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2018 SESSION
SB 456 School personnel survey; Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop & make available annually.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Superintendent of Public Instruction; school personnel survey. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and administer biennially to individuals holding a license from the Department of Education a voluntary and anonymous school personnel survey to evaluate school-level teaching conditions and the impact such conditions have on teacher retention and student achievement. The bill requires such survey to include questions regarding school leadership, teacher leadership, teacher autonomy, demands on teachers' time, student conduct management, professional development, instructional practices and support, new teacher support, community engagement and support, and facilities and other resources. The bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to report the results of the survey to the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and to the Senate Committees on Finance and Education and Health.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102475D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18102475D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102475D
- 01/09/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/17/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/25/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/29/18 Senate: Amendment by Senator Newman agreed to
- 01/29/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB456E
- 01/29/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18102475D-E
- 01/30/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/22/18 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/28/18 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 03/06/18 House: Left in Appropriations