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TX HB5
TX HB5Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/10/2013
06/10/2013
Introduced Session
83rd Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
AI Summary
This bill makes numerous changes to Texas's public school accountability, assessment, and curriculum requirements, including establishing a new "foundation high school program" that replaces previous graduation plans, introducing a "distinguished level of achievement" and various "endorsements" for students to pursue, and expanding opportunities for career and technology education, dual credit courses, and college preparatory courses. It also revises attendance requirements for class credit, limits class interruptions, and modifies assessment instrument administration and reporting, including the release of test questions and the development of postsecondary readiness assessments. Furthermore, the bill introduces new accountability ratings for school districts and campuses (A-F and exemplary, recognized, acceptable, unacceptable, respectively), enhances financial accountability systems, and amends provisions related to personal graduation plans, college admission standards, and financial aid eligibility. Finally, it includes provisions to prevent conflicts of interest for those involved in developing assessment instruments and establishes a Texas School Accountability Dashboard for public access to school performance data.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (72)
Jimmie Aycock (R)*,
Bill Callegari (R)*,
John Davis (R)*,
Joseph Deshotel (D)*,
Dan Patrick (R)*,
Michael Villarreal (D)*,
Alma Allen (D),
Carol Alvarado (D),
Trent Ashby (R),
Dwayne Bohac (R),
Dennis Bonnen (R),
Greg Bonnen (R),
Terry Canales (D),
Travis Clardy (R),
Nicole Collier (D),
Philip Cortez (D),
Anthony Dale (R),
Drew Darby (R),
Harold Dutton (D),
Pat Fallon (R),
Joe Farias (D),
Marsha Farney (R),
Allen Fletcher (R),
Dan Flynn (R),
James Frank (R),
Larry Gonzales (R),
Bobby Guerra (D),
Ryan Guillen (R),
Harvey Hilderbran (R),
Dan Huberty (R),
Jason Isaac (R),
Kyle Kacal (R),
Jim Keffer (R),
Ken King (R),
Phil King (R),
Susan King (R),
Tim Kleinschmidt (R),
Lois Kolkhorst (R),
John Kuempel (R),
Lyle Larson (R),
George Lavender (R),
Jeff Leach (R),
Oscar Longoria (D),
J.M. Lozano (R),
Eddie Lucio (D),
Ruth McClendon (D),
Joe Moody (D),
Geanie Morrison (R),
Sergio Muñoz (D),
Jim Murphy (R),
John Otto (R),
Chris Paddie (R),
Diane Patrick (R),
Charles Perry (R),
Four Price (R),
John Raney (R),
Bennett Ratliff (R),
Richard Raymond (D),
Ron Reynolds (D),
Eddie Rodriguez (D),
Justin Rodriguez (D),
Charles Schwertner (R),
Ralph Sheffield (R),
Wayne Smith (R),
Jonathan Stickland (R),
Chris Turner (D),
Jason Villalba (R),
Hubert Vo (D),
James White (R),
Paul Workman (R),
Gene Wu (D),
John Zerwas (R),
Last Action
See remarks for effective date (on 06/10/2013)
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