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20 U.S.C. § 1232c — Applications
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**(a) Submission and amendments of applications** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless expressly in limitation of the provisions of this section, the Secretary is authorized to provide for the submission of applications for assistance effective for more than one fiscal year under any applicable program with whatever amendments to such applications being required as the Secretary determines essential.
**(b) Uniform dates** The Secretary shall, insofar as is practicable, establish uniform dates during the year for the submission of applications under all applicable programs and for the approval of such applications.
**(c) Development of common applications** The Secretary shall, insofar as is practicable, develop and require the use of—
(1) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs administered by State educational agencies in which the funds are distributed to such local agencies pursuant to some objective formula, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of these programs as is practicable;
(2) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs administered by State educational agencies in which the funds are distributed to such local agencies on a competitive or discretionary basis, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of such programs as is practicable; and
(3) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs which are directly administered by the Secretary, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of these programs as is practicable.
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**(a) Submission and amendments of applications** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless expressly in limitation of the provisions of this section, the Secretary is authorized to provide for the submission of applications for assistance effective for more than one fiscal year under any applicable program with whatever amendments to such applications being required as the Secretary determines essential.
**(b) Uniform dates** The Secretary shall, insofar as is practicable, establish uniform dates during the year for the submission of applications under all applicable programs and for the approval of such applications.
**(c) Development of common applications** The Secretary shall, insofar as is practicable, develop and require the use of—
(1) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs administered by State educational agencies in which the funds are distributed to such local agencies pursuant to some objective formula, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of these programs as is practicable;
(2) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs administered by State educational agencies in which the funds are distributed to such local agencies on a competitive or discretionary basis, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of such programs as is practicable; and
(3) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs which are directly administered by the Secretary, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of these programs as is practicable.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 431A, as added Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 323(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2218; amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1249, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2355; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692, provided for maintenance of effort determinations, providing in subsection: (a) for promulgation of regulations and determination of amount expended, (b) for waiver of requirements, (c) for objective criteria in carrying out waiver authority, and (d) for duration of effectiveness of requirements.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective July 1, 1985, see section 711(b) of Pub. L. 98–511, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under [section 1226c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1226c&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Biennial reports; contents** Each State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a report on or before March 15 of every second year. Each such report shall include—
(1) information with respect to the uses of Federal funds in such State in the two preceding fiscal years under any applicable program under the jurisdiction of the State educational agency; and
(2) information with respect to the uses of Federal funds in such State in the two preceding fiscal years under any Federal program administered by the State that provided grants or contracts to a local educational agency in the State.
**(b) Additional contents** Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall—
(1) list, with respect to each program for which information is provided, all grants made to and contracts entered into with local educational agencies and other public and private agencies and institutions within the State during each fiscal year concerned;
(2) analyze the information included in the report by local educational agency and by program;
(3) include the total amount of funds available to the State under each such program for each fiscal year concerned; and
(4) be made readily available by the State to local educational agencies and institutions within the State and to the public.
**(c) Delinquent or incomplete reports** If the Secretary does not receive a report by the date required under subsection (a), or receives an incomplete report, the Secretary, not later than 30 days after such report is required to be submitted, shall take all reasonable measures to obtain the delinquent or incomplete information from the State educational agency.
**(d) Availability of information** When the Secretary receives a report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide su
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**(a) Records kept by recipient; full disclosure; maintenance period** Each recipient of Federal funds under any applicable program through any grant, subgrant, cooperative agreement, loan, or other arrangement shall keep records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of those funds, the total cost of the activity for which the funds are used, the share of that cost provided from other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective financial or programmatic audit. The recipient shall maintain such records for three years after the completion of the activity for which the funds are used.
**(b) Audit examination** The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit examination, to any records maintained by a recipient that may be related, or pertinent to, grants, subgrants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other arrangements to which reference is made in subsection (a), or which may relate to the compliance of the recipient with any requirement of an applicable program.
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In the case of any applicable program in which the Secretary determines that parental participation at the State or local level would increase the effectiveness of the program in achieving its purposes, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations with respect to such program setting forth criteria designed to encourage such participation. If the program for which such determination is made provides for payments to local educational agencies, applications for such payments shall—
(1) set forth such policies and procedures as will ensure that programs and projects assisted under the application have been planned and developed, and will be operated, in consultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of the children to be served by such programs and projects;
(2) be submitted with assurance that such parents have had an opportunity to present their views with respect to the application; and
(3) set forth policies and procedures for adequate dissemination of program plans and evaluations to such parents and the public.
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**(a) Submission of general application; approval by State supervisory authority** In the case of any State which applies, contracts, or submits a plan for participation in any applicable program in which Federal funds are made available for assistance to local educational agencies through, or under the supervision of, the State educational agency of that State, such State shall submit (subject to the provisions of part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [[20 U.S.C. 7231](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7231&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]) to the Secretary a general application containing the assurances set forth in subsection (b). Such application may be submitted jointly for all programs covered by the application, or it may be submitted separately for each such program or for groups of programs. Each application submitted under this section must be approved by each official, agency, board, or other entity within the State which, under State law, is primarily responsible for supervision of the activities conducted under each program covered by the application.
**(b) Assurances** An application submitted under subsection (a) shall set forth assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary—
(1) that each program will be administered in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications;
(2) that the control of funds provided under each program and title to property acquired with program funds will be in a public agency, or in a nonprofit private agency, institution, or organization if the statute authorizing the program provides for grants to such entities, and that the public agency or nonprofit private agency, institution, or organization will administer such fu
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**(a) General application to State agency or board** Each local educational agency which participates in an applicable program under which Federal funds are made available to such agency through a State agency or board shall submit to such agency or board a general application containing the assurances set forth in subsection (b). That application shall cover the participation by that local educational agency in all such programs.
**(b) Assurances** The general application submitted by a local educational agency under subsection (a) shall set forth assurances—
(1) that the local educational agency will administer each program covered by the application in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications;
(2) that the control of funds provided to the local educational agency under each program, and title to property acquired with those funds, will be in a public agency and that a public agency will administer those funds and property;
(3) that the local educational agency will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to that agency under each program;
(4) that the local educational agency will make reports to the State agency or board and to the Secretary as may reasonably be necessary to enable the State agency or board and the Secretary to perform their duties and that the local educational agency will maintain such records, including the records required under [section 1232f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1232f&num=0&edition=prelim), and provide access to those records, as the State agency or board or the Secretary deem necessary to perform their duties;
(5) that the local educat
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**(a) Establishment; duties** The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Education an Office of Administrative Law Judges (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Office”) which shall conduct—
(1) recovery of funds hearings pursuant to [section 1234a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1234a&num=0&edition=prelim),
(2) withholding hearings pursuant to [section 1234d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1234d&num=0&edition=prelim),
(3) cease and desist hearings pursuant to [section 1234e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1234e&num=0&edition=prelim), and
(4) other proceedings designated by the Secretary.
**(b) Appointment** The administrative law judges (hereinafter “judges”) of the Office shall be appointed by the Secretary in accordance with [section 3105 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3105&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Employment requirements; chief judge** The judges shall be officers or employees of the Department. The judges shall meet the requirements imposed for administrative law judges pursuant to [section 3105 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3105&num=0&edition=prelim). In choosing among equally qualified candidates for such positions the Secretary shall give favorable consideration to the candidates’ experience in State or local educational agencies and their knowledge of the workings of Federal education programs in such agencies. The Secretary shall designate one of the judges of the Office to be the chief judge.
**(d) Assignment of judges** For the purposes of co
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1232b
U.S.C. 7906a, 7907, and 7909), it is hereby ordered as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the execu-
tive branch to protect and preserve State and local con-
trol over the curriculum, program of instruction, ad-
ministration, and personnel of educational institutions,
schools, and school systems, consistent with applicable
law, including ESEA, as amended by ESSA, and ESEA’s
restrictions related to the Common Core State Stand-
ards developed under the Common Core State Stand-
ards Initiative.
SEC. 2. Review of Regulations and Guidance Documents.
(a) The Secretary of Education (Secretary) shall review
all Department of Education (Department) regulations
and guidance documents relating to DEOA, GEPA, and
ESEA, as amended by ESSA.
(b) The Secretary shall examine whether these regu-
lations and guidance documents comply with Federal
laws that prohibit the Department from exercising any
direction, supervision, or control over areas subject to
State and local control, including:
(i) the curriculum or program of instruction of any
elementary and secondary school and school system;
(ii) school administration and personnel; and
(iii) selection and content of library resources, text-
books, and instructional materials.
(c) The Secretary shall, as appropriate and consistent
with applicable law, rescind or revise any regulations
that are identified pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section as inconsistent with statutory prohibitions.
The Secretary shall also rescind or revise any guidance
documents that are identified pursuant to subsection
(b) of this section as inconsistent with statutory prohi-
bitions. The Secretary shall, to the extent consistent
with law, publish any proposed regulations and wi
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