Texas Education Code

§ 39.02301 — ADOPTION OR DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

ED § 39.02301Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part H. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Ch. 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Art. B. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC SKILLS

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(a)An assessment instrument adopted or developed under Section 39.023 must:

(1)measure student performance in relation to the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education under Section 28.002 for the subject area and grade level being assessed;

(2)include items that have been evaluated for readability using research-based readability metrics approved by the agency in consultation with the advisory committees established under Section 39.02302;

(3)meet industry standards of validity and reliability;

(4)comply with applicable requirements under federal law, including peer review requirements; and

(5)be designed to report student academic growth, including by:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.005, eff. December 4, 2025.