HB4746 - Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program.

  89R1081 TSS-F     By: Turner H.B. No. 4746       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to academic distinction designations under the public   school accountability system and the career and technology   allotment under the Foundation School Program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  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 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                       (F)     students who completed a Pathways in   Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program established   under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, or another early college high   school program; and                (3)  other factors for determining sufficient student   attainment of postsecondary readiness.          SECTION 2.  Section 48.106(a-1), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a-1)  In addition to the amounts under Subsection (a), for   each student in average daily attendance enrolled at a campus   designated as a P-TECH school under Section 29.556 , a district is   entitled to $150  [ $50 for each of the following in which the student   is enrolled:                [ (1)     a campus designated as a P-TECH school under   Section 29.556; or                [ (2)     a campus that is a member of the New Tech Network   and that focuses on project-based learning and work-based   education ].          SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   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, 2025.