A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools.
Latest action · Mar 21, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3526-3527)
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 21, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Holds a state, and its local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools, harmless from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to academic assessments for the 2006-2007 school year if they meet certain criteria.
Specifies such criteria as follows: (1) the state had at least one approved academic assessment plan for the 2005-2006 school year; (2) the state had at least one such plan subsequently held invalid by the Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year; and (3) the state's Governor certifies, in writing, that the state cannot effectively train its educators on a new or alternative assessment before its administration, and that the administration of a new or alternative assessment is not in the best interest of the public school system and the children it serves.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 21, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Mar 21, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 21, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3525-3526)
- Mar 21, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3526-3527)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3525Text printed S3526 | John Warner R-VA (text) | Mar 21, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1622 | To provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools. | Identical bill | Jun 27, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- School choice
- School districts
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
