CHAPTER 593

H.P. 989 - L.D. 1425

An Act To Support the Efficient Implementation of Maine's

Learning Results

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6202-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 454, §30, is amended to read:

1. Technical assistance. During the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 school years, the The department shall provide technical assistance to school administrative units in developing local assessment systems and setting standards for local assessment systems using student achievement data to inform teaching and learning. By the end of the 2003-2004 school year, the superintendent of each school administrative unit shall certify to the commissioner that the local assessment system meets these standards. The department shall establish quality standards for the statewide assessment program and the local assessment systems.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §6202-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Moratorium.__Notwithstanding subsection 2, a moratorium is imposed for the 2006-2007 school year for activities associated with assessments designed to certify student achievement.__Assessments used for informing teaching and learning are exempt from this moratorium.__This subsection is repealed June 30, 2007.