HB4014 H ED HFAT 2-25

Webb 3336

The Committee on Committee on Education moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill No. 4014 -- H. B. 4014 -- “A Bill to amend and reenact §18‑2E‑5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to academic standards and assessments in primary and secondary schools; removing reference to the No Child Left Behind Act; adding digital literacy to the list of education and efficiency standards  to be periodically reviewed; defining “academic standards”; making a findings with respect to the Legislature’s constitutional authority; making a finding regarding the state board of education’s adoption and renaming of Common Core State Standards; establishing the Academic Standards Evaluation Panel to be appointed by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House; establishing duties of the panel; requiring work of Panel to be completed by October 1, 2016; requiring the state board of education to adopt and implement the standards reviewed and revised by the Panel on or before the 2017-2018 school year; establishing criteria for any academic standards adopted by the state board; requiring withdrawal from Memorandum of Agreement relating to adoption of Common Core State Standards; requiring withdrawal as a governing state in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; prohibiting implementation of science standards effective July 1, 2016;  requiring the state board to keep current science standards in effect through June 30, 2017; requiring the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education and Accountability to review proposed rules for compliance with the law and legislative intent and take further action at its discretion; removing certain requirements that comprehensive statewide student assessment must meet and removing associated rule-making authority; requiring the state board of education to review and approve a summative assessment for certain grade levels to test proficiency in certain subject areas; requiring that summative assessments meet certain requirements; prohibiting the implementation of any assessment developed specifically to align with Common Core State Standards; requiring online assessment preparation; requiring the state board of education to develop a plan and make recommendations regarding end of course assessments and student accountability; establishing reporting requirements; requiring the state board to develop a policy outlining accountability measures for students taking the comprehensive statewide assessment; requiring that written requests by parent’s or guardian’s to opt their student out of assessment be granted; prohibiting discipline, punishment, or grade reduction of a student who opts out; prohibiting refusal to grant Promise Scholarship, placing in remedial courses or refusing admission to a West Virginia institution of higher education based upon the parent choice to opt out; and establishing maximum percentage of instructional time for summative assessment.”

Adopted

Rejected