The state Senate voted 36-0 Monday to approve Senate Bill 915, which would create an expedited timeline for investigations and subsequent new testing for Advanced Placement exams if there are irregularities that cause the scores to be canceled.
This bill, authored by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, was in response to the invalidation of Advanced Placement tests taken by Mills High School students. In May 2013, some students taking the exams at Mills were seated at round tables, a violation of testing protocols. After a student complaint prompted an investigation by Educational Testing Service (ETS), College Board, the test’s publisher, announced in July that it would cancel 641 test scores. Nearly 300 students were allowed to retake the tests in August.
The bill also requires test administrators to keep a seating chart, noting the Mills High School investigation was delayed and a wide range of scores canceled because there was no documentation showing where students sat.
The bill is heading to Gov. Jerry Brown, who has 12 days, including weekends, to sign the legislation.
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