Flexibility in Assessments for Individuals Reform Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 27, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flexibility in Assessments for Individuals Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter requirements regarding state assessments of whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward academic achievement standards by allowing states to: (1) track AYP on a longitudinal basis; (2) permit disabled students and students for religious reasons to opt out of the assessments; (3) reschedule assessments for students who for specified reasons cannot attend scheduled assessments; and (4) count disabled students who graduate from secondary school within reasonable periods of time in favorable AYP graduation rates.
Includes students in the limited-English proficient subgroup for three school years after they attain English proficiency, when determining whether the subgroup has made AYP. Requires limited-English proficient students to be included in English proficiency assessments if they have attended U.S. schools for more than five consecutive years. (Currently, they are subject to such assessments after attending U.S. schools for three or more consecutive years.)
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2007 to Dec 5, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 5, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Disabled
- Disasters
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Emergency Management
- English language
- Government Operations and Politics
- Illiteracy
- Language arts
- Literacy programs
- Reading
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Secondary education
- Special education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
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