20 U.S.C. § 1022b — Administrative provisions

Page 256 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1022b Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–39, § 201(2)(B), struck out ‘‘pre-baccalaureate’’ before ‘‘preparation’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–39, § 201(2)(C), substituted ‘‘the preparation’’ for ‘‘pre-baccalaureate preparation’’ in heading, added introductory provisions, and struck out former introductory provisions which read as follows: ‘‘An eligible partnership that receives a grant to carry out an effective program for the pre-baccalaureate preparation of teachers shall carry out a program that includes all of the following:’’. Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 111–39, § 201(2)(D), in subpar. (A)(ii), substituted ‘‘leading to’’ for ‘‘to earn’’ and, in subpar. (C), struck out ‘‘one-year’’ before ‘‘teaching residency program’’ in cls. (i) and (iii)(I). Subsec. (i)(3). Pub. L. 111–39, § 201(2)(E), substituted ‘‘consent to’’ for ‘‘consent of’’. 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. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111–39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111–39, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. § 1022b. Administrative provisions (a) Duration; number of awards; payments (1) Duration A grant awarded under this part shall be awarded for a period of five years. (2) Number of awards An eligible partnership may not receive more than one grant during a five-year period. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit an individual member, that can demonstrate need, of an eligible partnership that receives a grant under this subchapter from entering into another eligible partner- ship consisting of new members and receiving a grant with such other eligible partnership before the five-year period described in the preceding sentence applicable to the eligible partnership with which the individual member has first partnered has expired. (b) Peer review (1) Panel The Secretary shall provide the applications submitted under this part to a peer review panel for evaluation. With respect to each ap- plication, the peer review panel shall initially recommend the application for funding or for disapproval. (2) Priority The Secretary, in funding applications under this part, shall give priority— (A) to eligible partnerships that include an institution of higher education whose teach- er preparation program has a rigorous selec- tion process to ensure the highest quality of students entering such program; and (B)(i) to applications from broad-based eli- gible partnerships that involve businesses and community organizations; or (ii) to eligible partnerships so that the awards promote an equitable geographic dis- tribution of grants among rural and urban areas. (3) Secretarial selection The Secretary shall determine, based on the peer review process, which applications shall receive funding and the amounts of the grants. In determining grant amounts, the Secretary shall take into account the total amount of funds available for all grants under this part and the types of activities proposed to be car- ried out by the eligible partnership. (c) Matching requirements (1) In general Each eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part shall provide, from non-Fed- eral sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant, which may be pro- vided in cash or in-kind, to carry out the ac- tivities supported by the grant. (2) Waiver The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year for an eligible partner- ship if the Secretary determines that applying the matching requirement to the eligible part- nership would result in serious hardship or an inability to carry out the authorized activities described in this part. (d) Limitation on administrative expenses An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this part may use not more than two per- cent of the funds provided to administer the grant. (Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3145.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 203 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1023 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–315. Another prior section 203 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classi- fied to section 1023 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–208. Another prior section 203 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classi- fied to section 1023 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374. § 1022c. Accountability and evaluation (a) Eligible partnership evaluation Each eligible partnership submitting an appli- cation for a grant under this part shall estab- lish, and include in such application, an evalua- tion plan that includes strong and measurable performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives and measures for increasing— (1) achievement for all prospective and new teachers, as measured by the eligible partner- ship; (2) teacher retention in the first three years of a teacher’s career; (3) improvement in the pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licen- sure of teachers; and