H.R. 3237 (112th): SOAR Technical Corrections Act

Introduced:
Oct 18, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC4]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 112-92.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on February 1, 2012.

Progress
Introduced Oct 18, 2011
Referred to Committee Oct 18, 2011
Reported by Committee Nov 03, 2011
Passed House Dec 06, 2011
Passed Senate Jan 23, 2012
Signed by the President Feb 01, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act.

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Last updated Jan 01, 2012.
2 pages

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2/1/2012--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 6, 2011.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) SOAR Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to make technical corrections to the opportunity scholarship program that provides private school choice opportunities to disadvantaged students in the District of Columbia. Limits the requirement that core subject teachers at participating schools have a baccalaureate or equivalent degree to those core subject teachers teaching participating students.
Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests to students participating in that evaluation, except where the school the student attends administers the same test.
Requires participating schools that administer the test to provide the Secretary of Education with the test results for participating students.

House Republican Conference Summary

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Summary

H.R. 3237 would amend the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR Act) to ensure that participating students are taught by core subject matter teachers who have a baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such degree was awarded in or outside of the United States. 

The bill would strike a section of the SOAR Act to require that the Institute of Education Sciences administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests to students participating in the evaluation, except where a student is attending a participating school that is administering the same nationally norm-referenced standardized test.  H.R. 3237 would require each participating school that administers the test to an eligible student to make the test results available to the Secretary of Education.

Cost

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that implementing H.R. 3237 would have no effect on discretionary spending.  In addition, enacting the bill would have no impact on direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

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  • Title 20: EDUCATION
  • Chapter 70: STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • Subchapter IX: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • Part A: Definitions
  • Section 7801: Definitions

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  • 125 Stat. 203
  • 125 Stat. 205
  • 125 Stat. 206