Bills › 91st General Assembly
Modifying testing requirements applicable to pupils who are participating in the education savings account program
Sponsored by Rep. Samantha Fett (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Students using education savings accounts currently have to take all state and federal required tests. This change would allow those students to take either the required state tests or national standardized tests in math and English instead.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies testing requirements applicable to pupils who are participating in the education savings account program. Current law requires each pupil participating in the education savings account program to take all applicable state and federally required student assessments. The bill modifies this provision to provide that each such pupil is required to take either all applicable state and federally required student assessments or standardized, nationally norm-referenced student assessments in mathematics and English language arts in the same grades as comparable tests are administered under federal law.
Why it matters. Students participating in the education savings account program would have a new choice regarding testing requirements. Instead of taking all state and federally required assessments, these students could instead take nationally norm-referenced standardized tests in mathematics and English language arts.2