Sponsored by:
Senator NILSA I. CRUZ-PEREZ
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits administration of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the administration of certain standardized assessments and supplementing P.L.1979, c.241 (C.18A:7C-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, “PARCC assessment” means the assessments developed by the consortium of states known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
b. The Department of Education shall not administer any PARCC assessment after the 2015-2016 school year. By the 2016-2017 school year, the Commissioner of Education shall develop and implement a Statewide assessment program, including the State graduation proficiency test pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1979, c.241 (C.18A:7C-6), which does not include PARCC assessments.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the Department of Education from administering assessments developed by the consortium of states known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (“PARCC”) after the 2015-2016 school year. The bill directs the Commissioner of Education to develop and implement a Statewide assessment program that does not include PARCC assessments by the 2016-2017 school year.