The Senate Education Committee has approved a bill that would require ACT and ACT Aspire to be used as the official comprehensive statewide student assessment.
The bill, SB 18, was reviewed by a subcommittee with Senator Patricia Rucker (R-Jefferson) as the Chair and Robert Plymale (D-Wayne) and Charles Trump (R-Morgan) as memebers.
The subcommittee culminated a report to present to the committee on the bill. The amendments suggested in the report were approved.
The bill will be referred to Senate Finance once reported to the floor.
The committee postponed decision on SB 251, which would create a three-year pilot program to establish school-based mental and behavioral health services for students and families as an alternative to standard disciplinary measures.
Dept. of Education Assisstant Director Justin Boggs said many schools have been requesting this kind of program to give students the attention they need, as well as keep kids out of juvenille centers.
The bill will be discussed in a future committee meeting.
