Bill Text: TX SB1615 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the administration of accelerated instruction programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-20 - Referred to Education [SB1615 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1615-Introduced.html
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By: West | S.B. No. 1615 |
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relating to the administration of accelerated instruction | ||
programs. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 28.0211, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (c) and (m) and adding Subsections (m-1) and | ||
(q) to read as follows: | ||
(c) Each time a student fails to perform satisfactorily on | ||
an assessment instrument specified under Subsection (a), the school | ||
district in which the student attends school shall provide to the | ||
student accelerated instruction in the applicable subject area, | ||
including reading instruction for a student who fails to perform | ||
satisfactorily on a reading assessment instrument. After a student | ||
fails to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument a | ||
second time, a grade placement committee shall be established to | ||
prescribe the accelerated instruction the district shall provide to | ||
the student before the student is administered the assessment | ||
instrument the third time. The grade placement committee shall be | ||
composed of the principal or the principal's designee, the | ||
student's parent or guardian, and the teacher of the subject of an | ||
assessment instrument on which the student failed to perform | ||
satisfactorily. The district shall notify the parent or guardian | ||
of the time and place for convening the grade placement committee | ||
and the purpose of the committee. [ |
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(m) The commissioner shall certify, not later than July 1 of | ||
each school year or as soon as practicable thereafter, whether | ||
sufficient funds have been appropriated statewide for the purposes | ||
of this section. A determination by the commissioner is final and | ||
may not be appealed. For purposes of certification, the | ||
commissioner may consider the availability of: | ||
(1) peer-reviewed and research-based instructional | ||
tools; | ||
(2) individualized instruction for students; | ||
(3) diagnostic instruments to assess gaps in student | ||
learning; | ||
(4) current student performance information for | ||
parents and teachers; | ||
(5) information that allows administrators and | ||
teachers to customize individual student remediation plans; and | ||
(6) differentiated instruction for students. | ||
(m-1) For purposes of certification under Subsection (m), | ||
the commissioner may not consider Foundation School Program | ||
funds. This section may be implemented only if the commissioner | ||
certifies that sufficient funds have been appropriated during a | ||
school year for administering the accelerated instruction programs | ||
specified under this section, including teacher training for that | ||
purpose. | ||
(q) In fulfilling the requirements of this section, a school | ||
district may provide Internet access to students beyond the school | ||
day. | ||
SECTION 2. 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. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |