2195-S.E2 AMS MCAU MIEL 001

2ESHB 2195 - S AMD 490 TO S AMD (MIEL 004)

By Senators McAuliffe and Eide

On page 13 after line 34,insert the following:

(c) Assessments measuring the essential academic learning

requirements in the content area of social studies shall be available for mandatory use in elementary, middle schools and high schools by the 2007-08 school year.

    (d) Assessments measuring the essential academic learning

requirements in the content area of the arts shall be available for mandatory use in elementary schools by the 2009-10 school year and in the middle schools and high schools by the 2008-09 school year.

    (e) Assessments measuring the essential academic learning

requirements in the content area of health and fitness shall be available for mandatory use in elementary schools by the 2009-10 school year and in the middle schools and high schools by the 2008-09 school year.

   Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Reinstates the timeline for the development of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in the Goal II subject areas (Social Studies, Arts, and Health & Fitness.)