The pressure is off sophomores to pass the state math standardized test, which was already given.

The state Senate passed legislation, presented by State Superintendent Randy Dorn, to no longer require students to pass the High School Proficiency Exam math test to graduate.

It doesn’t mean students are off the hook. Kids in the classes of 2013 and 2014 will have to pass at least one end-of-course exam, which is new to the state.

Starting with the current eighth-graders, students will eventually have to pass two end-of-course exams.

Dorn’s legislation passed unanimously in the Senate in a 47-0 vote.

“This whole issue for me has been about fairness,” Dorn said. “End of course should mean end of course. This is a big win for students that we all worked together and found the right solution.”