Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the statewide summative assessment must be administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end of a school year on dates determined by the state board.

     (b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of course assessment may be administered at the end of the course for that particular subject matter.

     (c) If a through-year assessment program is administered, the assessments making up the through-year assessment program may:

(1) be administered throughout the year in the manner determined by the department; and

(2) include as one (1) of the assessments a single statewide summative assessment that meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.38; P.L.150-2024, SEC.48.