Tennessee § 49-1-608 - Subject matter tests for secondary schools — Initiation of value added assessment.

§ 49-1-608. Subject matter tests for secondary schools — Initiation of value added assessment.

The development of subject matter tests shall be initiated to measure performance of high school students in subjects designated by the state board of education and reviewed by the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives. These tests shall reflect the complete range of topics covered within the list of state-approved textbooks and instructional materials for that subject. As soon as valid tests have been developed, the testing of students shall be initiated to provide for value-added assessment. Value-added assessment shall be conducted annually. Value-added assessment may be initiated in other subjects designated by the state board of education and reviewed by the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives at such times as valid tests are developed that effectively measure performance in such subjects. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4; 1997, ch. 434, § 3; 1998, ch. 833, § 1; 2011, ch. 410, § 4(e); 2014, ch. 981, § 24; 2015, ch. 182, § 19; 2019, ch. 345, § 81. Compiler's Notes. Former subsection (b), requiring the use of new tests, was transferred to § 49-1-610 in 1993. For the Preamble to the act concerning the prohibition against establishment of a special committee if there is a standing committee on the same subject, please refer to Acts 2011, ch. 410. Law Reviews. Adding It Up: Implications of Tennessee's New High School Transition Policy and Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities (Kenlyn Foster-Spence), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 447 (2009).