Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANGEL FUENTES
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman CARMELO G. GARCIA
District 33 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits administration of certain assessments to special education students and students with limited English proficiency.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the administration of certain assessments and supplementing chapter 7C of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, "PARCC assessment" means the assessments developed by the consortium of states known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
b. A school district shall not administer a PARCC assessment to a student who has been classified as eligible for special education programs and services pursuant to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, or to a student with limited English proficiency.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would place restrictions on the administration of the assessments developed by the consortium of states known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC assessments) to certain students. Under the bill, a school district may not administer a PARCC assessment to special education students or to students with limited English proficiency.