SC H3142 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 59-18-310, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Statewide Assessment Program, So As To Remove The Social Studies Testing Requirements And To Delete The Formative Assessment Requirements; To Amend Section 59-18-320, Relating To The Administration Of Assessment Testing, So As To Remove The Social Studies Testing Requirement; To Amend Section 59-18-325, Relating To College And Career Readiness Assessments, So As To Remove The Requirement That Career Readiness Assessments Are Administered, To Provide That A Student Whose Parent Or Guardian Completes A Form Developed By The Department And Approved By The District May Opt The Student Out Of Either The College Entrance Assessment Or Career Readiness Assessment, To Require Summative Assessments To Meet Minimal Federal Requirements And Include Science, To Require A Standards-based Assessment In Science Be Administered In Grades Four And Seven, And To Remove Formative Assessment Requirements; And To Repeal Section 59-10-50 Relating To The Administration Of The South Carolina Physical Education Assessments.

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Title

Statewide assessment

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2019-01-08HouseIntroduced and read first time
2018-12-18HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2018-12-18HousePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
591050(n/a)See Bill Text
5918310(n/a)See Bill Text
5918320(n/a)See Bill Text
5918325(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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