Evaluation of funding disparities

(a) Mandatory data collection In carrying out the civil rights data collection required under section 203(c)(1) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1)), the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department shall, as part of the data collection, collect data on the disparities of school funding amounts between local educational agencies located in the same State and the average disparities between different States, disaggregated by the race of students attending such school. (b) Report The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department shall include a summary of findings on the prevalence and severity of school and State educational funding disparities in the annual report required under section 203(b)(1) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(b)(1)). This report shall include recommendations on whether the Secretary or Congress should take corrective action regarding the funding disparities in any State or local educational agency, as well as the type of corrective action recommended.