BILL REQ. #:  H-3733.1 

Read first time 01/19/12.   Referred to Committee on Education.

     AN ACT Relating to requiring school districts to disclose information about required assessments; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 28A.655 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) School districts must notify parents or guardians of enrolled students each year with the following information about each assessment that is required by the state or by the federal government before the assessment is administered during the school year:
     (a) The subject areas covered by the assessment;
     (b) When the assessment will be administered;
     (c) When the assessment results will be released to parents or guardians;
     (d) How the assessment or assessment results will advance student learning;
     (e) The amount of instructional time lost in administering the assessment;
     (f) The cost to the school district of administering the assessment;
     (g) The cost to the state of administering the assessment; and
     (h) Whether the assessment is required by the state, by the federal government, or by both.
     (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide to school districts the information necessary for the district to notify parents of the information under subsection (1)(g) of this section.