,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dagb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjad ,mr4   
,gibson 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to    
cl>ify :5 c]ta9 academic assessm5ts %all
 be adm9i/]$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,te/+           
,improvem5t & ,acc\ntability ,act 4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,prior to #bjja1 ,f$]al law requir$     
,/ates only to te/ /ud5ts once p] grade 
span4  7#b7 ,foll[+ ! enactm5t ( ! ,no  
,*ild ,left ,beh9d ,act ( #bjja1 ,f$]al 
education policy has plac$ an increas$  
emphasis on te/+ assessm5ts1 requir+    
/ud5ts to und]go /&>diz$ te/+ e ye> 9   
grades #c-h4  7#c7 ,r$uc+ ! frequ5cy (  
f$]ally requir$ te/+ w\ld all[ m "t =   
classroom in/ruction1 decrease ! burd5  
on educational res\rces associat$ )     
te/+1 & move our public education sy/em 

away f ! practice ( tea*+ to ! te/4     
7#d7 ,! ye>ly te/+ curr5tly requir$ by  
,f$]al law %\ld be replac$ ) grade span 
te/+4  #c4 ,academic assessm5ts ,section
 #aaaa7;b77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#c77;,c77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7v77,i7--  7,a7 by /rik+
 except z o!rwise provid$ = grades #c   
?r\gh #h "u clause vii12 &  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ & ! a*ievem5t ( /ud5ts aga9/ !   
*all5g+ ,/ate academic cont5t & /ud5t   
academic a*ievem5t /&>ds aft] pr(ici5cy 
( /ud5ts2  7#b7 by /rik+ clause 7vii72 &
  7#c7 9 clause 7viii71 by /rik+ 1 7vi71
 7vii7 & ins]t+ & 7vi74