1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; allowing nationally normed exams to replace the Minnesota 
1.3 	Comprehensive Assessments;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 120B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [120B.302] NATIONALLY NORMED EXAMS.
1.7 	Upon approval of the state's accountability plan under the federal Every Student Succeeds 
1.8 	Act, the commissioner must replace the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in grades 
1.9 	3 through 8 with a nationally normed exam that is aligned with state academic standards.