House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends GS 115C-17.12(a)(4) to allow local school administrative units to apply to the State Board of Education, at least 60 days before the scheduled date for assessments of final exams, for a waiver extending the testing schedule up to the final 20 instructional days for year-long courses and within the final 15 (was, 10) instructional days of the semester for semester-long courses. Adds that no teacher of record is to be prohibited from administering tests required through state or local testing programs to students assigned to that teacher.
Amends the act's long title.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS/TESTING SCHEDULE.
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL TESTING SCHEDULE AND ENSURING THAT THE TEACHER OF RECORD MAY ADMINISTER TESTS TO STUDENTS.Intro. by Meyer, Glazier, Langdon.
Status: Ref To Com On Ways & Means (Senate Action) (Apr 29 2015)
Bill History:
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Mon, 13 Apr 2015 House: Filed
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Tue, 14 Apr 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 14 Apr 2015 House: Ref To Com On Education - K-12
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Tue, 28 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Tue, 28 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Tue, 28 Apr 2015 House: Added to Calendar
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Tue, 28 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 28 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 29 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Wed, 29 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Wed, 29 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 29 Apr 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Ways & Means
H 687
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 687 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 28 2015 - View Summary
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Bill H 687 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 14 2015 - View Summary
Amends 115C-174.12(a) as the title indicates. Allows a local school administrative unit, with approval from the local school board, to apply to the State Board of Education at least 60 days before scheduled testing for an extension of the testing schedule for up to the final 20 instructional days of the school year for year-long courses and up to the final 10 instructional days of the semester for semester courses. Makes additional changes to organization and punctuation. Effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2015-16 school year.
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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes changes to the long title. The original title was as follows:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL TESTING SCHEDULE.