20 U.S.C. § 2341 (EDUCATION)
§ 2341. State administration
(a) Eligible agency responsibilities
The responsibilities of an eligible agency under this subchapter shall include—
(1) coordination of the development, submission, and implementation of the State plan, and the evaluation of the program, services, and activities assisted under this subchapter, including preparation for non-traditional fields;
(2) consultation with the Governor and appropriate agencies, groups, and individuals including parents, students, teachers, teacher and faculty preparation programs, representatives of businesses (including small businesses), labor organizations, eligible recipients, State and local officials, and local program administrators, involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, and coordination of programs funded under this subchapter;
(3) convening and meeting as an eligible agency (consistent with State law and procedure for the conduct of such meetings) at such time as the eligible agency determines necessary to carry out the eligible agency’s responsibilities under this subchapter, but not less than 4 times annually; and
(4) the adoption of such procedures as the eligible agency considers necessary to—
(A) implement State level coordination with the activities undertaken by the State boards under section 3111 of title 29; and
(B) make available to the one-stop delivery system under section 3151 of title 29 within the State a listing of all school dropout, postsecondary education, and adult programs assisted under this subchapter.
(b) Exception
Except with respect to the responsibilities set forth in subsection (a), the eligible agency may delegate any of the other responsibilities of the eligible agency that involve the administration, operation, or supervision of activities assisted under this subchapter, in whole or in part, to 1 or more appropriate State agencies.
(Pub. L. 88–210, title I, § 121, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 715; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(e)(2), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1706; Pub. L. 115–224, title I, § 121, July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1599.)
heading: Amendment of Subsection (a)(2)
text: Pub. L. 115–224, § 4, title I, § 121, July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1564, 1599, amended subsection (a)(2) of this section, effective July 1, 2019. After July 1, 2019, subsection (a)(2) will read as follows: “(2) consultation with the Governor and appropriate agencies, groups, and individuals including teachers, faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, school leaders, authorized public chartering agencies and charter school leaders (consistent with State law), employers, representatives of business (including small businesses), labor organizations, eligible recipients, local program administrators, State and local officials, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations present in the State, parents, students, and community organizations;”. See 2018 Amendment note below.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2341, Pub. L. 88–210, title I, § 121, as added Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3102, related to State administration, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–270.
Another prior section 2341 and prior sections 2341a to 2341c were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.
Section 2341, Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 231, as added Pub. L. 101–392, title II, § 201, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 779; amended Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(s)(4), (5), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4025; Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 110(i)(1), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2172, related to distribution of funds to secondary school programs. See section 2351 of this title.
Another prior section 2341, Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 251, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2455; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6132, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1511, related to the uses of the portion of a State’s allotment available for vocational education program improvement, innovation, and expansion, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter II of this chapter by Pub. L. 101–392.
Section 2341a, Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 232, as added Pub. L. 101–392, title II, § 201, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 781; amended Pub. L. 103–208, § 4, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2487; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 351(a)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3966; Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 110(i)(2), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2172, related to distribution of funds to postsecondary and adult programs. See section 2352 of this title.
Section 2341b, Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 233, as added Pub. L. 101–392, title II, § 201, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 782, related to special rule for minimal allocations. See section 2353 of this title.
Section 2341c, Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 234, as added Pub. L. 101–392, title II, § 201, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 783, related to reallocations. See section 2353 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–224 substituted “teachers, faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, school leaders, authorized public chartering agencies and charter school leaders (consistent with State law), employers, representatives of business (including small businesses), labor organizations, eligible recipients, local program administrators, State and local officials, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations present in the State, parents, students, and community organizations;” for “parents, students, teachers, teacher and faculty preparation programs, representatives of businesses (including small businesses), labor organizations, eligible recipients, State and local officials, and local program administrators, involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, and coordination of programs funded under this subchapter;”.
2014—Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 113–128, § 512(e)(2)(A), substituted “activities undertaken by the State boards under section 3111 of title 29” for “activities undertaken by the State boards under section 2821 of title 29”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(B). Pub. L. 113–128, § 512(e)(2)(B), substituted “the one-stop delivery system under section 3151 of title 29” for “the service delivery system under section 2841 of title 29”.
heading: Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 115–224 effective July 1, 2019, see section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 113–128 effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor.