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Committee declines to advance bill that would require private schools to use a single statewide test and admit EFA-funded students
Summary
HB 1542, proposed by Representative Jim Wooten, would have required private schools to administer an annual statewide assessment and to admit any student who applies intending to use state funding; the committee debated reporting, testing heterogeneity across private schools, and admission rules before the motion to pass failed on a roll call.
The House Education Committee considered HB 1542, a proposal that would require private schools to administer an annual statewide student assessment and to admit any student who applies if the student intends to use state funding to attend the private school. After extended questioning and debate the committee did not adopt the bill.
Representative Jim Wooten, who presented the bill, said his concerns stemmed from…
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