Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act

Summary

Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish the Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools, composed of certain government officials, educators, and education policy experts. Requires the Commission to: (1) examine the effect government regulations have on elementary and secondary education; (2) recommend ways to align and improve those regulations to improve performance and innovation in education; and (3) recommend ways to improve and align assessment systems to provide reliable and meaningful information to parents, teachers, and students to improve student achievement, teacher performance, and innovation.

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Timeline

1. 22 May 2013

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 May 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2013

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2013

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013