Video & Transcript Research : 'benchmark testing'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by limiting the number of benchmark tests a district can administer.
- So many learning days get lost for the preparation of STAAR tests, such as benchmarks.
- It bans practice tests and non-curricular benchmark tests.
- For the argument that this does something great, which is ban so many benchmark tests.
- Let's turn this bill just to a ban of too many benchmark tests. I could support that.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- state-developed test, and use one of those tests to benchmark.
- And then districts are restricted from using local benchmark tests.
- Benchmark tests are given, and additional data is needed to drive instruction.
- I bring that up because this bill has a prohibition on benchmark testing.
- Those aren't mandated, and now we're mandating TEA to create a mandated benchmark testing throughout
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by limiting the number of benchmark tests a district can administer.
- So many learning days get lost for the preparation of STAR tests, such as benchmarks.
- So many learning days get lost for the preparation of SAR tests, such as benchmarks.
- It bans practice tests and non-curricular benchmark tests.
- , let's turn this bill just into a ban of too many benchmark tests.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements.
Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases.
Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- An acid test is Austin because we need to have a discussion about this.
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 8 is a transformational bill that will replace the SAR test with 3 tests a beginning of the
- the students and the teachers, and the last test will be a test over Texas Teaks with the norm reference
- test pattern is mandatory.
- So we're going to have a beginning of the year test, middle of the year test, and then end of year test
- And the uh and because obviously the beginning of your test and middle of your tests are automated that
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 8 is a transformational bill that will replace the STAR test with three. ...test at the beginning
- The last test will be a. ...test over Texas TEKS with the norm-referenced output from the Texas TEKS.
- Well, if you don't want to use these tests, they can use MAP or other assessments, but the three-test
- So we're going to have a beginning-of-the-year test, a middle-of-the-year test, and then an end-of-year
- It's not just the STAR test.
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- by limiting the number of benchmark tests that districts can administer.
- bill were about limiting the amount of benchmark tests that districts are putting on kids, I would be
- So Representative Gervin-Hawkins: You said that we're eliminating benchmark testing.
- What if a school wants to do benchmark testing? You're saying they're denied from doing that?
- It bans benchmark testing except for what's required. Every school is different, okay?
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill will cut the testing time in half for Washoe County students.
- This bill will cut the testing time in half for Washoe County students.
- and test prep.
- When is the State Board going to choose the test?
- We have MAPS testing. We have i-Ready testing in Washoe County. We have SBAC testing.
Bills:
AB386
Keywords:
AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Nungaray's case, the holdup was the lab. to establish probable cause, we needed results from lab tests
- labs that are funded by the state, you're probably going to need to... to look at some mandatory testing
- Senator, Senator Parker, to address one of your concerns about lab testing.
- DPS does lab testing, State of Houston does lab testing, but here's the difference between Montgomery
Keywords:
bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I work at Test the Jail Project as an advocate for pre-trial... veterans.
Keywords:
bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: Testing & Accountability Aug 25th, 2025 at 09:08 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Tests like STAAR and other standardized tests that we're forced to take are supposed to measure progress
- of taxpayer funds for testing.
- Our kids do not want more testing. Parents do not want more testing for our kids.
- You've heard here that this test constantly changes and it's a bad test.
- It was House Bill 4, and that bill would also do... ...There's a test called the MAP test.
Keywords:
House Bill 8, standardized testing, student testimony, education policy, mental health, parent concerns, Texas Education Agency
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on the impacts of House Bill 8, which proposes increasing the frequency of state testing for students in Texas. During the meeting, various testimonies were provided by students, highlighting their concerns about the negative effects of standardized testing on their educational experience. Students expressed that the pressure of multiple assessments causes significant stress and detracts from the joy of learning. Some lawmakers voiced their opposition to the bill, emphasizing the need for a thorough review and consideration of alternative evaluation methods that prioritize student well-being over testing metrics.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- , a live test.
- We can't do a live deer test. No testing. can't do a live deer test.
- There is not a live test option; it's a postmortem test.
- Never had a positive test.
- They're counted in every state that tests... counted in every state that tests.
Bills:
HB509
Keywords:
HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Keywords:
HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization, testing requirement, disease testing, parental rights, school enrollment, attendance requirements, CHOOSE Act, school choice, education funding, tax exemption, corporate income tax
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISION 2: Link added - HB4359 Feb 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- you think it would be a possibility we would look at maybe making the last three or four weeks the testing
Keywords:
statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment, students with disabilities, special education, cognitive disabilities, assessment calendar, school year calendar, education accountability, academic standards, math intervention, advanced mathematics, course placement, college and career readiness
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, but the audience might be that it replaces the star test with a shorter test that is better
- So, we can talk about what the right test is, what the right test name is, but the concept of measuring
- You see the test signal how students are learning and different tests serve different purposes in the
- Shortens the summative test, make sure that the state provides optional interim tests, separates out
- And why this is important is because the STAAR test tests what we've experienced. to know, as it's written
Keywords:
instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That, you know, at the beginning of the year, we gave a B.O.I. test, right, beginning of the year test
- Chairman, but the audience might be that it replaces the star test with a shorter test that is better
- So we can talk about what the right test is, what the right test name is, but the concept of measuring
- You see the test signal how students are learning and different tests serve different purposes in the
- Shortens the summative test, make sure that the state provides optional interim tests, separates out
Keywords:
instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools
LA
Keywords:
rare cancers, advisory board, medical recommendations, oncologists, Louisiana cancer treatment, genetic testing, SCN2A, medical necessity, health insurance, rehabilitative services, neurological disorders
Summary:
The Senate Insurance Committee met on May 27, 2006, with five members present. The committee announced it had two bills on the agenda and began with House Bill 761, carried by Senator Wheat, which concerns the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare conditions. The opening remarks indicate the bill relates to the board’s role and recommendations, though the transcript cuts off before the full explanation or testimony.
No testimony, debate, or vote on HB 761 is included in the excerpt provided. The record ends shortly after the bill is introduced, so no further committee action is shown.
LA
TX
Bills:
HB227
Keywords:
HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements