U.S Code last checked for updates: May 16, 2024
§ 6573.
State administration
(a)
Rulemaking
(1)
In general
Each State that receives funds under this subchapter shall—
(A)
ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this subchapter conform to the purposes of this subchapter and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, and policies to the committee of practitioners created under subsection (b) for review and comment;
(B)
minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to which the State’s local educational agencies and schools are subject;
(C)
eliminate or modify State and local fiscal accounting requirements in order to facilitate the ability of schools to consolidate funds under schoolwide programs;
(D)
identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a State-imposed requirement; and
(E)
(i)
identify any duplicative or contrasting requirements between the State and Federal rules or regulations; and
(ii)
eliminate the State rules and regulations that are duplicative of Federal requirements.
(2)
Support and facilitation
(b)
Committee of practitioners
(1)
In general
(2)
Membership
Each such committee shall include—
(A)
as a majority of its members, representatives from local educational agencies;
(B)
administrators, including the administrators of programs described in other parts of this subchapter;
(C)
teachers from traditional public schools and charter schools (if there are charter schools in the State) and career and technical educators;
(D)
principals and other school leaders;
(E)
parents;
(F)
members of local school boards;
(G)
representatives of private school children;
(H)
specialized instructional support personnel and paraprofessionals;
(I)
representatives of authorized public chartering agencies (if there are charter schools in the State); and
(J)
charter school leaders (if there are charter schools in the State).
(3)
Duties
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1603, formerly § 1903, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1618; renumbered § 1603 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, §§ 1501(a)(4), 1601(c), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1906, 1912.)
cite as: 20 USC 6573