SB 340 — Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR S-10)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

340340–Senators SDondero ENATELoop, BILLCannizzaro, NNguyen, O.Spearman, Neal;

340–SENATORSDaly, DDonate, ONDEROLange, LOhrenschall, OOPPazina ,and ANNIZZAROScheible ,CHAPTER.......... N GUYEN , S PEARMAN , N EAL ;

DALY , D ONATE , LANGE , O HRENSCHALL , PAZINA AND S CHEIBLE M ARCH 20, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

(BDR S-10) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

Section 1 of this bill requires 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 provide summer school to pupils in all grades during the 2023 and 2024 calendar years.

Section 1 sets forth certain requirements for the plan to providedistrict or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, to provideschool transportation and certain meals to pupils who attend summer school.

Section 1 further requires the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, to provide transportation and certain meals to pupils who attend summer school.

Section 1 also authorizes the board of trustees of each school district or the State Public Charter School Authority to use any avaSectionavailable 2resources offor this bill requires the boardprovision of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority to submit a report containing certain information relating to summer schoolschool. to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on or before November 30, 2023, and November 30, 2024, respectively.

Sectionthe 2State -Public *SB340*Charter –School 2Authority –to alsosubmit requiresa report containing certainct and information relating to summer school to the Superintendent of Public Instruction toon submitor abefore compilationNovember of30, such2023, reportsand toNovember various30, governmental2024, entities.respectively.

Section 2 also requires the boardSuperintendent of identifyPublic separatelyInstruction forto pupilssubmit who attended summer school in-person and through a programcompilation of virtualsuch learningreports oneto orvarious moregovernmental measuresentities. of pupil achievement, including measures that compare the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered:

Section 2 requires the board of trustees of a school district and the State Public Charter School Authority to identify separately for pupils who attended summer school in-person and through a measures that compare the results of any standardized assessment or examinationg administered:

and (2) in the spring of the 2023-2024 school year with the results of any assessment or examination administered in the fall of the 2024-2025 school year.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this act, the board of trustees of each school district and the State Public Charter School Authority shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan to provide summer school to pupils in all- grades82nd duringSession the(2023) 2023– and2 – include, without limitation:nd 2024 calendar years.

The plan must include,(a) withoutThe limitation:option for pupils to attend summer school either in- person or through a program of virtual learning;

(a) The option for pupils to attend summer school either in- person or through a program of virtual learning;

(5) Pupils in middle school or high school who are deficient inmathematics;ct the subject areas of science, technology, engineering, the arts or mathematics;(6) Pupils with disabilities;

(6) Pupils with disabilities;

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and (b) Shall receive compensation for working in summer school based upon the rate in the contract between the employee and the school, in addition to the regular compensation of the employee, subject to any collective bargaining agreement.

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 - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – 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.

5.subsection 3 must not be included for the purposes of calculating the future retirement benefits of the employee.

The compensation that is paid to an employee pursuant to subsection 3 must not be included for the purposes of calculating the future retirement benefits of the employee.

(a) Identify the results of summer school provided to pupils pursuantpur(b) toOutline sectionthe 1amount of thisfederal act;money received and how federal, state and local money was used to administer summer school;

- *SB340* – 4 – (b) Outline the amount of federal money received and how federal, state and local money was used to administer summer school;

(1) One or more measures of pupil achievement, including, without limitation, measures that compare the results of any - 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – standardized assessment or examination administered by the school district or charter school, as applicable, during the spring of the 2022-2023 school year with the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered during the fall of the 2023- 2024sc(2) One or more measures of pupil achievement, including, without limitation, measures that compare the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered by the school district or charter school during the spring of the 2023-2024 school year with the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered during the fall of the 2024-2025 school year;

(2) One or more measures of pupil achievement, including, without limitation, measures that compare the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered by the school district or charter school during the spring of the 2023-2024 school year with the results of any standardized assessment or examination administered during the fall of the 2024-2025 school year;

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