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29		-	BILL NO. 2673 By: Baker, West (Tammy), Lowe
30		-	(Dick), McBride, Waldron,
31		-	Hasenbeck, and Provenzano
32		-	of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 2673 By: Baker of the House
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	45	+	AS INTRODUCED
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	47	+	An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
	48	+	Section 1210.508, which relates to the statewide
	49	+	system of student as sessments; adding optional
	50	+	career-readiness assessments for certain students;
	51	+	requiring assessment to be administered at no cost to
	52	+	students; providing an effective date; and declaring
	53	+	an emergency.
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51	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
52	60		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508, is
53	61		amended to read as follows:
54	62		Section 1210.508 A. 1. By no later than December 31, 2016,
55	63		the State Board of Education shall adopt a statewide system of
56	64		student assessments in c ompliance with the Elementary and Secondary
57	65		Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) , as reauthorized and amended by P.L.
58	66		No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
59		-	2. The statewide student assessment s ystem adopted by the B oard
60		-	pursuant to this subsection shall be aligned with the Oklahoma
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	94	+	2. The statewide student assessment system adopted by the B oard
	95	+	pursuant to this subsection shall be aligned with the Oklahoma
87	96		Academic Standards as ado pted by the Board and which prepare
88	97		students for college and careers.
89	98		B. 1. The Board shall issue a r equest for proposals for the
90	99		selection of assessments to be administered to stude nts in grades
91	100		three through twelve as a part of the statewide student as sessment
92	101		system adopted by the Board pursuant to this section.
93	102		2. The Board shall adopt assessments fr om the selected
94	103		proposals that were submitted pursuant to pa ragraph 1 of this
95	104		subsection. The adopted assessments shall be administered by the
96	105		Board for a period that is in coordination with the six -year subject
97	106		area textbook adoption cycle unless the ven dor does not fulfill the
98	107		terms of the contract or fails to c omply with or violate s the terms
99	108		of the contract. The Board shall administer the assessments
100	109		beginning with the 2017 -2018 school year.
101	110		C. The statewide student assessment system adopted by the B oard
102	111		pursuant to this section shall include assessments that :
103	112		1. Are aligned with the Oklahoma subject matter standards as
104	113		adopted by the Board;
105	114		2. Provide a measure of comparability among other states;
106	115		3. Yield both norm-referenced scores and criterion -referenced
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	144	+	4. Have a track record of statistical r eliability and accura cy;
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136	146		5. For assessments administered in high school, provide a
137	147		measure of future academic performance.
138	148		D. For the 2016-2017 school year, the Board shall administer
139	149		assessments in:
140	150		1. English Language Arts or Reading and Mathemati cs in grades
141	151		three through eight and at least once in high school, during the
142	152		grade span of nine through twelve;
143	153		2. Science not less than once during each grade span of three
144	154		through five, six th rough nine and ten through twelve; and
145	155		3. United States His tory not less than on ce during the grade
146	156		span of nine through twelve.
147	157		E. 1. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the statewide
148	158		student assessment system shall include assessments in:
149	159		a. English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades three
150	160		through eight and at least onc e in high school, during
151	161		the grade span of nine through twelve,
152	162		b. Science not less than once during each grade span of
153	163		three through five, six through nine and ten through
154	164		twelve, and
155	165		c. United States History, with an emphasis on civi cs, not
156	166		less than once during the grade span of nine through
157	167		twelve.
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	195	+	2. Beginning with the 2 017-2018 school year, the statewide
	196	+	student assessment system may include:
186	197		a. assessments in Reading an d Writing in certain grades
187	198		as determined by the Board, and
188	199		b. contingent upon the availability of funds, an
189	200		additional nationally recognized college - and career-
190	201		readiness assessment or assessments as recommended by
191	202		the State Department of Education which will be
192	203		administered to students in high school at no cost t o
193	204		the student.
194	205		3. a. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the
195	206		statewide student assessment system m ay include:
196	207		(1) a retest of the nati onally recognized college -
197	208		and career-readiness assessment administered
198	209		pursuant to subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of th is
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200	211		(2) nationally recognized, portable career-readiness
201	212		assessments that lead to a National Career
202	213		Readiness Certificate.
203	214		b. The assessments described in this paragraph shall be
204	215		available for students in the fall semester of their
205	216		twelfth grade year and shall be administered at no
206	217		cost to students.
207		-	F. 1. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
208		-	2017-2018 school year, each student shall take the assessment or
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	245	+	F. 1. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
	246	+	2017-2018 school year, each student shall take the assessment or
	247	+	assessments included in the statewide student assessment system
236	248		adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection A of this section in
237	249		order to graduate from a public high school with a standard diploma.
238	250		All students shall take the assessment or assessments prior to
239	251		graduation, unless otherwise exempt by law.
240	252		2. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
241	253		2017-2018 school year, each student, in addition to taking the
242	254		assessment or assessments includ ed in the statewide student
243	255		assessment system adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection A of
244	256		this section, shall meet any other high school graduation
245	257		requirements adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 5 of Enrolled
246	258		House Bill No. 3218 of the 2nd Sess ion of the 55th Oklahoma
247	259		Legislature in order to graduat e from a public high school with a
248	260		standard diploma.
249	261		3. For students who start the ninth grade prior to or during
250	262		the 2016-2017 school year, school districts shall adopt a plan that
251	263		establishes the assessment or assessments those students are
252	264		required to take in order to graduate from a public high school with
253	265		a standard diploma. The plan may also include any or all of the
254	266		other high school graduation requirements adopted by the Board
255	267		pursuant to Section 5 of Enrolled House Bill No. 3218 of the 2nd
256	268		Session of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature that those students will be
257		-	required to meet in order to graduate from a public high school with
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	297	+	a standard diploma.
285	298		4. The Board shall promulgate rules to ensure t hat students who
286	299		transfer into an Oklahoma school distri ct from out-of-state after
287	300		the junior year of high school shall not be denied the opportunity
288	301		to be awarded a standard diploma due to differing testing
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290	303		G. In order to provide an indicat ion of the levels of
291	304		competency attained by the student in a permanent record for
292	305		potential future employers and instit utions of higher education,
293	306		school districts shall report on the high school transcript of the
294	307		student the highest-achieved score on the assessment or assessments
295	308		included in the statewide stud ent assessment system adopted by the
296	309		Board pursuant to subsecti on A of this section and any business- and
297	310		industry-recognized endorsements attained.
298	311		H. Students who do not perform at a proficiency le vel on
299	312		assessments shall be remediated as established in the assessment
300	313		requirements adopted by the Board pursuant to S ection 5 of Enrolled
301	314		House Bill No. 3218 of the 2nd Session of the 55th Oklahoma
302	315		Legislature, subject to the availability of funding.
303	316		I. 1. All assessments required by this section shall meas ure
304	317		academic competencies in correlation with the subject matte r
305	318		standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Sections 11 -103.6 and 11-
306	319		103.6a of this title and referred to as the Oklahoma Academic
307		-	Standards. The State Board of Education shall evaluate the s ubject
308		-	matter standards to ensure the competencies reflect high standards,
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	347	+	Standards. The State Board of Education shall evaluate the s ubject
	348	+	matter standards to ensure the competencies reflect high standards,
335	349		are specific, well-defined, measurable, challenging, and will
336	350		prepare elementary students for next -grade-level course work an d
337	351		secondary students for postsecondary studies at instit utions of
338	352		higher education or technology center schools without the need for
339	353		remediation. All subject matter standards shall reflect the goals
340	354		as set forth in Section 11 -103.6 of this title and of im proving the
341	355		state average ACT score.
342	356		2. The State Department of Education shall annually evaluate
343	357		the results of the a ssessments. The State Board of Education shall
344	358		ensure that preliminary results for all statewide assessments are
345	359		reported to districts n o later than June 20 of each year and are
346	360		presented in a manner that yields detailed, diagnostic information
347	361		for the purpose of guiding instruction and student remediation. As
348	362		improvements are made to the assessments required by this section,
349	363		the Board shall seek to increase the depth of knowledge assessed for
350	364		each subject. The State Board of Education shall seek to ensu re
351	365		that data yielded from the assessments required in this section are
352	366		utilized at the school district level to inform instruction,
353	367		professional development, school improvement and remediation for
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355	369		3. The Commission for Educational Quality and Ac countability
356	370		shall determine the cut scores for the performance levels on all
357		-	statewide assessments. The Commission shall conduct an ong oing
358		-	review to compare the statewide assessment content and performance
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	398	+	statewide assessments. The Commission shall conduct an ong oing
	399	+	review to compare the statewide assessment content and performance
385	400		descriptors with those of other states. Upon r eceipt of the review,
386	401		the Commission may adjust the cut scores as necessary.
387	402		4. The State Board of Education, for the purposes of conduc ting
388	403		reliability and validity studies, monitoring contra ctor adherence to
389	404		professionally accepted testing standards, an d providing
390	405		recommendations for testing program improvement, shall retain the
391	406		services of an established, independent agency or organizat ion that
392	407		is nationally recognized for its technical expe rtise in educational
393	408		testing but is not engaged in the developm ent of aptitude or
394	409		achievement tests for elementary or secondary level grades. These
395	410		national assessment experts shall annually conduct studies of the
396	411		reliability and validity of the statewide assessments administered
397	412		pursuant to this section. Validity s tudies shall include studies of
398	413		decision validity and concurrent validity.
399	414		J. 1. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules
400	415		setting the assessment window dates for each statewide ass essment so
401	416		that the assessments are administered according to r ecommended
402	417		testing protocols, and so that the assessment results are reported
403	418		back to school districts in a timely manner. The vendor sh all
404	419		provide a final electronic data file of all school s ite, school
405	420		district, and state results to the State Department of Education and
406	421		the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability prior to August
407		-	20 of each year. The Department shall forward the final data files
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	449	+	20 of each year. The Department shall forward the final data files
	450	+	for each school district and each scho ol site in that district to
435	451		the school district. The Board sha ll ensure the contract with the
436	452		vendor includes a provision that the vendor report assessment
437	453		results directly to the Office of Education al Quality and
438	454		Accountability at the same time it is rep orted to the Board.
439	455		2. State, district, and site level results of all assessments
440	456		required in this section shall be disaggregated by gender, race,
441	457		ethnicity, disability status, migrant status, Englis h proficiency,
442	458		and status as economically disadvantaged, except that such
443	459		disaggregation shall not be required in a cas e in which the number
444	460		of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically
445	461		reliable information or the results would reveal p ersonally
446	462		identifiable information about an individual s tudent. Each school
447	463		site shall notify the student 's parents of the school's performance
448	464		levels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program as reported in the
449	465		Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program at the end of each school
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451	467		K. The State Board of Educati on shall be responsible for the
452	468		field-testing and validation of the statewide assessment system
453	469		required in subsection A of this section.
454	470		L. The State Board of Education shall develop, administer, an d
455	471		incorporate as a part of the Oklahoma School Testing P rogram, other
456	472		assessment programs or procedures, including appr opriate
457		-	accommodations for the assessment of students with disabilities as
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	500	+	accommodations for the assessment of students with disabilities as
484	501		required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I DEA),
485	502		20 U.S.C., Section 1400 et seq.
486	503		M. For purposes of developing and administering alternate
487	504		assessments for studen ts with the most significant cognitive
488	505		disabilities, the State Board of Education shall not be subject to
489	506		subsections D and E of Section 11-103.6a of this title.
490	507		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
491	508		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
492	509		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
493	510		declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
494	511		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
495		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2023.
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	513	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 02/22/2023
	514	+	- DO PASS, As Coauthored.