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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; online test preparation |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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HB 2094 |
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Introduced by Representative Shope
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.14; appropriating monies; relating to the department of education.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-249.14, to read:
15-249.14. Online test preparation system; contract; requirements
A. The department of education shall contract with a provider that is selected through a request for proposals to provide an online test preparation system for high school students who take a college admissions test that assesses language arts, mathematics and science and that is most commonly submitted to the universities under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.
B. The online test preparation system described in subsection a of this section:
1. Shall allow students to independently access online materials and learn at their own pace.
2. Shall provide online study materials, diagnostic exams, drills and practice tests in an approach that is engaging to students.
3. Shall electronically report student progress to administrators, teachers, parents and other facilitators.
4. Shall record student progress in an online dashboard that provides a diagnostic assessment of the content areas tested and identifies mastery of corresponding skill sets.
5. Shall provide training and professional development to personnel in school districts and charter schools on how to use the online test preparation system and provide teacher-assisted instruction to students.
6. May be used to provide classroom and teacher-assisted instruction.
C. To be eligible to administer a college admissions test provided by the department of education from monies appropriated for college readiness assessments, a school district or charter school shall:
1. Encourage the use of the online test preparation system.
2. Inform parents and students of the availability of, and how to access and use, the online test preparation system.
D. The department of education, school districts and charter schools shall make the online test preparation system available to students beginning in the 2019-2020 school year for at least one full year, except that students in grade eleven during the 2019-2020 school year shall have access to the online test preparation system as soon as the system is operational.
Sec. 2. Appropriation; department of education; online test preparation system
The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the department of education to fund the online test preparation system prescribed in section 15-249.14, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.