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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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6	36		BILL NO. 419 By: Dossett (J.J.) of the
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11	41		Waldron of the House
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17	47		An Act relating to student assessments; amending 70
18	48		O.S. 2011, Section 1210.508, as last amended by
19	49		Section 1, Chapter 479, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp.
20	50		2020, Section 1210.508), which relates to the
21		-	statewide system of student assessments; ~~and~~ allowing
22		-	a teacher beginning in certain school year to use
	51	+	statewide system of student assessments; allowing a
	52	+	teacher beginning in certain school year to use
23	53		certain assessment score to calculate a student ’s
24		-	final grade for certain course.
	54	+	final grade for certain course ; providing an
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30		-	SUBJECT: Student assessments
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32	61		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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34	62		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Sectio n 1210.508, as
35	63		last amended by Section 1, Chapter 479, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp.
36	64		2020, Section 1210.508), is amended to read as follows:
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38	65		Section 1210.508. A. 1. By no later than December 31, 2016,
39	66		the State Board of Education shall adopt a statewide sy stem of
40	67		student assessments in compliance with the Elementary and Secondary
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41	95		Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L.
42	96		No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
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44	97		2. The statewide student assessment system adopt ed by the Board
45	98		pursuant to this subsection shall be aligned with the Oklahoma
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48	99		Academic Standards as adopted by the Board and which prepare
49	100		students for college and careers.
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51	101		B. 1. The Board shall issue a request for proposals for the
52	102		selection of assessm ents to be administered to students in grades
53	103		three through twelve as a part of the statewide student assessment
54	104		system adopted by the Board pursuant to this section.
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56	105		2. The Board shall adopt assessments from the selected
57	106		proposals that were submitted pur suant to paragraph 1 of this
58	107		subsection. The adopted assessments shall be administered by the
59	108		Board for a period that is in coordination with the six -year subject
60	109		area textbook adoption cycle unless the vendor does not fulfill the
61	110		terms of the contract or fails to comply with or violates the terms
62	111		of the contract. The Board shall administer the assessments
63	112		beginning with the 2017 -2018 school year.
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65	113		C. The statewide student assessment system adopted by the Board
66	114		pursuant to this section shall include asses sments that:
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68	115		1. Are aligned with the Oklahoma subject matter standards as
69	116		adopted by the Board;
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73	145		3. Yield both norm-referenced scores and criterion -referenced
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76	147		4. Have a track record of st atistical reliability and accuracy;
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79	149		5. For assessments administered in high school, provide a
80	150		measure of future academic performance.
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82	151		D. For the 2016-2017 school year, the Board shall administer
83	152		assessments in:
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85	153		1. English Language Arts or Reading an d Mathematics in grades
86	154		three through eight and at least once in high school, during the
87	155		grade span of nine through twelve;
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91	156		2. Science not less than once during each grade span of three
92	157		through five, six through nine and ten through twelve; and
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94	158		3. United States History not less than once during the grade
95	159		span of nine through twelve.
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97	160		E. 1. Beginning with the 2017 -2018 school year, the statewide
98	161		student assessment system shall include assessments in:
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100	162		a. English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades thre e
101	163		through eight and at least once in high school, during
102	164		the grade span of nine through twelve,
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104	165		b. Science not less than once during each grade span of
105	166		three through five, six through nine and ten through
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108	195		c. United States History, with an empha sis on civics, not
109	196		less than once during the grade span of nine through
110	197		twelve. Beginning in the 2021 -2022 school year, a
111	198		school district shall not prohibit a teacher from
112	199		using the highest-achieved score on the assessment
113	200		required by this subparagraph to calculate the final
114	201		grade for the applicable social studies, history or
115	202		citizenship skills unit taken by the student in
116	203		accordance with the provisions of Section 11 -103.6 of
117	204		this title in the school year the assessment is
118	205		administered.
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120	206		2. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the statewide
121	207		student assessment system may include:
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123	208		a. assessments in Reading and Writing in certain grades
124	209		as determined by the Board, and
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126	210		b. contingent upon the availability of funds, an
127	211		additional nationally recognized colleg e- and career-
128	212		readiness assessment or assessments as recommended by
129	213		the State Department of Education which will be
130	214		administered to students in high school at no cost to
131	215		the student.
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135	216		F. 1. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
136	217		2017-2018 school year, each student shall take the assessment or
137	218		assessments included in the statewide student assessment system
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138	246		adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection A of this section in
139	247		order to graduate from a public high school with a standard diploma.
140	248		All students shall take the assessment or assessments prior to
141	249		graduation, unless otherwise exempt by law.
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143	250		2. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
144	251		2017-2018 school year, each student, in addition to taking the
145	252		assessment or assessments i ncluded in the statewide student
146	253		assessment system adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection A of
147	254		this section, shall meet any other high school graduation
148	255		requirements adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 5 of Enrolled
149	256		House Bill No. 3218 of the 2nd Session of the 55th Oklahoma
150	257		Legislature in order to graduate from a public high school with a
151	258		standard diploma.
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154	260		the 2016-2017 school year, school districts shall adopt a plan that
155	261		establishes the assessment or assessments those students are
156	262		required to take in order to graduate from a public high school with
157	263		a standard diploma. The plan may also include any or all of the
158	264		other high school graduation requirements adopted by the Board
159	265		pursuant to Section 5 of Enrolled House Bill No. 3218 of the 2nd
160	266		Session of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature that those students will be
161	267		required to meet in order to graduate from a public high school with
162	268		a standard diploma.
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164	296		4. The Board shall promulgate rules to ens ure that students who
165	297		transfer into an Oklahoma school district from out -of-state after
166	298		the junior year of high school shall not be denied the opportunity
167	299		to be awarded a standard diploma due to differing testing
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170	301		G. In order to provide an in dication of the levels of
171	302		competency attained by the student in a permanent record for
172	303		potential future employers and institutions of higher education,
173	304		school districts shall report on the high school transcript of the
174	305		student the highest-achieved score on the assessment or assessments
175	306		included in the statewide student assessment system adopted by the
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178	307		Board pursuant to subsection A of this section and any business - and
179	308		industry-recognized endorsements attained.
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181	309		H. Students who do not perform at a proficien cy level on
182	310		assessments shall be remediated as established in the assessment
183	311		requirements adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 5 of Enrolled
184	312		House Bill No. 3218 of the 2nd Session of the 55th Oklahoma
185	313		Legislature, subject to the availability of funding .
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187	314		I. 1. All assessments required by this section shall measure
188	315		academic competencies in correlation with the subject matter
189	316		standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Sections 11 -103.6 and 11-
190	317		103.6a of this title and referred to as the Oklahoma Academic
191	318		Standards. The State Board of Education shall evaluate the subject
192	319		matter standards to ensure the competencies reflect high standards,
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193	347		are specific, well-defined, measurable, challenging, and will
194	348		prepare elementary students for next -grade-level course work and
195	349		secondary students for postsecondary studies at institutions of
196	350		higher education or technology center schools without the need for
197	351		remediation. All subject matter standards shall reflect the goals
198	352		as set forth in Section 11 -103.6 of this title and of improving the
199	353		state average ACT score.
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202	355		the results of the assessments. The State Board of Education shall
203	356		ensure that preliminary results for all statewide assessments are
204	357		reported to districts no later than June 20 of each year and are
205	358		presented in a manner that yields detailed, diagnostic information
206	359		for the purpose of guiding instruction and student remediation. As
207	360		improvements are made to the assessments required by this section,
208	361		the Board shall seek to increase the depth of knowledge assessed for
209	362		each subject. The State Board of Education shall seek to ensure
210	363		that data yielded from the assessments required in this section are
211	364		utilized at the school district level to inform instruction,
212	365		professional development, school improvement and remediation for
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216	368		shall determine the cut scores for the performance levels on all
217	369		statewide assessments. The Commission shall conduct a n ongoing
218	370		review to compare the statewide assessment content and performance
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222	399		the Commission may adjust the cut scores as necessary.
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224	400		4. The State Board of Education, for the purposes of c onducting
225	401		reliability and validity studies, monitoring contractor adherence to
226	402		professionally accepted testing standards, and providing
227	403		recommendations for testing program improvement, shall retain the
228	404		services of an established, independent agency or orga nization that
229	405		is nationally recognized for its technical expertise in educational
230	406		testing but is not engaged in the development of aptitude or
231	407		achievement tests for elementary or secondary level grades. These
232	408		national assessment experts shall annually con duct studies of the
233	409		reliability and validity of the statewide assessments administered
234	410		pursuant to this section. Validity studies shall include studies of
235	411		decision validity and concurrent validity.
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238	413		setting the assessment window dates for each statewide assessment so
239	414		that the assessments are administered according to recommended
240	415		testing protocols, and so that the assessment results are reported
241	416		back to school districts in a timely manner. The vend or shall
242	417		provide a final electronic data file of all school site, school
243	418		district, and state results to the State Department of Education and
244	419		the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability prior to August
245	420		20 of each year. The Department shall forwar d the final data files
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248	450		vendor includes a provision that the vendor report assessment
249	451		results directly to the Office of Educ ational Quality and
250	452		Accountability at the same time it is reported to the Board.
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253	454		required in this section shall be disaggregated by gender, race,
254	455		ethnicity, disability status, migrant status, E nglish proficiency,
255	456		and status as economically disadvantaged, except that such
256	457		disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the number
257	458		of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically
258	459		reliable information or the results would rev eal personally
259	460		identifiable information about an individual student. Each school
260	461		site shall notify the student ’s parents of the school ’s performance
261	462		levels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program as reported in the
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264	463		Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program a t the end of each school
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268	466		field-testing and validation of the statewide assessment system
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272	469		incorporate as a part of the Oklahoma School Testing Program, other
273	470		assessment programs or procedures , including appropriate
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276	500		20 U.S.C., Section 1400 et seq.
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279	502		assessments for students with the most significant cognitive
280	503		disabilities, the State Board of Education shall not be subject to
281	504		subsections D and E of Sec tion 11-103.6a of this title.
	505	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
	506	+	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	507	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
	508	+	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
	509	+	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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285		-	Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2021.
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289		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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292		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of April, 2021.
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299		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
300		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
301		-	day of ______________ _____, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
302		-	By: _______________________________ __
303		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
304		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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306		-	_________________________________
307		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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310		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
311		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
312		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
313		-	By: _______________________________ __
	511	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 03/31/2021
	512	+	- DO PASS.