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20 U.S.C. § 6573 (EDUCATION)
§ 6573. State administration
(a) Rulemaking
(1) In general
Each State that receives funds under this subchapter shall—
(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this subchapter conform to the purposes of this subchapter and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, and policies to the committee of practitioners created under subsection (b) of this section for review and comment;
(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to which the State’s local educational agencies and schools are subject;
(C) eliminate or modify State and local fiscal accounting requirements in order to facilitate the ability of schools to consolidate funds under schoolwide programs; and
(D) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a State-imposed requirement.
(2) Support and facilitation
State rules, regulations, and policies under this subchapter shall support and facilitate local educational agency and school-level systemic reform designed to enable all children to meet the challenging State student academic achievement standards.
(b) Committee of practitioners
(1) In general
Each State educational agency that receives funds under this subchapter shall create a State committee of practitioners to advise the State in carrying out its responsibilities under this subchapter.
(2) Membership
Each such committee shall include—
(A) as a majority of its members, representatives from local educational agencies;
(B) administrators, including the administrators of programs described in other parts of this subchapter;
(C) teachers, including vocational educators;
(D) parents;
(E) members of local school boards;
(F) representatives of private school children; and
(G) pupil services personnel.
(3) Duties
The duties of such committee shall include a review, before publication, of any proposed or final State rule or regulation pursuant to this subchapter. In an emergency situation where such rule or regulation must be issued within a very limited time to assist local educational agencies with the operation of the program under this subchapter, the State educational agency may issue a regulation without prior consultation, but shall immediately thereafter convene the State committee of practitioners to review the emergency regulation before issuance in final form.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1903, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1618.)
20 U.S.C. § 6574 (EDUCATION)
§ 6574. Local educational agency spending audits
(a) Audits
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct audits of not less than 6 local educational agencies that receive funds under part A of this subchapter in each fiscal year to determine more clearly and specifically how local educational agencies are expending such funds. Such audits—
(1) shall be conducted in 6 local educational agencies that represent the size, ethnic, economic, and geographic diversity of local educational agencies; and
(2) shall examine the extent to which funds have been expended for academic instruction in the core curriculum and activities unrelated to academic instruction in the core curriculum, such as the payment of janitorial, utility, and other maintenance services, the purchase and lease of vehicles, and the payment for travel and attendance costs at conferences.
(b) Report
Not later than 3 months after the completion of the audits under subsection (a) of this section each year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report on each audit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1904, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1619.)
20 U.S.C. § 6575 (EDUCATION)
§ 6575. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s specific instructional content, academic achievement standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1905, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1619.)
20 U.S.C. § 6576 (EDUCATION)
§ 6576. Rule of construction on equalized spending
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to mandate equalized spending per pupil for a State, local educational agency, or school.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1906, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1619.)
20 U.S.C. § 6577 (EDUCATION)
§ 6577. State report on dropout data
Not later than 1 year after a State educational agency receives funds under this subchapter, the agency shall report to the Secretary and statewide, all school district data regarding annual school dropout rates in the State disaggregated by race and ethnicity according to procedures that conform with the National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1907, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1619.)
20 U.S.C. § 6578 (EDUCATION)
§ 6578. Regulations for sections 6311 and 6316
The Secretary shall issue regulations for sections 6311 and 6316 of this title not later than 6 months after January 8, 2002.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1908, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1620.)
20 U.S.C. § 6601 (EDUCATION)
§ 6601. Purpose
The purpose of this part is to provide grants to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, State agencies for higher education, and eligible partnerships in order to—
(1) increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools; and
(2) hold local educational agencies and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2101, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1620.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6601, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2001, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3612, set forth findings, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
A prior section 2101 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6621 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
Another prior section 2101 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3001 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.
20 U.S.C. § 6602 (EDUCATION)
§ 6602. Definitions
In this part:
(1) Arts and sciences
The term “arts and sciences” means—
(A) when referring to an organizational unit of an institution of higher education, any academic unit that offers one or more academic majors in disciplines or content areas corresponding to the academic subjects in which teachers teach; and
(B) when referring to a specific academic subject, the disciplines or content areas in which an academic major is offered by an organizational unit described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Charter school
The term “charter school” has the meaning given the term in section 7221i of this title.
(3) High-need local educational agency
The term “high-need local educational agency” means a local educational agency—
(A)
(i) that serves not fewer than 10,000 children from families with incomes below the poverty line; or
(ii) for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and
(B)
(i) for which there is a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subjects or grade levels that the teachers were trained to teach; or
(ii) for which there is a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensing.
(4) Highly qualified paraprofessional
The term “highly qualified paraprofessional” means a paraprofessional who has not less than 2 years of—
(A) experience in a classroom; and
(B) postsecondary education or demonstrated competence in a field or academic subject for which there is a significant shortage of qualified teachers.
(5) Out-of-field teacher
The term “out-of-field teacher” means a teacher who is teaching an academic subject or a grade level for which the teacher is not highly qualified.
(6) Principal
The term “principal” includes an assistant principal.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2102, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1620.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6602, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2002, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3613, set forth purposes of this subchapter, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. See section 6601 of this title.
A prior section 2102 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6622 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
Another prior section 2102 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3002 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.
20 U.S.C. § 6603 (EDUCATION)
§ 6603. Authorizations of appropriations
(a) Grants to States, local educational agencies, and eligible partnerships
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part (other than subpart 5) $3,175,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
(b) National programs
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart 5 of this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2103, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1621.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6603, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2003, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3614; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(b)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–406, authorized appropriations and related to allocations of appropriations, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
A prior section 2103 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6623 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
Another prior section 2103 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3003 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.
20 U.S.C. § 6631 (EDUCATION)
§ 6631. Definitions
In this subpart:
(1) Eligible partnership
The term “eligible partnership” means an entity that—
(A) shall include—
(i) a private or State institution of higher education and the division of the institution that prepares teachers and principals;
(ii) a school of arts and sciences; and
(iii) a high-need local educational agency; and
(B) may include another local educational agency, a public charter school, an elementary school or secondary school, an educational service agency, a nonprofit educational organization, another institution of higher education, a school of arts and sciences within such an institution, the division of such an institution that prepares teachers and principals, a nonprofit cultural organization, an entity carrying out a prekindergarten program, a teacher organization, a principal organization, or a business.
(2) Low-performing school
The term “low-performing school” means an elementary school or secondary school that is identified under section 6316 of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2131, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1633.)
20 U.S.C. § 6632 (EDUCATION)
§ 6632. Subgrants
(a) In general
The State agency for higher education for a State that receives a grant under section 6611 of this title, working in conjunction with the State educational agency (if such agencies are separate), shall use the funds reserved under section 6613(a)(2) of this title to make subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable such partnerships to carry out the activities described in section 6634 of this title.
(b) Distribution
The State agency for higher education shall ensure that—
(1) such subgrants are equitably distributed by geographic area within a State; or
(2) eligible partnerships in all geographic areas within the State are served through the subgrants.
(c) Special rule
No single participant in an eligible partnership may use more than 50 percent of the funds made available to the partnership under this section.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2132, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1633.)
20 U.S.C. § 6633 (EDUCATION)
§ 6633. Applications
To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this subpart, an eligible partnership shall submit an application to the State agency for higher education at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the agency may require.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2133, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1633.)
20 U.S.C. § 6634 (EDUCATION)
§ 6634. Use of funds
(a) In general
An eligible partnership that receives a subgrant under section 6632 of this title shall use the subgrant funds for—
(1) professional development activities in core academic subjects to ensure that—
(A) teachers and highly qualified paraprofessionals, and, if appropriate, principals have subject matter knowledge in the academic subjects that the teachers teach, including the use of computer related technology to enhance student learning; and
(B) principals have the instructional leadership skills that will help such principals work most effectively with teachers to help students master core academic subjects; and
(2) developing and providing assistance to local educational agencies and individuals who are teachers, highly qualified paraprofessionals, or principals of schools served by such agencies, for sustained, high-quality professional development activities that—
(A) ensure that the individuals are able to use challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, to improve instructional practices and improve student academic achievement;
(B) may include intensive programs designed to prepare such individuals who will return to a school to provide instruction related to the professional development described in subparagraph (A) to other such individuals within such school; and
(C) may include activities of partnerships between one or more local educational agencies, one or more schools served by such local educational agencies, and one or more institutions of higher education for the purpose of improving teaching and learning at low-performing schools.
(b) Coordination
An eligible partnership that receives a subgrant to carry out this subpart and a grant under section 1023 1 of this title shall coordinate the activities carried out under this subpart and the activities carried out under that section 1023 of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2134, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1633.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 1023 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to section 203 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–329. Section 203 of Pub. L. 89–329 was repealed by Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3133. Pub. L. 110–315 enacted a new section 203 of Pub. L. 89–329, which relates to administrative provisions, and is classified to section 1022b of this title.
20 U.S.C. § 6663 (EDUCATION)
§ 6663. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2203, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1647.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2203 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6643 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
Another prior section 2203 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3013 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.
20 U.S.C. § 6681 (EDUCATION)
§ 6681. Purposes
The purposes of this division are—
(1) to establish a program to recruit and retain highly qualified mid-career professionals (including highly qualified paraprofessionals), and recent graduates of an institution of higher education, as teachers in high-need schools, including recruiting teachers through alternative routes to certification; and
(2) to encourage the development and expansion of alternative routes to certification under State-approved programs that enable individuals to be eligible for teacher certification within a reduced period of time, relying on the experience, expertise, and academic qualifications of an individual, or other factors in lieu of traditional course work in the field of education.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2311, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1655.)
20 U.S.C. § 6682 (EDUCATION)
§ 6682. Definitions
In this division:
(1) Eligible participant
The term “eligible participant” means—
(A) an individual with substantial, demonstrable career experience, including a highly qualified paraprofessional; or
(B) an individual who is a graduate of an institution of higher education who—
(i) has graduated not more than 3 years before applying to an eligible entity to teach under this division; and
(ii) in the case of an individual wishing to teach in a secondary school, has completed an academic major (or courses totaling an equivalent number of credit hours) in the academic subject that the individual will teach.
(2) High-need local educational agency
The term “high-need local educational agency” has the meaning given the term in section 6602 of this title.
(3) High-need school
The term “high-need school” means a school that—
(A) is located in an area in which the percentage of students from families with incomes below the poverty line is 30 percent or more; or
(B)
(i) is located in an area with a high percentage of out-of-field teachers, as defined in section 6602 of this title;
(ii) is within the top quartile of elementary schools and secondary schools statewide, as ranked by the number of unfilled, available teacher positions at the schools;
(iii) is located in an area in which there is a high teacher turnover rate; or
(iv) is located in an area in which there is a high percentage of teachers who are not certified or licensed.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2312, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1656.)
20 U.S.C. § 6684 (EDUCATION)
§ 6684. Evaluation and accountability for recruiting and retaining teachers
(a) Evaluation
Each entity that receives a grant under this division shall conduct—
(1) an interim evaluation of the program funded under the grant at the end of the third year of the grant period; and
(2) a final evaluation of the program at the end of the fifth year of the grant period.
(b) Contents
In conducting the evaluation, the entity shall describe the extent to which local educational agencies that received funds through the grant have met the goals relating to teacher recruitment and retention described in the application.
(c) Reports
The entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary and to Congress interim and final reports containing the results of the interim and final evaluations, respectively.
(d) Revocation
If the Secretary determines that the recipient of a grant under this division has not made substantial progress in meeting such goals and the objectives of the grant by the end of the third year of the grant period, the Secretary—
(1) shall revoke the payment made for the fourth year of the grant period; and
(2) shall not make a payment for the fifth year of the grant period.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2314, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1659.)
20 U.S.C. § 6691 (EDUCATION)
§ 6691. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
(b) Reservation
From the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary shall reserve not more than $30,000,000 to carry out division A of this subpart.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2321, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1660.)
20 U.S.C. § 6701 (EDUCATION)
§ 6701. Purposes
The purposes of this subpart are—
(1) to support and promote the expansion of the National Writing Project network of sites so that teachers in every region of the United States will have access to a National Writing Project program;
(2) to ensure the consistent high quality of the sites through ongoing review, evaluation, and technical assistance;
(3) to support and promote the establishment of programs to disseminate effective practices and research findings about the teaching of writing; and
(4) to coordinate activities assisted under this subpart with activities assisted under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2331, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1660.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6701, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2401, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3635; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(b)(3)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–407, related to reporting and accountability, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
20 U.S.C. § 6712 (EDUCATION)
§ 6712. Purpose
It is the purpose of this subpart—
(1) to improve the quality of civics and government education by educating students about the history and principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights;
(2) to foster civic competence and responsibility; and
(3) to improve the quality of civic education and economic education through cooperative civic education and economic education exchange programs with emerging democracies.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2342, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1662.)
20 U.S.C. § 6716 (EDUCATION)
§ 6716. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2346, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1666.)