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HJM018aa.......................................................by EDUCATION
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging
Congress to support proposed amendments to the No Child Left Behind Act.
02/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/27 Rpt prt - to Educ
03/02 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/08 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/09 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/13 3rd rdg as amen - ADOPTED - 65-0-5
Floor Sponsor - Miller
Title apvd - to Senate
03/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/24 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsors - Werk & Gannon
Title apvd - to House
03/27 To enrol
03/28 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/29 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 18
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, the success of all of America's students attending our nation's
9 public schools is of great concern to the citizens of the United States; and
10 WHEREAS, many of these students arrive at our public school classrooms
11 from myriad cultures and with no or extremely limited exposure to the English
12 language; and
13 WHEREAS, it is self-evident that a student new to the English language is
14 not proficient in reading or comprehending academic English; and
15 WHEREAS, the No Child Left Behind Act currently requires school districts
16 to include in determinations of adequate yearly progress (AYP) the participa-
17 tion of all limited English proficient students, including those who have not
18 been enrolled in school on a full-time basis for a sufficient period of time
19 to develop skills that will assure the required tests are providing reliable
20 information regarding these students' educational levels; and
21 WHEREAS, the No Child Left Behind Act also currently requires states to
22 include all students in their annual academic assessments, including those
23 with limited English proficiency, regardless of the length of time they have
24 been attending public school; and
25 WHEREAS, Idaho's statewide assessment used to meet the provisions of the
26 No Child Left Behind Act, the Idaho Standard Achievement Test, is administered
27 in English; and
28 WHEREAS, it is demoralizing and frustrating for a student to be forced to
29 take a test she or he cannot understand; and
30 WHEREAS, grade-level tests administered in English to beginning English
31 language learners do not help teachers or school administrators understand the
32 instructional needs of these students and do not provide an accurate portrayal
33 of the performance of the school in which these students are enrolled.
34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
35 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
36 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge your support for and adoption of
37 amendments proposed to the No Child Left Behind Act contained in H.R. 1177
38 which would:
39 (1) Allow states to exclude from AYP determinations the performance of
40 any limited English proficient student who has not been enrolled in the state
41 for three (3) full school years and whose parents and educators agree that
42 such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student; and
43 (2) Allow states to exclude from the required annual academic assessment
44 of student performance in mathematics, reading or language arts and science
2
1 any limited English proficient student who has not been enrolled in the state
2 for three (3) full school years and whose parents and educators agree that
3 such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
5 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
6 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
7 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
8 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
Moved by Miller
Seconded by Boe
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.J.M. NO. 18
1 AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORIAL
2 On page 1 of the printed memorial, in line 37, delete "contained in H.R.
3 1177".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 18, As Amended
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, the success of all of America's students attending our nation's
9 public schools is of great concern to the citizens of the United States; and
10 WHEREAS, many of these students arrive at our public school classrooms
11 from myriad cultures and with no or extremely limited exposure to the English
12 language; and
13 WHEREAS, it is self-evident that a student new to the English language is
14 not proficient in reading or comprehending academic English; and
15 WHEREAS, the No Child Left Behind Act currently requires school districts
16 to include in determinations of adequate yearly progress (AYP) the participa-
17 tion of all limited English proficient students, including those who have not
18 been enrolled in school on a full-time basis for a sufficient period of time
19 to develop skills that will assure the required tests are providing reliable
20 information regarding these students' educational levels; and
21 WHEREAS, the No Child Left Behind Act also currently requires states to
22 include all students in their annual academic assessments, including those
23 with limited English proficiency, regardless of the length of time they have
24 been attending public school; and
25 WHEREAS, Idaho's statewide assessment used to meet the provisions of the
26 No Child Left Behind Act, the Idaho Standard Achievement Test, is administered
27 in English; and
28 WHEREAS, it is demoralizing and frustrating for a student to be forced to
29 take a test she or he cannot understand; and
30 WHEREAS, grade-level tests administered in English to beginning English
31 language learners do not help teachers or school administrators understand the
32 instructional needs of these students and do not provide an accurate portrayal
33 of the performance of the school in which these students are enrolled.
34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
35 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
36 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge your support for and adoption of
37 amendments proposed to the No Child Left Behind Act which would:
38 (1) Allow states to exclude from AYP determinations the performance of
39 any limited English proficient student who has not been enrolled in the state
40 for three (3) full school years and whose parents and educators agree that
41 such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student; and
42 (2) Allow states to exclude from the required annual academic assessment
43 of student performance in mathematics, reading or language arts and science
44 any limited English proficient student who has not been enrolled in the state
2
1 for three (3) full school years and whose parents and educators agree that
2 such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
4 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
5 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
6 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
7 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16026
This joint memorial urges the United States Senate, the United
States House of Representatives, and the Idaho Congressional
Delegation to support two amendments to the No Child Left Behind
Act relating to students enrolled in public schools who have
limited English proficiency. Specifically, the memorial seeks
adoption of proposed amendments contained in H.R. 1177 that
would:
Allow states to exclude from determinations of Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) the performance of students with limited English
proficiency who have not been enrolled in the state for three
school years and whose parents and educators agree that such an
exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student; and
Allow states to exclude from the required annual academic
assessment of student performance in mathematics, reading or
language arts and science students with limited English
proficiency who have not been enrolled in the state for three
school years and whose parents and educators agree that such an
exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Representative Janet Miller, Senator Elliot Werk
Phone: 332-1000
Jim Shackelford
Phone: 344-1341
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 18