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20 U.S.C. § 6812 — National professional development project
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The Secretary shall use funds made available under [section 6821(c)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6821/c/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) to award grants on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, to institutions of higher education or public or private entities with relevant experience and capacity (in consortia with State educational agencies or local educational agencies) to provide for professional development activities that will improve classroom instruction for English learners and assist educational personnel working with English learners to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve English learners. Grants awarded under this section may be used—
(1) for effective preservice or inservice professional development programs that will improve the qualifications and skills of educational personnel involved in the education of English learners, including personnel who are not certified or licensed and educational paraprofessionals, and for other activities to increase teacher and school leader effectiveness in meeting the needs of English learners;
(2) for the development of curricula or other instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of the consortia participants involved;
(3) to support strategies that strengthen and increase parent, family, and community member engagement in the education of English learners;
(4) to develop, share, and disseminate effective practices in the instruction of English learners and in increasing the student academic achievement of English learners, such as through the use of technology-based programs;
(5) in conjunction with othe
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The Secretary shall use funds made available under [section 6821(c)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6821/c/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) to award grants on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, to institutions of higher education or public or private entities with relevant experience and capacity (in consortia with State educational agencies or local educational agencies) to provide for professional development activities that will improve classroom instruction for English learners and assist educational personnel working with English learners to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve English learners. Grants awarded under this section may be used—
(1) for effective preservice or inservice professional development programs that will improve the qualifications and skills of educational personnel involved in the education of English learners, including personnel who are not certified or licensed and educational paraprofessionals, and for other activities to increase teacher and school leader effectiveness in meeting the needs of English learners;
(2) for the development of curricula or other instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of the consortia participants involved;
(3) to support strategies that strengthen and increase parent, family, and community member engagement in the education of English learners;
(4) to develop, share, and disseminate effective practices in the instruction of English learners and in increasing the student academic achievement of English learners, such as through the use of technology-based programs;
(5) in conjunction with other Federal need-based student financial assistance programs, for financial assistance, and costs related to tuition, fees, and books for enrolling in courses required to complete the degree involved, to meet certification or licensing requirements for teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve English learners; and
(6) as appropriate, to support strategies that promote school readiness of English learners and their transition from early childhood education programs, such as Head Start or State-run preschool programs, to elementary school programs.
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**(a) Agreements** In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under [section 6571(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571/b&num=0&edition=prelim), all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in [section 6571 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process.
**(b) Records** The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.
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**(a) In general** After making the reservation required under subsection (d)(1), each State educational agency receiving a grant under [section 6821(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6821/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim) shall award subgrants for a fiscal year by allocating in a timely manner to each eligible entity in the State having a plan approved under [section 6826 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6826&num=0&edition=prelim) an amount that bears the same relationship to the amount received under the grant and remaining after making such reservation as the population of English learners in schools served by the eligible entity bears to the population of English learners in schools served by all eligible entities in the State.
**(b) Limitation** A State educational agency shall not award a subgrant from an allocation made under subsection (a) if the amount of such subgrant would be less than $10,000.
**(c) Reallocation** Whenever a State educational agency determines that an amount from an allocation made to an eligible entity under subsection (a) for a fiscal year will not be used by the entity for the purpose for which the allocation was made, the agency shall, in accordance with such rules as it determines to be appropriate, reallocate such amount, consistent with such subsection, to other eligible entities in the State that the agency determines will use the amount to carry out that purpose.
**(d) Required reservation** A State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year—
(1) shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the agency’s allotment under [section 6821(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r
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**(a) Eligible entities** For the purpose of carrying out programs under this part for individuals served by elementary schools, secondary schools, and postsecondary schools operated predominately for Native American children (including Alaska Native children), the following shall be considered to be an eligible entity:
(1) An Indian tribe.
(2) A tribally sanctioned educational authority.
(3) A Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language educational organization.
(4) An elementary school or secondary school that is operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, or a consortium of such schools.
(5) An elementary school or secondary school operated under a contract with or grant from the Bureau of Indian Education, in consortium with another such school or a tribal or community organization.
(6) An elementary school or secondary school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education and an institution of higher education, in consortium with an elementary school or secondary school operated under a contract with or grant from the Bureau of Indian Education or a tribal or community organization.
**(b) Submission of applications for assistance** Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an entity that is considered to be an eligible entity under subsection (a), and that desires to receive Federal financial assistance under this subpart, shall submit an application to the Secretary.
**(c) Special rule** An eligible entity described in subsection (a) that receives Federal financial assistance pursuant to this section shall not be eligible to receive a subgrant under [section 6824 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6824&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 6812
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 6811, Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3111, as
added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat.
3637, set forth findings, prior to the general amendment
of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
A prior section 3101 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to
section 6801 of this title, prior to the general amend-
ment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
§ 6812. Purposes
The purposes of this part are—
(1) to help ensure that English learners, in-
cluding immigrant children and youth, attain
English proficiency and develop high levels of
academic achievement in English;
(2) to assist all English learners, including
immigrant children and youth, to achieve at
high levels in academic subjects so that all
English learners can meet the same chal-
lenging State academic standards that all
children are expected to meet;
(3) to assist teachers (including preschool
teachers), principals and other school leaders,
State educational agencies, local educational
agencies, and schools in establishing, imple-
menting, and sustaining effective language in-
struction educational programs designed to
assist in teaching English learners, including
immigrant children and youth;
(4) to assist teachers (including preschool
teachers), principals and other school leaders,
State educational agencies, and local edu-
cational agencies to develop and enhance their
capacity to provide effective instructional pro-
grams designed to prepare English learners,
including immigrant children and youth, to
enter all-English instructional settings; and
(5) to promote parental, family, and commu-
nity participation in language instruction
educational programs for the parents, fami-
lies, and co
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