Sec. 3. Office of civic education
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The Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq. ) is amended— in section 202(b)(1)— in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (G); and by adding after subparagraph
(E)the following: an Assistant Secretary for Civic Education; and ; and in title II, by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish in the Department an Office of Civic Education (referred to in this section as the Office ). The Office will be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Civic Education appointed under section 202(b) (referred to in this section as the Assistant Secretary ). The mission of the Office shall be to promote civic education throughout the United States. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for engaging in activities to carry out the mission described in paragraph (3), including by— managing the Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program established under section 2 of the Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021, including presenting recommendations of funding for such Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program to the Secretary, who has authority to grant final approval of the selected grantees; advising the Secretary; coordinating with the agencies and offices of the Department to update relevant programs; engaging in stakeholder relations and developing external partnerships; identifying best practices by State and local educational agencies, in conjunction with the Center for Civic Excellence and the Civic Education Advisory Committee, established in this section; and collaborating with other Federal agencies. The Office shall establish a Center for Civic Excellence to— analyze the programs created under the Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program established under section 2 of the Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021, including with respect to suggestions for best practices from State educational agencies and local educational agencies; and develop best practices with respect to the implementation of civic education in accordance with the recommendations of the Civic Education Advisory Committee established in subsection (c). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a Civic Education Advisory Committee (referred to in this subsection as the Committee ) to advise the Assistant Secretary with respect to civic education policy. The Committee shall be composed of 12 members, of whom— 2 shall be students; 2 shall be civics educators; 4 shall be representatives from State educational agencies or local educational agencies; and 4 shall be representatives from nonprofit organizations that focus on civic education. The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Committee not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section. A member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. Any vacancy in the Committee— shall not affect the powers of the Committee; and shall be filled as soon as practicable in the same manner as the original appointment. A member of the Committee may serve an additional consecutive term. The Committee shall meet not fewer than 4 times per year. The Committee shall— develop recommendations and advise the Assistant Secretary on policies, initiatives, and outreach relating to civic education; evaluate and review ongoing research and promotion activities relating to civic education; evaluate the impact of the Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program established under section 2 of the Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021 and recommend ways to adjust funding levels and strategies; use the information contained in the report required under paragraph (7)(A) to select recipients of the Excellence in Civics Award established under section 5 of the Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021; and provide additional assistance and advice to the Assistant Secretary as appropriate. A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation. A member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. Not later than 12 months after the date of the establishment of the Committee, the Committee shall submit to the Assistant Secretary a report on criteria used to evaluate— high-quality civic education; and service learning. The Assistant Secretary shall use the information contained in the report required under subparagraph
(A)to evaluate programs created under the Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program established under section 2 of the Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021. The Committee shall be established for a period of 2 years and may be renewed at the direction of the Secretary. . The table of contents in section 1 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 220 the following: Sec. 221. Office of Civic Education. .
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