Collapse to view only § 1231b-2. Review of applications
- § 1231. Joint funding of programs
- § 1231a. Collection and dissemination of information
- §§ 1231b, 1231b-1. Repealed.
- § 1231b-2. Review of applications
- § 1231c. Advice, counsel, and technical assistance
- § 1231c-1. Repealed.
- § 1231d. Parental involvement and dissemination
- § 1231e. Use of funds withheld
- § 1231f. Repealed.
§ 1231. Joint funding of programs
(a) Joint projects; transfers of appropriations; contracts or grants; criteria
(1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into arrangements with other Federal agencies to jointly carry out projects of common interest, to transfer to such agencies funds appropriated under any applicable program, and to receive and use funds from such agencies, for projects of common interest.
(2) Funds transferred or received pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used only in accordance with the statutes authorizing the appropriation of such funds, and shall be made available by contract or grant only to recipients eligible to receive such funds under such statutes.
(3) If the Secretary enters into an agreement under this subsection for the administration of a project, the agency administering the project shall use such agency’s procedures to award contracts or grants and to administer such awards, unless the parties to the agreement specify the use of procedures of another agency that is a party to the agreement.
(4) If the Secretary has entered into an agreement authorized under this subsection and the Secretary and the heads of the other agencies participating in the agreement determine that joint funding is necessary to address a special need consistent with the purposes and authorized activities of each program that provides funding under the joint project, the Secretary and the heads of the other participating agencies may develop a single set of criteria for the jointly funded project and require each applicant for such project to submit a single application for review by the participating agencies.
(b) Joint applications
(c) Limitations on joint funding
(d) Congressional notice
(1) The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate of each joint funding agreement made with other Federal agencies not later than 60 days after the making of such agreements.
(2) Such notice shall include—
(A) a description of the purpose and objectives of the joint funding arrangement;
(B) the amounts and sources, by program, of the funds dedicated to such arrangement; and
(C) the criteria developed to govern the award of contracts and grants.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 430, formerly § 411, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 166; renumbered § 421 and amended Pub. L. 92–318, title III, §§ 301(a)(1), 302(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326, 332; renumbered § 421A, Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 507(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 565; renumbered § 430 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 241, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3921.)
§ 1231a. Collection and dissemination of information
The Secretary shall—
(1) prepare and disseminate to State and local educational agencies and institutions information concerning applicable programs, and cooperate with other Federal officials who administer programs affecting education in disseminating information concerning such programs;
(2) inform the public regarding federally supported education programs; and
(3) collect data and information on applicable programs for the purpose of obtaining objective measurements of the effectiveness of such programs in achieving the intended purposes of such programs.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 431, formerly § 412, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 166; renumbered § 422 and amended Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), (b)(2)(B), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326, 332; Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, § 409(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2233; renumbered § 431, renumbered § 422, and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 242, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3922; renumbered § 431,
§§ 1231b, 1231b–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(a)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913
§ 1231b–2. Review of applications
(a) Persons aggrieved; final State educational agency actions; hearing; ruling and reasons for ruling; rescission of final actions
(b) Appeals to Secretary; persons aggrieved; notice; orders prescribing appropriate agency actions; finality of agency fact findings; interim orders pending appeal or review
(c) Records; availability
(d) Termination of assistance for noncompliance with provisions or orders
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 432, formerly § 425, as added Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 508(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 566; amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1247, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2354; renumbered § 432 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 243, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3922.)
§ 1231c. Advice, counsel, and technical assistance
(a) State educational agencies, institutions of higher education
For the purpose of carrying out more effectively Federal education programs, the Secretary is authorized, upon request, to provide advice, counsel, and technical assistance to State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and, with the approval of the appropriate State educational agency, elementary and secondary schools—
(1) in determining benefits available to them under Federal law;
(2) in preparing applications for, and meeting requirements of, applicable programs;
(3) in order to enhance the quality, increase the depth, or broaden the scope of activities under applicable programs; and
(4) in order to encourage simplification of applications, reports, evaluations, and other administrative procedures.
(b) Cost allocation, collection, etc., by local educational agencies
(c) Dissemination
In awarding contracts and grants for the development of curricula or instructional materials, the Secretary and the Director of the National Institute of Education shall—
(1) encourage applicants to assure that such curricula or instructional materials will be developed in a manner conducive to dissemination through continuing consultations with publishers, personnel of State and local educational agencies, teachers, administrators, community representatives, and other individuals experienced in such dissemination;
(2) permit applicants to include provision for reasonable consultation fees or planning costs; and
(3) insure that grants to public agencies and nonprofit private organizations and contracts with public agencies and private organizations for publication and dissemination of curricula or instructional materials, or both, are awarded competitively to such agencies and organizations which provide assurances that the curricula and instructional materials will reach the target populations for which they were developed.
(d) Annual report by Secretary
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 433, formerly § 414, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 167; renumbered § 424, Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326; renumbered § 426, Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 508(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 565; amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1248, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692; renumbered § 433, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913.)
§ 1231c–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(a)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913
§ 1231d. Parental involvement and dissemination
In the case of any applicable program in which the Secretary determines that parental participation at the State or local level would increase the effectiveness of the program in achieving its purposes, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations with respect to such program setting forth criteria designed to encourage such participation. If the program for which such determination is made provides for payments to local educational agencies, applications for such payments shall—
(1) set forth such policies and procedures as will ensure that programs and projects assisted under the application have been planned and developed, and will be operated, in consultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of the children to be served by such programs and projects;
(2) be submitted with assurance that such parents have had an opportunity to present their views with respect to the application; and
(3) set forth policies and procedures for adequate dissemination of program plans and evaluations to such parents and the public.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 434, formerly § 415, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 168; renumbered § 425, Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326; renumbered § 427, Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 508(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 565; renumbered § 434 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 244, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3922.)
§ 1231e. Use of funds withheld
(a) At any time that the Secretary makes an allotment or reallotment to any State under any applicable program, the Secretary shall reduce such allotment or reallotment by such amount as the Secretary determines such allotment or reallotment would have been reduced, had the data on which such allotment or reallotment is based excluded all data relating to local educational agencies of the State that, on the date of the Secretary’s action, are ineligible to receive the Federal financial assistance involved because of failure to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.], title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 [20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.], section 794 of title 29, or the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 [42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.].
(b) The Secretary may use any funds withheld under subsection (a)—
(1) to increase the allotments or reallotments of local educational agencies within the State that are not described in subsection (a), or the allotments or reallotment of all States, in accordance with the Federal law governing the program; or
(2) for grants to local educational agencies of that State in accordance with section 405 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000c–4], or for any other program administered by the Department that is designed to enhance equity in education or redress discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 435, formerly § 416, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 168; renumbered § 426, Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326; renumbered § 428, Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 508(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 565; renumbered § 435 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 245, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3922.)
§ 1231f. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(a)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913