Senate File 453 S-3089 Amend Senate File 453 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 20, after < student. > by inserting 2 < The rules shall also authorize the teacher of 3 record teaching a unit of English or language arts, 4 mathematics, science, or social studies at a school 5 district or accredited nonpublic school to develop and 6 administer to a student an equivalency assessment that 7 may be taken by a student in lieu of taking the course. 8 If the student successfully passes the equivalency 9 assessment, the school district or accredited nonpublic 10 school shall be authorized to consider that the student 11 satisfactorily completed one year of the high school 12 graduation requirements for that area and shall issue 13 the student high school credit for the unit. > 14 ______________________________ MARK CHELGREN -1- SF453.1385 (2) 84 kh/sc 1/ 1 #1.