Bill Text: NJ A3175 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Prohibits administration of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-24 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A3175 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-A3175-Introduced.html

ASSEMBLY, No. 3175

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2020

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits administration of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


An Act concerning the administration of certain standardized assessments and supplementing P.L.1979, c.241 (C.18A:7C-1 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  As used in this section, "PARCC assessment" means the assessments developed by the consortium of states known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

     b.    The Department of Education shall not administer any PARCC assessment after the 2015-2016 school year.  By the 2016-2017 school year, the Commissioner of Education shall develop and implement a Statewide assessment program, including the State graduation proficiency test pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1979, c.241 (C.18A:7C-6), which does not include PARCC assessments.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill prohibits the Department of Education from administering assessments developed by the consortium of states known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers ("PARCC") after the 2015-2016 school year.  The bill directs the Commissioner of Education to develop and implement a Statewide assessment program that does not include PARCC assessments by the 2016-2017 school year.

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