Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act

Bill: 114-hr-2382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2015-05-15
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

School administration
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student to opt out, for any reason stated by the student's parent and without any penalty or other consequence, of yearly academic assessments used as the primary means of determining the performance of the state and of each local educational agency and school in enabling all children to meet the state's academic achievement standards. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2015 Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. DeLauro , and Mr. Gibson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a parent to opt their child out of participation in certain assessments required under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act . 2. Assessment opt-out for certain students Section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by inserting subject to subparagraph (L), before measures the progress ; (2) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by inserting , and the 95 percent requirement described in this clause shall exclude any student who, pursuant to subparagraph (L), opts out of the assessments after about an individual student ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (L) Opt-out for certain students Upon the request of the parent of a student, and for any reason stated by the parent, a State shall allow the student to opt out of the assessments described in paragraph (3). Such an opt-out, or any action related to it, may not be used by the Secretary, the State, any State or local agency, or any school leader or employee as the basis for any corrective action, penalty, or other consequence against the parent, the student, any school leader or employee, or the school. .