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20 U.S.C. § 9413 (EDUCATION)
§ 9413. Local administration
(a) Local Council
(1) In general
To be eligible to receive funds under this chapter, a local government entity, Indian tribe, Regional Corporation, or Native Hawaiian entity, as appropriate, shall establish or designate a Local Council, which shall be composed of—
(A) representatives of local agencies directly affected by early learning programs assisted under this chapter;
(B) parents;
(C) other individuals concerned with early learning issues in the locality, such as representative entities providing elementary education, child care resource and referral services, early learning opportunities, child care, and health services; and
(D) other key community leaders.
(2) Designating existing entity
If a local government entity, Indian tribe, Regional Corporation, or Native Hawaiian entity has, before December 21, 2000, a Local Council or a regional entity that is comparable to the Local Council described in paragraph (1), the entity, tribe, or corporation may designate the council or entity as a Local Council under this chapter, and shall be considered to have established a Local Council in compliance with this subsection.
(3) Functions
The Local Council shall be responsible for preparing and submitting the application described in section 9412 of this title.
(b) Administration
(1) Administrative costs
Not more than 3 percent of the funds received by a Local Council under this chapter shall be used to pay for the administrative costs of the Local Council in carrying out this chapter.
(2) Fiscal agent
A Local Council may designate any entity, with a demonstrated capacity for administering grants, that is affected by, or concerned with, early learning issues, including the State, to serve as fiscal agent for the administration of grant funds received by the Local Council under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title VIII, § 814], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–88.)
20 U.S.C. § 9511 (EDUCATION)
§ 9511. Establishment
(a) Establishment
There shall be in the Department the Institute of Education Sciences, to be administered by a Director (as described in section 9514 of this title) and, to the extent set forth in section 9516 of this title, a board of directors.
(b) Mission
(1) In general
The mission of the Institute is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood through postsecondary study, in order to provide parents, educators, students, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable information about—
(A) the condition and progress of education in the United States, including early childhood education and special education;
(B) educational practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to educational opportunities for all students; and
(C) the effectiveness of Federal and other education programs.
(2) Carrying out mission
In carrying out the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall compile statistics, develop products, and conduct research, evaluations, and wide dissemination activities in areas of demonstrated national need (including in technology areas) that are supported by Federal funds appropriated to the Institute and ensure that such activities—
(A) conform to high standards of quality, integrity, and accuracy; and
(B) are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias.
(c) Organization
The Institute shall consist of the following:
(1) The Office of the Director (as described in section 9514 of this title).
(2) The National Board for Education Sciences (as described in section 9516 of this title).
(3) The National Education Centers, which include—
(A) the National Center for Education Research (as described in part B of this subchapter);
(B) the National Center for Education Statistics (as described in part C of this subchapter);
(C) the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (as described in part D of this subchapter); and
(D) the National Center for Special Education Research (as described in part E of this subchapter).
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 111, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1944; Pub. L. 108–446, title II, § 201(b)(2)(A), (B), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2802.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2004—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 108–446, § 201(b)(2)(A), inserted “and special education” after “early childhood education”.
Subsec. (c)(3)(D). Pub. L. 108–446, § 201(b)(2)(B), added subpar. (D).
20 U.S.C. § 9512 (EDUCATION)
§ 9512. Functions
From funds appropriated under section 9584 of this title, the Institute, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall—
(1) conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination;
(2) widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education;
(3) promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities;
(4) strengthen the national capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate scientifically valid research in education;
(5) promote the coordination, development, and dissemination of scientifically valid research in education within the Department and the Federal Government; and
(6) promote the use and application of research and development to improve practice in the classroom.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 112, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1945.)
20 U.S.C. § 9513 (EDUCATION)
§ 9513. Delegation
(a) Delegation of authority
Notwithstanding section 3472 of this title, the Secretary shall delegate to the Director all functions for carrying out this subchapter (other than administrative and support functions), except that—
(1) nothing in this subchapter or in subchapter III of this chapter (except section 9621(e)(1)(J) of this title) shall be construed to alter or diminish the role, responsibilities, or authority of the National Assessment Governing Board with respect to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (including with respect to the methodologies of the National Assessment of Educational Progress described in section 9621(e)(1)(E) of this title) from those authorized by the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9001 et seq.) on the day before November 5, 2002;
(2) members of the National Assessment Governing Board shall continue to be appointed by the Secretary;
(3) section 9621(f)(1) of this title shall apply to the National Assessment Governing Board in the exercise of its responsibilities under this Act;
(4) sections 9515 and 9516 of this title shall not apply to the National Assessment of Educational Progress; and
(5) sections 9515 and 9516 of this title shall not apply to the National Assessment Governing Board.
(b) Other activities
The Secretary may assign the Institute responsibility for administering other activities, if those activities are consistent with—
(1) the Institute’s priorities, as approved by the National Board for Education Sciences under section 9516 of this title, and the Institute’s mission, as described in section 9511(b) of this title; or
(2) the Institute’s mission, but only if those activities do not divert the Institute from its priorities.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 113, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1945.)
heading: References in Text
text: The National Education Statistics Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is title IV of Pub. L. 103–382, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4029, as amended, which was classified generally to chapter 71 (§ 9001 et seq.) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 403(1), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1985. Provisions relating to education statistics are now contained in part C (§ 9541 et seq.) of this subchapter.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), means Pub. L. 107–279, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1940, which enacted this chapter and section 3419 of this title, amended sections 1232j, 3412, 3461, 6194, 6311, 6312, 6317, 6491, 6932, 7013, 7253c, 7283b, 7283d, 7451, 7703, 7909, 9007, 9010, 9011, 9573, 9623, and 9624 of this title and section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred sections 9010 and 9011 of this title to sections 9621 and 9622 of this title, respectively, repealed sections 3419, 6011, 6021, 6031, 6041, 6051, 6053 to 6053e, 6054 to 6054b, 6055 to 6055h, 6056, 6056a, 9001 to 9009, and 9012 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 7703 and 9501 of this title, and repealed provisions set out as notes under sections 1221e and 9001 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
20 U.S.C. § 9518 (EDUCATION)
§ 9518. Agreements
The Institute may carry out research projects of common interest with entities such as the National Science Foundation and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through agreements with such entities that are in accordance with section 1231 of this title.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 118, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1953; Pub. L. 110–154, § 1(d), Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1828.)
heading: Change of Name
text: “Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” substituted for “National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” in text, on authority of section 1(d) of Pub. L. 110–154, set out as a note under section 285g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
20 U.S.C. § 9519 (EDUCATION)
§ 9519. Biennial report
The Director shall, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the Board, and the appropriate congressional committees, and make widely available to the public (including by means of the Internet), a report containing the following:
(1) A description of the activities carried out by and through the National Education Centers during the prior fiscal years.
(2) A summary of each grant, contract, and cooperative agreement in excess of $100,000 funded through the National Education Centers during the prior fiscal years, including, at a minimum, the amount, duration, recipient, purpose of the award, and the relationship, if any, to the priorities and mission of the Institute, which shall be available in a user-friendly electronic database.
(3) A description of how the activities of the National Education Centers are consistent with the principles of scientifically valid research and the priorities and mission of the Institute.
(4) Such additional comments, recommendations, and materials as the Director considers appropriate.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 119, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1953.)
20 U.S.C. § 9520 (EDUCATION)
§ 9520. Competitive awards
Activities carried out under this Act through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, at a minimum, shall be awarded on a competitive basis and, when practicable, through a process of peer review.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 120, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1953.)
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 107–279, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1940, which enacted this chapter and section 3419 of this title, amended sections 1232j, 3412, 3461, 6194, 6311, 6312, 6317, 6491, 6932, 7013, 7253c, 7283b, 7283d, 7451, 7703, 7909, 9007, 9010, 9011, 9573, 9623, and 9624 of this title and section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred sections 9010 and 9011 of this title to sections 9621 and 9622 of this title, respectively, repealed sections 3419, 6011, 6021, 6031, 6041, 6051, 6053 to 6053e, 6054 to 6054b, 6055 to 6055h, 6056, 6056a, 9001 to 9009, and 9012 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 7703 and 9501 of this title, and repealed provisions set out as notes under sections 1221e and 9001 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
20 U.S.C. § 9531 (EDUCATION)
§ 9531. Establishment
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Research (in this part referred to as the “Research Center”).
(b) Mission
The mission of the Research Center is—
(1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education, to—
(A) ensure that all children have access to a high-quality education;
(B) improve student academic achievement, including through the use of educational technology;
(C) close the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing students through the improvement of teaching and learning of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and other academic subjects; and
(D) improve access to, and opportunity for, postsecondary education;
(2) to support the synthesis and, as appropriate, the integration of education research;
(3) to promote quality and integrity through the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of education theories, practices, or conditions; and
(4) to promote scientifically valid research findings that can provide the basis for improving academic instruction and lifelong learning.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 131, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1954.)
20 U.S.C. § 9532 (EDUCATION)
§ 9532. Commissioner for Education Research
The Research Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education Research (in this part referred to as the “Research Commissioner”) who shall have substantial knowledge of the activities of the Research Center, including a high level of expertise in the fields of research and research management.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 132, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1954.)
20 U.S.C. § 9541 (EDUCATION)
§ 9541. Establishment
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Statistics (in this part referred to as the “Statistics Center”).
(b) Mission
The mission of the Statistics Center shall be—
(1) to collect and analyze education information and statistics in a manner that meets the highest methodological standards;
(2) to report education information and statistics in a timely manner; and
(3) to collect, analyze, and report education information and statistics in a manner that—
(A) is objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and is free of partisan political influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias; and
(B) is relevant and useful to practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 151, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1957.)
20 U.S.C. § 9542 (EDUCATION)
§ 9542. Commissioner for Education Statistics
The Statistics Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education Statistics (in this part referred to as the “Statistics Commissioner”) who shall be highly qualified and have substantial knowledge of statistical methodologies and activities undertaken by the Statistics Center.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 152, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1958.)
20 U.S.C. § 9544 (EDUCATION)
§ 9544. Performance of duties
(a) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
In carrying out the duties under this part, the Statistics Commissioner,1 may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.
(b) Gathering information
(1) Sampling
The Statistics Commissioner may use the statistical method known as sampling (including random sampling) to carry out this part.
(2) Source of information
The Statistics Commissioner may, as appropriate, use information collected—
(A) from States, local educational agencies, public and private schools, preschools, institutions of higher education, vocational and adult education programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, students, the general public, and other individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions (including information collected by States and local educational agencies for their own use); and
(B) by other offices within the Institute and by other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.
(3) Collection
The Statistics Commissioner may—
(A) enter into interagency agreements for the collection of statistics;
(B) arrange with any agency, organization, or institution for the collection of statistics; and
(C) assign employees of the Statistics Center to any such agency, organization, or institution to assist in such collection.
(4) Technical assistance and coordination
In order to maximize the effectiveness of Department efforts to serve the educational needs of children and youth, the Statistics Commissioner shall—
(A) provide technical assistance to the Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and
(B) coordinate with other Department offices in the collection of data.
(c) Duration
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section may be awarded, on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Statistics Commissioner for an additional period of not more than 5 years.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 154, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1960.)
20 U.S.C. § 9545 (EDUCATION)
§ 9545. Reports
(a) Procedures for issuance of reports
The Statistics Commissioner,1 shall establish procedures, in accordance with section 9576 of this title, to ensure that the reports issued under this section are relevant, of high quality, useful to customers, subject to rigorous peer review, produced in a timely fashion, and free from any partisan political influence.
(b) Report on condition and progress of education
Not later than June 1, 2003, and each June 1 thereafter, the Statistics Commissioner,1 shall submit to the President and the appropriate congressional committees a statistical report on the condition and progress of education in the United States.
(c) Statistical reports
The Statistics Commissioner shall issue regular and, as necessary, special statistical reports on education topics, particularly in the core academic areas of reading, mathematics, and science, consistent with the priorities and the mission of the Statistics Center.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 155, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1960.)
20 U.S.C. § 9546 (EDUCATION)
§ 9546. Dissemination
(a) General requests
(1) In general
The Statistics Center may furnish transcripts or copies of tables and other statistical records and make special statistical compilations and surveys for State and local officials, public and private organizations, and individuals.
(2) Compilations
The Statistics Center shall provide State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education with opportunities to suggest the establishment of particular compilations of statistics, surveys, and analyses that will assist those educational agencies.
(b) Congressional requests
The Statistics Center shall furnish such special statistical compilations and surveys as the relevant congressional committees may request.
(c) Joint statistical projects
The Statistics Center may engage in joint statistical projects related to the mission of the Center, or other statistical purposes authorized by law, with nonprofit organizations or agencies, and the cost of such projects shall be shared equitably as determined by the Secretary.
(d) Fees
(1) In general
Statistical compilations and surveys under this section, other than those carried out pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, may be made subject to the payment of the actual or estimated cost of such work.
(2) Funds received
All funds received in payment for work or services described in this subsection may be used to pay directly the costs of such work or services, to repay appropriations that initially bore all or part of such costs, or to refund excess sums when necessary.
(e) Access
(1) Other agencies
The Statistics Center shall, consistent with section 9573 of this title, cooperate with other Federal agencies having a need for educational data in providing access to educational data received by the Statistics Center.
(2) Interested parties
The Statistics Center shall, in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Center may prescribe, provide all interested parties, including public and private agencies, parents, and other individuals, direct access, in the most appropriate form (including, where possible, electronically), to data collected by the Statistics Center for the purposes of research and acquiring statistical information.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 156, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1961.)
20 U.S.C. § 9547 (EDUCATION)
§ 9547. Cooperative education statistics systems
The Statistics Center may establish 1 or more national cooperative education statistics systems for the purpose of producing and maintaining, with the cooperation of the States, comparable and uniform information and data on early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, and libraries, that are useful for policymaking at the Federal, State, and local levels.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 157, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1962.)
20 U.S.C. § 9561 (EDUCATION)
§ 9561. Establishment
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.
(b) Mission
The mission of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance shall be—
(1) to provide technical assistance;
(2) to conduct evaluations of Federal education programs administered by the Secretary (and as time and resources allow, other education programs) to determine the impact of such programs (especially on student academic achievement in the core academic areas of reading, mathematics, and science);
(3) to support synthesis and wide dissemination of results of evaluation, research, and products developed; and
(4) to encourage the use of scientifically valid education research and evaluation throughout the United States.
(c) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
In carrying out the duties under this part, the Director may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 171, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1962.)