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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1619 "(2) MEMBERSHIP. — Each such committee shall include— "(A) as a majority of its members, representatives from local educational agencies; "(B) administrators, including the administrators of programs described in other parts of this title; "(C) teachers, including vocational educators; "(D) parents; "(E) members of local school boards; "(F) representatives of private school children; and "(G) pupil services personnel. "(3) DUTIES. —The duties of such committee shall include a review, before publication, of any proposed or final State rule or regulation pursuant to this title. In an emergency situation where such rule or regulation must be issued within a very limited time to assist local educational agencies with the operation of the program under this title, the State educational agency may issue a regulation without prior consultation, but shall immediately thereafter convene the State committee of practitioners to review the emergency regulation before issuance in final form. "SEC. 1904. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SPENDING AUDITS. 20 USC 6574. "(a) AUDITS. — The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct audits of not less than 6 local educational agencies that receive funds under part A in each fiscal year to determine more clearly and specifically how local educational agencies are expending such funds. Such audits— "(1) shall be conducted in 6 local educational agencies that represent the size, ethnic, economic, and geographic diversity of local educational agencies; and "(2) shall examine the extent to which funds have been expended for academic instruction in the core curriculum and activities unrelated to academic instruction in the core curriculum, such as the payment of janitorial, utility, and other maintenance services, the purchase and lease of vehicles, and the payment for travel and attendance costs at conferences. "(b) REPORT. — Not later than 3 months after the completion Deadline, of the audits under subsection (a) each year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report on each audit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. "SEC. 1905. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, 20 USC 6575. OR CONTROL. "Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school's specific instructional content, academic achievement standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction. "SEC. 1906. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON EQUALIZED SPENDING. 20 USC 6576. "Nothing in this title shall be construed to mandate equalized spending per pupil for a State, local educational agency, or school. "SEC. 1907. STATE REPORT ON DROPOUT DATA. 20 USC 6577. "Not later than 1 year after a State educational agency receives Deadline, funds under this title, the agency shall report to the Secretary