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ACT No. 70
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 345
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3883(A)(6)(a)(introductory paragraph), (b), and (c), relative
3 to evaluations of public school teachers and administrators; to require the advisory
4 subcommittee of the Accountability Commission to report and make
5 recommendations regarding proposed modifications of regulations; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 17:3883(A)(6)(a)(introductory paragraph), (b), and (c) are hereby
9 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 ยง3883. State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; powers and duties
11 A. The board shall:
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13 (6)(a) Require the Accountability Commission established by the board to
14 convene an advisory subcommittee of the commission to report on and make
15 recommendations regarding the overall effectiveness of the evaluation program,
16 including but not limited to any recommendations for changes to board policy or
17 state law with respect to the following: the value-added assessment model as
18 determined by the board pursuant to R.S. 17:3902(B)(5), measures of student growth
19 for grades and subjects for which value-added data are not available and for
20 personnel for whom value-added data are not available as established by the board
21 pursuant to R.S. 17:3902(B)(5), and elements of evaluation and standards for
22 effectiveness as defined by the board pursuant to R.S. 17:3902(B)(introductory
23 paragraph). The subcommittee shall have the following members:
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1 (b) The legislature finds that as of March of 2015, several of the advisory
2 subcommittee's recommendations have been implemented by the board and have
3 improved the evaluation program. In addition to its authority to make such
4 recommendations, the advisory subcommittee may also consider and advise the
5 board regarding whether adjustments to regulations proposed by the department and
6 referred to the subcommittee by the board should be adopted, rejected, or modified.
7 (c) The members of the subcommittee shall serve without compensation. (c)
8 The initial meeting of the subcommittee shall be held not later than September 30,
9 2014.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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