After weaving its way through several committees and hours of debate on the Senate floor, a bill to limit standardized testing in Florida was finally approved by the Senate on Thursday, passing 32-4.
SB 616, sponsored by Sen. John Legg, R-Lutz, cuts back on statewide standardized testing and would completely eliminate the required 11th-grade Florida Standards Assessment English-language arts examination.
The legislation would also prohibit school districts from devoting more than 5 percent of total class time to standardized testing. If a school district requires more than 5 percent of school hours to administer tests, it would have to receive written permission from parents.
