MEAP IRREGULARITIES
Senate Bill 562 (Substitute H-1)
Sponsor: Sen. Valde Garcia
Addendum to SFA Analysis (3-21-02)
Senate Committee: Education
House Committee: Education
ADDENDUM TO SENATE FISCAL AGENCY ANALYSIS OF SB 562 DATED 11-19-01:
HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTION:
The members of the House Education Committee adopted a substitute which incorporates one amendment to the Senate-passed version of the bill. That amendment would prohibit the Department of Treasury from reporting any suspected irregularities on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests, to anyone who was not involved in the scoring or administration of the test, before notifying the school district or public school academy of the suspected irregularities, and allowing at least five business days for school officials to respond. Under the Senate-passed version of the bill, a school district would have 24 hours to respond.
POSITIONS:
The Department of Treasury supports the bill. (3-21-02)
The Macomb Intermediate School District supports the bill. (3-21-02)
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.