I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2009 Mr. Ehlers (for himself, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Honda) 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 require the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Science Accountability Act of 2009.

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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)(i), by striking mathematics and reading or language arts and inserting mathematics, reading or language arts, and (beginning in the 2010–2011 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 2011–2012 school year) science.