,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,casey 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,murray7 
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 9 ord]
 to improve ! requirem5ts reg>d+        
alt]nate /&>ds & assessm5ts = /ud5ts ) !
 mo/ significant cognitive disabilities1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,emp[]+ ,p>5ts
 & ,/ud5ts ,?r\gh ,in=mation ,act4  #b4 
,alt]nate /&>ds & assessm5ts = /ud5ts ) 
! mo/ significant cognitive disabilities
 ,section #aaaa ( ! ,elem5t>y &         
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,g7 ,/ate  
requirem5ts = alt]nate a*ievem5t /&>ds  
,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,b71 9 ! case (   
any ,/ate t elects to use alt]nate      

academic a*ievem5t /&>ds 9 any subject  
includ$ 9 ! ,/ate's acc\ntability sy/em 
"u p>agraph 7#b7 = /ud5ts ) ! mo/       
significant cognitive disabilities1 9   
accordance ) section #fab7;a77#af7 ( !  
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act & sections #bjj4a7;d7 &            
#bjj4f7;a77#b7 ( title #cd1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   
regulation1 ! ,/ate %all--  7i7 e/abli% 
& monitor implem5tation ( cle> &        
appropriate guidel9es = individualiz$   
education program teams 7z def9$ 9      
section #fad7;d77#a77;,b7 ( !           
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act7 to apply 9 det]m9+1 on an annual &
 subject-by-subject basis1 :5 a *ild's  
significant cognitive disability        
ju/ifies assessm5t bas$ on alt]nate     
academic a*ievem5t /&>ds2  7ii7 ensure t
 p>5ts ( ! /ud5ts :om ! ,/ate plans to  
assess us+ alt]nate assessm5ts-- 7,i7   
are involv$ 9 ! decision t _! *ild's    
academic a*ievem5t w be measur$ aga9/   
alt]nate academic a*ievem5t /&>ds1      

consi/5t ) section                      
#fad7;d77#a77;,a77i77,,vi77bb7 ( !      
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act2  7,,ii7 provide in=m$ cons5t t _! 
*ild's a*ievem5t w be measur$ aga9/     
alt]nate academic a*ievem5t /&>ds us+   
su* assessm5t2 &  7,,iii7 are in=m$ (   
any effect t p>ticipation 9 su*         
assessm5t may h on _! *ild's academic   
prep>ation & eligibility = a regul>     
second>y s*ool diploma1 z det]m9$ by !  
,/ate2  7iii7 provide evid5ce t /ud5ts )
 ! mo/ significant cognitive            
disabilities are includ$ 9 & mak+       
progress 9 ! g5]al curriculum = ! grade 
9 :i* ! /ud5ts are enroll$ & 9          
assessm5ts align$ ) t curriculum1 z     
describ$ 9 section #fja7;c77#e77;,a7 ( !
 ,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education
 ,act2  7iv7 develop1 dissem9ate        
in=mation ab\t1 make available1 &       
promote ! use ( reasonable              
accommodations to increase ! numb] (    
/ud5ts ) ! mo/ significant cognitive    
disabilities p>ticipat+ 9 grade-level   

academic in/ruction & assessm5ts align$ 
) grade-level academic /&>ds1 & promote 
! use ( reasonable accommodations to    
increase ! numb] ( /ud5ts ) ! mo/       
significant cognitive disabilities :o   
are te/$ aga9/ grade-level academic     
a*ievem5t /&>ds2  7v7 take /eps to      
ensure g5]al & special education tea*]s 
& o!r appropriate /aff "k h[ to adm9i/] 
assessm5ts1 includ+ h[ to make          
appropriate use ( accommodations1 =     
/ud5ts ) disabilities2  7vi7 require    
sep>ate annual det]m9ations ab\t :e!r a 
/ud5t %\ld be assess$ us+ an alt]nate   
assessm5t bas$ on alt]nate academic     
a*ievem5t /&>ds = ea* subject assess$2 &
  7vii7 ensure t /ud5ts :o take an      
alt]nate assessm5t bas$ on alt]nate     
academic a*ievem5t /&>ds are n preclud$ 
f attempt+ to complete ! requirem5ts = a
 regul> second>y s*ool diploma1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,/ate4  2 &  7,b7 9        
p>agraph 7#b71 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,l7 ,no inclusion ( ,i,e,ps ,a
 ,/ate %all n use any /ud5t             

individualiz$ education program1 z def9$
 9 section #fjb7ad7 ( ! ,individuals )  
,disabilities ,education ,act1 9 ! ,/ate
 acc\ntability sy/em4  2 &  7#b7 9      
subsection 7h77#a77;,c7-- 7,a7 9 clause 
7i71 by /rik+ disability /atus & ins]t+ 
disability category describ$ 9 section  
#fjb7c7 ( ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities
 ,education ,act2  7,b7 9 clause 7vii71 
by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,c7 9    
clause 7viii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7ix7 ! numb] & p]c5tage (    
/ud5ts ) disabilities :o take an        
alt]nate assessm5t bas$ on alt]nate     
a*ievem5t /&>ds1 by grade & subject1 &1 
= ea* grade & subject1 by disability    
category describ$ 9 section #fjb7c7 ( ! 
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act1 except t disaggregation %all n be 
requir$ 9 a case 9 :i* ! numb] ( /ud5ts 
9 a category is insuffici5t to yield    
/ati/ically reliable in=mation or !     
results w\ld reveal p]sonally           
id5tifiable in=mation ab\t an individual

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