20 U.S.C. § 7292 — Assistance for arts education

Page 1518 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7291 (iii) A budget and budget narrative for the proposed activities. (3) Award basis Any award of funds under Project SERV for violence prevention activities under this sec- tion shall be subject to the discretion of the Secretary and the availability of funds. (4) Prohibited use No funds provided to an eligible entity for violence prevention activities may be used for construction, renovation, or repair of a facil- ity or for the permanent infrastructure of the eligible entity. (c) Definition of eligible entity In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— (1) a local educational agency, as defined in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 7801(30) of this title, or institution of higher education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis; or (2) the Bureau of Indian Education in a case where the learning environment of a school operated or funded by the Bureau, including a school meeting the definition of a local edu- cational agency under section 7801(30)(C) of this title, has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis. (Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4631, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4601, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2032.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 7281 to 7281b and 7283 to 7283g were re- pealed by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title IV, § 4001(b)(1)(C), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1967, effective Dec. 10, 2015, ex- cept with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs. Section 7281, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5601, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1866, authorized Secretary to provide additional assistance to meet special circumstances. Section 7281a, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5602, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1866, related to eligibility. Section 7281b, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5603, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1867, related to maximum amount. Section 7283, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5611, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1867, provided that subpart 21 of subpart D of former sub- chapter V of this chapter could be cited as the ‘‘Wom- en’s Educational Equity Act of 2001’’ and related to findings. Section 7283a, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5612, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1868, related to statement of purpose. Section 7283b, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5613, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1868; amended Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 404(d)(7), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1986, authorized program. Section 7283c, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5614, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1871, related to applications. Section 7283d, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5615, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1871; amended Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 404(d)(5)(D), (8), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1986, related to criteria and priorities. Section 7283e, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5616, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1872, related to report requirement. Section 7283f, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5617, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1872, related to administration. Section 7283g, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5618, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1873, related to amounts to be used to carry out certain ac- tivities. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. SUBPART 4—ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT § 7291. Awards for academic enrichment (a) Program authorized From funds reserved under section 7251(b)(2)(C) of this title, the Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a com- petitive basis, to eligible entities for the pur- poses of enriching the academic experience of students by promoting— (1) arts education for disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabil- ities, as described in section 7292 of this title; (2) school readiness through the develop- ment and dissemination of accessible instruc- tional programming for preschool and elemen- tary school children and their families, as de- scribed in section 7293 of this title; and (3) support for high-ability learners and high-ability learning, as described in section 7294 of this title. (b) Annual awards The Secretary shall annually make awards to fulfill each of the purposes described in para- graphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a). (Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4641, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4601, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2033.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7292. Assistance for arts education (a) Awards to provide assistance for arts edu- cation (1) In general Awards made to eligible entities to fulfill the purpose described in section 7291(a)(1) of this title, shall be used for a program (to be known as the ‘‘Assistance for Arts Education program’’) to promote arts education for stu- dents, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, through activities such as— (A) professional development for arts edu- cators, teachers, and principals; (B) development and dissemination of ac- cessible instructional materials and arts- Page 1519 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7293 based educational programming, including online resources, in multiple arts dis- ciplines; and (C) community and national outreach ac- tivities that strengthen and expand partner- ships among schools, local educational agen- cies, communities, or centers for the arts, including national centers for the arts. (b) Conditions As conditions of receiving assistance made available under this section, the Secretary shall require each eligible entity receiving such as- sistance— (1) to coordinate, to the extent practicable, each project or program carried out with such assistance with appropriate activities of pub- lic or private cultural agencies, institutions, and organizations, including museums, arts education associations, libraries, and theaters; and (2) to use such assistance only to supple- ment, and not to supplant, any other assist- ance or funds made available from non-Federal sources for the activities assisted under this subpart. (c) Consultation In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with Federal agencies or institu- tions, arts educators (including professional arts education associations), and organizations rep- resenting the arts (including State and local arts agencies involved in arts education). (d) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Sec- retary shall give priority to eligible entities that are eligible national nonprofit organiza- tions. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— (A) a local educational agency in which 20 percent or more of the students served by the local educational agency are from fami- lies with an income below the poverty line; (B) a consortium of such local educational agencies; (C) a State educational agency; (D) an institution of higher education; (E) a museum or cultural institution; (F) the Bureau of Indian Education; (G) an eligible national nonprofit organiza- tion; or (H) another private agency, institution, or organization. (2) Eligible national nonprofit organization The term ‘‘eligible national nonprofit orga- nization’’ means an organization of national scope that— (A) is supported by staff, which may in- clude volunteers, or affiliates at the State and local levels; and (B) demonstrates effectiveness or high- quality plans for addressing arts education activities for disadvantaged students or stu- dents who are children with disabilities. (Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4642, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4601, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2033.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7293. Ready to learn programming (a) Awards to promote school readiness through ready to learn programming (1) In general Awards made to eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to fulfill the purpose described in section 7291(a)(2) of this title shall— (A) be known as ‘‘Ready to Learn Pro- gramming awards’’; and (B) be used to— (i) develop, produce, and distribute ac- cessible educational and instructional video programming for preschool and ele- mentary school children and their parents in order to facilitate student academic achievement; (ii) facilitate the development, directly or through contracts with producers of children’s and family educational tele- vision programming, of educational pro- gramming for preschool and elementary school children, and the accompanying support materials and services that pro- mote the effective use of such program- ming; (iii) facilitate the development of pro- gramming and digital content containing Ready-to-Learn programming and re- sources for parents and caregivers that is specially designed for nationwide distribu- tion over public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels and the Internet; (iv) contract with entities (such as pub- lic telecommunications entities) so that programming developed under this section is disseminated and distributed to the widest possible audience appropriate to be served by the programming, and through the use of the most appropriate distribu- tion technologies; and (v) develop and disseminate education and training materials, including inter- active programs and programs adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are designed— (I) to promote school readiness; and (II) to promote the effective use of ma- terials developed under clauses (ii) and (iii) among parents, family members, teachers, principals and other school leaders, Head Start providers, providers of family literacy services, child care providers, early childhood educators, ele- mentary school teachers, public librar- ies, and after-school program personnel caring for preschool and elementary school children. (2) Availability In awarding or entering into grants, con- tracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that eligi-