Revision: Jan. 17, 2013, midnight
HB 322-FN-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
04/05
HOUSE BILL 322-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT requiring proficiency on the statewide assessment for advancement to grades 4 and 8.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pitre, Straf 2; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6
This bill requires each student in grades 3 and 7 to perform at the proficient level or above on the statewide assessment as a prerequisite to advancing to grades 4 and 8, respectively.
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13-0235
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT requiring proficiency on the statewide assessment for advancement to grades 4 and 8.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statewide Improvement and Assessment; Assessment Required. Amend RSA 193-C:6 to read as follows:
193-C:6 Assessment Required. Each year, a statewide assessment shall be administered in all school districts in the state in grades 3 through 8 and one grade in high school. All public school students in the designated grades shall participate in the assessment, unless such student is exempted, or provided that the commissioner of the department of education may, through an agreement with another state when such state and New Hampshire are parties to an interstate agreement, allow pupils to participate in that state's assessment program as an alternative to the assessment required under this chapter. Each student in grades 3 and 7 shall be required to perform at the proficient level or above on the statewide assessment as a prerequisite for advancement to grades 4 and 8, respectively. Each student in grades 3 and 7 shall be permitted to retake the assessment as often as necessary to demonstrate the required level of competency. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to establish a procedure to enable a student in grades 3 and 7 to demonstrate the required level of competency using means other than the statewide assessment, such as the student’s work samples, projects, portfolios, or other similar means, as may be determined by the state board. Home educated students may contact their local school districts if they wish to participate in the statewide assessment. Private schools may contact the department of education to participate in the statewide assessment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
13-0235
01/15/13
HB 322-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring proficiency on the statewide assessment for advancement to grades 4 and 8.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, as it is awaiting information from the Department of Education. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.