§ 3674A.
Evaluations of agency performance; qualifications and performance of agency personnel
(a)
The Secretary shall—
(1)
(A)
conduct, in conjunction with State approving agencies, an annual evaluation of each State approving agency on the basis of standards developed by the Secretary in conjunction with the State approving agencies, and (B) provide each such agency an opportunity to comment on the evaluation;
(2)
take into account the results of annual evaluations carried out under paragraph (1) when negotiating the terms and conditions of a contract or agreement under
section 3674 of this title;
(3)
cooperate with State approving agencies in developing and implementing a uniform national curriculum, to the extent practicable, for training new employees and for continuing the training of employees of such agencies, and sponsor, with the agencies, such training and continuation of training; and
(4)
prescribe prototype qualification and performance standards, developed in conjunction with State approving agencies, for use by such agencies in the development of qualification and performance standards for State approving agency personnel carrying out approval responsibilities under a contract or agreement entered into under section 3674(a).
(Added [Pub. L. 100–323, § 13(b)(1)(A)], May 20, 1988, [102 Stat. 572], § 1774A; amended [Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A)], Dec. 18, 1989, [103 Stat. 2092]; renumbered § 3674A and amended [Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)], (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, [105 Stat. 406]; [Pub. L. 103–446, title VI, § 606(c)], Nov. 2, 1994, [108 Stat. 4672]; [Pub. L. 105–368, title X, § 1005(b)(8)], Nov. 11, 1998, [112 Stat. 3365]; [Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(a)(8)], June 5, 2001, [115 Stat. 35].)