SOAR Technical Corrections Act

Bill: 112-hr-3237
Sponsor: Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]
Introduced: 2011-10-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
District of Columbia
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-18
text: 
SOAR Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to make technical corrections to the opportunity scholarship program that provides private school choice opportunities to disadvantaged students in the District of Columbia.
 
 Limits the requirement that core subject teachers at participating schools have a baccalaureate or equivalent degree to those core subject teachers teaching participating students.
 
Eliminates the requirement that each participating school comply with any testing requirement deemed necessary for evaluating the program. 
 
Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests to students participating in that evaluation, except where the school the student attends administers the same test. Requires participating schools that administer the test to provide the Secretary of Education with the test results for participating students.

action_date: 2011-12-06
text: 
SOAR Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to make technical corrections to the opportunity scholarship program that provides private school choice opportunities to disadvantaged students in the District of Columbia.
 
 Limits the requirement that core subject teachers at participating schools have a baccalaureate or equivalent degree to those core subject teachers teaching participating students.
 
Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests to students participating in that evaluation, except where the school the student attends administers the same test. Requires participating schools that administer the test to provide the Secretary of Education with the test results for participating students.

action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 6, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
SOAR Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to make technical corrections to the opportunity scholarship program that provides private school choice opportunities to disadvantaged students in the District of Columbia.
 
 Limits the requirement that core subject teachers at participating schools have a baccalaureate or equivalent degree to those core subject teachers teaching participating students.
 
Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests to students participating in that evaluation, except where the school the student attends administers the same test. Requires participating schools that administer the test to provide the Secretary of Education with the test results for participating students.

action_date: 2012-02-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 6, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
SOAR Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to make technical corrections to the opportunity scholarship program that provides private school choice opportunities to disadvantaged students in the District of Columbia.
 
 Limits the requirement that core subject teachers at participating schools have a baccalaureate or equivalent degree to those core subject teachers teaching participating students.
 
Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests to students participating in that evaluation, except where the school the student attends administers the same test. Requires participating schools that administer the test to provide the Secretary of Education with the test results for participating students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-01
text: Became Public Law No: 112-92.
action_date: 2012-02-01
text: Became Public Law No: 112-92.
action_date: 2012-02-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-02-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-01-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-01-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S47)
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S47)
action_date: 2011-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-12-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8159-8160)
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8159-8160)
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3237.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8159-8160)
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Mr. Gowdy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-315.
action_date: 2011-12-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-315.
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-10-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-10-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-18
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-92