Senator SETZLER proposed the following amendment (WAB\419C255.SM.WAB20):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 18, Section 59-155-160(B)(4), page 26, by deleting item (4) and inserting:

/(4) A parent or legal guardian may appeal the decision to retain a student who cannot read at grade level to the district superintendent if there is a compelling reason why the student should not be retained. A district shall provide parents with a notification of retention because the child cannot read at grade level and a description of the parent's right to appeal by a letter sent certified mail, return receipt requested; electronic mail; and telephone call. The district shall document its attempts to comply with all three of these notification requirements and of the parent's responses to each. A parent or legal guardian must appeal, in writing, within two weeks after the notification of retention. The letter must be addressed to the district superintendent and specify the reasons why the student should not be retained. The district superintendent shall render a decision and provide copies to the parent or legal guardian and the principal. /