessment instrument; and(2)  the disclosure affects or is likely to affect the individual performance of one or more students on the assessment instrument.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 39.0304 (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 39.0304. Training in Assessment Instrument Administration

Sec. 39.0304.  TRAINING IN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  To ensure that each administration of assessment instruments under Section 39.023 is valid, reliable, and in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, the commissioner may require training for school district employees involved in the administration of the assessment instruments, subject to Subsection (b-1).(b)  The training under Subsection (a) may include a qualifying component to ensure that school district employees involved in the administration of assessment instruments under Section 39.023 possess the necessary skills and knowledge required to administer the assessment instruments.(b-1)  The commissioner may only require the employee at each district campus who oversees the administration of the assessment instruments to annually receive the training required under Subsection (a).(b-2)  The school district employee who oversees test administration on a district campus may, with discretion, require other district employees involved in the administration of assessment instruments to repeat the training under Subsection (a).(c)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 22, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 39.031 (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 39.031. Cost

Sec. 39.031.  COST.  The cost of preparing, administering, or grading the assessment instruments and releasing the question and answer keys under Section 39.023(e) shall be paid from amounts appropriated to the agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.032 (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 39.032. Assessment Instrument Standards; Civil Penalty

Sec. 39.032.  ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT STANDARDS;  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.(c)  State and national norms of averages shall be computed using data that are not more than eight years old at the time the assessment instrument is administered and that are representative of the group of students to whom the assessment instrument is administered.(c-1)  The standardization norms computed under Subsection (c) shall be:(1)  based on a national probability sample that meets accepted standards for educational and psychological testing; and(2)  updated at least every eight years using proven psychometric procedures approved by the State Board of Education.(c-2)  The eight-year limitation on data to compute norms under this section does not apply if only data older than eight years is available for an assessment instrument.  The commissioner by rule may limit the exception created by this subsection based on the type of assessment instrument.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.(e)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section and for the maintenance of the security of the contents of all assessment instruments.(f)  In this section, "assessment instrument" means a group-administered achievement test.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 759), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 759), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.033 (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 39.033. Voluntary Assessment of Private School Students

Sec. 39.033.  VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT OF PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS.  (a)  Under an agreement with the agency, a private school may administer an assessment instrument adopted under this subchapter to students at the school.(b)  An agreement under this section must require the private school to:(1)  as determined appropriate by the commissioner, provide to the commissioner the information described by Sections 39.053(c) and 39.301(c); and(2)  maintain confidentiality in compliance with Section 39.030.(c)  A private school must reimburse the agency for the cost of administering an assessment instrument under this section.  The State Board of Education shall determine the cost under this section.  The per-student cost may not exceed the cost of administering the same assessment to a student enrolled in a public school district.(d)  In this section, "private school" means a school that:(1)  offers a general education to elementary or secondary students;  and(2)  is not operated by a governmental entity.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 57, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.034 (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 39.034. Measure of Annual Improvement in Student Achievement

Sec. 39.034.  MEASURE OF ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.  (a)  The commissioner shall determine a method by which the agency may measure annual improvement in student achievement from one school year to the next on an assessment instrument required under this subchapter.(b)  For emergent bilingual students, as defined by Section 29.052, the agency shall use a student's performance data on reading proficiency assessment instruments in English and one other language to calculate the student's progress toward dual language proficiency.(c)  The agency shall use a student's previous years' performance data on an assessment instrument required under this subchapter to determine the student's expected annual improvement.  The agency shall report that expected level of annual improvement and the actual level of annual improvement achieved to the district.  The report must state whether the student fell below, met, or exceeded the agency's expectation for improvement.(d)  The agency shall determine the necessary annual improvement required each year for a student to be prepared to perform satisfactorily on, as applicable:(1)  the grade five assessment instruments;(2)  the grade eight assessment instruments; and(3)  the end-of-course assessment instruments required under this subchapter for graduation.(d-1)  The agency shall report the necessary annual improvement required under Subsection (d) to the district.  Each year, the report must state whether the student fell below, met, or exceeded the necessary target for improvement.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895, Sec. 66(1), eff. June 19, 2009.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895, Sec. 66(1), eff. June 19, 2009.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895, Sec. 66(1), eff. June 19, 2009.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 3.09, eff. May 31, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 58, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 66(1), eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2066), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2021.|