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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 921. Defense dependents' education system
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Defense shall establish and operate a program
(hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "defense
dependents' education system") to provide a free public education
through secondary school for dependents in overseas areas.
(b) Program purposes and activities
(1) The Secretary shall ensure that individuals eligible to
receive a free public education under subsection (a) of this
section receive an education of high quality.
(2) In establishing the defense dependents' education system
under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall provide
programs designed to meet the special needs of -
(A) the handicapped,
(B) individuals in need of compensatory education,
(C) individuals with an interest in vocational education,
(D) gifted and talented individuals, and
(E) individuals of limited English-speaking ability.
(3) The Secretary shall provide a developmental preschool program
to individuals eligible to receive a free public education under
subsection (a) of this section who are of preschool age if a
preschool program is not otherwise available for such individuals
and if funds for such a program are available.
(c) Consultation requirements
The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of
Education on the educational programs and practices of the defense
dependents' education system.
(d) Optional summer school programs
(1) The Secretary of Defense may provide optional summer school
programs in the defense dependents' education system.
(2) The Secretary shall provide any summer school program under
this subsection on the same financial basis as programs offered
during the regular school year, except that the Secretary may
charge reasonable fees for all or portions of such summer school
programs to the extent that the Secretary determines appropriate.
(3) The amounts received by the Secretary in payment of the fees
shall be available to the Department of Defense for defraying the
costs of conducting summer school programs under this subsection.
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