H.B. 237 Summary

• State Board of Education is prohibited from adopting or implementing Common Core State Standards for English language arts and mathematics, and cannot use PARCC or other Common Core-related assessments.

• Any previous actions taken to adopt or implement Common Core standards are voided as of the bill's effective date.

• State Board becomes sole authority for adopting academic content standards and must hold public hearings in each congressional district before adopting or revising standards.

• School districts and schools are not required to use state-adopted academic standards as a condition for approval to operate or receiving state funds.

• State entities are prohibited from sharing personally identifiable student or teacher information with entities outside the state, with commercial entities, or with the U.S. Department of Education except under strict conditions requiring written agreements limiting use to program evaluation only.