HB 2597
AN ACT relating to providing for a delay in the implementation of certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Allows the Texas education commissioner to delay implementing changes to the state's school performance rating system by one year after a new method or standard is adopted. The delay provides school districts and educational institutions time to adjust to potential new accountability rating criteria without immediately facing consequences. By providing this implementation pause, the bill aims to give schools a transitional period to understand and prepare for new performance evaluation methods.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to providing for a delay in the implementation of certain changes to the assignment of performance ratings under the public BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.057 to read as follows: Sec. 39.057. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CHANGES TO ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM. Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may not implement a change in the methods and standards adopted under Section 39.054 that would affect the performance ratings assigned under that section until the first anniversary of the adoption of the change. SECTION 2. 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.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to providing for a delay in the implementation of certain
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