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House amends education-testing bill, deletes U‑PASS provisions and sends measure to Senate
Summary
Lawmakers approved an amendment to House Bill 6,005 that deletes specified U‑PASS testing provisions, officials said the change preserves compliance with No Child Left Behind and saves roughly $2.1 million; the amended bill was moved to the Senate calendar.
Representative Matt Throckmorton moved a floor amendment to House Bill 6,005 on Dec. 18, deleting multiple lines of the education-testing measure that he said would remove duplicative U‑PASS tests. "By eliminating this, it actually saves the state about... around $2.1 million," Throckmorton said while describing the amended language. He told colleagues the change would not jeopardize federal funding.
Supporters framed the change as a…
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