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 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 149 SEC. 218. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS. 20 USC 5848. (a) DIRECTOR.— The Chairperson of the Council shall, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment and compensation of officers or employees of the United States, appoint a Director to be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule. (b) APPOINTMENT AND PAY OF EMPLOYEES.— (1) IN GENERAL. —(A) The Director may appoint not more than four additional employees to serve as staff to the Council without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (B) The employees appointed under subparagraph (A) may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but shall not be paid a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule. (2) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. —The Director may appoint additional employees to serve as staff of the Council consistent with title 5, United States Code. (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Council may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3019(b) of title 5, united States Code. (d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. — Upon the request of the Council, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail any of the personnel of such department or agency to the Council to assist the Council in its duties under this part. SEC. 219. OFFORTUNTrY-TO-LEARN DEVELOFMENT GRANT. 20 USC 5849. (a) OPPORTUNITY-TO-LEARN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary is authorized to award more than one grant, on a competitive basis, to consortia of individuals and organizations to develop voluntary national opportunity-to-leam standards consistent with the provisions of section 213(c), and to develop a listing of model programs for use, on a voluntary basis, by States, which standards and listing may be used to— (A) provide all students with an opportunity to learn; (B) assess the capacity and performance of individual schools; and (C) develop appropriate actions to be taken in the event that the schools fail to achieve such standards. (2) COMPOSITION OF CONSORTIA. —TO the extent possible, each consortium shall include the participation of— (A) State-level policymakers, such as Governors, State legislators, chief State school officers, and State school board members; (B) local policymakers and administrators, such as local school board members, superintendents, and principals; (C) teachers (especially teachers involved in the development of content standards) and related services personnel; (D) parents and individuals with experience in promoting parental involvement in education; (E) representatives of business; (F) experts in vocational-technical education;

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