2015 US Code
Title 20 - Education (Sections 1 - 10013)
Chapter 70 - Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools (Sections 6301 - 8962)
Subchapter VIII - General Provisions (Sections 7801 - 7981)
Part B - Flexibility in the Use of Administrative and Other Funds (Sections 7821 - 7825)
Sec. 7821 - Consolidation of State administrative funds for elementary and secondary education programs
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 70 - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS SUBCHAPTER VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS Part B - Flexibility in the Use of Administrative and Other Funds Sec. 7821 - Consolidation of State administrative funds for elementary and secondary education programs |
Contains | section 7821 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-10, title VIII, §8201, formerly title IX, §9201, as added Pub. L. 107-110, title IX, §901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1966; renumbered title VIII, §8201, and amended Pub. L. 114-95, title VIII, §§8001(a)(2), 8005, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2100. |
Statutes at Large References | 115 Stat. 1966 129 Stat. 2088 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 89-10, Public Law 107-110, Public Law 114-95 |
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A State educational agency may consolidate the amounts specifically made available to it for State administration under one or more of the programs under paragraph (2) if the State educational agency can demonstrate that the majority of its resources are derived from non-Federal sources.
(2) ApplicabilityThis section applies to any program under this chapter under which funds are authorized to be used for administration, and such other programs as the Secretary may designate.
(b) Use of funds(1) In generalA State educational agency shall use the amount available under this section for the administration of the programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Additional usesA State educational agency may also use funds available under this section for administrative activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds under programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a) of this section, such as—
(A) the coordination of those programs with other Federal and non-Federal programs;
(B) the establishment and operation of peer-review mechanisms under this chapter;
(C) the administration of this subchapter;
(D) the dissemination of information regarding model programs and practices;
(E) technical assistance under any program under this chapter;
(F) State-level activities designed to carry out this subchapter;
(G) training personnel engaged in audit and other monitoring activities;
(H) implementation of the Cooperative Audit Resolution and Oversight Initiative of the Department; and
(I) implementation of fiscal support teams that provide technical fiscal support assistance, which shall include evaluating fiscal, administrative, and staffing functions, and any other key operational function.
(c) RecordsA State educational agency that consolidates administrative funds under this section shall not be required to keep separate records, by individual program, to account for costs relating to the administration of programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a) of this section.
(d) ReviewTo determine the effectiveness of State administration under this section, the Secretary may periodically review the performance of State educational agencies in using consolidated administrative funds under this section and take such steps as the Secretary finds appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of that administration.
(e) Unused administrative fundsIf a State educational agency does not use all of the funds available to the agency under this section for administration, the agency may use those funds during the applicable period of availability as funds available under one or more programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a) of this section.
(f) Consolidation of funds for standards and assessment developmentIn order to develop challenging State academic standards and assessments, a State educational agency may consolidate the amounts described in subsection (a) of this section for those purposes under subchapter I of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, §8201, formerly title IX, §9201, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, §901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1966; renumbered title VIII, §8201, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, §§8001(a)(2), 8005, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2100.)
AMENDMENTS2015—Subsec. (b)(2)(I). Pub. L. 114–95, §8005, added subpar. (I).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
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