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AR SB14

Bill

Status

Passed

5/24/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jane English

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Origin

Senate

90th General Assembly (2016 Special 3)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a pause in Arkansas state accountability classifications for the 2016-2017 school year to allow the Department of Education to develop a new unified accountability system compliant with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (signed December 10, 2015)

  • Prohibits the Department of Education from identifying additional schools or school districts as being in academic distress under § 6-15-428 and from assigning school ratings under § 6-15-2105 during the 2016-2017 school year

  • Allows the Department of Education to remove schools or school districts from existing academic distress status if they correct all issues that caused the classification

  • Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon the Governor's approval (or automatically if neither approved nor vetoed within the statutory period)

  • Automatically expires on June 30, 2017

Legislative Description

Concerning The Public School And School District Accountability System; To Provide A Pause In Current State Accountability Classifications; And To Declare An Emergency.

Last Action

Notification that SB14 is now Act 20

5/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Education5/20/2016
Education5/19/2016

Full Bill Text

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