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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 429

(e) LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to conduct or support studies or analyses of the content of educational textbooks. SEC. 6212. BILINGUAL TRAINING FELLOWSHIP IMPACT STUDY.

20 USC 3323 note. Contracts.

The Secretary shall by grant or contract undertake a study of the impact of recipients of fellowships under section 7043 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on the field of bilingual education. The report shall be submitted no later than Reports December 31, 1991. Copies of the report shall be sent to the appropriate committees of the Congress. SEC. 6213. REPORT ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

The Secretary shall prepare and, not later than June 30, 1991, and June 30, 1992, shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress and the President a report on the condition of bilingual education in the Nation and the administration and operation of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and of other programs for persons of limited English proficiency. Such report shall include— (1) a national assessment of the educational needs of children and other persons with limited English proficiency and of the extent to which such needs are being met from Federal, State, and local efforts; (2) a plan, including cost estimates, to be carried out during the 5-year period beginning on such date, for extending programs of bilingual education and bilingual vocational and adult education programs to all such preschool and elementary schoolchildren and other persons of limited English proficiency, including a phased plan for the training of the necessary teachers and other education personnel necessary for such purpose; (3) a statement of the activities intended to be carried out during the succeeding period, including an estimate of the cost of such activities; and (4)(A) an assessment of the number of teachers and other educational personnel needed to carry out programs of bilingual education under such title and those carried out under other programs for persons of limited English proficiency; (B) a statement describing the activities carried out thereunder designed to prepare teachers and other educational personnel for such programs; and (C) the number of other educational personnel needed to carry out programs of bilingual education in the States. SEC. 6214. JOINT STUDY OF SERVICES.

The Secretary of Education, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a joint study of Federal funding sources for and services for adult education programs currently available, including literacy initiatives offered by public and private agencies, and shall jointly act to facilitate interagency coordination. The Secretary shall ensure the local and State officials involved in the delivery of adult education and literacy programs are involved in the study under this section. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a joint report shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress describing the findings of the study.

20 USC 3303 note.

20 USC 1201 note.

Reports.

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