HCSHB2152--SCHOOLINNOVATIONWAIVER(Henderson)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonElementaryand
SecondaryEducation
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2152.
Thisbillprovidesadefinitionfor"schoolinnovationteam"and
for"schoolinnovationwaiver"andallowsschoolinnovationteams
tosubmitaplantotheStateBoardofEducation(SBE)forastate
innovationwaiverforavarietyofpurposesasoutlinedinthe
bill.
PlanssubmittedtotheSBEmustincludetheprovisionoflawfor
whichthewaiverisbeingrequested,aswellasdemonstratethe
necessityofthewaiver,providemeasurableperformancetargetsand
goals,anddemonstratesupportfortheplan,alongwithadditional
requirementsasprovidedinthebill.
ThebillprovidestheSBEspecificcriteriafortheevaluationof
submittedplansandpermitstheSBEtomakemodificationstothe
planwiththecooperationoftheschoolinnovationteam.
Schoolinnovationwaiversareonlyeffectiveforthreeyears
beginningtheschoolyearfollowingtheapprovalandmaybe
renewed. Onlyonewaivermaybeineffectperschoolatatime,
andspecificrestrictionstostatutoryrequirementsrelatingto
schoolstartdate,teachercertification, teachertenure,orany
requirementimposedbyfederallaw,areapplicable.
TheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducationisrequiredto
publishanannualreportdocumentingandprovidingdataregarding
therequestedandgrantedwaiversatthestatewide,district,and
schoolbuildinglevelstoanalyzespecifiedtrendsandrequest
modifications. ThisbillrepealsSection161.210,RSMorelatingto
thecurrentwaiverprovision.
ThisbillisthesimilartoSB662(2022).