Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 296, after line 28, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/ (SDE: Paperwork and Reporting Consolidation) From the funds appropriated, the department shall provide the General Assembly with a report by January 15, 2019, outlining recommendations to reduce and streamline the amount of paperwork and reporting required of teachers, schools, and school districts. The report must include information on required reporting and administrative paperwork at the classroom, school, district, and state level, the entity requiring the data or report, the method of reporting, and frequency of the report. The department also shall include information on federal reporting requirements and include information on the potential loss of funding at the state and district level if the reports are not completed. /
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