(a) The agency shall develop and implement an adaptive vocabulary assessment pilot program to assess vocabulary development in students in kindergarten through third grade.
(b) The agency may develop an assessment under the pilot program to assess students in grades other than grades described by Subsection (a).
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to circumvent or supplant federal or state law regarding a student who participates in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, or a student who is suspected to have a disability and who may be eligible to participate in a special education program under that subchapter.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Official text of the Texas Education Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.