89R13866 AND-D     By: Johnson H.B. No. 3939       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to student input for school district and campus   improvement plans.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.251, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (b) and (g) and adding Subsection (b-1) to   read as follows:          (b)  The board shall adopt a policy to establish a district-   and campus-level planning and decision-making process that will   involve the professional staff of the district, parents, students,   and community members in establishing and reviewing the district's   and campuses' educational plans, goals, performance objectives,   and major classroom instructional programs. The board shall   establish a procedure under which meetings are held regularly by   district- and campus-level planning and decision-making committees   that include representative professional staff, including, if   practicable, at least one representative with the primary   responsibility for educating students with disabilities, parents   of students enrolled in the district, business representatives, and   community members and that may include students enrolled in the   district. The committees shall include a business representative   without regard to whether the representative resides in the   district or whether the business the person represents is located   in the district. The board, or the board's designee, shall   periodically meet with the district-level committee to review the   district-level committee's deliberations.          (b-1)  The board shall adopt policies providing avenues for   students to participate in the district- and campus-level planning   and decision-making process, such as by inviting students to attend   committee meetings or providing student input boxes at each campus   through which a student may provide input anonymously.          (g)  This section does not:                (1)  prohibit the board from conducting meetings with   teachers or groups of teachers other than the meetings described by   this section;                (2)  prohibit the board from establishing policies   providing avenues for input from others, including [students or]   paraprofessional staff, in district- or campus-level planning and   decision-making;                (3)  limit or affect the power of the board to govern   the public schools; or                (4)  create a new cause of action or require collective   bargaining.          SECTION 2.  Section 11.252, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (a-1)  A district improvement plan must identify the student   input that was incorporated into the plan.          (e)  The district-level committee established under Section   11.251 shall hold at least one public meeting per year. The   required meeting shall be held after receipt of the annual district   performance report from the agency for the purpose of discussing   the performance of the district and the district performance   objectives. District policy and procedures must be established to   ensure that systematic communications measures are in place to   periodically obtain broad-based community, parent, student, and   staff input and to provide information to those persons regarding   the recommendations of the district-level committee. This section   does not create a new cause of action or require collective   bargaining.          SECTION 3.  Sections 11.253(d) and (g), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (d)  Each campus improvement plan must:                (1)  assess the academic achievement for each student   in the school using the achievement indicator system as described   by Section 39.053;                (2)  set the campus performance objectives based on the   achievement indicator system, including objectives for special   needs populations, including students in special education   programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;                (3)  identify how the campus goals will be met for each   student;                (4)  determine the resources needed to implement the   plan;                (5)  identify staff needed to implement the plan;                (6)  set timelines for reaching the goals;                (7)  measure progress toward the performance   objectives periodically to ensure that the plan is resulting in   academic improvement;                (8)  include goals and methods for violence prevention   and intervention on campus;                (9)  provide for a program to encourage parental   involvement at the campus; [and]                (10)  if the campus is an elementary, middle, or junior   high school, set goals and objectives for the coordinated health   program at the campus based on:                      (A)  student fitness assessment data, including   any data from research-based assessments such as the school health   index assessment and planning tool created by the federal Centers   for Disease Control and Prevention;                      (B)  student academic performance data;                      (C)  student attendance rates;                      (D)  the percentage of students who are   educationally disadvantaged;                      (E)  the use and success of any method to ensure   that students participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity   as required by Section 28.002(l); and                      (F)  any other indicator recommended by the local   school health advisory council; and                (11)  identify the student input that was incorporated   into the plan.          (g)  Each campus-level committee shall hold at least one   public meeting per year. The required meeting shall be held after   receipt of the annual campus rating from the agency to discuss the   performance of the campus and the campus performance objectives.   District policy and campus procedures must be established to ensure   that systematic communications measures are in place to   periodically obtain broad-based community, parent, student, and   staff input, and to provide information to those persons regarding   the recommendations of the campus-level committees.          SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 5.  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, 2025.