Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00046 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 46
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 971
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44 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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66 SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 46
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 971
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1818 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AND BIAS IN STATE MASTERY EXAMINATIONS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to (1) provide a valid, fair and reliable estimate of a student's overall performance in a subject area relative to grade-appropriate standards, (2) prevent supplanting of academic standards and ensure a diverse curricula, (3) prohibit the use of mastery examination results as the sole indicator for student promotion or graduation, (4) establish guidelines to investigate and continuously monitor (A) computer device effects, (B) variance in student computer skills and fluency, and (C) issues relating to computer adaptive test alignment and question pool, and (5) prohibit the use of the mastery examination for purposes beyond its design and validity.
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3232 To make revisions relating to the state mastery examination.