Amendment ID: S2262-27-R1

Redraft Amendment 27

PARCC Assessment

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill by inserting after section ___, the following new section:-

"SECTION ___. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education shall, not less than 60 days prior to implementing any alternative testing system to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), shall sub,it to the clerks of the house and senate a report evaluating alternative systems being considered and the costs and benefits associated with replacing the current or modernized MCAS system with any alternative system being considered."