,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,israel 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 r$uce ! te/+ requirem5ts
 = "p ,a ( title ,i ( su* ,act1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,tackl+ ,excessive ,/&>diz$
 ,te/+ ,act ( #bjad or ! ,,te/ ,act (   
#bjad4  #b4 ,,esea am5dm5ts  7a7        
,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$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7v77,i71 by /rik+ clause
 vii & ins]t+ clause 7vii7 & z o!rwise  
provid$ "u clause 7xvi72  7#b7 9 clause 
7vii71 by ins]t+ except z o!rwise       
provid$ "u clause 7xvi71 be=e beg9n+2   
7#c7 by /rik+ & at ! end ( clause 7xiv72
  7#d7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end (      
clause 7xv72 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! 

foll[+ new clause3  7xvi7 beg9n+ ) !    
fir/ full s*ool ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ! ,,te/ ,act ( #bjad1 9 lieu 
( ! requirem5ts ( clause 7vii7--  7,i7  
au?orize any public elem5t>y s*ool or   
public second>y s*ool to adm9i/] !      
academic assessm5ts 9 ma!matics requir$ 
"u clause 7vii7 9 ea* ( grades #d1 #f1 &
 #h2  7,,ii7 au?orize any public        
elem5t>y s*ool or public second>y s*ool 
to adm9i/] ! academic assessm5ts 9 read+
 or language arts requir$ "u clause     
7vii7 9 ea* ( grades #c1 #e1 & #g2      
7,,iii7 au?orize a public elem5t>y      
s*ools or public second>y s*ool at !    
#ae? p]c5tile or above = ma!matics 9 !  
,/ate 7bas$ on ! a*ievem5t ( /ud5ts = ! 
prec$+ s*ool ye> 9 ea* ( grades #d1 #f1 
& #h on ! academics assessm5ts 9        
ma!matics requir$ "u clause 7vii771 to1 
= ! s*ool ye> foll[+ ! adm9i/ration (   
su* assessm5ts1 adm9i/] ! academic      
assessm5ts 9 ma!matics requir$ "u clause
 7vii7 9 ea* ( grades #d & #h2  7,,iv7  
au?orize a public elem5t>y s*ool or     

public second>y s*ool at ! #ae? p]c5tile
 or above = read+ or language arts 9 !  
,/ate 7bas$ on ! a*ievem5t ( /ud5ts = ! 
prec$+ s*ool ye> 9 ea* ( grades #c1 #e1 
& #g on ! academics assessm5ts 9 read+  
or language arts requir$ "u clause      
7vii771 to1 = ! s*ool ye> foll[+ !      
adm9i/ration ( su* assessm5ts1 adm9i/] !
 academic assessm5ts 9 read+ or language
 arts requir$ "u clause 7vii7 9 ea* (   
grades #c & #g2  7,v7 au?orize a public 
elem5t>y s*ool or public second>y s*ool 
^: /ud5ts d n meet ! academic a*ievem5t 
requirem5ts ( subclause 7,,iii7 ( ?is   
clause1 b :i* has demon/rat$ su* level (
 progress ) respect to ! a*ievem5t (    
/ud5ts on academic assessm5ts 9         
ma!matics requir$ "u clause 7vii71 z    
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y to be
 au?oriz$ to adm9i/] assessm5ts 9       
ma!matics 9 accordance ) subclause      
7,,iii7 ( ?is clause1 to adm9i/] su*    
assessm5ts 9 ma!matics 9 accordance )   
su* subclause 7,,iii72 &  7,,vi7        
au?orize a public elem5t>y s*ool or     

public second>y s*ool ^: /ud5ts d n meet
 ! academic a*ievem5t requirem5ts (     
subclause 7,,iv7 ( ?is clause1 b :i* has
 demon/rat$ su* level ( progress )      
respect to ! a*ievem5t ( /ud5ts on      
academic assessm5ts 9 read+ or language 
arts requir$ "u clause 7vii71 z det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,secret>y to be        
au?oriz$ to adm9i/] assessm5ts 9 read+  
or language arts 9 accordance )         
subclause 7,,iv7 ( ?is clause1 to       
adm9i/] su* assessm5ts 9 read+ or       
language arts 9 accordance ) su*        
subclause 7,,iv74  4  7b7 ,limit$       
,engli% pr(ici5t /ud5ts ,section        
#aaaa7;b77#b77;,c77v7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &   
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#b77;,c77v77 is     
am5d$ 9 ! matt] foll[+ item 7dd71 by    
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon ! foll[+3 & t ! 
a*ievem5t ( a /ud5t ) limit$ ,engli%    
pr(ici5cy %all n be consid]$ = purposes 
( su* def9ition = ! fir/ #ab mon?s t !  
/ud5t is enroll$ 9 a public elem5t>y    
s*ool or public second>y s*ool4  7c7    

,application to waiv]s ,section #idja ( 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghfa7 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by /rik+
 or at ! end ( p>agraph 7#i77;,c72  7,b7
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph   
7#aj7 & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#aa7 ! requirem5t "u  
section #aaaa7;b77#b77;,c77v7 t a /ud5t 
) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy be exclud$ f 
! def9ition ( adequate ye>ly progress = 
! fir/ #ab mon?s t ! /ud5t is enroll$ 9 
a public elem5t>y s*ool or public       
second>y s*ool4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7h7       
,options = c]ta9 academic assessm5ts ,a 
waiv] aw>d$ "u ?is section %all n       
prohibit a ,/ate educational ag5cy f    
adm9i/]+ academic assessm5ts 9          
accordance ) clause 7xvi7 ( section     
#aaaa7;b77#c77;,c7 9 lieu ( !           
requirem5ts ( clause 7vii7 ( section    
#aaaa7;b77#c77;,c74  4