Senate Bill 142: State High School Diploma Granted for Passing Tests

Author:
Senator Mark Madsen

Summary:
Senate Bill 142 would allow any Utah student who passes a basic skills competency test and scores in the top 15% of Utah students on the ACT to receive a state high school diploma.

Status:

1/21/2008		(Senate) Read First Time (Introduced)
1/23/2008		(Senate) Referred to Education Committee
1/24/2008		(Senate) Education Committee: Not Considered
2/27/2008		(Senate) Education Committee Returned Bill to Rules Committee
3/5/2008		(Senate) Enacting Clause Struck

HSLDA's Position:
Neutral.

Action Requested:
None.

Other Resources

Bill Text (pdf version)  (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Bill Text (html version)