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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13A.03.02.06" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="02" heading="Maryland Comprehensive Assessments.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A student shall take the requisite Maryland Comprehensive Assessment during its next regular administration if the student received credit for taking, by the methods identified in Regulations .03 and .04 of this chapter, any of the following courses aligned with the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Algebra;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Science;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>English; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Government.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To be awarded the Maryland High School Diploma, all students, including elementary and middle school students who take high school level courses, shall take the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment for algebra, science, English, and government after the student completes the required course or courses.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Reporting Student Performance.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school system shall state on the student’s performance record card only that the student has or has not met all assessment requirements.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For the purpose of this section, except for students identified in §D of this regulation, “met all assessment requirements” means taking all Maryland Comprehensive Assessments.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For the 2020—2021, 2021—2022, and 2022—2023 school years, a student will have met the assessment requirement for Algebra I, English 10, science, and government if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The student has passed the Algebra I course, English 10 course, science course, and government course; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The student takes the Algebra I, English 10, science, and government Maryland Comprehensive Assessment aligned with the course.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Beginning with the 2023—2024 school year:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A student shall take the requisite Maryland Comprehensive Assessment during its regular administration if the student is taking, by the methods identified in Regulations .03 and .04 of this chapter, any of the following courses aligned with the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Algebra;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>English;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Science; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Government; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Students entering the ninth grade, the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment for science and government shall account for 20 percent of the student’s final grade in the respective high school level science and government courses.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>