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HB 21-1161: Suspend Statewide Assessments For Select Grades

Bill Summary:

The act suspends the administration of state assessments, contingent on receiving a waiver of federal law from the federal department of education, for the following instructional areas and grade levels for the 2020-21 school year:Science for students enrolled in grades 5, 8, and 11; Math for students enrolled in grades 3, 5, and 7; and English language arts for students enrolled in grades 4, 6, and 8. For the 2020-21 school year, the act suspends administration of the social studies assessment for students enrolled in elementary and middle school.The act allows the parent of a student enrolled in a grade for which administration of the English language arts or math assessment is suspended to request through the local education provider in which the student is enrolled that the student participate in the English language arts assessment or the math assessment.The act prohibits a school district from using student academic growth measures or student performance measures when evaluating licensed personnel for the 2020-21 school year.The act requires a school or school district or the state charter school institute to implement the performance plan type that was assigned in the preceding school year. The act also requires the department of education (department), in determining the number of school years that a school or school district or the institute is on performance watch or subject to 2-year review, to exclude the plan types for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years and count the plan type for the 2022-23 school year as if it were consecutive to the 2019-20 school year.If required to implement a priority improvement or turnaround plan during the 2020-21 school year on the basis of its plan type for the 2019-20 school year, the act allows a school or school district or the institute to request a plan type for the 2021-22 school year that reflects its level of attainment based on an alternative body of evidence.For the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, the act suspends the requirement that the department determine annually the level of attainment for public schools, school districts, the institute, and institute charter schools based on performance indicators.The act reduces the appropriation to the department for the 2020-21 fiscal year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)  

CEA Position Rationale: It is critical that we focus the time we have with students on instruction and support for the mental and socio-emotional well being of students. Administering CMAS this year will be a logistical nightmare stripping resources and time we need for instruction. Finally, we already have data available to drive instruction and support our students needs.
Tier: 1

CEA Supported

House Status: Passed
Senate Status: Passed
Final Status: Passed

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House Votes:

NamePartyDistrictVote
Amabile, JudyDemocrat13Pro-Environment Vote
Bacon, JenniferDemocrat7Pro-Environment Vote
Baisley, MarkRepublican39Anti-Environment Vote
Benavidez, AdrienneDemocrat32Pro-Environment Vote
Bernett, TracyDemocrat12Pro-Environment Vote
Bird, ShannonDemocrat35Pro-Environment Vote
Bockenfeld, RodRepublican56Anti-Environment Vote
Boesenecker, AndrewDemocrat53Excused
Bradfield, MaryRepublican21Pro-Environment Vote
Caraveo, YadiraDemocrat31Pro-Environment Vote
Carver, TerriRepublican20Pro-Environment Vote
Catlin, MarcRepublican58Pro-Environment Vote
Cutter, LisaDemocrat25Pro-Environment Vote
Daugherty, LindseyDemocrat29Pro-Environment Vote
Duran, MonicaDemocrat24Pro-Environment Vote
Esgar, DaneyaDemocrat46Pro-Environment Vote
Exum, TonyDemocrat17Pro-Environment Vote
Froelich, MegDemocrat3Pro-Environment Vote
Garnett, AlecDemocrat2Pro-Environment Vote
Geitner, TimRepublican19Pro-Environment Vote
Gonzales-Gutierrez, SerenaDemocrat4Pro-Environment Vote
Gray, MattDemocrat33Pro-Environment Vote
Hanks, RonRepublican60Anti-Environment Vote
Herod, LeslieDemocrat8Excused
Holtorf, RichardRepublican64Pro-Environment Vote
Hooton, EdieDemocrat10Pro-Environment Vote
Jackson, DominiqueDemocrat42Pro-Environment Vote
Jodeh, ImanDemocrat41Pro-Environment Vote
Kennedy, ChrisDemocrat23Pro-Environment Vote
Kipp, CathyDemocrat52Pro-Environment Vote
Larson, ColinRepublican22Pro-Environment Vote
Lontine, SusanDemocrat1Pro-Environment Vote
Luck, StephanieRepublican47Pro-Environment Vote
Lynch, MikeRepublican49Pro-Environment Vote
McCluskie, JulieDemocrat61Pro-Environment Vote
McCormick, KarenDemocrat11Pro-Environment Vote
McKean, HughRepublican51Pro-Environment Vote
McLachlan, BarbaraDemocrat59Pro-Environment Vote
Michaelson Jenet, DafnaDemocrat30Pro-Environment Vote
Mullica, KyleDemocrat34Pro-Environment Vote
Neville, PatrickRepublican45Anti-Environment Vote
Ortiz, DavidDemocrat38Pro-Environment Vote
Pelton, RodRepublican65Anti-Environment Vote
Pico, AndresRepublican16Anti-Environment Vote
Ransom, KimRepublican44Anti-Environment Vote
Rich, JaniceRepublican55Anti-Environment Vote
Ricks, NaquettaDemocrat40Pro-Environment Vote
Roberts, DylanDemocrat26Pro-Environment Vote
Sandridge, ShaneRepublican14Anti-Environment Vote
Sirota, EmilyDemocrat9Pro-Environment Vote
Snyder, MarcDemocrat18Pro-Environment Vote
Soper, MattRepublican54Anti-Environment Vote
Sullivan, TomDemocrat37Pro-Environment Vote
Tipper, KerryDemocrat28Pro-Environment Vote
Titone, BriannaDemocrat27Pro-Environment Vote
Valdez, AlexDemocrat5Pro-Environment Vote
Valdez, DonaldDemocrat62Pro-Environment Vote
Van Beber, TonyaRepublican48Anti-Environment Vote
Van Winkle, KevinRepublican43Anti-Environment Vote
Weissman, MikeDemocrat36Pro-Environment Vote
Will, PerryRepublican57Pro-Environment Vote
Williams, DaveRepublican15Anti-Environment Vote
Woodrow, StevenDemocrat6Pro-Environment Vote
Woog, DanRepublican63Pro-Environment Vote
Young, MaryDemocrat50Pro-Environment Vote

Senate Votes:

NamePartyDistrictVote
Bridges, JeffDemocrat26Pro-Education Vote
Buckner, JanetDemocrat28Pro-Education Vote
Coleman, JamesDemocrat33Pro-Education Vote
Cooke, JohnRepublican13Anti-Education Vote
Coram, DonRepublican6Pro-Education Vote
Danielson, JessieDemocrat20Pro-Education Vote
Donovan, KerryDemocrat5Pro-Education Vote
Fenberg, StephenDemocrat18Pro-Education Vote
Fields, RhondaDemocrat29Pro-Education Vote
Garcia, LeroyDemocrat3Pro-Education Vote
Gardner, BobRepublican12Anti-Education Vote
Ginal, JoannDemocrat14Pro-Education Vote
Gonzales, JulieDemocrat34Pro-Education Vote
Hansen, ChrisDemocrat31Pro-Education Vote
Hisey, DennisRepublican2Pro-Education Vote
Holbert, ChrisRepublican30Anti-Education Vote
Jaquez Lewis, SonyaDemocrat17Pro-Education Vote
Kirkmeyer, BarbaraRepublican23Anti-Education Vote
Kolker, ChrisDemocrat27Pro-Education Vote
Lee, PeteDemocrat11Pro-Education Vote
Liston, LarryRepublican10Anti-Education Vote
Lundeen, PaulRepublican9Anti-Education Vote
Moreno, DominickDemocrat21Pro-Education Vote
Pettersen, BrittanyDemocrat22Pro-Education Vote
Priola, KevinRepublican25Pro-Education Vote
Rankin, BobRepublican8Anti-Education Vote
Rodriguez, RobertDemocrat32Pro-Education Vote
Scott, RayRepublican7Anti-Education Vote
Simpson, CleaveRepublican35Anti-Education Vote
Smallwood, JimRepublican4Anti-Education Vote
Sonnenberg, JerryRepublican1Anti-Education Vote
Story, TammyDemocrat16Pro-Education Vote
Winter, FaithDemocrat24Pro-Education Vote
Woodward, RobRepublican15Anti-Education Vote
Zenzinger, RachelDemocrat19Pro-Education Vote