By: Gooden (Senate Sponsor - West) H.B. No. 2263          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;   May 11, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on   Education; May 21, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable   Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 1;   May 21, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2263 By:  Lucio     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the public school accountability system.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 39.053, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-4) and (g-3) to   read as follows:          (c)  School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on   five domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this   section that include:                (1)  in the first domain, the results of:                      (A)  assessment instruments required under   Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of   assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a   student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including:                            (i)  for the performance standard determined   by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a),  the percentage of   students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment   instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and                            (ii)  for the college readiness performance   standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of   students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment   instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and                      (B)  assessment instruments required under   Section 39.023(b), aggregated across grade levels by subject area,   including the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily   on the assessment instruments, as determined by the performance   standard adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by   subject area;                (2)  in the second domain:                      (A)  for assessment instruments under Subdivision   (1)(A):                            (i)  for the performance standard determined   by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of   students who met the standard for annual improvement on the   assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule   or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section   39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and                            (ii)  for the college readiness performance   standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of   students who met the standard for annual improvement on the   assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule   or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section   39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and                      (B)  for assessment instruments under Subdivision   (1)(B), the percentage of students who met the standard for annual   improvement on the assessment instruments, as determined by the   commissioner by rule or by the method for measuring annual   improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by   subject area;                (3)  in the third domain, the student academic   achievement differentials among students from different racial and   ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds;                (4)  in the fourth domain:                      (A)  for evaluating the performance of high school   campuses and districts that include high school campuses:                            (i)  dropout rates, including dropout rates   and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12,   computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by   the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States   Department of Education;                            (ii)  high school graduation rates, computed   in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance   with the Every Student Succeeds Act [No Child Left Behind Act of   2001] (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.);                            (iii)  the percentage of students who   successfully completed the curriculum requirements for the   distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school   program;                            (iv)  the percentage of students who   successfully completed the curriculum requirements for an   endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);                            (v)  the percentage of students who   completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;                            (vi)  the percentage of students who satisfy   the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks   prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under   Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in reading, writing,   or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher Education   Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c);                            (vii)  the percentage of students who earn   at least 12 hours of postsecondary credit required for the   foundation high school program under Section 28.025 or to earn an   endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);                            (viii)  the percentage of students who have   completed an advanced placement or international baccalaureate   course;                            (ix)  the percentage of students who enlist   in the armed forces of the United States; [and]                            (x)  the percentage of students who earn an   industry certification;                            (xi)  the percentage of students who   successfully completed an OnRamps dual enrollment course;                            (xii)  the percentage of students who have   received credit by examination;                            (xiii)  the percentage of students who have   been promoted to higher grade levels than the grade levels to which   the students would ordinarily be assigned;                            (xiv)  the percentage of students who have   earned a diploma after not more than three years of high school   attendance; and                            (xv)  the percentage of students who earn an   associate degree;                      (B)  for evaluating the performance of middle and   junior high school and elementary school campuses and districts   that include those campuses:                            (i)  student attendance; [and]                            (ii)  for middle and junior high school   campuses:                                  (a)  dropout rates, computed in the   manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); [and]                                  (b)  the percentage of students in   grades seven and eight who receive instruction in preparing for   high school, college, and a career that includes information   regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan   under Section 28.02121, the distinguished level of achievement   described by Section 28.025(b-15), each endorsement described by   Section 28.025(c-1), college readiness standards, and potential   career choices and the education needed to enter those careers; and                                  (c)  the percentage of students in   grades seven and eight who complete a pre-advanced placement course   or pre-international baccalaureate course; and                            (iii)  the percentage of students who   participate in a University Interscholastic League A+ academic   event; and                      (C)  any additional indicators of student   achievement not associated with performance on standardized   assessment instruments determined appropriate for consideration by   the commissioner in consultation with educators, parents, business   and industry representatives, and employers; and                (5)  in the fifth domain, three programs or specific   categories of performance related to community and student   engagement locally selected and evaluated as provided by Section   39.0546.          (c-4)  For purposes of evaluating the performance of a   district or campus under Subsection (c), the commissioner shall   determine a method by which the performance of a student is   attributed greater weight for each school year a student has been   continuously enrolled in the school district or at the campus, as   applicable.          (g-3)  The commissioner shall adopt rules for computing the   percentage of students participating in a University   Interscholastic League A+ academic event under Subsection   (c)(4)(B)(iii).          SECTION 2.  Section 39.107, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (b-10), (b-11), and (b-12) to read as follows:          (b-10)  Not later than June 15 of each year, the commissioner   shall, in writing, either approve or reject any campus turnaround   plan prepared and submitted to the commissioner by a district. If   the commissioner rejects a campus turnaround plan, the commissioner   must also send the district an outline of the specific concerns   regarding the turnaround plan that resulted in the rejection.          (b-11)  If the commissioner rejects a campus turnaround   plan, the district must create a modified plan with assistance from   agency staff and submit the modified plan to the commissioner for   approval not later than August 15.  The commissioner shall notify   the district in writing of the commissioner's decision regarding   the modified plan not later than September 1.          (b-12)  If the agency assists or offers assistance to a   district in modifying a campus turnaround plan following a   rejection under Subsection (b-10), the agency may not recommend or   require participation by the district in any of the following:                (1)  general workshops for the board of trustees of the   district;                (2)  the use of fidelity instruments as part of the   campus turnaround plan; or                (3)  any other initiative that does not directly relate   to a concern raised in regard to the rejected campus turnaround plan   that was identified by the commissioner under Subsection (b-10).          SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018   school year.          SECTION 4.  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, 2017.     * * * * *