A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT suspending the statewide testing program in the public schools for two years except as otherwise required by federal law.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The State Board of Education shall not require the public schools to administer any standardized tests except for those required by federal law or as a condition of federal grants.
The State Board of Education shall not expend funds to develop or support any standardized tests except for those required by federal law or as a condition of federal grants.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009, and expires June 30, 2011.