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2017 SESSION
SB 1556 Education, Board of; graduation requirements.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Board of Education; graduation requirements. Requires the Board of Education's graduation requirements to require a student to earn at least one verified credit in each of the following subjects: mathematics, reading, writing, science, and history and social science. The bill requires a student to achieve a passing score on the associated end-of-course Standards of Learning assessment to earn a verified credit. The bill prohibits the associated end-of course Standards of Learning assessment from being diluted or replaced by another assessment.
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HISTORY
- 01/20/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17104103D
- 01/20/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/25/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/02/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (15-Y 0-N)