1. (a) For purposes of Texas Education Code, §39.0262 and §39.0263, an assessment instrument designed to prepare students for state-administered assessment instruments is an assessment that:

   1. (1) evaluates students' potential performance relative to the state's blueprint in whole for a state-administered assessment; or
   2. (2) is primarily focused on test-taking techniques.

2. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not include an assessment designed to evaluate:

   1. (1) students' mastery of parts of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills; or
   2. (2) the efficacy of instructional practice.

Source Note:The provisions of this §101.6003 adopted to be effective July 22, 2019, 44 TexReg 3631.