VA HJR41 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on December 31 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Study; joint committee to study options for reducing the number of Standards of Learning assessments; report. Establishes a joint committee of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health to gather information and develop recommendations on (i) the feasibility of reducing the number of SOL assessments administered to public school students in grades three through 11, (ii) which SOL assessments to eliminate and which SOL assessments to continue administering, and (iii) how best to use the remaining SOL assessments and the extra instructional time resulting from a reduction in the number of assessments administered to foster individualized student learning and measure student growth.

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Title

Standards of Learning; joint committees to study options for reducing number of assessments.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-12HouseLeft in Rules
2014-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
2014-01-28HouseAssigned Rules sub: Studies
2013-12-31HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2013-12-31HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101918D

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