"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 28A.655 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) At the beginning of each school year, school districts must notify parents and guardians of enrolled students from eighth through twelfth grade about each standardized test that is required by the school district, state, or federal government. The notification must include the following:
     (a) The subject areas covered by each assessment;
     (b) When each assessment will be administered and the length of time of each test;
     (c) Which assessments will be required for graduation and what options students have to meet graduation requirements if they do not pass a given assessment;
     (d) Whether the results of the assessment will be used for program placement or grade-level advancement;
     (e) When the assessment results will be released to parents or guardians and whether there will be an opportunity for parents and teachers to discuss strategic adjustments; and
     (f) Whether the assessment is required by the school district, state, federal government, or more than one of these entities.
     (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide to school districts regularly updated information necessary for the district to notify parents of the information, including any changes occurring through legislative or federal action, or both, that will affect current or future assessments."