,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1 #bjag,ms4
 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 ,zeldin7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,elementary and         
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to  
clarify when certain academic           
assessments shall be administered4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,student ,testing ,improvement and  
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act supports programs to    
level the playing field for the most    
vulnerable1 including children of       
poverty1 students with disabilities1 and
 ,english-language learners4  7#b7      
,prior to #bjja1 ,federal law required  
,states only to test students once per  
grade span4  7#c7 ,following the        
enactment of the ,no ,child ,left       

,behind ,act of #bjja1 which amended the
 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education  
,act of #aife1 ,federal education policy
 has placed an increased emphasis on    
testing assessments1 requiring students 
to undergo standardized testing every   
year in grades #c through #h4  7#d7     
,annual ,federal testing required by the
 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education  
,act of #aife has failed to deliver     
increased student achievement4  7#e7    
,reducing the frequency of federally    
required testing will allow more time   
for student learning and inspire their  
natural curiosity and creativity4  7#f7 
,students will have more time to receive
 one-on-one instruction and develop     
critical thinking and problem-solving   
skills through a well-rounded education 
and curriculum4  7#g7 ,moving away from 
the practice of annually teaching to the
 test will empower educators to provide 
instruction in a way that best inspires 
and prepares our country's next         
generation of leaders4  7#h7 ,with grade

 span testing1 our educators will be    
more able to focus on those students who
 are most in need but who also lose the 
most class time preparing for annual    
tests4  7#i7 ,grade span testing will   
allow ,states the flexibility to develop
 more meaningful1 tailored assessment   
systems that provide valid1 reliable    
data4  7#aj7 ,the yearly testing        
currently required by ,federal law      
should be replaced with grade span      
testing4  #c4 ,academic assessments  7a7
 ,amendment ,section                    
#aaaa7;b77#b77;,b77v77,i7 of the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcaa7;b77#b77;,b77v771 as amended by   
the ,every ,student ,succeeds ,act      
7,public ,law #aad-ie71 is amended to   
read as follows3  7v7  7,i7 in the case 
of mathematics and reading or language  
arts1 be administered not less than once
 during-- 7aa7 grades #c through #e2    
7bb7 grades #f through #i2 and  7cc7    
grades #aj through #ab2  4  7b7         

,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if  
enacted on ,august #b1 #bjaf1 and as    
part of the ,every ,student ,succeeds   
,act4