Bill Text: TX SB1429 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the use of standardized examinations by a school of nursing or educational program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB1429 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1429-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1429 | ||
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| relating to the use of standardized examinations by a school of | ||
| nursing or educational program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 301.1571 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 301.1571. USE OF STANDARDIZED EXAMINATIONS. (a) The | ||
| board shall adopt rules related to the use by a school of nursing or | ||
| educational program offered in this state of a standardized | ||
| examination prepared by a private entity. The rules must prohibit | ||
| the use of a standardized examination as a graduation requirement | ||
| or to deny students an affidavit of graduation. The rules may | ||
| authorize the use of a standardized examination only to: | ||
| (1) familiarize students with computerized testing; | ||
| (2) assess potential or enrolled students for purposes | ||
| of: | ||
| (A) serving as one component of admissions | ||
| criteria; | ||
| (B) evaluating a student's strengths and | ||
| weaknesses for remediation purposes; or | ||
| (C) identifying students experiencing academic | ||
| difficulties who require early remediation; or | ||
| (3) assess the effectiveness of the school of nursing | ||
| or educational program by providing: | ||
| (A) trend data on student performance; | ||
| (B) a comparison of student performance with | ||
| nationwide averages; | ||
| (C) feedback of student knowledge of program | ||
| content; | ||
| (D) data to monitor the effectiveness of specific | ||
| course, level, and program curriculum revisions; | ||
| (E) a measure of student mastery of content; or | ||
| (F) an evaluation of the effectiveness of | ||
| curriculum content for revision purposes. | ||
| (b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must provide that | ||
| a score on a standardized examination may not account for more than | ||
| 10 percent of a course grade for a course in a school of nursing or | ||
| educational program. | ||
| (c) A school of nursing or educational program that | ||
| determines a student is in need of academic remediation on the basis | ||
| of a standardized examination may not require the student to attend | ||
| any course offered by the examination provider. | ||
| (d) Failure to comply with the rules adopted under | ||
| Subsection (a) may subject the school of nursing or educational | ||
| program to disciplinary action, including removal of the school's | ||
| or program's approval status, as determined by the board. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Texas Board of Nursing shall adopt the rules | ||
| required by Section 301.1571, Occupations Code, as added by this | ||
| Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1429 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 13, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1429 passed the House on | ||
| May 16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, | ||
| one present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
