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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3510 By: Johns
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school reports; amending 70 O.S.
7 2021, Section 3-151.1, which relates to high school
8 graduation rates; modifying calculation of the four-
8 year and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation
9 rates; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, which
9 relates to annual school reports; excluding chronic
10 absenteeism data from school site reports; providing
10 an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-151.1, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 3-151.1 A. For purposes of establishing a uniform and
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18 accurate definition of high school graduation rate for school
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19 districts and secondary schools in the state, the State Board of
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20 Education shall adopt and implement a four-year adjusted cohort
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21 graduation rate and an extended-year adjusted cohort graduation
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22 rate. The Board shall utilize and report the four-year adjusted
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23 cohort graduation rate and the extended-year adjusted cohort
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24 graduation rate at the secondary school site, the school district
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 1 and the state level, and the graduation rates shall be reported in
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2 the aggregate as well as disaggregated by subgroups as required in
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3 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No.
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4 107-110, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
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5 B. The Board shall use the four-year adjusted cohort graduation
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6 rate for purposes of determining the high school graduation rate
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7 indicator for the academic performance data calculation beginning
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8 with state and district report cards providing results of
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9 assessments administered in the 2011-2012 school year. The Board
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10 shall use the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for
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11 establishing the high school graduation rate for measuring alternate
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12 year percentage growth targets as set forth in Section 3-151.2 of
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13 this title beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.
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14 C. The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be
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15 defined as the number of students who graduate in four (4) years
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16 with a standard high school diploma divided by the number of
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17 students who entered high school four (4) years earlier, adjusted
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18 for transfers. Students who transfer in and out of the school,
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19 émigrés emigrate to another country, and deceased students shall not
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20 be included in the adjusted cohort graduation rate. Students who
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21 graduate in four (4) years shall include students who earn a
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22 standard high school diploma at the end of their fourth year, before
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23 the end of their fourth year, and during a summer session
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24 immediately following their fourth year. To remove a student from a
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 1 cohort, a school district shall confirm in writing or by electronic
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2 means that a student has transferred out of the school site or
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3 school district, has emigrated to another country, or is deceased.
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4 For a student who transfers out of a school site or school district,
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5 the written or electronic confirmation shall be official and
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6 document that the student has enrolled in another school site or
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7 school district or in an educational program that culminates in a
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8 high school diploma recognized by a state or private higher
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9 educational institution accredited or recognized by the Oklahoma
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10 State Regents for Higher Education for purposes of admission to the
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11 institution. Students who are not enrolled in a program which
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12 culminates in the award of a credential recognized by a state or
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13 private higher educational institution for purposes of admissions
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14 shall not be included in the graduation rate calculation as set
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15 forth in this subsection as a student who graduated in four (4)
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16 years with a standard high school diploma but shall be included in
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17 the number of students who entered high school four (4) years
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18 earlier.
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19 D. The extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be
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20 defined as the number of students who graduate in four (4) years or
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21 five (5) years with a high school diploma divided by the number of
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22 students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation
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23 rate as calculated as provided for in subsection C of this section,
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24 provided that the adjustments add to the cohort all students who
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 1 transfer into the cohort by the end of the year of graduation being
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2 considered and subtract students who transfer out, emigrate to
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3 another country or are deceased by the end of that year. The
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4 extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be reported
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5 separately from the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
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6 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, is
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7 amended to read as follows:
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8 Section 1210.545 A. Except as otherwise provided, as part of
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9 the accountability system developed as provided for in Section
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10 1210.541 of this title, the State Board of Education shall prepare
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11 annual reports of the results of the Oklahoma School Testing Program
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12 which describe student achievement in the state, and each school
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13 site, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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14 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every
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15 Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and any related federal regulations.
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16 B. The annual report as required pursuant to subsection A of
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17 this section shall identify school sites as having one of the
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18 following grades for each indicator, separately, and by a single
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19 overview grade of all indicators, defined according to rules of the
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20 State Board of Education:
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21 1. "A" means schools making excellent progress;
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22 2. "B" means schools making above average progress;
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23 3. "C" means schools making satisfactory progress;
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 1 4. "D" means schools making less than satisfactory progress;
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3 5. "F" means schools failing to make adequate progress.
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4 C. Each school that has students who are tested and included in
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5 the school grading system as provided for in this section shall
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6 receive a school grade, except as follows:
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7 1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number of
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8 students tested and included in the school grading system is less
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9 than the minimum sample size necessary for statistical reliability
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10 and prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable
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11 student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish
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12 the lowest minimum sample size necessary to meet the requirements of
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13 this paragraph; and
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14 2. The academic performance of students who are enrolled full-
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15 time in an online program that is offered by a school district or
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16 charter school that is not the district of residence or is not
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17 located in the district of residence of the student shall be
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18 reported separately by the school district or charter school and
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19 shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site
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20 or charter school.
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21 D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of
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22 accountability for statewide virtual charter schools, alternative
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23 education programs as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title, and
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 1 schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through
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2 two.
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3 E. The grade of a school shall be based on a multimeasures
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4 approach to accountability in accordance with the Elementary and
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5 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No.
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6 114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any
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7 federal regulations that include, but are not limited to, the
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8 following indicators:
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9 1. Statewide assessments, including the establishment of
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10 student performance bands;
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11 2. Graduation rates for high schools;
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12 3. Statewide academic measures for elementary and middle
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13 schools;
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14 4. English language proficiency for English learners; and
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15 5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality
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16 or student success, including, but not limited to, school climate,
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17 school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, and/or
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18 advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness.
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19 F. Of the indicators included in subsection E of this section,
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20 not less than seventy percent (70%) of the overview grade must be
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21 given to indicators 1, 2, 3 and 4 and, in the aggregate, with not
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22 more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator 5.
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23 G. Further, the grade of an elementary or middle school site
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 1 English language arts (ELA), math and science, growth in ELA and
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2 math, and English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) progress,
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3 and chronic absenteeism.
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4 H. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be
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5 limited to, a measure of status for English language arts (ELA),
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6 math and science status, English Language Proficiency Assessment
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7 (ELPA) progress, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, and
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8 postsecondary opportunities. For purposes of this section
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9 postsecondary opportunities shall include Advanced Placement,
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10 International Baccalaureate, dual and concurrent enrollment,
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11 internships, mentorships and apprenticeships, and industry
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12 certifications. The Board shall adopt a time line for moving from
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13 completion of such opportunities to crediting achievement of such
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14 opportunities.
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15 I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each
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16 school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This
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17 school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of the
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18 student and school performance data of the current year to the
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19 previous year data.
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20 J. The State Department of Education shall annually develop a
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21 school site report card to be delivered to parents throughout each
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22 school district. The report card shall be in accordance with the
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23 requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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 1 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and includes the grade for
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2 the school, information regarding school improvement, an explanation
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3 of school performance, and indicators of return on investment. The
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4 report card for each school site shall be published annually by the
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5 Department on its website, and every school district shall provide
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6 the school site report card to the parent or guardian of each
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7 student enrolled in the school site. In order to provide
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8 information regarding school performance for school report cards
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9 issued during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school year, the
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10 Department shall include an explanation of the changes to the
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11 statewide system of student assessments as required in Section
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12 1210.508 of this title and how the transition in assessments may
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13 impact school performance. The Department shall issue school report
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14 cards using the 2016-2017 school year assessment data that is
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15 available.
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16 K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in
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17 calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to
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18 public school districts.
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19 L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
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20 implement the provisions of this section.
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21 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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22 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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23 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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 1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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