BILL · 2017–18 SESSION
SB 5951: High school graduation reqs
Providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system.
Summary
- Provides intent language to move the state assessments in English language arts and mathematics to the 10th-grade.
- Maintains the requirement for high school students to earn a Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA) but adds multiple new options for earning the CAA.
- Maintains the biology end-of-course to meet the federal science assessment requirements but not for high school graduation requirements.
- Eliminates all current alternative assessments, except the SAT and ACT.
- Provides additional state-level requirements for the High School and Beyond Plan.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5951), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJun 13, 2017
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Christine Rolfes (D-23)
- Introduced
- June 13, 2017 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 2018
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- HB 2224
AN ACT Relating to providing flexibility in high school graduation requirements and supporting student success during the transition to a federal every student succeeds act-compliant accountability system;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5951 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5951 (2025–26) Albuterol access in schools
- SB 5951 (2023–24) EV charging/state expense
- SB 5951 (2021–22) Agricultural hemp products
- SB 5951 (2019–20) Urban infill area dev./taxes
- SB 5951 (2015–16) Prevailing wages/pilot prjct
- SB 5951 (2013–14) Impaired driving offenders
- SB 5951 (2011–12) Distributed generation
- SB 5951 (2009–10) Voter signature & phone no.