HLS 16RS-5235 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 249
BY REPRESENTATIVE POPE
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY: Requests that the Governor's Advisory Council on
the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in conducting its ESSA review, study and
report to the governor relative to its impact on school and district accountability
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Governor's Advisory Council on the Every Student Succeeds Act
3 (ESSA), in conducting its review of ESSA, to study the impact of ESSA on the
4 state's school and district accountability system and to include in its final report to
5 the governor its findings and conclusions relative to the issue, including any
6 recommendations for changes to state law or state policy with respect to such system.
7 WHEREAS, present law requires a statewide system of accountability for schools
8and school districts; and
9 WHEREAS, many feel that the current school and district accountability system
10places too heavy an emphasis on the outcomes of high stakes standardized tests; and
11 WHEREAS, much of the school and district accountability system as it exists has
12been driven by the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act; and
13 WHEREAS, the newly adopted federal law, ESSA, grants states much more
14flexibility relative to their education accountability systems; and
15 WHEREAS, the Governor's Advisory Council on the Every Student Succeeds Act,
16created by executive order on May 26, 2016, is charged with conducting an extensive review
17of ESSA; making recommendations on specific actions necessary for implementation of
18ESSA in Louisiana; and submitting to the governor an initial report by December 31, 2016,
19and final report by March 1, 2017, outlining the requirements and recommendations for
20implementation of ESSA in Louisiana; and
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1 WHEREAS, this council is well suited to study the school and district accountability
2system, and it is appropriate that the council include in its review of ESSA a thorough
3analysis of how it impacts such system.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
5Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Governor's Advisory Council on
6the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in conducting its review of ESSA, to study the
7impact of ESSA on the state's school and district accountability system and to include in its
8final report to the governor its findings and conclusions relative to the issue, including any
9recommendations for changes to state law or state policy with respect to such system.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
11to Governor John Bel Edwards.
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)]
HR 249 Original 2016 Regular Session Pope
Requests that the Governor's Advisory Council on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),
in conducting its review of ESSA, study the impact of ESSA on the state's school and district
accountability system and include in its final report to the governor its findings and
conclusions relative to the issue, including any recommendations for changes to state law
or state policy with respect to such system.
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