On November 10, 2015,Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Joe Straus named their respective appointees to the newly created Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability. House Bill 2804, jointly authored by House Public Education Chair Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, and Rep. Morgan Meyer, authorized the creation of the commission with the purpose of developing and making recommendations for new systems of student assessment and public school accountability no later than September 1, 2016.
HB 2804 authorized a 15-member commission to be organized as follows:
- four members appointed by the governor;
- three members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
- three members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
- the chair of the senate committee on education, or a representative designated by the chair;
- the chair of the senate committee on higher education, or a representative designated by the chair;
- the chair of the house of representatives committee on public education, or a representative designated by the chair;
- the chair of the house of representatives committee on higher education, or a representative designated by the chair; and
- a member of the State Board of Education, as designated by the chair of that board.
Governor Abbott appointed and named Mike Morath of Dallas as Presiding Officer. Additionally, he appointed Andrew Kim, Theresa Trevino and Quinton Vance. Lieutenant Governor Patrick appointed Kim Alexander, Paul Castro and Michael K. McLendon. Speaker Straus appointed Pauline Dow, Maria Hernandez Ferrier and Catherine Susser.
To learn more about each of the appointees to Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability, click on the link below.
http://gov.texas.gov/news/appointment/21629
To read House Bill 2804, 84th Legislature, click on the link below.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB2804