Bill
Number: S.B. 1041
Allen
S Floor Amendment
Reference
to FINANCE Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Catcher Baden
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
·
Awards core credit to in-state K-12 students if the
students received a score that demonstrates proficiency on the statewide
assessment or the school the student is transferring from attests that the
student was administered a proctored end-of-course or final exam that is aligned
to the state academic standards.
·
Allows students who do not meet these requirements to
demonstrate competency on a test in order to receive core credit.
Page 1, line
2, after "5" insert "and insert:
"Section
1. Repeal
Section
15-189.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.""
Strike line
3, insert:
"Line,
10, after "credit" insert "; definitions"
Page 4, line
32, strike "that is not regionally accredited"
Page 5, line
8, after "instruction" strike remainder of line
Strike lines
9 and 10, insert "if either of the following apply:
1.
The student initially completed the core credit at the school of origin and
received a score that demonstrated proficiency as determined by the state board
of education on the statewide assessment.
2.
The charter school, the school district or the regionally accredited Arizona
online instruction attest that as part of receiving core credit the student was
administered a proctored end-of-course or final exam. Any end-of-course or
final exam administered pursuant to this paragraph shall be aligned to the
state academic standards adopted by the state board of education.
J.
A pupil who transfers credit pursuant to subsection I of this section shall be
awarded elective credit for any elective course completed at the charter
school, at the school district or through Arizona online instruction. a pupil
who is attempting to transfer core credit pursuant to subsection I of this
section and who is unable to meet the requirements pursuant to subsection I,
paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section shall be allowed to test and demonstrate
competency for core credit pursuant to subsection h of this section."
Reletter to
conform
Between
lines 28 and 29, insert:
"M.
For the purposes of this section:
1.
"Core credit" means a credit or course, excluding elective credits,
that is necessary to graduate from high school as determined by the state board
of education pursuant to this section.
2.
"Proctored" means supervising a student either in person or
electronically during the course of examination.""
Amend title to conform