To amend the General Education Provisions Act to authorize the National Assessment of Educational Progress to conduct certain trial assessments in the fiscal year 1994 and to develop certain other trial assessments for administration in such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to direct the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to conduct certain trial assessments, and develop other trial assessments for administration, in 1994. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide for the organization that conducts the independent evaluation of assessments under specified GEPA provisions to study and report to the Congress, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, on: (1) the process whereby achievement goals are set pursuant to specified GEPA provisions; and (2) the ability of NAEP to maintain valid data with respect to trends in student performance.

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Timeline

1. 22 May 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 May 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 July 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

   Source: Committee

5. 31 July 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Education.

   Source: Committee

6. 1 August 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 1 August 1991

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
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