Sec. 39.02341. TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) The agency, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall develop a transition plan to administer all assessment instruments required under Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l) electronically beginning not later than the 2022-2023 school year. The plan must:
(1) evaluate the availability of Internet access for each school district in this state;
(2) identify changes to state law or policy necessary to improve the availability of Internet access described by Subdivision (1);
(3) evaluate the state's experience with administering online assessment instruments, including the occurrence or effects of power outages or other types of disruptions of Internet service, and actions taken by the state to mitigate the occurrence and effect of those disruptions; and
(4) identify and evaluate actions taken by the state to improve the administration of online assessment instruments.
(b) The agency shall implement the transition plan beginning on September 1, 2021.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the agency shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature a report on the plan developed under Subsection (a). The report must include:
(1) information from school districts assessing the needs of those districts in transitioning to electronic administration;
(2) any recommended changes to state law to assist in the transition; and
(3) a recommended timeline for statewide implementation of electronic administration.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2023.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 3261), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability
Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability
Subchapter B. Assessment of Academic Skills
Section 39.021. Essential Skills and Knowledge
Section 39.022. Assessment Program
Section 39.023. Adoption and Administration of Instruments
Section 39.02302. Advisory Committees for Assessment Instruments
Section 39.02315. Reporting Results of Assessment Instruments for Out-of-State Transfer Students
Section 39.0233. Special-Purpose Questions Included in End-of-Course Assessment Instruments
Section 39.0234. Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments
Section 39.02341. Transition to Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments
Section 39.0235. Technology Literacy Assessment Pilot Program
Section 39.0236. Integrated Formative Assessment Pilot Program
Section 39.0237. Consideration of Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments Prohibited
Section 39.024. Measure of College Readiness
Section 39.0241. Performance Standards
Section 39.025. Secondary-Level Performance Required
Section 39.0261. College Preparation Assessments
Section 39.0262. Administration of District-Required Assessment Instruments in Certain Subject Areas
Section 39.028. Comparison of State Results to National Results
Section 39.029. Migratory Children
Section 39.030. Confidentiality; Performance Reports
Section 39.0301. Security in Administration of Assessment Instruments
Section 39.0302. Issuance of Subpoenas
Section 39.0303. Secure Assessment Instruments; Criminal Penalty
Section 39.0304. Training in Assessment Instrument Administration
Section 39.032. Assessment Instrument Standards; Civil Penalty
Section 39.033. Voluntary Assessment of Private School Students
Section 39.034. Measure of Annual Improvement in Student Achievement
Section 39.035. Limitation on Field Testing of Assessment Instruments
Section 39.036. Vertical Scale for Certain Assessment Instruments
Section 39.037. International Assessment Instrument Program
Section 39.038. Restriction on Appointments to Advisory Committees
Section 39.0381. Auditing and Monitoring Performance Under Contracts for Assessment Instruments
Section 39.039. Prohibition on Political Contribution or Activity by Certain Contractors