HF 1392 Summary

• Reduces required state testing by eliminating grade 8 computer-adaptive assessments and requiring testing only in grades 3-7 instead of 3-8 for elementary/middle school students.

• Replaces the nationally normed college entrance exam graduation requirement with high school assessments under a new subdivision 1a, effective for students entering grade 9 in 2015-2016 and later.

• Modifies statewide assessment system to require annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3-7, state-developed high school tests in reading, writing, and mathematics, and science assessments in designated grade spans.

• Eliminates the EPAS (Educational Planning and Assessment System) program by repealing Minnesota Statutes section 120B.128 and reallocating $829,000 in funding from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015 with availability through 2020.

• Establishes that students are not required to achieve a specified score on assessments to graduate from high school and removes the passing score requirement for high school science assessments.