20 U.S.C. § 1417 : US Code - Section 1417: Administration

Search 20 U.S.C. § 1417 : US Code - Section 1417: Administration

(a) Responsibilities of Secretary
The Secretary shall -
(1) cooperate with, and (directly or by grant or contract)
furnish technical assistance necessary to, a State in matters
relating to -
(A) the education of children with disabilities; and
(B) carrying out this subchapter; and
(2) provide short-term training programs and institutes.
(b) Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize an
officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct,
or control a State, local educational agency, or school's specific
instructional content, academic achievement standards and
assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction.
(c) Confidentiality
The Secretary shall take appropriate action, in accordance with
section 1232g of this title, to ensure the protection of the
confidentiality of any personally identifiable data, information,
and records collected or maintained by the Secretary and by State
educational agencies and local educational agencies pursuant to
this subchapter.
(d) Personnel
The Secretary is authorized to hire qualified personnel necessary
to carry out the Secretary's duties under subsection (a), under
section 1418 of this title, and under part D of subchapter IV,
without regard to the provisions of title 5 relating to
appointments in the competitive service and without regard to
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating
to classification and general schedule pay rates, except that no
more than 20 such personnel shall be employed at any time.
(e) Model forms
Not later than the date that the Secretary publishes final
regulations under this chapter, to implement amendments made by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004,
the Secretary shall publish and disseminate widely to States, local
educational agencies, and parent and community training and
information centers -
(1) a model IEP form;
(2) a model individualized family service plan (IFSP) form;
(3) a model form of the notice of procedural safeguards
described in section 1415(d) of this title; and
(4) a model form of the prior written notice described in
subsections (b)(3) and (c)(1) of section 1415 of this title that
is consistent with the requirements of this subchapter and is
sufficient to meet such requirements.