HB 2056 Summary

• Establishes parental right to opt out of statewide assessments by requiring the state board of education to develop a form for parents to sign and submit to the school principal or head teacher.

• Prohibits schools from factoring missing assessment results into school or school district achievement profile classifications, school report cards, or performance-based compensation systems when a parent opts out.

• Allows parents to opt out of statewide assessments used for third-grade reading proficiency determination, requiring districts to use alternative assessments for promotion decisions for opted-out students.

• Allows parents to opt out of statewide assessments used as high school graduation requirements, requiring districts to use alternative assessments to satisfy that portion of graduation requirements for opted-out students.

• Adds the parental right to opt out of statewide assessments to the list of parental rights and responsibilities that must be included in school district parental involvement policies.