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20 U.S.C. § 3425 — Office of Educational Technology
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**(a) Establishment** There shall be in the Department of Education an Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Office”), to be administered by the Director of Educational Technology. The Director of Educational Technology shall report directly to the Secretary and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.
**(b) Director** The Director of the Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Director”), through the Office, shall—
(1) in support of the overall national technology policy and in consultation with other Federal departments or agencies which the Director determines appropriate, provide leadership to the Nation in the use of technology to promote achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase opportunities for all students to achieve State content and challenging State student performance standards;
(2) review all programs and training functions administered by the Department and recommend policies in order to promote increased use of technology and technology planning throughout all such programs and functions;
(3) review all relevant programs supported by the Department to ensure that such programs are coordinated with and support the national long-range technology plan developed pursuant to section 5862(b) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(4) perform such additional functions as the Secretary may require.
**(c) Officers and employees** The Director is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office, subject to the provisions of title 5 (governing appointments in the competitive service), and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
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**(a) Establishment** There shall be in the Department of Education an Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Office”), to be administered by the Director of Educational Technology. The Director of Educational Technology shall report directly to the Secretary and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.
**(b) Director** The Director of the Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Director”), through the Office, shall—
(1) in support of the overall national technology policy and in consultation with other Federal departments or agencies which the Director determines appropriate, provide leadership to the Nation in the use of technology to promote achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase opportunities for all students to achieve State content and challenging State student performance standards;
(2) review all programs and training functions administered by the Department and recommend policies in order to promote increased use of technology and technology planning throughout all such programs and functions;
(3) review all relevant programs supported by the Department to ensure that such programs are coordinated with and support the national long-range technology plan developed pursuant to section 5862(b) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(4) perform such additional functions as the Secretary may require.
**(c) Officers and employees** The Director is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office, subject to the provisions of title 5 (governing appointments in the competitive service), and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates).
**(d) Experts and consultants** The Secretary may obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with [section 3109 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3109&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section—
(1) “agency” has the meaning given it by [section 5721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5721&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) “appropriation” includes funds made available by statute under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** When authorized by an appropriation or other statute, the head of an agency may procure by contract the temporary (not in excess of 1 year) or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization thereof, including stenographic reporting services. Services procured under this section are without regard to—
(1) the provisions of this title governing appointment in the competitive service;
(2) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title; and
(3) section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41, except in the case of stenographic reporting services by an organization.
However, an agency subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title may pay a rate for services under this section in excess of the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under [section 5332 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim) only when specifically authorized by the appropriation or other statute authorizing the procurement of the services.
**(c)** Positions in the Senior Executive Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service may not be filled under the authority of subsection (b) of this section.
**(d)** The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of t
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**(a) Establishment** There shall be, in the Department, an Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students through which the Secretary shall carry out functions relating to bilingual education.
**(b) Director**
(1) **In general** — The Office shall be headed by a Director of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, appointed by the Secretary, to whom the Secretary shall delegate all delegable functions relating to bilingual education. The Director shall also be assigned responsibility for recommending improvements and providing technical assistance to other Federal programs serving language-minority and limited-English-proficient students and their families and for assisting the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in identifying research priorities which reflect the needs of language-minority and limited-English language proficient students.
(2) **Organization** — The Office shall be organized as the Director determines to be appropriate in order to carry out such functions and responsibilities effectively.
(3) **Inclusion** — The Secretary shall ensure that limited-English-proficient and language-minority students are included in ways that are valid, reliable, and fair under all standards and assessment development conducted or funded by the Department.
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**(a) Subchapters I, II, III, and X** As used in subchapters I, II, III, and X of this chapter—
(1) the terms “all students” and “all children” mean students or children from a broad range of backgrounds and circumstances, including disadvantaged students and children, students or children with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, students or children with disabilities, students or children with limited-English proficiency, school-aged students or children who have dropped out of school, migratory students or children, and academically talented students and children;
(2) the term “Bureau”, unless otherwise provided, means the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
(3) the terms “community”, “public”, and “advocacy group” include representatives of organizations advocating for the education of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children and Indian tribes;
(4) the term “content standards” means broad descriptions of the knowledge and skills students should acquire in a particular subject area;
(5) the term “Governor” means the chief executive of the State;
(6) the terms “local educational agency” and “State educational agency” have the meaning given such terms in [section 8801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section8801&num=0&edition=prelim); 11 See References in Text note below.
(7) the term “outlying areas” means Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau (until the effective date of the Compact of Free Association with the Government of Palau), the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia;
(8) the term “performance standards” means concrete examples and exp
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**(a) Subchapter II** No funds provided under subchapter II of this chapter shall be used to develop or undertake assessments that will be used to make decisions regarding the graduation, grade promotion, or retention of students for 5 years after March 31, 1994.
**(b) Subchapter III 11 See References in Text note below.** Assessments developed with funds under subchapter III 1 of this chapter may be used for decisions regarding graduation, grade promotion, or retention of students only on the condition that students have been prepared in the content for which the students are being assessed.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 3425
1 See References in Text note below.
101–392, title VI, § 602(a)(2), Sept. 25, 1990, 104
Stat. 840; renumbered § 217, Pub. L. 103–382, title
III, § 372(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3977.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to
terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year
period beginning on the date of their establishment,
unless, in the case of a committee established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such
committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of
a committee established by the Congress, its duration
is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1013 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
§ 3425. Office of Educational Technology
(a) Establishment
There shall be in the Department of Education
an Office of Educational Technology (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), to be
administered by the Director of Educational
Technology. The Director of Educational Tech-
nology shall report directly to the Secretary
and shall perform such additional functions as
the Secretary may prescribe.
(b) Director
The Director of the Office of Educational
Technology (hereafter in this section referred to
as the ‘‘Director’’), through the Office, shall—
(1) in support of the overall national tech-
nology policy and in consultation with other
Federal departments or agencies which the Di-
rector determines appropriate, provide leader-
ship to the Nation in the use of technology to
promote achievement of the National Edu-
cation Goals and to increase opportunities for
all students to achieve State content and ch
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