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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of |
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public school kindergarten students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.006(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt a list of reading |
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instruments that a school district may use to diagnose student |
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reading development and comprehension. For use in diagnosing the |
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reading development and comprehension of kindergarten students, |
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the commissioner shall include on the commissioner's list at least |
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two multidimensional assessment tools. A multidimensional |
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assessment tool on the commissioner's list must either include a |
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reading instrument and test at least three developmental skills, |
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including literacy, or test at least two developmental skills, |
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other than literacy, and be administered in conjunction with a |
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separate reading instrument that is on a list adopted under this |
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subsection. A multidimensional assessment tool administered as |
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provided by this subsection is considered to be a reading |
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instrument for purposes of this section. A district-level |
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committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, may adopt a |
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list of reading instruments for use in the district in addition to |
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the reading instruments on the commissioner's list. Each reading |
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instrument adopted by the commissioner or a district-level |
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committee must be based on scientific research concerning reading |
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skills development and reading comprehension. A list of reading |
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instruments adopted under this subsection must provide for |
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diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of students |
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participating in a program under Subchapter B, Chapter 29. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |