Amendment No. am_136_1338-1

H. B. No. 326

As Introduced

__________________________ moved to amend as follows:

In line 3 of the title, delete "Classic Learning Test entrance exam" and insert "use of nationally standardized assessments in public and chartered nonpublic schools and state institutions of higher education"

Strike through line 23

In line 24, strike through "the chancellor, and one of which shall be"; delete "the"

In line 25, delete "classic learning test."

In line 26, delete "of the assessments" and insert "nationally standardized assessment, which may be the ACT, SAT, classic learning test, or any other valid, reliable, nationally norm-referenced examination used for college admission,"

In line 292, delete "selected" and insert "listed"

In line 295, delete "selected" and insert "listed"; delete "for that"

In line 296, delete "purpose"

The motion was __________ agreed to.

SYNOPSIS

Approved nationally standardized assessments

R.C. 3301.0712

Permits public and chartered nonpublic schools to administer any nationally standardized assessment by eliminating the requirement that the Department of Education and Workforce and the Chancellor of Higher Education jointly select the assessments from which schools must choose.

Expressly permits a district to choose to administer the ACT, SAT, Classic Learning Test, or any other valid, reliable, nationally norm-referenced exam used for college admission.

Assessments used for admission to state institutions of higher education

R.C. 3345.065

Requires each state institution of higher education that accepts any of the ACT, SAT, Classic Learning Test, or any other valid, reliable, nationally norm-referenced college entrance exam to accept all of those assessments for admission.