Section 12.262 - Accountability; Revocation of Charter(a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under Section 12.254, shall develop and adopt an accountability framework that establishes standards by which to measure the performance of an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter.(b) The commissioner shall include in the accountability framework adopted under Subsection (a) performance domains that measure: (3) one-year post-graduation and longitudinal postsecondary outcomes;(4) longitudinal wage and career growth; and(5) operational performance.(b-1) For a school year before the 2024-2025 school year, the accountability framework adopted under Subsection (a) shall include the following performance measures: (1) the percentage of program participants who performed satisfactorily on the standardized secondary exit-level assessment instrument described by Section 12.260(c);(2) the percentage of program participants who successfully completed the adult education program and earned a high school diploma;(3) the percentage of program participants who successfully completed career and technology education courses and obtained industry certification within six months after completing the adult education program;(4) the percentage of program participants who have enrolled in an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined under Section 61.003, within six months after completing the adult education program; and(5) operational performance as measured under the performance frameworks adopted under Section 12.1181.(c) The commissioner shall adopt a separate accountability framework for an adult education program located in a correctional facility, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code.(c-1) For a school year before the 2024-2025 school year, the accountability framework adopted under Subsection (c) shall include the following performance measures: (1) the percentage of program participants who performed satisfactorily on the standardized secondary exit-level assessment instrument described by Section 12.260(c); and(2) the percentage of program participants who successfully completed the adult education program and earned a high school diploma.(c-2) Subsections (b-1) and (c-1) and this subsection expire September 1, 2024.(d) Each year, the commissioner shall evaluate the performance of an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter based on the applicable accountability framework adopted under this section.(e) The commissioner may revoke a charter to operate an adult education program granted under this subchapter if the charter's adult education program fails to meet the minimum performance standards established by commissioner rule on the applicable accountability framework adopted under this section for three consecutive school years after the second year of operation. (f) The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under Section 12.254, shall review and, if necessary, revise each accountability framework adopted under this section at least once every three years.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 292,Sec. 9, eff. 5/29/2023, app. beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 195,Sec. 14, eff. 5/31/2021, op. applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1060,Sec. 5, eff. 6/14/2019, op. beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1060,Sec. 4, eff. 6/14/2019, op. beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1060,Sec. 3, eff. 6/14/2019, op. beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 98,Sec. 2, eff. 5/23/2017.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 98,Sec. 1, eff. 5/23/2017.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 478,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.