[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 126, 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 112-92
112th Congress

An Act


 
To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR Technical Corrections Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS.

Section 3007(a)(4)(F) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and
Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended to read as
follows:
``(F) ensures that, with respect to core academic
subjects (as such term is defined in section 9101(11) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801(11)), participating students are taught by a
teacher who has a baccalaureate degree or equivalent
degree, whether such degree was awarded in or outside of
the United States.''.
SEC. 3. NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED TESTS.

Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act
(Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 205) is amended by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
``(2) Administration of tests.--The Institute of Education
Sciences shall administer nationally norm-referenced
standardized tests, as described in paragraph (3)(A) of section
3009(a), to students participating in the evaluation under
section 3009(a) for the purpose of conducting the evaluation
under such section, except where a student is attending a
participating school that is administering the same nationally
norm-referenced standardized test in accordance with the testing
requirements described in paragraph (1).
``(3) Test results.--Each participating school that
administers the nationally norm-referenced standardized test
described in paragraph (2) to an eligible student shall make the
test results, with respect to such student, available to the
Secretary as necessary for evaluation under section 3009(a).''.
SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS.

Section 3009(a)(3) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results
Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 206) is amended--

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(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon
the following: ``in a manner consistent with section 3008(h)'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, if requested by
the Institute of Education Sciences,'' after ``will
participate''.

Approved February 1, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3237:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112-315 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 157 (2011):
Dec. 6, considered and passed House.
Vol. 158 (2012):
Jan. 23, considered and passed
Senate.