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CA Educ Code § 99150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99150.

99150.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that:(1) Education is fundamental to the development of all residents and to the progress of the state as a whole.(2) Standardized tests are a major factor in the admission and placement of students in postsecondary education.(3) There is increasing concern among residents, educators, and public officials regarding the proper uses of standardized tests in the admissions and placement decisions of postsecondary education institutions.(4) The rights of test subjects should be assured without infringing upon the proprietary rights of the test agencies.(b) It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that test subjects and persons who use test results are fully aware of the characteristics, uses, and limitations of standardized tests used in postsecondary education admissions and placement.(2) Ensure due process protection of test subjects whose scores are being questioned for suspected inauthenticity or irregularity in test administration.(3) Provide test subjects with the opportunity to review the basis on which the test subject has been scored.(4) Make available to the public appropriate information regarding the procedure, development, and administration of standardized tests.(5) Promote more knowledge about the proper use of standardized test results and promote greater accuracy, validity, and reliability in the development, administration, and interpretation of standardized tests.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99152.

99152.  Each test sponsor shall report the closing date of its testing year to the appropriate state agency or make the closing date publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site by February 1, 1985, or within 90 days after it first becomes a test sponsor, whichever is later. Each test sponsor shall report any change in the closing date of its testing year within 90 days after the change.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 54. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Educ Code § 99154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99154.

99154.  (a) Within 90 days of the close of each testing year, the test sponsor shall file with the appropriate state agency or make publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site standard technical data sufficient to describe the psychometric quality of the test.For purposes of compliance with this section, it is sufficient to deposit with the appropriate state agency information conforming to the guidelines specified in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests of the American Psychological Association, which were in effect 180 days prior to the testing year, and which are appropriate to the particular test and its uses.(b) Data, reports, or other documents submitted to the appropriate state agency or made available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a description of the test, including, but not limited to, the title, purpose or purposes of the test, and when and where the test was administered in the state.(c) Data, reports, or other documents submitted to the appropriate state agency or made available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site pursuant to this chapter shall not contain information in a form identifiable with individuals or particular postsecondary educational institutions.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 56. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Educ Code § 99155 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99155.

99155.  (a) A test sponsor shall provide alternative methods to verify the identity of those test subjects who are unable to provide the required identification for purposes of admitting a test subject to take a standardized test administered by the sponsor.(b) A test sponsor shall clearly post on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site contact information for test subjects who are unable to provide the required identification and who need further assistance.(c) Test sponsors may require test subjects to obtain approval from the test sponsor in advance of the test registration deadline in order to be admitted to the test with an alternative form of identification.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. (AB 176) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Educ Code § 99156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99156.

99156.  A test agency shall prepare a clear, easily understandable written description of each standardized test it administers. A copy of the appropriate description shall be provided to the test subject or the test score recipient prior to the administration of the test or coinciding with the initial reporting of a test score. The description shall include all of the following information:(a) The purposes for which the test is constructed and intended to be used.(b) For those tests used to predict performance, the subject matter included on these tests and the knowledge and skills that the test purports to measure.(c) Statements designed to provide information for interpreting the test scores, including the explanations of the test, the standard error of measurement, and for those tests used to predict performance, the correlation between test score and performance.(d) Statements concerning the effects and uses of test scores, including both of the following:(1) If the test score is used by itself or with other information to predict future grade point average, a summary of existing data on the extent to which the use of this test score will improve the accuracy of predicting future grade point average, over and above all other information used.(2) A summary of existing data on the extent to which the improvement in test scores results from test preparation courses.(e) A description of the form in which test scores will be reported, and whether the raw test scores will be altered in any way before being reported to the test subject.(f) A complete description of any promises or covenants that the test agency makes to the test subject with regard to any of the following matters:(1) The accuracy of scoring.(2) The time period within which the test subject’s score will be reported to the test subject and to the test score recipients.(3) The privacy of information relating to the test subject, including his or her test scores.(g) The property interest in the test score held by the test subject, if any.(h) The period of time the test agency will retain the test score, and the test agency’s policies regarding the storage, disposal, and future use of test scores.(i) A description of all special services that will be provided at the location of the test administration to accommodate handicapped or disabled test subjects.(j) The policies and procedures of the test agency when there is a delay in reporting the test scores pursuant to Section 99158.(k) A representative set of sample test items.(l) The fees to be charged by the test sponsor for various services made available to the test subject.(m) Each test agency shall comply with the requirements of this section beginning with the start of its testing year that begins after January 1, 1985.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 147. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Educ Code § 99158 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99158.

99158.  If the test agency will be delayed in reporting a test subject’s score for a time period amounting to 10 calendar days beyond the period specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 99156, the test agency shall notify the test subject immediately. The notice shall indicate the reasons for delay, including, but not limited to, incorrect, incomplete, or inconsistent personal identifying information furnished by a test subject.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99159 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99159.

99159.  (a) Whenever a test agency is presented with information which renders the test subject’s test score suspect, whether that information is in the form of allegations of collusion or cheating, or irregular test administration, or irregular statistical data, or any other form, the test agency is responsible for reviewing the information and determining if withholding the test subject’s score is warranted.(b) If the test agency determines that withholding the test subject’s score is warranted, the test agency shall give the test subject written notice of the test agency’s decision. The notice shall be sent by registered mail not later than five working days after the test agency’s decision.(c) The notice to the test subject shall include all of the following:(1) A complete summary of the information submitted to the test agency and relied upon by the test agency to withhold the score.(2) A complete summary of the pertinent facts surrounding the investigation. (3) A statement of the test subject’s right to receive, upon request, details supporting complete summaries referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) The policies and procedures that were followed by the test agency in reviewing and rendering a decision to withhold the test score.(5) The potential consequences which may result from the investigation, such as withholding or invalidating the test scores.(6) A summary of the information that may be submitted to the test agency by the test subject to support the authenticity of the test score.(7) A statement informing the test subject that the opportunity to respond to the notice will be afforded for not more than 15 working days following the date the notice was delivered. No final decision on the question of suspected irregularity or inauthenticity shall be rendered by the test agency until the test subject under investigation has responded, or the time for doing so has expired, whichever occurs first.(d) After the time period specified in paragraph (7) of subdivision (c) has expired, the test agency shall review all of the evidence and shall render a decision regarding the authenticity of the score.No test agency shall cancel or invalidate a test subject’s test scores on the basis of an alleged irregularity or inauthenticity unless, after all evidence has been considered by the test agency, substantial evidence resulting from an investigation conducted pursuant to this section supports the cancellation or invalidation.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99160.

99160.  (a) Whenever the test agency determines that substantial evidence exists to support cancellation or invalidation of a test score, the test agency shall provide the test subject with a choice of the following options:(1) A cancellation of the test scores in question, with full refund of all test fees.(2) Opportunity to take the test again privately and without charge.(3) Opportunity to seek judicial review of the matter.(b) The test subject shall have 30 days following receipt of the notice by registered mail to respond to the notice of inauthenticity.(c) If the test subject responds to the notice of inauthenticity or irregularity of test scores sent by the test agency within the time period specified by subdivision (b), the test agency shall review the contents of the response and comply with one of the following:(1) If the test subject requests cancellation of the test scores, a full refund of all test fees will be provided within a reasonable period.(2) If the test subject requests an opportunity to take the test again privately and without charge, the test agency shall make appropriate accommodations that are mutually agreed upon by the test agency and test subject so that the test subject has sufficient time to prepare for the retest. The retest shall be given in a reasonable and timely manner.(3) Nothing in this section precludes the parties from seeking resolution of the testing problems by either judicial review or arbitration.(d) The test agency shall not release confidential information to any authorized test score recipients regarding a test subject under pending investigation, unless authorized to do so by the test subject.(e) The test agency shall immediately release the test score to the test subject and the test score recipients where no substantial evidence exists to render the inauthenticity or irreguarity of the test score.(f) The procedures prescribed in Section 99159 and this section do not apply to instances where the cancellation of all test scores results from the complete disruption of the administration of the test, such as by natural disasters, national emergencies, inadequate or improper test conditions, answer sheet printing errors, or testing agency errors.(g) Time procedures described in Section 99159 and this section shall not apply in those instances where test scores have already been reported to test score recipients.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99160.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99160.5.

99160.5.  (a) A test agency shall immediately initiate an investigation upon learning of a complaint or a notice of inadequate or improper test conditions relating to an administration of an Advanced Placement test. In order to expedite the investigation and ensure a timely resolution, the school in charge of the test site shall cooperate with the test agency’s investigation by providing information requested by the test agency within five business days. If, upon completing the investigation, the test agency determines that the inadequate or improper test conditions will prevent it from reporting valid test scores, the test agency shall notify the school in charge of the test site of the decision within two business days. Upon notification from the test agency that the test agency has determined that the inadequate or improper test conditions will prevent it from reporting valid test scores, the school in charge of the test site shall notify the affected test subjects of the decision within two business days. The school in charge of the test site shall provide all affected test subjects with at least five business days’ prior notice of an opportunity to retest. That retest shall be administered within 30 calendar days of the completion of the investigation.(b) Proctors administering an Advanced Placement test shall create a seating chart, including the seat location of each test subject, for each Advanced Placement test administered at the test site. The test agency shall provide seating chart templates for use by each test site. The school in charge of the test site shall retain and preserve each seating chart created pursuant to this subdivision for at least one year after the administration of the Advanced Placement test to which that seating chart applies. The school in charge of the test site shall submit these seating charts to the test agency upon its request to assist with its investigation of a complaint or notice of inadequate or improper test conditions.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 245, Sec. 1. (SB 915) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Educ Code § 99161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99161.

99161.  (a) No test agency shall release or disclose any test score identifiable with any individual test subject, in any form whatsoever, to any test score recipient, unless the agency is specifically authorized by the test subject to release that test score to the recipient. A test agency may, however, release all scores received by a test subject on a test to anyone designated by the test subject to receive the test score.(b) A test agency may release test scores and other information in a form which does not identify any individual test subject for purposes of research, studies, and reports primarily concerning the test itself.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99161.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99161.5.

99161.5.  (a) (1) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall provide testing accommodations to a test subject with a disability who makes a timely request to ensure that the Law School Admission Test accurately reflects the aptitude, achievement levels, or other factors that the test purports to measure and does not reflect the test subject’s disability. This paragraph does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.(2) The process for determining whether to grant an accommodation under paragraph (1) shall be made public, and the decision whether or not to approve a request for an accommodation shall be conveyed to the requester within a reasonable amount of time. If the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test does not approve a request for accommodation, the test sponsor shall state the reasons for the denial of the request to the requester in writing.(3) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall establish a timely appeals process for a test subject who is denied an accommodation request. The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall clearly post on the Law School Admission Test Internet Web site information regarding refund policies for individuals whose requests for accommodation are denied.(b) Whenever a test subject has received formal testing accommodations from a postsecondary educational institution for a disability as defined in subdivision (j), (m), or (n) of Section 12926 of the Government Code, the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall, consistent with existing law, give considerable weight to documentation of past modifications, accommodations, or auxiliary aids or services received by the test subject in similar testing situations when determining whether to grant an accommodation to the test subject.(c) (1) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall not notify a test score recipient that the score of any test subject was obtained by a subject who received an accommodation pursuant to this section.(2) The test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test shall not withhold any information that would lead a test score recipient to deduce that a score was earned by a subject who received an accommodation pursuant to this section.(3) This subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.(d) This section shall not be construed to limit or replace any other right or remedy that exists under state or federal law.(e) This section shall not provide greater protections to persons with disabilities than those provided by Section 51 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 82, Sec. 6. (AB 2908) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Educ Code § 99162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99162.

99162.  Any information or report required to be submitted to the appropriate state agency or made publicly available on the test sponsor’s Internet Web site pursuant to this chapter shall be public record subject to disclosure under the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or authorize the infringement of any rights protected by law relating to copyright, to the protection of trade secrets, or other proprietary rights.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 33, Sec. 57. (AB 1809) Effective June 27, 2018. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Educ Code § 99162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99162.

99162.  Any information or report required to be submitted to the appropriate state agency or made publicly available on the test sponsor’s internet website pursuant to this chapter shall be public record subject to disclosure under the provisions of Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or authorize the infringement of any rights protected by law relating to copyright, to the protection of trade secrets, or other proprietary rights.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 90. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Educ Code § 99163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99163.

99163.  Any test sponsor who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for each violation.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99164 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 3 - Standardized Tests|Section 99164.

99164.  If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1505, Sec. 2.)
CA Educ Code § 99180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 14 - MISCELLANEOUS|PART 65 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Higher Education Accountability Program|Section 99180.

99180.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that demonstrable improvements in student knowledge, capacities, and skills between entrance and graduation be publicly announced and available, and that these improvements be achieved efficiently through the effective use of student and institutional resources of time, effort, and money. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that public and private institutions of higher education express expectations of student performance in a manner that is clear to students. (c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that existing accountability requirements be strengthened through the elimination of unnecessary and redundant reports submitted by the educational institutions to various state agencies. The elimination of these unnecessary reports will save money and allow the institutions to focus their efforts on only the most important reporting requirements.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 741, Sec. 1.)