§7242 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can use money from section 7246 (except money set aside under the next rule) to give yearly grants to statewide groups or their consortia to set up statewide family engagement centers. These centers must run parent education or family engagement programs or give training and technical help to state and local schools and related groups. When possible, each grant must be at least $500,000. After the first fiscal year of funding, centers must show some of their services are supported by non‑Federal money or in‑kind help. The Secretary must set aside up to 2% of the section 7246 funds for technical assistance grants or contracts to help start, develop, and coordinate the centers.

Title 20, §7242

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(a)From the amount appropriated under section 7246 of this title and not reserved under subsection (d), the Secretary is authorized to award grants for each fiscal year to statewide organizations (or consortia of such organizations), to establish statewide family engagement centers that—

(1)carry out parent education, and family engagement in education, programs; or

(2)provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools identified by State educational agencies and local educational agencies, organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other organizations that carry out such programs.

(b)In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a grant is awarded for a statewide family engagement center in an amount not less than $500,000.

(c)Each organization or consortium receiving assistance under this part shall demonstrate that, for each fiscal year after the first fiscal year for which the organization or consortium is receiving such assistance, a portion of the services provided by the organization or consortium is supported through non-Federal contributions, which may be in cash or in-kind.

(d)The Secretary shall reserve not more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated under section 7246 of this title to carry out this part to provide technical assistance, by competitive grant or contract, for the establishment, development, and coordination of statewide family engagement centers.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 4502 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3142 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

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Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.

§7242 Grants authorized.

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Title 20, §7242

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