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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

Technical assistance.

Report to cong r e s s i o n a l committees.

Annual report s.

Information gathering and dissemination systems.

Appropriations, limitation.

Post, p. 599. 20 USC 241e. 20 USC 1221 note. 20 USC 241e. 20 USC 241g. 20 USC 241f. Ante,

p. 492.

20 USC 241h.

[88 STAT.

educational agencies, as well as by the State agency in the evaluation of such programs. "(e) The Commissioner shall provide such technical and other assistance as may be necessary to State educational agencies to enable them to assist local educational agencies in the development and application of a systematic evaluation of programs in accordance with the models developed by the Commissioner. "(f) The models developed by the Commissioner shall specify objective criteria which shall be utilized in the evaluation of all programs and shall outline techniques (such as longitudinal studies of children involved in such programs) and methodology (such as the use of tests which yield comparable results) for producing data which are comparable on a statewide and nationwide basis. "(g) The Commissioner shall make a report to the respective committees of the Congress having legislative jurisdiction over programs authorized by this title and the respective Committees on Appropriations concerning his progress in carrying out this section not later than January 31, 1975, and thereafter he shall report to such committees no later than January 31 of each calendar year the results of the evaluations of programs and projects required under this section, which shall be comprehensive and detailed, as up-to-date as possible, and based to the maximum extent possible on objective measurements, together with any other related findings and evaluations, and his recommendations with respect to legislation. " (h) The Commissioner shall also develop a system for the gathering and dissemination of results of evaluations and for the identification of exemplary programs and projects, or of particularly effective elements of programs and projects, and for the dissemination of information concerning such programs and projects or such elements thereof to State and local educational agencies responsible for the design and conduct of programs and projects under this title, and to the education profession and the general public. "(i) The Commissioner is authorized, out of funds appropriated to carry out this title in any fiscal year, to expend such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but not to exceed one-half of 1 per centum of the amount appropriated for such program, of which $5,000,000 for each fiscal year ending prior to July 1, 1977, shall be available only for the surveys and studies authorized by section 821 of the Education Amendments of 1974.". (9)(A) Section 141(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking out "section 145" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 433 of the General Education Provisions Act". (B) Section 141(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking out "maximum". (C) Section 143(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking out "maximum". (D) Section 142 of such title is amended by striking out "described in section 141(c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "provided for in section 122". (E) Section 142(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking out "section 103(a)(5) " and inserting in lieu thereof "section 121". (F) Section 143(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking out "or section 131". (G) Section 143(b)(1) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(1) 1 per centum of the amount allocated to the State and its local educational agencies as determined for that year under this title; or". (H) The third and fourth sentences of section 144 of such title are each amended by striking out "section 103(a)(6) " and inserting in lieu thereof "section 122".

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