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Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: Senate Concurrent Resolution 74: In response to the $793 million cut to NCLB, the Congress and President are requested to substantially increase funding for NCLB, IDEA, and HEA. Status of Action: Introduced |
Cost/Participation StudyAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: Senate Concurrent Resolution 75/HCR 75: Requests the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to student the costs of NCLB, whether the state has received the maximum amount of flexibility, and what changes the state should pursue during the reauthorization of NCLB. Status of Action: Introduced |
Changes/Waivers Requested, Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SCR32, a Senate Resolution outlining difficulties of implementing NCLB, especially for special needs students. Calls on the West Virginia Congressional delegation to support and seek: full federal funding for both NCLB and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); an on-grade-level equivalent form of assessment for IDEA eligible students in order to resolve inconsistencies between the two acts; limiting school choice to the sub-group or groups that do not meet AYP; requiring sanctions to apply to schools or to sub-groups within schools only when the same sub-group fails to meet AYP in the same indicator in consecutive years; and elimination of the penalties on schools that have not met AYP solely because a sub-group does not meet the 95% test participation requirement Status of Action: passed Senate 2/10/04 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HR6 which calls on Congress to amend the NCLB Act to provide for waivers for states such as West Virginia that have successfully increased student achievement through their own standards and accountability programs and that such waivers should be available to states so long as they maintain their standards Status of Action: passed House 2/04/04 |
