Sec. 12. Accountability and transparency
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On an annual basis, the Secretary shall report to the public, Congress, and the President— the collective progress made by— States in achieving the goals established within the State results frameworks described in section 6(c)(1); and communities in achieving the goals established within the local results frameworks pursuant to section 9(b)(2)(A); how funds under this Act were used by States and local consortia to improve the lives of children, youth, and families, including— the characteristics of the young people and families served by the activities and services assisted under this Act; the services and supports provided under this Act; and outcomes resulting from the activities and services funded under this Act; actions taken pursuant to paragraph
(2)regarding misuse or ineffective use of funds; and other information the Secretary determines to be of interest to the public. If the Secretary determines, based on a review of State annual reports, State strategies, State data submissions, evaluations, or other documentation, that a State or entity that receives funds through a grant or contract made under this Act makes insufficient progress toward achieving the goals established within the State results framework pursuant to section 6(c)(1) within 3 years of receiving a grant under section 5(a), or is misusing, ineffectively using, or otherwise not complying with the requirements of this Act, the Secretary shall— notify the State of the deficiencies that require correction and request that the State submit a plan to correct the deficiencies; negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies, and provide appropriate training or technical assistance designed to assist the State in complying with the requirements of this Act; and in the case that the State fails to submit or negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies or fails to make substantial efforts, within 6 months after the date of the notification described in paragraph (1), to correct the deficiencies and comply with the requirements of this Act— terminate the provision of funds under this Act to the State or entity for the remainder of the period of the grant or contract; and redistribute the terminated funding in the manner described in section 5(c). The Secretary shall carry out an ongoing evaluation of the activities conducted under this Act and shall submit the evaluation results to Congress and the public by not later than June of 2020 and June of 2022. The Secretary shall enter into a contract with an entity independent of the Department of Education to carry out the evaluation required under this paragraph. To the extent the Secretary determines feasible, the evaluation shall include large-scale, longitudinal, randomized studies to identify the most effective combinations of academic and nonacademic interventions, including interventions administered by community-based organizations, to achieve improvements in academic and other outcomes for students. The evaluation required under this paragraph shall measure the process of developing and implementing effective partnerships among schools, school districts, families, students, and community partners, as well as the impact of activities conducted under this Act, which may include impacts on the following outcomes: Student achievement as measured by assessment data, classroom grades, and other means of measuring student performance. Graduation rates. School readiness. Numbers of detentions, suspensions, and expulsions. Enrollment in postsecondary education. The degree of communication between schools and families. The degree of parental participation in school activities. Student health, including mental health and risk factors at birth. Student civic participation. Attendance. The number of students and families receiving services. Other outcome areas as determined by the Secretary in consultation with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, teacher organizations, secondary students, and nonprofit organizations providing services to children and youth. The outcomes described in clause
(i)shall be disaggregated by all subgroups identified in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi) ), gender, and family income. On an annual basis, each State shall report to the public and the Secretary such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including— progress made toward achieving— the goals established within the State results framework pursuant to section 6(c)(1) disaggregated in the same manner as information is disaggregated under subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii); and the goals established within the local results frameworks pursuant to section 9(b)(2)(A); how funds under this Act were used by States and local consortia to improve the lives of children, youth, and families, including— the characteristics of the young people and families served by the activities and services assisted under this Act; the services and supports provided under this Act; and outcomes resulting from the activities and services funded under this Act; information on Federal barriers to effective State and local coordination; the extent of coordination between State departments and agencies providing youth services in place to achieve the goals within the State results framework pursuant to section 6(c)(1); the extent to which the objectives and budgets of State departments and agencies providing child and youth services were consistent with the recommendations of the State strategy for the preceding year; the efficiency and adequacy of State and local programs and policies with respect to child and youth services; actions taken pursuant to paragraph
(2)regarding misuse or ineffective use of funds; and other information the State determines to be of interest to the public. If the State determines, based on a review of reports, data submissions, evaluations, or other documentation, that a local consortium or organization that receives funds through a subgrant made under this Act makes insufficient progress toward achieving the goals established within the local results framework pursuant to section 9(b)(2)(A) within 3 years of receiving a subgrant under section 8, or is misusing, ineffectively using, or otherwise not complying with the requirements of this Act, the State shall— notify the local consortium of the deficiencies that require correction and request that the consortium submit a plan to correct the deficiencies; negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies, and provide appropriate training or technical assistance designed to assist the local consortium in complying with the requirements of this Act; and in the case that the local consortium fails to submit or negotiate a plan to correct the deficiencies or fails to make substantial efforts, within 6 months after the date of the notification described in subparagraph (A), to correct the deficiencies and comply with the requirements of this Act, terminate the provision of funds under this Act to the local consortium or organization for the remainder of the period of the subgrant and redistribute the terminated funding in a manner determined by the State to be in the best interests of the children and youth in such State in accordance with this Act. On an annual basis, each local consortium shall report to the public and the State such information as the State may reasonably require, including— progress made toward achieving the goals established within the local results framework pursuant to section 9(b)(2)(A) disaggregated in the same manner as information is disaggregated under subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii); how funds under this Act were used by the local consortium and subgrant recipients to improve the lives of children, youth, and families, including— the characteristics of the young people and families served by the activities and services assisted under this Act; the services and supports provided under this Act; and outcomes resulting from the activities and services funded under this Act; information on State barriers to effective local coordination; the extent of coordination between local agencies and organizations providing services to achieve the goals within the local results framework pursuant to section 9(b)(2)(A); and other information the local consortium determines to be of interest to the public.
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