Statewide student assessment system-amendments.

24LSO-0212
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0212
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0194

Statewide student assessment system-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Andrew, Angelos, Bear, Ottman, Penn, Rodriguez-Williams and Singh and Senator(s) Biteman, Brennan and Ide

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; repealing the statewide assessment system; repealing the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act; repealing obsolete provisions; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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202(a)(i), (xxxiv)(intro) and (xxxvi), 21
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203(c)(ii)(intro) and (A), 21
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304(a)(ii) and (b)(ii), 21
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110(a)(xxiv) and (xxxiv), 21
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305(a)(ix)(A)(I), 21
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308(g) and 21
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1307(g) are amended to read:

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202.

Duties of the state superintendent.

(a)

In addition to any other duties assigned by law, the state superintendent shall:

(i)

Make rules and regulations, consistent with this code, as may be necessary or desirable for the proper and effective administration of the state educational system
.

and the statewide education accountability system pursuant to W.S. 21
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204.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to give the state superintendent rulemaking power in any area specifically entrusted to the state board;

(xxxiv)

With the department of enterprise technology services, establish criteria for the collection, storage, management and reporting of department of education data including
,
but not limited to teacher certification
, statewide education accountability and assessment
and the administration of the school finance system. In carrying out this paragraph, the state superintendent and the department of enterprise technology services shall develop a data privacy and security plan that includes:

(xxxvi)

Commencing school year
2015
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2016
2024
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2025
, in conjunction with the school district accreditation process required under W.S. 21
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304(a)(ii)
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and as a component of the statewide education accountability system created under W.S. 21
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204,
conduct a review of each school district's assessment system once every five (5) years to ensure alignment with the uniform state education standards promulgated by the state board, and to ensure district adherence to the uniform graduation standards prescribed by the state board under W.S. 21
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304(a)(iii). Reviews undertaken pursuant to this paragraph, together with findings, shall be reported to the state board
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and any deficiencies determined by the review shall be addressed through the statewide system of support established under W.S. 21
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204(h);

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203.

School district data collection and funding model administration; duties and responsibilities specified; data advisory committee; school district compliance.

(c)

The duties of the department are, in accordance with rules promulgated by the state superintendent, to:

(ii)

Collect data from school districts necessary for the department to administer the school finance system
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and the statewide education accountability system established under W.S. 21
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2
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204.
In accomplishing this, the department shall:

(A)

Coordinate its work with all other functions of the department so as to consolidate data reporting requirements for school districts and eliminate duplication in reporting to the greatest extent possible
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, including reporting of assessment results required for determinations under W.S. 21
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204;

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304.

Duties of the state board of education.

(a)

The state board of education shall:

(ii)

Through the evaluation and accreditation of school districts, implement and enforce the uniform standards for educational programs prescribed under W.S. 21
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101 and 21
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102 in the public schools of this state, including any educational institution receiving any state funds except for the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges
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, and implement and enforce the statewide education accountability system pursuant to W.S. 21
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204.
The board shall ensure that educational programs offered by public schools in accordance with these standards provide students an opportunity to acquire sufficient knowledge and skills, at a minimum, to enter the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges, to prepare students for the job market or postsecondary career and technical training and to achieve the general purposes of education that equips students for their role as a citizen and participant in the political system and to have the opportunity to compete both intellectually and economically in society
;
. In addition, the board shall require school district adherence to the statewide education accountability system;

(b)

In addition to subsection (a) of this section and any other duties assigned to it by law, the state board shall:

(ii)

Enforce the uniform state educational program standards imposed by W.S. 21
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101 and 21
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102 and the uniform student content and performance standards established by rules and regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section
, together with student performance indicators established and measured pursuant to W.S. 21
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204,
by taking appropriate administrative action with the state superintendent, including but not limited to the changing of accreditation status;

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110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district shall:

(xxiv)

Adopt a student assessment system to measure student performance relative to the uniform student content and performance standards in all content areas for which the state board has promulgated standards pursuant to W.S. 21
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304(a)(iii).
To the extent required by W.S. 21
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204 and 21
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304(a)(vi), the district assessment system shall be integrated with the statewide assessment system and the statewide accountability system.
Components of the district assessment system required by this paragraph shall be designed and used to determine the various levels of student performance in all content areas of the uniform student content and performance standards relative to the common core of knowledge and skills prescribed under W.S. 21
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101(b). The district shall report to the state board in accordance with W.S. 21
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304(a)(iv) on its assessment system adopted under this paragraph;

(xxxiv)

Effective school year
2015
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2016
2024
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2025
, in conjunction with district accreditation
, as a component of the statewide education accountability system
and in accordance with W.S. 21
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202(a)(xxxvi), be subject to a review by the department of education once every five (5) years on the alignment of the district's assessment system with the uniform state education standards promulgated by the state board, and the district's adherence to the uniform graduation standards prescribed by the state board under W.S. 21
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304(a)(iii);

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305.

Charter schools; contract contents;

renewal; revocation; closure; appeal; regulations.

(a)

An approved charter application shall serve as the basis for a contract between the charter school and the authorizer. Within seventy
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five (75) days of the final approval of a charter application, the governing board and the authorizer shall execute the charter contract. The charter contract shall:

(ix)

Set forth the methods by which the charter school will be held accountable for achieving the educational mission and goals of the charter school, including the following:

(A)

Evidence of adequate performance or improvement in:

(I)

Assessment measures
;
, including the statewide assessment system measures;

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308.

Hearing by authorizer; prohibited actions by authorizer; criteria; compliance with state standards; contractual authority.

(g)

Charter schools shall meet the state uniform educational program standards imposed upon public schools by W.S. 21
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101 and 21
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102 and the uniform state student content and performance standards prescribed by the state board of education under W.S. 21
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304
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, including compliance with requirements under the statewide assessment system pursuant to W.S. 21
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304(a)(v).

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1307.

Success curriculum; test standards.

(g)

In each odd
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numbered year, the department, in consultation with the University of Wyoming, Wyoming community colleges and the community college commission, shall report to the governor and the joint education interim committee of the legislature on recommendations for modifications to the success curriculum requirements, minimum cumulative GPA and minimum national percentile rank scores or minimum cumulative career
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technical aptitude assessment scores contained in this article
and recommendations for the adoption of statewide student assessment standards and scores to augment qualifying national percentile rankings or career
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technical aptitude assessment scores, all
to ensure that the Hathaway scholarship program is designed to provide the desired incentives for students to pursue a rigorous curriculum and strive to achieve academic success. The report shall also include any additional resources which school districts, particularly those school districts granted exemptions for students under paragraph (f)(ii) of this section, may require to provide the success curriculum and impacts of the Hathaway success curriculum on school districts of different sizes. The cumulative GPA requirements for performance under the success curriculum shall not be restricted to those courses comprising the success curriculum, but shall be applied comprehensively to all courses included within each scholarship student's high school curriculum.

Section 2.

W.S. 21
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202(a)(xiv) and (xxi), 21
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203(c)(ii)(C), 21
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204, 21
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304(a)(v), (vi) and (b)(xiv), 21
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304(g)(ii), 21
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305(a)(ix)(A)(IV) and 21
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401(c) are repealed.

Section 3.

The state superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education and the department of education shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 4.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.

(b)

Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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