---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 303.701"
title: "34"
number: "303.701"
heading: "State performance plans and data collection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/303.701"
---

# §303.701. State performance plans and data collection.

- (a) **General.** Each State must have in place a performance plan that meets the requirements described in section 616 of the Act; is approved by the Secretary; and includes an evaluation of the State's efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of part C of the Act, a description of how the State will improve implementation, and measurable and rigorous targets for the indicators established by the Secretary under the priority areas described in [§ 303.700(d)](/cfr/34/303.700.md?p=d).
- (b) **Review of State performance plan.** Each State must review its State performance plan at least once every six years and submit any amendments to the Secretary.
- (c) **Data collection.**
  - (1) Each State must collect valid and reliable information as needed to report annually to the Secretary under [§ 303.702(b)(2)](/cfr/34/303.702.md?p=b-2) on the indicators established by the Secretary for the State performance plans.
  - (2) If the Secretary permits States to collect data on specific indicators through State monitoring or sampling, and the State collects data for a particular indicator through State monitoring or sampling, the State must collect and report data on those indicators for each EIS program at least once during the six-year period of a State performance plan.
  - (3) Nothing in part C of the Act or these regulations may 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 C of the Act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1431 through 1444, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 60244, Sept. 28, 2011, unless otherwise noted.