Minnesota Legislature
HF 596
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; appropriating money to the Office of Educational
Accountability through the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 120B.31, subdivision 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.31, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Educational accountability.
(a) The Independent Office of Educational
Accountability, as authorized by Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5,
section 28, subdivision 2, is establishednew text begin , and shall be funded through the Board of Regents
of the University of Minnesotanew text end . The office shall advise the education committees of
the legislature and the commissioner of education, at least on a biennial basis, on the
degree to which the statewide educational accountability and reporting system includes a
comprehensive assessment framework that measures school accountability for students
achieving the goals described in the state's results-oriented graduation rule. The office
shall consider whether the statewide system of educational accountability utilizes multiple
indicators to provide valid and reliable comparative and contextual data on students,
schools, districts, and the state, and if not, recommend ways to improve the accountability
reporting system.
(b) When the office reviews the statewide educational accountability and reporting
system, it shall also consider:
(1) the objectivity and neutrality of the state's educational accountability system; and
(2) the impact of a testing program on school curriculum and student learning.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
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$....... in fiscal year 2008 and $....... in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from the
general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Office of
Educational Accountability under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3.
The base appropriation for the Office of Educational Accountability in fiscal years 2010
and 2011 is $....... each year.
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