This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format.
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 OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Existing Section 3301.27 provides the state department of education "may require school districts to administer tests in addition to those otherwise required by law, such as the national assessment of education progress" (NAEP). New provision establishes the general assembly's intent for the state superintendent to provide for district participation in the NAEP in accordance with section 3301.27. Requires each school and district selected for participation by the state superintendent to participate. Page 2831 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.40
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Creates the Achieving Classroom Excellence II Task Force; states that the task force shall study the following issues:
1. Comparison of the Priority Academic Student Skills with other states' curricular standards, primarily states that score highest on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP);
2. Alignment of the Priority Academic Student Skills with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standards;
3. Feasibility of realigning the state performance level standards to NAEP performance level standards;
4. Differences in achievement levels among states based on exclusion rates on the NAEP; and
5. Feasibility of aligning the cut scores on state-mandated tests to NAEP cut scores.
Provides for membership, appointment, election of chair, quorum, staff support, and travel reimbursement; requires compliance with Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; directs task force to submit report of findings and recommendations by certain deadline; provides for noncodification; provides an effective date.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB921_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 921
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| AR | Signed into law 01/2004 | P-12 | Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404; adds 6-15-433 and 6-15-1803. Creates the Student Assessment and Educational Accountability act of 2003; establishes a comprehensive system of testing students, known as the Arkansas Comprehensive Assessment Program exams, including criterion-referenced tests by July 1, 2006; participation in the program is mandatory unless exempted by the state board of education; state board exemption shall not be granted if it would result in less than 95% student participation in a school; requires Arkansas to participate in NAEP testing; implements student achievement testing as part of the statewide assessment program; the state department of education shall establish additional course requirements for failing to demonstrate proficiency on end of course exams for submission to legislative committees and implemented for 2009-10 school year. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB33.pdf
Title: S.B. 33 §§ 1, 4, 5
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Requires participation in the national assessment of educational progress.
Title: S.B. 38
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires schools that are part of the sample drawn by the National Center for Education Statistics to administer the biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Provides that the school report card must be posted on the schools website rather than automatically mailed to parents, and a written notice sent home to parents with the Web site address. Printed copies are available on request. Requires districts to adopt policies for the transfer of students within the district. Requires requests for transfer in relation to ESEA to be made within 30 days of notification of right to transfer. Establishes criteria under which local board may refuse request to transfer. Requires the notifice of parents of child's placement in bilingual education program to include more specific information, including reasons why child was placed in program, child's level of English proficiency, how this level was assessed, and the child's current level of academic achievement. Permits parents to immediately withdraw child from bilingual program rather than at time of notice or end of semester. Increases supplemental aid to low income school districts. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0604.html
Title: S.B. 1983
Source: www.legis.state.il.us
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