SENATE BILL 933

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 519

Sponsored By:

Senators Harrington, Exum, and Muse

Entitled:

Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Education to establish a weighted numerical assessment system to calculate a total score that students are required to achieve to graduate from a public high school in the State; requiring the weighted numerical assessment system to include specified categories; requiring that the weighted values of specified categories may not be outside specified ranges of specified percentage values of a specified total score; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

2/21

First Reading Senate Rules

3/3

Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/5

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator David C. Harrington, District 47

Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24

Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assessments

Education, State Board of

Examinations

Public Schools

Students

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 7-205 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered