20 U.S.C. § 6456: Accountability

§6456 Accountability

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER I — IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED › Part D — Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk › subpart 2 — local agency programs › § 6456

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Title 20, §6456

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The State educational agency may—

(1)reduce or terminate funding for projects under this subpart if a local educational agency does not show progress in the number of children and youth attaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and

(2)require correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth to demonstrate, after receiving assistance under this subpart for 3 years, that there has been an increase in the number of children and youth returning to school, attaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or attaining employment after such children and youth are released.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6456, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1426, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3600, related to accountability, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(13)(A), substituted “the number of children and youth attaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent” for “reducing dropout rates for male students and for female students over a 3-year period”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(13)(B), substituted “attaining a regular high school diploma” for “obtaining a secondary school diploma” and “attaining employment” for “obtaining employment”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 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 a note under section 6301 of this title.