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1998 SESSION
SB 120 Literacy Passport Tests.
Introduced by: J. Randy Forbes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Literacy Passport Tests. Phases out the current Literacy Passport testing requirement set forth in the Standards of Quality as follows: in school year 1997-98, the Literacy Passport Test (LPT) shall be administered to students in grades six, seven, and eight, and to graded students and ungraded students, as applicable, in grades nine through twelve, and to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. For students in grade six in school year 1997-1998, the test results shall be for informational purposes only and shall not be used as a graduation requirement or for classification as a ninth grader but shall be used for remediation purposes. In school year 1998-1999, the LPT shall be administered to students in grade eight, and to graded students and ungraded students, as applicable, in grades nine through twelve, and to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. In school year 1999-2000, the LPT shall be administered to graded students and ungraded students, as applicable, in grades nine through twelve, and to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. In school year 2000-2001, the LPT shall be administered to graded students and ungraded students, as applicable, in grades ten through twelve, and to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. In school year 2001-2002, the LPT shall be administered to graded students and ungraded students, as applicable, in grades eleven and twelve, and to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. In school years 2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005, the LPT shall be administered to graded students and ungraded students, as applicable, in grade twelve, and to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. After school year 2004-2005, the LPT shall be administered only to adults and students returning to upgrade a certificate of completion or special diploma to a standard or advanced studies diploma. Effective July 1, 2003, division superintendents may require summer school attendance for students whose passage of the Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments has been determined to be directly related to summer school attendance. Also in 2003, failure rates for the SOL Assessments will serve as a basis for providing state funding for certain instructional positions. The Board of Education is to report to the Governor and chairmen of the House Committees on Education and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance regarding the fiscal impact of requiring remediation for students failing the SOL tests. This bill is similar, but not identical, to HB 409.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982191807 pdf
- 02/03/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 982191807-E pdf
- 03/27/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB120ER) pdf
- 04/27/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982191807
- 01/14/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/98 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/03/98 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/03/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/03/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 982191807-E
- 02/04/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/98 House: Read first time
- 02/06/98 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/20/98 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 1
- 03/06/98 House: Reported from Education with amendment (24-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/98 House: Read second time
- 03/10/98 House: Read third time
- 03/10/98 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/10/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/10/98 House: Passed House with amendment (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/12/98 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/27/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB120ER)
- 04/06/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/15/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 627 (effective-see bill)
- 04/27/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627)