Chairman Goetz opened the hearing on HB 2482

Chairman Goetz requested Nick Myers share the bill brief for HB 2482. (Attachment 1)

Allison Smith, Associate Director of Government Standards, College Board, Gave proponent testimony on HB 2482. Ms. Smith spoke of testing being dedicated to helping students be ready for college. (Attachment 2)

Dr. Frank Harwood, Kansas State Department of Education, gave proponent testimony on HB 2482. Dr. Harwood spoke of the viability of opening the testing to other testing companies. (Attachment 3)

John Idoux, ACT, gave opponent testimony on HB 2482. Mr. Idoux spoke about HB 2482 bringing vendor neutral testing to Kansas. (Attachment 4)

Leah Fliter, Kansas Association of School Boards, gave neutral testimony on HB 2482. Ms. Filter spoke of the possible new testing being aligned with Kansas education standards. (Attachment 5)

Proponent Written testimony by:

Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Aligned (Attachment 6)

Noah Tyler, Classic Learning Initiatives (Attachment 7)

Opponent Written testimony by:

Jordan Buxton, ACT (Attachment 8)

William Rinkenbaugh, ACT (Attachment 9)

Neutral written testimony by:

Timothy Graham, Kansas National Education Association (Attachment 10)

After a period of questions Chairman Goetz closed the hearing on HB 2482.