20 U.S.C. § 3422 — Office of Inspector General

Page 1167 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 3423a 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 210 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 209 and is classified to section 3420 of this title. § 3422. Office of Inspector General There shall be in the Department an Office of Inspector General, established in accordance with chapter 4 of title 5. (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 211, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(41), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4348.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 211 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 210 and is classified to section 3421 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 4 of title 5.’’ for ‘‘the Inspector General Act of 1978.’’ § 3423. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–392, title VI, § 602(a)(1), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 840 Section, Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 213, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675, established the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective July 1, 1991, see section 702(a) of Pub. L. 101–392, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 3423a of this title. § 3423a. Office of Correctional Education (a) Findings The Congress finds and declares that— (1) education is important to, and makes a significant contribution to, the readjustment of incarcerated individuals to society; and (2) there is a growing need for immediate ac- tion by the Federal Government to assist State and local educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions. (b) Statement of purpose It is the purpose of this subchapter to encour- age and support educational programs for crimi- nal offenders in correctional institutions. (c) Establishment of Office The Secretary of Education shall establish within the Department of Education an Office of Correctional Education. (d) Functions of Office The Secretary, through the Office of Correc- tional Education established under subsection (c) of this section, shall— (1) coordinate all correctional education pro- grams within the Department of Education; (2) provide technical support to State and local educational agencies and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on correc- tional education programs and curricula; (3) provide an annual report to the Congress on the progress of the Office of Correctional Education and the status of correctional edu- cation in the United States; (4) cooperate with other Federal agencies carrying out correctional education programs to ensure coordination of such programs; (5) consult with, and provide outreach to, State directors of correctional education and correctional educators; and (6) collect from States a sample of informa- tion on the number of individuals who com- plete a vocational education sequence, earn a high school degree or general equivalency di- ploma, or earn a postsecondary degree while incarcerated and the correlation with job placement, job retention, and recidivism. (e) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term ‘‘criminal offender’’ means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense, including a youth of- fender or a juvenile offender; (2) the term ‘‘correctional institution’’ means any— (A) prison, (B) jail, (C) reformatory, (D) work farm, (E) detention center, or (F) halfway house, community-based reha- bilitation center, or any other similar insti- tution designed for the confinement or reha- bilitation of criminal offenders; and (3) the term ‘‘State educational agency’’ means the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is no such offi- cer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law. (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 212, formerly § 214, as added Pub. L. 101–392, title VI, § 602(a)(3), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 840; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20408(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1827; re- numbered § 212, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 212 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 211 and is classified to section 3422 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘under subsection (c)’’ for ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ in introduc- tory provisions. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 101–392, title VII, § 702, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 843, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act [enacting sub- chapter II of chapter 44 of this title, this section, sec- tions 2311a, 2327, 2328, 2394 to 2394e, 2395 to 2395e, 2396 to 2396m, 2411 to 2420a, 2424, 2466b to 2466e, 2468, 2468b to