From the ECS State Policy Database Accountability

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. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review to complement the Academic Performance Index (API), if an appropriation for this purpose is made in the annual budget act. Requires the state superintendent to annually provide to local educational agencies and the public an explanation of the individual components of the API and their relative values, and prohibits an additional element from being incorporated into the API until at least one full school year after the state board's decision to include the element into the API. Requires the state superintendent to annually determine the accuracy of graduation rate data, and deletes the requirement that the state superintendent report annually to the legislature on graduation and dropout rates. Authorizes the state superintendent to incorporate into the API the rates at which pupils successfully promote from one grade to the next in middle school and high school and matriculate from middle school to high school, as well as pupil preparedness for postsecondary education and career. Deletes the requirement that the API be used to measure the progress of specified schools and to rank all public schools for the purpose of the High Achieving/Improving Schools Program. Requires that results from certain standards-based achievement tests and the high school exit examination constitute no more than 60% of the value of the index for secondary schools, commencing with the baseline API calculation in 2016 (currently these test results constitute at least 60% of the value of the index). Requires the state superintendent, on or before October 1, 2013, to report to the legislature a method for increasing emphasis on pupil mastery of standards in science and social science through the system of public school accountability or by other means and an alternative method or methods, in place of decile rank, for determining eligibility, preferences, or priorities for any statutory program that uses decile rank as a determining factor. Incorporates additional changes in Section 52052 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 1668 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1668_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf, chaptered 9/21/12), to be operative only if AB 1668 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1458_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 1458 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Provides that where retests on an assessment required for accountability are available, LEAs may request that School Performance Score (SPS) calculations include retest results through a waiver request to the state board for accountability purposes. In such waiver request, requires the LEA to demonstrate that it financed retests for all affected students and that it took corrective action as necessary to prevent a recurrence of the irregularity, including specific measures regarding any employee found to have willfully caused the irregularity. Page 61 of 153: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/1209/1209.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXI.312 Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Allows the state board to expend Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund monies to use peer-review consultants to review programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=812534 Title: S.B. 635 Source: www.legis.state.la.us OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Creates Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability combining the Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Prep with the Office of Accountability.  Authorizes commission to approve and accredit teacher education programs. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Commission is to perform the following duties: 1. Oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature; 2. Implementation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act as provided for in law; 3. Make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on methods to achieve an aligned, seamless system from preschool through postsecondary education; and 4. Set performance levels and corresponding cut scores pursuant to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act and as provided for in Section 1210.541 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Commission is to govern the operation of the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, and beginning July 1, 2014, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation is to be placed under the authority of the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. The Commission is required to assume the following duties of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation: a. approval and accreditation of teacher education programs and b. assessment of candidates for licensure and certification. Requires the Commission to include the State Board of Education in the process; review and assess approved, accredited and new programs of teacher education, and encourage studies and research designed to improve teacher education. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/SB/SB1797_ENR.RTF Title: S.B. 1797 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Repealed statute which created and funded the Independent Office of Educational Accountability, which advised the legislative education committees on the degree to which the statewide educational accountability and reporting system included a comprehensive assessment framework that measured school accountability for students for students achieving the goals described in the state's high school graduation rule. Article 2, Sec. 21 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/data/revisor/law/2012/0/2012-239.pdf https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=120B.31 Title: H.F. 2949 Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/ MD Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and measure academic proficiency of students in core academic subjects at various points during the elementary and secondary education of students. Adds requirements that The State Board, the State Superintendent, each county board, and each public school must include in its program of education accountability for the operation and management of the public schools: (1) establish educational goals and objectives and survey current student achievement in science and social studies; (2) implement assessment programs in reading, language, math, science, and social studies that include written responses and specifies that the assessment program must be able to provide information needed to improve public schools, inform the public, and provide timely feedback to schools and teachers; (3) implement and administer middle-school and high-school assessments annually beginning in 2014-2015 school year that measure student's mastery of core academic standards; (4) determine if assessments are truly measuring students mastery of core academic standards following 2014-2015 school year and for those that do not adequately measure, replace with a state-specific assessment by the 2016-2017 school year. Requires that the Department survey a statewide representative sample of public schools and public school teacher annually on the amount of instructional time spent on, the availability and use of instructional resource for, and the professional development available to social studies and science instruction, as well as, the number of certified and non-certified teachers teaching social studies and science. Results are to be published on Department's website. http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0293e.pdf Title: S.B. 293 Source: mlis.state.md.us IA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action for school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners. Conduct to be reported includes the following: (a) Soliciting, encouraging, or consummating a romantic or otherwise inappropriate relationship with a student. (b) Falsifying student grades, test scores, or other official information or material. (c) Converting public property or funds to the personal use of the school employee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=84&hbill=HF2383 Title: H.F. 2383 Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Amends the existing school achievement profile phase-out to limit the time frame to the remainder of the academic year. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/2r/summary/h.sb1458_03-26-12_astransmittedtogovernor.pdf Title: S.B. 1458 Source: azleg.gov OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools and make recommendations.(sec. 22) http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4014.en.pdf Title: H.B. 4014 Source: leg.state.or.us OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Postsec. Defines "education entity" as a school district, an education service district, a community college district or community college service district, the Oregon University System or public university thereof, and the health professions and graduate science programs of the Oregon Health and Science University. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, directs the governing body of each education entity to enter into an achievement compact with Oregon Education Investment Board for the fiscal year. Directs the board to establish the terms for achievement compacts, but specifies terms that achievement compacts may include. Requires the governing body of each education entity to identify a target number and percentage of students for achievement of the outcomes (both aggregate and by student subgroup), measures of progress and goals specified in the achievement compact for the fiscal year. Permits the board to adopt a timeline and method for governing boards of education entities at the end of the fiscal year to report achievements made. Provides certain waivers for purposes of entering into achievement compacts. Requires each school district and education service district to form an achievement compact advisory committee to develop an achievement compact and ensure the achievement compact is implemented. Establishes membership and duties of achievement compact advisory committees. Permits state associations representing educators, administrators and school districts and education service district board members to develop and recommend to the Oregon Education Investment Board (1) collaborative models and resources, including professional development opportunities, that may be used by districts and achievement compact advisory committees for the achievement of student success, and (2) processes for collaboration in the development of achievement compacts for their institutions, including professional development opportunities, for the achievement of student success. Repeals these provisions effective July 1, 2015. Directs the Oregon Education Investment Board to work with the Quality Education Commission to identify best practices for school districts and the costs and benefits of the adoption of those best practices by school districts. http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/sb1500.dir/sb1581.en.pdf Title: S.B. 1581 Source: leg.state.or.us IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Requires that if an Annual Financial Report resulting from a mandated audit reflects a deficit, the district must, within 30 days after acceptance of such audit report, submit a deficit reduction plan. Makes legislative findings relative to the need for financial oversight panels. Creates the Financial Oversight Panel Law of the School Code. Allows a school district (other than the Chicago school district) to petition the state board of education for the establishment of a Financial Oversight Panel for the district, and allows the state board to establish a Financial Oversight Panel without a petition from a district. Requires the Financial Oversight Panel, the school board and the district superintendent or chief executive officer to develop goals and objectives to help the district obtain financial stability. Contains provisions concerning duties of the district; members and meetings of a Panel; powers of a Panel; deposits and investments; and cash and bank accounts. Permits a Panel to employ a chief executive officer, a chief educational officer, a chief fiscal officer, a superintendent (who must be under the direction of the Panel or the chief executive officer employed by the Panel and must have all of the statutorily-assigned powers and duties of a school district superintendent and such other duties as may be assigned by the Panel), and a chief school business official. Permits a Panel, in its discretion, to remove the local board-appointed or -elected treasurer and appoint a new treasurer. Authorizes a Panel to negotiate collective bargaining agreements with the district's employees. Upon a Panel's direction, requires a district to reorganize the district's financial accounts, management, and budgetary systems in a manner consistent with state board rules to remedy the conditions that led the Panel to be created, to achieve greater financial responsibility and to reduce financial inefficiency. Permits a Panel to prepare and file a proposal for emergency financial assistance for the school district and for the Panel's operations budget. Permits a district to receive both a loan and a grant. Provides that if a district is unable after 3 attempts to secure short-term financing, a Panel, with state superintendent approval, must have the same power as a district to issue tax anticipation warrants, issue tax anticipation notes, issue revenue anticipation certificates or notes, issue general state aid anticipation certificates, and establish and utilize lines of credit. Authorizes certain actions if a Panel is unable to secure short-term borrowing. Requires a Panel to annually submit to the state superintendent a report that includes the audited financial statement for the preceding fiscal year, an approved financial plan and a statement of the major steps necessary to accomplish the objectives of the financial plan. Authorizes the state superintendent to require a separate audit of the Panel. Specifies that a district must render such services to and permit the use of its facilities and resources by the Panel at no charge, and permits any state agency or district to render such services to the Panel as may be requested by the Panel. Requires a Panel to be abolished 10 years after its creation. Permits the state board to abolish a panel at any time after 3 years if no obligations of the Panel are outstanding and the financial need for the Panel no longer exists. Establishes provisions for return of power to local board if financial need for the Panel no longer exists but the Panel has outstanding financial obligations. Creates special provisions for districts subject to the authority of a Financial Oversight Panel in terms of tax levy procedures. Makes certain employees of a Financial Oversight Panel who are not superintendents or certified school business officials participants in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Provides that if the Financial Oversight Panel is unable to pay the required employer contributions to the fund, then the school districts served must make payment of required contributions. Permits monies from the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund to be used to provide technical assistance or consultation to Financial Oversight Panels that petition for emergency financial assistance grants. Establishes provisions related to payment of emergency state financial assistance loans by Financial Oversight Panels. Provides an emergency financial assistance loan to the Panel or district must not be considered part of the calculation of a district's debt for purposes of limitation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0429.pdf Title: S.B. 2149 Source: www.ilga.gov OR Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Expands scope of audits of best business practices of education districts to include performance audits. Removes discretion of education districts to volunteer for audits. Allows State Board of Education to determine percentage of expenses of audit that should be paid by education district and by Department of Education. Allows Secretary of State to audit best business practices of education districts without entering into contract with Department of Education. Effective August 2, 2011 http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/hb2200.dir/hb2280.en.html Title: H.B. 2280 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Allows a school to demonstrate compliance with New Hampshire's input-based school accountability standards by furnishing evidence that it has received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); a school may demonstrate that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education by submitting accreditation documents from NEASC to the commissioner. Such a school will not have to establish that it meets the input-based school accountability standards set forth in the Accountability for the Opportunity for an Adequate Education regulations. Also extends an exception from the statutory school district election date requirements to any successor charter adopted by the Concord school district. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0130.html Title: H.B. 130 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 (1)Establishes the Task Force on Accountable Schools, consisting of 14 members appointed as follows: (a) President of the Senate is to appoint two members from the Senate; (b) the Speaker of the House is to appoint two members from the House; (c) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House will jointly appoint: two members who are school district superintendents; two members who are school administrators; two members who are teachers; one member from a professional education organization; one member representing the Department of Education; and two members from education advocacy groups. (2) The task force is to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools. (3) The task force is to recommend: (a) A new student summative assessment to be used in schools that is based on a national standard and occurs as required by federal law. (b) Measures of college and career readiness to be used in which evaluate: advanced course and dual enrollment completion; national and state assessment results; dropout and graduation rates; postsecondary educational participation; and programs to close any achievement gaps. (c) A statewide standardized simple performance report and rating system based on letter grades that includes: Absolute student achievement and growth; school trends over time; and comparisons to similar schools. (d) Implementation of formative testing and instructionally useful student performance data systems for student achievement; (e) Tools, resources and targeted assistance forschools needing assistance to meet state standards. (4) A majority of the voting members of the task force constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of a majority of the voting members of the task force. (6) The task force is to elect one of its members to serve as chairperson. (7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority is to make an appointment which is to be immediately effective. (8) The task force is to meet at the time and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting members of the task force. (9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the task force. (10) The task force is to submit a report that includes recommendations for legislation to an interim committee of the legislative assembly related to education no later than January 1, 2012. (11) The legislative administration committee is to provide staff support to the task force. (12) Non-legislative members of the task force are not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for expenses and serve as volunteers to the task force. (13) All agencies of state government are directed to assist the task force in the performance of its duties. Effective August 2, 2011 http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2200.dir/hb2289.en.pdf Title: H.B. 2289 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Section 907-A requires the posting of financial and contract information for Intermediate Units. Section 921-A brings the intermediate units in line with other education agencies with regard to posting of financial reports. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2011/0/HB1352P2227.pdf Title: H.B. 1352 Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Removes outdated, unnecessary or redundant provisions in education statutes related to evaluations, reports, reporting requirements, filings, preparation and distribution of education laws, policies, curriculum requirements, assessments, certifications and additional mandates. http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sb0800.dir/sb0800.en.html Title: S.B. 800 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) (Created in 1999 as part of a broad education reform package known as the A+ Plan; Designed to provide parents of public school students in failing schools the opportunity to send their children to another public school performing satisfactorily or to an eligible private school), by changing the classification of a failing school from a school receiving two "F's" in a four-year period to a school that receives a "D" or an "F" in the prior year and is in one of the two lowest categories of differentiated accountability. Expands the authorization parents currently have to choose a higher-performing public school that has space available in an adjacent school district to allow a parent to choose a higher-performing public school in any other school district in the state. Provides that if a parent chooses a higher-performing public school within the assigned district, the school district is required to provide transportation. Repeals all portions of the law relating to the OSP private school choice options to comply with existing case law that found this portion of the OSP unconstitutional. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1331er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1331&Session=2011 Title: H.B. 1331 Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Extends until end of 2014-15 school year the provision that each local school system either notify the department of its intention to request increased flexibility through local school board flexibility contract or elect not to request increased flexibility in exchange for increased accountability and consequences. Page 6 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116810.pdf Title: H.B. 192 Source: www.legis.ga.gov NJ Issued 04/2011 P-12 Establishes the New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force. Charges the task force with reviewing all current administrative regulations that affect public education, and evaluating them to determine the degree to which they increase the quality of instruction for students, improve student academic achievement, improve teaching effectiveness, or improve the safety and well-being of students. Directs the task force to also review the statutes supporting these administrative regulations. Requires the task force to prepare recommendations for the governor and commissioner of education regarding all statutes and regulations that are overly prescriptive. Additionally directs the task force to review existing accountability systems and resulting incentive structures for public schools and districts, including the Quality Single Accountability Continuum ("Q SAC"). Directs the task force to provide recommendations to the governor on an accountability system that would give schools and districts greater autonomy while maintaining strict accountability measures in the areas of student performance, safety and fiscal responsibility. Permits the task force to elicit public input from specified stakeholders. Directs the task force to issue an initial report to the governor by August 15, 2011, and to revise the recommendations as necessary based on comments from the public, stakeholders and the state board of education. Provides the task force will expire upon the governor's receipt of a report containing its final recommendations. Directs the task force to issue its final recommendations by December 31, 2011, to provide the final report to the legislature and state board, and make the report available to the general public. http://nj.gov/infobank/circular/eocc58.pdf Title: E.O. 58 Source: nj.gov/infobank AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of directors, the state board may assume all authority of the school district board of directors as may be necessary for the day-to-day governance of the school district. The state board may designate the authority granted under this subdivision to the Commissioner of Education. (Sec 1) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act989.pdf Title: S.B. 383 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Establishes performance ratings for education service cooperatives. Requires that each education service cooperative be evaluated during the 2012-13 school year and at least once every five years thereafter. The final evaluation, will be included in the annual report to the Department of Education and made available on the website of the education service cooperative. Evaluation criteria will be developed collaboratively between the Department of Education and the directors of each education service cooperative. The report shall identify each education service cooperative 12 as being in one of the following category levels (A) "Level 5", education service cooperative of excellence; (B) "Level 4", education service cooperative exceeding standards; (C) "Level 3", education service cooperative meeting standards; (D) "Level 2", education service cooperative on alert; or (E) "Level 1", education service cooperative in need of immediate improvement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act739.pdf Title: H.B. 1433 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Creates the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act and establishes a statewide education accountability system; establishes system components and student performance measures; imposes duties upon the state board of education and the state superintendent; prescribes consequences for school level student performance; establishes a legislative select committee to review and expand system components; imposes select committee reporting requirements and providing for an advisory committee comprised of public education representatives; prescribes staffing; provides appropriations; and provides for an effective date. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/SF0070.pdf Title: S.F. 70 Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting and sanctions for the financial accountability rating system. Amendments update the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (School FIRST) by specifying new provisions for implementation beginning with fiscal year 2010-11, including the deletion of one non-critical school district indicator and the addition of 18 open-enrollment charter school indicators, along with new rating worksheets and calculations that reflect these changes. The amendments to the rating system better align School FIRST for the two types of entities and clarify certain aspects of the School FIRST calculations. Additionally, the adopted amendments establish a process for lowering a financial accountability rating after initial assignment if determined necessary by the commissioner. 109.1002: Financial Accountability Ratings. Adopted as published on pp 12-13 of the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0128/0128adop.pdf 109.1003: Types of Financial Accountability Ratings. Adopted as published on pp. 18-19 of the October 22, 2010 Texas Register: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1022/1022prop.pdf 109.1004: Criteria for Financial Accountability Ratings. Adopted as published on p. 19 of the October 22, 2010 Texas Register: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1022/1022prop.pdf 109.1005: Reporting. Adopted as published on pp 13-14 of the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0128/0128adop.pdf Title: 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 Source: www.sos.state.tx.us CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strategies that demonstrate the effectiveness of schools in meeting accountability requirements pursuant to the act. Directs the department, when evaluating the effectiveness of pupil-counselor ratios, to consider its impact on school and district dropout rates, performance on the high school exit exam, the number of pupils graduating with a postsecondary education or career plan, and the Academic Performance Index of schools and districts. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1191_bill_20100810_enrolled.pdf Governor's veto message: http://users.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z2wr0q75tip89u Title: S.B. 1191 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov NJ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Meant to ease restrictions on public-private partnerships between higher education institutions and private entities, encouraging flexibility in planning and growth at state and county colleges, and creating jobs. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S1000/920_R3.HTM Title: S.B. 920 Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Requires school districts receiving impact aid to establish an Impact Aid Fund and separately account for impact aid monies received and prohibits comingling with other revenue sources. Mandates that the school district account for Fund monies as prescribed by the Uniform System of Financial Records; Requires the superintendent of public instruction to separately account for the monies in each district's Fund. Stipulates that Fund expenditures must be in accordance with federal law. Designates Fund monies as federal monies and not subject to legislative appropriation. Allows school districts with primary and secondary property tax rates of zero for tax years 2009 and 2010 and who receive federal impact aid to use those monies in excess of their budget limites to offset their soft capital reductions in FY 2010 and 2011. Chapter 332 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2725s.pdf Title: H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Source: http://www.azleg.gov MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides for the conversion of underperforming schools into conversion charter schools, for contracts relating to such conversion, and for sources of funding. Allows a conversion charter school to apply for federal Race to the Top funding. Establishes provisions relating to professional development, employee evaluation, and per diem restrictions for school board members. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2293SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2293 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Requires the state board of education to explore the use of innovative school scheduling models, including extended year, year-round schooling, or other school scheduling models that do not allow for prolonged lapses in instructional time, in low-performing or at-risk public schools. The state board is also required to encourage local boards to use the school scheduling models that are determined to be most effective in enhancing student achievement in low-performing or at-risk public schools. In addition, the bill requires the state to include the funding of these school scheduling models as part of the state's application to the United States Department of Education for the Race to the Top Fund. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/hb/hb0439t.pdf Title: H.B. 439 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, by September 15, 2010, to develop and report recommendations for the development of a comprehensive, K-12 dropout reduction initiative designed to integrate multiple tiers of dropout prevention, intervention and technical assistance provided through federal and state programs and to support a K-12 dropout prevention, intervention and reengagement system. This work is to be completed in collaboration with the state-level building bridges work established established in RCW 28A.175.075. By December 1, 2010, the work group must make recommendations to the legislature and the governor about the infrastructure for coordinating services for vulnerable youth. These recommendations must address: adopting an official conceptual framework for all entities that can support coordinated planning and evaluation; creating a performance-based management system; developing a regional and county multi-partner youth consortia; developing specific integrated school-based services; launching a statewide media campaign; and developing a statewide database of available services for vulnerable youth. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy must annually calculate savings resulting from changes in the extended graduation rates from the prior school year. The superintendent of public instruction is to include the estimate in its annual dropout and graduation report beginning in 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202010/6403-S.SL.pdf Title: S.B. 6403 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov WA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Includes approved private schools in the Superintendent of Public Instruction's record check information rules. Chapter 100 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2996.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 2996 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov.pdf VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills assessment. This number is in addition to the current related reporting requirements of the number of industry certifications obtained, state licensure examinations passed, and career and technical education completers who graduate; requires all four numbers to be reported as four separate categories on the School Performance Report Card. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB566ER+pdf Title: H.B. 566 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperforming or chronically underperforming. Defines Commissioner's and State Board's authority and duties. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02/st02247.htm Title: S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Source: http://www.mass.gov GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Renames rule (previously titled "School District Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability to Improve Student Achievement") to "Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2): Local Education Agency Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability". Amends rule, which allows local education agencies (LEAs) to request increased flexibility from certain state laws in exchange for increased accountability and defined consequences. Repeals provision that allowed contracts to be renewed beyond the initial five-year term (for up to five additional years) if a district's performance met the contract goals. Adds section on public input and transparency. New section requires local boards, prior to approving local plans for submission to the state board, to notify the public regarding the LEA's intent to seek such a contract with the state, and to hold a public hearing providing an opportunity for public input on the strategic plan and proposed contract, including on the LEA' s flexibility requests and performance goals, and their impact on each school. Also requires that a public hearing be held if the LEA chooses to amend the terms of an existing contract or seek additional flexibility. Clarifies that the Governor's Office of Student Achievement's (GOSA) monitoring of districts regarding progress toward intermediate and five-year goals must be on an annual basis. Directs the GOSA to present annual written progress reports to the state board of education for each Investing in Educational Excellence contract. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.33.pdf Title: GAC 160 -5-1-.33 Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requires, among other things, the report contain specified information on: one-year dropout rates for grades 7-12, four-year cohort dropout rates for grades 9-12, two- or three-year cohort dropout rates, as appropriate, for middle schools, graduation rates, grade 9 to 10 pupil promotion rates, the percentage of students in each grade 9-12 who are on track to earn sufficient credits to graduate, the average number of nonpromotional school moves that pupils make between grades 6-12, "full-year" dropout rates for alternative schools, including dropout recovery high schools, and California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) passage rates, and completion of A-G and CTE courses by high school graduates and dropouts. Requires that the report include data from the most recent year and, at a minimum, the two prior years. Requires the contents of the report to be available on the department of education Web site. Removes a requirement that local educational agencies receive a specified allocation in order for the Academic Performance Index (API) for a school or school district to include, beginning July 2011, test scores and other accountability data from pupils who were referred to alternative education programs, and include school and district dropout rates for pupils who drop out of school in grade 8 or 9. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_651_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 651 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly progress for students with disabilities must be based on students' individual education plans. Provides that schools and districts that do not submit accurate data within the state board's timeframes may have federal funds withheld. Eliminates provision that schools and districts that do not make adequate yearly progress in same subgroup in two consecutive years or successive years are subject to accountability provisions. Requires schools to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years (previously was one year) to be removed from any accountability warning designation. Replaces reference to state board's "research department" with reference to "data division." Pages 1-11 of 63: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1977lv.pdf Title: S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Source: www.ilga.gov OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Eliminates the two-year wait before the department of education begins issuing annual report cards for a community school. Provides that the ratings a community school receives for its first two full school years will not be considered toward automatic closure of the school or any other matter that is based on report card ratings. Clarifies that the department of education's authority to oversee and monitor community school sponsors applies to all sponsors, regardless of whether or not they must initially be approved by the department for sponsorship. Requires the department's annual report on community schools to include the performance of community school sponsors. Provides that a contract may be signed with an existing community school operator only if at least one school has a rating higher than "academic watch". Permits the conversion of a building operated by a joint vocational school district board of education into a community school, in the same manner as a building operated by a city, local, or exempted village school district board of education or an education service center governing board may be converted under current law. Permits a community school, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, to operate from its current facility, rather than relocating to another school district, if the school meets the following criteria: (1) it has been located in its current facility for at least three years, (2) it is sponsored by a school district adjacent to the district in which the school is located, (3) it emphasizes serving gifted students, and (4) it has been rated continuous improvement or higher for the previous three years. Pages 1221-1232 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf Link to DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635 Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3314.012, 3314.015, 3314.016 and 3314.02 Source: NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education. This bill is a request of the joint legislative oversight committee on accountability for an adequate education established in 2008. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/SB0180.html Title: S.B. 180 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education and repeals the joint legislative oversight committee on costing an adequate education. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/sb0180.html Title: S.B. 180 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Eliminates the DSTP; requires its replacement beginning in the 2010-2011 school year with a test administered in English language arts and math in grades 2-10 at the beginning of the school year and at least one more time later in the year; assesses student progress over the course of the year; provides a benchmark for student, school, and district achievement; allows a student's performance on state assessments to be based upon the student's best results from the multiple assessments performed. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+68/$file/legis.html?open Title: S.B. 68 Source: http://legis.delaware.gov TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance system. Establishes membership. Requires committee to hold first meeting by October 2009. Directs the committee to hold public hearings throughout the state and solicit testimony about the weights, allotments and adjustments under the finance system from parents of public school students and other interested persons. Requires at least one hearing to be held at a public school during a time that students are able to attend the hearing. Additionally directs the committee to identify specific short term goals that will assist the state in meeting the objectives and goals of public education, and specifies the review must include recommendations on: (1) Methods to close the achievement gap and define and measure readiness for college and the workforce (2) Revisions to the public accountability system (3) Methods for promoting efficient and effective support structures for public schools. By December 2010, requires the committee to provide a report, approved by a majority of committee members, with the findings of its review and the committee's recommendations for statutory changes. Provides subchapter expires January 11, 2011. Pages 63-67 of 108: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pdf Title: H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Adds to circumstances under which special accreditation investigations must be conducted. Directs the commissioner to authorize special accreditation investigations to be conducted when: (1) A significant pattern of decreased academic performance has developed as a result of the promotion in the preceding two school years of students who did not perform satisfactorily on state assessments (2) Excessive numbers of students graduate under the minimum high school program (3) Excessive numbers of students eligible to enroll fail to complete an Algebra II course or any other course determined by the commissioner as distinguishing between students participating in the recommended high school program from students participating in the minimum high school program (4) Resource allocation practices as evaluated under Section 39.0821 indicate a potential for significant improvement in resource allocation. Authorizes the commissioner, based on the results of a special accreditation investigation, to lower a district's or campus's accountability rating Pages 86-89 of 180: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00003F.pdf Title: H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part II Source: www.legis.state.tx.us CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Repeals and reenacts the Educational Accreditation Act of 1998 to align accountability and accreditation measures and procedures; assigns specified related duties to the State Board of Education in regard to accountability to include measuring student academic growth, school district and charter school accreditation contracts, public school restructuring, school and district academic growth indicators, school performance monitoring, education related data, and school and district turnaround plans. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E45E06A4FE98EA6587257551006471C8?open&file=163_enr.pdf Title: S.B. 163 Source: WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Repeals, modifies, or suspends certain laws related to notice and reporting by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and school districts and required actions by school districts in the areas of curriculum, courses, assessments, and student plans; modifies certain notice and reporting requirements by permitting online access to information to be sufficient, unless written information is specifically requested by a parent. Chapter 556 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202009/5889-S2.SL.pdf Title: S.B. 5889 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Establishes a college and career-readiness workgroup headed jointly by MDE and the U of M to evaluate and make recommendations to the commissioner and the legislature on the design of the state high school assessment system, levels of and mechanisms for accountability, postsecondary uses of the assessments and an implementation timeline. https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0002.5.html&session=ls86 Title: H.F. 2 Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Authorizes the Office of Accountability to conduct a performance review program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget and operations of a school districts that has a district student eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Act that is above the state average. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB473_ENR.RTF Title: S.B. 473 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us OK Vetoed 04/2009 P-12 Relates to schools; creates the Educational Accountability Reform Act; provides short title; transfers powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities for certain programs from State Department of Education to Education Oversight Board; provides for transfer of certain assets and liabilities; provides for succession of contractual rights and responsibilities; requires transfer of certain funds; relates to the Education Oversight Board. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB1111_ENR.RTF Title: S.B. 1111 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us LA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Amends rules relating to the School, District and State Accountability System. Implements fundamental changes in classroom teaching by helping schools and communities focus on improved student achievement. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v83.doc Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.301, 611, 1101, 1501-1505, 1701-1707, 2401, 3905, 4311 Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvement plans; improves parental involvement and communication with parents; increases transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; makes public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1373.pdf Title: S.B. 943 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Increases accountability for achievement gaps in school districts; provides intervention and support to public school districts to address the severity of achievement gaps. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act949.pdf Title: H.B. 2163 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Creates an alternative school accountability system pilot project; provides for data collection and analysis; provides for periodic reports to the Governor and the Legislature. The pilot system demonstrates the usefulness of a student growth model of accountability for targeting resources to improve elementary and middle schools most in need, and for recognizing elementary and middle schools that make the greatest progress in increasing student academic performance. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/SB0156.pdf Title: S.B. 156 Source: http://nmlegis.gov/ MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts, and enhancement of accountability and sanctions; creates the teen pregnancy task force to study and make recommendation to the legislature on the coordination of services to reduce teen pregnancy and provide prenatal and postnatal training to expectant teen parents; establishes the sesquicentennial of the civil war commission. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2288SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2288 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activities. Authorizes and directs the state board to define failing schools and school districts under certain standards. Requires districts to develop and public certain annual reports prescribed by the state board. Authorizes the state board to request the governor to declare a state of emergency in a school district which meets the definition of a failing school district for two consecutive years. Establishes a recovery school district within the department of education under the direction of the superintendent to provide management and oversight for all districts that are subject to state conservator ship and to hear certain appeals from those districts. Provides for the annual audit of public school districts under the direction of the state auditor. Prescribes training requirements for school board members and superintendents in failing school districts. Requires districts receiving accreditation assistance from the department of education to implement programs specified by state superintendent. Directs the state auditor to conduct a review of the finances of any district determined to be in a serious financial condition and make an immediate report thereon. Clarifies that education employment procedures do not apply to any category of employee in a school district subject to a state conservatorship. Require districts with schools determined to be failing to establish community-based education councils that are accountable to the community. Provides for the removal of appointed or elected school superintendents of underperforming school districts under certain circumstances. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2628SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2628 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded under the former system. Repeals provision directing the state board to develop a formula for a school accountability index. Requires the state board, after adopting revised academic standards by December 15, 2010 and a revised assessment system for use in the 2011-12 school year, to adopt rules establishing a new accountability system based on the revised standards and assessments. Requires the accountability system to include the results of program assessments of arts and humanities, practical living skills and career studies and writing programs as specified in revised KRS 158.6453 (7)((a) - (c) (revised by 2009 S.B. 1). Directs the state board, before adopting rules relating to the new accountability system, to seek advice from the School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council; the Office of Education Accountability; the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee; and the National Technical Advisory Panel on Assessment and Accountability. Repeals requirement that student be counted for accountability purposes if the student has been enrolled in the school 100 days of the school year prior to the beginning of the statewide testing period; replaces with requirement that student be enrolled in a school for at least a full academic year to be counted for accountability purposes. Repeals provisions relating to procedures for school audits. Repeals provision requiring the department to report quarterly to the interim joint committee on education on (1) information about the estimated error of the accountability index, as well as information about the connections between index score changes and estimated changes in student performance levels and (2) the annual audit of portfolio scores in ways that serve to minimize the differences between teacher-produced scores and audit-generated scores. Effective with the 2012-13 school year, requires state assessment results to be reported to schools no later than 75 days following the first day the assessment can be administered. Requires local targets for closing the achievement gap and school improvement plans to address those targets to be reported annually by October 1 (former provisions required adoption mid/late school year every other year). Directs the local superintendent to report to the commissioner of education if a school fails to meet its targets to reduce the gap in student achievement for any student group for 2 consecutive years (former provision required reporting after two successive biennia). Pages 24-31 and 32-35 of 76: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB1/bill.doc Title: S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Provides that whereas it is imperative that schools, administrators, teachers, parents and policymakers maintain high expectations for students, and it is important that there be an orderly transition from the current state assessment to the new assessment and accountability system implemented in 2011-12, the following conditions will apply: (1) The state board of education must provide for an interim assessment process (described in section 19 of this act) (2) The board must ensure that all student assessments and data collection and reporting necessary to meet the accountability and proficiency requirements for the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) are met (3) The board must suspend the calculation of a state accountability index for 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2010-11. During the interim period the following will apply for accountability purposes: (a) NCLB Annual Yearly Progress results must be used to determine improvement of student achievement for both Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools (b) The NCLB definitions must be applied to both Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools (c) State level assistance and resources must be provided to Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools falling into the federal definitions of consequences in order to help schools improve student achievemen (d) Results of the interim tests must be reported publicly. Permits the state board to use math items developed using revised math content standards during the spring of 2010 and administer an initial math test, based on the revised standards during the 2010-11 testing period to meet NCLB requirements, if approval is granted by the U.S. Department of Education. Directs the state department of education to develop and implement interim program assessments of writing programs, practical living skills and career studies, and arts and humanities in all schools during the transition period. Directs the department to finalize the process for program assessments for implementation during the 2011-12 school year. Directs the department and state board to ensure that teachers, administrators and local board members are well informed of pending changes in the assessment and accountability system during the transition period and continue to stress the importance of the quality of opportunities for all students. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB1/bill.doc Title: S.B. 1 Section 18 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Enacts a definition of "educational facility" in Utah municipal code. Enacts a definition of "charter school" in Impact Fees Act of Title 11 of Utah Code, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units. Establishes new requirements for impact fees collected on or after May 12, 2009. Requires each local political subdivision and private entity, before imposing impact fees, to prepare a capital facilities plan to determine the public facilities required to serve development resulting from new development activity. Adds that the written analysis for each local political subdivision and private entity intending to impose an impact fee must (1) identify the anticipated impact on or consumption of any existing capacity of a public facility by the anticipated development activity (2) identify the anticipated impact on system improvements required by the anticipated development activity to maintain the established level of service for each public facility and (3) estimate the proportionate share of the costs for existing capacity that will be recouped. Revises the specified costs and factors that a local political subdivision or private entity, in analyzing whether the proportionate share of the costs of public facilities are reasonably related to the new development activity, must evaluate. Requires impact fee enactments to include a provision authorizing the local political subdivision or private entity, as the case may be, to adjust the standard impact fee at the time the fee is charged to respond to a request for a prompt and individualized impact fee review for the development activity of the state or a school district or charter school. Authorizes a local political subdivision or private entity to include a provision in an impact fee enactment that provides an impact fee exemption for development activity attributable to the state, a school district or charter school. Adds that an impact fee enactment that provides an impact fee exemption for development activity attributable to a school district or charter school must allow either a school district or a charter school to qualify for the exemption on the same basis. Provides that an impact fee may not be imposed on a school district or charter school for a park, recreation facility, open space or trail. Provides an impact fee may not be imposed on construction of a school, whether by a school district or a charter school, if (1) the school is intended to replace another school, whether on the same or a different parcel; (2) the new school creates no greater demand or need for public facilities than the school being replaced; and (3) the new school and the school being replaced are both within the boundary of the local political subdivision or he jurisdiction of the private entity. Provides an impact fee may be imposed on a school district or charter school if specified circumstances apply. Requires a local political subdivision or private entity to participate in mediation if requested by a school district or charter school. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0259.pdf Title: H.B. 259 Source: le.utah.gov MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Relates to school district accreditation levels; revises accreditation terminology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2308 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us NJ Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Requires the board of education of each former Abbott district, in conjunction with the local governing body of the municipality in which the district is located, to develop a plan for a comprehensive program of after school activities; provides for what shall be included within the plan. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S1500/1175_I1.PDF Title: S.B. 1175 Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us GA Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Allows school districts to enter into contracts with the state to allow for increased local flexibility and accountability. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.33.pdf Title: GAC 160-5-1-.33 Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us MA Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Relates to school district accountability; provides the the makeup of the membership of the advisory council on school and district accountability to develop and administer a post-audit survey to audited districts and an annual survey to any schools and districts receiving technical assistance; creates an Office of School and District Accountability to review and report on the efforts of schools, charter schools, and districts to improve academic achievement by their students. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04967.pdf Title: H.B. 4967 Source: http://www.mass.gov/legis/ NY Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Adds new rules to establish criteria for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses to be paid by school districts to distinguished educators, and members of school quality review teams and joint intervention teams. Adopted as proposed in April 2, 2008 rules (pages 8-12 of 24): http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/apr2/pdfs/rules.pdf Title: Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.15 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NJ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early termination agreements and revocation of certificates; requires public hearings on proposed regulations. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A3000/2965_R1.PDF Title: A.B. 2965 Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Revises the Education Accountability Act. Adds poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, or other groups required by federal statutes or regulations to the requirement for disaggregation of achievement data. Changes terminology from "improvement" to "growth." Requires the statewide assessment program to specifically include English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies (referred to earlier as "the four academic areas") and to be administered in 2009. Sets and defines student performance levels of "Not Met, Met and Exemplary." Allows publication of the annual report card to be delayed until no later than February 2010. Describes required components of report cards. Requires the state board to create a statewide adoption list of formative assessments for grades 1-9 aligned with state standards in English/language arts and mathematics -- for use beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. Revises other features of assessment and accreditation. d; provide for a designation to signify varying levels of school academic performance; revises provisions regarding education accountability; provides that the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test does not meet certain requirements; provides for use of the monetary savings from revised inspection provisions. http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html or http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/4662_20080529.doc Title: H.B. 4662 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net OK Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Amends rules to require all state accredited schools to follow Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) guidelines related to student eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities, activity absences, number of games allowed, and length of season. OKLAHOMA 15292 Title: OAC 210:35-17-2 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecutive school years shall be removed from office by the school board at the end of the school year. Provides for the appointment of a new superintendent in the manner provided by law. Provides that an elected superintendent in an underperforming school district who is removed from office shall not be eligible to seek reelection for a certain time period. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2149SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2149 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands the definition of an at risk school. Commits the Legislature to the appropriation of adequate funds for the support of providing assistance to low-performing schools and districts. Directs the state board to adopt regulations that require districts that receive allocations of adequate education program at-risk funds to specifically target the expenditure of those funds to implement effective programs to serve at-risk students, and that provide the methods by which districts will be held accountable for the expenditure of at-risk funds. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2666SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2666 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us GA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Relates to elementary and secondary education; provides that a local school system may enter into a contract with the state board of education for increased flexibility in exchange for increased accountability; relates to waivers to improve student performance; provides exemptions for charter systems. Authorizes a local superintendent to concurrently serve as a principal, teacher or in another staff position. Authorizes a local superintendent to concurrently serve as superintendent of more than one school system in accordance with the terms of the superintendent's respective contracts and upon approval by each affected local school system. Bars the state board of education from providing any district with waivers related to class size requirements (excepting hardship provisions); expenditure controls, certification requirements and salary schedule requirements. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1209.pdf Title: H.B. 1209 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Creates a task force to study and report on the status of underperforming schools and districts in the state, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts and enhancement of accountability and sanctions imposed on those schools and school districts. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2405SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2405 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Modifies provisions relating to charter schools. Modifies the appointment procedures for the staff director of the State Charter School Board. Modifies provisions relating to the purposes and status of charter schools. Requires the state board of education, in consultation with the State Charter School Board, to adopt rules related to charter school accountability. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0160.pdf Title: H.B. 160 Source: le.utah.gov LA Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Revises Bulletin 111 - The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System (LAC Part Number LXXXIII). Revises section 603 to include all students in the state-level cohort regardless or entry or exit dates. Revises section 613 to clarify that schools cannot be awarded points for students designated as attendees if they are dropouts; changes the points awarded for School Performance Scores for students receiving TOPS award or completing TOPS programs; changes the points awarded for students receiving an academic endorsement. Revises section 4313 to omit the District Responsibility Index label as a trigger for districts to enter District Improvement status; mandates timeframes for these districts to submit District Improvement Plans to the Louisiana Department of Education (LDE) and for the LDE to review require districts to implement these approved plans; describes sanctions for districts entering District Improvement in line with current law, requiring that they either implement a new curriculum, arrange for particular schools to come under public governance per R.S. 17:1990, or authorize students to transfer to a higher-performing public school operated by another local educational agency after reaching an agreement with the other LEA. See starting page 2031: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0710/0710.doc#_Toc180395357 Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.603, 613, and 4313 Source: www.lexis.com AK Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Implements a growth model as part of the state's accountability system under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. ALASKA 3552 Title: 4 AAC 06.805(b), .812, .845(c) Source: Lexis/Nexis WV Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Amends rules regarding standards, assessment, and accountability for student performance and progress. Incorporates 21st Century skills into the standards; revises the statewide assessment program; provides annual performance measures for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; revises the criteria for accreditation status; and provides an appeal process for on-site review findings in the accountability system. Title: Title 126, Series 13 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Requires the Department of Education to notify a school district that a review is scheduled to occur if the department intends to waive that review or extend the time before the next onsite review. Provides for a waiver or extension of the next review if the current review is positive. Provides that a school with a specified Academic Performance Index score or that has achieved a school rank of 9 to 10 in each of the prior 3 years, that receives a positive review, will not be reviewed for at least 6 years. Title: A.B. 494 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov IA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. Directs the department of education to conduct a study on the student information systems currently in use in the state, the types of data collected, and the future needs for additional types of data at the K-12 and postsecondary levels and for use by the state, including the use of electronic student transcripts to share with other K-12 and postsecondary institutions. Provides the study must examine the systems used by other states. Provides the study must focus on systems that will improve efficiency, accuracy, and security of, and access to, the data by various users. Directs the department to submit a report with its conclusions and recommendations to the general assembly by January 15, 2008. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=82&hbill=HF468 Title: H.F. 468 Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next ten years. The project will have three chairs appointed by the Governor.  The plan will include recommendations to: (1) Deliver universal and high quality early education for three- and four-year-olds as well as Full-Day kindergarten; (2) Expand time for teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools; (3) Extend education an additional two years beyond secondary school to better prepare students for higher education, work and citizenship; (4) Align curricula from pre-Kindergarten through high school, higher education and work force development, including with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math as well as other subjects and methods that enhance creativity and problem-solving skills; (5) Structure and support a reasonable degree of school choice, including charter and pilot schools, so that all serve as complementary components of a comprehensive system; (6) Recruit, retain and develop strong educators and administrators at all levels; (7) Streamline and strengthen teacher certification and licensing; (8) Improve the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and introduce additional appropriate standards and assessments to measure other aspects of students' academic development; (9) Fund the education system adequately, equitably and reliably, including for students with special educational needs; (10) Facilitate collaboration between and among the Commonwealth's public and private institutions of higher education; (11) Strengthen the structure and clarify the mission of the institutions that comprise the University of Massachusetts system and all public higher education institutions in the Commonwealth; (12) Implement an effective and efficient accountability system for students, instructors and administrators from pre-Kindergarten through higher education that enables authorities both to review performance and to target assistance where it is most needed; and (13) Leverage information technology throughout the system to improve instruction, student acquisition of skills, administrative processes, and the quality of and access to data. implements fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next 10 years. http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/Executive%20Orders/executive_order_489.pdf Title: Executive Order No. 489 Source: http://www.mass.gov NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Revises provisions governing the annual reports of accountability and the plans to improve. Eliminate the requirement for the establishment of technical assistance partnerships. Revises provisions governing the school support teams and the recommendation of corrective action. Revises provisions governing the factors for consideration by the Commission in awarding grants of money from the Account. Requires the Commission to conduct an assessment of the needs of each school district relating to educational technology during the spring semester of each even-numbered school year for submission to the Legislative Committee on Education and the Legislature. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB184_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 184 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Amends duties of the Independent Office of Educational Accountability as it relates to the commissioner of education's reporting requirements. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85 Title: H.F. 2245 [Educational Accountability] Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/ MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Requires the Independent Office of Educational Accountability to convene and faciliate an advisory group of curriculum and measurement experts to consider and recommend how to structure school performance data and school to fully, fairly and accurately report student achievement and emphasize school excellence under Minnesota's system of educational accountability and public reporting. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85 (Section 40) Title: H.F. 2245 [School Performance Report Cards] Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Creates the Arkansas evaluation center to: Attract students to existing courses and provide new online and distance learning courses; stimulate university faculty to conduct evaluation and research; provide academic training that consists of a variety of modalities (courses, vitrual classrooms, practicum, workshops, speakers); offer a series of evaluation-related courses including qualitative or ethnographic approaches, statistics, research design, evaluation approaches and methods and politics of evaluation through the university's Education Department; assist the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in developing and implementing the certificate program in effective evaluation and the masters degree program in effective evaluation. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/SB951.pdf Title: S.B. 951 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.usf AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Section 68 changes the position of director of the Division of Public School Accountability of the Department of Education to assistant commissioner and provides for the reassignment of staff needed for the division to fulfill its monitoring and reporting obligations. (Act No. 1573) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/SB274.pdf Title: S.B. 274 (Accountability--Evaluating Performance) Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Enacts the continuing adequacy evaluation act of 2007 to continually evaluation the state education system by strengthening and preserving the integrity of the Continuing Adequacy Evaluation Act of 2004 by defining its provisions to ensure that future assessments, evaluations and monitoring of the state's public education system by the General Assembly will continue to be conducted in a thorough, well-informed and meaningful manner. (Act No. 1204) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB2663.pdf Title: H.B. 2663 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Relates to an act to expand monitoring by the Department of Education of school district implementation of school improvement plans as required by 2006 Act 57 studying the state's system of public education. New provisions detail that the comprehensive school improvement plan shall: 1) be based on student performance data and a plan of action to address the deficiencies in student performance and academic achievement gap evidenced in the comprehensive state program; 2) include school use of categorical funding for alternative environments, progressional development, ESL programs and Title I students. Requires schools to file revised comprehensive school improvement plans and assess effectiveness of an intervention or other action included in the school improvement plan. The assessment of the intervention is to be included in the following year's school improvement plan. State Department is to monitor the use of school improvement funds for the following: 1) instructional facilitators; alternative learning environments, professional development, and at-risk programs. Provisions stipulate that the information obtained through the monitoring are to be incorporated into the school improvement plans and may amend those rules in such manner as established by the state board. Section added to state the importance of detailed school improvement plans and early planning by the school districts for the determination of educational strategies and the use of public funds. (Act No. 807) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB1504.pdf Title: H.B. 1517 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us TN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Adds a new section. Directs the office of education accountability to periodically study the overall school accountability system and report to the General Assembly as to its operations and effectiveness, including any suggestions for improvement. Such report may include a review of applicable standards, technical assistance, actions taken by LEAs, and relevant outcomes. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB0457.pdf Title: S.B. 457 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us NJ Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Amends school district accountability measures; provides that if a school district is spending state education funds for purposes not in compliance with state law, the district receives an adverse, disclaimer or qualified opinion by its independent auditor; provides that such school district is required to return federal funds upon a finding of noncompliance; provides for a training program; requires a performance evaluation for employment contract renewal; provides for public budget inspection . http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A0500/5_R1.PDF Title: A.B. 5 Source: New Jersey Legislature NJ Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Amends school district accountability measures; provides that if a school district is spending state education funds for purposes not in compliance with state law, the district receives an adverse, disclaimer or qualified opinion by its independent auditor; provides that such school district is required to return federal funds upon a finding of noncompliance; provides for a training program; requires a performance evaluation for employment contract renewal; provides for public budget inspection . http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/S0500/4_R1.PDF Title: A.B. 5; S.B 4 Source: New Jersey Legislature CO Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Requires the convening of a technical advisory panel to assist in the development of a longitudinal growth model to measure the academic growth of students; requires the panel to develop a new method to identify schools that demonstrate the highest rate of academic growth for the Governor's distinguished improvement awards; requires the Department of Education to calculate adequate longitudianal growth for each student and each school every year. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A7771383FCF31AFB87257251007D6668?Open&file=1048_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1048 Source: Colorado Legislature NJ Signed into law 01/2007 P-12 Revises various provisions of The New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum public school district monitoring system, related reporting, and oversight requirements. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4000/3676_R1.PDF Title: A.B. 3676 Source: New Jersey Legislature NJ Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversight capacity; relates to public school funding reform. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/SJR/1_I1.PDF Title: S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10 Source: New Jersey Legislature OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Any district that leases a building to a community school [charter] located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a community school located in the district whereby the district and the school endorse each other's programs may elect to have data regarding the academic performance of students enrolled in the community school combined with comparable data from the schools of the district for the purpose of calculating the performance of the district as a whole on the district report card. Any district that so elects must annually file a copy of the lease or agreement with the department. Allows a board of education to renew the contract of any nonlicensed individual, currently employed by the board for one or more years, without first offering the position held by that individual to employees of the district who are licensed individuals or advertising the position as available to any qualified licensed individuals who are not currently employed by the board. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276 Title: H.B. 276 -- Misc. Sections Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us DE Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Implements enhanced public education financial accountability provisions. Includes vocational- technical school districts and charter school funds and authority. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+374/$file/legis.html?open Title: S.B. 374 Source: Delaware Legislature GA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding the Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant. The intent of the funding is to provide seed resources to stimulate the adoption of a school-based comprehensive academic performance system that consolidates the use of curriculum standards alignment and pacing, benchmark assessment, differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and public accountability. Use of a web-based accountability system is required. Each participant school, with the support of its affiliated district, must: (a) Develop and implement an achievement-oriented, comprehensive instructional model that champions standards-based instruction, benchmark assessment, data driven decision-making, differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and public accountability; (b) Make the time and funding commitments required for the training of leaders, teachers, coaches, parents, community, etc.; (c) Set annual and benchmark measurable goals for improving learning, teaching and assessment; (d) Align instruction to state standards for the content that all students should know by grade span and subject; (e) Conduct formative and summative assessment of student academic achievement at regular intervals; (f) Utilize results of benchmark student assessments that have clear performance criteria to differentiate instruction; (g) Publicize student performance statistics at each interval, including statistics by subject, by teacher and by class; (h) Provide parents with specific information regarding the performance of their students; (i) Agree to participate in ongoing coordination with the GaDOE and school/system project teams. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/1/4/200/72.pdf Title: GAC 160-1-4-.272 Source: rules.sos.state.ga.us FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparation of each secondary school's improvement plan: (a) Struggling students, especially those in failing schools, need the highest quality teachers and dramatically different, innovative approaches to teaching and learning. (b) Every teacher must contribute to every student's reading improvement. (c) Quality professional development provides teachers and principals with the tools they need to better serve students. (d) Small learning communities allow teachers to personalize instruction to better address student learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses. (e) Intensive intervention in reading and math must occur early and through innovative delivery systems. (f) Parents need access to tools they can use to monitor their child's progress in school, communicate with teachers, and act early on behalf of their child. (g) Applied and integrated courses help students see the relationships between subjects and relevance to their futures. (h) School is more relevant when students choose courses based on their goals, interests, and talents. (i) Master schedules should not determine instruction and must be designed based on student needs, not adult or institutional needs. (j) Academic and career planning engages students in developing a personally meaningful course of study so they can achieve goals they have set for themselves. Requires local boards to adopt policies to address: (a) Procedures for placing and promoting grade 6-12 students entering from out of state or from a foreign country, including a review of the student's prior academic performance. (b) Alternative methods for students to demonstrate competency in required courses and credits, with special support for students who have been retained. (c) Applied, integrated, and combined courses that provide flexibility for students to enroll in courses that are creative and meet individual learning styles and student needs. (d) Credit recovery courses and intensive reading and math intervention courses based on student performance on the FCAT. These courses should be competency based and offered through innovative delivery systems, including computer-assisted instruction. Districts should use learning gains as well as other appropriate data and provide incentives to identify and reward high-performing teachers who teach credit recovery and intensive intervention courses. (e) Grade forgiveness policies that replace a grade of "D" or "F" with a grade of "C" or higher earned subsequently in the same or a comparable course. (f) Summer academies for students to receive intensive reading and mathematics intervention courses or competency-based credit recovery courses. A student's participation in an instructional or remediation program prior to or immediately following entering grade 9 for the first time shall not affect that student's classification as a first-time 9th grader for reporting purposes. (g) Strategies to support teachers' pursuit of the reading endorsement and emphasize reading instruction professional development for content area teachers. (h) Creative and flexible scheduling designed to meet student needs. (i) Procedures for high school students who have not prepared an electronic personal education plan to prepare such plan. (j) Tools for parents to regularly monitor student progress and communicate with teachers. (k) Additional course requirements for promotion and graduation which may be determined by each school district in the student progression plan and may include additional academic, fine and performing arts, physical education, or career and technical education courses in order to provide a complete education program. Requires the department to: (a) By February 1, 2007, increase the number of approved applied, integrated, and combined courses available to districts. (b) By the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, make available a professional development package designed to provide the information that content area teachers need to become proficient in applying scientifically based reading strategies through their content areas. (c) Share best practices for providing a complete education program to students enrolled in course recovery, credit recovery, intensive reading intervention, or intensive math intervention. (d) Expedite assistance and decisions and coordinate policies throughout all divisions within the department to provide districts with support to implement the Florida Secondary School Redesign Act. (e) Use data to provide the Legislature with an annual longitudinal analysis of the success of this reform effort, including the progress of 6th grade students and 9th grade students scoring at Level 1 on FCAT Reading or FCAT Math. Directs the commissioner of education to create and implement the Secondary School Improvement Award Program to reward public secondary schools that demonstrate continuous student academic improvement and show the greatest gains in student academic achievement in reading and math. Pages 35-39 of 160: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006 Title: H.B. 7087 - Section 19 Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov DE Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Implements enhanced financial accountability provisions for public school districts and charter schools; relates to district and charter school financial responsibility. Chapter Number 264 http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+308/$file/legis.html?open Title: S.B. 308 Source: Delaware Legislature TX Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Requires the commissioner, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop and implement a financial accountability rating system for school districts in this state that: (1) distinguishes among school districts based on levels of financial performance; and (2) includes procedures to: (A) provide additional transparency to public education finance; and (B) enable the commissioner and school district administrators to provide meaningful financial oversight and improvement. The commissioner shall annually establish and publish the proposed expenditures for each school district as determined by the commissioner based on an evaluation of information relating to the best practices of campuses and districts. The commissioner shall consider unique characteristics of the district, including the district's size. The proposed expenditures must include amounts for: (1) instructional expenditures; (2) central administrative expenditures; (3) district operations; and (4) any other category designated by the commissioner. If the board of trustees of a school district intends to exceed the proposed expenditures established by the commissioner, the board must adopt and publish a resolution that includes an explanation justifying the board's actions. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/793/billtext/pdf/HB00001F.PDF Title: H.B. 1 C (Sections 2.05; 2.09) Source: Texas Legislature KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Requires, on or before December 1 of each year, that the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee adopt an annual research agenda for the Office of Education Accountability. Provides that the agenda shall be amended to include studies directed by the General Assembly in the next succeeding session. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB581/bill.doc Title: H.B. 581 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Declares an intent to reactivate the center for the improvement of student learning, and to create within the center an educational ombudsman to serve as a resource center for parents and students and as an advocate for students in the public education system. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to report to the legislature by September 1, 2007, and thereafter biennially, regarding the effectiveness of the center for improvement of student learning, how the services provided by the center for improvement of student learning have been used and by whom, and recommendations to improve the accessibility and application of knowledge and information that leads to improved student learning and greater family and community involvement in the public education system. Creates the office of the education ombudsman within the office of the governor for the purposes of providing information to parents, students, and others regarding their rights and responsibilities with respect to the state's public elementary and secondary education system, and advocating on behalf of elementary and secondary students. Requires the education ombudsman to report on the work and accomplishment of the office and advise and make recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education annually. The initial report to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education shall be made by September 1, 2007, and there shall be annual reports by September 1st each year thereafter. The annual reports shall provide at least the following information: (1) How the education ombudsman's services have been used and by whom; (2) Methods for the education ombudsman to increase and enhance family and community involvement in public education; (3) Recommendations to eliminate barriers and obstacles to meaningful family and community involvement in public education; and (4) Strategies to improve the educational opportunities for all students in the state, including recommendations from organizations and groups provided in this act.Provides that if specific funding is not provided by June 30, 2006, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 2 of this act is null and void.One of the new duties is to edentify strategies for improving the success rates of ethnic and racial student groups with disproportionate academic achievement. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/3127-S.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 3127 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov IL Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Provides standards for the conduct of financial audits of regional offices of education and certain educational service centers. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue7.pdf (starts page 329 of 520, see esp. 338 of 520) Title: 74 IAC 420.130, 140, 310, 320, 410, 420, 430, 630, 640, 710, 720 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet MS Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 Authorizes the state board of education to exempt certain schools from accountability standards due to Hurricane Katrina of 2005. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/20055E/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2012SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2012 Source: StateNet NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 The board of trustees of each school district and the principal of each public school must prepare an annual summary of accountability information for public dissemination. This bill changes the requirements for the annual report of accountability and expands the school designations that may be appealed. This bill also makes changes to the proficiency exam requirements, including the grade levels for administering the writing and science proficiency exams. Under existing law, fees collected pursuant to the Private Elementary and Secondary Education Authorization Act are deposited in the State General Fund. This bill requires those fees to be deposited in the appropriate account of the Department of Education. http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB154_EN.pdf Title: H.B. 154 Source: StateNet NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Revises provisions governing the statewide system of accountability for public schools; redesignating the four regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators based upon the geographic regions served by those programs. Expands on technical assistance partnerships and says that they may require the school for which the partnership was established to submit plans, strategies, tasks and measures that, in the determination of the partnership, will assist the school in improving the achievement and proficiency of pupils enrolled in the school. Title: H.B. 109 Source: StateNet CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Requires the department to contract every 3 years for an independent evaluation of the state accountability system and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Requires the evaluation to include: (1) The impact of the accountability systems on learning and teaching; (2) Public perception of and confidence in the accountability sytems; (3) The effectiveness of the parties involved in the accountability systems, including the department, districts, state charter school institute, and public schools; (4) Improvements that may be made to the data collected through the accountability systems; and (5) Recommended changes to statutes or rules pertaining to the accountability systems. Requires the report to include an evaluation of the state acceditation indicators and how districts or the state charter school institute can meet or fail to meet such standards. Changes the school designations in the state accountability system from "excellent", "high", "average", "low" and "unsatisfactory" to "excellent", "high achieving", "achieving", "priority" and "high priority". Requires the state board to develop procedures for a district or the state charter school institute to appeal or waive a school's rating based upon unusual testing circumstances. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/489B14D223FBDD2087256F5D006BE665?Open&file=214_rev.pdf Title: S.B. 214 (Section 1-2) Source: www.leg.state.co.us CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Requires the department to convene a working group of specified members to evaluate the current rules, definitions and reporting of incidents pertaining to school safety. Requires the working group to submit a report of its findings to the state by November 2005. Requires the findings to include examples of the types of incidents that should be reported for state safe school reporting requirements. Also requires the state board to convene a panel of specified membership to conduct public meetings and make recommendations to the state board on the content, design and layout of the state accountability reports. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/489B14D223FBDD2087256F5D006BE665?open&file=214_enr.pdf Title: S.B. 214 (Section 3) Source: www.leg.state.co.us NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Establishes a monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability; revises various provisions governing the statewide system of accountability; requires the Department of Education to prescribe an educational involvement accord for use in all public schools which includes a description of how the parent or legal guardian will be involved in the education of the pupil; requires the Department of Education to prescribe a code of honor relating to cheating. http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB214_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 214 Source: StateNet NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Creates the Commission on Educational Excellence; prescribing the membership and duties of the Commission; creating the Trust Fund for Educational Excellence; authorizing school districts and charter schools to apply for grants of money from the Trust Fund to improve the achievement of pupils; revising provisions governing the statewide system of accountability. http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB404_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 404 Source: StateNet NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College AN ACT relating to education; renaming the University and Community College System of Nevada as the Nevada System of Higher Education; clarifying that the System includes state colleges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 385.3469 is hereby amended to read as follows: 385.3469 1. The State Board shall prepare an annual report of accountability that includes, without limitation: (a) Information on the achievement of all pupils based upon the results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 and 389.550, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, pupil achievement, reported separately by gender and reported separately for the following subgroups of pupils: (1) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the State Board; (2) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as defined by the State Board; (3) Pupils with disabilities; (4) Pupils who are limited English proficient; and (5) Pupils who are migratory children, as defined by the State Board. (c) A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 with the annual measurable objectives of the State Board. (d) The percentage of all pupils who were not tested, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole. (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported separately by gender and reported separately for the subgroups identified in paragraph (b). (f) The most recent 3-year trend in the achievement of pupils in each subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS 389.015 and 389.550, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, which may include information regarding the trend ; 2 ; in the achievement of pupils for more than 3 years, if such information is available. (g) Information on whether each school district has made adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation, the name of each school district, if any, designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 and the number of consecutive years that the school district has carried that designation. (h) Information on whether each public school, including, without limitation, each charter school, has made adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation, the name of each public school, if any, designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 and the number of consecutive years that the school has carried that designation. (i) Information on the results of pupils who participated i Title: H.B. 527 Source: StateNet TX Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Proposes rules concerning accountability and performance monitoring. Describes the Performance- Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBNAS). Adopts applicable excerpts of the PBMAS 2004-2005 Manual. TEXAS REG 97354 (SN) Title: 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1005 Source: StateNet GA Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding the following: single statewide accountability system; accountability system definitions; accountability profiles; and accountability system awards and consequences. Single statewide accountability system: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.01.pdf Definitions: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.02.pdf School profiles: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.03.pdf Awards and consequences: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.04.pdf Title: GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru .04 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requires a master contracts with nonpublic, nonsectarian schools for the provision of special education and related services to include that, with respect to a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that is associated with a licensed children's institution, there be a method of evaluating whether the school meets specified guidelines, and with respect to a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, the school be subject to the alternative accountability system of the Public School Performance Accountability Program in the same manner as public schools during the school's testing period, and each pupil placed in the school be tested in accordance with that accountability program, and the school prepare a school accountability report card. Requires the test results to be reported by the nonpublic, nonsectarian school to the State Department of Education. Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to certify a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency for a period of not longer than 18 months. Requires a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency to make notification of its intent to seek certification. Requires that only those nonpublic, nonsectarian schools and agencies that provide special education that utilize staff who hold a certificate, permit, or other document equivalent to that which staff in a public school would be required to hold may be certified. Requires a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides special education and related services to an individual with exceptional needs to certify in writing to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that the school satisfies various requirements relating to, among others, access to standards-based curriculum and instructional materials, access to specific instruction and assistance, and a discipline policy. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1858_bill_20040930_chaptered.pdf Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_1858_sign.pdf Title: A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requires the county superintendent, for purposes of enforcing the use of required textbooks and instructional materials, to specifically review at least annually schools that are ranked in any of deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance Index and that are not currently under review through a state or federal intervention program. If the county superintendent determines that a school does not have sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, the bill would require the county superintendent to prepare a report that identifies and documents the areas or instances of noncompliance, provide a copy of the report to the school district, forward the report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and provide the school district with the opportunity to remedy the deficiency. If the deficiency is not remedied, the county superintendent is required to request the State Department of Education, with approval by the State Board of Education, to purchase textbooks or instructional materials for the school. Requires that the funds necessary for the purchase be considered a loan to the school district to be repaid based upon an agreed-upon schedule with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or by deducting an amount from the district's next principal apportionment or other apportionment of state funds. Authorizes the department to expend up to $5,000,000 from the State Instructional Materials Fund to acquire instructional materials for school districts for purposes of these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction and to the board of supervisors of the county describing the state of the schools in the county and of his or her office that are ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance Index. Requires the county superintendent for the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Del Norte, Mariposa, Plumas, Sierra, and the City and County of San Francisco to contract with a neighboring county office of education or an independent auditor to conduct the required visits and make all required reports. Makes the priority objective of the visits to determine if there are sufficient textbooks, conditions of facilities that pose an emergency or urgent threat to the health or safety of pupils or staff, and accurate data reported on the school accountability report card with respect to the availability of sufficient textbooks and instructional materials, the safety, cleanliness, adequacy, and good repair of school facilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Amends to reflect the Public Education Department as the issuing agency, current statutory authority, adds and clarifies definitions, and amends indicators and measurement and school ratings sections. Defines adequate yearly progress (AYP) and requires AYP to be based primarily on academic assessments. AYP is to be based on the criterion-referenced test in grades 3-9 and 11. Clarifies that annual measurable objectives and intermediate objectives will be the same such that each school, grade, subject area, group and subgroup will have the same required percent proficient from year to year as determined by the starting point based on baseline percentages of proficient. Defines "disaggregate" as including five subgroups (ethnic, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities and English language learners). Defines graduation rate as the percentage of the students who graduated from a high school divided by the number of students who were enrolled in the schools 40th day of the same year. This calculation will be used until four-year cohort data can be collected, with 9th grade students from 2003-2004 as the first cohorts. Statewide Indicators are student achievement, attendance, dropout rate for middle and high schools, school safety, parent and community involvement, and high school graduation rate. Groups are considered for accountability purposes when 10 or more students for the norm referenced test and 25 for the criterion referenced test. Stduents will be tested using the criterion referenced tests in Spanish or English or other assessments, when appropriate, as defined by federal guidelines. NEW MEXICO REG 4161 (SN) http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.019.0001.htm Title: NMAC 6.19.1, .3, .7, .8, .9 Source: http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us AL Issued 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College The governor issued Executive Order No. 02-2003 on January 30, 2003, creating the Governor's Commission of Education Spending. The Commission was to engage in a thorough examination of how education dollars have been spent in Alabama during the past ten years. http://www.governorpress.state.al.us/pr/ex-02-2003-01-30.asp The Highlights of the Initial Report focused on: (1) Management and Accountability Reforms for K-12; (2) Student Assessment and Accountability for K-12; (3) Management and Accountability Reforms for the Alabama College System; (4) Management and Accountability Reforms for University Governance; (4) Reforms in Terms of Public Employment; and (5) Education Trust Fund Accountability. The Working-Group Sessions (December 2003) made the following proposals: (1) Achieve the maximum savings possible from non-state and non-education agencies; (2) Freeze the state appropriations to PEEHIP at the Fiscal 2004 level; (3) Allocate higher education cutbacks to institutions; and (4) Allocation K-12 education cutbacks to school systems. http://www.alabama.gov/onlineservices/egov_pdfs/ESCReport11404.pdf Title: Executive Order No. 02-2003 Source: Alabama State Web site MS Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Establishes rules concerning accountability standards for the four state special schools governed by the Board of Education. MISSISSIPPI REG 9255 (SN) Title: (Uncodified) Source: StateNet HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; (4) strengthening community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; (5) providing more mathematics textbooks; (6) lowering class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; (7) providing full-time, year-round, high school student activity coordinators; (8) providing support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; (9) establishing a national board certification incentive program for teachers; (10) enhancing teacher education; (11) reducing the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; (12) improving the educational accountability system; and (13) requiring board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. Establishes the after-school plus program revolving fund.Creates a working group to create a plan for principal performance contracts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB2002&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: H.B. 2002 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding statewide accountability, applicable definitions, school profiles, and awards and consequences; creates a single statewide accountability system consistent with state and federal law; provides valid, reliable accountability determinations at school, local education agency and state levels with the purpose of promoting continuous improvement in student achievement levels; provides annual profiles for every school and local education agency. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.01.pdf; http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.02.pdf; http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.03.pdf; http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-7-1-.04.pdf Title: GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru -.04 Source: Georgia State Web site HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Sets aside funds in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the department of education and to provide funding for the Joint Venture Education Program to facilitate interaction between the military community and the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2004/bills/hb1908_cd1_.htm Title: H.B. 1908 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Provides relative to Education Excellence Fund amounts and related investment earnings credited to ineligible entities. Provides that fund amounts and related investment earnings credited for a recipient entity shall revert to the fund whenever the entity no longer meets the conditions required for it to be eligible for fund allocations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT2/OUT/0000LUNG.PDF Title: H.B. 666 Source: StateNet AZ Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Removes the restriction on accommodation school districts located on a military base from issuing impact aid revenue bonds.  The district may hold an election to raise impact aid revenue bonds but may not issue the bonds until after the Federal Base Relocation and Closure Commission has affirmed that the base will remain open.  Additionally, the bill requires the Arizona Department of Education to put together a guidebook on the approved uses federal impact aid monies. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0313.htm Title: H.B. 2010 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site MS Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Revises public school accountability standards, 2003. MISSISSIPPI REG 9117 (SN) Title: (Uncodified) Source: StateNet DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends regulation to reflect the changes made to Delaware's plan under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Changes include: definitions and the addition of State Progress Determinations. DELAWARE REG 1502 (SN) http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf?openelement Title: 14 DAC 103 Source: Delaware State Web site AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Allows school districts to use Impact Aid for teacher housing. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0209.htm Title: H.B. 2475 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; provides more mathematics textbooks; lowers class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; provides full-time, year-round student activity coordinators; provides support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; establishes a national board certification incentive program for teachers; enhances teacher education; reduces the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; improves the educational accountability system; requires the board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3238_sd2_.htm Title: S.B. 3238 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site GA Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Provides for the revision of certain provisions regarding education flexibility and accountability; requires the State Board of Education to create a single state-wide accountability system by December 31, 2004; amends provisions regarding school councils; amends the history curriculum requirements; amends provisions for early intervention programs; amends provisions related to effectiveness assessments, including end-of-course assessments; amends parental notification concerning compulsory attendance requirements; requires Department of Motor Vehicle notification of students 14 years of age and older who are in violation of attendance requirements; amends student discipline policies; changes the name Office of Education Accountability to Office of Student Achievement. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/search/hb1190.htm Title: H.B. 1190 Source: Georgia Legislative Web site LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Adopts rules relating to the implementation of fundamental changes in the classroom by helping schools and communities focus on student achievement. Clarifies method for calculating a School Performance Score for elementary, middle and high schools. Establishes timelines for schools in School Improvement to submit improvement plans, expands the details of the Supplemental Educational Services process, specifies how LEAP Alternative Assessment students are included in NRT calculations, and creates required definitions for English language proficiency. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0404/0404RUL.pdf (see pages 22-27 of 71) Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII.303, 311, 1701, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719, 2721, 3905, 4001, 4003, 4005 Source: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Requires the state board, in consultation with the chairpersons of the eight regional superintendents' study groups, to provide for timely review of the Standards of Learning test scores by school divisions for coding and other errors and prompt reporting to the local school divisions by the Department of Education of the test scores that will be used to determine each school's status pursuant to the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110). http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0404 Title: S.B. 416 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Amends KRS 158.6455 to require that a student be enrolled in a specific school for at least 100 days prior to the beginning of the statewide testing period being counted in the school's accountability index. A student's test scores must be counted in the accountability index of the school in which the student was previously enrolled if the student was enrolled in that school for at least 100 days of the school year prior to the beginning of the statewide testing period. A student's test scores must be counted in the accountability index of the district if the student is enrolled in the district at least 100 days of the school year prior to the beginning of the statewide testing period. Requires that a student who is not enrolled for 100 days be counted in the state accountability index. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/04RS/HB176/bill.doc Title: H.B. 176 Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us WY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Modifies statewide student assessment (WyCAS) to conform with NCLB by expanding grades assessed from grades 4, 8 and 11 to grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 commencing with school year 2005-2006, and by expanding assessment subjects from reading, writing and math to include science effective school year 2007-2008; ·         Imposes additional assessment requirements and criteria; ·         Establishes a statewide accountability system providing annual school and district accountability determinations imposing a range of educational consequences as required by NCLB; ·         Continues the statewide task force established in 2003 to work with the state superintendent in continuing development of assessment and accountability systems; ·         Establishes a process for transitioning from WyCAS to a revised assessment system by requiring a pilot testing of the revised assessment in school year 2004-2005 prior to implementation in school year 2005-2006; ·         Requires a transitional accountability plan providing a temporary system of rewards and sanctions for all schools and school districts during school year 2004-2005, with recommendations for a permanent plan to be assembled; ·         Task force and state superintendent work efforts to be reported to the state board of education, management council and joint education interim committee. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2004/enroll/hb0126.pdf Title: H.B. 126 Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Ensures the quality of degree-granting institutions of higher education; relates to the accreditation of and site inspections of such institutions; requires public dissemination of information regarding entities that sell or award degrees without requiring appropriate academic achievement at a postsecondary level. Title: H.B. 2381 Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Revises rules regarding the public school accountability standards. MISSISSIPPI REG 9027 (SN) Title: Appendix A Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division of Public School Academic Facilities to ensure equal access to adequate educational facilities and educational equipment; requires realignment of the state department of education (not to be incorporated into Arkansas Code or published separately) and creates a task force to make recommendations on realignment; amends terms for state board of education. members.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1009.pdf Title: H.B. 1009 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Establishes rules governing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program (ACTAAP). http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20162%20actaap.pdf Title: ADE 162 Source: Arkansas State Web site IL Total veto stands 11/2003 P-12 Extends the repeal date of a Section requiring the establishment of the Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council (from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2009). Extends the repeal date of provisions creating the State Board of Education Fund, the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund, and the Private Business and Vocational Schools Fund (from July 16, 2003 to July 16, 2007). http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=564&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3195&SessionID=3 Title: S.B. 564 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site TX Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Postsec. One portion of this bill transfers the performance review of school districts, interscholastic competition, state agencies and state agency records management to the Legislative Budget Board from the Comptroller of Public Accounts. All unexpended and unobligated appropriations and employees relating to the reviews will be transferred to the Legislative Budget Board. Further, the bill requires the Legislative Budget Board to conduct periodic performance reviews of certain higher education institutions. Link to fiscal note: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/783/fiscal/pdf/HB00007F.PDF Title: H.B. 7 Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Revises content of the document formerly known as Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2001. MISSISSIPPI REG 8796 (SN) Title: (Uncodified) Source: StateNet FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. Requires emphasis on reading; requires certain accountability measures; eliminates the limitations on the number of charter schools per school district; authorizes community colleges to operate charter schools that provide students with the option of receiving an associates degree upon high school graduation and develop administrative fees charged by sponsor for provision of services; provides report to Governor; revises eligibility criteria for charter school capital outlay funding; provides allocation criteria for future said outlay appropriations. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0055&Year=2003A&Chamber=House#BillText Title: H.B. 55-A Source: Florida State Web site OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Requires the state board to develop and implement in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No. 107-110, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, an accountability system as provided for in 20 U.S.C., 6311 and any related federal regulations. The accountability system shall be implemented beginning with the 2002-2003 school year and shall be based on the Academic Performance Index data as established pursuant to Section 3-150 of this title and as modified to meet the mandates of the ESEA. Requires the state board to implement an accountability system based on the state Academic Performance Index with a system of recognition, rewards, sanctions and technical assistance and abolishes the connotations of low-performing and high challenge schools. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1414_enr.rtf Title: H.B. 1414 (Accountability Component) Source: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us OK to governor 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Amends membership of Education Oversight Board; assigns responsibility to oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature. Also oversees implementation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act; and makes recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on methods to achieve an aligned, seamless system from preschool through postsecondary education. Also, assigns oversight of the Office of Accountability to the Accountability Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are directs the Regents to support the Office of Accountability from the budget of the Regents. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1767_enr.rtf Title: H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for purposes of determining the performance of a school district under this chapter, including the accreditation status of the district, a student confined by court order in a residential program or facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission is not considered to be a student of the school district in which the program or facility is physically located. The performance of such a student on an assessment instrument or other academic excellence indicator adopted under Section 39.051 shall be determined, reported, and considered separately from the performance of students attending a school of the district in which the program or facility is physically located. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=02683&VERSION=5&TYPE=B Title: H.B. 2683 Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Modifies school achievement profile designations and extends for an additional year the time before a school is classified as a school failing to meet academic standards; provides that a parent of a pupil may apply for reimbursement from the failing schools tutoring fund; provides grants for schools. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2277 Title: H.B. 2277 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, administrator and teacher salary and benefit data, and local and state revenue sources. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2887.pdf Title: H.B. 2887 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Amends §§ 6-15-402 - 6-15-406. Creates the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program Act; including requiring the State Board of Education to establish standards defining what students should know in content areas and a system for reporting schools' performance on state mandated exams to comply with No Child Left Behind; requires the State Board to develop a mandatory school readiness screening system for kindergarten students; requires a school improvement system. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2697.pdf Title: H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill) Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Adds Section 69 to create the "office of education accountability" in the legislative council service. The office is to provide an independent evaluation of the Assessment and Accountability Act and the School Personnel Act by: monitoring implementation of both acts; periodically reviewing district and school-based decision-making policies relating to the recruitment and retention of school employees; verifying the accuracy of reports of school, district and state performance; and conducting studies of other states' efforts at assessment and accountability and other educational reforms and report its findings to the New Mexico legislative council, legislative education study committee and legislative finance committee. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0212MarkedUp.pdf Title: H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Source: New Mexico Legislature UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curriculum and graduation requirements; administer required tests and create plans to improve student progress; use progress-based assessments as part of a plan to identify schools, teachers and students that need remediation and determine the type and amount of resources to implement that remediation; develop early warning systems for students or classes failing to make progress; work with the state office of education to establish a library of documented best practices; implement training programs for school administrators, including basic management training, best practices in instruction, budget training, staff management, managing for learning results and continuous improvement, and how to help every child achieve optimal learning in core academics. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/sbillenr/sb0154.pdf Title: S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and the department of education. Requires each specified postsecondary institution and the department to employ an agency internal audit director and professional and support staff to conduct internal auditing. Sets forth internal audit directors' qualifications and duties. Establishes manner in which audits should be conducted as well as availability, procedures and frequency of audit reports. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0650SG.htm Title: H.B. 650 Source: StateNet SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Establishes a single, statewide state accountability system. The system is required to hold public schools and public school districts accountable for the academic achievement of their students and must ensure that all public schools and all public school districts make adequate yearly progress in continuously and substantially improving the academic achievement of their students. The system is to be based on reading and math standards, set the additional academic indicator for the public K-8 elementary schools as the annual rate of student attendance and the additional academic indicator for public 9-12 high schools shall be the annual rate of graduation. The timeline for adequate yearly progress must ensure that no later than the 2013-2014 school year, all students meet or exceed the state's proficient level of academic achievement as measured by the state's assessments. Sets annual measurable objectives in both reading and mathematics. Requires annual progress of sub-groups of students, using annual assessment data and data from one additional academic indicator. The school's progress in mathematics and reading shall be compared separately to the state's annual objectives for adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading. Requires the system to include consequences for schools and districts in the form of sanctions, rewards, and recognition. Delegates details to the state board. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2003/bills/SB40enr.pdf Title: S.B. 40 Source: http://legis.state.sd.us NE Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Establishes major rules regarding regulations and procedures for the accreditation of schools. Repeals 94 NAC 3. NEBRASKA REG 895 (SN) Title: 92 NAC 10 (Rule 10) Source: StateNet PA Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Promulgates rules relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Ensures that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at minimum, proficiency on challenging State achievement standards and academic assessments. Provides grants to State education agencies and sub- grants to local educational agencies. Provides for a single, statewide accountability system. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol32/32-50/2219.html Effective Date: The standards will be effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin PENNSYLVANIA REG 3742 (SN) Title: 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Source: Dec. 2002 The Pennsylvania Bulletin, Volume 32, Number 50 UT Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Provides school districts with a comprehensive list of required assurances and provides for accountability to the State Board of Education. These include: (1) the National motto is displayed in schools; (2) a policy has been developed, in consultation with school personnel, parents, and school community, to provide for effective implementation of student education plans/student education occupation plans (SEPs/SEOPs) consistent with Section 53A-1a-106(2)(b); (3) a plan is in place for the expenditure of Interventions for Student Success Block Grant Program funds consistent with Section 53A-17a-123.5; (4) a policy has been developed for Quality Teaching Block Grant Program consistent with Section 53A- 17a-124; (5) a policy has been developed on education association leave consistent with Section 53A-3-425; and (6) each public school within the district has established a community council consistent with Section 53A-1-606.5, and the community council members have been advised of their responsibilities consistent with Sections 53A-1a-108 and 53A-1a-108.5; (7) the district has provided the USOE with required Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) statistical data in order for the USOE to fulfill the requirements of 53A-1-605. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-108.htm UTAH REG 25325 (SN) Title: R277-108 Source: StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Establishes the California Quality Education Commission for the purpose of developing, evaluating, validating and refining a quality education model for prekindergarten through grade 12. Requires the commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature. Requires the continuance of the commission. Title: A.B. 2217 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Eliminates commissioner waiver authority in school improvement/accountability system (see bill section 379, page 849, line 29 ff) Places Florida School Recognition Program eligibility on basis of school grades rather than application process. According to legislative summary, "Schools are eligible to receive a bonus if they receive an 'A' or improve a letter grade." Establishes provision that if school staff and school advisory council cannot agree on method of use of school recognition award by November 1, money must automatically be evenly distributed among all classroom teachers currently teaching in school. See bill section 381, page 864, line 25: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex officio nonvoting member. Title: H.B. 3602 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Relates to performance review of certain school districts; modifies authority and duties of Office of Accountability related to school performance ; clarifies authorized use of certain funds. Allows the Office of Accountability to contract with an outside entity or hire personnel for development and design of a performance review program. The Office of Accountability may contract with outside entities to assist in conducting performance review programs. Title: S.B. 1335 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1335_enr.rtf MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Require Baltimore board and CEO to ensure increased community involvement and outreach in support of the city's public schools. Deletes 1997 section requiring adoption and implementation of transition plan. Replaces with requirement that by June 1, 2002, Baltimore district CEO submit 5-year comprehensive master plan to board for review and approval by August 30, 2002 and subsequent review and approval by state board and superintendent. Requires CEO or designee to consult with specified others, including teachers, students and parents during the development of the master plan. Requires master plan to be updated and submitted for state board and superintendent review and approval on annual basis. Establishes areas which master plan must address. Requires department and Baltimore school system to jointly develop a principal development initiative pairing distinguished principals from outside the system and action support teams with principals in training in Baltimore. Addresses minimum appropriations to Baltimore Public School System. Requires consultant to evaluate the Baltimore City-State Partnership and the reform initiatives of the Baltimore City Public School System by December 1, 2006, and the board of commissioners and the state board to report to the general assembly on a review of the evaluation by January 15, 2007. Requires chief officers of Baltimore Public Schools to meet on at least a quarterly basis with the Special Master assigned to the case, after 6 of which meetings the CEO and the state superintendent may adjust the communication schedule. Requires state and Baltimore agencies to communicate on at least a quarterly basis on facilities planning in the Baltimore Public Schools, including on capital improvement program issues. Requires transfer of certain real property assets from Baltimore City Public School System to Baltimore City Board of Commissioners. Through June 30, 2009, permits Board of Public Works to approve state funding for capital improvements to Baltimore public school buildings deeded to Baltimore board or mayor and city council of Baltimore. Requires city to continue cooperation with school system to eliminate environmental hazards in the school system. Permits funds appropriated for the Baltimore City-State Partnership to be used to support the principal development initiative. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0853e.rtf Title: H.B. 853 Source: mlis.state.md.us KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least 1 member of the minority party in the chamber; provides that a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum; provides that actions that require affirmative vote of a majority. Title: H.B. 292 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices relating to recruitment, selection, evaluation, termination, and promotion of personnel. Title: S.B. 166 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Requires, to ensure the integrity of the standards of quality, the Board of Education is to exercise its constitutional authority to determine and prescribe the standards, subject to revision only by the General Assembly, by (i) reviewing the standards and (ii) either proposing amendments to the standards or (iii) making a determination that no changes are necessary. In any odd-numbered year in which the Board proposes changes to the standards of quality, the budget estimates that are statutority required to be reported must take into consideration the Board's proposed standards of quality. Prior to 1984, the Board was required to revise the standards every two years in the odd-numbered year. With the codification of the standards in 1984, this requirement was removed. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0498 Title: S.B. 201 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a high quality education. Creates a "Process for Improving Education Council" comprised of the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability, the Governor and Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission. Council has the authority to meet and consult with the state board and to make recommendations on issues related to student, schools and school system performance. To ensure high quality education continues to be delivered, the statute grants the state board the authority to intervene again in county systems where they had once intervened within the past five years. If a second intervention is necessary, the bill provides the state board the authority to delegate additional authority to the state superintendent to conduct hearings or to make personnel changes.   Title: H.B. 4319 Source: West Virginina Department of Education News OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Establishes Quality Education Commission; directs the Commission to identify quality goals for kindergarten through grade 12; directs the Commission to identify best practices for meeting goals and amount of monies sufficient to implement those practices; directs the Legislative Assembly and the governor to issue a report on quality goals. Title: H.B. 2295 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 2001-157., Requires the designation and publication of district performance grades; revises minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program to include minimum classroom expenditure requirements; authorizes the Legislature to require a school district that fails to meet minimum academic performance standards to meet district minimum classroom expenditure requirements. Title: H.B. 1545 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Requires that records relating to student performance be coordinated and maintained in standardized, compatible formats that allow the exchange of information between K-12 and higher education and throughout student educational careers; school districts must ensure students enroll in courses for the recommended or advanced high school program. Requires the state department to adopt or develop appropriate criterion-referenced assessment instruments designed to assess the ability of and be administered to students who are determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder; permits but does not require the commissioner of education to participate in multi-state end-of-course test development, and requires the development of an end-of-course test for Algebra I. Adds district completion rates to list of indicators that must be reported and requires boards to have district dropout rates audited annually at district expense; establishes a "Gold Peformance Rating Program" based on enhanced performance. Title: H.B. 1144 Source: http://www.house.state.tx.us/ OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Requires state to complete draft Academic Performance Index by July 13, 2001. On or before February 28, 2002, must file the final baseline Academic Performance Index with the governor. Makes assessments contigent on funding. Title: S.B. 810 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb810_enr.rtf OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Except for school districts with one or more school sites which are identified as low performing or high challenged, all school districts shall be exempt from reporting to the state board the following legislatively-mandated plans: Comprehensive Local Education Plan; school improvement plan; professional development plan; capital improvement plan; and reading sufficiency plan, provided the last reading sufficiency plan submitted by the school district was approved by the state department of education and expenditures for the program include only expenses relating to individual and small group tutoring, assessment, summer school programs, and Saturday school programs. Title: H.B. 1433 Source: Oklahoma Legislative Web Site MD Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Alters the authorized uses of Schools for Success challenge grant funds and extends the termination date provisions relative to challenge grants for school improvement. The grants are distributed by the department for use in accountability of low-performing schools for school improvement based upon Schools for Success goals. The grants are to help implement research-based school improvement strategies that lead to sustained improvement in schools and student achievement. In addition, the grants should support systemic changes, including interagency activities, computer labs, salary incentive programs, staffing and total quality management. Title: S.B. 64 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Creates a system of education performance audits as a tool for determining the quality of education. Stipulates that measures used to evaluate performance: (1) are clearly aligned with the educational goals and expectations established for the student, school and school system performance, including student success in postsecondary education and work; (2) reflect a priority for student progress, health and safety; and (3) are limited in number and easily comparable to national measures. Requires state board to conduct a review of the system of education performance audits and to submit a final report including any necessary revisions of its policy on the system of education performance audits and recommendations for statutory changes, if any, to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability at its interim meeting in December, 2001. The state board is required to examine performance indicators utilized by various organizations to compare the performance of state education systems for potential use in the system of education performance audits. The state board also must consider methods for assigning accreditation status, such as weighting the attainment of performance standards so that high performing schools and school systems can be fully accredited while correcting deficiencies on the process standards, except that process standards affecting the health and safety of students shall be weighted equally with the performance standards. Title: H.B. 2934 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 §18-9B-13. Eliminates the requirement that audits of school boards be conducted once every three years by the office of chief inspector. The state board of school finance may assign authorized representatives to make inspections and examinations of the fiscal administration of a county school district. The inspection and examination may extend to any matter or practice subject to regulation by the state board. Expands the authority of county boards to have their annual examinations performed by a certified public accountant approved by the chief inspector. Title: H.B. 2225 Source: Washington Legislative Web Site ME Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Public Law No. 38., 39 (LD 346) Clarifies that communities that are part of a school administrative district or other single or multicommunity school district may deposit the proceeds of school impact fees in a trust fund to be used to pay their proportionate share of anticipate school capital costs. Title: H.B. 268 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Relates to public money; provides for stratified or statistical pre- and post-audits; requires quarterly reports from local public bodies, school districts and certain institutions or higher education. Title: H.B. 87 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet PA Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Establishes Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council; provides for interscholastic accountability; provides for transportation, education empowerment definitions and lists and districts; provides for empowerment pilot program. Title: S.B. 1403 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 States the State Board of Education shall administer the standardized norm-referenced achievement test two times during each academic year to the random statewide representative sample of pupils selected by the technical advisory committee; states the State Board of Education shall administer a parent quality survey two times each academic year; states each school district or charter school in this state is eligible to revise its budget, as defined. Title: S.B. 1139 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Requires the Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to advise and monitor the Office of Education Accountability. Title: S.B. 280 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Makes former Section 39.071 new Section 39.051, and repeals portions of existing 39.051, "Academic Excellence Indicators." Provides that in determining a district's accreditation status, the commissioner must evaluate performance on the student achievement indicators described by revised Section 39.053(c). Adds that a school district's accreditation status may be raised or lowered based on the district's performance or may be lowered based on the performance of one or more campuses in the district that is below the standard the commissioner establishes. Adds that the commissioner must notify a campus performing below a standard set in statute, in the same manner that districts with accredited-warned or accredited-probation accreditation status are already notified. Former Section 39.053 was "Performance Report." Section 39.053 is now "Performance Indicators: Student Achievement." New Section 39.053 directs the commissioner to adopt a set of indicators of the quality of learning and student achievement, and to review those indicators on a biennial basis for potential revision (this was formerly the state board's duty). Eliminates provision requiring student achievement indicators to be based on information disaggregated by gender. Requires indicators of student achievement adopted according to these provisions to include the results of assessments required for graduation retaken by a student. Requires indicators related to assessment results to be aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on state assessments, and for students who did not perform satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for annual improvement; and for the college readiness performance standard, the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment instruments, and for students who did not perform satisfactorily, the percentage of students who met the standard for annual improvement on the assessment instruments. Directs the commissioner to determine by rule the period within which a student must retake an assessment for that assessment to be considered in the district's performance rating determination. Deletes numerous former performance indicators by which schools were evaluated. Deletes references to rankings in former accreditation system ("exemplary," "recognized" and "unacceptable" performance for each academic excellence indicator). Directs the commissioner to periodically raise the state standards for the college readiness performance standard for accreditation as necessary to reach the goals of achieving, by the 2019-20 school year, student performance, disaggregated by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, that ranks nationally in the top 10 states in terms of college readiness, and student performance, including the percentage of students graduating under the recommended or advanced high school program, with no significant achievement gaps by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Provides that in computing dropout and completion rates for purposes of accreditation and performance evaluation, the commissioner must exclude students who are ordered by a court to attend a high school equivalency certificate program but who have not yet earned a high school equivalency certificate; students who were previously reported to the state as dropouts; students in attendance who are not in membership for purposes of average daily attendance; students whose initial enrollment in a U.S. school in grades 7-12 was as unschooled refugees or asylees; students who are in the district exclusively as a function of having been detained at a county detention facility but are otherwise not students of the district in which the facility is located; and students who are incarcerated in state jails and federal penitentiaries as adults and as persons certified to stand trial as adults. Former Section 39.054 was assigned to "Uses of Performance Report." New Section 39.054 is "Methods and Standards for Evaluating Performance." Directs the commissioner to adopt rules to evaluate district and campus performance, and by August 8 each year, assign each district and campus a performance rating reflecting acceptable or unacceptable performance. Provides that if a district or campus received a performance rating of unacceptable performance for the preceding school year, the commissioner the district must be notified of a subsequent such designation on or before June 15. In evaluating performance, requires the commissioner to evaluate against state standards and consider the performance of each campus in a school district and each charter school based on the campus's or school's performance on the student achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c). Adds that consideration of the effectiveness of district programs for special populations and of career and technology programs must be based on data collected through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and on state assessment results, and may be based on the results of a special accreditation investigation. Provides that in evaluating district and campus performance on the student achievement indicators, acceptable performance must be defined as as meeting the state standard determined by the commissioner under 39.053(e) for the current school year using either student performance in the current school year, or student performance as averaged over the current school year and preceding two school years. Authorizes the commissioner to assign an acceptable performance rating if a campus or district performs satisfactorily on 85% of the measures the commissioner determines appropriate with respect to the student achievement indicators and performs satisfactorily by the same measure for two consecutive school years. Provides the commissioner may grant such an exception only if the performance of the district or campus is within a certain percentage, as determined by the commissioner, of the minimum performance standard established by the commissioner for the measure of evaluation, and authorizes the commissioner to establish other performance criteria for a district or campus to obtain an exception. Provides the commissioner may grant the 85% exception only in special circumstances, including campus or district performance on the same measure for student groups that are substantially similar in composition to all students on the same campus or district. Eliminates Section 39.0721, "Gold Performance Rating System," a rating system based on enhanced performance. Deletes most provisions of former 39.073, "Determining Accreditation Status." Adds section 39.055, which clarifies that for purposes of determining district and school performance, a student ordered by a juvenile court into a residential program or facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, a juvenile board or any other governmental entity is not considered to be a student of the school district in which the program or facility is physically located. Also provides that such a student's performance on a state assessment or other student achievement indicator is to be considered separately from the performance of students attending schools in the district in which the program or facility is located. Authorizes commissioner, based on the results of a special accreditation investigation, to change the accreditation status of a district, change the accountability rating of a district or campus, or withdraw a distinction designation. Pages 67-86 of 180: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00003F.pdf Title: H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part I Source: www.legis.state.tx.us