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    Bill would incentivize states to lessen the amount of standardized testing preparation and test taking. A large amount of inschool time and attention is devoted to teaching students the tested objectives rather than focusing on their own curriculum. One study found that teachers lose between 60 to 110 hours of instructional time in a year because of testing and the institutional tasks that surround it.

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    Rogers/4SenatorKrasny

    S.R._____

    ABILL
    Toincentivizethestatestolessentheamountofstandardizedtestingpreparationandtesttaking.

    BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,

    SECTION1.SHORTTITLE

    ThisactmaybecitedastheStrategicUtilizationofInschoolMinutesActof2015.

    SECTION2.FINDINGS

    Congressherebyfindsanddeclaresthat,
    A)

    Resultsofastudyindicatedthatalargeamountofinschooltimeandattentionisdevotedtoteachingstudents
    thetestedobjectivesratherthanfocusingontheirowncurriculum.
    B)
    Onestudyfoundthatteacherslosebetween60to110hoursofinstructionaltimeinayearbecauseof
    testingandtheinstitutionaltasksthatsurroundit.
    C)Curricularequiredtobetaughtinorderforstudentstodowellonstandardizedtestsrequireteacherstouse
    preparedmaterialswhichtheydidnotdevelopandwhichmaynotaddresstheneedsofactualstudentsintheir
    classes.
    D)

    ResearchshowsthatGEDrecipientsperformaboutaswellashighschoolgraduatesonstandardizedtestsbut
    havemuchworselifeoutcomesbecausetheyoftenlackimportantqualitiessuchascuriosity.
    E)

    The2001NoChildLeftBehindActcausedthenumberofstandardizedtestsforgradesK12toincreasefrom6
    to17.
    F)Threeoutoffourteachersreportedmoderatetoextremepressuretoimprovescores.
    G)

    Inseveralstatesparentsarerecognizingtheissueandoptingtheirchildrenoutofthetesting,sayingthattheyare
    awasteofkidsandteacherstime.
    H)

    Teacherssurveyedinthereportsaidtheyactuallylosetwiceasmuchinstructionaltimetotestingthanthe
    calendarsindicate.
    I)

    Ateachercalculatedthathespent738minutes(12hoursand18minutes)onpreparingforandgivingstandardized
    testsinoneyear.
    J)Ateacherdiscusseshowhisstudentsarenotperformingtothebestoftheirabilitiesduetotestingfatigueand
    burnoutfromtestpreparation.
    K)FloridaandNewJerseyplanaminimumof8to10hoursforstatestandardizedtestsduringthe201315school
    years.
    L)

    Fortytwopercentsaidtheemphasishadanegativeimpactontheirclassroomand45percentsaidtheyhave
    consideredleavingtheprofessionduetothepressuresandtimeconsumedbyStandardizedtesting.

    SECTION3.STATUTORYLANGUAGE
    A)
    ThetermStandardizedtestingisdefinedasanyformoftestingthatrequiresalltesttakerstoanswerthesame
    questionsinthesameway,whicharethenscoredinaconsistentmannermakingitpossibletocomparetheindividual
    performanceofstudentsinspecificsubjectmatters.TolessentheamountofthesetestsintheUnitedStates,the
    StrategicUtilizationofInschoolMinutesActof2016shallalloteachstateagivenamountofmoneyfortheirdistrict
    budgetsbasedonthepercentageofschoolsreducinghourssurroundingStandardizedtesting.Once75percentof
    schoolsinagivenstatereducetheirstandardizedtestinghoursby50percent,thestateshallreceive15dollarsper
    studentforimplementingtheAct.
    B)
    ThislawshallbeenforcedbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.Allfundingforincentivisingeachstatewill
    comedirectlyfromtheU.S.DepartmentofEducationBudget,whichcurrentlystandsat$67.1billionforthe
    20151016schoolyear.
    C)
    EachStateshallbeallotted25dollarsperstudentforimplementingthislawifatleast75percentoftheirpublic
    schoolsreducetheamountoftimestandardizedtestingbyatleast50percent.ThislawshallgoineffectAugust1,
    2016.

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