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2006 SESSION
SB 39 Test security procedures; Board of Educ. to review violations of regulations by local school board.
Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Test security procedures; violations. Creates a limited exemption from the Freedom of Information Act, for records furnished to or prepared by the Board of Education in connection with the review or investigation of any alleged breach in security, unauthorized alteration, or improper administration of tests by local school board employees responsible for distribution or administration of the tests. However, the exemption does not prohibit the disclosure of records to (i) a local school board or division superintendent for the purpose of permitting such board or superintendent to consider or to take personnel action with regard to an employee or (ii) any requester, after the conclusion of a review or investigation, in a form that (a) does not reveal the identity of any person making a complaint or supplying information to the Board on a confidential basis and (b) does not compromise the security of any test mandated by the Board.
Also, the bill authorizes the Board of Education to initiate a review of any alleged violation of its regulations by a local school board or local school board employee responsible for implementing the regulations of the Board, including the distribution or administration of tests. The bill also allows the Board to recover the reasonable costs of any investigation conducted because of violations of test security from any person who violates test security procedures.
FULL TEXT
- 12/21/05 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064238808 pdf
- 01/19/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 062043808-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB39ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/21/05 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064238808
- 12/21/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/12/06 Senate: Assigned to Education and Health sub-committee: Public Education
- 01/19/06 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 062043808-S1
- 01/20/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/06 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 062043808-S1
- 01/23/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB39S1
- 01/24/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/26/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/26/06 House: Read first time
- 01/26/06 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/13/06 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/06 House: Read second time
- 02/15/06 House: Read third time
- 02/15/06 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB39ER)
- 02/21/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/06)
- 03/27/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)