89R8295 BCH-D     By: Ashby H.B. No. 3797       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment   instruments administered to public school students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 39.025(a-2), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a-2)  The commissioner shall determine a method by which a   student's satisfactory performance on an advanced placement test,   an international baccalaureate examination, an SAT Subject Test,   the SAT, the ACT, or any nationally recognized norm-referenced   assessment instrument used by institutions of higher education to   award course credit based on satisfactory performance on the   assessment instrument shall be used to satisfy the requirements   concerning an end-of-course assessment instrument in an equivalent   course as prescribed by Subsection (a). The commissioner shall   determine a method by which a student's satisfactory performance on   the PSAT or the PreACT [ACT-Plan] shall be used to satisfy the   requirements concerning an end-of-course assessment instrument in   an equivalent course as prescribed by Subsection (a). A student who   fails to perform satisfactorily on a test or other assessment   instrument authorized under this subsection, other than the PSAT or   the PreACT [ACT-Plan], may retake that test or other assessment   instrument for purposes of this subsection or may take the   appropriate end-of-course assessment instrument. A student who   fails to perform satisfactorily on the PSAT or the PreACT   [ACT-Plan] must take the appropriate end-of-course assessment   instrument. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary for   the administration of this subsection.          SECTION 2.  Section 39.0263(c), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c)  The prohibition prescribed by this section does not   apply to the administration of a college preparation assessment   instrument, including the PSAT, the PreACT [ACT-Plan], the SAT, or   the ACT, an advanced placement test, an international baccalaureate   examination, or an independent classroom examination designed or   adopted and administered by a classroom teacher.          SECTION 3.  Section 39.202, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 39.202.  ACADEMIC DISTINCTION DESIGNATION FOR   DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES.  The commissioner by rule shall establish   an academic distinction designation for districts and campuses for   outstanding performance in attainment of postsecondary readiness.     The commissioner shall adopt criteria for the designation under   this section, including:                (1)  percentages of students who:                      (A)  performed satisfactorily, as determined   under the college readiness performance standard under Section   39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section   39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by   subject area; or                      (B)  met the standard for annual improvement, as   determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment   instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l),   aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who   did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A);                (2)  percentages of:                      (A)  students who earned a nationally or   internationally recognized business or industry certification or   license;                      (B)  students who completed a coherent sequence of   career and technical courses;                      (C)  students who completed a dual credit course   or an articulated postsecondary course provided for local credit;                      (D)  students who achieved applicable College   Readiness Benchmarks or the equivalent on the Preliminary   Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT), the Scholastic Assessment Test   (SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the PreACT [ACT-Plan]   assessment program; and                      (E)  students who received a score on either an   advanced placement test or an international baccalaureate   examination to be awarded college credit; and                (3)  other factors for determining sufficient student   attainment of postsecondary readiness.          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, 2025.