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 PUBLIC LAW 101-305—MAY 30, 1990 104 STAT. 253 Public Law 101 101st Congress -3 05 An Act To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a comprehensive national assessment of programs carried out with assistance under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "1992 National Assessment of Chapter 1 Act". SEC. 2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS ASSISTED UNDER CHAPTER 1. (a) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT. — (1) GENERAL REQUIREMENT. —The Secretary of Education, through the Deputy Under Secretary for Planning, Budget, and Evaluation and the Assistant Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement (in this section referred to as the "Assistant Secretary"), shall conduct a comprehensive national assessment of the effects of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (in this section referred to as "chapter 1"). (2) INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL.— Such assessment shall be planned, reviewed, and conducted in consultation with an independent panel of researchers, State practitioners, local practitioners, and other appropriate individuals including individuals with a background in conducting congressionally mandated national assessments of chapter 1. The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the establishment or operation of such panel. (3) COORDINATION WITH AND USE OF EXISTING STUDIES. —Such assessment shall be coordinated with all related research conducted by the Secretary of Education. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or alter the authority of the Secretary to review other program aspects of chapter 1 not mandated by this section. (b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include descriptions and evaluations of— (1) the implementation of the provisions of sections 1019, 1020, 1021, and 1435 of chapter 1, including— (A) the progress made by State educational agencies and local educational agencies in implementing such sections; (B) procedures used by State educational agencies and local educational agencies to govern interactions between such agencies relating to the administration and coordination of the provisions of such sections; (C) program improvements undertaken by local educational agencies and State educational agencies under such sections and the effects of such improvements on May 30, 1990 [H.R. 3910] 1992 National Assessment of Chapter 1 Act. 20 USC 236 note. 20 USC 2882 note.

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