Notes on 20 U.S.C. § 921 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 20 U.S.C. § 921 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 95-561, title XIV, Sec. 1402, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2365;
Pub. L. 99-145, title XII, Sec. 1204(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
720; Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title III, Sec. 382, Oct. 23, 1992,
106 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title III, Sec. 354(1),
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 572; Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title III,
Sec. 343, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2515.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original
"this title", meaning title XIV of Pub. L. 95-561, Nov. 1, 1978, 92
Stat. 2365, as amended, known as the Defense Dependents' Education
Act of 1978, which enacted this chapter, section 429 of Title 37,
Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and section 1769b of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amended sections 1773 and
1789 of Title 42, and enacted provisions set out as notes under
this section. For complete classification of this title to the
Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 107-314 amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "The
Secretary shall provide in regulations for fees to be charged for
the students enrolling in a summer school program under this
subsection in amounts determined on the basis of family income."
1999 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "to receive"
for "to recieve".
1992 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-484 added subsec. (d).
1985 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-145 added subsec. (c).
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1415 of title XIV of Pub. L. 95-561 provided that:
"(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) this title [see Short
Title note below] shall take effect on July 1, 1979.
"(2) Section 1407(b) [enacting section 926(b) of this title] and
the amendments made by section 1407(c) [enacting section 429 of
Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services], 1408(a)
[enacting section 1769b of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare], and 1408(b) [amending sections 1773 and 1789 of Title 42]
shall take effect on October 1, 1978.
"(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of
this title no provision of this title shall be construed to impair
or prevent the taking effect of the provision of any other Act
providing for the transfer of the functions described in this title
to an executive department having responsibility for education."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1401 of title XIV of Pub. L. 95-561 provided that: "This
title [enacting this chapter, section 429 of Title 37, Pay and
Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and section 1769b of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending sections 1773 and 1789
of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this
section] may be cited as the 'Defense Dependents' Education Act of
1978'."
PILOT PROGRAM ON PRIVATE OPERATION OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS
Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title III, Sec. 355, Feb. 10, 1996, 110
Stat. 269, provided that:
"(a) Pilot Program. - The Secretary of Defense may conduct a
pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using private
contractors to operate schools of the defense dependents' education
system established under section 1402(a) of the Defense Dependents'
Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(a)).
"(b) Selection of School for Program. - If the Secretary conducts
the pilot program, the Secretary shall select one school of the
defense dependents' education system for participation in the
program and provide for the operation of the school by a private
contractor for not less than one complete school year.
"(c) Report. - Not later than 30 days after the end of the first
school year in which the pilot program is conducted, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the program.
The report shall include the recommendation of the Secretary with
respect to the extent to which other schools of the defense
dependents' education system should be operated by private
contractors."