Section 39.032 - Assessment Instrument Standards; Civil Penalty(a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.(c) State and national norms of averages shall be computed using data that are not more than eight years old at the time the assessment instrument is administered and that are representative of the group of students to whom the assessment instrument is administered.(c-1) The standardization norms computed under Subsection (c) shall be:(1) based on a national probability sample that meets accepted standards for educational and psychological testing; and(2) updated at least every eight years using proven psychometric procedures approved by the State Board of Education.(c-2) The eight-year limitation on data to compute norms under this section does not apply if only data older than eight years is available for an assessment instrument. The commissioner by rule may limit the exception created by this subsection based on the type of assessment instrument.(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.(e) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section and for the maintenance of the security of the contents of all assessment instruments.(f) In this section, "assessment instrument" means a group-administered achievement test.Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2009.Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210, Sec. 2, eff. 6/19/2009.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. 5/30/1995.