§ 928. — School advisory committees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC928]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 25A--OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION
Sec. 928. School advisory committees
(a) Establishment; functions; membership
(1) The Director shall provide for the establishment of an advisory
committee for each school in the defense dependents' education system.
An advisory committee for a school shall advise the principal or
superintendent of the school with respect to the operation of the
school, may make recommendations with respect to curriculum and budget
matters, and, except as provided under paragraph (2), shall advise the
local military commander with respect to problems concerning dependents'
education within the jurisdiction of the commander. The membership of
each such advisory committee shall include an equal number of parents of
students enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school
and, when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in the school. The
membership of each such advisory committee shall also include one
nonvoting member designated by the organization recognized as the
exclusive bargaining representative of the employees working at the
school.
(2) In the case of any military installation or overseas area where
there is more than one school in the defense dependents' education
system, the Director shall provide for the establishment of an advisory
committee for such military installation or overseas area to advise the
local military commander with respect to problems concerning dependents'
education within the jurisdiction of the commander.
(b) Election of members; regulations respecting qualifications and
election procedures
Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under the last
sentence of subsection (a)(1) of this section, members of a school
advisory committee established under this section shall be elected by
individuals of voting age residing in the area to be served by the
advisory committee. The Secretary of Defense shall by regulation
prescribe the qualifications for election to an advisory committee and
procedures for conducting elections of advisory committee members.
(c) Members to serve without pay
Members of school advisory committees established under this section
shall serve without pay.
(Pub. L. 95-561, title XIV, Sec. 1410, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2369; Pub.
L. 96-88, title V, Sec. 508(j)(1), (2), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 693;
Pub. L. 99-145, title XII, Sec. 1204(b)(2), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 720.)
Amendments
1985--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-145, Sec. 1204(b)(2)(A), included
as member of the advisory committee the designee of the exclusive
bargaining representative of the employees.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-145, Sec. 1204(b)(2)(B), (C), substituted
``Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under the last
sentence of subsection (a)(1) of this section, members'' for ``Members''
and ``The Secretary of Defense'' for ``The Secretary of Education, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense,''.
1979--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96-88, Sec. 508(j)(1), substituted
``parents'' for ``representatives of sponsors''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-88, Sec. 508(j)(2), empowered the Secretary
of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to
prescribe election qualifications and procedures in regard to advisory
committees rather than vesting such power in the Secretary of Defense
exclusively.
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-88, effective May 4, 1980, with specified
exceptions, see section 601 of Pub. L. 96-88, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 3401 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 922 of this title.
