Amends existing law to revise when a student can be exempted from certain required English language assessments.
EDUCATION -- Amends existing law to revise when a student can be exempted from certain required English language assessments.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Thisbillupdatesthestatuteaddressingassessmentexemptionsandremoveslanguageregardingassessmentsno longer used in Idaho and include current state-mandated tests. This bill also provides an exemption for English language learning students, who have not been enrolled for two (2) full school years in the United States and who score less than a level two (2) on the state’s English language proficiency test, to be exempted from the Idaho Reading Indicator assessment. Schools must determine which students qualify for the exemption before the fall testing date.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (57)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (32)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 11, 2024 Session Law Chapter 29 Effective: 07/01/2024
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2024
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 12, 2024