House Amendment 8248


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend Senate File 2288, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 3, after line 16 by inserting:
     1  4    <Sec. ___.  Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2009, is
     1  5 amended by adding the following new subsection:
     1  6    NEW SUBSECTION.  30.  Adopt rules by July 1, 2011,
     1  7 to require school districts and accredited nonpublic
     1  8 schools to administer, beginning not later than the
     1  9 2015=2016 school year, a statewide comprehensive
     1 10 exit examination, developed by the director pursuant
     1 11 to section 256.9, subsection 59, to students as a
     1 12 condition of graduation.  The rules shall provide for
     1 13 alternative pathways to graduation and for a timeline
     1 14 for the administration of the exit examinations by
     1 15 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and
     1 16 shall direct school districts and schools to allow a
     1 17 student to take the exit examination if the student
     1 18 or the student's parent or guardian submits a written
     1 19 request to the school district or school.>
     1 20 #2.  Page 4, after line 2 by inserting:
     1 21    <Sec. ___.  Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2009, is
     1 22 amended by adding the following new subsection:
     1 23    NEW SUBSECTION.  59.  a.  Develop a statewide
     1 24 comprehensive exit examination aligned with the core
     1 25 curriculum and the core content standards adopted
     1 26 pursuant to section 256.7, subsections 26 and 28,
     1 27 alternative pathways to graduation, and alternative
     1 28 assessment measures for students with special
     1 29 needs, including but not limited to students with
     1 30 disabilities, English language learners, and general
     1 31 education students who can otherwise demonstrate
     1 32 mastery of high school level curriculum and knowledge
     1 33 using an alternative assessment measure.
     1 34    b.  (1)  In developing a statewide comprehensive
     1 35 examination, alternative pathways to graduation,
     1 36 and alternative assessment measures, the director
     1 37 shall convene a task force to identify best practices
     1 38 for the adoption of a statewide comprehensive exit
     1 39 examination and determine the levels of support
     1 40 necessary to prepare teachers and students for the
     1 41 assessments and examination.  The task force shall
     1 42 review the statewide comprehensive exit examination
     1 43 requirements of other states and the advantages and
     1 44 disadvantages other states have realized in developing,
     1 45 implementing, and administering statewide comprehensive
     1 46 exit examinations, alternative graduation pathways, and
     1 47 alternative assessments, including but not limited to
     1 48 the costs of preparing teachers and students for the
     1 49 examinations.  The task force shall also identify the
     1 50 purposes and goals other states have established in
     2  1 regard to the comprehensive exit examinations.  The
     2  2 task force shall be comprised of kindergarten through
     2  3 grade sixteen education stakeholders.  The task force
     2  4 shall submit its findings and recommendations in a
     2  5 report to the state board of education, the governor,
     2  6 and the general assembly on or before January 17, 2011.
     2  7    (2)  This paragraph "b" is repealed on July 1,
     2  8 2011.>
     2  9 #3.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          MAY of Dickinson
          SF2288.1507 (2) 83
          kn/sc

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