Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/7426
Timestamp: 2019-09-22 10:15:44
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20 U.S. Code § 7426 - Integration of services authorized | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 7426. Integration of services authorized
20 U.S. Code § 7426. Integration of services authorized
(d) Plan requirementsFor a plan to be acceptable pursuant to subsection (b), the plan shall—
identify the programs or funding sources to be consolidated;
be consistent with the objectives of this section concerning authorizing the services to be integrated in a demonstration project;
describe a comprehensive strategy that identifies the full range of potential educational opportunities and related services to be provided to assist Indian students to achieve the objectives set forth in this subpart;
identify the State, tribal, or local agency or agencies to be involved in the delivery of the services integrated under the plan;
identify any statutory provisions, regulations, policies, or procedures that the entity believes need to be waived in order to implement the plan;
set forth measures for academic content and student academic achievement goals designed to be met within a specific period of time; and
be approved by a committee formed in accordance with section 7424(c)(4) of this title, if such a committee exists.
Within 90 days after the receipt of an entity’s plan by the Secretary, the Secretary shall inform the entity, in writing, of the Secretary’s approval or disapproval of the plan. If the plan is disapproved, the entity shall be informed, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval and shall be given an opportunity to amend the plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such disapproval.
(g) Responsibilities of Department of EducationNot later than 180 days after December 10, 2015, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the head of any other Federal department or agency identified by the Secretary of Education, shall enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation and coordination of the demonstration projects authorized under this section. The lead agency head for a demonstration project under this section shall be—
the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.]; or
the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity.
(h) Responsibilities of lead agencyThe responsibilities of the lead agency shall include—
the use of a single report format related to the plan for the individual project, which shall be used by an eligible entity to report on the activities undertaken under the project;
the use of a single report format related to the projected expenditures for the individual project which shall be used by an eligible entity to report on all project expenditures;
the provision of technical assistance to an eligible entity appropriate to the project, except that an eligible entity shall have the authority to accept or reject the plan for providing such technical assistance and the technical assistance provider.
The eligible entity may commingle all administrative funds from the consolidated programs and shall be entitled to the full amount of such funds (under each program’s or agency’s regulations). The overage (defined as the difference between the amount of the commingled funds and the actual administrative cost of the programs) shall be considered to be properly spent for Federal audit purposes, if the overage is used for the purposes provided for under this section.
(p) DefinitionsFor the purposes of this section, the term “Secretary” means—
(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6116, formerly title VII, § 7116, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1913; renumbered title VI, § 6116, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, §§ 6001(a), (b)(1), (6), 6002(h), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, 2047, 2053.)
The Education Amendments of 1978, referred to in subsecs. (g)(1) and (p)(1), is Pub. L. 95–561, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2143, as amended. Title XI of the Act is classified principally to chapter 22 (§ 2001 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.
A prior section 7426, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7116, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3723, related to applications for grants, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
2015—Subsec. (d)(9). Pub. L. 114–95, § 6001(b)(6), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7424(c)(4) of this title.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 114–95, § 6002(h)(1), in introductory provisions, substituted “December 10, 2015” for “January 8, 2002” and inserted “the Secretary of Health and Human Services,” after “the Secretary of the Interior,” and “and coordination” after “providing for the implementation”.
Subsec. (o)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 6002(h)(2)(A), substituted “December 10, 2015” for “January 8, 2002”.
Subsec. (o)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 6002(h)(2)(B), substituted “December 10, 2015” for “January 8, 2002” and struck out last sentence which read as follows: “Such report shall identify statutory barriers to the ability of participants to integrate more effectively their education and related services to Indian students in a manner consistent with the objectives of this section.”