Sec. 39.502. TEXAS COMMISSION ON NEXT GENERATION ASSESSMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability is established to develop and make recommendations for new systems of student assessment and public school accountability.
(b) The commission is composed of 15 members, consisting of the following:
(1) four members appointed by the governor;
(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(4) the chair of the senate committee on education, or a representative designated by the chair;
(5) the chair of the senate committee on higher education, or a representative designated by the chair;
(6) the chair of the house of representatives committee on public education, or a representative designated by the chair;
(7) the chair of the house of representatives committee on higher education, or a representative designated by the chair; and
(8) a member of the State Board of Education, as designated by the chair of that board.
(c) In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2), and (3), the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the commission includes at least one of each of the following representatives:
(1) a parent or person standing in parental relation to a student enrolled in the public school system;
(2) an educator in the public school system;
(3) an educator in a school district that is a participant in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium under Section 7.0561;
(4) a member of the business community;
(5) a member of the civic community;
(6) a leader in student assessment development and use; and
(7) a leader in research concerning student assessment and education outcomes.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 8, eff. June 19, 2015.
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