Key Votes
H Amdt 20 - Student Performance Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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Stages
Family
- HR 800 - Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999
- H Amdt 20 - Student Performance Amendment
- H Amdt 22 - High Needs District Amendment
- SB 397 - Cigarette Stamp to Determing Escrow Payments
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (196-228) - March 10, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Student Performance Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment making yearly evaluations of student performance a requirement in order to qualify for education flexibility waivers.
Highlights:
- Declares that education flexibility waivers shall be granted only after schools have adopted numerical standards for measuring student achievement.
- Establishes as an objective the reduction of achievement gaps between groups divided by race, ethnicity, sex, English proficiency status, migrant status, and socioeconomic status.