S.B. 2002
         STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TESTING EXCEPTIONS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 2 September 26, 2008 9:30 am



Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 24 through 25 :    

             24      postsecondary education;
    
  . provides a cap on the number of exemptions that the State Board of Education may provide to school districts and charter schools;      

             25          .    provides that a school district or charter school that is exempt from U-PASS testing

2.    Page 4, Line 105 :    

             105          (ii) developed and adopted by the State Board of Education.
 

    (c) By October 31, 2009, the State Board of Education shall:
    (i) develop and adopt an accountability plan for a school district or charter school that pilots an assessment system described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) - (iii); and
    (iii) report on the accountability plan to the Education Interim Committee.  

    
  (d) The State Board of Education may only provide the following exemptions under this Subsection (5):

    (i) up to three rural school districts;
    (ii) up to two urban school districts; and
    (iii) up to five charter schools.  

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