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PA HB727
Bill
Status
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Webster
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AI Summary
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Requires the Pennsylvania Department of Education to approve the ACT test by July 1, 2027, for evaluating student performance in algebra I, literature, and biology, with Keystone Exam implementation ceasing after that date
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Allows students to demonstrate graduation proficiency through either the Keystone Exams or ACT test, with a satisfactory composite score requiring at least proficient on one exam and basic scores on the remaining two
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Permits CTE Concentrators to be deemed proficient by completing locally established grade-based requirements for academic content areas associated with Keystone Exams or ACT tests on which they did not achieve proficiency
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Authorizes chief school administrators to grant waivers of proficiency requirements for 12th-grade students or those experiencing extenuating circumstances, with department audits triggered if waivers exceed 5% of graduates in two consecutive years
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Adds ACT tests to the definition of "State assessment" and "approved alternative assessment" throughout the Public School Code, including provisions for teacher evaluations, educational tax credits, and the E-chievement Program
Legislative Description
In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions, for Keystone Exams and graduation requirements and for special provisions applicable to the Keystone Exams, graduation requirements and alternative competency assessment; in district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for performance review; in professional employees, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, further providing for assisting students experiencing education instability; in E-chievement Program, further providing for definitions; and, in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions.
Last Action
Referred to Education
2/25/2025