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! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,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 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,prior to
 #bjja1 ,f$]al law requir$ ,/ates only  
to te/ /ud5ts once p] grade span4  7#b7 
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,beh9d ,act ( #bjja1 :i* am5d$ !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife1 ,f$]al education policy has plac$
 an increas$ emphasis on te/+           
assessm5ts1 requir+ /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+ &
 emp[] ,/ates & s*ool di/ricts to h m   

local control ov] ! frequ5cy ( te/+4    
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 ! ,f$]al practice (       
annually tea*+ to ! te/ w emp[]         
educators to provide in/ruction 9 a way 
t be/ inspires & prep>es our c\ntry's   
next g5]ation ( lead]s4  7#f7 ,) grade  
span te/+1 our educators w be m able to 
focus on ^? /ud5ts :o are mo/ 9 ne$ 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  7a7 ,am5dm5t  
,section #aaaa7;b77#b77;,b77v77,i7 ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fcaa7;b77#b77;,b77v77 is am5d$ to read 
z foll[s3  7v7 7,i7 9 ! case ( ma!matics

 & read+ or language arts1 be adm9i/]$ n
 less ?an once dur+--  7aa7 grades #c   
?r\gh #e2  7bb7 grades #f ?r\gh #i2 &   
7cc7 grades #aj ?r\gh #ab2  4  7b7      
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
fir/ ,augu/ #b aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4