PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 2009 Education Improvement Act of 2001 until such time as the school is accredited, except that if any of such standards are in conflict with the standards of the accrediting agency, the standards of such agency shall apply in such case. "(5) ANNUAL REPORT ON UNACCREDITED SCHOOLS. —Not Deadline, later than 90 days after the end of each school year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report concerning unaccredited Bureau-funded schools that— "(A) identifies those Bureau-funded schools that fail to be accredited or to be candidates for accreditation within the period provided for in paragraph (1); "(B) with respect to each Bureau-funded school identified under subparagraph (A), identifies the reasons that each such school is not accredited or a candidate for accreditation, as determined by the appropriate accreditation agency, and a description of any possible way in which to remedy such nonaccreditation; and "(C) with respect to each Bureau-funded school for which the reported reasons for the lack of accreditation under subparagraph (B) are a result of the school's inadequate basic resources, contains information and funding requests for the full funding needed to provide such schools with accreditation, such funds if provided shall be applied to such unaccredited school under this paragraph. "(6) OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PRESENT EVIDENCE.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —Prior to including a Bureau-funded school in an annual report required under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall— "(i) ensure that the school has exhausted all administrative remedies provided by the accreditation agency; and "(ii) provide the school with an opportunity to review the data on which such inclusion is based. "(B) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. —I f the school board of a school that the Secretary has proposed for inclusion in an annual report under paragraph (5) believes that such inclusion is in error, the school board may provide to the Secretary such information as the board believes is in conflict with the information and conclusions of the Secretary with respect to the determination to include the school in such annual report. The Secretary shall consider such information provided by the school board before making a final determination concerning the inclusion of the school in any such report. "(C) PUBLICATION OF ACCREDITATION STATUS. —Not Deadline, later than 30 days after making an initial determination to include a school in an annual report under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall make public the final determination on the accreditation status of the school. "(7) SCHOOL PLAN.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the Deadline. date on which a school is included in an annual report 89-1940 -03- 33QL3 Part2
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