20 U.S.C. § 6451 — Purpose

Page 1405 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 6452 (iv) counseling services; and (v) job placement services. (b) Conduct of projects A project supported under this section may be conducted directly by the State agency, or through a contract or other arrangement with one or more local educational agencies, other public agencies, or private nonprofit organiza- tions. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school that receives funds under sub- section (a) from serving neglected and delin- quent children and youth simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate. (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1418, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1586; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1401(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1903.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 6438, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1418, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3597, related to transition services, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(6)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as fol- lows: ‘‘projects that facilitate the transition of children and youth from State-operated institutions to schools served by local educational agencies; or’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(6)(B), substituted ‘‘regular high school diploma’’ for ‘‘secondary school diploma’’ in introductory provisions and substituted ‘‘career’’ for ‘‘vocational’’ wherever appearing. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. § 6439. Technical assistance The Secretary may reserve not more than 2.5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to and support the capacity building of State agency programs assisted under this subpart. (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1419, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1587; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1401(7), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1903.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Pub. L. 114–95, in section catchline, substituted ‘‘Technical assistance’’ for ‘‘Evaluation; technical as- sistance; annual model program’’ and, in text, sub- stituted ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ for ‘‘for a fiscal year—’’, struck out par. (2) designation before ‘‘to provide’’, and struck out par. (1) which read as follows: ‘‘to develop a uniform model to evaluate the effectiveness of pro- grams assisted under this subpart; and’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. SUBPART 2—LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS § 6451. Purpose The purpose of this subpart is to support the operation of local educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities— (1) to carry out high quality education pro- grams to prepare children and youth for sec- ondary school completion, training, employ- ment, or further education; (2) to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such children and youth from the correctional program to further education or employment; and (3) to operate programs in local schools, in- cluding schools operated or funded by the Bu- reau of Indian Education, for children and youth returning from correctional facilities, and programs which may serve at-risk chil- dren and youth. (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1421, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1587; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1401(8), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1903.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 6451, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1421, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3597, related to purpose of subpart, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. AMENDMENTS 2015—Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–95 inserted ‘‘, including schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education,’’ after ‘‘local schools’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. § 6452. Programs operated by local educational agencies (a) Local subgrants With funds made available under section 6422(b) of this title, the State educational agen- cy shall award subgrants to local educational agencies with high numbers or percentages of children and youth residing in locally operated (including county operated) correctional facili- ties for children and youth (including facilities involved in community day programs). (b) Special rule A local educational agency that serves a school operated by a correctional facility is not