Prohibits administration of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

This bill (A4231) prohibits New Jersey's Department of Education from administering PARCC assessments - standardized tests developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers - after the 2015-2016 school year. It requires the Commissioner of Education to create and implement a new statewide assessment program by the 2016-2017 school year, replacing PARCC with a system that includes graduation proficiency tests. The policy directly affects all New Jersey public school students and educators who would have used PARCC for testing. The bill mandates a complete transition away from PARCC assessments within one academic year. It does not address the content or quality of the new assessment system, only its implementation timeline.