Sec. 39.026. LOCAL OPTION. In addition to the assessment instruments adopted by the agency and administered by the State Board of Education, a school district may adopt and administer criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessment instruments, or both, at any grade level. A norm-referenced assessment instrument adopted under this section must be economical, nationally recognized, and state-approved.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.