Revision: Feb. 12, 2021, 11:22 a.m.
Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4
February 8, 2021
2021-0268h
06/08
Amendment to HB 194
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Statewide Assessment Program; Assessment Information. Amend RSA 193-C:12 to read as follows:
193-C:12 Pupil Assessment Information.
I. The department shall provide the testing entity as defined in RSA 189:65, VIII, with individual pupil names and unique pupil identifiers. The testing entity shall maintain the results, scores, or other evaluative materials for the purpose of measuring and reporting individual student growth.
II. The department may provide, or may request the testing entity to provide, the assessment results and comparative data to a parent, a legal guardian, or the pupil's school as provided in RSA 193-C:11. The department may collect, and the districts shall provide, student address information from the individual school districts solely for the purpose of effectuating the distribution of assessment results and comparative data as provided in this section.
III. The report shall be provided to parents in an informative and instructional manner to help children meet challenging state academic standards and advance student learning,
IV. The testing entity shall destroy all student data after 8 years.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2021-0268h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Permits the department of education to collect student address information for the purpose of distributing assessment results.
II. Requires a testing entity to destroy student data at certain times.