Introduced
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To require that student testing companies or organizations contracted to administer the statewide student assessment test (the MEAP or its successor) meet certain deadlines, meet certain capability standards specified in the bill, meet federal test standard mandates, and provide an individual report for each student that will identify for parents and teachers whether the student has met or failed the expectations for each question, so that problems can be remedied before the student moves to the next grade.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. See House-passed version for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To break the "tie bar" to Senate Bill 1153 and related bills, which would replace the 11th grade MEAP test with a nationally recognized achievement test like the ACT.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 41 (details)
To require that organizations contracted to administer the statewide student assessment test (the MEAP or its successor) provide a report for each student's parents and teachers on whether the student met the state grade level content expectations in all subjects tested; meet quality management standards commonly used in the assessment industry; and sign contracts that include deadlines (and penalties for missing them). The bill would also require the tests to include not more than two written response portions for English language arts, but no written response portion for math or science.
Referred to the Committee on Education
