SEC. 8027.

LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION FOR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS

Section Summary

ESSA

SEC. 8027. LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION FOR

TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL

LEADERS.

Section 8530, <<NOTE: 20 USC 7910.>> as redesignated by section 8001

of this Act, is amended--

(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, principals, or

other school leaders'' after ``teachers'';

(2) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``, Principals,

or Other School Leaders'' after ``Teachers''; and

(3) in subsection (a)--

(A) by inserting ``, principals, other school

leaders,'' after ``teachers''; and

(B) by inserting ``, or incentive regarding,'' after

``administration of''.

NCLB Text

 ``SEC. 9530. <<NOTE: 20 USC 7910.>> LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR

CERTIFICATION FOR TEACHERS.

``(a) Mandatory National Testing or Certification of Teachers.--

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other provision

of law, no funds available to the Department or otherwise available

under this Act may be used for any purpose relating to a mandatory

nationwide test or certification of teachers or education

paraprofessionals, including any planning, development, implementation,

or administration of such test or certification.

``(b) Prohibition on Withholding Funds.--The Secretary is prohibited

from withholding funds from any State educational agency or local

educational agency if the State educational agency or local educational

agency fails to adopt a specific method of teacher or paraprofessional

certification.