COVID-19 RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall assign to a school district or campus a rating of "Not Rated" for the 2021-2022 school year, unless, after reviewing the district or campus under the methods and standards adopted under Section 39.054, the commissioner determines the district or campus should be assigned an overall performance rating of C or higher. (b) Regardless of the rating assigned under this section, if the commissioner would have otherwise assigned a campus an unacceptable performance rating, the campus is considered to be a campus assigned an unacceptable performance rating for purposes of determining a student's eligibility for a public education grant under Section 29.202. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall take an action described by Section 39A.111(1) or (2) if a campus: (1) is not assigned an overall performance rating of C or higher for the 2021-2022 school year; and (2) has been assigned an unacceptable performance rating for five or more school years prior to the 2021-2022 school year. (d) This section expires September 1, 2028.