"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 9   A new section is added to chapter 28A.655 RCW to read as follows:
     The legislature recognizes that in the 2006 legislative session, the legislature directed the Washington institute for public policy to conduct a statistical analysis of the Washington assessment of student learning data to increase the understanding of the students who did not meet the state standards, identify the characteristics of those students, and identify possible barriers to student success on the assessment. Additionally, the legislature required a review and identification of additional alternative assessment options to augment the current assessment system, including the review of the reliability of the assessment measures, and challenges to implementation of the assessment measures. The legislature finds that the institute provided an interim report, which was a preliminary statistical analysis but that additional information will be provided in the final study, which is due to the legislature by December 1, 2007.
     Notwithstanding RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065, the legislature finds that the final report of the Washington institute for public policy will assist the legislature to make the determination as to any additional action that needs to be taken by the legislature. The determination shall be made for each separate content area of reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
     This section expires January 30, 2008."