Bill
Number: S.B. 1444
Yee
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Brandi Lease
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Removes the American
civics education assessment as a graduation requirement.
2. Requires the Department
of Education (ADE), rather than the State Board of Education (SBE) to submit
the request for proposals for and award a contract to an assessment provider,
and determine the cut scores on the assessment, subject to approval by the SBE.
3. Allows ADE to terminate
the participation of a school or school district from the pilot program if ADE
determines on an annual basis that a school or district is not adequately
education pupils participating in the pilot program, subject to approval by the
SBE.
4. Requires ADE to
consider the performance of pupils on the assessment when considering the
termination of a school or district's participation in the program.
5. Allows ADE to retain up
to $50,000 for the administration of the program.
Page 4, line 40, after the first
"education" strike remainder of line
Page 5, line
6, strike "by the state board of education"
Strike line
7, insert a period
Line 13,
strike "state board" insert "department"
Line 14,
after the period insert "Subject to approval by the state board of
education,"
Line 15,
strike "state board" insert "department"
Lines 26 and
29, after the period insert "Subject to approval by the state board of
education,"
Line 30,
after "determine" strike remainder of line, insert "proficiency
in American civics education"
Line 31,
strike "subsection E of"
Line 32,
strike "by the state board of education"
Line 33,
strike "for pupils to graduate from" insert "to be administered
to each pupil attending"
Between
lines 38 and 39, insert
"F. If
the department of education determines on an annual basis that a school or
school district is not adequately educating pupils participating in the pilot
program the department may terminate the participation of a school or school
district in the pilot program, subject to approval by the state board of
education. The department of education shall consider the performance of pupils
on the assessment selected pursuant to subsection D of this section when
considering the termination of the participation of a school or school district
in the pilot program."
Reletter to
conform
Page 6, line
23, after "education" insert "may retain up to $50,000 for the
administration of the program and"; after "distribute" insert
"the remainder of"
Line 25,
after the second "the" insert "department of education and
approved by the"
Amend title to conform