Bill Text - HB242 (2016)

Relative to the statewide improvement and assessment program.


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HB 242 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

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HOUSE BILL\t\t242

 

AN ACT\trelative to the statewide improvement and assessment program.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Ladd, Graf 4; Rep. Grenier, Sull 7

 

COMMITTEE:\tEducation

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill requires third grade pupils to demonstrate proficiency in the reading and mathematics components of the statewide assessment.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to the statewide improvement and assessment program.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t1  Statewide Education Improvement and Assessment Program.  Amend RSA 193-C:3, IV(i)-(j) to read as follows:

\t\t\t(i)  At the end of grade 3, to determine if pupils are [reading] at grade level in reading and mathematics on a standardized [reading] test to be developed by the department as part of a statewide assessment [system] program.

\t2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.