Rep. PEDALINO proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4025 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: School districts prohibited from assigning a weight of more than 10% of standardized testing when calculating a student's final grade.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 305, after line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(SDE: Assessments and Final Grade Determination) For Fiscal Year 2025-26, no school district receiving funds pursuant to Section 1 of the Appropriations Act may assign a weight to any standardized benchmark assessment when calculating a student's final grade in any course or subject unless the assessment exclusively measures content that has been explicitly taught in the course. Standardized benchmark assessments may be used for instructional purposes but shall not factor into a student's final grade unless the assessment is developed or directly approved by the course instructor. Any school district found in violation of this provision may be subject to corrective action, including a reduction in state funding allocations as determined by the department./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.