§2399 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

The Comptroller General must study how agencies and recipients getting funding under this chapter help students complete programs for high-skill, high-wage occupations. The study must look at the methods used, how they help any special groups named in section 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii) where those groups are underrepresented, find challenges to copying those methods, consult a geographically diverse mix of students, families, educators, Tribes, special populations, and businesses, and send the report to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Title 20, §2399

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(a)The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate—

(1)the strategies, components, policies, and practices used by eligible agencies or eligible recipients receiving funding under this chapter to successfully assist—

(A)all students in pursuing and completing programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations; and

(B)any special population or specific subgroup of students identified in section 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii) of this title in pursuing and completing programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations in fields in which such special population or subgroup is underrepresented; and

(2)any challenges associated with replication of such strategies, components, policies, and practices.

(b)In carrying out the study conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with a geographically diverse (including urban, suburban, and rural) representation of—

(1)students and parents;

(2)eligible agencies and eligible recipients;

(3)teachers, faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals, including those with expertise in preparing career and technical education students for non-traditional fields;

(4)Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;

(5)special populations; and

(6)representatives of business and industry.

(c)Upon completion, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit the study conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

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Prior Provisions

Prior sections 2401 to 2404 were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332. section 2401, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2466; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 402, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 806, related to research objectives. section 2402, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2466; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 403, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 806, related to research activities. section 2403, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2467; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 404, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 807, related to national assessment of vocational education programs. section 2404, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2468; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 405, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 809; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 351(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3966, related to National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 2019, see section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2018 Amendment note under section 2301 of this title.

§2399 Study on programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations

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Title 20, §2399

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