§ 300.601 State performance plans and data collection.

Plain English summary

This section requires each State to develop and maintain a performance plan evaluating its implementation of IDEA Part B, with measurable targets, and submit it to the Secretary for approval. States must review the plan at least every six years and collect valid and reliable data annually to report on Secretary-established indicators. The section also prohibits constructing a nationwide database of personally identifiable information from Part B data collections.

Key requirements

• Not later than December 3, 2005, each State must have in place a performance plan that evaluates the State's efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of Part B of the Act, and describes how the State will improve such implementation.
• Each State must submit the State's performance plan to the Secretary for approval in accordance with the approval process described in section 616(c) of the Act.
• Each State must review its State performance plan at least once every six years, and submit any amendments to the Secretary.
• As part of the State performance plan, each State must establish measurable and rigorous targets for the indicators established by the Secretary under the priority areas described in § 300.600(d).
• Each State must collect valid and reliable information as needed to report annually to the Secretary on the indicators established by the Secretary for the State performance plans.
• If the Secretary permits States to collect data on specific indicators through State monitoring or sampling, and the State collects the data through State monitoring or sampling, the State must collect data on those indicators for each LEA at least once during the period of the State performance plan.
• Nothing in Part B of the Act shall be construed to authorize the development of a nationwide database of personally identifiable information on individuals involved in studies or other collections of data under Part B of the Act.

Affected parties

• State educational agencies (SEAs)
• Secretary of Education
• Local educational agencies (LEAs)
• Office of Management and Budget

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.601