# Every Student Succeeds-Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority
> **US Department of Education** · Final regulations. · Published 2016-12-08 · Effective 2017-01-09 · 81 FR 88940
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-29126
- **Category:** education-k12
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 88940
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 200
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-08
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-09
- **Docket:** Docket ID ED-2016-OESE-0047
## Abstract

The Secretary issues final regulations under title I, part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to implement changes made to the ESEA by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted on December 10, 2015, including the ability of the Secretary to provide demonstration authority to a State educational agency (SEA) to pilot an innovative assessment and use it for accountability and reporting purposes under title I, part A of the ESEA before scaling such an assessment statewide.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/08/2016-29126/every-student-succeeds-innovative-assessment-demonstration-authority)
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