20 U.S.C. § 3423a — Office of Correctional Education

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 Repealed.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 Page 1168 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 3423b 2468e, and 3423a of this title, and subchapter III of chap- ter 20 of Title 25, Indians, amending sections 2301, 2311 to 2313, 2321 to 2324, 2352, 2361 to 2363, 2382, 2391, 2392, 2401 to 2404, 2421 to 2423, 2451, 2463, and 2471 of this title, section 1812 of Title 25, and sections 49f, 1533, 1604, and 1661c of Title 29, Labor, repealing sections 1131, 2371 to 2373, 2376 to 2378, 2431, 2462, 2464, 2465, and 3423 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 2301 of this title] shall take effect on July 1, 1991. ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Sections 3, 115, 116, 504, and 512 and part H of title III of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act [former sec- tions 2302, 2325, 2326, 2466a, and 2468a of this title and former part H (§ 2397 et seq.) of subchapter III of chap- ter 44 of this title] (as amended by this Act) shall take effect upon the enactment of this Act [Sept. 25, 1990].’’ § 3423b. Office of Non-Public Education There shall be in the Department an Office of Non-Public Education to ensure the maximum potential participation of non-public school stu- dents in all Federal educational programs for which such students are eligible. (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 214, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(c), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 214 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 212 and is classified to section 3423a of this title. Another prior section 214 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renum- bered section 217 and is classified to section 3424 of this title. § 3423c. Office of Indian Education (a) Office of Indian Education There shall be an Office of Indian Education (referred to in this section as ‘‘the Office’’) in the Department of Education. (b) Director (1) Appointment and reporting The Office shall be under the direction of the Director, who shall be appointed by the Sec- retary and who shall report directly to the As- sistant Secretary for Elementary and Sec- ondary Education. (2) Duties The Director shall— (A) be responsible for administering part A of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.]; (B) be involved in, and be primarily re- sponsible for, the development of all policies affecting Indian children and adults under programs administered by the Office of Ele- mentary and Secondary Education; (C) coordinate the development of policy and practice for all programs in the Depart- ment relating to Indian persons; and (D) assist the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Educational Research and Improve- ment in identifying research priorities re- lated to the education of Indian persons. (c) Indian preference in employment (1) In general The Secretary shall give a preference to In- dian persons in all personnel actions in the Of- fice. (2) Implementation Such preference shall be implemented in the same fashion as the preference given to any veteran under section 45 of title 25. (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 215, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 372(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3977; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(v), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2171.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27. Part A of title VI of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 7401 et seq.) of sub- chapter VI of chapter 70 of this title. For complete clas- sification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 215 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 217 and is classified to section 3424 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 2641 of Title 25, Indians, prior to re- peal by Pub. L. 103–382, § 367. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted ‘‘be responsible for administering part A of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965’’ for ‘‘be responsible for administering this title’’. 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. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT The Office of Educational Research and Improvement was established by section 3419 of this title. Section 3419 was repealed and a new section 3419 establishing the Institute of Educational Sciences was enacted by Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 402(2), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1985. § 3423d. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (a) Establishment There shall be, in the Department, an Office of English Language Acquisition, Language En- hancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students through which the Secretary shall carry out functions relating to bilingual education. (b) Director (1) In general The Office shall be headed by a Director of English Language Acquisition, Language En- hancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, ap- pointed by the Secretary, to whom the Sec- retary shall delegate all delegable functions relating to bilingual education. The Director shall also be assigned responsibility for recom- mending improvements and providing tech-