TX HB3796

Eliminates the 8th grade social studies STAAR test and removes end-of-course exams for Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History, requiring only the minimum assessments necessary to comply with federal law (Every Student Succeeds Act)

Creates the Texas Commission on Public School Assessment and Accountability with 65 members, including appointees from the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker, State Board of Education, and three representatives from each regional education service center

Restructures the accountability system into three domains: Academic (student achievement and school progress), College/Career/Military Readiness (for high schools), and a new Value-Added domain measuring factors like attendance rates, UIL participation, student leadership organizations, and National Honor Society qualification

Shifts performance ratings from school districts to individual campuses only, with districts no longer receiving their own A-F ratings; references to district ratings will instead mean the average of campus ratings

Requires the commissioner to apply for a federal waiver to implement adaptive assessments administered three times per year (beginning, middle, end) with results and intervention recommendations provided within 48 hours, and mandates automatic reduction of state testing if federal requirements decrease