20 U.S.C. § 9544 — Performance of duties
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-279 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 287 words · no verdicts yet
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In carrying out the duties under this part, the Statistics Commissioner,1 may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance*.
The Statistics Commissioner may use the statistical method known as sampling (including random sampling) to carry out this part.
The Statistics Commissioner may, as appropriate, use information collected—
from States, local educational agencies, public and private schools, preschools, institutions of higher education, vocational and adult education programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, students, the general public, and other individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions (including information collected by States and local educational agencies for their own use); and
by other offices within the Institute* and by other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.
The Statistics Commissioner may—
enter into interagency agreements for the collection of statistics;
arrange with any agency, organization, or institution for the collection of statistics; and
assign employees of the Statistics Center to any such agency, organization, or institution to assist in such collection.
In order to maximize the effectiveness of Department* efforts to serve the educational needs of children and youth, the Statistics Commissioner shall—
provide technical assistance to the Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and
coordinate with other Department offices in the collection of data.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section may be awarded, on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Statistics Commissioner for an additional period of not more than 5 years.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 154, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1960.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-279 · 116 Stat. 1960
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