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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5960: Teacher and principal evals

Changing the requirements for the relevant multiple measures of student growth used in teacher and principal evaluations.

Summary

  • For teachers who teach reading, language arts, or mathematics in a grade in which a federally mandated statewide student assessment is administered, student results on the statewide assessment must be used as one of the multiple measures of student growth.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5960), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
Introduced
January 13, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2014

AN ACT Relating to changing the requirements for the relevant multiple measures of student growth used in teacher and principal evaluations to include the use of student results on the federally mandated statewide administered reading or language arts and mathematics assessments for teachers who teach the relevant subject in a grade in which the assessments are administered and for principals who are assigned to schools in which at least one of the relevant subjects is taught in at least one of the grades in which the assessments are administered;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mark Mullet D-5Andy Billig D-3Christine Rolfes D-23

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5960 in other sessions

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