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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3237 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 214
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3237

                          [Report No. 112-315]

 To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 2011

  Mr. Gowdy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                            December 6, 2011

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act.

 

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR Technical Corrections 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3007(a)(4)(F) of the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended to read 
as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) ensures that participating students 
                are taught by core subject matter teachers who have a 
                baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such 
                degree was awarded in or outside of the United 
                States.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED 
              TESTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 205) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Institute of Education 
        Sciences shall administer nationally norm-referenced 
        standardized tests, as described in paragraph (3)(A) of section 
        3009(a), to students participating in the evaluation under 
        section 3009(a) for the purpose of conducting the evaluation 
        under such section, except where a student is attending a 
        participating school that is administering the same nationally 
        norm-referenced standardized test.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Test results.--Each participating school 
        that administers the nationally norm-referenced standardized 
        test described in paragraph (1) to an eligible student shall 
        make the test results, with respect to such student, available 
        to the Secretary as necessary for evaluation under section 
        3009(a).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3009(a)(3) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 206) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the 
        semicolon the following: ``in a manner consistent with section 
        3008(h)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, if 
        requested by the Institute of Education Sciences,'' after 
        ``will participate''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR Technical Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 3007(a)(4)(F) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(F) ensures that participating students are 
                taught by core subject matter teachers who have a 
                baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such 
                degree was awarded in or outside of the United 
                States.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED TESTS.

    Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 
(Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 205) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Administration of tests.--The Institute of Education 
        Sciences shall administer nationally norm-referenced 
        standardized tests, as described in paragraph (3)(A) of section 
        3009(a), to students participating in the evaluation under 
        section 3009(a) for the purpose of conducting the evaluation 
        under such section, except where a student is attending a 
        participating school that is administering the same nationally 
        norm-referenced standardized test.
            ``(3) Test results.--Each participating school that 
        administers the nationally norm-referenced standardized test 
        described in paragraph (2) to an eligible student shall make 
        the test results, with respect to such student, available to 
        the Secretary as necessary for evaluation under section 
        3009(a).''.

SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 3009(a)(3) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 206) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon 
        the following: ``in a manner consistent with section 3008(h)''; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, if requested by 
        the Institute of Education Sciences,'' after ``will 
        participate''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 214

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3237

                          [Report No. 112-315]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 6, 2011

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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