[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5442 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5442

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
 the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly 
                   progress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2006

  Mr. Ehlers (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Boehlert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
 the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly 
                   progress, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Science Accountability Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.

    Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ``mathematics and 
        reading or language arts'' and inserting ``mathematics, reading 
        or language arts, and (beginning in the 2008-2009 school year) 
        science''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(C)(vii), by striking ``mathematics, 
        and reading or language arts'' and inserting ``mathematics, 
        reading or language arts, and (beginning in the 2009-2010 
        school year) science''.
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