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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 611

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Relating to: remote proctoring of certain pupil assessments.

Parochial and private schools School — Evaluation and testing

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires school boards, charter schools, and private schools

participating in a parental choice program to administer a state assessment to pupils

in grades 3 to 8 and 10, commonly known as the Forward Exam. This bill allows the

Forward Exam to be administered through remote proctoring if the school board,

charter school operator, or private school governing body administering the Forward

Exam has in place a remote proctoring policy that contains at least all of the following

requirements:

1. The examination must be administered at an assigned date and time set by

the school within the testing period.

2. The pupil must attend a synchronous examination session initiated and

managed by school personnel.

3. The examination must be administered to the pupil using a device through

which the pupil is monitored by the examination proctor through video for the

duration of the examination.

4. The pupil may not exit the examination administration until instructed to

do so.

5. The submission of the examination must be verified by the administrator of

the examination.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Jagler (R) , Marklein (R)

9 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rettinger (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jagler, Ballweg and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, O'Connor, Edming, Moses, Rettinger, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Dittrich and Murphy

  2. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 17, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 12, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1