§ 1417. — Administration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC1417]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 33--EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
SUBCHAPTER II--ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES
Sec. 1417. Administration
(a) Responsibilities of Secretary
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall--
(1) cooperate with, and (directly or by grant or contract)
furnish technical assistance necessary to, the State in matters
relating to--
(A) the education of children with disabilities; and
(B) carrying out this subchapter; and
(2) provide short-term training programs and institutes.
(b) Rules and regulations
In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary
shall issue regulations under this chapter only to the extent that such
regulations are necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the
specific requirements of this chapter.
(c) Confidentiality
The Secretary shall take appropriate action, in accordance with the
provisions of section 1232g of this title, to assure the protection of
the confidentiality of any personally identifiable data, information,
and records collected or maintained by the Secretary and by State and
local educational agencies pursuant to the provisions of this
subchapter.
(d) Personnel
The Secretary is authorized to hire qualified personnel necessary to
carry out the Secretary's duties under subsection (a) of this section
and under sections 1418, 1461, and 1473 of this title (or their
predecessor authorities through October 1, 1997) without regard to the
provisions of title 5 relating to appointments in the competitive
service and without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of such title relating to classification and general schedule pay
rates, except that no more than twenty such personnel shall be employed
at any time.
(Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 617, as added Pub. L. 105-17, title I,
Sec. 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 100.)
References in Text
The provisions of title 5 relating to appointments in the
competitive service, referred to in subsec. (d), are classified
generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1417, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 617, as added
Pub. L. 94-142, Sec. 5(a), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 791; amended Pub. L.
98-199, Sec. 3(b), Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 100-630, title
I, Sec. 102(g), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3295; Pub. L. 101-476, title IX,
Sec. 901(b)(77), (78), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1145; Pub. L. 102-119,
Sec. 25(a)(7), (b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 606, 607, related to
Secretary's administrative duties, prior to the general amendment of
subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-17.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1997, see section 201(a)(2)(B) of Pub. L.
105-17, set out as a note under section 1400 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1412, 1415, 1442 of this
title.
