From the ECS State Policy Database Assessment--High Stakes/Competency

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Student Assessment and Statewide Standards H.B. 707 Relates to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Provides greater clarity to th... More... AZ Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Assessment Task Force H.B. 2211 Creates a seven-member Task Force on the Arizona Assessment of Achievements Test with members drawn from diverse urban and rural areas who a... More... CA Proposed Rule COMMENT DEADLINE: 05/07/2007 Rule Adoption 12/2007 P-12 HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAMINATION Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 1200, 1202, 1204, 1204.5, 1205, 1207, 1207.1,1207.2, 1207.5, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1211.5, 1215, 1215.5, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219,1225 Introduces a fee for local educational agencies (LEA) that order excessive test materials, requires LEAs to submit unlisted accommodations a... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Exit exams S.B. 123 Requires a school district or state special school to grant a diploma to a pupil with a disability who is scheduled to graduate in a specifi... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Assessments, Exit Exams A.B. 144 Requires the Department of Education to provide the mathematics portion of the high school exit examination to the Franklin-McKinley School ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 State Assessment System H.F. 2245 [High School Assessment] Amends state's high school assessment system. Phases out MCA II's and phases in Graduation Required Assessment for Diploma (GRAD) exam. Esta... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Standards, Assessment, Professional Development & Code of Conduct Updates S.B. 795 Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United ... More... AK Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Passing Scores 4 AAC 06.739, .755 Amend rules to the Department of Education and Early Development,dealing with 10th grade standards based assessments. Repeals and readopts n... More... MI Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Provisions in original MEAP authorizing statute relating to administration of state assessment program H.B. 4142 AN ACT to amend 1970 PA 38, entitled "An act to provide for assessment and remedial assistance programs of students in reading, mathematics ... More... NV Adopted 05/2005 P-12 High School Proficiency Examinations NAC 389.027, .051, .056, .058, .061, .071 Amends provisions governing high school proficiency examinations. NEVADA REG 3705 (SN)... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force S.B. 982, Section 4 Section 4 creates the Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to study the testing requirements for eigh... More... MI Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Education Assessment Program H.B. 6230 Amends the State School Aid Act of 1979; provides that the Michigan Education Assessment Program tests shall be administered during the last... More... MI Signed into law 10/2004 P-12 Timing of High School MEAP Tests H.B. 6231 Revises the School Code; provides that the Michigan Education Assessment Program tests be administered to pupils during the last 90 days, ot... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 High School Remediation Funding Flexibility Program A.B. 2647 Establishes the High School Remediation Funding Flexibility Program for the purpose of providing funding flexibility for remediation instruc... More... NY Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Student Admission Minimum Standardized Test Score A.B. 7143 Precludes the use of a minimum standardized test cut-off score for student admission to or rejection by the State University of New York and... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Prairie State Achievement Exam S.B. 2769 Amends the School Code. Provides that no student shall receive a regular diploma without taking the Prairie State Achievement Exam. Provides... More... TX Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Texas Success Initiative 19 TAC 1.4.C.4.54 Amends rules concerning exemption from the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative. Exempts high school students who achieve certain st... More... LA Vetoed 07/2004 P-12 Certificates of Attendance H.B. 740 Provides for the awarding of certificates of attendance by the board of elementary and secondary education to any public high school student... More... DE Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 High School Diploma Issuance S.B. 285 Requires the Department of Education to award diplomas based on current rules and regulations for students who graduate in 2004; allows the ... More... FL Signed by Governor 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. Accelerated High School Graduation, High Stakes Testing, Reading Deficiencies S.B. 364 Revises course requirements in college & career preparatory accelerated high school graduation program; amends requirements for grade point ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 State Assessment Standards H.B. 2195 1) The high school assessment system shall include but need not be limited to the Washington assessment of student learning, opportunities f... More... AL Adopted 03/2004 P-12 Alternate Requirements for Students Failing Exit Test AAC 290-3-1-.02 Allows high schools to confer the High School Diploma on students with disabilities who have failed a subject area test of the Graduation Ex... More... AL Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Student Assessment Required for High School Diploma AAC 290-4-2-.02 Allows students with disabilities who fail one portion of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam and meet certain other criteria to receive... More... MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Graduation Requirements and Exit Examinations THF-1 Revises rules regarding graduation requirements and exit examinations. MISSISSIPPI REG 9026 (SN)... More... TX Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Program Services and Educational Programs 37 TAC 3.91.B.91.41, 91.43 Amends rules relating to basic education. Clarifies that commission youth are administered state educational assessments required to complet... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Special Education High School Exit Examination S.B. 964 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a request for a proposal for an independent consultant to assess options and pr... More... TX Adopted 09/2003 P-12 Performance Standards 19TAC §101.23 & 101.33 Requires the state board to determine the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the assessment instruments. Sets the "commen... More... TX Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Development and Administration of Tests 19 TAC 101.23, .33 §101.23. Performance Standards. (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, Subchapter B, the State Boa... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Student Assessment H.B. 2352 Makes provisions regarding state goals and assessments. Provides for student testing and limits maximum time allowed for all state testing i... More... MA Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Standards for Competency Determination on MCAS 603 CMR 30.03 Students in the graduating class of 2003 shall meet or exceed the Needs Improvement threshold scaled score of 220 on both the English Langua... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Student Assessment S.B. 1093 § 1 Revises statutes to allow student scores on grade 10 mastery exams to be added to the student's permanent record and transcipt for a student... More... NC Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Competency Test H.B. 801 Modifies the state competency testing program to ensure that high school students who do not pass the competency test are given an opportuni... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 High School Graduation H.B. 23 Provides learning opportunities for out-of-state and out-of- country transfer students and students needing additional instruction to meet h... More... NV Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 High School Exit Examination Component S.B. 1 (Omnibus Bill) Addresses the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency exam. A passing score on this exam is required for Nevada students to obta... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Personal Graduation Plans S.B. 1108 (Section 28.0212) Requires the principal or other staff to identify each student who (1) hasn't performed well on assessments; (2) is not likely to receive a ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Reciprocity Agreements H.B. 591 To facilitate the transfer of military personnel and their dependents to and from the public schools of this state, the agency is required t... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Profile of Learning, High School Graduation Requirements, NCLB-Compliant Testing System, State Standards H.F. 302 (multiple provisions) Effective the 2003-04 school year and later, bars the state education commissioner from implementing the profile of learning portion of the ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Commissioner Recommendation Required on Provisions of State High School Tests H.F. 302 (multiple provisions) Effective the day after enactment, requires the commissioner to provide written recommendations to the committees of the legislature having ... More... WA Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) WAC 180-51-063 Establishes emergency rules to indicate notation on the high school transcript regarding the secondary Washington assessment of student lear... More... MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Protocol for Notification of Suspected Irregularities in MEAP Testing or Preparation H.B. 5049 Requires the department of treasury or any other state agency which suspects irregularities in the administration of or the preparation of p... More... AK Adopted 12/2002 P-12 High School Graduation Examinations 4 AAC 06.755 Requires every sophomore to take the high school graduation exam. Juniors who have failed must be retested at least once each school year o... More... AL Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Student Assessment Required for Alabama High School AAC 290-4-2-.02 Establishes rules amending the current rule by delaying implementation of the social studies subject- area test of the Alabama High School G... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Data on Exam Failure Rates S.B. 1408 Requires the governing board of each school district that grants a diploma of graduation from high school annually to compile the number of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Longitudinal Achievement Data S.B. 1453 Requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development or proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Exit Exam Prep Class A.B. 1794 Authorizes a school district that offers adult education to offer a program, course, or class of supplemental instruction in preparation for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Alternate assessments for exit examination for individuals with disabilities A.B. 2600 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the advisory committee established by this bill to develop guidelines regarding the me... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Changes/Clarifications in the exit exam system S.B. 1476 Provides that language arts, with respect to the high school exit exam, refers to English language arts. Requires a school principal, to sub... More... UT Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Status of 10th Grade Competency Test H.B. 5007E Modifies the State System of Public Education by extending for one year the pilot status of the tenth grade basic skills competency test.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Assessment Cutoff Scores, Accommodations S.B. 20E Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when stat... More... TN Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Exit Exam H.B. 2897 Makes the single exit exam prior to high school graduation optional instead of mandatory; requires results be shared with legislative oversi... More... OH Signed into law 11/2001 P-12 Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) Provision S.B. 1 Delays the requirement for students to pass all five tests to receive a high school diploma from the class of 2001 to the class of 2007. Pr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2001 P-12 High School Exit Exam A.B. 1609 Specifies that 2000-01 school year is the only year in which ninth-graders may take the high school exit examination. Creates new section re... More... DE Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Changes in the States Assessment System S.B. 106 This piece of legislation makes adjustments in the states High Stakes assessment system. These changes include looking at measures other th... More... AK Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 2 Year Transition for the High School Grad. Requirement S.B. 133 Relates to a 2 year transition for implementation of the public high school competency examination; establishes an essential skills examinat... More... WA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Delays Assessments S.B. 5686 Delays assessments timelines in areas other than reading and math.... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Assessments, National Board Certification, Professional Development S.B. 3A Relates to achievement and proficiency examinations administered in public schools; revises provisions governing the increase of salary for ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 165 Eliminates language that defined "expected [school] performance level" by student attendance rates, remediation rates, assessment scores and... More... NV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Informational Pamphlet on the High School Proficiency Examiniation A.B. 318 Requires the department to develop an informational pamphlet concerning the high school proficiency examination; requires boards of each sch... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 CSAP Test Results H.B. 1196 Allows local school districts to review the writing portion of a student's Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) test in order to help ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Assessment S.B. 491 Modifies the Oklahoma School Testing Program by administering a norm-referenced test in the third-grade beginning with the 2000-2001 school ... More... DE Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act S.B. 260 Creates the Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act. Beginning in 2002, at least 20% of educator's performance evaluation w... More... MN Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Profiles of Learning S.F. 3286 Amends the Profile of Learning. Highlights: Allows districts to phase in the number of content standards required of students for graduatio... More...