,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 ,alexander7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools ,act4 #b4 ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools 7a7 ,in general ,the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,x ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools #ajjja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,chairperson ,the term ,chairperson means the ,chairperson of the ,commission4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools4 7#c7 ,relevant committees ,the term relevant committees means the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce of the ,house of ,representatives4 #ajjjb4 ,establishment of ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of the ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a commission to be known as the ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools4 7b7 ,purpose ,the ,commission shall-- 7#a7 examine ,federal1 ,state1 and local regulatory requirements on elementary and secondary education2 7#b7 make recommendations on how to align and improve such ,federal1 ,state1 and local requirements to improve performance and innovation2 7#c7 examine the quality and purpose of current ,federal1 ,state1 and local assessment requirements2 and 7#d7 make recommendations to improve and align assessment systems to provide quality and meaningful information for parents1 teachers1 and students to improve student achievement1 teacher performance1 and innovation4 7c7 ,membership 7#a7 ,composition ,the ,commission shall be composed of-- 7,a7 #d ,governors2 7,b7 #f ,state legislators2 7,c7 #b ,chief ,state school officers2 7,d7 #b ,state officials responsible for administering ,federal education programs2 7,e7 #d superintendents2 7,f7 #b principals2 7,g7 #b teachers2 7,h7 #b assessment experts2 and 7,i7 #b teacher and principal effectiveness experts4 7#b7 ,recommendations ,the ,secretary shall solicit input and nominations for appointing members of the ,commission from-- 7,a7 ,governors2 7,b7 members of ,congress2 7,c7 ,state legislators2 7,d7 superintendents1 principals1 teachers1 and other members of the education community2 and 7,e7 parents1 students1 and other members of the general public4 7#c7 ,determination ,the ,secretary shall determine the membership of the ,commission after considering recommendations submitted under paragraph 7#b74 7d7 ,chairperson ,the ,secretary shall designate a ,governor as the ,chairperson of the ,commission4 7e7 ,meetings ,the ,commission shall hold1 at the call of the ,chairperson1 at least #a meeting every #f months4 ,all such meetings shall be open to the public4 ,the ,commission may hold1 at the call of the ,chairperson1 such other meetings as the ,chairperson sees fit to carry out this title4 7f7 ,quorum ,a majority of the members of the ,commission shall constitute a quorum1 but a lesser number of members may hold hearings4 7g7 ,initial meeting ,the ,commission shall hold its first meeting not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of the ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools ,act4 #ajjjc4 ,powers of the ,commission 7a7 ,hearings 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall hold such hearings1 sit and act at such times and places1 take such testimony1 and receive such evidence as the ,commission determines appropriate to carry out this title4 7#b7 ,participation ,in hearings held under this subsection1 the ,commission shall consider inviting witnesses from1 among other groups-- 7,a7 teachers2 7,b7 parents2 7,c7 principals2 7,d7 superintendents2 7,e7 ,federal1 ,state1 and local educational agency personnel2 7,f7 researchers and other experts2 and 7,g7 any other individuals determined appropriate by the ,commission4 7b7 ,information from ,federal agencies ,the ,commission may secure directly from any ,federal department or agency such information as the ,commission considers necessary to carry out this title4 ,upon request of the ,chairperson1 the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the ,commission4 #ajjjd4 ,duties of the ,commission 7a7 ,duties 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall take such actions as it determines necessary to gain a full understanding of the issues of effective regulation and assessment systems for public schools4 7#b7 ,areas of emphasis ,the ,commission shall focus-- 7,a7 in examining the over-regulation of public schools1 on-- 7i7 examining ,federal1 ,state1 and local regulations governing public schools2 7ii7 differentiating between financial1 programmatic1 general education1 special education1 and civil rights requirements2 7iii7 identifying which government entity requires each regulation2 7iv7 measuring the cost of compliance in terms of funds spent on compliance and time in hours and personnel2 7v7 identifying duplicative1 redundant1 or unnecessary regulations at each governmental level2 and 7vi7 investigating how ,federal1 ,state1 and local interpretations of laws and regulations create additional or unnecessary burden and are used as rationale for imposing requirements that are not actually mandated by law2 and 7,b7 in examining the effective testing of public schools1 on-- 7i7 examining ,federal1 ,state1 and local testing and standardized assessment requirements for public elementary schools1 middle schools1 and high schools2 7ii7 determining the purpose and intent of each such test or assessment1 including whether it is intended to measure student achievement and growth1 teacher and principal effectiveness1 or system accountability2 7iii7 determining the frequency1 length1 and scheduling of such tests and assessments1 and measuring1 in hours and days1 the student and teacher time spent on testing2 7iv7 examining standardized assessments required by ,federal1 ,state1 or local requirements1 excluding teacher-created tests and quizzes and formative assessments2 7v7 reporting on the quality of standardized assessments2 7vi7 examining reporting practices of test results and the degree to which the results are returned in a timely manner with sufficient quality to be useful to parents1 teachers and principals1 and students to inform and improve their work1 including targeting instruction to student needs1 grading student work1 and evaluating teacher and principal effectiveness2 7vii7 analyzing the ability of quality assessments to measure whether a student is prepared to graduate from high school and pursue college or a career without the need for academic remediation2 7viii7 examining what factors most contribute to quality assessments and the extent to which high-quality assessments can advance student learning2 7ix7 determining the technology infrastructure required for next generation assessments2 and 7x7 identifying opportunities to improve assessment practices to better promote parent1 teacher and principal1 and student understanding of progress toward college and career readiness and public understanding of school performance and educational productivity4 7#c7 ,samples ,in conducting its work under this title1 the ,commission may rely on samples of ,states and local school districts for examples of regulations and testing requirements4 7b7 ,reports 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the ,commission shall provide regular reports in a manner and form of the ,commission's choosing to-- 7,a7 the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 the members of the relevant committees4 7#b7 ,annual report ,not later than #a year after the date of the first meeting of the ,commission1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commission shall issue a report to-- 7,a7 the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 the members of the relevant committees4 7#c7 ,public report ,the ,commission shall-- 7,a7 prepare a report-- 7i7 analyzing findings of the ,commission2 and 7ii7 making recommendations for ,federal1 ,state1 and local policy makers2 and 7,b7 broadly disseminate such report to the general public4 7c7 ,testimony ,the ,chairperson shall annually provide testimony to the relevant committees4 #ajjje4 ,commission personnel matters 7a7 ,compensation of members ,each member of the ,commission shall serve without compensation in addition to any such compensation received for the member's service as an officer or employee of the ,united ,states1 if applicable4 7b7 ,travel expenses ,the members of the ,commission shall be allowed travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter #a of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the ,commission4 7c7 ,assistance 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,elementary and ,secondary ,education shall provide assistance to the ,commission1 upon request of the ,commission1 without reimbursement4 7#b7 ,detail of government employees ,any ,federal ,government employee may be detailed to the ,commission without reimbursement1 and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege4 4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents in section #b of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,title ,x--,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools ,sec4 #ajjja4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #ajjjb4 ,establishment of ,commission on ,effective ,regulation and ,assessment ,systems for ,public ,schools4 ,sec4 #ajjjc4 ,powers of the ,commission4 ,sec4 #ajjjd4 ,duties of the ,commission4 ,sec4 #ajjje4 ,commission personnel matters4 4