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 104 STAT. 840 Office of Correctional Education Act of 1990. 20 USC 3401 note. 20 USC 3423. 20 USC 3424. 20 USC 3423a. Reports. PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PART A—CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the Act of 1990". 'Office of Correctional Education SEC. 602. CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act is amended by— (1) repealing section 213; (2) redesignating section 214 as section 215; and (3) inserting the following new section 214 after section 212: "OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION "SEC. 214. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds and declares that— "(1) education is important to, and makes a significant contribution to, the readjustment of incarcerated individuals to society; and "(2) there is a growing need for immediate action by the Federal Government to assist State and local educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions. "(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.— It is the purpose of this title to encourage and support educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions. "(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Secretary of Education shall establish within the Department of Education an Office of Correctional Education. "(d) FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE.— The Secretary, through the Office of Correctional Education established under subsection (a) of this section, shall— "(1) coordinate all correctional education programs within the Department of Education; ' (2) provide technical support to State and local educational agencies and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affgiirs on correctional education programs and curricula; "(3) provide an annual report to the Congress on the progress of the Office of Correctional Education and the status of correctional education in the United States; "(4) cooperate with other Federal agencies carrying out correctional education programs to ensure coordination of such programs; "(5) consult with, and provide outreach to. State directors of correctional education and correctional educators; and "(6) collect from States a sample of information on the number of individuals who complete a vocational education sequence, earn a high school degree or general equivedency diploma, or earn a postsecondary degree while incarcerated and the correlation with job placement, job retention, and recidivism. "(e) DEFINITIONS.— As used in this section— "(1) the term 'criminal offender' means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense, including a youth offender or a juvenile offender;

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