20 U.S.C. § 3425: Office of Educational…

Summary

Creates an Office of Educational Technology inside the Department of Education. A Director of Educational Technology runs the Office and reports to the Secretary. The Director must lead the nation in using technology to help students meet National Education Goals and State standards, work with other federal agencies as needed, review Department programs and trainings to recommend technology policies and planning, and make sure programs fit the national long-range technology plan under section 5862(b). The Director also does other duties the Secretary assigns. The Director may hire staff under title 5 rules (including chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5). The Secretary may hire experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5.

Title 20, §3425

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(a)Establishment

There shall be in the Department of Education an Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Office”), to be administered by the Director of Educational Technology. The Director of Educational Technology shall report directly to the Secretary and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

(b)Director (c) Officers and employees

The Director of the Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Director”), through the Office, shall—

(1)in support of the overall national technology policy and in consultation with other Federal departments or agencies which the Director determines appropriate, provide leadership to the Nation in the use of technology to promote achievement of the National Education Goals and to increase opportunities for all students to achieve State content and challenging State student performance standards;

(2)review all programs and training functions administered by the Department and recommend policies in order to promote increased use of technology and technology planning throughout all such programs and functions;

(3)review all relevant programs supported by the Department to ensure that such programs are coordinated with and support the national long-range technology plan developed pursuant to section 5862(b) of this title; and

(4)perform such additional functions as the Secretary may require.

(d)Experts and consultants

The Secretary may obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 5862 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was repealed by Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 361(a), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3974.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Office of Training Technology Transfer Pub. L. 103–227, title II, § 236(a)(1), Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 156, provided that: “The Office of Training Technology Transfer as established under section 6103 of the Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988 ([former] 20 U.S.C. 5093) is transferred to and established in the Office of Educational Technology.”

§3425 Office of Educational Technology