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20 U.S.C. § 928 — School advisory committees
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**(a) Establishment; functions; membership**
(1) The Director shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for each school in the defense dependents’ education system. An advisory committee for a school shall advise the principal or superintendent of the school with respect to the operation of the school, may make recommendations with respect to curriculum and budget matters, and, except as provided under paragraph (2), shall advise the local military commander with respect to problems concerning dependents’ education within the jurisdiction of the commander. The membership of each such advisory committee shall include an equal number of parents of students enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school and, when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in the school. The membership of each such advisory committee shall also include one nonvoting member designated by the organization recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees working at the school.
(2) In the case of any military installation or overseas area where there is more than one school in the defense dependents’ education system, the Director shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for such military installation or overseas area to advise the local military commander with respect to problems concerning dependents’ education within the jurisdiction of the commander.
**(b) Election of members; regulations respecting qualifications and election procedures** Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under the last sentence of subsection (a)(1), members of a school advisory committee established under this section shall be elected by individuals of voting age residing in the area to be served by the advisory committee. Th
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**(a) Establishment; functions; membership**
(1) The Director shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for each school in the defense dependents’ education system. An advisory committee for a school shall advise the principal or superintendent of the school with respect to the operation of the school, may make recommendations with respect to curriculum and budget matters, and, except as provided under paragraph (2), shall advise the local military commander with respect to problems concerning dependents’ education within the jurisdiction of the commander. The membership of each such advisory committee shall include an equal number of parents of students enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school and, when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in the school. The membership of each such advisory committee shall also include one nonvoting member designated by the organization recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees working at the school.
(2) In the case of any military installation or overseas area where there is more than one school in the defense dependents’ education system, the Director shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for such military installation or overseas area to advise the local military commander with respect to problems concerning dependents’ education within the jurisdiction of the commander.
**(b) Election of members; regulations respecting qualifications and election procedures** Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under the last sentence of subsection (a)(1), members of a school advisory committee established under this section shall be elected by individuals of voting age residing in the area to be served by the advisory committee. The Secretary of Defense shall by regulation prescribe the qualifications for election to an advisory committee and procedures for conducting elections of advisory committee members.
**(c) Members to serve without pay** Members of school advisory committees established under this section shall serve without pay.
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless—
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
(2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless—
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
**(b) Charters.—**
(1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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The Congress finds that—
(1) education is fundamental to the development of individual citizens and the progress of the Nation;
(2) there is a continuing need to ensure equal access for all Americans to educational opportunities of a high quality, and such educational opportunities should not be denied because of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex;
(3) parents have the primary responsibility for the education of their children, and States, localities, and private institutions have the primary responsibility for supporting that parental role;
(4) in our Federal system, the primary public responsibility for education is reserved respectively to the States and the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States;
(5) the American people benefit from a diversity of educational settings, including public and private schools, libraries, museums and other institutions, the workplace, the community, and the home;
(6) the importance of education is increasing as new technologies and alternative approaches to traditional education are considered, as society becomes more complex, and as equal opportunities in education and employment are promoted;
(7) there is a need for improvement in the management and coordination of Federal education programs to support more effectively State, local, and private institutions, students, and parents in carrying out their educational responsibilities;
(8) the dispersion of education programs across a large number of Federal agencies has led to fragmented, duplicative, and often inconsistent Federal policies relating to education;
(9) Presidential and public consideration of issues relating to Federal education programs is hindered by the present organizational position of education programs in the executive branch
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**(a) Operation; Director** The defense dependents’ education system is operated through the field activity of the Department of Defense known as the Department of Defense Education Activity. That activity is headed by a Director, who is a civilian and is selected by the Secretary of Defense. The Director reports to an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Implementation of program functions of Secretary of Defense through Director** Except with respect to the authority to prescribe regulations, the Secretary of Defense may carry out his functions under this chapter through the Director.
**(c) Functions of Director** The Director shall—
(1) establish personnel policies, consistent with the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act ([20 U.S.C. 901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), for employees in the defense dependents’ education system,
(2) have authority to transfer professional employees in the defense dependents’ education system from one position to another,
(3) prepare a unified budget for each fiscal year, which shall include necessary funds for construction and operation and maintenance of facilities, for the defense dependents’ education system for inclusion in the Department of Defense budget for that year,
(4) have authority to establish, in accordance with [section 928 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section928&num=0&edition=prelim), local school advisory committees,
(5) have authority to arrange for inservice and other training programs for employees in the defense dependents’ education system, and
(6) perform such other functi
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 930
1 See References in Text note below.
1485 of this title, sections 2503 and 2504 of Title 25, Indi-
ans, sections 721, [former] 774, 777a, 795m, and 796d of
Title 29, Labor, and sections 1396b, 1396n, 6022, 6024, 9835,
9855d, 9862, and 9886 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section and sections 1400 and 1484 of this title] and
the amendments made by such sections shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 7,
1991].’’
§ 928. School advisory committees
(a) Establishment; functions; membership
(1) The Director shall provide for the estab-
lishment of an advisory committee for each
school in the defense dependents’ education sys-
tem. An advisory committee for a school shall
advise the principal or superintendent of the
school with respect to the operation of the
school, may make recommendations with re-
spect to curriculum and budget matters, and,
except as provided under paragraph (2), shall ad-
vise the local military commander with respect
to problems concerning dependents’ education
within the jurisdiction of the commander. The
membership of each such advisory committee
shall include an equal number of parents of stu-
dents enrolled in the school and of employees
working at the school and, when appropriate,
may include a student enrolled in the school.
The membership of each such advisory com-
mittee shall also include one nonvoting member
designated by the organization recognized as the
exclusive bargaining representative of the em-
ployees working at the school.
(2) In the case of any military installation or
overseas area where there is more than one
school in the defense dependents’ education sys-
tem, the Director shall p
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