To amend the State accountability system under section 1113(b)(3) regarding the measures used to ensure that students are ready to enter postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for postsecondary remediation.

SA 2118. Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Baldwin)
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 56, strike lines 9 through 12 and insert the
following:
``(aa) student readiness to enter postsecondary education
or the workforce without the need for postsecondary
remediation, which may include--
``(AA) measures that integrate preparation for
postsecondary education and the workforce, including
performance in coursework sequences that integrate rigorous
academics, work-based learning, and career and technical
education;
``(BB) measures of a high-quality and accelerated academic
program as determined

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appropriate by the State, which may include the percentage of
students who participate in a State-approved career and
technical program of study as described in section
122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 and measures of technical skill
attainment and placement described in section 113(b) of such
Act and reported by the State in a manner consistent with
section 113(c) of such Act, or other substantially similar
measures;
``(CC) student performance on assessments aligned with the
expectations for first-year postsecondary education success;
``(DD) student performance on admissions tests for
postsecondary education;
``(EE) student performance on assessments of career
readiness and acquisition of industry-recognized credentials
that meet the quality criteria established by the State under
section 123(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S. C. 3102);
``(FF) student enrollment rates in postsecondary education;
``(GG) measures of student remediation in postsecondary
education; and
``(HH) measures of student credit accumulation in
postsecondary education;
On page 57, line 14, strike ``; and'' and insert ``, which
may include participation and performance in Advanced
Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, and
early college high school programs; and''.
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