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HB 867 Action for test security violations.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Legal action for test security violations. Permits the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the Board of Education, to bring a cause of action for injunctive relief or civil penalty, or both, against any person who knowingly and willfully commits specified acts regarding secure mandatory tests administered to students required by the Code of Virginia or by the Board of Education, such as the Standards of Learning assessments. Among the enumerated prohibited acts are permitting unauthorized access to secure test questions; copying all or any portion of any secure test booklet; making available test answer keys; and making false certifications on the test security form established by the Department of Education. The measure defines a "secure test" as an item, question, or test that has not been made publicly available by the Department of Education. The measure is not to be construed as restricting the actions of the Board, the Department, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction in test development or selection, test form construction, standard setting, test scoring and reporting, and other related activities. The civil penalties collected by such actions are not to exceed $1,000 for each violation and are to be deposited in the Literary Fund. In addition, the bill authorizes the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching or administrative license of persons who knowingly and willfully commit specific acts regarding secure mandatory tests. No person whose license has been suspended or revoked will be subject to a civil penalty for the same infraction. This bill is identical to SB 548.


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