§ 814. — Board duties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC814]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 19--CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER II--CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARTS
EDUCATION
Sec. 814. Board duties
(a) Awards program established
The Board shall establish and administer an awards program to be
known as the ``Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts
Education Awards Program''. The purpose of the program shall be to--
(1) celebrate the positive impact and public benefits of the
arts;
(2) encourage all elementary schools and secondary schools to
integrate the arts into the school curriculum;
(3) spotlight the most compelling evidence of the relationship
between the arts and student learning;
(4) demonstrate how community involvement in the creation and
implementation of arts policies enriches the schools;
(5) recognize school administrators and faculty who provide
quality arts education to students;
(6) acknowledge schools that provide professional development
opportunities for their teachers;
(7) create opportunities for students to experience the
relationship between early participation in the arts and developing
the life skills necessary for future personal and professional
success;
(8) increase, encourage, and ensure comprehensive, sequential
arts learning for all students; and
(9) expand student access to arts education in schools in every
community.
(b) Duties
(1) School awards
The Board shall--
(A) make annual awards to elementary schools and secondary
schools in the States in accordance with criteria established
under subparagraph (B), which awards--
(i) shall be of such design and materials as the Board
may determine, including a well-designed certificate or a
work of art, designed for the awards event by an appropriate
artist; and
(ii) shall be reflective of the dignity of Congress;
(B) establish criteria required for a school to receive the
award, and establish such procedures as may be necessary to
verify that the school meets the criteria, which criteria shall
include criteria requiring--
(i) that the school--
(I) provides comprehensive, sequential arts
learning; and
(II) integrates the arts throughout the curriculum
in subjects other than the arts; and
(ii) 3 of the following:
(I) that the community serving the school is
actively involved in shaping and implementing the arts
policies and programs of the school;
(II) that the school principal supports the policy
of arts education for all students;
(III) that arts teachers in the school are
encouraged to learn and grow in mastery of their art
form as well as in their teaching competence;
(IV) that the school actively encourages the use of
arts assessment techniques for improving student,
teacher, and administrative performance; and
(V) that school leaders engage the total school
community in arts activities that create a climate of
support for arts education; and
(C) include, in the procedures necessary for verification
that a school meets the criteria described in subparagraph (B),
written evidence of the specific criteria, and supporting
documentation, that includes--
(i) 3 letters of support for the school from community
members, which may include a letter from--
(I) the school's Parent Teacher Association (PTA);
(II) community leaders, such as elected or appointed
officials; and
(III) arts organizations or institutions in the
community that partner with the school; and
(ii) the completed application for the award signed by
the principal or other education leader such as a school
district arts coordinator, school board member, or school
superintendent;
(D) determine appropriate methods for disseminating
information about the program and make application forms
available to schools;
(E) delineate such roles as the Board considers to be
appropriate for the Director in administering the program, and
set forth in the bylaws of the Board the duties, salary, and
benefits of the Director;
(F) raise funds for the operation of the program;
(G) determine, and inform Congress regarding, the national
readiness for interdisciplinary individual student awards
described in paragraph (2), on the basis of the framework
established in the 1997 National Assessment of Educational
Progress and such other criteria as the Board determines
appropriate; and
(H) take such other actions as may be appropriate for the
administration of the Congressional Recognition for Excellence
in Arts Education Awards Program.
(2) Student awards
(A) In general
At such time as the Board determines appropriate, the
Board--
(i) shall make annual awards to elementary school and
secondary school students for individual interdisciplinary
arts achievement; and
(ii) establish criteria for the making of the awards.
(B) Award model
The Board may use as a model for the awards the
Congressional Award Program and the President's Physical Fitness
Award Program.
(c) Presentation
The Board shall arrange for the presentation of awards under this
section to the recipients and shall provide for participation by Members
of Congress in such presentation, when appropriate.
(d) Date of announcement
The Board shall determine an appropriate date or dates for
announcement of the awards under this section, which date shall coincide
with a National Arts Education Month or a similarly designated day, week
or month, if such designation exists.
(e) Report
(1) In general
The Board shall prepare and submit an annual report to Congress
not later than March 1 of each year summarizing the activities of
the Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education
Awards Program during the previous year and making appropriate
recommendations for the program. Any minority views and
recommendations of members of the Board shall be included in such
reports.
(2) Contents
The annual report shall contain the following:
(A) Specific information regarding the methods used to raise
funds for the Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts
Education Awards Program and a list of the sources of all money
raised by the Board.
(B) Detailed information regarding the expenditures made by
the Board, including the percentage of funds that are used for
administrative expenses.
(C) A description of the programs formulated by the Director
under section 816(b)(1) of this title, including an explanation
of the operation of such programs and a list of the sponsors of
the programs.
(D) A detailed list of the administrative expenditures made
by the Board, including the amounts expended for salaries,
travel expenses, and reimbursed expenses.
(E) A list of schools given awards under the program, and
the city, town, or county, and State in which the school is
located.
(F) An evaluation of the state of arts education in schools,
which may include anecdotal evidence of the effect of the
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education
Awards Program on individual school curriculum.
(G) On the basis of the findings described in section 811 of
this title and the purposes of the Congressional Recognition for
Excellence in Arts Education Awards Program described in
subsection (a) of this section, a recommendation regarding the
national readiness to make individual student awards under
subsection (b)(2) of this section.
(Pub. L. 96-114, title II, Sec. 205, as added Pub. L. 106-533,
Sec. 1(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2546.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 811, 813, 815 of this title.
