CHAPTER 33

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EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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HOUSE BILL 01-1196 [Digest]

BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Cloer, Borodkin, Daniel, Fritz, Grossman, Hefley, Hodge, Jahn, King, Larson, Mitchell, Nuñez, Rhodes, Romanoff, Stafford, Bacon, Boyd, Cadman, Chavez, Coleman, Crane, Garcia, Groff, Hoppe, Mace, Madden, Marshall, Miller, Paschall, Schultheis, Snook, and Vigil;

also SENATOR(S) Hanna and Hernandez.

AN ACT

Concerning the writing portion of the Colorado student assessment program statewide assessments.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  22-7-409, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:

  22-7-409.  Assessments - repeal. (1.1) (a)  Upon request by a school district, the entity responsible for developing a statewide assessment shall return to the school district the student responses to the essay and appropriate paragraphs from the writing portion of the statewide assessment, along with the results of all requested assessments. The school district making the request shall pay the entity for the actual cost of photocopying and mailing the writing portion of the statewide assessment for the exclusive and confidential use of improving an individual student's writing skills.

  (b)  The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.1) shall not apply during the term of any contract for developing statewide assessments in existence as of January 1, 2001. This paragraph (b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2004.

  SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: March 19, 2001

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