Sec. 10013. Establishment of Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools
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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a commission to be known as the Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools . The Commission shall— examine Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements on elementary and secondary education; make recommendations on how to align and improve such Federal, State, and local requirements to improve performance and innovation; examine the quality and purpose of current Federal, State, and local assessment requirements; and make recommendations to improve and align assessment systems to provide quality and meaningful information for parents, teachers, and students to improve student achievement, teacher performance, and innovation.
The Commission shall be composed of— 4 Governors; 6 State legislators; 2 Chief State school officers; 2 State officials responsible for administering Federal education programs; 4 superintendents; 2 principals; 2 teachers; 2 assessment experts; and 2 teacher and principal effectiveness experts. The Secretary shall solicit input and nominations for appointing members of the Commission from— Governors; members of Congress; State legislators; superintendents, principals, teachers, and other members of the education community; and parents, students, and other members of the general public.
The Secretary shall determine the membership of the Commission after considering recommendations submitted under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall designate a Governor as the Chairperson of the Commission. The Commission shall hold, at the call of the Chairperson, not less than 1 meeting every 6 months. All such meetings shall be open to the public. The Commission may hold, at the call of the Chairperson, such other meetings as the Chairperson sees fit to carry out this title.
A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. The Commission shall hold its first meeting not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.