84R4289 MEW-F
 
  By: Taylor of Galveston, Campbell S.B. No. 6
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to public school performance ratings.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 39.054, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to evaluate school
  district and campus performance and assign each district and campus
  a performance rating of A, B, C, D, or F. In adopting rules under
  this subsection, the commissioner shall determine the criteria for
  each designated letter performance rating. A district or campus
  performance rating of A reflects exemplary performance. A district
  or campus performance rating of B reflects recognized performance.
  A district or campus performance rating of [, B, or] C reflects
  acceptable performance. A [and a] district or campus performance
  rating of D or F reflects unacceptable performance. [The
  commissioner shall also assign each campus a performance rating of
  exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable. A campus
  performance rating of exemplary, recognized, or acceptable
  reflects acceptable performance, and a campus performance rating of
  unacceptable reflects unacceptable performance.]  A district may
  not receive a performance rating of A if the district includes any
  campus with a performance rating of D or F [unacceptable].  A
  reference in law to an acceptable rating or acceptable performance
  includes a performance rating of A or B or exemplary or recognized
  performance.
         (a-1)  Not later than August 8 of each year, the performance
  rating of each district and campus shall be made publicly available
  as provided by rules adopted under this section [subsection].  If a
  district or campus received a performance rating of D or F [that
  reflected unacceptable performance] for the preceding school year,
  the commissioner shall notify the district of a subsequent such
  designation on or before June 15.
         SECTION 2.  Section 44(b), Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the
  83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016
  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, 2015.