Senate Amendment 5030


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     1  1    Amend the amendment, S-5018, to Senate File 2216 as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 1, by striking lines 4 through 28 and
     1  4 inserting the following:
     1  5    <<Sec.    .  Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2007,
     1  6 is amended by adding the following new subsection:
     1  7    NEW SUBSECTION.  59.  Demonstrate the effectiveness
     1  8 of the core curriculum adopted pursuant to section
     1  9 256.7, subsection 26, by requiring school districts to
     1 10 administer annually, beginning in the school year
     1 11 following the school year in which school districts
     1 12 first implemented the core curriculum, a valid,
     1 13 reliable statewide assessment of the core curriculum
     1 14 content areas.  The assessment shall be an
     1 15 end=of=course, standardized, norm=referenced
     1 16 assessment developed by a nationally recognized
     1 17 testing service.  The department shall submit the
     1 18 results and the department's findings and
     1 19 recommendations in a report to the general assembly by
     1 20 January 15 annually.>>
     1 21 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 25 PAUL McKINLEY
     1 26 SF 2216.706 82
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