“Students who’ve been accepted into college should not be prevented from starting class this fall because of a test cancellation they could not control,” Deborah Hoffman, Brown’s deputy press secretary, said Monday. “The Governor will sign this bill to ensure these students begin their college careers.”
Lawmakers earlier Monday sent Brown Senate Bill 725, which suspends the test for the class of 2015, allowing students who’ve fulfilled all other graduation requirements to receive their diplomas. About 5,000 high school seniors were left in limbo in July when the California Department of Education canceled the year’s final administration of the exam because its contract with the provider had expired.
That raised alarm that students would be prevented from enrolling in college or the military, and led to the quick-fix legislation. The University of California and the California State University later announced that they would not deny entry to admits affected by the exam cancellation.
