72nd Legislative Session -- 1997

Committee: House Education

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Brooks
P      de Hueck
P      Diedrich
P      Eccarius
P      Fitzgerald
P      Hassard
P      Kooistra
P      Collier
P      Davis
P      Lockner
P      Lucas
P      Brosz, Vice-Chair
P      Brown (Richard), Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Richard Brown, Chair.

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.

Moved by:      Representative Brosz
Second by:      Representative Kooistra
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Continue Committee discussion on SB 170 which was amended at the last committee meeting as follows:.

                                                t-170b

On page 2 of the Senate engrossed bill , after line 9 , insert:

"      Section 4. A student's individual academic achievement test scores shall be made part of the student's permanent record and provided by the local district to parents or guardian of each student or, in the case of an emancipated student, to the student. Further release or use of a student's

individual test scores is governed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as implemented in 34 CFR part 99, and may only occur with written permission from the student's parent or guardian or, in the case of an emancipated student, from the student.

     Section 5. Separate academic achievement tests shall be designed to meet the needs of students in need of special education or special education and related services. The tests shall be administered unless it is determined by the local placement committee that the tests are not part of the student's free appropriate public education program. The student's waiver shall be set forth in the student's individual education plan. "

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 170 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Representative Brosz
Second by:      Representative Kooistra
Action:          Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-4-0-0)

Voting yes:      Brooks, de Hueck, Diedrich, Eccarius, Fitzgerald, Hassard, Davis, Brosz, Brown (Richard)

Voting no:      Kooistra, Collier, Lockner, Lucas

          SB 154:   to revise certain school district funds.

Proponents:      Senator Barb Everist
              Dianna Miller, ESD + 3
              Susan Ryan, DECA
               Maurice Christensen, Legislative Audit
              Maxine Schochenmaier, Consultant for Impact Aid Schools
Opponents:      Senator Jim Hutmacher

MOTION:      AMEND SB 154

c-154

     On page 2 , after line 7 of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill , insert:

"      Section 4. To establish the school district special education fund statutory carryover excluding federal funds, the following calculations shall be performed:

             (1)    divide the total federal special education revenue by the total special education revenues; and

             (2)    multiply the federal special education percentage calculated in (1) times the total special education fund balance; and

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             (3)    deduct the amount of federal revenue calculated in (2) from the special education fund balance. "

Moved by:      Representative Hassard
Second by:      Representative Lucas
Action:          Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 154 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Representative Lucas
Second by:      Representative Brooks
Action:          Prevailed by roll call vote.   (10-2-1-0)

Voting yes:      Brooks, Diedrich, Eccarius, Fitzgerald, Hassard, Davis, Lockner, Lucas, Brosz, Brown (Richard)

Voting no:      Kooistra, Collier

Excused:      de Hueck

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Representative Lucas
Second by:      Representative Brooks
Action:          Prevailed by voice vote.

Jean Smith

Committee Secretary