HR 4949 · 96th Congress · Education

Educational Testing Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-07-24· Sponsored by Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1979-07-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Educational Testing Act of 1979 - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) ensure that test subjects and persons using test results are aware of the uses and limitations of standardized tests in postsecondary education admissions; (2) make test-related information available to the public; (3) protect the public interest by promoting more knowledge about the use of standardized test results and by promoting greater accuracy in the administration and interpretation of such tests; and (4) encourage the use of multiple criteria in the grant or denial of any significant educational benefit. Requires each testing agency to provide to a test subject information concerning: (1) the purposes of the test; (2) the subject matters and the areas of skill or knowledge being tested; (3) interpretation and use of the results; (4) the form in which the scores will be reported; (5) any promises made by a testing agency with regard to accuracy, forwarding, and privacy of information of such scores; (6) the property interest of a test subject in such scores, and their storage, disposal, or future use; (7) the time period for mailing such scores to a test subject and designated recipients; (8) sp…

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19 Democrats1 Republican