 
           CHAPTER 31--GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION
 
SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS CONCERNING OPERATION 
AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY
 
                        Part 1--General Authority
 
Sec. 1231d. Parental involvement and dissemination

    In the case of any applicable program in which the Secretary 
determines that parental participation at the State or local level would 
increase the effectiveness of the program in achieving its purposes, the 
Secretary shall promulgate regulations with respect to such program 
setting forth criteria designed to encourage such participation. If the 
program for which such determination is made provides for payments to 
local educational agencies, applications for such payments shall--
        (1) set forth such policies and procedures as will ensure that 
    programs and projects assisted under the application have been 
    planned and developed, and will be operated, in consultation with, 
    and with the involvement of, parents of the children to be served by 
    such programs and projects;
        (2) be submitted with assurance that such parents have had an 
    opportunity to present their views with respect to the application; 
    and
        (3) set forth policies and procedures for adequate dissemination 
    of program plans and evaluations to such parents and the public.

(Pub. L. 90-247, title IV, Sec. 434, formerly Sec. 415, as added Pub. L. 
91-230, title IV, Sec. 401(a)(10), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 168; 
renumbered Sec. 425, Pub. L. 92-318, title III, Sec. 301(a)(1), June 23, 
1972, 86 Stat. 326; renumbered Sec. 427, Pub. L. 93-380, title V, 
Sec. 508(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 565; renumbered Sec. 434 and 
amended Pub. L. 103-382, title II, Secs. 212(b)(1), 244, Oct. 20, 1994, 
108 Stat. 3913, 3922.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 434 of Pub. L. 90-247 was renumbered section 440, 
and is classified to section 1232c of this title.
    Another prior section 434 of Pub. L. 90-247 was renumbered section 
444, and was classified to section 1233c of this title prior to repeal 
by Pub. L. 103-382.
    Another prior section 434 of Pub. L. 90-247 was classified to 
section 1232c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95-561.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-382, Sec. 244, substituted ``Secretary 
determines'' for ``Commissioner determines'' and ``the Secretary shall'' 
for ``he shall'' and inserted ``is made'' after ``such determination''.
