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 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1813 "(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the program funded under the award in achieving the objectives stated in appHcations submitted under section 5412; and "(2) report to the Secretary such information as may be required to determine the effectiveness of such program, including evidence of progress toward meeting such objectives. " (b) DISSEMINATION OF EVALUATION RESULTS.— The Secretary shall provide for the dissemination of the evaluations of programs funded under this subpart by making the evaluations publicly available upon request, and shall provide public notice that the evaluations are so available. "(c) MATCHING FUNDS. —The Secretary may require recipients of awards under this subpart to provide matching funds from non- Federal sources, and shall permit the recipients to match funds in whole or in part with in-kind contributions. "(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR RECOGNITION PROGRAMS. —The application requirements of section 5412(b), and the evaluation requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, do not apply to recognition programs under section 5411(b)(3). " SEC. 5414. STUDIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. "(a) STUDIES.—The Secretary shall conduct the following studies of national significance: "(1) UNHEALTHY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. — A study regarding the health and learning impacts of environmentally unhealthy public school buildings on students and teachers. The study shall include the following information: "(A) The characteristics of those public elementary school and secondary school buildings that contribute to unhealthy school environments. "(B) The health and learning impacts of environmental unhealthy public school buildings on students that are attending or that have attended such schools. "(C) Recommendations to Congress on how to assist schools that are out of compliance with Federal or State health and safety codes, and a cost estimate of bringing up environmentally unhealthy public school buildings to minimum Federal health and safety building standards. "(2) EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT ENTERTAINMENT. — A study regarding how exposure to violent entertainment (such as in movies, music, television, Internet content, video games, and arcade games) affects children's cognitive development and educational achievement. "(3) SEXUAL ABUSE IN SCHOOLS. — A study regarding the prevalence of sexual abuse in schools, including recommendations and legislative remedies for addressing the problem of sexual abuse in schools. "(b) COMPLETION DATE.— The studies under subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. "(c) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall make the study conducted under subsection (a)(1) available to the public through the Educational Resources Information Center National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities of the Department. Public information. Notice. 20 USC 7243c.

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