18A:7C-1.Ā  Commissioner of education to develop a program of standards and guidelines
By July 1, 1980 the Commissioner of Education with the approval of the StateĀ  Board of Education shall establish a program of standards for graduation fromĀ  secondary school.Ā  Such a program shall include, but not be limited to:

a.Ā  The development of a Statewide assessment test in reading, writing and computational skills to be administered to all secondary school pupils as provided herein;

b.Ā  Clear and explicit Statewide levels of proficiency in reading, writing and computational skills to be demonstrated as a minimum requirement for high school graduation;

c.Ā  Guidelines for the development of graduation standards by local boards of education;

d.Ā  Guidelines for remediation procedures for pupils who fail to meet graduation standards;Ā  and

e.Ā  Guidelines for graduation standards for those pupils classified pursuantĀ  to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

L.1979, c. 241, s. 1.
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