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HB 2037: schools; statewide college readiness examination

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Carter, LD 15

BILL STATUS: Caucus and COW

                ED: DP 9-0-0-2

Legend: LEA – Local Education Agency SBE – Arizona State Board of Education SY – School Year Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to statewide college readiness examinations.

Provisions

1.       Directs SBE to administer a statewide college readiness examination that includes a science component to all high school students beginning in SY 2019. (Sec. 1)

2.       Prohibits SBE from administering the statewide assessment to 11th-grade students or the assessments of academic standards in science to high school students beginning in SY 2019. (Sec. 1)

3.       Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

SBE is required to adopt and implement a statewide assessment to measure student achievement of academic standards in reading, writing and mathematics in at least four grades. SBE may also administer assessments of the academic standards in social studies and science, but students are not required to meet or exceed those standards. Any additional assessments for high school students adopted by SBE after November 24, 2009 must be designed to measure college and career readiness (A.R.S. § 15-741).

 

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2037

Second Regular Session                               Version 2: Caucus and COW

 

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