20 U.S.C. § 2532 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 1112 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 2532 1 So in original. The colon probably should be a semicolon. 1 See References in Text note below. (1) guidance and counseling activities are an essential component to assure success in achieving the goals of many education pro- grams: 1 (2) lack of coordination among guidance and counseling activities supported jointly or sep- arately by Federal programs and by State and local programs has resulted in an underutiliza- tion of resources available for such activities; and (3) increased and improved preparation of education professionals is needed in guidance and counseling, including administration of guidance and counseling programs at the State and local levels, with special emphasis on inservice training which takes educational professionals into the workplaces of business and industry, the professions, and other occu- pational pursuits, and that increased and im- proved use of individuals employed in such pursuits are needed for effective guidance and counseling programs, including (A) bringing persons employed in such pursuits into schools, and (B) bringing students into such workplaces for observation of, and participa- tion in, such pursuits, in order to acquaint the students with the nature of the work. (Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 341, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2224.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except ei- ther as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so spe- cifically otherwise provided, effective July 1, 1976, where section provides for authorization of appropria- tions, see section 532 of Pub. L. 94–482, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title. § 2532. Authorization of appropriations (a) Fiscal years 1978 through 1983 There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 through 1983, to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. (b) Limitations; allotments to States, etc.; reallot- ments (1) There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, for purposes of grants to States made by the Secretary of Edu- cation for programs, projects, and leadership ac- tivities designed to expand and strengthen coun- seling and guidance services in elementary and secondary schools. (2) No sums are authorized to be appropriated under section 401(a) 1 of the Elementary and Sec- ondary Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 1977, for the purpose of making grants under part B (Libraries and Learning Resources) of title IV of such Act, for such fiscal year which represent the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) of this subsection. (3)(A) The Secretary of Education shall allot the amounts appropriated under this subsection among Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Is- lands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Is- lands according to their respective needs for as- sistance under this subsection. In addition, he shall allot from such amounts to (i) the Sec- retary of the Interior the amounts necessary for the programs, projects, and activities authorized by this subsection for children and teachers in elementary and secondary schools operated for Indian children by the Department of the Inte- rior; and (ii) the Secretary of Defense the amounts necessary for the programs, projects, and activities authorized by this subsection for children and teachers in the overseas dependents schools of the Department of Defense. The terms upon which payment for such purposes shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall be determined pursu- ant to such criteria as the Secretary of Edu- cation determines will best carry out the pur- poses of this subsection. (B) From the amounts appropriated to carry out this subsection, the Secretary of Education shall allot to each State from such amounts an amount which bears the same ratio to such amounts as the number of children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, in the State bears to the number of such children in all the States. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘‘State’’ shall not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Terri- tory of the Pacific Islands. The number of chil- dren aged five to seventeen, inclusive, in a State and in all the States shall be determined by the Secretary of Education on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available to him. (C) The amount of any State’s allotment under subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) to carry out this subsection which the Secretary of Education determines will not be required to carry out this subsection shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates as the Secretary of Education may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments to such States under subparagraph (A) or sub- paragraph (B) but with such proportionate amount for any of such other States being re- duced to the extent it exceeds the sum the Sec- retary of Education estimates such State needs and will be able to use. The total of such reduc- tions shall be similarly reallotted among the States whose proportionate amounts were not so reduced. Any amounts reallotted to a State under this subparagraph from funds appro- priated under this subsection shall be deemed a part of its allotment under subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B). (Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 342, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2224; Pub. L. 95–561, title XIII, § 1351, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2364; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), which was for- merly classified to subchapter I (§ 1801 et seq.) of chap- ter 40 of this title, was amended generally by Pub. L. 95–561, title IV, § 401, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2229, and re- classified to subchapter IV (§ 3081 et seq.) of chapter 47 Page 1113 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 2534 of this title prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title V, § 587(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 480. Section 401(a) and part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 were classified to section 3081(a) and sections 3101 and 3102, respectively, of this title prior to their repeal by section 587(a)(1) of Pub. L. 97–35. AMENDMENTS 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–561 substituted ‘‘fiscal years 1978 through 1983’’ for ‘‘fiscal years 1978 and 1979’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–561 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 1530(a) of Pub. L. 95–561, set out as a note under section 1221e–3 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except ei- ther as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so spe- cifically otherwise provided, effective July 1, 1976, where section provides for authorization of appropria- tions, see section 532 of Pub. L. 94–482, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Secretary of Education’’ substituted for ‘‘Commis- sioner’’ in subsec. (b)(1) and (3) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of this title and which trans- ferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Sec- retary of Education. Executive Documents TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is- lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 2533. Administration by unit in Department of Education (a) Establishment; functions The Secretary of Education shall establish or designate an administrative unit within the De- partment of Education for purposes of— (1) carrying out provisions of this sub- chapter; (2) providing information regarding guidance and counseling as a profession, guidance and counseling activities of the Federal Govern- ment, and, to the extent practicable, activities of State and local programs of guidance and counseling; and (3) advising the Secretary of Education on coordinating guidance and counseling activi- ties included in all programs which he is au- thorized to carry out, and, to the extent he deems practicable, how such activities may be coordinated with other programs of the Fed- eral Government and State and local guidance and counseling programs. (b) Reservation of amount for implementation The Secretary of Education may reserve an amount not to exceed 5 per centum of the sums appropriated under this subchapter to carry out the provisions of this section. (Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 343, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2225; Pub. L. 95–43, § 1(b)(8), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), (b)(2), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 678, 692.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1977—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–43 substituted ‘‘this subchapter’’ for ‘‘this section’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except ei- ther as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so spe- cifically otherwise provided, effective July 1, 1976, where section provides for authorization of appropria- tions, see section 532 of Pub. L. 94–482, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS ‘‘Secretary of Education’’ and ‘‘Department of Edu- cation’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Commissioner’’ and ‘‘Education Division’’, respectively, pursuant to sec- tions 301(a)(1), (b)(2) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1), (b)(2) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education and transferred Education Division to Department of Education. For authority of Secretary of Education to consoli- date, alter, or discontinue the administrative unit for guidance and counseling programs, or to reallocate any functions vested by statute in the administrative unit, see section 413 of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3473 of this title. § 2534. Contracts and grants to States, edu- cational agencies, etc. (a) Implementation of programs The Secretary of Education is authorized, on a competitive basis, to enter into contracts and make grants to State and local educational agencies, to institutions of higher education, and to private nonprofit organizations to assist them in conducting institutes, work shops, and seminars designed to improve the professional guidance qualifications of teachers and coun- selors in State and local educational agencies and nonpublic elementary and secondary school systems, including opportunities for teachers and guidance counselors in such agencies and systems to obtain experience in business and in- dustry, the professions, and other occupational pursuits, and including, for the purpose of such improvement, such programs, services, or activi- ties which bring individuals with experience in such pursuits into schools as counselors or advi- sors for students, and which bring students into the workplaces of such pursuits to acquaint stu- dents with the nature of the work and to provide training for supervisory and technical personnel in such agencies and systems having responsibil- ities for guidance and counseling, and to im- prove supervisory services in the field of guid- ance and counseling. (b) Coordination of programs of guidance and counseling The Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants to States to assist them in car- rying out programs to coordinate new and exist- ing programs of guidance and counseling in the States.