09-R329
2009 -- H 6340
Enacted 06/26/09
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF
ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY EDUCATION TO CREATE A STUDY COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVISING
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATEWIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
Introduced By: Representative Timothy A. Williamson
Date Introduced: June 26, 2009
WHEREAS, The legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a
need for real-time
student data from school districts, regional school
districts, state schools and charter schools in
registrations, timely enrollment information, and transfers within
school districts in the state; and
WHEREAS, The legislature further declares that such statewide student
information
systems have been implemented in other states, using
technological advances available for the
integration of individual school districts' student data to meet
state, district, school and classroom
level reporting requirements; and
WHEREAS, The legislature further declares that such a statewide
student information
system should provide standardization and efficiencies in
operation; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That for the purpose of the establishment of a statewide information
system, the legislature declares that the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education will
establish a study commission to investigate the technologically
available options for the statewide
procurement of a single statewide system. This advisory
commission shall be comprised of seven
(7) members
as follows: one of whom shall be the Commissioner of the Department of
Elementary and Secondary
Education, or his/her designee; one of whom shall be the Executive
Director of the Rhode
Island Association of School Committees, or his/her designee; one of
whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island
Association of School Business Officials, or
his/her designee; one of whom shall be the President of
the Rhode Island School Superintendents'
Association, or his/her
designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Society
of Technology Educators (RISTE), or his/her designee;
one of whom shall be a member of the
House of Representatives,
to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and one of whom shall be
a member of the business community to be appointed by
the Commissioner of the Department of
Elementary and Secondary
Education; and be it further
RESOLVED,
The Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and
Secondary
Education shall have the
authority to appoint the commission members from the business
community. The commission shall report its findings in a report
by September 30, 2010 to the
Commissioner. Said recommendations shall be advisory in nature and
may be adopted by the
Commissioner in part or in
whole; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives respectfully
requests that the
Commissioner for the Rhode
Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education report
back the commission's findings and its recommendations to
the House of Representatives on or
before December 31, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner
of the
Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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