Texas Education Code
§ 39.027 — EXEMPTION
ED § 39.027Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part H. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Ch. 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Art. B. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC SKILLS
Statute text
View on source(a)A student may be administered an accommodated or alternative assessment instrument or may be granted an exemption from or a postponement of the administration of an assessment instrument under:
(1)Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l) for a period of up to one year after initial enrollment in a school in the United States if the student is an emergent bilingual student, as defined by Section 29.052, and has not demonstrated proficiency in English as determined by the assessment system under Subsection (e);
(2)Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l) for a period of up to two years in addition to the exemption period authorized by Subdivision (1) if the student has received an exemption under Subdivision (1) and:
(A)is a recent unschooled immigrant; or
(B)is in a grade for which no assessment instrument in the primary language of the student is available; or
(3)Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l) for a period of up to four years, in addition to the exemption period authorized under Subdivision (1), if the student's initial enrollment in a school in the United States was as an unschooled asylee or refugee. (a-1) For purposes of this section, "unschooled asylee or refugee" means a student who:
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 1871), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 56, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 38(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 377), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.044, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2066), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 4.013, eff. December 4, 2025.