HB 1079

relating to the inclusion of  Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school
career and technology education programs and the indicator of
achievement for military readiness under the public school
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 29.182(b), Education Code, is amended to
(b)  The state plan must include procedures designed to
(1)  all secondary and postsecondary students have the
opportunity to participate in career and technology education
(2)  the state complies with requirements for
supplemental federal career and technology education funding;
(3)  career and technology education is established as
a part of the total education system of this state and constitutes
an option for student learning that provides a rigorous course of
study consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002
and under which a student may receive specific education in a career
(A)  incorporates competencies leading to
academic and technical skill attainment;
(i)  an industry-recognized license,
(ii)  at the postsecondary level, an
associate or baccalaureate degree;
(C)  includes opportunities for students to earn
college credit for coursework; and
(D)  includes, as an integral part of the program,
participation by students and teachers in activities of career and
technical student organizations supported by the agency and the
State Board of Education; [and]
(4)  a school district provides, to the greatest extent
possible, to a student participating in a career and technology
education program opportunities to enroll in dual credit courses
designed to lead to a degree, license, or certification as part of
(5)  courses of study in a Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps program or Leadership Officer Training Corps program
are provided as part of a career and technology education program.
SECTION 2.  Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
(c)  School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
three domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
(1)  in the student achievement domain, indicators of
student achievement that must include:
(A)  for evaluating the performance of districts
(i)  an indicator that accounts for the
results of assessment instruments required under Sections
39.023(a), (c), and (l), as applicable for the district and campus,
including the results of assessment instruments required for
graduation retaken by a student, aggregated across grade levels by
(a)  for the performance standard
determined by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the
percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
performance standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the
percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
assessment instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject
(ii)  an indicator that accounts for the
results of assessment instruments required under Section
39.023(b), as applicable for the district and campus, including the
percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the
assessment instruments, as determined by the performance standard
adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by subject
(B)  for evaluating the performance of high school
campuses and districts that include high school campuses,
(i)  students who satisfy the Texas Success
Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334 on
an assessment instrument in reading or mathematics designated by
the coordinating board under that section;
(ii)  students who satisfy relevant
performance standards on advanced placement tests or similar
(iii)  students who earn dual course credits
(iv)  students who demonstrate military
(a)  enlisting [enlist] in the armed
forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard;
(b)  achieving a passing score set by
the applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
(c)  successfully completing a Junior
Reserve Officer Training Corps program;
(v)  students who earn industry
(vi)  students admitted into postsecondary
industry certification programs that require as a prerequisite for
entrance successful performance at the secondary level;
(vii)  students whose successful completion
of a course or courses under Section 28.014 indicates the student's
preparation to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in an
entry-level general education course for a baccalaureate degree or
(viii)  students who successfully met
standards on a composite of indicators that through research
indicates the student's preparation to enroll and succeed, without
remediation, in an entry-level general education course for a
baccalaureate degree or associate degree;
(ix)  high school graduation rates, computed
in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
with the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.)
subject to the exclusions provided by Subsections (g), (g-1),
(x)  students who successfully completed an
OnRamps dual enrollment course;
(xi)  students who successfully completed a
practicum or internship approved by the State Board of Education;
(xii)  students who are awarded an associate
(xiii)  students who successfully completed
a program of study in career and technical education;
(2)  in the school progress domain, indicators for
effectiveness in promoting student learning, which must include:
(A)  for assessment instruments, including
assessment instruments under Subdivisions (1)(A)(i) and (ii), the
percentage of students who met the standard for improvement, as
determined by the commissioner; and
(B)  for evaluating relative performance, the
performance of districts and campuses compared to similar districts
(3)  in the closing the gaps domain, the use of
disaggregated data to demonstrate the differentials among students
from different racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic
backgrounds, and other factors, including:
(A)  students formerly receiving special
(B)  students continuously enrolled; and
SECTION 3.  Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-2)  In addition to the amounts under Subsections (a) and
(a-1), a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the
basic allotment, or if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment
and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is
(1)  1.28 for each student enrolled in an approved
Leadership Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
(2)  1.47 for each student enrolled in an approved
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, as determined by the
SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
SECTION 5.  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.