Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions

A prior section 6318, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1117, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3548, related to State assistance for school support and improvement, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

A prior section 1116 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6316 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95.

Another prior section 1116 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6317 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(1), substituted “Parent and family engagement” for “Parental involvement” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(A), inserted “conducts outreach to all parents and family members and” after “only if such agency” and “and family members” after “and procedures for the involvement of parents”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(B)(ii), added subpars. (A) to (F) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (F) which related to description of how the agency would involve parents in development of plan, provide support in implementing parent involvement activities, build capacity for strong parental involvement, integrate parental involvement strategies under this part with strategies under other programs, conduct an annual evaluation of effectiveness of parental involvement policy, and involve parents in the activities of schools served under this part.

Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(B)(i), in introductory provisions, substituted “parents and family members” for “parents”, “written parent and family engagement policy” for “written parent involvement policy”, and “expectations and objectives for meaningful parent and family involvement” for “expectations for parent involvement”.

Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(C)(i), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Each local educational agency shall reserve not less than 1 percent of such agency’s allocation under subpart 2 of this part to carry out this section, including promoting family literacy and parenting skills, except that this paragraph shall not apply if 1 percent of such agency’s allocation under subpart 2 of this part for the fiscal year for which the determination is made is $5,000 or less.”

Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(C)(ii), substituted “Parent and family member input” for “Parental input” in heading and “Parents and family members of children” for “Parents of children” in text.

Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(C)(iii), substituted “90 percent” for “95 percent” and inserted “, with priority given to high-need schools” after “schools served under this part”.

Subsec. (a)(3)(D). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(2)(C)(iv), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(3)(A), substituted “parent and family engagement policy” for “parental involvement policy” in heading.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(3)(B), substituted “parents and family members of participating children” for “parents of participating children” and “written parent and family engagement policy” for “written parental involvement policy”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(3)(C), substituted “parent and family engagement policy” for “parental involvement policy” and “parents and family members” for “parents”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(3)(D), substituted “parent and family engagement policy that applies to all parents and family members in all schools served by the local educational agency” for “parental involvement policy that applies to all parents”.

Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(4)(A), substituted “parent and family engagement policy” for “parental involvement policy” and “6314(b)” for “6314(b)(2)”.

Subsec. (c)(4)(B). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(4)(B), substituted “the achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards” for “the proficiency levels students are expected to meet”.

Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(4)(C), substituted “6314(b)” for “6314(b)(2)”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(5)(A), substituted “parent and family engagement policy” for “parental involvement policy” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(5)(B), substituted “the challenging State academic standards” for “the State’s student academic achievement standards” and struck out “, such as monitoring attendance, homework completion, and television watching” after “children’s learning”.

Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(5)(C), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(6)(A), substituted “the challenging State academic standards” for “the State’s academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards”.

Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(6)(B), inserted “(including education about the harms of copyright piracy)” after “technology”.

Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(6)(C), substituted “specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders” for “pupil services personnel, principals”.

Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(6)(D), substituted “other Federal, State, and local programs, including public preschool programs,” for “Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, and public preschool and other programs,”.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(7), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In carrying out the parental involvement requirements of this part, local educational agencies and schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports required under section 6311 of this title in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand.”

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(8), added subsec. (g) and struck out former subsec. (g). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In a State where a parental information and resource center is established to provide training, information, and support to parents and individuals who work with local parents, local educational agencies, and schools receiving assistance under this part, each local educational agency or school that receives assistance under this part and is located in the State shall assist parents and parental organizations by informing such parents and organizations of the existence and purpose of such centers.”

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1010(9), substituted “parent and family engagement policies” for “parental involvement policies”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment 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.