HB 644 — Create Higher Ed Evidence-Based Innovation Fund, Grant Program

As ReportedPassed by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub.

Representatives Miller, J., WilliamsWilliams, Brennan, Brent, Brownlee, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Grim, Hall, D., John, Johnson, Lett, Mathews, T., Piccolantonio, Rader, Russo, Sigrist, Sims, Tims, White, A., White, E., Willis, Young To enact section 3333.1211 of the Revised Code to 1 create the Higher Education Evidence-Based 2 Innovation Fund and Grant Program.

16 (a) Demonstrates a statistically significant effect on 17 improving student outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on 18 Sub.

644 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the House Workforce(a) andDemonstrates Highera Educationstatistically Committeesignificant effect on 17 improving student outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on 18 one of the following:

38 (5) "Evidence tier-two reform or practice" means an 39 evidence tier-one reform or practice or other reform or practice 40 meeting similar criteria, that through rigorous evaluation, 41 including through the use of existing administrative data, as 42 applicable, has been found to improve student achievement or 43 attainment and for which the impact and cost-effectiveness can 44 beSub. meaningfully measured.

45 (6) "Evidence tier-three reform or practice" means an 46 Sub.

644 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee evidence tier-two reform or practice, or other reform or 47 practice meeting similar criteria, that has been found to 48 produce sizable, important impacts on student achievement or 49 attainment and which can be expectedmeaningfully tomeasured. provide information 50 related to both of the following:

45 (6) "Evidence tier-three reform or practice" means an 46 evidence tier-two reform or practice, or other reform or 47 practice meeting similar criteria, that has been found to 48 produce sizable, important impacts on student achievement or 49 attainment and which can be expected to provide information 50 related to both of the following:

73 AdditionalSub. competitive grant periods may be held at the 74 discretion of the chancellor.

The chancellor shall not award 75 grants in excess of the amount held in the higher education 76 Sub.

644 Page 4 As ReportedPassed by the House WorkforceAdditional andcompetitive Highergrant Educationperiods Committeemay evidence-basedbe innovationheld fund.at the 74 discretion of the chancellor.

The chancellor shall not award 75 grants in excess of the amount held in the higher education 76 evidence-based innovation fund.

99 (4) A plan to evaluate the evidence-based reform or 100 practice that includes, to the maximum extent feasible, 101 experimental designs using random assignment or other research 102 methodologiesSub. that allow for the strongest possible causal 103 inferences when random assignment is not feasible;

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104 (5) A description of how the evidence-based reform or 105 practice will be sustained once the grant expires.

127 (a)Sub. Availability of data to support evaluation and 128 research;

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644 Page 6 As ReportedPassed by the House Workforce(a) andAvailability Higher Education Committee (b) The evidence tier of thedata evidence-basedto reformsupport orevaluation 130and practice128 thatresearch; would be used.

129 (b) The evidence tier of the evidence-based reform or 130 practice that would be used.