OHIO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE COMMISSION
Office of Research Legislative Budget
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H.B. 470 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 470’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsor: Rep. J. Miller
Effective date:
Jessica Sutton, LSC Fellow
SUMMARY
 Requires the Department of Education to conduct an annual audit regarding the cost of
state assessments and release a report on the audit’s results.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Audit of funds spent on state assessments
The bill requires the Department of Education to conduct an annual audit regarding the
funds it spent on state assessments in that year.1 Under the bill, state assessments include:
1. The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment and other K-3 diagnostic assessments;
2. Achievement assessments for grades 3-8;
3. The nationally standardized assessment administered to high school juniors (ACT or
SAT);
4. High school end-of-course exams;
5. The nationally recognized jobs skills assessment (WorkKeys);
6. State technical assessments (WebXams);
7. The annual assessment of an English learner’s progress learning English; and
8. The Alternative Assessments for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
(AASCDs).2
1 R.C. 3301.0732(B).
2 R.C. 3301.0732(A).
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Annual report
The Department must issue a report on the audit’s findings and post each report on its
public website. The report must list separately the amount paid for each of the following costs
associated with state assessments:
1. Each state assessment, including the assessment itself, examiner guides, preparation
materials, assessment security guides, answer sheets or booklets, and any consulting
fees paid for the preparation, administration, or scoring of the assessment;
2. Each practice state assessment, including the assessment itself, examiner guides,
preparation materials, assessment security guides, answer sheets or booklets, and any
consulting fees paid for the preparation, administration, or scoring of the assessment;
3. Computer hardware or information technology other than software for the purpose of
taking state assessments or practice state assessments;
4. Each assessment preparation program, including software programs and pre-packaged
lessons that are designed to prepare students to take state assessments or practice
state assessments that are otherwise unnecessary for the district or school’s curriculum
requirements;
5. Consultants who advise schools or school staff members about how to prepare for,
administer, score, or create state assessment score presentations for the public;
6. State assessment personnel, including employees and contractors who act as
assessment coordinators, coaches, and proctors to administer state assessments and
practice state assessments; and
7. Professional development of teachers directly related to the administration of state
assessments and practice state assessments.3
Note that H.B. 470 was drafted before the enactment, in 2023, of H.B. 33 of the 135 th
General Assembly, which renamed the Department of Education to the Department of
Education and Workforce.
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 04-02-24
ANHB0470IN-135/ks
3 R.C. 3301.0732(B).
P a g e |2 H.B. 470
As Introduced