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20 U.S.C. § 9607 — Grant program for statewide, longitudinal data systems
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**(a) Grants authorized** The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with 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.).
**(b) Applications** Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
**(c) Awarding of grants** In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall use a peer review process that—
(1) ensures technical quality (including validity and reliability), promotes linkages across States, and protects student privacy consistent with [section 9573 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9573&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) promotes the generation and accurate and timely use of data that is needed—
(A) for States and local educational agencies to comply with 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.) and other reporting requirements and close achievement gaps; and
(B) to facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps; and
(3) gives priority to applications that meet the voluntary standards and guidelines described in [section 9543(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.go
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**(a) Grants authorized** The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with 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.).
**(b) Applications** Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
**(c) Awarding of grants** In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall use a peer review process that—
(1) ensures technical quality (including validity and reliability), promotes linkages across States, and protects student privacy consistent with [section 9573 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9573&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) promotes the generation and accurate and timely use of data that is needed—
(A) for States and local educational agencies to comply with 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.) and other reporting requirements and close achievement gaps; and
(B) to facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps; and
(3) gives priority to applications that meet the voluntary standards and guidelines described in [section 9543(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9543/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Supplement not supplant** Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing State data systems.
**(e) Report** Not later than 1 year after November 5, 2002, and again 3 years after such date, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Academies Committee on National Statistics, shall make publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this section, including—
(1) identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide, longitudinal data systems;
(2) evaluating the ability of such systems to manage individual student data consistent with 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.), promote linkages across States, and protect student privacy consistent with [section 9573 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9573&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) identifying best practices and areas for improvement.
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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) National database** Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to authorize the establishment of a nationwide database of individually identifiable information on individuals involved in studies or other collections of data under this subchapter.
**(b) Federal Government and use of Federal funds** Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control the curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State or local resources of a State, local educational agency, or school, or to mandate a State, or any subdivision thereof, to spend any funds or incur any costs not provided for under this subchapter.
**(c) Endorsement of curriculum** Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, no funds provided under this subchapter to the Institute, including any office, board, committee, or center of the Institute, may be used by the Institute to endorse, approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be used in an elementary school or secondary school.
**(d) Federally sponsored testing**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), no funds provided under this subchapter to the Secretary or to the recipient of any award may be used to develop, pilot test, field test, implement, administer, or distribute any federally sponsored national test in reading, mathematics, or any other subject, unless specifically and explicitly authorized by law.
(2) **Exceptions** — Subsection (a) shall not apply to international comparative assessments developed under the authority of [section 9543(a)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9543/a/6&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 9003(a)(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 6301
Pub. L. 106–113, Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1501; Pub. L.
106–398, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654; Pub. L. 106–400, Oct.
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1675; Pub. L. 106–554, Dec. 21, 2000, 114
Stat. 2763; Pub. L. 107–20, July 24, 2001, 115 Stat. 155, and
is classified to section 6301 et seq. of this title. Certain
titles and parts of titles of the Act are shown, herein,
however, as having been added by Pub. L. 107–110 with-
out reference to such intervening amendments because
of the extensive amendments, renumbering, and reorga-
nization of these provisions by Pub. L. 107–110.
SUBCHAPTER
I—IMPROVING
THE
ACA-
DEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT
OF
THE
DIS-
ADVANTAGED
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, comprising this subchapter, was originally
enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat.
27, amended, and subsequently revised, restated, and
amended by other public laws. Title I is shown, herein,
as having been added by Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101,
Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1439, without reference to earlier
amendments because of the extensive revision of the ti-
tle’s provisions by Pub. L. 107–110. See Codification
note preceding this chapter.
§ 6301. Statement of purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide
all children significant opportunity to receive a
fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and
to close educational achievement gaps.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1001, as added Pub. L.
107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1439;
amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1001, Dec. 10,
2015, 129 Stat. 1814.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 6301, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1001, as
added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20,
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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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