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An Act To Prohibit Standardized Testing of Children before the Third Grade
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6202, as amended by PL 2009, c. 154, §3 and c. 313, §20, is further amended by adding after the first paragraph a new paragraph to read:
The commissioner may not establish a statewide assessment program to measure and evaluate on a continuing basis the academic achievements of students in prekindergarten to grade 2.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the Commissioner of Education from establishing a statewide assessment program to measure and evaluate on a continuing basis the academic achievements of students in prekindergarten to grade 2.