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20 U.S.C. § 9606 — Priorities
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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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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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**(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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**(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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**(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
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**(a) Regional educational laboratories** The Director shall enter into contracts with entities to establish a networked system of 10 regional educational laboratories that serve the needs of each region of the United States in accordance with the provisions of this section. The amount of assistance allocated to each laboratory by the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner shall reflect the number of local educational agencies and the number of school-age children within the region served by such laboratory, as well as the cost of providing services within the geographic area encompassed by the region.
**(b) Regions** The regions served by the regional educational laboratories shall be 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).
**(c) Eligible applicants** The Director may enter into contracts under this section with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this section, including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
**(d) Applications**
(1) **Submission** — Each applicant desiring a contract under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 9606
(F) Researchers.
(3) Recommendations
In choosing individuals for membership on a
regional advisory committee, the Secretary
shall consult with, and solicit recommenda-
tions from, the chief executive officers of
States, chief State school officers, and edu-
cation stakeholders within the applicable re-
gion.
(4) Special rule
(A) Total number
The total number of members on each
committee who are selected under subpara-
graphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2), col-
lectively, 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 sub-
section (c)(2) to the Secretary, but each such
committee may be reconvened at the discre-
tion 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 re-
gional educational priorities.
(2) Not later than 6 months after the com-
mittee 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 para-
graph (1), seek input from chief executive offi-
cers of States, chief State school officers, edu-
cators, and parents (including through a proc-
ess of open hearings to solicit the views and
needs of schools (including public charter
s
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