Bill Text: DE HR22 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: A Resolution Requiring The Delaware Secretary Of Education To Propose Options For State Assessment Opt-out Procedures And To Prevent Penalizing Schools For Parents' Decision To Opt Out.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-14 - Passed in House by Voice Vote [HR22 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HR22-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Miro & Rep. Spiegelman & Rep. Briggs King & Rep. Ramone & Rep. Hensley & Rep. D. Short & Rep. Hudson |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 22 |
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A RESOLUTION REQUIRING THE DELAWARE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO PROPOSE OPTIONS FOR STATE ASSESSMENT OPT-OUT PROCEDURES AND TO PREVENT PENALIZING SCHOOLS FOR PARENTS' DECISION TO OPT OUT. |
WHEREAS, some parents in Delaware have decided to opt their children out of statewide education assessments; and
WHEREAS, schools and districts within the State have adopted a number of widely variant approaches as it pertains to giving parents the right to opt out, along with the required procedure;and
WHEREAS, schools and districts may have disparate participation in the statewide assessment that makes it difficult to compare and assess the accountability and improvements of each school or district; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has deemed it appropriate for all school districts to utilize the same notification process, reporting requirement, and opt-out procedure;
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 148th General Assembly of the State of Delaware that on or before May 1, 2016 the Secretary of the Department of Education shall provide options to the General Assembly to consider for each of the following:
1.A uniform process for all districts and schools in this State to provide notice to parents of the right to opt their children out of statewide assessments;
2.A uniform procedure for the parents of children among all districts and schools in this State to opt out of statewide assessments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no person, agency, school, or district shall take any action or adopt any regulation that would impose an academic or disciplinary repercussion on any student as a result of a decision to opt-out of taking a statewide assessment.
SYNOPSIS
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This Resolution will require the Delaware Secretary of Education to propose options for the General Assembly to consider for adoption as Delaware law as it pertains to the decision by parents to opt their children out of statewide assessments.The Secretary shall provide options for implementation of a uniform procedure and process by which all schools and school districts within this State notify parents of their right to opt out, along with a standard procedure to accomplish the same. This joint resolution also prohibits the Department and schools from penalizing any student deciding to opt out.It is intended that such prohibition be incorporated within any legislation adopting a procedure offered by the Secretary. |
