H.R. 35 – Reading Mode

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 35

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2007

Mr. Ehlers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Science Accountability Act of 2007.

Science assessments and adequate yearly progress

Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2)(G)(i), by striking mathematics and reading or language arts and inserting mathematics, reading or language arts, and (beginning in the 2008–2009 school year) science; and

(2)

in paragraph (3)(C)(vii), by striking mathematics, and reading or language arts and inserting mathematics, reading or language arts, and (beginning in the 2009–2010 school year) science.