Each State that receives assistance under this subchapter, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide data each year to the Secretary of Education and the public on the following:
The data described in subsection (a) shall be publicly reported by each State in a manner that does not result in the disclosure of data identifiable to individual children.
The Secretary may permit States and the Secretary of the Interior to obtain the data described in subsection (a) through sampling.
The Secretary may provide technical assistance to States to ensure compliance with the data collection and reporting requirements under this chapter.
Each State that receives assistance under this subchapter, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide for the collection and examination of data to determine if significant disproportionality based on race and ethnicity is occurring in the State and the local educational agencies of the State with respect to-
In the case of a determination of significant disproportionality with respect to the identification of children as children with disabilities, or the placement in particular educational settings of such children, in accordance with paragraph (1), the State or the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be, shall-
20 U.S.C. § 1418
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1418, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, §618, as added Pub. L. 105-17, §101, 111 Stat. 101, related to program information, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 108-446. Another prior section 1418, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, §618, as added Pub. L. 94-142, §5(a), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 791; amended Pub. L. 98-199, §§3(b), 8, Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1358, 1360; Pub. L. 99-457, title IV, §406, Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1174; Pub. L. 100-630, title I, §102(h), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3295; Pub. L. 101-476, §203, 104 Stat. 1112, related to evaluation and program information, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-17.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education.
- State
- The term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas.
- free appropriate public education
- The term "free appropriate public education" means special education and related services that-(A) have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without charge;(B) meet the standards of the State educational agency;(C) include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education in the State involved; and(D) are provided in conformity with the individualized education program required under section 1414(d) of this title.
- special education
- The term "special education" means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including-(A) instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and(B) instruction in physical education.