,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #h1         
#bjai,mr4 ,zeldin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,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    
,prior to #bjja1 ,federal law required  
,states only to test students once per  
grade span4  7#b7 ,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#c7     
,reducing the frequency of federally    
required testing will allow more time   
for student learning and empower ,states
 and school districts to have more local
 control over the frequency of testing4 
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 ,federal     
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#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  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;,b77v77 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 on the 
first ,august #b after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4