To require States to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on assessments.

SA 2210. Mr. BENNET 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 52, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
``(L) Limitation on assessment time.--
``(i) In general.--As a condition of receiving an
allocation under this part for any fiscal year, each State
shall--

``(I) set a limit on the aggregate amount of time devoted
to the administration of assessments (including assessments
adopted pursuant to this subsection, other assessments
required by the State, and assessments required districtwide
by the local educational agency) for each grade, expressed as
a percentage of annual instructional hours; and
``(II) ensure that each local educational agency in the
State will notify the parents of each student attending any
school in the local educational agency, on an annual basis,
whenever the limitation described in subclause (I) is
exceeded.

``(ii) Children with disabilities and english learners.--
Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to supersede the
requirements of Federal law relating to assessments that
apply specifically to children with disabilities or English
learners.
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