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HR 35 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 35
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2007
Mr. EHLERS 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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)(i), 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'.