S0248R1370A05237 DMS:NLG 12/11/17 #90 A05237
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 248
Sponsor: SENATOR AUMENT
Printer's No. 1370
Amend Resolution, page 1, lines 1 through 4, by striking out
"for the purpose of" in line 1, all of lines 2 and 3 and "use"
in line 4
Amend Resolution, page 1, line 5, by striking out "United
States Department of Education and the"
Amend Resolution, page 1, lines 6 and 7, by striking out
"alternatives in" in line 6 and all of line 7 and inserting
alternative requirements for graduation.
Amend Resolution, page 1, line 19, by inserting after
"graduation"
, unless authorized by a school district
Amend Resolution, page 1, line 21; page 2, lines 1 and 2; by
striking out "both" in line 21 on page 1, all of line 1 and
"accountability and as" in line 2 on page 2
Amend Resolution, page 3, lines 1 and 2, by striking out ",
yet alternative measures have not been incorporated into the
State plan" and inserting
and graduate from high school
Amend Resolution, page 3, line 7, by striking out "develop"
and inserting
recommend
Amend Resolution, page 3, line 8, by striking out "Federal
accountability"
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Amend Resolution, page 3, line 8, by striking out "also"
Amend Resolution, page 3, lines 9 through 11, by striking out
"as soon as possible for timely" in line 9 and all of lines 10
and 11 and inserting
and adhere to the following parameters which parallel
Federal requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA):
(1) The assessments are designed to provide
accommodations to students that are currently allowable in
Pennsylvania on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
and Keystone Exams.
(2) The assessments are developed to meet the principles
of universal design.
(3) The assessments demonstrate that they either meet
the Pennsylvania Career Education and Work Standards or are
valid and reliable measures of the Pennsylvania Core Academic
Standards in Algebra I, biology and English Literature at
levels comparable to those currently assessed by the Keystone
Exams;
and be it further
Amend Resolution, page 3, line 13, by striking out "United
States Department of Education and the"
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