1. 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.
2. 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.

Added by Laws 1997, SB 337, c. 355, § 4, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1599, c. 356, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).