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The bill requires the department of education (department), on or
before June 30, 2026, to conduct an audit on data reporting requirements
for schools of school districts, school districts, district charter schools,
institute charter schools, and the state charter school institute (local
education providers). The audit must include:
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Data that local education providers are required to report to
comply with state and federal laws;
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The methods by which data is reported to the department;
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Whether the current data requirements meet the
information needs of the state;
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How much time local education providers spend reporting
to the department;
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Whether there are more efficient ways to report data to the
department, including, but not limited to, consolidating
data report submissions, aligning data report submission
timelines to limit the number of reports submitted, and
using current data systems that already exist to collect
relevant information;
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An evaluation of the reporting protocols for local education
providers to comply with training requirements; and
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An evaluation of current training requirements regarding
reporting data.
On or before December 1, 2026, the department shall submit the
results of the data audit recommendations on how to relieve the
administrative data collection and reporting burdens on local education
providers, and legislative changes that may be required to the education
committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their
successor committees.
For school districts and the state charter school institute (institute)
that are on a performance or improvement plan, the bill allows a local
school board or the institute to submit the performance or improvement
plan using a format or template that best meets the school district's or
institute's needs, so long as the included plan addresses statutory
requirements.
For schools of a school district or district charter schools (district
public schools) or institute charter schools that are on a school
performance or improvement plan, the bill allows a local school board,
on behalf of a district public school, or the institute, on behalf of an
institute charter school, to submit the school performance or improvement
plan using a format or template that best meets the district public school's
or institute charter school's needs, so long as the included plan addresses
statutory requirements.
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