SLS 13RS-163 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 127
BY SENATOR GARY SMITH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY. Provides that a student with disabilities who is not
pursuing a regular diploma shall not be administered the American College Test. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:10.3, relative to school and district accountability; to provide that a student2
with an exceptionality, other than gifted and talented, who is not pursuing a regular3
diploma shall not be administered certain tests; to provide for exceptions; to provide4
that such lack of test participation shall not be considered in the calculation of school5
and district performance scores or letter grades; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:10.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง10.3. School and district accountability; prohibited testing; exception9
A. A student with an exceptionality as defined in R.S. 17:1942(B), but10
is not deemed gifted and talented, who is not pursuing a regular diploma shall11
not be administered the American College Test as part of any evaluation12
process established pursuant to the state's school and district accountability13
system, unless the student's parent or other legal guardian requests, in writing,14
that the student be administered the American College Test.15
B. The nonparticipation of a student with an exceptionality as provided16
in Subsection A of this Section in any administration of the American College17 SB NO. 127
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Test pursuant to the state's school and district accountability system shall not,1
in any manner, be factored into the calculation of any performance score or2
performance letter grade assigned to any school or school system in which the3
student is enrolled.4
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not5
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature6
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If7
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become8
effective on the day following such approval.9
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Proposed law provides that a student with disabilities who is not pursuing a regular diploma
shall not be administered the American College Test (ACT) as part of the state's school and
district accountability system, unless the student's parent or legal guardian requests, in
writing, that the ACT be administered to the student.
Proposed law provides that nonparticipation of a student with disabilities in any
administration of the ACT pursuant to the state's school and district accountability system
shall not, in any manner, be factored into the calculation of any performance score or
performance letter grade assigned to any school or school system in which the student is
enrolled.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:10.3)