OK HR1025

Directs Oklahoma Attorney General to file a lawsuit against CTB/McGraw-Hill on behalf of the Oklahoma State Department of Education and students seeking legal recourse and compensation for testing failures.

Addresses server outages that occurred on April 29-30, 2013, when CTB/McGraw-Hill's testing servers failed during statewide standardized tests (Oklahoma Core Curriculum tests and end-of-instruction exams).

Documents impacts including invalidated thousands of tests, potential diploma delays for high school students, forced extension of testing deadlines, and possible school performance report card penalties.

Notes Oklahoma's contract with CTB/McGraw-Hill valued at $8.9 million for Oklahoma Core Curriculum tests and $7.3 million for end-of-instruction testing with option to renew for four additional years.

Expresses House of Representatives' vote of no confidence in CTB/McGraw-Hill's competency to administer assessment tests and requests dismissal of their services.