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§70-1210.513.
§70-1210.513.
A. In order to assist in the nation's evaluation of the condition and
progress of education, and in order to provide comparative interstate
information on student performance, beginning July 1, 1997, the State
Board of Education shall ensure the participation of the Oklahoma
public school system in the National Assessment of Educational
Progress. The results of this assessment shall be included as a
separate result in annual reports on the Oklahoma State Testing
Program.
B. The State Department of Education shall utilize the services of at
least one qualified independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the
state core curriculum standards at every grade level or, in high
school for every subject, in which a criterion-referenced test is
administered, and shall report the results to the Legislature by
February 1, 2000. The State Department of Education shall be advised
and guided in this duty by a legislative committee to be known as the
Advisory Committee on School Curriculum Standards. The Committee shall
consist of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by
the Speaker of the House and three members of the Senate appointed by
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The Speaker of the House
shall name the chair and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall
name the vice-chair of the Committee. The Committee members shall be
reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in connection with their
duties pursuant to the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The Committee shall cease to exist on February 1,
2000.
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