Bill Text: MI SB0264 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education: examinations; commission to provide recommendation on a replacement state summative assessment for the Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP); create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding secs. 1279k & 1279l. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0265'21, SB 0261'21, SB 0056'21, SB 0262'21, SB 0267'21, SB 0268'21, SB 0263'21, SB 0266'21, SB 0260'21
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred To Committee On Education And Career Readiness [SB0264 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0264-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 264
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding sections 1279k and 1279l.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1279k. (1) The statewide summative assessment improvement advisory commission is created.
(2) The commission shall consist of the following 7 members, appointed as follows:
(a) Three members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. Two of the members appointed under this subdivision must have experience as psychometricians and 1 of the members appointed under this subdivision must have experience serving as a professional benchmark assessor.
(b) Three members appointed by the senate majority leader. One of the members appointed under this subdivision must have experience as a psychometrician and 2 of the members appointed under this subdivision must have experience serving as professional benchmark assessors.
(c) One member appointed by the governor. The member appointed under this subdivision must have experience in working on matters related to state summative assessments.
(3) The members first appointed to the commission must be appointed within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(4) If a vacancy occurs on the commission, appointments for the unexpired term must be made in the same manner as the original appointment.
(5) The governor may remove a member of the commission for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.
(6) The first meeting of the commission must be called by the governor. At the first meeting, the commission shall elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary or appropriate. After the first meeting, the commission shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently at the call of the chairperson or if requested by a majority of the members.
(7) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the commission. A majority of the members present and serving are required for official action of the commission.
(8) The business that the commission may perform must be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(9) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(10) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. However, members of the commission may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the commission.
(11) By not later than July 15, 2021, the commission shall develop a recommendation for a request for proposal process to be implemented by an intermediate school district in selecting a statewide summative assessment for English language arts and mathematics for pupils in grades 3 to 7 to replace this state's usage of the Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP). By not later than July 15, 2021, the commission shall also issue guidelines concerning the implementation of a statewide summative assessment selected through the request for proposal process described in the immediately preceding sentence.
(12) By not later than August 1, 2021, the commission shall, in consultation with the chairs of the house and senate standing committees responsible for education legislation and SAS EVAAS, issue guidelines concerning the form and manner in which CEPI shall submit a report under section 1204b(7). These guidelines must specify the information that must be provided in the report under section 1204b(7) and how the information must be disaggregated.
(13) The commission is dissolved and shall cease operations on September 30, 2022.
(14) As used in this section, "commission" means the statewide summative assessment improvement advisory commission created in subsection (1).
Sec. 1279l. (1) By not later than August 1, 2021, a qualifying intermediate school district shall issue a request for proposals, in compliance with the recommendation for a request for proposal process developed by the commission, for selection of a statewide summative assessment for English language arts and mathematics for pupils in grades 3 to 7.
(2) By not later than November 15, 2021, the qualifying intermediate school district described in subsection (1) shall select a provider for the statewide summative assessment for English language arts and mathematics for pupils in grades 3 to 7. The provider selected under this subsection must be able to provide a statewide summative assessment that meets at least all of the following:
(a) Is designed for administration to pupils in at least grades 3 to 7.
(b) Is designed to test for proficiency in English language arts and mathematics.
(c) Meets all applicable federal requirements concerning assessments.
(d) Includes a fall and winter benchmark assessment that is capable of measuring student growth from fall to spring within a school year.
(3) The qualifying intermediate school district described in subsection (1) shall serve as the fiduciary agent concerning funding related to the statewide summative assessment described in subsection (2).
(4) Subject to state and federal privacy laws and laws concerning the collection of assessment data, the qualifying intermediate school district described in subsection (1) shall coordinate with the department, CEPI, and other state agencies or departments, as needed, in the gathering of assessment results for the statewide summative assessment described in subsection (2).
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the contrary, on or after January 1, 2022, any reference to the Michigan student test of educational progress (M-STEP) for English language arts and mathematics for pupils in grades 3 to 7 in this act is replaced with the statewide summative assessment described in subsection (2) selected to be provided by a provider described in subsection (2).
(7) As used in this section:
(a) "CEPI" means the center for educational performance and information created in section 94a of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1694a.
(b) "Qualifying intermediate school district" means an intermediate school district for which the total combined pupil membership of its constituent districts equals an amount greater than 40,000 and less than 50,000.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 101st Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 56.
(b) Senate Bill No. 57.
(c) Senate Bill No. 260.
(d) Senate Bill No. 267.
(e) Senate Bill No. 268.
(f) Senate Bill No. 261.
(g) Senate Bill No. 262.
(h) Senate Bill No. 263.
(i) Senate Bill No. 266.
(j) Senate Bill No. 265.
