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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 469

To eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council

and opportunity-to-learn standards.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 23 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1995

Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. COATS) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

A BILL

To eliminate the National Education Standards and

Improvement Council and opportunity-to-learn standards.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION

4 STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL

5 AND OPPORTUNITY-TO-LEARN STANDARDS.

6 Title II of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20

7 U.S.C. 5821 et seq.) is amended—

8 (1) by repealing part B (20 U.S.C. 5841 et

9 seq.); and
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1 (2) by redesignating parts C and D (20 U.S.C.

2 5861 et seq. and 5871 et seq.) as parts B and C,

3 respectively.

4 SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

5 (a) GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT.—

6 (1) The table of contents for the Goals 2000:

7 Educate America Act is amended, in the items relat8 ing to title II—

9 (A) by striking the items relating to part

10 B;

11 (B) by striking ‘‘PART C’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘PART B’’; and

13 (C) by striking ‘‘PART D’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘PART C’’.

15 (2) Section 2 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5801) is

16 amended—

17 (A) in paragraph (4)—

18 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting

19 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

20 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and

21 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph

22 (D) as subparagraph (C); and

23 (B) in paragraph (6)—

24 (i) by striking subparagraph (C); and
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1 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs

2 (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (C)

3 through (E), respectively.

4 (3) Section 3(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5802)

5 is amended—

6 (A) by striking paragraph (7); and

7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (8)

8 through (14) as paragraphs (7) through (13),

9 respectively.

10 (4) Section 201(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

11 5821(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, voluntary na12 tional student performance’’ and all that follows

13 through ‘‘such Council’’ and inserting ‘‘and vol14 untary national student performance standards’’.

15 (5) Section 202(j) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

16 5822(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘, student perform17 ance, or opportunity-to-learn’’ and inserting ‘‘or stu18 dent performance’’.

19 (6) Section 203 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5823)

20 is amended—

21 (A) in subsection (a)—

22 (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);

23 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4)

24 through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (4),

25 respectively; and
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1 (iii) by amending paragraph (2) (as

2 redesignated by clause (ii)) to read as fol3 lows:

4 ‘‘(2) review voluntary national content stand5 ards and voluntary national student performance

6 standards;’’; and

7 (B) in subsection (b)(1)—

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting

9 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking

11 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and

12 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C).

13 (7) Section 204(a)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

14 5824(a)(2)) is amended—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘voluntary national oppor16 tunity-to-learn standards,’’; and

17 (B) by striking ‘‘described in section

18 213(f)’’.

19 (8) Section 241 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5871)

20 is amended—

21 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) NA22 TIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL.—’’; and

23 (B) by striking subsections (b) through

24 (d).
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1 (9) Section 304(a)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

2 5884(a)(2)) is amended—

3 (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’

4 after the semicolon;

5 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘;

6 and’’ and inserting a period; and

7 (C) by striking subparagraph (C).

8 (10) Section 306 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5886)

9 is amended—

10 (A) by striking subsection (d); and

11 (B) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘State

12 opportunity-to-learn standards or strategies,’’.

13 (11) Section 308(b)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

14 5888(b)(2)) is amended—

15 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of

16 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘State oppor17 tunity-to-learn standards,’’; and

18 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in19 cluding—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘title

20 II;’’ and inserting ‘‘including through consortia

21 of States;’’.

22 (12) Section 312(b) (20 U.S.C. 5892(b)) is

23 amended—

24 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

2 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

3 (13) Section 314(a)(6)(A) of such Act (20

4 U.S.C. 5894(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘cer5 tified by the National Education Standards and Im6 provement Council and’’.

7 (14) Section 315 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5895)

8 is amended—

9 (A) in subsection (b)—

10 (i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘,

11 including the requirements for timetables

12 for opportunity-to-learn standards,’’;

13 (ii) by striking paragraph (2);

14 (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3)

15 through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4),

16 respectively;

17 (iv) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking

18 ‘‘paragraph (4) of this subsection’’ and in19 serting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’;

20 (v) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated

21 by clause (iii))—

22 (I) by striking subparagraph (A);

23 (II) by redesignating subpara24 graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs

25 (A) and (B), respectively; and
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1 (III) in subparagraph (A) (as re2 designated in subclause (II)) by strik3 ing ‘‘, voluntary natural student per4 formance standards, and voluntary

5 natural opportunity-to-learn standards

6 developed under part B of title II of

7 this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘and vol8 untary national student performance

9 standards’’;

10 (vi) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph

11 (3) (as redesignated by clause (ii)), by

12 striking ‘‘paragraph (5),’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘paragraph (4),’’; and

14 (vii) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated

15 by clause (ii)), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’

16 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘para17 graph (3)’’;

18 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph

19 (A) of subsection (c)(2)—

20 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘and to provide a

23 framework for the implementation of op24 portunity-to-learn standards or strategies’’;

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1 (C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sub2 section (b)(4)’’ each place it appears and insert3 ing ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’.

4 (15)(A) Section 316 of such Act (20 U.S.C.

5 5896) is repealed.

6 (B) The table of contents for such Act is

7 amended by striking the item relating to section

8 316.

9 (16) Section 317 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5897)

10 is amended—

11 (A) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘pro12 mote the standards and strategies described in

13 section 306(d),’’; and

14 (B) in subsection (e)—

15 (i) in paragraph (2), by inserting

16 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

17 (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and

18 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as

19 paragraph (3).

20 (17) Section 503 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5933)

21 is amended—

22 (A) in subsection (b)—

23 (i) in paragraph (1)—
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1 (I) in the matter preceding sub2 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘28’’ and

3 inserting ‘‘27’’;

4 (II) by striking subparagraph

5 (D); and

6 (III) by redesignating subpara7 graphs (E) through (G) as subpara8 graphs (D) through (F), respectively;

9 (ii) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (5), by

10 striking ‘‘subparagraphs (E), (F), and

11 (G)’’ each place it appears and inserting

12 ‘‘subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F)’’;

13 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking

14 ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub15 paragraph (F)’’;

16 (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking

17 ‘‘(C), and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (C)’’;

18 and

19 (v) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A) of paragraph (5), by striking

21 ‘‘subparagraph (E), (F), or (G)’’ and in22 serting ‘‘subparagraph (D), (E), or (F)’’;

23 and

24 (B) in subsection (c)—
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1 (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking

2 ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 paragraph (D)’’; and

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking

5 ‘‘subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G)’’ and in6 serting ‘‘subparagraphs (D), (E), and

7 (F)’’.

8 (18) Section 504 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5934)

9 is amended—

10 (A) by striking subsection (f); and

11 (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub12 section (f).

13 (b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

14 OF 1965.—

15 (1) Section 1111 of the Elementary and Sec16 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is

17 amended—

18 (A) in subsection (b)(8)(B), by striking

19 ‘‘(which may include opportunity-to-learn stand20 ards or strategies developed under the Goals

21 2000: Educate America Act)’’;

22 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘oppor23 tunity-to-learn standards or strategies,’’;

24 (C) by striking subsection (g); and
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1 (D) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub2 section (g).

3 (2) Section 1116 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6317)

4 is amended—

5 (A) in subsection (c)—

6 (i) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking

7 all beginning with ‘‘, which may’’ through

8 ‘‘Act’’; and

9 (ii) in paragraph (5)(B)(i)—

10 (I) in subclause (VI), by insert11 ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

12 (II) in subclause (VII), by strik13 ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period;

14 and

15 (III) by striking subclause (VIII);

16 and

17 (B) in subsection (d)—

18 (i) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking

19 all beginning with ‘‘, and may’’ through

20 ‘‘Act’’; and

21 (ii) in paragraph (6)(B)(i)—

22 (I) by striking subclause (IV);

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1 (II) by redesignating subclauses

2 (V) through (VIII) as subclauses (IV)

3 through (VII), respectively.

4 (3) Section 1501(a)(2)(B) of such Act (20

5 U.S.C. 6491(a)(2)(B)) is amended—

6 (A) by striking clause (v); and

7 (B) by redesignating clauses (vi) through

8 (x) as clauses (v) through (ix), respectively.

9 (4) Section 10101(b)(1)(A)(i) of such Act (20

10 U.S.C. 8001(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking

11 ‘‘and opportunity-to-learn standards or strategies for

12 student learning’’.

13 (5) Section 14701(b)(1)(B)(v) of such Act (20

14 U.S.C. 8941(b)(1)(B)(v)) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘the National Education Goals Panel,’’ and all that

16 follows through ‘‘assessments)’’ and inserting ‘‘and

17 the National Education Goals Panel’’.

18 (c) GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT.—Sec19 tion 428 of the General Education Provisions Act (20

20 U.S.C. 1228b), as amended by section 237 of the Improv21 ing America’s Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382)

22 is amended by striking ‘‘the National Education Stand23 ards and Improvement Council,’’.

24 (d) EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1978.—Section

25 1121(b) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25
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1 U.S.C. 2001(b)), as amended by section 381 of the Im2 proving America’s Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–

3 382) is amended by striking ‘‘213(a)’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘203(a)(2)’’.

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