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. The state board shall determine and adopt, based upon the
recommendations of the Superintendent, the following:
(a) The means by which pupils may demonstrate mastery of the
curriculum. For subject matter areas, the means may include, but
shall not be limited to, any subject matter examinations deemed
appropriately rigorous by the state board. For this purpose, the
state board may designate examinations administered by or under the
auspices of the department, or examinations produced by private
providers or local educational agencies, that are supervised and
administered under conditions that are deemed adequate by the state
board.
(b) Pupil performance standards or achievement levels that
demonstrate mastery of the curriculum.