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8/5/2009--Introduced.Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) lowering, from 95% to 90%, the minimum percentage of students in each group in a school that must take such assessments; (2) allowing the fractional counting of students who are in more than one group, for each such group; (3) allowing states to treat as proficient or advanced specified scores on alternate assessments for disabled students and those not proficient in English; and (4) allowing states to use alternative methods of defining AYP. Revises criteria for local educational agency (LEA) identification of schools needing improvement. Declares that only those meet such criteria that fail AYP standards, for two consecutive school years (as under current law), in the same subject for the same group of students. Revises eligibility criteria for school transfers after a school is identified as needing improvement. Declares that only failing students in the failing group, instead of all students in such a school, may transfer. Allows such schools to provide students with supplemental services rather than transfers during that school year. Requires states to develop procedures allowing LEAs to register complaints concerning approved supplemental service providers or those seeking the state's approval. Considers new middle or secondary school special education teachers to be highly qualified if, in addition to having a bachelor degree and high competence in their subject area, they have obtained a state special education certificate qualifying them to teach in the state.

1249444800 2009-08-05 Sat Nov 14 10:20:37 -0600 2009 introduced 59702 'act':6 'effect':4 'enhanc':1 'school':5 'flexibl':2 77569 false short introduced 59702 'act':14 '2001':16 'bill':2 'left':12 'made':7 'amend':6 'child':11 'behind':13 'improv':4 77114 false official action 59702 Thu Aug 06 18:57:30 -0500 2009 1249444800 Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206495 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. C000880 1951-05-20 2291 239 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-1375 Michael 'r':4 'id':5 'sen':1 'crapo':3,7,9 'michael':2,6,8 M 300030 Crapo Michael_Crapo D. Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] 734 N00006267 7784 Republican 202-224-6142 Latter Day Saints ID Mike Michael Crapo 4.80769230769231 http://crapo.senate.gov L000035 1960-09-30 5901 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-1371 Blanche 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'blanch':2,6,8 'lincoln':3,7,9 F 300068 Lincoln Blanche_Lincoln Lambert Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] 2842 N00008092 10454 Democrat 202-224-4843 Episcopalian AR Blanche Lincoln 2.31707317073171 http://lincoln.senate.gov/ SenatorLincoln action 59702 Thu Aug 06 18:57:30 -0500 2009 1249444800 Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206495 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. introduced 59702 Thu Aug 06 18:57:30 -0500 2009 1249444800 Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0500 2009 206494