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OK HB2729
Bill
Status
2/18/2016
Primary Sponsor
Don Barrington
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AI Summary
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Students who pass end-of-instruction tests from another state or Department of Defense school are deemed to have demonstrated mastery of Oklahoma academic content standards and are exempt from taking Oklahoma's end-of-instruction tests in those subject areas
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State Board of Education must determine which out-of-state tests correspond to each Oklahoma subject area (Algebra I, Algebra II, English II, English III, Geometry, Biology I, United States History)
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Transfer students using out-of-state test scores must be included in the student count used to calculate school grades under the state accountability system
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Effective date of July 1, 2016, with an emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage
Legislative Description
Schools; adding alternative methods for demonstrating mastery of state academic content standards for certain students; effective date; emergency.
Last Action
SA's received
4/14/2016