STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 54th Legislature (2014)

SENATE BILL 1158	By:	Fields

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to schools; creating the School Report and Assessment Calculation Review Task Force; providing termination date; stating purpose of the Task Force; providing for membership; providing date for appointments and organizational meeting; stating duties; providing for meetings; allowing for travel reimbursement contingent upon funding; providing for staff and technical assistance; requiring completion of the study by a certain date; providing for submission of the recommendations of the Task Force; providing for legislative consideration of recommendations; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
A.  There is hereby created until December 31, 2014, the "School Report and Assessment Calculation Review Task Force".  The purpose of the Task Force shall be to evaluate the calculation metrics used by the State Department of Education for the annual reports of the Oklahoma School Testing Program and evaluation system.
B.  The Task Force shall consist of twenty (20) members as follows:
1.  The Secretary of Education, or a designee, who shall serve as the chair of the Task Force;
2.  Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the House;
3.  Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from the membership of the Senate;
4.  One member representing the State Department of Education appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
5.  One member who represents a statewide association of school board members, selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of recommendations submitted by a statewide association of school board members;
6.  One member who represents a statewide organization that represents public school superintendents, selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of recommendations submitted by a statewide organization that represents public school superintendents;
7.  One member who represents a statewide organization that represents parents of public school students, selected by the Governor from a list of recommendations submitted by a statewide organization that represents parents of public school students;
8.  Two members who are associated with higher education institutions who have knowledge of psychometrics and statistics, appointed by the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;
9.  Two members who are administrators employed by a public school district, selected by the Governor from a list of recommendations submitted by a statewide organization that represents public school superintendents;
10.  Five members who are administrators, each representing a public school district with an average daily membership of five thousand (5,000) or more, two thousand five hundred (2,500) or more, one thousand (1,000) or less, five hundred (500) or less and two hundred fifty (250) or less, selected by the Governor, from a list of recommendations submitted by a statewide organization that represents public school superintendents; and
11.  Two members who are classroom teachers employed by a public school district, one selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of recommendations submitted by a statewide association of school board members.
C.  Appointment to the Task Force shall be made within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act.  The Task Force shall conduct an organizational meeting not later than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.
D.  The Task Force shall investigate and make recommendations regarding the calculation metrics of all components of the A-F annual report card issued pursuant to Section 1210.545 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
E.  The Task Force's recommendations shall take into consideration the clarity, transparency, statistical trustworthiness and credibility of the evaluation system and whether the system is aligned with the student assessment system.
F.  The Task Force shall be authorized to meet at such times as may be required in order to fulfill the duties imposed upon the Task Force by law.  Members of the Task Force may be reimbursed by the public or private entity which the member is employed by or represents for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act contingent upon the availability of public or private funds.
G.  Administrative staff assistance for the Task Force shall be provided by the staff of the House of Representatives and the Senate.  The State Department of Education, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, and the Secretary of Education shall provide technical assistance to the Task Force.
H.  The Task Force shall complete its study not later than December 31, 2014.  The Task Force shall submit its recommendations to the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.  The Legislature shall consider the Task Force's recommendations during the first session of the 55th Legislature.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2013.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

54-2-1939	EB	12/11/2013 9:21:33 AM