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IN SB0200

Bill

Status

Passed

1/21/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Kruse

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School and school corporation performance ratings for the 2014-2015 school year may not be lower than their ratings for the 2013-2014 school year, effective July 1, 2015 (retroactively).

  • Performance category calculations for the 2014-2015 school year must follow 511 IAC 6.2-6 guidelines, subject to federal flexibility waiver requirements under 20 U.S.C. 7861.

  • The Department of Education may only apply consequences for newly eligible schools based on 2014-2015 performance ratings if the school is placed in the lowest performance category or designation for that year.

  • The provisions in Section 1 expire on January 1, 2017.

  • An emergency is declared for this act.

Legislative Description

Measuring school and school corporation performance. Provides that a school's or school corporation's category or designation of performance for the 2014-2015 school year may not be lower than the grade assigned to the school or school corporation by the state board of education for the 2013-2014 school year. Provides that for purposes of determining whether a choice scholarship school has become newly eligible for consequences based on the school's category or designation of performance, the department of education may not apply the consequences unless the school is placed in the lowest category or designation for the 2014-2015 school year.

Last Action

Public Law 1

1/21/2016

Committee Referrals

Education1/13/2016
Education and Career Development1/5/2016

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