Fifty-third Legislature                                                 Education

First Regular Session                                                   H.B. 2210

 

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2210

(Reference to House engrossed bill)

 


Page 1, line 5, strike "department of education" insert "commission for postsecondary education"

Line 6, after the first "for" insert "school districts and charter schools to receive grants to administer"

Line 7, after "to" strike remainder of line

Line 8, strike "wish to participate in the pilot program to administer to all"

Line 9, after "eleven" insert a period; strike "that"

Line 10, strike "includes" insert "shall include"; after "science" insert a period and strike remainder of line

   Strike lines 11 through 13

Line 14, strike "nationally recognized college-readiness examination." insert "The commission for postsecondary education shall establish application procedures on a first-come, first-served basis for school districts and charter schools to apply for grants to pay for a nationally recognized college-readiness examination."

Line 15, after "monies" insert "from any other source, including from a non-profit organization"

Line 17, after the period insert "School districts and charter schools that participate in the pilot program shall report the number of students that took a college-readiness examination, the name of the college-readiness examination and the aggregate achievement of students that took the college readiness examination. Any student achievement data reported may not violate a pupil's personal privacy and shall be in accordance with the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (20 United States Code section 1232g).

B. A school district or charter school that is participating in the pilot program shall notify parents of the opportunity for pupils in grade eleven to take a college-readiness examination free of charge and the requirements established for participating. A pupil is not required to participate in taking the college-readiness examination."

Reletter to conform

Page 1, line 18, strike "department of education" insert "commission for postsecondary education"; strike "after" insert "before"

Line 21, after "program" insert "including the number and amounts of grants distributed to school districts and charter schools, the number of students that took a college-readiness examination and the aggregate achievement of students that took the college-readiness examination. Any student achievement data reported may not violate a pupil's personal privacy and shall be in accordance with the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (20 United States Code section 1232g)."; strike "department" insert "commission"

Strike lines 24 through 29, insert:

"Sec. 2. Appropriation

The sum of $250,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017-2018 to the commission for postsecondary education from the state general fund for the college-readiness examination pilot program."

Amend title to conform


 

 

SYLVIA ALLEN

 

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03/21/2017

12:52 PM

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