110 HR 6239 IH: NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization U.S. House of Representatives 2008-06-11 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2008 Mr. Graves (for himself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to suspend temporarily the process of identifying schools and local educational agencies as in need of improvement and of imposing sanctions on such schools and local educational agencies.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act.

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Temporary suspension of identifying schools and local educational agencies as in need of improvement and of imposing sanctions on such schools and local educational agencies

Section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i)

Temporary suspension

(1)

Suspension

Subject to paragraph (2), during the 2008–2009 school year, the following shall apply: (A)

No new identifications for improvement or sanctions

A school or local educational agency shall not be identified for improvement under this section, and a sanction shall not be imposed by reason of being so identified. However, a school or local educational agency that was, as of such date, identified for improvement may continue to be so identified and may continue to be subject to any specific sanction that was, as of such date, being imposed. (B)

No new corrective actions or restructurings

A school or local educational agency shall not be identified for corrective action or restructuring under this section, and a corrective action or restructuring shall not be required by reason of being so identified. However, a school or local educational agency that was, as of such date, identified for corrective action or restructuring may continue to be so identified and may continue to be subject to any specific corrective action or restructuring that was, as of such date, being required. (2)

Sunset

Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply beginning on the earlier of— (A)the last day of the 2008–2009 school year; or (B)the date of the enactment of an Act containing an authorization of appropriations for this title for fiscal year 2009. .