Mandatory national testing or certification of teachers, principals, or other school leaders
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other provision of law, no funds available to the Department or otherwise available under this chapter may be used for any purpose relating to a mandatory nationwide test or certification of teachers, principals, other school leaders, or education paraprofessionals, including any planning, development, implementation, or administration of, or incentive regarding, such test or certification.
Prohibition on withholding funds
The Secretary is prohibited from withholding funds from any State educational agency or local educational agency if the State educational agency or local educational agency fails to adopt a specific method of teacher or paraprofessional certification.
Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8530Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901115 Stat. 1984Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII129 Stat. 2088(, formerly title IX, § 9530, as added , , ; renumbered title VIII, § 8530, and amended , §§ 8001(a)(6), 8027, , , 2089, 2116.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9210Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101108 Stat. 3804Pub. L. 107–110A prior section 7910, , as added , , , related to Native Hawaiian community-based education learning centers, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 114–95, § 8027(1)2015—, inserted “, principals, or other school leaders” after “teachers” in section catchline.
Pub. L. 114–95, § 8027(3)Subsec. (a). , inserted “, principals, other school leaders,” after “teachers” and “, or incentive regarding,” after “administration of”.
Pub. L. 114–95, § 8027(2), which directed amendment of subsection heading by inserting “, principals, or other school leaders” after “teachers”, was executed by making the insertion in the heading of subsec. (a) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Pub. L. 114–95section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95section 6301 of this titleAmendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .