S.Amdt. 2211

SA 2211. 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 111, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following:
``(2) Testing transparency.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), each local
educational agency that receives funds under this part shall
make widely available through public means (including by
posting in a clear, concise, and easily accessible manner on
the local educational agency's website and, to the extent
practicable, on the website of each school served by the
local educational agency) for each grade served by the local
educational agency or school, information on each assessment
required by the State to comply with section 1111, other
assessments required by the State, and to the extent such
information is available and feasible to report, assessments
required districtwide by the local educational agency,
including--
``(i) the subject matter assessed;
``(ii) the purpose for which the assessment is designed and
used;
``(iii) the source of the requirement for the assessment;
and
``(iv) to the extent such information is available--

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``(I) the amount of time students will spend taking the
assessment, and the schedule and calendar for the assessment;
and
``(II) the time and format for disseminating results.

``(B) LEA that does not operate a website.--In the case of
a local educational agency that does not operate a website,
such local educational agency shall determine how to make the
information described in subparagraph (A) widely available,
such as through distribution of that information to the
media, through public agencies, or directly to parents.
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