<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A resolution<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>memorializing the Congress of the United States not to reauthorize the No Child Left <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Behind Act in its current form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>WHEREAS, in 2002 the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was enacted on a bipartisan <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>basis, which has as its purpose bringing academic achievement in language arts, mathematics, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>science to students who are not presently achieving at acceptable levels; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>WHEREAS, NCLB is scheduled to be reauthorized in 2007; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>WHEREAS, NCLB sets expectations for all students to be 100 percent proficient by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>2013-2014, the expectations are unreasonable for students with limited English proficiency and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>students with disabilities, making it impossible for Minnesota schools to comply with the law; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>WHEREAS, states should be allowed to use a value-added or student-growth approach in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>their state accountability plan; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>WHEREAS, states should have the flexibility to allow a district not making adequate yearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>progress to offer supplemental education services as an option before offering school choice; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>WHEREAS, states should have the flexibility to allow a district not making adequate yearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>progress to also be the supplemental educational services provider; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>WHEREAS, states should be allowed to use subgroup sizes of 40 for the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>calculating adequate yearly progress for subgroups of students with limited English proficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>and for subgroups of students with disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>WHEREAS, NCLB provides for highly qualified teachers in core academic areas, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>requirement is in conflict with the process for certifying special education teachers and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>special education teachers often teach several subjects; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>WHEREAS, NCLB coerces participation by placing punitive financial consequences on <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>states refusing to participate; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>WHEREAS, NCLB is an unfunded mandate causing states and school districts to spend <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>more money to implement NCLB than what Congress appropriates; NOW, THEREFORE,  <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it urges the Congress <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>of the United States to repeal the No Child Left Behind Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota  that it urges the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>Congress  of the United States, if it reauthorizes the No Child Left Behind Act, to amend it from <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>its current form so that states such as Minnesota be allowed to continue to work toward the goal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>of closing the achievement gap without the coercion of losing federal funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it urges the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Congress of the United States to recognize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>amendments as the prevailing federal law with respect to students with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it urges the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>Congress of the United States to reconsider its expectations placed on states to reach 100 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>proficiency as measured by Adequate Yearly Progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the  State of Minnesota is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>directed to prepare copies of this  memorial and transmit them to the President and the Secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>the  United States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United  States House of Representatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>and Minnesota's Senators and  Representatives in Congress so that they may be apprised of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>sense of the Minnesota Legislature in this matter.<br />
         		
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