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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 470 3 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Senator J. Dotson 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Representative Brooks 6 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STATEWIDE 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | STUDENT ASSESSMENT TO A STUDENT IN A VIRTUAL SETTING; 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | TO REQUIRE AN ADULT APPROVED TO OVERSEE THE 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | ADMINISTRATION OF A STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT TO 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | CERTAIN STUDENTS IN A VIRTUAL SETTING TO MEET CERTAIN 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | REQUIREMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14 |
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| 19 | 18 | | 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | Subtitle 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | TO REQUIRE AN ADULT APPROVED TO OVERSEE 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STATEWIDE 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | STUDENT ASSESSMENT TO CERTAIN STUDENTS 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | IN A VIRTUAL SETTING TO MEET CERTAIN 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | REQUIREMENTS. 22 |
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| 27 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 |
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| 29 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 6 -18-114(b)(5), concerning requirements a 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | public school that operates primarily as a virtual school and that 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | administers a statewide student assessment to a student in a virtual setting 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | must meet, is amended to read as follows: 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | (5)(A) An adult approved in accordance with terms established by 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | the public school that primarily operates as a virtual school and is 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | administering a statewide student assessment to a student in kindergarten 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | through grade eight (K -8) in a virtual setting, including without limitation 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | the student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | the student, is physically present with the student for the duration of the 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | administration of the statewide student assessment . 36 SB470 |
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| 42 | 41 | | (B) An adult approved in accordance with terms established 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | by the public school that primarily operates as a virtual school and 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | administering a statewide student assessment to a student in grades nine 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | through twelve (9-12) in a virtual setting, including without limitation the 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | student, shall attest prior to the administration of an assessment to the 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | student in a virtual setting that the student and the approved adult shall 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | adhere to all current testing security protocols ; 8 |
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