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HB1121: relative to the academic areas that comprise the statewide assessment.
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Sponsors
- Rick M Ladd House · Graf 4
- Mel Myler House · Merr 10
- Glenn Cordelli House · Carr 4
- John Balcom House · Hills 21
- Barbara Shaw House · Hills 16
- James Grenier House · Sull 7
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CHAPTER 75
HB 1121 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2016... 0554h
04/07/2016 1200s
2016 SESSION
16-2154
04/01
HOUSE BILL 1121
AN ACT relative to the academic areas that comprise the statewide assessment.
ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the academic areas to be included in the statewide assessment.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2016... 0554h
04/07/2016 1200s 16-2154
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the academic areas that comprise the statewide assessment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
75:1 Statewide Improvement and Assessment Program; Areas of Assessment. Amend RSA 193-C:5 to read as follows:
193-C:5 Areas of Assessment. The statewide academic areas to be assessed shall include[, but not be limited to:] reading and language arts, mathematics, and science[, history, geography, civics, and economics]. History, geography, civics, and economics remain required critical areas of study. Therefore, assessment of these subjects remains within the purview of the local school board. The statewide assessment program shall only measure student understanding of key content-specific concepts, skills, and knowledge applied within or across academic content domains.
75:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 19, 2016
Effective Date: July 18, 2016