SB 1039 – This act requires the Joint Committee on Education to study the issue of standards for elementary and secondary education. The Joint Committee must study the following: existing academic performance standards; the use of the school accountability report card; teacher-pupil ratios; methods of measuring teacher performance; methods of measuring student outcomes; and the use and effectiveness of statewide assessments. The study must be conducted during the legislative interim with a final report, and any recommendations for legislative action, to be submitted to the General Assembly by December 31, 2010. MICHAEL RUFF