SB 173 — Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR S-1003)

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173173–Senators SDondero ENATELoop, BILLCannizzaro, NBrooks; O.

173–SENATORSDenis, DDonate, ONDEROD. L OOP , ANNIZZARO , B ROOKS ;

DENIS,Harris, DONATELange, ,Ratti D.and Scheible Joint Sponsors:

HARRIS,Assemblywomen LANGEAnderson ,and RATTITorres ANDCHAPTER.......... SCHEIBLE M ARCH 4, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

ASSEMBLYWOMEN A NDERSON AND TORRES ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

(BDR S-1003) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Section 1 of this bill authorizes the board of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority to submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan to address loss of learning that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Section 1 sets forth certain requirements for the plan totheto address loss of learning, including, without limitation, the option for pupils to attendSection summer1 schoolfurther eitherrequires in-personthe orboard throughof trustees of a programschool district or the governing body of virtuala learning.charter school, as applicable, to provide transportation and certain meals to pupils who attend summer school.

Section 1 furthersets requiresforth therequirements boardrelating ofto trustees of a school district or the governinghiring bodyand payment of ateachers charter school, as applicable, to provide transportation and certainother mealspersonnel tofor pupils who attend summer school.

Section 1 sets forth requirements relating to 1 also authorizes the board of trustees of each school district or the State Public Charter School Authority to request to use federal money to administer summer school.schoSection 2 of this bill requires the board of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority to submit a report containing certain information relating to summer school to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on or before November 30, 2021.

Section 2 of this bill requires the board of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority to submit a report containing certain - *SB173_R1* – 2 – information relating to summer school to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on or before October 31, 2021.

Section 2 requires the board of trustees of a school district and the State Public school in-person and through a program of virtual learning one or more measures of pupil achievement, including measures that compare the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered in the spring of the 2020-2021 school year with the results of any assessment or examination administered in the fall of the 2021-2022 school year.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

and (b) The manner in which the school district, schools within the school district, the State Public Charter School Authority or charter schools sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority will targetservices pupilsunder the plan, including, without limitation:to receive (1) Pupils who are mostmembers atof riska ofhousehold lossthat oflacks learningthe financial resources necessary to receiveaccess services underto theaddress plan,loss including,of withoutlearning; limitation:

(1) Pupils who are members of a household that lacks the financial resources necessary to access services to address loss of learning;

and (7) Pupils who are chronicallyEnglish absent.learners;

and (8) Pupils who are chronically absent.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, must already have a contract to work at a school within the school district or the charter school;

andandwork at a school within the school district or the (b) Shall receive compensation for working in summer school based upon the rate in the contract between the employee and the - *SB173_R1*81st –Session 3(2021) – school,3 in– addition to the regular compensation of the employee, subject to any collective bargaining agreement.

of the employee, 4.

If a school district or charter school hires a retired public employee pursuant to this subsection, the public employee must have submitted his or her fingerprints to the school district, governing body of a charter school or Superintendent of Public Instruction, as applicable, for a report on the criminal history of the public employee recently enough that a report on the criminal history of the public employee does not have to be completed again.

The board of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority may request to use federal money, including, without limitation, money received by this State totoey, address the effects of the public health crisis caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic, to administer summer school pursuant to subsection 1 from the Department of Education.

On or before OctoberNovember 31,30, 2021, the board of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a report on any plan to address any loss of learning developed pursuant to section 1 of this act.

On or before NovemberDecember 30,31, 2021, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a compilation of the reports it receives pursuant to this subsection to:

(a) The Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau;Bur(b) The Governor;

(b) The Governor;

- 81st Session (2021) – 4 – (b) Outline the amount of federal money received and how federal, state and local money was used to administer summer school;

(c) State the number of pupils who attended summer school in-in-(d) person;State the number of pupils who attended summer school through a program of virtual learning;

(d) State the number of pupils who attended summer school through a program of virtual learning;

and - *SB173_R1* – 4 – (g) Identify separately for pupils who attended summer school in-person and pupils who attended summer school through a program of virtual learning:

(1) One or more measures of pupil achievement, asincluding, determinedwithout limitation, measures that compare the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered by the Departmentschool district or charter school during the spring of Education;the 2020-2021 school year with the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered during the fall of the 2021-2022 school year;

and Sec.(2) The attendance of the pupils.