Science Accountability Act of 2009

Science Accountability Act of 2009 - 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 2010-2011 school year; and (2) measure the achievement of students in grades three through eight against such standards, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2511 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2511

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

                              May 20, 2009

   Mr. Ehlers (for himself, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Honda) 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 
2009''.

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 2010-2011 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 2011-2012 
        school year) science''.
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