To provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems, and for other purposes.

SA 2180. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Crapo) 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 28, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
``(vi) include in the plan a description of assessments
referred to in paragraph (2), or an accountability system
referred to in paragraph (3), of subsection (b), nor may the
Secretary require inclusion of a description of such
assessments or system in a plan or application, or use
inclusion of such assessments or system as a factor in
awarding Federal funding, under any other provision of this
Act; or
On page 28, line 7, strike ``(vi)'' and insert ``(vii)''.
On page 36, strike line 18 and all that follows through
line 25 on page 58, and insert the following:
``(2) Assessments.--A State may include in the State plan a
description of, and may implement, a set of high-quality
statewide academic assessments.
``(3) Accountability.--A State may include in the State
plan a description of, and may implement, an accountability
system.
On page 146, strike line 1 and all that follows through
line 23, on page 166.
On page 183, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following

SEC. 1008A. STATE-DETERMINED ASSESSMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

After section 1118, as redesignated by section 1004(3),
insert the following:

``SEC. 1119. STATE-DETERMINED ASSESSMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any
other provision of this Act, wherever in this Act a reference
is made to assessments or accountability under this part,
including a reference to a provision under paragraphs (2) or
(3) of section 1111(b)--
``(1) in the case of a State that elects to implement
assessments referred to in section 1111(b)(2), a reference to
assessments under this part shall be deemed to be a reference
to those assessments and shall be carried out to the extent
practicable based on the State-determined assessments;
``(2) in the case of a State that elects to implement an
accountability system referred to in section 1111(b)(3), a
reference to accountability under this part shall be deemed
to be a reference to accountability

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under that system, and shall be carried out to the extent
practicable based on the State-determined accountability
system; and
``(3) in the case of any State not described in paragraph
(1) or (2), the reference shall have no effect.''.
On page 185, strike line 19 and all that follows through
line 2 on page 228 and insert the following:

SEC. 1012. REPEAL.

Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is repealed.
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