Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0168 Compare Versions

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	1	+	ES0168.1
	2	+	March 23, 2023
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	SENATE BILL No. 168
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF SB 168 (Updated March 22, 2023 11:53 am - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 20-32.
	8	+	Synopsis: Statewide assessment results. Requires (rather than permits)
	9	+	the department of education to include in a contract with a statewide
	10	+	assessment vendor entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, a
	11	+	requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide
	12	+	assessment results. Makes a conforming change and a technical
	13	+	correction.
	14	+	Effective: July 1, 2023.
	15	+	Leising, Rogers, Randolph Lonnie M
	16	+	(HOUSE SPONSORS — BEHNING, CARBAUGH, SMITH V, KLINKER)
	17	+	January 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
	18	+	Development.
	19	+	January 26, 2023, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	20	+	January 30, 2023, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
	21	+	January 31, 2023, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.
	22	+	HOUSE ACTION
	23	+	February 28, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
	24	+	March 23, 2023, reported — Do Pass.
	25	+	ES 168—LS 6459/DI 147 March 23, 2023
1	26		First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
2	27		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	28		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	29		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	30		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	31		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	32		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	33		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	34		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	35		between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 168
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
	36	+	ENGROSSED
	37	+	SENATE BILL No. 168
	38	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	39	+	education.
13	40		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 20-32-5.1-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
15		-	SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a
17		-	statewide assessment must be reported to the state board not later than:
18		-	(1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
19		-	(2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of
20		-	the year in which the statewide assessment is administered.
21		-	(b) Reports of student scores on the statewide assessment must be:
22		-	(1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state
23		-	accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
24		-	IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
25		-	(2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
26		-	(c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results
27		-	on computer scored items under a statewide assessment may be
28		-	returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items are
29		-	returned.
30		-	(d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide assessment
31		-	are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
32		-	nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), the
33		-	school corporation or school shall promptly do the following:
34		-	(1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's
35		-	statewide assessment test scores, including (if applicable) the
36		-	SEA 168 2
37		-	summary described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
38		-	(2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's
39		-	parent the following:
40		-	(A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
41		-	(B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to
42		-	score the student's responses.
43		-	A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of
44		-	a student's responses to a statewide assessment, including a student's
45		-	essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide assessment must
46		-	reflect the student's actual score on the rescored statewide assessment
47		-	regardless of whether the student's score decreased or improved on the
48		-	rescored assessment.
49		-	(e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's
50		-	parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not
51		-	compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide assessment.
52		-	(f) A student's statewide assessment scores may not be disclosed to
53		-	the public.
54		-	(g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per
55		-	subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
56		-	(1) post:
57		-	(A) the questions; and
58		-	(B) with the permission of each student's parent, student
59		-	answers that are exemplary responses to the released
60		-	questions;
61		-	on the Internet web sites websites of the state board and
62		-	department; and
63		-	(2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to
64		-	schools, educators, and the public.
65		-	A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the
66		-	student who provided the answer.
67		-	SECTION 2. IC 20-32-5.1-14.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.139-2022,
68		-	SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
69		-	JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into or renewed after
70		-	June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, with a vendor to conduct the statewide
71		-	assessment, the department may shall include in the contract a
72		-	requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide
73		-	assessment results that:
74		-	(1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents; and
75		-	(2) includes information regarding how the student's statewide
76		-	assessment results compare to statewide assessment results of
77		-	other students in the same grade level in Indiana.
78		-	SEA 168 President of the Senate
79		-	President Pro Tempore
80		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
81		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
82		-	Date: Time:
83		-	SEA 168
	41	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-32-5.1-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
	42	+	2 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	43	+	3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a
	44	+	4 statewide assessment must be reported to the state board not later than:
	45	+	5 (1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
	46	+	6 (2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of
	47	+	7 the year in which the statewide assessment is administered.
	48	+	8 (b) Reports of student scores on the statewide assessment must be:
	49	+	9 (1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state
	50	+	10 accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
	51	+	11 IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
	52	+	12 (2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
	53	+	13 (c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results
	54	+	14 on computer scored items under a statewide assessment may be
	55	+	15 returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items are
	56	+	16 returned.
	57	+	17 (d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide assessment
	58	+	ES 168—LS 6459/DI 147 2
	59	+	1 are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
	60	+	2 nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), the
	61	+	3 school corporation or school shall promptly do the following:
	62	+	4 (1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's
	63	+	5 statewide assessment test scores, including (if applicable) the
	64	+	6 summary described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
	65	+	7 (2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's
	66	+	8 parent the following:
	67	+	9 (A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
	68	+	10 (B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to
	69	+	11 score the student's responses.
	70	+	12 A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of
	71	+	13 a student's responses to a statewide assessment, including a student's
	72	+	14 essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide assessment must
	73	+	15 reflect the student's actual score on the rescored statewide assessment
	74	+	16 regardless of whether the student's score decreased or improved on the
	75	+	17 rescored assessment.
	76	+	18 (e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's
	77	+	19 parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not
	78	+	20 compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide assessment.
	79	+	21 (f) A student's statewide assessment scores may not be disclosed to
	80	+	22 the public.
	81	+	23 (g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per
	82	+	24 subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
	83	+	25 (1) post:
	84	+	26 (A) the questions; and
	85	+	27 (B) with the permission of each student's parent, student
	86	+	28 answers that are exemplary responses to the released
	87	+	29 questions;
	88	+	30 on the Internet web sites websites of the state board and
	89	+	31 department; and
	90	+	32 (2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to
	91	+	33 schools, educators, and the public.
	92	+	34 A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the
	93	+	35 student who provided the answer.
	94	+	36 SECTION 2. IC 20-32-5.1-14.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.139-2022,
	95	+	37 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	96	+	38 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into or renewed after
	97	+	39 June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, with a vendor to conduct the statewide
	98	+	40 assessment, the department may shall include in the contract a
	99	+	41 requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide
	100	+	42 assessment results that:
	101	+	ES 168—LS 6459/DI 147 3
	102	+	1 (1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents; and
	103	+	2 (2) includes information regarding how the student's statewide
	104	+	3 assessment results compare to statewide assessment results of
	105	+	4 other students in the same grade level in Indiana.
	106	+	ES 168—LS 6459/DI 147 4
	107	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	108	+	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
	109	+	Development, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 168, has had the
	110	+	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	111	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	112	+	(Reference is to SB 168 as introduced.)
	113	+
	114	+	RAATZ, Chairperson
	115	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0
	116	+	_____
	117	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	118	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
	119	+	Senate Bill 168, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
	120	+	to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
	121	+	bill do pass.
	122	+	(Reference is to SB 168 as printed January 27, 2023.)
	123	+	BEHNING
	124	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
	125	+	ES 168—LS 6459/DI 147