To provide for fairness and accuracy in high stakes educational decisions for students.
Latest action · Jun 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits performance on a large-scale test from being the sole determinant of any decision about an individual student's retention, graduation, tracking, or within-class ability grouping. Allows such test performance to be considered in making such decision only if specified criteria are met.
Requires evaluations of the impact of standardized tests used in high stakes decisions on students' education and educational outcomes, particularly on individuals and subgroups disaggregated by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, limited English proficiency, disability, and gender, to be carried out by: (1) SEAs receiving ESEA funds; (2) LEAs receiving ESEA funds located in States that do not do such evaluations; and (3) the Secretary of Education.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 4, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Apr 4, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 460 | A bill to provide for fairness and accuracy in high stakes educational decisions for students. | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2001 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational research
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- English language
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Indian education
- Language and languages
- Minorities
- Minority education
- Secondary education
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