HOUSE BILL No. 6051 May 9, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Gieleghem, Bogardus, Hansen, Zelenko, McConico, Clark, Dennis, Bernero, Jacobs, Williams, Thomas and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending section 104a (MCL 388.1704a), as amended by 1999 PA 119. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 104a. (1) In order to receive state aid under this 2 act, a district shall comply with this section and shall adminis- 3 ter state assessments to high school pupils in the subject areas 4 of communications skills, mathematics, science, and, beginning5with pupils scheduled to graduate in 2000,social studies. IF 6 THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE 7 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY DESIGNATE THE GRADE 8 11 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS AS THE ASSESSMENTS 9 TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. The district shall 06378'01 TAV 2 1 include on the pupil's high school transcript all of the 2 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. ThesuperintendentDEPARTMENT shall estab- 16 lish 3 categories for each subject area indicating basic compe- 17 tency, above average, and outstanding, and shall establish the 18 scaled score range required for each category. The department 19 shall design and distribute to districts, intermediate districts, 20 and nonpublic schools a simple and concise document that 21 describes these categories in each subject area and indicates the 22 scaled score ranges for each category in each subject area. A 23 district may award a high school diploma to a pupil who success- 24 fully completes local district requirements established in 25 accordance with state law for high school graduation, regardless 26 of whether the pupil is eligible for any state endorsement. 06378'01 3 1 (3) The assessments administered for the purposes of this 2 section shall be administered to pupils during the last 30 school 3 days of grade 11. The department shall ensure that the assess- 4 ments are scored and the scores are returned to pupils, their 5 parents or legal guardians, and districts not later than the 6 beginning of the pupil's first semester of grade 12.Not later7than fall 1999, the department shall arrange for thoseTHOSE 8 portions of a pupil's assessment that cannot be scored mechani- 9 callytoSHALL be scored inMichiganTHIS STATE by persons 10 who are Michigan teachers, retired Michigan teachers, or Michigan 11 school administrators and who have been trained in scoring the 12 assessments. The returned scores shall indicate the pupil's 13 scaled score for each subject area assessment, the range of 14 scaled scores for each subject area, and the range of scaled 15 scores required for each category established under 16 subsection (2). In reporting the scores to pupils, parents, and 17 schools, the department shall provide specific, meaningful, and 18 timely feedback on the pupil's performance on the assessment. 19 (4) For each pupil who does not achieve state endorsement in 20 1 or more subject areas, the board of the district in which the 21 pupil is enrolled shall provide that there be at least 1 meeting 22 attended by at least the pupil and a member of the district's 23 staff or a local or intermediate district consultant who is pro- 24 ficient in the measurement and evaluation of pupils. The dis- 25 trict may provide the meeting as a group meeting for pupils in 26 similar circumstances. If the pupil is a minor, the district 27 shall invite and encourage the pupil's parent, legal guardian, or 06378'01 4 1 person in loco parentis to attend the meeting and shall mail a 2 notice of the meeting to the pupil's parent, legal guardian, or 3 person in loco parentis. The purpose of this meeting and any 4 subsequent meeting under this subsection shall be to determine an 5 educational program for the pupil designed to have the pupil 6 achieve state endorsement in each subject area in which he or she 7 did not achieve state endorsement. In addition, a district may 8 provide for subsequent meetings with the pupil conducted by a 9 high school counselor or teacher designated by the pupil's high 10 school principal, and shall invite and encourage the pupil's 11 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to attend the 12 subsequent meetings. The district shall provide special programs 13 for the pupil or develop a program using the educational programs 14 regularly provided by the district unless the board of the dis- 15 trict decides otherwise and publishes and explains its decision 16 in a public justification report. 17 (5) A pupil who wants to repeat an assessment administered 18 under this section may repeat the assessment, without charge to 19 the pupil, in the next school year or after graduation. An indi- 20 vidual may repeat an assessment at any time the district adminis- 21 ters an applicable assessment instrument or during a retesting 22 period under subsection (7). 23 (6) The department shall ensure that the length of the 24 assessments used for the purposes of this section and the com- 25 bined total time necessary to administer all of the assessments, 26 including social studies, are the shortest possible that will 27 still maintain the degree of reliability and validity of the 06378'01 5 1 assessment results determined necessary by the department. The 2 department shall ensure that the maximum total combined length of 3 time that schools are required to set aside for administration of 4 all of the assessments used for the purposes of this section, 5 including social studies, does not exceed 8 hours. However, this 6 subsection does not limit the amount of time that individuals may 7 have to complete the assessments. 8 (7) The department shall establish, schedule, and arrange 9 periodic retesting periods throughout the year for individuals 10 who desire to repeat an assessment under this section. The 11 department shall coordinate the arrangements for administering 12 the repeat assessments and shall ensure that the retesting is 13 made available at least within each intermediate district and, to 14 the extent possible, within each district. 15 (8) A district shall provide accommodations to a pupil with 16 disabilities for the assessments required under this section, as 17 provided under section 504 of title V of the rehabilitation act 18 of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 29 U.S.C. 794; subtitle A of title II 19 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, Public Law 20 101-336, 42 U.S.C. 12131 to 12134; and the implementing regula- 21 tions for those statutes. 22 (9) For the purposes of this section, thesuperintendent23 DEPARTMENT shall develop or select and approve assessment instru- 24 ments to measure pupil performance in communications skills, 25 mathematics, social studies, and science. The assessment instru- 26 ments shall be based on the model core academic content standards 06378'01 6 1 objectives under section 1278 of the revised school code, 2 MCL 380.1278. 3 (10) Upon written request by the pupil's parent or legal 4 guardian stating that the request is being made for the purpose 5 of providing the pupil with an opportunity to qualify to take 1 6 or more postsecondary courses as an eligible student under the 7 postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 8 388.524, the board of a district shall allow a pupil who is in at 9 least grade 10 to take an assessment administered under this sec- 10 tion without charge at any time the district regularly adminis- 11 ters the assessment or during a retesting period established 12 under subsection (7). A district is not required to include in 13 an annual education report, or in any other report submitted to 14 the department for accreditation purposes, results of assessments 15 taken under this subsection by a pupil in grade 11 or lower until 16 the results of that pupil's graduating class are otherwise 17 reported. 18 (11) All assessment instruments developed or selected and 19 approved by the state under any statute or rule for a purpose 20 related to K to 12 education shall be objective-oriented and con- 21 sistent with the model core academic content standards objectives 22 under section 1278 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1278. 23 (12) A person who has graduated from high school after 1996 24 and who has not previously taken an assessment under this section 25 may take an assessment used for the purposes of this section, 26 without charge to the person, at the district from which he or 27 she graduated from high school at any time that district 06378'01 7 1 administers the assessment or during a retesting period scheduled 2 under subsection (7) and have his or her scaled score on the 3 assessment included on his or her high school transcript. If the 4 person's scaled score on a subject area assessment falls within 5 the range required under subsection (2) for a category estab- 6 lished under subsection (2), the district shall also indicate on 7 the person's high school transcript that the person has achieved 8 state endorsement for that subject area. 9(13) Not later than July 1 of each year until 2000, the10department shall submit a comprehensive report to the legislature11and the state budget director on the status of the assessment12program under this section. The report shall include at least13all of the following:14(a) The annual pupil assessment data.15(b) A description of the feedback provided to pupils, par-16ents, and schools.17(c) A description of any significant alterations made in the18program during the period covered by the report.19(d) Any recommendations for legislative changes to the20program.21(e) An update of the reports of the assessment advisory com-22mittees of the state board.23 (13)(14)A child who is a student in a nonpublic school 24 or home school may take an assessment under this section. To 25 take an assessment, a child who is a student in a home school 26 shall contact the district in which the child resides, and that 27 district shall administer the assessment, or the child may take 06378'01 8 1 the assessment at a nonpublic school if allowed by the nonpublic 2 school. Upon request from a nonpublic school, the department 3 shall supply assessments and the nonpublic school may administer 4 the assessment. 5 (14)(15)The purpose of the assessment under this section 6 is to assess pupil performance in mathematics, science, social 7 studies, and communication arts for the purpose of improving aca- 8 demic achievement and establishing a statewide standard of 9 competency. The assessment under this section provides a common 10 measure of data that will contribute to the improvement of 11 Michigan schools' curriculum and instruction by encouraging 12 alignment with Michigan's curriculum framework standards. These 13 standards are based upon the expectations of what pupils should 14 know and be able to do by the end of grade 11. 15 (15)(16)As used in this section: 16 (a) "Communications skills" means reading and writing. 17 (b) "Social studies" means geography, history, economics, 18 and American government. 19 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 20 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6050 21 (request no. 06376'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into 22 law. 06378'01 Final page. TAV