FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act  to establish statewide content standards of learning for all public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 13-3-48 be amended to read as follows:
     13-3-48.   The secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs shall prepare and submit for approval of the South Dakota Board of Education academic content standards and promote their voluntary utilization in language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science for grades one through twelve. Each school district shall adopt and implement clearly defined and measurable course guidelines so as to meet the state academic content standards. Course guidelines for language arts and mathematics shall be adopted and implemented by July 1, 1998, and those for social studies and science shall be adopted by July 1, 2000 .
     Section  2.  That § 13-3-51 be amended to read as follows:
     13-3-51.   It shall be the duty of the secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs to establish a uniform system for the gathering and reporting of educational data for the keeping of adequate educational and financial records and for the evaluation of educational

progress. An annual written evaluation of the educational progress in the state and in each school district shall be submitted to the Legislature and made available in each school district to the general public.
     Section  3.  Every school district shall administer the same academic achievement test to all students in grades two, four, eight, and eleven. In addition, every school district shall administer to all students in grades five and nine an achievement test to assess writing skills. These tests shall be provided by the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs and shall assess proficiency in meeting state standards. These tests shall be administered starting during the 1998-1999 school year.

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BILL HISTORY
1/29/97 First read in Senate and referred to Education.   S.J.   212
2/3/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/5/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/5/97 Deferred to another day.
2/12/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/15/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/15/97 Deferred to another day.   S.J.   482
2/19/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/19/97 Education Do Pass Amended, Passed, AYES 4, NAYS 3.   S.J.   517
2/19/97 Education Title Amended.
2/20/97 Motion to Amend, Passed.   S.J.   567
2/20/97 Motion to Amend, Passed.   S.J.   568
2/20/97 Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, AYES 29, NAYS 5.   S.J.   568