Bill Text: OR SB974 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon Senate Bill 974 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to student assessment systems; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB974 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB974-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 4030

                         Senate Bill 974

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Prohibits Department of Education from performing certain
actions related to development or use of assessment system unless
certain conditions are met.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to student assessment systems; and declaring an
  emergency.
  Whereas there has been insufficient legislative involvement or
oversight in the selection of student assessments mandated by the
State of Oregon; and
  Whereas statewide student assessments must comply with the
requirements of state and federal law; and
  Whereas statewide student assessments must not take away from
instructional time by requiring excessive time commitments and
must not impede the ability of school districts to select student
assessments that are instructionally useful or that are
responsive to the instructional needs of individual school
districts; and
  Whereas the effectiveness of the Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium may be questionable amid concerns that meetings are
not public, teachers' organizations are not fully involved and
formative assessments are not given a high enough priority; now,
therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of
this section, the Department of Education may not sign a
memorandum of understanding, participate or agree to participate
in a consortium or partnership or enter into any other agreement
with any other state for the purposes of developing or using an
assessment system that measures the academic standards of
students in kindergarten through grade 12.
  (2) The department may sign a memorandum of understanding,
participate or agree to participate in a consortium or
partnership or enter into any other agreement with any other
state to develop or use an assessment system that measures the
academic standards of students in kindergarten through grade 12
if the assessment system:
  (a) Is limited to assessments that are required under state or
federal law for purposes of accountability;
  (b) Reduces costs associated with state-mandated assessments;
  (c) Reduces the time required for state-mandated assessments;
and
  (d) Has been specifically approved by the Legislative Assembly
and the Governor. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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