Senate Bill 343 Summary

• Repeals four education reporting requirements and modifies community college program reporting to collect data instead of submitting formal reports to the Governor and legislature.

• Changes reporting deadlines for multiple education reports: State Board of Education testing program report moved from November 1 to December 15; charter school evaluation report from January 15 to February 15; community college customized training report from September 1; and education data center report changed from quarterly to annual reporting beginning July 1, 2019.

• Adds new reporting requirements for special education outcomes, career and technical education achievements, high school diploma endorsements, and cooperative innovative high schools, with reports due by specified dates to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.

• Establishes new requirements for local school boards to report school start and end dates annually by April 1, with the State Board of Education reporting this information by June 15 to identify schools starting before the Monday closest to August 26.

• Clarifies Education Workforce Innovation Commission membership to allow designees for certain leadership positions, staggers Professional Educator Preparation Commission member appointments, and exempts State Board of Education charter actions from contested case procedures.