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HR 1513 107th Congress House Education Academic performance Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational research Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Elementary education English language Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Indian education Language and languages Minorities Minority education

To provide for fairness and accuracy in high stakes educational decisions for students.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Establishes certain requirements relating to the use of large-scale standardized tests by State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).

Prohibits performance on a large-scale test from being the sole determinant of any decision about an individual student's retention, graduation, tracking, or within-class ability grouping. Allows such test performance to be considered in making such decision only if specified criteria are met.

Requires evaluations of the impact of standardized tests used in high stakes decisions on students' education and educational outcomes, particularly on individuals and subgroups disaggregated by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, limited English proficiency, disability, and gender, to be carried out by: (1) SEAs receiving ESEA funds; (2) LEAs receiving ESEA funds located in States that do not do such evaluations; and (3) the Secretary of Education.

What's happening now June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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