§ 2533. — Administration by unit in Department of Education.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC2533]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 45--CAREER EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER II--GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
Sec. 2533. Administration by unit in Department of Education
(a) Establishment; functions
The Secretary of Education shall establish or designate an
administrative unit within the Department of Education for purposes of--
(1) carrying out provisions of this subchapter;
(2) providing information regarding guidance and counseling as a
profession, guidance and counseling activities of the Federal
Government, and, to the extent practicable, activities of State and
local programs of guidance and counseling; and
(3) advising the Secretary of Education on coordinating guidance
and counseling activities included in all programs which he is
authorized to carry out, and, to the extent he deems practicable,
how such activities may be coordinated with other programs of the
Federal Government and State and local guidance and counseling
programs.
(b) Reservation of amount for implementation
The Secretary of Education may reserve an amount not to exceed 5 per
centum of the sums appropriated under this subchapter to carry out the
provisions of this section.
(Pub. L. 94-482, title III, Sec. 343, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2225; Pub.
L. 95-43, Sec. 1(b)(8), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 96-88,
title III, Sec. 301(a)(1), (b)(2), title V, Sec. 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93
Stat. 677, 678, 692.)
Amendments
1977--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95-43 substituted ``this subchapter''
for ``this section''.
Transfer of Functions
``Secretary of Education'' and ``Department of Education''
substituted in text for ``Commissioner'' and ``Education Division'',
respectively, pursuant to sections 301(a)(1), (b)(2) and 507 of Pub. L.
96-88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1), (b)(2) and 3507 of
this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education
to Secretary of Education and transferred Education Division to
Department of Education.
For authority of Secretary of Education to consolidate, alter, or
discontinue the administrative unit for guidance and counseling
programs, or to reallocate any functions vested by statute in the
administrative unit, see section 413 of Pub. L. 96-88, which is
classified to section 3473 of this title.
