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2015 SESSION

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SB 1116 Standards of Learning; request of waiver to use alternative test for students with limited English.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Standards of Learning; alternative assessment. Directs the Department of Education to request a waiver under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, authorizing the use of an English language proficiency assessment such as the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment as an alternative to the Eleventh Grade Standards of Learning End-of-Course English: Reading test for students with limited English proficiency.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101766D  pdf
• 01/29/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104416D-S1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101766D
• 01/13/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/20/15  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
• 01/29/15  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104416D-S1
• 01/30/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/15  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/15  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/15  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104416D-S1
• 02/02/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1116S1
• 02/03/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/15  House: Read first time
• 02/06/15  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 02/13/15  House: Assigned Education sub: Education Reform
• 02/17/15  House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
• 02/18/15  House: Stricken from docket by Education by voice vote