AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

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a standard or

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years of practical arts or fine arts

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electives

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a standard or

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electives

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2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2003.

FLOOR AMENDMENTS (ORROCK) AGREED TO BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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; and (iii) prescribe and provide literacy tests in reading, writing and mathematics which shall be administered to students in grade six and to students who have not successfully passed them in grades seven and eight

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State

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and the Standards of Learning Assessments

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, the Standards of Learning Assessments, and the Virginia State Literacy Testing Program

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the remainder of line 53, all of line 54, and through eight on line 1 of page 4

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State

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the Standards of Learning Assessments and the Virginia State Literacy Testing Program

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and the Standards of Learning Assessments