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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1. SENATE BILL 1585, AS AMENDED, FAILED TO RECEIVE A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. Present law requires, as a condition of participating in the ESA program, participating students in grades three through 11 must be annually administered the TCAP tests for math and English language arts, or successor tests authorized by the state board of education for math and English language arts. For participating students enrolled full-time in a participating school, the participating school is required to annually administer such tests to participating students. For participating students 17 years of age or younger who are not enrolled full-time in a participating school, the participating student's parent must ensure that the participating student is annually administered such tests. A participating student who is 18 or older and who is not enrolled full-time in a participating school must ensure that the participating student is annually administered such tests. This amendment instead requires that, as a condition of receiving an ESA, a participating student in grade three through 11 must be annually administered: (1) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective participating school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board; or (2) The TCAP tests for math and English language arts. This amendment requires each participating school: (1) To annually administer such test or tests to participating students enrolled in the school; (2) Provide the test results to the participating student's parents; and
