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29		-	BILL NO. 531 By: Pugh of the Senate
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	30	+	March 1, 2023
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	33	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	34	+	FOR
	35	+	SENATE BILL NO. 531 By: Pugh of the Senate
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44	51		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
45	52		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
46	53		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-202.2 of Title 70, unless
47	54		there is created a d uplication in numbering, reads as follows:
48	55		A. This act shall be kn own and may be cited as the “Rewarding
49	56		Student Outcomes Act ”. The purpose of the act sh all be to create an
50	57		outcomes-based college, career, and military readiness i ncentive
51	58		program for school districts, charter schools, and virtual charter
52	59		schools in this state.
53	60		B. As used in this act:
54	61		1. “College, career, and military readiness” means a graduating
55	62		senior who accomplishes any of the following during a time period
56	63		established by the State D epartment of Education:
57		-	a. scores the silver level or ab ove on the ACT WorkKeys
58		-	assessment,
59		-	b. earns an industry credential,
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	93	+	b. earns an industry credential ,
86	94		c. achieves a benchmark score on the ACT, SAT , or another
87	95		assessment designated by the State Department of
88	96		Education,
89	97		d. scores a 3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement
90	98		examination,
91	99		e. scores a 4, 5, 6, or 7 on an International
92	100		Baccalaureate examination,
93	101		f. earns transcripted college credit while still in high
94	102		school through concurrent or dual enrollment,
95	103		g. achieves a passing scor e set by the applicable
96	104		military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
97	105		Aptitude Battery, or
98	106		h. is accepted for enlistment in the United States Armed
99	107		Forces;
100	108		2. “Economically disadvantaged” shall have the same meaning as
101	109		provided for in Section 18-109.5 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
102	110		Statutes; and
103	111		3. “Not economically disadvantaged” means a student who does
104	112		not qualify for free- or reduced-price meals under the National
105	113		School Lunch Act.
106		-	C. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and each school
107		-	year thereafter, the State Department of Education shall determine
108		-	and inform each school district, charter school, and virtual charter
109		-	school of the number of graduating seniors who m et the college,
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	141	+	C. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and each school
	142	+	year thereafter, the State Department of Education shall determine
	143	+	and inform each school district, charter school, and virtual charter
	144	+	school of the number of graduating seniors who m et the college,
136	145		career, and military readiness standards defined in subsection B of
137	146		this section for each of the following cohorts for each school site
138	147		for the preceding school year:
139	148		1. Annual graduates who are economically disadvantaged; and
140	149		2. Annual graduates who are not economically disadvantaged.
141	150		D. 1. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and each school
142	151		year thereafter, the State Department of Education shall determine
143	152		and inform each school district , charter school, and virtual charter
144	153		school the minimum number of annual graduates in each of the cohorts
145	154		identified in subsection C o f this section who must demonstrate
146	155		college, career, and military readiness in order for the school
147	156		district, charter school, or virtual charter school to be eligible
148	157		for a Rewarding Student Outcom es Act bonus.
149	158		2. To qualify for a Rewar ding Student Outcomes Act bonus, the
150	159		school district, charter school, or virt ual charter school shall
151	160		have at least a one percent (1%) increase in the number of annual
152	161		graduates in a cohort identified in subsection C of this section who
153	162		demonstrate college, career, and military readiness above the number
154	163		of graduates for the preceding s chool year. A qualifying school
155	164		district, charter school, and virtual charter school shall be
156		-	eligible for a Rewarding Student Outcomes Act bonus in the following
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	192	+	eligible for a Rewarding Student Outcomes Act bonus in the following
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184	194		a. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per
185	195		graduate if the annual graduat e is economically
186	196		disadvantaged, and
187	197		b. Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per graduate if the
188	198		annual graduate is not economically disadvantaged.
189	199		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, is
190	200		amended to read as follows:
191	201		Section 1210.545. A. Except as otherwise provided, as pa rt of
192	202		the accountability system developed as provide d for in Section
193	203		1210.541 of this title, the State Board of Education sh all prepare
194	204		annual reports of the results of the Okla homa School Testing Prog ram
195	205		which describe student achievement in the state, an d each school
196	206		site, pursuant to the Elementary and S econdary Education Act of 1965
197	207		(ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No. 114 -95, also known as the Every
198	208		Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) , and any related federa l regulations.
199	209		B. The annual report as required pursua nt to subsection A of
200	210		this section shall identify sc hool sites as having one of the
201	211		following grades for each indicator, sep arately, and by a single
202	212		overview grade of all indica tors, defined according to rules of the
203	213		State Board of Education:
204	214		1. “A” means schools making excellent progress;
205	215		2. “B” means schools making above average progress;
206		-	3. “C” means schools making satisf actory progress;
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233	244		4. “D” means schools making less th an satisfactory progress ;
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235	246		5. “F” means schools failing to make adequate pr ogress.
236	247		C. Each school that has students who are te sted and included in
237	248		the school grading system as provided for in this s ection shall
238	249		receive a school grade, except as follow s:
239	250		1. A school shall no t receive a school grade if the number of
240	251		students tested and included in the school grading system is less
241	252		than the minimum sample size necessary for statistical reliability
242	253		and prevention of the unlawful release of personally iden tifiable
243	254		student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish
244	255		the lowest minimum sample size necessary to meet the requirements of
245	256		this paragraph; and
246	257		2. The academic performance of stud ents who are enrolled full-
247	258		time in an online program that is offered by a sch ool district or
248	259		charter school that is not the district of residence or is not
249	260		located in the district of r esidence of the student shall be
250	261		reported separately by the school distr ict or charter school and
251	262		shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site
252	263		or charter school.
253	264		D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of
254	265		accountability for statewide virtual charter schools, alternative
255	266		education programs as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title, a nd
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282	294		schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through
283	295		two.
284	296		E. The grade of a school shall be based on a multimeas ures
285	297		approach to accountability in accordance with the Elementary and
286	298		Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No.
287	299		114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any
288	300		federal regulations that include, but are not limit ed to, the
289	301		following indicators:
290	302		1. Statewide assessments , including the establishment of
291	303		student performance bands;
292	304		2. Graduation rates for high s chools;
293	305		3. Statewide academic measures for elementary and middle
294	306		schools;
295	307		4. English language proficiency for English learners; and
296	308		5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality
297	309		or student success, including, but not limited to, school climate,
298	310		school safety, student engagement, educator en gagement, and/or
299	311		advanced coursework and postseconda ry readiness.
300	312		F. Of the indicators included in subsection E of this sec tion,
301	313		not less than seventy percent (70%) of the over view grade must shall
302	314		be given to indicators 1, 2, 3, and 4 and, in the aggrega te, with
303	315		not more than thirty percent (30%) of the g rade given to indicator
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331	344		G. Further, the grade of an elementary or mi ddle school site
332	345		shall include, but not be limited to, a measure of status fo r
333	346		English language arts (ELA), math and science, growth in ELA and
334	347		math, English Language Proficiency Asses sment (ELPA) progress, and
335	348		chronic absenteeism climate surveys administered to students, school
336	349		staff, and parents and legal guardians of student s enrolled in the
337	350		school site.
338	351		H. The grade of a high scho ol site shall include, but not b e
339	352		limited to, a measure of status f or English language arts (ELA) ELA,
340	353		math and science status, English Language Proficiency Assessment
341	354		(ELPA) ELPA progress, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, and
342	355		postsecondary opportunit ies, and climate surveys administered to
343	356		students, school staff, and parents and legal guardians of student s
344	357		enrolled in the school site. For purposes of this section
345	358		postsecondary opportunities shall include Advanced Placement,
346	359		International Baccalaureat e, dual and concurrent enrollment,
347	360		internships, mentorships and apprenticeships, and industry
348	361		certifications be based on the percentage of high school students
349	362		who meet at least one of the following criteria:
350	363		1. Achieving a benchmark score on the ACT or S AT;
351	364		2. Scoring a 3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination;
352	365		3. Scoring a 4, 5, 6 , or 7 on an International Baccalaur eate
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380	394		4. Scoring the silver level or ab ove on the ACT WorkKeys
381	395		assessment;
382	396		5. Earning transcripted college credit while still in high
383	397		school through concurrent or dual enrollment;
384	398		6. Earning an industry crede ntial; or
385	399		7. Being accepted for enlistment into the United States Armed
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387	401		The Board shall adopt a time line for moving from completion of
388	402		such opportunities t o crediting achievement of such opportunities.
389	403		I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each
390	404		school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This
391	405		school improvement rating sh all be based on a comparison of the
392	406		student and school performance data of the current year to the
393	407		previous year data.
394	408		J. The State Department of Education shall annually develop a
395	409		school site report card to be delivered to pare nts or legal
396	410		guardians throughout each school district. The report card shall b e
397	411		in accordance with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary
398	412		Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized and amende d by P.L.
399	413		No. 114-95, also known as the Every Stud ent Succeeds Act (ESSA) and
400	414		includes include the grade for the school, information regarding
401	415		school improvement, an explanation of school performance, and
402	416		indicators of return on investment. The report car d for each school
403	417		site shall be published annually by the Department on its w ebsite,
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430	445		and every school district shall provide the sch ool site report card
431	446		to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the
432	447		school site. In order to provide infor mation regarding school
433	448		performance for school rep ort cards issued during the 2016-2017 and
434	449		2017-2018 school year years, the Department shall include an
435	450		explanation of the changes to the statewide system of student
436	451		assessments as required in Section 1210.5 08 of this title and how
437	452		the transition in assessm ents may impact school perf ormance. The
438	453		Department shall issue school report card s using the 2016-2017
439	454		school year assessment data that is available.
440	455		K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of sc hools in
441	456		calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to
442	457		public school districts.
443	458		L. The State Board of Educat ion shall promulgate rules to
444	459		implement the provisions of this section.
445	460		SECTION 3. This act shall become ef fective November 1, 2023.
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	461	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
	462	+	March 1, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS