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House approves bill to validate student tests, debates adding science
Summary
The House passed first substitute HB33 to validate state tests and introduce a tenth-grade competency assessment; lawmakers debated whether to include science in validated tests and raised concerns about fiscal impacts and test validity. The bill passed 58–8 and proceeds to the Senate.
On Feb. 19 the Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 33, a broad education accountability measure that requires validation of state-administered tests and establishes a tenth-grade basic-skills competency assessment. Sponsor Representative Franson said the measure focuses on validating criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessments and building a reliable system of measurements to inform policy and improvement.
Floor debate concentrated on a proposed…
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