20 U.S.C. § 1231d: Parental involvement and…

§1231d Parental Involvement and Dissemination

Title 20 › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS CONCERNING OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY › Part 1 — General Authority › § 1231d

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the Secretary decides that parent involvement would make a State or local program work better, the Secretary must write rules to promote that involvement. When a program gives money to local school districts, the grant application must explain how parents helped plan and will be involved in the program, include a statement that parents had a chance to give their views, and explain how the program’s plans and results will be shared with parents and the public.

Title 20, §1231d

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In the case of any applicable program in which the Secretary determines that parental participation at the State or local level would increase the effectiveness of the program in achieving its purposes, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations with respect to such program setting forth criteria designed to encourage such participation. If the program for which such determination is made provides for payments to local educational agencies, applications for such payments shall—

(1)set forth such policies and procedures as will ensure that programs and projects assisted under the application have been planned and developed, and will be operated, in consultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of the children to be served by such programs and projects;

(2)be submitted with assurance that such parents have had an opportunity to present their views with respect to the application; and

(3)set forth policies and procedures for adequate dissemination of program plans and evaluations to such parents and the public.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 434 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 440, and is classified to section 1232c of this title. Another prior section 434 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 444, and was classified to section 1233c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–382. Another prior section 434 of Pub. L. 90–247 was classified to section 1232c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–561.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–382, § 244, substituted “Secretary determines” for “Commissioner determines” and “the Secretary shall” for “he shall” and inserted “is made” after “such determination”.