6418 AMS ZARE MIEL 001

SB 6418 - S AMD - 115

    By Senators Zarelli, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe and Eide

                                                   ADOPTED 2/12/00

    On page 1, beginning on line 16, after "(1)" strike all material through "that:" on page 2, line 3, and insert the following:

    "By September 2010, the state board of education shall determine whether the high school assessment of the Washington assessment of student learning is sufficiently reliable and valid so that successful completion of the assessment shall lead to a certificate of mastery as required under RCW 28A.655.060.  The state board of education shall determine that the assessment is reliable and valid only if the board makes positive findings based on the following:"

    On page 2, after line 21, insert the following:

                                                   ADOPTED 2/12/00

    "(g) The development of the assessment meets accepted test construction procedures;

    (h) The content of the assessment represents an adequate sampling of the academic subject being assessed;

    (i) There is a correlation between the scores on the state-wide standardized norm-reference assessment and the Washington assessment on student learning;

    (j) Scoring procedures are dependable and free from random errors of measurement;

    (k) The passing standards or cut-scores ensure reasonable student proficiency and are empirically reliable; and

    (l) There is a standardization of test administration."

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Changes the criteria that the State Board of Education must use when making findings to determine whether the high school assessment is reliable and valid.