Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences
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Section 116 ( 20 U.S.C. 9516 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2), by striking to guide the work of the Institute and inserting , and to advise, and provide input to, the Director on the activities of the Institute on an ongoing basis ; in paragraph (3), by inserting under section 114(h) after procedures ; in paragraph (8), by inserting disability, after gender, in paragraph (9)— by striking To solicit and inserting To ensure all activities of the Institute are relevant to education policy and practice by soliciting, on an ongoing basis, ; and by striking consistent with and inserting consistent with section 114(j) and ; in paragraph (11)— by inserting the Institute’s after enhance ; and by striking among other Federal and State research agencies and inserting with public and private entities to improve the work of the Institute ; and by adding at the end the following:
To conduct the evaluations required under subsection (d). ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2)— by inserting Board, before National Academy ; by striking and the National Science Advisor and inserting the National Science Advisor, and other entities and organizations that have knowledge of individuals who are highly-qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluations, or development ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i), by striking , which may include those researchers recommended by the National Academy of Sciences ; by redesignating clause
(ii)as clause (iii); by inserting after clause (i), the following: Not fewer than 2 practitioners who are knowledgeable about the education needs of the United States, who may include school based professional educators, teachers, school leaders, local educational agency superintendents, and members of local boards of education or Bureau-funded school boards. ; and in clause (iii), as so redesignated— by striking school-based professional educators, ; by striking local educational agency superintendents, ; by striking principals, ; by striking or local ; and by striking or Bureau-funded school boards ; and in subparagraph (B)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting beginning on the date of appointment of the member, after 4 years, ; by striking clause (i); by redesignating clause
(ii)as clause (i); in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: in a case in which a successor to a member has not been appointed as of the date of expiration of the member’s term, the member may serve for an additional 1-year period, beginning on the day after the date of expiration of the member’s term, or until a successor has been appointed under paragraph (1), whichever occurs first. ; by striking subparagraph (C); and by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (C); in paragraph (8)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(E)as subparagraphs
(B)through (F), respectively; by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following: In the exercise of its duties under section 116(b) and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Board shall be independent of the Director and the other offices and officers of the Institute. ; in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by inserting before the period at the end the following: for a term of not more than 6 years, and who may be reappointed by the Board for 1 additional term of not more than 6 years ; and by adding at the end the following: The Board may establish standing or temporary subcommittees to make recommendations to the Board for carrying out activities authorized under this title. ; by striking subsection (d); by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (d); in subsection (d), as so redesignated— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Annual ; Evaluation by striking The Board and inserting the following: The Board ; by striking not later than July 1 of each year, a and inserting and make widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Institute’s website), a triennial ; and by adding at the end the following: An evaluation report described in paragraph
(1)shall include— subject to paragraph (3), an evaluation of the activities authorized for each of the National Education Centers, which— uses the performance management system described in section 185; and is conducted by an independent entity; a review of the Institute to ensure its work, consistent with the requirements of section 114(j), is timely, rigorous, and relevant; any recommendations regarding actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute and the National Education Centers to carry out their priorities and missions; and a summary of the major research findings of the Institute and the activities carried out under section 113(b) during the 3 preceding fiscal years. With respect to the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, an evaluation report described in paragraph
(1)shall contain— an evaluation described in paragraph (2)(A) of the activities authorized for such Center, except for the regional educational laboratories established under section 174; and a summative or interim evaluation, whichever is most recent, for each such laboratory conducted under section 174(i) on or after the date of enactment of the Strengthening Education through Research Act or, in a case in which such an evaluation is not available for a laboratory, the most recent evaluation for the laboratory conducted prior to the date of enactment of the Strengthening Education through Research Act . ; and by striking subsection (f).
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