Science Accountability Act of 2007

Science Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to: (1) establish challenging academic content and student achievement standards in science, beginning in the 2008-2009 school year; and (2) measure the achievement of students in grades three through eight against such standards, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 35 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 35

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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''.
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