84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 743, Chapter 1006 Page: 1 of 24
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Chapter 1006
H.B. No. 743
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the required
3 public school curriculum and to certain assessment instruments for
4 public school students.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by
7 adding Subsections (a-11), (a-12), and (a-13) to read as follows:
8 (a-11) Before an assessment instrument adopted or developed
9 under Subsection (a) may be administered under that subsection, the
10 assessment instrument must, on the basis of empirical evidence, be
11 determined to be valid and reliable by an entity that is independent
12 of the agency and of any other entity that developed the assessment
13 instrument.
14 (a-12) An assessment instrument adopted or developed under
15 Subsection (a) must be designed so that:
16 (1) if administered to students in grades three
17 through five, 85 percent of students will be able to complete the
18 assessment instrument within 120 minutes; and
19 (2) if administered to students in grades six through
20 eight, 85 percent of students will be able to complete the
21 assessment instrument within 180 minutes.
22 (a-13) The amount of time allowed for administration of an
23 assessment instrument adopted or developed under Subsection (a) mayI
24 not exceed eight hours, and the administration mayoccur on only one
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 743, Chapter 1006, legislative document, June 19, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704581/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.