[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3237 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3237

 To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 2011

  Mr. Gowdy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act.

    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 ``SOAR Technical Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 3007(a)(4)(F) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(F) ensures that participating students are 
                taught by core subject matter teachers who have a 
                baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such 
                degree was awarded in or outside of the United 
                States.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED TESTS.

    Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 
(Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 205) is amended by striking paragraphs 
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Institute of Education Sciences 
        shall administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests, 
        as described in paragraph (3)(A) of section 3009(a), to 
        students participating in the evaluation under section 3009(a) 
        for the purpose of conducting the evaluation under such 
        section, except where a student is attending a participating 
        school that is administering the same nationally norm-
        referenced standardized test.
            ``(2) Test results.--Each participating school that 
        administers the nationally norm-referenced standardized test 
        described in paragraph (1) to an eligible student shall make 
        the test results, with respect to such student, available to 
        the Secretary as necessary for evaluation under section 
        3009(a).''.

SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 3009(a)(3) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 206) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon 
        the following: ``in a manner consistent with section 3008(h)''; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, if requested by 
        the Institute of Education Sciences,'' after ``will 
        participate''.
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