,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #c1 #bjac ,mr4  
,petri 7= himself & ,mr4 ,butt]field7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase assessm5t     
accuracy to bett] measure /ud5t         
a*ievem5t & provide ,/ates ) great]     
flexibility on assessm5t design4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,assessm5t ,accuracy & ,improvem5t ,act4
  #b4 ,use ( adaptive assessm5ts        
,section #aaaa ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7n7 ,use ( adaptive assessm5ts 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( ?is ,act1 a ,/ate may provide t !    
assessm5ts to be us$ to measure /ud5t   
a*ievem5t by t ,/ate1 & by ! s*ools &   
local educational ag5cies ( t ,/ate1    
%all be adaptive assessm5ts 7r ?an !    
assessm5ts o!rwise requir$ by ?is ,act7 
t accurately assess /ud5t a*ievem5t     

above & bel[ grade level :ile also      
measur+ grade-level p]=mance4  7#b7     
,def9ition ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 
an adaptive assessm5t is an assessm5t t 
*anges its difficulty accord+ to !      
p]=mance ( a /ud5t b reports ! outcome (
 ! assessm5t on a scale t is common to  
all /ud5ts4  7#c7 ,evaluation ,!        
,secret>y %all ensure t ! protocol =    
evaluat+ ! adaptive assessm5ts is       
includ$ 9 pe] review guidance docum5ts4 
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