SB 5941-S2.E - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/9/2009)

Establishes a comprehensive K-12 education data improvement system for financial, student, and educator data to monitor student progress, have information on the quality of the educator workforce, monitor and analyze the costs of programs, provide for financial integrity and accountability, and have the capability to link across these various data components by student, by class, by teacher, by school, by district, and statewide.

Provides independent review and evaluation of a comprehensive K-12 education data improvement system by assigning the review and monitoring responsibilities to the education data center and the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee.

Establishes a K-12 data governance group within the educational data center to assist in the design and implementation of a K-12 education data improvement system for financial, student, and educator data.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to the extent data is available, to make certain minimum reports available on the internet.

Requires the education data center and the superintendent of public instruction to take all actions necessary to secure federal funds to implement the act.