HOUSE BILL No. 6050 May 9, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Gieleghem, Hansen, Zelenko, McConico, Clark, Dennis, Bernero, Jacobs, Williams, Thomas and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 1279 and 1280b (MCL 380.1279 and 380.1280b), section 1279 as amended by 1997 PA 175 and section 1280b as added by 2000 PA 230, and by adding section 1279a and part 20c; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1279. (1) The board of a school district or public 2 school academy shall administer state assessments to high school 3 pupils in the subject areas of communications skills, mathemat- 4 ics, science, and, beginning with pupils scheduled to graduate5in 2000,social studies. IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT IT 6 WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE 7 DEPARTMENT MAY DESIGNATE THE GRADE 11 MICHIGAN EDUCATION 8 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS AS THE ASSESSMENTS TO BE USED FOR THE 06376'01 TAV 2 1 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. The board shall include on the pupil's 2 high school transcript all of the following: 3 (a) For each high school graduate who has completed a 4 subject area assessment under this section, the pupil's scaled 5 score on the assessment. 6 (b) If the pupil's scaled score on a subject area assessment 7 falls within the range required under subsection (2) for a cate- 8 gory established under subsection (2), an indication that the 9 pupil has achieved state endorsement for that subject area. 10 (c) The number of school days the pupil was in attendance at 11 school each school year during high school and the total number 12 of school days in session for each of those school years. 13 (2) The department shall develop scaled scores for reporting 14 subject area assessment results for each of the subject areas 15 under this section.Subject to approval by the state board, the16superintendent of public instructionTHE DEPARTMENT shall estab- 17 lish 3 categories for each subject area indicating basic compe- 18 tency, above average, and outstanding, and shall establish the 19 scaled score range required for each category. The department 20 shall design and distribute to school districts, intermediate 21 school districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools 22 a simple and concise document that describes these categories in 23 each subject area and indicates the scaled score ranges for each 24 category in each subject area. A school district or public 25 school academy may award a high school diploma to a pupil who 26 successfully completes local school district or public school 27 academy requirements established in accordance with state law for 06376'01 3 1 high school graduation, regardless of whether the pupil is 2 eligible for any state endorsement. 3 (3) The assessments administered for the purposes of this 4 section shall be administered to pupils during the last 30 school 5 days of grade 11. The department shall ensure that the assess- 6 ments are scored and the scores are returned to pupils, their 7 parents or legal guardians, and school districts or public school 8 academies not later than the beginning of the pupil's first 9 semester of grade 12.Not later than fall 1999, the department10shall arrange for thoseTHOSE portions of a pupil's assessment 11 that cannot be scored mechanicallytoSHALL be scored in 12MichiganTHIS STATE by persons who are Michigan teachers, 13 retired Michigan teachers, or Michigan school administrators and 14 who have been trained in scoring the assessments. The returned 15 scores shall indicate the pupil's scaled score for each subject 16 area assessment, the range of scaled scores for each subject 17 area, and the range of scaled scores required for each category 18 established under subsection (2). In reporting the scores to 19 pupils, parents, and schools, the department shall provide spe- 20 cific, meaningful, and timely feedback on the pupil's performance 21 on the assessment. 22 (4) For each pupil who does not achieve state endorsement in 23 1 or more subject areas, the board of the school district or 24 public school academy in which the pupil is enrolled shall pro- 25 vide that there be at least 1 meeting attended by at least the 26 pupil and a member of the school district's or public school 27 academy's staff or a local or intermediate school district 06376'01 4 1 consultant who is proficient in the measurement and evaluation of 2 pupils. The school district or public school academy may provide 3 the meeting as a group meeting for pupils in similar 4 circumstances. If the pupil is a minor, the school district or 5 public school academy shall invite and encourage the pupil's 6 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to attend the 7 meeting and shall mail a notice of the meeting to the pupil's 8 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis. The purpose 9 of this meeting and any subsequent meeting under this subsection 10 shall be to determine an educational program for the pupil 11 designed to have the pupil achieve state endorsement in each 12 subject area in which he or she did not achieve state 13 endorsement. In addition, a school district or public school 14 academy may provide for subsequent meetings with the pupil con- 15 ducted by a high school counselor or teacher designated by the 16 pupil's high school principal, and shall invite and encourage the 17 pupil's parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to 18 attend the subsequent meetings. The school district or public 19 school academy shall provide special programs for the pupil or 20 develop a program using the educational programs regularly pro- 21 vided by the district unless the board of the school district or 22 public school academy decides otherwise and publishes and 23 explains its decision in a public justification report. 24 (5) A pupil who wants to repeat an assessment administered 25 under this section may repeat the assessment, without charge to 26 the pupil, in the next school year or after graduation. An 27 individual may repeat an assessment at any time the school 06376'01 5 1 district or public school academy administers an applicable 2 assessment instrument or during a retesting period under subsec- 3 tion (7). 4 (6) The department shall ensure that the length of the 5 assessments used for the purposes of this section and the com- 6 bined total time necessary to administer all of the assessments, 7 including social studies, are the shortest possible that will 8 still maintain the degree of reliability and validity of the 9 assessment results determined necessary by the department. The 10 department shall ensure that the maximum total combined length of 11 time that schools are required to set aside for administration of 12 all of the assessments used for the purposes of this section, 13 including social studies, does not exceed 8 hours. However, this 14 subsection does not limit the amount of time that individuals may 15 have to complete the assessments. 16 (7) The department shall establish, schedule, and arrange 17 periodic retesting periods throughout the year for individuals 18 who desire to repeat an assessment under this section. The 19 department shall coordinate the arrangements for administering 20 the repeat assessments and shall ensure that the retesting is 21 made available at least within each intermediate school district 22 and, to the extent possible, within each school district. 23 (8) A school district or public school academy shall provide 24 accommodations to a pupil with disabilities for the assessments 25 required under this section, as provided under section 504 of 26 title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 29 27 U.S.C. 794; subtitle A of title II of the Americans with 06376'01 6 1 disabilities act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 42 U.S.C. 12131 to 2 12134; and the implementing regulations for those statutes. 3 (9) For the purposes of this section, thestate board4 DEPARTMENT shall develop or select and approve assessment instru- 5 ments to measure pupil performance in communications skills, 6 mathematics, social studies, and science. The assessment instru- 7 ments shall be based on the state board model core academic con- 8 tent standards objectives. 9 (10) All assessment instruments developed or selected and 10 approved by the state under any statute or rule for a purpose 11 related to K to 12 education shall be objective-oriented and con- 12 sistent with the state board model core academic content stan- 13 dards objectives. 14 (11) A person who has graduated from high school after 1996 15 and who has not previously taken an assessment under this section 16 may take an assessment used for the purposes of this section, 17 without charge to the person, at the school district from which 18 he or she graduated from high school at any time that school dis- 19 trict administers the assessment or during a retesting period 20 scheduled under subsection (7) and have his or her scaled score 21 on the assessment included on his or her high school transcript. 22 If the person's scaled score on a subject area assessment falls 23 within the range required under subsection (2) for a category 24 established under subsection (2), the school district shall also 25 indicate on the person's high school transcript that the person 26 has achieved state endorsement for that subject area. 06376'01 7 1(12) Not later than July 1 of each year until 2000, the2department shall submit a comprehensive report to the legislature3on the status of the assessment program under this section. The4report shall include at least all of the following:5(a) The annual pupil assessment data.6(b) A description of the feedback provided to pupils, par-7ents, and schools.8(c) A description of any significant alterations made in the9program by the department or state board during the period cov-10ered by the report.11(d) Any recommendations by the department or state board for12legislative changes to the program.13(e) An update of the reports of the assessment advisory com-14mittees of the state board.15(13) Pupils scheduled to graduate in 1998 who took the16assessments used for the purposes of this section during the171996-97 school year may repeat 1 or more of the assessments18during the 1997-98 school year. The department, in cooperation19with school districts and public school academies, shall make20arrangements for repeat assessments to be available for these21pupils in each school district that operates a high school during22the 1997-98 school year in time for these pupils to repeat the23assessments before graduation. The repeat assessments may be24administered at times other than regular school hours.25 (12)(14)A child who is a student in a nonpublic school 26 or home school may take an assessment under this section. To 27 take an assessment, a child who is a student in a home school 06376'01 8 1 shall contact the school district in which the child resides, and 2 that school district shall administer the assessment, or the 3 child may take the assessment at a nonpublic school if allowed by 4 the nonpublic school. Upon request from a nonpublic school, the 5 department shall supply assessments and the nonpublic school may 6 administer the assessment. 7 (13)(15)The purpose of the assessment under this section 8 is to assess pupil performance in mathematics, science, social 9 studies, and communication arts for the purpose of improving aca- 10 demic achievement and establishing a statewide standard of 11 competency. The assessment under this section provides a common 12 measure of data that will contribute to the improvement of 13 Michigan schools' curriculum and instruction by encouraging 14 alignment with Michigan's curriculum framework standards. These 15 standards are based upon the expectations of what pupils should 16 know and be able to do by the end of grade 11. 17(16) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of18this subsection, the state board shall appoint an 11-member19assessment administration advisory committee to advise the state20board on Michigan education assessment program (MEAP) tests and21on the assessments used for state endorsements under this22section. This advisory committee shall be composed of represen-23tatives of school districts, intermediate school districts,24school administrators, teachers, and parents, with the appoint-25ments reflecting the geographic and population diversity of26school districts in this state. The representatives of school27districts and intermediate school districts shall be persons who06376'01 9 1are expert in testing or test administration. This advisory2committee shall evaluate these tests and assessments and make3recommendations to the state board and department on issues4related to administration, scoring, and reporting and use of5results of these tests and assessments, including, but not6limited to, length of the tests and assessments; the time of the7testing period during the school year; feedback provided to8pupils, parents, and schools; accurate and relevant reporting of9results to the general public; the selection of a retesting10period and procedures and arrangements for repeating tests or11assessments; local scoring and other general issues regarding12scoring of tests and assessments; categories of scoring on the13MEAP tests and categories of state endorsement under this sec-14tion; and professional development for teachers to assist in pre-15paring pupils to have the necessary skills and knowledge to suc-16ceed on the tests and assessments.17 (14)(17)As used in this section: 18 (a) "Communications skills" means reading and writing. 19 (b) "Social studies" means geography, history, economics, 20 and American government. 21 SEC. 1279A. (1) BEGINNING WITH THE 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR, 22 THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR 23 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC 24 SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH PUPIL IN GRADES 4 TO 12 25 DEVELOPS A PUPIL PORTFOLIO WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HIS OR HER PAR- 26 ENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION; SCHOOL PERSONNEL; AND OTHER 27 INTERESTED PERSONS. A PUPIL PORTFOLIO SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION 06376'01 10 1 ABOUT THE PUPIL'S ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC GOALS, 2 ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND EXPERIENCES, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION 3 (2). SCHOOL OFFICIALS SHALL ENSURE THAT THE PUPIL PORTFOLIO IS 4 GIVEN TO THE PUPIL OR PARENT WHEN THE PUPIL LEAVES THE SCHOOL 5 DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY. 6 (2) A PUPIL PORTFOLIO SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING 4 7 CHAPTERS: 8 (A) A RECORD OF PLANS. THIS CHAPTER SHALL INCLUDE, BUT IS 9 NOT LIMITED TO, RECORDS OF ANNUAL ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC PLANS 10 THAT THE PUPIL INTENDS TO FOLLOW DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS. 11 (B) A RECORD OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THIS CHAPTER SHALL 12 INCLUDE ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS, MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PRO- 13 GRAM TEST RESULTS, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRANSCRIPTS, 14 AND EXAMPLES OF THE PUPIL'S SCHOOLWORK THAT DEMONSTRATE THE 15 PUPIL'S ACADEMIC PROFICIENCIES AND CREATIVE NATURE. THIS CHAPTER 16 ALSO MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE RESULTS OF ANY OTHER 17 STATEWIDE SUBJECT MATTER ASSESSMENT TEST AND NATIONALLY NORMED 18 ACHIEVEMENT TEST THAT THE PUPIL HAS TAKEN. 19 (C) A RECORD OF JOB PREPARATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. 20 THIS CHAPTER MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, RECORDS OF VOCA- 21 TIONAL OR CAREER AND TECHNICAL TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, PARTIC- 22 IPATION IN CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND CIVIC 23 INVOLVEMENT. 24 (D) A RECORD OF RECOGNITIONS. THIS CHAPTER MAY INCLUDE, BUT 25 IS NOT LIMITED TO, RECORDS OF NONACADEMIC AWARDS AND CERTIFI- 26 CATES, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS ABOUT 27 THE PUPIL. 06376'01 11 1 (3) THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT SCHOOL 2 DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3 OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE 4 REQUIREMENTS OF A PUPIL PORTFOLIO THAT ARE SET FORTH IN SUBSEC- 5 TION (2), SHALL DETERMINE THE CHAPTERS AND THE CHAPTER CONTENTS 6 THAT EACH PUPIL PORTFOLIO SHALL CONTAIN. THE BOARD OR BOARD OF 7 DIRECTORS MAY APPOINT A PUPIL PORTFOLIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE COM- 8 PRISED OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, PUPILS, 9 PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS 10 MATTER TO THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER DETERMINING THE 11 CHAPTERS AND CHAPTER CONTENTS OF A PUPIL PORTFOLIO, THE BOARD OR 12 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL FORWARD AN OUTLINE OF THE SCHOOL 13 DISTRICT'S PUPIL PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT. 14 (4) A BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ENSURE ALL OF THE 15 FOLLOWING: 16 (A) THAT A COPY OF A PUPIL'S PUPIL PORTFOLIO IS MAINTAINED 17 IN A PORTABLE FORMAT, SUCH AS A COMPUTER DISK OR CD-ROM. 18 (B) THAT, IF A PUPIL TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR 19 PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, A COPY OF THE PUPIL'S PUPIL PORTFO- 20 LIO IS TRANSFERRED TO THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL. 21 (C) THAT A TAMPER-PROOF COPY OF THE PUPIL'S PUPIL PORTFOLIO 22 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUPIL UPON GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. 23 (5) UPON REQUEST, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TO SCHOOL 24 DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES MODELS OF, AND ASSISTANCE 25 IN DEVELOPING, PUPIL PORTFOLIOS. 26 (6) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL 27 COSTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION, THE 06376'01 12 1 LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC 2 SCHOOLS AS NECESSARY TO COMPENSATE FOR THOSE COSTS. 3 Sec. 1280b. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the board of a 4 school district, or board of directors of a public school academy 5 that operates any of grades 1 to53, shall administer each 6 school year to all pupils in grades 1 to53 a 7 nationally-recognized norm-referenced test or another assessment, 8 which may include a locally-adopted assessment, approved by the 9 superintendent of public instruction at the request of the school 10 district or public school academy. 11 (2) A school district or public school academy may use the 12 Michigan literacy progress profile to assess literacyin grades131 to 3as part of its compliance with subsection (1). 14 (3) If a school is designated for participation in the 15 national assessment of education progress program, the school 16 shall participate as designated. 17 (4) An elementary school that is not in compliance with sub- 18 section (1) or a school that does not comply with subsection (3) 19 shall not be accredited under section 1280. 20 PART 20C 21 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 22 SEC. 1491. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE MICHIGAN 23 EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THIS PART AND IN SEC- 24 TION 9 OF THE MICHIGAN MERIT AWARD SCHOLARSHIP ACT, 1999 PA 94, 25 MCL 390.1459. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AS NECESSARY 26 TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. THOSE RULES PROMULGATED UNDER FORMER 27 1970 PA 38 THAT ARE IN EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 06376'01 13 1 SECTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL RESCINDED, AS PROVIDED UNDER 2 SECTION 31 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969, 1969 3 PA 306, MCL 24.231. THE RULES SHALL ADDRESS AT LEAST ASSESSMENT 4 TEST ADMINISTRATION AND CHEATING ON ASSESSMENT TESTS. 5 (2) THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST 6 OF ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS IN GRADES 7 4 TO 11 AT THE END OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR IN THE SUBJECT AREAS OF 8 COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. 9 THE ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE OBJECTIVE-ORIENTED AND CONSISTENT WITH 10 THE MODEL CORE ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS OBJECTIVES UNDER SEC- 11 TION 1278. EACH ASSESSMENT SHALL SERVE AS AN ANNUAL COMPREHEN- 12 SIVE EXAMINATION IN THE PARTICULAR SUBJECT AREA TO MEASURE A 13 PUPIL'S PROGRESS IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES FOR THAT SUBJECT AREA 14 AND THAT GRADE LEVEL ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDED MODEL CORE ACA- 15 DEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 1278. 16 (3) THE STATE BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT, THE BOARD OF EACH 17 SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL 18 ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PRO- 19 GRAM TESTS ARE NOT USED TO MEASURE PUPILS' VALUES OR ATTITUDES. 20 (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN AN 11-MEMBER ASSESSMENT 21 ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE THE STATE BOARD ON 22 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS, ON THE ASSESSMENTS 23 USED FOR STATE ENDORSEMENTS UNDER SECTION 1279, AND ON ANY OTHER 24 STATE ASSESSMENTS UNDER THIS ACT. THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE THE 25 ADVISORY COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED UNDER FORMER SECTION 26 1279(16) FOR THIS PURPOSE. THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL BE 27 COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INTERMEDIATE 06376'01 14 1 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS, 2 WITH THE APPOINTMENTS REFLECTING THE GEOGRAPHIC AND POPULATION 3 DIVERSITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS STATE. THE REPRESENTATIVES 4 OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE 5 PERSONS WHO ARE EXPERT IN TESTING OR TEST ADMINISTRATION. THIS 6 ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL EVALUATE THESE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS AND 7 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD AND DEPARTMENT ON ISSUES 8 RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION, SCORING, AND REPORTING AND USE OF 9 RESULTS OF THESE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT 10 LIMITED TO, LENGTH OF THE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS; THE TIME OF THE 11 TESTING PERIOD DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO 12 PUPILS, PARENTS, AND SCHOOLS; ACCURATE AND RELEVANT REPORTING OF 13 RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; THE SELECTION OF A RETESTING 14 PERIOD AND PROCEDURES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPEATING TESTS OR 15 ASSESSMENTS; LOCAL SCORING AND OTHER GENERAL ISSUES REGARDING 16 SCORING OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS; CATEGORIES OF SCORING ON THE 17 MEAP TESTS AND CATEGORIES OF STATE ENDORSEMENT UNDER SECTION 18 1279; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS TO ASSIST IN PRE- 19 PARING PUPILS TO HAVE THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUC- 20 CEED ON THE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS. 21 SEC. 1492. THE BOARD OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT 22 SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF 23 DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE 24 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ARE ADMINIS- 25 TERED TO ALL PUPILS IN GRADES 4 TO 11 AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS 26 PART. 06376'01 15 1 SEC. 1493. (1) THE RESULTS OF THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION 2 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE USED PRIMARILY TO ASSESS 3 EACH INDIVIDUAL PUPIL'S PROGRESS FROM SCHOOL YEAR TO SCHOOL YEAR 4 RATHER THAN AS A COMPARATIVE MEASURE WITH OTHER PUPILS. 5 (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT 6 PROGRAM SCORES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, 7 OR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE AN AVERAGE SCORE LESS THAN 70% 8 OF THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE SCORE ON 1 OR MORE ASSESSMENTS AND MAY 9 RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SCHOOL DIS- 10 TRICT, SCHOOL, OR DEPARTMENT. 11 (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY PUBLISH AN ANNUAL OR OTHER PERIODIC 12 REPORT ON IMPROVEMENT OR DECLINE IN MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT 13 PROGRAM SCORES WITHIN PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MEASURED IN 14 TERMS OF PERCENTAGE IMPROVEMENT OR DECLINE BY GRADE LEVEL. 15 Enacting section 1. (1) Section 1279c of the revised school 16 code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279c, is repealed. 17 (2) 1970 PA 38, MCL 388.1081 to 388.1086, is repealed. 18 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take 19 effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature 20 are enacted into law: 21 (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6052 (request 22 no. 06377'01). 23 (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6051 (request 24 no. 06378'01). 06376'01 Final page. TAV