20 U.S.C. § 7981 — Evaluations

Page 1660 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7981 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsections’’. Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1776; renumbered title IX, § 9564, renumbered title VIII, § 8574, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(a)(4)(A), (B), (C)(ii), title VIII, § 8001(a)(9), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1966, 2088, 2089.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subpart, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this part’’, and was translated as reading ‘‘this sub- part’’, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 114–95 redesignated part C of title IV of Pub. L. 89–10 as subpart 5 of part F of title VIII of Pub. L. 89–10, which is classified to this subpart. CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 7184 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 114–95. PART G—EVALUATIONS Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, redesignated part F (§ 7941) of sub- chapter IX of this chapter as part G of this subchapter. § 7981. Evaluations (a) Reservation of funds Except as provided in subsection 1 (b) and (e), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may re- serve not more than 0.5 percent of the amount appropriated for each program authorized under this chapter to carry out activities under this section. If the Secretary elects to make a res- ervation under this subsection, the reserved amounts— (1) shall first be used by the Secretary, act- ing through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to— (A) conduct comprehensive, high-quality evaluations of the programs that— (i) are consistent with the evaluation plan under subsection (d); and (ii) primarily include impact evaluations that use experimental or quasi-experi- mental designs, where practicable and ap- propriate, and other rigorous methodolo- gies that permit the strongest possible causal inferences; (B) conduct studies of the effectiveness of the programs and the administrative impact of the programs on schools and local edu- cational agencies; and (C) widely disseminate evaluation findings under this section related to programs au- thorized under this chapter— (i) in a timely fashion; (ii) in forms that are understandable, easily accessible, usable, and adaptable for use in the improvement of educational practice; (iii) through electronic transfer and other means, such as posting, as available, to the websites of State educational agen- cies, local educational agencies, the Insti- tute of Education Sciences, or the Depart- ment, or in another relevant place; and (iv) in a manner that promotes the utili- zation of such findings; and (2) may be used by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Edu- cation Sciences— (A) to evaluate the aggregate short- and long-term effects and cost efficiencies across— (i) Federal programs assisted or author- ized under this chapter; and (ii) related Federal early childhood edu- cation programs, preschool programs, ele- mentary school programs, and secondary school programs, under any other Federal law; (B) to increase the usefulness of the eval- uations conducted under this section by im- proving the quality, timeliness, efficiency, and use of information relating to perform- ance to promote continuous improvement of programs assisted or authorized under this chapter; and (C) to assist recipients of grants under such programs in collecting and analyzing data and other activities related to con- ducting high-quality evaluations under para- graph (1). (b) Subchapter I The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall use funds authorized under section 6302(e) of this title to carry out evaluation activities under this section related to subchapter I, and shall not reserve any other money from such sub- chapter for evaluation. (c) Consolidation Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or section 6302(e) of this title, the Sec- retary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences— (1) may consolidate the funds reserved under subsections (a) and (b) for purposes of carrying out the activities under subsection (a)(1); and (2) shall not be required to evaluate under subsection (a)(1) each program authorized under this chapter each year. (d) Evaluation plan The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall, on a biennial basis, develop, sub- mit to Congress, and make publicly available an evaluation plan, that— (1) describes the specific activities that will be carried out under subsection (a) for the 2- year period applicable to the plan, and the timelines of such activities; (2) contains the results of the activities car- ried out under subsection (a) for the most re- cent 2-year period; and (3) describes how programs authorized under this chapter will be regularly evaluated. (e) Evaluation activities authorized elsewhere If, under any other provision of this chapter, funds are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activities with respect to a program, the Secretary may not reserve additional funds Page 1661 TITLE 20—EDUCATION §§ 8061 to 8067 under this section for the evaluation of that pro- gram. (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8601, formerly title IX, § 9601, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1985; renumbered title VIII, § 8601, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, §§ 8001(a)(10), 8042, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2122.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 7941 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2015—Pub. L. 114–95, § 8042, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to reservation of funds for evaluations, ex- clusion of subchapters I and III, and evaluation activi- ties authorized elsewhere, respectively. 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. SUBCHAPTER X—PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE PART A—FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION §§ 8001 to 8007. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1011(5)(A), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1986 Section 8001, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10101, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3809; amended Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(d) [title VII, § 703(b)(4)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–211, 1321–255; re- numbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327, related to fund for the improvement of edu- cation. Section 8002, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10102, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3812, related to elementary school counseling demonstra- tion. Section 8003, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10103, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3815, related to partnerships in character education pilot project. Section 8004, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10104, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3818; amended Pub. L. 105–332, § 2, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3125, related to promotion of scholar-athlete competitions. Section 8005, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10105, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3818, related to development and implementation of smaller learning communities. Section 8006, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10106, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3820, related to national student and parent mock election. Section 8007, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10107, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3820, related to model projects of outreach activities for at- risk children. PART B—GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN §§ 8031 to 8037. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1011(5)(A), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1986 Section 8031, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10201, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3820, set forth short title of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1994. Section 8032, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10202, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3820, set forth findings and purposes. Section 8033, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10203, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3822, related to construction of provisions. Section 8034, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10204, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3822, related to authorized programs. Section 8035, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10205, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3823, set forth program priorities. Section 8036, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10206, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3824, set forth general provisions. Section 8037, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10207, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3824, authorized appropriations. PART C—PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SUBPART 1—BASIC CHARTER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM §§ 8061 to 8067. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1011(5)(A), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1986 Section 8061, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10301, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3824; amended Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(a), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, set forth findings and purpose. Section 8062, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10302, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3825; amended Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(b), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, authorized charter school grant program. Section 8063, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10303, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3826; amended Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(c), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2684; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, related to applications. Section 8064, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10304, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3827; amended Pub. L. 105–78, title III, § 315, Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1508; Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(d), (k), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2685, 2689; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, related to administration. Section 8065, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10305, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3829; amended Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(f), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2686; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, related to national ac- tivities. Section 8065a, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10306, as added Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(g)(2), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2687, re- lated to Federal formula allocation during first year and for successive enrollment expansions. Section 8065b, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10307, as added Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(g)(2), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2688; amended Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(2)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, related to solicita- tion of input from charter school operators. Section 8065c, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10308, as added Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(g)(2), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2688, re- lated to records transfer. Section 8065d, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10309, as added Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(g)(2), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2688; amended Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 322(b)(3)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–61, related to paper- work reduction. Section 8066, Pub. L. 89–10, title X, § 10310, formerly § 10306, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3829; renumbered § 10310 and amended, Pub. L. 105–278, § 3(g)(1), (h), Oct. 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 2687,