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Introduced
01/05/2022
01/05/2022
In Committee
02/25/2022
02/25/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2022
03/14/2022
Introduced Session
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to K-12 assessments and accountability; amending s. 411.227, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.; renaming the "Next Generation Sunshine State Standards" as the "state academic standards"; amending ss. 1002.37, 1002.45, 1002.53, 1002.67, 1002.68, 1003.41, and 1003.53 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; amending s. 1008.2125, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program; conforming cross-references to changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.22, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing that certain end-of-year comprehensive progress monitoring assessments are the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics assessments for certain students; providing that achievement levels on specified assessments shall measure grade-level performance, rather than satisfactory performance; requiring certain assessment results to be provided by a specified date beginning with a certain school year; including the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system in the limitation on the school hours authorized for testing; revising the timeframe results for district-required local assessments must be provided to a student's parent; requiring such results to be provided in specified formats; requiring specified information to be included on individual student reports; requiring the Commissioner of Education to provide specified recommendations from an independent review of the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing requirements for the review and recommendations; providing for the future repeal of such requirements; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; requiring the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system to identify the educational strengths and needs of students; revising requirements for such system; providing requirements for the administration of the coordinated screenings and progress monitoring and the reporting of results; requiring a specified annual report to be accessible through certain web-based options; deleting a requirement that district school boards print specified information in a local newspaper; amending s. 1008.33, F.S.; making editorial changes; requiring a school district to take specified actions for a school that earns an initial school grade of "D"; revising the options available to a school district that must implement a turnaround plan for a school; authorizing a school district to submit a turnaround plan for a school that has earned an initial school grade of "D"; revising the options available to a school district with a school that implemented a turnaround plan and did not improve its school grade; requiring certain schools that exit turnaround status and earn a specified school grade within a certain time period to select and implement a turnaround option; providing requirements for the selection of such turnaround option; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; requiring the State Board of Education to annually review the percentage of schools earning certain school grades and determine if the school grading scale must be adjusted; providing requirements for such adjustments; requiring the state board to provide specified information to the public; providing a transition for the calculation of school and district grades for the 2022-2023 school year; providing requirements for the calculation of such grades and exemption schools from specified provisions; providing requirements for determining grade 3 retention and high school graduation requirements for such school year; providing for the future repeal of specified provisions; amending s. 1008.341, F.S.; providing that school improvements rating will not be calculated for the 2022-2023 school year; providing for the future repeal of specified provisions; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill:
- Renames the "Next Generation Sunshine State Standards" as the "state academic standards" in Florida's education laws.
- Requires students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3 to participate in a coordinated screening and progress monitoring system to identify their educational strengths and needs. This system must provide data for Voluntary Prekindergarten accountability and inform instruction.
- Modifies provisions related to statewide assessments, including making the end-of-year comprehensive progress monitoring assessment the statewide ELA and Math assessments for certain grades, and revising achievement level requirements.
- Requires the Commissioner of Education to conduct an independent review of the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system and provide recommendations by January 2025.
- Provides a transition for calculating school and district grades in the 2022-2023 school year, which will serve as an informational baseline, and suspends the calculation of school improvement ratings for that year.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (2)
Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee (House), Education and Employment Committee (House)
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1048 (on 03/08/2022)
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