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 84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-230-APR. 13, 1970

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" (E) make recommendations (including recommendations for changes in legislation) for the improvement of the administration and operation of education programs including the programs authorized by this title; " (F) consult with Federal, State, local, and other educational agencies, institutions, and organizations with respect to assessing education in the Nation and the improvement of the quality of education, including— "(i) areas of unmet needs in education and national goals and the means by which those areas of need may be met and those national goals may be achieved; "(ii) determinations of priorities among unmet needs and national goals; and "(iii) specific means of improving the quality and effectiveness of teaching, curricula, and educational media and of raising standards of scholarship and levels of achievement; " (G) conduct national conferences on the assessment and improvement of education, in which national and regional education associations and organizations, State and local education officers and administrators, and other organizations, institutions, and persons (including parents of children participating in Federal education programs) may exchange and disseminate information on the improvement of education; and " (H) conduct, and report on, comparative studies and evaluations of education systems in foreign countries. "(3) The National Council shall make an annual report, and such to'cTn^resTand other reports as it deems appropriate, on its findings, recommenda- president. tions, and activities to the Congress and the President. The President is requested to transmit to the Congress, at least annually, such comments and recommendations as he may have with respect to such reports and its activities. "(4) I n carrying out its responsibilities under this section, the National Council shall consult wuth the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, the National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services, the National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development, and such other advisory councils and committees as may have information and competence to assist the National Council. All'Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the National Council in assisting it in carrying out its functions. " (b)(1) Any State receiving payments under this title for any fiscal s t a t e advisory year may establish a State advisory council (hereinafter referred to as council. 'State council') which if it meets the requirements and has the authority specified in this subsection may receive payments pursuant to paragraph (7). The State council shall be appointed by the Governor or, in the case of States in which the members of the State educational agency are elected (including election by the State legislature), by such agency. " (2) The State council established pursuant to this subsection shall be broadly representative of the educational resources of the State and of the public. Representation on the State council shall include, but not be limited to, persons representative of— " (A) public and nonprofit private elementary and secondary schools, " ^ B) institutions of higher education, " (C) areas of competence in planning and evaluating education programs, and the assessment of the effectiveness of, and the administration of, such programs at the State and local levels; and

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