Relating to education; requiring the commissioner of education to +obtain a waiver from the no child left behind act from the federal department +of education by a certain date, specifying certain waiver request +requirements; requiring the commissioner to notify the legislature by a certain +date of the extent of success in obtaining the waiver and to modify the +consolidated state plan and other agreements for implementing the act affected by the +waiver; requiring the commissioner to report to the legislature by a certain +date on developing certain measures to more effectively implement the act; +specifying certain state initiatives to advance state and federal education +goals, requiring the commissioner to recommend to the legislature by a +certain date a method for integrating early childhood initiatives into the +initiatives; requiring the commissioner of finance to report to the legislature by+ a certain date the amount and purpose of the revenue and services potentially +withheld upon the nullification and revocation of the consolidated state plan +to implement the act; appropriating money to the commissioner of +education for supplemental student services to improve student achievement (mk)