Senator Deidre M. Henderson proposes the following substitute bill:


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SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AMENDMENTS

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson

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House Sponsor: Lee B. Perry

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill provides that for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years, the State Board
10     of Education is not required to assign to each school an overall rating using an A
11     through F letter grading scale.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸     provides that for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years, the State Board of
15     Education is not required to assign to each school an overall rating using an A
16     through F letter grading scale.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          This bill provides a special effective date.
21          This bill provides a coordination clause.
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     AMENDS:
24          53E-5-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
25     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:

26          53E-5-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186
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28     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29          Section 1. Section 53E-5-204 is amended to read:
30          53E-5-204. Rating schools.
31          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), and in accordance with this part, the state
32     board shall annually assign to each school an overall rating using an A through F letter grading
33     scale where, based on the school's performance level on the indicators described in Subsection
34     (2):
35          (a) an A grade represents an exemplary school;
36          (b) a B grade represents a commendable school;
37          (c) a C grade represents a typical school;
38          (d) a D grade represents a developing school; and
39          (e) an F grade represents a critical needs school.
40          (2) A school's overall rating described in Subsection (1) shall be based on the school's
41     performance on the indicators described in:
42          (a) Section 53E-5-205, for an elementary school or a middle school; or
43          (b) Section 53E-5-206, for a high school.
44          (3) (a) For a school year in which the state board determines it is necessary to establish,
45     due to a transition to a new assessment, a new baseline to determine student growth described
46     in Section 53E-5-210, the state board is not required to assign an overall rating described in
47     Subsection (1) to a school to which the new baseline applies.
48          (b) For the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 school [year] years, the state board:
49          (i) shall evaluate a school based on the school's performance level on the indicators
50     described in Subsection (2) and in accordance with this part; and
51          (ii) is not required to assign a school an overall rating described in Subsection (1).
52          Section 2. Effective date.
53          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
54     upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
55     Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
56     the date of veto override.

57          Section 3. Coordinating S.B. 119 with H.B. 175 -- Substantive and technical
58     amendments.
59          If this S.B. 119 and H.B. 175, Education Accountability Amendments, both pass and
60     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
61     General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication by amending Subsection
62     53E-5-204(3)(b) to read:
63          "(b) For the [2017-2018] 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school [year] years, the state board:
64          (i) shall evaluate a school based on the school's performance level on the indicators
65     described in Subsection (2) and in accordance with this part; and
66          (ii) is not required to assign a school an overall rating described in Subsection (1).".