[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 106 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2210. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. 
Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 52, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       ``(L) Limitation on assessment time.--
       ``(i) In general.--As a condition of receiving an 
     allocation under this part for any fiscal year, each State 
     shall--

       ``(I) set a limit on the aggregate amount of time devoted 
     to the administration of assessments (including assessments 
     adopted pursuant to this subsection, other assessments 
     required by the State, and assessments required districtwide 
     by the local educational agency) for each grade, expressed as 
     a percentage of annual instructional hours; and
       ``(II) ensure that each local educational agency in the 
     State will notify the parents of each student attending any 
     school in the local educational agency, on an annual basis, 
     whenever the limitation described in subclause (I) is 
     exceeded.

       ``(ii) Children with disabilities and english learners.--
     Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to supersede the 
     requirements of Federal law relating to assessments that 
     apply specifically to children with disabilities or English 
     learners.
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