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Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act

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

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 17, 2011

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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Who introduced it

Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D–CO

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

  2. Introduced in Senate

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