SLS 16RS-353 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 125
BY SENATOR APPEL
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY. Provides relative to the La. Competency-Based
Education Program and the La. Education Assessment Program (LEAP) tests. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.4(F)(1)(a) and (c), relative to the Louisiana
3 Competency-Based Education Program; to provide relative to state content standards
4 and related assessments; to provide relative to the implementation and administration
5 of Louisiana Educational Assessment Program tests; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 17:24.4(F)(1)(a) and (c) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
9 as follows:
10 `ยง24.4. Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program; statewide standards for
11 required subjects; Louisiana Educational Assessment Program; parish
12 or city school board comprehensive pupil progression plans; waivers
13 * * *
14 F.(1)(a) The state Department of Education shall implement the Louisiana
15 Educational Assessment Program with the approval of the State Board of Elementary
16 and Secondary Education.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 125
SLS 16RS-353 ORIGINAL
1 (c) Standards-based assessments in English language arts, mathematics,
2 science, and social studies shall be based on state content standards that represent
3 the knowledge and skills needed for students to successfully transition to
4 postsecondary education and the workplace and rigorous student achievement
5 standards set with reference to test scores of students of the same grade level
6 nationally. The assessments shall be implemented by the State Board of Elementary
7 and Secondary Education. Such tests state Department of Education and shall be
8 administered, at a minimum, in grades three through eleven.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
11 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
12 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
13 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
14 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 125 Original 2016 Regular Session Appel
Present law provides for the La. Competency-Based Education Program, including the
implementation of statewide content standards for required subjects and the La. Educational
Assessment Program (LEAP). Requires standards-based assessments for required subjects
(English language arts, math, science, and social studies) to be implemented by the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and administered in at least grades
3 through 11. Provides that such assessments be based on state content standards and
rigorous student achievement standards comparable to national student achievement levels.
Proposed law retains present law provisions with regard to implementation of LEAP tests
and further specifies that state content standards shall represent the knowledge and skills
needed for students to successfully transition to postsecondary education and the workplace.
Proposed law provides for implementation of the standards-based assessments by the Dept.
of Education instead of BESE.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:24.4(F)(1)(a) and (c))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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