,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjae,mr4  
,te/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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  
,! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife supports programs to level !   
play+ field = ! mo/ vuln]able1 includ+  
*ildr5 ( pov]ty1 /ud5ts ) disabilities1 
& ,engli% language le>n]s4  7#b7 ,prior 
to #bjja1 ,f$]al law requir$ ,/ates only
 to te/ /ud5ts once p] grade span4  7#c7
 ,foll[+ ! enactm5t ( ! ,no ,*ild ,left 
,beh9d ,act ( #bjja 7,public ,law       
#ajg-aaj71 :i* am5d$ ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq471 ,f$]al        

education policy has plac$ an increas$  
emphasis on te/+ assessm5ts1 requir+    
/ud5ts to und]go /&>diz$ te/+ e ye> 9   
grades #c ?r\gh #h4  7#d7 ,r$uc+ !      
frequ5cy ( f$]ally requir$ te/+ w all[ m
 "t = /ud5t le>n+ & inspire _! natural  
curiosity & creativity4  7#e7 ,/ud5ts w 
h m "t to receive "o-on-"o in/ruction & 
develop critical ?9k+ & problem-solv+   
skills ?r\gh a well-r\nd$ education &   
curriculum4  7#f7 ,mov+ away f !        
practice ( annually tea*+ to ! te/ w    
emp[] educators to provide in/ruction 9 
a way t be/ inspires & prep>es our      
,nation's next g5]ation ( lead]s4  7#g7 
,) grade span te/+1 our educators w be m
 able to focus on ^? /ud5ts :o are mo/ 9
 ne$ b :o also lose ! mo/ class "t      
prep>+ = annual te/s4  7#h7 ,grade span 
te/+ w all[ ,/ates ! flexibility to     
develop m mean+ful1 tailor$ assessm5t   
sy/ems t provide valid1 reliable data4  
7#i7 ,! 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