,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bchb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjae ,mr4  
,re$ 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 & ,mr4 
,gibson7 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 au?orize a p>5t to opt _! *ild 
out ( p>ticipation 9 c]ta9 assessm5ts   
requir$ "u su* ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,enable ,m    
,p>5ts to ,opt-,out ,)\t ,endang]+      
,res\rces ,act4  #b4 ,assessm5t opt-out 
= c]ta9 /ud5ts ,section #aaaa7;b77#b7 ( 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#b77 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77iv71  
by ins]t+ subject to subp>agraph 7,l71  
be=e measures ! progress2  7#b7 9       
subp>agraph 7,i77ii71 by ins]t+ 1 & !   
#ie p]c5t requirem5t describ$ 9 ?is     
clause %all exclude any /ud5t :o1       
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,l71 opts out (
 ! assessm5ts aft] ab\t an individual   

/ud5t2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,l7 ,opt-out = c]ta9 /ud5ts   
,^u ! reque/ ( ! p>5t ( a /ud5t1 & = any
 reason /at$ by ! p>5t1 a ,/ate %all    
all[ ! /ud5t to opt out ( ! assessm5ts  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74 ,su* an       
opt-out1 or any action relat$ to x1 may 
n be us$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,/ate1 any   
,/ate or local ag5cy1 or any s*ool lead]
 or employee z ! basis = any corrective 
action1 p5alty1 or o!r consequ5ce aga9/ 
! p>5t1 ! /ud5t1 any s*ool lead] or     
employee1 or ! s*ool4  4