1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2949, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H2949DE5), as follows:
1.3Page 3, after line 23, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is
1.5amended to read:
1.6    Subdivision 1. Statewide testing. (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts
1.7with appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with
1.8subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade
1.9level to be tested, state-constructed tests developed from and aligned with the state's
1.10required academic standards under section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions,
1.11and be administered annually to all students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high
1.12school tests aligned with the state's required academic standards under section 120B.021
1.13and administered to all high school students in a subject other than writing must include
1.14multiple choice questions. The commissioner shall establish one or more months during
1.15which schools shall administer the tests to students each school year. For students enrolled
1.16in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, Minnesota basic skills tests in reading,
1.17mathematics, and writing shall fulfill students' basic skills testing requirements for a
1.18passing state notation. The passing scores of basic skills tests in reading and mathematics
1.19are the equivalent of 75 percent correct for students entering grade 9 based on the
1.20first uniform test administered in February 1998. Students who have not successfully
1.21passed a Minnesota basic skills test by the end of the 2011-2012 school year must pass
1.22the graduation-required assessments for diploma under paragraph (c), except that for
1.23the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years only, these students may satisfy the state's
1.24graduation test requirement for math by complying with paragraph (d), clauses (1) and (3).
1.25(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of
1.26academic standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner:
1.27(1) mathematics;
2.1(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and
2.2(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;
2.3(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012
2.4school year; and
2.5(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in
2.6the 2012-2013 school year.
2.7    (c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later, only the
2.8following options shall fulfill students' state graduation test requirements:
2.9    (1) for reading and mathematics:
2.10    (i) obtaining an achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as
2.11determined through a standard setting process on the Minnesota comprehensive
2.12assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or achieving a passing
2.13score as determined through a standard setting process on the graduation-required
2.14assessment for diploma in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or
2.15subsequent retests;
2.16    (ii) achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process on the
2.17state-identified language proficiency test in reading and the mathematics test for English
2.18language learners or the graduation-required assessment for diploma equivalent of those
2.19assessments for students designated as English language learners;
2.20    (iii) achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for
2.21diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an individualized
2.22education program or 504 plan;
2.23    (iv) obtaining achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as
2.24determined through a standard setting process on the state-identified alternate assessment
2.25or assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics for students with
2.26an individualized education program; or
2.27    (v) achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate assessment
2.28or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an
2.29individualized education program; and
2.30    (2) for writing:
2.31    (i) achieving a passing score on the graduation-required assessment for diploma;
2.32    (ii) achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process on
2.33the state-identified language proficiency test in writing for students designated as English
2.34language learners;
3.1    (iii) achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for
3.2diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an individualized
3.3education program or 504 plan; or
3.4    (iv) achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate assessment
3.5or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an
3.6individualized education program.
3.7    (d) Students enrolled in grade 8 in any school year from the 2005-2006 school
3.8year to the 2009-2010 school year who do not pass the mathematics graduation-required
3.9assessment for diploma under paragraph (c) are eligible to receive a high school diploma
3.10if they:
3.11(1) complete with a passing score or grade all state and local coursework and credits
3.12required for graduation by the school board granting the students their diploma;
3.13(2) participate in district-prescribed academic remediation in mathematics; and
3.14    (3) fully participate in at least two retests of the mathematics GRAD test or until
3.15they pass the mathematics GRAD test, whichever comes first. A school, district, or charter
3.16school must place on the high school transcript a student's current pass status for each
3.17subject that has a required graduation assessment.
3.18In addition, the school board granting the students their diplomas may formally
3.19decide to include a notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those
3.20graduating seniors who, according to established school board criteria, demonstrate
3.21exemplary academic achievement during high school.
3.22(e) The 3rd through 8th grade and high school test results shall be available to
3.23districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student learning and district instruction and
3.24curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability. The commissioner must
3.25disseminate to the public the high school test results upon receiving those results.
3.26    (f) The 3rd through 8th grade and high school tests must be aligned with state
3.27academic standards. The commissioner shall determine the testing process and the order
3.28of administration. The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site and district level,
3.29consistent with subdivision 1a.
3.30    (g) In addition to the testing and reporting requirements under this section, the
3.31commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public reporting
3.32system:
3.33    (1) uniform statewide testing of all students in grades 3 through 8 and at the high
3.34school level that provides appropriate, technically sound accommodations or alternate
3.35assessments;
4.1    (2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school
4.2districts and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high
4.3school graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;
4.4    (3) state results on the American College Test; and
4.5    (4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational
4.6Progress so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other
4.7states, and, where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort
4.8to monitor achievement."
4.9Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.10Amend the title accordingly