Senate File 211 - Introduced SENATE FILE 211 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1025) (COMPANION TO HF 190 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the administration of the statewide 1 summative assessment of student progress to students of 2 online schools by school districts, accredited nonpublic 3 schools, and charter schools. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1245SV (3) 91 jda/jh

S.F. 211 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (2), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 For the school year beginning July 1, 2018, and each 4 succeeding school year, the The rules shall also require all 5 of the following: 6 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph b, 7 subparagraph (2), Code 2025, is amended by adding the following 8 new subparagraph division: 9 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION . (e) That any school district, 10 accredited nonpublic school, or charter school providing 11 instruction delivered primarily over the internet pursuant to 12 subsection 32 may administer any state assessment required 13 pursuant to this subsection in an online setting that is 14 similar to the student’s regular academic instruction, if all 15 of the following conditions are satisfied: 16 (i) The student takes the assessment at a date and time that 17 are assigned by personnel designated by the school district, 18 accredited nonpublic school, or charter school. 19 (ii) The student participates in a synchronous assessment 20 session that is initiated and managed by personnel designated 21 by the school district, accredited nonpublic school, or charter 22 school. 23 (iii) (A) The student takes the assessment using a device 24 and an assessment platform that allow an assessment proctor to 25 monitor the student for the duration of the assessment through 26 a video feed that allows the assessment proctor to view the 27 student taking the assessment and the student’s background. 28 (B) If the device or assessment platform does not allow 29 an assessment proctor to monitor the student for the duration 30 of the assessment through a video feed in accordance with 31 subparagraph part (A), the requirements of this subparagraph 32 subdivision shall be satisfied if an assessment proctor is able 33 to, through the use of a second device, monitor the student 34 for the duration of the assessment through a video feed that 35 -1- LSB 1245SV (3) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2

S.F. 211 allows the assessment proctor to view the student taking the 1 assessment and the student’s background. 2 (iv) The school district, accredited nonpublic school, 3 or charter school maintains a ratio of students taking the 4 assessment to assessment proctors of not greater than ten to 5 one. 6 (v) The student does not exit the assessment session until 7 instructed to do so by the assessment proctor. 8 (vi) An assessment administrator employed by the school 9 district, accredited nonpublic school, or charter school 10 verifies student submission of the assessment. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to the administration of the statewide 15 summative assessment of student progress to students of online 16 schools by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and 17 charter schools. 18 The bill provides that any school district, accredited 19 nonpublic school, or charter school providing instruction 20 delivered primarily over the internet may administer any state 21 summative assessment in an online setting that is similar to 22 the student’s regular academic instruction, if the following 23 conditions are satisfied: the student takes the assessment 24 at a date and time that are assigned by personnel designated 25 by the school, the student participates in a synchronous 26 assessment session that is initiated and managed by personnel 27 designated by the school, an assessment proctor is able to 28 monitor the student for the duration of the assessment through 29 a video feed, the ratio of students taking the assessment 30 to assessment proctors is not greater than 10 to 1, and an 31 assessment administrator who is a school employee verifies 32 student submission of the assessment. Pursuant to Code section 33 256.7(21)(b)(2), the state board of education is required to 34 adopt rules to implement the bill’s provisions. 35 -2- LSB 1245SV (3) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2