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20 U.S.C. § 6683 — Technical assistance and national evaluation
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**(a) In general** From the funds reserved under [section 6671(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6671/3&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Secretary—
(1) shall establish, in a manner consistent with [section 9602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9602&num=0&edition=prelim), a comprehensive center on students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability that meets the purposes of subsection (b); and
(2) may—
(A) provide technical assistance, which may be carried out directly or through grants or contracts, to States and local educational agencies carrying out activities under this part; and
(B) carry out evaluations of activities by States and local educational agencies under this part, which shall be conducted by a third party or by the Institute of Education Sciences.
**(b) Purposes** The comprehensive center established by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall—
(1) identify or develop free or low-cost evidence-based assessment tools for identifying students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia impacting reading or writing, or developmental delay impacting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning;
(2) identify evidence-based literacy instruction, strategies, and accommodations, including assistive technology, designed to meet the specific needs of such students;
(3) provide families of such students with information to assist such students;
(4) identify or develop evidence-based professional development for teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, other school leaders, and specialized instructional support personnel to—
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**(a) In general** From the funds reserved under [section 6671(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6671/3&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Secretary—
(1) shall establish, in a manner consistent with [section 9602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9602&num=0&edition=prelim), a comprehensive center on students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability that meets the purposes of subsection (b); and
(2) may—
(A) provide technical assistance, which may be carried out directly or through grants or contracts, to States and local educational agencies carrying out activities under this part; and
(B) carry out evaluations of activities by States and local educational agencies under this part, which shall be conducted by a third party or by the Institute of Education Sciences.
**(b) Purposes** The comprehensive center established by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall—
(1) identify or develop free or low-cost evidence-based assessment tools for identifying students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia impacting reading or writing, or developmental delay impacting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning;
(2) identify evidence-based literacy instruction, strategies, and accommodations, including assistive technology, designed to meet the specific needs of such students;
(3) provide families of such students with information to assist such students;
(4) identify or develop evidence-based professional development for teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, other school leaders, and specialized instructional support personnel to—
(A) understand early indicators of students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia impacting reading or writing, or developmental delay impacting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning;
(B) use evidence-based screening assessments for early identification of such students beginning not later than kindergarten; and
(C) implement evidence-based instruction designed to meet the specific needs of such students; and
(5) disseminate the products of the comprehensive center to regionally diverse State educational agencies, local educational agencies, regional educational agencies, and schools, including, as appropriate, through partnerships with other 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), and 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).
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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) 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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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 6691
(1) Classified school employee
The
term
‘‘classified
school
employee’’
means an employee of a State or of any polit-
ical subdivision of a State, or an employee of
a nonprofit entity, who works in any grade
from prekindergarten through high school in
any of the following occupational specialties:
(A)
Paraprofessional,
including
paraeducator services.
(B) Clerical and administrative services.
(C) Transportation services.
(D) Food and nutrition services.
(E) Custodial and maintenance services.
(F) Security services.
(G) Health and student services.
(H) Technical services.
(I) Skilled trades.
(2) Other definitions
The terms used in this subpart have the
meanings given the terms in section 7801 of
this title.
(Pub. L. 116–13, § 3, Apr. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 847.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Recognizing
Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, and
not as part of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 which comprises this chapter.
§ 6683. Recognition program established
(a) In general
The Secretary of Education shall establish a
national recognition program to be known as
the ‘‘Recognizing Inspiring School Employees
Award Program’’ or the ‘‘award program’’. The
purpose of the award program shall be to recog-
nize and promote the commitment and excel-
lence exhibited by classified school employees
who provide exemplary service to students in
prekindergarten through high school.
(b) Award
(1) In general
Prior to May 31 of each year (beginning with
the second calendar year that begins after
April 12, 2019), the Secretary shall select a
classified school employee to receive the Rec-
ognizing Inspiring School Employees Award
for the year.
(2) No
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