,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #add  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #i1 #bjae ,mr4 
,crapo 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4     
,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4    
,ris*1 & ,mr4 ,%elby7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f m&at+1    
inc5tiviz+1 or mak+ f9ancial support    
condition$ ^u a ,/ate1 local educational
 ag5cy1 or s*ool's adoption ( specific  
in/ructional cont5t1 academic /&>ds1 or 
curriculum1 or on ! adm9i/ration (      
assessm5ts or te/s1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,local ,lead]%ip 9 ,education ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibitions 9 ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act  7a7 ,g5]al   
,prohibitions ,section #iebg ( !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gijg7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by /rik+ subsections 7a7 & 7b7 &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,g5]al            

prohibitions  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,an (fic]  
or employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all n 
directly or indirectly1 ?r\gh grants1   
contracts1 or o!r coop]ative agreem5ts  
"u ?is ,act 7includ+ waiv]s "u section  
#idja7-- 7,a7 m&ate1 direct1 or control 
a ,/ate1 local educational ag5cy1 or    
s*ool's academic /&>ds1 curriculum1     
program ( in/ruction1 or allocation (   
,/ate or local res\rces2  7,b7 m&ate a  
,/ate or any subdivision !re( to sp5d   
any funds or incur any co/s n paid = "u 
?is ,act2  7,c7 inc5tivize a ,/ate1     
local educational ag5cy1 or s*ool to    
adopt any specific academic /&>ds or a  
specific curriculum or program (        
in/ruction1 :i* %all include provid+ any
 priority1 pref]5ce1 or special         
consid]ation dur+ an application process
 bas$ on any specific academic /&>ds1   
curriculum1 or program ( in/ruction2    
7,d7 make f9ancial support available 9 a
 mann] t is condition$ ^u a ,/ate1 local
 educational ag5cy1 or s*ool's adoption 
( specific in/ructional cont5t1 academic

 /&>ds1 or curriculum1 or on !          
adm9i/ration ( assessm5ts or te/s1 ev5  
if su* requirem5ts are specifi$ 9 ?is   
,act2 or  7,e7 m&ate or require ,/ates  
to adm9i/] assessm5ts or te/s to /ud5ts4
  7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is  
,act %all be con/ru$ to au?orize an     
(fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
directly or indirectly1 :e!r ?r\gh      
grants1 contracts1 or o!r coop]ative    
agreem5ts "u ?is ,act 7includ+ waiv]s "u
 section #idja71 to d any activity      
prohibit$ "u subsection 7a74  2 &  7#b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7         
,prohibition on assessm5ts 9 title ,i   
,"p ,a ( title ,i %all be c>ri$ out )\t 
reg>d to any requirem5t t a ,/ate c>ry  
out academic assessm5ts or t local      
educational ag5cies1 elem5t>y s*ools1 & 
second>y s*ools make adequate ye>ly     
progress4  4  7b7 ,prohibition on waiv] 
conditions1 requirem5ts1 or pref]5ces   
,section #idja 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghfa7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7   
,prohibition on waiv] conditions  7#a7  

,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all n e/abli% z a
 condition = grant+ a waiv] "u ?is      
section-- 7,a7 ! approval ( academic    
/&>ds by ! ,f$]al gov]nm5t2 or  7,b7 !  
adm9i/ration ( assessm5ts or te/s to    
/ud5ts4  7#b7 ,effect on previ\sly issu$
 waiv]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any requirem5t  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t 0 requir$ = a
 waiv] provid$ to a ,/ate1 local        
educational ag5cy1 ,indian tribe1 or    
s*ool "u ?is section be=e ! date (      
enactm5t ( ! ,local ,lead]%ip 9         
,education ,act %all be void & h no =ce 
( law4  7,b7 ,prohibit$ actions ,!      
,secret>y %all n-- 7i7 en=ce any        
requirem5t t is void pursuant to        
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 require !     
,/ate1 local educational ag5cy1 ,indian 
tribe1 or s*ool to reapply = a waiv]1 or
 to agree to any o!r condition to       
replace any requirem5t t is void        
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a71 until !   
end ( ! p]iod ( "t specifi$ "u ! waiv]4 
7,c7 ,no effect on o!r provisions ,any  
o!r provisions or requirem5ts ( a waiv] 

provid$ "u ?is section be=e ! date (    
enactm5t ( ! ,local ,lead]%ip 9         
,education ,act t are n affect$ by      
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all rema9 9 effect = !
 p]iod ( "t specifi$ "u ! waiv]4  4  #c4
 ,prohibition 9 ! ,g5]al ,education     
,provisions ,act ,section #dch ( !      
,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
/rik+ ,no provision ( any applicable    
program %all be con/ru$ to au?orize any 
dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 (fic]1 or employee ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to & ins]t+ ,a dep>tm5t1  
ag5cy1 (fic]1 or employee ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates %all n2  7#b7 by ins]t+ 7includ+ 
! developm5t ( curriculum7 aft] ov] !   
curriculum2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ to aft]    
in/itution or s*ool sy/em1 or4  #d4     
,prohibition 9 ,race to ! ,top ,fund+   
,title ,,xiv ( ,division ,a ( ! ,am]ican
 ,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji     
7,public ,law #aaa-e7 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] section #adjjg ! foll[+3          
#adjjg;,a4 ,prohibition on assessm5ts   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    

funds provid$ "u section #adjjf ( !     
,am]ican ,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act (   
#bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-e1 #abc ,/at4  
#bhc7 %all be us$ to develop1 pilot te/1
 field te/1 implem5t1 adm9i/]1 or       
di/ribute any assessm5t or te/+         
mat]ials4  4