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20 U.S.C. § 9605 — Regional advisory committees

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20 U.S.C. § 9605 — Regional advisory committees

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**(a) Establishment** Beginning in 2004, the Secretary shall establish a regional advisory committee for each region described in [section 9564(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9564/b&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Membership** (1) **Composition** — The membership of each regional advisory committee shall— (A) not exceed 25 members; (B) contain a balanced representation of States in the region; and (C) include not more than one representative of each State educational agency geographically located in the region. (2) **Eligibility** — The membership of each regional advisory committee may include the following: (A) Representatives of local educational agencies, including rural and urban local educational agencies. (B) Representatives of institutions of higher education, including individuals representing university-based education research and university-based research on subjects other than education. (C) Parents. (D) Practicing educators, including classroom teachers, principals, administrators, school board members, and other local school officials. (E) Representatives of business. (F) Researchers. (3) **Recommendations** — In choosing individuals for membership on a regional advisory committee, the Secretary shall consult with, and solicit recommendations from, the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, and education stakeholders within the applicable region. (4) **Special rule** (A) *Total number* — The total number of members on each committee who are selected under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2), collectively, shall exceed the total number of members who are selected under paragraph (1)(C) and subparagraphs (B), (E), and (F) of paragraph (2), collectively. (B) *Dissolution* — Each regional advisory committee shall be dissolved by the Secretary after submission of such committee’s report described in subsection (c)(2) to the Secretary, but each such committee may be reconvened at the discretion of the Secretary. **(c) Duties** Each regional advisory committee shall advise the Secretary on the following: (1) An educational needs assessment of its region (using the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (d)), in order to assist in making decisions regarding the regional educational priorities. (2) Not later than 6 months after the committee is first convened, a report based on the assessment conducted under subsection (d). **(d) Regional assessments** Each regional advisory committee shall— (1) assess the educational needs within the region to be served; (2) in conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), seek input from chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents (including through a process of open hearings to solicit the views and needs of schools (including public charter schools), teachers, administrators, members of the regional educational laboratory governing board, parents, local educational agencies, librarians, businesses, State educational agencies, and other customers (such as adult education programs) within the region) regarding the need for the activities described in [section 9564 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9564&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 9602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9602&num=0&edition=prelim) and how those needs would be most effectively addressed; and (3) submit the assessment to the Secretary and to the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

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20 U.S.C. § 9602 — Comprehensive centers

**(a) Authorization** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Secretary is authorized to award not less than 20 grants to local entities, or consortia of such entities, with demonstrated expertise in providing technical assistance and professional development in reading, mathematics, science, and technology, especially to low-performing schools and districts, to establish comprehensive centers. (2) **Regions** — In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary— (A) shall ensure that not less than 1 comprehensive center is established in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before November 5, 2002); and (B) after meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A), shall consider, in awarding the remainder of the grants, the school-age population, proportion of economically disadvantaged students, the increased cost burdens of service delivery in areas of sparse population, and the number of schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities and targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [[20 U.S.C. 6311(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6311/d&num=0&edition=prelim)] in the population served by the local entity or consortium of such entities. **(b) Eligible applicants** (1) **In general** — Grants under this section may be made with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrate

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20 U.S.C. § 9564 — Evaluations

**(a) In general** (1) **Requirements** — In carrying out its missions, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance may— (A) conduct or support evaluations consistent with the Center’s mission as described in [section 9561(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9561/b&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) evaluate programs under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 6301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (C) to the extent practicable, examine evaluations conducted or supported by others in order to determine the quality and relevance of the evidence of effectiveness generated by those evaluations, with the approval of the Director; (D) coordinate the activities of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance with other evaluation activities in the Department; (E) review and, where feasible, supplement Federal education program evaluations, particularly those by the Department, to determine or enhance the quality and relevance of the evidence generated by those evaluations; (F) establish evaluation methodology; and (G) assist the Director in the preparation of the biennial report, as described in [section 9519 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9519&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Additional requirements** — Each evaluation conducted by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— (A) adhere to the highest possible standards of quality for conducting scientifically valid education evaluation; and (B) be subject to rigorous peer-r

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5 U.S.C. § 1013 — Termination of advisory committees

**(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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20 U.S.C. § 9606 — Priorities

The Secretary shall establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories (established under [section 9564 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9564&num=0&edition=prelim)) and comprehensive centers (established under [section 9602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9602&num=0&edition=prelim)) to address, taking onto account the regional assessments conducted under [section 9605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9605&num=0&edition=prelim) and other relevant regional surveys of educational needs, to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate.

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20 U.S.C. § 9605 — Regional advisory committees

Page 1731 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 9605 AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 114–95, § 9215(gg)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘the number of schools implementing com- prehensive support and improvement activities and tar- geted support and improvement activities under sec- tion 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Act of 1965’’ for ‘‘the number of schools identi- fied for school improvement (as described in section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b))’’. Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 9215(gg)(2)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘schools in the region that are implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under sec- tion 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Act of 1965’’ for ‘‘schools in the region that have been identified for school improvement under section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b))’’. Subsec. (f)(1)(B). Pub. L. 114–95, § 9215(gg)(2)(C), sub- stituted ‘‘, and particularly assisting those schools im- plementing comprehensive support and improvement and targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Act of 1965,’’ for ‘‘and encouraging and sus- taining school improvement (as described in section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)))’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY BOARDS Advisory board

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