Title 20 — Education
Part 3 · Chapter 31 — General Provisions Concerning Education
§ 1232c. State agency monitoring and enforcement
Statutory text
State plan
In the case of any applicable program in which Federal funds are made available to local agencies in a State through or under the supervision of a State board or agency, the Secretary may require the State to submit a plan for monitoring compliance by local agencies with Federal requirements under such program and for enforcement by the State of such requirements. The Secretary may require such plan to provide—
for periodic visits by State personnel of programs administered by local agencies to determine whether such programs are being conducted in accordance with such requirements;
for periodic audits of expenditures under such programs by auditors of the State or other auditors not under the control, direction, or supervision of the local educational agency; and
that the State investigate and resolve all complaints received by the State, or referred to the State by the Secretary, relating to the administration of such programs.
State enforcement of Federal requirements
In order to enforce the Federal requirements under any applicable program the State may—
withhold approval, in whole or in part, of the application of a local agency for funds under the program until the State is satisfied that such requirements will be met; except that the State shall not finally disapprove such an application unless the State provides the local agency an opportunity for a hearing before an impartial hearing officer and such officer determines that there has been a substantial failure by the local agency to comply with any of such requirements;
suspend payments to any local agency, in whole or in part, under the program if the State has reason to believe that the local agency has failed substantially to comply with any of such requirements, except that (A) the State shall not suspend such payments until fifteen days after the State provides the local agency an opportunity to show cause why such action should not be taken and (B) no such suspension shall continue in effect longer than sixty days unless the State within such period provides the notice for a hearing required under paragraph (3) of this subsection;
withhold payments, in whole or in part, under any such program if the State finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing before an impartial hearing officer, that the local agency has failed substantially to comply with any of such requirements.
Withholding of payments
Any withholding of payments under subsection (b)(3) of this subsection 1 shall continue until the State is satisfied that there is no longer a failure to comply substantially with any of such requirements.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “section”.
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.
Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967
Pub. L. 90–247 title IV § 440 · 81 Stat. 783
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 1232c
Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 440, formerly § 434, as added Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1231(a)(3), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2342
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 440, formerly § 434, as added Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1231(a)(3), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2342Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–382 § 261(e)(1) · 108 Stat. 3518
Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 1232c
Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(1), struck out “educational” after “State” in section catchline
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(1), struck out “educational” after “State” in section catchline.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Amendment to heading.— The heading for section 440 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(d)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1232c) is amended by striking “Educational”.Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–382 § 261(e)(2)(A) · 108 Stat. 3518
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1232c(a)
Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(A), substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(A), substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by striking “Commissioner” each place such term appears and inserting “Secretary”;Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–382 § 261(e)(2)(B) · 108 Stat. 3518
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 1232c(b); 20 U.S.C. § 1232c(c)
Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(B), (C), redesignated provision following par. (3) of subsec. (b) as subsec. (c)
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1232c(b); 20 U.S.C. § 1232c(c)
Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(B), (C), substituted “subsection (b)(3)” for “paragraph (3)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(B), (C), redesignated provision following par. (3) of subsec. (b) as subsec. (c) and substituted “subsection (b)(3)” for “paragraph (3)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) by redesignating the matter following paragraph (3) of subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1232c, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 434, formerly § 424, as added Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(10), , 84 Stat. 169; renumbered § 434 and amended Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 501, , 86 Stat. 326, 345; Pub. L. 93–380, title V, §§ 510, 511(a), , 88 Stat. 568, 569; Pub. L. 94–482, title V, § 501(f)(1), , 90 Stat. 2237, related to administration of education programs and projects, prior to repeal by section 1231(a)(3) of Pub. L. 95–561.
A prior section 440 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 446, and is classified to section 1232i of this title.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(1), struck out “educational” after “State” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(A), substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103–382, § 261(e)(2)(B), (C), redesignated provision following par. (3) of subsec. (b) as subsec. (c) and substituted “subsection (b)(3)” for “paragraph (3)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1261, , 92 Stat. 2356, provided that: “The amendments made by section 1231 [enacting this section and sections 1232d, 1232e, and 1232f of this title and amending section 1088f–1 of this title] shall take effect with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 1980 and subsequent fiscal years. The amendments made by section 1232 [enacting sections 1234, 1234a, 1234b, 1234c, 1234d, and 1234e of this title] shall take effect 120 days after the enactment of this Act [].”
Applicability of Administrative Procedure to Office of Education or Actions by Commissioner Unaffected by Subsections (b) to (e)
Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 511(b)(2), , 88 Stat. 571, provided that nothing in the amendment made by subsec. (a) of section 511 of Pub. L. 93–380, which enacted prior subsecs. (b) to (e) and deleted former subsec. (b) of this section, would be construed to affect the applicability of chapter 5 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, to the Office of Education or actions by the Commissioner.
Credits
1978–1994 · 2 acts
- 1978Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 440, formerly § 434, as added Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1231(a)(3), , 92 Stat. 2342
- 1994renumbered § 440 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 261(e), , 108 Stat. 3913, 3927.
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(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 440, formerly § 434, as added Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1231(a)(3), , 92 Stat. 2342; renumbered § 440 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 261(e), , 108 Stat. 3913, 3927.)