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§7934 Accountability to taxpayers through monitoring and oversight

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Secretary of Education to strengthen monitoring and oversight of K–12 grant money so taxpayers’ funds are not wasted or stolen. The Secretary must tell each grantee (and make grantees tell subgrantees) to follow monitoring rules and to watch their subgrantees, study monitoring results to find common problems and give guidance, publish reports on anti-fraud work, and work with the Department’s Office of Inspector General to train staff and grantees on proper monitoring.

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Title 20, §7934

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To improve monitoring and oversight of taxpayer funds authorized for appropriation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and to deter and prohibit waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to such funds, the Secretary of Education shall—
(1)notify each recipient of a grant under such Act (and, if applicable, require the grantee to inform each subgrantee) of its responsibility to—
(A)comply with all monitoring requirements under the applicable program or programs; and
(B)monitor properly any subgrantee under the applicable program or programs;
(2)review and analyze the results of monitoring and compliance reviews—
(A)to understand trends and identify common issues; and
(B)to issue guidance to help grantees address such issues before the loss or misuse of taxpayer funding occurs;
(3)publicly report the work undertaken by the Secretary to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to such taxpayer funds; and
(4)work with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education, as needed, to help ensure that employees of the Department understand how to adequately monitor grantees and to help grantees adequately monitor any subgrantees.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and such Act, referred to in text, are Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and not as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which comprises this chapter.

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 7934 to 7938 were omitted in the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110. section 7934, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9304, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3806, related to Alaska Native educational planning, curriculum development, and teacher training and recruitment programs. section 7935, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9305, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3807, related to Alaska Native home based education for preschool children. section 7936, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9306, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3808, related to Alaska Native student enrichment programs. section 7937, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9307, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3809, set forth administrative provisions. section 7938, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9308, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3809, defined terms.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

20 U.S.C. § 7934

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73