H*4632(Rat #0133, Act #0287 of 2016)  Joint Resolution, By Allison

Similar(S 989)
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REVISE APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STUDENT ASSESSMENT
 STATUTES FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR AND 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR, AND TO
 EXEMPT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FROM STATE PROCUREMENT LAW FOR
 CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS IN THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title

   01/12/16  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 118)
   01/13/16  House  Debate adjourned until Thur., 1-14-16
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   01/14/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 376)
   01/14/16  House  Roll call Yeas-95  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 376)
   01/14/16  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 377)
   01/15/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 1)
   01/19/16  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   01/19/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   01/19/16  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   01/20/16  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   01/20/16  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 12)
   01/21/16  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 7)
   01/26/16         Ratified R 133
   02/01/16         Signed By Governor
   02/04/16         Effective date 02/01/16
   07/14/16         Act No. 287

(A287, R133, H4632)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REVISE APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STUDENT ASSESSMENT STATUTES FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR AND 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR, AND TO EXEMPT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FROM STATE PROCUREMENT LAW FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS IN THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

College entrance assessments

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-18-325, Section 59-18-355, and the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code, all public high schools and, where necessary, career centers, shall offer a state-funded college entrance assessment to each student entering the eleventh grade for the first time in school year 2015-2016. The test must be available in both a computer-based format and a paper-based format. Accommodations must be provided in a manner approved by the testing company when students receiving the accommodations subsequently use the results of the assessment to apply to college, or in the manner set forth by the student's individualized education program when the results will not be used to apply to college.

Certain additional assessments prohibited

SECTION    2.    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-18-325(C)(3), students must not be required to take additional assessments in the ninth and tenth grade in the 2015-2016 school year above what was offered in the 2014-2015 school year.

Kindergarten assessments, procurements

SECTION    3.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, school districts shall administer formative assessments in K4 and K5 during the 2016-2017 school year as those assessments are administered in the 2015-2016 school year. The Department of Education need not issue a procurement for new assessments in Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 26th day of January, 2016.

Approved the 1st day of February, 2016.