§6661h. State evaluations; performance reports
(a) State evaluations
(1) In general
Each State educational agency that receives a grant under section 6661b of this title shall evaluate the success of the agency's subgrantees in meeting the purposes of this part. At a minimum, the evaluation shall measure the extent to which students who are the intended beneficiaries of the subgrants made by the agency have improved their reading skills.
(2) Contract
A State educational agency shall carry out the evaluation under this subsection by entering into a contract with an entity that conducts scientifically based reading research, under which contract the entity will perform the evaluation.
(3) Submission
A State educational agency shall submit the findings from the evaluation under this subsection to the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit a summary of the findings from the evaluations under this subsection and the national assessment conducted under section 6661f of this title to the appropriate committees of the Congress, including the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
(b) Performance reports
A State educational agency that receives a grant under section 6661b of this title shall submit performance reports to the Secretary pursuant to a schedule to be determined by the Secretary, but not more frequently than annually. Such reports shall include-
(1) with respect to subgrants under section 6661d of this title, the program or programs of reading instruction, based on scientifically based reading research, selected by subgrantees;
(2) the results of use of the evaluation referred to in section 6661b(b)(2)(E)(iv) of this title; and
(3) a description of the subgrantees receiving funds under this part.
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Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 6661c of this title.