Senator FANNING proposed the following amendment (WAB\419C038.AGM.WAB20):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered penultimate SECTION to read:

/ SECTION___. Changes to the public education academic standards, assessments, cut scores, and ratings currently used in this State are prohibited until July 1, 2024, at which time the Department of Education shall examine the achievement of students from July 1, 2019 to June 31, 2024 based on the academic standards, assessments, cut scores, and ratings in use during that time. The department shall provide a report recommending any changes to academic standards, assessments, cut scores, and ratings that it considers appropriate based on the findings of its examination to the General Assembly before November 1, 2024. /