Bill Text: CT HB06785 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Bias In State Mastery Examinations By Providing A Valid, Fair And Reliable Estimate Of A Student's Overall Performance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB06785 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06785-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6785
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2598
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. RILEY, 46th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING BIAS IN STATE MASTERY EXAMINATIONS BY PROVIDING A VALID, FAIR AND RELIABLE ESTIMATE OF A STUDENT'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to (1) provide a valid, fair and reliable estimate of a student's overall performance in a subject area relative to grade-appropriate standards, (2) prevent supplanting of academic standards and ensure a diverse curricula, (3) prohibit the use of mastery examination results as the sole indicator for student promotion or graduation, (4) establish guidelines to investigate and continuously monitor (A) computer device effects, (B) variance in student computer skills and fluency, and (C) issues relating to computer adaptive test alignment and question pool, and (5) prohibit the use of the mastery examination for purposes beyond its design and validity.

Statement of Purpose:

To make revisions relating to the state mastery examination.