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 102 STAT. 424

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988 PART B—PROHIBITION OF DIAL-A-PORN

47 USC 223.

SEC. 6101. AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934.

Section 223(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended— (1) in paragraph (I)(A), by striking out "under eighteen years of age or to any other person without that person's consent"; (2) by striking out paragraph (2); (3) in paragraph (4), by striking out "paragraphs (1) and (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraphs (1) and (2)"; and (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively. PART C—STUDIES 20 USC 2748

SEC. 6201. EVEN START STUDY.

(a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall provide for an independent evaluation of a representative sample of programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to determine their effectiveness in providing— (1) services to special populations; (2) adult education services; (3) parent training; (4) home-based programs involving parents and children; (5) coordination with related services programs; and (6) training of related personnel in appropriate skill areas. (b) CRITERIA.—

(1) Evaluations shall be conducted by individuals not directly involved in the administration of the program or project operation under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Such independent evaluators and the program administrators shall jointly develop evaluation criteria which provide for appropriate analysis of the factors under subsection (a). When possible, evaluations shall include comparisons with appropriate control groups. (2) In order to determine a program's effectiveness in achieving its stated goals, the evaluations shall contain objective measures of such goals and, whenever feasible, shall obtain the specific views of program participants about such programs. (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress the results of such evaluations. The evaluations shall be submitted to the National Diffusion Network in the form required for consideration for possible dissemination. 20 USC 3241

SEC. 6202. STUDENT DROPOUT STUDY.

With the advice and consultation of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, the Secretary shall, with funds available under section 1439, conduct an evaluation of the programs funded under title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The Secretary shall take into account data collected from the national school dropout study and shall incorporate information from any locally conducted evaluations and other objective evidence. The results of such evaluations shall be

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