Section 99150 Of Chapter 3. Standardized Tests From California Education Code >> Division 14. >> Title 3. >> Part 65. >> Chapter 3.
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.