SB 708: Native Language Assessments in Public Schools
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez
Native Language Assessments in Public Schools; Requiring that a high school equivalency examination administered in any language other than English be given the same weight as a high school equivalency examination administered in English; requiring written portions of the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3 to be in specified native languages; revising requirements of the statewide, standardized assessment program to include native language versions of related assessments, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Education (ED)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/29/2021 Senate • Filed
11/16/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 44
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Education
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SB 708, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/29/2021 at 8:53 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 415 Native Language Assessments in Public Schools Plasencia Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1003.435 High school equivalency diploma program. Page 3 (pdf) 1008.2125 Coordinated screening and progress monitoring program for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3. Page 4 (pdf) 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. Page 5 (pdf)