,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #e1 
#bjag,mr4 ,tester introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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 ,act 4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife 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 ,current ,federal law       
requires students to undergo            

standardized testing every year in      
grades #c through #h4  7#c7 ,reducing   
the frequency of federally required     
testing will allow more time for student
 learning and inspire their natural     
curiosity and creativity4  7#d7         
,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#e7 ,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 ,nation's next         
generation of leaders4  7#f7 ,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#g7 ,grade span testing will   
allow ,states the flexibility to develop
 more meaningful1 tailored assessment   
systems that provide valid1 reliable    
data4  7#h7 ,the yearly testing         

currently required by ,federal law      
should be replaced with grade span      
testing4  #c4 ,academic assessments     
,section #aaaa7;b77#b7 of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcaa7;b77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,b77v71 by striking       
subclause 7,i7 and inserting the        
following3  7,i7 in the case of         
mathematics and reading or language     
arts1 be administered not less than one 
time during--  7aa7 grades #c through   
#e2  7bb7 grades #f through #h2 and     
7cc7 grades #i though #ab2  2  7#b7 in  
subparagraph 7,c7--  7,a7 in the matter 
preceding clause 7i71 and in clause     
7ii71 by striking subparagraph          
7,b77v77,i77aa7 and inserting           
subparagraph 7,b77v77,i77bb72 and  7,b7 
in clauses 7i7 and 7iii71 by striking   
subparagraph 7,b77v77,i77bb7 and        
inserting subparagraph 7,b77v77,i77cc72 
and  7#c7 in subparagraph 7,h71 in      
clauses 7i7 and 7vi71 by striking       

subclause 7,i77bb7 and and inserting    
subclause 7,i77cc7 or4