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 y-^i^S5v^ '.-y - PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 4039 (1) IN GENERAL. — (A) The Secretary shall provide for continuing review of the National Assessment, State assess- ' ments, and student performance levels, by one or more nationally recognized evaluation organizations, such as the National Academy of Education and the National Academy of Sciences. (B) Such continuing review shall address— (i) whether each developmental State assessment is properly administered, produces high quality data that are valid and reliable, and produces data on student achievement that are not otherwise available to the State (other than data comparing participating States to each other and the Nation); and (ii) whether developmental student performance levels are reasonable, valid, and informative to the public. (2) REPORT. — The Secretary shall report to the Congress, the President, and the Nation on the findings and recommendations of such reviews. (3) USE OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. — The Commissioner shall consider the findings and recommendations of such reviews in designing the competition to select the organization, or organizations, through which the Commissioner carries out the National Assessment. (g) COVERAGE AGREEMENTS. — (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS. —The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement, including such terms as are mutually satisfactory, to include in the National Assessment elementary and secondary schools operated by the Department of Defense. (2) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOOLS. —The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into an agreement, including such terms as are mutually satisfactory, to include in the National Assessment schools for Indian children operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. SEC. 412. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD. 20 USC 9011. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —There is established the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Board"), which shall formulate policy guidelines for the National Assessment. (b) MEMBERSHIP. — (1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be appointed by the Secretary and be composed of— (A) two Governors, or former Governors, who shall not be members of the same political party; (B) two State legislators, who shall not be members of the same political party; (C) two chief State school officers; (D) one superintendent of a local educational agency; (E) one member of a State board of education; (F) one member of a local board of education; (G) three classroom teachers representing the grade levels at which the National Assessment is conducted; (H) one representative of business or industry; (I) two curriculum specialists; (J) three testing and measurement experts, who shall have training and experience in the field of testing and measurement;

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