PRINTER'S NO. 777
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
659
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, MAY 2, 2017
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MAY 2, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, providing
for impact of scores from assessments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 121.1. Impact of Scores from Assessments.--(a)
Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, beginning
in the 2017-2018 school year, student scores on an assessment
shall be attributed to a student's school entity for the sole
purpose of compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act
(Public Law 114-95, 129 Stat. 1802).
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
the use of student scores on an assessment to calculate academic
growth using statistically reliable measures.
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