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V. PRIMARY DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
The Secretary has delegated the following authorities to the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education subject to certain reservations:
Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (MVHAA), the Civil Rights Act of l964 (CRA), and the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (ERDDIA):
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Statute |
Description of Delegated Authority |
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Title I, Section 1003(g) of the ESEA |
School Improvement Fund |
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Title I, Part A of the ESEA |
Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies |
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Title I, Part B, Subpart 1 of the
ESEA |
Reading First |
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Title I, Part B, Subpart 2 of the
ESEA |
Early Reading First |
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Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 of the ESEA |
William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs |
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Title I, Part B, Subpart 4 of the ESEA |
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries |
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Title I, Part C of the ESEA |
Education of Migratory Children |
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Title I, Part D of the ESEA |
Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk |
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Title I, Part E, Section 1502 of the
ESEA |
Striving Readers (Demonstrations of Innovative Practices) |
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Title I, Part F of the ESEA |
Comprehensive School Reform |
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Title I, Part G, Sections 1701-07 of
the (20 U.S.C. 6531-37) |
Advanced Placement Programs |
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Title I, Part H, Sections 1801-1830 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6551-6561i) |
Dropout Prevention Act (High School Graduation Initiative) |
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Title I, Part I of the ESEA |
General Provisions |
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Title II, Part A, Subparts 1- 4 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) |
Teacher and Principal Training and Recruitment Fund |
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Title II, Part A, Subpart 5, Section 2151(e) of the ESEA |
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development |
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Title II, Part B of the ESEA |
Mathematics and Science Partnerships |
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Title II, Part C, Subpart 3, Sections 2344 and 2345 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6714 and 6715) |
Civic Education |
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Title II, Part D, Subpart 1 of the ESEA |
State and Local Technology Grants |
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Title III, Part A, Subparts 1 and 2, Sections
3111-3129, and Part C, Sections 3301, 3302, and 3304 of the ESEA |
Formula Grants to States |
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Title III, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 3111(c)(1)(B) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(1)(B)) |
Outlying Areas Program |
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Title IV, Part A of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7101-7103, 7111-7117, 7131-7140, 7151 and 7161-7165) |
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities |
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Title IV, Part B of the ESEA |
21st Century Community Learning Centers |
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Title IV, Part C of the ESEA |
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (Pro-Children Act) |
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Title V, Part A of the ESEA |
Innovative Programs |
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Title V, Part D, Subpart 1 of the ESEA |
Teacher Incentive Fund; Literacy Initiative (funded under the Department of Education's FY 2012 appropriation) |
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Title V, Part D, Subpart 2 of the ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs |
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Title V, Part D, Subpart 3 of the ESEA |
Partnerships in Character Education |
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Title V, Part D, Subpart 4 of the
ESEA |
Smaller Learning Communities |
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Title V, Part D, Subpart 6 of the
ESEA |
Gifted and Talented Students |
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Title
V, Part D, Subpart 10 of the ESEA |
Physical Education (Carol M. White Physical Education Program) |
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Title
V, Part D, Subpart 14, Section 5541 of the ESEA |
Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems |
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Title
V, Part D, Subpart 14, Section 5542 of the ESEA |
Promotion of School Readiness through Early Childhood Emotional and Social Development (Foundations for Learning Grants) |
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Title
V, Part D, Subpart 17, Section 5571 of the ESEA |
Combatting Domestic Violence
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Title
V, Part D, Subpart 18, Sections 5581-5586 of the ESEA |
Healthy, High-Performance Schools |
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Title V, Part D, Subpart 20 of the
ESEA |
Additional Assistance for Certain Local Educational Agencies Impacted by Federal Property Acquisition |
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Title VI, Part A, Subpart 1, Section
6111 of the ESEA |
Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities |
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Title VI, Part A, Subpart 1, Section
6112 of the ESEA |
Grants for Enhanced Assessment Instruments |
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Title VI, Part A, Subpart 2 of the ESEA |
Funding Transferability for State and Local Educational Agencies |
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Title VI, Part A, Subpart 3 of the ESEA |
State and Local Flexibility Demonstration |
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Title VI, Part B of the ESEA |
Rural Education Initiative |
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Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1, |
Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies |
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Title VII, Part A, Subpart 2, |
Special Programs and Projects to Improve Educational Opportunities for Indian Children |
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Title VII, Part A, Subpart 3, |
Indian Education National Activities |
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Title VII, Part A, Subpart 4, |
Indian Education Federal Administration |
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Title VII, Part B of the ESEA |
Native Hawaiian Education |
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Title VII, Part C of the ESEA |
Alaska Native Education |
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Title VIII of the ESEA |
Impact Aid |
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Title IX, Parts A-E of the ESEA |
General Provisions – Coordination of State and Local Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans and Applications |
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Title IX, Part E, Section 9532 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7912) |
Unsafe School Choice Option |
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Sections 1113(a)(7), 9401, and
9521(c) |
Authority to grant waivers |
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Title IV, Section 418A of the HEA |
Special Programs for Students Whose Families are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal Farm Work |
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Title VII, Subtitle B of the MVHAA |
Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
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Title IV of the CRA |
Desegregation of Public Education – Training and Advisory Services |
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Title II, Section 203 of the ETAA |
Comprehensive Centers |
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Pub. L. 106-25, as amended |
The Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999, as amended |
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Section 105(f)(1)(B)(iii) of Pub. L.
108-188 (Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, as amended)
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Supplemental Education Grants |
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HERA (Pub. L. 109-148), Title IV, Subtitle A Section 102 |
Immediate Aid to Restart School
Operations |
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Title V, Pub. L. 95-134, as amended |
Consolidated Grants to Insular Areas |
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Section 206 of the DEOA |
Unified Approach to Rural Education and Rural Family Education through the Center for Rural Education |
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Sections 14005 and 14006 of the ARRA (Pub. L. 111-5), as amended by Section 1832(b) of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub. L. 112-10) |
Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge |
The Secretary has also delegated to Principal Officers certain administrative authorities subject to specified reservations.
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