S704 - COVID-19 Recovery Act . (SL 2020-3)

Overview: Sec. 2.19 of S.L. 2020-3 establishes that nonpublic schools that accept eligible students receiving scholarship grants are not required to do any of the following for the 2019-2020 school year:

• Provide the eligible student's scores on standardized achievement tests to the parent or guardian.
• Administer a nationally standardized test or other nationally standardized equivalent measurement to any eligible students in grades three and higher.
• Submit standardized test performance data from the 2019-2020 school year to the State Education Assistance Authority (SEAA).
• For nonpublic schools enrolling more than 25 students whose tuition and fees are paid in whole or in part with a scholarship grant, the following: (i) report to SEAA on the aggregate standardized test performance of eligible students, and (ii) provide standardized test performance data from the 2019-2020 school year to an independent research organization.

This section became effective May 4, 2020.