PUBLIC LAW 107-279—NOV. 5, 2002 116 STAT. 1981 SEC. 207. PRIORITIES. 20 USC 9606. The Secretary shall establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories (established under section 174 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002) and comprehensive centers (established under section 203 of this title) to address, taking onto account the regional assessments conducted under section 206 and other relevant regional surveys of educational needs, to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate. SEC. 208. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE, LONGITUDINAL DATA 20 USC 9607. SYSTEMS. (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). (b) APPLICATIONS.— Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall use a peer review process that— (1) ensures technical quality (including validity and reliability), promotes linkages across States, and protects student privacy consistent with section 183; (2) promotes the generation and accurate and timely use of data that is needed— (A) for States and local educational agencies to comply with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and other reporting requirements and close achievement gaps; and (B) to facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps; and (3) gives priority to applications that meet the voluntary standards and guidelines described in section 153(a)(5). (d) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT. —Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing State data systems. (e) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment Deadline, of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and again 3 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Academies Committee on National Statistics, shall make publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this section, including— (1) identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide, longitudinal data systems; (2) evaluating the ability of such systems to manage individual student data consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), promote linkages across States, and protect student privacy consistent with section 183; and (3) identifying best practices and areas for improvement.
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