3.0.0 951 2023-01-11T19:45:35Z 2023-01-11T19:45:35Z Senate S S 2007-03-21 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-21T20:56:02Z To provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools. 110 1622 HR 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2007-03-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3526-3527) IntroReferral 2007-03-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3525-3526) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM N W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2007-03-21 True Education Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations School choice School districts Secondary education Social Welfare Education 00 2007-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-04T15:37:00Z Holds a state, and its local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools, harmless from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to academic assessments for the 2006-2007 school year if they meet certain criteria.

Specifies such criteria as follows: (1) the state had at least one approved academic assessment plan for the 2005-2006 school year; (2) the state had at least one such plan subsequently held invalid by the Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year; and (3) the state's Governor certifies, in writing, that the state cannot effectively train its educators on a new or alternative assessment before its administration, and that the administration of a new or alternative assessment is not in the best interest of the public school system and the children it serves.

]]> A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools. Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools. Introduced in Senate 2007-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s951is/xml/BILLS-110s951is.xml 2007-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3526-3527) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.