Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 324, after line 14, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: Testing) Of the funds appropriated in Part I, Section VIII. A.2 - Assessment/Testing, students in grades 3 through 8 shall be assessed in English language arts and mathematics. Additionally, students in grades 4, 6 and 8 shall be assessed in science and students in grades 5 and 7 shall be assessed in social studies for the school year 2017-18. End-of-course, WorkKeys, and college readiness assessments must continue to be administered as required in Chapter 18 of Title 59 of the 1976 Code. /
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