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HB0191 • 2020

College entrance exam components.

AN ACT relating to education; amending the minimum test requirements of a college entrance exam selected by the state superintendent; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Freeman
Last action
2020-02-14
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the exact tests to be used or how they will be administered.

Changing College Entrance Exam Requirements

The bill proposes to amend the minimum test requirements for a college entrance exam chosen by the state superintendent.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the minimum test requirements of a college entrance exam selected by the state superintendent.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Eleventh-grade students who take the college entrance exam.
  • The state superintendent responsible for choosing and administering the tests.

Terms To Know

State Superintendent
A person in charge of overseeing education policies and standards at a state level.
Standardized College Entrance Examination
A test that all students take to show their readiness for college.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so the changes it proposes are not in effect.
  • It does not specify which exact exams will be used or how they will be administered.

Bill History

  1. 2020-02-14 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction Vote

  2. 2020-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2020-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0292
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0292
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0191

College entrance exam components.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Freeman, Crank, Eyre, Flitner, Newsome, Northrup, Sommers, Stith, Sweeney and Western and Senator(s) Baldwin, Coe, Kost, Von Flatern and Wasserburger

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; amending the minimum test requirements of a college entrance exam selected by the state superintendent; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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2
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202(a)(xxx) is amended to read:

21
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2
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202.

Duties of the state superintendent.

(a)

In addition to any other duties assigned by law, the state superintendent shall:
(xxx)

Effective school year 2017
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2018 and each school year thereafter,
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n consultation and coordination with local school districts, by rule and regulation establish a program of administering a standardized college entrance examination and a career readiness examination selected by the state superintendent to all students in the eleventh and twelfth grades throughout the state in accordance with this paragraph. The examinations selected by the state superintendent shall be administered throughout the United States and shall be relied upon by institutions of higher education. The college entrance examination shall at a minimum test in the areas of English, reading,
writing
science
and mathematics for all students in grade eleven (11). The career readiness examination shall be optional for all students in grade eleven (11) or twelve (12). The state superintendent shall pay all costs associated with administering the college entrance examination and the career readiness examination and shall schedule a day or days during which examinations shall be provided. The date or dates for statewide administration of the college entrance examination in grade eleven (11) and the career readiness examination shall be
established by the state superintendent in a manner that best meets the needs of students and school districts. The state superintendent may enter into agreements with an administrator of the college entrance examination and the career readiness examination and adopt rules as necessary to ensure compliance with any requirements of an administrator, such as a secure environment. Alternate assessments and accommodations shall be offered by the state superintendent in accordance with rule and regulation;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(END)

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