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LA SCR22

LA SCR22
Requests BESE to suspend statewide standardized assessments for the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19.


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Introduced
03/16/2020
In Committee
05/18/2020
Crossed Over
05/15/2020
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/15/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to suspend all 3 statewide assessments for the 2019-2020 school year due to the imminent threat 4 posed to the citizens of Louisiana by COVID-19. 5.

AI Summary

This Concurrent Resolution urges and requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), a governing body for public education in Louisiana, to cancel all statewide standardized tests for the 2019-2020 school year. This request is made due to the significant public health threat posed by COVID-19, a novel coronavirus that had become a global pandemic, leading to widespread school closures and concerns about student and staff health, as well as potential negative impacts on test performance due to anxiety and disruption.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Education. (on 05/18/2020)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=20rs&b=SCR22&sbi=y 03/17/2020
BillText http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1166139 03/17/2020
Analysis - Digest of SCR22 Original http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1166140 03/17/2020
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