US Congress Senate Bill 1568 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

State Innovation Pilot Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Waivers) of title IX (General Provisions) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the process by which states, LEAs, and Indian tribes obtain waivers of the Act's statutory and regulatory requirements. Requires waiver requests by states, LEAs, or Indian tribes to include a plan that describes how: (1) the waiver will improve instruction and student achievement in accordance with the state's college and career ready academic content and achievement standards; (2) the plan will be evaluated regularly and improved continuously; (3) they will review implementation of the college and career readiness standards; (4) they will identify, support, and intervene in underperforming schools; and (5) they will maintain and improve transparency in reporting to parents and the public on student achievement and school performance. Requires the Secretary of Education to approve requests that meet such requirements and do not involve certain specified statutory or regulatory requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish a multidisciplinary peer review team to review a waiver request if the Secretary requests their input or intends to disapprove the request. Requires peer reviewers to review waiver requests in their totality, in deference to state and local judgment, and with the goal of promoting state and local innovation. Gives the Secretary a limited amount of time to decide on a waiver request. Gives requesters opportunities to revise their requests. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing conditions on a waiver that require the state, LEA, or Indian tribe to adopt or drop specific standards or assessment systems.

State Innovation Pilot Act of 2011

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-09-15	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5641-5646)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1568/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1568/BILLS-112s1568is.pdf