§ 954a. — Access to the arts through support 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: 20USC954a]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 26--SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANITIES AND ARTS; MUSEUM
SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Sec. 954a. Access to the arts through support of education
(a) Purposes
The purposes of this section are--
(1) to increase accessibility to the arts through providing
education to all Americans, including diverse cultures, urban and
rural populations by encouraging and developing quality education in
the arts at all levels, in conjunction with programs of nonformal
education for all age groups, with formal systems of elementary,
secondary, and postsecondary education;
(2) to develop and stimulate research to teach quality education
in the arts; and
(3) to encourage and facilitate the work of artists, arts
institutions, and Federal, State, regional, and local agencies in
the area of education in the arts.
(b) Program of contracts or grants
The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts,\1\ is
authorized to establish and carry out a program of contracts with, or
grants to, any State or other public agency, individual, artist, any
nonprofit society, performing and nonperforming arts and educational
institution or organization, association, or museum in the United
States, in order to foster and encourage exceptional talent, public
knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the arts, and to support
the education, training, and development of this Nation's artists,
through such activities as projects that will--
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(1) promote and improve the availability of arts instruction for
American youth and life-long learning in the arts;
(2) enhance the quality of arts instruction in programs of
teacher education;
(3) develop arts faculty resources and talents;
(4) support and encourage the development of improved curriculum
materials in the arts;
(5) improve evaluation and assessment of education in the arts
programs and instruction;
(6) foster cooperative programs with the Department of Education
and encourage partnerships between arts and education agencies at
State and local levels, arts organizations, business colleges and
universities;
(7) support apprenticeships, internships, and other career
oriented work-study experiences for artists and arts teachers, and
encourage residencies of artists at all educational levels;
(8) support the use of technology and improved facilities and
resources in education in the arts programs at all levels; and
(9) foster the development of demonstration projects,
demonstration productions, demonstration workshops, and
demonstration programs in arts education and collect, and make
available to the public, information on their implementation and
effectiveness.
(c) Advisory council on arts education
In order to provide advice and counsel concerning arts education,
the Chairperson shall appoint an advisory council on arts education.
(Pub. L. 89-209, Sec. 5A, as added Pub. L. 101-512, title III, Sec. 318
[title I, Sec. 105], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1960, 1967.)
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 318 [title IV,
Sec. 403(a)] of Pub. L. 101-512, set out as an Effective Date of 1990
Amendment note under section 951 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 960 of this title.
