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Prohibiting the collection of certain specified information from students enrolled in school districts or charter schools
Topics:Civil rightsK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Schools and charter schools would no longer be allowed to ask students about their race, color, creed, or national origin on tests or assessments. This rule applies to state progress tests and any other school forms unless federal law says they must collect that information.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits the collection of certain specified information from students enrolled in school districts or charter schools. The bill prohibits the statewide summative assessment of student progress administered by school districts for purposes of the core academic indicators from collecting information from a student enrolled in a school district related to the student’s race, color, creed, or place of national origin unless required by federal law. The bill also prohibits the board of directors of a school district and the governing board of a charter school from administering to a student any test or assessment, or any related form, that collects from the student information related to the student’s race, color, creed, or place of national origin unless required by federal law.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part