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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Education Council Act of 1991 · Sec. 406

Sec. 406. MEMBERSHIP

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## SEC. 406 MEMBERSHIP ###
(a)In General The Council shall be composed of 32 members as follows: ####
(1)The Secretary of Education shall appoint 22 members to include at least one representative from each of the following: #####
(A)The Administration. #####
(B)The Commission on Achievement of Necessary Skills. #####
(C)The National Assessment Governing Board. #####
(D)State legislators. #####
(E)Chief State school officers. #####
(F)School administrators. #####
(G)Elementary or secondary school teachers. #####
(H)Institutions of higher education. #####
(I)Individuals with expertise in education standards and testing. #####
(J)National teacher organizations. ####
(2)The Chairperson or a designee of the National Education Goals Panel. ####
(3)The Governor designated to serve as Chairperson of the National Education Goals Panel for the year succeeding the year in which such panel is meeting (or a designee). ####
(4)The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member (excluding Members of Congress). ####
(5)The minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member (excluding Members of Congress). ####
(6)The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 1 member (excluding Members of Congress). ####
(7)The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint 1 member (excluding Members of Congress). ####
(8)The Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House or a designee. ####
(9)The ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House or a designee. ####
(10)The Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate or a designee. ####
(11)The ranking minority member of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate or a designee. ###
(b)Vacancies A vacancy in the Council shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. ###
(c)Term of Appointment Members shall be appointed for the life of the Council. ###
(d)Quorum 17 members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. ###
(e)Cochairpersons The Chairperson of the National Education Goals Panel or a designee and the Governor designated to serve as the Chairperson for the succeeding year in which the panel is meeting (or a designee) shall serve as cochairpersons of the Council upon the date of the enactment of this title. ###
(f)Compensation ####
(1)Members Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Council shall each be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed the rate of pay for level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which they are engaged in the performance of duties vested in the Council. ####
(2)Exception Members of the Council who are fulltime officers or employees of the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no additional compensation by reason of their service on the Council
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