HF 1587

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for assessment of
individual student growth in academic achievement over
time; appropriating money; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [120B.362] VALUE-ADDED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of education must implement a
value-added assessment program to assist school districts,
public schools, and charter schools in assessing and reporting
individual students' growth in academic achievement under
section 120B.30, subdivision 1a. The program must use
assessments of individual students' academic achievement to make
longitudinal comparisons of each student's academic growth over
time. School districts, public schools, and charter schools may
apply to the commissioner to participate in the initial trial
program using a form and in the manner the commissioner
prescribes. The commissioner must select program participants
from urban, suburban, and rural areas throughout the state.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may issue a request for proposals to
contract with an organization that provides a value-added
assessment model that reliably estimates school and school
district effects on students' academic achievement over time.
The model the commissioner selects must accommodate diverse data
and must use each student's test data across grades.
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new text begin (c) The contract under paragraph (b) must be consistent
with the definition of "best value" under section 16C.02,
subdivision 4.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise
indicated, the sums indicated in this section are appropriated
from the general fund to the Department of Education for the
fiscal years designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Value-added assessment. new text end

new text begin (a) For value-added
assessment program:
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new text begin $ 300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
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new text begin $1,600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
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