,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #e1 #bjag,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      
,curr5t ,f$]al law requires /ud5ts to   
und]go /&>diz$ te/+ e ye> 9 grades #c   
?r\gh #h4  7#c7 ,r$uc+ ! frequ5cy (     
f$]ally requir$ te/+ w all[ m "t = /ud5t
 le>n+ & inspire _! natural curiosity & 

creativity4  7#d7 ,/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#e7 ,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#f7 
,) 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#g7 ,grade span 
te/+ w all[ ,/ates ! flexibility to     
develop m mean+ful1 tailor$ assessm5t   
sy/ems t provide valid1 reliable data4  
7#h7 ,! ye>ly te/+ curr5tly requir$ by  
,f$]al law %\ld be replac$ ) grade span 
te/+4  #c4 ,academic assessm5ts ,section
 #aaaa7;b77#b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa7;b77#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,b77v71 by /rik+ subclause 
7,i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,i7 9 ! case (
 ma!matics & read+ or language arts1 be 

adm9i/]$ n less ?an "o "t dur+--  7aa7  
grades #c ?r\gh #e2  7bb7 grades #f     
?r\gh #h2 &  7cc7 grades #i ?\gh #ab2  2
  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7--  7,a7 9 !   
matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 & 9 clause     
7ii71 by /rik+ subp>agraph              
7,b77v77,i77aa7 & ins]t+ subp>agraph    
7,b77v77,i77bb72 &  7,b7 9 clauses 7i7 &
 7iii71 by /rik+ subp>agraph            
7,b77v77,i77bb7 & ins]t+ subp>agraph    
7,b77v77,i77cc72 &  7#c7 9 subp>agraph  
7,h71 9 clauses 7i7 & 7vi71 by /rik+    
subclause 7,i77bb7 & & ins]t+ subclause 
7,i77cc7 or4