Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 2185 — STOs; ESAs; assessments; accountability

Last action — House Second Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes new requirements for students receiving scholarships from school tuition organizations to take standardized assessments and mandates schools to post aggregate test scores.

  • 15-744

    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, BEGINNING IN THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, BEFORE ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT ACCEPTS A SCHOLARSHIP FROM A SCHOOL TUITION ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO TITLE 43, THE PARENT OF THE QUALIFIED STUDENT MUST SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO ANNUALLY HAVE THE QUALIFIED STUDENT TAKE ANY NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED NORM-REFERENCED ACHIEVEMENT EXAMINATION, THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-741 OR ANY EXAMINATION RELATED TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS THAT ASSESSES READING AND MATHEMATICS FOR ANY YEAR THAT THE QUALIFIED STUDENT PAYS TUITION AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A QUALIFIED SCHOOL AND IS IN ANY OF GRADES THREE THROUGH TWELVE.

    Adds a requirement for parents of scholarship students to sign an agreement for annual standardized testing.

  • 15-744

    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, A QUALIFIED SCHOOL THAT ENROLLS ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED STUDENTS SHALL ANNUALLY POST ON THE QUALIFIED SCHOOL'S WEBSITE THE AGGREGATE TEST SCORES OF ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE QUALIFIED SCHOOL ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS BY SCHOOL SITE AND GRADE LEVEL: 1. ANY NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED NORM-REFERENCED ACHIEVEMENT EXAMINATION. 2. THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-741. 3. ANY EXAMINATION RELATED TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS THAT ASSESSES READING AND MATHEMATICS.

    Requires qualified schools to publicly post aggregate test scores.

  • 15-2402

    7. BEGINNING IN THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, ANNUALLY HAVE A QUALIFIED STUDENT WHO PAYS TUITION AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT AT A QUALIFIED SCHOOL AND WHO IS IN ANY OF GRADES THREE THROUGH TWELVE TAKE ANY NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED NORM-REFERENCED ACHIEVEMENT EXAMINATION, THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-741 OR ANY EXAMINATION RELATED TO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS THAT ASSESSES READING AND MATHEMATICS. A QUALIFIED STUDENT MAY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH BY TAKING AN EXAMINATION THAT IS CHOSEN AND ADMINISTERED BY A QUALIFIED SCHOOL, OR A PARENT MAY CHOOSE A SEPARATE EXAMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH THAT IS ADMINISTERED OUTSIDE OF THE QUALIFIED SCHOOL. THE EXAMINATION RESULTS SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE PARENT OF THE STUDENT. THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO: (a) A STUDENT WHO IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DISABILITY UNDER SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 (29 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 794). (b) A STUDENT WHO IS IDENTIFIED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-2403, SUBSECTION I AS A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 15-731 OR 15-761. (c) A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER SECTION 15-763.

    Removes existing language from Section 15-2402 regarding assessment requirements for scholarship students.

Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2185?
HB 2185 is sponsored by Michelle Udall, Joel John, and Joanne Osborne.
What is the current status of HB 2185?
This bill died with Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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