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Title 20 — Education

Part 2 · Chapter 31 — General Provisions Concerning Education

§ 1226c. Biennial evaluation report

Statutory text

Not later than , and every two years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evaluation report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two preceding fiscal years. Such report shall—

(1)

contain program profiles that include legislative citations, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes;

(2)

contain recent information on the progress being made toward the achievement of program objectives, including listings of program performance indicators, data from performance measurement based on the indicators, and information on the costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated;

(3)

address significant program activities, such as initiatives for program improvement, regulations, and program monitoring and evaluation;

(4)

list the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions in such report;

(5)

be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendixes, including available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs and projects; and

(6)

include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with section 7981 of this title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967

    Pub. L. 90–247 title IV § 425 · 81 Stat. 783

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c

    Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 425, formerly § 417, as added Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 506(a)(3)(C), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 564

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 425, formerly § 417, as added Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 506(a)(3)(C), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 564

  2. Education Amendments of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–561 title XII § 1246(a) · 92 Stat. 2143

    1. Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 95–561 inserted “(including compliance with provisions of law requiring the maintenance of non-Federal expenditures for the purposes of such applicable programs)” after “effectiveness of applicable programs”

    2. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 95–561 substituted “Committee on Human Resources” for “Committee on Labor and Public Welfare” in provisions preceding subpar. (A)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–561 inserted “(including compliance with provisions of law requiring the maintenance of non-Federal expenditures for the purposes of such applicable programs)” after “effectiveness of applicable programs” and substituted “Committee on Human Resources” for “Committee on Labor and Public Welfare” in provisions preceding subpar. (A).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) 20 USC 1226c. Section 417(a)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding, after “effectiveness of applicable programs”, the following: “(including compliance with provisions of law requiring the maintenance of non-Federal expenditures for the purposes of such applicable programs) ”,

  3. Pub. L. 96–46 § 4(b) · 93 Stat. 338

    1. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(a)

      Pub. L. 96–46 substituted “(a) Not later than” for “(a)(1) Not later than”

    2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(a)

      Pub. L. 96–46 struck out par. (2) which provided that, in the case of programs and projects assisted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the report include a survey of how many children counted under section 103(c) of such Act do or do not participate in such programs and projects and how many disadvantaged children do or do not participate in such programs and projects

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–46 substituted “(a) Not later than” for “(a)(1) Not later than” and struck out par. (2) which provided that, in the case of programs and projects assisted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the report include a survey of how many children counted under section 103(c) of such Act do or do not participate in such programs and projects and how many disadvantaged children do or do not participate in such programs and projects.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Section 417(a) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by striking out the paragraph designation “(1)” and by repealing paragraph (2).

  4. Education Amendments of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–374 title XIII § 1305 · 94 Stat. 1367

    Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(a)(F)

    Pub. L. 96–374 inserted “, including tabulations of available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the sex, race, and age of its beneficiaries” after “detailed data and appendices”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(F). Pub. L. 96–374 inserted “, including tabulations of available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the sex, race, and age of its beneficiaries” after “detailed data and appendices”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1305. evaluation reports Section 417(a)(1)(F) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by inserting immediately before the period a comma 20 USC 1226c. and the following: “including tabulations of available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the sex, race, and age of its beneficiaries”.

  5. Education Amendments of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–511 title VII § 705 · 98 Stat. 2366

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(a)

    Pub. L. 98–511 substituted “December 31” for “November 1”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–511 substituted “December 31” for “November 1”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 705. annual evaluation reports Section 417(a) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226c(a)) is amended by striking out “November 1” and inserting in lieu thereof “December 31”.

  6. Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–382 § 235 · 108 Stat. 3518

    1. Amended · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c

      Pub. L. 103–382, § 235, amended section generally

    2. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c

      Pub. L. 103–382, § 235, substituting single undesignated par. relating to biennial evaluation reports for former subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to annual evaluation reports and including requirement for information on contracts and grants for evaluations of programs

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–382, § 235, amended section generally, substituting single undesignated par. relating to biennial evaluation reports for former subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to annual evaluation reports and including requirement for information on contracts and grants for evaluations of programs.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 235. BIENNIAL EVALUATION REPORT. Section 425 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1226c) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 425. “biennial evaluation report Not later than March 31, 1995, and every two years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evaluation report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two preceding fiscal years. Such report shall— “(1) contain program profiles that include legislative citations, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes; “(2) contain recent information on the progress being made toward the achievement of program objectives, including listings of program performance indicators, data from performance measurement based on the indicators, and information on the costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated; “(3) address significant program activities, such as initiatives for program improvement, regulations, and program monitoring and evaluation; “(4) list the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions in such report; “(5) be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendixes, including available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs and projects; and “(6) include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with section 14701 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.”.

  7. Pub. L. 103–437 § 7(a)(2) · 108 Stat. 4581

    1. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c

      Pub. L. 103–437, which directed that section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247 be amended by substituting “Labor and Human Resources” for “Human Resources”, could not be executed because this section, which was section 417 of Pub. L. 90–247, was renumbered section 425

    2. Amended · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c

      Pub. L. 103–437, which directed that section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247 be amended generally by Pub. L. 103–382

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–437, which directed that section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247 be amended by substituting “Labor and Human Resources” for “Human Resources”, could not be executed because this section, which was section 417 of Pub. L. 90–247, was renumbered section 425 and amended generally by Pub. L. 103–382.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) In section 417(a) (20 U.S.C. 1226c(a)), strike “Human Resources” and substitute “Labor and Human Resources”.

  8. Pub. L. 107–110 title X § 1076(h) · 115 Stat. 1425

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(6)

    Pub. L. 107–110 substituted “7941” for “8941”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (6). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted “7941” for “8941”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (h) General Education Provisions Act.— Section 425(6) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226c(6)) is amended by striking “14701” and inserting “9601”.

  9. Every Student Succeeds Act

    Pub. L. 114–95 title IX § 9215(mm)(1) · 129 Stat. 1802

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1226c(6)

    Pub. L. 114–95 substituted “section 7981 of this title” for “section 7941 of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (6). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted “section 7981 of this title” for “section 7941 of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 425(6) (20 U.S.C. 1226c(6)) is amended by striking “section 9601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965” and inserting “section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment 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.

12 of 13 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 432, and is classified to section 1231b–2 of this title.

Another prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 434, and is classified to section 1231d of this title.

Another prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 423, and is classified to section 1226a–1 of this title.

Amendments1978–2015 · 7 rounds

2002

Par. (6). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted “7941” for “8941”.

1994

Pub. L. 103–437, which directed that section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247 be amended by substituting “Labor and Human Resources” for “Human Resources”, could not be executed because this section, which was section 417 of Pub. L. 90–247, was renumbered section 425 and amended generally by Pub. L. 103–382.

Pub. L. 103–382, § 235, amended section generally, substituting single undesignated par. relating to biennial evaluation reports for former subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to annual evaluation reports and including requirement for information on contracts and grants for evaluations of programs.

1984

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–511 substituted “December 31” for “November 1”.

1980

Subsec. (a)(F). Pub. L. 96–374 inserted “, including tabulations of available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the sex, race, and age of its beneficiaries” after “detailed data and appendices”.

1979

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–46 substituted “(a) Not later than” for “(a)(1) Not later than” and struck out par. (2) which provided that, in the case of programs and projects assisted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the report include a survey of how many children counted under section 103(c) of such Act do or do not participate in such programs and projects and how many disadvantaged children do or do not participate in such programs and projects.

1978

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–561 inserted “(including compliance with provisions of law requiring the maintenance of non-Federal expenditures for the purposes of such applicable programs)” after “effectiveness of applicable programs” and substituted “Committee on Human Resources” for “Committee on Labor and Public Welfare” in provisions preceding subpar. (A).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, .

Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, .

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective , 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.

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 711, , 98 Stat. 2408, provided that:

“(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [] or , whichever occurs later.

“(b)

The amendments made by title I of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on .”

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–374 effective , see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96–374, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–46 effective , see section 8 of Pub. L. 96–46, set out as a note under section 930 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–561 effective , see section 1530(a) of Pub. L. 95–561, set out as a note under section 1221e–3 of this title.

Credits

1974–2015 · 9 acts
  1. 1974Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 425, formerly § 417, as added Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 506(a)(3)(C), , 88 Stat. 564
  2. 1978amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1246(a), (b), , 92 Stat. 2354
  3. 1979Pub. L. 96–46, § 4(b), , 93 Stat. 342
  4. 1980Pub. L. 96–374, title XIII, § 1305, , 94 Stat. 1497
  5. 1984Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 705, , 98 Stat. 2406
  6. 1994renumbered § 425 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 235, , 108 Stat. 3913, 3916
  7. 1994Pub. L. 103–437, § 7(a)(2), , 108 Stat. 4587
  8. 2002Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(h), , 115 Stat. 2091
  9. 2015Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(mm)(1), , 129 Stat. 2176.
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(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 425, formerly § 417, as added Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 506(a)(3)(C), , 88 Stat. 564; amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1246(a), (b), , 92 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 96–46, § 4(b), , 93 Stat. 342; Pub. L. 96–374, title XIII, § 1305, , 94 Stat. 1497; Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 705, , 98 Stat. 2406; renumbered § 425 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 235, , 108 Stat. 3913, 3916; Pub. L. 103–437, § 7(a)(2), , 108 Stat. 4587; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(h), , 115 Stat. 2091; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(mm)(1), , 129 Stat. 2176.)

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