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90_SB1610sam006
SRS90SB1610KSawam07
1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1610
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1610, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to the page and line numbers of Senate
4 Amendment No. 1, on page 1, line 23, by replacing "(reading
5 and writing)" with "(reading, and writing, and English
6 grammar)"; and
7 on page 2, line 2, by replacing "social sciences" with
8 "social sciences (history, geography, civics, economics, and
9 government)"; and
10 by replacing subsection (a-5) of Sec. 2-3.64 with the
11 following:
12 "(a-5) All tests Any IGAP tests administered pursuant to
13 this Section shall be academically based. For the purposes
14 of this Section "academically based tests" shall mean tests
15 consisting of questions and answers that are measurable and
16 quantifiable to measure the knowledge, skill, and ability of
17 students in the subject matters covered by tests. The scoring
18 of academically based tests shall be reliable and valid and
19 shall meet the guidelines for test development and use
20 prescribed by the American Psychological Association, the
21 National Council of Measurement and Evaluation, and the
22 American Educational Research Association. Academically based
23 tests shall not include assessments or evaluations of
24 attitudes, values, or beliefs, or testing of personality,
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1 self-esteem, or self-concept. Nothing in this amendatory Act
2 is intended, nor shall it be construed, to nullify,
3 supersede, or contradict the legislative intent on academic
4 testing expressed during the passage of HB 1005/P.A.
5 90-296.".
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