HLS 13RS-1099 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 613
BY REPRESENTATIVE TIM BURNS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
STUDENT/ASSESSMENT: Requires the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary
Education to develop and adopt rules and regulations providing for parental choice
relative to state standardized testing for public school students
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:7(33), relative to the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the State2
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to require the State Board of3
Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and adopt rules and regulations4
providing for parental choice relative to state standardized testing for students5
enrolled in public schools; to require such rules and regulations to be in accordance6
with certain state and federal laws, rules, and regulations; and to provide for related7
matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 17:7(33) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 10
ยง7. Duties, functions, and responsibilities of board11
In addition to the authorities granted by R.S. 17:6 and any powers, duties, and12
responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board shall:13
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(33) The board shall develop and adopt rules and regulations in accordance15
with the Administrative Procedure Act providing for parental choice relative to state16
standardized testing for students enrolled in public schools. Such rules and17
regulations shall be in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1 and 24.4 and all other applicable18
state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.19 HLS 13RS-1099 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 613
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Tim Burns HB No. 613
Abstract: Requires the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and
adopt rules and regulations providing for parental choice relative to state
standardized testing for public school students.
Present law provides generally for the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and requires BESE to provide for
a school and district accountability system for schools and school districts based on student
achievement and minimum standards for the approval of schools. Also provides for the La.
Competency-Based Education Program, including the implementation of the La. Educational
Assessment Program (LEAP), and requires certain tests to be administered to students at
various grade levels and requires students to demonstrate proficiency in order to advance to
specified grade levels.
Proposed law adds a requirement that BESE develop and adopt rules and regulations in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act providing for parental choice relative to
state standardized testing for students enrolled in public schools. Further requires that such
rules and regulations be in accordance with present law relative to the accountability system,
the La. Competency-Based Education Program (including LEAP), and all other applicable
state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(Adds R.S. 17:7(33))