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CS/CS/SB 616: Education Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations; Education Pre-K - 12; Legg

Education Accountability; Revising the powers of the State Board of Education to require adoption of rules regarding notification forms for grade 3 retention and midyear promotion, and high school graduation requirements and options; removing the requirement that English Language Arts statewide assessments be administered to students in grade 11; authorizing a school district to use district employees to administer and proctor specified assessments; repealing provisions relating to the measurement of student performance in personnel evaluations, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/1/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2015-6) -SJ 315
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/2/2015 Senate • Filed
2/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 73
2/18/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/18/15, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Discussed/Workshop
2/27/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/04/15, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 73
3/4/2015 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -SJ 192
3/5/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/6/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 192
3/16/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/19/15, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/17/2015 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 205
3/19/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 227
3/23/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 227
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/25/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -SJ 260
3/27/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 260
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/15
3/31/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 268
4/1/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 314
• Amendment(s) adopted (877970) -SJ 315
• Substituted CS/HB 7069 -SJ 315
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2015-6) -SJ 315