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H0739..........................................................by EDUCATION
WRITING AND MATH ASSESSMENTS - STUDENTS - Adds to existing law relating to
public schools to provide for an exception to participation in the direct
writing and the direct mathematics assessments.
02/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/27 Rpt prt - to Educ
03/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-2-6
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Eskridge,
Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp,
Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, Miller,
Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- McKague, Wood
Absent and excused -- Crow, Ellsworth, Field(18), Roberts, Sali,
Smith(24)
Floor Sponsor - Miller
Title apvd - to Senate
03/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/29 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/30 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Sweet
Floor Sponsor - Werk
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol
04/03 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
04/04 To Governor
04/07 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 357
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 739
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AMENDING CHAPTER 16, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-1618, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXCEPTION
4 TO PARTICIPATION IN THE DIRECT WRITING AND THE DIRECT MATHEMATICS ASSESS-
5 MENTS.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 16, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 33-1618, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
10 33-1618. ASSESSMENT EXCEPTION. A student who has not been enrolled for
11 two (2) full school years in an elementary or secondary school in the United
12 States and who scores less than a level four (4) on the state assessment used
13 to determine English language proficiency may be excluded from requirements to
14 participate in Idaho's direct writing assessment and in Idaho's direct mathe-
15 matics assessment if the parent or guardian of such student and the student's
16 teacher agree that such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the stu-
17 dent.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16025C1
This legislation would allow for students with limited English
proficiency who have been enrolled in Idaho's public schools for
less than two years to be excluded from the requirements to
participate in Idaho's direct writing and direct mathematics
assessments on the condition that the student scores less than a
level four on the state assessment used to determine English
language proficiency and the parent or guardian of such students
and the students' teachers agree that such an exclusion would be
educationally appropriate for the student.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Representative Janet Miller, Senator Elliott Werk
Phone: 332-1000
Jim Shackelford
Phone: 344-1341
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 739