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HB 1121: Assessments and Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Tobia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beshears ; Caldwell ; Combee ; Drake ; Eagle ; Pilon ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Rodrigues, R. ; Van Zant

Assessments and Accountability; Deletes Next Generation Sunshine State Standards & requires districts to select certain standards; requires Commissioner of Education to develop & maintain proposed list of certain standards; provides standards that must be included on list; requires district school boards to select & implement set of standards from among those on list; prohibits DOE or district school board from entering into certain agreements that cede or limit state or district autonomy over academic content standards & corresponding assessments; requires DOE or district school board to amend or terminate certain agreements; revises required public K-12 educational instruction; revises assessment program; removes statewide, standardized assessments; provides for scheduling, administration, analysis, & reporting of specific assessments; revises school grades.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Choice and Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2015 House • Filed
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 92
    3/8/2015 House • Referred to Choice and Innovation Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 191
    4/28/2015 House • Died in Choice and Innovation Subcommittee

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  • HB 1121, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2015 at 2:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1496 Assessments and Accountability Evers Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)
    H 877 Assessments and Accountability Mayfield Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in K-12 Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KTS)
    S 1450 Assessments and Accountability Bullard Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.41 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 7 (pdf)
    1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. Page 13 (pdf)
    1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; district grade. Page 34 (pdf)

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