1. (1) Subject to legislative appropriations, and except as provided in Subsection (2), an LEA shall administer the benchmark reading and mathematics assessments:

   1. (a) annually:

      1. (i) in grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3; and
      2. (ii) beginning with the 2024-25 school year, in kindergarten; and

   2. (b) within the following testing windows:

      1. (i) the first benchmark between the first day of school and September 30;
      2. (ii) the second benchmark between December 1 and January 31; and
      3. (iii) the third benchmark between April 15 and June 15.

2. (2) An LEA shall annually report benchmark reading and mathematics assessment results to the Superintendent by:

   1. (a) October 30;
   2. (b) February 28; and
   3. (c) June 30.

3. (3) If the benchmark reading or mathematics assessment indicates a student is scoring below or well below benchmark:

   1. (a) for reading, the LEA shall implement the parental notification requirements and evidence-based reading remediation interventions described in Section 53E-4-307;
   2. (b) for mathematics, the LEA shall implement parental notification requirements similar to those described for reading in Subsection (4)(a) and evidence-based mathematics remediation interventions.

4. (4) An LEA shall report benchmark reading and mathematics assessment results annually to parents of students in grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 by:

   1. (a) October 30;
   2. (b) February 28; and
   3. (c) June 30.
5. (5) An LEA shall report benchmark reading and mathematics assessment results annually to parents of students in kindergarten by the deadlines described in Subsection (4).

6. (6) An LEA shall annually submit to UTREx the following information from the benchmark reading and mathematics assessment:

   1. (a) whether or not each student received remediation intervention; and
   2. (b) UTREx Special Codes related to the benchmark reading and mathematics assessment.

KEY: reading, improvement, goals

Date of Last Change: August 7, 2025

Notice of Continuation: January 13, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53E-3-521; 53E-4-307; 53E-4-307.5; 53G-7-203