,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfhb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,,soar ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,soar ,permanent ,authorization ,act4 #b4 ,amendments to the ,,soar ,act ,the ,scholarships for ,opportunity and ,results ,act 7division ,c of ,public ,law #aab-aj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #cjjg 7sec4 #ch-ahec4jg ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#e77;,a77i71 by striking subclause 7,i7 and inserting the following3 7,i7 is fully accredited by an accrediting body with jurisdiction in the ,district of ,columbia or that is recognized by the ,student and ,visitor ,exchange ,english ,language ,program administered by ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement2 or 2 7,b7 by striking subsection 7c7 and redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7c72 7,c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the subsection heading1 by striking and ,parental ,assistance and inserting 1 ,parental ,assistance1 and ,student ,academic ,assistance2 7ii7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking #b1jjj1jjj and inserting #b1bjj1jjj2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,the expenses of providing tutoring service to participating eligible students that need additional academic assistance4 ,if there are insufficient funds to provide tutoring services to all such students in a year1 the eligible entity shall give priority in such year to students who previously attended an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the ,district of ,columbia's accountability system4 2 and 7,d7 in subsection 7c71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7c7 and inserting subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7c7 and inserting subsection 7b72 7#b7 in section #cjjh7;h7 7sec4 #ch-ahec4jh7;h7 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking section #cjji7;a77#b77;,a77i7 and inserting section #cjji7;a72 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,administration of tests ,the ,institute of ,education ,sciences may administer assessments to students participating in the evaluation under section #cjji7;a7 for the purpose of conducting the evaluation under such section4 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the nationally norm-referenced standardized test described in paragraph 7#b7 and inserting a nationally norm-referenced standardized test2 7#c7 in section #cjji7;a7 7sec4 #ch-ahec4ji7;a7 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking annually and inserting regularly2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking clause 7i7 and inserting the following3 7i7 is rigorous2 and 2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking impact of the program and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting impact of the program on academic progress and educational attainment42 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking on ,education and inserting of ,education2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by inserting the academic progress of after assess2 and 7,,ii7 by striking in each of grades #c and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting 2 and2 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 7iv7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,b72 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking ,a comparison of the academic achievement of participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship on the measurements described in paragraph 7#c77;,b7 to the academic achievement and inserting ,the academic progress of participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship compared to the academic progress2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting 1 which may include students after students with similar backgrounds2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking increasing the satisfaction of such parents and students with their choice and inserting those parents' and students' satisfaction with the program2 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,d7 through 7,f7 and inserting the following3 7,d7 ,the high school graduation rates1 college enrollment rates1 college persistence rates1 and college graduation rates of participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship compared with the rates of public school students described in subparagraph 7,a71 to the extent practicable4 7,e7 ,the college enrollment rates1 college persistence rates1 and college graduation rates of students who participated in the program as the result of winning the ,opportunity ,scholarship ,program lottery compared to the enrollment1 persistence1 and graduation rates for students who entered but did not win such lottery and who1 as a result1 served as the control group for previous evaluations of the program under this division4 ,nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to waive section #cjjd7;a77#c77;,a77iii7 with respect to any such student4 7,f7 ,the safety of the schools attended by participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship compared with the schools attended by public school students described in subparagraph 7,a71 to the extent practicable4 2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking achievement and inserting progress2 and 7#d7 in section #cjad 7sec4 #ch-ahec4ad1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking 8#fj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjab and for each fiscal year through fiscal year #bjai0 and inserting #ge1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj and for each succeeding fiscal year2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking #fj1jjj1jjj and inserting #ge1jjj1jjj4