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20 U.S.C. § 7941 — Short title

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20 U.S.C. § 7941 — Short title

This subpart may be cited as the “Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001”.

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20 U.S.C. § 7981 — Evaluations

**(a) Reservation of funds** Except as provided in subsection 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsections”. (b) and (e), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve not more than 0.5 percent of the amount appropriated for each program authorized under this chapter to carry out activities under this section. If the Secretary elects to make a reservation under this subsection, the reserved amounts— (1) shall first be used by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to— (A) conduct comprehensive, high-quality evaluations of the programs that— (i) are consistent with the evaluation plan under subsection (d); and (ii) primarily include impact evaluations that use experimental or quasi-experimental designs, where practicable and appropriate, and other rigorous methodologies that permit the strongest possible causal inferences; (B) conduct studies of the effectiveness of the programs and the administrative impact of the programs on schools and local educational agencies; and (C) widely disseminate evaluation findings under this section related to programs authorized under this chapter— (i) in a timely fashion; (ii) in forms that are understandable, easily accessible, usable, and adaptable for use in the improvement of educational practice; (iii) through electronic transfer and other means, such as posting, as available, to the websites of State educational agencies, local educational agencies, the Institute of Education Sciences, or the Department, or in another relevant place; and (iv) in a manner that promotes the utilization of such findings; and (2) may be used by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Ed

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20 U.S.C. § 1228 — Biennial evaluation report

Not later than March 31, 1995, and every two years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evaluation report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two preceding fiscal years. Such report shall— (1) contain program profiles that include legislative citations, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes; (2) contain recent information on the progress being made toward the achievement of program objectives, including listings of program performance indicators, data from performance measurement based on the indicators, and information on the costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated; (3) address significant program activities, such as initiatives for program improvement, regulations, and program monitoring and evaluation; (4) list the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions in such report; (5) be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendixes, including available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs and projects; and (6) include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with [section 7981 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7981&num=0&edition=prelim).

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20 U.S.C. § 6453 — State plan and State agency applications

**(a) State plan** (1) **In general** — Each State educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit, for approval by the Secretary, a plan— (A) for meeting the educational needs of neglected, delinquent, and at-risk children and youth; (B) for assisting in the transition of children and youth between correctional facilities and locally operated programs; and (C) that is integrated with other programs under this chapter or other Acts, as appropriate. (2) **Contents** — Each such State plan shall— (A) describe the program objectives and outcomes established by the State that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the program in improving the academic, career, and technical skills of children in the program; (B) provide that, to the extent feasible, such children will have the same opportunities to achieve as such children would have if such children were in the schools of local educational agencies in the State; (C) describe how the State will place a priority for such children to attain a regular high school diploma, to the extent feasible; (D) contain an assurance that the State educational agency will— (i) ensure that programs assisted under this subpart will be carried out in accordance with the State plan described in this subsection; and (ii) ensure that the State agencies receiving subgrants under this subpart comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and (E) provide assurances that the State educational agency has established— (i) procedures to ensure the timely re-enrollment of each student who has been placed in the juvenile justice system in secondary school or in a re-entry program that best meets the needs of the student, including the transfer of credits t

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20 U.S.C. § 6454 — Use of funds

**(a) Uses** (1) **In general** — A State agency shall use funds received under this subpart only for programs and projects that— (A) are consistent with the State plan under [section 6434(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6434/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) concentrate on providing participants with the knowledge and skills needed to make a successful transition to secondary school completion, career and technical education, further education, or employment. (2) **Programs and projects** — Such programs and projects— (A) may include— (i) the acquisition of equipment; (ii) pay-for-success initiatives; or (iii) providing targeted services for youth who have come in contact with both the child welfare system and juvenile justice system; (B) shall be designed to support educational services that— (i) except for institution-wide projects under [section 6436 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6436&num=0&edition=prelim), are provided to children and youth identified by the State agency as failing, or most at-risk of failing, to meet the challenging State academic standards; (ii) respond to the educational needs of such children and youth, including by supplementing and improving the quality of the educational services provided to such children and youth by the State agency; and (iii) afford such children and youth an opportunity to meet challenging State academic standards; and (C) shall be carried out in a manner consistent with [section 6321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6321&num=0&edition=prelim) and part F (as applied to programs and projects under t

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20 U.S.C. § 6603 — Rules of construction

**(a) Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control** Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s— (1) instructional content or materials, curriculum, program of instruction, academic standards, or academic assessments; (2) teacher, principal, or other school leader evaluation system; (3) specific definition of teacher, principal, or other school leader effectiveness; or (4) teacher, principal, or other school leader professional standards, certification, or licensing. **(b) School or district employees** Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded school or school district employees under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such employees and their employers.

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20 U.S.C. § 7941 — Short title

Page 1653 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7942 3806, stated purpose of former part C of subchapter IX of this chapter, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7934. Accountability to taxpayers through mon- itoring and oversight To improve monitoring and oversight of tax- payer funds authorized for appropriation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and to deter and pro- hibit waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to such funds, the Secretary of Education shall— (1) notify each recipient of a grant under such Act (and, if applicable, require the grant- ee to inform each subgrantee) of its responsi- bility to— (A) comply with all monitoring require- ments under the applicable program or pro- grams; and (B) monitor properly any subgrantee under the applicable program or programs; (2) review and analyze the results of moni- toring and compliance reviews— (A) to understand trends and identify com- mon issues; and (B) to issue guidance to help grantees ad- dress such issues before the loss or misuse of taxpayer funding occurs; (3) publicly report the work undertaken by the Secretary to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to such taxpayer funds; and (4) work with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education, as needed, to help ensure that employees of the Department understand how to adequately monitor grant- ees and to help grantees adequately monitor any

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