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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW

STANDARDIZED TESTING PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, Morrison, Silva, Gallison, and Savage

     Date Introduced: February 08, 2012

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

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     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

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consisting of eleven (11) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island

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House of Representatives, not more than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party,

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to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island

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Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, or designee; one of whom shall be the

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Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Regents, or designee; one of whom shall be the

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Commissioner of Higher Education, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of Rhode

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Island College, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the University of Rhode

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Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Urban League, or designee; and

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two (2) of whom shall be members of the public with experience in one or more of the following

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areas, ESL, Special Education, Gifted and Talented, and/or English Language Arts, to be

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appointed by the Speaker.

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     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

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of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party

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which is entitled to the appointment, consents to the member of the general public.

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      The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and analysis of

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standardized testing and assessment programs in relation to graduation and dropout rates and

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student performance/achievement.

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     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

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the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the

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legislators. 

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     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

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     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

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     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

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documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

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desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

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     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

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for said commission; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

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House of Representatives no later than March 28, 2013, and said commission shall expire on June

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28, 2013.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW

STANDARDIZED TESTING PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

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     This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative study commission

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whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study and analysis of standardized testing

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and assessment programs in relation to graduation and dropout rates and student

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performance/achievement, and who would report back to the House no later than March 28, 2013,

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and whose life would expire on June 28, 2013.

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