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1st Session 

REPT. 113–150 

Part 1 

STUDENT SUCCESS ACT 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE 

WORKFORCE 

TO ACCOMPANY

H.R. 5 

TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC 

EDUCATION, INFORM PARENTS OF THEIR SCHOOLS’ PERFORMANCE 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

JULY 11, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPT. 113–150 

2013

Part 1 

STUDENT SUCCESS ACT 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE 

WORKFORCE 

TO ACCOMPANY

H.R. 5 

TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC 

EDUCATION, INFORM PARENTS OF THEIR SCHOOLS’ PERFORMANCE 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

JULY 11, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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113TH CONGRESS REPT. 113–150 " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session Part 1 

STUDENT SUCCESS ACT 

JULY 11, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. KLINE, from the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 5] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Education and the Workforce, to whom was 

referred the bill (H.R. 5) to support State and local accountability 

for public education, protect State and local authority, inform parents of the performance of their children’s schools, and for other 

purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 

with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do 

pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Success Act’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

Sec. 4. Transition. 

Sec. 5. Effective dates. 

Sec. 6. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE I—AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 

Subtitle A—In General 

Sec. 101. Title heading. 

Sec. 102. Statement of purpose. 

Sec. 103. Flexibility to use Federal funds. 

Sec. 104. School improvement. 


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Sec. 105. Direct student services. 

Sec. 106. State administration. 

Subtitle B—Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged 

Sec. 111. Part A headings. 

Sec. 112. State plans. 

Sec. 113. Local educational agency plans. 

Sec. 114. Eligible school attendance areas. 

Sec. 115. Schoolwide programs. 

Sec. 116. Targeted assistance schools. 

Sec. 117. Academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement; school support and recognition. 

Sec. 118. Parental involvement. 

Sec. 119. Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals. 

Sec. 120. Participation of children enrolled in private schools. 

Sec. 121. Fiscal requirements. 

Sec. 122. Coordination requirements. 

Sec. 123. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior. 

Sec. 124. Allocations to States. 

Sec. 125. Basic grants to local educational agencies. 

Sec. 126. Adequacy of funding of targeted grants to local educational agencies in fiscal years after fiscal year 2001. 

Sec. 127. Education finance incentive grant program. 

Sec. 128. Carryover and waiver. 

Subtitle C—Additional Aid to States and School Districts 

Sec. 131. Additional aid. 

Subtitle D—National Assessment 

Sec. 141. National assessment of title I. 

Subtitle E—Title I General Provisions 

Sec. 151. General provisions for title I. 

TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARATION AND EFFECTIVENESS 

Sec. 201. Teacher preparation and effectiveness. 

Sec. 202. Conforming repeals. 

TITLE III—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY 

Sec. 301. Parental engagement and local flexibility. 

TITLE IV—IMPACT AID 

Sec. 401. Purpose. 

Sec. 402. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property. 

Sec. 403. Payments for eligible federally connected children. 

Sec. 404. Policies and procedures relating to children residing on Indian lands. 

Sec. 405. Application for payments under sections 8002 and 8003. 

Sec. 406. Construction. 

Sec. 407. Facilities. 

Sec. 408. State consideration of payments providing State aid. 

Sec. 409. Federal administration. 

Sec. 410. Administrative hearings and judicial review. 

Sec. 411. Definitions. 

Sec. 412. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 413. Conforming amendments. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE ACT 

Sec. 501. General provisions for the Act. 

Sec. 502. Repeal. 

Sec. 503. Other laws. 

Sec. 504. Amendment to IDEA. 

TITLE VI—REPEAL 

Sec. 601. Repeal of title VI. 

TITLE VII—HOMELESS EDUCATION 

Sec. 701. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 702. Grants for State and local activities for the education of homeless children and youths. 

Sec. 703. Local educational agency subgrants for the education of homeless children and youths. 

Sec. 704. Secretarial responsibilities. 

Sec. 705. Definitions. 

Sec. 706. Authorization of appropriations. 

SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or 

repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 

provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 

seq.). 

SEC. 4. TRANSITION. 

Unless otherwise provided in this Act, any person or agency that was awarded 

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et seq.) prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to receive funds 

in accordance with the terms of such award, except that funds for such award may 

not continue more than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act, and the 

amendments made by this Act, shall be effective upon the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

(b) NONCOMPETITIVE PROGRAMS.—With respect to noncompetitive programs under 

which any funds are allotted by the Secretary of Education to recipients on the basis 

of a formula, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 

October 1, 2013. 

(c) COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS.—With respect to programs that are conducted by the 

Secretary on a competitive basis, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 

shall take effect with respect to appropriations for use under those programs for fiscal year 2014. 

(d) IMPACT AID.—With respect to title IV of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (Impact Aid), this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect with 

respect to appropriations for use under that title for fiscal year 2014. 

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 2 the following: 

‘‘SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

‘‘(a) TITLE I.— 

‘‘(1) PART A.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of 

title I $16,651,767,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

‘‘(2) PART B.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of 

title I $3,028,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

‘‘(b) TITLE II.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title II 

$2,441,549,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

‘‘(c) TITLE III.— 

‘‘(1) PART A.— 

‘‘(A) SUBPART 1.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

subpart 1 of part A of title III $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

through 2019. 

‘‘(B) SUBPART 2.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

subpart 2 of part A of title III $91,647,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

through 2019. 

‘‘(C) SUBPART 3.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

subpart 3 of part A of title III $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

through 2019. 

‘‘(2) PART B.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of 

title III $2,055,709,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

‘‘(d) TITLE IV.— 

‘‘(1) PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—For the purpose of making payments under section 4002, there are authorized to be appropriated $63,445,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

‘‘(2) BASIC PAYMENTS; PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES.—For the purpose of making payments under section 4003(b), there 

are authorized to be appropriated $1,093,203,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

through 2019. 

‘‘(3) PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—For the purpose of making 

payments under section 4003(d), there are authorized to be appropriated 

$45,881,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of carrying out section 4007, there are 

authorized to be appropriated $16,529,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

2019. 

‘‘(5) FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.—For the purpose of carrying out section 4008, 

there are authorized to be appropriated $4,591,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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TITLE I—AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

AGENCIES 

Subtitle A—In General 

SEC. 101. TITLE HEADING. 

The title heading for title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘TITLE I—AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

AGENCIES’’. 

SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

Section 1001 (20 U.S.C. 6301) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1001. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

‘‘The purpose of this title is to provide all children the opportunity to graduate 

high school prepared for postsecondary education or the workforce. This purpose can 

be accomplished by— 

‘‘(1) meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children in our Nation’s 

highest-poverty schools, English learners, migratory children, children with disabilities, Indian children, and neglected or delinquent children; 

‘‘(2) closing the achievement gap between high- and low-performing children, 

especially the achievement gaps between minority and nonminority students, 

and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers; 

‘‘(3) affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate 

in the education of their children; and 

‘‘(4) challenging States and local educational agencies to embrace meaningful, 

evidence-based education reform, while encouraging state and local innovation.’’. 

SEC. 103. FLEXIBILITY TO USE FEDERAL FUNDS. 

Section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1002. FLEXIBILITY TO USE FEDERAL FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) ALTERNATIVE USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d) and notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, a State educational agency may use the applicable funding that the agency receives for a fiscal year to carry out any State activity authorized or required under one or more of the following provisions: 

‘‘(A) Section 1003. 

‘‘(B) Section 1004. 

‘‘(C) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(D) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(E) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(F) Chapter B of subpart 6 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 1 of each year, a State educational 

agency shall notify the Secretary of the State educational agency’s intention to 

use the applicable funding for any of the alternative uses under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) APPLICABLE FUNDING DEFINED.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in this subsection, the term ‘applicable funding’ means funds provided to carry out 

State activities under one or more of the following provisions. 

‘‘(i) Section 1003. 

‘‘(ii) Section 1004. 

‘‘(iii) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(iv) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(v) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In this subsection, the term ‘applicable funding’ does 

not include funds provided under any of the provisions listed in subparagraph (A) that State educational agencies are required by this Act— 

‘‘(i) to reserve, allocate, or spend for required activities; 

‘‘(ii) to allocate, allot, or award to local educational agencies or other 

entities eligible to receive such funds; or 

‘‘(iii) to use for technical assistance or monitoring. 

‘‘(4) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall disburse the applicable funding to 

State educational agencies for alternative uses under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 

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State educational agencies that do not intend to use the applicable funding for 

such alternative uses for the fiscal year. 

‘‘(b) ALTERNATIVE USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d) and notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, a local educational agency may use the applicable funding that the agency receives for a fiscal year to carry out any local activity authorized or required under one or more of the following provisions: 

‘‘(A) Section 1003. 

‘‘(B) Subpart 1 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(C) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(D) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(E) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(F) Subpart 6 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—A local educational agency shall notify the State educational agency of the local educational agency’s intention to use the applicable 

funding for any of the alternative uses under paragraph (1) by a date that is 

established by the State educational agency for the notification. 

‘‘(3) APPLICABLE FUNDING DEFINED.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in this subsection, the term ‘applicable funding’ means funds provided to carry out 

local activities under one or more of the following provisions: 

‘‘(i) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(ii) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(iii) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(iv) Chapter A of subpart 6 of part A of title I. 

‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In this subsection, the term ‘applicable funding’ does 

not include funds provided under any of the provisions listed in subparagraph (A) that local educational agencies are required by this Act— 

‘‘(i) to reserve, allocate, or spend for required activities; 

‘‘(ii) to allocate, allot, or award to entities eligible to receive such 

funds; or 

‘‘(iii) to use for technical assistance or monitoring. 

‘‘(4) DISBURSEMENT.—Each State educational agency that receives applicable 

funding for a fiscal year shall disburse the applicable funding to local educational agencies for alternative uses under paragraph (1) for the fiscal year at 

the same time as the State educational agency disburses the applicable funding 

to local educational agencies that do not intend to use the applicable funding 

for such alternative uses for the fiscal year. 

‘‘(c) RULE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency or a local educational agency shall only use applicable funding (as defined in subsection (a)(3) or 

(b)(3), respectively) for administrative costs incurred in carrying out a provision listed in subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1), respectively, to the extent that the agency, in the 

absence of this section, could have used funds for administrative costs with respect 

to a program listed in subsection (a)(3) or (b)(3), respectively. 

‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve 

a State educational agency or local educational agency of any requirements relating 

to— 

‘‘(1) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds; 

‘‘(2) comparability of services; 

‘‘(3) equitable participation of private school students and teachers; 

‘‘(4) applicable civil rights requirements; 

‘‘(5) section 1113; or 

‘‘(6) section 1111.’’. 

SEC. 104. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. 

Section 1003 (20 U.S.C. 6303) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘7 percent’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘subpart 2 of part A’’ and all that follows through ‘‘sections 1116 and 1117,’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter B of subpart 1 of part A for 

each fiscal year to carry out subsection (b),’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring, for activities under section 

1116(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out the State’s system of school improvement under section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii)’’; and 

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providers with expertise in using evidence-based or other effective strategies to improve student achievement’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘need for such funds; and’’ and inserting 

‘‘commitment to using such funds to improve such schools.’’; and 

(C) by striking paragraph (3); 

(4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subpart 2 of part A;’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter B of subpart 1 of part A;’’; 

(5) in subsection (e)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘in any fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2015 and 

each subsequent fiscal year’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘subpart 2’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter B of subpart 1 of part 

A’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘such subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘such chapter’’; 

(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘and the percentage of students from each 

school from families with incomes below the poverty line’’; and 

(7) by striking subsection (g). 

SEC. 105. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES. 

The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1003 the 

following: 

‘‘SEC. 1003A. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES. 

‘‘(a) STATE RESERVATION.—Each State shall reserve 3 percent of the amount the 

State receives under chapter B of subpart 1 of part A for each fiscal year to carry 

out this section. Of such reserved funds, the State educational agency may use up 

to 1 percent to administer direct student services. 

‘‘(b) DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.—From the amount available after the application 

of subsection (a), each State shall award grants in accordance with this section to 

local educational agencies to support direct student services. 

‘‘(c) AWARDS.—The State educational agency shall award grants to geographically 

diverse local educational agencies including suburban, rural, and urban local educational agencies. If there are not enough funds to award all applicants in a sufficient size and scope to run an effective direct student services program, the State 

shall prioritize awards to local educational agencies with the greatest number of 

low-performing schools. 

‘‘(d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency receiving an award under 

this section— 

‘‘(1) shall use up to 1 percent of each award for outreach and communication 

to parents about their options and to register students for direct student services; 

‘‘(2) may use not more than 2 percent of each award for administrative costs 

related to direct student services; and 

‘‘(3) shall use the remainder of the award to pay the transportation required 

to provide public school choice or the hourly rate for high-quality academic tutoring services, as determined by a provider on the State-approved list required 

under subsection (f)(2). 

‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency desiring to receive an award under 

subsection (b) shall submit an application describing how the local educational agency will— 

‘‘(1) provide adequate outreach to ensure parents can exercise a meaningful 

choice of direct student services for their child’s education; 

‘‘(2) ensure parents have adequate time and information to make a meaningful choice prior to enrolling their child in a direct student service; 

‘‘(3) ensure sufficient availability of seats in the public schools the local educational agency will make available for public school choice options; 

‘‘(4) determine the requirements or criteria for student eligibility for direct 

student services; 

‘‘(5) select a variety of providers of high-quality academic tutoring from the 

State-approved list required under subsection (f)(2) and ensure fair negotiations 

in selecting such providers of high-quality academic tutoring, including online, 

on campus, and other models of tutoring which provide meaningful choices to 

parents to find the best service for their child; and 

‘‘(6) develop an estimated per pupil expenditure available for eligible students 

to use toward high-quality academic tutoring which shall allow for an adequate 

level of services to increase academic achievement from a variety of high-quality 

academic tutoring providers. 

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‘‘(1) shall ensure that each local educational agency receiving an award to provide public school choice can provide a sufficient number of options to provide 

a meaningful choice for parents; 

‘‘(2) shall compile a list of State-approved high-quality academic tutoring providers that includes online, on campus, and other models of tutoring; and 

‘‘(3) shall ensure that each local educational agency receiving an award will 

provide an adequate number of high-quality academic tutoring options to ensure 

parents have a meaningful choice of services.’’. 

SEC. 106. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

Section 1004 (20 U.S.C. 6304) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1004. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), to carry out administrative duties assigned under subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part A of this title, each State 

may reserve the greater of— 

‘‘(1) 1 percent of the amounts received under such subparts; or 

‘‘(2) $400,000 ($50,000 in the case of each outlying area). 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If the sum of the amounts reserved under subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part A of this title is equal to or greater than $14,000,000,000, then the reservation described in subsection (a)(1) shall not exceed 1 percent of the amount the State 

would receive if $14,000,000,000 were allocated among the States for subparts 1, 2, 

and 3 of part A of this title.’’. 

Subtitle B—Improving the Academic Achievement 

of the Disadvantaged 

SEC. 111. PART A HEADINGS. 

(a) PART HEADING.—The part heading for part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘PART A—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 

OF THE DISADVANTAGED’’. 

(b) SUBPART 1 HEADING.—The Act is amended by striking the subpart heading for 

subpart 1 of part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) and inserting the following: 

‘‘Subpart 1—Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local 

Educational Agencies 

‘‘CHAPTER A—BASIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS’’. 

(c) SUBPART 2 HEADING.—The Act is amended by striking the subpart heading for 

subpart 2 of part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER B—ALLOCATIONS’’. 

SEC. 112. STATE PLANS. 

Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS. 

‘‘(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any State desiring to receive a grant under this subpart, the State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan, developed by the State educational agency, in consultation with local educational 

agencies, teachers, school leaders, public charter school representatives, specialized instructional support personnel, other appropriate school personnel, and 

parents, that satisfies the requirements of this section and that is coordinated 

with other programs under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Head 

Start Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act. 

‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A State plan submitted under paragraph (1) may 

be submitted as part of a consolidated plan under section 5302. 

‘‘(b) ACADEMIC STANDARDS, ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS, AND STATE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate that the State has 

adopted academic content standards and academic achievement standards 

aligned with such content standards that comply with the requirements of 

this paragraph. 

‘‘(B) SUBJECTS.—The State shall have such academic standards for mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, and may have such standards for any other subject determined by the State. 

‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The standards described in subparagraph (A) 

shall— 

‘‘(i) apply to all public schools and public school students in the State; 

and 

‘‘(ii) with respect to academic achievement standards, include the 

same knowledge, skills, and levels of achievement expected of all public 

school students in the State. 

‘‘(D) ALTERNATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of this paragraph, a State may, through a documented 

and validated standards-setting process, adopt alternate academic achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, 

if— 

‘‘(i) the determination about whether the achievement of an individual student should be measured against such standards is made 

separately for each student; and 

‘‘(ii) such standards— 

‘‘(I) are aligned with the State academic standards required 

under subparagraph (A); 

‘‘(II) promote access to the general curriculum; and 

‘‘(III) reflect professional judgment as to the highest possible 

standards achievable by such students. 

‘‘(E) ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS.—Each State plan shall 

describe how the State educational agency will establish English language 

proficiency standards that are— 

‘‘(i) derived from the four recognized domains of speaking, listening, 

reading, and writing; and 

‘‘(ii) aligned with the State’s academic content standards in reading 

or language arts under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(2) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate that the State educational agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, has implemented a set of high-quality student academic assessments in mathematics, 

reading or language arts, and science. At the State’s discretion, the State 

plan may also demonstrate that the State has implemented such assessments in any other subject chosen by the State. 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Such assessments shall— 

‘‘(i) in the case of mathematics and reading or language arts, be used 

in determining the performance of each local educational agency and 

public school in the State in accordance with the State’s accountability 

system under paragraph (3); 

‘‘(ii) be the same academic assessments used to measure the academic achievement of all public school students in the State; 

‘‘(iii) be aligned with the State’s academic standards and provide coherent and timely information about student attainment of such standards; 

‘‘(iv) be used for purposes for which such assessments are valid and 

reliable, be of adequate technical quality for each purpose required 

under this Act, and be consistent with relevant, nationally recognized 

professional and technical standards; 

‘‘(v)(I) in the case of mathematics and reading or language arts, be 

administered in each of grades 3 through 8 and at least once in grades 

9 through 12; 

‘‘(II) in the case of science, be administered not less than one time 

during— 

‘‘(aa) grades 3 through 5; 

‘‘(bb) grades 6 through 9; and 

‘‘(cc) grades 10 through 12; and 

‘‘(III) in the case of any other subject chosen by the State, be administered at the discretion of the State; 

‘‘(vi) measure individual student academic proficiency and growth; 

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‘‘(I) be administered through a single annual summative assessment; or 

‘‘(II) be administered through multiple assessments during the 

course of the academic year that result in a single summative score 

that provides valid, reliable, and transparent information on student achievement; 

‘‘(viii) include measures that assess higher-order thinking skills and 

understanding; 

‘‘(ix) provide for— 

‘‘(I) the participation in such assessments of all students; 

‘‘(II) the reasonable adaptations and accommodations for students with disabilities necessary to measure the academic achievement of such students relative to the State’s academic standards; 

and 

‘‘(III) the inclusion of English learners, who shall be assessed in 

a valid and reliable manner and provided reasonable accommodations, including, to the extent practicable, assessments in the language and form most likely to yield accurate and reliable information on what such students know and can do in academic content 

areas, until such students have achieved English language proficiency, as assessed by the State under subparagraph (D); 

‘‘(x) notwithstanding clause (ix)(III), provide for the assessment of 

reading or language arts in English for English learners who have attended school in the United States (not including Puerto Rico) for 3 or 

more consecutive school years, except that a local educational agency 

may, on a case-by-case basis, provide for the assessment of reading or 

language arts for each such student in a language other than English 

for a period not to exceed 2 additional consecutive years if the assessment would be more likely to yield accurate and reliable information 

on what such student knows and can do, provided that such student 

has not yet reached a level of English language proficiency sufficient 

to yield valid and reliable information on what such student knows and 

can do on reading or language arts assessments written in English; 

‘‘(xi) produce individual student interpretive, descriptive, and diagnostic reports regarding achievement on such assessments that allow 

parents, teachers, and school leaders to understand and address the 

specific academic needs of students, and that are provided to parents, 

teachers, and school leaders, as soon as is practicable after the assessment is given, in an understandable and uniform format, and to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand; 

‘‘(xii) enable results to be disaggregated within each State, local educational agency, and school by gender, by each major racial and ethnic 

group, by English language proficiency status, by migrant status, by 

status as a student with a disability, and by economically disadvantaged status, except that, in the case of a local educational agency or 

a school, such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which 

the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically 

reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable 

information about an individual student; and 

‘‘(xiii) be administered to not less than 95 percent of all students, and 

not less than 95 percent of each subgroup of students described in 

paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(II). 

‘‘(C) ALTERNATE ASSESSMENTS.—A State may provide for alternate assessments aligned with the alternate academic standards adopted in accordance 

with paragraph (1)(D), for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, if the State— 

‘‘(i) establishes and monitors implementation of clear and appropriate 

guidelines for individualized education program teams (as defined in 

section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 

to apply when determining when a child’s significant cognitive disability justifies assessment based on alternate achievement standards; 

‘‘(ii) ensures that the parents of such students are informed that— 

‘‘(I) their child’s academic achievement will be measured against 

such alternate standards; and 

‘‘(II) whether participation in such assessments precludes the 

student from completing the requirements for a regular high school 

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‘‘(iii) demonstrates that such students are, to the extent practicable, 

included in the general curriculum and that such alternate assessments are aligned with such curriculum; 

‘‘(iv) develops, disseminates information about, and promotes the use 

of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with 

disabilities who are tested against academic achievement standards for 

the grade in which a student is enrolled; and 

‘‘(v) ensures that regular and special education teachers and other 

appropriate staff know how to administer the alternate assessments, 

including making appropriate use of accommodations for students with 

disabilities. 

‘‘(D) ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate that local educational agencies in the State will provide for an annual assessment of 

English proficiency of all English learners in the schools served by the 

State educational agency. 

‘‘(ii) ALIGNMENT.—The assessments described in clause (i) shall be 

aligned with the State’s English language proficiency standards described in paragraph (1)(E). 

‘‘(E) LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS.—Each State plan shall identify the languages other than English that are present in the participating student 

population and indicate the languages for which yearly student academic 

assessments are not available and are needed. The State shall make every 

effort to develop such assessments and may request assistance from the 

Secretary if linguistically accessible academic assessment measures are 

needed. Upon request, the Secretary shall assist with the identification of 

appropriate academic assessment measures in the needed languages, but 

shall not mandate a specific academic assessment or mode of instruction. 

‘‘(F) ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS.—A State may develop and administer computer adaptive assessments as the assessments required under subparagraph (A). If a State develops and administers a computer adaptive assessment for such purposes, the assessment shall meet the requirements of this 

paragraph, except as follows: 

‘‘(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(iii), the assessment— 

‘‘(I) shall measure, at a minimum, each student’s academic proficiency against the State’s academic standards for the student’s 

grade level and growth toward such standards; and 

‘‘(II) if the State chooses, may be used to measure the student’s 

level of academic proficiency and growth using assessment items 

above or below the student’s grade level, including for use as part 

of a State’s accountability system under paragraph (3). 

‘‘(ii) Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not be interpreted to require that all 

students taking the computer adaptive assessment be administered the 

same assessment items. 

‘‘(3) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate that the State has 

developed and is implementing a single, statewide accountability system to 

ensure that all public school students graduate from high school prepared 

for postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for remediation. 

‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each State accountability system described in subparagraph (A) shall at a minimum— 

‘‘(i) annually measure the academic achievement of all public school 

students in the State against the State’s mathematics and reading or 

language arts academic standards adopted under paragraph (1), which 

may include measures of student growth toward such standards, using 

the mathematics and reading or language arts assessments described 

in paragraph (2)(B) and other valid and reliable academic indicators related to student achievement as identified by the State; 

‘‘(ii) annually evaluate and identify the academic performance of each 

public school in the State based on— 

‘‘(I) student academic achievement as measured in accordance 

with clause (i); and 

‘‘(II) the overall performance, and achievement gaps as compared 

to all students in the school, for economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with 

disabilities, and English learners, except that disaggregation of 

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tically reliable information or the results would reveal personally 

identifiable information about an individual student; and 

‘‘(iii) include a system for school improvement for low-performing 

public schools receiving funds under this subpart that— 

‘‘(I) implements interventions in such schools that are designed 

to address such schools’ weaknesses; and 

‘‘(II) is implemented by local educational agencies serving such 

schools. 

‘‘(C) PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit 

the Secretary to establish any criteria that specifies, defines, or prescribes 

any aspect of a State’s accountability system developed and implemented in 

accordance with this paragraph. 

‘‘(D) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The accountability provisions under this Act shall be overseen for charter schools in accordance 

with State charter school law. 

‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—Each State plan shall describe— 

‘‘(A) how the State educational agency will assist each local educational 

agency and each public school affected by the State plan to comply with the 

requirements of this subpart, including how the State educational agency 

will work with local educational agencies to provide technical assistance; 

and 

‘‘(B) how the State educational agency will ensure that the results of the 

State assessments described in paragraph (2), the other indicators selected 

by the State under paragraph (3)(B)(i), and the school evaluations described 

in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), will be promptly provided to local educational agencies, schools, teachers, and parents in a manner that is clear and easy to 

understand, but not later than before the beginning of the school year following the school year in which such assessments, other indicators, or evaluations are taken or completed. 

‘‘(5) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Each State plan shall describe the process by which the State will adopt and implement the State academic standards, 

assessments, and accountability system required under this section within 2 

years of enactment of the Student Success Act. 

‘‘(6) EXISTING STANDARDS.—Nothing in this subpart shall prohibit a State 

from revising, consistent with this section, any standard adopted under this section before or after the date of enactment of the Student Success Act. 

‘‘(7) EXISTING STATE LAW.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter 

any State law or regulation granting parents authority over schools that repeatedly failed to make adequate yearly progress under this section, as in effect on 

the day before the date of the enactment of the Student Success Act. 

‘‘(c) OTHER PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING.—Each State plan 

shall contain assurances that— 

‘‘(1) the State will notify local educational agencies, schools, teachers, parents, 

and the public of the academic standards, academic assessments, and State accountability system developed and implemented under this section; 

‘‘(2) the State will participate in biennial State academic assessments of 4th 

and 8th grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(b)(2) of the National Assessment 

of Educational Progress Authorization Act if the Secretary pays the costs of administering such assessments; 

‘‘(3) the State educational agency will notify local educational agencies and 

the public of the authority to operate schoolwide programs; 

‘‘(4) the State educational agency will provide the least restrictive and burdensome regulations for local educational agencies and individual schools participating in a program assisted under this subpart; 

‘‘(5) the State educational agency will encourage schools to consolidate funds 

from other Federal, State, and local sources for schoolwide reform in schoolwide 

programs under section 1114; 

‘‘(6) the State educational agency will modify or eliminate State fiscal and accounting barriers so that schools can easily consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local sources for schoolwide programs under section 1114; and 

‘‘(7) the State educational agency will inform local educational agencies in the 

State of the local educational agency’s authority to transfer funds under section 

1002 and to obtain waivers under section 5401. 

‘‘(d) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Each State plan shall describe how the State educational agency will support the collection and dissemination to local educational 

agencies and schools of effective parental involvement practices. Such practices 

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‘‘(1) be based on the most current research that meets the highest professional 

and technical standards on effective parental involvement that fosters achievement to high standards for all children; 

‘‘(2) be geared toward lowering barriers to greater participation by parents in 

school planning, review, and improvement; and 

‘‘(3) be coordinated with programs funded under subpart 3 of part A of title 

III. 

‘‘(e) PEER REVIEW AND SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding section 5543, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) establish a peer-review process to assist in the review of State plans; 

and 

‘‘(B) appoint individuals to the peer-review process who are representative of parents, teachers, State educational agencies, and local educational 

agencies, and who are familiar with educational standards, assessments, 

accountability, the needs of low-performing schools, and other educational 

needs of students, and ensure that 75 percent of such appointees are practitioners. 

‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) approve a State plan within 120 days of its submission; 

‘‘(B) disapprove of the State plan only if the Secretary demonstrates how 

the State plan fails to meet the requirements of this section and immediately notifies the State of such determination and the reasons for such determination; 

‘‘(C) not decline to approve a State’s plan before— 

‘‘(i) offering the State an opportunity to revise its plan; 

‘‘(ii) providing technical assistance in order to assist the State to meet 

the requirements of this section; and 

‘‘(iii) providing a hearing; and 

‘‘(D) have the authority to disapprove a State plan for not meeting the 

requirements of this subpart, but shall not have the authority to require 

a State, as a condition of approval of the State plan, to include in, or delete 

from, such plan one or more specific elements of the State’s academic standards or State accountability system, or to use specific academic assessments 

or other indicators. 

‘‘(3) STATE REVISIONS.—A State plan shall be revised by the State educational 

agency if it is necessary to satisfy the requirements of this section. 

‘‘(4) PUBLIC REVIEW.—All communications, feedback, and notifications under 

this subsection shall be conducted in a manner that is immediately made available to the public through the website of the Department, including— 

‘‘(A) peer review guidance; 

‘‘(B) the names of the peer reviewers; 

‘‘(C) State plans submitted or resubmitted by a State, including the current approved plans; 

‘‘(D) peer review notes; 

‘‘(E) State plan determinations by the Secretary, including approvals or 

disapprovals, and any deviations from the peer reviewers’ recommendations 

with an explanation of the deviation; and 

‘‘(F) hearings. 

‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary, and the Secretary’s staff, may not attempt 

to participate in, or influence, the peer review process. No Federal employee 

may participate in, or attempt to influence the peer review process, except to 

respond to questions of a technical nature, which shall be publicly reported. 

‘‘(f) DURATION OF THE PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall— 

‘‘(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under 

this subpart; and 

‘‘(B) be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary by the State educational agency to reflect changes in the State’s strategies and programs 

under this subpart. 

‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—If a State makes significant changes to its 

State plan, such as the adoption of new State academic standards or new academic assessments, or adopts a new State accountability system, such information shall be submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e)(2) for approval. 

‘‘(g) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—If a State fails to meet any of the requirements of this section then the Secretary shall withhold funds for State administration under this subpart until the Secretary determines that the State has fulfilled 

those requirements. 

‘‘(h) REPORTS.— 

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives assistance under this subpart 

shall prepare and disseminate an annual State report card. Such dissemination shall include, at a minimum, publicly posting the report card on the 

home page of the State educational agency’s website. 

‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The State report card shall be— 

‘‘(i) concise; and 

‘‘(ii) presented in an understandable and uniform format that is developed in consultation with parents and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents can understand. 

‘‘(C) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The State shall include in its annual State 

report card information on— 

‘‘(i) the performance of students, in the aggregate and disaggregated 

by the categories of students described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(xii) (except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which 

the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically 

reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable 

information about an individual student), on the State academic assessments described in subsection (b)(2); 

‘‘(ii) the participation rate on such assessments, in the aggregate and 

disaggregated in accordance with clause (i); 

‘‘(iii) the performance of students, in the aggregate and disaggregated 

in accordance with clause (i), on other academic indicators described in 

subsection (b)(3)(B)(i); 

‘‘(iv) for each public high school in the State, in the aggregate and 

disaggregated in accordance with clause (i)— 

‘‘(I) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, and 

‘‘(II) if applicable, the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation 

rate, reported separately for students graduating in 5 years or less, 

students graduating in 6 years or less, and students graduating in 

7 or more years; 

‘‘(v) each public school’s evaluation results as determined in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii); 

‘‘(vi) the acquisition of English proficiency by English learners; 

‘‘(vii) the number and percentage of teachers in each category established under clause (iii) of section 2123(1)(A), except that such information shall not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual teacher; and 

‘‘(viii) the results of the assessments described in subsection (c)(2). 

‘‘(D) OPTIONAL INFORMATION.—The State may include in its annual State 

report card such other information as the State believes will best provide 

parents, students, and other members of the public with information regarding the progress of each of the State’s public elementary schools and 

public secondary schools. 

‘‘(2) ANNUAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT CARDS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that receives assistance 

under this subpart shall prepare and disseminate an annual local educational agency report card. 

‘‘(B) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The State educational agency shall ensure that each local educational agency collects appropriate data and includes in the local educational agency’s annual report the information described in paragraph (1)(C) as applied to the local educational agency and 

each school served by the local educational agency, and— 

‘‘(i) in the case of a local educational agency, information that shows 

how students served by the local educational agency achieved on the 

statewide academic assessment and other academic indicators adopted 

in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) compared to students in the 

State as a whole; and 

‘‘(ii) in the case of a school, the school’s evaluation under subsection 

(b)(3)(B)(ii). 

‘‘(C) OTHER INFORMATION.—A local educational agency may include in its 

annual local educational agency report card any other appropriate information, whether or not such information is included in the annual State report 

card. 

‘‘(D) DATA.—A local educational agency or school shall only include in its 

annual local educational agency report card data that are sufficient to yield 

statistically reliable information, as determined by the State, and that do 

not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. 

‘‘(E) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The local educational agency shall publicly 

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served by the local educational agency and to all parents of students attending those schools in an understandable and uniform format, and, to the 

extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand, and make 

the information widely available through public means, such as posting on 

the Internet, distribution to the media, and distribution through public 

agencies, except that if a local educational agency issues a report card for 

all students, the local educational agency may include the information 

under this section as part of such report. 

‘‘(3) PREEXISTING REPORT CARDS.—A State educational agency or local educational agency may use public report cards on the performance of students, 

schools, local educational agencies, or the State, that were in effect prior to the 

enactment of the Student Success Act for the purpose of this subsection, so long 

as any such report card is modified, as may be needed, to contain the information required by this subsection. 

‘‘(4) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW.— ‘‘(A) ACHIEVEMENT INFORMATION.—At the beginning of each school year, 

a school that receives funds under this subpart shall provide to each individual parent information on the level of achievement of the parent’s child 

in each of the State academic assessments and other academic indicators 

adopted in accordance with this subpart. 

‘‘(B) FORMAT.—The notice and information provided to parents under this 

paragraph shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the 

extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand. 

‘‘(i) PRIVACY.—Information collected under this section shall be collected and disseminated in a manner that protects the privacy of individuals consistent with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act. 

‘‘(j) VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIPS.—A State may enter into a voluntary partnership 

with another State to develop and implement the academic standards and assessments required under this section, except that the Secretary shall not, either directly or indirectly, attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State— 

‘‘(1) adoption of the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any other academic standards common to 

a significant number of States, or assessments tied to such standards; or 

‘‘(2) participation in any such partnerships. 

‘‘(k) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part shall be construed to prescribe the use 

of the academic assessments described in this part for student promotion or graduation purposes. 

‘‘(l) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOLS.—In determining 

the assessments to be used by each school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education receiving funds under this subpart, the following shall apply: 

‘‘(1) Each such school that is accredited by the State in which it is operating 

shall use the assessments and other academic indicators the State has developed and implemented to meet the requirements of this section, or such other 

appropriate assessment and academic indicators as approved by the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

‘‘(2) Each such school that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization 

shall adopt an appropriate assessment and other academic indicators, in consultation with and with the approval of, the Secretary of the Interior and consistent with assessments and academic indicators adopted by other schools in 

the same State or region, that meet the requirements of this section. 

‘‘(3) Each such school that is accredited by a tribal accrediting agency or tribal 

division of education shall use an assessment and other academic indicators developed by such agency or division, except that the Secretary of the Interior 

shall ensure that such assessment and academic indicators meet the requirements of this section.’’. 

SEC. 113. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

Section 1112 (20 U.S.C. 6312) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

‘‘(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 

‘‘(1) SUBGRANTS.—A local educational agency may receive a subgrant under 

this subpart for any fiscal year only if such agency has on file with the State 

educational agency a plan, approved by the State educational agency, that is 

coordinated with other programs under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

of 2006, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and other Acts, as appropriate. 

‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION.—The plan may be submitted as part of a 

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‘‘(b) PLAN PROVISIONS.—Each local educational agency plan shall describe— 

‘‘(1) how the local educational agency will monitor, in addition to the State 

assessments described in section 1111(b)(2), students’ progress in meeting the 

State’s academic standards; 

‘‘(2) how the local educational agency will identify quickly and effectively 

those students who may be at risk of failing to meet the State’s academic standards; 

‘‘(3) how the local educational agency will provide additional educational assistance to individual students in need of additional help in meeting the State’s 

academic standards; 

‘‘(4) how the local educational agency will implement the school improvement 

system described in section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) for any of the agency’s schools 

identified under such section; 

‘‘(5) how the local educational agency will coordinate programs under this 

subpart with other programs under this Act and other Acts, as appropriate; 

‘‘(6) the poverty criteria that will be used to select school attendance areas 

under section 1113; 

‘‘(7) how teachers, in consultation with parents, administrators, and specialized instructional support personnel, in targeted assistance schools under section 1115, will identify the eligible children most in need of services under this 

subpart; 

‘‘(8) in general, the nature of the programs to be conducted by the local educational agency’s schools under sections 1114 and 1115, and, where appropriate, 

educational services outside such schools for children living in local institutions 

for neglected and delinquent children, and for neglected and delinquent children 

in community day school programs; 

‘‘(9) how the local educational agency will ensure that migratory children who 

are eligible to receive services under this subpart are selected to receive such 

services on the same basis as other children who are selected to receive services 

under this subpart; 

‘‘(10) the services the local educational agency will provide homeless children, 

including services provided with funds reserved under section 1113(c)(3)(A); 

‘‘(11) the strategy the local educational agency will use to implement effective 

parental involvement under section 1118; 

‘‘(12) if appropriate, how the local educational agency will use funds under 

this subpart to support preschool programs for children, particularly children 

participating in a Head Start program, which services may be provided directly 

by the local educational agency or through a subcontract with the local Head 

Start agency designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 

section 641 of the Head Start Act, or another comparable early childhood development program; 

‘‘(13) how the local educational agency, through incentives for voluntary 

transfers, the provision of professional development, recruitment programs, incentive pay, performance pay, or other effective strategies, will address disparities in the rates of low-income and minority students and other students being 

taught by ineffective teachers; 

‘‘(14) if appropriate, how the local educational agency will use funds under 

this subpart to support programs that coordinate and integrate— 

‘‘(A) career and technical education aligned with State technical standards that promote skills attainment important to in-demand occupations or 

industries in the State and the State’s academic standards under section 

1111(b)(1); and 

‘‘(B) work-based learning opportunities that provide students in-depth 

interaction with industry professionals; and 

‘‘(15) if appropriate, how the local educational agency will use funds under 

this subpart to support dual enrollment programs and early college high 

schools. 

‘‘(c) ASSURANCES.—Each local educational agency plan shall provide assurances 

that the local educational agency will— 

‘‘(1) participate, if selected, in biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 

8th grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(b)(2) of the National Assessment 

of Educational Progress Authorization Act; 

‘‘(2) inform schools of schoolwide program authority and the ability to consolidate funds from Federal, State, and local sources; 

‘‘(3) provide technical assistance to schoolwide programs; 

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‘‘(5) in the case of a local educational agency that chooses to use funds under 

this subpart to provide early childhood development services to low-income children below the age of compulsory school attendance, ensure that such services 

comply with the performance standards established under section 641A(a) of the 

Head Start Act; 

‘‘(6) inform eligible schools of the local educational agency’s authority to request waivers on the school’s behalf under Title V; and 

‘‘(7) ensure that the results of the academic assessments required under section 1111(b)(2) will be provided to parents and teachers as soon as is practicably 

possible after the test is taken, in an understandable and uniform format and, 

to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand. 

‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE.—In carrying out subsection (c)(5), the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and shall establish procedures (taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and 

local teacher contracts) to assist local educational agencies to comply with such 

subparagraph; and 

‘‘(2) disseminate to local educational agencies the education performance 

standards in effect under section 641A(a)(1)(B) of the Head Start Act, and such 

agencies affected by such subsection shall plan for the implementation of such 

subsection (taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and local 

teacher contracts). 

‘‘(e) PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DURATION.— 

‘‘(1) CONSULTATION.—Each local educational agency plan shall be developed 

in consultation with teachers, school leaders, public charter school representatives, administrators, and other appropriate school personnel, and with parents 

of children in schools served under this subpart. 

‘‘(2) DURATION.—Each such plan shall be submitted for the first year for 

which this part is in effect following the date of enactment of this Act and shall 

remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation under this subpart. 

‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Each local educational agency shall periodically review and, as 

necessary, revise its plan. 

‘‘(f) STATE APPROVAL.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency plan shall be filed according 

to a schedule established by the State educational agency. 

‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The State educational agency shall approve a local educational agency’s plan only if the State educational agency determines that the 

local educational agency’s plan— 

‘‘(A) enables schools served under this subpart to substantially help children served under this subpart to meet the State’s academic standards described in section 1111(b)(1); and 

‘‘(B) meets the requirements of this section. 

‘‘(3) REVIEW.—The State educational agency shall review the local educational 

agency’s plan to determine if such agency’s activities are in accordance with section 1118. 

‘‘(g) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency using funds under this subpart and subpart 4 to provide a language instruction educational program shall, 

not later than 30 days after the beginning of the school year, inform parents 

of an English learner identified for participation, or participating in, such a program of— 

‘‘(A) the reasons for the identification of their child as an English learner 

and in need of placement in a language instruction educational program; 

‘‘(B) the child’s level of English proficiency, how such level was assessed, 

and the status of the child’s academic achievement; 

‘‘(C) the methods of instruction used in the program in which their child 

is, or will be participating, and the methods of instruction used in other 

available programs, including how such programs differ in content, instructional goals, and the use of English and a native language in instruction; 

‘‘(D) how the program in which their child is, or will be participating, will 

meet the educational strengths and needs of their child; 

‘‘(E) how such program will specifically help their child learn English, and 

meet age-appropriate academic achievement standards for grade promotion 

and graduation; 

‘‘(F) the specific exit requirements for the program, including the expected 

rate of transition from such program into classrooms that are not tailored 

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for such program if funds under this subpart are used for children in secondary schools; 

‘‘(G) in the case of a child with a disability, how such program meets the 

objectives of the individualized education program of the child; and 

‘‘(H) information pertaining to parental rights that includes written guid- ance— ‘‘(i) detailing— 

‘‘(I) the right that parents have to have their child immediately 

removed from such program upon their request; and 

‘‘(II) the options that parents have to decline to enroll their child 

in such program or to choose another program or method of instruction, if available; and 

‘‘(ii) assisting parents in selecting among various programs and methods of instruction, if more than one program or method is offered by 

the eligible entity. 

‘‘(2) NOTICE.—The notice and information provided in paragraph (1) to parents of a child identified for participation in a language instruction educational 

program for English learners shall be in an understandable and uniform format 

and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand. 

‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.—For those children 

who have not been identified as English learners prior to the beginning of the 

school year the local educational agency shall notify parents within the first 2 

weeks of the child being placed in a language instruction educational program 

consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). 

‘‘(4) PARENTAL PARTICIPATION.—Each local educational agency receiving funds 

under this subpart shall implement an effective means of outreach to parents 

of English learners to inform the parents regarding how the parents can be involved in the education of their children, and be active participants in assisting 

their children to attain English proficiency, achieve at high levels in core academic subjects, and meet the State’s academic standards expected of all students, including holding, and sending notice of opportunities for, regular meetings for the purpose of formulating and responding to recommendations from 

parents of students assisted under this subpart. 

‘‘(5) BASIS FOR ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION.—A student shall not be admitted to, 

or excluded from, any federally assisted education program on the basis of a 

surname or language-minority status.’’. 

SEC. 114. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS. 

Section 1113 (20 U.S.C. 6313) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)(4)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘subpart 2’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter B’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring 

under section 1116(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘school improvement under section 

1111(b)(3)(B)(iii)’’. 

SEC. 115. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS. 

Section 1114 (20 U.S.C. 6314) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘in which’’ through ‘‘such families’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘children with limited English proficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘maintenance of effort,’’ after ‘‘private 

school children,’’; and 

(D) by striking paragraph (4); and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘(including’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘1309(2))’’; and 

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(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘proficient’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘section 1111(b)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘academic standards 

described in section 1111(b)(1)’’; 

(II) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘based on scientifically based research’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence-based’’; 

(III) in clause (iii)— 

(aa) in subclause (I)— 

(AA) by striking ‘‘student academic achievement standards’’ and inserting ‘‘academic standards’’; and 

(BB) by striking ‘‘schoolwide program,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘technical education programs; and’’ and inserting ‘‘schoolwide programs; and’’; and 

(bb) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

(IV) in clause (iv)— 

(aa) by striking ‘‘the State and local improvement plans’’ and 

inserting ‘‘school improvement strategies’’; and 

(bb) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(V) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(v) may be delivered by nonprofit or for-profit external providers 

with expertise in using evidence-based or other effective strategies to 

improve student achievement.’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘highly qualified’’ and inserting 

‘‘effective’’; 

(iv) in subparagraph (D)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘In accordance with section 1119 and subsection 

(a)(4), high-quality’’ and inserting ‘‘High-quality’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘pupil services’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional support services’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘student academic achievement’’ and inserting 

‘‘academic’’; 

(v) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘high-quality highly qualified’’ 

and inserting ‘‘effective’’; 

(vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘, such as Head Start, Even 

Start, Early Reading First, or a State-run preschool program,’’; 

(vii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘section 1111(b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1111(b)(2)’’; 

(viii) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘proficient or advanced levels 

of academic achievement standards’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic 

standards’’; and 

(ix) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

(aa) by striking ‘‘first develop’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘2001)’’ and inserting ‘‘have in place’’; and 

(bb) by striking ‘‘and its school support team or other technical assistance provider under section 1117’’; 

(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(III) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘section 1111(b)(3)’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 1111(b)(2)’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) in clause (i)— 

(aa) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, after considering the recommendation of the technical assistance providers under section 1117,’’; and 

(bb) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘No Child Left Behind Act 

of 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘Student Success Act’’; 

(II) in clause (ii)— 

(aa) by striking ‘‘(including administrators of programs described in other parts of this title)’’; and 

(bb) by striking ‘‘pupil services’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional support services’’; 

(III) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

and 

(IV) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘Reading First, Early Reading 

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(3) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘6,’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘6.’’. 

SEC. 116. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS. 

Section 1115 (20 U.S.C. 6315) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘are ineligible for a schoolwide program under section 

1114, or that’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘operate such’’ and inserting ‘‘operate’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘challenging student academic 

achievement’’ and inserting ‘‘academic’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘limited English proficient children’’ and inserting 

‘‘English learners’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘, EVEN START, OR EARLY READING

FIRST’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘, Even Start, or Early Reading First’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

(I) by amending the heading to read as follows: ‘‘SUBPART 3 CHILDREN.—’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘part C’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart 3’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(iv) in subparagraphs (D) and (E), by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘challenging student academic achievement’’ and 

inserting ‘‘academic’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘challenging student academic achievement’’ and 

inserting ‘‘academic’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(iv) in subparagraph (C)— 

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘based on scientifically based research’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence-based’’; and 

(II) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(v) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘such as Head Start, Even Start, 

Early Reading First or State-run preschool programs’’; 

(vi) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘highly qualified’’ and inserting 

‘‘effective’’; 

(vii) in subparagraph (F)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘in accordance with subsection (e)(3) and section 

1119,’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘pupil services personnel’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional support personnel’’; and 

(viii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘proficient 

and advanced levels of achievement’’ and inserting ‘‘academic standards’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

and 

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘challenging student academic 

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(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘part’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(5) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting 

‘‘subpart’’; and 

(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘pupil services’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional support services’’; and 

(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 

(6) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—The elements of a targeted assistance program under 

this section may be delivered by nonprofit or for-profit external providers with expertise in using evidence-based or other effective strategies to improve student 

achievement.’’. 

SEC. 117. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT; SCHOOL SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION. 

The Act is amended by repealing sections 1116 and 1117 (20 U.S.C. 6316; 6317). 

SEC. 118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 

Section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 6318) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(2) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘1116’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘, such as’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘preschool programs’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘subpart 2 of this part’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘chapter B of this subpart’’; 

(3) by amending subsection (c)(4)(B) to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school 

and the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress; 

and’’; 

(4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘student academic achievement’’ and inserting ‘‘academic’’; 

(5) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘State’s academic content standards and 

State student academic achievement standards’’ and inserting ‘‘State’s academic standards’’; 

(B) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘pupil services personnel,’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized 

instructional support personnel,’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘principals,’’ and inserting ‘‘school leaders,’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, and public preschool and other’’ 

and inserting ‘‘other Federal, State, and local’’; and 

(6) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—In a State operating a program under subpart 3 of part A of title III, each local educational agency or school 

that receives assistance under this subpart shall inform such parents and organizations of the existence of such programs.’’. 

SEC. 119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS. 

The Act is amended by repealing section 1119 (20 U.S.C. 6319). 

SEC. 120. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 

Section 1120 (20 U.S.C. 6320) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1120. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the number of eligible children identified under section 1115(b) in the school district served by a local educational agency who are enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary 

schools, a local educational agency shall— 

‘‘(A) after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private 

school officials or representatives, provide such service, on an equitable 

basis and individually or in combination, as requested by the officials or 

representatives to best meet the needs of such children, special educational 

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or other benefits under this subpart (such as dual enrollment, educational 

radio and television, computer equipment and materials, other technology, 

and mobile educational services and equipment) that address their needs; 

and 

‘‘(B) ensure that teachers and families of the children participate, on an 

equitable basis, in services and activities developed pursuant to this subpart. 

‘‘(2) SECULAR, NEUTRAL, NONIDEOLOGICAL.—Such educational services or other 

benefits, including materials and equipment, shall be secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

‘‘(3) EQUITY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Educational services and other benefits for such private school children shall be equitable in comparison to services and other 

benefits for public school children participating under this subpart, and 

shall be provided in a timely manner. 

‘‘(B) OMBUDSMAN.—To help ensure such equity for such private school 

children, teachers, and other educational personnel, the State educational 

agency involved shall designate an ombudsman to monitor and enforce the 

requirements of this subpart. 

‘‘(4) EXPENDITURES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Expenditures for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school children shall be equal to the expenditures for 

participating public school children, taking into account the number, and 

educational needs, of the children to be served. The share of funds shall be 

determined based on the total allocation received by the local educational 

agency prior to any allowable expenditures authorized under this title. 

‘‘(B) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Funds allocated to a local educational agency for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school children shall— 

‘‘(i) be obligated in the fiscal year for which the funds are received 

by the agency; and 

‘‘(ii) with respect to any such funds that cannot be so obligated, be 

used to serve such children in the following fiscal year. 

‘‘(C) NOTICE OF ALLOCATION.—Each State educational agency shall— 

‘‘(i) determine, in a timely manner, the proportion of funds to be allocated to each local educational agency in the State for educational services and other benefits under this subpart to eligible private school children; and 

‘‘(ii) provide notice, simultaneously, to each such local educational 

agency and the appropriate private school officials or their representatives in the State of such allocation of funds. 

‘‘(5) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—The local educational agency or, in a case described in subsection (b)(6)(C), the State educational agency involved, may provide services under this section directly or through contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, and institutions. 

‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a local educational agency shall consult with appropriate private school officials or representatives during the design and development of such agency’s programs 

under this subpart in order to reach an agreement between the agency and the 

officials or representatives about equitable and effective programs for eligible 

private school children, the results of which shall be transmitted to the designated ombudsmen under section 1120(a)(3)(B). Such process shall include consultation on issues such as— 

‘‘(A) how the children’s needs will be identified; 

‘‘(B) what services will be offered; 

‘‘(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be provided; 

‘‘(D) how the services will be academically assessed and how the results 

of that assessment will be used to improve those services; 

‘‘(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be provided to the eligible private school children, and the proportion of funds that is allocated 

under subsection (a)(4)(A) for such services, how that proportion of funds 

is determined under such subsection, and an itemization of the costs of the 

services to be provided; 

‘‘(F) the method or sources of data that are used under subsection (c) and 

section 1113(c)(1) to determine the number of children from low-income 

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‘‘(G) how and when the agency will make decisions about the delivery of 

services to such children, including a thorough consideration and analysis 

of the views of the private school officials or representatives on the provision of services through a contract with potential third-party providers; 

‘‘(H) how, if the agency disagrees with the views of the private school officials or representatives on the provision of services through a contract, the 

local educational agency will provide in writing to such private school officials an analysis of the reasons why the local educational agency has chosen not to use a contractor; 

‘‘(I) whether the agency will provide services under this section directly 

or through contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and 

institutions; 

‘‘(J) whether to provide equitable services to eligible private school children— 

‘‘(i) by creating a pool or pools of funds with all of the funds allocated 

under paragraph (4) based on all the children from low-income families 

who attend private schools in a participating school attendance area of 

the agency from which the local educational agency will provide such 

services to all such children; or 

‘‘(ii) by providing such services to eligible children in each private 

school in the agency’s participating school attendance area with the 

proportion of funds allocated under paragraph (4) based on the number 

of children from low-income families who attend such school; and 

‘‘(K) whether to consolidate and use funds under this subpart to provide 

schoolwide programs for a private school. 

‘‘(2) DISAGREEMENT.—If a local educational agency disagrees with the views 

of private school officials or representatives with respect to an issue described 

in paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide in writing to such 

private school officials an analysis of the reasons why the local educational 

agency has chosen not to adopt the course of action requested by such officials. 

‘‘(3) TIMING.—Such consultation shall include meetings of agency and private 

school officials or representatives and shall occur before the local educational 

agency makes any decision that affects the opportunities of eligible private 

school children to participate in programs under this subpart. Such meetings 

shall continue throughout implementation and assessment of services provided 

under this section. 

‘‘(4) DISCUSSION.—Such consultation shall include a discussion of service delivery mechanisms a local educational agency can use to provide equitable services to eligible private school children. 

‘‘(5) DOCUMENTATION.—Each local educational agency shall maintain in the 

agency’s records and provide to the State educational agency involved a written 

affirmation signed by officials or representatives of each participating private 

school that the meaningful consultation required by this section has occurred. 

The written affirmation shall provide the option for private school officials or 

representatives to indicate that timely and meaningful consultation has not occurred or that the program design is not equitable with respect to eligible private school children. If such officials or representatives do not provide such affirmation within a reasonable period of time, the local educational agency shall 

forward the documentation that such consultation has, or attempts at such consultation have, taken place to the State educational agency. 

‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A private school official shall have the right to file a 

complaint with the State educational agency that the local educational 

agency did not engage in consultation that was meaningful and timely, did 

not give due consideration to the views of the private school official, or did 

not treat the private school or its students equitably as required by this section. 

‘‘(B) PROCEDURE.—If the private school official wishes to file a complaint, 

the official shall provide the basis of the noncompliance with this section 

by the local educational agency to the State educational agency, and the 

local educational agency shall forward the appropriate documentation to the 

State educational agency. 

‘‘(C) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A State educational agency shall 

provide services under this section directly or through contracts with public 

or private agencies, organizations, and institutions, if— 

‘‘(i) the appropriate private school officials or their representatives 

have— 

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‘‘(II) demonstrated that the local educational agency involved has 

not met the requirements of this section; or 

‘‘(ii) in a case in which— 

‘‘(I) a local educational agency has more than 10,000 children 

from low-income families who attend private elementary schools or 

secondary schools in a participating school attendance area of the 

agency that are not being served by the agency’s program under 

this section; or 

‘‘(II) 90 percent of the eligible private school students in a participating school attendance area of the agency are not being 

served by the agency’s program under this section. 

‘‘(c) ALLOCATION FOR EQUITABLE SERVICE TO PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS.— 

‘‘(1) CALCULATION.—A local educational agency shall have the final authority, 

consistent with this section, to calculate the number of children, ages 5 through 

17, who are from low-income families and attend private schools by— 

‘‘(A) using the same measure of low income used to count public school 

children; 

‘‘(B) using the results of a survey that, to the extent possible, protects the 

identity of families of private school students, and allowing such survey results to be extrapolated if complete actual data are unavailable; 

‘‘(C) applying the low-income percentage of each participating public 

school attendance area, determined pursuant to this section, to the number 

of private school children who reside in that school attendance area; or 

‘‘(D) using an equated measure of low income correlated with the measure 

of low income used to count public school children. 

‘‘(2) COMPLAINT PROCESS.—Any dispute regarding low-income data for private 

school students shall be subject to the complaint process authorized in section 

5503. 

‘‘(d) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The control of funds provided under this subpart, and title 

to materials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be in 

a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such funds, materials, 

equipment, and property. 

‘‘(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— 

‘‘(A) PROVIDER.—The provision of services under this section shall be provided— 

‘‘(i) by employees of a public agency; or 

‘‘(ii) through a contract by such public agency with an individual, association, agency, or organization. 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In the provision of such services, such employee, individual, association, agency, or organization shall be independent of such 

private school and of any religious organization, and such employment or 

contract shall be under the control and supervision of such public agency. 

‘‘(e) STANDARDS FOR A BYPASS.—If a local educational agency is prohibited by law 

from providing for the participation in programs on an equitable basis of eligible 

children enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary schools, or if the Secretary determines that a local educational agency has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such participation, as required by this section, the Secretary 

shall— 

‘‘(1) waive the requirements of this section for such local educational agency; 

‘‘(2) arrange for the provision of services to such children through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements of this section and sections 5503 

and 5504; and 

‘‘(3) in making the determination under this subsection, consider one or more 

factors, including the quality, size, scope, and location of the program and the 

opportunity of eligible children to participate.’’. 

SEC. 121. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 1120A (20 U.S.C. 6321) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 

as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively. 

SEC. 122. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 1120B (20 U.S.C. 6322) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘such as the Early Reading First program’’; 

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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, such as the 

Early Reading First program,’’; 

(B) in paragraphs (1) through (3), by striking ‘‘such as the Early Reading 

First program’’ each place it appears; 

(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Early Reading First program staff,’’; 

and 

(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and entities carrying out Early Reading 

First programs’’. 

SEC. 123. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 

Section 1121 (20 U.S.C. 6331) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘appropriated for payments to States for any 

fiscal year under section 1002(a) and 1125A(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘reserved for this 

chapter under section 1122(a)’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the Student Success Act’’; 

(B) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘basis,’’ and all that follows 

through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘basis.’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘challenging State academic 

content standards’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic standards’’; and 

(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

(3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’. 

SEC. 124. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES. 

Section 1122 (20 U.S.C. 6332) is amended— 

(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) RESERVATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1), the 

Secretary shall reserve 91.055 percent of such amounts to carry out this chapter. 

‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—Of the amount reserved under paragraph (1) for 

each of fiscal years 2014 to 2019 (referred to in this subsection as the current 

fiscal year)— 

‘‘(A) an amount equal to the amount made available to carry out section 

1124 for fiscal year 2001 shall be used to carry out section 1124; 

‘‘(B) an amount equal to the amount made available to carry out section 

1124A for fiscal year 2001 shall be used to carry out section 1124A; and 

‘‘(C) an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount, if any, by which the 

total amount made available to carry out this chapter for the fiscal year for 

which the determination is made exceeds the total amount available to 

carry out sections 1124 and 1124A for fiscal year 2001 shall be used to 

carry out sections 1125 and 1125A and such amount shall be divided equally between sections 1125 and 1125A.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

(4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’. 

SEC. 125. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

Section 1124 (20 U.S.C. 6333) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 

and 

(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘subpart’’ each place it appears and 

inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘subpart 1 of part D’’ and inserting 

‘‘chapter A of subpart 3’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart’’. 

SEC. 126. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING OF TARGETED GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001. 

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‘‘SEC. 1125AA. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING OF TARGETED GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

AGENCIES IN FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001. 

‘‘Pursuant to section 1122, the total amount allocated in any fiscal year after fiscal 

year 2001 for programs and activities under this subpart shall not exceed the 

amount allocated in fiscal year 2001 for such programs and activities unless the 

amount available for targeted grants to local educational agencies under section 

1125 in the applicable fiscal year meets the requirements of section 1122(a).’’. 

SEC. 127. EDUCATION FINANCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

Section 1125A (20 U.S.C. 6337) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpart’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘appropriated pursuant to subsection 

(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘made available for any fiscal year to carry out this section’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘total appropriations’’ and inserting ‘‘the total amount reserved under section 1122(a) to carry out this section’’; 

(3) by striking subsections (a), (e), and (f) and redesignating subsections (b), 

(c), (d), and (g) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and 

(4) in subsection (b), as redesignated, by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 

SEC. 128. CARRYOVER AND WAIVER. 

Section 1127 (20 U.S.C. 6339) is amended by striking ‘‘subpart’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘chapter’’. 

Subtitle C—Additional Aid to States and School 

Districts 

SEC. 131. ADDITIONAL AID. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as amended by the preceding 

provisions of this Act, is further amended— 

(1) by striking parts B through D and F through H; and 

(2) by inserting after subpart 1 of part A the following: 

‘‘Subpart 2—Education of Migratory Children 

‘‘SEC. 1131. PROGRAM PURPOSES. 

‘‘The purposes of this subpart are as follows: 

‘‘(1) To assist States in supporting high-quality and comprehensive educational programs and services during the school year, and as applicable, during 

summer or intercession periods, that address the unique educational needs of 

migratory children. 

‘‘(2) To ensure that migratory children who move among the States, not be 

penalized in any manner by disparities among the States in curriculum, graduation requirements, and State academic standards. 

‘‘(3) To help such children succeed in school, meet the State academic standards that all children are expected to meet, and graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the workforce without the need for remediation. 

‘‘(4) To help such children overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors that inhibit the ability of such children to succeed in school. 

‘‘(5) To help such children benefit from State and local systemic reforms. 

‘‘SEC. 1132. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 2.37 percent to carry out this subpart. 

‘‘(b) GRANTS AWARDED.—From the amounts reserved under subsection (a) and not 

reserved under section 1138(c), the Secretary shall make allotments for the fiscal 

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‘‘SEC. 1133. STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

‘‘(a) STATE ALLOCATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (c), each State (other 

than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is entitled to receive under this subpart an 

amount equal to the product of— 

‘‘(1) the sum of— 

‘‘(A) the average number of identified eligible full-time equivalent migratory children aged 3 through 21 residing in the State, based on data for the 

preceding 3 years; and 

‘‘(B) the number of identified eligible migratory children, aged 3 through 

21, who received services under this subpart in summer or intersession programs provided by the State during the previous year; multiplied by 

‘‘(2) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the State, except that 

the amount determined under this paragraph shall not be less than 32 percent, 

nor more than 48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure in the United 

States. 

‘‘(b) HOLD HARMLESS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), for each of fiscal years 

2014 through 2016, no State shall receive less than 90 percent of the State’s allocation under this section for the previous year. 

‘‘(c) ALLOCATION TO PUERTO RICO.—For each fiscal year, the grant which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive under this subpart shall be the 

amount determined by multiplying the number of children who would be counted 

under subsection (a)(1) if such subsection applied to the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico by the product of— 

‘‘(1) the percentage that the average per-pupil expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest average per-pupil expenditure of any of 

the 50 States, except that the percentage calculated under this subparagraph 

shall not be less than 85 percent; and 

‘‘(2) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the United States. 

‘‘(d) RATABLE REDUCTIONS; REALLOCATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(A) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—If, after the Secretary reserves funds under 

section 1138(c), the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart for any 

fiscal year is insufficient to pay in full the amounts for which all States are 

eligible, the Secretary shall ratably reduce each such amount. 

‘‘(B) REALLOCATION.—If additional funds become available for making 

such payments for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate such funds 

to States in amounts that the Secretary determines will best carry out the 

purpose of this subpart. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.— 

‘‘(A) FURTHER REDUCTIONS.—The Secretary shall further reduce the 

amount of any grant to a State under this subpart for any fiscal year if the 

Secretary determines, based on available information on the numbers and 

needs of migratory children in the State and the program proposed by the 

State to address such needs, that such amount exceeds the amount required 

under section 1134. 

‘‘(B) REALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall reallocate such excess funds to 

other States whose grants under this subpart would otherwise be insufficient to provide an appropriate level of services to migratory children, in 

such amounts as the Secretary determines are appropriate. 

‘‘(e) CONSORTIUM ARRANGEMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State that receives a grant of $1,000,000 

or less under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the State educational 

agency to determine whether consortium arrangements with another State or 

other appropriate entity would result in delivery of services in a more effective 

and efficient manner. 

‘‘(2) PROPOSALS.—Any State, regardless of the amount of such State’s allocation, may submit a consortium arrangement to the Secretary for approval. 

‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve a consortium arrangement 

under paragraph (1) or (2) if the proposal demonstrates that the arrangement 

will— 

‘‘(A) reduce administrative costs or program function costs for State programs; and 

‘‘(B) make more funds available for direct services to add substantially to 

the educational achievement of children to be served under this subpart. 

‘‘(f) DETERMINING NUMBERS OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.—In order to determine the 

identified number of migratory children residing in each State for purposes of this 

section, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) use the most recent information that most accurately reflects the actual 

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‘‘(2) develop and implement a procedure for monitoring the accuracy of such 

information; 

‘‘(3) develop and implement a procedure for more accurately reflecting cost 

factors for different types of summer and intersession program designs; 

‘‘(4) adjust the full-time equivalent number of migratory children who reside 

in each State to take into account— 

‘‘(A) the unique needs of those children participating in evidence-based or 

other effective special programs provided under this subpart that operate 

during the summer and intersession periods; and 

‘‘(B) the additional costs of operating such programs; and 

‘‘(5) conduct an analysis of the options for adjusting the formula so as to better direct services to migratory children, including the most at-risk migratory 

children. 

‘‘(g) NONPARTICIPATING STATES.—In the case of a State desiring to receive an allocation under this subpart for a fiscal year that did not receive an allocation for the 

previous fiscal year or that has been participating for less than 3 consecutive years, 

the Secretary shall calculate the State’s number of identified migratory children 

aged 3 through 21 for purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A) by using the most recent data 

available that identifies the migratory children residing in the State until data is 

available to calculate the 3-year average number of such children in accordance with 

such subsection. 

‘‘SEC. 1134. STATE APPLICATIONS; SERVICES. 

‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Any State desiring to receive a grant under this 

subpart for any fiscal year shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time 

and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

‘‘(b) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—Each such application shall include— 

‘‘(1) a description of how, in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs 

and projects assisted under this subpart, the State and its local operating agencies will ensure that the unique educational needs of migratory children, including preschool migratory children, are identified and addressed through— 

‘‘(A) the full range of services that are available for migratory children 

from appropriate local, State, and Federal educational programs; 

‘‘(B) joint planning among local, State, and Federal educational programs 

serving migratory children, including language instruction educational programs under chapter A of subpart 4; and 

‘‘(C) the integration of services available under this subpart with services 

provided by those other programs; 

‘‘(2) a description of the steps the State is taking to provide all migratory students with the opportunity to meet the same State academic standards that all 

children are expected to meet; 

‘‘(3) a description of how the State will use funds received under this subpart 

to promote interstate and intrastate coordination of services for migratory children, including how the State will provide for educational continuity through 

the timely transfer of pertinent school records, including information on health, 

when children move from one school to another, whether or not such a move 

occurs during the regular school year; 

‘‘(4) a description of the State’s priorities for the use of funds received under 

this subpart, and how such priorities relate to the State’s assessment of needs 

for services in the State; 

‘‘(5) a description of how the State will determine the amount of any subgrants the State will award to local operating agencies, taking into account the 

numbers and needs of migratory children, the requirements of subsection (d), 

and the availability of funds from other Federal, State, and local programs; and 

‘‘(6) a description of how the State will encourage programs and projects assisted under this subpart to offer family literacy services if the programs and 

projects serve a substantial number of migratory children whose parents do not 

have a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent or who have low 

levels of literacy. 

‘‘(c) ASSURANCES.—Each such application shall also include assurances that— 

‘‘(1) funds received under this subpart will be used only— 

‘‘(A) for programs and projects, including the acquisition of equipment, in 

accordance with section 1136; and 

‘‘(B) to coordinate such programs and projects with similar programs and 

projects within the State and in other States, as well as with other Federal 

programs that can benefit migratory children and their families; 

‘‘(2) such programs and projects will be carried out in a manner consistent 

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‘‘(3) in the planning and operation of programs and projects at both the State 

and local agency operating level, there is consultation with parents of migratory 

children for programs of not less than one school year in duration, and that all 

such programs and projects are carried out— 

‘‘(A) in a manner that provides for the same parental involvement as is 

required for programs and projects under section 1118, unless extraordinary circumstances make such provision impractical; and 

‘‘(B) in a format and language understandable to the parents; 

‘‘(4) in planning and carrying out such programs and projects, there has been, 

and will be, adequate provision for addressing the unmet education needs of 

preschool migratory children; 

‘‘(5) the effectiveness of such programs and projects will be determined, where 

feasible, using the same approaches and standards that will be used to assess 

the performance of students, schools, and local educational agencies under subpart 1; 

‘‘(6) to the extent feasible, such programs and projects will provide for— 

‘‘(A) advocacy and outreach activities for migratory children and their 

families, including informing such children and families of, or helping such 

children and families gain access to, other education, health, nutrition, and 

social services; 

‘‘(B) professional development programs, including mentoring, for teachers and other program personnel; 

‘‘(C) high-quality, evidence-based family literacy programs; 

‘‘(D) the integration of information technology into educational and related programs; and 

‘‘(E) programs to facilitate the transition of secondary school students to 

postsecondary education or employment without the need for remediation; 

and 

‘‘(7) the State will assist the Secretary in determining the number of migratory children under paragraph (1) of section 1133(a). 

‘‘(d) PRIORITY FOR SERVICES.—In providing services with funds received under this 

subpart, each recipient of such funds shall give priority to migratory children who 

are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State’s academic standards under 

section 1111 (b)(1) . 

‘‘(e) CONTINUATION OF SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

subpart— 

‘‘(1) a child who ceases to be a migratory child during a school term shall be 

eligible for services until the end of such term; 

‘‘(2) a child who is no longer a migratory child may continue to receive services for one additional school year, but only if comparable services are not available through other programs; and 

‘‘(3) secondary school students who were eligible for services in secondary 

school may continue to be served through credit accrual programs until graduation. 

‘‘SEC. 1135. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; PEER REVIEW. 

‘‘The Secretary shall approve each State application that meets the requirements 

of this subpart, and may review any such application using a peer review process. 

‘‘SEC. 1136. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE-DELIVERY PLAN; AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives assistance under this subpart 

shall ensure that the State and its local operating agencies identify and address 

the unique educational needs of migratory children in accordance with a comprehensive State plan that— 

‘‘(A) is integrated with other programs under this Act or other Acts, as 

appropriate; 

‘‘(B) may be submitted as a part of a consolidated application under section 5302, if— 

‘‘(i) the unique needs of migratory children are specifically addressed 

in the comprehensive State plan; 

‘‘(ii) the comprehensive State plan is developed in collaboration with 

parents of migratory children; and 

‘‘(iii) the comprehensive State plan is not used to supplant State efforts regarding, or administrative funding for, this subpart; 

‘‘(C) provides that migratory children will have an opportunity to meet 

the same State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1) that all children are expected to meet; 

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‘‘(E) encompasses the full range of services that are available for migratory children from appropriate local, State, and Federal educational programs; 

‘‘(F) is the product of joint planning among such local, State, and Federal 

programs, including programs under subpart 1, early childhood programs, 

and language instruction educational programs under chapter A of subpart 

4; and 

‘‘(G) provides for the integration of services available under this subpart 

with services provided by such other programs. 

‘‘(2) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each such comprehensive State plan shall— 

‘‘(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under 

this subpart; and 

‘‘(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as necessary, to 

reflect changes in the State’s strategies and programs under this subpart. 

‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— ‘‘(1) FLEXIBILITY.—In implementing the comprehensive plan described in subsection (a), each State educational agency, where applicable through its local 

educational agencies, shall have the flexibility to determine the activities to be 

provided with funds made available under this subpart, except that such funds 

first shall be used to meet the identified needs of migratory children that result 

from their migratory lifestyle, and to permit these children to participate effectively in school. 

‘‘(2) UNADDRESSED NEEDS.—Funds provided under this subpart shall be used 

to address the needs of migratory children that are not addressed by services 

available from other Federal or non-Federal programs, except that migratory 

children who are eligible to receive services under subpart 1 may receive those 

services through funds provided under that subpart, or through funds under 

this subpart that remain after the agency addresses the needs described in 

paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit 

a local educational agency from serving migratory children simultaneously with 

students with similar educational needs in the same educational settings, where 

appropriate. 

‘‘SEC. 1137. BYPASS. 

‘‘The Secretary may use all or part of any State’s allocation under this subpart 

to make arrangements with any public or private agency to carry out the purpose 

of this subpart in such State if the Secretary determines that— 

‘‘(1) the State is unable or unwilling to conduct educational programs for migratory children; 

‘‘(2) such arrangements would result in more efficient and economic administration of such programs; or 

‘‘(3) such arrangements would add substantially to the educational achievement of such children. 

‘‘SEC. 1138. COORDINATION OF MIGRATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘(a) IMPROVEMENT OF COORDINATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the States, may make 

grants to, or enter into contracts with, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private 

entities to improve the interstate and intrastate coordination among such agencies’ educational programs, including through the establishment or improvement of programs for credit accrual and exchange, available to migratory students. 

‘‘(2) DURATION.—Grants or contracts under this subsection may be awarded 

for not more than 5 years. 

‘‘(b) STUDENT RECORDS.— 

‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist States in developing and maintaining an effective system for the electronic transfer of student records and in 

determining the number of migratory children in each State. 

‘‘(2) INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall 

ensure the linkage of migratory student record systems for the purpose of 

electronically exchanging, among the States, health and educational information regarding all migratory students. The Secretary shall ensure such 

linkage occurs in a cost-effective manner, utilizing systems used by the 

States prior to, or developed after, the date of enactment of this Act. The 

Secretary shall determine the minimum data elements that each State receiving funds under this subpart shall collect and maintain. Such minimum 

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‘‘(i) immunization records and other health information; 

‘‘(ii) elementary and secondary academic history (including partial 

credit), credit accrual, and results from State assessments required 

under section 1111(b)(2); 

‘‘(iii) other academic information essential to ensuring that migratory 

children achieve to the States’s academic standards; and 

‘‘(iv) eligibility for services under the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act. 

‘‘(B) The Secretary shall consult with States before updating the data elements that each State receiving funds under this subpart shall be required 

to collect for purposes of electronic transfer of migratory student information and the requirements that States shall meet for immediate electronic 

access to such information. 

‘‘(3) NO COST FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—A State educational agency or local 

educational agency receiving assistance under this subpart shall make student 

records available to another State educational agency or local educational agency that requests the records at no cost to the requesting agency, if the request 

is made in order to meet the needs of a migratory child. 

‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2014, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 

of Representatives the Secretary’s findings and recommendations regarding 

the maintenance and transfer of health and educational information for migratory students by the States. 

‘‘(B) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in such report— 

‘‘(i) a review of the progress of States in developing and linking electronic records transfer systems; 

‘‘(ii) recommendations for maintaining such systems; and 

‘‘(iii) recommendations for improving the continuity of services provided for migratory students. 

‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall reserve not more than 

$10,000,000 of the amount reserved under section 1132 to carry out this section for 

each fiscal year. 

‘‘(d) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect data on migratory children. 

‘‘SEC. 1139. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘As used in this subpart: 

‘‘(1) LOCAL OPERATING AGENCY.—The term ‘local operating agency’ means— 

‘‘(A) a local educational agency to which a State educational agency 

makes a subgrant under this subpart; 

‘‘(B) a public or private agency with which a State educational agency or 

the Secretary makes an arrangement to carry out a project under this subpart; or 

‘‘(C) a State educational agency, if the State educational agency operates 

the State’s migratory education program or projects directly. 

‘‘(2) MIGRATORY CHILD.—The term ‘migratory child’ means a child who is, or 

whose parent or spouse is, a migratory agricultural worker, including a migratory dairy worker, or a migratory fisher, and who, in the preceding 36 months, 

in order to obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse, in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work— 

‘‘(A) has moved from one school district to another; 

‘‘(B) in a State that is comprised of a single school district, has moved 

from one administrative area to another within such district; or 

‘‘(C) resides in a school district of more than 15,000 square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence to engage 

in a fishing activity. 

‘‘Subpart 3—Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or AtRisk 

‘‘SEC. 1141. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subpart— 

‘‘(1) to improve educational services for children and youth in local and State 

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and youth have the opportunity to meet the same State academic standards 

that all children in the State are expected to meet; 

‘‘(2) to provide such children and youth with the services needed to make a 

successful transition from institutionalization to further schooling or employment; and 

‘‘(3) to prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, and to provide dropouts, and children and youth returning from correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth, with a support system to 

ensure their continued education. 

‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1), 

the Secretary shall reserve 0.305 of one percent to carry out this subpart. 

‘‘(c) GRANTS AWARDED.—From the amounts reserved under subsection (b) and not 

reserved under section 1004 and section 1159, the Secretary shall make grants to 

State educational agencies that have plans submitted under section 1154 approved 

to enable such agencies to award subgrants to State agencies and local educational 

agencies to establish or improve programs of education for neglected, delinquent, or 

at-risk children and youth. 

‘‘SEC. 1142. PAYMENTS FOR PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SUBPART. 

‘‘(a) AGENCY SUBGRANTS.—Based on the allocation amount computed under section 1152, the Secretary shall allocate to each State educational agency an amount 

necessary to make subgrants to State agencies under chapter A. 

‘‘(b) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—Each State shall retain, for the purpose of carrying out 

chapter B, funds generated throughout the State under subpart 1 of this part based 

on children and youth residing in local correctional facilities, or attending community day programs for delinquent children and youth. 

‘‘CHAPTER A—STATE AGENCY PROGRAMS 

‘‘SEC. 1151. ELIGIBILITY. 

‘‘A State agency is eligible for assistance under this chapter if such State agency 

is responsible for providing free public education for children and youth— 

‘‘(1) in institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth; 

‘‘(2) attending community day programs for neglected or delinquent children 

and youth; or 

‘‘(3) in adult correctional institutions. 

‘‘SEC. 1152. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) SUBGRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State agency described in section 1151 (other than an 

agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is eligible to receive a subgrant 

under this chapter, for each fiscal year, in an amount equal to the product of— 

‘‘(A) the number of neglected or delinquent children and youth described 

in section 1151 who— 

‘‘(i) are enrolled for at least 15 hours per week in education programs 

in adult correctional institutions; and 

‘‘(ii) are enrolled for at least 20 hours per week— 

‘‘(I) in education programs in institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth; or 

‘‘(II) in community day programs for neglected or delinquent children and youth; and 

‘‘(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the State, except 

that the amount determined under this subparagraph shall not be less than 

32 percent, nor more than 48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure 

in the United States. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The number of neglected or delinquent children and 

youth determined under paragraph (1) shall— 

‘‘(A) be determined by the State agency by a deadline set by the Secretary, except that no State agency shall be required to determine the number of such children and youth on a specific date set by the Secretary; and 

‘‘(B) be adjusted, as the Secretary determines is appropriate, to reflect the 

relative length of such agency’s annual programs. 

‘‘(b) SUBGRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES IN PUERTO RICO.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the amount of the subgrant which a 

State agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive 

under this chapter shall be the amount determined by multiplying the number 

of children counted under subsection (a)(1)(A) for the Commonwealth of Puerto 

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‘‘(A) the percentage which the average per-pupil expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest average per-pupil expenditure of 

any of the 50 States; and 

‘‘(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the United States. 

‘‘(2) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The percentage in paragraph (1)(A) shall not be 

less than 85 percent. 

‘‘(c) RATABLE REDUCTIONS IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.—If the 

amount reserved for any fiscal year for subgrants under subsections (a) and (b) is 

insufficient to pay the full amount for which all State agencies are eligible under 

such subsections, the Secretary shall ratably reduce each such amount. 

‘‘SEC. 1153. STATE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

‘‘If a State educational agency determines that a State agency does not need the 

full amount of the subgrant for which such State agency is eligible under this chapter for any fiscal year, the State educational agency may reallocate the amount that 

will not be needed to other eligible State agencies that need additional funds to 

carry out the purpose of this chapter, in such amounts as the State educational 

agency shall determine. 

‘‘SEC. 1154. STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) STATE PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that desires to receive a 

grant under this chapter shall submit, for approval by the Secretary, a plan— 

‘‘(A) for meeting the educational needs of neglected, delinquent, and atrisk children and youth; 

‘‘(B) for assisting in the transition of children and youth from correctional 

facilities to locally operated programs; and 

‘‘(C) that is integrated with other programs under this Act or other Acts, 

as appropriate. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each such State plan shall— 

‘‘(A) describe how the State will assess the effectiveness of the program 

in improving the academic, career, and technical skills of children in the 

program; 

‘‘(B) provide that, to the extent feasible, such children will have the same 

opportunities to achieve as such children would have if such children were 

in the schools of local educational agencies in the State; 

‘‘(C) describe how the State will place a priority for such children to obtain a regular high school diploma, to the extent feasible; and 

‘‘(D) contain an assurance that the State educational agency will— 

‘‘(i) ensure that programs assisted under this chapter will be carried 

out in accordance with the State plan described in this subsection; 

‘‘(ii) carry out the evaluation requirements of section 1171; and 

‘‘(iii) ensure that the State agencies receiving subgrants under this 

chapter comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. 

‘‘(3) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each such State plan shall— 

‘‘(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under 

this chapter; and 

‘‘(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as necessary, to 

reflect changes in the State’s strategies and programs under this chapter. 

‘‘(b) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL AND PEER REVIEW.— 

‘‘(1) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve each State plan 

that meets the requirements of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary may review any State plan with the assistance and advice of individuals with relevant expertise. 

‘‘(c) STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.—Any State agency that desires to receive funds 

to carry out a program under this chapter shall submit an application to the State 

educational agency that— 

‘‘(1) describes the procedures to be used, consistent with the State plan under 

section 1111, to assess the educational needs of the children to be served under 

this chapter; 

‘‘(2) provide an assurance that in making services available to children and 

youth in adult correctional institutions, priority will be given to such children 

and youth who are likely to complete incarceration within a 2-year period; 

‘‘(3) describes the program, including a budget for the first year of the program, with annual updates to be provided to the State educational agency; 

‘‘(4) describes how the program will meet the goals and objectives of the State 

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‘‘(5) describes how the State agency will consult with experts and provide the 

necessary training for appropriate staff, to ensure that the planning and operation of institution-wide projects under section 1156 are of high quality; 

‘‘(6) describes how the programs will be coordinated with other appropriate 

State and Federal programs, such as programs under title I of Public Law 105– 

220, career and technical education programs, State and local dropout prevention programs, and special education programs; 

‘‘(7) describes how the State agency will encourage correctional facilities receiving funds under this chapter to coordinate with local educational agencies 

or alternative education programs attended by incarcerated children and youth 

prior to and after their incarceration to ensure that student assessments and 

appropriate academic records are shared jointly between the correctional facility 

and the local educational agency or alternative education program; 

‘‘(8) describes how appropriate professional development will be provided to 

teachers and other staff; 

‘‘(9) designates an individual in each affected correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth to be responsible for issues 

relating to the transition of such children and youth from such facility or institution to locally operated programs; 

‘‘(10) describes how the State agency will endeavor to coordinate with businesses for training and mentoring for participating children and youth; 

‘‘(11) provides an assurance that the State agency will assist in locating alternative programs through which students can continue their education if the students are not returning to school after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; 

‘‘(12) provides assurances that the State agency will work with parents to secure parents’ assistance in improving the educational achievement of their children and youth, and preventing their children’s and youth’s further involvement 

in delinquent activities; 

‘‘(13) provides an assurance that the State agency will work with children and 

youth with disabilities in order to meet an existing individualized education 

program and an assurance that the agency will notify the child’s or youth’s local 

school if the child or youth— 

‘‘(A) is identified as in need of special education services while the child 

or youth is in the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; and 

‘‘(B) intends to return to the local school; 

‘‘(14) provides an assurance that the State agency will work with children and 

youth who dropped out of school before entering the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth to encourage the children 

and youth to reenter school and obtain a regular high school diploma once the 

term of the incarceration is completed, or provide the child or youth with the 

skills necessary to gain employment, continue the education of the child or 

youth, or obtain a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent if 

the child or youth does not intend to return to school; 

‘‘(15) provides an assurance that effective teachers and other qualified staff 

are trained to work with children and youth with disabilities and other students 

with special needs taking into consideration the unique needs of such students; 

‘‘(16) describes any additional services to be provided to children and youth, 

such as career counseling, distance education, and assistance in securing student loans and grants; and 

‘‘(17) provides an assurance that the program under this chapter will be coordinated with any programs operated under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or other comparable programs, if applicable. 

‘‘SEC. 1155. USE OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) USES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State agency shall use funds received under this chapter 

only for programs and projects that— 

‘‘(A) are consistent with the State plan under section 1154(a); and 

‘‘(B) concentrate on providing participants with the knowledge and skills 

needed to make a successful transition to secondary school completion, career and technical education, further education, or employment without the 

need for remediation. 

‘‘(2) PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Such programs and projects— 

‘‘(A) may include the acquisition of equipment; 

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‘‘(i) except for institution-wide projects under section 1156, are provided to children and youth identified by the State agency as failing, 

or most at-risk of failing, to meet the State’s academic standards; 

‘‘(ii) supplement and improve the quality of the educational services 

provided to such children and youth by the State agency; and 

‘‘(iii) afford such children and youth an opportunity to meet State 

academic standards; and 

‘‘(C) shall be carried out in a manner consistent with section 1120A and 

part C (as applied to programs and projects under this chapter). 

‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A program under this chapter that supplements the number of hours of instruction students receive from State and local 

sources shall be considered to comply with the supplement, not supplant requirement of section 1120A (as applied to this chapter) without regard to the subject 

areas in which instruction is given during those hours. 

‘‘SEC. 1156. INSTITUTION-WIDE PROJECTS. 

‘‘A State agency that provides free public education for children and youth in an 

institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth (other than an adult correctional institution) or attending a community day program for such children and 

youth may use funds received under this chapter to serve all children in, and upgrade the entire educational effort of, that institution or program if the State agency 

has developed, and the State educational agency has approved, a comprehensive 

plan for that institution or program that— 

‘‘(1) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of all 

children and youth in the institution or program serving juveniles; 

‘‘(2) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of 

youth aged 20 and younger in adult facilities who are expected to complete incarceration within a 2-year period; 

‘‘(3) describes the steps the State agency has taken, or will take, to provide 

all children and youth under age 21 with the opportunity to meet State academic standards in order to improve the likelihood that the children and youth 

will complete secondary school, obtain a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or find employment after leaving the institution; 

‘‘(4) describes the instructional program, specialized instructional support 

services, and procedures that will be used to meet the needs described in paragraph (1), including, to the extent feasible, the provision of mentors for the children and youth described in paragraph (1); 

‘‘(5) specifically describes how such funds will be used; 

‘‘(6) describes the measures and procedures that will be used to assess and 

improve student achievement; 

‘‘(7) describes how the agency has planned, and will implement and evaluate, 

the institution-wide or program-wide project in consultation with personnel providing direct instructional services and support services in institutions or community day programs for neglected or delinquent children and youth, and with 

personnel from the State educational agency; and 

‘‘(8) includes an assurance that the State agency has provided for appropriate 

training for teachers and other instructional and administrative personnel to 

enable such teachers and personnel to carry out the project effectively. 

‘‘SEC. 1157. THREE-YEAR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS. 

‘‘If a State agency operates a program or project under this chapter in which individual children or youth are likely to participate for more than one year, the State 

educational agency may approve the State agency’s application for a subgrant under 

this chapter for a period of not more than 3 years. 

‘‘SEC. 1158. TRANSITION SERVICES. 

‘‘(a) TRANSITION SERVICES.—Each State agency shall reserve not less than 15 percent and not more than 30 percent of the amount such agency receives under this 

chapter for any fiscal year to support— 

‘‘(1) projects that facilitate the transition of children and youth from Stateoperated institutions to schools served by local educational agencies; or 

‘‘(2) the successful re-entry of youth offenders, who are age 20 or younger and 

have received a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, into 

postsecondary education, or career and technical training programs, through 

strategies designed to expose the youth to, and prepare the youth for, postsecondary education, or career and technical training programs, such as— 

‘‘(A) preplacement programs that allow adjudicated or incarcerated youth 

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‘‘(B) worksite schools, in which institutions of higher education and private or public employers partner to create programs to help students make 

a successful transition to postsecondary education and employment; and 

‘‘(C) essential support services to ensure the success of the youth, such 

as— 

‘‘(i) personal, career and technical, and academic counseling; 

‘‘(ii) placement services designed to place the youth in a university, 

college, or junior college program; 

‘‘(iii) information concerning, and assistance in obtaining, available 

student financial aid; 

‘‘(iv) counseling services; and 

‘‘(v) job placement services. 

‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF PROJECTS.—A project supported under this section may be conducted directly by the State agency, or through a contract or other arrangement 

with one or more local educational agencies, other public agencies, or private organizations. 

‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school that receives funds under subsection (a) from serving neglected and 

delinquent children and youth simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate. 

‘‘SEC. 1159. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

‘‘The Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount reserved 

under section 1141 to provide technical assistance to and support State agency programs assisted under this chapter. 

‘‘CHAPTER B—LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS 

‘‘SEC. 1161. PURPOSE. 

‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to support the operation of local educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities— 

‘‘(1) to carry out high quality education programs to prepare children and 

youth for secondary school completion, training, employment, or further education; 

‘‘(2) to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such children and youth 

from the correctional program to further education or employment; and 

‘‘(3) to operate programs in local schools for children and youth returning 

from correctional facilities, and programs which may serve at-risk children and 

youth. 

‘‘SEC. 1162. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

‘‘(a) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—With funds made available under section 1142(b), the 

State educational agency shall award subgrants to local educational agencies with 

high numbers or percentages of children and youth residing in locally operated (including county operated) correctional facilities for children and youth (including facilities involved in community day programs). 

‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—A local educational agency that serves a school operated by 

a correctional facility is not required to operate a program of support for children 

and youth returning from such school to a school that is not operated by a correctional agency but served by such local educational agency, if more than 30 percent 

of the children and youth attending the school operated by the correctional facility 

will reside outside the boundaries served by the local educational agency after leaving such facility. 

‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—A State educational agency shall notify local educational 

agencies within the State of the eligibility of such agencies to receive a subgrant 

under this chapter. 

‘‘(d) TRANSITIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES.—Transitional and supportive programs operated in local educational agencies under this chapter shall be designed 

primarily to meet the transitional and academic needs of students returning to local 

educational agencies or alternative education programs from correctional facilities. 

Services to students at-risk of dropping out of school shall not have a negative impact on meeting the transitional and academic needs of the students returning from 

correctional facilities. 

‘‘SEC. 1163. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘Each local educational agency desiring assistance under this chapter shall submit an application to the State educational agency that contains such information 

as the State educational agency may require. Each such application shall include— 

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‘‘(2) a description of formal agreements, regarding the program to be assisted, 

between— 

‘‘(A) the local educational agency; and 

‘‘(B) correctional facilities and alternative school programs serving children and youth involved with the juvenile justice system; 

‘‘(3) as appropriate, a description of how participating schools will coordinate 

with facilities working with delinquent children and youth to ensure that such 

children and youth are participating in an education program comparable to one 

operating in the local school such youth would attend; 

‘‘(4) a description of the program operated by participating schools for children 

and youth returning from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, the types 

of services that such schools will provide such children and youth and other atrisk children and youth; 

‘‘(5) a description of the characteristics (including learning difficulties, substance abuse problems, and other needs) of the children and youth who will be 

returning from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, other at-risk children 

and youth expected to be served by the program, and a description of how the 

school will coordinate existing educational programs to meet the unique educational needs of such children and youth; 

‘‘(6) as appropriate, a description of how schools will coordinate with existing 

social, health, and other services to meet the needs of students returning from 

correctional facilities and at-risk children or youth, including prenatal health 

care and nutrition services related to the health of the parent and the child or 

youth, parenting and child development classes, child care, targeted reentry and 

outreach programs, referrals to community resources, and scheduling flexibility; 

‘‘(7) as appropriate, a description of any partnerships with local businesses to 

develop training, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, and mentoring services for participating students; 

‘‘(8) as appropriate, a description of how the program will involve parents in 

efforts to improve the educational achievement of their children, assist in dropout prevention activities, and prevent the involvement of their children in delinquent activities; 

‘‘(9) a description of how the program under this chapter will be coordinated 

with other Federal, State, and local programs, such as programs under title I 

of Public Law 105–220 and career and technical education programs serving atrisk children and youth; 

‘‘(10) a description of how the program will be coordinated with programs operated under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and 

other comparable programs, if applicable; 

‘‘(11) as appropriate, a description of how schools will work with probation officers to assist in meeting the needs of children and youth returning from correctional facilities; 

‘‘(12) a description of the efforts participating schools will make to ensure correctional facilities working with children and youth are aware of a child’s or 

youth’s existing individualized education program; and 

‘‘(13) as appropriate, a description of the steps participating schools will take 

to find alternative placements for children and youth interested in continuing 

their education but unable to participate in a traditional public school program. 

‘‘SEC. 1164. USES OF FUNDS. 

‘‘Funds provided to local educational agencies under this chapter may be used, as 

appropriate, for— 

‘‘(1) programs that serve children and youth returning to local schools from 

correctional facilities, to assist in the transition of such children and youth to 

the school environment and help them remain in school in order to complete 

their education; 

‘‘(2) dropout prevention programs which serve at-risk children and youth; 

‘‘(3) the coordination of health and social services for such individuals if there 

is a likelihood that the provision of such services, including day care, drug and 

alcohol counseling, and mental health services, will improve the likelihood such 

individuals will complete their education; 

‘‘(4) special programs to meet the unique academic needs of participating children and youth, including career and technical education, special education, career counseling, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, and assistance in securing student loans or grants for postsecondary education; and 

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‘‘SEC. 1165. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES RECEIVING FUNDS 

UNDER THIS SECTION. 

‘‘Each correctional facility entering into an agreement with a local educational 

agency under section 1163(2) to provide services to children and youth under this 

chapter shall— 

‘‘(1) where feasible, ensure that educational programs in the correctional facility are coordinated with the student’s home school, particularly with respect to 

a student with an individualized education program under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

‘‘(2) if the child or youth is identified as in need of special education services 

while in the correctional facility, notify the local school of the child or youth of 

such need; 

‘‘(3) where feasible, provide transition assistance to help the child or youth 

stay in school, including coordination of services for the family, counseling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs, tutoring, and 

family counseling; 

‘‘(4) provide support programs that encourage children and youth who have 

dropped out of school to re-enter school and obtain a regular high school diploma once their term at the correctional facility has been completed, or provide 

such children and youth with the skills necessary to gain employment or seek 

a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 

‘‘(5) work to ensure that the correctional facility is staffed with effective teachers and other qualified staff who are trained to work with children and youth 

with disabilities taking into consideration the unique needs of such children and 

youth; 

‘‘(6) ensure that educational programs in the correctional facility are related 

to assisting students to meet the States’s academic standards; 

‘‘(7) to the extent possible, use technology to assist in coordinating educational 

programs between the correctional facility and the community school; 

‘‘(8) where feasible, involve parents in efforts to improve the educational 

achievement of their children and prevent the further involvement of such children in delinquent activities; 

‘‘(9) coordinate funds received under this chapter with other local, State, and 

Federal funds available to provide services to participating children and youth, 

such as funds made available under title I of Public Law 105–220, and career 

and technical education funds; 

‘‘(10) coordinate programs operated under this chapter with activities funded 

under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and other 

comparable programs, if applicable; 

‘‘(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses to develop training, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, and mentoring programs for 

children and youth; and 

‘‘(12) consult with the local educational agency for a period jointly determined 

necessary by the correctional facility and local educational agency upon discharge from that facility to coordinate educational services so as to minimize 

disruption to the child’s or youth’s achievement. 

‘‘SEC. 1166. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

‘‘The State educational agency— 

‘‘(1) may require correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth to demonstrate, after receiving assistance under this 

chapter for 3 years, that there has been an increase in the number of children 

and youth returning to school, obtaining a regular high school diploma or its 

recognized equivalent, or obtaining employment after such children and youth 

are released; and 

‘‘(2) may reduce or terminate funding for projects under this chapter if a local 

educational agency does not show progress in the number of children and youth 

obtaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. 

‘‘CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘SEC. 1171. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 

‘‘(a) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—Each State agency or local educational agency that 

conducts a program under chapters A or B shall evaluate the program, 

disaggregating data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and age, not less 

than once every 3 years, to determine the program’s impact on the ability of participants— 

‘‘(1) to maintain and improve educational achievement; 

‘‘(2) to accrue school credits that meet State requirements for grade promotion 

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‘‘(3) to make the transition to a regular program or other education program 

operated by a local educational agency; 

‘‘(4) to complete high school (or high school equivalency requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; and 

‘‘(5) as appropriate, to participate in postsecondary education and job training 

programs. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The disaggregation required under subsection (a) shall not be 

required in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to 

yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. 

‘‘(c) EVALUATION MEASURES.—In conducting each evaluation under subsection (a), 

a State agency or local educational agency shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress. 

‘‘(d) EVALUATION RESULTS.—Each State agency and local educational agency 

shall— 

‘‘(1) submit evaluation results to the State educational agency and the Secretary; and 

‘‘(2) use the results of evaluations under this section to plan and improve subsequent programs for participating children and youth. 

‘‘SEC. 1172. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘In this subpart: 

‘‘(1) ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘adult correctional institution’ means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) 

are confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense. 

‘‘(2) AT-RISK.—The term ‘at-risk’, when used with respect to a child, youth, or 

student, means a school-aged individual who— 

‘‘(A) is at-risk of academic failure; and 

‘‘(B) has a drug or alcohol problem, is pregnant or is a parent, has come 

into contact with the juvenile justice system in the past, is at least 1 year 

behind the expected grade level for the age of the individual, is an English 

learner, is a gang member, has dropped out of school in the past, or has 

a high absenteeism rate at school. 

‘‘(3) COMMUNITY DAY PROGRAM.—The term ‘community day program’ means a 

regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community day 

school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children and youth. 

‘‘(4) INSTITUTION FOR NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—The 

term ‘institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth’ means— 

‘‘(A) a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that 

is operated for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due 

to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or 

‘‘(B) a public or private residential facility for the care of children who 

have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision. 

‘‘Subpart 4—English Language Acquisition, Language 

Enhancement, and Academic Achievement 

‘‘SEC. 1181. PURPOSES. 

‘‘The purposes of this subpart are— 

‘‘(1) to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and 

youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English; 

‘‘(2) to assist all English learners, including immigrant children and youth, to 

achieve at high levels in the core academic subjects so that those children can 

meet the same State academic standards that all children are expected to meet, 

consistent with section 1111(b)(1); 

‘‘(3) to assist State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 

schools in establishing, implementing, and sustaining high-quality, flexible, evidence-based language instruction educational programs designed to assist in 

teaching English learners, including immigrant children and youth; 

‘‘(4) to assist State educational agencies and local educational agencies to develop and enhance their capacity to provide high-quality, evidence-based instructional programs designed to prepare English learners, including immigrant 

children and youth, to enter all-English instruction settings; and 

‘‘(5) to promote parental and community participation in language instruction 

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‘‘CHAPTER A—GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT 

‘‘SEC. 1191. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each State educational agency having a plan approved by the Secretary for a fiscal year under section 1192, the Secretary shall reserve 4.4 percent of funds appropriated under section 3(a)(1) to make a grant for 

the year to the agency for the purposes specified in subsection (b). The grant shall 

consist of the allotment determined for the State educational agency under subsection (c). 

‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make a grant 

under subsection (a) only if the State educational agency involved agrees to expend at least 95 percent of the State educational agency’s allotment under subsection (c) for a fiscal year— 

‘‘(A) to award subgrants, from allocations under section 1193, to eligible 

entities to carry out the activities described in section 1194 (other than subsection (e)); and 

‘‘(B) to award subgrants under section 1193(d)(1) to eligible entities that 

are described in that section to carry out the activities described in section 

1194(e). 

‘‘(2) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to paragraph (3), each State educational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) may reserve not more than 5 percent 

of the agency’s allotment under subsection (c) to carry out the following activities: 

‘‘(A) Professional development activities, and other activities, which may 

include assisting personnel in— 

‘‘(i) meeting State and local certification and licensing requirements 

for teaching English learners; and 

‘‘(ii) improving teacher skills in meeting the diverse needs of English 

learners, including in how to implement evidence-based programs and 

curricula on teaching English learners. 

‘‘(B) Planning, evaluation, administration, and interagency coordination 

related to the subgrants referred to in paragraph (1). 

‘‘(C) Providing technical assistance and other forms of assistance to eligible entities that are receiving subgrants from a State educational agency 

under this chapter, including assistance in— 

‘‘(i) identifying and implementing evidence-based language instruction educational programs and curricula for teaching English learners; 

‘‘(ii) helping English learners meet the same State academic standards that all children are expected to meet; 

‘‘(iii) identifying or developing, and implementing, measures of 

English proficiency; and 

‘‘(iv) strengthening and increasing parent, family, and community engagement. 

‘‘(D) Providing recognition, which may include providing financial awards, 

to subgrantees that have significantly improved the achievement and 

progress of English learners in— 

‘‘(i) reaching English language proficiency, based on the State’s 

English language proficiency assessment under section 1111(b)(2)(D); 

and 

‘‘(ii) meeting the State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1). 

‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—From the amount reserved under paragraph 

(2), a State educational agency may use not more than 40 percent of such 

amount or $175,000, whichever is greater, for the planning and administrative 

costs of carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2). 

‘‘(c) RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount reserved under section 1191(a) for 

each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

‘‘(A) 0.5 percent of such amount for payments to outlying areas, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this 

chapter, as determined by the Secretary, for activities, approved by the Secretary, consistent with this chapter; and 

‘‘(B) 6.5 percent of such amount for national activities under sections 

1211 and 1222, except that not more than $2,000,000 of such amount may 

be reserved for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs described in section 

1222. 

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), from the 

amount reserved under section 1191(a) for each fiscal year that remains 

after making the reservations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot 

to each State educational agency having a plan approved under section 

1192(c)— 

‘‘(i) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 percent of the 

remainder as the number of English learners in the State bears to the 

number of such children in all States, as determined by data available 

from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of 

Commerce or State-reported data; and 

‘‘(ii) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 percent of the 

remainder as the number of immigrant children and youth in the State 

bears to the number of such children and youth in all States, as determined based only on data available from the American Community 

Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce. 

‘‘(B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS.—No State educational agency shall receive 

an allotment under this paragraph that is less than $500,000. 

‘‘(C) REALLOTMENT.—If any State educational agency described in subparagraph (A) does not submit a plan to the Secretary for a fiscal year, or 

submits a plan (or any amendment to a plan) that the Secretary, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, determines does not satisfy 

the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary shall reallot any portion of 

such allotment to the remaining State educational agencies in accordance 

with subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUERTO RICO.—The total amount allotted to Puerto Rico for any fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 0.5 percent of the total amount allotted to all States for that fiscal year. 

‘‘(3) USE OF DATA FOR DETERMINATIONS.—In making State allotments under 

paragraph (2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the number of 

English learners in a State and in all States, using the most accurate, up-todate data, which shall be— 

‘‘(A) data from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce, which may be multiyear estimates; 

‘‘(B) the number of students being assessed for English language proficiency, based on the State’s English language proficiency assessment 

under section 1111(b)(2)(D), which may be multiyear estimates; or 

‘‘(C) a combination of data available under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

‘‘SEC. 1192. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this 

chapter shall submit a plan to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 

the Secretary may require. 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall— 

‘‘(1) describe the process that the agency will use in awarding subgrants to 

eligible entities under section 1193(d)(1); 

‘‘(2) provide an assurance that— 

‘‘(A) the agency will ensure that eligible entities receiving a subgrant 

under this chapter comply with the requirement in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(x) 

to annually assess in English learners who have been in the United States 

for 3 or more consecutive years; 

‘‘(B) the agency will ensure that eligible entities receiving a subgrant 

under this chapter annually assess the English proficiency of all English 

learners participating in a program funded under this chapter, consistent 

with section 1111(b)(2)(D); 

‘‘(C) in awarding subgrants under section 1193, the agency will address 

the needs of school systems of all sizes and in all geographic areas, including school systems with rural and urban schools; 

‘‘(D) subgrants to eligible entities under section 1193(d)(1) will be of sufficient size and scope to allow such entities to carry out high-quality, evidence-based language instruction educational programs for English learners; 

‘‘(E) the agency will require an eligible entity receiving a subgrant under 

this chapter to use the subgrant in ways that will build such recipient’s capacity to continue to offer high-quality evidence-based language instruction 

educational programs that assist English learners in meeting State academic standards; 

‘‘(F) the agency will monitor the eligible entity receiving a subgrant under 

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‘‘(G) the plan has been developed in consultation with local educational 

agencies, teachers, administrators of programs implemented under this 

chapter, parents, and other relevant stakeholders; 

‘‘(3) describe how the agency will coordinate its programs and activities under 

this chapter with other programs and activities under this Act and other Acts, 

as appropriate; 

‘‘(4) describe how eligible entities in the State will be given the flexibility to 

teach English learners— 

‘‘(A) using a high-quality, evidence-based language instruction curriculum 

for teaching English learners; and 

‘‘(B) in the manner the eligible entities determine to be the most effective; 

and 

‘‘(5) describe how the agency will assist eligible entities in increasing the 

number of English learners who acquire English proficiency. 

‘‘(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary, after using a peer review process, shall approve 

a plan submitted under subsection (a) if the plan meets the requirements of this 

section. 

‘‘(d) DURATION OF PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each plan submitted by a State educational agency and approved under subsection (c) shall— 

‘‘(A) remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation under 

this chapter; and 

‘‘(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the agency, as necessary, to 

reflect changes to the agency’s strategies and programs carried out under 

this subpart. 

‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 

‘‘(A) AMENDMENTS.—If the State educational agency amends the plan, the 

agency shall submit such amendment to the Secretary. 

‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve such amendment to an approved plan, unless the Secretary determines that the amendment will result in the agency not meeting the requirements, or fulfilling the purposes, 

of this subpart. 

‘‘(e) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A plan submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan under section 5302. 

‘‘(f) SECRETARY ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, if 

requested, in the development of English proficiency standards and assessments. 

‘‘SEC. 1193. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After making the reservation required under subsection (d)(1), 

each State educational agency receiving a grant under section 1191(c)(2) shall award 

subgrants for a fiscal year by allocating in a timely manner to each eligible entity 

in the State having a plan approved under section 1195 an amount that bears the 

same relationship to the amount received under the grant and remaining after making such reservation as the population of English learners in schools served by the 

eligible entity bears to the population of English learners in schools served by all 

eligible entities in the State. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A State educational agency shall not award a subgrant from an 

allocation made under subsection (a) if the amount of such subgrant would be less 

than $10,000. 

‘‘(c) REALLOCATION.—Whenever a State educational agency determines that an 

amount from an allocation made to an eligible entity under subsection (a) for a fiscal 

year will not be used by the entity for the purpose for which the allocation was 

made, the agency shall, in accordance with such rules as it determines to be appropriate, reallocate such amount, consistent with such subsection, to other eligible entities in the State that the agency determines will use the amount to carry out that 

purpose. 

‘‘(d) REQUIRED RESERVATION.—A State educational agency receiving a grant under 

this chapter for a fiscal year— 

‘‘(1) shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the agency’s allotment under 

section 1191(c)(2) to award subgrants to eligible entities in the State that have 

experienced a significant increase, as compared to the average of the 2 preceding fiscal years, in the percentage or number of immigrant children and 

youth, who have enrolled, during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 

which the subgrant is made, in public and nonpublic elementary schools and 

secondary schools in the geographic areas under the jurisdiction of, or served 

by, such entities; and 

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‘‘(A) shall equally consider eligible entities that satisfy the requirement 

of such paragraph but have limited or no experience in serving immigrant 

children and youth; and 

‘‘(B) shall consider the quality of each local plan under section 1195 and 

ensure that each subgrant is of sufficient size and scope to meet the purposes of this subpart. 

‘‘SEC. 1194. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF SUBGRANTS.—A State educational agency may make a subgrant 

to an eligible entity from funds received by the agency under this chapter only if 

the entity agrees to expend the funds to improve the education of English learners, 

by assisting the children to learn English and meet State academic standards. In 

carrying out activities with such funds, the eligible entity shall use evidence-based 

approaches and methodologies for teaching English learners and immigrant children 

and youth for the following purposes: 

‘‘(1) Developing and implementing new language instruction educational programs and academic content instruction programs for English learners and immigrant children and youth, including programs of early childhood education, 

elementary school programs, and secondary school programs. 

‘‘(2) Carrying out highly focused, innovative, locally designed, evidence-based 

activities to expand or enhance existing language instruction educational programs and academic content instruction programs for English learners and immigrant children and youth. 

‘‘(3) Implementing, within an individual school, schoolwide programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs, activities, and operations relating to language instruction educational programs and academic 

content instruction for English learners and immigrant children and youth. 

‘‘(4) Implementing, within the entire jurisdiction of a local educational agency, 

agencywide programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant 

programs, activities, and operations relating to language instruction educational 

programs and academic content instruction for English learners and immigrant 

children and youth. 

‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each eligible entity receiving funds under section 1193(a) for a fiscal year shall use not more than 2 percent of such funds for 

the cost of administering this chapter. 

‘‘(c) REQUIRED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving funds under 

section 1193(a) shall use the funds— 

‘‘(1) to increase the English language proficiency of English learners by providing high-quality, evidence-based language instruction educational programs 

that meet the needs of English learners and have demonstrated success in increasing— 

‘‘(A) English language proficiency; and 

‘‘(B) student academic achievement in the core academic subjects; 

‘‘(2) to provide high-quality, evidence-based professional development to classroom teachers (including teachers in classroom settings that are not the settings 

of language instruction educational programs), school leaders, administrators, 

and other school or community-based organization personnel, that is— 

‘‘(A) designed to improve the instruction and assessment of English learners; 

‘‘(B) designed to enhance the ability of teachers and school leaders to understand and implement curricula, assessment practices and measures, and 

instruction strategies for English learners; 

‘‘(C) evidence-based in increasing children’s English language proficiency 

or substantially increasing the subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills of teachers; and 

‘‘(D) of sufficient intensity and duration (which shall not include activities 

such as one-day or short-term workshops and conferences) to have a positive and lasting impact on the teachers’ performance in the classroom, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to an activity that is one component of a long-term, comprehensive professional development plan established by a teacher and the teacher’s supervisor based on an assessment of 

the needs of the teacher, the supervisor, the students of the teacher, and 

any local educational agency employing the teacher, as appropriate; and 

‘‘(3) to provide and implement other evidence-based activities and strategies 

that enhance or supplement language instruction educational programs for 

English learners, including parental and community engagement activities and 

strategies that serve to coordinate and align related programs. 

‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsection (c), an eligible 

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the purposes described in subsection (a) by undertaking one or more of the following 

activities: 

‘‘(1) Upgrading program objectives and effective instruction strategies. 

‘‘(2) Improving the instruction program for English learners by identifying, acquiring, and upgrading curricula, instruction materials, educational software, 

and assessment procedures. 

‘‘(3) Providing to English learners— 

‘‘(A) tutorials and academic or career education for English learners; and 

‘‘(B) intensified instruction. 

‘‘(4) Developing and implementing elementary school or secondary school language instruction educational programs that are coordinated with other relevant programs and services. 

‘‘(5) Improving the English language proficiency and academic achievement of 

English learners. 

‘‘(6) Providing community participation programs, family literacy services, and 

parent outreach and training activities to English learners and their families— 

‘‘(A) to improve the English language skills of English learners; and 

‘‘(B) to assist parents in helping their children to improve their academic 

achievement and becoming active participants in the education of their children. 

‘‘(7) Improving the instruction of English learners by providing for— 

‘‘(A) the acquisition or development of educational technology or instructional materials; 

‘‘(B) access to, and participation in, electronic networks for materials, 

training, and communication; and 

‘‘(C) incorporation of the resources described in subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) into curricula and programs, such as those funded under this chapter. 

‘‘(8) Carrying out other activities that are consistent with the purposes of this 

section. 

‘‘(e) ACTIVITIES BY AGENCIES EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving funds under section 1193(d)(1) 

shall use the funds to pay for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth, which may include— 

‘‘(A) family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to 

assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children; 

‘‘(B) support for personnel, including paraprofessionals who have been 

specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to immigrant 

children and youth; 

‘‘(C) provision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling 

for immigrant children and youth; 

‘‘(D) identification, development, and acquisition of curricular materials, 

educational software, and technologies to be used in the program carried 

out with awarded funds; 

‘‘(E) basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the local educational agency involved of immigrant children and 

youth, including the payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable 

to such additional basic instruction services; 

‘‘(F) other instruction services that are designed to assist immigrant children and youth to achieve in elementary schools and secondary schools in 

the United States, such as programs of introduction to the educational system and civics education; and 

‘‘(G) activities, coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children 

and youth by offering comprehensive community services. 

‘‘(2) DURATION OF SUBGRANTS.—The duration of a subgrant made by a State 

educational agency under section 1193(d)(1) shall be determined by the agency 

in its discretion. 

‘‘(f) SELECTION OF METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a subgrant from a State educational agency 

under this chapter, an eligible entity shall select one or more methods or forms 

of instruction to be used in the programs and activities undertaken by the entity to assist English learners to attain English language proficiency and meet 

State academic standards. 

‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY.—Such selection shall be consistent with sections 1204 

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‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds made available under this chapter shall be used so as to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public 

funds that, in the absence of such availability, would have been expended for programs for English learners and immigrant children and youth and in no case to supplant such Federal, State, and local public funds. 

‘‘SEC. 1195. LOCAL PLANS. 

‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Each eligible entity desiring a subgrant from the State educational agency under section 1193 shall submit a plan to the State educational 

agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State 

educational agency may require. 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall— 

‘‘(1) describe the evidence-based programs and activities proposed to be developed, implemented, and administered under the subgrant that will help English 

learners increase their English language proficiency and meet the State academic standards; 

‘‘(2) describe how the eligible entity will hold elementary schools and secondary schools receiving funds under this chapter accountable for annually assessing the English language proficiency of all children participating under this 

subpart, consistent with section 1111(b); 

‘‘(3) describe how the eligible entity will promote parent and community engagement in the education of English learners; 

‘‘(4) contain an assurance that the eligible entity consulted with teachers, researchers, school administrators, parents and community members, public or 

private organizations, and institutions of higher education, in developing and 

implementing such plan; 

‘‘(5) describe how language instruction educational programs carried out 

under the subgrant will ensure that English learners being served by the programs develop English language proficiency; and 

‘‘(6) contain assurances that— 

‘‘(A) each local educational agency that is included in the eligible entity 

is complying with section 1112(g) prior to, and throughout, each school 

year; and 

‘‘(B) the eligible entity is not in violation of any State law, including State 

constitutional law, regarding the education of English learners, consistent 

with sections 1205 and 1206. 

‘‘(c) TEACHER ENGLISH FLUENCY.—Each eligible entity receiving a subgrant under 

section 1193 shall include in its plan a certification that all teachers in any language instruction educational program for English learners that is, or will be, funded under this subpart are fluent in English and any other language used for instruction, including having written and oral communications skills. 

‘‘CHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘SEC. 1201. REPORTING. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that receives a subgrant from a State educational agency under chapter A shall provide such agency, at the conclusion of 

every second fiscal year during which the subgrant is received, with a report, in a 

form prescribed by the agency, on the activities conducted and students served 

under this subpart that includes— 

‘‘(1) a description of the programs and activities conducted by the entity with 

funds received under chapter A during the two immediately preceding fiscal 

years, including how such programs and activities supplemented programs 

funded primarily with State or local funds; 

‘‘(2) a description of the progress made by English learners in learning the 

English language and in meeting State academic standards; 

‘‘(3) the number and percentage of English learners in the programs and activities attaining English language proficiency based on the State English language proficiency standards established under section 1111(b)(1)(E) by the end 

of each school year, as determined by the State’s English language proficiency 

assessment under section 1111(b)(2)(D); 

‘‘(4) the number of English learners who exit the language instruction educational programs based on their attainment of English language proficiency 

and transitioned to classrooms not tailored for English learners; 

‘‘(5) a description of the progress made by English learners in meeting the 

State academic standards for each of the 2 years after such children are no 

longer receiving services under this subpart; 

‘‘(6) the number and percentage of English learners who have not attained 

English language proficiency within five years of initial classification as an 

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‘‘(7) any such other information as the State educational agency may require. 

‘‘(b) USE OF REPORT.—A report provided by an eligible entity under subsection (a) 

shall be used by the entity and the State educational agency— 

‘‘(1) to determine the effectiveness of programs and activities in assisting children who are English learners— 

‘‘(A) to attain English language proficiency; and 

‘‘(B) to make progress in meeting State academic standards under section 

1111(b)(1); and 

‘‘(2) upon determining the effectiveness of programs and activities based on 

the criteria in paragraph (1), to decide how to improve programs. 

‘‘SEC. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT. 

‘‘(a) STATES.—Based upon the reports provided to a State educational agency 

under section 1201, each such agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall 

prepare and submit annually to the Secretary a report on programs and activities 

carried out by the State educational agency under this subpart and the effectiveness 

of such programs and activities in improving the education provided to English 

learners. 

‘‘(b) SECRETARY.—Annually, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 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 a report— 

‘‘(1) on programs and activities carried out to serve English learners under 

this subpart, and the effectiveness of such programs and activities in improving 

the academic achievement and English language proficiency of English learners; 

‘‘(2) on the types of language instruction educational programs used by local 

educational agencies or eligible entities receiving funding under this subpart to 

teach English learners; 

‘‘(3) containing a critical synthesis of data reported by eligible entities to 

States under section 1201(a); 

‘‘(4) containing a description of technical assistance and other assistance provided by State educational agencies under section 1191(b)(2)(C); 

‘‘(5) containing an estimate of the number of effective teachers working in language instruction educational programs and educating English learners, and an 

estimate of the number of such teachers that will be needed for the succeeding 

5 fiscal years; 

‘‘(6) containing the number of programs or activities, if any, that were terminated because the entities carrying out the programs or activities were not able 

to reach program goals; 

‘‘(7) containing the number of English learners served by eligible entities receiving funding under this subpart who were transitioned out of language instruction educational programs funded under this subpart into classrooms 

where instruction is not tailored for English learners; and 

‘‘(8) containing other information gathered from other reports submitted to 

the Secretary under this subpart when applicable. 

‘‘SEC. 1203. COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS. 

‘‘In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the educational needs of 

English learners, the Secretary shall coordinate and ensure close cooperation with 

other entities carrying out programs serving language-minority and English learners that are administered by the Department and other agencies. 

‘‘SEC. 1204. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed— 

‘‘(1) to prohibit a local educational agency from serving English learners simultaneously with children with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate; 

‘‘(2) to require a State or a local educational agency to establish, continue, or 

eliminate any particular type of instructional program for English learners; or 

‘‘(3) to limit the preservation or use of Native American languages. 

‘‘SEC. 1205. LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW. 

‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to negate or supersede State law, or 

the legal authority under State law of any State agency, State entity, or State public 

official, over programs that are under the jurisdiction of the State agency, entity, 

or official. 

‘‘SEC. 1206. CIVIL RIGHTS. 

‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with any 

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‘‘SEC. 1207. PROHIBITION. 

‘‘In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall neither mandate nor preclude 

the use of a particular curricular or pedagogical approach to educating English 

learners. 

‘‘SEC. 1208. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND PUERTO RICO. 

‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, programs authorized under 

this subpart that serve Native American (including Native American Pacific Islander) children and children in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may include programs of instruction, teacher training, curriculum development, evaluation, and assessment designed for Native American children learning and studying Native 

American languages and children of limited Spanish proficiency, except that an outcome of programs serving such children shall be increased English proficiency 

among such children. 

‘‘CHAPTER C—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

‘‘SEC. 1211. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. 

‘‘The Secretary shall use funds made available under section 1191(c)(1)(B) to 

award grants on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, to institutions of higher education or public or private organizations with relevant experience and capacity (in consortia with State educational agencies or local educational 

agencies) to provide for professional development activities that will improve classroom instruction for English learners and assist educational personnel working with 

such children to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve English learners. Grants awarded under this subsection may be 

used— 

‘‘(1) for preservice, evidence-based professional development programs that 

will assist local schools and institutions of higher education to upgrade the 

qualifications and skills of educational personnel who are not certified or licensed, especially educational paraprofessionals; 

‘‘(2) for the development of curricula or other instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of the consortia participants involved; 

‘‘(3) to support strategies that strengthen and increase parent and community 

member engagement in the education of English learners; and 

‘‘(4) to share and disseminate evidence-based practices in the instruction of 

English learners and in increasing their student achievement. 

‘‘CHAPTER D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘SEC. 1221. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart: 

‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means any individual aged 3 through 21. 

‘‘(2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘community-based organization’ means a private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness, Indian tribe, or tribally sanctioned educational authority, that is representative 

of a community or significant segments of a community and that provides educational or related services to individuals in the community. Such term includes 

a Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language educational organization. 

‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

‘‘(A) one or more local educational agencies; or 

‘‘(B) one or more local educational agencies, in consortia (or collaboration) 

with an institution of higher education, community-based organization, or 

State educational agency. 

‘‘(4) IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—The term ‘immigrant children and 

youth’ means individuals who— 

‘‘(A) are age 3 through 21; 

‘‘(B) were not born in any State; and 

‘‘(C) have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more 

States for more than 3 full academic years. 

‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Native village or Regional Corporation or Village Corporation as defined in or established pursuant 

to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as eligible for 

the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 

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‘‘(A) in which an English learner is placed for the purpose of developing 

and attaining English language proficiency, while meeting State academic 

standards, as required by section 1111(b)(1); and 

‘‘(B) that may make instructional use of both English and a child’s native 

language to enable the child to develop and attain English language proficiency, and may include the participation of English language proficient 

children if such course is designed to enable all participating children to become proficient in English and a second language. 

‘‘(7) NATIVE LANGUAGE.—The term ‘native language’, when used with reference to English learner, means— 

‘‘(A) the language normally used by such individual; or 

‘‘(B) in the case of a child or youth, the language normally used by the 

parents of the child or youth. 

‘‘(8) PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘paraprofessional’ means an individual 

who is employed in a preschool, elementary school, or secondary school under 

the supervision of a certified or licensed teacher, including individuals employed 

in language instruction educational programs, special education, and migratory 

education. 

‘‘(9) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

‘‘SEC. 1222. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 

‘‘The Secretary shall establish and support the operation of a National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs, which shall collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information about 

language instruction educational programs for English learners, and related programs. The National Clearinghouse shall— 

‘‘(1) be administered as an adjunct clearinghouse of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses system supported by the Institute 

of Education Sciences; 

‘‘(2) coordinate activities with Federal data and information clearinghouses 

and entities operating Federal dissemination networks and systems; 

‘‘(3) develop a system for improving the operation and effectiveness of federally funded language instruction educational programs; and 

‘‘(4) collect and disseminate information on— 

‘‘(A) educational research and processes related to the education of 

English learners; and 

‘‘(B) accountability systems that monitor the academic progress of English 

learners in language instruction educational programs, including information on academic content and English language proficiency assessments for 

language instruction educational programs; and 

‘‘(5) publish, on an annual basis, a list of grant recipients under this subpart. 

‘‘SEC. 1223. REGULATIONS. 

‘‘In developing regulations under this subpart, the Secretary shall consult with 

State educational agencies and local educational agencies, organizations representing English learners, and organizations representing teachers and other personnel involved in the education of English learners. 

‘‘Subpart 5—Rural Education Achievement Program 

‘‘SEC. 1230. PURPOSE. 

‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to address the unique needs of rural school districts that frequently— 

‘‘(1) lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants; and 

‘‘(2) receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small to be effective in 

meeting their intended purposes. 

‘‘CHAPTER A—SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM 

‘‘SEC. 1231. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1) for a fiscal 

year, the Secretary shall reserve 0.54 of one percent to award grants to eligible local 

educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies to carry out activities 

authorized under any of the following provisions: 

‘‘(1) Part A of title I. 

‘‘(2) Title II. 

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‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 

award a grant under subsection (a) to a local educational agency eligible under 

subsection (d) for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the initial amount determined under paragraph (2) for the fiscal year minus the total amount received 

by the agency in subpart 2 of part A of title II for the preceding fiscal year. 

‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF INITIAL AMOUNT.—The initial amount referred to in 

paragraph (1) is equal to $100 multiplied by the total number of students in 

excess of 50 students, in average daily attendance at the schools served by the 

local educational agency, plus $20,000, except that the initial amount may not 

exceed $60,000. 

‘‘(3) RATABLE ADJUSTMENT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount made available to carry out this section 

for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full the amounts that local educational agencies are eligible to receive under paragraph (1) for such year, 

the Secretary shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year. 

‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If additional funds become available for 

making payments under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, payments that 

were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the same basis 

as such payments were reduced. 

‘‘(c) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall disburse the funds awarded to a local 

educational agency under this section for a fiscal year not later than July 1 of that 

fiscal year. 

‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency shall be eligible to use the applicable funding in accordance with subsection (a) if— 

‘‘(A)(i)(I) the total number of students in average daily attendance at all 

of the schools served by the local educational agency is fewer than 600; or 

‘‘(II) each county in which a school served by the local educational agency 

is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per 

square mile; and 

‘‘(ii) all of the schools served by the local educational agency are designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary; or 

‘‘(B) the agency meets the criteria established in subparagraph (A)(i) and 

the Secretary, in accordance with paragraph (2), grants the local educational agency’s request to waive the criteria described in subparagraph 

(A)(ii). 

‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall determine whether to waive the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) based on a demonstration by the local 

educational agency, and concurrence by the State educational agency, that the 

local educational agency is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State. 

‘‘(3) HOLD HARMLESS.—For a local educational agency that is not eligible 

under this chapter but met the eligibility requirements under this subsection 

as it was in effect prior to the date of the enactment of the Student Success 

Act, the agency shall receive— 

‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2014, 75 percent of the amount such agency received 

for fiscal year 2013; 

‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2015, 50 percent of the amount such agency received 

for fiscal year 2013; and 

‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2016, 25 percent of the amount such agency received 

for fiscal year 2013. 

‘‘(e) SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY RULE.—A local educational agency that receives a grant 

under this chapter for a fiscal year is not eligible to receive funds for such fiscal 

year under chapter B. 

‘‘CHAPTER B—RURAL AND LOW-INCOME SCHOOL PROGRAM 

‘‘SEC. 1235. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘(a) GRANTS TO STATES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 0.54 of one percent for this chapter for a 

fiscal year that are not reserved under subsection (c) to award grants (from allotments made under paragraph (2)) for the fiscal year to State educational 

agencies that have applications submitted under section 1237 approved to enable the State educational agencies to award grants to eligible local educational 

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‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT.—From amounts described in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 

the Secretary shall allot to each State educational agency for that fiscal year 

an amount that bears the same ratio to those amounts as the number of students in average daily attendance served by eligible local educational agencies 

in the State for that fiscal year bears to the number of all such students served 

by eligible local educational agencies in all States for that fiscal year. 

‘‘(3) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCIES.— 

‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.—If a State educational agency elects 

not to participate in the program under this subpart or does not have an 

application submitted under section 1237 approved, a specially qualified 

agency in such State desiring a grant under this subpart may submit an 

application under such section directly to the Secretary to receive an award 

under this subpart. 

‘‘(B) DIRECT AWARDS.—The Secretary may award, on a competitive basis 

or by formula, the amount the State educational agency is eligible to receive 

under paragraph (2) directly to a specially qualified agency in the State 

that has submitted an application in accordance with subparagraph (A) and 

obtained approval of the application. 

‘‘(C) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY DEFINED.—In this subpart, the term 

‘specially qualified agency’ means an eligible local educational agency 

served by a State educational agency that does not participate in a program 

under this subpart in a fiscal year, that may apply directly to the Secretary 

for a grant in such year under this subsection. 

‘‘(b) LOCAL AWARDS.— 

‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency shall be eligible to receive a 

grant under this subpart if— 

‘‘(A) 20 percent or more of the children ages 5 through 17 years served 

by the local educational agency are from families with incomes below the 

poverty line; and 

‘‘(B) all of the schools served by the agency are designated with a school 

locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, as determined by the Secretary. 

‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—A State educational agency shall award grants to eligible 

local educational agencies— 

‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; 

‘‘(B) according to a formula based on the number of students in average 

daily attendance served by the eligible local educational agencies or schools 

in the State; or 

‘‘(C) according to an alternative formula, if, prior to awarding the grants, 

the State educational agency demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the alternative formula enables the State educational agency 

to allot the grant funds in a manner that serves equal or greater concentrations of children from families with incomes below the poverty line, relative 

to the concentrations that would be served if the State educational agency 

used the formula described in subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(c) RESERVATIONS.—From amounts reserved under section 1235(a)(1) for this 

chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

‘‘(1) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to elementary schools or secondary 

schools operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Education, to carry out 

the activities authorized under this chapter; and 

‘‘(2) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to the outlying areas in accordance 

with their respective needs, to carry out the activities authorized under this 

chapter. 

‘‘SEC. 1236. USES OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) LOCAL AWARDS.—Grant funds awarded to local educational agencies under 

this chapter shall be used for activities authorized under any of the following: 

‘‘(1) Part A of title I. 

‘‘(2) Title II. 

‘‘(3) Title III. 

‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency receiving a grant under 

this chapter may not use more than 5 percent of the amount of the grant for State 

administrative costs and to provide technical assistance to eligible local educational 

agencies. 

‘‘SEC. 1237. APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

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‘‘(1) a description of how the State educational agency or specially qualified 

agency will ensure eligible local educational agencies receiving a grant under 

this chapter will use such funds to help students meet the State academic 

standards under section 1111(b)(1); 

‘‘(2) if the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will competitively award grants to eligible local educational agencies, as described in section 

1235(b)(2)(A), the application under the section shall include— 

‘‘(A) the methods and criteria the State educational agency or specially 

qualified agency will use for reviewing applications and awarding funds to 

local educational agencies on a competitive basis; and 

‘‘(B) how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will 

notify eligible local educational agencies of the grant competition; and 

‘‘(3) a description of how the State educational agency or specially qualified 

agency will provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies to 

help such agencies implement the activities described in section 1236(a). 

‘‘SEC. 1238. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

‘‘Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency that receives a grant 

under this chapter shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary. The 

report shall describe— 

‘‘(1) the methods and criteria the State educational agency or specially qualified agency used to award grants to eligible local educational agencies, and to 

provide assistance to schools, under this chapter; 

‘‘(2) how local educational agencies and schools used funds provided under 

this chapter; and 

‘‘(3) the degree to which progress has been made toward having all students 

meet the State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1). 

‘‘SEC. 1239. CHOICE OF PARTICIPATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a local educational agency is eligible for funding under chapters A and B of this subpart, such local educational agency may receive funds under 

either chapter A or chapter B for a fiscal year, but may not receive funds under 

both chapters. 

‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—A local educational agency eligible for both chapters A and 

B of this subpart shall notify the Secretary and the State educational agency under 

which of such chapters such local educational agency intends to receive funds for 

a fiscal year by a date that is established by the Secretary for the notification. 

‘‘CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘SEC. 1241. ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE DETERMINATION. 

‘‘(a) CENSUS DETERMINATION.—Each local educational agency desiring a grant 

under section 1231 and each local educational agency or specially qualified agency 

desiring a grant under chapter B shall— 

‘‘(1) not later than December 1 of each year, conduct a census to determine 

the number of students in average daily attendance in kindergarten through 

grade 12 at the schools served by the agency; and 

‘‘(2) not later than March 1 of each year, submit the number described in 

paragraph (1) to the Secretary (and to the State educational agency, in the case 

of a local educational agency seeking a grant under subpart 2). 

‘‘(b) PENALTY.—If the Secretary determines that a local educational agency or specially qualified agency has knowingly submitted false information under subsection 

(a) for the purpose of gaining additional funds under section 1231 or chapter B, then 

the agency shall be fined an amount equal to twice the difference between the 

amount the agency received under this section and the correct amount the agency 

would have received under section 1231 or chapter B if the agency had submitted 

accurate information under subsection (a). 

‘‘SEC. 1242. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

‘‘Funds made available under chapter A or chapter B shall be used to supplement, 

and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local education funds. 

‘‘SEC. 1243. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency 

that enters into cooperative arrangements with other local educational agencies for 

the provision of special, compensatory, or other education services, pursuant to 

State law or a written agreement, from entering into similar arrangements for the 

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‘‘Subpart 6—Indian Education 

‘‘SEC. 1251. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

‘‘It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government’s unique 

and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for 

the education of Indian children. The Federal Government will continue to work 

with local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs that serve 

Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children. 

‘‘SEC. 1252. PURPOSE. 

‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities— 

‘‘(1) to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of 

American Indian and Alaska Native students, so that such students can meet 

the State academic standards that all students are expected to meet; and 

‘‘(2) to ensure that school leaders, teachers, and other staff who serve Indian 

and Alaska Native students have the ability and training to provide appropriate 

instruction to meet the unique academic needs of such students. 

‘‘CHAPTER A—FORMULA GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 

‘‘SEC. 1261. PURPOSE. 

‘‘It is the purpose of this chapter to support local educational agencies in their 

efforts to reform elementary school and secondary school programs that serve Indian 

students in order to ensure that such programs are designed to— 

‘‘(1) meet the unique educational needs of such students; and 

‘‘(2) ensure that such students have the opportunity to meet the State academic standards. 

‘‘SEC. 1262. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND TRIBES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 0.59 of one percent to local educational agencies and Indian 

tribes in accordance with this section and section 1263. 

‘‘(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

‘‘(1) ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency shall be eligible 

for a grant under this chapter for any fiscal year if the number of Indian children eligible under section 1267 who were enrolled in the schools of the agency, 

and to whom the agency provided free public education, during the preceding 

fiscal year— 

‘‘(A) was at least 10; or 

‘‘(B) constituted not less than 25 percent of the total number of individuals enrolled in the schools of such agency. 

‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply in Alaska, 

California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to any local educational agency located 

on, or in proximity to, an Indian reservation. 

‘‘(c) INDIAN TRIBES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a local educational agency that is otherwise eligible for 

a grant under this chapter does not establish a committee under section 

1264(c)(4) for such grant, an Indian tribe or a consortium of such entities that 

represents not less than 1⁄3 of the eligible Indian children who are served by 

such local educational agency may apply for such grant. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall treat each Indian tribe or consortium 

of such entities applying for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1) as if such Indian 

tribe were a local educational agency for purposes of this chapter, except that 

any such tribe is not subject to section 1264(c)(4) or section 1269. 

‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—If more than 1 Indian tribe qualifies to apply for a grant 

under paragraph (1), the entity that represents the most eligible Indian children who are served by the local educational agency shall be eligible to receive 

the grant or the tribes may choose to apply in consortium. 

‘‘SEC. 1263. AMOUNT OF GRANTS. 

‘‘(a) AMOUNT OF GRANT AWARDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and paragraph (2), the 

Secretary shall allocate to each local educational agency that has an approved 

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‘‘(A) the number of Indian children who are eligible under section 1267 

and served by such agency; and 

‘‘(B) the greater of— 

‘‘(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State in which such 

agency is located; or 

‘‘(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure of all the States. 

‘‘(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount of each allocation 

otherwise determined under this section in accordance with subsection (e). 

‘‘(b) MINIMUM GRANT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (e), an entity that is eligible 

for a grant under section 1262, and a school that is operated or supported by 

the Bureau of Indian Education that is eligible for a grant under subsection (d), 

that submits an application that is approved by the Secretary, shall, subject to 

appropriations, receive a grant under this chapter in an amount that is not less 

than $3,000. 

‘‘(2) CONSORTIA.—Local educational agencies may form a consortium with 

other local educational agencies or Indian tribes for the purpose of obtaining 

grants under this chapter. 

‘‘(3) INCREASE.—The Secretary may increase the minimum grant under paragraph (1) to not more than $4,000 for all grantees if the Secretary determines 

such an increase is necessary to ensure the quality of the programs provided. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘average per pupil expenditure’, used with respect to a State, means an amount equal to— 

‘‘(1) the sum of the aggregate current expenditures of all the local educational 

agencies in the State, plus any direct current expenditures by the State for the 

operation of such agencies, without regard to the sources of funds from which 

such local or State expenditures were made, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the computation is made; divided by 

‘‘(2) the aggregate number of children who were included in average daily attendance for whom such agencies provided free public education during such 

preceding fiscal year. 

‘‘(d) SCHOOLS OPERATED OR SUPPORTED BY THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), in addition to the grants awarded 

under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate to the Secretary of the Interior 

an amount equal to the product of— 

‘‘(A) the total number of Indian children enrolled in schools that are operated by— 

‘‘(i) the Bureau of Indian Education; or 

‘‘(ii) an Indian tribe, or an organization controlled or sanctioned by 

an Indian tribal government, for the children of that tribe under a contract with, or grant from, the Department of the Interior under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 

1988; and 

‘‘(B) the greater of— 

‘‘(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State in which the school 

is located; or 

‘‘(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure of all the States. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Any school described in paragraph (1)(A) that wishes to 

receive an allocation under this chapter shall submit an application in accordance with section 1264, and shall otherwise be treated as a local educational 

agency for the purpose of this chapter, except that such school shall not be subject to section 1264(c)(4) or section 1269. 

‘‘(e) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—If the sums reserved for any fiscal year under section 

1262(a) are insufficient to pay in full the amounts determined for local educational 

agencies under subsection (a)(1) and for the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (d), each of those amounts shall be ratably reduced. 

‘‘SEC. 1264. APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each local educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

‘‘(b) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Each application submitted under 

subsection (a) shall include a description of a comprehensive program for meeting 

the needs of Indian children served by the local educational agency, including the 

language and cultural needs of the children, that— 

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‘‘(2)(A) is aligned with and supports the State and local plans submitted 

under other provisions of this Act; and 

‘‘(B) includes academic standards for such children that are based on the 

State academic standards adopted under subpart 1 for all children; 

‘‘(3) explains how the local educational agency will use the funds made available under this chapter to supplement other Federal, State, and local programs, 

especially programs carried out under subpart 1, to meet the needs of such students; 

‘‘(4) demonstrates how funds made available under this chapter will be used 

for activities described in section 1265; 

‘‘(5) describes the professional development opportunities that will be provided, as needed, to ensure that— 

‘‘(A) teachers, school leaders, and other school professionals who are new 

to the Indian community are prepared to work with Indian children; and 

‘‘(B) all teachers who will be involved in programs assisted under this 

chapter have been properly trained to carry out such programs; and 

‘‘(6) describes how the local educational agency— 

‘‘(A) will periodically assess the progress of all Indian children enrolled 

in the schools of the local educational agency, including Indian children who 

do not participate in programs assisted under this chapter, in meeting the 

standards described in paragraph (2); 

‘‘(B) will provide the results of each assessment referred to in subparagraph (A) to— 

‘‘(i) the committee described in subsection (c)(4); and 

‘‘(ii) the community, including Indian tribes, whose children are 

served by the local educational agency; and 

‘‘(C) is responding to findings of any previous assessments that are similar to the assessments described in subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(7) describes the processes the local educational agency used to collaborate 

with Indian tribes in the community in the development of the comprehensive 

programs. 

‘‘(c) ASSURANCES.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include 

assurances that— 

‘‘(1) the local educational agency will use funds received under this chapter 

only to supplement the funds that, in the absence of the Federal funds made 

available under this chapter, such agency would make available for the education of Indian children, and not to supplant such funds; 

‘‘(2) the local educational agency will prepare and submit to the Secretary 

such reports in such form as the Secretary may require to— 

‘‘(A) carry out the functions of the Secretary under this chapter; and 

‘‘(B) determine the extent to which activities carried out with funds provided to the local educational agency under this chapter are effective in improving the educational achievement of Indian students served by such 

agency; 

‘‘(3) the program for which assistance is sought— 

‘‘(A) is based on a comprehensive local assessment and prioritization of 

the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of the American Indian and Alaska Native students for whom the local educational 

agency is providing an education; 

‘‘(B) will use the best available talents and resources, including individuals from the Indian community; and 

‘‘(C) was developed by such agency in open consultation with parents of 

Indian children and teachers, and, if appropriate, Indian students from secondary schools, including through public hearings held by such agency to 

provide to the individuals described in this subparagraph a full opportunity 

to understand the program and to offer recommendations regarding the 

program; and 

‘‘(4) the local educational agency developed the program with the participation 

and written approval of a committee— 

‘‘(A) that is composed of, and selected by— 

‘‘(i) parents of Indian children in the local educational agency’s 

schools; 

‘‘(ii) teachers in the schools; and 

‘‘(iii) if appropriate, Indian students attending secondary schools of 

the agency; 

‘‘(B) a majority of whose members are parents of Indian children; 

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sultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of the children, and 

representatives of the area, to be served; 

‘‘(D) with respect to an application describing a schoolwide program in accordance with section 1265(c), that has— 

‘‘(i) reviewed in a timely fashion the program; and 

‘‘(ii) determined that the program will not diminish the availability 

of culturally related activities for American Indian and Alaska Native 

students; and 

‘‘(E) that has adopted reasonable bylaws for the conduct of the activities 

of the committee and abides by such bylaws. 

‘‘SEC. 1265. AUTHORIZED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Each local educational agency that receives a 

grant under this chapter shall use the grant funds, in a manner consistent with the 

purpose specified in section 1261, for services and activities that— 

‘‘(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program of the local educational agency for Indian students, and described in the application of the local 

educational agency submitted to the Secretary under section 1264(a); 

‘‘(2) are designed with special regard for the language and cultural needs of 

the Indian students; and 

‘‘(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of such agency. 

‘‘(b) PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES.—The services and activities referred to in subsection 

(a) may include— 

‘‘(1) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational agency; 

‘‘(2) early childhood and family programs that emphasize school readiness; 

‘‘(3) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and cognitive skills 

development and directly support the attainment of State academic standards; 

‘‘(4) integrated educational services in combination with other programs that 

meet the needs of Indian children and their families; 

‘‘(5) programs that help engage parents and tribes to meet the unique educational needs of Indian children; 

‘‘(6) career preparation activities to enable Indian students to participate in 

programs such as the programs supported by the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

Technical Education Act of 2006; 

‘‘(7) activities to educate individuals concerning the prevention of substance 

abuse, violence, and suicide; 

‘‘(8) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the acquisition of the equipment 

is essential to achieve the purpose described in section 1261; 

‘‘(9) activities that promote the incorporation of culturally responsive teaching 

and learning strategies into the educational program of the local educational 

agency; 

‘‘(10) activities that incorporate American Indian and Alaska Native specific 

curriculum content, consistent with State academic standards into the curriculum used by the local educational agency; 

‘‘(11) family literacy services; and 

‘‘(12) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal 

elders and seniors. 

‘‘(c) SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local 

educational agency may use funds made available to such agency under this chapter 

to support a schoolwide program under section 1114 if— 

‘‘(1) the committee established pursuant to section 1264(c)(4) approves the use 

of the funds for the schoolwide program; and 

‘‘(2) the schoolwide program is consistent with the purpose described in section 1261. 

‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the 

funds provided to a grantee under this chapter for any fiscal year may be used for 

administrative purposes. 

‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided to a grantee under this chapter may not be used for long-distance travel expenses for training activities available locally or regionally. 

‘‘SEC. 1266. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘(a) PLAN.—An entity receiving funds under this chapter may submit a plan to 

the Secretary for the integration of education and related services provided to Indian students. 

‘‘(b) CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.—Upon the receipt of an acceptable plan under 

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ize the entity to consolidate, in accordance with such plan, the federally funded education and related services programs of the entity and the Federal programs, or portions of the programs, serving Indian students in a manner that integrates the program services involved into a single, coordinated, comprehensive program and reduces administrative costs by consolidating administrative functions. 

‘‘(c) PROGRAMS AFFECTED.—The funds that may be consolidated in a demonstration project under any such plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include funds 

for any Federal program exclusively serving Indian children, or the funds reserved 

under any Federal program to exclusively serve Indian children, under which the 

entity is eligible for receipt of funds under a statutory or administrative formula for 

the purposes of providing education and related services that would be used to serve 

Indian students. 

‘‘(d) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—For a plan to be acceptable pursuant to subsection (b), 

the plan shall— 

‘‘(1) identify the programs or funding sources to be consolidated; 

‘‘(2) be consistent with the objectives of this section concerning authorizing 

the services to be integrated in a demonstration project; 

‘‘(3) describe a comprehensive strategy that identifies the full range of potential educational opportunities and related services to be provided to assist Indian students to achieve the objectives set forth in this chapter; 

‘‘(4) describe the way in which services are to be integrated and delivered and 

the results expected from the plan; 

‘‘(5) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in a single budget; 

‘‘(6) identify the State, tribal, or local agency or agencies to be involved in the 

delivery of the services integrated under the plan; 

‘‘(7) identify any statutory provisions, regulations, policies, or procedures that 

the entity believes need to be waived in order to implement the plan; 

‘‘(8) set forth measures for student academic achievement consistent with 

State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1); and 

‘‘(9) be approved by a committee formed in accordance with section 1264(c)(4), 

if such a committee exists. 

‘‘(e) PLAN REVIEW.—Upon receipt of the plan from an eligible entity, the Secretary 

shall consult with the Secretary of each Federal department providing funds to be 

used to implement the plan, and with the entity submitting the plan. The parties 

so consulting shall identify any waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal departmental regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to enable the entity to implement the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 

affected department shall have the authority to waive any regulation, policy, or procedure promulgated by that department that has been so identified by the entity 

or department, unless the Secretary of the affected department determines that 

such a waiver is inconsistent with the objectives of this chapter or those provisions 

of the statute from which the program involved derives authority that are specifically applicable to Indian students. 

‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.—Within 90 days after the receipt of an entity’s plan by the 

Secretary, the Secretary shall inform the entity, in writing, of the Secretary’s approval or disapproval of the plan. If the plan is disapproved, the entity shall be informed, in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval and shall be given an opportunity to amend the plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such disapproval. 

‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.—The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Interior, and the head of any other Federal department 

or agency identified by the Secretary of Education, shall enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation and coordination of the demonstration projects authorized under this section. The lead agency 

head for a demonstration project under this section shall be— 

‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title XI of the Education Amendments 

of 1978; or 

‘‘(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity. 

‘‘(h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEAD AGENCY.—The responsibilities of the lead agency 

shall include— 

‘‘(1) the use of a single report format related to the plan for the individual 

project, which shall be used by an eligible entity to report on the activities undertaken under the project; 

‘‘(2) the use of a single report format related to the projected expenditures for 

the individual project which shall be used by an eligible entity to report on all 

project expenditures; 

‘‘(3) the development of a single system of Federal oversight for the project, 

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‘‘(4) the provision of technical assistance to an eligible entity appropriate to 

the project, except that an eligible entity shall have the authority to accept or 

reject the plan for providing such technical assistance and the technical assistance provider. 

‘‘(i) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A single report format shall be developed by the Secretary, consistent with the requirements of this section. Such report format shall require that reports described in subsection (h), together with records maintained on 

the consolidated program at the local level, shall contain such information as will 

allow a determination that the eligible entity has complied with the requirements 

incorporated in its approved plan, including making a demonstration of student academic achievement, and will provide assurances to each Secretary that the eligible 

entity has complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements and with 

those directly applicable regulatory requirements that have not been waived. 

‘‘(j) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—In no case shall the amount of Federal funds 

available to an eligible entity involved in any demonstration project be reduced as 

a result of the enactment of this section. 

‘‘(k) INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to 

take such action as may be necessary to provide for an interagency transfer of funds 

otherwise available to an eligible entity in order to further the objectives of this section. 

‘‘(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Program funds for the consolidated programs shall be administered in such a manner as to allow for a determination that funds from 

a specific program are spent on allowable activities authorized under such program, except that the eligible entity shall determine the proportion of the funds 

granted that shall be allocated to such program. 

‘‘(2) SEPARATE RECORDS NOT REQUIRED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the eligible entity to maintain separate records tracing any 

services or activities conducted under the approved plan to the individual programs under which funds were authorized for the services or activities, nor 

shall the eligible entity be required to allocate expenditures among such individual programs. 

‘‘(m) OVERAGE.—The eligible entity may commingle all administrative funds from 

the consolidated programs and shall be entitled to the full amount of such funds 

(under each program’s or agency’s regulations). The overage (defined as the difference between the amount of the commingled funds and the actual administrative 

cost of the programs) shall be considered to be properly spent for Federal audit purposes, if the overage is used for the purposes provided for under this section. 

‘‘(n) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—Nothing in this subpart shall be construed so as 

to interfere with the ability of the Secretary or the lead agency to fulfill the responsibilities for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, 

United States Code. 

‘‘(o) REPORT ON STATUTORY OBSTACLES TO PROGRAM INTEGRATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall annually submit a report 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on the status of the implementation of the demonstration projects 

authorized under this section. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Such report shall identify— 

‘‘(A) statutory barriers to the ability of participants to more effectively integrate their education and related services to Indian students in a manner 

consistent with the objectives of this section; and 

‘‘(B) the effective practices for program integration that result in increased student achievement and other relevant outcomes for Indian students. 

‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘Secretary’ means— 

‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title XI of the Education Amendments 

of 1978; or 

‘‘(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity. 

‘‘SEC. 1267. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require that, as part of an application for 

a grant under this chapter, each applicant shall maintain a file, with respect to each 

Indian child for whom the local educational agency provides a free public education, 

that contains a form that sets forth information establishing the status of the child 

as an Indian child eligible for assistance under this chapter, and that otherwise 

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‘‘(b) FORMS.—The form described in subsection (a) shall include— 

‘‘(1) either— 

‘‘(A)(i) the name of the tribe or band of Indians (as defined in section 

1291) with respect to which the child claims membership; 

‘‘(ii) the enrollment number establishing the membership of the child (if 

readily available); and 

‘‘(iii) the name and address of the organization that maintains updated 

and accurate membership data for such tribe or band of Indians; or 

‘‘(B) the name, the enrollment number (if readily available), and the 

name and address of the organization responsible for maintaining updated 

and accurate membership data, of any parent or grandparent of the child 

from whom the child claims eligibility under this chapter, if the child is not 

a member of the tribe or band of Indians (as so defined); 

‘‘(2) a statement of whether the tribe or band of Indians (as so defined), with 

respect to which the child, or parent or grandparent of the child, claims membership, is federally recognized; 

‘‘(3) the name and address of the parent or legal guardian of the child; and 

‘‘(4) a signature of the parent or legal guardian of the child that verifies the 

accuracy of the information supplied. 

‘‘(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect a definition contained in section 1291. 

‘‘(d) FORMS AND STANDARDS OF PROOF.—The forms and the standards of proof (including the standard of good faith compliance) that were in use during the 1985– 

1986 academic year to establish the eligibility of a child for entitlement under the 

Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act shall be the forms and 

standards of proof used— 

‘‘(1) to establish eligibility under this chapter; and 

‘‘(2) to meet the requirements of subsection (a). 

‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of determining whether a child is eligible to 

be counted for the purpose of computing the amount of a grant award under section 

1263, the membership of the child, or any parent or grandparent of the child, in 

a tribe or band of Indians (as so defined) may be established by proof other than 

an enrollment number, notwithstanding the availability of an enrollment number 

for a member of such tribe or band. Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed 

to require the furnishing of an enrollment number. 

‘‘(f) MONITORING AND EVALUATION REVIEW.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(A) REVIEW.—For each fiscal year, in order to provide such information 

as is necessary to carry out the responsibility of the Secretary to provide 

technical assistance under this chapter, the Secretary shall conduct a monitoring and evaluation review of a sampling of the recipients of grants under 

this chapter. The sampling conducted under this subparagraph shall take 

into account the size of and the geographic location of each local educational 

agency. 

‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A local educational agency may not be held liable to the 

United States or be subject to any penalty, by reason of the findings of an 

audit that relates to the date of completion, or the date of submission, of 

any forms used to establish, before April 28, 1988, the eligibility of a child 

for an entitlement under the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act. 

‘‘(2) FALSE INFORMATION.—Any local educational agency that provides false information in an application for a grant under this chapter shall— 

‘‘(A) be ineligible to apply for any other grant under this chapter; and 

‘‘(B) be liable to the United States for any funds from the grant that have 

not been expended. 

‘‘(3) EXCLUDED CHILDREN.—A student who provides false information for the 

form required under subsection (a) shall not be counted for the purpose of computing the amount of a grant under section 1263. 

‘‘(g) TRIBAL GRANT AND CONTRACT SCHOOLS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in calculating the amount of a grant under this chapter to a 

tribal school that receives a grant or contract from the Bureau of Indian Education, 

the Secretary shall use only one of the following, as selected by the school: 

‘‘(1) A count of the number of students in the schools certified by the Bureau. 

‘‘(2) A count of the number of students for whom the school has eligibility 

forms that comply with this section. 

‘‘(h) TIMING OF CHILD COUNTS.—For purposes of determining the number of children to be counted in calculating the amount of a local educational agency’s grant 

under this chapter (other than in the case described in subsection (g)(1)), the local 

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‘‘(1) establish a date on, or a period not longer than 31 consecutive days during, which the agency counts those children, if that date or period occurs before 

the deadline established by the Secretary for submitting an application under 

section 1264; and 

‘‘(2) determine that each such child was enrolled, and receiving a free public 

education, in a school of the agency on that date or during that period, as the 

case may be. 

‘‘SEC. 1268. PAYMENTS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall pay to 

each local educational agency that submits an application that is approved by the 

Secretary under this chapter the amount determined under section 1263. The Secretary shall notify the local educational agency of the amount of the payment not 

later than June 1 of the year for which the Secretary makes the payment. 

‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE STATE.—The Secretary may not 

make a grant under this chapter to a local educational agency for a fiscal year if, 

for such fiscal year, the State in which the local educational agency is located takes 

into consideration payments made under this chapter in determining the eligibility 

of the local educational agency for State aid, or the amount of the State aid, with 

respect to the free public education of children during such fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year. 

‘‘(c) REALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary may reallocate, in a manner that the Secretary determines will best carry out the purpose of this chapter, any amounts 

that— 

‘‘(1) based on estimates made by local educational agencies or other information, the Secretary determines will not be needed by such agencies to carry out 

approved programs under this chapter; or 

‘‘(2) otherwise become available for reallocation under this chapter. 

‘‘SEC. 1269. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW. 

‘‘Before submitting an application to the Secretary under section 1264, a local educational agency shall submit the application to the State educational agency, which 

may comment on such application. If the State educational agency comments on the 

application, the agency shall comment on all applications submitted by local educational agencies in the State and shall provide those comments to the respective 

local educational agencies, with an opportunity to respond. 

‘‘CHAPTER B—SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO IMPROVE 

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN 

‘‘SEC. 1271. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN. 

‘‘(a) PURPOSE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the purpose of this section to support projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve educational opportunities and achievement of Indian children. 

‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall take the necessary actions to 

achieve the coordination of activities assisted under this chapter with— 

‘‘(A) other programs funded under this Act; and 

‘‘(B) other Federal programs operated for the benefit of American Indian 

and Alaska Native children. 

‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State 

educational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian organization, federally supported elementary school or secondary school for Indian students, Indian 

institution (including an Indian institution of higher education), or a consortium of 

such entities. 

‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 0.2 of one percent to award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out activities under this section and section 1272. 

‘‘(2) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds for one or more activities, including— 

‘‘(A) innovative programs related to the educational needs of educationally disadvantaged children; 

‘‘(B) educational services that are not available to such children in sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to raise the 

achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core academic subjects; 

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‘‘(D) special health and nutrition services, and other related activities, 

that address the special health, social, and psychological problems of Indian 

children; 

‘‘(E) special compensatory and other programs and projects designed to 

assist and encourage Indian children to enter, remain in, or reenter school, 

and to increase the rate of high school graduation for Indian children; 

‘‘(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services; 

‘‘(G) early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-based 

preschool programs that emphasize school readiness and parental skills, 

and the provision of services to Indian children with disabilities; 

‘‘(H) partnership projects between local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that allow secondary school students to enroll in 

courses at the postsecondary level to aid such students in the transition 

from secondary to postsecondary education; 

‘‘(I) partnership projects between schools and local businesses for career 

preparation programs designed to provide Indian youth with the knowledge 

and skills such youth need to make an effective transition from school to 

a high-skill, high-wage career; 

‘‘(J) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to work 

toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher education; 

‘‘(K) family literacy services; 

‘‘(L) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified 

tribal elders and seniors; or 

‘‘(M) other services that meet the purpose described in this section. 

‘‘(3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Evidence based professional development 

of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals may be a part of any program 

assisted under this section. 

‘‘(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make multiyear grants under subsection (c) for the planning, development, pilot operation, or demonstration 

of any activity described in subsection (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years. 

‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making multiyear grants described in this paragraph, 

the Secretary shall give priority to entities submitting applications that 

present a plan for combining two or more of the activities described in subsection (c) over a period of more than 1 year. 

‘‘(C) PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall make a grant payment for a grant 

described in this paragraph to an eligible entity after the initial year of the 

multiyear grant only if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has 

made substantial progress in carrying out the activities assisted under the 

grant in accordance with the application submitted under paragraph (3) 

and any subsequent modifications to such application. 

‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION GRANTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to awarding the multiyear grants described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may award grants under subsection 

(c) to eligible entities for the dissemination of exemplary materials or programs assisted under this section. 

‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may award a dissemination grant 

described in this paragraph if, prior to awarding the grant, the Secretary 

determines that the material or program to be disseminated— 

‘‘(i) has been adequately reviewed; 

‘‘(ii) has demonstrated educational merit; and 

‘‘(iii) can be replicated. 

‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant 

under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time 

and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A), other than an application for a dissemination grant under 

paragraph (2), shall contain— 

‘‘(i) a description of how parents of Indian children and representatives of Indian tribes have been, and will be, involved in developing and 

implementing the activities for which assistance is sought; 

‘‘(ii) assurances that the applicant will participate, at the request of 

the Secretary, in any national evaluation of activities assisted under 

this section; 

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that has been modified to be culturally appropriate for students who 

will be served; and 

‘‘(iv) a description of how the applicant will incorporate the proposed 

activities into the ongoing school program involved once the grant period is over. 

‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the funds provided to 

a grantee under this chapter for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. 

‘‘SEC. 1272. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. 

‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

‘‘(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian teachers, school leaders, or 

other education professionals serving Indian students, including through recruitment strategies; 

‘‘(2) to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become effective teachers, school leaders, administrators, teacher aides, 

social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and 

‘‘(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the capacities described in paragraph (2). 

‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— ‘‘(1) an institution of higher education, including an Indian institution of higher education; 

‘‘(2) a State educational agency or local educational agency, in consortium 

with an institution of higher education; 

‘‘(3) an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an institution of higher education; and 

‘‘(4) a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 1146 of the Education 

Amendments of 1978). 

‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants from 

funds reserved under section 1271(c)(1) to eligible entities having applications approved under this section to enable those entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). 

‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds under this section shall be used for activities 

to provide support and training for Indian individuals in a manner consistent 

with the purposes of this section. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.— ‘‘(A) TYPE OF TRAINING.—For education personnel, the training received 

pursuant to a grant under this section may be inservice or preservice training. 

‘‘(B) PROGRAM.—For individuals who are being trained to enter any education-related field other than teaching, the training received pursuant to 

a grant under this section shall be in a program that results in a graduate 

degree. 

‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall 

submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. An application shall include how the eligible entity 

will— 

‘‘(1) recruit qualified Indian individuals, such as students who may not be of 

traditional college age, to become teachers or school leaders; 

‘‘(2) use funds made available under the grant to support the recruitment, 

preparation, and professional development of Indian teachers or school leaders 

in local educational agencies that serve a high proportion of Indian students; 

and 

‘‘(3) assist participants in meeting the requirements under subsection (h). 

‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary— 

‘‘(1) shall consider the prior performance of the eligible entity; and 

‘‘(2) may not limit eligibility to receive a grant under this section on the basis 

of— 

‘‘(A) the number of previous grants the Secretary has awarded such entity; or 

‘‘(B) the length of any period during which such entity received such 

grants. 

‘‘(g) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant under this section shall be awarded for an initial 

period of not more than three years, and may be renewed for not more than an additional two years if the Secretary finds that the grantee is meeting the grant objectives. 

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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require, by regulation, that an individual who receives training pursuant to a grant made under this section— 

‘‘(A) perform work— 

‘‘(i) related to the training received under this section; and 

‘‘(ii) that benefits Indian people; or 

‘‘(B) repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received. 

‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a reporting 

procedure under which a grant recipient under this section shall, not later than 

12 months after the date of completion of the training, and periodically thereafter, provide information concerning compliance with the work requirement 

under paragraph (1). 

‘‘CHAPTER C—FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘SEC. 1281. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION. 

‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—There is established a National Advisory Council on Indian 

Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Council’), which shall— 

‘‘(1) consist of 15 Indian members, who shall be appointed by the President 

from lists of nominees furnished, from time to time, by Indian tribes and organizations; and 

‘‘(2) represent different geographic areas of the United States. 

‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

‘‘(1) advise the Secretary concerning the funding and administration (including the development of regulations and administrative policies and practices) of 

any program, including any program established under this subpart— 

‘‘(A) with respect to which the Secretary has jurisdiction; and 

‘‘(B)(i) that includes Indian children or adults as participants; or 

‘‘(ii) that may benefit Indian children or adults; 

‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Secretary for filling the position of Director 

of Indian Education whenever a vacancy occurs; and 

‘‘(3) submit to Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, a report on the 

activities of the Council, including— 

‘‘(A) any recommendations that the Council considers appropriate for the 

improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children or 

adults as participants, or that may benefit Indian children or adults; and 

‘‘(B) recommendations concerning the funding of any program described 

in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘SEC. 1282. PEER REVIEW. 

‘‘The Secretary may use a peer review process to review applications submitted 

to the Secretary under chapter B. 

‘‘SEC. 1283. PREFERENCE FOR INDIAN APPLICANTS. 

‘‘In making grants and entering into contracts or cooperative agreements under 

chapter B, the Secretary shall give a preference to Indian tribes, organizations, and 

institutions of higher education under any program with respect to which Indian 

tribes, organizations, and institutions are eligible to apply for grants, contracts, or 

cooperative agreements. 

‘‘SEC. 1284. MINIMUM GRANT CRITERIA. 

‘‘The Secretary may not approve an application for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under chapter B unless the application is for a grant, contract, or 

cooperative agreement that is— 

‘‘(1) of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve the purpose or objectives 

of such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and 

‘‘(2) based on relevant research findings. 

‘‘CHAPTER D—DEFINITIONS 

‘‘SEC. 1291. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘For the purposes of this subpart: 

‘‘(1) ADULT.—The term ‘adult’ means an individual who— 

‘‘(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or 

‘‘(B) has attained an age that is greater than the age of compulsory school 

attendance under an applicable State law. 

‘‘(2) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘Alaska Native’ has the same meaning as the 

term ‘Native’ has in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 

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‘‘(A) provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, 

and without tuition charge; and 

‘‘(B) provided as elementary or secondary education in the applicable 

State or to preschool children. 

‘‘(4) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ means an individual who is— 

‘‘(A) a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by 

the tribe or band, including— 

‘‘(i) any tribe or band terminated since 1940; and 

‘‘(ii) any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or 

band resides; 

‘‘(B) a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an individual described 

in subparagraph (A); 

‘‘(C) considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any 

purpose; 

‘‘(D) an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or 

‘‘(E) a member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under 

the Indian Education Act of 1988 as in effect the day preceding the date 

of enactment of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994.’’. 

(b) STRIKE.—The Act is amended by striking title VII (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 

Subtitle D—National Assessment 

SEC. 141. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF TITLE I. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 6491 et seq.) is redesignated as part 

B of title I. 

(b) REPEALS.—Sections 1502 and 1504 (20 U.S.C. 6492; 6494) are repealed. 

(c) REDESIGNATIONS.—Sections 1501 and 1503 (20 U.S.C. 6491; 6493) are redesignated as sections 1301 and 1302, respectively. 

(d) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1301.—Section 1301 (20 U.S.C. 6491), as so redesignated, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, acting through the Director of the 

Institute of Education Sciences (in this section and section 1302 referred to 

as the ‘Director’),’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘reaching the proficient level’’ 

and all that follows and inserting ‘‘graduating high school prepared for 

postsecondary education or the workforce.’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘reach the proficient’’ and all 

that follows and inserting ‘‘meet State academic standards.’’; 

(iv) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (G) and redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (D) through 

(M), respectively; 

(v) in subparagraph (D)(v) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘help 

schools in which’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘address disparities 

in the percentages of effective teachers teaching in low-income schools.’’ 

(vi) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘section 1116’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

1111(b)(3)(B)(iii)’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘, including the following’’ and all that follows 

and inserting a period; 

(vii) in subparagraph (I) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘qualifications’’ and inserting ‘‘effectiveness’’; 

(viii) in subparagraph (J) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘, including 

funds under section 1002,’’; 

(ix) in subparagraph (L) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘section 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II)’’; and 

(x) in subparagraph (M) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(F) in paragraph (6)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘No Child Left Behind Act of 2001’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Student Success Act’’; and 

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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘part A’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart 1 of part A’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘challenging academic achievement standards’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic standards’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘effects of the availability’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘extent to which actions authorized under 

section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) improve the academic achievement of disadvantaged students and low-performing schools.’’; and 

(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(C) analyzes varying models or strategies for delivering school services, 

including schoolwide and targeted services.’’; and 

(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 

(e) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1302.—Section 1302 (20 U.S.C. 6493), as so redesignated, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘and for making decisions about the promotion and graduation of students’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘process,’’ and inserting ‘‘process consistent with section 

1206,’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to the State-defined level of proficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘toward meeting the State academic standards’’; 

and 

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘pupil-services’’ and inserting 

‘‘specialized instructional support services’’; 

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘limited and nonlimited English proficient students’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(4) in subsection (f)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘authorized to be appropriated for this part’’ and inserting 

‘‘appropriated under section 3(a)(2)’’. 

Subtitle E—Title I General Provisions 

SEC. 151. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TITLE I. 

Part I of title I (20 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.)— 

(1) is transferred to appear after part B (as redesignated); and 

(2) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘SEC. 1401. FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in accordance with subsections (b) through 

(d), issue such regulations as are necessary to reasonably ensure there is compliance 

with this title. 

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ommendations of representatives of Federal, State, and local administrators, 

parents, teachers, and members of local school boards and other organizations 

involved with the implementation and operation of programs under this title. 

‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE.—Such advice and recommendations may be obtained through such mechanisms as regional meetings and electronic exchanges of information. 

‘‘(3) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—After obtaining such advice and recommendations, and before publishing proposed regulations, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) establish a negotiated rulemaking process; 

‘‘(B) select individuals to participate in such process from among individuals or groups that provided advice and recommendations, including representation from all geographic regions of the United States, in such numbers as will provide an equitable balance between representatives of parents and students and representatives of educators and education officials; 

and 

‘‘(C) prepare a draft of proposed policy options that shall be provided to 

the individuals selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) not less 

than 15 days before the first meeting under such process. 

‘‘(c) PROPOSED RULEMAKING.—If the Secretary determines that a negotiated rulemaking process is unnecessary or the individuals selected to participate in the process under paragraph (3)(B) fail to reach unanimous agreement, the Secretary may 

propose regulations under the following procedure: 

‘‘(1) Not less than 30 days prior to beginning a rulemaking process, the Secretary shall provide to Congress, including the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, notice that shall include— 

‘‘(A) a copy of the proposed regulations; 

‘‘(B) the need to issue regulations; 

‘‘(C) the anticipated burden, including the time, cost, and paperwork burden, the regulations will have on State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and other entities that may be impacted by the 

regulations; and 

‘‘(D) any regulations that will be repealed when the new regulations are 

issued. 

‘‘(2) 30 days after giving notice of the proposed rule to Congress, the Secretary 

may proceed with the rulemaking process after all comments received from the 

Congress have been addressed and publishing how such comments are addressed with the proposed rule. 

‘‘(3) The comment and review period for any proposed regulation shall be 90 

days unless an emergency requires a shorter period, in which case such period 

shall be not less than 45 days and the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) designate the proposed regulation as an emergency with an explanation of the emergency in the notice and report to Congress under paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(B) publish the length of the comment and review period in such notice 

and in the Federal Register. 

‘‘(4) No regulation shall be made final after the comment and review period 

until the Secretary has published in the Federal Register an independent assessment of— 

‘‘(A) the burden, including the time, cost, and paperwork burden, the regulation will impose on State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools and other entities that may be impacted by the regulation; and 

‘‘(B) an explanation of how the entities described in subparagraph (A) 

may cover the cost of the burden assessed under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Regulations to carry out this title may not require local programs to follow a particular instructional model, such as the provision of services 

outside the regular classroom or school program. 

‘‘SEC. 1402. AGREEMENTS AND RECORDS. 

‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS.—In the case in which a negotiated rule making process is established under subsection (b) of section 1401, all published proposed regulations 

shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in section 

1401 unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process. 

‘‘(b) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record 

of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained. 

‘‘SEC. 1403. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

‘‘(a) RULEMAKING.— 

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‘‘(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this 

title conform to the purposes of this title and provide any such proposed 

rules, regulations, and policies to the committee of practitioners created 

under subsection (b) for review and comment; 

‘‘(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to which the State’s 

local educational agencies and schools are subject; 

‘‘(C) eliminate or modify State and local fiscal accounting requirements in 

order to facilitate the ability of schools to consolidate funds under 

schoolwide programs; 

‘‘(D) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a State-imposed requirement; and 

‘‘(E)(i) identify any duplicative or contrasting requirements between the 

State and Federal rules or regulations; 

‘‘(ii) eliminate the rules and regulations that are duplicative of Federal 

requirements; and 

‘‘(iii) report any conflicting requirements to the Secretary and determine 

which Federal or State rule or regulation shall be followed. 

‘‘(2) SUPPORT AND FACILITATION.—State rules, regulations, and policies under 

this title shall support and facilitate local educational agency and school-level 

systemic reform designed to enable all children to meet the State academic 

standards. 

‘‘(b) COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that receives funds under 

this title shall create a State committee of practitioners to advise the State in 

carrying out its responsibilities under this title. 

‘‘(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 from public charter schools, traditional public schools, and 

career and technical educators; 

‘‘(D) parents; 

‘‘(E) members of local school boards; 

‘‘(F) representatives of private school children; and 

‘‘(G) specialized instructional support 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. 1404. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON EQUALIZED SPENDING. 

‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to mandate equalized spending per pupil 

for a State, local educational agency, or school.’’. 

TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARATION AND 

EFFECTIVENESS 

SEC. 201. TEACHER PREPARATION AND EFFECTIVENESS. 

(a) HEADING.—The title heading for title II (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARATION AND 

EFFECTIVENESS’’. 

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‘‘PART A—SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION 

‘‘SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 

‘‘The purpose of this part is to provide grants to State educational agencies and 

subgrants to local educational agencies to— 

‘‘(1) increase student achievement consistent with State academic standards 

under section 1111(b)(1); 

‘‘(2) improve teacher and school leader effectiveness in classrooms and schools, 

respectively; 

‘‘(3) provide evidence-based, job-embedded, continuous professional development; and 

‘‘(4) develop and implement teacher evaluation systems that use, in part, student achievement data to determine teacher effectiveness. 

‘‘Subpart 1—Grants to States 

‘‘SEC. 2111. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated under section 3(b), the Secretary 

shall reserve 75 percent to make grants to States with applications approved under 

section 2112 to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the activities 

specified in section 2113. Each grant shall consist of the allotment determined for 

a State under subsection (b). 

‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ALLOTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount reserved under subsection (a) 

for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

‘‘(A) not more than 1 percent to carry out national activities under section 

2132; 

‘‘(B) one-half of 1 percent for allotments to outlying areas on the basis of 

their relative need, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with the 

purpose of this part; and 

‘‘(C) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior for programs 

under this part in schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. 

‘‘(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), from the funds reserved 

under subsection (a) for any fiscal year and not reserved under paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall allot to each State the sum of— 

‘‘(i) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent of the 

funds as the number of individuals age 5 through 17 in the State, as 

determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in all such States, 

as so determined; and 

‘‘(ii) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent of the 

funds as the number of individuals age 5 through 17 from families with 

incomes below the poverty line in the State, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the 

number of those individuals in all such States, as so determined. 

‘‘(B) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State receiving an allotment under subparagraph (A) may receive less than one-half of 1 percent of the total 

amount of funds allotted under such subparagraph for a fiscal year. 

‘‘(c) ALTERNATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5), if a State does not 

apply to the Secretary for an allotment under this section, a local educational 

agency located in such State may apply to the Secretary for a portion of the 

funds that would have been allotted to the State had such State applied for an 

allotment under this section to carry out the activities under this part. 

‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In order to receive an allotment under paragraph (1), a 

local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

time, in such manner, and containing the information described in section 2122. 

‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency receiving an allotment under 

paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) shall use such funds to carry out the activities described in section 

2123(1); and 

‘‘(B) may use such funds to carry out the activities described in section 

2123(2). 

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scribed in section 2131(a), except that annual reports shall be submitted to the 

Secretary and not a State educational agency. 

‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENT.—An allotment made to a local educational agency under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount of 

subgrant funds that the local educational agency would have received under 

subpart 2 had such agency applied for a subgrant under such subpart for such 

fiscal year. 

‘‘(d) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not apply for an allotment under this section 

for any fiscal year or only a portion of the State’s allotment is allotted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reallot the State’s entire allotment or the remaining 

portion of its allotment, as the case may be, to the remaining States in accordance 

with subsection (b). 

‘‘SEC. 2112. STATE APPLICATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart, 

the State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

time and in such a manner as the Secretary may reasonably require, which shall 

include the following: 

‘‘(1) A description of how the State educational agency will meet the requirements of this subpart. 

‘‘(2) A description of how the State educational agency will use a grant received under section 2111, including the grant funds the State will reserve for 

State-level activities under section 2113(a)(2). 

‘‘(3) A description of how the State educational agency will facilitate the sharing of evidence-based and other effective strategies among local educational 

agencies. 

‘‘(4) A description of how, and under what timeline, the State educational 

agency will allocate subgrants under subpart 2 to local educational agencies. 

‘‘(5) In the case of a State educational agency that is not developing or implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system, a description of how the State 

educational agency will ensure that each local educational agency in the State 

receiving a subgrant under subpart 2 will implement a teacher evaluation system that meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (v) of section 2123(1)(A). 

‘‘(6) In the case of a State educational agency that is developing or implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system— 

‘‘(A) a description of how the State educational agency will work with 

local educational agencies in the State to implement the statewide teacher 

evaluation system within 3 years of the date of enactment of the Student 

Success Act; and 

‘‘(B) an assurance that the statewide teacher evaluation system complies 

with clauses (i) through (v) of section 2123(1)(A). 

‘‘(7) An assurance that the State educational agency will comply with section 

5501 (regarding participation by private school children and teachers). 

‘‘(b) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State educational agency 

under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the 

Secretary makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary received the application, that the 

application is not in compliance with this subpart. 

‘‘(c) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove an application, except after giving the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that an application is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this subpart, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

‘‘(2) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance and, 

in such notification, shall— 

‘‘(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that are not in compliance; and 

‘‘(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

‘‘(e) RESPONSE.—If a State educational agency responds to a notification from the 

Secretary under subsection (d)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the date 

on which the agency received the notification, and resubmits the application with 

the requested information described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

‘‘(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the 

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‘‘(f) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If a State educational agency does not respond to a 

notification from the Secretary under subsection (d)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the notification, such application 

shall be deemed to be disapproved. 

‘‘SEC. 2113. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that receives a grant under section 

2111 shall— 

‘‘(1) reserve 95 percent of the grant funds to make subgrants to local educational agencies under subpart 2; and 

‘‘(2) use the remainder of the funds, after reserving funds under paragraph 

(1), for the State activities described in subsection (b), except that the State may 

reserve not more than 1 percent of the grant funds for planning and administration related to carrying out activities described in subsection (b). 

‘‘(b) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—A State educational agency that receives a grant 

under section 2111— 

‘‘(1) shall use the amount described in subsection (a)(2) to— 

‘‘(A) provide training and technical assistance to local educational agencies on— 

‘‘(i) in the case of a State educational agency not implementing a 

statewide teacher evaluation system— 

‘‘(I) the development and implementation of a teacher evaluation 

system that meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (v) of 

section 2123(1)(A); and 

‘‘(II) training school leaders in using such evaluation system; or 

‘‘(ii) in the case of a State educational agency implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system, implementing such evaluation system; 

and 

‘‘(B) fulfill the State educational agency’s responsibilities with respect to 

the proper and efficient administration of the subgrant program carried out 

under this part; and 

‘‘(2) may use the amount described in subsection (a)(2) to— 

‘‘(A) disseminate and share evidence-based and other effective practices, 

including practices consistent with the principles of effectiveness described 

in section 2222(b), related to teacher and school leader effectiveness and 

professional development; 

‘‘(B) provide professional development for teachers and school leaders in 

the State consistent with section 2123(2)(D); and 

‘‘(C) provide training and technical assistance to local educational agencies on— 

‘‘(i) in the case of a State educational agency not implementing a 

statewide school leader evaluation system, the development and implementation of a school leader evaluation system; and 

‘‘(ii) in the case of a State educational agency implementing a statewide school leader evaluation system, implementing such evaluation 

system. 

‘‘Subpart 2—Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies 

‘‘SEC. 2121. ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State receiving a grant under section 2111 shall use the 

funds reserved under section 2113(a)(1) to award subgrants to local educational 

agencies under this section. 

‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the funds reserved by a State under section 

2113(a)(1), the State educational agency shall allocate to each local educational 

agency in the State the sum of— 

‘‘(1) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent of the funds 

as the number of individuals age 5 through 17 in the geographic area served 

by the local educational agency, as determined by the State on the basis of the 

most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the 

geographic areas served by all the local educational agencies in the State, as 

so determined; and 

‘‘(2) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent of the funds 

as the number of individuals age 5 through 17 from families with incomes below 

the poverty line in the geographic area served by the local educational agency, 

as determined by the State on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, 

bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all 

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‘‘SEC. 2122. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this subpart, a local educational agency 

shall submit an application to the State educational agency involved at such time, 

in such a manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency 

may reasonably require that, at a minimum, shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) A description of— 

‘‘(A) how the local educational agency will meet the requirements of this 

subpart; 

‘‘(B) how the activities to be carried out by the local educational agency 

under this subpart will be evidence-based, improve student academic 

achievement, and improve teacher and school leader effectiveness; 

‘‘(C) in the case of a local educational agency not in a State with a statewide teacher evaluation system, the teacher evaluation system that will be 

developed and implemented under section 2123(1) and how such system 

will meet the requirements described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 

2123(1)(A); 

‘‘(D) how, in developing and implementing such a teacher evaluation system, the local educational agency will work with parents, teachers, school 

leaders, and other staff of the schools served by the local educational agency; and 

‘‘(E) how the local educational agency will develop and implement such 

a teacher evaluation system within 3 years of the date of enactment of the 

Student Success Act. 

‘‘(2) In the case of a local educational agency in a State with a statewide 

teacher evaluation system, a description of how the local educational agency 

will work with the State educational agency to implement the statewide teacher 

evaluation system within 3 years of the date of enactment of the Student Success Act. 

‘‘(3) An assurance that the local educational agency will comply with section 

5501 (regarding participation by private school children and teachers). 

‘‘SEC. 2123. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 

‘‘A local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this subpart— 

‘‘(1) shall use such funds— 

‘‘(A) to develop and implement a teacher evaluation system that— 

‘‘(i) uses student achievement data derived from a variety of sources 

as a significant factor in determining a teacher’s evaluation, with the 

weight given to such data defined by the local educational agency; 

‘‘(ii) uses multiple measures of evaluation for evaluating teachers; 

‘‘(iii) has more than 2 categories for rating the performance of teachers; 

‘‘(iv) shall be used to make personnel decisions, as determined by the 

local educational agency; and 

‘‘(v) is based on input from parents, school leaders, teachers, and 

other staff of schools served by the local educational agency; or 

‘‘(B) in the case of a local educational agency located in a State implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system, to implement such evaluation system; and 

‘‘(2) may use such funds for— 

‘‘(A) the training of school leaders or other individuals for the purpose of 

evaluating teachers under a teacher evaluation system described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as appropriate; 

‘‘(B) in the case of a local educational agency located in a State implementing a statewide school leader evaluation system, to implement such 

evaluation system; 

‘‘(C) in the case of a local educational agency located in a State not implementing a statewide school leader evaluation system, the development and 

implementation of a school leader evaluation system; 

‘‘(D) professional development for teachers and school leaders that is evidence-based, job-embedded, and continuous, such as— 

‘‘(i) subject-based professional development for teachers; 

‘‘(ii) professional development aligned with the State’s academic 

standards; 

‘‘(iii) professional development to assist teachers in meeting the needs 

of students with different learning styles, particularly students with 

disabilities, English learners, and gifted and talented students; 

‘‘(iv) professional development for teachers identified as in need of additional support through data provided by a teacher evaluation system 

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‘‘(v) professional development based on the current science of learning, which includes research on positive brain change and cognitive 

skill development; 

‘‘(vi) professional development for school leaders, including evidencebased mentorship programs for such leaders; 

‘‘(vii) professional development on integrated, interdisciplinary, and 

project-based teaching strategies, including for career and technical 

education teachers; or 

‘‘(viii) professional development on teaching dual credit and dual enrollment postsecondary-level courses to secondary school students; 

‘‘(E) partnering with a public or private organization or a consortium of 

such organizations to develop and implement a teacher evaluation system 

described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), or to administer professional development, as appropriate; 

‘‘(F) any activities authorized under section 2222(a); or 

‘‘(G) class size reduction, except that the local educational agency may 

use not more than 10 percent of such funds for this purpose. 

‘‘Subpart 3—General Provisions 

‘‘SEC. 2131. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

‘‘(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each local educational agency receiving a 

subgrant under subpart 2 shall submit to the State educational agency involved, on 

an annual basis until the last year in which the local educational agency receives 

such subgrant funds, a report on— 

‘‘(1) how the local educational agency is meeting the purposes of this part described in section 2101; 

‘‘(2) how the local educational agency is using such subgrant funds; 

‘‘(3) the number and percentage of teachers in each category established 

under clause (iii) of section 2123(1)(A), except that such report shall not reveal 

personally identifiable information about an individual teacher; and 

‘‘(4) any such other information as the State educational agency may require. 

‘‘(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State educational agency receiving a 

grant under subpart 1 shall submit to the Secretary a report, on an annual basis 

until the last year in which the State educational agency receives such grant funds, 

on— 

‘‘(1) how the State educational agency is meeting the purposes of this part described in section 2101; and 

‘‘(2) how the State educational agency is using such grant funds. 

‘‘SEC. 2132. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘From the funds reserved by the Secretary under section 2111(b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall, directly or through grants and contracts— 

‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to States and local educational agencies in 

carrying out activities under this part; and 

‘‘(2) acting through the Institute of Education Sciences, conduct national evaluations of activities carried out by State educational agencies and local educational agencies under this part. 

‘‘SEC. 2133. STATE DEFINED. 

‘‘In this part, the term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.’’. 

(c) PART B.—Part B of title II (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘PART B—TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER FLEXIBLE 

GRANT 

‘‘SEC. 2201. PURPOSE. 

‘‘The purpose of this part is to improve student academic achievement by— 

‘‘(1) supporting all State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

schools, teachers, and school leaders to pursue innovative and evidence-based 

practices to help all students meet the State’s academic standards; and 

‘‘(2) increasing the number of teachers and school leaders who are effective 

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‘‘Subpart 1—Formula Grants to States 

‘‘SEC. 2211. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 

‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount appropriated under section 3(b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary— 

‘‘(1) shall reserve 25 percent to award grants to States under this subpart; 

and 

‘‘(2) of the amount reserved under paragraph (1), shall reserve— 

‘‘(A) not more than 1 percent for national activities described in section 

2233; 

‘‘(B) one-half of 1 percent for allotments to outlying areas on the basis of 

their relative need, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with the 

purpose of this part; and 

‘‘(C) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior for programs 

under this part in schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. 

‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the total amount reserved under subsection (a)(1) for 

each fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall allot, and make available in accordance with 

this section, to each State an amount that bears the same ratio to such sums 

as the school-age population of the State bears to the school-age population of 

all States. 

‘‘(2) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State receiving an allotment under paragraph (1) may receive less than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount allotted under such paragraph. 

‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not receive an allotment under this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State’s allotment to the remaining States in accordance with this section. 

‘‘(c) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an allotment under this section for 

any fiscal year, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time 

and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application 

shall— 

‘‘(1) designate the State educational agency as the agency responsible for the 

administration and supervision of programs assisted under this part; 

‘‘(2) describe how the State educational agency will use funds received under 

this section for State level activities described in subsection (d)(3); 

‘‘(3) describe the procedures and criteria the State educational agency will use 

for reviewing applications and awarding subgrants in a timely manner to eligible entities under section 2221 on a competitive basis; 

‘‘(4) describe how the State educational agency will ensure that subgrants 

made under section 2221 are of sufficient size and scope to support effective 

programs that will help increase academic achievement in the classroom and 

are consistent with the purposes of this part; 

‘‘(5) describe the steps the State educational agency will take to ensure that 

eligible entities use subgrants received under section 2221 to carry out programs that implement effective strategies, including by providing ongoing technical assistance and training, and disseminating evidence-based and other effective strategies to such eligible entities; 

‘‘(6) describe how programs under this part will be coordinated with other programs under this Act; and 

‘‘(7) include an assurance that, other than providing technical and advisory 

assistance and monitoring compliance with this part, the State educational 

agency has not exercised, and will not exercise, any influence in the decisionmaking processes of eligible entities as to the expenditure of funds made pursuant to an application submitted under section 2221(b). 

‘‘(d) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an allotment under this section 

shall reserve not less than 92 percent of the amount allotted to such State 

under subsection (b), for each fiscal year, for subgrants to eligible entities under 

subpart 2. 

‘‘(2) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State educational agency may reserve not 

more than 1 percent of the amount made available to the State under subsection (b) for the administrative costs of carrying out such State educational 

agency’s responsibilities under this subpart. 

‘‘(3) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.— 

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available to the State under subsection (b) to carry out, solely, or in partnership with State agencies of higher education, 1 or more of the following 

activities: 

‘‘(i) Reforming teacher and school leader certification, recertification, 

licensing, and tenure systems to ensure that such systems are rigorous 

and that— 

‘‘(I) each teacher has the subject matter knowledge and teaching 

skills necessary to help students meet the State’s academic standards; and 

‘‘(II) school leaders have the instructional leadership skills to 

help teachers instruct and students learn. 

‘‘(ii) Improving the quality of teacher preparation programs within 

the State, including through the use of appropriate student achievement data and other factors to evaluate the quality of teacher preparation programs within the State. 

‘‘(iii) Carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes for State certification or licensure of teachers and school 

leaders, including such programs for— 

‘‘(I) mid-career professionals from other occupations, including 

science, technology, engineering, and math fields; 

‘‘(II) former military personnel; and 

‘‘(III) recent graduates of an institution of higher education, with 

a record of academic distinction, who demonstrate the potential to 

become effective teachers or school leaders. 

‘‘(iv) Developing, or assisting eligible entities in developing— 

‘‘(I) performance-based pay systems for teachers and school leaders; 

‘‘(II) strategies that provide differential, incentive, or bonus pay 

for teachers and school leaders; or 

‘‘(III) teacher and school leader advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths and 

pay differentiation. 

‘‘(v) Developing, or assisting eligible entities in developing, new, evidence-based teacher and school leader induction and mentoring programs that are designed to— 

‘‘(I) improve instruction and student academic achievement; and 

‘‘(II) increase the retention of effective teachers and school leaders. 

‘‘(vi) Providing professional development for teachers and school leaders that is focused on improving teaching and student academic 

achievement, including for students with different learning styles, particularly students with disabilities, English learners, gifted and talented students, and other special populations. 

‘‘(vii) Providing training and technical assistance to eligible entities 

that receive a subgrant under section 2221. 

‘‘(viii) Other activities identified by the State educational agency that 

meet the purposes of this part, including those activities authorized 

under subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(B) TEACHER OR SCHOOL LEADER PREPARATION ACADEMIES.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State in which teacher or school 

leader preparation academies are allowable under State law, a State 

educational agency may reserve not more than 3 percent of the amount 

made available to the State under subsection (b) to support the establishment or expansion of one or more teacher or school leader preparation academies and, subject to the limitation under clause (iii), to support State authorizers for such academies. 

‘‘(ii) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A State educational agency shall not 

provide funds under this subparagraph to support the establishment or 

expansion of a teacher or school leader preparation academy unless the 

academy agrees to provide, either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal matching funds equal to not less than 10 percent of 

the amount of the funds the academy will receive under this subparagraph. 

‘‘(iii) FUNDING FOR STATE AUTHORIZERS.—Not more than 5 percent of 

funds provided to a teacher or school leader preparation academy under 

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‘‘SEC. 2212. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF STATE APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State pursuant to section 

2211(c) shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes 

a written determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on 

the date on which the Secretary received the application, that the application is not 

in compliance with section 2211(c). 

‘‘(b) DISAPPROVAL PROCESS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove an application 

submitted under section 2211(c), except after giving the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that an application is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with section 2211(c) the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a 

hearing; and 

‘‘(B) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance 

and, in such notification, shall— 

‘‘(i) cite the specific provisions in the application that are not in compliance; and 

‘‘(ii) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

‘‘(3) RESPONSE.—If a State educational agency responds to a notification from 

the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) during the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the State educational agency received the notification, and resubmits the application with the requested information described in paragraph 

(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the 

later of— 

‘‘(A) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date on which 

the application is resubmitted; or 

‘‘(B) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (a). 

‘‘(4) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency does not respond 

to a notification from the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) during the 45-day 

period beginning on the date on which the State educational agency received 

the notification, such application shall be deemed to be disapproved. 

‘‘Subpart 2—Local Competitive Grant Program 

‘‘SEC. 2221. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives an allotment under section 2211(b) for 

a fiscal year shall use the amount reserved under section 2211(d)(1) to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in accordance with this section to 

enable such entities to carry out the programs and activities described in section 

2222. 

‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this section, an 

eligible entity shall submit an application to the State educational agency at 

such time, in such manner, and including such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— 

‘‘(A) a description of the programs and activities to be funded and how 

they are consistent with the purposes of this part; and 

‘‘(B) an assurance that the eligible entity will comply with section 5501 

(regarding participation by private school children and teachers). 

‘‘(c) PEER REVIEW.—In reviewing applications under this section, a State educational agency shall use a peer review process or other methods of assuring the 

quality of such applications but the review shall only judge the likelihood of the activity to increase student academic achievement. The reviewers shall not make a determination based on the policy of the proposed activity. 

‘‘(d) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—A State educational agency shall distribute funds 

under this section equitably among geographic areas within the State, including 

rural, suburban, and urban communities. 

‘‘(e) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A State educational agency may award subgrants 

under this section for a period of not more than 5 years. 

‘‘(f) MATCHING.—An eligible entity receiving a subgrant under this section shall 

provide, either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal matching 

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‘‘SEC. 2222. LOCAL AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving a subgrant under section 2221 

shall use such subgrant funds to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive 

programs and activities, that are in accordance with the purpose of this part and— 

‘‘(1) are consistent with the principles of effectiveness described in subsection 

(b); and 

‘‘(2) may include, among other programs and activities— 

‘‘(A) developing and implementing initiatives to assist in recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly effective teachers and school leaders, including 

initiatives that provide— 

‘‘(i) differential, incentive, or bonus pay for teachers and school leaders; 

‘‘(ii) performance-based pay systems for teachers and school leaders; 

‘‘(iii) teacher and school leader advancement initiatives that promote 

professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths and pay differentiation; 

‘‘(iv) new teacher and school leader induction and mentoring programs that are designed to improve instruction, student academic 

achievement, and to increase teacher and school leader retention; and 

‘‘(v) teacher residency programs, and school leader residency programs, designed to develop and support new teachers or new school 

leaders, respectively; 

‘‘(B) supporting the establishment or expansion of teacher or school leader 

preparation academies under section 2211(d)(3)(B); 

‘‘(C) recruiting qualified individuals from other fields, including individuals from science, technology, engineering, and math fields, mid-career professionals from other occupations, and former military personnel; 

‘‘(D) establishing, improving, or expanding model instructional programs 

to ensure that all children meet the State’s academic standards; 

‘‘(E) providing evidence-based, job embedded, continuous professional development for teachers and school leaders focused on improving teaching 

and student academic achievement; 

‘‘(F) implementing programs based on the current science of learning, 

which includes research on positive brain change and cognitive skill development; 

‘‘(G) recruiting and training teachers to teach dual credit and dual enrollment postsecondary-level courses to secondary school students; and 

‘‘(H) other activities and programs identified as necessary by the local 

educational agency that meet the purpose of this part. 

‘‘(b) PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVENESS.—For a program or activity developed pursuant to this section to meet the principles of effectiveness, such program or activity 

shall— 

‘‘(1) be based upon an assessment of objective data regarding the need for programs and activities in the elementary schools and secondary schools served to 

increase the number of teachers and school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement; 

‘‘(2) reflect evidence-based research, or in the absence of a strong research 

base, reflect effective strategies in the field, that provide evidence that the program or activity will improve student academic achievement; and 

‘‘(3) include meaningful and ongoing consultation with, and input from, teachers, school leaders, and parents, in the development of the application and administration of the program or activity. 

‘‘Subpart 3—General Provisions 

‘‘SEC. 2231. PERIODIC EVALUATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity and each teacher or school leader preparation academy that receives funds under this part shall undergo a periodic evaluation 

by the State educational agency involved to assess such entity’s or such academy’s 

progress toward achieving the purposes of this part. 

‘‘(b) USE OF RESULTS.—The results of an evaluation described in subsection (a) of 

an eligible entity or academy shall be— 

‘‘(1) used to refine, improve, and strengthen such eligible entity or such academy, respectively; and 

‘‘(2) made available to the public upon request, with public notice of such 

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‘‘SEC. 2232. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND ACADEMIES.—Each eligible entity and each teacher or 

school leader preparation academy that receives funds from a State educational 

agency under this part shall prepare and submit annually to such State educational 

agency a report that includes— 

‘‘(1) a description of the progress of the eligible entity or teacher or school 

leader preparation academy, respectively, in meeting the purposes of this part; 

‘‘(2) a description of the programs and activities conducted by the eligible entity or teacher or school leader preparation academy, respectively, with funds received under this part; 

‘‘(3) how the eligible entity or teacher or school leader preparation academy, 

respectively, is using such funds; and 

‘‘(4) any such other information as the State educational agency may require. 

‘‘(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State educational agency that receives 

a grant under this part shall prepare and submit, annually, to the Secretary a report that includes— 

‘‘(1) a description of the programs and activities conducted by the State educational agency with grant funds received under this part; 

‘‘(2) a description of the progress of the State educational agency in meeting 

the purposes of this part described in section 2201; 

‘‘(3) how the State educational agency is using grant funds received under 

this part; 

‘‘(4) the methods and criteria the State educational agency used to award subgrants in a timely manner to eligible entities under section 2221 and, if applicable, funds in a timely manner to teacher or school leader academies under section 2211(d)(3)(B); and 

‘‘(5) the results of the periodic evaluations conducted under section 2231. 

‘‘SEC. 2233. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘From the funds reserved by the Secretary under section 2211(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall, directly or through grants and contracts— 

‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to States and eligible entities in carrying out 

activities under this part; and 

‘‘(2) acting through the Institute of Education Sciences, conduct national evaluations of activities carried out by States and eligible entities under this part. 

‘‘SEC. 2234. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘In this part: 

‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

‘‘(A) a local educational agency or consortium of local educational agencies; 

‘‘(B) an institution of higher education or consortium of such institutions 

in partnership with a local educational agency or consortium of local educational agencies; 

‘‘(C) a for-profit organization, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of 

for-profit or nonprofit organizations in partnership with a local educational 

agency or consortium of local educational agencies; or 

‘‘(D) a consortium of the entities described in subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

‘‘(3) STATE AUTHORIZER.—The term ‘State authorizer’ means an entity designated by the Governor of a State to authorize teacher or school leader preparation academies within the State that— 

‘‘(A) enters into an agreement with a teacher or school leader preparation 

academy that— 

‘‘(i) specifies the goals expected of the academy, which, at a minimum, include the goals described in paragraph (4); and 

‘‘(ii) does not reauthorize the academy if such goals are not met; and 

‘‘(B) may be a nonprofit organization, a State educational agency, or other 

public entity, or consortium of such entities (including a consortium of State 

educational agencies). 

‘‘(4) TEACHER OR SCHOOL LEADER PREPARATION ACADEMY.—The term ‘teacher 

or school leader preparation academy’ means a public or private entity, or a 

nonprofit or for-profit organization, which may be an institution of higher education or an organization affiliated with an institution of higher education, that 

will prepare teachers or school leaders to serve in schools, and that— 

‘‘(A) enters into an agreement with a State authorizer that specifies the 

goals expected of the academy, including— 

‘‘(i) a requirement that prospective teachers or school leaders who are 

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significant part of their training through clinical preparation that partners the prospective candidate with an effective teacher or school leader, respectively, with a demonstrated record of increasing student 

achievement, while also receiving concurrent instruction from the academy in the content area (or areas) in which the prospective teacher or 

school leader will become certified or licensed; 

‘‘(ii) the number of effective teachers or school leaders, respectively, 

who will demonstrate success in increasing student achievement that 

the academy will produce; and 

‘‘(iii) a requirement that a teacher or school leader preparation academy will only award a certificate of completion after the graduate demonstrates that the graduate is an effective teacher or school leader, respectively, with a demonstrated record of increasing student achievement, except that an academy may award a provisional certificate for 

the period necessary to allow the graduate to demonstrate such effectiveness; 

‘‘(B) does not have restrictions on the methods the academy will use to 

train prospective teacher or school leader candidates, including— 

‘‘(i) obligating (or prohibiting) the academy’s faculty to hold advanced 

degrees or conduct academic research; 

‘‘(ii) restrictions related to the academy’s physical infrastructure; 

‘‘(iii) restrictions related to the number of course credits required as 

part of the program of study; 

‘‘(iv) restrictions related to the undergraduate coursework completed 

by teachers teaching or working on alternative certificates, licenses, or 

credentials, as long as such teachers have successfully passed all relevant State-approved content area examinations; or 

‘‘(v) restrictions related to obtaining accreditation from an accrediting 

body for purposes of becoming an academy; 

‘‘(C) limits admission to its program to prospective teacher or school leader candidates who demonstrate strong potential to improve student achievement, based on a rigorous selection process that reviews a candidate’s prior 

academic achievement or record of professional accomplishment; and 

‘‘(D) results in a certificate of completion that the State may recognize as 

at least the equivalent of a master’s degree in education for the purposes 

of hiring, retention, compensation, and promotion in the State. 

‘‘(5) TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM.—The term ‘teacher residency program’ 

means a school-based teacher preparation program in which a prospective 

teacher— 

‘‘(A) for one academic year, teaches alongside an effective teacher, as determined by a teacher evaluation system implemented under part A, who 

is the teacher of record; 

‘‘(B) receives concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from the partner institution (as defined in section 200 of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021)), which courses may be 

taught by local educational agency personnel or residency program faculty, 

in the teaching of the content area in which the teacher will become certified or licensed; and 

‘‘(C) acquires effective teaching skills.’’. 

(d) PART C.—Part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) by striking subparts 1 through 4; 

(2) by striking the heading relating to subpart 5; 

(3) by striking sections 2361 and 2368; 

(4) in section 2362, by striking ‘‘principals’’ and inserting ‘‘school leaders’’; 

(5) in section 2363(6)(A), by striking ‘‘principal’’ and inserting ‘‘school leader’’; 

(6) in section 2366(b), by striking ‘‘ate law’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) A State law’’; 

(7) by redesignating section 2362 as section 2361; 

(8) by redesignating sections 2364 through 2367 as sections 2362 through 

2365, respectively; and 

(9) by redesignating section 2363 as section 2366 and transferring such section to appear after section 2365 (as so redesignated). 

(e) PART D.—Part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 


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‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘SEC. 2401. INCLUSION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. 

‘‘In this title, the term ‘local educational agency’ includes a charter school (as defined in section 5101) that, in the absence of this section, would not have received 

funds under this title. 

‘‘SEC. 2402. PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW. 

‘‘At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives 

funds under this title shall notify the parents of each student attending any school 

receiving funds under this title that the parents may request, and the agency will 

provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the 

professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers. 

‘‘SEC. 2403. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

‘‘Funds received under this title shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 

non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this 

title.’’. 

SEC. 202. CONFORMING REPEALS. 

(a) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by repealing sections 201 through 204. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals made by subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 2013. 

TITLE III—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND 

LOCAL FLEXIBILITY 

SEC. 301. PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY. 

Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘TITLE III—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND 

LOCAL FLEXIBILITY 

‘‘PART A—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT 

‘‘Subpart 1—Charter School Program 

‘‘SEC. 3101. PURPOSE. 

‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to— 

‘‘(1) improve the United States education system and educational opportunities for all Americans by supporting innovation in public education in public 

school settings that prepare students to compete and contribute to the global 

economy; 

‘‘(2) provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial 

implementation of charter schools; 

‘‘(3) expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students 

across the Nation; 

‘‘(4) evaluate the impact of such schools on student achievement, families, and 

communities, and share best practices between charter schools and other public 

schools; 

‘‘(5) encourage States to provide support to charter schools for facilities financing in an amount more nearly commensurate to the amount the States 

have typically provided for traditional public schools; 

‘‘(6) improve student services to increase opportunities for students with disabilities, English learners, and other traditionally underserved students to attend charter schools and meet challenging State academic achievement standards; and 

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‘‘SEC. 3102. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(A), the 

Secretary shall carry out a charter school program under this subpart that supports 

charter schools that serve elementary school and secondary school students by— 

‘‘(1) supporting the startup, replication, and expansion of charter schools; 

‘‘(2) assisting charter schools in accessing credit to acquire and renovate facilities for school use; and 

‘‘(3) carrying out national activities to support— 

‘‘(A) charter school development; 

‘‘(B) the dissemination of best practices of charter schools for all schools; 

and 

‘‘(C) the evaluation of the impact of the program on schools participating 

in the program. 

‘‘(b) FUNDING ALLOTMENT.—From the amount made available under section 

3(c)(1)(A) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) reserve 15 percent to support charter school facilities assistance under 

section 3104; 

‘‘(2) reserve not more than 5 percent to carry out national activities under section 3105; and 

‘‘(3) use the remaining amount after the Secretary reserves funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out section 3103. 

‘‘(c) PRIOR GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.—The recipient of a grant or subgrant under 

this subpart or subpart 2, as such subpart was in effect on the day before the date 

of enactment of the Student Success Act, shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of such grant or subgrant. 

‘‘SEC. 3103. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 3102(b)(3), the Secretary shall award grants to State entities having applications approved pursuant 

to subsection (f) to enable such entities to— 

‘‘(1) award subgrants to eligible applicants for— 

‘‘(A) opening new charter schools; 

‘‘(B) opening replicable, high-quality charter school models; or 

‘‘(C) expanding high-quality charter schools; and 

‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public 

chartering agencies in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1) and 

work with authorized public chartering agencies in the State to improve authorizing quality. 

‘‘(b) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State entity receiving a grant under this section shall— 

‘‘(A) use 90 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants to eligible applicants, in accordance with the quality charter school program described 

in the entity’s application approved pursuant to subsection (f), for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(1); and 

‘‘(B) reserve 10 percent of such funds to carry out the activities described 

in subsection (a)(2), of which not more than 30 percent may be used for administrative costs which may include technical assistance. 

‘‘(2) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—A State entity may use a grant received under 

this section to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

of paragraph (1) directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

‘‘(c) PROGRAM PERIODS; PEER REVIEW; GRANT NUMBER AND AMOUNT; DIVERSITY OF

PROJECTS; WAIVERS.— 

‘‘(1) PROGRAM PERIODS.— 

‘‘(A) GRANTS.—A grant awarded by the Secretary to a State entity under 

this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. 

‘‘(B) SUBGRANTS.—A subgrant awarded by a State entity under this section shall be for a period of not more than 3 years, of which an eligible applicant may use not more than 18 months for planning and program design. 

‘‘(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary, and each State entity receiving a grant 

under this section, shall use a peer review process to review applications for assistance under this section. 

‘‘(3) GRANT NUMBER AND AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ensure that the number of grants awarded under this section and the award amounts will allow for 

a sufficient number of new grants to be awarded under this section for each succeeding fiscal year. 

‘‘(4) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—Each State entity receiving a grant under this 

section shall award subgrants under this section in a manner that, to the extent 

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‘‘(A) are distributed throughout different areas, including urban, suburban, and rural areas; and 

‘‘(B) will assist charter schools representing a variety of educational approaches. 

‘‘(5) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory requirement without requiring the adoption of any unrelated requirements over which 

the Secretary exercises administrative authority except any such requirement 

relating to the elements of a charter school described in section 5101(3), if— 

‘‘(A) the waiver is requested in an approved application under this section; and 

‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that granting such a waiver will promote 

the purpose of this subpart. 

‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) GRANTS.—A State entity may not receive more than 1 grant under this 

section for a 5-year period. 

‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—An eligible applicant may not receive more than 1 subgrant 

under this section for an individual charter school for a 3-year period. 

‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—A State entity desiring to receive a grant under this section 

shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 

the Secretary may require. The application shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.—A description of the State entity’s objectives 

in running a quality charter school program under this section and how the objectives of the program will be carried out, including a description— 

‘‘(A) of how the entity— 

‘‘(i) will support both new charter school startup and the expansion 

and replication of high-quality charter school models; 

‘‘(ii) will inform eligible charter schools, developers, and authorized 

public chartering agencies of the availability of funds under the program; 

‘‘(iii) will work with eligible applicants to ensure that the applicants 

access all Federal funds that they are eligible to receive, and help the 

charter schools supported by the applicants and the students attending 

the charter schools— 

‘‘(I) participate in the Federal programs in which the schools and 

students are eligible to participate; and 

‘‘(II) receive the commensurate share of Federal funds the schools 

and students are eligible to receive under such programs; 

‘‘(iv) in the case in which the entity is not a State educational agency— 

‘‘(I) will work with the State educational agency and the charter 

schools in the State to maximize charter school participation in 

Federal and State programs for charter schools; and 

‘‘(II) will work with the State educational agency to adequately 

operate the entity’s program under this section, where applicable; 

‘‘(v) will ensure eligible applicants that receive a subgrant under the 

entity’s program are prepared to continue to operate the charter schools 

receiving the subgrant funds once the funds have expired; 

‘‘(vi) will support charter schools in local educational agencies with 

large numbers of schools implementing requirements under the State’s 

school improvement system under section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii); 

‘‘(vii) will work with charter schools to promote inclusion of all students and support all students once they are enrolled to promote retention; 

‘‘(viii) will work with charter schools on recruitment practices, including efforts to engage groups that may otherwise have limited opportunities to participate in charter schools; 

‘‘(ix) will share best and promising practices between charter schools 

and other public schools, including, where appropriate, instruction and 

professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering 

education; 

‘‘(x) will ensure the charter schools receiving funds under the entity’s 

program can meet the educational needs of their students, including 

students with disabilities and English learners; and 

‘‘(xi) will support efforts to increase quality initiatives, including 

meeting the quality authorizing elements described in paragraph (2)(E); 

‘‘(B) of the extent to which the entity— 

‘‘(i) is able to meet and carry out the priorities listed in subsection 

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‘‘(ii) is working to develop or strengthen a cohesive statewide system 

to support the opening of new charter schools and replicable, high-quality charter school models, and the expansion of high-quality charter 

schools; 

‘‘(C) of how the entity will carry out the subgrant competition, including— 

‘‘(i) a description of the application each eligible applicant desiring to 

receive a subgrant will submit, including— 

‘‘(I) a description of the roles and responsibilities of eligible applicants, partner organizations, and management organizations, including the administrative and contractual roles and responsibilities; 

‘‘(II) a description of the quality controls agreed to between the 

eligible applicant and the authorized public chartering agency involved, such as a contract or performance agreement, and how a 

school’s performance in the State’s academic accountability system 

will be a primary factor for renewal or revocation of the school’s 

charter; and 

‘‘(III) a description of how the eligible applicant will solicit and 

consider input from parents and other members of the community 

on the implementation and operation of each charter school receiving funds under the entity’s program; and 

‘‘(ii) a description of how the entity will review applications; 

‘‘(D) in the case of an entity that partners with an outside organization 

to carry out the entity’s quality charter school program, in whole or in part, 

of the roles and responsibilities of this partner; 

‘‘(E) of how the entity will help the charter schools receiving funds under 

the entity’s program consider the transportation needs of the schools’ students; and 

‘‘(F) of how the entity will support diverse charter school models, including models that serve rural communities. 

‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—Assurances, including a description of how the assurances 

will be met, that— 

‘‘(A) each charter school receiving funds under the entity’s program will 

have a high degree of autonomy over budget and operations, including personnel; 

‘‘(B) the entity will support charter schools in meeting the educational 

needs of their students as described in paragraph (1)(A)(x); 

‘‘(C) the entity will ensure that the authorized public chartering agency 

of any charter school that receives funds under the entity’s program— 

‘‘(i) ensures that each charter school is meeting the obligations under 

this Act, part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; 

‘‘(ii) adequately monitors and helps each charter school in recruiting, 

enrolling, and meeting the needs of all students, including students 

with disabilities and English learners; and 

‘‘(iii) ensures that each charter school solicits and considers input 

from parents and other members of the community on the implementation and operation of the school; 

‘‘(D) the entity will provide adequate technical assistance to eligible applicants to— 

‘‘(i) meet the objectives described in clauses (vii), (viii), and (x) of 

paragraph (1)(A); and 

‘‘(ii) enroll traditionally underserved students, including students 

with disabilities and English learners, to promote an inclusive education environment; 

‘‘(E) the entity will promote quality authorizing, such as through providing technical assistance, to support all authorized public chartering 

agencies in the State to improve the monitoring of their charter schools, including by— 

‘‘(i) assessing annual performance data of the schools, including, as 

appropriate, graduation rates and student growth; and 

‘‘(ii) reviewing the schools’ independent, annual audits of financial 

statements conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting 

principles, and ensuring any such audits are publically reported; 

‘‘(F) the entity will work to ensure that charter schools are included with 

the traditional public schools in decision-making about the public school 

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‘‘(G) the entity will ensure that each charter school in the State make 

publicly available, consistent with the dissemination requirements of the 

annual State report card, the information parents need to make informed 

decisions about the education options available to their children, including 

information on the educational program, student support services, and annual performance and enrollment data for the groups of students described 

in section 1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II). 

‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and justification for waivers of any 

Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that the entity believes are necessary 

for the successful operation of the charter schools that will receive funds under 

the entity’s program under this section, and a description of any State or local 

rules, generally applicable to public schools, that will be waived, or otherwise 

not apply to such schools. 

‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA; PRIORITY.— ‘‘(1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall award grants to State entities 

under this section on the basis of the quality of the applications submitted 

under subsection (e), after taking into consideration— 

‘‘(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State’s public charter school 

law and how the entity will work to maximize the flexibility provided to 

charter schools under the law; 

‘‘(B) the ambitiousness of the entity’s objectives for the quality charter 

school program carried out under this section; 

‘‘(C) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement of those objectives; 

‘‘(D) the likelihood that the eligible applicants receiving subgrants under 

the program will meet those objectives and improve educational results for 

students; 

‘‘(E) the proposed number of new charter schools to be opened, and the 

proposed number of high-quality charter schools to be replicated or expanded under the program; 

‘‘(F) the entity’s plan to— 

‘‘(i) adequately monitor the eligible applicants receiving subgrants 

under the entity’s program; and 

‘‘(ii) work with the authorized public chartering agencies involved to 

avoid duplication of work for the charter schools and authorized public 

chartering agencies; 

‘‘(G) the entity’s plan to provide adequate technical assistance, as described in the entity’s application under subsection (e), for the eligible applicants receiving subgrants under the entity’s program under this section; 

‘‘(H) the entity’s plan to support quality authorizing efforts in the State, 

consistent with the objectives described in subparagraph (B); and 

‘‘(I) the entity’s plan to solicit and consider input from parents and other 

members of the community on the implementation and operation of the 

charter schools in the State. 

‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall 

give priority to State entities to the extent that they meet the following criteria: 

‘‘(A) In the case of a State entity located in a State that allows an entity 

other than a local educational agency to be an authorized public chartering 

agency, the State has a quality authorized public chartering agency that is 

an entity other than a local educational agency. 

‘‘(B) The State entity is located in a State that does not impose any limitation on the number or percentage of charter schools that may exist or the 

number or percentage of students that may attend charter schools in the 

State. 

‘‘(C) The State entity is located in a State that ensures equitable financing, as compared to traditional public schools, for charter schools and students in a prompt manner. 

‘‘(D) The State entity is located in a State that uses best practices from 

charter schools to help improve struggling schools and local educational 

agencies. 

‘‘(E) The State entity partners with an organization that has a demonstrated record of success in developing management organizations to support the development of charter schools in the State. 

‘‘(F) The State entity demonstrates quality policies and practices to support and monitor charter schools through factors including— 

‘‘(i) the proportion of high-quality charter schools in the State; and 

‘‘(ii) the proportion of charter schools enrolling, at a rate similar to 

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‘‘(G) The State entity supports charter schools that support at-risk students through activities such as dropout prevention or dropout recovery. 

‘‘(H) The State entity authorizes all charter schools in the State to serve 

as school food authorities. 

‘‘(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant receiving a subgrant under this 

section shall use such funds to open new charter schools, open replicable, high-quality charter school models, or expand existing high-quality charter schools. 

‘‘(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State entity receiving a grant under this 

section shall submit to the Secretary, at the end of the third year of the 5-year grant 

period and at the end of such grant period, a report on— 

‘‘(1) the number of students served under each subgrant awarded under this 

section and, if applicable, how many new students were served during each year 

of the subgrant period; 

‘‘(2) the number of subgrants awarded under this section to carry out each 

of the following— 

‘‘(A) the opening of new charter schools; 

‘‘(B) the opening of replicable, high-quality charter school models; and 

‘‘(C) the expansion of high-quality charter schools; 

‘‘(3) the progress the entity made toward meeting the priorities described in 

subsection (f)(2), as applicable; 

‘‘(4) how the entity met the objectives of the quality charter school program 

described in the entity’s application under subsection (e); 

‘‘(5) how the entity complied with, and ensured that eligible applicants complied with, the assurances described in the entity’s application; and 

‘‘(6) how the entity worked with authorized public chartering agencies and 

how such agencies worked with the management company or leadership of the 

schools that received subgrants under this section. 

‘‘(i) STATE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘State entity’ 

means— 

‘‘(1) a State educational agency; 

‘‘(2) a State charter school board; 

‘‘(3) a Governor of a State; or 

‘‘(4) a charter support organization. 

‘‘SEC. 3104. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE. 

‘‘(a) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 3102(b)(1), the 

Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities that have the highest-quality 

applications approved under subsection (d), after considering the diversity of 

such applications, to demonstrate innovative methods of assisting charter 

schools to address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities 

by enhancing the availability of loans or bond financing. 

‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible 

entity’ means— 

‘‘(A) a public entity, such as a State or local governmental entity; 

‘‘(B) a private nonprofit entity; or 

‘‘(C) a consortium of entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

‘‘(b) GRANTEE SELECTION.—The Secretary shall evaluate each application submitted under subsection (d), and shall determine whether the application is sufficient to merit approval. 

‘‘(c) GRANT CHARACTERISTICS.—Grants under subsection (a) shall be of a sufficient 

size, scope, and quality so as to ensure an effective demonstration of an innovative 

means of enhancing credit for the financing of charter school acquisition, construction, or renovation. 

‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity 

shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form as the Secretary may 

reasonably require. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain— 

‘‘(A) a statement identifying the activities proposed to be undertaken with 

funds received under subsection (a), including how the eligible entity will 

determine which charter schools will receive assistance, and how much and 

what types of assistance charter schools will receive; 

‘‘(B) a description of the involvement of charter schools in the application’s development and the design of the proposed activities; 

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‘‘(D) a description of how the proposed activities will leverage the maximum amount of private-sector financing capital relative to the amount of 

Federal, State, or local government funding used and otherwise enhance 

credit available to charter schools, including how the entity will offer a combination of rates and terms more favorable than the rates and terms that 

a charter school could receive without assistance from the entity under this 

section; 

‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible entity possesses sufficient expertise 

in education to evaluate the likelihood of success of a charter school program for which facilities financing is sought; and 

‘‘(F) in the case of an application submitted by a State governmental entity, a description of the actions that the entity has taken, or will take, to 

ensure that charter schools within the State receive the funding the charter 

schools need to have adequate facilities. 

‘‘(e) CHARTER SCHOOL OBJECTIVES.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under this 

section shall use the funds deposited in the reserve account established under subsection (f) to assist one or more charter schools to access private sector capital to 

accomplish one or both of the following objectives: 

‘‘(1) The acquisition (by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise) of an interest 

(including an interest held by a third party for the benefit of a charter school) 

in improved or unimproved real property that is necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school. 

‘‘(2) The construction of new facilities, including predevelopment costs, or the 

renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, necessary to commence or 

continue the operation of a charter school. 

‘‘(f) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 

‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—To assist charter schools to accomplish the objectives described in subsection (e), an eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection 

(a) shall, in accordance with State and local law, directly or indirectly, alone or 

in collaboration with others, deposit the funds received under subsection (a) 

(other than funds used for administrative costs in accordance with subsection 

(g)) in a reserve account established and maintained by the eligible entity for 

this purpose. Amounts deposited in such account shall be used by the eligible 

entity for one or more of the following purposes: 

‘‘(A) Guaranteeing, insuring, and reinsuring bonds, notes, evidences of 

debt, loans, and interests therein, the proceeds of which are used for an objective described in subsection (e). 

‘‘(B) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of personal and real property for 

an objective described in subsection (e). 

‘‘(C) Facilitating financing by identifying potential lending sources, encouraging private lending, and other similar activities that directly promote 

lending to, or for the benefit of, charter schools. 

‘‘(D) Facilitating the issuance of bonds by charter schools, or by other 

public entities for the benefit of charter schools, by providing technical, administrative, and other appropriate assistance (including the recruitment of 

bond counsel, underwriters, and potential investors and the consolidation of 

multiple charter school projects within a single bond issue). 

‘‘(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under this section and deposited in the reserve account established under paragraph (1) shall be invested in obligations 

issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly lowrisk securities. 

‘‘(3) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earnings on funds received under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the reserve account established under paragraph (1) and used in accordance with such paragraph. 

‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible entity may use not more 

than 2.5 percent of the funds received under subsection (a) for the administrative 

costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this section (excluding subsection (k)). 

‘‘(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) FINANCIAL RECORD MAINTENANCE AND AUDIT.—The financial records of 

each eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be maintained 

in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be subject 

to an annual audit by an independent public accountant. 

‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 

under subsection (a) annually shall submit to the Secretary a report of its 

operations and activities under this section. 

‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report submitted under subparagraph (A) 

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‘‘(i) a copy of the most recent financial statements, and any accompanying opinion on such statements, prepared by the independent public accountant reviewing the financial records of the eligible entity; 

‘‘(ii) a copy of any report made on an audit of the financial records 

of the eligible entity that was conducted under paragraph (1) during 

the reporting period; 

‘‘(iii) an evaluation by the eligible entity of the effectiveness of its use 

of the Federal funds provided under subsection (a) in leveraging private 

funds; 

‘‘(iv) a listing and description of the charter schools served during the 

reporting period, including the amount of funds used by each school, 

the type of project facilitated by the grant, and the type of assistance 

provided to the charter schools; 

‘‘(v) a description of the activities carried out by the eligible entity 

to assist charter schools in meeting the objectives set forth in subsection (e); and 

‘‘(vi) a description of the characteristics of lenders and other financial 

institutions participating in the activities undertaken by the eligible 

entity under this section (excluding subsection (k)) during the reporting 

period. 

‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall review the reports submitted under subparagraph (A) and shall provide a comprehensive annual 

report to Congress on the activities conducted under this section (excluding 

subsection (k)). 

‘‘(i) NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE OBLIGATION.—No financial obligation of an eligible entity entered into pursuant to this section (such as an obligation 

under a guarantee, bond, note, evidence of debt, or loan) shall be an obligation of, 

or guaranteed in any respect by, the United States. The full faith and credit of the 

United States is not pledged to the payment of funds which may be required to be 

paid under any obligation made by an eligible entity pursuant to any provision of 

this section. 

‘‘(j) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance with chapter 37 of title 31, 

United States Code, shall collect— 

‘‘(A) all of the funds in a reserve account established by an eligible entity 

under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not earlier than 2 years 

after the date on which the eligible entity first received funds under this 

section (excluding subsection (k)), that the eligible entity has failed to make 

substantial progress in carrying out the purposes described in subsection 

(f)(1); or 

‘‘(B) all or a portion of the funds in a reserve account established by an 

eligible entity under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary determines that the 

eligible entity has permanently ceased to use all or a portion of the funds 

in such account to accomplish any purpose described in subsection (f)(1). 

‘‘(2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall not exercise the authority 

provided in paragraph (1) to collect from any eligible entity any funds that are 

being properly used to achieve one or more of the purposes described in subsection (f)(1). 

‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 451, 452, and 458 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234, 1234a, 1234g) shall apply to the 

recovery of funds under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall not be construed to impair or affect the authority of the Secretary to recover funds under part D of the General 

Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234 et seq.). 

‘‘(k) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.—In this subsection, 

the term ‘per-pupil facilities aid program’ means a program in which a State 

makes payments, on a per-pupil basis, to charter schools to provide the schools 

with financing— 

‘‘(A) that is dedicated solely for funding charter school facilities; or 

‘‘(B) a portion of which is dedicated for funding charter school facilities. 

‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 3102(b)(1) 

and remaining after the Secretary makes grants under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to States to pay for the 

Federal share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, and administering 

per-pupil facilities aid programs. 

‘‘(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection for 

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‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) for a per-pupil facilities aid program shall be not more 

than— 

‘‘(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the first fiscal year for which the program receives assistance under this subsection; 

‘‘(ii) 80 percent in the second such year; 

‘‘(iii) 60 percent in the third such year; 

‘‘(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such year; and 

‘‘(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 

‘‘(D) STATE SHARE.—A State receiving a grant under this subsection may 

partner with 1 or more organizations to provide up to 50 percent of the 

State share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, and administering the 

per-pupil facilities aid program. 

‘‘(E) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—A State may receive more than 1 grant under 

this subsection, so long as the amount of such funds provided to charter 

schools increases with each successive grant. 

‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant under this subsection 

shall use the funds made available through the grant to establish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools 

in the State of the applicant. 

‘‘(B) EVALUATIONS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DISSEMINATION.—From the 

amount made available to a State through a grant under this subsection 

for a fiscal year, the State may reserve not more than 5 percent to carry 

out evaluations, to provide technical assistance, and to disseminate information. 

‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available under this subsection shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, State, and local public funds expended to provide per pupil facilities aid programs, operations 

financing programs, or other programs, for charter schools. 

‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—No State may be required to participate 

in a program carried out under this subsection. 

‘‘(B) STATE LAW.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), to be eligible to 

receive a grant under this subsection, a State shall establish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter 

schools in the State, that— 

‘‘(I) is specified in State law; and 

‘‘(II) provides annual financing, on a per-pupil basis, for charter 

school facilities. 

‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding clause (i), a State that is required under State law to provide its charter schools with access to 

adequate facility space, but which does not have a per-pupil facilities 

aid program for charter schools specified in State law, may be eligible 

to receive a grant under this subsection if the State agrees to use the 

funds to develop a per-pupil facilities aid program consistent with the 

requirements of this subsection. 

‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a 

State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

‘‘SEC. 3105. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 3102(b)(2), the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) use not less than 50 percent of such funds to award grants in accordance 

with subsection (b); and 

‘‘(2) use the remainder of such funds to— 

‘‘(A) disseminate technical assistance to State entities in awarding subgrants under section 3103, and eligible entities and States receiving grants 

under section 3104; 

‘‘(B) disseminate best practices; and 

‘‘(C) evaluate the impact of the charter school program, including the impact on student achievement, carried out under this subpart. 

‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, 

to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in 

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‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, grants awarded under this subsection shall have the same terms and 

conditions as grants awarded to State entities under section 3103. 

‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 

‘eligible applicant’ means an eligible applicant that desires to open a charter 

school in— 

‘‘(A) a State that did not apply for a grant under section 3103; 

‘‘(B) a State that did not receive a grant under section 3103; or 

‘‘(C) a State that received a grant under section 3103 and is in the 4th 

or 5th year of the grant period for such grant. 

‘‘(c) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—The Secretary may carry out any of the activities 

described in this section directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

‘‘SEC. 3106. FEDERAL FORMULA ALLOCATION DURING FIRST YEAR AND FOR SUCCESSIVE ENROLLMENT EXPANSIONS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the allocation to schools by the States or their 

agencies of funds under part A of title I, and any other Federal funds which the 

Secretary allocates to States on a formula basis, the Secretary and each State educational agency shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure that every 

charter school receives the Federal funding for which the charter school is eligible 

not later than 5 months after the charter school first opens, notwithstanding the 

fact that the identity and characteristics of the students enrolling in that charter 

school are not fully and completely determined until that charter school actually 

opens. The measures similarly shall ensure that every charter school expanding its 

enrollment in any subsequent year of operation receives the Federal funding for 

which the charter school is eligible not later than 5 months after such expansion. 

‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT AND LATE OPENINGS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The measures described in subsection (a) shall include provision for appropriate adjustments, through recovery of funds or reduction of 

payments for the succeeding year, in cases where payments made to a charter 

school on the basis of estimated or projected enrollment data exceed the 

amounts that the school is eligible to receive on the basis of actual or final enrollment data. 

‘‘(2) RULE.—For charter schools that first open after November 1 of any academic year, the State, in accordance with guidance provided by the Secretary 

and applicable Federal statutes and regulations, shall ensure that such charter 

schools that are eligible for the funds described in subsection (a) for such academic year have a full and fair opportunity to receive those funds during the 

charter schools’ first year of operation. 

‘‘SEC. 3107. SOLICITATION OF INPUT FROM CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATORS. 

‘‘To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that administrators, teachers, and other individuals directly involved in the operation of charter schools are 

consulted in the development of any rules, regulations, or nonregulatory guidance 

required to implement this subpart, as well as in the development of any rules, regulations, or nonregulatory guidance relevant to charter schools that are required to 

implement part A of title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or any 

other program administered by the Secretary that provides education funds to charter schools or regulates the activities of charter schools. 

‘‘SEC. 3108. RECORDS TRANSFER. 

‘‘State educational agencies and local educational agencies, as quickly as possible 

and to the extent practicable, shall ensure that a student’s records and, if applicable, a student’s individualized education program as defined in section 602(14) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, are transferred to a charter school upon 

the transfer of the student to the charter school, and to another public school upon 

the transfer of the student from a charter school to another public school, in accordance with applicable State law. 

‘‘SEC. 3109. PAPERWORK REDUCTION. 

‘‘To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each authorized public chartering 

agency shall ensure that implementation of this subpart results in a minimum of 

paperwork for any eligible applicant or charter school. 

‘‘SEC. 3110. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘In this subpart: 

‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CHARTERING AGENCY.—The term ‘authorized public 

chartering agency’ means a State educational agency, local educational agency, 

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‘‘(2) CHARTER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘charter support organization’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity that provides, on a statewide 

or regional basis— 

‘‘(A) assistance to developers during the planning, program design, and 

initial implementation of a charter school; and 

‘‘(B) technical assistance to operate charter schools. 

‘‘(3) DEVELOPER.—The term ‘developer’ means an individual or group of individuals (including a public or private nonprofit organization), which may include teachers, administrators and other school staff, parents, or other members 

of the local community in which a charter school project will be carried out. 

‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘eligible applicant’ means a developer 

that has— 

‘‘(A) applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a 

charter school; and 

‘‘(B) provided adequate and timely notice to that authority. 

‘‘(5) EXPANSION OF A HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘expansion of 

a high-quality charter school’ means to significantly increase the enrollment of, 

or add one or more grades to, a high-quality charter school. 

‘‘(6) HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘high-quality charter school’ 

means a charter school that— 

‘‘(A) shows evidence of strong academic results, which may include strong 

academic growth as determined by a State; 

‘‘(B) has no significant issues in the areas of student safety, financial 

management, or statutory or regulatory compliance; 

‘‘(C) has demonstrated success in significantly increasing student academic achievement and attainment for all students served by the charter 

school; and 

‘‘(D) has demonstrated success in increasing student academic achievement for the groups of students described in section 1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II), except that such demonstration is not required in a case in which the number 

of students in a group is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an 

individual student. 

‘‘(7) REPLICABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL MODEL.—The term 

‘replicable, high-quality charter school model’ means a high-quality charter 

school that has the capability of opening another such charter school under an 

existing charter. 

‘‘Subpart 2—Magnet School Assistance 

‘‘SEC. 3121. PURPOSE. 

‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to assist in the desegregation of schools served 

by local educational agencies by providing financial assistance to eligible local educational agencies for— 

‘‘(1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students, which shall include assisting in the efforts of the United States 

to achieve voluntary desegregation in public schools; 

‘‘(2) the development and implementation of magnet school programs that will 

assist local educational agencies in achieving systemic reforms and providing all 

students the opportunity to meet State academic standards; 

‘‘(3) the development and design of innovative educational methods and practices that promote diversity and increase choices in public elementary schools 

and public secondary schools and public educational programs; 

‘‘(4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that will substantially 

strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects and the attainment of tangible 

and marketable career, technical, and professional skills of students attending 

such schools; 

‘‘(5) improving the ability of local educational agencies, including through professional development, to continue operating magnet schools at a high performance level after Federal funding for the magnet schools is terminated; and 

‘‘(6) ensuring that students enrolled in the magnet school programs have equitable access to a quality education that will enable the students to succeed academically and continue with postsecondary education or employment. 

‘‘SEC. 3122. DEFINITION. 

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secondary education center that offers a special curriculum capable of attracting 

substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds. 

‘‘SEC. 3123. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘From the amount appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(B), the Secretary, in accordance with this subpart, is authorized to award grants to eligible local educational 

agencies, and consortia of such agencies where appropriate, to carry out the purpose 

of this subpart for magnet schools that are— 

‘‘(1) part of an approved desegregation plan; and 

‘‘(2) designed to bring students from different social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds together. 

‘‘SEC. 3124. ELIGIBILITY. 

‘‘A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies where appropriate, is 

eligible to receive a grant under this subpart to carry out the purpose of this subpart if such agency or consortium— 

‘‘(1) is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final order issued by 

a court of the United States, or a court of any State, or any other State agency 

or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minoritygroup-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary 

schools of such agency; or 

‘‘(2) without having been required to do so, has adopted and is implementing, 

or will, if a grant is awarded to such local educational agency, or consortium 

of such agencies, under this subpart, adopt and implement a plan that has been 

approved by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964 for the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty 

in such schools. 

‘‘SEC. 3125. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. 

‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local educational agency, or consortium of such 

agencies, desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably 

require. 

‘‘(b) INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include— 

‘‘(1) a description of— 

‘‘(A) how a grant awarded under this subpart will be used to promote desegregation, including how the proposed magnet school programs will increase interaction among students of different social, economic, ethnic, and 

racial backgrounds; 

‘‘(B) the manner and extent to which the magnet school program will increase student academic achievement in the instructional area or areas offered by the school; 

‘‘(C) how the applicant will continue the magnet school program after assistance under this subpart is no longer available, and, if applicable, an explanation of why magnet schools established or supported by the applicant 

with grant funds under this subpart cannot be continued without the use 

of grant funds under this subpart; 

‘‘(D) how grant funds under this subpart will be used— 

‘‘(i) to improve student academic achievement for all students attending the magnet school programs; and 

‘‘(ii) to implement services and activities that are consistent with 

other programs under this Act, and other Acts, as appropriate; and 

‘‘(E) the criteria to be used in selecting students to attend the proposed 

magnet school program; and 

‘‘(2) assurances that the applicant will— 

‘‘(A) use grant funds under this subpart for the purposes specified in section 3121; 

‘‘(B) employ effective teachers in the courses of instruction assisted under 

this subpart; 

‘‘(C) not engage in discrimination based on race, religion, color, national 

origin, sex, or disability in— 

‘‘(i) the hiring, promotion, or assignment of employees of the applicant or other personnel for whom the applicant has any administrative 

responsibility; 

‘‘(ii) the assignment of students to schools, or to courses of instruction 

within the schools, of such applicant, except to carry out the approved 

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‘‘(D) carry out a quality education program that will encourage greater 

parental decisionmaking and involvement; and 

‘‘(E) give students residing in the local attendance area of the proposed 

magnet school program equitable consideration for placement in the program, consistent with desegregation guidelines and the capacity of the applicant to accommodate the students. 

‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—No grant shall be awarded under this subpart unless the Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights determines that the assurances described in subsection (b)(2)(C) will be met. 

‘‘SEC. 3126. PRIORITY. 

‘‘In awarding grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that— 

‘‘(1) demonstrate the greatest need for assistance, based on the expense or difficulty of effectively carrying out approved desegregation plans and the magnet 

school program for which the grant is sought; 

‘‘(2) propose to carry out new magnet school programs, or significantly revise 

existing magnet school programs; 

‘‘(3) propose to select students to attend magnet school programs by methods 

such as lottery, rather than through academic examination; and 

‘‘(4) propose to serve the entire student population of a school. 

‘‘SEC. 3127. USE OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds made available under this subpart may be used 

by an eligible local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies— 

‘‘(1) for planning and promotional activities directly related to the development, expansion, continuation, or enhancement of academic programs and services offered at magnet schools; 

‘‘(2) for the acquisition of books, materials, and equipment, including computers and the maintenance and operation of materials, equipment, and computers, necessary to conduct programs in magnet schools; 

‘‘(3) for the compensation, or subsidization of the compensation, of elementary 

school and secondary school teachers, and instructional staff where applicable, 

who are necessary to conduct programs in magnet schools; 

‘‘(4) with respect to a magnet school program offered to less than the entire 

student population of a school, for instructional activities that— 

‘‘(A) are designed to make available the special curriculum that is offered 

by the magnet school program to students who are enrolled in the school 

but who are not enrolled in the magnet school program; and 

‘‘(B) further the purpose of this subpart; 

‘‘(5) for activities, which may include professional development, that will build 

the recipient’s capacity to operate magnet school programs once the grant period has ended; 

‘‘(6) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, to 

have more flexibility in the administration of a magnet school program in order 

to serve students attending a school who are not enrolled in a magnet school 

program; and 

‘‘(7) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, to 

have flexibility in designing magnet schools for students in all grades. 

‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Grant funds under this subpart may be used for activities 

described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) only if the activities are directly 

related to improving student academic achievement based on the State’s academic 

standards or directly related to improving student reading skills or knowledge of 

mathematics, science, history, geography, English, foreign languages, art, or music, 

or to improving career, technical, and professional skills. 

‘‘SEC. 3128. LIMITATIONS. 

‘‘(a) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A grant under this subpart shall be awarded for a 

period that shall not exceed 3 fiscal years. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PLANNING FUNDS.—A local educational agency, or consortium 

of such agencies, may expend for planning (professional development shall not be 

considered to be planning for purposes of this subsection) not more than 50 percent 

of the grant funds received under this subpart for the first year of the program and 

not more than 15 percent of such funds for each of the second and third such years. 

‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—No local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, 

awarded a grant under this subpart shall receive more than $4,000,000 under this 

subpart for any 1 fiscal year. 

‘‘(d) TIMING.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall award grants for any 

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‘‘SEC. 3129. EVALUATIONS. 

‘‘(a) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not more than 2 percent of the 

funds appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(B) for any fiscal year to carry out evaluations, provide technical assistance, and carry out dissemination projects with respect 

to magnet school programs assisted under this subpart. 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each evaluation described in subsection (a), at a minimum, shall 

address— 

‘‘(1) how and the extent to which magnet school programs lead to educational 

quality and academic improvement; 

‘‘(2) the extent to which magnet school programs enhance student access to 

a quality education; 

‘‘(3) the extent to which magnet school programs lead to the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students; and 

‘‘(4) the extent to which magnet school programs differ from other school programs in terms of the organizational characteristics and resource allocations of 

such magnet school programs. 

‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall collect and disseminate to the general 

public information on successful magnet school programs. 

‘‘SEC. 3130. RESERVATION. 

‘‘In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(B) exceeds $75,000,000, the Secretary shall give priority in using such amounts in excess 

of $75,000,000 to awarding grants to local educational agencies or consortia of such 

agencies that did not receive a grant under this subpart in the preceding fiscal year. 

‘‘Subpart 3—Family Engagement in Education Programs 

‘‘SEC. 3141. PURPOSES. 

‘‘The purposes of this subpart are the following: 

‘‘(1) To provide financial support to organizations to provide technical assistance and training to State and local educational agencies in the implementation 

and enhancement of systemic and effective family engagement policies, programs, and activities that lead to improvements in student development and 

academic achievement. 

‘‘(2) To assist State educational agencies, local educational agencies, community-based organizations, schools, and educators in strengthening partnerships 

among parents, teachers, school leaders, administrators, and other school personnel in meeting the educational needs of children and fostering greater parental engagement. 

‘‘(3) To support State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, 

educators, and parents in developing and strengthening the relationship between parents and their children’s school in order to further the developmental 

progress of children. 

‘‘(4) To coordinate activities funded under this subpart with parent involvement initiatives funded under section 1118 and other provisions of this Act. 

‘‘(5) To assist the Secretary, State educational agencies, and local educational 

agencies in the coordination and integration of Federal, State, and local services 

and programs to engage families in education. 

‘‘SEC. 3142. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

‘‘(a) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS.—From the amount appropriated 

under section 3(c)(1)(C), the Secretary is authorized to award grants for each fiscal 

year to statewide organizations (or consortia of such organizations), to establish 

Statewide Family Engagement Centers that provide comprehensive training and 

technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

schools identified by State educational agencies and local educational agencies, organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other organizations that 

carry out, or carry out directly, parent education and family engagement in education programs. 

‘‘(b) MINIMUM AWARD.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary 

shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a grant is awarded for a Statewide Family Engagement Center in an amount not less than $500,000. 

‘‘SEC. 3143. APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) SUBMISSIONS.—Each statewide organization, or a consortium of such organizations, that desires a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the 

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and including the information described in 

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‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include, at 

a minimum, the following: 

‘‘(1) A description of the applicant’s approach to family engagement in education. 

‘‘(2) A description of the support that the Statewide Family Engagement Center that will be operated by the applicant will have from the State educational 

agency and any partner organization outlining the commitment to work with 

the center. 

‘‘(3) A description of the applicant’s plan for building a statewide infrastructure for family engagement in education, that includes— 

‘‘(A) management and governance; 

‘‘(B) statewide leadership; or 

‘‘(C) systemic services for family engagement in education. 

‘‘(4) A description of the applicant’s demonstrated experience in providing 

training, information, and support to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, educators, parents, and organizations on family engagement in education policies and practices that are effective for parents (including low-income parents) and families, English learners, minorities, parents 

of students with disabilities, parents of homeless students, foster parents and 

students, and parents of migratory students, including evaluation results, reporting, or other data exhibiting such demonstrated experience. 

‘‘(5) An assurance that the applicant will— 

‘‘(A) establish a special advisory committee, the membership of which includes— 

‘‘(i) parents, who shall constitute a majority of the members of the 

special advisory committee; 

‘‘(ii) representatives of education professionals with expertise in improving services for disadvantaged children; 

‘‘(iii) representatives of local elementary schools and secondary 

schools, including students; 

‘‘(iv) representatives of the business community; and 

‘‘(v) representatives of State educational agencies and local educational agencies; 

‘‘(B) use not less than 65 percent of the funds received under this subpart 

in each fiscal year to serve local educational agencies, schools, and community-based organizations that serve high concentrations of disadvantaged 

students, including English learners, minorities, parents of students with 

disabilities, parents of homeless students, foster parents and students, and 

parents of migratory students; 

‘‘(C) operate a Statewide Family Engagement Center of sufficient size, 

scope, and quality to ensure that the Center is adequate to serve the State 

educational agency, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations; 

‘‘(D) ensure that the Center will retain staff with the requisite training 

and experience to serve parents in the State; 

‘‘(E) serve urban, suburban, and rural local educational agencies and 

schools; 

‘‘(F) work with— 

‘‘(i) other Statewide Family Engagement Centers assisted under this 

subpart; and 

‘‘(ii) parent training and information centers and community parent 

resource centers assisted under sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act; 

‘‘(G) use not less than 30 percent of the funds received under this subpart 

for each fiscal year to establish or expand technical assistance for evidencebased parent education programs; 

‘‘(H) provide assistance to State educational agencies and local educational agencies and community-based organizations that support family 

members in supporting student academic achievement; 

‘‘(I) work with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

schools, educators, and parents to determine parental needs and the best 

means for delivery of services to address such needs; and 

‘‘(J) conduct sufficient outreach to assist parents, including parents who 

the applicant may have a difficult time engaging with a school or local educational agency. 

‘‘SEC. 3144. USES OF FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grantees shall use grant funds received under this subpart, 

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technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 

organizations that support family-school partnerships, and activities, services, and 

training for local educational agencies, school leaders, educators, and parents— 

‘‘(1) to assist parents in participating effectively in their children’s education 

and to help their children meet State standards, such as assisting parents— 

‘‘(A) to engage in activities that will improve student academic achievement, including understanding how they can support learning in the classroom with activities at home and in afterschool and extracurricular programs; 

‘‘(B) to communicate effectively with their children, teachers, school leaders, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel; 

‘‘(C) to become active participants in the development, implementation, 

and review of school-parent compacts, family engagement in education policies, and school planning and improvement; 

‘‘(D) to participate in the design and provision of assistance to students 

who are not making academic progress; 

‘‘(E) to participate in State and local decisionmaking; 

‘‘(F) to train other parents; and 

‘‘(G) to help the parents learn and use technology applied in their children’s education; 

‘‘(2) to develop and implement, in partnership with the State educational 

agency, statewide family engagement in education policy and systemic initiatives that will provide for a continuum of services to remove barriers for family 

engagement in education and support school reform efforts; and 

‘‘(3) to develop and implement parental involvement policies under this Act. 

‘‘(b) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RENEWAL.—For each fiscal year after the first 

fiscal year for which an organization or consortium receives assistance under this 

section, the organization or consortium shall demonstrate in the application that a 

portion of the services provided by the organization or consortium is supported 

through non-Federal contributions, which may be in cash or in-kind. 

‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall reserve not more than 2 percent 

of the funds appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(C) to carry out this subpart to provide technical assistance, by competitive grant or contract, for the establishment, 

development, and coordination of Statewide Family Engagement Centers. 

‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a Statewide Family Engagement Center from— 

‘‘(1) having its employees or agents meet with a parent at a site that is not 

on school grounds; or 

‘‘(2) working with another agency that serves children. 

‘‘(e) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section— 

‘‘(1) no person (including a parent who educates a child at home, a public 

school parent, or a private school parent) shall be required to participate in any 

program of parent education or developmental screening under this section; and 

‘‘(2) no program or center assisted under this section shall take any action 

that infringes in any manner on the right of a parent to direct the education 

of their children. 

‘‘SEC. 3145. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN INDIAN SCHOOLS. 

‘‘The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 

shall establish, or enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with local Indian 

nonprofit parent organizations to establish and operate Family Engagement Centers. 

‘‘PART B—LOCAL ACADEMIC FLEXIBLE GRANT 

‘‘SEC. 3201. PURPOSE. 

‘‘The purpose of this part is to— 

‘‘(1) provide local educational agencies with the opportunity to access funds 

to support the initiatives important to their schools and students to improve 

academic achievement, including protecting student safety; and 

‘‘(2) provide nonprofit and for-profit entities the opportunity to work with students to improve academic achievement, including student safety. 

‘‘SEC. 3202. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the funds appropriated under section 3(c)(2) for any 

fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

‘‘(1) not more than one-half of 1 percent for national activities to provide technical assistance to eligible entities in carrying out programs under this part; 

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‘‘(2) not more than one-half of 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas 

and the Bureau of Indian Education, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this part, as determined by the Secretary, 

to enable the outlying areas and the Bureau to carry out the purpose of this 

part. 

‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—From the funds appropriated under section 3(c)(2) for 

any fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary makes reservations under 

subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot to each State for the fiscal year an 

amount that bears the same relationship to the remainder as the amount the 

State received under chapter B of subpart 1 of part A of title I for the preceding 

fiscal year bears to the amount all States received under that chapter for the 

preceding fiscal year, except that no State shall receive less than an amount 

equal to one-half of 1 percent of the total amount made available to all States 

under this subsection. 

‘‘(2) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a State does not receive an allotment under this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount 

of the State’s allotment to the remaining States in accordance with this section. 

‘‘(c) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an allotment under this part shall 

reserve not less than 75 percent of the amount allotted to the State under subsection (b) for each fiscal year for awards to eligible entities under section 3204. 

‘‘(2) AWARDS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACADEMIC

ACHIEVEMENT.—Each State that receives an allotment under subsection (b) for 

each fiscal year shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the amount allotted 

to the State for awards to nongovernmental entities under section 3205. 

‘‘(3) STATE ACTIVITIES AND STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State educational agency may reserve not more than 15 percent of the amount allotted to the State 

under subsection (b) for each fiscal year for the following: 

‘‘(A) Enabling the State educational agency— 

‘‘(i) to pay the costs of developing the State assessments and standards required under section 1111(b), which may include the costs of 

working, at the sole discretion of the State, in voluntary partnerships 

with other States to develop such assessments and standards; or 

‘‘(ii) if the State has developed the assessments and standards required under section 1111(b), to administer those assessments or carry 

out other activities related to ensuring that the State’s schools and 

local educational agencies are helping students meet the State’s academic standards under such section. 

‘‘(B) The administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under 

this part, except that not more than 5 percent of the reserved amount may 

be used for this purpose. 

‘‘(C) Monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities assisted under 

this part. 

‘‘(D) Providing training and technical assistance under this part. 

‘‘(E) Statewide academic focused programs. 

‘‘(F) Sharing evidence-based and other effective strategies with eligible 

entities. 

‘‘SEC. 3203. STATE APPLICATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an allotment under section 3202 for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary may 

require, an application that— 

‘‘(1) designates the State educational agency as the agency responsible for the 

administration and supervision of programs assisted under this part; 

‘‘(2) describes how the State educational agency will use funds reserved for 

State-level activities, including how, if any, of the funds will be used to support 

student safety; 

‘‘(3) describes the procedures and criteria the State educational agency will 

use for reviewing applications and awarding funds to eligible entities on a competitive basis, which shall include reviewing how the proposed project will help 

increase student academic achievement; 

‘‘(4) describes how the State educational agency will ensure that awards made 

under this part are— 

‘‘(A) of sufficient size and scope to support high-quality, effective programs that are consistent with the purpose of this part; and 

‘‘(B) in amounts that are consistent with section 3204(f); 

‘‘(5) describes the steps the State educational agency will take to ensure that 

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assistance and training, and dissemination of evidence-based and other effective 

strategies; 

‘‘(6) describes how the State educational agency will consider students across 

all grades when making these awards; 

‘‘(7) an assurance that, other than providing technical and advisory assistance 

and monitoring compliance with this part, the State educational agency has not 

exercised and will not exercise any influence in the decision-making process of 

eligible entities as to the expenditure of funds received by the eligible entities 

under this part; 

‘‘(8) describes how programs under this part will be coordinated with programs under this Act, and other programs as appropriate; 

‘‘(9) contains an assurance that the State educational agency— 

‘‘(A) will make awards for programs for a period of not more than 5 years; 

and 

‘‘(B) will require each eligible entity seeking such an award to submit a 

plan describing how the project to be funded through the award will continue after funding under this part ends, if applicable; and 

‘‘(10) contains an assurance that funds appropriated to carry out this part will 

be used to supplement, and not supplant, State and local public funds expended 

to provide programs and activities authorized under this part and other similar 

programs. 

‘‘(b) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State educational agency 

pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless 

the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day 

period beginning on the date on which the Secretary received the application, that 

the application is not in compliance with this part. 

‘‘(c) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove the application, except after giving the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the application is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this part, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

‘‘(2) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance, and, 

in such notification, shall— 

‘‘(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that are not in compliance; and 

‘‘(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

‘‘(e) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency responds to the Secretary’s notification described in subsection (d)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the date 

on which the agency received the notification, and resubmits the application with 

the requested information described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

‘‘(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the 

application is resubmitted; or 

‘‘(2) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (b). 

‘‘(f) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency does not respond to 

the Secretary’s notification described in subsection (d)(2) during the 45-day period 

beginning on the date on which the agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed to be disapproved. 

‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—An application submitted by a State educational 

agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be approved or disapproved based upon 

the activities for which the agency may make funds available to eligible entities 

under section 3204 if the agency’s use of funds is consistent with section 3204(b). 

‘‘SEC. 3204. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives funds under this part for a fiscal year 

shall provide the amount made available under section 3202(c)(1) to eligible entities 

in accordance with this section. 

‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that receives an award under this part 

shall use the funds for activities that— 

‘‘(A) are evidence-based; 

‘‘(B) will improve student academic achievement; 

‘‘(C) are allowable under State law; and 

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‘‘(i) Supplemental student support activities such as before, after, or 

summer school activities, tutoring, and expanded learning time, but not 

including athletics or in-school learning activities. 

‘‘(ii) Activities designed to support students, such as academic subject 

specific programs, adjunct teacher programs, extended learning time 

programs, dual enrollment programs, and parent engagement, but not 

including activities to— 

‘‘(I) support smaller class sizes or construction; or 

‘‘(II) provide compensation or benefits to teachers, school leaders, 

other school officials, or local educational agency staff. 

‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.—An eligible 

entity that receives an award under this part shall ensure compliance with section 5501 (relating to participation of children enrolled in private schools). 

‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an award under this part, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such 

time, in such manner, and including such information as the State educational 

agency may reasonably require, including the contents required by paragraph 

(2). 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— 

‘‘(A) a description of the activities to be funded and how they are consistent with subsection (b), including any activities that will increase student safety; 

‘‘(B) an assurance that funds under this part will be used to increase the 

level of State, local, and other non-Federal funds that would, in the absence 

of funds under this part, be made available for programs and activities authorized under this part, and in no case supplant State, local, or non-Federal funds; 

‘‘(C) an assurance that the community will be given notice of an intent 

to submit an application with an opportunity for comment, and that the application will be available for public review after submission of the application; and 

‘‘(D) an assurance that students who benefit from any activity funded 

under this part shall continue to maintain enrollment in a public elementary or secondary school. 

‘‘(d) REVIEW.—In reviewing local applications under this section, a State educational agency shall use a peer review process or other methods of assuring the 

quality of such applications but the review shall be limited to the likelihood that 

the project will increase student academic achievement. 

‘‘(e) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—A State educational agency shall distribute funds 

under this part equitably among geographic areas within the State, including rural, 

suburban, and urban communities. 

‘‘(f) AWARD.—A grant shall be awarded to all eligible entities that submit an application that meets the requirements of this section in an amount that is not less 

than $10,000, but there shall be only one award granted to any one local educational agency, but such award may be for multiple projects or programs with the 

local educational agency. 

‘‘(g) DURATION OF AWARDS.—Grants under this part may be awarded for a period 

of not more than 5 years. 

‘‘(h) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

‘‘(1) a local educational agency in partnership with a community-based organization, business entity, or nongovernmental entity; 

‘‘(2) a consortium of local educational agencies working in partnership with 

a community-based organization, business entity, or nongovernmental entity; 

‘‘(3) a community-based organization in partnership with a local educational 

agency and, if applicable, a business entity or nongovernmental entity; or 

‘‘(4) a business entity in partnership with a local educational agency and, if 

applicable, a community-based organization or nongovernmental entity. 

‘‘SEC. 3205. AWARDS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 3202(c)(2), a State 

educational agency shall award grants to nongovernmental entities, including public 

or private organizations, community-based or faith-based organizations, and business entities for a program or project to increase the academic achievement of public 

school students attending public elementary or secondary schools (or both) in compliance with the requirements in this section. Subject to the availability of funds, 

the State educational agency shall award a grant to each eligible applicant that 

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‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The State educational agency shall require an application that 

includes the following information: 

‘‘(1) A description of the program or project the applicant will use the funds 

to support. 

‘‘(2) A description of how the applicant is using or will use other State, local, 

or private funding to support the program or project. 

‘‘(3) A description of how the program or project will help increase student 

academic achievement, including the evidence to support this claim. 

‘‘(4) A description of the student population the program or project is targeting to impact, and if the program will prioritize students in high-need local 

educational agencies. 

‘‘(5) A description of how the applicant will conduct sufficient outreach to ensure students can participate in the program or project. 

‘‘(6) A description of any partnerships the applicant has entered into with 

local educational agencies or other entities the applicant will work with, if applicable. 

‘‘(7) A description of how the applicant will work to share evidence-based and 

other effective strategies from the program or project with local educational 

agencies and other entities working with students to increase academic achievement. 

‘‘(8) An assurance that students who benefit from any program or project 

funded under this section shall continue to maintain enrollment in a public elementary or secondary school. 

‘‘(c) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible applicant receiving a grant under this 

section shall provide, either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal 

matching funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount of the grant. 

‘‘(d) REVIEW.—The State educational agency shall review the application to ensure 

that— 

‘‘(1) the applicant is an eligible applicant; 

‘‘(2) the application clearly describes the required elements in subsection (b); 

‘‘(3) the entity meets the matching requirement described in subsection (c); 

and 

‘‘(4) the program is allowable and complies with Federal, State, and local 

laws. 

‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—If the application requests exceed the funds available, the State educational agency shall prioritize projects that support students in 

high-need local educational agencies and ensure geographic diversity, including 

serving rural, suburban, and urban areas. 

‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 1 percent of a grant awarded under 

this section may be used for administrative costs. 

‘‘SEC. 3206. REPORT. 

‘‘Each recipient of a grant under section 3204 or 3205 shall report to the State 

educational agency on— 

‘‘(1) the success of the program in reaching the goals of the program; 

‘‘(2) a description of the students served by the program and how the students’ academic achievement improved; and 

‘‘(3) the results of any evaluation conducted on the success of the program.’’. 

TITLE IV—IMPACT AID 

SEC. 401. PURPOSE. 

Section 8001 (20 U.S.C. 7701) is amended by striking ‘‘challenging State standards’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic standards’’. 

SEC. 402. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. 

Section 8002 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘section 8014(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3(d)(1)’’; and 

(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 

‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—Beginning with fiscal year 2014, a local educational agency 

shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(C) if records to determine eligibility under such subsection were destroyed prior to fiscal year 2000 and 

the agency received funds under subsection (b) in the previous year.’’; 

(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) FORMER DISTRICTS.— 

‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATIONS.—For fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year, 

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after 1938 by the consolidation of two or more former school districts, the local 

educational agency may elect to have the Secretary determine its eligibility and 

any amount for which the local educational agency is eligible under this section 

for such fiscal year on the basis of one or more of those former districts, as designated by the local educational agency. 

‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local educational agency described in this paragraph is— 

‘‘(A) any local educational agency that, for fiscal year 1994 or any preceding fiscal year, applied for, and was determined to be eligible under section 2(c) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) 

as that section was in effect for that fiscal year; or 

‘‘(B) a local educational agency formed by the consolidation of 2 or more 

school districts, at least one of which was eligible for assistance under this 

section for the fiscal year preceding the year of the consolidation, if— 

‘‘(i) for fiscal years 2006 through 2013, the local educational agency 

notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Student Success Act of the designation described in paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2014, and each subsequent fiscal year, the local 

educational agency includes the designation in its application under 

section 8005 or any timely amendment to such application. 

‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 

limiting the period during which the Secretary may obligate funds appropriated 

for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2005, the Secretary may obligate funds remaining after final payments have been made for any of such fiscal years to 

carry out this subsection.’’; 

(4) in subsection (h)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘section 8014(a)’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 3(d)(1)’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘section 8014(a)’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 3(d)(1)’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Student Success Act’’; 

(5) by repealing subsections (k) and (m); 

(6) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (j); 

(7) by amending subsection (j) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘(h)(4)(B)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(h)(2)’’; and 

(8) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (k). 

SEC. 403. PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN. 

(a) COMPUTATION OF PAYMENT.—Section 8003(a) (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by inserting 

after ‘‘schools of such agency’’ the following: ‘‘(including those children enrolled 

in such agency as a result of the open enrollment policy of the State in which 

the agency is located, but not including children who are enrolled in a distance 

education program at such agency and who are not residing within the geographic boundaries of such agency)’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘1984’’ and all that follows through ‘‘situated’’ and inserting ‘‘1984, or under lease of off-base property under subchapter 

IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, to be children described under 

paragraph (1)(B) if the property described is within the fenced security perimeter of the military facility or attached to and under any type of force protection 

agreement with the military installation upon which such housing is situated’’. 

(b) BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Section 8003(b) (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘section 8014(b)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

3(d)(2)’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by repealing subparagraph (E); 

(3) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting at the end the following: 

‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(I) deem each local educational agency that received a basic support 

payment under this paragraph for fiscal year 2009 as eligible to receive 

a basic support payment under this paragraph for each of fiscal years 

2012, 2013, and 2014; and 

‘‘(II) make a payment to each such local educational agency under 

this paragraph for each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.’’; and 

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(i) by striking ‘‘CONTINUING’’ in the heading; 

(ii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A heavily impacted local educational agency is eligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) with 

respect to a number of children determined under subsection (a)(1) if 

the agency— 

‘‘(I) is a local educational agency— 

‘‘(aa) whose boundaries are the same as a Federal military 

installation or an island property designated by the Secretary 

of the Interior to be property that is held in trust by the Federal Government; and 

‘‘(bb) that has no taxing authority; 

‘‘(II) is a local educational agency that— 

‘‘(aa) has an enrollment of children described in subsection 

(a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less than 45 percent; 

‘‘(bb) has a per-pupil expenditure that is less than— 

‘‘(AA) for an agency that has a total student enrollment 

of 500 or more students, 125 percent of the average perpupil expenditure of the State in which the agency is located; or 

‘‘(BB) for any agency that has a total student enrollment 

less than 500, 150 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the agency is located or 

the average per-pupil expenditure of 3 or more comparable 

local educational agencies in the State in which the agency 

is located; and 

‘‘(cc) is an agency that— 

‘‘(AA) has a tax rate for general fund purposes that is 

not less than 95 percent of the average tax rate for general 

fund purposes of comparable local educational agencies in 

the State; or 

‘‘(BB) was eligible to receive a payment under this subsection for fiscal year 2013 and is located in a State that 

by State law has eliminated ad valorem tax as a revenue 

for local educational agencies; 

‘‘(III) is a local educational agency that— 

‘‘(aa) has an enrollment of children described in subsection 

(a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less than 20 percent; 

‘‘(bb) for the 3 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which 

the determination is made, the average enrollment of children 

who are not described in subsection (a)(1) and who are eligible 

for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act constitutes a percentage of the total 

student enrollment of the agency that is not less than 65 percent; and 

‘‘(cc) has a tax rate for general fund purposes which is not 

less than 125 percent of the average tax rate for general fund 

purposes for comparable local educational agencies in the 

State; 

‘‘(IV) is a local educational agency that has a total student enrollment of not less than 25,000 students, of which— 

‘‘(aa) not less than 50 percent are children described in subsection (a)(1); and 

‘‘(bb) not less than 5,500 of such children are children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1); or 

‘‘(V) is a local educational agency that— 

‘‘(aa) has an enrollment of children described in subsection 

(a)(1) including, for purposes of determining eligibility, those 

children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of such subsection, that is not less than 35 percent of the total student enrollment of the agency; and 

‘‘(bb) was eligible to receive assistance under subparagraph 

(A) for fiscal year 2001.’’; and 

(iii) in clause (ii)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘A heavily’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subclause (II), a heavily’’; and 

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‘‘(II) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY DUE TO FALLING BELOW 95 PERCENT OF

THE AVERAGE TAX RATE FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES.—In a case 

of a heavily impacted local educational agency that is eligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A), but that 

has had, for 2 consecutive fiscal years, a tax rate for general fund 

purposes that falls below 95 percent of the average tax rate for 

general fund purposes of comparable local educational agencies in 

the State, such agency shall be determined to be ineligible under 

clause (i) and ineligible to receive a basic support payment under 

subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year succeeding such 2 consecutive 

fiscal years for which the agency has such a tax rate for general 

fund purposes, and until the fiscal year for which the agency resumes such eligibility in accordance with clause (iii).’’; 

(C) by striking subparagraph (C); 

(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as subparagraphs 

(C) through (G), respectively; 

(E) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated)— 

(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REGULAR’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (D)’’; 

(iii) by amending subclause (I) of clause (ii) to read as follows: ‘‘(I)(aa) 

For a local educational agency with respect to which 35 percent or more 

of the total student enrollment of the schools of the agency are children 

described in subparagraph (D) or (E) (or a combination thereof) of subsection (a)(1), and that has an enrollment of children described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of such subsection equal to at least 10 percent of the agency’s total enrollment, the Secretary shall calculate the 

weighted student units of those children described in subparagraph (D) 

or (E) of such subsection by multiplying the number of such children 

by a factor of 0.55. 

‘‘(bb) Notwithstanding subitem (aa), a local educational agency that 

received a payment under this paragraph for fiscal year 2013 shall not 

be required to have an enrollment of children described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (a)(1) equal to at least 10 percent 

of the agency’s total enrollment.’’; and 

(iv) by amending subclause (III) of clause (ii) by striking 

‘‘(B)(i)(II)(aa)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)(i)(I)’’; 

(F) in subparagraph (D)(i)(II) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘6,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘5,500’’; 

(G) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall use’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Secretary shall use’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 

(iii) by striking clause (ii); 

(H) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 

(C)(i)(II)(bb)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)(i)(II)(bb)(BB)’’; 

(I) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated)— 

(i) in clause (i)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E)’’ and inserting 

‘‘subparagraph (B), (C), or (D)’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘by reason of’’ and inserting ‘‘due to’’; 

(III) by inserting after ‘‘clause (iii)’’ the following ‘‘, or as the direct result of base realignment and closure or modularization as 

determined by the Secretary of Defense and force structure change 

or force relocation’’; and 

(IV) by inserting before the period, the following: ‘‘or during such 

time as activities associated with base closure and realignment, 

modularization, force structure change, or force relocation are ongoing’’; and 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(D) or (E)’’ each place it appears and 

inserting ‘‘(C) or (D)’’; 

(4) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) in subparagraph (B)— 

(i) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: 

‘‘(iii) In the case of a local educational agency providing a free public education to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, but which enrolls students described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection 

(a)(1) only in grades 9 through 12, and which received a final payment in 

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effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Student Success Act) 

for students in grades 9 through 12, the Secretary shall, in calculating the 

agency’s payment, consider only that portion of such agency’s total enrollment of students in grades 9 through 12 when calculating the percentage 

under clause (i)(I) and only that portion of the total current expenditures 

attributed to the operation of grades 9 through 12 in such agency when calculating the percentage under clause (i)(II).’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(v) In the case of a local educational agency that is providing a program 

of distance education to children not residing within the geographic boundaries of the agency, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(I) for purposes of the calculation under clause (i)(I), disregard such 

children from the total number of children in average daily attendance 

at the schools served by such agency; and 

‘‘(II) for purposes of the calculation under clause (i)(II), disregard any 

funds received for such children from the total current expenditures for 

such agency.’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may be’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’; and 

(C) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: 

‘‘(D) RATABLE DISTRIBUTION.—For any fiscal year described in subparagraph (A) for which the sums available exceed the amount required to pay 

each local educational agency 100 percent of its threshold payment, the Secretary shall distribute the excess sums to each eligible local educational 

agency that has not received its full amount computed under paragraph (1) 

or (2) (as the case may be) by multiplying— 

‘‘(i) a percentage, the denominator of which is the difference between 

the full amount computed under paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may 

be) for all local educational agencies and the amount of the threshold 

payment (as calculated under subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of all local 

educational agencies, and the numerator of which is the aggregate of 

the excess sums, by 

‘‘(ii) the difference between the full amount computed under paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may be) for the agency and the amount 

of the threshold payment as calculated under subparagraphs (B) and 

(C) of the agency.’’; and 

(D) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(E) INSUFFICIENT PAYMENTS.—For each fiscal year described in subparagraph (A) for which the sums appropriated under section 3(d)(2) are insufficient to pay each local educational agency all of the local educational agency’s threshold payment described in subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall 

ratably reduce the payment to each local educational agency under this 

paragraph. 

‘‘(F) INCREASES.—If the sums appropriated under section 3(d)(2) are sufficient to increase the threshold payment above the 100 percent threshold 

payment described in subparagraph (D), then the Secretary shall increase 

payments on the same basis as such payments were reduced, except no 

local educational agency may receive a payment amount greater than 100 

percent of the maximum payment calculated under this subsection.’’; and 

(5) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

(C)’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

(c) PRIOR YEAR DATA.—Paragraph (2) of section 8003(c) (20 U.S.C. 7703(c)) is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Calculation of payments for a local educational agency shall 

be based on data from the fiscal year for which the agency is making an application for payment if such agency— 

‘‘(A) is newly established by a State, for the first year of operation of such 

agency only; 

‘‘(B) was eligible to receive a payment under this section for the previous 

fiscal year and has had an overall increase in enrollment (as determined 

by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Interior, or the heads of other Federal agencies)— 

‘‘(i) of not less than 10 percent, or 100 students, of children described 

in— 

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‘‘(II) subparagraph (F) and (G) of subsection (a)(1), but only to 

the extent such children are civilian dependents of employees of 

the Department of Defense or the Department of Interior; and 

‘‘(ii) that is the direct result of closure or realignment of military installations under the base closure process or the relocation of members 

of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense as part of the force structure changes or movements of units or 

personnel between military installations or because of actions initiated 

by the Secretary of the Interior or the head of another Federal agency; 

or 

‘‘(C) was eligible to receive a payment under this section for the previous 

fiscal year and has had an increase in enrollment (as determined by the 

Secretary)— 

‘‘(i) of not less than 10 percent of children described in subsection 

(a)(1) or not less than 100 of such children; and 

‘‘(ii) that is the direct result of the closure of a local educational agency that received a payment under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) in the previous fiscal year.’’. 

(d) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 8003(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘section 8014(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(d)(3)’’. 

(e) HOLD-HARMLESS.—Section 8003(e) (20 U.S.C. 7703(e)) is amended— 

(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the total amount the Secretary 

shall pay a local educational agency under subsection (b)— 

‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2014, shall not be less than 90 percent of the total 

amount that the local educational agency received under subsection (b)(1), 

(b)(2), or (b)(2)(B)(ii) for fiscal year 2013; 

‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2015, shall not be less than 85 percent of the total 

amount that the local educational agency received under subsection (b)(1), 

(b)(2), or (b)(2)(B)(ii) for fiscal year 2013; and 

‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2016, shall not be less than 80 percent of the total 

amount that the local educational agency received under subsection (b)(1), 

(b)(2), or (b)(2)(B)(ii) for fiscal year 2013.’’; and 

(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount provided to a local educational 

agency under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 

shall not exceed the maximum basic support payment amount for such agency 

determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b), as the case may be, for 

such fiscal year.’’. 

(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Section 8003 (20 U.S.C. 7703) is amended by striking subsection (g). 

SEC. 404. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO CHILDREN RESIDING ON INDIAN LANDS. 

Section 8004(e)(9) is amended by striking ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs’’ and inserting 

‘‘Bureau of Indian Education’’. 

SEC. 405. APPLICATION FOR PAYMENTS UNDER SECTIONS 8002 AND 8003. 

Section 8005(b) (20 U.S.C. 7705(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 

(1) by striking ‘‘and shall contain such information,’’. 

SEC. 406. CONSTRUCTION. 

Section 8007 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 8014(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3(d)(4)’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) The agency is eligible under section 4003(b)(2) or is receiving basic 

support payments under circumstances described in section 

4003(b)(2)(B)(ii).’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 8014(e)’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘section 3(d)(4)’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 8014(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3(d)(4)’’; 

(B) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(cc) At least 10 percent of the property in the agency is exempt 

from State and local taxation under Federal law.’’; and 

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‘‘(F) LIMITATIONS ON ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall not 

limit eligibility— 

‘‘(i) under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)(aa), to those local educational agencies in which the number of children determined under section 

8003(a)(1)(C) for each such agency for the preceding school year constituted more than 40 percent of the total student enrollment in the 

schools of each such agency during the preceding school year; and 

‘‘(ii) under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)(cc), to those local educational agencies in which more than 10 percent of the property in each such agency 

is exempt from State and local taxation under Federal law.’’; 

(C) in paragraph (6)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in such 

manner, and accompanied by such information’’ and inserting ‘‘and in 

such manner’’; and 

(ii) by striking subparagraph (F); and 

(D) by striking paragraph (7). 

SEC. 407. FACILITIES. 

Section 8008 (20 U.S.C. 7708) is amended in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 

8014(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(d)(5)’’. 

SEC. 408. STATE CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENTS PROVIDING STATE AID. 

Section 8009(c)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 7709(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and contain 

the information’’. 

SEC. 409. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. 

Section 8010(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7710(d)(2)) is amended, by striking ‘‘section 8014’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 3(d)’’. 

SEC. 410. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

Section 8011(a) (20 U.S.C. 7711(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘or under the Act’’ and 

all the follows through ‘‘1994)’’. 

SEC. 411. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 8013 (20 U.S.C. 7713) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 

Corps, and Coast Guard’’; 

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and title VI’’; 

(3) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii)— 

(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act’’ and inserting ‘‘McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 11411)’’; and 

(B) in subclause (III), by inserting before the semicolon, ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 4101 

et seq.)’’; 

(4) in paragraph (8)(A), by striking ‘‘and verified by’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 

verified by,’’; and 

(5) in paragraph (9)(B), by inserting a comma before ‘‘on a case-by-case basis’’. 

SEC. 412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 8014 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is repealed. 

SEC. 413. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

(a) IMPACT AID IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012.—Subsection (c) of the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012 (20 U.S.C. 6301 note; Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat 1748) 

is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); and 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 

(b) REPEAL.—Title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as amended by section 501(b)(2) 

of this Act, is repealed. 

(c) TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION.—Title VIII (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended by this title, is redesignated as title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), and transferred 

and inserted after title III (as amended by this Act). 

(d) TITLE VIII REFERENCES.—The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating sections 8001 through 8005 as sections 4001 through 

4005, respectively; 

(2) by redesignating sections 8007 through 8013 as sections 4007 through 

4013, respectively; 

(3) by striking ‘‘section 8002’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

4002’’; 

(4) by striking ‘‘section 8002(b)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

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(5) by striking ‘‘section 8003’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

4003’’, respectively; 

(6) by striking ‘‘section 8003(a)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

4003(a)’’; 

(7) by striking ‘‘section 8003(a)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

4003(a)(1)’’; 

(8) by striking ‘‘section 8003(a)(1)(C)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 4003(a)(1)(C)’’; 

(9) by striking ‘‘section 8002(a)(2)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

4002(a)(2)’’; 

(10) by striking ‘‘section 8003(b)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

4003(b)’’; 

(11) by striking ‘‘section 8003(b)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 4003(b)(1)’’; 

(12) in section 4002(b)(1)(C) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘section 

8003(b)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4003(b)(1)(C)’’; 

(13) in section 4002(k)(1) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘section 

8013(5)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4013(5)(C)(iii)’’; 

(14) in section 4005 (as so redesignated)— 

(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘8002 AND 8003’’ and inserting ‘‘4002

AND 4003’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘or 8003’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘or 4003’’; 

(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 8004’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

4004’’; and 

(D) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘section 8003(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4003(e)’’; 

(15) in section 4007(a)(3)(A)(i)(II) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘section 

8008(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4008(a)’’; 

(16) in section 4007(a)(4) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘section 8013(3)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 4013(3)’’; and 

(17) in section 4009 (as so redesignated)— 

(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘or 8003(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 4003(b)’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘section 8003(a)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

4003(a)(2)(B)’’; and 

(iii) by striking ‘‘section 8003(b)(2)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 4003(b)(2)’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘section 8011(a)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 4011(a)’’; and 

(18) in section 4010(c)(2)(D) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘section 8009(b)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 4009(b)’’. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE ACT 

SEC. 501. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE ACT. 

(a) AMENDING TITLE V.—Title V (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) is amended to read as 

follows: 

‘‘TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘PART A—DEFINITIONS 

‘‘SEC. 5101. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 

‘‘(1) AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided otherwise by State law or this 

paragraph, the term ‘average daily attendance’ means— 

‘‘(i) the aggregate number of days of attendance of all students during 

a school year; divided by 

‘‘(ii) the number of days school is in session during that year. 

‘‘(B) CONVERSION.—The Secretary shall permit the conversion of average 

daily membership (or other similar data) to average daily attendance for 

local educational agencies in States that provide State aid to local educational agencies on the basis of average daily membership (or other similar 

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‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—If the local educational agency in which a child resides makes a tuition or other payment for the free public education of the 

child in a school located in another school district, the Secretary shall, for 

the purpose of this Act— 

‘‘(i) consider the child to be in attendance at a school of the agency 

making the payment; and 

‘‘(ii) not consider the child to be in attendance at a school of the agency receiving the payment. 

‘‘(D) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—If a local educational agency makes 

a tuition payment to a private school or to a public school of another local 

educational agency for a child with a disability, as defined in section 602 

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Secretary shall, for 

the purpose of this Act, consider the child to be in attendance at a school 

of the agency making the payment. 

‘‘(2) AVERAGE PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘average per-pupil expenditure’ means, in the case of a State or of the United States— 

‘‘(A) without regard to the source of funds— 

‘‘(i) the aggregate current expenditures, during the third fiscal year 

preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made (or, if 

satisfactory data for that year are not available, during the most recent 

preceding fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available) of all 

local educational agencies in the State or, in the case of the United 

States, for all States (which, for the purpose of this paragraph, means 

the 50 States and the District of Columbia); plus 

‘‘(ii) any direct current expenditures by the State for the operation of 

those agencies; divided by 

‘‘(B) the aggregate number of children in average daily attendance to 

whom those agencies provided free public education during that preceding 

year. 

‘‘(3) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘charter school’ means a public school 

that— 

‘‘(A) in accordance with a specific State statute authorizing the granting 

of charters to schools, is exempt from significant State or local rules that 

inhibit the flexible operation and management of public schools, but not 

from any rules relating to the other requirements of this paragraph; 

‘‘(B) is created by a developer as a public school, or is adapted by a developer from an existing public school, and is operated under public supervision and direction; 

‘‘(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational objectives determined by the school’s developer and agreed to by the authorized public 

chartering agency; 

‘‘(D) provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both; 

‘‘(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, employment 

practices, and all other operations, and is not affiliated with a sectarian 

school or religious institution; 

‘‘(F) does not charge tuition; 

‘‘(G) complies with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and part B of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act; 

‘‘(H) is a school to which parents choose to send their children, and that 

admits students on the basis of a lottery, if more students apply for admission than can be accommodated; 

‘‘(I) agrees to comply with the same Federal and State audit requirements 

as do other elementary schools and secondary schools in the State, unless 

such requirements are specifically waived for the purpose of this program; 

‘‘(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, and local health and safety requirements; 

‘‘(K) operates in accordance with State law; 

‘‘(L) has a written performance contract with the authorized public chartering agency in the State that includes a description of how student performance will be measured in charter schools pursuant to State assessments that are required of other schools and pursuant to any other assessments mutually agreeable to the authorized public chartering agency and 

the charter school; and 

‘‘(M) may serve prekindergarten or post secondary students. 

‘‘(4) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means any person within the age limits for 

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‘‘(5) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term ‘child with a disability’ has the same 

meaning given that term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

‘‘(6) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘community-based organization’ means a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that— 

‘‘(A) is representative of a community or significant segments of a community; and 

‘‘(B) provides educational or related services to individuals in the community. 

‘‘(7) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL APPLICATION.—The term ‘consolidated local application’ means an application submitted by a local educational agency pursuant to 

section 5305. 

‘‘(8) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLAN.—The term ‘consolidated local plan’ means a 

plan submitted by a local educational agency pursuant to section 5305. 

‘‘(9) CONSOLIDATED STATE APPLICATION.—The term ‘consolidated State application’ means an application submitted by a State educational agency pursuant 

to section 5302. 

‘‘(10) CONSOLIDATED STATE PLAN.—The term ‘consolidated State plan’ means 

a plan submitted by a State educational agency pursuant to section 5302. 

‘‘(11) CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.—The term ‘core academic subjects’ means 

English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, 

civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. 

‘‘(12) COUNTY.—The term ‘county’ means one of the divisions of a State used 

by the Secretary of Commerce in compiling and reporting data regarding counties. 

‘‘(13) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered program’ means each of the programs authorized by— 

‘‘(A) part A of title I; 

‘‘(B) title II; and 

‘‘(C) title III. 

‘‘(14) CURRENT EXPENDITURES.—The term ‘current expenditures’ means expenditures for free public education— 

‘‘(A) including expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance 

and health services, pupil transportation services, operation and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and net expenditures to cover deficits for food 

services and student body activities; but 

‘‘(B) not including expenditures for community services, capital outlay, 

and debt service, or any expenditures made from funds received under title 

I. 

‘‘(15) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Education. 

‘‘(16) DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.—The term ‘direct student services’ means 

public school choice or high-quality academic tutoring that are designed to help 

increase academic achievement for students. 

‘‘(17) DISTANCE EDUCATION.—The term ‘distance education’ means the use of 

one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated 

from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between 

the students and the instructor synchronously or nonsynchronously. 

‘‘(18) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The term ‘educational service agency’ 

means a regional public multiservice agency authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide services or programs to local educational agencies. 

‘‘(19) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘elementary school’ means a nonprofit 

institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter 

school, that provides elementary education, as determined under State law. 

‘‘(20) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘English learner’, when used with respect 

to an individual, means an individual— 

‘‘(A) who is aged 3 through 21; 

‘‘(B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school; 

‘‘(C)(i) who was not born in the United States or whose native language 

is a language other than English; 

‘‘(ii)(I) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident 

of the outlying areas; and 

‘‘(II) who comes from an environment where a language other than 

English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English 

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‘‘(iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than 

English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than 

English is dominant; and 

‘‘(D) whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the 

English language may be sufficient to deny the individual— 

‘‘(i) the ability to meet the State’s academic standards described in 

section 1111; 

‘‘(ii) the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or 

‘‘(iii) the opportunity to participate fully in society. 

‘‘(21) EXTENDED-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUATION RATE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘extended-year adjusted cohort graduation 

rate’ means the ratio where— 

‘‘(i) the denominator consists of the number of students who form the 

original cohort of entering first-time 9th grade students enrolled in the 

high school no later than the effective date for student membership 

data submitted annually by State educational agencies to the National 

Center for Education Statistics under section 153 of the Education 

Sciences Reform Act, adjusted by— 

‘‘(I) adding the students who joined that cohort, after the time of 

the determination of the original cohort; and 

‘‘(II) subtracting only those students who left that cohort, after 

the time of the determination of the original cohort, as described 

in subparagraph (B); and 

‘‘(ii) the numerator consists of the number of students in the cohort, 

as adjusted under clause (i), who earned a regular high school diploma 

before, during, or at the conclusion of— 

‘‘(I) one or more additional years beyond the fourth year of high 

school; or 

‘‘(II) a summer session immediately following the additional year 

of high school. 

‘‘(B) COHORT REMOVAL.—To remove a student from a cohort, a school or 

local educational agency shall require documentation to confirm that the 

student has transferred out, emigrated to another country, transferred to 

a prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. 

‘‘(C) TRANSFERRED OUT.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘transferred out’ means a student who the high school or local educational 

agency has confirmed, according to clause (ii), has transferred— 

‘‘(I) to another school from which the student is expected to receive a regular high school diploma; or 

‘‘(II) to another educational program from which the student is 

expected to receive a regular high school diploma. 

‘‘(ii) CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(I) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—The confirmation of a student’s 

transfer to another school or educational program described in 

clause (i) requires documentation from the receiving school or program that the student enrolled in the receiving school or program. 

‘‘(II) LACK OF CONFIRMATION.—A student who was enrolled, but 

for whom there is no confirmation of the student having transferred out, shall remain in the denominator of the extended-year 

adjusted cohort. 

‘‘(iii) PROGRAMS NOT PROVIDING CREDIT.—A student who is retained 

in grade or who is enrolled in a GED or other alternative educational 

program that does not issue or provide credit toward the issuance of 

a regular high school diploma shall not be considered transferred out 

and shall remain in the extended-year adjusted cohort. 

‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE.—For those high schools that start after grade 9, the 

original cohort shall be calculated for the earliest high school grade students attend no later than the effective date for student membership data 

submitted annually by State educational agencies to the National Center 

for Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences 

Reform Act. 

‘‘(22) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term ‘family literacy services’ means 

services provided to participants on a voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable 

changes in a family, and that integrate all of the following activities: 

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‘‘(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for 

their children and full partners in the education of their children. 

‘‘(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency. 

‘‘(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in 

school and life experiences. 

‘‘(23) FOUR-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUATION RATE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate’ 

means the ratio where— 

‘‘(i) the denominator consists of the number of students who form the 

original cohort of entering first-time 9th grade students enrolled in the 

high school no later than the effective date for student membership 

data submitted annually by State educational agencies to the National 

Center for Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act, adjusted by— 

‘‘(I) adding the students who joined that cohort, after the time of 

the determination of the original cohort; and 

‘‘(II) subtracting only those students who left that cohort, after 

the time of the determination of the original cohort, as described 

in subparagraph (B); and 

‘‘(ii) the numerator consists of the number of students in the cohort, 

as adjusted under clause (i), who earned a regular high school diploma 

before, during, or at the conclusion of— 

‘‘(I) the fourth year of high school; or 

‘‘(II) a summer session immediately following the fourth year of 

high school. 

‘‘(B) COHORT REMOVAL.—To remove a student from a cohort, a school or 

local educational agency shall require documentation to confirm that the 

student has transferred out, emigrated to another country, transferred to 

a prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. 

‘‘(C) TRANSFERRED OUT.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘transferred out’ means a student who the high school or local educational 

agency has confirmed, according to clause (ii), has transferred— 

‘‘(I) to another school from which the student is expected to receive a regular high school diploma; or 

‘‘(II) to another educational program from which the student is 

expected to receive a regular high school diploma. 

‘‘(ii) CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(I) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—The confirmation of a student’s 

transfer to another school or educational program described in 

clause (i) requires documentation from the receiving school or program that the student enrolled in the receiving school or program. 

‘‘(II) LACK OF CONFIRMATION.—A student who was enrolled, but 

for whom there is no confirmation of the student having transferred out, shall remain in the adjusted cohort. 

‘‘(iii) PROGRAMS NOT PROVIDING CREDIT.—A student who is retained 

in grade or who is enrolled in a GED or other alternative educational 

program that does not issue or provide credit toward the issuance of 

a regular high school diploma shall not be considered transferred out 

and shall remain in the adjusted cohort. 

‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE.—For those high schools that start after grade 9, the 

original cohort shall be calculated for the earliest high school grade students attend no later than the effective date for student membership data 

submitted annually by State educational agencies to the National Center 

for Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences 

Reform Act. 

‘‘(24) FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘free public education’ means education that is provided— 

‘‘(A) at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without tuition charge; and 

‘‘(B) as elementary school or secondary school education as determined 

under applicable State law, except that the term does not include any education provided beyond grade 12. 

‘‘(25) GIFTED AND TALENTED.—The term ‘gifted and talented’, when used with 

respect to students, children, or youth, means students, children, or youth who 

give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who 

need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully 

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‘‘(26) HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC TUTORING.—The term ‘high-quality academic 

tutoring’ means supplemental academic services that— 

‘‘(A) are in addition to instruction provided during the school day; 

‘‘(B) are provided by a non-governmental entity or local educational agency that— 

‘‘(i) is included on a State educational agency approved provider list 

after demonstrating to the State educational agency that its program 

consistently improves the academic achievement of students; and 

‘‘(ii) agrees to provide parents of children receiving high-quality academic tutoring, the appropriate local educational agency, and school 

with information on participating students increases in academic 

achievement, in a format, and to the extent practicable, a language 

that such parent can understand, and in a manner that protects the 

privacy of individuals consistent with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g); 

‘‘(C) are selected by the parents of students who are identified by the 

local educational agency as being eligible for such services from among providers on the approved provider list described in subparagraph (B)(i); 

‘‘(D) meet all applicable Federal, State, and local health, safety, and civil 

rights laws; and 

‘‘(E) ensure that all instruction and content are secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

‘‘(27) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘high school’ means a secondary school that— 

‘‘(A) grants a diploma, as defined by the State; and 

‘‘(B) includes, at least, grade 12. 

‘‘(28) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institution of higher 

education’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

‘‘(29) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘local educational agency’ means a public 

board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a 

State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, 

county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, 

or of or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized 

in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or 

secondary schools. 

‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND DIRECTION.—The term includes any 

other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary school or secondary school. 

‘‘(C) BIE SCHOOLS.—The term includes an elementary school or secondary 

school funded by the Bureau of Indian Education but only to the extent 

that including the school makes the school eligible for programs for which 

specific eligibility is not provided to the school in another provision of law 

and the school does not have a student population that is smaller than the 

student population of the local educational agency receiving assistance 

under this Act with the smallest student population, except that the school 

shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any State educational agency other 

than the Bureau of Indian Education. 

‘‘(D) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES.—The term includes educational 

service agencies and consortia of those agencies. 

‘‘(E) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term includes the State educational agency in a State in which the State educational agency is the sole 

educational agency for all public schools. 

‘‘(30) NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE.—The terms ‘Native 

American’ and ‘Native American language’ have the same meaning given those 

terms in section 103 of the Native American Languages Act of 1990. 

‘‘(31) OTHER STAFF.—The term ‘other staff’ means specialized instructional 

support personnel, librarians, career guidance and counseling personnel, education aides, and other instructional and administrative personnel. 

‘‘(32) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying area’— 

‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; 

‘‘(B) means the Republic of Palau, to the extent permitted under section 

105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 

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‘‘(C) for the purpose of any discretionary grant program under this Act, 

includes the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of 

Micronesia, to the extent permitted under section 105(f)(1)(B)(viii) of the 

Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 

188; 117 Stat. 2751). 

‘‘(33) PARENT.—The term ‘parent’ includes a legal guardian or other person 

standing in loco parentis (such as a grandparent, stepparent, or foster parent 

with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child’s 

welfare). 

‘‘(34) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The term ‘parental involvement’ means the 

participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring— 

‘‘(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting in their child’s learning; 

‘‘(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s 

education at school; 

‘‘(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decisionmaking and on advisory committees to 

assist in the education of their child; and 

‘‘(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 

1118. 

‘‘(35) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’ means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable 

to a family of the size involved. 

‘‘(36) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘professional development’— 

‘‘(A) includes evidence-based, job-embedded, continuous activities that— 

‘‘(i) improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of the academic subjects the teachers teach, and enable teachers to become effective educators; 

‘‘(ii) are an integral part of broad schoolwide and districtwide educational improvement plans; 

‘‘(iii) give teachers, school leaders, other staff, and administrators the 

knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet 

State academic standards; 

‘‘(iv) improve classroom management skills; 

‘‘(v)(I) have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction 

and the teacher’s performance in the classroom; and 

‘‘(II) are not 1-day or short-term workshops or conferences; 

‘‘(vi) support the recruiting, hiring, and training of effective teachers, 

including teachers who became certified or licensed through State and 

local alternative routes to certification; 

‘‘(vii) advance teacher understanding of effective instructional strategies that are strategies for improving student academic achievement or 

substantially increasing the knowledge and teaching skills of teachers, 

including through addressing the social and emotional development 

needs of students; 

‘‘(viii) are aligned with and directly related to— 

‘‘(I) State academic standards and assessments; and 

‘‘(II) the curricula and programs tied to the standards described 

in subclause (I); 

‘‘(ix) are developed with extensive participation of teachers, school 

leaders, parents, and administrators of schools to be served under this 

Act; 

‘‘(x) are designed to give teachers of English learners and other teachers and instructional staff, the knowledge and skills to provide instruction and appropriate language and academic support services to those 

children, including the appropriate use of curricula and assessments; 

‘‘(xi) to the extent appropriate, provide training for teachers, other 

staff, and school leaders in the use of technology so that technology and 

technology applications are effectively used to improve teaching and 

learning in the curricula and core academic subjects in which the students receive instruction; 

‘‘(xii) as a whole, are regularly evaluated for their impact on increased teacher effectiveness and improved student academic achievement, with the findings of the evaluations used to improve the quality 

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‘‘(xiii) provide instruction in methods of teaching children with special needs; 

‘‘(xiv) include instruction in the use of data and assessments to inform and instruct classroom practice; and 

‘‘(xv) include instruction in ways that teachers, school leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, other staff, and school administrators may work more effectively with parents; and 

‘‘(B) may include evidence-based, job-embedded, continuous activities 

that— 

‘‘(i) involve the forming of partnerships with institutions of higher 

education to establish school-based teacher training programs that provide prospective teachers and new teachers with an opportunity to 

work under the guidance of experienced teachers and college faculty; 

‘‘(ii) create programs to enable paraprofessionals (assisting teachers 

employed by a local educational agency receiving assistance under subpart 1 of part A of title I) to obtain the education necessary for those 

paraprofessionals to become certified and licensed teachers; and 

‘‘(iii) provide follow-up training to individuals who have participated 

in activities described in subparagraph (A) or another clause of this 

subparagraph that are designed to ensure that the knowledge and 

skills learned by the teachers are implemented in the classroom. 

‘‘(37) REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘regular high school diploma’ means the 

standard high school diploma awarded to the preponderance of students in 

the State that is fully aligned with State standards, or a higher diploma. 

Such term shall not include a GED or other recognized equivalent of a diploma, a certificate of attendance, or any lesser diploma award. 

‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES.—For a student who is assessed using an alternate assessment 

aligned to alternate academic standards under section 1111(b)(1)(D), receipt 

of a regular high school diploma as defined under subparagraph (A) or a 

State-defined alternate diploma obtained within the time period for which 

the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education and 

in accordance with section 612(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act shall be counted as graduating with a regular high school 

diploma for the purposes of this Act. 

‘‘(38) SCHOOL LEADER.—The term ‘school leader’ means a principal, assistant 

principal, or other individual who is— 

‘‘(A) an employee or officer of a school, local educational agency, or other 

entity operating the school; and 

‘‘(B) responsible for— 

‘‘(i) the daily instructional leadership and managerial operations of 

the school; and 

‘‘(ii) creating the optimum conditions for student learning. 

‘‘(39) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘secondary school’ means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, 

that provides secondary education, as determined under State law, except that 

the term does not include any education beyond grade 12. 

‘‘(40) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Education. 

‘‘(41) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL; SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

‘‘(A) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.—The term ‘specialized instructional support personnel’ means school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and other qualified professional personnel involved in providing assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, 

therapeutic, and other necessary services (including related services as that 

term is defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act) as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs. 

‘‘(B) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES.—The term ‘specialized instructional support services’ means the services provided by specialized instructional support personnel. 

‘‘(42) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas. 

‘‘(43) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘State educational agency’ 

means the agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools. 

‘‘(44) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘technology’ means modern information, computer and communication technology products, services, or tools, including, but 

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vices and other computer and communications hardware, software applications, 

data systems, and other electronic content and data storage. 

‘‘SEC. 5102. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 

‘‘Parts B, C, D, and E of this title do not apply to title IV of this Act. 

‘‘SEC. 5103. APPLICABILITY TO BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED SCHOOLS. 

‘‘For the purpose of any competitive program under this Act— 

‘‘(1) a consortium of schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education; 

‘‘(2) a school operated under a contract or grant with the Bureau of Indian 

Education in consortium with another contract or grant school or a tribal or 

community organization; or 

‘‘(3) a Bureau of Indian Education school in consortium with an institution 

of higher education, a contract or grant school, or a tribal or community organization, 

shall be given the same consideration as a local educational agency. 

‘‘PART B—FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDS 

‘‘SEC. 5201. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

‘‘(a) CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may consolidate the amounts 

specifically made available to it for State administration under one or more of 

the programs under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to any program under this Act 

under which funds are authorized to be used for administration, and such other 

programs as the Secretary may designate. 

‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall use the amount available 

under this section for the administration of the programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—A State educational agency may also use funds available under this section for administrative activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds under programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a), such as— 

‘‘(A) the coordination of those programs with other Federal and non-Federal programs; 

‘‘(B) the establishment and operation of peer-review mechanisms under 

this Act; 

‘‘(C) the administration of this title; 

‘‘(D) the dissemination of information regarding model programs and 

practices; 

‘‘(E) technical assistance under any program under this Act; 

‘‘(F) State-level activities designed to carry out this title; 

‘‘(G) training personnel engaged in audit and other monitoring activities; 

and 

‘‘(H) implementation of the Cooperative Audit Resolution and Oversight 

Initiative of the Department. 

‘‘(c) RECORDS.—A State educational agency that consolidates administrative funds 

under this section shall not be required to keep separate records, by individual program, to account for costs relating to the administration of programs included in the 

consolidation under subsection (a). 

‘‘(d) REVIEW.—To determine the effectiveness of State administration under this 

section, the Secretary may periodically review the performance of State educational 

agencies in using consolidated administrative funds under this section and take 

such steps as the Secretary finds appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of that administration. 

‘‘(e) UNUSED ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—If a State educational agency does not use 

all of the funds available to the agency under this section for administration, the 

agency may use those funds during the applicable period of availability as funds 

available under one or more programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a). 

‘‘(f) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT.— 

In order to develop State academic standards and assessments, a State educational 

agency may consolidate the amounts described in subsection (a) for those purposes 

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‘‘SEC. 5202. SINGLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATES. 

‘‘A State educational agency that also serves as a local educational agency shall, 

in its applications or plans under this Act, describe how the agency will eliminate 

duplication in conducting administrative functions. 

‘‘SEC. 5203. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer to the Department of the Interior, as a consolidated amount for covered programs, the Indian education programs under subpart 6 of part A of title I, and the education for homeless children and youth program under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Assistance Act, the amounts allotted to the Department of the Interior under those programs. 

‘‘(2) AGREEMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall 

enter into an agreement, consistent with the requirements of the programs 

specified in paragraph (1), for the distribution and use of those program 

funds under terms that the Secretary determines best meet the purposes 

of those programs. 

‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The agreement shall— 

‘‘(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of the Interior for the use of 

the amount transferred and the achievement measures to assess program effectiveness; and 

‘‘(ii) be developed in consultation with Indian tribes. 

‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Department of the Interior may use not more than 1.5 

percent of the funds consolidated under this section for its costs related to the administration of the funds transferred under this section. 

‘‘PART C—COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS; CONSOLIDATED STATE AND LOCAL PLANS AND APPLICATIONS 

‘‘SEC. 5301. PURPOSES. 

‘‘The purposes of this part are— 

‘‘(1) to improve teaching and learning by encouraging greater cross-program 

coordination, planning, and service delivery; 

‘‘(2) to provide greater flexibility to State and local authorities through consolidated plans, applications, and reporting; and 

‘‘(3) to enhance the integration of programs under this Act with State and 

local programs. 

‘‘SEC. 5302. OPTIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATE PLANS OR APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) SIMPLIFICATION.—In order to simplify application requirements and reduce the burden for State educational agencies under this Act, the Secretary, 

in accordance with subsection (b), shall establish procedures and criteria under 

which, after consultation with the Governor, a State educational agency may 

submit a consolidated State plan or a consolidated State application meeting 

the requirements of this section for— 

‘‘(A) each of the covered programs in which the State participates; and 

‘‘(B) such other programs as the Secretary may designate. 

‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS AND PLANS.—After consultation with the 

Governor, a State educational agency that submits a consolidated State plan or 

a consolidated State application under this section shall not be required to submit separate State plans or applications under any of the programs to which 

the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application under this section 

applies. 

‘‘(b) COLLABORATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing criteria and procedures under this section, 

the Secretary shall collaborate with State educational agencies and, as appropriate, with other State agencies, local educational agencies, public and private 

agencies, organizations, and institutions, private schools, and parents, students, 

and teachers. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Through the collaborative process described in paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall establish, for each program under this Act to which this 

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visions regarding participation by private school children and teachers), and 

other materials that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application. 

‘‘SEC. 5303. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to simplify reporting requirements and reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary shall establish procedures and criteria under which a 

State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor of the State, may submit a consolidated State annual report. 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain information about the programs included in the report, including the performance of the State under those programs, 

and other matters as the Secretary determines are necessary, such as monitoring 

activities. 

‘‘(c) REPLACEMENT.—The report shall replace separate individual annual reports 

for the programs included in the consolidated State annual report. 

‘‘SEC. 5304. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSURANCES. 

‘‘(a) ASSURANCES.—A State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor 

of the State, that submits a consolidated State plan or consolidated State application under this Act, whether separately or under section 5302, shall have on file 

with the Secretary a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which 

the plan or application is submitted, that provides that— 

‘‘(1) each such program will be administered in accordance with all applicable 

statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications; 

‘‘(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program and title to 

property acquired with program funds will be in a public agency, an eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or an Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and 

‘‘(B) the public agency, eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or 

Indian tribe will administer those funds and property to the extent required by 

the authorizing law; 

‘‘(3) the State will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such 

program, including— 

‘‘(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out 

each program; 

‘‘(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; and 

‘‘(C) the adoption of written procedures for the receipt and resolution of 

complaints alleging violations of law in the administration of the programs; 

‘‘(4) the State will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such program conducted by or for the Secretary or other Federal officials; 

‘‘(5) the State will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that 

will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to 

the State under each such program; 

‘‘(6) the State will— 

‘‘(A) make reports to the Secretary as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to perform the Secretary’s duties under each such program; and 

‘‘(B) maintain such records, provide such information to the Secretary, 

and afford such access to the records as the Secretary may find necessary 

to carry out the Secretary’s duties; and 

‘‘(7) before the plan or application was submitted to the Secretary, the State 

afforded a reasonable opportunity for public comment on the plan or application 

and considered such comment. 

‘‘(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 441 of the General Education Provisions Act shall 

not apply to programs under this Act. 

‘‘SEC. 5305. CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLANS OR APPLICATIONS. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A local educational agency receiving funds under 

more than one covered program may submit plans or applications to the State 

educational agency under those programs on a consolidated basis. 

‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY TO GOVERNOR.—The State educational agency shall make 

any consolidated local plans and applications available to the Governor. 

‘‘(b) REQUIRED CONSOLIDATED PLANS OR APPLICATIONS.—A State educational 

agency that has an approved consolidated State plan or application under section 

5302 may require local educational agencies in the State receiving funds under more 

than one program included in the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application to submit consolidated local plans or applications under those programs, 

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‘‘(c) COLLABORATION.—A State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor, shall collaborate with local educational agencies in the State in establishing 

procedures for the submission of the consolidated State plans or consolidated State 

applications under this section. 

‘‘(d) NECESSARY MATERIALS.—The State educational agency shall require only descriptions, information, assurances, and other material that are absolutely necessary 

for the consideration of the local educational agency plan or application. 

‘‘SEC. 5306. OTHER GENERAL ASSURANCES. 

‘‘(a) ASSURANCES.—Any applicant, other than a State educational agency that submits a plan or application under this Act, shall have on file with the State educational agency a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which a 

plan or application is submitted, that provides that— 

‘‘(1) each such program will be administered in accordance with all applicable 

statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications; 

‘‘(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program and title to 

property acquired with program funds will be in a public agency or in an eligible private agency, institution, organization, or Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and 

‘‘(B) the public agency, eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or 

Indian tribe will administer the funds and property to the extent required by 

the authorizing statutes; 

‘‘(3) the applicant will adopt and use proper methods of administering each 

such program, including— 

‘‘(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out 

each program; and 

‘‘(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; 

‘‘(4) the applicant will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such 

program conducted by or for the State educational agency, the Secretary, or 

other Federal officials; 

‘‘(5) the applicant will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures 

as will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid 

to the applicant under each such program; 

‘‘(6) the applicant will— 

‘‘(A) submit such reports to the State educational agency (which shall 

make the reports available to the Governor) and the Secretary as the State 

educational agency and Secretary may require to enable the State educational agency and the Secretary to perform their duties under each such 

program; and 

‘‘(B) maintain such records, provide such information, and afford such access to the records as the State educational agency (after consultation with 

the Governor) or the Secretary may reasonably require to carry out the 

State educational agency’s or the Secretary’s duties; and 

‘‘(7) before the application was submitted, the applicant afforded a reasonable 

opportunity for public comment on the application and considered such comment. 

‘‘(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 442 of the General Education Provisions Act shall 

not apply to programs under this Act. 

‘‘PART D—WAIVERS 

‘‘SEC. 5401. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(1) REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—A State educational agency, local educational 

agency, or Indian tribe that receives funds under a program authorized under 

this Act may submit a request to the Secretary to waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of this Act. 

‘‘(2) RECEIPT OF WAIVER.—Except as provided in subsection (c) and subject to 

the limits in subsection (b)(5)(A), the Secretary shall waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of this Act for a State educational agency, local educational 

agency, Indian tribe, or school (through a local educational agency), that submits a waiver request pursuant to this subsection. 

‘‘(b) PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe that desires a waiver under this section shall submit a waiver request to the Secretary, which shall include a plan that— 


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‘‘(A) identifies the Federal programs affected by the requested waiver; 

‘‘(B) describes which Federal statutory or regulatory requirements are to 

be waived; 

‘‘(C) reasonably demonstrates that the waiver will improve instruction for 

students and advance student academic achievement; 

‘‘(D) describes the methods the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe will use to monitor the effectiveness of the 

implementation of the plan; and 

‘‘(E) describes how schools will continue to provide assistance to the same 

populations served by programs for which the waiver is requested. 

‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—A waiver request under this section— 

‘‘(A) may provide for waivers of requirements applicable to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, and schools; and 

‘‘(B) shall be developed and submitted— 

‘‘(i)(I) by local educational agencies (on behalf of those agencies and 

schools) to State educational agencies; and 

‘‘(II) by State educational agencies (on their own behalf, or on behalf 

of, and based on the requests of, local educational agencies in the State) 

to the Secretary; or 

‘‘(ii) by Indian tribes (on behalf of schools operated by the tribes) to 

the Secretary. 

‘‘(3) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In the case of a waiver request submitted by a State educational agency acting on its own behalf, or on behalf 

of local educational agencies in the State, the State educational agency 

shall— 

‘‘(i) provide the public and local educational agencies in the State 

with notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment and provide input 

on the request; 

‘‘(ii) submit the comments and input to the Secretary, with a description of how the State addressed the comments and input; and 

‘‘(iii) provide notice and a reasonable time to comment to the public 

and local educational agencies in the manner in which the applying 

agency customarily provides similar notice and opportunity to comment 

to the public. 

‘‘(B) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In the case of a waiver request submitted by a local educational agency that receives funds under this Act— 

‘‘(i) the request shall be reviewed by the State educational agency 

and be accompanied by the comments, if any, of the State educational 

agency and the public; and 

‘‘(ii) notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment regarding the 

waiver request shall be provided to the State educational agency and 

the public by the agency requesting the waiver in the manner in which 

that agency customarily provides similar notice and opportunity to 

comment to the public. 

‘‘(4) PEER REVIEW.— 

‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a multi-disciplinary 

peer review team, which shall meet the requirements of section 5543, to review waiver requests under this section. 

‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary may approve a waiver request under 

this section without conducting a peer review of the request, but shall use 

the peer review process under this paragraph before disapproving such a 

request. 

‘‘(C) STANDARD AND NATURE OF REVIEW.—Peer reviewers shall conduct a 

good faith review of waiver requests submitted to them under this section. 

Peer reviewers shall review such waiver requests— 

‘‘(i) in their totality; 

‘‘(ii) in deference to State and local judgment; and 

‘‘(iii) with the goal of promoting State- and local-led innovation. 

‘‘(5) WAIVER DETERMINATION, DEMONSTRATION, AND REVISION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve a waiver request not more 

than 60 days after the date on which such request is submitted, unless the 

Secretary determines and demonstrates that— 

‘‘(i) the waiver request does not meet the requirements of this section; 

‘‘(ii) the waiver is not permitted under subsection (c); 

‘‘(iii) the plan that is required under paragraph (1)(C), and reviewed 

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dence to determine that a waiver will enhance student academic 

achievement; or 

‘‘(iv) the waiver request does not provide for adequate evaluation to 

ensure review and continuous improvement of the plan. 

‘‘(B) WAIVER DETERMINATION AND REVISION.—If the Secretary determines 

and demonstrates that the waiver request does not meet the requirements 

of this section, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(i) immediately— 

‘‘(I) notify the State educational agency, local educational agency, 

or Indian tribe of such determination; and 

‘‘(II) at the request of the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe, provide detailed reasons for such 

determination in writing; 

‘‘(ii) offer the State educational agency, local educational agency, or 

Indian tribe an opportunity to revise and resubmit the waiver request 

not more than 60 days after the date of such determination; and 

‘‘(iii) if the Secretary determines that the resubmission does not meet 

the requirements of this section, at the request of the State educational 

agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe, conduct a public hearing not more than 30 days after the date of such resubmission. 

‘‘(C) WAIVER DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary may disapprove a waiver request if— 

‘‘(i) the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian 

tribe has been notified and offered an opportunity to revise and resubmit the waiver request, as described under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B); and 

‘‘(ii) the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian 

tribe— 

‘‘(I) does not revise and resubmit the waiver request; or 

‘‘(II) revises and resubmits the waiver request, and the Secretary 

determines that such waiver request does not meet the requirements of this section after a hearing conducted under subparagraph (B)(iii), if requested. 

‘‘(D) EXTERNAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall not, directly or indirectly, require or impose new or additional requirements in exchange for receipt of a waiver if such requirements are not specified in this Act. 

‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not waive under this section any statutory or regulatory requirements relating to— 

‘‘(1) the allocation or distribution of funds to States, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, or other recipients of funds under this Act; 

‘‘(2) comparability of services; 

‘‘(3) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds; 

‘‘(4) equitable participation of private school students and teachers; 

‘‘(5) parental participation and involvement; 

‘‘(6) applicable civil rights requirements; 

‘‘(7) the prohibitions— 

‘‘(A) in subpart 2 of part E; 

‘‘(B) regarding use of funds for religious worship or instruction in section 

5505; and 

‘‘(C) regarding activities in section 5524; or 

‘‘(8) the selection of a school attendance area or school under subsections (a) 

and (b) of section 1113, except that the Secretary may grant a waiver to allow 

a school attendance area or school to participate in activities under subpart 1 

of part A of title I if the percentage of children from low-income families in the 

school attendance area or who attend the school is not more than 10 percentage 

points below the lowest percentage of those children for any school attendance 

area or school of the local educational agency that meets the requirements of 

subsections (a) and (b) of section 1113. 

‘‘(d) DURATION AND EXTENSION OF WAIVER; LIMITATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a waiver approved by 

the Secretary under this section may be for a period not to exceed 3 years. 

‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend the period described in paragraph (1) if the State demonstrates that— 

‘‘(A) the waiver has been effective in enabling the State or affected recipient to carry out the activities for which the waiver was requested and the 

waiver has contributed to improved student achievement; and 

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‘‘(3) SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not require a State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe, as a condition of approval of a waiver request, to— 

‘‘(A) include in, or delete from, such request, specific academic standards, 

such as the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common 

Core State Standards Initiative or any other standards common to a significant number of States; 

‘‘(B) use specific academic assessment instruments or items, including assessments aligned to the standards described in subparagraph (A); or 

‘‘(C) include in, or delete from, such waiver request any criterion that 

specifies, defines, describes, or prescribes the standards or measures that 

a State or local educational agency or Indian tribe uses to establish, implement, or improve— 

‘‘(i) State academic standards; 

‘‘(ii) academic assessments; 

‘‘(iii) State accountability systems; or 

‘‘(iv) teacher and school leader evaluation systems. 

‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) WAIVER REPORTS.—A State educational agency, local educational agency, 

or Indian tribe that receives a waiver under this section shall, at the end of the 

second year for which a waiver is received under this section and each subsequent year, submit a report to the Secretary that— 

‘‘(A) describes the uses of the waiver by the agency or by schools; 

‘‘(B) describes how schools continued to provide assistance to the same 

populations served by the programs for which waivers were granted; and 

‘‘(C) evaluates the progress of the agency and schools, or Indian tribe, in 

improving the quality of instruction or the academic achievement of students. 

‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall annually submit 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 a report— 

‘‘(A) summarizing the uses of waivers by State educational agencies, local 

educational agencies, Indian tribes, and schools; and 

‘‘(B) describing the status of the waivers in improving academic achievement. 

‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary shall terminate a waiver under 

this section if the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the performance of the State or other recipient affected by the waiver has 

been inadequate to justify a continuation of the waiver and the recipient of the 

waiver has failed to make revisions needed to carry out the purpose of the waiver, 

or if the waiver is no longer necessary to achieve its original purpose. 

‘‘(g) PUBLICATION.—A notice of the Secretary’s decision to grant each waiver under 

subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal Register and the Secretary shall 

provide for the dissemination of the notice to State educational agencies, interested 

parties, including educators, parents, students, advocacy and civil rights organizations, and the public. 

‘‘PART E—UNIFORM PROVISIONS 

‘‘Subpart 1—Private Schools 

‘‘SEC. 5501. PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS. 

‘‘(a) PRIVATE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, to the extent consistent with the number of eligible children in areas served by a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or another entity receiving financial assistance under a 

program specified in subsection (b), who are enrolled in private elementary 

schools and secondary schools in areas served by such agency, consortium, or 

entity, the agency, consortium, or entity shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials or their representatives, provide to those children and their teachers or other educational personnel, on an 

equitable basis, special educational services or other benefits that address their 

needs under the program. 

‘‘(2) SECULAR, NEUTRAL, AND NONIDEOLOGICAL SERVICES OR BENEFITS.—Educational services or other benefits, including materials and equipment, provided 

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‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Educational services and other benefits provided under 

this section for private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel shall be equitable in comparison to services and other benefits for public 

school children, teachers, and other educational personnel participating in the 

program and shall be provided in a timely manner. 

‘‘(4) EXPENDITURES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Expenditures for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school children, teachers, and other service personnel 

shall be equal to the expenditures for participating public school children, 

taking into account the number and educational needs, of the children to 

be served. 

‘‘(B) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Funds allocated to a local educational agency for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school children shall— 

‘‘(i) be obligated in the fiscal year for which the funds are received 

by the agency; and 

‘‘(ii) with respect to any such funds that cannot be so obligated, be 

used to serve such children in the following fiscal year. 

‘‘(C) NOTICE OF ALLOCATION.—Each State educational agency shall— 

‘‘(i) determine, in a timely manner, the proportion of funds to be allocated to each local educational agency in the State for educational services and other benefits under this subpart to eligible private school children; and 

‘‘(ii) provide notice, simultaneously, to each such local educational 

agency and the appropriate private school officials or their representatives in the State of such allocation of funds. 

‘‘(5) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—An agency, consortium, or entity described in 

subsection (a)(1) of this section may provide those services directly or through 

contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions. 

‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section applies to programs under— 

‘‘(A) subpart 2 of part A of title I; 

‘‘(B) subpart 4 of part A of title I; 

‘‘(C) part A of title II; 

‘‘(D) part B of title II; and 

‘‘(E) part B of title III. 

‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘eligible children’ 

means children eligible for services under a program described in paragraph (1). 

‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity shall consult, in order to reach an agreement, 

with appropriate private school officials or their representatives during the design and development of the programs under this Act, on issues such as— 

‘‘(A) how the children’s needs will be identified; 

‘‘(B) what services will be offered; 

‘‘(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be provided; 

‘‘(D) how the services will be assessed and how the results of the assessment will be used to improve those services; 

‘‘(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be provided to the eligible private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel and 

the amount of funds available for those services; 

‘‘(F) how and when the agency, consortium, or entity will make decisions 

about the delivery of services, including a thorough consideration and analysis of the views of the private school officials or their representatives on 

the provision of services through potential third-party providers or contractors; and 

‘‘(G) how, if the agency disagrees with the views of the private school officials or their representatives on the provision of services through a contract, the local educational agency will provide in writing to such private 

school officials or their representatives an analysis of the reasons why the 

local educational agency has chosen not to use a contractor. 

‘‘(2) DISAGREEMENT.—If the agency, consortium, or entity disagrees with the 

views of the private school officials or their representatives with respect to an 

issue described in paragraph (1), the agency, consortium, or entity shall provide 

to the private school officials or their representatives a written explanation of 

the reasons why the local educational agency has chosen not to adopt the course 

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‘‘(3) TIMING.—The consultation required by paragraph (1) shall occur before 

the agency, consortium, or entity makes any decision that affects the opportunities of eligible private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel 

to participate in programs under this Act, and shall continue throughout the 

implementation and assessment of activities under this section. 

‘‘(4) DISCUSSION REQUIRED.—The consultation required by paragraph (1) shall 

include a discussion of service delivery mechanisms that the agency, consortium, or entity could use to provide equitable services to eligible private school 

children, teachers, administrators, and other staff. 

‘‘(5) DOCUMENTATION.—Each local educational agency shall maintain in the 

agency’s records and provide to the State educational agency involved a written 

affirmation signed by officials or their representatives of each participating private school that the meaningful consultation required by this section has occurred. The written affirmation shall provide the option for private school officials or their representatives to indicate that timely and meaningful consultation has not occurred or that the program design is not equitable with respect 

to eligible private school children. If such officials or their representatives do 

not provide such affirmation within a reasonable period of time, the local educational agency shall forward the documentation that such consultation has, or 

attempts at such consultation have, taken place to the State educational agency. 

‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the consultation required under this section is with 

a local educational agency or educational service agency, a private school 

official or representative shall have the right to file a complaint with the 

State educational agency that the consultation required under this section 

was not meaningful and timely, did not give due consideration to the views 

of the private school official or representative, or did not treat the private 

school or its students equitably as required by this section. 

‘‘(B) PROCEDURE.—If the private school official or representative wishes 

to file a complaint, the private school official or representative shall provide 

the basis of the noncompliance with this section and all parties shall provide the appropriate documentation to the appropriate officials or representatives. 

‘‘(C) SERVICES.—A State educational agency shall provide services under 

this section directly or through contracts with public and private agencies, 

organizations, and institutions, if— 

‘‘(i) the appropriate private school officials or their representatives 

have— 

‘‘(I) requested that the State educational agency provide such 

services directly; and 

‘‘(II) demonstrated that the local educational agency or Education 

Service Agency involved has not met the requirements of this section; or 

‘‘(ii) in a case in which— 

‘‘(I) a local educational agency has more than 10,000 children 

from low-income families who attend private elementary schools or 

secondary schools in such agency’s school attendance areas, as defined in section 1113(a)(2)(A), that are not being served by the 

agency’s program under this section; or 

‘‘(II) 90 percent of the eligible private school students in a school 

attendance area, as defined in section 1113(a)(2)(A), are not being 

served by the agency’s program under this section. 

‘‘(d) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The control of funds used to provide services under this 

section, and title to materials, equipment, and property purchased with those 

funds, shall be in a public agency for the uses and purposes provided in this 

Act, and a public agency shall administer the funds and property. 

‘‘(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The provision of services under this section shall be 

provided— 

‘‘(i) by employees of a public agency; or 

‘‘(ii) through contract by the public agency with an individual, association, agency, organization, or other entity. 

‘‘(B) INDEPENDENCE; PUBLIC AGENCY.—In the provision of those services, 

the employee, person, association, agency, organization, or other entity 

shall be independent of the private school and of any religious organization, 

and the employment or contract shall be under the control and supervision 

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‘‘(C) COMMINGLING OF FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Funds used to provide services under this section shall not be commingled with non-Federal funds. 

‘‘SEC. 5502. STANDARDS FOR BY-PASS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If, by reason of any provision of law, a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or other entity is prohibited from providing for the participation in programs 

of children enrolled in, or teachers or other educational personnel from, private elementary schools and secondary schools, on an equitable basis, or if the Secretary 

determines that the agency, consortium, or entity has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for that participation, as required by section 5501, the Secretary 

shall— 

‘‘(1) waive the requirements of that section for the agency, consortium, or entity; and 

‘‘(2) arrange for the provision of equitable services to those children, teachers, 

or other educational personnel through arrangements that shall be subject to 

the requirements of this section and of sections 5501, 5503, and 5504. 

‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—In making the determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider one or more factors, including the quality, size, scope, and location of the program, and the opportunity of private school children, teachers, and 

other educational personnel to participate in the program. 

‘‘SEC. 5503. COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN. 

‘‘(a) PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS.—The Secretary shall develop and implement 

written procedures for receiving, investigating, and resolving complaints from parents, teachers, or other individuals and organizations concerning violations of section 5501 by a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity. The individual or organization 

shall submit the complaint to the State educational agency for a written resolution 

by the State educational agency within 45 days. 

‘‘(b) APPEALS TO SECRETARY.—The resolution may be appealed by an interested 

party to the Secretary not later than 30 days after the State educational agency resolves the complaint or fails to resolve the complaint within the 45-day time limit. 

The appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of the State educational agency’s resolution, and, if there is one, a complete statement of the reasons supporting the appeal. 

The Secretary shall investigate and resolve the appeal not later than 90 days after 

receipt of the appeal. 

‘‘Subpart 2—Prohibitions 

‘‘SEC. 5521. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, OR CONTROL. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee of the Federal Government shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, 

mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curricula, or program of 

instruction, (including any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt the Common 

Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative 

or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States), nor 

shall anything in this Act be construed to authorize such officer or employee to do 

so. 

‘‘(b) FINANCIAL SUPPORT.—No officer or employee of the Federal Government 

shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, make financial support available in a manner that is conditioned upon a 

State, local educational agency, or school’s adoption of specific instructional content, 

academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction, (including any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, or any assessment, instructional content, or curriculum aligned to such standards), even if such requirements are specified in an Act other than this Act, nor shall anything in this Act 

be construed to authorize such officer or employee to do so. 

‘‘SEC. 5522. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 

an officer or employee of the Federal Government directly or indirectly, whether 

through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to mandate, direct, or control 

a State, local educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program of instruction, or 

allocation of State or local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision thereof 

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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON ENDORSEMENT OF CURRICULUM.—Notwithstanding any other 

prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided to the Department under this Act may 

be used by the Department directly or indirectly – whether through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement – to endorse, approve, develop, require, or sanction 

any curriculum, including any curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, designed to be used in 

an elementary school or secondary school. 

‘‘(c) LOCAL CONTROL.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

‘‘(1) authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government directly or 

indirectly – whether through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement – to 

mandate, direct, review, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s 

instructional content, curriculum, and related activities; 

‘‘(2) limit the application of the General Education Provisions Act; 

‘‘(3) require the distribution of scientifically or medically false or inaccurate 

materials or to prohibit the distribution of scientifically or medically true or accurate materials; or 

‘‘(4) create any legally enforceable right. 

‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING FEDERAL APPROVAL OR CERTIFICATION OF STAND- ARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, no State shall be required to have academic standards approved or certified by the Federal Government, in order to receive assistance under this Act. 

‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING STANDARDS.—Nothing in this Act shall 

be construed to mandate national school building standards for a State, local educational agency, or school. 

‘‘SEC. 5523. PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY SPONSORED TESTING. 

‘‘(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law 

and except as provided in subsection (b), no funds provided under this Act to the 

Secretary or to the recipient of any award may be used to develop, pilot test, field 

test, implement, administer, or distribute any federally sponsored national test or 

testing materials in reading, mathematics, or any other subject, unless specifically 

and explicitly authorized by law. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to international comparative assessments developed under the authority of section 153(a)(5) of the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and administered to only a representative sample of 

pupils in the United States and in foreign nations. 

‘‘SEC. 5524. LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION FOR TEACHERS. 

‘‘(a) MANDATORY NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other provision of law, no funds 

available to the Department or otherwise available under this Act may be used for 

any purpose relating to a mandatory nationwide test or certification of teachers or 

education paraprofessionals, including any planning, development, implementation, 

or administration of such test or certification. 

‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON WITHHOLDING FUNDS.—The Secretary is prohibited from 

withholding funds from any State educational agency or local educational agency if 

the State educational agency or local educational agency fails to adopt a specific 

method of teacher or paraprofessional certification. 

‘‘SEC. 5525. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. 

‘‘No funds under this Act may be used— 

‘‘(1) for construction, renovation, or repair of any school facility, except as authorized under title IV or otherwise authorized under this Act; 

‘‘(2) for medical services, drug treatment or rehabilitation, except for specialized instructional support services or referral to treatment for students who are 

victims of, or witnesses to, crime or who illegally use drugs; 

‘‘(3) for transportation unless otherwise authorized under this Act; 

‘‘(4) to develop or distribute materials, or operate programs or courses of instruction directed at youth, that are designed to promote or encourage sexual 

activity, whether homosexual or heterosexual; 

‘‘(5) to distribute or to aid in the distribution by any organization of legally 

obscene materials to minors on school grounds; 

‘‘(6) to provide sex education or HIV-prevention education in schools unless 

that instruction is age appropriate and includes the health benefits of abstinence; or 

‘‘(7) to operate a program of contraceptive distribution in schools. 

‘‘SEC. 5529. PROHIBITION REGARDING STATE AID. 

‘‘A State shall not take into consideration payments under this Act (other than 

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State for State aid, or the amount of State aid, with respect to free public education 

of children. 

‘‘Subpart 3—Other Provisions 

‘‘SEC. 5541. ARMED FORCES RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT RECRUITING 

INFORMATION. 

‘‘(a) POLICY.— 

‘‘(1) ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding section 

444(a)(5)(B) of the General Education Provisions Act, each local educational 

agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide, upon a request made 

by a military recruiter or an institution of higher education, access to the name, 

address, and telephone listing of each secondary school student served by the 

local educational agency, unless the parent of such student has submitted the 

prior consent request under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(2) CONSENT.— 

‘‘(A) OPT-OUT PROCESS.—A parent of a secondary school student may submit a written request, to the local educational agency, that the student’s 

name, address, and telephone listing not be released for purposes of paragraph (1) without prior written consent of the parent. Upon receiving such 

request, the local educational agency may not release the student’s name, 

address, and telephone listing for such purposes without the prior written 

consent of the parent. 

‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF OPT-OUT PROCESS.—Each local educational agency 

shall notify the parents of the students served by the agency of the option 

to make a request described in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(3) SAME ACCESS TO STUDENTS.—Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school students as is provided generally to institutions of higher education or to prospective employers of those students. 

‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION PROHIBITING OPT-IN PROCESSES.—Nothing in this 

subsection shall be construed to allow a local educational agency to withhold access to a student’s name, address, and telephone listing from a military recruiter or institution of higher education by implementing an opt-in process or 

any other process other than the written consent request process under paragraph (2)(A). 

‘‘(5) PARENTAL CONSENT.—For purposes of this subsection, whenever a student 

has attained 18 years of age, the permission or consent required of and the 

rights accorded to the parents of the student shall only be required of and accorded to the student. 

‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

shall, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Student Success 

Act, notify school leaders, school administrators, and other educators about the requirements of this section. 

‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of this section do not apply to a private secondary school that maintains a religious objection to service in the Armed Forces 

if the objection is verifiable through the corporate or other organizational documents 

or materials of that school. 

‘‘SEC. 5542. RULEMAKING. 

‘‘The Secretary shall issue regulations under this Act as prescribed under section 

1401 only to the extent that such regulations are necessary to ensure that there is 

compliance with the specific requirements and assurances required by this Act. 

‘‘SEC. 5543. PEER REVIEW. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary uses a peer review panel to evaluate an application for any program required under this Act, the Secretary shall conduct the 

panel in accordance with this section. 

‘‘(b) MAKEUP.—The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) solicit nominations for peers to serve on the panel from States that are— 

‘‘(A) practitioners in the subject matter; or 

‘‘(B) experts in the subject matter; and 

‘‘(2) select the peers from such nominees, except that there shall be at least 

75 percent practitioners on each panel and in each group formed from the 

panel. 

‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue the peer review guidance concurrently 

with the notice of the grant. 

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‘‘(1) make the names of the peer reviewers available to the public before the 

final deadline for the application of the grant; 

‘‘(2) make the peer review notes publically available once the review has concluded; and 

‘‘(3) make any deviations from the peer reviewers’ recommendations available 

to the public with an explanation of the deviation. 

‘‘(e) APPLICANT REVIEWS.—An applicant shall have an opportunity within 30 days 

to review the peer review notes and appeal the score to the Secretary prior to the 

Secretary making any final determination. 

‘‘(f) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary, and the Secretary’s staff, may not attempt to 

participate in, or influence, the peer review process. No Federal employee may participate in, or attempt to influence the peer review process, except to respond to 

questions of a technical nature, which shall be publicly reported. 

‘‘SEC. 5544. PARENTAL CONSENT. 

‘‘Upon receipt of written notification from the parents or legal guardians of a student, the local educational agency shall withdraw such student from any program 

funded under part B of title III. The local educational agency shall make reasonable 

efforts to inform parents or legal guardians of the content of such programs or activities funded under this Act, other than classroom instruction. 

‘‘SEC. 5548. SEVERABILITY. 

‘‘If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the remainder of this Act shall be 

unaffected thereby. 

‘‘SEC. 5551. DEPARTMENT STAFF. 

‘‘The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Student Success Act, identify the number of Department employees who worked on or administered each education program and project authorized under this Act, as 

such program or project was in effect on the day before such enactment date, 

and publish such information on the Department’s website; 

‘‘(2) not later than 60 days after such enactment date, identify the number 

of full-time equivalent employees who work on or administer programs or 

projects authorized under this Act, as in effect on the day before such enactment date, that have been eliminated or consolidated since such date; 

‘‘(3) not later than 1 year after such enactment date, reduce the workforce of 

the Department by the number of full-time equivalent employees the Department calculated under paragraph (2); and 

‘‘(4) not later than 1 year after such enactment date, report to the Congress 

on— 

‘‘(A) the number of employees associated with each program or project authorized under this Act administered by the Department; 

‘‘(B) the number of full-time equivalent employees who were determined 

to be associated with eliminated or consolidated programs or projects under 

paragraph (2); and 

‘‘(C) how the Secretary reduced the number of employees at the Department under paragraph (3). 

‘‘PART F—EVALUATIONS 

‘‘SEC. 5601. EVALUATIONS. 

‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the 

Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent of the amount appropriated to 

carry out each categorical program authorized under this Act. The reserved amounts 

shall be used by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences— 

‘‘(1) to conduct— 

‘‘(A) comprehensive evaluations of the program or project; and 

‘‘(B) studies of the effectiveness of the program or project and its administrative impact on schools and local educational agencies; 

‘‘(2) to evaluate the aggregate short- and long-term effects and cost efficiencies 

across Federal programs assisted or authorized under this Act and related Federal preschool, elementary, and secondary programs under any other Federal 

law; and 

‘‘(3) to increase the usefulness of evaluations of grant recipients in order to 

ensure the continuous progress of the program or project by improving the quality, timeliness, efficiency, and use of information relating to performance under 

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‘‘(b) REQUIRED PLAN.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute 

of Education Sciences, may use the reserved amount under subsection (a) only after 

completion of a comprehensive, multi-year plan— 

‘‘(1) for the periodic evaluation of each of the major categorical programs authorized under this Act, and as resources permit, the smaller categorical programs authorized under this Act; 

‘‘(2) that shall be developed and implemented with the involvement of other 

officials at the Department, as appropriate; and 

‘‘(3) that shall not be finalized until— 

‘‘(A) the publication of a notice in the Federal Register seeking public 

comment on such plan and after review by the Secretary of such comments; 

and 

‘‘(B) the plan is submitted for comment 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 and after review by 

the Secretary of such comments. 

‘‘(c) TITLE I EXCLUDED.—The Secretary may not reserve under subsection (a) 

funds appropriated to carry out any program authorized under title I. 

‘‘(d) EVALUATION ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED ELSEWHERE.—If, under any other provision of this Act (other than title I), funds are authorized to be reserved or used for 

evaluation activities with respect to a program or project, the Secretary may not reserve additional funds under this section for the evaluation of that program or 

project.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) TITLE IX.— (A) SUBPART 1 OF PART E OF TITLE V.— (i) TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION.—Sections 9504 through 9506 (20 

U.S.C. 7884; 7885; 7886) are— 

(I) transferred to title V, as amended by subsection (a) of this 

section; 

(II) inserted after section 5503 of such title; and 

(III) redesignated as sections 5504 through 5506, respectively. 

(ii) AMENDMENTS.—Section 5504 (as so redesignated) is amended— 

(I) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 9502’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5502’’; 

(II) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 9501’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 5501’’; and 

(III) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘No Child Left Behind Act of 

2001’’ and inserting ‘‘Student Success Act’’. 

(B) SUBPART 2 OF PART E OF TITLE V.— (i) TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION.—Sections 9531, 9533, and 9534 

(20 U.S.C. 7911; 7913; 7914) are— 

(I) transferred to title V, as amended by subparagraph (A) of this 

paragraph; 

(II) inserted after section 5525 of such title; and 

(III) redesignated as sections 5526 through 5528, respectively. 

(ii) AMENDMENTS.—Section 5528 (as so redesignated) is amended— 

(I) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing’’ and inserting ‘‘Nothing’’; and 

(II) by striking subsection (b). 

(C) SUBPART 3 OF PART E OF TITLE V.—Sections 9523, 9524, and 9525 (20 

U.S.C. 7903; 7904; 7905) are— 

(i) transferred to title V, as amended by subparagraph (B) of this 

paragraph; 

(ii) inserted after section 5544 of such title; and 

(iii) redesignated as sections 5545 through 5547, respectively. 

(2) TITLE IV.—Sections 4141 and 4155 (20 U.S.C. 7151; 7161) are— 

(A) transferred to title V, as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection; 

(B) inserted after section 5548 (as so redesignated by paragraph (1)(C)(iii) 

of this subsection); and 

(C) redesignated as sections 5549 and 5550, respectively. 

SEC. 502. REPEAL. 

Title IX (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), as amended by section 501(b)(1) of this title, is 

repealed. 

SEC. 503. OTHER LAWS. 

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in law to the 

term ‘‘highly qualified’’ as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

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9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as in effect on the 

day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 504. AMENDMENT TO IDEA. 

Section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) 

is amended by striking paragraph (10). 

TITLE VI—REPEAL 

SEC. 601. REPEAL OF TITLE VI. 

The Act is amended by striking title VI (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) 

TITLE VII—HOMELESS EDUCATION 

SEC. 701. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

Section 721 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431) is 

amended— 

(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) In any State where compulsory residency requirements or other requirements, laws, regulations, practices, or policies may act as a barrier to the identification, enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and 

youths, the State and local educational agencies will review and undertake 

steps to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or policies to ensure that homeless children and youths are afforded the same free, appropriate public education as is provided to other children and youths.’’; 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘alone’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘challenging State student academic achievement’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic’’. 

SEC. 702. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS 

CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. 

Section 722 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(g).’’ and inserting ‘‘(h).’’; 

(2) by striking subsection (b); 

(3) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end and inserting a period; 

and 

(iii) by striking clause (iii); and 

(B) by striking paragraph (3); 

(4) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Grants’’ and inserting ‘‘Grant funds from a grant made to a State’’; 

(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) To provide services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children (including preschool-aged homeless children and youths) that enable such children and youths to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, or, 

if appropriate, in preschool programs.’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘that can sufficiently carry out the duties described in this subtitle’’; 

(D) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: 

‘‘(5) To develop and implement professional development programs for liaisons 

designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) and other local educational agency personnel— 

‘‘(A) to improve their identification of homeless children and youths; and 

‘‘(B) to heighten their awareness of, and capacity to respond to, specific 

needs in the education of homeless children and youths.’’. 

(5) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘sums’’ and inserting ‘‘grant funds’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘a State under subsection (a) to’’ after ‘‘each year to’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘funds made available for State use 

under this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘the grant funds remaining after the 

State educational agency distributes subgrants under paragraph (1)’’; and 

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(i) in subparagraph (C)(iv)(II), by striking ‘‘sections 1111 and 1116’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 1111’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (F)— 

(I) in clause (i)— 

(aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘a report’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual report’’; 

(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (II); 

(cc) by striking the period at the end of subclause (III) and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(dd) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(IV) the progress the separate schools are making in helping all 

students meet the State academic standards.’’; and 

(II) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Not later than 2 years after the 

date of enactment of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

(6) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 

‘‘(f) FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF COORDINATOR.—The Coordinator for Education 

of Homeless Children and Youths established in each State shall— 

‘‘(1) gather and make publically available reliable, valid, and comprehensive 

information on— 

‘‘(A) the number of homeless children and youths identified in the State, 

posted annually on the State educational agency’s website; 

‘‘(B) the nature and extent of the problems homeless children and youths 

have in gaining access to public preschool programs and to public elementary schools and secondary schools; 

‘‘(C) the difficulties in identifying the special needs and barriers to the 

participation and achievement of such children and youths; 

‘‘(D) any progress made by the State educational agency and local educational agencies in the State in addressing such problems and difficulties; 

and 

‘‘(E) the success of the programs under this subtitle in identifying homeless children and youths and allowing such children and youths to enroll 

in, attend, and succeed in, school; 

‘‘(2) develop and carry out the State plan described in subsection (g); 

‘‘(3) collect data for and transmit to the Secretary, at such time and in such 

manner as the Secretary may require, a report containing information necessary to assess the educational needs of homeless children and youths within 

the State, including data necessary for the Secretary to fulfill the responsibilities under section 724(h); 

‘‘(4) in order to improve the provision of comprehensive education and related 

support services to homeless children and youths and their families, coordinate 

and collaborate with— 

‘‘(A) educators, including teachers, special education personnel, administrators, and child development and preschool program personnel; 

‘‘(B) providers of services to homeless children and youths and their families, including services of public and private child welfare and social services agencies, law enforcement agencies, juvenile and family courts, agencies providing mental health services, domestic violence agencies, child care 

providers, runaway and homeless youth centers, and providers of services 

and programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 

U.S.C. 5701 et seq.); 

‘‘(C) providers of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing to 

homeless children and youths, and their families, including public housing 

agencies, shelter operators, operators of transitional housing facilities, and 

providers of transitional living programs for homeless youths; 

‘‘(D) local educational agency liaisons designated under subsection 

(g)(1)(J)(ii) for homeless children and youths; and 

‘‘(E) community organizations and groups representing homeless children 

and youths and their families; 

‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to local educational agencies, in coordination 

with local educational agency liaisons designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii), 

to ensure that local educational agencies comply with the requirements of subsection (e)(3), paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (g), and subsection (h); 

‘‘(6) provide professional development opportunities for local educational agency personnel and the homeless liaison designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) 

to assist such personnel in meeting the needs of homeless children and youths; 

and 

‘‘(7) respond to inquiries from parents and guardians of homeless children and 

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subject of such an inquiry receives the full protections and services provided by 

this subtitle.’’; 

(7) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) STATE PLAN.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, 

each State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan to provide 

for the education of homeless children and youths within the State that includes 

the following: 

‘‘(A) A description of how such children and youths are (or will be) given 

the opportunity to meet the same State academic standards that all students are expected to meet. 

‘‘(B) A description of the procedures the State educational agency will use 

to identify such children and youths in the State and to assess their needs. 

‘‘(C) A description of procedures for the prompt resolution of disputes regarding the educational placement of homeless children and youths. 

‘‘(D) A description of programs for school personnel (including liaisons, 

school leaders, attendance officers, teachers, enrollment personnel, and specialized instructional support personnel) to heighten the awareness of such 

personnel of the specific needs of homeless adolescents, including runaway 

and homeless youths. 

‘‘(E) A description of procedures that ensure that homeless children and 

youths who meet the relevant eligibility criteria are able to participate in 

Federal, State, or local nutrition programs. 

‘‘(F) A description of procedures that ensure that— 

‘‘(i) homeless children have equal access to public preschool programs, administered by the State educational agency or local educational agency, as provided to other children in the State; 

‘‘(ii) homeless youths and youths separated from public schools are 

identified and accorded equal access to appropriate secondary education 

and support services; and 

‘‘(iii) homeless children and youth who meet the relevant eligibility 

criteria are able to participate in Federal, State, or local education programs. 

‘‘(G) Strategies to address problems identified in the report provided to 

the Secretary under subsection (f)(3). 

‘‘(H) Strategies to address other problems with respect to the education 

of homeless children and youths, including problems resulting from enrollment delays that are caused by— 

‘‘(i) immunization and other health records requirements; 

‘‘(ii) residency requirements; 

‘‘(iii) lack of birth certificates, school records, or other documentation; 

‘‘(iv) guardianship issues; or 

‘‘(v) uniform or dress code requirements. 

‘‘(I) A demonstration that the State educational agency and local educational agencies in the State have developed, and shall review and revise, 

policies to remove barriers to the identification, enrollment, and retention 

of homeless children and youths in schools in the State. 

‘‘(J) Assurances that the following will be carried out: 

‘‘(i) The State educational agency and local educational agencies in 

the State will adopt policies and practices to ensure that homeless children and youths are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their 

status as homeless. 

‘‘(ii) Local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff 

person, who may also be a coordinator for other Federal programs, as 

a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths, to 

carry out the duties described in paragraph (6)(A). 

‘‘(iii) The State and its local educational agencies will adopt policies 

and practices to ensure that transportation is provided, at the request 

of the parent or guardian (or in the case of an unaccompanied youth, 

the liaison), to and from the school of origin, as determined in paragraph (3)(A), in accordance with the following, as applicable: 

‘‘(I) If the child or youth continues to live in the area served by 

the local educational agency in which the school of origin is located, 

the child’s or youth’s transportation to and from the school of origin 

shall be provided or arranged by the local educational agency in 

which the school of origin is located. 

‘‘(II) If the child’s or youth’s living arrangements in the area 

served by the local educational agency of origin terminate and the 

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of origin, begins living in an area served by another local educational agency, the local educational agency of origin and the local 

educational agency in which the child or youth is living shall agree 

upon a method to apportion the responsibility and costs for providing the child with transportation to and from the school of origin. If the local educational agencies are unable to agree upon such 

method, the responsibility and costs for transportation shall be 

shared equally. 

‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each plan adopted under this subsection shall also describe how the State will ensure that local educational agencies in the State 

will comply with the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (7). 

‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—Such plan shall indicate what technical assistance 

the State will furnish to local educational agencies and how compliance efforts will be coordinated with the local educational agency liaisons designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii). 

‘‘(3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The local educational agency serving each child or 

youth to be assisted under this subtitle shall, according to the child’s or 

youth’s best interest— 

‘‘(i) continue the child’s or youth’s education in the school of origin 

for the duration of homelessness— 

‘‘(I) in any case in which a family becomes homeless between academic years or during an academic year; or 

‘‘(II) for the remainder of the academic year, if the child or youth 

becomes permanently housed during an academic year; or 

‘‘(ii) enroll the child or youth in any public school that nonhomeless 

students who live in the attendance area in which the child or youth 

is actually living are eligible to attend. 

‘‘(B) SCHOOL STABILITY.—In determining the best interest of the child or 

youth under subparagraph (A), the local educational agency shall— 

‘‘(i) presume that keeping the child or youth in the school of origin 

is in the child or youth’s best interest, except when doing so is contrary 

to the wishes of the child’s or youth’s parent or guardian, or the unaccompanied youth; 

‘‘(ii) consider student-centered factors related to the child’s or youth’s 

best interest, including factors related to the impact of mobility on 

achievement, education, health, and safety of homeless children and 

youth, giving priority to the wishes of the homeless child’s or youth’s 

parent of guardian or the unaccompanied youth involved; 

‘‘(iii) if, after conducting the best interest determination based on 

consideration of the presumption in clause (i) and the student-centered 

factors in clause (ii), the local educational agency determines that it is 

not in the child’s or youth’s best interest to attend the school of origin 

or the school requested by the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied 

youth, provide the child’s or youth’s parent or guardian or the unaccompanied youth with a written explanation of the reasons for its determination, in a manner and form understandable to such parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth, including information regarding the right 

to appeal under subparagraph (E); and 

‘‘(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied youth, ensure that the homeless liaison designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii) assists in placement 

or enrollment decisions under this subparagraph, gives priority to the 

views of such unaccompanied youth, and provides notice to such youth 

of the right to appeal under subparagraph (E). 

‘‘(C) ENROLLMENT.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The school selected in accordance with this paragraph shall immediately enroll the homeless child or youth, even if the 

child or youth— 

‘‘(I) is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, records of immunization 

and other required health records, proof of residency, or other documentation; or 

‘‘(II) has missed application or enrollment deadlines during any 

period of homelessness. 

‘‘(ii) RELEVANT ACADEMIC RECORDS.—The enrolling school shall immediately contact the school last attended by the child or youth to obtain 

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‘‘(iii) RELEVANT HEALTH RECORDS.—If the child or youth needs to obtain immunizations or other required health records, the enrolling 

school shall immediately refer the parent or guardian of the child or 

youth, or the unaccompanied child or youth, to the local educational 

agency liaison designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), who shall assist in 

obtaining necessary immunizations or screenings, or immunization or 

other required health records, in accordance with subparagraph (D). 

‘‘(D) RECORDS.—Any record ordinarily kept by the school, including immunization or other required health records, academic records, birth certificates, guardianship records, and evaluations for special services or programs, regarding each homeless child or youth shall be maintained— 

‘‘(i) so that the records involved are available, in a timely fashion, 

when a child or youth enters a new school or school district; and 

‘‘(ii) in a manner consistent with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 

‘‘(E) ENROLLMENT DISPUTES.—If a dispute arises over school selection or 

enrollment in a school— 

‘‘(i) the child or youth shall be immediately enrolled in the school in 

which enrollment is sought, pending final resolution of the dispute, including all available appeals; 

‘‘(ii) the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth shall be provided 

with a written explanation of any decisions made by the school, the 

local educational agency, or the State educational agency involved, including the rights of the parent, guardian, or youth to appeal such decisions; 

‘‘(iii) the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth shall be referred 

to the local educational agency liaison designated under paragraph 

(1)(J)(ii), who shall carry out the dispute resolution process as described 

in paragraph (1)(C) as expeditiously as possible after receiving notice 

of the dispute; and 

‘‘(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the liaison shall ensure 

that the youth is immediately enrolled in school in which the youth 

seeks enrollment pending resolution of such dispute. 

‘‘(F) PLACEMENT CHOICE.—The choice regarding placement shall be made 

regardless of whether the child or youth lives with the homeless parents 

or has been temporarily placed elsewhere. 

‘‘(G) SCHOOL OF ORIGIN DEFINED.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, the term ‘school of origin’ means 

the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or 

the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled. 

‘‘(ii) RECEIVING SCHOOL.—When the child or youth completes the final 

grade level served by the school of origin, as described in clause (i), the 

term ‘‘school of origin’’ shall include the designated receiving school at 

the next grade level for all feeder schools. 

‘‘(H) CONTACT INFORMATION.—Nothing in this subtitle shall prohibit a 

local educational agency from requiring a parent or guardian of a homeless 

child to submit contact information. 

‘‘(I) PRIVACY.—Information about a homeless child’s or youth’s living situation shall be treated as a student education record under section 444 of 

the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and shall not be 

released to housing providers, employers, law enforcement personnel, or 

other persons or agencies not authorized to have such information under 

section 99.31 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations. 

‘‘(J) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—The school selected in accordance with 

this paragraph shall ensure that homeless children and youth have opportunities to meet the same State academic standards to which other students are held. 

‘‘(4) COMPARABLE SERVICES.—Each homeless child or youth to be assisted 

under this subtitle shall be provided services comparable to services offered to 

other students in the school selected under paragraph (3), including the following: 

‘‘(A) Transportation services. 

‘‘(B) Educational services for which the child or youth meets the eligibility 

criteria, such as services provided under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) or similar State or 

local programs, educational programs for children with disabilities, and 

educational programs for English learners. 

‘‘(C) Programs in career and technical education. 

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‘‘(E) School nutrition programs. 

‘‘(5) COORDINATION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency serving homeless children and youths that receives assistance under this subtitle shall coordinate— 

‘‘(i) the provision of services under this subtitle with local social services agencies and other agencies or entities providing services to homeless children and youths and their families, including services and programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 

5701 et seq.); and 

‘‘(ii) transportation, transfer of school records, and other interdistrict 

activities, with other local educational agencies. 

‘‘(B) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—If applicable, each State educational agency 

and local educational agency that receives assistance under this subtitle 

shall coordinate with State and local housing agencies responsible for developing the comprehensive housing affordability strategy described in section 

105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

12705) to minimize educational disruption for children and youths who become homeless. 

‘‘(C) COORDINATION PURPOSE.—The coordination required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be designed to— 

‘‘(i) ensure that all homeless children and youths are promptly identified; 

‘‘(ii) ensure that homeless children and youths have access to, and 

are in reasonable proximity to, available education and related support 

services; and 

‘‘(iii) raise the awareness of school personnel and service providers of 

the effects of short-term stays in a shelter and other challenges associated with homelessness. 

‘‘(D) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WITH DISABILITIES.—For children 

and youth who are to be assisted both under this subtitle, and under the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), each local educational agency shall coordinate the provision of services under this subtitle 

with the provision of programs for children with disabilities served by that 

local educational agency and other involved local educational agencies. 

‘‘(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON.— 

‘‘(A) DUTIES.—Each local educational agency liaison for homeless children 

and youths, designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), shall ensure that— 

‘‘(i) homeless children and youths are identified by school personnel 

through outreach and coordination activities with other entities and 

agencies; 

‘‘(ii) homeless children and youths are enrolled in, and have a full 

and equal opportunity to succeed in, schools of that local educational 

agency; 

‘‘(iii) homeless families, children, and youths have access to and receive educational services for which such families, children, and youths 

are eligible, including services through Head Start, Early Head Start, 

early intervention, and preschool programs administered by the local 

educational agency; 

‘‘(iv) homeless families, children, and youths receive referrals to 

health care services, dental services, mental health and substances 

abuse services, housing services, and other appropriate services; 

‘‘(v) the parents or guardians of homeless children and youths are informed of the educational and related opportunities available to their 

children and are provided with meaningful opportunities to participate 

in the education of their children; 

‘‘(vi) public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and 

youths is disseminated in locations frequented by parents or guardians 

of such children and youths, and unaccompanied youths, including 

schools, shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens in a manner and 

form understandable to the parents and guardians of homeless children 

and youths, and unaccompanied youths; 

‘‘(vii) enrollment disputes are mediated in accordance with paragraph 

(3)(E); 

‘‘(viii) the parent or guardian of a homeless child or youth, and any 

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graph (1)(J)(iii), and is assisted in accessing transportation to the 

school that is selected under paragraph (3)(A); 

‘‘(ix) school personnel providing services under this subtitle receive 

professional development and other support; and 

‘‘(x) unaccompanied youths— 

‘‘(I) are enrolled in school; 

‘‘(II) have opportunities to meet the same State academic standards to which other students are held, including through implementation of the policies and practices required by paragraph 

(1)(F)(ii); and 

‘‘(III) are informed of their status as independent students under 

section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv) 

and receive verification of such status for purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of such 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1090). 

‘‘(B) NOTICE.—State coordinators established under subsection (d)(3) and 

local educational agencies shall inform school personnel, service providers, 

advocates working with homeless families, parents and guardians of homeless children and youths, and homeless children and youths of the duties 

of the local educational agency liaisons, including publishing an annually 

updated list of the liaisons on the State educational agency’s website. 

‘‘(C) LOCAL AND STATE COORDINATION.—Local educational agency liaisons 

for homeless children and youths shall, as a part of their duties, coordinate 

and collaborate with State coordinators and community and school personnel responsible for the provision of education and related services to 

homeless children and youths. Such coordination shall include collecting 

and providing to the State Coordinator the reliable, valid, and comprehensive data needed to meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (f). 

‘‘(7) REVIEW AND REVISIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency and local educational 

agency that receives assistance under this subtitle shall review and revise 

any policies that may act as barriers to the enrollment of homeless children 

and youths in schools that are selected under paragraph (3). 

‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing and revising such policies, consideration shall be given to issues concerning transportation, immunization, residency, birth certificates, school records and other documentation, and 

guardianship. 

‘‘(C) SPECIAL ATTENTION.—Special attention shall be given to ensuring the 

enrollment and attendance of homeless children and youths who are not 

currently attending school.’’; 

(8) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

years 2014 through 2019,’’; and 

(9) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

years 2014 through 2019’’. 

SEC. 703. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS 

CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. 

Section 723 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11433) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘facilitating the enrollment,’’ and inserting ‘‘facilitating the identification, enrollment,’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i); 

(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period at the end of clause (ii); 

and 

(iii) by striking clause (iii); and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Subgrants awarded under this section shall be for 

terms of not to exceed 3 years.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) 

as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) An assurance that the local educational agency will collect and promptly 

provide data requested by the State Coordinator pursuant to paragraphs (1) and 

(3) of section 722(f). 

‘‘(6) An assurance that the local educational agency has removed barriers to 

complying with the requirements of section 722(g)(1)(I).’’; 

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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘726’’ and inserting ‘‘722(a)’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘identification,’’ before ‘‘enrollment’’; 

(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) The extent to which the application reflects coordination with other 

local and State agencies that serve homeless children and youths.’’; and 

(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘(as of the date of submission 

of the application)’’ after ‘‘current practice’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: 

‘‘(C) The extent to which the applicant will promote meaningful involvement of parents or guardians of homeless children or youths in the education of their children.’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘within’’ and inserting ‘‘into’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (G)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘Such’’ and inserting ‘‘The extent to which the applicant’s program meets such’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘case management or related’’; 

(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I) and inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: 

‘‘(G) The extent to which the local educational agency will use the 

subgrant to leverage resources, including by maximizing nonsubgrant funding for the position of the liaison described in section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) and the 

provision of transportation. 

‘‘(H) How the local educational agency uses funds to serve homeless children and youths under section 1113(c)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(c)(3)).’’; and 

(v) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(J) An assurance that the applicant will meet the requirements of section 722(g)(3).’’; and 

(D) by striking paragraph (4). 

(4) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘challenging State academic content standards’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic standards’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘and challenging State student academic achievement 

standards’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘students with limited English proficiency,’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners,’’ ; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘pupil services’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional support’’; 

(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘, and unaccompanied youths,’’ and inserting ‘‘, particularly homeless children and youths who are not enrolled 

in school,’’; 

(E) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘medical’’ and inserting ‘‘other required 

health’’; 

(F) in paragraph (10), by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, and 

other activities designed to increase the meaningful involvement of parents 

or guardians of homeless children or youths in the education of their children’’; 

(G) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘pupil’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized instructional support’’; and 

(H) in paragraph (13), by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘and parental mental health or substance abuse problems’’. 

SEC. 704. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 

Section 724 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434) is amended— 

(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 

‘‘(c) NOTICE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, before the next school year that begins 

after the date of the enactment of the Student Success Act, update and disseminate nationwide the public notice described in this subsection (as in effect prior 

to such date) of the educational rights of homeless children and youths. 

‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall disseminate the notice nationally to 

all Federal agencies, program grantees, and grant recipients serving homeless 

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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘and dissemination’’ and inserting ‘‘, dissemination, and technical assistance’’; 

(3) in subsection (e)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘applications for grants under this subtitle’’ and inserting 

‘‘plans for the use of grant funds under section 722’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘60-day’’ and inserting ‘‘120-day’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘120-day’’ and inserting ‘‘180-day’’; 

(4) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall 

provide support and technical assistance to State educational agencies in areas 

in which barriers to a free appropriate public education persist.’’; 

(5) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall develop, issue, and publish in the Federal 

Register, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Student Success Act, strategies by which a State— 

‘‘(1) may assist local educational agencies to implement the provisions amended by the Act; and 

‘‘(2) can review and revise State policies and procedures that may present barriers to the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youths in school.’’; 

(6) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘in all areas served by local educational agencies’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 

(7) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘Student Success Act’’. 

SEC. 705. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 725 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iv), by striking ‘‘1309’’ and inserting ‘‘1139’’ and 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘9101’’ and inserting ‘‘5101’’ 

SEC. 706. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 726 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11435) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appro- priated $61,771,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.’’. 

PURPOSE

H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, amends the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 to support state and local accountability for public education, provide important information to 

parents on their schools’ and students’ performance, enhance local 

flexibility, protect taxpayers’ investments in education, strengthen 

state and local autonomy, support more effective teachers in the 

classroom, and provide state and local leaders with the freedom to 

direct federal resources to the programs that best serve their student populations. The Student Success Act reflects the four principles for reform outlined by the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce: reducing the federal footprint, restoring local control, 

supporting effective teachers, and empowering parents. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 5 reflects work by the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce in the 113th Congress to reauthorize the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The bill builds upon the 

committee’s ongoing efforts to examine federal investments and reduce the federal role in elementary and secondary education programs. 

108TH CONGRESS

Hearings—First Session 

On September 29, 2003, the Committee on Education and the 

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in Denver, CO, on ‘‘Keeping Schools Safe—the Implementation of 

No Child Left Behind’s Persistently Dangerous Schools Provision.’’ 

The purpose of the hearing was to learn how the implementation 

of the ‘‘persistently dangerous schools’’ provision, which allows parents to transfer their children out of dangerous schools, affected 

schools, and communities. Testifying before the subcommittee were: 

Mr. William J. Moloney, Commissioner of Education, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO; Mr. David B. Smith, Director 

of Prevention Initiatives, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO; The Honorable Bob Schaffer, President, Colorado Alliance 

for Reform in Education, Denver, CO; Ms. Gloria Zradicka, Policy 

Analyst, Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO; Senator 

John K. Andrews, Jr., President of the Senate, Colorado State Senate, Denver, CO; and Ms. Vicki Ware, Parent, Denver, CO. 

On October 20, 2003, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform held a field hearing in 

Taylors, SC, on ‘‘No Child Left Behind’s Education Choice Provisions: Are States and School Districts Giving Parents the Information They Need?’’ The purpose of the hearing was to discuss how 

the public school choice and supplemental education services provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act were being implemented at 

the state and local level. Testifying before the subcommittee were: 

Ms. Nina S. Rees, Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Innovation 

and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, 

D.C.; Mrs. Wanda Rushing-Jones, Coordinator, Federal Programs 

Unit, South Carolina Department of Education, Columbia, SC; Dr. 

William E. Harner, Superintendent, Greenville County School District, Greenville, SC; Mr. George Waggoner, Parent, retired Tech. 

Sergeant (E6), U.S. Air Force, Greenville, SC; and Dr. Dana Jeffrey, Vice President of Strategic Sales, Lightspan, Denver, CO. 

Second Session 

On March 3, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Improving Results for Children with Disabilities.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to gain insight into the importance of including students with disabilities in state accountability systems 

under No Child Left Behind. Testifying before the committee were: 

Ms. Ricki Sabia, Parent, Associate Director of Public Policy, National Down Syndrome Society, Silver Spring, MD; Dr. Jane Rhyne, 

Assistant Superintendent for Exceptional Children, CharlotteMecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC; Dr. Pia Durkin, Superintendent of Schools, Narragansett School System, Narragansett, 

RI; and Dr. Martha Thurlow, Director, National Center on Education Outcomes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 

On March 8, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a field hearing in Columbus, OH, on ‘‘The Status of No 

Child Left Behind Implementation in Ohio.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to gain local insights into the implementation and consequences of No Child Left Behind. Testifying before the committee 

were: Mr. Ron Tomalis, Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Richard A. Ross, Superintendent, Reynoldsburg City Schools, Reynoldsburg, OH; Dr. Howard Fleeter, Partner, Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter, Columbus, OH; and 


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Mr. Ted Rebarber, President, Accountability Works, Washington, 

D.C. 

On April 15, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a field hearing in Augusta, GA, on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Improving Academic Achievement Through Flexibility & Accountability for Schools.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to gain 

local perspectives on the implementation and consequences of No 

Child Left Behind. Testifying before the committee were: Dr. Gene 

Hickok, Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Kathy Cox, Superintendent of 

Schools, State of Georgia, Atlanta, GA; and Dr. Jeff McDaniel, Director of School Improvement & Federal Programs, Floyd County 

Board of Education, Rome, GA. 

On April 21, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘The Importance of 

Highly Qualified Teachers in Raising Academic Achievement.’’ The 

purpose of the hearing was to discuss the importance of highly 

qualified teachers in improving academic achievement for all students regardless of race, income, geography, English fluency, or disability. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Gaynor McCown, 

Executive Director, The Teaching Commission, New York, NY; Mr. 

Kurt Landgraf, President and CEO, Educational Testing Service, 

Princeton, NJ; Mr. Ross Wiener, Policy Director, The Education 

Trust, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Eileen Mitchell, Elementary School 

Teacher, P.S. 31—the William T. Davis School, Staten Island, NY; 

and Mr. Tracey Bailey, 1993 National Teacher of the Year, Director 

of National Projects, Association of American Educators, Fredericksburg, VA. 

On May 24, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a field 

hearing in Las Vegas, NV, on ‘‘H.R. 2649, the Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003.’’ The purpose of this legislative hearing was to gain local perspectives on the Schools Safely 

Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. George Ann Rice, Associate Superintendent, 

Human Resources Division, Clark County Schools, Las Vegas, NV; 

Ms. Carol Lark, Principal, C.P. Squires Elementary School, North 

Las Vegas, NV; and Mrs. D.J. Stutz, President, Nevada State PTA, 

member, Board of the National PTA, Las Vegas, NV. 

On May 27, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a field 

hearing in Phoenix, AZ, on ‘‘Highly Qualified Teachers and Raising 

Student Achievement.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to discuss 

the importance of highly qualified teachers in improving academic 

achievement for all students regardless of race, income, geography, 

English-fluency, or disability. Testifying before the subcommittee 

were: Mr. Raymond Simon, Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 

Washington, D.C.; Dr. Karen Butterfield, Deputy Associate Superintendent, Innovative and Exemplary Programs, Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, AZ; Dr. Laura Palmer Noone, President, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; and Dr. Lewis C. Solmon, 

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On June 23, 2004, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Raising Student Achievement in America’s Big City Schools.’’ 

The purpose of the hearing was to look at how No Child Left Behind was helping improve student academic achievement in the nation’s urban schools. Testifying before the committee were: Dr. Michael D. Casserly, Executive Director, Council of Great City 

Schools, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Margaret Raymond, Director, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Mr. Paul Vallas, Chief Executive Officer, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; and Dr. 

Marcus Newsome, Superintendent, Newport News County Public 

Schools, Newport News, VA. 

On September 28, 2004, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a 

hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘H.R. 2649, the Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act.’’ The purpose of this legislative 

hearing was to hear testimony on H.R. 2649, the Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Ms. Barbara Belak, Assistant to the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources, Clark County Schools, Las 

Vegas, NV; Ms. Donna Uzzell, Director, Criminal Justice Information Services, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, FL; Dr. William Dean, Superintendent, Frederick County Public Schools, Winchester, VA; and Chief Butch Asselin, Member, 

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Washington, D.C. 

109TH CONGRESS

Hearings—First Session 

On April 26, 2005, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Supplemental Tutoring for Children in Underachieving 

Schools.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine strategies for 

maintaining high expectations of tutoring providers offering federally funded supplemental educational services, while also ensuring 

federal tutoring funds are spent responsibly. Testifying before the 

committee were: Ms. Donna Nola-Ganey, Assistant Superintendent, 

Office of School and Community Support, Louisiana Department of 

Education, Baton Rouge, LA; Mr. Kevin Teasley, Founder and 

President, GEO Foundation, Indianapolis, IN; Mr. Jeffrey Cohen, 

President, Catapult Learning, Inc., Baltimore, MD; and Ms. Beth 

Swanson, Director, Office of After School and Community Programs, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL. 

On May 17, 2005, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘High School Reform: 

Examining State and Local Efforts.’’ The purpose of the hearing 

was to examine state and local strategies for reforming high 

schools. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable W. 

Mitt Romney, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 

MA; and The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Governor, State of Iowa, 

Des Moines, IA. 

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ness in Math and Science.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to learn 

about the challenges to American competitiveness in math and 

science. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. Norm Augustine, retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD; Dr. Thomas Magnanti, Dean, 

School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 

Cambridge, MA; Ms. June Streckfus, Executive Director, Maryland 

Business Roundtable for Education, Baltimore, MD; and Dr. Nancy 

Songer, Professor of Science Education and Learning Technologies, 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 

On June 9, 2005, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing in Washington, 

D.C., on ‘‘The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in State and Local 

High School Reform Efforts.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

gain perspectives on the role of non-profit organizations in state 

and local high school reform efforts. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. Tom Vander Ark, Executive Director, Education, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA; Ms. Deborah Howard, Program Director, School Improvement, 

KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Cincinnati, OH; and Mr. Andres 

Henriquez, Program Officer, Education Division, Carnegie Corporation of New York, New York, NY. 

On June 28, 2005, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘How the Private Sector is Helping States and 

Communities Improve High School Education.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to examine how the private sector is helping states 

and communities improve high school education. Testifying before 

the subcommittee were: Mr. Bill A. Shore, Director of U.S. Community Partnerships, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC; 

Ms. Sarah Revi Sterling, Program Manager, University Relations, 

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA; Mr. Mike Watson, Vice 

Chairman, BellSouth Foundation, Atlanta, GA; and Dr. Phyllis 

Hudecki, Executive Director, Oklahoma Business and Education 

Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK. 

On September 29, 2005, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Closing the 

Achievement Gap in America’s Schools: the No Child Left Behind 

Act.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine strategies for closing the achievement gap in America’s schools. Testifying before the 

committee were: The Honorable Margaret Spellings, Secretary of 

Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Dr. 

Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Superintendent, Richmond Public 

Schools, Richmond, VA; and Ms. Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C. 

On November 17, 2005, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing in 

Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Combating Methamphetamines Through 

Prevention and Education.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine the federal role in shaping a response to the methamphetamine problem through the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act and other federal programs. Testifying before the subcommittee were: The Honorable Mark Souder, U.S. House of Representatives, Third District, Indiana; The Honorable Darlene 

Hooley, U.S. House of Representatives, Fifth District, Oregon; The 


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Honorable Mary Ann Solberg, Deputy Director, Office of National 

Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, 

D.C.; Dr. Richard Spoth, Director, Partnerships in Prevention 

Science Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; The Honorable 

John Icenogle, District Judge, District 9, Buffalo County, NE; and 

Ms. Cristi Cain, State Coordinator, Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project, Topeka, KS. 

Second Session 

On May 3, 2006, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Building American Competitiveness: Examining the Scope and Success of Existing Federal 

Math and Science Programs.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

examine federal math and science programs and learn about their 

effectiveness. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable 

Tom Luce, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and 

Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, 

D.C.; Ms. Cornelia Ashby, Director of Education, Workforce, and 

Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 

Washington, D.C.; and Mr. Bill Archey, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Electronics Association, Washington, D.C. 

On May 18, 2006, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: How Innovative Educators Are Integrating Subject Matter to 

Improve Student Achievement.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

examine what methods are being employed to integrate math and 

reading instruction into the general education curriculum with the 

intent of improving student achievement. Testifying before the 

committee were: Mr. Garrett W. Lydic, 2006 State Teacher of the 

Year, North Laurel Elementary School, Laurel, DE; Mr. Rick Holt, 

Principal, Lewiston K–8 School, Lewiston, MI; Dr. Mickey Garrison, Principal, Fullerton IV Elementary School, Roseburg, OR; Ms. 

Betsy Ablott, Teacher, Science Focus School, Arlington, VA; and 

Mr. Ray Zeigler, Co-Director, Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute, 

Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD. 

On June 13, 2006, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Disaggregating Student Achievement by Subgroups to Ensure 

All Students Are Learning.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine the consequences of disaggregating student achievement 

data by subgroups. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable Raymond Simon, Deputy Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Cynthia Kuhlman, 

Principal, Centennial Place Elementary School, Atlanta, GA; Dr. 

Ronald A. Peiffer, Deputy State Superintendent, Maryland State 

Department of Education, Baltimore, MD; and Mr. John C. 

Brittain, Chief Counsel and Deputy Director, Lawyers Committee 

for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C. 

On July 12, 2006, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Ensuring High Academic Achievement for Limited English 

Proficient Students and Students with Disabilities.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to examine how students with disabilities and limited English proficient students are evaluated, how effective those 

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granted to states and school districts by the Department of Education with regard to these student subgroups. Testifying before 

the committee were: Ms. Rachel Quenemoen, Senior Research Fellow, National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Mr. Don Soifer, Executive Vice President, 

Lexington Institute, Arlington, VA; Ms. Margaret McLeod, Executive Director, Office of Bilingual Education, District of Columbia 

Public Schools, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Kristine Neuber, Doctoral 

Student, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, 

Fairfax, VA; and Mr. Keith Buchanan, Office Coordinator, English 

for Speakers of Other Languages, Fairfax County Public Schools, 

Falls Church, VA. 

On July 27, 2006, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Can Growth Models Ensure Improved Education for All Students.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to evaluate the implications 

of using growth models to determine if schools are making adequate yearly progress under No Child Left Behind. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Marlene S. Shaul, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government 

Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Joel I. Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education, New York, NY; 

Mr. Reg Weaver, President, National Education Association, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Katie Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, 

Washington, D.C.; and Dr. William L. Sanders, Senior Manager, 

Value-Added Assessment and Research, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, 

NC. 

On August 28, 2006, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform held a field hearing in 

Chicago, IL, on ‘‘No Child Left Behind: Successes and Challenges 

of Implementation in Urban and Suburban Schools.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to discuss what improvements could be made 

to assist the implementation of No Child Left Behind in urban and 

suburban schools. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. 

Henry Johnson, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Arne Duncan, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL; Dr. Darlene J. Ruscitti, 

Regional Superintendent, DuPage Regional Office of Education, 

Wheaton, IL; Dr. Paul Kimmelman, Senior Advisor, Office of the 

Chief Executive Officer, Learning Point Associates, Naperville, IL; 

and Ms. Dianne Piche, Executive Director, Citizens’ Commission on 

Civil Rights, Washington, D.C. 

On September 21, 2006, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘No Child Left 

Behind: How Can We Increase Parental Awareness of Supplemental Education Services?’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine the challenges and successes of implementation of the supplemental educational services provisions under the No Child Left 

Behind Act. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. Morgan 

Brown, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Ms. 

Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, 

D.C.; Dr. Stephen Barr, Associate Superintendent, Center for 

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OH; Ms. Erica Harris, Manager, Academic After School Programs, 

Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL; Dr. Barbara Anderson, Vice 

President of Education, Knowledge Learning Corporation, School 

Partnerships, Washington, D.C.; and Ms. Monique Dollonne, Parent of a Supplemental Educational Services Student, Ventura, CA. 

Legislative Action—First Session 

On October 7, 2005, Rep. John Boehner (R–OH), Rep. Tom 

DeLay (R–TX), Rep. Roy Blunt (R–MO), Rep. Sam Johnson (R–TX), 

Rep. John Kline (R–MN), Rep. Kenny Marchant (R–TX), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R–NC), Rep. Chris Chocola (R–IN), Rep. John Doolittle 

(R–CA), Rep. Jeff Flake (R–AZ), Rep. Trent Franks (R–AZ), Rep. 

Patrick McHenry (R–NC), Rep. Mike Pence (R–IN), Rep. Pete Sessions (R–TX), Rep. John Shadegg (R–AZ), and Rep. Todd Tiahrt 

(R–KS) introduced H.R. 4018, the Setting Priorities in Spending 

Act of 2005. The bill repealed 14 ineffective elementary and secondary education programs, including: Ready to Learn Television; 

Star Schools Act; Ready to Teach; Foreign Language Assistance Act 

of 2001; Community Technology Centers; Educational, Cultural, 

Apprenticeship, and Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their Historical Whaling and Trading Partners 

in Massachusetts; Arts in Education; and Women’s Educational Equity. 

110TH CONGRESS

Hearings—First Session 

On March 13, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor and Pensions in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Improving NCLB to Close 

the Achievement Gap.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine 

methods for closing the achievement gap and approaching reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Testifying before the committees were: Mr. Roy Barnes, Co-Chair, Aspen 

Institute Commission on No Child Left Behind and former Governor of Georgia, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Elizabeth Burmaster, 

President, Council of Chief State School Officers, Madison, WI; Mr. 

Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of Great City 

Schools, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Wade J. Henderson, President and 

Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 

Washington, D.C.; Mr. Edward J. McElroy, President, American 

Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Arthur J. Rothkopf, 

Senior Vice President, Business Coalition for Student Achievement, 

Washington, D.C.; and Mr. Reg Weaver, President, National Education Association, Washington, D.C. 

On March 21, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘ESEA Reauthorization: Options 

for Improving NCLB’s Measures of Progress.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to discuss options for reforming the current definition 

of adequate yearly progress. Testifying before the committee were: 

Dr. Harold C. Doran, Senior Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Chrys Dougherty, Director of Research, National Center for Educational Accountability, 

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partment of Education, Providence, RI; Mr. Allan Olson, Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, Northwest Evaluation Association, 

Lake Oswego, OR; and Ms. Valerie Woodruff, Secretary, Delaware 

Department of Education, Dover, DE. 

On March 23, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Impact of NCLB on 

English Language Learners.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

learn how NCLB is working for English Language Learner students and what needs to be done to improve student achievement. 

Testifying before the subcommittee were: Ms. Cornelia M. Ashby, 

Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. 

Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Beverly 

L. Young, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Teacher Education and Public 

School Program, California State University, Long Beach, CA; Mr. 

Peter Zamora, Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense 

and Educational Fund, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Francisca Sa ́nchez, 

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, San 

Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, San Bernardino, 

CA; and Ms. Marta Guzma ́n, Principal, Oyster Bilingual Elementary School, Washington, D.C. 

On March 29, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘How NCLB Affects 

Students with Disabilities.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to determine how students with disabilities are affected by certain provisions under No Child Left Behind. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. Rebecca H. Cort, Deputy Commissioner, Office 

of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, New York State Department of Education, Albany, NY; 

Dr. Michael L. Hardman, Professor and Chair, Department of Special Education and Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Dr. William Henderson, Principal, 

O’Hearn Elementary School, Boston, MA; Ms. Rachel Quenemoen, 

Technical Assistance Team Leader, National Center on Education 

Outcomes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and Dr. 

Jane Rhyne, Assistant Superintendent, Programs for Exceptional 

Children, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System, Charlotte, NC. 

On April 12, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a field hearing in Flint, MI, on ‘‘Local Perspectives on 

the No Child Left Behind Act.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

gain local perspectives on the No Child Left Behind Act. Testifying 

before the subcommittee were: Mr. Steve Burroughs, President, 

United Teachers of Flint, on behalf of the National Education Association, Flint, MI; Ms. Andrea Debardelaben, Parent, Flint, MI; Mr. 

Jan D. Russell, Assistant Superintendent, Genesee Intermediate 

School District, Flint, MI; Mr. David Solis, Director of State, Federal, and Local Programs, on behalf of Dr. Walter Milton Jr., Superintendent, Flint Community Schools, Flint, MI; and Mr. Donald 

Tilley, Social Studies Department Chair, Central High School, 

Flint, MI. 

On April 18, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Supplemental EduVerDate Mar 15 2010 07:23 Jul 12, 2013 Jkt 081865 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR150P1.XXX HR150P1

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cation Services Under the No Child Left Behind Act: How to Improve Quality and Access.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to understand how supplemental education services are working and 

whether they can be better implemented or improved. Testifying 

before the subcommittee were: Ms. Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, 

Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Ann E. Chafin, 

Assistant State Superintendent for Student, Family, and School 

Support, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD; 

Ms. Ruth D. Murray, Director, Federal Grants, Newport News Public Schools, Newport News, VA; Ms. Dianne M. Piche ́, Executive Director, Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.; 

and Ms. Monica M. Roberts, Director, Office of Federal and State 

Programs, Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA. 

On April 20, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Mismanagement and Conflicts 

of Interest in the Reading First Program.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to investigate mismanagement and uncover conflicts of interest in the Reading First Program. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. Christopher J. Doherty, former Program Director, 

Reading First, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; 

Dr. Roland Good, Associate Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; Mr. John P. Higgins, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Edward Kame’enui, 

Commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Starr 

Lewis, Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, KY; and Dr. Deborah C. Simmons, Professor of 

Special Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 

On April 23, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘NCLB: Preventing Dropouts 

and Enhancing School Safety.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

examine strategies for preventing dropouts and improving school 

safety. Testifying before the committee were: Dr. Marı ́a Robledo 

Montecel, Executive Director, Intercultural Development Research 

Association, San Antonio, TX; Dr. Jane Norwood, Vice-Chair, North 

Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh, NC; Mr. Kenneth M. 

Smith, President, Jobs for America’s Graduates, Alexandria, VA; 

Mr. Kenneth S. Trump, President and Chief Executive Officer, National School Safety and Security Services, Inc., Cleveland, OH; 

and The Honorable Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent 

Education and former Governor of West Virginia, Washington, D.C. 

On April 27, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a field hearing in San Rafael, CA, on ‘‘Improving the 

No Child Left Behind Act’s Accountability System.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to gain local perspectives on accountability provisions within No Child Left Behind. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Ms. Melanie Blake, Teacher, Sonoma Valley High 

School, Sonoma, CA; Mr. Pepe Gonzalez, Vice Principal, Venetia 

Valley K–8 School, San Rafael, CA; Dr. Sharon E. Liddell, Superintendent, Santa Rosa City Schools, Santa Rosa, CA; Ms. Elizabeth 

W. Schott, Principal, McDowell Elementary School, Petaluma, CA; 

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On April 28, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a field hearing in Sacaton, AZ, on ‘‘The No Child Left 

Behind Act’s Impact on Indian Education.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to explore how certain provisions of No Child Left Behind affect Indian Education. Testifying before the subcommittee 

were: Dr. Roger Bordeaux, Director, Association of Community 

Tribal Schools, Agency Village, SD; Dr. Willard S. Gilbert, President-elect, National Indian Education Association, Washington, 

D.C.; Mr. Tom Miller, Member, Board of Directors, Sault Ste. 

Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, MI; Mr. William R. Rhodes, Governor, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, 

AZ; and Mr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Chairman, San Carlos Apache 

Tribe, San Carlos, AZ. 

On May 10, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Accountability for the Department of Education’s Oversight of Student Loans and the Reading 

First Program.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to investigate unethical practices in the student loan industry and the Reading First 

program. Testifying before the committee was The Honorable Margaret Spellings, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 

On May 11, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘ESEA Reauthorization: Boosting Quality in the Teaching Profession.’’ The purpose of the hearing 

was to examine methods of ensuring teacher quality in every classroom. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Joan Bibeau, 

Member, Education Minnesota, Teacher, Eagleville Elementary 

School, Leech Lake Reservation, MN; Dr. Joseph P. Burke, Superintendent of Schools, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MA; 

Dr. Jack D. Dale, Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools, 

Fairfax, VA; Mr. Joel I. Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education, New York, NY; Ms. Valdine McLean, Teacher, 

Pershing County High School, Lovelock, NV; Mr. John D. Podesta, 

President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American 

Progress, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Gary W. Ritter, Associate Professor, Endowed Chair in Education Policy, Department of Education Reform, College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; and Dr. Jarvis Sanford, Principal, Dodge Renaissance Academy, Chicago, IL. 

On May 14, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a field hearing in King of Prussia, PA, on ‘‘Examining 

Local Perspectives on the No Child Left Behind Act.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to gain local perspectives on the consequences 

of No Child Left Behind. Testifying before the subcommittee were: 

Dr. Leslye S. Abrutyn, Superintendent, Penn Delco School District, 

Aston, PA; Dr. Theodore Hershberg, Public Policy and History Director, Center for Greater Philadelphia and Operation Public Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Mr. Joe Howell, Principal, Norristown Area High School, Norristown, PA; Mr. 

Stephen Kozol, Chair, Department of Social Studies, Upper Merion 

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On May 17, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Preparing Teachers for the Classroom: The Role of the Higher Education Act and 

No Child Left Behind.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine 

the role the federal government can play in preparing teachers for 

the classroom. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. Daniel 

Fallon, Director, Program in Higher Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York, New York, NY; Dr. Emily Feistritzer, President, 

National Center for Alternative Certification and the National Center for Education Information, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Sharon P. 

Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, D.C.; Mr. 

George A. Scott, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, 

D.C.; and Dr. Janice Wiley, Deputy Director, Region One Education 

Service Center, Edinburg, TX. 

On June 7, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Reauthorization of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Current and Prospective Flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to hear perspectives on flexibility under No 

Child Left Behind. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. 

Chester E. Finn, Jr., President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 

Washington, D.C.; Mr. Jack Jennings, President, Center on Education Policy, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Carol Johnson, Superintendent, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, TN; The Honorable 

Rick Melmer, Secretary, South Dakota Department of Education, 

Pierre, SD; and Ms. Kathleen N. Straus, President, Michigan State 

Board of Education, Lansing, MI. 

On September 10, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to gain feedback on proposed legislation to reauthorize 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Testifying before the 

committee were: Ms. Germaine Brown, Teacher, Stewart Street Elementary School, Gadsden County, FL; Mr. Barry Stark, Principal, 

Norris Middle School, Firth, NE; Mr. Jack Jennings, President, 

Center for Education Policy, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Linda DarlingHammond, Charles Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford 

University, Stanford, CA; Mr. John Podesta, President and Chief 

Executive Officer, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.; 

Ms. Andrea Messina, Commissioner, Aspen Institute Commission 

on NCLB, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Kevin Carey, Research and Policy 

Manager, Education Sector, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Billy Cannaday, 

Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, VA; The Honorable Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Adria Steinberg, Assistant Vice President of Youth Transition, Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA; Mr. James McPartland, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of Schools, John Hopkins 

University, Baltimore, MD; Mr. Brian Gong, Executive Director, 

Center for Assessment, Dover, NH; Mr. Mike Cohen, President, 

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tion for Career and Technical Education, Alexandria, VA; Ms. 

Nancy Zirkin, Vice President and Director of Public Policy, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Peter 

Zamora, Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and 

Educational Fund, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Stephanie Jones, Executive Director, The Urban League, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Dan 

Losen, Senior Education Law and Policy Associate, The Civil 

Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA; Ms. Dianne Piche, Executive Director, Citizens Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.; Ms. 

Delia Pompa, Vice President of Education Programs, National 

Council of La Raza, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Katie Neas, Director of 

Congressional Relations, Easter Seals, Washington, D.C.; Ms. 

Myrna Mandlawitz, Policy Director, Learning Disabilities Association of America, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Jon Schnur, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, New Leaders for New Schools, New 

York, NY; Mr. Charles Harris, Co-Founder and Executive Partner, 

SeaChange Capital Partner, South Norwalk, CT; Mr. Nelson 

Smith, President, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 

Washington, D.C.; Mr. Joshua Wyner, Executive Vice President, 

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Lansdowne, VA; Ms. Sonia Hernandez Rodriguez, Executive Vice President, National Farm Workers Service Center, Los Angeles, CA; Mr. John Castellani, President, Business Roundtable, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Jim Kohlmoos, 

President and Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Alliance, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Mike Petrilli, Vice President for National Programs and Policy, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Ms. MaryKate Hughes, Math Teacher, D.C. Preparatory Academy, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Kathleen Rooker, Principal, Neil Armstrong Elementary School, Port Charlotte, FL; Mr. 

Reg Weaver, President, National Education Association, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, 

Washington, D.C.; Ms. Antonia Cortese, Executive Vice President, 

American Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Frances 

Bryant Bradburn, Director of Instructional Technologies, North 

Carolina Department of Education, Raleigh, NC; Ms. Mary Kay 

Sommers, Principal, Shepardson Elementary School, Fort Collins, 

CO; Ms. Kristan Van Hook, Senior Vice President for Public Policy 

and Development, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 

Santa Monica, CA; Mr. David Brewer, Superintendent, Los Angeles 

Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA; Ms. Joan Wodiska, Director of Education Policy, National Governors Association, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of 

Great City Schools, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Paul Houston, Executive 

Director, American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, 

VA; Ms. LaRuth Gray, Deputy Director, Metropolitan Center for 

Urban Education, New York, NY; and Mr. Michael Resnick, Associate Executive Director, National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. 

On September 21, 2007, the Committee on Education and Labor 

Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness held a field hearing in Pomona, CA, on ‘‘Examining 

Competitiveness Through Science, Technology, Engineering and 

Math.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine strategies for 

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States. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. Warren J. 

Baker, President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis 

Obispo, CA; Dr. Marshall E. Drummond, Chancellor, Los Angeles 

Community College District, Los Angeles, CA; Dr. Susan 

Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science and 

Technology, Sacramento, CA; Dr. Charles B. Reed, Chancellor, 

California State University System, Sacramento, CA; Dr. Frederick 

A. Tarantino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Universities 

Space Research Association, Columbia, MD; and Dr. Todd Ullah, 

Director of Science, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA. 

Second Session 

On February 13, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future.’’ The purpose of the hearing was 

to highlight the poor quality of public school buildings, particularly 

in low-income areas, and federal investment in public school buildings. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable Ben 

Chandler, U.S. House of Representatives, Sixth District, Kentucky; 

The Honorable Michael Castle, U.S. House of Representatives, AtLarge, Delaware; The Honorable Bob Etheridge, U.S. House of Representatives, Second District, North Carolina; The Honorable David 

Loebsack, U.S. House of Representatives, Second District, Iowa; 

The Honorable Charles Boustany, U.S. House of Representatives, 

Seventh District, Louisiana; The Honorable Darlene Hooley, U.S. 

House of Representatives, Fifth District, Oregon; The Honorable 

Steve King, U.S. House of Representatives, Fifth District, Iowa; 

The Honorable Rush Holt, U.S. House of Representatives, Twelfth 

District, New Jersey; Ms. Kathleen J. Moore, Director, School Facilities Planning Division, California Department of Education, Sacramento, CA; Ms. Judi Caddick, Teacher, Memorial Junior High 

School, Illinois Education Association, Lansing, IL; Ms. Mary 

Cullinane, Director, Innovation and Business Development Team, 

Microsoft Corporation, New York, NY; Dr. Paula Vincent, Superintendent, Clear Creek Amana School District, Oxford, IA; Mr. 

Paul Vallas, Superintendent, Louisiana Recovery School District, 

New Orleans, LA; Mr. Jim Waters, Director, Policy and Communications, Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Bowling 

Green, KY; and Mr. Neal McCluskey, Associate Director, Center for 

Educational Freedom, CATO Institute, Washington, D.C. 

On March 11, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘After School Programs: How the Bush Administration’s Budget Impacts Children 

and Families.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine the 21st 

Century Learning Centers program and discuss its progress. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. Michael J. Carroll, Chief 

of Police, West Goshen Township Police Department, Chester 

County, PA; Ms. LaDonna Gamble, Interim Project Director, 

Bridges to the Future Before and Afterschool Program’s 21st Century Community Learning Center, Flint, MI; Ms. Theresa 

Vendrzyk Kough, Education Associate, After School Programs, 

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M. Little, Associate Director, Harvard Family Research Project, 

Medford, MA. 

On May 21, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘The National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report: Foundations for Success.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to discuss the findings of the National Math Panel’s 

report and how U.S. math education can be improved. Testifying 

before the committee were: Mr. John Castellani, President, Business Roundtable, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Francis Fennell, former 

President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, 

VA; Dr. William Haver, Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Ms. Laura Slover, Vice 

President, Achieve, Inc, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Wanda Talley Staggers, Dean of Manufacturing and Engineering, Anderson School 

District Five, Anderson, SC; and Ms. Mary Ann Wolf, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association, Glen 

Burnie, MD. 

On July 17, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Mayor and Superintendent 

Partnerships in Education: Closing the Achievement Gap.’’ The 

purpose of the hearing was to examine superintendent partnerships in education and how they contribute to closing the achievement gap. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York, New York, NY; Mr. 

Arne Duncan, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL; The Honorable Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Beverly L. Hall, Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, GA; Mr. Joel I. Klein, Chancellor, 

New York City Department of Education, New York, NY; and Ms. 

Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools, 

Washington, D.C. 

On July 22, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Innovation in STEM Education 

through Business and Education Partnerships.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to examine innovative business and education partnerships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education. Testifying before the committee were: Dr. Ramona Chang, 

Director of Curriculum, Torrance Unified School District, Torrance, 

CA; Ms. Melendy Lovett, Senior Vice President and President, Education Technology, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX; Mr. Tom Luce, 

Chief Executive Officer, National Math and Science Initiative, Dallas, TX; Mr. Phil Mickelson, Professional Golfer and Cofounder, 

Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; 

Dr. Carlo Parravano, Executive Director, Merck Institute for 

Science Education, Rahway, NJ; Dr. Sally Ride, President and 

Chief Executive Officer, Sally Ride Science, San Diego, CA; Ms. Patricia Sullivan, Education Solutions Executive, Global Education 

Industry at IBM, Armonk, NY; and Mr. Brian H. Wells, Chief Systems Engineer, Raytheon Co., Waltham, MA. 

On July 24, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘The Benefits of Physical and 

Health Education for Our Nation’s Children.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to discuss the problem of childhood obesity, and the 

benefits of physical education. Testifying before the committee 

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Third District, Wisconsin; The Honorable Zach Wamp, U.S. House 

of Representatives, Third District, Tennessee; Ms. Lori Rose Benson, Director, Office of Fitness and Health Education, New York 

City Department of Education, New York, NY; Mr. Tim Brown, 

former NFL all-pro player, National Chairman, Athletes and Entertainers for Kids, Long Beach, CA; Mr. Robert Keiser, Student 

Advisor to Governor Charlie Crist, Council on Physical Fitness, 

Tallahassee, FL; Dr. Russell Pate, Associate Vice President for 

Health Sciences, Professor, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold 

School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 

SC; and Mr. Richard Simmons, ASK America, Beverly Hills, CA. 

On September 9, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor 

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 

Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Challenges Facing Bureau of Indian Education Schools in Improving Student 

Achievement.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine challenges encountered by Bureau of Indian Education schools in their 

efforts to improve student achievement. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Ms. Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability 

Office, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Anne Dudro, Chief of Staff, Office of 

Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert, President, National Indian Education Association, Washington, D.C.; 

Mr. Theodore Hamilton, Executive Director, Oceti Sakowin Education Consortium, Kyle, SD; and Mr. Stanley Holder, Chief, Division of Performance and Accountability, Bureau of Indian Education, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 

Legislative Action—First Session 

On July 12, 2007, Rep. Ben Chandler (D–KY), Rep. George Miller 

(D–CA), and Rep. Dale Kildee (D–MI) introduced H.R. 3021, the 

21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act. The bill 

sought to create a new federal school construction program. Under 

the bill, the Secretary of Education would make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary educational facilities, and for other purposes. 

On July 12, 2007, Rep. John Sarbanes (D–MD) introduced H.R. 

3036, the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007. The bill sought to 

amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 

create new environmental education programs. 

On August 1, 2007, Rep. Mazie Hirono (D–HI), Rep. Robert Andrews (D–NJ), Rep. Susan Davis (D–CA), Rep. George Miller (D– 

CA), and Rep. John Tierney (D–MA) introduced H.R. 3289, the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE–K) Act of 2007. The bill 

sought to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

1965 to create a new early education program. 

Second Session 

On April 30, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor considered H.R. 3021, the 21st Century High-Performing Public School 

Facilities Act, in legislative session, and reported the bill favorably, 

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The committee considered and adopted the following amendment 

to H.R. 3021: • Rep. Dave Loebsack (D–IA) and Rep. Dale Kildee (D–MI) 

offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 

amendment passed by a voice vote. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 3021, which were not adopted: • Rep. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R–CA) offered an amendment to strike the provision subjecting new school construction 

projects to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act. The 

amendment failed by a vote of 16–27. • Rep. Mike Castle (R–DE) offered an amendment requiring 

Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA) to be fully funded before federal resources could be 

dedicated to school construction. The amendment failed by a 

vote of 20–24. • Rep. Rob Bishop (R–UT) offered an amendment on the equitable treatment of charter schools. The amendment failed by 

a vote of 19–25. • Rep. John Kline (R–MN) offered an amendment to require 

local educational agencies to provide military recruiters with 

access to secondary student information. The amendment was 

ruled not germane by the Chair. A motion to appeal the ruling 

of the Chair failed by a vote of 20–25. • Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) offered an amendment requiring 

local educational agencies to conduct independent audits. The 

amendment failed by a vote of 18–26. • Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) offered an amendment prohibiting 

earmarks. The amendment failed by a vote of 21–25. • Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R–MI) offered an amendment prohibiting the purchase of carbon offsets. The amendment failed by 

a vote of 21–25. • Rep. David Davis (R–TN) offered an amendment requiring 

local educational agencies to certify compliance with school 

prayer provisions. The amendment was ruled not germane by 

the Chair. A motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair failed by 

a vote of 21–26. 

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3021 on June 4, 2008, 

by a vote of 250–164. The bill was sent to the Senate and referred 

to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

On June 18, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor considered H.R. 3036, the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007, in legislative session and reported the bill favorably, as amended, to the 

House of Representatives by a vote of 37–8. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendments to H.R. 3036: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The amendment passed by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Mike Castle (R–DE) offered an amendment to require 

the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 

Secretary of Education, and the National Environmental Education Foundation to establish indicators of program quality for 

environmental education programs. The amendment was 

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• Rep. John Sarbanes (D–MD) offered an amendment to 

make technical edits. The amendment was adopted by a voice 

vote. 

• Rep. Vern Ehlers (R–MI) offered an en bloc amendment to 

expand the list of subject studies to determine the effectiveness 

of environmental education programs and to allow grantees to 

conduct studies of national significance. The amendment was 

adopted by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Rush Holt (D–NJ) and Rep. Mark Souder (R–IN) offered an amendment to allow grantees to coordinate with any 

program operated by a federal natural resource management 

agency. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Tim Bishop (D–NY) offered an amendment to allow 

grantees to replicate and disseminate information about proven 

and tested environmental education programs. The amendment 

was adopted by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Mark Souder (R–IN) offered an amendment to allow 

grantees to develop environmental education standards that 

include information on the need to balance conservation of the 

environment with the development of the nation’s energy resources. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Yvette Clark (D–NY) offered an amendment to allow 

grantees to address environmental justice issues. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) offered an amendment to clarify 

that federal funds may not be used to mandate, direct, or control a state or local educational agency’s curriculum or program 

of instruction. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote. 

The committee further considered the following amendment to 

H.R. 3036, which was not adopted: 

• Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) offered an amendment on the environmental benefits of American-made energy. The amendment 

failed by a vote of 13–28. 

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3036 on September 

18, 2008, by a vote of 293–109. The bill was sent to the Senate and 

referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public 

Works. 

On June 25, 2008, the Committee on Education and Labor considered H.R. 3289, the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE– 

K) Act of 2007, in legislative session and reported the bill favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by a vote of 31– 

11. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendments to H.R. 3289: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The amendment passed by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Phil Hare (D–IL) offered an en bloc amendment to 

address the deficiency of pre-K opportunities to children in 

rural areas and to increase coordination of state supported 

early childhood providers and local educational agencies to ensure a smooth transition to kindergarten. The amendment 

passed by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Susan Davis (D–CA) offered an amendment to add an 

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directors and staff during the first three years of employment. 

The amendment passed by a vote of 26–17. 

• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D–OH) offered an en bloc amendment to require states to report on how they are addressing 

transportation needs where transportation is a barrier to accessing state-funded preschool programs and to require states 

to coordinate with a state advisory board on early childhood 

education or similar entity. The amendment passed by a voice 

vote. 

• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D–OH) and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D– 

CA) offered an amendment to require states to report on their 

activities to expand state-funded preschool programs and to require the Secretary of Education to report to Congress on the 

activities carried out by this bill. The amendment (as amended) 

passed by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Phil Hare (D–IL) offered a secondary amendment to 

Reps. Kucinich and Woolsey’s amendment to add rural areas 

into the reporting requirements. The amendment passed by a 

voice vote. 

• Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D–TX) offered an amendment requiring states to provide assurances they will target resources 

or strengthen services to English Language Learners. The 

amendment passed by a voice vote. 

The committee considered the following amendments to H.R. 

3289, which were not adopted: 

• Rep. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R–CA) offered an amendment to ensure states invest the resources provided in the bill 

to enroll all eligible children in the existing Head Start program. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 18–25. 

• Rep. Mike Castle (R–DE) offered an amendment to align 

the new pre-K program with Head Start. The amendment was 

defeated by a vote of 18–25. 

• Rep. Charles Boustany (R–LA) offered an amendment to 

prioritize services only to low-income children. The amendment 

was defeated by a vote of 17–26. 

• Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) offered an amendment to allow 

states to provide parents a choice of preschool providers. The 

amendment was defeated by a vote of 14–29. 

• Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) also offered an amendment that 

would require the bill to have offsets. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 17–26. 

• Rep. Virginia Foxx (R–NC) and Rep. Tom Price (R–GA) offered an amendment that would limit federally funded programs to legal U.S. residents and citizens. The amendment 

was defeated by a vote of 18–25. 

On September 26, 2008, the House of Representatives passed 

H.R. 7110, the Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, 

introduced by Rep. David Obey (D–WI). H.R. 7110 appropriated $3 

billion for public school modernization, renovation, and repair, 

similar to the provisions included in H.R. 3021. The bill was placed 

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111TH CONGRESS

Hearings—First Session 

On April 29, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Strengthening America’s Competitiveness through Common Academic Standards.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to examine how to ensure rigorous academic 

standards keep American students competitive. Testifying before 

the committee were: Mr. James B. Hunt Jr., Chairman of the 

Board, James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership 

and Policy Foundation, former Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC; Dr. Kenneth James, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, AR; Mr. Greg Jones, President and 

Chief Executive Officer (retired), State Farm General Insurance, 

Chairman, California Business Roundtable, Playa del Rey, CA; Mr. 

David Levin, Co-founder, KIPP Schools, New York, NY; and Ms. 

Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, 

New York, NY. 

On May 12, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘America’s Competitiveness 

through High School Reform.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

learn about the challenges facing our nation’s high schools in providing competitive, capable graduates. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, Second District, Pennsylvania; The Honorable Michael Castle, U.S. House of Representatives, At-Large, Delaware; 

The Honorable Rau ́l M. Grijalva, U.S. House of Representatives, 

Seventh District, Arizona; The Honorable David P. Roe, U.S. House 

of Representatives, First District, Tennessee; Mr. Robert Balfanz, 

Associate Research Scientist, Everyone Graduates Center, Johns 

Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Mr. Scott Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, Mastery Charter Schools, Philadelphia, PA; Ms. Marguerite Kondracke, President and Chief Executive Officer, America’s Promise Alliance, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Vicki Phillips, Director, Education Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA; The Honorable Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education, former Governor of West Virginia, Washington, 

D.C.; and Mr. Michael Wotorson, Executive Director, Campaign for 

High School Equity, Washington, D.C. 

On May 19, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Examining the Abusive and 

Deadly Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to understand the nature and magnitude of the 

practice of abusive restraint and seclusion techniques in public and 

private schools. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. Greg 

Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.; 

Ms. Toni Price, foster mother of a child victim, Killeen, TX; Ms. 

Anne Gaydos, mother of a child victim, Monument, CO; Ms. Elizabeth Hanselman, Assistant Superintendent, Special Education and 

Support Services, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL; 

and Dr. Reece L. Peterson, Professor of Special Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. 

On May 20, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

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Education Agenda.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to learn about 

the administration’s policies and priorities for education in the 

coming fiscal year. Testifying before the committee was the Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, 

Washington, D.C. 

On June 4, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Building on What Works at 

Charter Schools.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to learn how 

states, charter school authorizers, and charter school providers 

produce high-quality charter schools and how those programs can 

be replicated and brought to scale. Testifying before the committee 

were: The Honorable Barbara O’Brien, Lieutenant Governor, State 

of Colorado, Denver, CO; Mr. James Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Steve Barr, Founder and Chairman, 

Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles, CA; Dr. John King, Managing Director, Excellence and Preparatory Network of Uncommon 

Schools, New York, NY; Mr. David Dunn, Executive Director, Texas 

Charter Schools Association, Austin, TX; and Mr. James Goenner, 

Executive Director, The Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI. 

On June 16, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘The Future of Learning: How 

Technology is Transforming Public Schools.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to examine the federal government’s role in promoting 

the effective use of technology to improve public education. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Jennifer Bergland, Chief 

Technology Officer, Bryan Independent School District, Bryan, TX; 

Mr. Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer, White House Office 

for Science and Technology, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Wayne 

Hartschuh, Executive Director, Delaware Center for Educational 

Technology, Delaware Department of Education, Dover, DE; Mr. 

Scott Kinney, Vice President Of Media And Technology, Discovery 

Education, Silver Spring, MD; Mr. John McAuliffe, General Manager, Educate Online Learning, Baltimore, MD.; Mr. Abel 

Alejandro Real, Student, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; 

and Ms. Lisa Short, Middle School Teacher, Gaithersburg Middle 

School, Gaithersburg, MD. 

On July 8, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a joint hearing with the subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Strengthening 

School Safety through Prevention of Bullying.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to discuss how the federal government could support 

anti-bullying efforts. Testifying before the subcommittees were: Ms. 

Jacquelyn Andrews and Ms. Josie Andrews, daughters of Rep. Rob 

Andrews (D–NJ); Ms. Rona C. Kaufmann, Principal, William Penn 

Senior High School, York, PA; Dr. Scott Poland, Coordinator, Office 

of Suicide and Violence Prevention, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Mr. Steve 

Riach, Founder and Chairman, Heart of a Champion Foundation, 

Colleyville, TX; Ms. Cassady Tetsworth, Vice Chair, National SAVE 

Youth Advisory Board, Greensboro, NC; Mr. Kenneth S. Trump, 

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Security Services, Inc., Cleveland, OH; and Ms. Sirdeaner Walker, 

parent of a bullied child, Springfield, MA. 

On September 18, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor 

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 

Education held a field hearing in Flint, MI, on ‘‘High School/College 

Dual Enrollment Program.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

learn about dual enrollment programs. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. John Otis Brooks, Student, Mott Community 

College, Flint, MI; Dr. Vahid Lotfi, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, University of Michigan, Flint, MI; Dr. M. 

Richard Shaink, President, Mott Community College, Flint, MI; 

Mr. Stephen Skorcz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater 

Flint Health Coalition, Flint, MI; Dr. Thomas Svitkovich, Superintendent, Genesee Intermediate School District, Flint, MI; and Dr. 

Michael Webb, Associate Vice President, Early College High School 

Initiative, Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA. 

On September 30, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Teacher Equity: Effective 

Teachers for All Children.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine how to ensure students are taught by effective teachers. Testifying before the committee were: The Honorable Chaka Fattah, 

U.S. House of Representatives, Second District, Pennsylvania; The 

Honorable Tom Price, U.S. House of Representatives, Sixth District, Georgia; Ms. Layla Avila, Vice President, The New Teacher 

Project, Brooklyn, NY; Ms. Latanya Daniels, Assistant Principal, 

Edison High School, Minneapolis, MN; Dr. Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute, 

Washington, D.C.; Dr. Linda Murray, Executive Director, Education Trust—West, Oakland, CA; Dr. Marguerite Roza, Research 

Associate Professor, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and Mr. Dennis Van Roekel, 

President, National Education Association, Washington, D.C. 

On November 19, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor 

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 

Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Improving the 

Literacy Skills of Children and Young Adults.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to examine strategies for improving literacy skills 

among students. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. 

Larry Berger, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wireless 

Generation, Brooklyn, NY; Ms. Mary Kay Dore ́, District Student 

Support Services Manager, Summit School District, Frisco, CO; Dr. 

Leo Gome ́z, Professor, the University of Texas Pan American, Officer, the National Association for Bilingual Education, Edinburg, 

TX; Mr. Andre ́s Henrı ́quez, Program Officer, Carnegie Corporation 

of New York, New York, NY; Dr. Sandra D. Meyers, Education Associate, Delaware Department of Education, Dover, DE; and Dr. 

Dorothy S. Strickland, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. 

On December 8, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Improving Our Competitiveness: Common Core Education Standards.’’ The purpose of the 

hearing was to take a closer look at the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Cathy 

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utive Officer, Pearson Assessment and Information, Bloomington, 

MN; The Honorable Bill Ritter Jr., Governor, State of Colorado, 

Denver, CO; and Mr. Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of 

Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Washington, D.C. 

Second Session 

On February 24, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor 

held a legislative hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘H.R. 4330, the 

All Students Achieving through Reform Act.’’ The purpose of this 

legislative hearing was to learn how charter school providers maintain quality in charter schools, what student populations charter 

schools serve, and the importance of keeping charter schools autonomous. The hearing also focused on H.R. 4430, which would create 

a new initiative under the Charter School Program to provide funding for the expansion and replication of charter schools. Testifying 

before the committee were: Ms. Eva Moskowitz, Founder, Success 

Charter Network, New York, NY; Ms. Robin J. Lake, Associate Director, Center on Reinventing Public Education, Seattle, WA; Dr. 

Thomas Hehir, Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of 

Education, Cambridge, MA; Mr. Greg Richmond, President and 

Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Chicago, IL; Ms. Eileen Ahern, Director, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA; and 

Dr. Caprice Young, President and Chief Executive Officer, KC Distance Learning, Portland, OR. 

On March 3, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Building a Stronger Economy: 

Spurring Reform and Innovation in American Education.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to identify the administration’s priorities 

for education in the coming fiscal year. Testifying before the committee was The Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 

On March 17, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘The Obama Administration’s 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization.’’ The 

purpose of the hearing was to discuss the administration’s blueprint for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Testifying before the committee was the Honorable 

Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 

On March 18, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs of 

Diverse Students.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to discuss the 

importance of, and the challenges states and school districts face 

in, educating diverse student learners. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. Daniel Curry, Superintendent, Lake Forest 

School District, Kent County, DE; Dr. Jack Dale, Superintendent, 

Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA; Ms. Arelis E. Diaz, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Godwin Heights Public 

Schools, Wyoming, MI; Dr. David M. Gipp, President, United 

Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND; Dr. Jacqui Farmer 

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Center, Lexington, KY; and Mr. Michael Wotorson, Executive Director, Campaign for High School Equity, Washington, D.C. 

On April 14, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘How Data Can Be Used to Inform Educational Outcomes.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine possible methods for using data to inform and improve test 

scores and other educational indicators. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Katie Hartley, Teacher, Value Added Data Specialist, Miami East Junior High School, Casstown, OH; Mr. Joe 

Kitchens, Superintendent, Western Heights School District, Oklahoma City, OK; Mr. Joel R. Reidenberg, Professor of Law and 

Founding Academic Director, Center on Law and Information Policy, Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY; and Mr. 

Richard J. Wenning, Associate Commissioner, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO. 

On April 15, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing in 

Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine corporal punishment in schools and its effect on academic 

performance. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Ms. Jana 

Frieler, Principal, Overland High School, President-elect, National 

Association of Secondary School Principals, Aurora, CO; Mr. Wynell 

Gilbert, Teacher, Erwin High School, Center Point, AL; Dr. Donald 

E. Greydanus, Professor of Pediatrics & Human Development, 

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Pediatrics 

Program Director, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for 

Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI; and Ms. Linda Pee, parent of a 

student who received corporal punishment, Hot Springs, AR. 

On May 4, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor held a 

hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Supporting America’s Educators: 

The Importance of Quality Teachers and Leaders.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to look at the importance of quality teachers and 

explore ways to support the best educators for the nation’s children. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. Deborah Ball, 

Dean, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 

Mr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Indiana 

Department of Education, Indianapolis, IN; Dr. Jeanne M. Burns, 

Associate Commissioner, Teacher and Leadership Initiatives, Louisiana Board of Regents, Baton Rouge, LA; Mr. Jonathan A. 

Kaplan, President, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN; Ms. 

Marie Parker-McElroy, Cluster-based Instructional Coach, Fairfax 

County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA; Dr. Pamela S. Salazar, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, University of 

Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; Mr. Christopher J. Steinhauser, Superintendent of Schools, Long Beach Unified School District, Long 

Beach, CA; Ms. Monique Burns Thompson, President, Teach Plus, 

Boston, MA; Ms. Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, New York, NY; and Dr. Marcus A. Winters, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, New York, 

NY. 

On May 19, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Research and Best Practices on 

Successful School Turnaround.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to 

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schools and protect the best interests of students. Testifying before 

the committee were: Ms. Susan E. Bridges, Principal, A.G. Richardson Elementary School, Culpeper, VA; Dr. Thomas Butler, Superintendent of Schools, Ridgway Area School District, Ridgway, PA; 

Ms. Jessica Johnson, Chief Program Officer, Learning Point Associates, Naperville, IL; Dr. Daniel King, Superintendent, Pharr-San 

Juan-Alamo Independent School District, Pharr, TX; Mr. David Silver, Principal, Think College Now, Oakland, CA; and Mr. John 

Simmons, President, Strategic Learning Initiatives, Chicago, IL. 

On May 20, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor held 

a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘The Impact of Concussions on 

High School Athletes.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to discuss 

research conducted by the Government Accountability Office into 

concussions among high school athletes. Testifying before the committee were: Dr. Gerard A. Gioia, Director, Division of Pediatric 

Neuropsychology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, 

D.C.; Dr. Linda Kohn, Director of Health Care Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Michael T. 

Monacelli, Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach, Caledonia-Mumford Central School District, Caledonia, NY; Ms. 

Michelle Pelton, former high school athlete, Swansea, MA; and Mr. 

James Schmutz, Executive Director, American Sport Education 

Program, Champaign, IL. 

On June 24, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing in 

Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Ensuring Student Cyber Safety.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to discuss strategies aimed at developing 

both innovative and practical approaches to identify, prevent, and 

curb the prevalence of cyberbullying. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. Parry Aftab, Esq., Executive Director, 

WiredSafety.org, Wycoff, NJ; Mr. Dave Finnegan, Chief Information and Logistics Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., St. Louis, 

MO; Dr. Phillip C. McGraw, syndicated daytime television talk 

show host and best-selling author, Los Angeles, CA; Ms. Dominique 

Napolitano, Student, on behalf of Girl Scouts of the USA, Suffolk 

County, NY; Ms. Barbara-Jane ‘‘BJ’’ Paris, Member, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Austin, TX; and Dr. Jorge 

C. Srabstein, Medical Director, Clinic for Health Problems Related 

to Bullying, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 

Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 

On September 13, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor 

Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a field 

hearing in Selden, NY, on ‘‘The Impact of Concussions on High 

School Athletes: The Local Perspective.’’ The purpose of the hearing 

was to gain a local perspective on student concussion safety. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. Richard C. Caster, former 

NFL Football Player, Rockville Centre, NY; Mr. Courtney Hall, 

former NFL Football Player, Cofounder, Hillcrest Venture Partners, New York, NY; Mr. Craig LoNigro, Athletic Trainer, 

Comsewogue High School, Port Jefferson Station, NY; Ms. Caitlin 

Monaghan, former high school athlete, Garden City, NJ; and Dr. 

Hayley C. Rintel Queller, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Associates of Long Island, East Setauket, NY. 

On September 23, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor 

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Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act.’’ The purpose of 

this legislative hearing was to look at the issue of concussions 

among high school athletes and the effects of traumatic brain injuries on a student’s academic achievement. Testifying before the 

committee were: Rev. Dr. Katherine E. Brearley, parent of the late 

Owen Thomas, South Whitehall Township, PA; Ms. Alison ConcaCheng, Centennial High School, Ellicott City, MD; Dr. Gerard A. 

Gioia, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and Director, Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery, and Education 

(SCORE) Program, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Stanley Herring, M.D., Clinical Professor, Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Co-Medical Director, Seattle Sports Concussion Program, Team Physician, 

Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners, and Member, National 

Football League’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee, Seattle, WA; 

and Mr. Sean Morey, Executive Board Member, NFL Players Association, Toronto, Ontario. 

Legislative Action—First Session 

On January 28, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 

1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), introduced by Rep. David Obey (D–WI). H.R. 1 appropriated $14 billion 

for public school modernization, renovation, and repair. On February 12, 2009, the House passed the Conference Report to H.R. 1, 

which did not include dedicated funds for public school modernization, renovation, and repair. However, Title XIV of the bill, the 

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, included $48.6 billion for states 

and local educational agencies, of which public school modernization, renovation, and repair (including modernization, renovation, 

and repair that complies with a recognized green building standard) is an authorized use. 

On April 30, 2009, Rep. Ben Chandler (D–KY), Rep. Robert Andrews (D–NJ), Rep. Joe Courtney (D–CT), Rep. Rau ́l Grijalva (D– 

AZ), Rep. Phil Hare (D–IL), Rep. Mazie Hirono (D–HI), Rep. Rush 

Holt (D–NJ), Rep. Dale Kildee (D–MI), Rep. David Loebsack (D– 

IA), Rep. George Miller (D–CA), Rep. Pedro R. Pierluisi (D–PR), 

Rep. Jared Polis (D–CO), Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D– 

MP), Rep. John Tierney (D–MA), Rep. Paul Tonko (D–NY), Rep. 

Lynn Woolsey (D–CA), and Rep. David Wu (D–OR) introduced H.R. 

2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act. The bill would direct the Secretary of Education to 

make grants to state educational agencies for the modernization, 

renovation, or repair of public school facilities. 

On May 6, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor considered H.R. 2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public 

School Facilities Act, in legislative session and ordered the bill reported favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by 

a vote of 31–14. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendments to H.R. 2187: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

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• Rep. Jared Polis (D–CO) offered an amendment to provide 

equitable resources to charter schools. The amendment was 

adopted by a voice vote. • Rep. Joe Sestak (D–PA) offered an amendment to clarify 

that improvements to ceilings and floors are authorized uses of 

funds. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote. • Rep. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R–CA) offered an amendment to require local educational agencies to conduct a statecertified, independent third-party audit. The amendment was 

adopted by a voice vote. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 2187, which were not adopted: • Rep. Mike Castle (R–DE) offered an amendment to require 

Congress to provide full funding for the Title I program before 

providing funding for a new federal school construction program. The amendment failed by a vote of 15–28. • Rep. John Kline (R–MN) offered an amendment to require 

Congress to provide full funding for state grants for the Individual with Disabilities Education Act before providing funding 

for a new school construction program. The amendment failed 

by a vote of 15–28. 

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2187 on May 14, 2009, 

by a vote of 275–155. The bill was sent to the Senate and referred 

to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

On May 6, 2009, Rep. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R–CA), Rep. 

John Boehner (R–OH), Rep. Eric Cantor (R–VA), Rep. Mike Pence 

(R–IN), Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R–MI), Rep. John Kline (R–MN), Rep. 

Rob Bishop (R–UT), Rep. Tom McClintock (R–CA), Rep. Duncan 

Hunter (R–CA), Rep. Sam Johnson (R–TX), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett 

(R–MD), Rep. John Linder (R–GA), Rep. Sue Myrick (R–NC), Rep. 

Jeb Hensarling (R–TX), Rep. John Culberson (R–TX), Rep. Kenny 

Marchant (R–TX), Rep. Michele Bachmann (R–MN), Rep. Doug 

Lamborn (R–CO), and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R–UT) introduced H.R. 

2274, the Priorities in Education Spending Act. The bill repealed 

70 ineffective elementary and secondary education programs. 

On December 9, 2009, Rep. George Miller (D–CA) and Rep. 

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–WA) introduced H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act. The bill 

would prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint and seclusion techniques in public and private schools. 

Second Session 

On February 4, 2010, the Committee on Education and Labor 

considered H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, in legislative session and reported the bill favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by a vote of 

34–10. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendment 

to H.R. 4247: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The amendment was adopted by a voice 

vote. 

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4247 on March 3, 

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referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

112TH CONGRESS

Hearings—First Session 

On February 10, 2011, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education in 

the Nation: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities Facing 

America’s Classrooms.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to learn 

what challenges states face in developing a high-quality education 

system, explore innovative policies that are being proposed and implemented at the state and local level, and examine the federal investment in education and its limited impact on student achievement. Testifying before the committee were: Dr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis, IN; Ms. Lisa Graham Keegan, Founder, Education Breakthrough Network, Phoenix, AZ; Mr. Andrew Coulson, 

Director, Center for Educational Freedom, CATO Institute, Seattle, 

WA; and Mr. Ted Mitchell, President and Chief Executive Officer, 

New Schools Venture Fund, San Francisco, CA. 

On March 1, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Regulations: Weighing the Burden on Schools and Students.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to examine the burden of federal, state, and 

local regulations on the nation’s education system and to learn 

whether these time consuming and duplicative requirements ultimately improve student achievement. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief 

State School Officers, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Edgar Hatrick, Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA; Mr. 

Christopher B. Nelson, President, St. John’s College, Annapolis, 

MD; and Ms. Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C. 

On March 9, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on, ‘‘The Budget and Policy Proposals of the U.S. Department of Education.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to discuss the department’s budget request for 

Fiscal Year 2012. Testifying before the committee was the Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, 

Washington, D.C. 

On March 15, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Regulations: Burying Schools in Paperwork.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to hear from local officials representing elementary and secondary schools about the paperwork burden bureaucratic regulations impose on their schools and school districts. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Mr. Robert P. ‘‘Bob’’ 

Grimesey, Jr., Superintendent, Orange County Public Schools, Orange, VA; Mr. James Willcox, Chief Executive Officer, Aspire Public Schools, Oakland, CA; Ms. Jennifer A. Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; and 

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On April 7, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on, ‘‘Education Reforms: Promoting Flexibility and Innovation.’’ The purpose of the hearing was 

to discuss the appropriate federal role in elementary and secondary 

education and explore the work of state and local education leaders 

who are pushing for innovative approaches to education reform and 

greater state and local flexibility. Testifying before the committee 

were: Dr. Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma City, 

OK; Dr. Gary Amoroso, Superintendent, Lakeville Area Public 

Schools, Lakeville, MN; Mr. Yohance Maqubela, Chief Operating 

Officer, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and 

Science, Washington, D.C.; and Dr. Terry Grier, Superintendent, 

Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX. 

On June 1, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 

Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Reforms: Exploring the Vital Role of Charter Schools.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to examine the contributions of charter schools 

to state and local efforts to improve public education and the importance of empowering parents to choose the best school environment for their children. Testifying before the subcommittee were: 

Ms. DeAnna Rowe, Executive Director, Arizona State Board for 

Charter Schools, Phoenix, AZ; Ms. Debbie Beyer, Executive Director, Literacy First Charter Schools, El Cajon, CA; Dr. Gary Miron, 

College of Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 

MI; and Dr. Beth Purvis, Executive Director, Chicago International 

Charter School, Chicago, IL. 

On July 27, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Reforms: 

Exploring Teacher Quality Initiatives.’’ The purpose of the hearing 

was to highlight state and local efforts to improve teacher quality 

and examine select teacher reform issues that could be addressed 

as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. Kevin S. Huffman, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Education, Nashville, TN; Mr. Tom Boasberg, Superintendent, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO; Ms. Kate Walsh, 

President, National Council on Teacher Quality, Washington, D.C.; 

and Mr. David Cicarella, President, New Haven Federation of 

Teachers, New Haven, CT. 

On September 14, 2011, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Reforms: Examining the Federal Role in Public School Accountability.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine the role of the 

federal government in holding public schools accountable for student achievement. Testifying before the committee were: Ms. 

Hanna Skandera, Secretary-Designate of Education, New Mexico 

Department of Public Education, Santa Fe, NM; Dr. Amy Sichel, 

Superintendent of Schools, Abington School District, Abington, PA; 

Ms. Blaine Hawley, Principal, Red Pump Elementary School, Bel 

Air, MD; and Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Schools, 

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. 

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cation held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Reforms: 

Ensuring the Education System is Accountable to Parents and 

Communities.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to examine the role 

of the federal government in holding public schools accountable for 

student achievement. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. 

Jay P. Greene, Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; 

Dr. Benny L. Gooden, Superintendent of Schools, Fort Smith Public 

Schools, Fort Smith, AR; Mr. Bill Jackson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GreatSchools, San Francisco, CA; and Ms. Laura 

W. Kaloi, Public Policy Director, National Center for Learning Disabilities, Oak Hill, VA. 

On November 16, 2011, the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Research: 

Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.’’ 

The purpose of the hearing was to examine the federal role in supporting education research and evaluation; the role of the private 

and non-profit sector in supporting education research; and how 

states, school districts, and other practitioners use data gleaned 

from research to improve student achievement. Testifying before 

the subcommittee were: Dr. Grover J. ‘‘Russ’’ Whitehurst, Senior 

Fellow and Director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, 

Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Caroline M. Hoxby, 

Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Dr. Eric Smith, former Florida Commissioner of 

Education, Annapolis, MD; and Mr. Steve Fleischman, Director, 

Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest, Portland, OR. 

Second Session 

On February 16, 2012, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a legislative hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘H.R. 

3989, the Student Success Act and H.R. 3990, the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act.’’ The purpose of this legislative hearing was to hear testimony on the committee’s two remaining bills to complete work on reauthorization of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act. Testifying before the committee 

were: Mr. Tom Luna, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Idaho 

Department of Education, Boise, ID; Ms. Delia Pompa, Senior Vice 

President of Programs, National Council of La Raza, Washington, 

D.C.; The Honorable Bob Schaffer, Chairman, Colorado State 

Board of Education, Fort Collins, CO; Dr. Robert Balfanz, Co-Director, Everyone Graduates Center, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Ms. Felicia Kazmier, Art Teacher, 

Otero Elementary School, Colorado Springs, CO; and Mr. Jimmy 

Cunningham, Superintendent of Schools, Hampton School District, 

Hampton, AR. 

On May 16, 2012, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Exploring State Success in Expanding Parent and Student Options.’’ The 

purpose of the hearing was to highlight state and local efforts to 

encourage parent engagement and choice in their children’s education. Testifying before the subcommittee were: The Honorable 

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dent, Connecticut Parents Union, Meriden, CT; Dr. Maria A. 

Fletcher, President, New York State PTA, Albany, NY; and Mr. 

Todd Ziebarth, Vice President for State Advocacy and Support, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington, D.C. 

On July 24, 2012, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Education Reforms: Discussing the Value of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs.’’ The purpose of this hearing was to examine 

the benefits of alternative teacher certification routes in addressing 

teacher shortages in certain geographic areas, academic fields, and 

classrooms with unique student needs; expanding the teacher pipeline; and strengthening the overall quality of the teaching profession. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Ms. Jennifer 

Mulhern, Vice President for New Teacher Effectiveness, TNTP, 

Baltimore, MD; Ms. Maura O. Banta, Director of Citizenship Initiatives in Education, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY; Ms. Cynthia G. 

Brown, Vice President for Education Policy, Center for American 

Progress, Washington, D.C.; and Mr. Seth Andrew, Founder and 

Superintendent, Democracy Prep Public Schools, New York, NY. 

Legislative Action—First Session 

On May 13, 2011, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R–CA), Rep. John Kline 

(R–MN), and Rep. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R–CA) introduced 

H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act. 

The bill repeals the authorizations of 41 wasteful elementary and 

secondary education programs, reducing the number of federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs by half. 

On May 25, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce considered H.R. 1891 in legislative session and reported the 

bill favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by a 

vote of 23–16. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendments to H.R. 1891: 

• Rep. Duncan Hunter (R–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute to make technical corrections to the legislation. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote. 

• Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R–PA) offered an amendment to 

restore authority for the Parent Information and Resource 

Center (PIRC) program. The amendment was adopted by a 

vote of 20–19. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 1891, which were not adopted: 

• Rep. Dale Kildee (D–MI) offered an amendment to amend 

Reading First to provide literacy services in Pre-K through 12. 

The amendment failed by a vote of 16–23. 

• Rep. Rush Holt (D–NJ) offered an amendment to amend 

the Fund for Improvement of Education to support foreign language education and other activities. The amendment failed by 

a vote of 16–23. 

• Rep. Dave Loebsack (D–IA) offered an amendment to 

amend Safe and Drug Free Schools to provide essential support 

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• Rep. Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott (D–VA) offered an amendment 

to amend Title V, Part A (Innovative Programs) to provide 

services for drop-out prevention. The amendment failed by a 

vote of 16–23. • Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R–PA) offered an amendment to 

restore authority for Even Start. The amendment failed by a 

vote of 16–23. • Rep. Mazie Hirono (D–HI) offered an amendment to restore Native Hawaiian Education and Alaska Native programs. 

The amendment failed by a vote of 16–23. 

On June 16, 2011, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R–CA) and Rep. John 

Kline (R–MN) introduced H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents 

through Quality Charter Schools Act. The bill reauthorizes and improves the existing charter school provisions under the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act. 

On June 22, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce considered H.R. 2218 in legislative session and reported it favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 34–5. The committee considered and adopted one 

amendment to the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

offered by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R–CA). The amendment was 

adopted by voice vote. 

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2218 on September 

13, 2011, by a bipartisan vote of 365–54. The bill was sent to the 

Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

On July 7, 2011, Rep. John Kline (R–MN), Rep. Lou Barletta (R– 

PA), Rep. Larry Bucshon (R–IN), Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R–TN), 

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R–VA), Rep. Richard Hanna (R–NY), Rep. Joseph Heck (R–NV), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R–CA), Rep. Mike Kelly 

(R–PA), Rep. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (R–CA), Rep. Kristi Noem 

(R–SD), Rep. David P. Roe (R–TN), and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R– 

PA) introduced H.R. 2445, the State and Local Funding Flexibility 

Act. This bill strikes the State and Local Educational Agencies 

Funding Transferability program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and replaces it with a more flexible program 

allowing for greater use of federal education funds. 

On July 13, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce considered H.R. 2445 in legislative session and reported it favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by a vote of 

23–17. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendment 

to H.R. 2445: 

• Rep. Glenn Thompson (R–PA) offered an amendment in 

the nature of a substitute to make technical corrections to the 

legislation. It also reiterated that states and school districts 

must comply with all civil rights requirements and school funding allocation requirements. The amendment was adopted by a 

voice vote. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 2445, which were not adopted: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment to prohibit local educational agencies from using funds allocated for 

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• Rep. Rau ́l Grijalva (D–AZ) offered an amendment to prohibit state and local educational agencies from using funds allocated for English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for any other purpose. The 

amendment failed by a vote of 17–23. • Rep. Rube ́n Hinojosa (D–TX) offered an amendment to prohibit state and local educational agencies from using funds allocated for the Education of Migratory Children for any other 

purpose. The amendment failed by a vote of 17–23. • Rep. Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott (D–VA) offered an amendment 

to prohibit state and local educational agencies from using 

funds allocated for the Education of Neglected, Delinquent, or 

At-Risk Children for any other purpose. The amendment failed 

by a vote of 17–23. • Rep. Dale Kildee (D–MI) offered an amendment to prohibit 

local educational agencies from using funds allocated for Indian Education for any other purpose. The amendment failed 

by a vote of 17–23. • Rep. Rush Holt (D–NJ) offered an amendment to add reporting requirements on state and local educational agencies 

on how funds are used. The amendment failed by a vote of 17– 

23. 

Second Session 

On February 9, 2012, Rep. John Kline (R–MN), Rep. Scott 

DesJarlais (R–TN), Rep. Joseph Heck (R–NV), Rep. Duncan Hunter 

(R–CA), Rep. Kristi Noem (R–SD), Rep. Thomas Petri (R–WI), Rep. 

Martha Roby (R–AL), Rep. David P. Roe (R–TN), Rep. Glenn 

Thompson (R–PA), and Rep. Joe Wilson (R–SC) introduced H.R. 

3989, the Student Success Act. H.R. 3989 is co-sponsored by Rep. 

Mike Kelly (R–PA) and Rep. Austin Scott (R–GA). The bill eliminates onerous federal ‘‘Adequate Yearly Progress,’’ ‘‘Highly Qualified Teacher,’’ and ‘‘Maintenance of Effort’’ requirements, and provides states and school districts with increased flexibility and control to boost student achievement. 

On February 9, 2012, Rep. John Kline (R–MN), Rep. Scott 

DesJarlais (R–TN), Rep. Joseph Heck (R–NV), Rep. Duncan Hunter 

(R–CA), Rep. Kristi Noem (R–SD), Rep. Thomas Petri (R–WI), Rep. 

Martha Roby (R–AL), Rep. David P. Roe (R–TN), and Rep. Joe Wilson (R–SC) introduced H.R. 3990, the Encouraging Innovation and 

Effective Teachers Act. H.R. 3990 is co-sponsored by Rep. Mike 

Kelly (R–PA). The bill consolidates more than 70 existing elementary and secondary education programs into a new Local Academic 

Flexible Grant, requires locally developed and implemented teacher 

evaluations, and supports opportunities for parents to enroll their 

children in local magnet schools and charter schools. 

On February 28, 2012, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce considered H.R 3989 in legislative session and reported 

the bill favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by 

a vote of 23–16. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendments to H.R. 3989: 

• Rep. John Kline (R–MN) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment was adopted by a voice 

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• Rep. Todd Rokita (R–IN) offered an amendment to require 

the Secretary of Education to eliminate the full time equivalent employee positions associated with the eliminated and 

consolidated programs under the bill. The amendment was 

adopted by a vote of 23–16. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 3989, which were not adopted: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The amendment failed by a vote of 16– 

23. 

• Rep. Glenn Thompson (R–PA) offered an amendment to 

alter the Title I formula to provide greater weight to the percentage of a district’s students in poverty. The amendment 

failed by a vote of 16–22, with one member voting ‘‘present.’’ 

• Rep. Joseph Heck (R–NV) offered a secondary amendment 

to the Thompson amendment to hold harmless existing grantees. The amendment was withdrawn. 

• Rep. Todd Rokita (R–IN) offered an amendment to allow 

states to opt out of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act and receive a tax credit for their citizens in lieu of federal 

education funds. The amendment was withdrawn. 

On February 28, 2012, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce considered H.R. 3990 in legislative session and reported 

the bill favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by 

a vote of 23–16. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendment 

to H.R. 3990: 

• Rep. John Kline (R–MN) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment was adopted by a voice 

vote. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 3990, which were not adopted: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The amendment failed by a vote of 16– 

23. 

• Rep. Judy Biggert (R–IL) offered an amendment to remove 

mandates on teacher evaluations. The amendment was withdrawn. 

113TH CONGRESS

Hearings—First Session 

On February 5, 2013, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Challenges and 

Opportunities Facing America’s Schools and Workplaces.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to provide a broad examination of issues 

affecting workers, employers, educators and students. Testifying 

before the committee were: The Honorable Gary R. Herbert, Governor, State of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Ms. Laura W. Fornash, 

Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA; 

Mr. Jay Timmons, President and CEO, National Association of 

Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.; and Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior 

Fellow, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C. 

On February 14, 2013, the Committee on Education and the 

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ondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Raising 

the Bar: How Education Innovation Can Improve Student Achievement.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to highlight the growth of 

digital technology and related reforms in elementary and secondary 

education that are promoting individual student learning, driving 

education reform, and supporting parent choice. Testifying before 

the subcommittee were: Mr. John Bailey, Executive Director, Digital Learning Now, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Preston Smith, CEO & 

President, Rocketship Education, Redwood City, CA; Ms. Holly 

Sagues, Chief Policy Officer, Florida Virtual School, Orlando, FL; 

and Mr. Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation 

and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, 

D.C. 

On February 27, 2013, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Protecting Students and Teachers: A Discussion on School Safety.’’ The purpose 

of the hearing was to examine how elementary and secondary 

schools prepare, react to, and recover from threats of violence in 

the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. Bill Bond, 

School Safety Specialist, National Association of Secondary School 

Principals, Paducah, KY; Mr. Mo Canady, Executive Director, National Association of School Resource Officers, Hoover, AL; Mr. Vincent Pompei, School Counselor, Val Verde Unified School District, 

San Diego, CA; Mr. Brett Bontrager, Senior Vice President and 

Group Executive, Stanley Black & Decker, Indianapolis, IN; Dr. 

David Osher, Vice President, American Institutes for Research, 

Washington, D.C.; and Mr. Frederick Ellis, Director, Office of Safety and Security, Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls ChurchVA. 

On February 28, 2013, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Raising 

the Bar: How Are Schools Measuring Teacher Performance?’’ The 

purpose of the hearing was to examine teacher quality policies, including the best way to promote teacher effectiveness in the classroom. Testifying before the subcommittee were: Dr. Steve Cantrell, 

Chief Research Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, 

WA; Dr. James P. McIntyre, Jr., Superintendent, Knox County 

Schools, Knoxville, TN; Dr. Rodney Watson, Chief of Human Resources, Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX; and 

Mr. Emanuel Harper, French Teacher, Herron High School, Indianapolis, IN. 

On April 10, 2013, the Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Raising 

the Bar: Reviewing STEM Education in America.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to examine the state of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in America. Testifying 

before the subcommittee were: Mr. George A. Scott, Director for 

Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Ioannis 

Miaoulis, President and Director, Museum of Science, Boston, Boston, MA; Dr. Steve Schneider, Senior Program Director, WestEd, 

San Francisco, CA; and Mr. Bill Kurtz, Chief Executive Officer, 

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On May 7, 2013, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Raising the Bar: Exploring 

State and Local Efforts to Improve Accountability.’’ The purpose of 

the hearing was to examine the role of the federal government in 

holding public schools accountable for student achievement. Testifying before the committee were: Mr. John White, State Superintendent of Education, Louisiana Department of Education, Baton 

Rouge, LA; Dr. Chris Richardson, Superintendent of Schools, 

Northfield Public Schools, Northfield, MN; Mr. Eric S. Gordon, 

Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, 

Cleveland, OH; and Mr. Matthew Given, Chief Development Officer, EdisonLearning, Atlanta, GA. 

On May 21, 2013, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on ‘‘Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department 

of Education.’’ The purpose of the hearing was to discuss the department’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2014. Testifying before 

the committee was the Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 

Legislative Action—First Session 

On June 6, 2013, Rep. John Kline (R–MN), Rep. Todd Rokita (R– 

IN), Rep. Thomas Petri (R–WI), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R–NC), Rep. 

David P. Roe (R–TN), Rep. Glenn Thompson (R–PA), Rep. Brett 

Guthrie (R–KY), Rep. Larry Bucshon (R–IN), Rep. Martha Roby 

(R–AL), Rep. Joe Heck (R–NV), Rep. Susan Brooks (R–IN), and 

Rep. Luke Messer (R–IN) introduced H.R. 5, the Student Success 

Act. H.R. 5 is co-sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon (R–AZ). The bill 

eliminates onerous federal ‘‘Adequate Yearly Progress,’’ ‘‘Highly 

Qualified Teacher,’’ and ‘‘Maintenance of Effort’’ requirements; provides states and school districts with increased flexibility and control to boost student achievement; consolidates more than 70 existing elementary and secondary education programs into a new Local 

Academic Flexible Grant; and supports locally developed and implemented teacher evaluations and opportunities for parents to enroll their children in local magnet schools and charter schools. 

On June 19, 2013, the Committee on Education and the Workforce considered H.R 5 in legislative session and reported the bill 

favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives by a vote 

of 23–16. 

The committee considered and adopted the following amendments to H.R. 5: 

• Rep. Todd Rokita (R–IN) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment was adopted by a voice 

vote. 

• Rep. Joe Heck (R–NV) offered an amendment to allow 

school districts to support dual enrollment programs and early 

college high schools. The amendment was adopted by a voice 

vote. 

The committee further considered the following amendments to 

H.R. 5, which were not adopted: 

• Rep. George Miller (D–CA) offered an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The amendment failed by a vote of 16– 

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• Rep. Glenn Thompson (R–PA) offered an amendment to repeal Targeted grants and Education Finance Incentive Grants 

under Title I, Part A. The amendment was withdrawn. 

SUMMARY

The Student Success Act offers a better way forward for education reform by: • Returning responsibility for student achievement to states, 

school districts, and parents, while maintaining high expectations. • Eliminating ineffective federal programs and investing 

limited taxpayer dollars wisely. • Strengthening programs for schools and targeted populations. • Supporting local efforts to measure teacher effectiveness. • Engaging parents in their child’s education. • Supporting Impact Aid. • Maintaining and strengthening long-standing protections 

for state and local autonomy. • Providing services for homeless students. 

Returning responsibility for student achievement to states, school 

districts, and parents, while maintaining high expectations 

The Student Success Act dramatically reduces the federal role in 

education by returning authority for measuring student performance and turning around low-performing schools to states and local 

officials. Across the country, states and school districts are leading 

efforts to reform the nation’s troubled education system. As these 

bold reformers step up, the federal government can step back, limiting its role to ensuring parents have the information they need 

to judge the quality of their schools. The bill includes a number of 

key revisions to the current Title I program to increase state and 

local flexibility and restore local control of education. • Academic Standards: Consistent with current law, the bill requires states to establish academic standards that apply to all students and schools in the state in reading, math, and science while 

allowing states to develop standards in other subjects at their discretion. Achievement standards used for judging student and school 

performance must align with content standards, but the bill removes federal requirements mandating basic, proficient, and advanced levels of achievement. States are also allowed to establish 

alternate achievement standards aligned to content standards for 

students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Finally, 

the bill incorporates the requirements for English proficiency 

standards into the main Title I program. 

• Academic Assessments: Consistent with current law, the bill requires states to develop and implement a set of assessments for all 

students in the state in reading and math in each of grades 3–8 

and once in high school, and in science once in each of the grade 

spans (grades 3–5, 6–9, and 10–12). States retain the option to develop assessments in other subjects at their discretion and have the 

flexibility to use multiple measures of student achievement. States 

must ensure their assessments include reasonable accommodations 

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abilities and computer adaptive assessments. The bill maintains requirements on disaggregating subgroup data, assessing the English 

proficiency of English learners, and ensuring 95 percent participation rates for all students and each subgroup. 

• Accountability: The bill eliminates the federal Adequate Yearly 

Progress (AYP) metric and the unrealistic requirement that all students be proficient in reading and math by the end of the next 

school year. In their place, states are allowed to develop their own 

accountability systems that must comprise only three broad parameters: 

» Annually measure the academic achievement of all public 

school students against the state’s academic standards (including growth toward the standards) using the statewide assessments in reading and math and other academic indicators. 

» Annually evaluate and identify the academic performance 

of each public school in the state based on student academic 

achievement, including the achievement of all students and 

achievement gaps between student subgroups. 

» Include a school improvement system implemented by 

school districts that includes interventions in poor performing 

Title I schools. 

• School Improvement: The bill requires states to include, as part 

of their statewide accountability structure, a system of school improvement interventions implemented at the local level for Title I 

schools the state determines to be poorly performing. The legislation repeals the federally mandated school improvement, corrective 

action, and restructuring labels and interventions included in current law, giving states and districts maximum flexibility to develop 

appropriate turnaround strategies and rewards for their schools. 

The bill increases the state set-aside for school improvement to 7 

percent (up from 4 percent), but eliminates existing local set-asides, 

meaning more Title I money will flow directly to school districts. 

Finally, the legislation eliminates the School Improvement Grants 

(SIG) program that the Secretary of Education used to create four 

unworkable turnaround models, instead dedicating those funds for 

the Title I program. 

• Parent Information: The bill maintains the current requirement for annual report cards outlining academic achievement by 

school districts and states, but streamlines the data reporting to 

ensure meaningful information is easily available to parents and 

communities. States and districts must report disaggregated student achievement data on the state assessment and other academic 

indicators used in the statewide accountability system, participation rates on those assessments, the adjusted cohort graduation 

rate, each school’s evaluation under the statewide accountability 

system, English language proficiency, and results on the 4th and 

8th grade reading and mathematics National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The bill maintains parents’ right to 

know their students’ achievement levels, and moves the right to 

know teacher qualifications from Title I to Title II of ESEA. 

• State Laws on Parent Authority: The bill includes a provision 

stating that nothing in the law should be interpreted to impact 

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• Funding Flexibility: The bill allows states and school districts 

to use federal funds for special population programs for any activity authorized under any of the other programs. Instead of having 

to comply with a host of federal program requirements each dictating exactly how funds may be spent, state and local officials will 

be able to use federal funds to meet their own unique needs. While 

school districts will not be allowed to use Title I funds outside of 

those schools, they can move additional funding to low-income 

schools. The bill maintains separate funding streams for the Migratory Education, Neglected and Delinquent, English Language Acquisition, and Indian Education programs, but merges them into 

Title I. • Schoolwide Programs: The bill eliminates the 40 percent poverty threshold for schoolwide programs, allowing all Title I schools 

to operate whole school reform efforts. This change will allow lowincome schools greater flexibility to consolidate programs and focus 

their efforts on raising the achievement of all students. 

Eliminating ineffective federal programs and investing limited taxpayer dollars wisely 

The Student Success Act restores fiscal discipline and allows taxpayer dollars to be put toward more effective uses such as funding 

programs that have a proven track record of putting the needs of 

students first. This will streamline and simplify the federal role in 

public education so states, school districts, parents, and teachers 

are empowered to pursue innovative reforms that meet the needs 

of their students. The federal government operates more than 80 

separate programs under current elementary and secondary education law. Despite the tripling of overall per pupil funding since 

1964, national academic performance has not improved. The bill includes a number of important reforms across various titles to ensure that every taxpayer dollar is spent effectively and efficiently. • Authorization Levels: The bill updates overall authorization 

levels for each of the fiscal years (FY) 2014–2019 to reflect the final 

funding amounts provided by Congress and the Department of 

Education for ESEA programs in FY 2013, while maintaining Title 

I programs at FY 2012 levels to better prioritize education spending. The amount authorized for all ESEA programs under the bill 

is lower than the Title I authorization for the last year it was authorized under current law. 

• Eliminated Programs: The bill eliminates more than 70 existing elementary and secondary education programs, many of which 

have been deemed ineffective by the federal government, are too 

small to meaningfully improve student achievement, or have never 

been funded. This promotes a more focused, streamlined, transparent, and appropriate federal role in the nation’s education system. 

• State and Local Innovation: The bill creates a new Local Academic Flexible Grant to provide funds to states and school districts 

to support initiatives based on their unique priorities. While ensuring federal funds are spent to increase student achievement as part 

of in-school or after-school activities, states and school districts will 

have maximum flexibility to spend their resources on activities authorized under state law, including efforts to protect student safety. 

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intendents, school leaders, and teachers, local officials will be able 

to make funding decisions based on what they know will help improve student learning. • Private Sector Initiatives: The bill requires states to reserve 10 

percent of their Local Academic Flexible Grant to support state and 

local programs that operate outside of traditional public school systems. This infusion of private sector innovation will support states 

and districts in improving student achievement. • State and Local Spending Decisions: The bill removes all 

‘‘Maintenance of Effort’’ (MOE) requirements, allowing states and 

school districts to set their own funding levels for elementary and 

secondary education. The requirements are removed for four reasons: » Dictating how states and school districts spend their tax 

revenues as a condition of receiving federal funds is not an appropriate federal role. » MOE requirements assume that increased education 

spending improves educational outcomes. Decades of data 

prove this argument false. » MOE requirements provide disincentives for states and 

school districts to innovate and deliver better educational services more efficiently. » Data from the Department of Education show that, since 

enactment of NCLB, nearly every school district request to 

waive MOE provisions has been granted. The bill acknowledges this reality and eliminates the burden for districts. 

At the same time, the legislation maintains the law’s ‘‘supplement, not supplant’’ requirements, which ensure federal dollars are 

used on top of state and local resources, protecting the traditional 

federal role in education. Maintaining these provisions will ensure 

states and districts will not be able to cut education spending dramatically and fill in the gaps with federal dollars. • Department Bureaucracy: The bill requires the Secretary of 

Education to identify the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employee positions associated with the eliminated or consolidated programs under the bill, and to reduce the department’s workforce by 

that number within approximately a year of the bill’s enactment. 

• Program Evaluations: The bill directs the Secretary of Education to work through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 

the department’s main research arm, if the secretary chooses to exercise authority to reserve 0.5 percent of funds from each program 

for an evaluation. The bill requires the secretary to engage IES and 

relevant officials from the Department of Education in the development of a multi-year, comprehensive plan for carrying out evaluations, and submit that plan to Congress and the public for review 

and comment. This will help ensure program evaluations are coordinated, objective, and provide useful information regarding the 

effectiveness of federal education initiatives. 

• Earmarks: The bill eliminates all of the current programs targeted to specific national organizations to comply with the House 

earmark ban. 

Strengthening programs for schools and targeted populations 

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guage Acquisition, Rural Education, and Indian Education programs, and strengthens each targeted population program to improve its performance. • Education of Migratory Children: The bill provides a reservation of funds to continue the current program that assists states in 

supporting high-quality educational programs and services to address the unique educational needs of migratory children, including 

during summer or intersession periods. The legislation strengthens 

how migrant student counts are determined in each state, basing 

state allocations on the average number of eligible migratory children from the previous three years and a count of the number of 

migratory children who receive services under summer or intersession programs. The bill also allows states, school districts, and 

other public and private entities to improve intrastate and interstate coordination and information exchanges regarding migratory 

children. • Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth 

who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk: The bill provides a reservation of funds to continue the current program that improves 

educational services for students in state and local correctional institutions or for those children who are transferring out of institutionalization. The legislation emphasizes receipt of a regular high 

school diploma to the extent feasible, and makes minor technical 

and clarifying changes to improve the operation of the program. • English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 

Academic Achievement: The bill includes a reservation of funds to 

continue the current program that provides services to help nonEnglish speakers learn English and meet state academic standards. The legislation incorporates accountability and reporting requirements for English learners into the Title I program to encourage greater alignment, while maintaining student achievement expectations for these students and public reporting of progress. The 

bill changes how the Secretary of Education determines immigrant 

student and English learner counts, to ensure states and school 

districts receive accurate and reliable data and stable funding. The 

bill eliminates the Improving Language Instruction Educational 

Programs, which have never been funded and are duplicative of the 

main program. 

• Rural Education: The bill reserves funds for rural school districts and schools in both the Small Rural School Achievement 

(SRSA) Program and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) Program. The legislation updates current locale codes, which determine eligibility of rural districts and schools under both programs, 

and includes a sliding scale hold-harmless formula for districts that 

become ineligible under the SRSA program because of the new 

codes. The bill allows school districts eligible for both the SRSA 

and RLIS programs to apply for funding under the program of their 

choice. 

• Indian Education: The bill reserves funds to continue the current program that meets the unique educational and cultural needs 

of American Indian students and encourages Indian tribes, communities, and parents to participate in the education of their children. 

The legislation allows school districts and tribes applying for formula grants to do so in consortia to maximize the use of federal 

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academic subjects’’ in the program to bring the program in line 

with the broader definition in the Act. The bill eliminates the Native Hawaiian Education and Alaska Native Education programs, 

which are duplicative of other services and funds provided to these 

populations. The bill also eliminates the Fellowships for Indian 

Students and the Improvement of Educational Opportunities for 

Adult Indians programs, which have not been funded since 1995. 

The legislation also eliminates the In-Service Training for Teachers 

of Indian Children Grant, the Gifted and Talented Indian Students 

program, and the Grants to Tribes for Education Administrative 

Planning and Development program, which have never received 

federal funding. 

Supporting local efforts to measure teacher effectiveness 

The Student Success Act updates federal teacher policy to reflect 

current state and local efforts to emphasize an educator’s ability to 

effectively motivate students and improve their academic achievement. Parents know the best teachers are those who keep students 

motivated and challenged in the classroom. Instead of relying on 

bureaucratic and outdated provisions such as teacher credentials or 

tenure, states and school districts should have the tools to measure 

an educator’s ability to help students excel in the classroom. The 

bill makes a number of important changes to Title II of current law 

to improve teacher quality. • Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT): The bill repeals federal requirements that teachers be highly qualified, enabling federal, 

state, and local policies to move away from onerous and meaningless burdens to strategies that will reassure parents their students’ 

teachers are effective in the classroom. • Teacher Evaluations: The bill rewrites the main teacher quality program to support the development and implementation of 

state- or locally driven teacher evaluation systems. Unlike the Department of Education’s Race to the Top plan or waiver package 

(which mandate specific requirements for school districts to follow), 

the bill sets five broad parameters that must be included in any 

teacher evaluation system. This gives greater flexibility to school 

districts or states to develop teacher evaluation systems that best 

meet the specific needs of their teachers and students. The evaluation systems must: 

» Make student achievement data, derived from a variety of 

sources, a significant part of the evaluation. 

» Use multiple measures of evaluation in assessing teacher 

performance. 

» Have more than two rating categories for the performance 

of teachers. 

» Make personnel decisions based on the evaluations, as determined by the district. 

» Seek input from parents, teachers, school leaders, and 

other staff in the school in developing the evaluation system. 

• Uses of Funds: The bill allows states that have already developed statewide teacher evaluation systems to use teacher quality 

funds to work with their school districts to implement the system. 

Funds may also be used to train school leaders in how to evaluate 

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tinuous professional development for teachers and school leaders 

focused on academic subjects or specific student populations; professional development for teachers to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses; and provide support to teachers identified as in 

need of additional assistance. States and school districts can use 

teacher funds for class size reduction, but the bill caps this use at 

10 percent. A substantial amount of teacher quality funds under 

current law are used to reduce class size, which evidence shows has 

little to no effect on student learning. • Teacher and School Leader Innovation: The bill consolidates 

the remaining teacher quality programs, including the Teacher 

Quality Partnership Grant program authorized under the Higher 

Education Act, into a new Teacher and School Leader Flexible 

Grant. The program will award grants to states and school districts 

to increase student achievement through evidence-based innovative 

initiatives. School districts, solely or in partnership with institutions of higher education, can receive funding to: » Increase access to or develop alternative certification or licensure routes. » Recruit, hire, and retain effective teachers and school 

leaders. » Improve teacher preparation programs within the state– » Implement performance-based pay systems and differential incentive pay. » Create teacher or school leader advancement and multiple 

career paths. » Establish new teacher or school leader induction and residency programs. » Provide additional professional development activities or 

other evidence-based initiatives likely to increase teacher and 

school leader effectiveness. • Teacher and School Leader Academies: The bill allows states to 

reserve up to 3 percent of their flexible grant to award funds to eligible entities for the establishment or expansion of teacher or 

school leader preparation academies. 

• Teacher Liability: The bill maintains liability protections included in current law that protect school employees (including 

teachers, administrators, and school board members) acting to control, discipline, expel, or suspend a student or to maintain order in 

the classroom or school through reasonable actions. 

Engaging parents in their child’s education 

The Student Success Act recognizes that parents must play an 

active role in their child’s education. The federal government currently operates a number of vital programs aimed at providing additional educational options for parents and students looking to escape low-performing schools, and assistance to those students in 

need of extra instructional support to be able to excel academically. 

The legislation drives these federal reform efforts down to the state 

and local level, and moves many of these programs from Title V of 

current law to a new Title III. 

• Charter Schools: The bill reauthorizes the Charter School Program, which supports the start-up, replication, and expansion of 

high-quality charter schools. The legislation expands the entities 

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school boards, governors, and charter support organizations) to foster greater charter school growth; encourages greater expansion 

and replication of proven, high-quality charter school models; and 

requires states to set-aside funding to focus on charter school authorizer quality. • Direct Student Services: The bill requires states to set aside 3 

percent of Title I money to provide competitive grants to school districts that wish to offer tutoring or public school choice to their students, including those in poor performing schools. • Magnet Schools: The bill continues the current program that 

provides funds to support the development and implementation of 

innovative education methods and practices that increase choices in 

public education. The legislation makes minor changes to improve 

the operation of the program. • Family Engagement Centers: The bill renames and makes improvements to the existing Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRC) program, which helps implement family engagement 

policies, programs, and activities that lead to improvements in student academic achievement. The legislation strengthens partnerships among parents, teachers, school leaders, administrators, and 

other school personnel designed to meet the educational needs of 

children. The bill promotes the better sharing of effective strategies 

and increases coordination between states, family engagement centers, and parents. 

Supporting impact aid 

The Student Success Act strengthens the five existing Impact Aid 

programs, which reimburse school districts located near, or serving 

students from, military bases, federal lands, and Indian reservations for the loss of property taxes due to the presence of the federal government. Many of the bill’s provisions were included in the 

FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, and expire in early 

2015. The legislation makes such language permanent, and moves 

Impact Aid programs from Title VIII of current law to a new Title 

IV. 

• Payments for Federal Property: The bill updates the formula by 

which school district allotments are determined for a district with 

federal property located within its boundaries that cannot be taxed. 

The new formula includes two parts. First, an eligible school district will get a foundation, or base payment, based on either 90 percent of the payment most recently received (FY 2009) or 90 percent 

of the average payment received from FY 2006–2009, whichever is 

higher. Second, the district will receive an additional payment 

using a calculated per acre value. 

• Payments for Federally-Connected Children: The bill streamlines provisions for Heavily Impacted school districts, which are 

districts with high percentages of military, Native American, or 

other federally connected children. The legislation standardizes eligibility criteria for these districts at 45 percent enrollment of federally-connected children, bases per pupil expenditure eligibility requirements on state averages rather than national averages, and 

allows federally-connected children to be counted in enrollment 

numbers in the case of open enrollment policies in a state. The bill 

also amends the Basic Support Payments formula to provide equal 

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tunity Threshold for eligible districts. Finally, the language allows 

school districts to continue to count children who have been relocated off-base due to renovation, rebuilding, or demolition after 

three years if the district continues to serve such children because 

of project delays, and simplifies the annual process for counting 

these children. 

• Timely Payments: The bill requires the Secretary of Education 

to provide Impact Aid payments within three years. This addresses 

long-standing school district concerns regarding the lack of on-time 

payments from the Department of Education, as Impact Aid accounts for a substantial portion of the operating budgets for many 

of these districts. 

Maintaining and strengthening long-standing protections for state 

and local autonomy 

The Student Success Act restores and protects state and local autonomy over public education. Since taking office in 2009, the 

Obama Administration has successfully pushed the largest expansion of the federal role in education in the nation’s history. The 

Secretary of Education has usurped Congressional authority to rewrite NCLB, coercing states into adopting common standards and 

assessments in exchange for temporary relief of the law’s burdensome requirements. The legislation strengthens important protections for students, parents, communities, states, and school districts found in the General Provisions of ESEA. It also moves them 

from Title IX of current law to a new Title V. 

• Secretary’s Authority: The bill limits the authority of the Secretary of Education over decisions in the classroom. The legislation: 

(1) prohibits the secretary from imposing conditions on states and 

school districts, including the adoption of the Common Core State 

Standards, in exchange for a waiver of federal elementary and secondary education law or federal grant funds; (2) prevents the secretary from creating additional burdens on states and districts 

through the regulatory process, particularly in the areas of standards, assessments, and state accountability plans; (3) prohibits the 

secretary from demanding changes to state standards and influencing and coercing states to enter into partnerships with other 

states; and (4) outlines specific procedures the secretary must follow when issuing federal regulations and conducting peer review 

processes for grant applications, including publicly releasing the 

identity of peer reviewers, that will bring greater transparency. 

• Private School Students: The bill strengthens provisions to ensure the participation of private school students and teachers in 

the programs funded under the Act. The legislation improves the 

consultation and negotiation processes to provide clearer procedures and faster notice for private school officials. These changes 

will better protect access for private school students. 

• Military Recruiters: The bill improves the military recruiting 

provisions in current law by ensuring recruiters have the same access to high schools as colleges and universities. 

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less Assistance Act, the primary federal program that provides 

funding to states and school districts to educate homeless children. 

• Improved Collaboration: The bill places a greater emphasis on 

improved identification of homeless children and youth, and provides better collaboration and information sharing among federal 

and state agencies to provide services for homeless students. 

• School Stability: The legislation strengthens provisions in current law to provide greater school stability and protections for 

homeless youth and parents. 

COMMITTEE VIEWS

Introduction 

In 1965, Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) with the limited goal of providing states and 

local school districts with additional resources to ensure disadvantaged students have access to a quality education. The importance 

of ensuring students gain the skills necessary to graduate high 

school prepared for postsecondary education and the workforce is 

clear. A well-educated workforce is directly tied to the nation’s ability to create jobs and maintain our competitive edge in a global 

economy. 

The latest iteration of the ESEA, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 

was heralded as groundbreaking when it was signed into law, and 

in some ways it was. The expanded use of data helped superintendents, school leaders, and teachers identify students most in need of 

additional instruction and offered parents access to important information about the quality of their schools. 

But we have now clearly identified the law’s weaknesses. Onesize-fits-all accountability metrics restrict states’ and school districts’ ability to appropriately gauge student learning and tailor 

curriculum to enable students to graduate high school prepared for 

postsecondary education or the workforce. Federally prescribed 

interventions and turnaround strategies have not worked as imagined and are not producing the desired results in low-performing 

schools. The law’s more than 80 programs impose tremendous paperwork and regulatory burdens on states and school districts, 

have demonstrated limited success in improving student achievement, and offer states and communities little flexibility in how they 

use federal dollars to meet their own unique needs. Federal teacher 

policy creates onerous mandates that emphasize credentials over 

an educator’s ability to effectively motivate students and improve 

achievement levels. 

In addition, House and Senate inaction to reauthorize the law for 

the last six years has allowed the Obama Administration to circumvent Congress and impose its own vision of education reform 

on the nation. 

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is moving 

forward with education reform. For too long, states and school districts have been inundated with federal intervention and bureaucratic red tape that has done little to improve student performance. 

H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, will return responsibility for student achievement to states and school districts by reducing the federal footprint, restoring local control, supporting effective teachers, 

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Funding authorizations 

In the more than four decades since passage of ESEA, federal 

control of public education has steadily increased and spending has 

exploded. According to the National Center for Education Statistics’ 

Digest of Education Statistics, in 2009, the United States spent 

more than $10,000 per pupil per year, nearly triple what was spent 

in 1965. Despite this record investment in public education by federal, state, and local governments, national academic performance 

has not improved. 

The last 30 years have seen particularly dramatic increases in 

federal spending. U.S. Department of Education K–12 funding increased from less than $7 billion in 1980 to almost $35 billion in 

2013. These increases have made the United States a world leader 

in education spending. Using 2010 data, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently reported that 

the United States spent 7.3 percent of its Gross Domestic Product 

on education, sixth-most out of 33 countries evaluated. 

Despite these record investments, student achievement has not 

improved. At a February 10, 2011 hearing titled ‘‘Education in the 

Nation: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities Facing America’s Classrooms,’’ Mr. Andrew Coulson, from the non-profit, nonpartisan CATO Institute, stated math and reading scores for graduating high school seniors have remained unchanged over the last 

40 years, while science scores have declined slightly. International 

comparisons reflect these trends. The OECD’s latest Programme for 

International Student Assessment report, released in December 

2010, ranked the United States 17th in reading, 31st in math, and 

23rd in science among developed nations. Mr. Coulson went on to 

say: 

‘‘To sum up, we have little to show for the $2 trillion in 

federal education spending of the past half century. In the 

face of concerted and unflagging efforts by Congress and 

the states . . . it now costs three times as much to provide 

essentially the same education as we provided in 1970. 

. . . The only thing [spending] appears to have accomplished is to apply the brakes to the nation’s economic 

growth, by taxing trillions of dollars out of the productive 

sector of the economy and spending it on ineffective programs.’’ 

At the same time, our country faces a fiscal crisis. Our national 

debt now exceeds the total size of the U.S. economy, spurred on in 

recent years by annual deficits in excess of $1 trillion. Congress 

must be better stewards of taxpayer dollars, and H.R. 5 takes an 

important step in the right direction. 

Even within these limits, the bill makes available more funds in 

FY 2014 for disadvantaged students than has been proposed by the 

Obama Administration. The president’s FY 2014 budget requested 

more than $16 billion for ESEA’s core programs authorized in Title 

I of the Student Success Act. H.R. 5 would provide nearly $650 million more. The committee believes the nation’s funding priorities 

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Aid to local educational agencies 

Title I of the Student Success Act restructures and amends Title 

I of ESEA, and addresses the following major issues: 

Academic standards 

H.R. 5 maintains current requirements for states to establish 

academic standards that apply to all students and schools in the 

state in at least reading, science, and mathematics, while allowing 

states to develop standards in other subjects at their discretion. 

Achievement standards used for judging student and school performance must align with the content standards, but the bill removes federal requirements for basic, proficient, and advanced levels of achievement. States are also allowed to establish alternate 

achievement standards aligned to the content standards for students with the most significant disabilities. In addition, the bill 

consolidates the requirements for English proficiency standards 

into the main Title I program. 

H.R. 5 also continues and strengthens language allowing states 

to enter into voluntary partnerships with each other to fulfill the 

law’s requirements around academic standards and assessments. It 

is the committee’s intent to allow states to enter into voluntary 

partnerships with other states and to use federal funds to do so. 

Such decisions, though, must be entirely at the discretion of the 

state, free from interference by the Secretary of Education. The bill 

further clarifies that the secretary is not authorized to require 

states to enter into any such partnerships as a condition of receiving federal funds, nor authorized to offer such partnerships as a 

way to meet any other condition the secretary may place upon a 

state. 

Academic assessments 

H.R. 5 maintains current requirements for states to develop and 

implement annual assessments in reading, science and mathematics. 

As under current law, states are required to give the same grade 

level reading and mathematics assessment to all students in the 

state in each of grades 3–8 and once in high school. Science assessments must be administered at least once in each grade span 

(grades 3–5, 6–9, and 10–12). Assessments still must include reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities, and states 

are allowed to adopt alternate assessments for students with the 

most significant cognitive disabilities. States are allowed to develop 

and administer computer adaptive assessments so educators can 

receive more meaningful feedback on classroom instruction, and 

have the flexibility to use multiple measures of student achievement. The bill maintains requirements on disaggregating subgroup 

data, assessing the English proficiency of English learners, and ensuring 95 percent participation rates for all students and each subgroup. 

Much criticism has been leveled at NCLB for forcing teachers to 

teach to the test. While the committee views that charge as overblown, the reauthorized law must balance the need for assessments 

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students, teachers, and families about academic performance, and 

the community about the quality of its schools. They should not, 

however, be the only tool. The committee believes the bill’s recognition that state accountability systems should not be based entirely 

on one test will address the excessive focus on assessments. 

School accountability and improvement 

H.R. 5 eliminates the federal accountability system known as 

AYP and rejects calls to replace it with a similar one-size-fits-all 

metric by a different name. In its place, the bill requires states to 

develop and implement a statewide accountability system that will 

result in students graduating from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the workforce. The system must include 

the following elements: • Annually measure the academic achievement of all public 

school students against the state’s academic standards (including 

growth toward the standards) using the statewide assessment and 

other academic indicators determined by the state. • Annually evaluate and identify the academic performance of 

each public school in the state based on student academic achievement, including the achievement of all students and achievement 

gaps between student subgroups. • Include a school improvement system implemented by school 

districts that includes interventions in poor performing Title I 

schools. 

As noted above, the Student Success Act requires states to include a system of school improvement interventions as part of their 

statewide accountability structure. The bill repeals the federally 

mandated interventions included in Sections 1116 and 1117 of current law, giving states and districts maximum flexibility to develop 

appropriate school improvement strategies and rewards for their 

schools. The bill also increases the state set-aside for school improvement to 7 percent (up from 4 percent), but eliminates the 

local set-asides, meaning more Title I money will flow directly to 

school districts. The bill eliminates the School Improvement Grants 

(SIG) program through which the Secretary of Education created 

four unworkable turnaround models, instead using those funds to 

increase the authorization level for the Title I program. 

While much of the nation has embraced the need to return control over how schools are evaluated and improved to states and 

school districts, some persistently fail to recognize the damage done 

when federal mandates replace the judgment of states, communities and families. The committee supports standards-based education reform, but removing decisions about school quality from 

those closest to our nation’s students is delegitimizing such reforms 

and placing the reform movement at risk. In a June 19, 2013 blog 

post on the American Enterprise Institute’s website entitled, ‘‘Rethinking NCLB Does Not Mean Admitting Defeat,’’ Michael 

McShane answered critics of the Student Success Act by observing, 

‘‘it’s not a retreat for the federal government to realize that it is 

too blunt of an instrument to make school-level decisions for 

100,000 schools in 14,000 districts in all 50 states and the District 

of Columbia.’’ 

Nor is the Department of Education’s waiver scheme the right 

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flexibility than NCLB, but flexibility only under Washington’s conditions is unsustainable. States need the freedom to develop effective strategies without having the secretary looking over their 

shoulder. As McShane further observed, 

‘‘When states develop their own plans, the architects on 

the state board, in [the] state legislature, and at the governor’s mansion are much more likely to be held to account 

by voters and taxpayers than the Secretary of Education 

or distant bureaucrats in the Department of Education 

charged with ensuring compliance.’’ 

The Student Success Act offers a better way forward. McShane 

concludes his piece stating, ‘‘Maybe the [Student Success Act] reflects the lessons we’ve learned after all—accountability is important, but the federal government might not be the best people to 

have in the driver’s seat.’’ 

H.R. 5 also includes a provision to ensure the new law does not 

impede or undermine state efforts to empower parents to assume 

authority over their students’ schools. For example, in California, 

the parent trigger law is directly tied to requirements under Section 1116 of current law. It is not the intent of the committee to 

weaken the purposes of that law or other similar state laws. The 

committee encourages states to maintain the authority granted to 

parents under state law as they develop and implement new accountability systems as required under this Act. 

Direct student services 

H.R. 5 requires states to set aside 3 percent of their Title I allocation to award grants to local school districts to support Direct 

Student Services. The committee believes students should have access to important options that will help improve academic achievement. For example, students should have the option to immediately 

attend high-performing public schools to ensure they are not 

trapped in the education system as school officials work to turnaround poor-performing schools. Students should also have the 

ability to access high-quality academic tutoring programs for additional help to succeed academically. 

Unlike the current requirement to provide supplemental educational services, repealed under the Student Success Act, state 

educational agencies will approve providers, including both forprofit and non-profit academic tutors, and school districts will select a wide variety of approved providers, including both for-profits 

and non-profits, to ensure parents and students have a diverse 

group of entities from which to choose to meet unique student 

needs. The committee urges states to award grants only to those 

eligible school districts that provide meaningful choices of tutoring 

providers to parents and believes this can only happen if school districts select a number of providers that offer small group tutoring 

through a variety of methods, including online and on campus offerings. As the new leading partner of the Direct Student Services 

program, school districts must take ownership of this important 

program geared toward providing choice options to all students, 

which means offering ample space in high-performing schools and 

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Data transparency 

NCLB has been roundly praised for shining a light on achievement gaps that exist among a school’s students. The committee believes this important feature of NCLB must be continued—no 

longer can schools hide behind schoolwide averages while disadvantaged students struggle in the shadows. 

H.R. 5 maintains the current requirement that states and school 

districts distribute annual report cards, while streamlining the 

data reporting to ensure meaningful information is easily available 

to parents and communities. States and districts must continue to 

report disaggregated data on student achievement on the state assessments and other academic indicators used in the statewide accountability system, participation rates on those assessments, the 

adjusted cohort graduation rate, each school’s evaluation under the 

statewide accountability system, and English language proficiency. 

States and districts will also continue to participate in the 4th and 

8th grade reading and mathematics NAEP and publicly report 

their results so the public can compare data across states to ensure 

their state’s standards and achievement results are sufficiently rigorous and meaningful. Ultimately, schools must be accountable to 

parents and communities. The Student Success Act makes sure 

stakeholders have the information they need to adequately evaluate the quality of their schools. 

Local capacity building 

H.R. 5 directs states to provide technical assistance to school districts in implementing the requirements of this Act, similar to current law. It is the committee’s intent for states to provide technical 

assistance in areas of need identified by districts, which could include implementation of standards, assessments, and new systems 

for accountability and school improvement, and identification of appropriate instructional materials. 

Schoolwide program authority 

H.R. 5 eliminates the 40 percent poverty threshold for schoolwide 

programs, allowing all Title I schools to operate whole school reform efforts. Under current law, only eligible schools with a poverty 

level of at least 40 percent are able to use Title I funds for 

schoolwide programs that benefit all students. This poverty threshold was lowered from 75 percent to 50 percent in the 1994 Improving America’s Schools Act, and reduced to the current threshold in 

NCLB. There is a long-standing, bipartisan federal recognition that 

the best way to address the needs of the most at-risk students is 

to enable and encourage schoolwide solutions. 

Highly qualified teachers 

H.R. 5 repeals the definition of ‘‘highly qualified teacher (HQT)’’ 

and related provisions currently included in Section 1119 of NCLB. 

Under current law, school districts receiving Title I funds are required to ensure all teachers of core academic subjects are ‘‘highly 

qualified,’’ defined as a teacher who has earned a bachelor’s degree, 

holds a state certification or license, and can demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter in question. These onerous federal requirements place too much emphasis on a teacher’s credentials, degrees, and licensing; as a result, schools have come to value a 


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teacher’s resume over his or her ability to increase student achievement. These undue burdens placed on teachers to meet input requirements are meaningless and have nothing to do with teacher 

effectiveness in the classroom. Additionally, the committee notes 

members of the educational establishment have used the HQT definition to shutter alternative certification programs and innovative 

teaching approaches at many charter schools, which often recruit 

energetic and talented young teachers that inspire students to succeed. 

According to a 2007 study by the Center on Education Policy, the 

highly qualified teacher provisions were regarded by three-quarters 

of school district administrators and more than one-third of state 

officials as ineffective and having minimal or no impact on student 

achievement or efforts to improve teacher quality. At a July 24, 

2012, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing titled ‘‘Education Reforms: Discussing the Value 

of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs,’’ Seth Andrew, 

Founder and Superintendent of Democracy Prep Public Schools in 

Harlem, NY, shared his thoughts on the HQT provision: 

‘‘The HQT standard places the illogical restriction on the 

talent pool that my principals are permitted to access and 

unnecessarily hamstrings our search for the amazing 

teachers that our students need. Under current policy concerning HQT, it is a remarkable indicator that I could not 

hire any of the members of this committee to teach history 

or civics at Democracy Prep even with the benefit of the 

exemption in New York State Charter Law.’’ 

Furthermore, additional burdens from the federal level can be especially harmful to rural school districts, which often face unique 

challenges, including those related to hiring and retaining effective 

teachers. The federal government does not need to place additional 

requirements on school districts as to what qualifications teachers 

must meet before entering the classroom, especially in light of existing state teacher licensing requirements. The committee believes 

it is time to reduce the size and scope of the Department of Education and roll back federal bureaucratic requirements and regulations. 

Equitable participation of private school students 

The equitable participation of private school students has been a 

part of ESEA since its creation in 1965. These provisions are intended to help disadvantaged students who attend private schools 

and are included in the calculation of federal funds allocated to 

public school districts. The committee believes the current process, 

which set out to ensure access for private school students to these 

important services guaranteed to them for more than 45 years, is 

often an arduous and contentious process for private school and 

school district officials. Current law lacks clarity regarding the 

goals and topics of consultation, the timely expenditure of funds, 

the types of services to be provided, and the allowable means for 

delivering them to private school students. 

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sistent goals, topics, and procedures to ensure disadvantaged students are receiving the services to which they are entitled in a 

timely manner. The provisions will also allow private schools to 

consult with school districts and request that services be provided 

on a schoolwide basis, as long as providing the services would be 

permitted constitutionally. Finally, the bill provides for an official 

ombudsman at the state educational agency. This designated employee will serve as the primary point of contact for all interested 

parties for questions on equitable participation of private school 

students and will be responsible for maintaining the record of the 

required consultation. The committee notes state educational agencies could designate an existing employee to fulfill this important 

requirement. 

Maintenance of effort 

H.R. 5 removes all ‘‘maintenance of effort (MOE)’’ requirements, 

allowing states and school districts to set their own funding levels 

for elementary and secondary education. These requirements are 

removed for four primary reasons: • The committee does not believe that dictating how states and 

school districts spend their tax revenues as a condition of receiving 

federal funds is an appropriate federal role. • MOE requirements assume that increased education spending 

will improve educational outcomes, though decades of data prove 

this argument false. • MOE requirements provide disincentives for states and school 

districts to innovate and deliver better educational services more 

efficiently. • Data from the U.S. Department of Education show that, from 

enactment of NCLB through fiscal year 2011, three out of every 

four MOE waiver requests have been granted. In addition, five 

states and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands requested MOE waivers under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund included in ARRA. All were granted. This bill acknowledges this reality and eliminates the burden up front for school districts. 

At the same time, the Student Success Act maintains the law’s 

‘‘supplement, not supplant’’ requirements, which ensure federal dollars are used as an addition to state and local resources, protecting 

the limited federal role in education. Maintaining these provisions 

ensure states and districts will not be able to cut education spending dramatically and fill in the gaps with federal dollars. 

Targeted populations and funding flexibility 

H.R. 5 consolidates programs for migratory children, neglected 

and delinquent children, English learners, rural school districts, 

and Native Americans into Part A of Title I of ESEA, while maintaining separate reservations of funds for each population. The bill 

also enables states and school districts to rededicate funds across 

these programs to address the areas of greatest need for their students. 

The committee does not intend for states and school districts to 

neglect the needs of their most vulnerable students. But too often, 

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grams that will better meet the needs of their students. The bill’s 

requirement for disaggregation of student achievement data by 

subgroup will continue to ensure transparency around the progress 

of particular subgroups in meeting state academic standards. Overall, the Student Success Act maintains focus on special populations, 

while providing states and districts the flexibility to address their 

unique student needs. 

Additionally, H.R. 5 makes minor changes to these targeted population programs to improve their performance. The bill allows for 

greater coordination across states and school districts regarding the 

exchange of migratory children’s health and academic records, improves the manner by which student counts for migrant and immigrant students, in addition to English learners, are determined, 

and provides new opportunities for Indian tribes and Bureau of Indian Education schools to improve student achievement by removing existing regulatory barriers and allowing tribes to apply for 

funds in consortia. 

Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness 

Title II of the Student Success Act restructures and amends Title 

II of current law, and addresses the following major issues: 

Supporting Effective Instruction 

H.R. 5 rewrites the existing Teacher and Principal Training and 

Recruiting Fund included in Part A of Title II to support the development and implementation of teacher evaluation systems, refocusing federal teacher policy on teacher effectiveness in the classroom. The rewrite of Title II builds on the repeal of the ‘‘highly 

qualified teacher’’ requirements in Title I. Instead of relying on 

teacher credentials or tenure requirements, which provide little information about a teacher’s ability to help students excel in the 

classroom, the legislation replaces Title II Part A with a new Supporting Effective Instruction program. The program requires the 

development and implementation of state- or locally driven teacher 

evaluation systems that measure an educator’s success in increasing student achievement. Contrary to the teacher and principal 

evaluation provisions in the Department of Education’s Race to the 

Top plan or waiver package (which mandate specific and onerous 

requirements school districts must follow), H.R. 5 sets five broad 

parameters that must be included in any teacher evaluation system: 

• Student achievement data, derived from a variety of sources, 

must be a significant part of the evaluation, with the weight given 

to such data defined by the local school district. 

• States and/or school districts must use multiple measures 

when assessing teacher performance. 

• There must be more than two rating categories for the performance of teachers. 

• Personnel decisions must be based on the evaluation results, 

as determined by the school district. 

• States and/or school districts must seek input from parents, 

teachers, school leaders, and other staff in the school in developing 

the evaluation system. 

The bill establishes these general, yet important, guidelines 

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system up to local school districts. The committee takes this approach for two reasons. First, independent research demonstrates 

the need for a mix of metrics for measuring teacher performance. 

In an Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing on February 28, 2013, titled ‘‘Raising the Bar: 

How are Schools Measuring Teacher Performance?’’ chief research 

officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dr. Steve Cantrell, 

shared his research into this issue: 

‘‘Preliminary MET findings demonstrated that three 

measures—student assessments, classroom observations, 

and student surveys—helped predict whether teachers 

would raise the performance of future groups of students. 

Indeed, the combination of these measures does a far better job predicting which teachers will succeed in raising 

student performance than master’s degrees and years of 

teaching experience. . . Final MET findings literally 

proved that effective teachers cause their students to learn 

more.’’ 

There is consensus at the federal, state, and local levels that 

many current teacher evaluation systems fail to measure teacher 

effectiveness properly and should be retooled to include measurements of student achievement. However, school districts need the 

flexibility to determine and define which actual metrics meet the 

specific needs of their teachers and students, especially those educators who teach non-tested subjects. The committee believes 

school districts, and states choosing to implement statewide systems, should include student achievement metrics from a number 

of sources in their teacher evaluations. These options include endof-course exams, student coursework, formative assessments, and 

other objective measurements of student achievement that cannot 

be easily manipulated. 

Second, past practice of dictating specific and prescriptive requirements at the federal level, such as defining what constitutes 

a highly qualified teacher and mandating that only educators who 

meet these standards can teach in the classroom, has been a dismal failure. The federal government plays an important, though 

limited, role in education policy decisions. Federal policy should include broad parameters and goals for success to ensure taxpayer 

dollars are spent effectively and efficiently. But federal law must 

allow local school districts to determine how best to get there, and 

refrain from imposing overly prescriptive requirements that restrict 

innovation and undermine local control. 

To this end, the committee believes there must be buy-in from 

education stakeholders, including teachers, school leaders, and parents, for any teacher evaluation system to be effective. During the 

February 16, 2012 legislative hearing entitled, ‘‘H.R. 3989, ‘Student 

Success Act’ and H.R. 3990, ‘Encouraging Innovation and Effective 

Teachers Act,’ ’’ Felicia Kazmier, an art teacher at Otero Elementary School in Colorado Springs, CO, outlined the reasoning behind 

this approach: 

‘‘I believe that what makes our District’s [evaluation] system work is that all teachers have been given the opportunity to help in creating our evaluation system. While I 

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teacher, I teach the entire school. So when it came time to 

have a say into what my evaluation process would look 

like, I chose the leadership role and stepped up to the 

challenge. . . . How can I take issue with a system that 

I myself have been asked to help create?’’ 

As noted above, the committee also believes teacher evaluation 

systems should be tied to personnel decisions as part of a comprehensive effort to identify, support, and reward teachers. For example, the systems should be used to make personnel decisions involving educator recruitment, hiring, placement, retention, compensation, professional development, tenure, promotion, and dismissal. At a July 27, 2011 hearing entitled, ‘‘Education Reforms: 

Exploring Teacher Quality Initiatives,’’ Kevin Huffman, Tennessee 

Commissioner of Education, talked about the importance of looking 

at teacher evaluation systems as a means for ongoing feedback and 

not a simple end-of-the-year assessment of teacher performance: 

‘‘Because the national conversation has often focused primarily on evaluation as a means for removal of ineffective 

teachers, we too often lose sight of the way the vast majority of teachers will experience the evaluation system: as a 

means for feedback and professional development, and an 

opportunity to learn from the very best teachers.’’ 

At the same time, to be meaningful, teacher evaluation systems 

should be used to reward good teachers and remove ineffective 

teachers from the classroom. Too often, misguided ‘‘last in, first 

out’’ tenure rules are valued over student outcomes. Instead of receiving bonuses, promotions, or the opportunity to become master 

teachers, in many states and districts the newest teachers are 

automatically let go, even if they are the most effective teachers. 

School districts should have the flexibility to decide how this parameter is implemented. 

In the previously mentioned hearing held on February 28, 2013, 

regarding teacher performance measures, Dr. James McIntyre, Superintendent of Knox County (TN) Schools, discussed how his state 

and school district are engaging in the important work of revising 

tenure policies: 

‘‘The state of Tennessee has significantly restructured 

teacher tenure. In the past, teachers were automatically 

granted tenure if they were on the job for three years and 

one day. . . Now, new teachers in Tennessee are not eligible for tenure until after five years of service, and only if 

they perform at one of the two highest levels (on a five 

point scale) on the evaluation system for two consecutive 

years. This is obviously a very different perspective on 

teacher tenure, but a worthy experiment in exploring if a 

radically different conceptualization of tenure will make a 

difference in teacher effectiveness.’’ 

This new approach to tenure and teacher evaluation is producing 

results for Tennessee students. McIntyre ending his testimony stating: 

‘‘Finally, you may be wondering how the new teacher 

evaluation system in Tennessee is impacting teaching and 

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on outcomes: In 2011–12, Tennessee saw some of the highest gains in student achievement on state assessments in 

recent history. Likewise, this past year in the Knox County Schools we have seen strong academic progress by virtually every quantifiable measure of student learning and 

success. Proficiency for our students increase[d] overall in 

grades 3–8 in all four tested subject areas: English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Graduation rates, academic growth, and ACT scores also posted 

strong results. . .’’ 

The committee believes support for state and local efforts to advance the important work of developing and implementing teacher 

evaluation systems is critically important. 

Because H.R. 5 requires all states and school districts, regardless 

of their poverty levels, to implement teacher evaluation systems, 

the legislation revises the current formula basing 50 percent of 

available funds on total student population and 50 percent on students in poverty. The committee believes all schools and districts 

should hold their students and teachers to high standards, and federal formula funds should reflect this high expectation without 

bias. 

Under H.R. 5, Part A funds can also be used for other activities. 

States with statewide teacher evaluation systems in place can use 

funds to work with their school districts to implement such systems. Funds may also be used to: train school leaders in how to 

evaluate teachers under the evaluation system; develop and implement school leader evaluation systems; provide evidence-based, jobembedded, and continuous professional development for teachers 

and schools leaders focused on subject-based academic courses (including civics, geography, literacy, and STEM), specific student 

populations such as students with disabilities or gifted and talented students, or specific student needs; as a result of an amendment offered at committee by Rep. Joe Heck, provide professional 

development for teachers to teach dual credit or dual enrollment 

courses; provide support to teachers identified by the evaluation 

system as in need of additional assistance; and support any other 

initiatives that will assist teachers and school leaders in increasing 

student achievement. 

Class size reduction 

H.R. 5 caps the percentage of funds from the Supporting Effective Instruction program that can be used for class size reduction 

at 10 percent. The committee notes a substantial amount of teacher 

quality funds under current law are used for this purpose, which 

has little to no effect on student learning. Current research from 

the Center for American Progress reveals class size reduction produces very little benefit for students. At a July 27, 2011 hearing 

titled, ‘‘Education Reforms: Exploring Teacher Quality Initiatives,’’ 

Kate Walsh, President of the National Council on Teacher Quality, 

discusses the problems with current law, stating: 

‘‘The class size reduction and professional development 

programs that consumed the bulk of ESEA Title II funds 

in the past largely continued under NCLB. For 2009–2010, 

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ity of the funds were used for professional development activities (42 percent) and to reduce class size (36 percent). 

Given that research shows general reductions in class size 

are expensive with little or no systemic relationship to improvements in student achievement and typical professional development programs are poorly designed, it is not 

surprising that Title II has been largely ineffective at generating the kinds of teacher reforms most likely to make 

a difference to student achievement. Title II will continue 

to consume precious federal funds unless Congress sets 

stronger and clearer priorities.’’ 

The Student Success Act pares down the uses of funds provided 

for teachers and school leaders and focuses them on specific initiatives that will ultimately increase student achievement. 

Teacher and school leader flexible grant 

H.R. 5 consolidates the remaining teacher quality programs, including the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant program authorized 

under the Higher Education Act, into a new Teacher and School 

Leader Flexible Grant. Under the new construct, states are provided funds to award grants to eligible entities, including school 

districts, for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, or a consortium of such entities, to pursue evidence-based, innovative initiatives focused on teachers and 

school leaders. If an eligible entity other than a local educational 

agency is awarded a grant, the entity must partner with a school 

district to ensure funds are being used to support increased student 

achievement. 

The committee believes a single consolidated program that provides greater flexibility to states, school districts, and other eligible 

entities in the use of federal teacher quality funds is preferable to 

the existing system of small programs that cater to certain constituencies and have very limited benefit for classroom instruction. 

For example, a 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled, ‘‘Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 

Federal Teacher Quality Programs,’’ revealed more than 80 distinct 

federal programs designed to help improve teacher quality. Not 

only does this jumble of programs add to the confusion and red 

tape already facing educators, it is also a costly burden for taxpayers. According to GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the 

federal government spent more than $4 billion on these programs 

in fiscal year 2009, yet little is known about whether they are actually successful. 

The Teacher and School Leader Flexible Grant program retains 

many of the same uses of funds for the consolidated programs. For 

example, states and eligible entities can support creative approaches to: 

• Increase access to or develop alternative certification or licensure routes. 

• Recruit, hire, and retain effective teachers and school leaders. • Improve teacher preparation programs within the state. 

• Implement performance-based pay systems and differential incentive pay. 

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• Establish new teacher or school leader induction and residency 

programs. • Provide additional professional development activities or other 

evidence-based initiatives likely to increase teacher and school 

leader effectiveness. 

The legislation also provides flexibility to eligible entities to fund 

initiatives that have evidence of working within particular schools. 

It engages the private sector, including the for- and non-profit communities, to partner with school districts to drive improvements 

and innovation in the teaching profession. The committee anticipates organizations with a track record of success, such as Teach 

for America and the National Writing Project, will partner effectively with states and school districts to improve the teaching profession and student achievement. 

Teacher preparation academies 

H.R. 5 contains an optional 3 percent set-aside within the Teacher and School Leader Flexible Grant states can use to create and 

fund teacher and school leader preparation academies. These funds 

allow for a state-based approach to creating a competitive market 

for teacher and school leader training. This is particularly important, as new research from the National Council on Teacher Quality highlights that the majority of traditional teacher preparation 

programs do not adequately prepare potential educators for the 

classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed (some 239,000 teachers are trained each year and 

98,000 are hired). In the Teacher Prep Review 2013 Report, less 

than 10 percent of teacher-education programs earned three stars 

or better. Only four programs that prepared secondary teachers 

earned the highest rating. About 14 percent of the programs, 162 

in all, were given the lowest rating. 

States taking advantage of this new funding source can use 

funds to reform educator preparation practices and free academies 

from meeting antiquated, input-based requirements. States will be 

required to ensure candidates recruited for the academies will be 

high-achieving, receive clinical training in the classroom from an 

accomplished mentor, and complete the academy only after they 

demonstrate they are an effective educator. The program’s emphasis on flexibility, combined with accountability, will enable these 

academies to innovate and transform the practice of teacher and 

school leader training. 

Teacher liability protections 

H.R. 5 maintains liability protections included in current law 

that protect school employees (including teachers, administrators, 

and school board members) when acting to control, discipline, 

expel, or suspend a student, or maintain order in the classroom or 

school through reasonable actions. The committee believes educators must be protected when acting to maintain a safe school environment for all students. 

Parents’ right to know and teacher privacy 

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Though the Student Success Act supports the development of 

teacher evaluations with results used to make personnel decisions, 

the committee believes state and local leaders should decide whether and how the results of teacher evaluations are made public or 

shared with parents. The bill protects the privacy of individual 

teachers when the numbers and percentages of teachers in each 

teacher evaluation category are reported. 

Parental engagement and local flexibility 

Title III of H.R. 5 focuses on parental engagement and local flexibility. This title includes important changes to the charter school 

programs, a continuation of the magnet school program, and a critical redesign of the parent information resource centers under current law. The charter school provisions are similar to H.R. 2218, 

the Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, 

which passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support in the 112th Congress. The bill also reauthorizes 

the Magnet School Program, which offers students a unique opportunity to attend a school with a rigorous curriculum. 

Charter schools 

Charter schools offer important choices for parents who want an 

alternative to traditional public schools for their students. By 

agreeing to increased accountability to states, charter authorizers, 

and parents, charter schools operate with more flexibility and are 

able to provide varied education models in which students may 

learn more effectively. H.R. 5 builds on the success of the charter 

school community, improves access for traditionally underserved 

populations, supports high-quality charter schools, and strengthens 

accountability. Consolidating the two charter school provisions into 

one program better focuses support for all elements important to 

creating high-quality charter schools. The charter school movement 

has seen robust growth over the past decade. There are now several examples of high-quality schools that could receive federal and 

state support to expand and replicate their successes. While the 

Committee on Appropriations has supported this effort through a 

reservation for the Charter School Program appropriation, the committee believes it is important to update the authorizing legislation 

to ensure states have a role in ensuring thoughtful development of 

charter schools in each state. The Student Success Act includes the 

expansion and replication of high-quality charter schools as an 

added use of funds under each State Quality Charter School Grant 

to support the start-up of new, innovative charter school models, as 

well as the expansion and replication of high-quality charter 

schools. 

Charter schools receiving funds under this program must admit 

their students through a lottery system, as approved by state law, 

if the demand for attendance exceeds the available slots in the 

schools. The more than 900,000 students on waitlists demonstrate 

an intense demand for charter schools. It is important to assist 

these schools in reaching all students who may benefit from the 

opening or expansion of new charter schools. But the focus must 

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charter school developers and school leaders to recruit traditionally 

underserved students, including students with disabilities and 

English learners; promote inclusion; and meet the needs of those 

students. The committee believes the technical assistance and 

other provisions required of grantees will help charter schools recruit, enroll, and serve these students. 

When recruiting students, charter schools should ensure parents 

have the information they need to make the best decisions possible 

for their children. This includes encouraging parents to examine 

the school’s academic success, teaching philosophy, and ability to 

meet the education needs of any student admitted to the school. 

High-quality charter schools, as defined in the legislation, raise the 

achievement of all students, including students with disabilities, 

English learners, and other traditionally underserved populations. 

In modernizing the Charter School Program, H.R. 5 includes a 

new provision that reserves 10 percent of each state grant to support initiatives to improve charter school authorizing. While a 

small percentage will be used for state administrative costs, the 

majority of the funds will benefit all charter schools in the state 

by helping charter school authorizers identify key indicators of 

quality, including how to ensure the school and the authorizer are 

clear on the goals and expectations of each party, such as helping 

charter schools meet their obligations under existing laws and the 

ESEA. The funds will also be used to increase the number of quality charter schools available for students, not just the opening of 

new charter schools, and support access and services for all students by helping charter schools recruit, enroll, and meet the needs 

of students with disabilities, including students with lower incidence disabilities, and English learners. 

In addition, the Student Success Act allows new eligible grantees 

to compete for funding under State Quality Charter School Grants 

and provides more flexibility in the operation of the state grant 

competition for the start-up of charter schools. The bill allows state 

charter school boards, governors, and Charter Support Organizations to apply for state grants, in addition to the State Educational 

Agency (SEA), which is allowed under current law. These entities 

all have a statewide focus with no particular schools or programs 

in mind and can, therefore, examine a multitude of subgrant applicants to help increase the number of charter schools in the state. 

The expansion of eligible grantees is meant to ensure charter 

schools have an opportunity to open and expand with the support 

of a grantee that believes in the benefit of charter schools and offers the greatest assistance to those schools that win subgrants. To 

ensure grantees are able to meet the requirements of the program, 

the legislation allows states to partner with an entity which can 

help it operate a quality program that adequately supports the 

thoughtful growth of charter schools in the state. While there may 

be multiple eligible grantees for each state, the committee supports 

limiting each state to one grant to avoid duplication in the state 

and ensure funds reach as many states, and therefore schools, as 

possible. 

The new eligible grantees are also required to collaborate with 

the SEA, where appropriate. While this provision does not give the 

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working together in a cohesive, statewide system rather than creating parallel systems. The SEA may help distribute grants to 

schools, help the entity run the grant competition, or provide guidance to support the peer review requirement in the law. 

The legislation includes a clear listing of assurances and priorities for awarding charter school grants, which will improve charter 

schools, improve access to high-quality charter schools, and expand 

the availability of high-quality charter schools as an integral component of state public school systems. The bill includes an assurance that charter schools comply with all applicable federal laws— 

an obligation these schools are already required to follow—such as 

the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the 

other applicable provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This measure ensures state grantees and the charter 

schools they support are clear about the requirements that must be 

met. The bill also includes an assurance that grantees will ensure 

charter schools actively participate in decisions about the public 

school system, providing charter schools, as public schools, the 

same voice in decisions which will affect the schools and their students as traditional public schools. The committee believes this important change is an opportunity to share best practices between 

all public schools and ensure all schools have an equal voice in the 

public school system. An assurance that each charter school has a 

high level of autonomy, particularly over budgets and personnel, 

will also ensure the schools can be innovative in responding to the 

needs of the community. The legislation’s priorities will provide an 

incentive to states to support more high-quality charter schools 

that meet the needs of the local community. 

The Student Success Act consolidates the existing credit enhancement program and the state facilities aid program to clarify 

the law. The direction to reserve 15 percent of the total appropriated funds ensures there are sufficient funds to award more 

than one grant each year under the credit enhancement program. 

This program helps charter schools access credit to obtain or renovate facilities to open the school. The legislative changes made to 

this provision increase the administrative reservation to 2.5 percent of each grant to ensure the grantee can reach out to, serve, 

and properly monitor charter schools assisted under the grant. The 

bill also removes the priority of awards under the credit enhancement program to ensure the best grantees are winning. 

The charter school provision also updates the national activities 

portion of the grant to allow the Secretary of Education to run a 

competition for charter schools that want to open in states that did 

not win or compete for a state grant, or are in a state that is in 

the fourth or fifth year of their grant. This will ensure students are 

not penalized in states that have not demonstrated the leadership 

to support charter schools or those that have already obligated 

their funds under the grant. It is the committee’s expectation the 

secretary will assess the quality of applicants in the same manner 

as in the state competition. The secretary will also be required to 

offer technical assistance to help grantees implement their grants 

to maximize the benefit of the funds. The secretary will disseminate best practices to help all public schools benefit from the success of charter schools. Finally, the secretary is required to conduct 


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an evaluation that will measure the effects of the program on charter schools, including student achievement. 

These changes update the Charter School Program in line with 

the charter school landscape to better support high-quality charter 

schools. The bill consolidates the current funding streams for charter schools under one authorization at $300 million to increase efficiencies within the operation of the program and better leverage 

federal funding to improve the program. 

Family engagement centers 

The Student Success Act also authorizes Statewide Family Engagement Centers as a replacement for the existing Parental Information Resource Centers. This revised program is intended to help 

strengthen family engagement through assistance to states, school 

districts, teachers, and families. The changes to the program will 

strengthen outcomes and continue critical direct services to families to help them support their children’s education, while sharing 

best practices with schools. This will ensure states and school districts are equipped with the proper tools to partner with parents 

to increase student learning. The committee believes sharing proven models amongst practitioners and providing effective direct 

services will support parents in helping their children find success 

in the classroom. 

Local academic flexible grant 

In hearings, roundtables, and meetings around the country, committee members have heard from countless state and local school 

officials asking Congress to remove barriers to spending and let 

local officials spend federal funds on problems they know exist, 

rather than spending money on Washington priorities that do not 

benefit their schools or districts. At a March 1, 2011 hearing entitled, Education Regulations: Weighing the Burden on Schools and 

Students, Edgar Hatrick, Loudon County (VA) Public Schools Superintendent, stated that navigating the burdensome rules and reporting requirements of the more than 80 federal programs often 

results in ‘‘. . . resources being diverted from the mission of teaching and learning.’’ In a letter sent in support of a program elimination bill the committee passed last Congress, H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, Michael Casserly, 

Executive Director of the Council of Great City Schools, wrote, 

‘‘[A]n array of small grant programs contributes little to the academic attainment necessary for national competitiveness nor helps 

overcome the achievement gaps that serve as a persistent barrier 

to educational and economic opportunity.’’ 

H.R. 5 consolidates most federal elementary and secondary education programs—many of which have conflicting eligibility and 

other requirements—into a new Local Academic Flexible Grant 

that will provide unprecedented flexibility to states and school districts in using federal funds. Instead of determining the priorities 

for states and school districts, the legislation allows school officials 

to decide what funding is needed to support programs and projects 

they believe will increase student academic achievement, including 

those programs focused on 21st century skills. 

The committee strongly believes the new Local Academic Flexible 

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to support innovative approaches to reforming public education. 

Rather than funding programs like Race to the Top, which awards 

funds to the few states willing to adopt numerous federal requirements, or Investing in Innovation (i3), which artificially limit participation to only non-profit entities, this new grant will provide a 

certain funding stream to states and school districts in need of additional assistance to support initiatives that will help improve student learning. 

Under the new program, states will receive funding through a 

formula and offer competitive grants to school districts, in partnership with nongovernmental entities, to support programs or 

projects that provide supplemental student support activities, such 

as tutoring or after-school programs, or student-focused activities, 

such as extended learning time programs, parent engagement, or 

core academic subject initiatives. The funds can also be used to improve student safety, which is an important part of improving academic achievement. The committee also expects that many school 

districts would use funds to support various science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives. The committee recognizes the importance of STEM education, including computer 

science education, to the future competitiveness of the American 

workforce. Unlike most federal programs concerned solely with 

compliance with federal requirements, the Local Academic Flexible 

Grant is focused on student outcomes. The only requirements for 

the use of funds are that the program or project will increase student academic achievement and is allowed under state law. 

Private sector engagement 

H.R. 5 requires states to reserve 10 percent of their Local Academic Flexible Grant to award grants to nongovernmental entities, 

including businesses and community-based organizations, to support important and innovative programs outside of the public 

school system that will benefit students in public schools. These 

grants could be awarded to museums that offer interesting science 

programs or companies that provide students with real-world applications of classroom material. Under the program, nongovernmental entities will be required to provide a 50 percent match, and 

the project must help increase academic achievement. The intent of 

this program is to recognize that the public school system does not 

have a monopoly on student learning and outside entities can bring 

great value to students’ academic success. 

Statewide activities 

H.R. 5 authorizes states to reserve 15 percent of funds from the 

Local Academic Flexible Grant, before grants are awarded to school 

districts or nongovernmental entities, for statewide activities. 

Through these funds, states can support the development and implementation of academic assessments required under Title I. The 

remaining funds set aside at the state level can be used to administer the program, support statewide activities to increase academic 

achievement, and share among school districts best practices of 

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Impact aid 

Title IV of H.R. 5 reauthorizes and strengthens the existing Impact Aid program, which provides direct funding to school districts 

impacted by the presence of the federal government. The program 

reimburses districts located near, or serving students from, military bases, federal lands, and Indian reservations for the loss of 

property taxes. The committee believes the federal government has 

a fundamental responsibility to compensate school districts impacted by the presence of the federal government to ensure they 

have adequate resources to provide their students with a quality 

education. Many of the bill’s provisions were included in the FY 

2013 National Defense Authorization Act, and expire in early 2015. 

The legislation makes such provisions permanent. 

The legislation updates the formula by which school district allotments are determined for a district with federal property located 

within its boundaries that cannot be taxed. The new formula includes two parts. First, an eligible school district will receive a 

foundation, or base payment, based on either 90 percent of the payment most recently received (Fiscal Year 2009) or 90 percent of the 

average payment received from Fiscal Years 2006–2009, whichever 

is higher. Second, the district will get an additional payment using 

a calculated per acre value. The committee notes the Student Success Act reauthorizes Payments for Federal Property and rejects 

the Obama Administration’s budget request to eliminate this important program which provides critical resources to school districts that lack revenue due to federal ownership of land. 

H.R. 5 streamlines provisions for Heavily Impacted school districts, which are districts with high percentages of military, Native 

American, or other federally connected children. The legislation 

standardizes eligibility criteria for these districts at 45 percent enrollment of federally connected children, bases per pupil expenditure eligibility requirements on state average expenditures rather 

than national average expenditures, and maintains the tax rate requirement for eligible districts of at least 95 percent of the average 

tax rate for general fund purposes of comparable districts in the 

state. The bill also allows federally-connected children to be counted in enrollment numbers in the case of open enrollment policies 

in a state, but does not allow children to be counted if they are enrolled in a distance education program located outside the boundaries of the district. 

H.R. 5 also provides equal prorated payments greater than 100 

percent of the Learning Opportunity Threshold for eligible districts. 

The language allows school districts to continue to count children 

who have been relocated off-base due to renovation, rebuilding, or 

demolition after three years if the district continues to serve such 

children because of project delays, and simplifies the annual process for counting these children. 

Finally, the bill requires the secretary to provide Impact Aid payments within three years. The committee has included the timely 

payment language to address long-standing school district concerns 

regarding the lack of on-time payments from the Department of 

Education. The committee expects the proposed changes to payments for federal property to reduce significantly the delays school 

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set a goal of providing timely payments more quickly than called 

for under this legislation. 

General provisions 

Title V of H.R. 5 amends Title IX of current law and moves those 

provisions to Title V of the Act. The bill addresses the following 

significant issues: 

Definitions 

Graduation rate: In 2005, all 50 of the nation’s governors agreed 

to a common definition for calculating high school graduation rates. 

The rate is determined by dividing the number of graduating 12th 

graders by the number of 9th graders that, four years prior, entered high school. States are also allowed to report on an extended 

year rate, encompassing those students that need an additional one 

or two years to graduate high school. In 2010, Mr. John 

Thomasian, Director of the National Governors Association Center 

for Best Practices, stated, ‘‘Governors agreed to use a more consistent and accurate graduation rate formula because they understand that better information on student outcomes is critical for ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for college, work and life.’’ States have been using this common definition 

since the 2010–2011 school year. 

H.R. 5 codifies this approach by defining the terms ‘‘four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate’’ and ‘‘extended-year adjusted cohort 

graduation rate.’’ States would be required to report the four year 

rate, and allowed to report the extended year rate, to the public. 

The committee believes the new definition will allow students, 

school leaders, parents, and lawmakers to have accurate and reliable information about high school and student performance. 

Technology: H.R. 5 redefines the term ‘‘technology’’ to include the 

use of the Internet, computer devices, software applications, and 

data systems, among other modern information tools, in order to 

reflect technology’s role in a 21st century economy. Throughout the 

Student Success Act, states and school districts are given the flexibility to use technology in delivering academic assessments, professional development, distance education, and curriculum. The infusion of technology provides timely results to educators and parents, 

coursework that is dynamic and engaging, and personalized instruction to meet individual students’ needs. The definition should 

reflect its modern uses. 

Waiver authority 

H.R. 5 clarifies and limits the Secretary of Education’s authority 

to issue waivers of the statutory and regulatory requirements of 

the ESEA. Unlike current law, the Student Success Act is clear 

that the secretary may not add, impose, or require any condition 

outside of complying with the law in exchange for granting a waiver. 

In a September 23, 2011 letter to chief state school officers, the 

secretary announced the department would grant waivers from certain requirements of NCLB. He stated, ‘‘This voluntary opportunity 

will provide educators and state and local leaders with flexibility 

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cational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase 

equity, and improve the quality of instruction’’ (emphasis added). 

Since February 2012, the secretary has granted 39 states and the 

District of Columbia a conditional waiver in exchange for adopting 

the department’s preferred mandates, including in most cases the 

adoption of the Common Core State Standards. The legality of this 

approach to conditional waivers has been questioned by outside 

legal experts, such as former Department of Education General 

Counsel Kent Talbert and former Deputy General Counsel Robert 

Eitel, in a February 2012 report from the Pioneer Institute entitled, ‘‘The Road to A National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects of the 

Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and Conditional Waivers.’’ Additionally, in a February 2012 report entitled, ‘‘Educational 

Accountability and Secretarial Waiver Authority Under the ESEA,’’ 

the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) cited the 

broad nature of the conditions the secretary imposed on states and 

school districts as a reason the proposed waivers may not survive 

a court challenge. 

The committee believes the secretary should have the authority 

to provide waivers of certain statutory and regulatory requirements 

to states and school districts affected by unexpected and unforeseen 

circumstances or to implement important reforms to improve student achievement. In continuing this waiver authority, it is not the 

intent of the committee to restrict the number or scope of waivers 

allowed under current law. The Student Success Act maintains important provisions authorizing the Secretary of Education to provide flexibility to states and districts, but properly prohibits the 

secretary from using the waiver authority to place new mandates 

or requirements on states and school districts in exchange for that 

flexibility, including an explicit prohibition against the secretary 

encouraging adoption of the Common Core State Standards. 

Prohibitions on federal control 

H.R. 5 consolidates various prohibitions included in current law 

to restrict the authority of the Department of Education, and 

strengthens and clarifies the prohibitions to ensure the limits of 

the Secretary of Education and federal government are clear. The 

bill specifically prohibits the secretary from establishing a national 

curriculum, supporting a national test for students, or requiring 

particular academic standards, whether directly or indirectly 

through grants or other means. 

The committee believes it is clear the role of the federal government is limited in nature. Prohibitions included in the General 

Education Provisions Act (GEPA), the Department of Education Organization Act, and ESEA restrict the secretary and other federal 

employees from mandating, directing, or controlling a state, school 

district, or school’s curriculum or instructional programs. The law 

also includes prohibitions on federal approval or certification of 

academic standards and developing and testing, implementing, administering, or distributing national tests in any subject. Despite 

these provisions, the secretary has taken unprecedented steps to 

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As stated previously, to rein in the secretary and restore state 

and local control, H.R. 5 explicitly prohibits the secretary from requiring adoption of particular standards, ‘‘including the Common 

Core State Standards as developed by the Common Core State 

Standards Initiative.’’ Such prohibitions also extend to the secretary’s involvement in what partnerships a state forms and what 

assessments a state chooses to use. Unfortunately, this administration has found holes in the law that do not exist—for example regulating the definition of ‘‘gainful employment’’ in the Higher Education Act. Accordingly, explicitly clarifying these prohibitions is 

critically important to ensure the secretary and department bureaucrats cannot willfully misinterpret the intent of the bill. The 

secretary shall not involve himself in state and local decisions. 

Protections for state and local autonomy 

H.R. 5 redesignates other important sections of current law to fit 

within the new configuration of Title V. The redesignated sections 

include: By-Pass Determination Process; Prohibition Against Funds 

for Religious Worship or Instruction; Private, Religious, and Home 

Schools; Prohibition Regarding State Aid; Privacy of Assessment 

Results; School Prayer; Equal Access to Public School Facilities; 

Prohibition on Nationwide Database; Prohibition on Discrimination; and Civil Rights. The committee strongly supports these protections and requirements, believes they should remain a strong 

part of the law, and urges the Department of Education to fully implement and enforce such provisions. 

Curtailing excessive regulations 

The proliferation of federal regulations with which states and 

school districts must comply has grown over the last three decades, 

placing an overwhelming burden on schools that takes away their 

focus on educating our nation’s students. The committee has held 

numerous hearings to examine the issue in greater detail. One witness, Dr. Robert P. Grimesey, Jr., the Superintendent of Orange 

County Public Schools in Virginia, explained the problem in testimony at the March 15, 2011 hearing entitled, ‘‘Education Regulations: Burying Schools in Paperwork’’: 

‘‘The vast majority of rural school superintendents and 

school board members understand and respect the need for 

reasonable accountability and transparency as we receive 

and invest federal dollars. However we believe that there 

is much that is not reasonable about the ever-expanding 

nature of many federal obligations. We also see a need for 

streamlined collaboration between [the U.S. Department of 

Education] and the [state educational agencies] in the articulation of data reporting requirements. Ultimately, 

many well-intended federal regulations are creating a ‘‘culture of compliance’’ that leads to a local fear of failure. 

Such a context makes federal compliance an end in itself. 

For localities at the end of this regulatory food chain, it becomes very difficult to maintain our focus on the achievement and welfare of our children.’’ 

H.R. 5 begins to address this over-regulation of the education 

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follow in issuing new regulations, including providing for longer review periods for public comment, implementing a new review period for Congress, requiring the secretary calculate the proposed 

regulatory burden prior to the regulation being made final, and requiring old and duplicative regulations be repealed. This new process will help reduce excessive federal regulation on states, school 

districts, principals, and teachers; prevent the Secretary of Education from compounding the burden of federal regulations already 

on the books; and ensure stakeholders have ample time to raise 

concerns with proposed regulations and request they be addressed 

accordingly before the regulations are finalized. 

Military recruiters 

H.R. 5 clarifies and strengthens the Military Recruiter provision 

within current law. School districts receiving funds under the 

ESEA are required to provide military recruiters the same access 

to high schools and basic student contact information that is provided to colleges, universities, and other recruiters. These provisions are in place so the nation’s military recruiters are able to 

work with students to make sure they are aware of the benefits of 

joining the military upon graduation and are able to weigh that career option. 

Unfortunately, some school districts have tried to limit access to 

military recruiters and/or establish additional barriers that do not 

exist for colleges and universities or other prospective employers. 

The Student Success Act includes new language in this long-standing section clarifying that parents (or students once they have 

turned 18) can opt-out of having student information shared with 

military recruiters, but the school district cannot implement an 

opt-in provision. The committee strongly urges all school districts 

in the country to institute policies that will provide prospective 

graduates with all of their postsecondary options, including the 

ability to enroll in the Armed Forces. States and school districts 

should understand it is against federal law to place military recruiting at a disadvantage to other prospective post-high school opportunities. 

Reducing federal bureaucracy 

H.R. 5 requires the Secretary of Education to eliminate those 

staff positions associated with programs eliminated or consolidated 

under the bill. Under the provision, the secretary will have two 

months to identify how many full-time equivalent employees 

worked on or administered the eliminated programs, and one year 

to reduce the department’s workforce by that number. 

Providing services for homeless students 

H.R. 5 reauthorizes the Education for Homeless Children and 

Youths program of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 

the primary federal law that provides funding to states and school 

districts to educate homeless children and youth. The bill places a 

greater emphasis on improved identification of homeless children 

and youth, and provides better collaboration and information sharing among federal and state agencies to provide services for homeless students. The legislation also strengthens provisions in current 

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youth and parents, ensuring designated homeless liaisons in the 

school district inform parents of all rights available to them under 

the law and have the opportunity to receive professional development around the specific needs of homeless youth. 

Conclusion 

The committee is pursuing a new approach to education reform 

by re-evaluating the federal role in elementary and secondary education. The federal government is too involved in our nation’s classrooms, and states and school districts should bear the primary responsibility for public education. The committee aims to rein in the 

Department of Education, which has shown in the last five years 

an unprecedented appetite for expanding the federal government’s 

reach. The Student Success Act also rolls back federal bureaucratic 

requirements and regulations, and eliminates and consolidates ineffective and duplicative federal education programs to help get the 

federal deficit and debt under control. The committee’s efforts will 

empower parents, teachers, and school leaders to address unacceptable achievement gaps; provide additional educational options to 

students; and successfully prepare students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1—Short title 

States the short title as the Student Success Act. 

Section 2—Table of contents 

Lists the table of contents for the Act. 

Section 3—References 

References the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 

Section 4—Transitions 

States that any person or agency that previously received a grant 

under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act prior to enactment of this Act will continue to receive that award in accordance 

with the terms of that award up to one year from the enactment 

of the Act, unless otherwise stated in this Act. 

Section 5—Effective dates 

Specifies the effective dates of the amendments and programs 

within the Act. 

Section 6—Authorization of appropriations 

Amends 20 USC 6301 et seq. to authorize the appropriations for 

the Act. 

Title I 

SUBTITLE A

Section 101—Title heading 

Amends the title heading for Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to 

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Section 102—Statement of purpose 

Amends Section 1001 (20 U.S.C. 6301) to reflect the purpose of 

Title I—Aid to Local Educational Agencies. 

Section 103—Flexibility to use federal funds 

Amends Section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302) to specify general requirements for alternative uses of federal funds. 

Section 104—School improvement 

Amends Section 1003 (20 U.S.C. 6303) to specify the general requirements for school improvement of poorly performing Title I 

schools. 

Section 105—Direct student services 

Amends ESEA by inserting a section to require states to set 

aside Title I money to provide competitive grants to school districts 

for direct student services. 

Section 106—State administration 

Amends Section 1004 (20 U.S.C. 6304) to specify the general requirements for how the states may administer the title. 

SUBTITLE B

Section 111—Part A headings 

States the Part A heading of Title I as ‘‘Part A—Improving the 

Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged.’’ States the subpart 

heading for Subpart 1 of Part A of Title I as ‘‘Subpart 1—Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies ‘Chapter A—Basic Program Requirements.’ ’’ States the subpart heading 

for Subpart 2 of Part A of Title I as ‘‘Chapter B—Allocations.’’ 

Section 112—State plans 

Amends Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) to specify the general requirements for plans submitted by states wishing to receive a grant 

under this subpart. 

Section 113—Local educational agency plans 

Amends Section 1112 (20 U.S.C. 6312) to specify the general requirements for plans submitted by local educational agencies wishing to receive subgrants under this subpart. 

Section 114—Eligible school attendance areas 

Amends Section 1113 (20 U.S.C. 6313) to specify the school attendance areas eligible for using funds received under this subpart. 

Section 115—Schoolwide programs 

Amends Section 1114 (20 U.S.C. 6314) to specify the general requirements for schoolwide programs operated through funds allocated in this subpart. 

Section 116—Targeted assistance schools 

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Section 117—Academic assessment and local educational agency 

and school improvement; school support and recognition 

Repeals Sections 1116 and 1117 (20 U.S.C. 6316; 6317) regarding 

local educational agency and school improvement, and school support and recognition. 

Section 118—Parental involvement 

Amends Section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 6318) to specify the general requirements for the use of funds regarding parental involvement 

programs. 

Section 119—Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals 

Repeals Section 1119 (20 U.S.C. 6319) which sets federal requirements around teachers and paraprofessionals and removes the requirement that teachers be highly qualified. 

Section 120—Participation of children enrolled in private schools 

Amends Section 1120 (20 U.S.C. 6320), which specifies the participation of private school students and teachers in the programs 

funded under this Act. Improves the consultation and negotiation 

processes to provide clearer procedures and faster notice for private 

school officials. 

Section 121—Fiscal requirements 

Amends Section 1120A (20 U.S.C. 6321) to specify the fiscal requirements of the subpart and to remove the maintenance of effort 

provision. 

Section 122—Coordination requirements 

Amends Section 1120B (20 U.S.C. 6322) to specify the general requirements for coordination with entities carrying out early childhood development programs. 

Section 123—Grants for the outlying areas and the secretary of the 

interior 

Amends Section 1121 (20 U.S.C. 6331) to specify the general requirements for grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

Section 124—Allocations to states 

Amends Section 1122 (20 U.S.C. 6332) to specify the general requirements for allocating to states funds reserved under this Act. 

Section 125—Basic grants to local educational agencies 

Amends Section 1124 (20 U.S.C. 6333) to specify the general requirements for awarding basic grants to local educational agencies. 

Section 126—Adequacy of funding of targeted grants to local educational agencies in fiscal years after fiscal year 2001 

Amends Section 1125AA (20 U.S.C. 6336) to specify the adequate 

level of funding of targeted grants to local educational agencies in 

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Section 127—Education finance incentive grant program 

Amends Section 1125A (20 U.S.C. 6337) to specify the general requirements of the Education Finance Incentive Grant Program. 

Section 128—Carryover and waiver 

Amends Section 1127 (20 U.S.C. 6339) by specifying the general 

requirements regarding the carryover of funds to additional years 

and the waiver of those requirements. 

SUBTITLE C

Section 131—Additional aid 

Amends Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to specify the general requirements for additional aid to schools and school districts. Maintains separate funding streams for the Migratory Education, Neglected and Delinquent, English Language Acquisition, Rural Education, and Indian Education programs, but merges them into Title 

I. 

SUBTITLE D

Section 141—National assessment of title I 

Redesignates Part E of Title I (20 U.S.C. 6491 et seq.) as Part 

B of Title I. Repeals Sections 1502 and 1504 (20 U.S.C. 6492; 6494) 

to remove the grant program for demonstrations of innovation 

practices and the Close Up Fellowship program. Redesignates Sections 1501 and 1503 (20 U.S.C. 6491; 6493) as Sections 1301 and 

1302, respectively. Amends Section 1301 and 1302, as redesignated, to specify the general requirements for the national assessment of Title I. 

SUBTITLE E

Section 151—General provisions for title I 

Redesignates Part I of Title I (20 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) as Part C 

of Title I of the Act and amends it to specify the general provisions 

for Title I. 

Title II 

Section 201—Teacher preparation and effectiveness 

Amends the title heading for Title II to read ‘‘Title II—Teacher 

Preparation and Effectiveness.’’ Amends Part A of Title II (20 

U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) to specify general requirements for providing 

grants to state educational agencies and subgrants to local educational agencies in order to support effective instruction. Amends 

Part B of Title II (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.) to specify general requirements of teacher and school leader flexible grants in order to 

improve student achievement. Amends Part C of Title II (20 U.S.C. 

6671 et seq.) to repeal Subparts 1 to 4 and specifies general requirements for teacher liability protection. Amends Part D of Title 

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Section 202—Conforming repeals 

Repeals Sections 201 to 204 of Title II of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) to address the changes made 

under this legislation and specifies the effective date of the repeals. 

Title III 

Section 301—Parental engagement and local flexibility 

Amends Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) to specify general requirements regarding parental engagement and local flexibility. 

Specifies the Charter School Program under Part B of Title V be 

reauthorized as amended under the provisions of H.R. 2218. Specifies general requirements for magnet school assistance, family engagement in education programs, and local academic flexible 

grants. 

Title IV 

Section 401—Purpose 

Amends Section 8002 (20 U.S.C. 7701) to reflect the purpose of 

Title III—Impact Aid. 

Section 402—Payments relating to federal acquisition of real property 

Amends Section 8002 (20 U.S.C. 7702) to specify general requirements for payments relating to federal acquisitions of real property. 

Section 403—Payments for eligible federally connected children 

Amends Section 8003(a) (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)) to specify the computation of payments for Eligible Federally Connected Children. 

Amends Section 8003(b) (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)) to specify basic support 

payments for heavily impacted local educational agencies. Amends 

paragraph (2) of Section 8003(c) (20 U.S.C. 7703(c)) to specify general requirements with regards to prior year data. Amends Section 

8003(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)) to specify general requirements for 

appropriations regarding children with disabilities. Amends Section 

8003(e) (20 U.S.C. 7703(e)) to specify general requirements of the 

hold harmless provision. Strikes Subsection (g) of Section 8003 (20 

U.S.C. 7703) to repeal the maintenance of effort provision. 

Section 404—Policies and procedures relating to children residing 

on indian lands 

Amends Section 8004(e)(9) by changing ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs’’ to ‘‘Bureau of Indian Education.’’ 

Section 405—Applications for payments under Sections 8002 and 

8003 

Amends Section 8005(b) (20 U.S.C. 7705(b)) to specify general requirements for applications for payments under Sections 8002 and 

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Section 406—Construction 

Amends Section 8007 (20 U.S.C. 7707) to specify general requirements for the authorization of construction payments and school facility emergency and modernization grants. 

Section 407—Facilities 

Amends Section 8008 (20 U.S.C. 7708) to specify general requirements regarding facilities. 

Section 408—State consideration of payments providing state aid 

Amends Section 8009(c)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 7709(c)(1)(B)) to specify 

the general requirements of state consideration of payments providing state aid. 

Section 409—Federal administration 

Amends Section 8010 (20 U.S.C. 7710) to specify general requirements of federal administration of impact aid and to include a provision on timely payments. 

Section 410—Administrative hearings and judicial review 

Amends Section 8011(a) (20 U.S.C. 7711(a)) to make minor and 

technical changes. 

Section 411—Definitions 

Amends Section 8013 by making a change to the definition of 

‘armed forces,’ ‘current expenditures,’ ‘federal property,’ ‘local contribution percentage,’ and ‘local educational agency.’ 

Section 412—Authorization of appropriations 

Repeals Section 8014 (20 U.S.C. 7801) regarding the authorization of appropriations for this title. 

Section 413—Conforming amendments 

Modifies the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to address the changes made under this legislation. 

Title V 

Section 501—General provisions for the act 

Amends Title V (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) to specify the general 

provisions for the Act. 

Section 502—Repeal 

Repeals Title IX (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), which previously specified the general provisions for the Act. 

Section 503—Other laws 

Specifies references to the term ‘‘highly qualified’’ in other laws. 

Section 504—Amendment to IDEA 

Amends Section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) to remove the highly qualified teacher 

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Title VI 

Section 601—Repeal of title VI 

Repeals Title VI—Flexibility and Accountability (20 U.S.C. 7301 

et seq.). 

Title VII 

Section 701—Statement of policy 

Amends Section 721 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 11431) to specify the policy of Congress with regard 

to the education of homeless children and youths. 

Section 702—Grants for state and local activities for the education 

of homeless children and youths 

Amends Section 722 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 11432) to specify the general requirements for 

grants for state and local activities for the education of homeless 

children and youths. 

Section 703—Local educational agency subgrants for the education 

of homeless children and youths 

Amends Section 723 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 11433) to specify the general requirements for local 

educational agency subgrants for the education of homeless children and youths. 

Section 704—Secretarial responsibilities 

Amends Section 724 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 11434) to specify the responsibilities of the secretary. 

Section 705—Definitions 

Amends Section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) by modifying the definition of ‘homeless 

children and youths,’ ‘local educational agency,’ and ‘State educational agency’ to address prior changes made under this legislation. 

Section 706—Authorization of appropriations 

Amends Section 726 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 11435) to specify the authorization of appropriations 

for the Act. 

EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS

The amendments, including the amendment in the nature of a 

substitute, are explained in the body of this report. 

APPLICATION OF LAW TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Section 102(b)(3) of Public Law 104–1 requires a description of 

the application of this bill to the legislative branch. H.R. 5 amends 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to support 

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ance, enhance local flexibility, protect taxpayers’ investments in 

education, strengthen state and local autonomy, support more effective teachers in the classroom, and provide state and local leaders with the freedom to direct federal resources to the programs 

that best serve their student populations. 

UNFUNDED MANDATE STATEMENT

Section 423 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act (as amended by Section 101(a)(2) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, P.L. 104–4) requires a statement of whether the 

provisions of the reported bill include unfunded mandates. This 

issue is addressed in the CBO letter. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

H.R. 5 does not contain any congressional earmarks, limited tax 

benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of House 

Rule XXI. 

ROLL CALL VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires the Committee Report to include for each record vote 

on a motion to report the measure or matter and on any amendments offered to the measure or matter the total number of votes 

for and against and the names of the Members voting for and 

against. 


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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE RECORD OF COMMITTEE VOTE 

Roll Call: Bill: H.R. 5 Amendment Num.ber: 2 

Disposition: Defeated by a vote of 16 yeasand 23 nays. 

Sponsor.! Amendment: Mr. Miller ~ Democratic substitute amendment 

Name & Stille Aye Nn v~,:;g Name & SW!C Aye No v';;,:,~g 

Mr. KLINE (MN) (Chainnan) X Mr. MILLER (CA) (Ranking) X 

Mr. PETRI (WI) X Mr. ANDREWS (NJ) X 

Mr. McKEON (CA) X Mr. SCOTT (VA) X 

Mr. WILSON (SC) X Mr. HINOJOSA (TX) X 

Mrs. FOXX (NC) X Mrs. McCARTHY (NY) X 

Mr. PRICE (GA) X Mr. TIERNEY (MA) X 

Mr. MARCHANT (TX) X Mr. HOLT (NJ) X 

Mr. HUNTER (CA) X Mrs. DAVIS (CA) X 

Mr. ROE (TN) X Mr. GRIJALVA (AZ) X 

Mr. THOMPSON (PA) X Mr. BISHOP (NY) X 

Mr. WALBERG (MI) X Mr. LOEB SACK (IA) X 

Mr. SALMON (AZ) X Mr. COURTNEY (CT) X 

Mr. GUTHRIE (KY) X Ms. FUDGE (OH) X 

Mr. DesJARLAIS (TN) X Mr. POLIS (CO) X 

Mr. ROKJTA (IN) X Mr. SABLAN (MP) X 

Mr. BUCSHON (IN) X Mr. YARMUTH (KY) X 

Mr. GOWDY (SC) X Ms. WILSON (FL) X 

Mr. BARLETTA (PA) X Ms. BON AMICI (OR) X 

Mrs. ROBY (AL) X 

Mr. BECK (NV) X 

Mrs. BROOKS (IN) X 

Mr. HUDSON (NC) X 

Mr. MESSER (IN) X 

TOTALS: Ayc: 16 No: 23 Not Voting: 2 

Total: 41 I Quorum: 14! Report: 21 
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE RECORD OF COMMITTEE VOTE 

Roll Call: 2 Bill: HR,5 Amendment Number: 

Disposition: Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, bya vote of 23 yeas and 16 nays, 

Sponsor! Amendment: Me Petri motion to report the bill to the House with an amendment and with the recommendation 

that the amendment be agreed to, and the bill as amended do pass 

!\'mne & State Aye- No v~~~g !\\lmc& S\ale Aye :-"0 

~ Mr. KLINE (MN) (Chairman) X Mr. MILLER (CA) (Ranking) X I 

MI', PETRI (WI) X MI', ANDREWS (NJ) X ----

Me McKEON (CA) X Mr. SCOTT (VA) X 

MI', WILSON eSC) X Me HINOJOSA (TX) xl 

Mrs, FOXX (NC) X Mrs. McCARTHY (NY) X 

MI', PRICE (GA) X MI', TIERNEY (MA) X I 

Mr. MARCHANT (TX) X Me HOLT (NJ) X ----- t- Me HUNTER (CA) X Mrs. DAVIS (CA) X 

Mr. ROE (TN) X Mr. GRIJALVA (AZ) X 

Mr. THOMPSON (PA) X Mr. BISHOP (NY) X 

Mr. WALBERG (MI) X Me LOEB SACK (lA) X 

MI', SALMON (AZ) X Me COURTNEY (CT) X 

Mr. GUTHRIE (KY) X Ms, FUDGE (011) X 

Mr. DesJARLAIS (TN) X Mr. POLIS (CO) X 

Mr. ROKITA (IN) X Me SABLAN (MP) X ------

Me BUCSHON (IN) X Mr. YARMUTH (KY) X 

Mr. GOWDY (SC) X Ms. WILSON (FL) X 

Mr. BARLETTA (PA) X Ms. BONAMICI (OR) X 

Mrs, ROBY (AL) X 

Mr. HECK (NV) X I 

Mrs, BROOKS (IN) X 

Me HUDSON (NC) X 

Mr. MESSER (IN) I X 

TOTALS: Aye: 23 No: 16 Not Voting: 2 

Total: 41 I Quorum: 14 I Repolt: 21 
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CORRESPONDENCE

Exchange of letters with the Committee on Financial Services. 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, Washington, DC, July 2, 2013. 

Hon. JOHN KLINE, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Washington, DC. 

DEAR CHAIRMAN KLINE: On June 19, 2013, the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce ordered H.R.5, the Student Success 

Act, as amended, to be reported favorably to the House. As a result 

of your having consulted with the Committee on Financial Services 

concerning provisions of the bill that fall within our Rule X jurisdiction, I agree to discharge our committee from further consideration of the bill so that it may proceed expeditiously to the House 

Floor. 

The Committee on Financial Services takes this action with our 

mutual understanding that, by foregoing consideration of H.R. 5, as 

amended, at this time, we do not waive any jurisdiction over the 

subject matter contained in this or similar legislation, and that our 

committee will be appropriately consulted and involved as the bill 

or similar legislation moves forward so that we may address any 

remaining issues that fall within our Rule X jurisdiction. Our committee also reserves the right to seek appointment of an appropriate number of conferees to any House-Senate conference involving this or similar legislation, and requests your support for any 

such request. 

Finally, I would appreciate your response to this letter confirming this understanding with respect to H.R. 5, as amended, and 

would ask that a copy of our exchange of letters on this matter be 

included in your committee’s report to accompany the legislation 

and/or in the Congressional Record during floor consideration 

thereof. 

Sincerely, 

JEB HENSARLING, Chairman. 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, 

Washington, DC, July 9, 2013. 

Hon. JEB HENSARLING, Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your letter regarding the 

Committee on Financial Services jurisdictional interest in H.R. 5, 

the Student Success Act, as amended. I appreciate your willingness 

to forgo further consideration of H.R. 5 by your committee. 

I agree that the Committee on Financial Services has a valid jurisdictional interest in certain provisions of H.R. 5 and that the 

committee’s jurisdiction will not be adversely affected by your decision to forgo further consideration of the bill. Your committee will 

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tion moves forward. As you have requested, I will include a copy 

of your letter and this response in the committee report for H.R. 

5 and in the Congressional Record during the floor consideration of 

this bill. As always, thank you for your cooperation. 

Sincerely, 

JOHN KLINE, 

Chairman. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

In accordance with clause (3)(c) of House Rule XIII, the goals of 

H.R. 5 are to support state and local accountability for public education, provide important information to parents on their schools’ 

and students’ performance, enhance local flexibility, protect taxpayers’ investments in education, strengthen state and local autonomy, support more effective teachers in the classroom, and provide 

state and local leaders with the freedom to direct federal resources 

to the programs that best serve their student populations. The 

Committee expects the Department of Education to comply with 

these provisions and implement the law in accordance with these 

goals. 

DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS

H.R. 5 streamlines and eliminates more than 70 existing elementary and secondary education programs, many of which have been 

deemed ineffective by the federal government, are too small to 

meaningfully improve student achievement, or have never been 

funded. This promotes a more focused, streamlined, transparent, 

and appropriate federal role in the nation’s education system. 

DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS

The committee estimates that enacting H.R. 5 does not specifically direct the completion of any specific rule makings within the 

meaning of 5 U.S.C. 551. 

STATEMENT OF OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF

THE COMMITTEE

In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII and clause 2(b)(1) 

of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee’s oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the 

body of this report. 

NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND CBO COST ESTIMATE

With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and with respect to requirements 

of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 

Committee has received the following estimate for H.R. 5 from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 


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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, July 10, 2013. 

Hon. JOHN KLINE, 

Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5, the Student Success 

Act. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Justin Humphrey. 

Sincerely, 

DOUGLAS W. ELMENDORF. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 5—Student Success Act 

Summary: H.R. 5 would amend and reauthorize the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (the ESEA, commonly referred to, in its most recently reauthorized form, as No Child Left 

Behind). The underlying authorizations for those programs have 

expired, although most have received appropriations since their authorizations have expired. This bill would authorize funding 

through fiscal year 2019 for various grant programs; those authorizations would automatically be extended one year, through 2020, 

under the General Education Provisions Act. The bill also would 

amend and reauthorize the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act, which authorizes grants to assist in the education of homeless 

children. 

CBO estimates that H.R. 5 would authorize the appropriation of 

$22.9 billion in 2014 and $114.3 billion over the 2014–2018 period. 

Implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of $85.6 billion over the 2014–2018 period, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts. 

Enacting the bill would have no effect on direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

H.R. 5 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates 

as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and 

would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. 

Estimated Cost to the Federal Government: The estimated budgetary impact of the bill is shown in the following table. The costs 

of this legislation fall within budget function 500 (education, training, employment, and social services). 

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014– 

2018 

CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION 

Title I: Aid to Local Educational Agencies: 

Authorization Level .................................................. 16,655 16,655 16,655 16,655 16,655 83,274 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... 333 12,991 15,989 16,655 16,655 62,622 

Title II: Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness: 

Authorization Level .................................................. 2,442 2,442 2,442 2,442 2,442 12,210 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... 73 1,172 2,027 2,442 2,442 8,156 


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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014– 

2018 

Title III: Parental Engagement and and Local Flexibility: 

Authorization Level .................................................. 2,472 2,472 2,472 2,472 2,472 12,362 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... 49 1,483 2,225 2,472 2,472 8,702 

Title IV: Impact Aid: 

Authorization Level .................................................. 1,223 1,223 1,223 1,223 1,223 6,113 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... 1,087 1,116 1,220 1,223 1,223 5,869 

Title V: General Provisions: 

Estimated Authorization Level ................................. ¥2 ¥2 ¥2 ¥2 ¥2 ¥10 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... ¥2 ¥2 ¥2 ¥2 ¥2 ¥10 

Title VII: Homeless Education: 

Authorization Level .................................................. 62 62 62 62 62 310 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... 1 48 59 62 62 232 

Total Changes 

Estimated Authorization Level ................................. 22,852 22,852 22,852 22,852 22,852 114,258 

Estimated Outlays ................................................... 1,542 16,808 21,518 22,852 22,852 85,572 

Notes: Some programs have received advance appropriations for fiscal year 2014; but those amounts are not reflected in the table. 

Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. 

Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill 

will be enacted near the start of fiscal year 2014, the estimated 

amounts will be appropriated for each year, and that spending will 

follow historical patterns for the affected programs. CBO estimates 

that H.R. 5 would authorize the appropriation of $22.9 billion in 

fiscal year 2014 and $114.3 billion over the 2014–2018 period. Implementing the provisions in the bill would cost about $85.6 billion 

over the 2014–2018 period and an additional $52 billion after 2018, 

assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts The Congress 

appropriated about $24 billion for activities authorized in the 

ESEA for fiscal year 2013. Sequestration under the Budget Control 

Act of 2011 reduced that total to about $23 billion. 

Title I of ESEA—Aid to local educational agencies 

Title I of H.R. 5 would replace Title I of the current ESEA. The 

bill would authorize the appropriation of $16.7 billion for each of 

fiscal years 2014 through 2019 for activities in part A and $3 million for activities in part B. (Part A of title I would authorize 

grants for rural school districts and those with high proportions of 

low-income students, as well as funding for the education of Native 

Americans, children of migrant workers and other at-risk children, 

and students learning English; part B would authorize assessments 

of the effectiveness of title I.) CBO estimates that implementing 

title I would cost about $62.6 billion over the 2014–2018 period, 

subject to appropriation of the authorized amounts. 

Specifically, the finding authorized by H.R. 5 would support programs in six new subparts in part A and the assessments under 

part B. 

• Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 

Agencies (part A, subpart 1). The bill would amend provisions governing grants to local educational agencies, reauthorize finding for 

those grants, and reserve about 91 percent of all the finding provided for part A for those grants (approximately $15.2 billion in 

each fiscal year). CBO estimates that implementing this provision 

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year 2013, an amount that was reduced to $13.8 billion by sequestration. • Education of Migratory Children (part A, subpart 2). H.R. 5 

would make changes to programs that support the education of 

children of migrant workers. The bill would reserve about 2.4 percent of the funding for all of part A for those programs (approximately $400 million). CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost about $1.5 billion over the 2014–2018 period. The 

Congress appropriated about $395 million for similar activities in 

fiscal year 2013, an amount that was reduced by about $20 million 

by sequestration. • Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth 

Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk (part A, subpart 3). The 

bill would reauthorize programs that support the education of delinquent and at-risk children and reserve approximately 0.3 percent (about $50 million) of funding for part A for those activities. 

CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost almost 

$200 million over the 2014–2018 period. Available funding totaled 

almost $50 million for at-risk children for fiscal year 2013. • English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 

Academic Achievement (part A, subpart 4). The bill would modify 

the programs that provide support for teaching the English language to recent immigrants and other nonnative speakers under 

Title III of the ESEA. The bill would reserve 4.4 percent of funding 

for part A for these activities for each fiscal year (about $730 million). CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost 

about $2.8 billion over the 2014–2018 period. The Congress appropriated about $730 million for similar activities in fiscal year 2013, 

an amount that was reduced to a little less than $700 million by 

sequestration. • Rural Education Achievement Program (part A, subpart 5). 

H.R. 5 would modify and reauthorize the rural education achievement programs, which provide grants to assist rural school districts 

in improving teaching and learning outcomes. Those programs 

were authorized under Title VI of the ESEA. The bill would reserve 

about 1.1 percent ($180 million) of the total amount provided for 

part A for those programs. CBO estimates that implementing this 

provision would cost almost $700 million over the 2014–2018 period. The Congress appropriated about $180 million for similar activities in fiscal year 2013, an amount that was reduced by about 

$10 million by sequestration. 

• Indian Education (part A, subpart 6). The bill would reauthorize and modify grant programs for Native Americans under Title 

VII of the ESEA. The bill would reserve approximately 0.8 percent 

(about $130 million) of all funds available for part A. CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost ahnost $500 

million over the 2014–2018 period. Available funding for those 

grants totaled about $130 million in fiscal year 2013. 

• National Assessments (part B). H.R. 5 would modify and reauthorize the programs designed to assess the effectiveness of title I, 

under Part E of Title I in the ESEA. The bill would transfer those 

programs to part B and authorize the appropriation of $3 million 

for each of fiscal year 2014 through 2019. CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost about $10 million over the 

2014–2018 period, assuming the appropriation of the estimated 


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amounts. Available funding for evaluations under title I totaled 

about $3 million in fiscal year 2013. 

Title II of ESEA—Teacher preparation and effectiveness 

H.R. 5 would modify the grant programs designed to support 

teacher training and improvement under Title II of the ESEA and 

authorize the appropriation of $2.4 billion for such programs for 

each of fiscal years 2014 to 2019. The bill would reserve 75 percent 

of this total each year (about $1.8 billion) for state grants. H.R. 5 

also would replace the current Math and Science Partnership program with the Teacher and School Leader Flexible Grant program 

and reserve 25 percent of funding for this title each year for those 

activities (about $600 million). CBO estimates that implementing 

this title would cost about $8.2 billion over the 2014–2018 period. 

In fiscal year 2013, the Congress appropriated about $2.5 billion for 

state grants and about $150 million for math and science partnerships Sequestration in 2013 reduced those totals to about $2.3 billion and $140 million, respectively. 

Title III of ESEA—Parental Engagement and Local Flexibility 

H.R. 5 would modify the charter and magnet school programs 

under Title V of the ESEA and transfer them to Title III of the 

ESEA. It also would authorize two grant programs designed to encourage parental engagement in their children’s education and authorize additional funding to support supplemental learning activities for students. The bill would authorize the appropriation of 

about $2.5 billion for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. Assuming the appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO estimates 

that implementing those provisions would cost $8.7 billion over the 

2014–2018 period. 

Specifically, the title would authorize the following activities: 

• Charter School Program (part A, subpart 1). H.R. 5 would 

modify the Charter School Program and the Credit Enhancement 

for Charter School Initiatives and would authorize the appropriation of $300 million for each of fiscal years 2014 to 2019. CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost $1.1 billion over 

the 2014–2018 period. In 2013, the Congress appropriated about 

$255 million for the Charter School Program, an amount that was 

reduced by about $15 million by sequestration (no funding was provided for Credit Enhancement for Charter School Initiatives). 

• Magnet School Assistance (part A, subpart 2). H.R. 5 would 

modify the Magnet School Program and would authorize the appropriation of $92 million for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost about 

$300 million over the 2014–2018 period, assuming appropriation of 

the specified amounts. The Congress appropriated $95 million for 

charter schools in 2013, and sequestration reduced that total by 

about $5 million. 

• Family Engagement for Education Programs (part A, subpart 

3). The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $25 million 

each of fiscal years 2014 to 2019 for the Family Engagement in 

Education Program, which would be similar to the Parental Assistance and Local Family Information Centers in Title V of ESEA. 

CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost about 

$90 million over the 2014–2018 period. No funding was provided 


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for Parental Assistance and Local Family Information Centers in 

fiscal year 2013. • Local Academic Flexible Grants (part B). Finally, H.R. 5 would 

authorize a new grant program that would provide funds to school 

districts to develop supplemental student activities, such as beforeor after-school learning, and additional activities that support students, such as adjunct teacher programs and academic-subject-specific programs. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $2.1 

billion for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. CBO estimates 

that implementing this program would cost $7.2 billion over the 

2014–2018 period, assuming appropriation of the specified 

amounts. 

Title IV of ESEA—Impact Aid 

Title IV of the bill would amend the impact aid programs (under 

Title VIII of the ESEA) that provide funding to assist local education agencies (LEAs) affected by the activities of the federal government, such as those on a military base or Indian reservation. 

The bill would authorize the appropriation of approximately $1.2 

billion in each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. CBO estimates 

that implementing this title would result in discretionary costs of 

$5.9 billion over the 2014–2018 period, assuming the appropriation 

of the authorized amounts. The bulk of that spending (about $5.5 

billion), would be for basic support payments to LEAs to assist in 

the education of children in federally connected areas. The other 

$400 million would be used to construct and maintain schools that 

educate children in federally connected areas. The Congress appropriated almost $1.3 billion for impact aid in 2013, and a little more 

than $1.2 billion was available for funding after sequestration. 

Title V of ESEA—General provisions for the act 

Title V of the bill would amend the general provisions specified 

under current law in Title IX of the ESEA and transfer them to 

title V. The bill would require that, within one year of enactment, 

the Department of Education reduce its workforce by the number 

of full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees who work in or administer 

programs that would be eliminated by this bill. CBO estimates that 

implementing title V would reduce the numbers of FTE employees 

by between 15 and 20 each year and would reduce discretionary 

spending by $10 million over the 2014–2018 period, assuming appropriation actions consistent with the bill. 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Title VI would reauthorize the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which authorizes grants to states to assist in the education of homeless children. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $62 million for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. CBO 

estimates that implementing this title would cost about $230 million over the 2014–2018 period, assuming the appropriation of the 

specified amounts. The Congress appropriated about $65 million for 

the education of homeless children in fiscal year 2013, an amount 

reduced by $3 million by sequestration. 

Pay-As-You-Go Considerations: None. 

Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 5 contains no 

intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA 


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and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. 

Those governments would benefit from grants authorized in the bill 

for elementary and secondary education. Any costs associated with 

those grants would be incurred voluntarily as a result of complying 

with federal assistance. 

Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Justin Humphrey; Impact 

on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: J’nell Blanco; Impact on 

the Private Sector: Vi Nguyen. 

Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Assistant Director for 

Budget Analysis. 

COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE

Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison of the costs 

that would be incurred in carrying out H.R. 5. However, clause 

3(d)(2)(B) of that rule provides that this requirement does not 

apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional 

Budget Act. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 

1965 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965’’. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) TITLE I.— 

(1) PART A.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

out part A of title I $16,651,767,000 for each of fiscal years 

2014 through 2019. 

(2) PART B.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

out part B of title I $3,028,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

through 2019. 

(b) TITLE II.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

out title II $2,441,549,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

2019. 

(c) TITLE III.— 

(1) PART A.— 

(A) SUBPART 1.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to carry out subpart 1 of part A of title III $300,000,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

(B) SUBPART 2.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to carry out subpart 2 of part A of title III $91,647,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 


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(C) SUBPART 3.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart 3 of part A of title III $25,000,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

(2) PART B.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title III $2,055,709,000 for each of fiscal years 

2014 through 2019. 

(d) TITLE IV.— 

(1) PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP- ERTY.—For the purpose of making payments under section 4002, there are authorized to be appropriated $63,445,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

(2) BASIC PAYMENTS; PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED

LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—For the purpose of making 

payments under section 4003(b), there are authorized to be appropriated $1,093,203,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

2019. 

(3) PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—For the 

purpose of making payments under section 4003(d), there are 

authorized to be appropriated $45,881,000 for each of fiscal 

years 2014 through 2019. 

(4) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of carrying out section 4007, there are authorized to be appropriated $16,529,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

(5) FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.—For the purpose of carrying 

out section 4008, there are authorized to be appropriated 

$4,591,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 

øTITLE I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC 

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED¿ 

TITLE I—AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 

AGENCIES 

øSEC. 1001. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this title is to ensure that all children have a 

fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality 

education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging 

State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. This purpose can be accomplished by— 

ø(1) ensuring that high-quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with challenging State academic standards so that students, teachers, 

parents, and administrators can measure progress against 

common expectations for student academic achievement; 

ø(2) meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children 

in our Nation’s highest-poverty schools, limited English proficient children, migratory children, children with disabilities, 

Indian children, neglected or delinquent children, and young 

children in need of reading assistance; 

ø(3) closing the achievement gap between high- and low-performing children, especially the achievement gaps between miVerDate Mar 15 2010 07:23 Jul 12, 2013 Jkt 081865 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HR150P1.XXX HR150P1

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nority and nonminority students, and between disadvantaged 

children and their more advantaged peers; 

ø(4) holding schools, local educational agencies, and States 

accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students, and identifying and turning around low-performing 

schools that have failed to provide a high-quality education to 

their students, while providing alternatives to students in such 

schools to enable the students to receive a high-quality education; 

ø(5) distributing and targeting resources sufficiently to make 

a difference to local educational agencies and schools where 

needs are greatest; 

ø(6) improving and strengthening accountability, teaching, 

and learning by using State assessment systems designed to 

ensure that students are meeting challenging State academic 

achievement and content standards and increasing achievement overall, but especially for the disadvantaged; 

ø(7) providing greater decisionmaking authority and flexibility to schools and teachers in exchange for greater responsibility for student performance; 

ø(8) providing children an enriched and accelerated educational program, including the use of schoolwide programs or 

additional services that increase the amount and quality of instructional time; 

ø(9) promoting schoolwide reform and ensuring the access of 

children to effective, scientifically based instructional strategies and challenging academic content; 

ø(10) significantly elevating the quality of instruction by providing staff in participating schools with substantial opportunities for professional development; 

ø(11) coordinating services under all parts of this title with 

each other, with other educational services, and, to the extent 

feasible, with other agencies providing services to youth, children, and families; and 

ø(12) affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children. 

øSEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.—For the purpose of 

carrying out part A, there are authorized to be appropriated— 

ø(1) $13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; 

ø(2) $16,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 

ø(3) $18,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

ø(4) $20,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

ø(5) $22,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

ø(6) $25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

ø(b) READING FIRST.— 

ø(1) READING FIRST.—For the purpose of carrying out subpart 1 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 

$900,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be 

necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(2) EARLY READING FIRST.—For the purpose of carrying out 

subpart 2 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 

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ø(3) EVEN START.—For the purpose of carrying out subpart 

3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 

$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be 

necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(4) IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES.—For 

the purpose of carrying out subpart 4 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 

and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(c) EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN.—For the purpose of 

carrying out part C, there are authorized to be appropriated 

$410,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(d) PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH WHO

ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT RISK.—For the purpose of 

carrying out part D, there are authorized to be appropriated 

$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(e) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.— 

ø(1) SECTIONS 1501 AND 1502.—For the purpose of carrying 

out sections 1501 and 1502, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 

and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(2) SECTION 1504.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out section 1504, there are authorized to be appropriated such 

sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and for each 

of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(B) SPECIAL RULE.—Of the funds appropriated pursuant 

to subparagraph (A), not more than 30 percent may be 

used for teachers associated with students participating in 

the programs described in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and 

(c)(1). 

ø(f) COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM.—For the purpose of carrying out part F, there are authorized to be appropriated such 

sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 

succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(g) ADVANCED PLACEMENT.—For the purposes of carrying out 

part G, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums for fiscal 

year 2002 and each 5 succeeding fiscal year. 

ø(h) SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION.—For the purpose of carrying 

out part H, there are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 

for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which— 

ø(1) up to 10 percent shall be available to carry out subpart 

1 of part H for each fiscal year; and 

ø(2) the remainder shall be available to carry out subpart 2 

of part H for each fiscal year. 

ø(i) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.—For the purpose of carrying out section 1003(g), there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 

for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.¿ 


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SEC. 1001. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this title is to provide all children the opportunity 

to graduate high school prepared for postsecondary education or the 

workforce. This purpose can be accomplished by— 

(1) meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children in 

our Nation’s highest-poverty schools, English learners, migratory children, children with disabilities, Indian children, and 

neglected or delinquent children; 

(2) closing the achievement gap between high- and low-performing children, especially the achievement gaps between minority and nonminority students, and between disadvantaged 

children and their more advantaged peers; 

(3) affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children; and 

(4) challenging States and local educational agencies to embrace meaningful, evidence-based education reform, while encouraging state and local innovation. 

SEC. 1002. FLEXIBILITY TO USE FEDERAL FUNDS. 

(a) ALTERNATIVE USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STATE EDU- CATIONAL AGENCIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State educational 

agency may use the applicable funding that the agency receives 

for a fiscal year to carry out any State activity authorized or required under one or more of the following provisions: 

(A) Section 1003. 

(B) Section 1004. 

(C) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

(D) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

(E) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

(F) Chapter B of subpart 6 of part A of title I. 

(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 1 of each year, a 

State educational agency shall notify the Secretary of the State 

educational agency’s intention to use the applicable funding for 

any of the alternative uses under paragraph (1). 

(3) APPLICABLE FUNDING DEFINED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), in this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable funding’’ means 

funds provided to carry out State activities under one or 

more of the following provisions. 

(i) Section 1003. 

(ii) Section 1004. 

(iii) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

(iv) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

(v) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

(B) LIMITATION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable 

funding’’ does not include funds provided under any of the 

provisions listed in subparagraph (A) that State educational agencies are required by this Act— 

(i) to reserve, allocate, or spend for required activities; 

(ii) to allocate, allot, or award to local educational 

agencies or other entities eligible to receive such funds; 

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(4) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall disburse the applicable funding to State educational agencies for alternative uses 

under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year at the same time as the 

Secretary disburses the applicable funding to State educational 

agencies that do not intend to use the applicable funding for 

such alternative uses for the fiscal year. 

(b) ALTERNATIVE USES OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOCAL EDU- CATIONAL AGENCIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local educational 

agency may use the applicable funding that the agency receives 

for a fiscal year to carry out any local activity authorized or required under one or more of the following provisions: 

(A) Section 1003. 

(B) Subpart 1 of part A of title I. 

(C) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

(D) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

(E) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

(F) Subpart 6 of part A of title I. 

(2) NOTIFICATION.—A local educational agency shall notify 

the State educational agency of the local educational agency’s 

intention to use the applicable funding for any of the alternative 

uses under paragraph (1) by a date that is established by the 

State educational agency for the notification. 

(3) APPLICABLE FUNDING DEFINED.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), in this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable funding’’ means 

funds provided to carry out local activities under one or 

more of the following provisions: 

(i) Subpart 2 of part A of title I. 

(ii) Subpart 3 of part A of title I. 

(iii) Subpart 4 of part A of title I. 

(iv) Chapter A of subpart 6 of part A of title I. 

(B) LIMITATION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable 

funding’’ does not include funds provided under any of the 

provisions listed in subparagraph (A) that local educational agencies are required by this Act— 

(i) to reserve, allocate, or spend for required activities; 

(ii) to allocate, allot, or award to entities eligible to 

receive such funds; or 

(iii) to use for technical assistance or monitoring. 

(4) DISBURSEMENT.—Each State educational agency that receives applicable funding for a fiscal year shall disburse the applicable funding to local educational agencies for alternative 

uses under paragraph (1) for the fiscal year at the same time 

as the State educational agency disburses the applicable funding to local educational agencies that do not intend to use the 

applicable funding for such alternative uses for the fiscal year. 

(c) RULE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency or a local educational agency shall only use applicable funding 

(as defined in subsection (a)(3) or (b)(3), respectively) for administrative costs incurred in carrying out a provision listed in subsection 

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with respect to a program listed in subsection (a)(3) or (b)(3), respectively. 

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to relieve a State educational agency or local educational 

agency of any requirements relating to— 

(1) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, nonFederal funds; 

(2) comparability of services; 

(3) equitable participation of private school students and 

teachers; 

(4) applicable civil rights requirements; 

(5) section 1113; or 

(6) section 1111. 

SEC. 1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. 

(a) STATE RESERVATIONS.—Each State shall reserve ø2 percent¿ 

7 percent of the amount the State receives under øsubpart 2 of part 

A for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and 4 percent of the amount received under such subpart for fiscal years 2004 through 2007, to 

carry out subsection (b) and to carry out the State’s responsibilities 

under sections 1116 and 1117,¿ chapter B of subpart 1 of part A 

for each fiscal year to carry out subsection (b), including carrying 

out the State educational agency’s statewide system of technical assistance and support for local educational agencies. 

(b) USES.—Of the amount reserved under subsection (a) for any 

fiscal year, the State educational agency— 

(1) shall allocate not less than 95 percent of that amount directly to local educational agencies øfor schools identified for 

school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring, for 

activities under section 1116(b)¿ to carry out the State’s system 

of school improvement under section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii); or 

(2) may, with the approval of the local educational agency, 

directly provide for these activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as school support teams øor 

educational service agencies¿, educational service agencies, or 

non-profit or for-profit external providers with expertise in 

using evidence-based or other effective strategies to improve student achievement. 

(c) PRIORITY.—The State educational agency, in allocating funds 

to local educational agencies under this section, shall give priority 

to local educational agencies that— 

(1) serve the lowest-achieving schools; and 

(2) demonstrate the greatest øneed for such funds; and¿ commitment to using such funds to improve such schools. 

ø(3) demonstrate the strongest commitment to ensuring that 

such funds are used to enable the lowest-achieving schools to 

meet the progress goals in school improvement plans under 

section 1116 (b)(3)(A)(v).¿ 

(d) UNUSED FUNDS.—If, after consultation with local educational 

agencies in the State, the State educational agency determines that 

the amount of funds reserved to carry out subsection (b) is greater 

than the amount needed to provide the assistance described in that 

subsection, the State educational agency shall allocate the excess 

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(1) the relative allocations the State educational agency 

made to those agencies for that fiscal year under øsubpart 2 

of part A;¿ chapter B of subpart 1 of part A; or 

(2) section 1126(c). 

(e) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

section, the amount of funds reserved by the State educational 

agency under subsection (a) øin any fiscal year¿ in fiscal year 2015 

and each subsequent fiscal year shall not decrease the amount of 

funds each local educational agency receives under øsubpart 2¿ 

chapter B of subpart 1 of part A below the amount received by such 

local educational agency under øsuch subpart¿ such chapter for the 

preceding fiscal year. 

(f) REPORTING.—The State educational agency shall make publicly available a list of those schools that have received funds or 

services pursuant to subsection (b) øand the percentage of students 

from each school from families with incomes below the poverty 

line¿. 

ø(g) ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.— ø(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall award 

grants to States to enable the States to provide subgrants to 

local educational agencies for the purpose of providing assistance for school improvement consistent with section 1116. 

ø(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—Such grants shall be allotted 

among States, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the outlying 

areas, in proportion to the funds received by the States, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the outlying areas, respectively, 

for the fiscal year under parts A, C, and D of this title. The 

Secretary shall expeditiously allot a portion of such funds to 

States for the purpose of assisting local educational agencies 

and schools that were in school improvement status on the 

date preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(3) REALLOCATIONS.—If a State does not receive funds 

under this subsection, the Secretary shall reallocate such funds 

to other States in the same proportion funds are allocated 

under paragraph (2). 

ø(4) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational agency 

that desires to receive funds under this subsection shall submit 

an application to the Secretary at such time, and containing 

such information, as the Secretary shall reasonably require, except that such requirement shall be waived if a State educational agency submitted such information as part of its State 

plan under this part. Each State application shall describe how 

the State educational agency will allocate such funds in order 

to assist the State educational agency and local educational 

agencies in complying with school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring requirements of section 1116. 

ø(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.—A grant to a local 

educational agency under this subsection shall be— 

ø(A) of sufficient size and scope to support the activities 

required under sections 1116 and 1117, but not less than 

$50,000 and not more than $500,000 for each participating 

school; 

ø(B) integrated with other funds awarded by the State 

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ø(C) renewable for two additional 1-year periods if 

schools are meeting the goals in their school improvement 

plans developed under section 1116. 

ø(6) PRIORITY.—The State, in awarding such grants, shall 

give priority to local educational agencies with the lowestachieving schools that demonstrate— 

ø(A) the greatest need for such funds; and 

ø(B) the strongest commitment to ensuring that such 

funds are used to provide adequate resources to enable the 

lowest-achieving schools to meet the goals under school 

and local educational agency improvement, corrective action, and restructuring plans under section 1116. 

ø(7) ALLOCATION.—A State educational agency that receives 

a grant under this subsection shall allocate at least 95 percent 

of the grant funds directly to local educational agencies for 

schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or 

restructuring to carry out activities under section 1116(b), or 

may, with the approval of the local educational agency, directly 

provide for these activities or arrange for their provision 

through other entities such as school support teams or educational service agencies. 

ø(8) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency 

that receives a grant award under this subsection may reserve 

not more than 5 percent of such grant funds for administration, evaluation, and technical assistance expenses. 

ø(9) LOCAL AWARDS.—Each local educational agency that applies for assistance under this subsection shall describe how it 

will provide the lowest-achieving schools the resources necessary to meet goals under school and local educational agency 

improvement, corrective action, and restructuring plans under 

section 1116.¿ 

SEC. 1003A. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES. 

(a) STATE RESERVATION.—Each State shall reserve 3 percent of 

the amount the State receives under chapter B of subpart 1 of part 

A for each fiscal year to carry out this section. Of such reserved 

funds, the State educational agency may use up to 1 percent to administer direct student services. 

(b) DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.—From the amount available after 

the application of subsection (a), each State shall award grants in 

accordance with this section to local educational agencies to support 

direct student services. 

(c) AWARDS.—The State educational agency shall award grants to 

geographically diverse local educational agencies including suburban, rural, and urban local educational agencies. If there are not 

enough funds to award all applicants in a sufficient size and scope 

to run an effective direct student services program, the State shall 

prioritize awards to local educational agencies with the greatest 

number of low-performing schools. 

(d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency receiving 

an award under this section— 

(1) shall use up to 1 percent of each award for outreach and 

communication to parents about their options and to register 

students for direct student services; 

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(3) shall use the remainder of the award to pay the transportation required to provide public school choice or the hourly 

rate for high-quality academic tutoring services, as determined 

by a provider on the State-approved list required under subsection (f)(2). 

(e) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency desiring to receive 

an award under subsection (b) shall submit an application describing how the local educational agency will— 

(1) provide adequate outreach to ensure parents can exercise 

a meaningful choice of direct student services for their child’s 

education; 

(2) ensure parents have adequate time and information to 

make a meaningful choice prior to enrolling their child in a direct student service; 

(3) ensure sufficient availability of seats in the public schools 

the local educational agency will make available for public 

school choice options; 

(4) determine the requirements or criteria for student eligibility for direct student services; 

(5) select a variety of providers of high-quality academic tutoring from the State-approved list required under subsection 

(f)(2) and ensure fair negotiations in selecting such providers of 

high-quality academic tutoring, including online, on campus, 

and other models of tutoring which provide meaningful choices 

to parents to find the best service for their child; and 

(6) develop an estimated per pupil expenditure available for 

eligible students to use toward high-quality academic tutoring 

which shall allow for an adequate level of services to increase 

academic achievement from a variety of high-quality academic 

tutoring providers. 

(f) PROVIDERS AND SCHOOLS.—The State— 

(1) shall ensure that each local educational agency receiving 

an award to provide public school choice can provide a sufficient number of options to provide a meaningful choice for parents; 

(2) shall compile a list of State-approved high-quality academic tutoring providers that includes online, on campus, and 

other models of tutoring; and 

(3) shall ensure that each local educational agency receiving 

an award will provide an adequate number of high-quality academic tutoring options to ensure parents have a meaningful 

choice of services. 

øSEC. 1004. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), to carry 

out administrative duties assigned under parts A, C, and D of this 

title, each State may reserve the greater of— 

ø(1) 1 percent of the amounts received under such parts; or 

ø(2) $400,000 ($50,000 in the case of each outlying area). 

ø(b) EXCEPTION.—If the sum of the amounts appropriated for 

parts A, C, and D of this title is equal to or greater than 

$14,000,000,000, then the reservation described in subsection (a)(1) 

shall not exceed 1 percent of the amount the State would receive, 

if $14,000,000,000 were allocated among the States for parts A, C, 

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SEC. 1004. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), to carry 

out administrative duties assigned under subparts 1, 2, and 3 of 

part A of this title, each State may reserve the greater of— 

(1) 1 percent of the amounts received under such subparts; or 

(2) $400,000 ($50,000 in the case of each outlying area). 

(b) EXCEPTION.—If the sum of the amounts reserved under subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part A of this title is equal to or greater than 

$14,000,000,000, then the reservation described in subsection (a)(1) 

shall not exceed 1 percent of the amount the State would receive if 

$14,000,000,000 were allocated among the States for subparts 1, 2, 

and 3 of part A of this title. 

øPART A—IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 

øSubpart 1—Basic Program Requirements¿ 

PART A—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC 

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED 

Subpart 1—Improving Basic Programs Operated 

by Local Educational Agencies 

CHAPTER A—BASIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 

øSEC. 1111. STATE PLANS. 

ø(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For any State desiring to receive a grant 

under this part, the State educational agency shall submit to 

the Secretary a plan, developed by the State educational agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, teachers, 

principals, pupil services personnel, administrators (including 

administrators of programs described in other parts of this 

title), other staff, and parents, that satisfies the requirements 

of this section and that is coordinated with other programs 

under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 

the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

2006, the Head Start Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 

ø(2) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A State plan submitted under 

paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan 

under section 9302. 

ø(b) ACADEMIC STANDARDS, ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

ø(1) CHALLENGING ACADEMIC STANDARDS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that the State has adopted challenging academic content 

standards and challenging student academic achievement 

standards that will be used by the State, its local educational agencies, and its schools to carry out this part, except that a State shall not be required to submit such 

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ø(B) SAME STANDARDS.—The academic standards required by subparagraph (A) shall be the same academic 

standards that the State applies to all schools and children 

in the State. 

ø(C) SUBJECTS.—The State shall have such academic 

standards for all public elementary school and secondary 

school children, including children served under this part, 

in subjects determined by the State, but including at least 

mathematics, reading or language arts, and (beginning in 

the 2005–2006 school year) science, which shall include the 

same knowledge, skills, and levels of achievement expected 

of all children. 

ø(D) CHALLENGING ACADEMIC STANDARDS.—Standards 

under this paragraph shall include— 

ø(i) challenging academic content standards in academic subjects that— 

ø(I) specify what children are expected to know 

and be able to do; 

ø(II) contain coherent and rigorous content; and 

ø(III) encourage the teaching of advanced skills; 

and 

ø(ii) challenging student academic achievement 

standards that— 

ø(I) are aligned with the State’s academic content standards; 

ø(II) describe two levels of high achievement 

(proficient and advanced) that determine how well 

children are mastering the material in the State 

academic content standards; and 

ø(III) describe a third level of achievement 

(basic) to provide complete information about the 

progress of the lower-achieving children toward 

mastering the proficient and advanced levels of 

achievement. 

ø(E) INFORMATION.—For the subjects in which students 

will be served under this part, but for which a State is not 

required by subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) to develop, 

and has not otherwise developed, such academic standards, the State plan shall describe a strategy for ensuring 

that students are taught the same knowledge and skills in 

such subjects and held to the same expectations as are all 

children. 

ø(F) EXISTING STANDARDS.—Nothing in this part shall 

prohibit a State from revising, consistent with this section, 

any standard adopted under this part before or after the 

date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that the State has developed and is implementing a single, 

statewide State accountability system that will be effective 

in ensuring that all local educational agencies, public elementary schools, and public secondary schools make adequate yearly progress as defined under this paragraph. 

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ø(i) be based on the academic standards and academic assessments adopted under paragraphs (1) and 

(3), and other academic indicators consistent with subparagraph (C)(vi) and (vii), and shall take into account 

the achievement of all public elementary school and 

secondary school students; 

ø(ii) be the same accountability system the State 

uses for all public elementary schools and secondary 

schools or all local educational agencies in the State, 

except that public elementary schools, secondary 

schools, and local educational agencies not participating under this part are not subject to the requirements of section 1116; and 

ø(iii) include sanctions and rewards, such as bonuses and recognition, the State will use to hold local 

educational agencies and public elementary schools 

and secondary schools accountable for student achievement and for ensuring that they make adequate yearly 

progress in accordance with the State’s definition 

under subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

ø(B) ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.—Each State plan 

shall demonstrate, based on academic assessments described in paragraph (3), and in accordance with this paragraph, what constitutes adequate yearly progress of the 

State, and of all public elementary schools, secondary 

schools, and local educational agencies in the State, toward 

enabling all public elementary school and secondary school 

students to meet the State’s student academic achievement 

standards, while working toward the goal of narrowing the 

achievement gaps in the State, local educational agencies, 

and schools. 

ø(C) DEFINITION.—‘‘Adequate yearly progress’’ shall be 

defined by the State in a manner that— 

ø(i) applies the same high standards of academic 

achievement to all public elementary school and secondary school students in the State; 

ø(ii) is statistically valid and reliable; 

ø(iii) results in continuous and substantial academic 

improvement for all students; 

ø(iv) measures the progress of public elementary 

schools, secondary schools and local educational agencies and the State based primarily on the academic assessments described in paragraph (3); 

ø(v) includes separate measurable annual objectives 

for continuous and substantial improvement for each 

of the following: 

ø(I) The achievement of all public elementary 

school and secondary school students. 

ø(II) The achievement of— 

ø(aa) economically disadvantaged students; 

ø(bb) students from major racial and ethnic 

groups; 

ø(cc) students with disabilities; and 

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except that disaggregation of data under subclause (II) shall not be required in a case in which 

the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 

the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student; 

ø(vi) in accordance with subparagraph (D), includes 

graduation rates for public secondary school students 

(defined as the percentage of students who graduate 

from secondary school with a regular diploma in the 

standard number of years) and at least one other academic indicator, as determined by the State for all 

public elementary school students; and 

ø(vii) in accordance with subparagraph (D), at the 

State’s discretion, may also include other academic indicators, as determined by the State for all public 

school students, measured separately for each group 

described in clause (v), such as achievement on additional State or locally administered assessments, decreases in grade-to-grade retention rates, attendance 

rates, and changes in the percentages of students completing gifted and talented, advanced placement, and 

college preparatory courses. 

ø(D) REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER INDICATORS.—In carrying out subparagraph (C)(vi) and (vii), the State— 

ø(i) shall ensure that the indicators described in 

those provisions are valid and reliable, and are consistent with relevant, nationally recognized professional and technical standards, if any; and 

ø(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (I)(i), may 

not use those indicators to reduce the number of, or 

change, the schools that would otherwise be subject to 

school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring 

under section 1116 if those additional indicators were 

not used, but may use them to identify additional 

schools for school improvement or in need of corrective 

action or restructuring. 

ø(E) STARTING POINT.—Each State, using data for the 

2001–2002 school year, shall establish the starting point 

for measuring, under subparagraphs (G) and (H), the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the State’s proficient level of academic achievement on the State assessments under paragraph (3) and pursuant to the timeline 

described in subparagraph (F). The starting point shall be, 

at a minimum, based on the higher of the percentage of 

students at the proficient level who are in— 

ø(i) the State’s lowest achieving group of students 

described in subparagraph (C)(v)(II); or 

ø(ii) the school at the 20th percentile in the State, 

based on enrollment, among all schools ranked by the 

percentage of students at the proficient level. 

ø(F) TIMELINE.—Each State shall establish a timeline for 

adequate yearly progress. The timeline shall ensure that 

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paragraph (C)(v) will meet or exceed the State’s proficient 

level of academic achievement on the State assessments 

under paragraph (3). 

ø(G) MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES.—Each State shall establish statewide annual measurable objectives, pursuant to 

subparagraph (C)(v), for meeting the requirements of this 

paragraph, and which— 

ø(i) shall be set separately for the assessments of 

mathematics and reading or language arts under subsection (a)(3); 

ø(ii) shall be the same for all schools and local educational agencies in the State; 

ø(iii) shall identify a single minimum percentage of 

students who are required to meet or exceed the proficient level on the academic assessments that applies 

separately to each group of students described in subparagraph (C)(v); 

ø(iv) shall ensure that all students will meet or exceed the State’s proficient level of academic achievement on the State assessments within the State’s 

timeline under subparagraph (F); and 

ø(v) may be the same for more than 1 year, subject 

to the requirements of subparagraph (H). 

ø(H) INTERMEDIATE GOALS FOR ANNUAL YEARLY

PROGRESS.—Each State shall establish intermediate goals 

for meeting the requirements, including the measurable 

objectives in subparagraph (G), of this paragraph and that 

shall— 

ø(i) increase in equal increments over the period 

covered by the State’s timeline under subparagraph 

(F); 

ø(ii) provide for the first increase to occur in not 

more than 2 years; and 

ø(iii) provide for each following increase to occur in 

not more than 3 years. 

ø(I) ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT FOR SCHOOLS.—Each year, 

for a school to make adequate yearly progress under this 

paragraph— 

ø(i) each group of students described in subparagraph (C)(v) must meet or exceed the objectives set by 

the State under subparagraph (G), except that if any 

group described in subparagraph (C)(v) does not meet 

those objectives in any particular year, the school shall 

be considered to have made adequate yearly progress 

if the percentage of students in that group who did not 

meet or exceed the proficient level of academic 

achievement on the State assessments under paragraph (3) for that year decreased by 10 percent of that 

percentage from the preceding school year and that 

group made progress on one or more of the academic 

indicators described in subparagraph (C)(vi) or (vii); 

and 

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ments, consistent with paragraph (3)(C)(xi) and with 

accommodations, guidelines, and alternative assessments provided in the same manner as those provided 

under section 612(a)(16)(A) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act and paragraph (3), on 

which adequate yearly progress is based (except that 

the 95 percent requirement described in this clause 

shall not apply in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically 

reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual 

student). 

ø(J) UNIFORM AVERAGING PROCEDURE.—For the purpose 

of determining whether schools are making adequate yearly progress, the State may establish a uniform procedure 

for averaging data which includes one or more of the following: 

ø(i) The State may average data from the school 

year for which the determination is made with data 

from one or two school years immediately preceding 

that school year. 

ø(ii) Until the assessments described in paragraph 

(3) are administered in such manner and time to allow 

for the implementation of the uniform procedure for 

averaging data described in clause (i), the State may 

use the academic assessments that were required 

under paragraph (3) as that paragraph was in effect 

on the day preceding the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, provided that nothing 

in this clause shall be construed to undermine or delay 

the determination of adequate yearly progress, the requirements of section 1116, or the implementation of 

assessments under this section. 

ø(iii) The State may use data across grades in a 

school. 

ø(K) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The accountability provisions under this Act shall be overseen for 

charter schools in accordance with State charter school 

law. 

ø(3) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that the State educational agency, in consultation with 

local educational agencies, has implemented a set of highquality, yearly student academic assessments that include, 

at a minimum, academic assessments in mathematics, 

reading or language arts, and science that will be used as 

the primary means of determining the yearly performance 

of the State and of each local educational agency and 

school in the State in enabling all children to meet the 

State’s challenging student academic achievement standards, except that no State shall be required to meet the requirements of this part relating to science assessments 

until the beginning of the 2007–2008 school year. 

ø(B) USE OF ASSESSMENTS.—Each State educational 

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under this paragraph into a State-developed longitudinal 

data system that links student test scores, length of enrollment, and graduation records over time. 

ø(C) REQUIREMENTS.—Such assessments shall— 

ø(i) be the same academic assessments used to 

measure the achievement of all children; 

ø(ii) be aligned with the State’s challenging academic content and student academic achievement 

standards, and provide coherent information about 

student attainment of such standards; 

ø(iii) be used for purposes for which such assessments are valid and reliable, and be consistent with 

relevant, nationally recognized professional and technical standards; 

ø(iv) be used only if the State educational agency 

provides to the Secretary evidence from the test publisher or other relevant sources that the assessments 

used are of adequate technical quality for each purpose required under this Act and are consistent with 

the requirements of this section, and such evidence is 

made public by the Secretary upon request; 

ø(v)(I) except as otherwise provided for grades 3 

through 8 under clause vii, measure the proficiency of 

students in, at a minimum, mathematics and reading 

or language arts, and be administered not less than 

once during— 

ø(aa) grades 3 through 5; 

ø(bb) grades 6 through 9; and 

ø(cc) grades 10 through 12; 

ø(II) beginning not later than school year 2007– 

2008, measure the proficiency of all students in 

science and be administered not less than one time 

during— 

ø(aa) grades 3 through 5; 

ø(bb) grades 6 through 9; and 

ø(cc) grades 10 through 12; 

ø(vi) involve multiple up-to-date measures of student academic achievement, including measures that 

assess higher-order thinking skills and understanding; 

ø(vii) beginning not later than school year 2005– 

2006, measure the achievement of students against 

the challenging State academic content and student 

academic achievement standards in each of grades 3 

through 8 in, at a minimum, mathematics, and reading or language arts, except that the Secretary may 

provide the State 1 additional year if the State demonstrates that exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources 

of the State, prevented full implementation of the academic assessments by that deadline and that the State 

will complete implementation within the additional 1- 

year period; 

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scribed in clauses (v), (vi), (vii) in which the State has 

adopted challenging academic content and academic 

achievement standards; 

ø(ix) provide for— 

ø(I) the participation in such assessments of all 

students; 

ø(II) the reasonable adaptations and accommodations for students with disabilities (as defined under section 602(3) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act) necessary to measure 

the academic achievement of such students relative to State academic content and State student 

academic achievement standards; and 

ø(III) the inclusion of limited English proficient 

students, who shall be assessed in a valid and reliable manner and provided reasonable accommodations on assessments administered to such 

students under this paragraph, including, to the 

extent practicable, assessments in the language 

and form most likely to yield accurate data on 

what such students know and can do in academic 

content areas, until such students have achieved 

English language proficiency as determined under 

paragraph (7); 

ø(x) notwithstanding subclause (III), the academic 

assessment (using tests written in English) of reading 

or language arts of any student who has attended 

school in the United States (not including Puerto Rico) 

for three or more consecutive school years, except that 

if the local educational agency determines, on a caseby-case individual basis, that academic assessments in 

another language or form would likely yield more accurate and reliable information on what such student 

knows and can do, the local educational agency may 

make a determination to assess such student in the 

appropriate language other than English for a period 

that does not exceed two additional consecutive years, 

provided that such student has not yet reached a level 

of English language proficiency sufficient to yield valid 

and reliable information on what such student knows 

and can do on tests (written in English) of reading or 

language arts; 

ø(xi) include students who have attended schools in 

a local educational agency for a full academic year but 

have not attended a single school for a full academic 

year, except that the performance of students who 

have attended more than 1 school in the local educational agency in any academic year shall be used 

only in determining the progress of the local educational agency; 

ø(xii) produce individual student interpretive, descriptive, and diagnostic reports, consistent with 

clause (iii) that allow parents, teachers, and principals 

to understand and address the specific academic needs 

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achievement on academic assessments aligned with 

State academic achievement standards, and that are 

provided to parents, teachers, and principals, as soon 

as is practicably possible after the assessment is 

given, in an understandable and uniform format, and 

to the extent practicable, in a language that parents 

can understand; 

ø(xiii) enable results to be disaggregated within each 

State, local educational agency, and school by gender, 

by each major racial and ethnic group, by English proficiency status, by migrant status, by students with 

disabilities as compared to nondisabled students, and 

by economically disadvantaged students as compared 

to students who are not economically disadvantaged, 

except that, in the case of a local educational agency 

or a school, such disaggregation shall not be required 

in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student; 

ø(xiv) be consistent with widely accepted professional testing standards, objectively measure academic 

achievement, knowledge, and skills, and be tests that 

do not evaluate or assess personal or family beliefs 

and attitudes, or publicly disclose personally identifiable information; and 

ø(xv) enable itemized score analyses to be produced 

and reported, consistent with clause (iii), to local educational agencies and schools, so that parents, teachers, principals, and administrators can interpret and 

address the specific academic needs of students as indicated by the students’ achievement on assessment 

items. 

ø(D) DEFERRAL.—A State may defer the commencement, 

or suspend the administration, but not cease the development, of the assessments described in this paragraph, that 

were not required prior to the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, for 1 year for each year for 

which the amount appropriated for grants under section 

6113(a)(2) is less than— 

ø(i) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; 

ø(ii) $380,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 

ø(iii) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 

ø(iv) $400,000,000 for fiscal years 2005 through 

2007. 

ø(4) SPECIAL RULE.—Academic assessment measures in addition to those in paragraph (3) that do not meet the requirements of such paragraph may be included in the assessment 

under paragraph (3) as additional measures, but may not be 

used in lieu of the academic assessments required under paragraph (3). Such additional assessment measures may not be 

used to reduce the number of or change, the schools that would 

otherwise be subject to school improvement, corrective action, 

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schools for school improvement or in need of corrective action 

or restructuring except as provided in paragraph (2)(I)(i). 

ø(5) STATE AUTHORITY.—If a State educational agency provides evidence, which is satisfactory to the Secretary, that neither the State educational agency nor any other State government official, agency, or entity has sufficient authority, under 

State law, to adopt curriculum content and student academic 

achievement standards, and academic assessments aligned 

with such academic standards, which will be applicable to all 

students enrolled in the State’s public elementary schools and 

secondary schools, then the State educational agency may meet 

the requirements of this subsection by— 

ø(A) adopting academic standards and academic assessments that meet the requirements of this subsection, on a 

statewide basis, and limiting their applicability to students 

served under this part; or 

ø(B) adopting and implementing policies that ensure 

that each local educational agency in the State that receives grants under this part will adopt curriculum content 

and student academic achievement standards, and academic assessments aligned with such standards, which— 

ø(i) meet all of the criteria in this subsection and 

any regulations regarding such standards and assessments that the Secretary may publish; and 

ø(ii) are applicable to all students served by each 

such local educational agency. 

ø(6) LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS.—Each State plan shall identify the languages other than English that are present in the 

participating student population and indicate the languages for 

which yearly student academic assessments are not available 

and are needed. The State shall make every effort to develop 

such assessments and may request assistance from the Secretary if linguistically accessible academic assessment measures are needed. Upon request, the Secretary shall assist with 

the identification of appropriate academic assessment measures in the needed languages, but shall not mandate a specific 

academic assessment or mode of instruction. 

ø(7) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRO- FICIENCY.—Each State plan shall demonstrate that local educational agencies in the State will, beginning not later than 

school year 2002–2003, provide for an annual assessment of 

English proficiency (measuring students’ oral language, reading, and writing skills in English) of all students with limited 

English proficiency in the schools served by the State educational agency, except that the Secretary may provide the 

State 1 additional year if the State demonstrates that exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial 

resources of the State, prevented full implementation of this 

paragraph by that deadline and that the State will complete 

implementation within the additional 1-year period. 

ø(8) REQUIREMENT.—Each State plan shall describe— 

ø(A) how the State educational agency will assist each 

local educational agency and school affected by the State 

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quirements of sections 1112(c)(1)(D), 1114(b), and 1115(c) 

that is applicable to such agency or school; 

ø(B) how the State educational agency will assist each 

local educational agency and school affected by the State 

plan to provide additional educational assistance to individual students assessed as needing help to achieve the 

State’s challenging academic achievement standards; 

ø(C) the specific steps the State educational agency will 

take to ensure that both schoolwide programs and targeted 

assistance schools provide instruction by highly qualified 

instructional staff as required by sections 1114(b)(1)(C) 

and 1115(c)(1)(E), including steps that the State educational agency will take to ensure that poor and minority 

children are not taught at higher rates than other children 

by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers, and 

the measures that the State educational agency will use to 

evaluate and publicly report the progress of the State educational agency with respect to such steps; 

ø(D) an assurance that the State educational agency will 

assist local educational agencies in developing or identifying high-quality effective curricula aligned with State 

academic achievement standards and how the State educational agency will disseminate such curricula to each 

local educational agency and school within the State; and 

ø(E) such other factors the State educational agency determines appropriate to provide students an opportunity to 

achieve the knowledge and skills described in the challenging academic content standards adopted by the State. 

ø(9) FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.—Each 

State plan shall include an assurance that the State educational agency will coordinate and collaborate, to the extent 

feasible and necessary as determined by the State educational 

agency, with agencies providing services to children, youth, 

and families, with respect to local educational agencies within 

the State that are identified under section 1116 and that request assistance with addressing major factors that have significantly affected the academic achievement of students in the 

local educational agency or schools served by such agency. 

ø(10) USE OF ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO IMPROVE

STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Each State plan shall describe how the State educational agency will ensure that the 

results of the State assessments described in paragraph (3)— 

ø(A) will be promptly provided to local educational agencies, schools, and teachers in a manner that is clear and 

easy to understand, but not later than before the beginning of the next school year; and 

ø(B) be used by those local educational agencies, schools, 

and teachers to improve the educational achievement of individual students. 

ø(c) OTHER PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING.— Each State plan shall contain assurances that— 

ø(1) the State educational agency will meet the requirements 

of subsection (h)(1) and, beginning with the 2002–2003 school 

year, will produce the annual State report cards described in 

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State educational agency 1 additional year if the State educational agency demonstrates that exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipitous 

and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the State, 

prevented full implementation of this paragraph by that deadline and that the State will complete implementation within 

the additional 1-year period; 

ø(2) the State will, beginning in school year 2002–2003, participate in biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th 

grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 

303(b)(2) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 

Authorization Act if the Secretary pays the costs of administering such assessments; 

ø(3) the State educational agency, in consultation with the 

Governor, will include, as a component of the State plan, a 

plan to carry out the responsibilities of the State under sections 1116 and 1117, including carrying out the State educational agency’s statewide system of technical assistance and 

support for local educational agencies; 

ø(4) the State educational agency will work with other agencies, including educational service agencies or other local consortia, and institutions to provide technical assistance to local 

educational agencies and schools, including technical assistance in providing professional development under section 1119, 

technical assistance under section 1117, and technical assistance relating to parental involvement under section 1118; 

ø(5)(A) where educational service agencies exist, the State 

educational agency will consider providing professional development and technical assistance through such agencies; and 

ø(B) where educational service agencies do not exist, the 

State educational agency will consider providing professional 

development and technical assistance through other cooperative agreements such as through a consortium of local educational agencies; 

ø(6) the State educational agency will notify local educational agencies and the public of the content and student 

academic achievement standards and academic assessments 

developed under this section, and of the authority to operate 

schoolwide programs, and will fulfill the State educational 

agency’s responsibilities regarding local educational agency improvement and school improvement under section 1116, including such corrective actions as are necessary; 

ø(7) the State educational agency will provide the least restrictive and burdensome regulations for local educational 

agencies and individual schools participating in a program assisted under this part; 

ø(8) the State educational agency will inform the Secretary 

and the public of how Federal laws, if at all, hinder the ability 

of States to hold local educational agencies and schools accountable for student academic achievement; 

ø(9) the State educational agency will encourage schools to 

consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local sources 

for schoolwide reform in schoolwide programs under section 

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ø(10) the State educational agency will modify or eliminate 

State fiscal and accounting barriers so that schools can easily 

consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local sources 

for schoolwide programs under section 1114; 

ø(11) the State educational agency has involved the committee of practitioners established under section 1903(b) in developing the plan and monitoring its implementation; 

ø(12) the State educational agency will inform local educational agencies in the State of the local educational agency’s 

authority to transfer funds under title VI, to obtain waivers 

under part D of title IX, and, if the State is an Ed-Flex Partnership State, to obtain waivers under the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999; 

ø(13) the State educational agency will coordinate activities 

funded under this part with other Federal activities as appropriate; and 

ø(14) the State educational agency will encourage local educational agencies and individual schools participating in a program assisted under this part to offer family literacy services 

(using funds under this part), if the agency or school determines that a substantial number of students served under this 

part by the agency or school have parents who do not have a 

secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent or who 

have low levels of literacy. 

ø(d) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Each State plan shall describe 

how the State educational agency will support the collection and 

dissemination to local educational agencies and schools of effective 

parental involvement practices. Such practices shall— 

ø(1) be based on the most current research that meets the 

highest professional and technical standards, on effective parental involvement that fosters achievement to high standards 

for all children; and 

ø(2) be geared toward lowering barriers to greater participation by parents in school planning, review, and improvement 

experienced. 

ø(e) PEER REVIEW AND SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.— ø(1) SECRETARIAL DUTIES.—The Secretary shall— 

ø(A) establish a peer-review process to assist in the review of State plans; 

ø(B) appoint individuals to the peer-review process who 

are representative of parents, teachers, State educational 

agencies, and local educational agencies, and who are familiar with educational standards, assessments, accountability, the needs of low-performing schools, and other educational needs of students; 

ø(C) approve a State plan within 120 days of its submission unless the Secretary determines that the plan does 

not meet the requirements of this section; 

ø(D) if the Secretary determines that the State plan does 

not meet the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c), immediately notify the State of such determination and the 

reasons for such determination; 

ø(E) not decline to approve a State’s plan before— 

ø(i) offering the State an opportunity to revise its 

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ø(ii) providing technical assistance in order to assist 

the State to meet the requirements of subsections (a), 

(b), and (c); and 

ø(iii) providing a hearing; and 

ø(F) have the authority to disapprove a State plan for 

not meeting the requirements of this part, but shall not 

have the authority to require a State, as a condition of approval of the State plan, to include in, or delete from, such 

plan one or more specific elements of the State’s academic 

content standards or to use specific academic assessment 

instruments or items. 

ø(2) STATE REVISIONS.—A State plan shall be revised by the 

State educational agency if it is necessary to satisfy the requirements of this section. 

ø(f) DURATION OF THE PLAN.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall— 

ø(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this part; and 

ø(B) be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary 

by the State educational agency to reflect changes in the 

State’s strategies and programs under this part. 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—If significant changes are 

made to a State’s plan, such as the adoption of new State academic content standards and State student achievement standards, new academic assessments, or a new definition of adequate yearly progress, such information shall be submitted to 

the Secretary. 

ø(g) PENALTIES.— ø(1) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINES ENACTED IN 1994.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State fails to meet the deadlines 

established by the Improving America’s Schools Act of 

1994 (or under any waiver granted by the Secretary or 

under any compliance agreement with the Secretary) for 

demonstrating that the State has in place challenging academic content standards and student achievement standards, and a system for measuring and monitoring adequate 

yearly progress, the Secretary shall withhold 25 percent of 

the funds that would otherwise be available to the State 

for State administration and activities under this part in 

each year until the Secretary determines that the State 

meets those requirements. 

ø(B) NO EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 90 days after the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001 the Secretary shall not 

grant any additional waivers of, or enter into any additional compliance agreements to extend, the deadlines described in subparagraph (A) for any State. 

ø(2) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS ENACTED IN 2001.—If a 

State fails to meet any of the requirements of this section, 

other than the requirements described in paragraph (1), then 

the Secretary may withhold funds for State administration 

under this part until the Secretary determines that the State 

has fulfilled those requirements. 

ø(h) REPORTS.— 

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ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the beginning of the 

2002–2003 school year, unless the State has received a 1- 

year extension pursuant to subsection (c)(1), a State that 

receives assistance under this part shall prepare and disseminate an annual State report card. 

ø(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The State report card shall be— 

ø(i) concise; and 

ø(ii) presented in an understandable and uniform 

format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a 

language that the parents can understand. 

ø(C) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The State shall include 

in its annual State report card— 

ø(i) information, in the aggregate, on student 

achievement at each proficiency level on the State academic assessments described in subsection (b)(3) 

(disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability 

status, migrant status, English proficiency, and status 

as economically disadvantaged, except that such 

disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which 

the number of students in a category is insufficient to 

yield statistically reliable information or the results 

would reveal personally identifiable information about 

an individual student); 

ø(ii) information that provides a comparison between the actual achievement levels of each group of 

students described in subsection (b)(2)(C)(v) and the 

State’s annual measurable objectives for each such 

group of students on each of the academic assessments 

required under this part; 

ø(iii) the percentage of students not tested 

(disaggregated by the same categories and subject to 

the same exception described in clause (i)); 

ø(iv) the most recent 2-year trend in student 

achievement in each subject area, and for each grade 

level, for which assessments under this section are required; 

ø(v) aggregate information on any other indicators 

used by the State to determine the adequate yearly 

progress of students in achieving State academic 

achievement standards; 

ø(vi) graduation rates for secondary school students 

consistent with subsection (b)(2)(C)(vi); 

ø(vii) information on the performance of local educational agencies in the State regarding making adequate yearly progress, including the number and 

names of each school identified for school improvement 

under section 1116; and 

ø(viii) the professional qualifications of teachers in 

the State, the percentage of such teachers teaching 

with emergency or provisional credentials, and the 

percentage of classes in the State not taught by highly 

qualified teachers, in the aggregate and disaggregated 

by high-poverty compared to low-poverty schools 

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the top quartile of poverty and the bottom quartile of 

poverty in the State. 

ø(D) OPTIONAL INFORMATION.—The State may include in 

its annual State report card such other information as the 

State believes will best provide parents, students, and 

other members of the public with information regarding 

the progress of each of the State’s public elementary 

schools and public secondary schools. Such information 

may include information regarding— 

ø(i) school attendance rates; 

ø(ii) average class size in each grade; 

ø(iii) academic achievement and gains in English 

proficiency of limited English proficient students; 

ø(iv) the incidence of school violence, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, student suspensions, and student expulsions; 

ø(v) the extent and type of parental involvement in 

the schools; 

ø(vi) the percentage of students completing advanced placement courses, and the rate of passing of 

advanced placement tests; and 

ø(vii) a clear and concise description of the State’s 

accountability system, including a description of the 

criteria by which the State evaluates school performance, and the criteria that the State has established, 

consistent with subsection (b)(2), to determine the status of schools regarding school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring. 

ø(2) ANNUAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT CARDS.— 

ø(A) REPORT CARDS.— 

ø(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the beginning of 

the 2002–2003 school year, a local educational agency 

that receives assistance under this part shall prepare 

and disseminate an annual local educational agency 

report card, except that the State educational agency 

may provide the local educational agency 1 additional 

year if the local educational agency demonstrates that 

exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a 

natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the local educational 

agency, prevented full implementation of this paragraph by that deadline and that the local educational 

agency will complete implementation within the additional 1-year period. 

ø(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State educational agency 

has received an extension pursuant to subsection 

(c)(1), then a local educational agency within that 

State shall not be required to include the information 

required under paragraph (1)(C) in such report card 

during such extension. 

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graph (1)(C) as applied to the local educational agency and 

each school served by the local educational agency, and— 

ø(i) in the case of a local educational agency— 

ø(I) the number and percentage of schools identified for school improvement under section 

1116(c) and how long the schools have been so 

identified; and 

ø(II) information that shows how students 

served by the local educational agency achieved on 

the statewide academic assessment compared to 

students in the State as a whole; and 

ø(ii) in the case of a school— 

ø(I) whether the school has been identified for 

school improvement; and 

ø(II) information that shows how the school’s 

students achievement on the statewide academic 

assessments and other indicators of adequate 

yearly progress compared to students in the local 

educational agency and the State as a whole. 

ø(C) OTHER INFORMATION.—A local educational agency 

may include in its annual local educational agency report 

card any other appropriate information, whether or not 

such information is included in the annual State report 

card. 

ø(D) DATA.—A local educational agency or school shall 

only include in its annual local educational agency report 

card data that are sufficient to yield statistically reliable 

information, as determined by the State, and that do not 

reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. 

ø(E) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The local educational 

agency shall, not later than the beginning of the 2002– 

2003 school year, unless the local educational agency has 

received a 1-year extension pursuant to subparagraph (A), 

publicly disseminate the information described in this 

paragraph to all schools in the school district served by the 

local educational agency and to all parents of students attending those schools in an understandable and uniform 

format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand, and make the information widely available through public means, such as 

posting on the Internet, distribution to the media, and distribution through public agencies, except that if a local 

educational agency issues a report card for all students, 

the local educational agency may include the information 

under this section as part of such report. 

ø(3) PREEXISTING REPORT CARDS.—A State educational agency or local educational agency that was providing public report 

cards on the performance of students, schools, local educational 

agencies, or the State prior to the enactment of the No Child 

Left Behind Act of 2001 may use those report cards for the 

purpose of this subsection, so long as any such report card is 

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ø(4) ANNUAL STATE REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—Each State 

educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall 

report annually to the Secretary, and make widely available 

within the State— 

ø(A) beginning with school year 2002–2003, information 

on the State’s progress in developing and implementing 

the academic assessments described in subsection (b)(3); 

ø(B) beginning not later than school year 2002–2003, information on the achievement of students on the academic 

assessments required by subsection (b)(3), including the 

disaggregated results for the categories of students identified in subsection (b)(2)(C)(v); 

ø(C) in any year before the State begins to provide the 

information described in subparagraph (B), information on 

the results of student academic assessments (including 

disaggregated results) required under this section; 

ø(D) beginning not later than school year 2002–2003, unless the State has received an extension pursuant to subsection (c)(1), information on the acquisition of English 

proficiency by children with limited English proficiency; 

ø(E) the number and names of each school identified for 

school improvement under section 1116(c), the reason why 

each school was so identified, and the measures taken to 

address the achievement problems of such schools; 

ø(F) the number of students and schools that participated in public school choice and supplemental service programs and activities under this title; and 

ø(G) beginning not later than the 2002–2003 school year, 

information on the quality of teachers and the percentage 

of classes being taught by highly qualified teachers in the 

State, local educational agency, and school. 

ø(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall transmit annually 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 a report that 

provides national and State-level data on the information collected under paragraph (4). 

ø(6) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW.— 

ø(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—At the beginning of each school 

year, a local educational agency that receives funds under 

this part shall notify the parents of each student attending 

any school receiving funds under this part that the parents 

may request, and the agency will provide the parents on 

request (and in a timely manner), information regarding 

the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom 

teachers, including, at a minimum, the following: 

ø(i) Whether the teacher has met State qualification 

and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject 

areas in which the teacher provides instruction. 

ø(ii) Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State 

qualification or licensing criteria have been waived. 

ø(iii) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher 

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the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree. 

ø(iv) Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications. 

ø(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—In addition to the information that parents may request under subparagraph (A), 

a school that receives funds under this part shall provide 

to each individual parent— 

ø(i) information on the level of achievement of the 

parent’s child in each of the State academic assessments as required under this part; and 

ø(ii) timely notice that the parent’s child has been 

assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified. 

ø(C) FORMAT.—The notice and information provided to 

parents under this paragraph shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, 

provided in a language that the parents can understand. 

ø(i) PRIVACY.—Information collected under this section shall be 

collected and disseminated in a manner that protects the privacy 

of individuals. 

ø(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide a State 

educational agency, at the State educational agency’s request, technical assistance in meeting the requirements of this section, including the provision of advice by experts in the development of highquality academic assessments, the setting of State standards, the 

development of measures of adequate yearly progress that are valid 

and reliable, and other relevant areas. 

ø(k) VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIPS.—A State may enter into a voluntary partnership with another State to develop and implement 

the academic assessments and standards required under this section. 

ø(l) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part shall be construed to 

prescribe the use of the academic assessments described in this 

part for student promotion or graduation purposes. 

ø(m) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO BUREAU-FUNDED

SCHOOLS.—In determining the assessments to be used by each operated or funded by BIA school receiving funds under this part, the 

following shall apply: 

ø(1) Each such school that is accredited by the State in 

which it is operating shall use the assessments the State has 

developed and implemented to meet the requirements of this 

section, or such other appropriate assessment as approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior. 

ø(2) Each such school that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization shall adopt an appropriate assessment, in 

consultation with and with the approval of, the Secretary of 

the Interior and consistent with assessments adopted by other 

schools in the same State or region, that meets the requirements of this section. 

ø(3) Each such school that is accredited by a tribal accrediting agency or tribal division of education shall use an assessment developed by such agency or division, except that the 

Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that such assessment 

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øSEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

ø(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 

ø(1) SUBGRANTS.—A local educational agency may receive a 

subgrant under this part for any fiscal year only if such agency 

has on file with the State educational agency a plan, approved 

by the State educational agency, that is coordinated with other 

programs under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act, and other Acts, as appropriate. 

ø(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION.—The plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated application under section 9305. 

ø(b) PLAN PROVISIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to help low-achieving children 

meet challenging achievement academic standards, each local 

educational agency plan shall include— 

ø(A) a description of high-quality student academic assessments, if any, that are in addition to the academic assessments described in the State plan under section 

1111(b)(3), that the local educational agency and schools 

served under this part will use— 

ø(i) to determine the success of children served 

under this part in meeting the State student academic 

achievement standards, and to provide information to 

teachers, parents, and students on the progress being 

made toward meeting the State student academic 

achievement standards described in section 

1111(b)(1)(D)(ii); 

ø(ii) to assist in diagnosis, teaching, and learning in 

the classroom in ways that best enable low-achieving 

children served under this part to meet State student 

achievement academic standards and do well in the 

local curriculum; 

ø(iii) to determine what revisions are needed to 

projects under this part so that such children meet the 

State student academic achievement standards; and 

ø(iv) to identify effectively students who may be at 

risk for reading failure or who are having difficulty 

reading, through the use of screening, diagnostic, and 

classroom-based instructional reading assessments, as 

defined under section 1208; 

ø(B) at the local educational agency’s discretion, a description of any other indicators that will be used in addition to the academic indicators described in section 1111 

for the uses described in such section; 

ø(C) a description of how the local educational agency 

will provide additional educational assistance to individual 

students assessed as needing help in meeting the State’s 

challenging student academic achievement standards; 

ø(D) a description of the strategy the local educational 

agency will use to coordinate programs under this part 

with programs under title II to provide professional development for teachers and principals, and, if appropriate, 

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staff, including local educational agency level staff in accordance with sections 1118 and 1119; 

ø(E) a description of how the local educational agency 

will coordinate and integrate services provided under this 

part with other educational services at the local educational agency or individual school level, such as— 

ø(i) Even Start, Head Start, Reading First, Early 

Reading First, and other preschool programs, including plans for the transition of participants in such programs to local elementary school programs; and 

ø(ii) services for children with limited English proficiency, children with disabilities, migratory children, 

neglected or delinquent youth, Indian children served 

under part A of title VII, homeless children, and immigrant children in order to increase program effectiveness, eliminate duplication, and reduce fragmentation 

of the instructional program; 

ø(F) an assurance that the local educational agency will 

participate, if selected, in the State National Assessment 

of Educational Progress in 4th and 8th grade reading and 

mathematics carried out under section 303(b)(2) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization 

Act; 

ø(G) a description of the poverty criteria that will be 

used to select school attendance areas under section 1113; 

ø(H) a description of how teachers, in consultation with 

parents, administrators, and pupil services personnel, in 

targeted assistance schools under section 1115, will identify the eligible children most in need of services under 

this part; 

ø(I) a general description of the nature of the programs 

to be conducted by such agency’s schools under sections 

1114 and 1115 and, where appropriate, educational services outside such schools for children living in local institutions for neglected or delinquent children, and for neglected and delinquent children in community day school 

programs; 

ø(J) a description of how the local educational agency 

will ensure that migratory children and formerly migratory children who are eligible to receive services under this 

part are selected to receive such services on the same basis 

as other children who are selected to receive services 

under this part; 

ø(K) if appropriate, a description of how the local educational agency will use funds under this part to support 

preschool programs for children, particularly children participating in Early Reading First, or in a Head Start or 

Even Start program, which services may be provided directly by the local educational agency or through a subcontract with the local Head Start agency designated by 

the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 

641 of the Head Start Act, or an agency operating an Even 

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ø(L) a description of the actions the local educational 

agency will take to assist its low-achieving schools identified under section 1116 as in need of improvement; 

ø(M) a description of the actions the local educational 

agency will take to implement public school choice and 

supplemental services, consistent with the requirements of 

section 1116; 

ø(N) a description of how the local educational agency 

will meet the requirements of section 1119; 

ø(O) a description of the services the local educational 

agency will provide homeless children, including services 

provided with funds reserved under section 1113(c)(3)(A); 

ø(P) a description of the strategy the local educational 

agency will use to implement effective parental involvement under section 1118; and 

ø(Q) where appropriate, a description of how the local 

educational agency will use funds under this part to support after school (including before school and summer 

school) and school-year extension programs. 

ø(2) EXCEPTION.—The academic assessments and indicators 

described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall 

not be used— 

ø(A) in lieu of the academic assessments required under 

section 1111(b)(3) and other State academic indicators 

under section 1111(b)(2); or 

ø(B) to reduce the number of, or change which, schools 

would otherwise be subject to school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116, if such additional assessments or indicators described in such subparagraphs were not used, but such assessments and indicators may be used to identify additional schools for school 

improvement or in need of corrective action or restructuring. 

ø(c) ASSURANCES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency plan shall 

provide assurances that the local educational agency will— 

ø(A) inform eligible schools and parents of schoolwide 

program authority and the ability of such schools to consolidate funds from Federal, State, and local sources; 

ø(B) provide technical assistance and support to 

schoolwide programs; 

ø(C) work in consultation with schools as the schools develop the schools’ plans pursuant to section 1114 and assist schools as the schools implement such plans or undertake activities pursuant to section 1115 so that each school 

can make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the 

State student academic achievement standards; 

ø(D) fulfill such agency’s school improvement responsibilities under section 1116, including taking actions 

under paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 1116(b); 

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ø(F) take into account the experience of model programs 

for the educationally disadvantaged, and the findings of 

relevant scientifically based research indicating that services may be most effective if focused on students in the 

earliest grades at schools that receive funds under this 

part; 

ø(G) in the case of a local educational agency that chooses to use funds under this part to provide early childhood 

development services to low-income children below the age 

of compulsory school attendance, ensure that such services 

comply with the education performance standards in effect 

under section 641A(a)(1)(B) of the Head Start Act; 

ø(H) work in consultation with schools as the schools develop and implement their plans or activities under sections 1118 and 1119; 

ø(I) comply with the requirements of section 1119 regarding the qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals and professional development; 

ø(J) inform eligible schools of the local educational agency’s authority to obtain waivers on the school’s behalf 

under title IX and, if the State is an Ed-Flex Partnership 

State, to obtain waivers under the Education Flexibility 

Partnership Act of 1999; 

ø(K) coordinate and collaborate, to the extent feasible 

and necessary as determined by the local educational 

agency, with the State educational agency and other agencies providing services to children, youth, and families 

with respect to a school in school improvement, corrective 

action, or restructuring under section 1116 if such a school 

requests assistance from the local educational agency in 

addressing major factors that have significantly affected 

student achievement at the school; 

ø(L) ensure, through incentives for voluntary transfers, 

the provision of professional development, recruitment programs, or other effective strategies, that low-income students and minority students are not taught at higher rates 

than other students by unqualified, out-of-field, or inexperienced teachers; 

ø(M) use the results of the student academic assessments required under section 1111(b)(3), and other measures or indicators available to the agency, to review annually the progress of each school served by the agency and 

receiving funds under this part to determine whether all 

of the schools are making the progress necessary to ensure 

that all students will meet the State’s proficient level of 

achievement on the State academic assessments described 

in section 1111(b)(3) within 12 years from the end of the 

2001–2002 school year; 

ø(N) ensure that the results from the academic assessments required under section 1111(b)(3) will be provided to 

parents and teachers as soon as is practicably possible 

after the test is taken, in an understandable and uniform 

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ø(O) assist each school served by the agency and assisted under this part in developing or identifying examples of high-quality, effective curricula consistent with section 1111(b)(8)(D). 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In carrying out subparagraph (G) of 

paragraph (1), the Secretary— 

ø(A) shall consult with the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services and shall establish procedures (taking 

into consideration existing State and local laws, and local 

teacher contracts) to assist local educational agencies to 

comply with such subparagraph; and 

ø(B) shall disseminate to local educational agencies the 

education performance standards in effect under section 

641A(a)(1)(B) of the Head Start Act, and such agencies affected by such subparagraph shall plan for the implementation of such subparagraph (taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and local teacher contracts), including pursuing the availability of other Federal, State, 

and local funding sources to assist in compliance with such 

subparagraph. 

ø(3) INAPPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1)(G) of this subsection 

shall not apply to preschool programs using the Even Start 

model or to Even Start programs that are expanded through 

the use of funds under this part. 

ø(d) PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DURATION.— ø(1) CONSULTATION.—Each local educational agency plan 

shall be developed in consultation with teachers, principals, administrators (including administrators of programs described 

in other parts of this title), and other appropriate school personnel, and with parents of children in schools served under 

this part. 

ø(2) DURATION.—Each such plan shall be submitted for the 

first year for which this part is in effect following the date of 

enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and shall 

remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation 

under this part. 

ø(3) REVIEW.—Each local educational agency shall periodically review and, as necessary, revise its plan. 

ø(e) STATE APPROVAL.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency plan shall 

be filed according to a schedule established by the State educational agency. 

ø(2) APPROVAL.—The State educational agency shall approve 

a local educational agency’s plan only if the State educational 

agency determines that the local educational agency’s plan— 

ø(A) enables schools served under this part to substantially help children served under this part meet the academic standards expected of all children described in section 1111(b)(1); and 

ø(B) meets the requirements of this section. 

ø(3) REVIEW.—The State educational agency shall review the 

local educational agency’s plan to determine if such agencies 

activities are in accordance with sections 1118 and 1119. 

ø(f) PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITY.—The local educational agency 

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the local educational agency in making decisions regarding activities under sections 1114 and 1115. 

ø(g) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(A) NOTICE.—Each local educational agency using funds 

under this part to provide a language instruction educational program as determined in part C of title III shall, 

not later than 30 days after the beginning of the school 

year, inform a parent or parents of a limited English proficient child identified for participation or participating in, 

such a program of— 

ø(i) the reasons for the identification of their child 

as limited English proficient and in need of placement 

in a language instruction educational program; 

ø(ii) the child’s level of English proficiency, how such 

level was assessed, and the status of the child’s academic achievement; 

ø(iii) the methods of instruction used in the program 

in which their child is, or will be participating, and 

the methods of instruction used in other available programs, including how such programs differ in content, 

instructional goals, and the use of English and a native language in instruction; 

ø(iv) how the program in which their child is, or will 

be participating, will meet the educational strengths 

and needs of their child; 

ø(v) how such program will specifically help their 

child learn English, and meet age-appropriate academic achievement standards for grade promotion and 

graduation; 

ø(vi) the specific exit requirements for the program, 

including the expected rate of transition from such 

program into classrooms that are not tailored for limited English proficient children, and the expected rate 

of graduation from secondary school for such program 

if funds under this part are used for children in secondary schools; 

ø(vii) in the case of a child with a disability, how 

such program meets the objectives of the individualized education program of the child; 

ø(viii) information pertaining to parental rights that 

includes written guidance— 

ø(I) detailing— 

ø(aa) the right that parents have to have 

their child immediately removed from such 

program upon their request; and 

ø(bb) the options that parents have to decline to enroll their child in such program or 

to choose another program or method of instruction, if available; and 

ø(II) assisting parents in selecting among various programs and methods of instruction, if more 

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ø(B) SEPARATE NOTIFICATION.—In addition to providing 

the information required to be provided under paragraph 

(1), each eligible entity that is using funds provided under 

this part to provide a language instruction educational 

program, and that has failed to make progress on the annual measurable achievement objectives described in section 3122 for any fiscal year for which part A is in effect, 

shall separately inform a parent or the parents of a child 

identified for participation in such program, or participating in such program, of such failure not later than 30 

days after such failure occurs. 

ø(2) NOTICE.—The notice and information provided in paragraph (1) to a parent or parents of a child identified for participation in a language instruction educational program for limited English proficient children shall be in an understandable 

and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in 

a language that the parents can understand. 

ø(3) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.— 

For those children who have not been identified as limited 

English proficient prior to the beginning of the school year the 

local educational agency shall notify parents within the first 2 

weeks of the child being placed in a language instruction educational program consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). 

ø(4) PARENTAL PARTICIPATION.—Each local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall implement an effective 

means of outreach to parents of limited English proficient students to inform the parents regarding how the parents can be 

involved in the education of their children, and be active participants in assisting their children to attain English proficiency, achieve at high levels in core academic subjects, and 

meet challenging State academic achievement standards and 

State academic content standards expected of all students, including holding, and sending notice of opportunities for, regular meetings for the purpose of formulating and responding to 

recommendations from parents of students assisted under this 

part. 

ø(5) BASIS FOR ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION.—A student shall 

not be admitted to, or excluded from, any federally assisted 

education program on the basis of a surname or language-minority status.¿ 

SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS. 

(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For any State desiring to receive a grant 

under this subpart, the State educational agency shall submit 

to the Secretary a plan, developed by the State educational 

agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, teachers, school leaders, public charter school representatives, specialized instructional support personnel, other appropriate 

school personnel, and parents, that satisfies the requirements of 

this section and that is coordinated with other programs under 

this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the 

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, 

the Head Start Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy 

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(2) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A State plan submitted under 

paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan 

under section 5302. 

(b) ACADEMIC STANDARDS, ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS, AND STATE

ACCOUNTABILITY.— (1) ACADEMIC STANDARDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that the State has adopted academic content standards and 

academic achievement standards aligned with such content 

standards that comply with the requirements of this paragraph. 

(B) SUBJECTS.—The State shall have such academic 

standards for mathematics, reading or language arts, and 

science, and may have such standards for any other subject 

determined by the State. 

(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The standards described in subparagraph (A) shall— 

(i) apply to all public schools and public school students in the State; and 

(ii) with respect to academic achievement standards, 

include the same knowledge, skills, and levels of 

achievement expected of all public school students in 

the State. 

(D) ALTERNATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a 

State may, through a documented and validated standards-setting process, adopt alternate academic achievement 

standards for students with the most significant cognitive 

disabilities, if— 

(i) the determination about whether the achievement 

of an individual student should be measured against 

such standards is made separately for each student; 

and 

(ii) such standards— 

(I) are aligned with the State academic standards required under subparagraph (A); 

(II) promote access to the general curriculum; 

and 

(III) reflect professional judgment as to the highest possible standards achievable by such students. 

(E) ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS.—Each 

State plan shall describe how the State educational agency 

will establish English language proficiency standards that 

are— 

(i) derived from the four recognized domains of 

speaking, listening, reading, and writing; and 

(ii) aligned with the State’s academic content standards in reading or language arts under subparagraph 

(A). 

(2) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that the State educational agency, in consultation with 

local educational agencies, has implemented a set of highquality student academic assessments in mathematics, 

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tion, the State plan may also demonstrate that the State 

has implemented such assessments in any other subject 

chosen by the State. 

(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Such assessments shall— 

(i) in the case of mathematics and reading or language arts, be used in determining the performance of 

each local educational agency and public school in the 

State in accordance with the State’s accountability system under paragraph (3); 

(ii) be the same academic assessments used to measure the academic achievement of all public school students in the State; 

(iii) be aligned with the State’s academic standards 

and provide coherent and timely information about 

student attainment of such standards; 

(iv) be used for purposes for which such assessments 

are valid and reliable, be of adequate technical quality 

for each purpose required under this Act, and be consistent with relevant, nationally recognized professional 

and technical standards; 

(v)(I) in the case of mathematics and reading or language arts, be administered in each of grades 3 

through 8 and at least once in grades 9 through 12; 

(II) in the case of science, be administered not less 

than one time during— 

(aa) grades 3 through 5; 

(bb) grades 6 through 9; and 

(cc) grades 10 through 12; and 

(III) in the case of any other subject chosen by the 

State, be administered at the discretion of the State; 

(vi) measure individual student academic proficiency 

and growth; 

(vii) at the State’s discretion— 

(I) be administered through a single annual 

summative assessment; or 

(II) be administered through multiple assessments during the course of the academic year that 

result in a single summative score that provides 

valid, reliable, and transparent information on 

student achievement; 

(viii) include measures that assess higher-order 

thinking skills and understanding; 

(ix) provide for— 

(I) the participation in such assessments of all 

students; 

(II) the reasonable adaptations and accommodations for students with disabilities necessary to 

measure the academic achievement of such students relative to the State’s academic standards; 

and 

(III) the inclusion of English learners, who shall 

be assessed in a valid and reliable manner and 

provided reasonable accommodations, including, to 

the extent practicable, assessments in the language 

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information on what such students know and can 

do in academic content areas, until such students 

have achieved English language proficiency, as assessed by the State under subparagraph (D); 

(x) notwithstanding clause (ix)(III), provide for the 

assessment of reading or language arts in English for 

English learners who have attended school in the 

United States (not including Puerto Rico) for 3 or more 

consecutive school years, except that a local educational 

agency may, on a case-by-case basis, provide for the assessment of reading or language arts for each such student in a language other than English for a period not 

to exceed 2 additional consecutive years if the assessment would be more likely to yield accurate and reliable information on what such student knows and can 

do, provided that such student has not yet reached a 

level of English language proficiency sufficient to yield 

valid and reliable information on what such student 

knows and can do on reading or language arts assessments written in English; 

(xi) produce individual student interpretive, descriptive, and diagnostic reports regarding achievement on 

such assessments that allow parents, teachers, and 

school leaders to understand and address the specific 

academic needs of students, and that are provided to 

parents, teachers, and school leaders, as soon as is 

practicable after the assessment is given, in an understandable and uniform format, and to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand; 

(xii) enable results to be disaggregated within each 

State, local educational agency, and school by gender, 

by each major racial and ethnic group, by English language proficiency status, by migrant status, by status 

as a student with a disability, and by economically disadvantaged status, except that, in the case of a local 

educational agency or a school, such disaggregation 

shall not be required in a case in which the number of 

students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal 

personally identifiable information about an individual 

student; and 

(xiii) be administered to not less than 95 percent of 

all students, and not less than 95 percent of each subgroup of students described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(II). 

(C) ALTERNATE ASSESSMENTS.—A State may provide for 

alternate assessments aligned with the alternate academic 

standards adopted in accordance with paragraph (1)(D), 

for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, 

if the State— 

(i) establishes and monitors implementation of clear 

and appropriate guidelines for individualized education program teams (as defined in section 

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significant cognitive disability justifies assessment 

based on alternate achievement standards; 

(ii) ensures that the parents of such students are informed that— 

(I) their child’s academic achievement will be 

measured against such alternate standards; and 

(II) whether participation in such assessments 

precludes the student from completing the requirements for a regular high school diploma; 

(iii) demonstrates that such students are, to the extent practicable, included in the general curriculum 

and that such alternate assessments are aligned with 

such curriculum; 

(iv) develops, disseminates information about, and 

promotes the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with disabilities who are 

tested against academic achievement standards for the 

grade in which a student is enrolled; and 

(v) ensures that regular and special education teachers and other appropriate staff know how to administer 

the alternate assessments, including making appropriate use of accommodations for students with disabilities. 

(D) ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that local educational agencies in the State will provide for an annual assessment of English proficiency of 

all English learners in the schools served by the State 

educational agency. 

(ii) ALIGNMENT.—The assessments described in 

clause (i) shall be aligned with the State’s English language proficiency standards described in paragraph 

(1)(E). 

(E) LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS.—Each State plan shall 

identify the languages other than English that are present 

in the participating student population and indicate the 

languages for which yearly student academic assessments 

are not available and are needed. The State shall make 

every effort to develop such assessments and may request 

assistance from the Secretary if linguistically accessible 

academic assessment measures are needed. Upon request, 

the Secretary shall assist with the identification of appropriate academic assessment measures in the needed languages, but shall not mandate a specific academic assessment or mode of instruction. 

(F) ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS.—A State may develop and 

administer computer adaptive assessments as the assessments required under subparagraph (A). If a State develops 

and administers a computer adaptive assessment for such 

purposes, the assessment shall meet the requirements of 

this paragraph, except as follows: 

(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(iii), the assessment— 

(I) shall measure, at a minimum, each student’s 

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standards for the student’s grade level and growth 

toward such standards; and 

(II) if the State chooses, may be used to measure 

the student’s level of academic proficiency and 

growth using assessment items above or below the 

student’s grade level, including for use as part of 

a State’s accountability system under paragraph 

(3). 

(ii) Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not be interpreted to 

require that all students taking the computer adaptive 

assessment be administered the same assessment items. 

(3) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall demonstrate 

that the State has developed and is implementing a single, 

statewide accountability system to ensure that all public 

school students graduate from high school prepared for 

postsecondary education or the workforce without the need 

for remediation. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—Each State accountability system described in subparagraph (A) shall at a minimum— 

(i) annually measure the academic achievement of all 

public school students in the State against the State’s 

mathematics and reading or language arts academic 

standards adopted under paragraph (1), which may include measures of student growth toward such standards, using the mathematics and reading or language 

arts assessments described in paragraph (2)(B) and 

other valid and reliable academic indicators related to 

student achievement as identified by the State; 

(ii) annually evaluate and identify the academic performance of each public school in the State based on— 

(I) student academic achievement as measured 

in accordance with clause (i); and 

(II) the overall performance, and achievement 

gaps as compared to all students in the school, for 

economically disadvantaged students, students 

from major racial and ethnic groups, students 

with disabilities, and English learners, except that 

disaggregation of data under this subclause shall 

not be required in a case in which the number of 

students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an 

individual student; and 

(iii) include a system for school improvement for lowperforming public schools receiving funds under this 

subpart that— 

(I) implements interventions in such schools that 

are designed to address such schools’ weaknesses; 

and 

(II) is implemented by local educational agencies 

serving such schools. 

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countability system developed and implemented in accordance with this paragraph. 

(D) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The accountability provisions under this Act shall be overseen for 

charter schools in accordance with State charter school 

law. 

(4) REQUIREMENTS.—Each State plan shall describe— 

(A) how the State educational agency will assist each 

local educational agency and each public school affected by 

the State plan to comply with the requirements of this subpart, including how the State educational agency will work 

with local educational agencies to provide technical assistance; and 

(B) how the State educational agency will ensure that the 

results of the State assessments described in paragraph (2), 

the other indicators selected by the State under paragraph 

(3)(B)(i), and the school evaluations described in paragraph 

(3)(B)(ii), will be promptly provided to local educational 

agencies, schools, teachers, and parents in a manner that 

is clear and easy to understand, but not later than before 

the beginning of the school year following the school year 

in which such assessments, other indicators, or evaluations 

are taken or completed. 

(5) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Each State plan shall 

describe the process by which the State will adopt and implement the State academic standards, assessments, and accountability system required under this section within 2 years of enactment of the Student Success Act. 

(6) EXISTING STANDARDS.—Nothing in this subpart shall prohibit a State from revising, consistent with this section, any 

standard adopted under this section before or after the date of 

enactment of the Student Success Act. 

(7) EXISTING STATE LAW.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to alter any State law or regulation granting parents 

authority over schools that repeatedly failed to make adequate 

yearly progress under this section, as in effect on the day before 

the date of the enactment of the Student Success Act. 

(c) OTHER PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING.— 

Each State plan shall contain assurances that— 

(1) the State will notify local educational agencies, schools, 

teachers, parents, and the public of the academic standards, 

academic assessments, and State accountability system developed and implemented under this section; 

(2) the State will participate in biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under 

the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out 

under section 303(b)(2) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act if the Secretary pays the 

costs of administering such assessments; 

(3) the State educational agency will notify local educational 

agencies and the public of the authority to operate schoolwide 

programs; 

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and individual schools participating in a program assisted 

under this subpart; 

(5) the State educational agency will encourage schools to 

consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local sources 

for schoolwide reform in schoolwide programs under section 

1114; 

(6) the State educational agency will modify or eliminate 

State fiscal and accounting barriers so that schools can easily 

consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local sources 

for schoolwide programs under section 1114; and 

(7) the State educational agency will inform local educational 

agencies in the State of the local educational agency’s authority 

to transfer funds under section 1002 and to obtain waivers 

under section 5401. 

(d) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Each State plan shall describe how 

the State educational agency will support the collection and dissemination to local educational agencies and schools of effective parental involvement practices. Such practices shall— 

(1) be based on the most current research that meets the highest professional and technical standards on effective parental 

involvement that fosters achievement to high standards for all 

children; 

(2) be geared toward lowering barriers to greater participation by parents in school planning, review, and improvement; 

and 

(3) be coordinated with programs funded under subpart 3 of 

part A of title III. 

(e) PEER REVIEW AND SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding section 5543, the Secretary shall— 

(A) establish a peer-review process to assist in the review 

of State plans; and 

(B) appoint individuals to the peer-review process who 

are representative of parents, teachers, State educational 

agencies, and local educational agencies, and who are familiar with educational standards, assessments, accountability, the needs of low-performing schools, and other educational needs of students, and ensure that 75 percent of 

such appointees are practitioners. 

(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 

(A) approve a State plan within 120 days of its submission; 

(B) disapprove of the State plan only if the Secretary 

demonstrates how the State plan fails to meet the requirements of this section and immediately notifies the State of 

such determination and the reasons for such determination; 

(C) not decline to approve a State’s plan before— 

(i) offering the State an opportunity to revise its 

plan; 

(ii) providing technical assistance in order to assist 

the State to meet the requirements of this section; and 

(iii) providing a hearing; and 

(D) have the authority to disapprove a State plan for not 

meeting the requirements of this subpart, but shall not 

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proval of the State plan, to include in, or delete from, such 

plan one or more specific elements of the State’s academic 

standards or State accountability system, or to use specific 

academic assessments or other indicators. 

(3) STATE REVISIONS.—A State plan shall be revised by the 

State educational agency if it is necessary to satisfy the requirements of this section. 

(4) PUBLIC REVIEW.—All communications, feedback, and notifications under this subsection shall be conducted in a manner 

that is immediately made available to the public through the 

website of the Department, including— 

(A) peer review guidance; 

(B) the names of the peer reviewers; 

(C) State plans submitted or resubmitted by a State, including the current approved plans; 

(D) peer review notes; 

(E) State plan determinations by the Secretary, including 

approvals or disapprovals, and any deviations from the 

peer reviewers’ recommendations with an explanation of the 

deviation; and 

(F) hearings. 

(5) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary, and the Secretary’s staff, 

may not attempt to participate in, or influence, the peer review 

process. No Federal employee may participate in, or attempt to 

influence the peer review process, except to respond to questions 

of a technical nature, which shall be publicly reported. 

(f) DURATION OF THE PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall— 

(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this subpart; and 

(B) be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary by 

the State educational agency to reflect changes in the 

State’s strategies and programs under this subpart. 

(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—If a State makes significant 

changes to its State plan, such as the adoption of new State 

academic standards or new academic assessments, or adopts a 

new State accountability system, such information shall be submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e)(2) for approval. 

(g) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—If a State fails to meet 

any of the requirements of this section then the Secretary shall withhold funds for State administration under this subpart until the 

Secretary determines that the State has fulfilled those requirements. 

(h) REPORTS.— 

(1) ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARD.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives assistance under 

this subpart shall prepare and disseminate an annual 

State report card. Such dissemination shall include, at a 

minimum, publicly posting the report card on the home 

page of the State educational agency’s website. 

(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The State report card shall be— 

(i) concise; and 

(ii) presented in an understandable and uniform format that is developed in consultation with parents and, 

to the extent practicable, provided in a language that 

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(C) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The State shall include in 

its annual State report card information on— 

(i) the performance of students, in the aggregate and 

disaggregated by the categories of students described in 

subsection (b)(2)(B)(xii) (except that such 

disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which 

the number of students in a category is insufficient to 

yield statistically reliable information or the results 

would reveal personally identifiable information about 

an individual student), on the State academic assessments described in subsection (b)(2); 

(ii) the participation rate on such assessments, in the 

aggregate and disaggregated in accordance with clause 

(i); 

(iii) the performance of students, in the aggregate 

and disaggregated in accordance with clause (i), on 

other academic indicators described in subsection 

(b)(3)(B)(i); 

(iv) for each public high school in the State, in the 

aggregate and disaggregated in accordance with clause 

(i)— 

(I) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, 

and 

(II) if applicable, the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, reported separately for students graduating in 5 years or less, students graduating in 6 years or less, and students graduating 

in 7 or more years; 

(v) each public school’s evaluation results as determined in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii); 

(vi) the acquisition of English proficiency by English 

learners; 

(vii) the number and percentage of teachers in each 

category established under clause (iii) of section 

2123(1)(A), except that such information shall not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual teacher; and 

(viii) the results of the assessments described in subsection (c)(2). 

(D) OPTIONAL INFORMATION.—The State may include in 

its annual State report card such other information as the 

State believes will best provide parents, students, and other 

members of the public with information regarding the 

progress of each of the State’s public elementary schools 

and public secondary schools. 

(2) ANNUAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT CARDS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that receives assistance under this subpart shall prepare and disseminate an annual local educational agency report card. 

(B) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The State educational 

agency shall ensure that each local educational agency collects appropriate data and includes in the local educational 

agency’s annual report the information described in paragraph (1)(C) as applied to the local educational agency and 

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(i) in the case of a local educational agency, information that shows how students served by the local educational agency achieved on the statewide academic assessment and other academic indicators adopted in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) compared to students in the State as a whole; and 

(ii) in the case of a school, the school’s evaluation 

under subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii). 

(C) OTHER INFORMATION.—A local educational agency 

may include in its annual local educational agency report 

card any other appropriate information, whether or not 

such information is included in the annual State report 

card. 

(D) DATA.—A local educational agency or school shall 

only include in its annual local educational agency report 

card data that are sufficient to yield statistically reliable 

information, as determined by the State, and that do not 

reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student. 

(E) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The local educational agency shall publicly disseminate the information described in 

this paragraph to all schools served by the local educational agency and to all parents of students attending 

those schools in an understandable and uniform format, 

and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents 

can understand, and make the information widely available through public means, such as posting on the Internet, 

distribution to the media, and distribution through public 

agencies, except that if a local educational agency issues a 

report card for all students, the local educational agency 

may include the information under this section as part of 

such report. 

(3) PREEXISTING REPORT CARDS.—A State educational agency 

or local educational agency may use public report cards on the 

performance of students, schools, local educational agencies, or 

the State, that were in effect prior to the enactment of the Student Success Act for the purpose of this subsection, so long as 

any such report card is modified, as may be needed, to contain 

the information required by this subsection. 

(4) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW.— 

(A) ACHIEVEMENT INFORMATION.—At the beginning of 

each school year, a school that receives funds under this 

subpart shall provide to each individual parent information on the level of achievement of the parent’s child in each 

of the State academic assessments and other academic indicators adopted in accordance with this subpart. 

(B) FORMAT.—The notice and information provided to 

parents under this paragraph shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand. 

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(j) VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIPS.—A State may enter into a voluntary partnership with another State to develop and implement 

the academic standards and assessments required under this section, except that the Secretary shall not, either directly or indirectly, 

attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State— 

(1) adoption of the Common Core State Standards developed 

under the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any other 

academic standards common to a significant number of States, 

or assessments tied to such standards; or 

(2) participation in any such partnerships. 

(k) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part shall be construed to 

prescribe the use of the academic assessments described in this part 

for student promotion or graduation purposes. 

(l) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOLS.— 

In determining the assessments to be used by each school operated 

or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education receiving funds under 

this subpart, the following shall apply: 

(1) Each such school that is accredited by the State in which 

it is operating shall use the assessments and other academic indicators the State has developed and implemented to meet the 

requirements of this section, or such other appropriate assessment and academic indicators as approved by the Secretary of 

the Interior. 

(2) Each such school that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization shall adopt an appropriate assessment and 

other academic indicators, in consultation with and with the 

approval of, the Secretary of the Interior and consistent with assessments and academic indicators adopted by other schools in 

the same State or region, that meet the requirements of this section. 

(3) Each such school that is accredited by a tribal accrediting 

agency or tribal division of education shall use an assessment 

and other academic indicators developed by such agency or division, except that the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that 

such assessment and academic indicators meet the requirements of this section. 

SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 

(1) SUBGRANTS.—A local educational agency may receive a 

subgrant under this subpart for any fiscal year only if such 

agency has on file with the State educational agency a plan, approved by the State educational agency, that is coordinated 

with other programs under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and other Acts, as appropriate. 

(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION.—The plan may be submitted 

as part of a consolidated application under section 5305. 

(b) PLAN PROVISIONS.—Each local educational agency plan shall 

describe— 

(1) how the local educational agency will monitor, in addition 

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(2) how the local educational agency will identify quickly and 

effectively those students who may be at risk of failing to meet 

the State’s academic standards; 

(3) how the local educational agency will provide additional 

educational assistance to individual students in need of additional help in meeting the State’s academic standards; 

(4) how the local educational agency will implement the 

school improvement system described in section 

1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) for any of the agency’s schools identified under 

such section; 

(5) how the local educational agency will coordinate programs under this subpart with other programs under this Act 

and other Acts, as appropriate; 

(6) the poverty criteria that will be used to select school attendance areas under section 1113; 

(7) how teachers, in consultation with parents, administrators, and specialized instructional support personnel, in targeted assistance schools under section 1115, will identify the eligible children most in need of services under this subpart; 

(8) in general, the nature of the programs to be conducted by 

the local educational agency’s schools under sections 1114 and 

1115, and, where appropriate, educational services outside such 

schools for children living in local institutions for neglected and 

delinquent children, and for neglected and delinquent children 

in community day school programs; 

(9) how the local educational agency will ensure that migratory children who are eligible to receive services under this subpart are selected to receive such services on the same basis as 

other children who are selected to receive services under this 

subpart; 

(10) the services the local educational agency will provide 

homeless children, including services provided with funds reserved under section 1113(c)(3)(A); 

(11) the strategy the local educational agency will use to implement effective parental involvement under section 1118; 

(12) if appropriate, how the local educational agency will use 

funds under this subpart to support preschool programs for 

children, particularly children participating in a Head Start 

program, which services may be provided directly by the local 

educational agency or through a subcontract with the local 

Head Start agency designated by the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services under section 641 of the Head Start Act, or another comparable early childhood development program; 

(13) how the local educational agency, through incentives for 

voluntary transfers, the provision of professional development, 

recruitment programs, incentive pay, performance pay, or other 

effective strategies, will address disparities in the rates of lowincome and minority students and other students being taught 

by ineffective teachers; 

(14) if appropriate, how the local educational agency will use 

funds under this subpart to support programs that coordinate 

and integrate— 

(A) career and technical education aligned with State 

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and the State’s academic standards under section 

1111(b)(1); and 

(B) work-based learning opportunities that provide students in-depth interaction with industry professionals; and 

(15) if appropriate, how the local educational agency will use 

funds under this subpart to support dual enrollment programs 

and early college high schools. 

(c) ASSURANCES.—Each local educational agency plan shall provide assurances that the local educational agency will— 

(1) participate, if selected, in biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under the 

National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under 

section 303(b)(2) of the National Assessment of Educational 

Progress Authorization Act; 

(2) inform schools of schoolwide program authority and the 

ability to consolidate funds from Federal, State, and local 

sources; 

(3) provide technical assistance to schoolwide programs; 

(4) provide services to eligible children attending private elementary and secondary schools in accordance with section 

1120, and timely and meaningful consultation with private 

school officials or representatives regarding such services; 

(5) in the case of a local educational agency that chooses to 

use funds under this subpart to provide early childhood development services to low-income children below the age of compulsory school attendance, ensure that such services comply with 

the performance standards established under section 641A(a) of 

the Head Start Act; 

(6) inform eligible schools of the local educational agency’s 

authority to request waivers on the school’s behalf under Title 

V; and 

(7) ensure that the results of the academic assessments required under section 1111(b)(2) will be provided to parents and 

teachers as soon as is practicably possible after the test is taken, 

in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent 

practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand. 

(d) SPECIAL RULE.—In carrying out subsection (c)(5), the Secretary shall— 

(1) consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

and shall establish procedures (taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and local teacher contracts) to assist 

local educational agencies to comply with such subparagraph; 

and 

(2) disseminate to local educational agencies the education 

performance standards in effect under section 641A(a)(1)(B) of 

the Head Start Act, and such agencies affected by such subsection shall plan for the implementation of such subsection 

(taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and 

local teacher contracts). 

(e) PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND DURATION.— 

(1) CONSULTATION.—Each local educational agency plan 

shall be developed in consultation with teachers, school leaders, 

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appropriate school personnel, and with parents of children in 

schools served under this subpart. 

(2) DURATION.—Each such plan shall be submitted for the 

first year for which this part is in effect following the date of 

enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation under this subpart. 

(3) REVIEW.—Each local educational agency shall periodically 

review and, as necessary, revise its plan. 

(f) STATE APPROVAL.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency plan shall be 

filed according to a schedule established by the State educational agency. 

(2) APPROVAL.—The State educational agency shall approve a 

local educational agency’s plan only if the State educational 

agency determines that the local educational agency’s plan— 

(A) enables schools served under this subpart to substantially help children served under this subpart to meet the 

State’s academic standards described in section 1111(b)(1); 

and 

(B) meets the requirements of this section. 

(3) REVIEW.—The State educational agency shall review the 

local educational agency’s plan to determine if such agency’s activities are in accordance with section 1118. 

(g) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency using funds 

under this subpart and subpart 4 to provide a language instruction educational program shall, not later than 30 days 

after the beginning of the school year, inform parents of an 

English learner identified for participation, or participating in, 

such a program of— 

(A) the reasons for the identification of their child as an 

English learner and in need of placement in a language instruction educational program; 

(B) the child’s level of English proficiency, how such level 

was assessed, and the status of the child’s academic 

achievement; 

(C) the methods of instruction used in the program in 

which their child is, or will be participating, and the methods of instruction used in other available programs, including how such programs differ in content, instructional 

goals, and the use of English and a native language in instruction; 

(D) how the program in which their child is, or will be 

participating, will meet the educational strengths and 

needs of their child; 

(E) how such program will specifically help their child 

learn English, and meet age-appropriate academic achievement standards for grade promotion and graduation; 

(F) the specific exit requirements for the program, including the expected rate of transition from such program into 

classrooms that are not tailored for English learners, and 

the expected rate of graduation from high school for such 

program if funds under this subpart are used for children 

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(G) in the case of a child with a disability, how such program meets the objectives of the individualized education 

program of the child; and 

(H) information pertaining to parental rights that includes written guidance— 

(i) detailing— 

(I) the right that parents have to have their child 

immediately removed from such program upon 

their request; and 

(II) the options that parents have to decline to 

enroll their child in such program or to choose another program or method of instruction, if available; and 

(ii) assisting parents in selecting among various programs and methods of instruction, if more than one 

program or method is offered by the eligible entity. 

(2) NOTICE.—The notice and information provided in paragraph (1) to parents of a child identified for participation in a 

language instruction educational program for English learners 

shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the 

extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can 

understand. 

(3) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.— For those children who have not been identified as English 

learners prior to the beginning of the school year the local educational agency shall notify parents within the first 2 weeks of 

the child being placed in a language instruction educational 

program consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). 

(4) PARENTAL PARTICIPATION.—Each local educational agency 

receiving funds under this subpart shall implement an effective 

means of outreach to parents of English learners to inform the 

parents regarding how the parents can be involved in the education of their children, and be active participants in assisting 

their children to attain English proficiency, achieve at high levels in core academic subjects, and meet the State’s academic 

standards expected of all students, including holding, and 

sending notice of opportunities for, regular meetings for the purpose of formulating and responding to recommendations from 

parents of students assisted under this subpart. 

(5) BASIS FOR ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION.—A student shall not 

be admitted to, or excluded from, any federally assisted education program on the basis of a surname or language-minority 

status. 

SEC. 1113. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS. 

(a) DETERMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency shall use funds 

received under this øpart¿ subpart only in eligible school attendance areas. 

(2) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.—For the purposes 

of this øpart¿ subpart— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(5) MEASURES.—The local educational agency shall use the 

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of children ages 5 through 17 in poverty counted in the most 

recent census data approved by the Secretary, the number of 

children eligible for free and reduced priced lunches under the 

Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the number of 

children in families receiving assistance under the State program funded under øpart¿ subpart A of title IV of the Social 

Security Act, or the number of children eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program, or a composite of 

such indicators, with respect to all school attendance areas in 

the local educational agency— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DISCRETION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), a local 

educational agency may— 

(A) * * * 

(B) use funds received under this øpart¿ subpart in a 

school that is not in an eligible school attendance area, if 

the percentage of children from low-income families enrolled in the school is equal to or greater than the percentage of such children in a participating school attendance 

area of such agency; 

* * * * * * * 

(D) elect not to serve an eligible school attendance area 

or eligible school that has a higher percentage of children 

from low-income families if— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iii) the funds expended from such other sources 

equal or exceed the amount that would be provided 

under this øpart¿ subpart. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D), the 

number of children attending private elementary schools and 

secondary schools who are to receive services, and the assistance such children are to receive under this øpart¿ subpart, 

shall be determined without regard to whether the public 

school attendance area in which such children reside is assisted under subparagraph (A). 

(c) ALLOCATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency shall allocate 

funds received under this øpart¿ subpart to eligible school attendance areas or eligible schools, identified under subsections 

(a) and (b), in rank order, on the basis of the total number of 

children from low-income families in each area or school. 

* * * * * * * 

(3) RESERVATION.—A local educational agency shall reserve 

such funds as are necessary under this øpart¿ subpart to provide services comparable to those provided to children in 

schools funded under this øpart¿ subpart to serve— 

(A) * * * 

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(4) FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND REWARDS RESERVATION.—A 

local educational agency may reserve such funds as are necessary from those funds received by the local educational agency under title II, and not more than 5 percent of those funds 

received by the local educational agency under øsubpart 2¿ 

chapter B, to provide financial incentives and rewards to teachers who serve in schools eligible under this section and identified for øschool improvement, corrective action, and restructuring under section 1116(b)¿ school improvement under section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) for the purpose of attracting and retaining qualified and effective teachers. 

SEC. 1114. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS. 

(a) USE OF FUNDS FOR SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency may consolidate 

and use funds under this øpart¿ subpart, together with other 

Federal, State, and local funds, in order to upgrade the entire 

educational program of a school that serves an eligible school 

attendance area øin which not less than 40 percent of the children are from low-income families, or not less than 40 percent 

of the children enrolled in the school are from such families¿. 

(2) IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS NOT REQUIRED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—No school participating in a schoolwide 

program shall be required— 

(i) to identify particular children under this øpart¿ 

subpart as eligible to participate in a schoolwide program; or 

* * * * * * * 

(B) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.—A school participating in a 

schoolwide program shall use funds available to carry out 

this section only to supplement the amount of funds that 

would, in the absence of funds under this øpart¿ subpart, 

be made available from non-Federal sources for the school, 

including funds needed to provide services that are required by law for children with disabilities and øchildren 

with limited English proficiency¿ English learners. 

(3) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) * * * 

(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A school that chooses to use funds 

from such other programs shall not be relieved of the requirements relating to health, safety, civil rights, student 

and parental participation and involvement, services to 

private school children, ømaintenance of effort,¿ comparability of services, uses of Federal funds to supplement, 

not supplant non-Federal funds, or the distribution of 

funds to State educational agencies or local educational 

agencies that apply to the receipt of funds from such programs. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(4) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Each school receiving 

funds under this part for any fiscal year shall devote sufficient 

resources to effectively carry out the activities described in 

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fiscal year, except that a school may enter into a consortium 

with another school to carry out such activities.¿ 

(b) COMPONENTS OF A SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A schoolwide program shall include the following components: 

(A) A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire 

school ø(including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 1309(2))¿ that is based 

on information which includes the achievement of children 

in relation to the State academic øcontent standards and 

the State student academic achievement standards¿ standards described in section 1111(b)(1). 

(B) Schoolwide reform strategies that— 

(i) provide opportunities for all children to meet the 

State’s øproficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement described in section 1111(b)(1)(D)¿ 

academic standards described in section 1111(b)(1); 

(ii) use effective methods and instructional strategies that are øbased on scientifically based research¿ 

evidence-based that— 

(I) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iii)(I) include strategies to address the needs of all 

children in the school, but particularly the needs of 

low-achieving children and those at risk of not meeting the State østudent academic achievement standards¿ academic standards who are members of the 

target population of any program that is included in 

the øschoolwide program, which may include— 

ø(aa) counseling, pupil services, and mentoring 

services; 

ø(bb) college and career awareness and preparation, such as college and career guidance, personal 

finance education, and innovative teaching methods, which may include applied learning and 

team-teaching strategies; and 

ø(cc) the integration of vocational and technical 

education programs; and¿ schoolwide programs; 

and 

(II) address how the school will determine if such 

needs have been met; øand¿ 

(iv) are consistent with, and are designed to implement, øthe State and local improvement plans¿ school 

improvement strategies, if anyø.¿; and 

(v) may be delivered by nonprofit or for-profit external providers with expertise in using evidence-based or 

other effective strategies to improve student achievement. 

(C) Instruction by øhighly qualified¿ effective teachers. 

(D) øIn accordance with section 1119 and subsection 

(a)(4), high-quality¿ High-quality and ongoing professional 

development for teachers, principals, and paraprofessionals 

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to enable all children in the school to meet the State’s 

østudent academic achievement¿ academic standards. 

(E) Strategies to attract øhigh-quality highly qualified¿ 

effective teachers to high-need schools. 

* * * * * * * 

(G) Plans for assisting preschool children in the transition from early childhood programsø, such as Head Start, 

Even Start, Early Reading First, or a State-run preschool 

program,¿ to local elementary school programs. 

(H) Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of academic assessments described in øsection 

1111(b)(3)¿ section 1111(b)(2) in order to provide information on, and to improve, the achievement of individual students and the overall instructional program. 

(I) Activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty mastering the øproficient or advanced levels of academic achievement standards¿ State academic standards 

required by section 1111(b)(1) shall be provided with effective, timely additional assistance which shall include 

measures to ensure that students’ difficulties are identified 

on a timely basis and to provide sufficient information on 

which to base effective assistance. 

(J) Coordination and integration of Federal, State, and 

local services and programs, including programs supported 

under this Act, violence prevention programs, nutrition 

programs, housing programs, Head Start, adult education, 

øvocational¿ career and technical education, and job training. 

(2) PLAN.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible school that desires to operate a schoolwide program shall øfirst develop (or amend 

a plan for such a program that was in existence on the day 

before the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001)¿ have in place, in consultation with the local 

educational agency øand its school support team or other 

technical assistance provider under section 1117¿, a comprehensive plan for reforming the total instructional program in the school that— 

(i) * * * 

(ii) describes how the school will use resources 

under this øpart¿ subpart and from other sources to 

implement those components; 

* * * * * * * 

(iv) describes how the school will provide individual 

student academic assessment results in a language 

the parents can understand, including an interpretation of those results, to the parents of a child who participates in the academic assessments required by 

øsection 1111(b)(3)¿ section 1111(b)(2). 

(B) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—The comprehensive plan shall 

be— 

(i) developed during a one-year period, unless— 

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ance providers under section 1117,¿ determines 

that less time is needed to develop and implement 

the schoolwide program; or 

(II) the school is operating a schoolwide program on the day preceding the date of enactment 

of the øNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001¿ Student 

Success Act, in which case such school may continue to operate such program, but shall develop 

amendments to its existing plan during the first 

year of assistance after that date to reflect the 

provisions of this section; 

(ii) developed with the involvement of parents and 

other members of the community to be served and individuals who will carry out such plan, including 

teachers, principals, and administrators ø(including 

administrators of programs described in other parts of 

this title)¿, and, if appropriate, øpupil services¿ specialized instructional support services personnel, technical assistance providers, school staff, and, if the plan 

relates to a secondary school, students from such 

school; 

(iii) in effect for the duration of the school’s participation under this øpart¿ subpart and reviewed and revised, as necessary, by the school; 

* * * * * * * 

(v) if appropriate, developed in coordination with 

programs under øReading First, Early Reading First, 

Even Start,¿ the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006, and the Head Start Act. 

(c) PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.—A school that is eligible for a 

schoolwide program under this section may use funds made available under this øpart¿ subpart to establish or enhance prekindergarten programs for children below the age of ø6, such as Even 

Start programs or Early Reading First programs.¿ 6. 

SEC. 1115. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In all schools selected to receive funds under 

section 1113(c) that øare ineligible for a schoolwide program under 

section 1114, or that¿ choose not to øoperate such¿ operate a 

schoolwide program, a local educational agency serving such school 

may use funds received under this øpart¿ subpart only for programs that provide services to eligible children under subsection (b) 

identified as having the greatest need for special assistance. 

(b) ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.— 

(1) ELIGIBLE POPULATION.— 

(A) * * * 

(B) ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FROM ELIGIBLE POPULATION.— 

From the population described in subparagraph (A), eligible children are children identified by the school as failing, 

or most at risk of failing, to meet the State’s øchallenging 

student academic achievement¿ academic standards on the 

basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria 

established by the local educational agency and supplemented by the school, except that children from preschool 

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such criteria as teacher judgment, interviews with parents, 

and developmentally appropriate measures. 

(2) CHILDREN INCLUDED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Children who are economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, migrant children or 

ølimited English proficient children¿ English learners, are 

eligible for services under this øpart¿ subpart on the same 

basis as other children selected to receive services under 

this øpart¿ subpart. 

(B) HEAD STARTø, EVEN START, OR EARLY READING FIRST¿ 

CHILDREN.—A child who, at any time in the 2 years preceding the year for which the determination is made, participated in a Head Startø, Even Start, or Early Reading 

First¿ program, or in preschool services under this title, is 

eligible for services under this øpart¿ subpart. 

(C) øPART C CHILDREN.—¿ SUBPART 3 CHILDREN.—A 

child who, at any time in the 2 years preceding the year 

for which the determination is made, received services 

under øpart C¿ subpart 3 is eligible for services under this 

øpart¿ subpart. (D) NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN.—A child in a 

local institution for neglected or delinquent children and 

youth or attending a community day program for such 

children is eligible for services under this øpart¿ subpart. (E) HOMELESS CHILDREN.—A child who is homeless and 

attending any school served by the local educational agency is eligible for services under this øpart¿ subpart. (3) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds received under this øpart¿ subpart 

may not be used to provide services that are otherwise required by law to be made available to children described in 

paragraph (2) but may be used to coordinate or supplement 

such services. 

(c) COMPONENTS OF A TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOL PRO- GRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—To assist targeted assistance schools and 

local educational agencies to meet their responsibility to provide for all their students served under this øpart¿ subpart the 

opportunity to meet the State’s øchallenging student academic 

achievement¿ academic standards in subjects as determined by 

the State, each targeted assistance program under this section 

shall— 

(A) use such program’s resources under this øpart¿ subpart to help participating children meet such State’s øchallenging student academic achievement¿ academic standards expected for all children; 

(B) ensure that planning for students served under this 

øpart¿ subpart is incorporated into existing school planning; 

(C) use effective methods and instructional strategies 

that are øbased on scientifically based research¿ evidencebased that strengthens the core academic program of the 

school and that— 

(i) * * * 

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(iii) minimize removing children from the regular 

classroom during regular school hours for instruction 

provided under this øpart¿ subpart; 

(D) coordinate with and support the regular education 

program, which may include services to assist preschool 

children in the transition from early childhood programs 

øsuch as Head Start, Even Start, Early Reading First or 

State-run preschool programs¿ to elementary school programs; 

(E) provide instruction by øhighly qualified¿ effective 

teachers; 

(F) øin accordance with subsection (e)(3) and section 

1119,¿ provide opportunities for professional development 

with resources provided under this øpart¿ subpart, and, to 

the extent practicable, from other sources, for teachers, 

principals, and paraprofessionals, including, if appropriate, 

øpupil services personnel¿ specialized instructional support 

personnel, parents, and other staff, who work with participating children in programs under this section or in the 

regular education program; 

* * * * * * * 

(H) coordinate and integrate Federal, State, and local 

services and programs, including programs supported 

under this Act, violence prevention programs, nutrition 

programs, housing programs, Head Start, adult education, 

øvocational¿ career and technical education, and job training. 

* * * * * * * 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each school conducting a program 

under this section shall assist participating children selected in 

accordance with subsection (b) to meet the State’s øproficient 

and advanced levels of achievement¿ academic standards by— 

(A) the coordinating of resources provided under this 

øpart¿ subpart with other resources; and 

(B) reviewing, on an ongoing basis, the progress of participating children and revising the targeted assistance 

program, if necessary, to provide additional assistance to 

enable such children to meet the State’s øchallenging student academic achievement¿ academic standards, such as 

an extended school year, before- and after-school, and summer programs and opportunities, training for teachers regarding how to identify students who need additional assistance, and training for teachers regarding how to implement student academic achievement standards in the 

classroom. 

(d) INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—To promote 

the integration of staff supported with funds under this øpart¿ subpart into the regular school program and overall school planning 

and improvement efforts, public school personnel who are paid with 

funds received under this øpart¿ subpart may— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

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(1) SIMULTANEOUS SERVICE.— * * * 

(2) COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.—If— 

(A) * * * 

(B) funds are not reasonably available from other public 

or private sources to provide such services, then a portion 

of the funds provided under this øpart¿ subpart may be 

used as a last resort to provide such services, including— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iii) professional development necessary to assist 

teachers, øpupil services¿ specialized instructional 

support services personnel, other staff, and parents in 

identifying and meeting the comprehensive needs of 

eligible children. 

ø(3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Each school receiving 

funds under this part for any fiscal year shall devote sufficient 

resources to carry out effectively the professional development 

activities described in subparagraph (F) of subsection (c)(1) in 

accordance with section 1119 for such fiscal year, and a school 

may enter into a consortium with another school to carry out 

such activities.¿ 

(f) DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—The elements of a targeted assistance 

program under this section may be delivered by nonprofit or forprofit external providers with expertise in using evidence-based or 

other effective strategies to improve student achievement. 

øSEC. 1116. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. 

ø(a) LOCAL REVIEW.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency receiving 

funds under this part shall— 

ø(A) use the State academic assessments and other indicators described in the State plan to review annually the 

progress of each school served under this part to determine 

whether the school is making adequate yearly progress as 

defined in section 1111(b)(2); 

ø(B) at the local educational agency’s discretion, use any 

academic assessments or any other academic indicators described in the local educational agency’s plan under section 

1112(b)(1)(A) and (B) to review annually the progress of 

each school served under this part to determine whether 

the school is making adequate yearly progress as defined 

in section 1111(b)(2), except that the local educational 

agency may not use such indicators (other than as provided for in section 1111(b)(2)(I)) if the indicators reduce 

the number or change the schools that would otherwise be 

subject to school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116 if such additional indicators were not used, but may identify additional schools for 

school improvement or in need of corrective action or restructuring; 

ø(C) publicize and disseminate the results of the local 

annual review described in paragraph (1) to parents, 

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tinually refine, in an instructionally useful manner, the 

program of instruction to help all children served under 

this part meet the challenging State student academic 

achievement standards established under section 

1111(b)(1); and 

ø(D) review the effectiveness of the actions and activities 

the schools are carrying out under this part with respect 

to parental involvement, professional development, and 

other activities assisted under this part. 

ø(2) AVAILABLE RESULTS.—The State educational agency 

shall ensure that the results of State academic assessments administered in that school year are available to the local educational agency before the beginning of the next school year. 

ø(b) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.— 

ø(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

ø(A) IDENTIFICATION.—Subject to subparagraph (C), a 

local educational agency shall identify for school improvement any elementary school or secondary school served 

under this part that fails, for 2 consecutive years, to make 

adequate yearly progress as defined in the State’s plan 

under section 1111(b)(2). 

ø(B) DEADLINE.—The identification described in subparagraph (A) shall take place before the beginning of the 

school year following such failure to make adequate yearly 

progress. 

ø(C) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 

a school if almost every student in each group specified in 

section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such school is meeting 

or exceeding the State’s proficient level of academic 

achievement. 

ø(D) TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.—To determine if 

an elementary school or a secondary school that is conducting a targeted assistance program under section 1115 

should be identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under this section, a local educational agency may choose to review the progress of only 

the students in the school who are served, or are eligible 

for services, under this part. 

ø(E) PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE.— ø(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a school identified 

for school improvement under this paragraph, the 

local educational agency shall, not later than the first 

day of the school year following such identification, 

provide all students enrolled in the school with the option to transfer to another public school served by the 

local educational agency, which may include a public 

charter school, that has not been identified for school 

improvement under this paragraph, unless such an option is prohibited by State law. 

ø(ii) RULE.—In providing students the option to 

transfer to another public school, the local educational 

agency shall give priority to the lowest achieving children from low-income families, as determined by the 

local educational agency for purposes of allocating 

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ø(F) TRANSFER.—Students who use the option to transfer 

under subparagraph (E) and paragraph (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), or 

(8)(A)(i) or subsection (c)(10)(C)(vii) shall be enrolled in 

classes and other activities in the public school to which 

the students transfer in the same manner as all other children at the public school. 

ø(2) OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PRESENT EVIDENCE; TIME

LIMIT.— 

ø(A) IDENTIFICATION.—Before identifying an elementary 

school or a secondary school for school improvement under 

paragraphs (1) or (5)(A), for corrective action under paragraph (7), or for restructuring under paragraph (8), the 

local educational agency shall provide the school with an 

opportunity to review the school-level data, including academic assessment data, on which the proposed identification is based. 

ø(B) EVIDENCE.—If the principal of a school proposed for 

identification under paragraph (1), (5)(A), (7), or (8) believes, or a majority of the parents of the students enrolled 

in such school believe, that the proposed identification is 

in error for statistical or other substantive reasons, the 

principal may provide supporting evidence to the local educational agency, which shall consider that evidence before 

making a final determination. 

ø(C) FINAL DETERMINATION.—Not later than 30 days 

after a local educational agency provides the school with 

the opportunity to review such school-level data, the local 

educational agency shall make public a final determination 

on the status of the school with respect to the identification. 

ø(3) SCHOOL PLAN.— ø(A) REVISED PLAN.—After the resolution of a review 

under paragraph (2), each school identified under paragraph (1) for school improvement shall, not later than 3 

months after being so identified, develop or revise a school 

plan, in consultation with parents, school staff, the local 

educational agency serving the school, and outside experts, 

for approval by such local educational agency. The school 

plan shall cover a 2-year period and— 

ø(i) incorporate strategies based on scientifically 

based research that will strengthen the core academic 

subjects in the school and address the specific academic issues that caused the school to be identified for 

school improvement, and may include a strategy for 

the implementation of a comprehensive school reform 

model that includes each of the components described 

in part F; 

ø(ii) adopt policies and practices concerning the 

school’s core academic subjects that have the greatest 

likelihood of ensuring that all groups of students specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and enrolled in the 

school will meet the State’s proficient level of achievement on the State academic assessment described in 

section 1111(b)(3) not later than 12 years after the end 

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ø(iii) provide an assurance that the school will spend 

not less than 10 percent of the funds made available 

to the school under section 1113 for each fiscal year 

that the school is in school improvement status, for 

the purpose of providing to the school’s teachers and 

principal high-quality professional development that— 

ø(I) directly addresses the academic achievement problem that caused the school to be identified for school improvement; 

ø(II) meets the requirements for professional development activities under section 1119; and 

ø(III) is provided in a manner that affords increased opportunity for participating in that professional development; 

ø(iv) specify how the funds described in clause (iii) 

will be used to remove the school from school improvement status; 

ø(v) establish specific annual, measurable objectives 

for continuous and substantial progress by each group 

of students specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and enrolled in the school that will ensure that all such 

groups of students will, in accordance with adequate 

yearly progress as defined in section 1111(b)(2), meet 

the State’s proficient level of achievement on the State 

academic assessment described in section 1111(b)(3) 

not later than 12 years after the end of the 2001–2002 

school year; 

ø(vi) describe how the school will provide written notice about the identification to parents of each student 

enrolled in such school, in a format and, to the extent 

practicable, in a language that the parents can understand; 

ø(vii) specify the responsibilities of the school, the 

local educational agency, and the State educational 

agency serving the school under the plan, including 

the technical assistance to be provided by the local 

educational agency under paragraph (4) and the local 

educational agency’s responsibilities under section 

1120A; 

ø(viii) include strategies to promote effective parental involvement in the school; 

ø(ix) incorporate, as appropriate, activities before 

school, after school, during the summer, and during 

any extension of the school year; and 

ø(x) incorporate a teacher mentoring program. 

ø(B) CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.—The local educational 

agency may condition approval of a school plan under this 

paragraph on— 

ø(i) inclusion of one or more of the corrective actions 

specified in paragraph (7)(C)(iv); or 

ø(ii) feedback on the school improvement plan from 

parents and community leaders. 

ø(C) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—Except as provided in subparagraph (D), a school shall implement the school plan 

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the beginning of the next full school year following the 

identification under paragraph (1). 

ø(D) PLAN APPROVED DURING SCHOOL YEAR.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), if a plan is not approved prior 

to the beginning of a school year, such plan shall be implemented immediately upon approval. 

ø(E) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPROVAL.—The local 

educational agency, within 45 days of receiving a school 

plan, shall— 

ø(i) establish a peer review process to assist with review of the school plan; and 

ø(ii) promptly review the school plan, work with the 

school as necessary, and approve the school plan if the 

plan meets the requirements of this paragraph. 

ø(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—For each school identified for school 

improvement under paragraph (1), the local educational 

agency serving the school shall ensure the provision of 

technical assistance as the school develops and implements 

the school plan under paragraph (3) throughout the plan’s 

duration. 

ø(B) SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE.—Such technical assistance— 

ø(i) shall include assistance in analyzing data from 

the assessments required under section 1111(b)(3), 

and other examples of student work, to identify and 

address problems in instruction, and problems if any, 

in implementing the parental involvement requirements described in section 1118, the professional development requirements described in section 1119, and 

the responsibilities of the school and local educational 

agency under the school plan, and to identify and address solutions to such problems; 

ø(ii) shall include assistance in identifying and implementing professional development, instructional 

strategies, and methods of instruction that are based 

on scientifically based research and that have proven 

effective in addressing the specific instructional issues 

that caused the school to be identified for school improvement; 

ø(iii) shall include assistance in analyzing and revising the school’s budget so that the school’s resources 

are more effectively allocated to the activities most 

likely to increase student academic achievement and 

to remove the school from school improvement status; 

and 

ø(iv) may be provided— 

ø(I) by the local educational agency, through 

mechanisms authorized under section 1117; or 

ø(II) by the State educational agency, an institution of higher education (that is in full compliance with all the reporting provisions of title II of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965), a private notfor-profit organization or for-profit organization, 

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with experience in helping schools improve academic achievement. 

ø(C) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH.—Technical assistance provided under this section by a local educational 

agency or an entity approved by that agency shall be based 

on scientifically based research. 

ø(5) FAILURE TO MAKE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS AFTER

IDENTIFICATION.—In the case of any school served under this 

part that fails to make adequate yearly progress, as set out in 

the State’s plan under section 1111(b)(2), by the end of the first 

full school year after identification under paragraph (1), the 

local educational agency serving such school— 

ø(A) shall continue to provide all students enrolled in 

the school with the option to transfer to another public 

school served by the local educational agency in accordance 

with subparagraphs (E) and (F); 

ø(B) shall make supplemental educational services available consistent with subsection (e)(1); and 

ø(C) shall continue to provide technical assistance. 

ø(6) NOTICE TO PARENTS.—A local educational agency shall 

promptly provide to a parent or parents (in an understandable 

and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand) of each student enrolled in 

an elementary school or a secondary school identified for school 

improvement under paragraph (1), for corrective action under 

paragraph (7), or for restructuring under paragraph (8)— 

ø(A) an explanation of what the identification means, 

and how the school compares in terms of academic 

achievement to other elementary schools or secondary 

schools served by the local educational agency and the 

State educational agency involved; 

ø(B) the reasons for the identification; 

ø(C) an explanation of what the school identified for 

school improvement is doing to address the problem of low 

achievement; 

ø(D) an explanation of what the local educational agency 

or State educational agency is doing to help the school address the achievement problem; 

ø(E) an explanation of how the parents can become involved in addressing the academic issues that caused the 

school to be identified for school improvement; and 

ø(F) an explanation of the parents’ option to transfer 

their child to another public school under paragraphs 

(1)(E), (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), (8)(A)(i), and subsection 

(c)(10)(C)(vii) (with transportation provided by the agency 

when required by paragraph (9)) or to obtain supplemental 

educational services for the child, in accordance with subsection (e). 

ø(7) CORRECTIVE ACTION.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘corrective action’’ means action, consistent with State law, 

that— 

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ø(I) the consistent academic failure of a school 

that caused the local educational agency to take 

such action; and 

ø(II) any underlying staffing, curriculum, or 

other problems in the school; and 

ø(ii) is designed to increase substantially the likelihood that each group of students described in 

1111(b)(2)(C) enrolled in the school identified for corrective action will meet or exceed the State’s proficient 

levels of achievement on the State academic assessments described in section 1111(b)(3). 

ø(B) SYSTEM.—In order to help students served under 

this part meet challenging State student academic achievement standards, each local educational agency shall implement a system of corrective action in accordance with subparagraphs (C) through (E). 

ø(C) ROLE OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—In the case 

of any school served by a local educational agency under 

this part that fails to make adequate yearly progress, as 

defined by the State under section 1111(b)(2), by the end 

of the second full school year after the identification under 

paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall— 

ø(i) continue to provide all students enrolled in the 

school with the option to transfer to another public 

school served by the local educational agency, in accordance with paragraph (1)(E) and (F); 

ø(ii) continue to provide technical assistance consistent with paragraph (4) while instituting any corrective action under clause (iv); 

ø(iii) continue to make supplemental educational 

services available, in accordance with subsection (e), to 

children who remain in the school; and 

ø(iv) identify the school for corrective action and 

take at least one of the following corrective actions: 

ø(I) Replace the school staff who are relevant to 

the failure to make adequate yearly progress. 

ø(II) Institute and fully implement a new curriculum, including providing appropriate professional development for all relevant staff, that is 

based on scientifically based research and offers 

substantial promise of improving educational 

achievement for low-achieving students and enabling the school to make adequate yearly progress. 

ø(III) Significantly decrease management authority at the school level. 

ø(IV) Appoint an outside expert to advise the 

school on its progress toward making adequate 

yearly progress, based on its school plan under 

paragraph (3). 

ø(V) Extend the school year or school day for 

the school. 

ø(VI) Restructure the internal organizational 

structure of the school. 

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a period not to exceed 1 year, implementation of the requirements under paragraph (5), corrective action under 

this paragraph, or restructuring under paragraph (8) if the 

school makes adequate yearly progress for 1 year or if its 

failure to make adequate yearly progress is due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural 

disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the local educational agency or school. 

No such period shall be taken into account in determining 

the number of consecutive years of failure to make adequate yearly progress. 

ø(E) PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The local educational agency shall publish and disseminate information 

regarding any corrective action the local educational agency takes under this paragraph at a school— 

ø(i) to the public and to the parents of each student 

enrolled in the school subject to corrective action; 

ø(ii) in an understandable and uniform format and, 

to the extent practicable, provided in a language that 

the parents can understand; and 

ø(iii) through such means as the Internet, the 

media, and public agencies. 

ø(8) RESTRUCTURING.— 

ø(A) FAILURE TO MAKE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.—If, 

after 1 full school year of corrective action under paragraph (7), a school subject to such corrective action continues to fail to make adequate yearly progress, then the 

local educational agency shall— 

ø(i) continue to provide all students enrolled in the 

school with the option to transfer to another public 

school served by the local educational agency, in accordance with paragraph (1)(E) and (F); 

ø(ii) continue to make supplemental educational 

services available, in accordance with subsection (e), to 

children who remain in the school; and 

ø(iii) prepare a plan and make necessary arrangements to carry out subparagraph (B). 

ø(B) ALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE.—Not later than the beginning of the school year following the year in which the 

local educational agency implements subparagraph (A), the 

local educational agency shall implement one of the following alternative governance arrangements for the school 

consistent with State law: 

ø(i) Reopening the school as a public charter school. 

ø(ii) Replacing all or most of the school staff (which 

may include the principal) who are relevant to the failure to make adequate yearly progress. 

ø(iii) Entering into a contract with an entity, such 

as a private management company, with a demonstrated record of effectiveness, to operate the public 

school. 

ø(iv) Turning the operation of the school over to the 

State educational agency, if permitted under State law 

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ø(v) Any other major restructuring of the school’s 

governance arrangement that makes fundamental reforms, such as significant changes in the school’s staffing and governance, to improve student academic 

achievement in the school and that has substantial 

promise of enabling the school to make adequate yearly progress as defined in the State plan under section 

1111(b)(2). In the case of a rural local educational 

agency with a total of less than 600 students in average daily attendance at the schools that are served by 

the agency and all of whose schools have a School Locale Code of 7 or 8, as determined by the Secretary, 

the Secretary shall, at such agency’s request, provide 

technical assistance to such agency for the purpose of 

implementing this clause. 

ø(C) PROMPT NOTICE.—The local educational agency 

shall— 

ø(i) provide prompt notice to teachers and parents 

whenever subparagraph (A) or (B) applies; and 

ø(ii) provide the teachers and parents with an adequate opportunity to— 

ø(I) comment before taking any action under 

those subparagraphs; and 

ø(II) participate in developing any plan under 

subparagraph (A)(iii). 

ø(9) TRANSPORTATION.—In any case described in paragraph 

(1)(E) for schools described in paragraphs (1)(A), (5), (7)(C)(i), 

and (8)(A), and subsection (c)(10)(C)(vii), the local educational 

agency shall provide, or shall pay for the provision of, transportation for the student to the public school the student attends. 

ø(10) FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Unless a lesser amount is needed to 

comply with paragraph (9) and to satisfy all requests for 

supplemental educational services under subsection (e), a 

local educational agency shall spend an amount equal to 

20 percent of its allocation under subpart 2, from which 

the agency shall spend— 

ø(i) an amount equal to 5 percent of its allocation 

under subpart 2 to provide, or pay for, transportation 

under paragraph (9); 

ø(ii) an amount equal to 5 percent of its allocation 

under subpart 2 to provide supplemental educational 

services under subsection (e); and 

ø(iii) an amount equal to the remaining 10 percent 

of its allocation under subpart 2 for transportation 

under paragraph (9), supplemental educational services under subsection (e), or both, as the agency determines. 

ø(B) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total amount described in 

subparagraph (A)(ii) is the maximum amount the local 

educational agency shall be required to spend under this 

part on supplemental educational services described in 

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ø(C) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount of funds described in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (iii) and available to provide services under this subsection is insufficient to provide supplemental educational services to each child whose 

parents request the services, the local educational agency 

shall give priority to providing the services to the lowestachieving children. 

ø(D) PROHIBITION.—A local educational agency shall not, 

as a result of the application of this paragraph, reduce by 

more than 15 percent the total amount made available 

under section 1113(c) to a school described in paragraph 

(7)(C) or (8)(A) of subsection (b). 

ø(11) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—In any case described in 

paragraph (1)(E), (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), or (8)(A)(i), or subsection 

(c)(10)(C)(vii) if all public schools served by the local educational agency to which a child may transfer are identified for 

school improvement, corrective action or restructuring, the 

agency shall, to the extent practicable, establish a cooperative 

agreement with other local educational agencies in the area for 

a transfer. 

ø(12) DURATION.—If any school identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring makes adequate yearly progress for two consecutive school years, the local educational agency shall no longer subject the school to the requirements of school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring or identify the school for school improvement for 

the succeeding school year. 

ø(13) SPECIAL RULE.—A local educational agency shall permit 

a child who transferred to another school under this subsection 

to remain in that school until the child has completed the highest grade in that school. The obligation of the local educational 

agency to provide, or to provide for, transportation for the child 

ends at the end of a school year if the local educational agency 

determines that the school from which the child transferred is 

no longer identified for school improvement or subject to corrective action or restructuring. 

ø(14) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 

State educational agency shall— 

ø(A) make technical assistance under section 1117 available to schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under this subsection consistent with section 1117(a)(2); 

ø(B) if the State educational agency determines that a 

local educational agency failed to carry out its responsibilities under this subsection, take such corrective actions as 

the State educational agency determines to be appropriate 

and in compliance with State law; 

ø(C) ensure that academic assessment results under this 

part are provided to schools before any identification of a 

school may take place under this subsection; and 

ø(D) for local educational agencies or schools identified 

for improvement under this subsection, notify the Secretary of major factors that were brought to the attention 

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that have significantly affected student academic achievement. 

ø(c) STATE REVIEW AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY IMPROVE- MENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State shall— 

ø(A) annually review the progress of each local educational agency receiving funds under this part to determine whether schools receiving assistance under this part 

are making adequate yearly progress as defined in section 

1111(b)(2) toward meeting the State’s student academic 

achievement standards and to determine if each local educational agency is carrying out its responsibilities under 

this section and sections 1117, 1118, and 1119; and 

ø(B) publicize and disseminate to local educational agencies, teachers and other staff, parents, students, and the 

community the results of the State review, including statistically sound disaggregated results, as required by section 1111(b)(2). 

ø(2) REWARDS.—In the case of a local educational agency 

that, for 2 consecutive years, has exceeded adequate yearly 

progress as defined in the State plan under section 1111(b)(2), 

the State may make rewards of the kinds described under section 1117 to the agency. 

ø(3) IDENTIFICATION OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY FOR IM- PROVEMENT.—A State shall identify for improvement any local 

educational agency that, for 2 consecutive years, including the 

period immediately prior to the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, failed to make adequate yearly 

progress as defined in the State’s plan under section 

1111(b)(2). 

ø(4) TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.—When reviewing targeted assistance schools served by a local educational agency, 

a State educational agency may choose to review the progress 

of only the students in such schools who are served, or are eligible for services, under this part. 

ø(5) OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PRESENT EVIDENCE.— ø(A) REVIEW.—Before identifying a local educational 

agency for improvement under paragraph (3) or corrective 

action under paragraph (10), a State educational agency 

shall provide the local educational agency with an opportunity to review the data, including academic assessment 

data, on which the proposed identification is based. 

ø(B) EVIDENCE.—If the local educational agency believes 

that the proposed identification is in error for statistical or 

other substantive reasons, the agency may provide supporting evidence to the State educational agency, which 

shall consider the evidence before making a final determination not later than 30 days after the State educational agency provides the local educational agency with 

the opportunity to review such data under subparagraph 

(A). 

ø(6) NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS.—The State educational agency shall promptly provide to the parents (in a format and, to 

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educational agency identified for improvement, the results of 

the review under paragraph (1) and, if the agency is identified 

for improvement, the reasons for that identification and how 

parents can participate in upgrading the quality of the local 

educational agency. 

ø(7) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVISIONS.— ø(A) PLAN.—Each local educational agency identified 

under paragraph (3) shall, not later than 3 months after 

being so identified, develop or revise a local educational 

agency plan, in consultation with parents, school staff, and 

others. Such plan shall— 

ø(i) incorporate scientifically based research strategies that strengthen the core academic program in 

schools served by the local educational agency; 

ø(ii) identify actions that have the greatest likelihood of improving the achievement of participating 

children in meeting the State’s student academic 

achievement standards; 

ø(iii) address the professional development needs of 

the instructional staff serving the agency by committing to spend not less than 10 percent of the funds received by the local educational agency under subpart 

2 for each fiscal year in which the agency is identified 

for improvement for professional development (including funds reserved for professional development under 

subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii)), but excluding funds reserved 

for professional development under section 1119; 

ø(iv) include specific measurable achievement goals 

and targets for each of the groups of students identified in the disaggregated data pursuant to section 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v), consistent with adequate yearly 

progress as defined under section 1111(b)(2); 

ø(v) address the fundamental teaching and learning 

needs in the schools of that agency, and the specific 

academic problems of low-achieving students, including a determination of why the local educational agency’s prior plan failed to bring about increased student 

academic achievement; 

ø(vi) incorporate, as appropriate, activities before 

school, after school, during the summer, and during an 

extension of the school year; 

ø(vii) specify the responsibilities of the State educational agency and the local educational agency 

under the plan, including specifying the technical assistance to be provided by the State educational agency under paragraph (9) and the local educational agency’s responsibilities under section 1120A; and 

ø(viii) include strategies to promote effective parental involvement in the school. 

ø(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The local educational agency 

shall implement the plan (including a revised plan) expeditiously, but not later than the beginning of the next school 

year after the school year in which the agency was identified for improvement. 

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ø(A) TECHNICAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE.—For each local 

educational agency identified under paragraph (3), the 

State educational agency shall provide technical or other 

assistance if requested, as authorized under section 1117, 

to better enable the local educational agency to— 

ø(i) develop and implement the local educational 

agency’s plan; and 

ø(ii) work with schools needing improvement. 

ø(B) METHODS AND STRATEGIES.—Technical assistance 

provided under this section by the State educational agency or an entity authorized by such agency shall be supported by effective methods and instructional strategies 

based on scientifically based research. Such technical assistance shall address problems, if any, in implementing 

the parental involvement activities described in section 

1118 and the professional development activities described 

in section 1119. 

ø(10) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—In order to help students served 

under this part meet challenging State student academic 

achievement standards, each State shall implement a system 

of corrective action in accordance with the following: 

ø(A) DEFINITION.—As used in this paragraph, the term 

‘‘corrective action’’ means action, consistent with State law, 

that— 

ø(i) substantially and directly responds to the consistent academic failure that caused the State to take 

such action and to any underlying staffing, curricular, 

or other problems in the agency; and 

ø(ii) is designed to meet the goal of having all students served under this part achieve at the proficient 

and advanced student academic achievement levels. 

ø(B) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—After providing technical 

assistance under paragraph (9) and subject to subparagraph (E), the State— 

ø(i) may take corrective action at any time with respect to a local educational agency that has been identified under paragraph (3); 

ø(ii) shall take corrective action with respect to any 

local educational agency that fails to make adequate 

yearly progress, as defined by the State, by the end of 

the second full school year after the identification of 

the agency under paragraph (3); and 

ø(iii) shall continue to provide technical assistance 

while instituting any corrective action under clause (i) 

or (ii). 

ø(C) CERTAIN CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REQUIRED.—In the 

case of a local educational agency identified for corrective 

action, the State educational agency shall take at least one 

of the following corrective actions: 

ø(i) Deferring programmatic funds or reducing administrative funds. 

ø(ii) Instituting and fully implementing a new curriculum that is based on State and local academic content and achievement standards, including providing 

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entifically based research for all relevant staff, that offers substantial promise of improving educational 

achievement for low-achieving students. 

ø(iii) Replacing the local educational agency personnel who are relevant to the failure to make adequate yearly progress. 

ø(iv) Removing particular schools from the jurisdiction of the local educational agency and establishing 

alternative arrangements for public governance and 

supervision of such schools. 

ø(v) Appointing, through the State educational agency, a receiver or trustee to administer the affairs of 

the local educational agency in place of the superintendent and school board. 

ø(vi) Abolishing or restructuring the local educational agency. 

ø(vii) Authorizing students to transfer from a school 

operated by the local educational agency to a higherperforming public school operated by another local 

educational agency in accordance with subsections 

(b)(1)(E) and (F), and providing to such students transportation (or the costs of transportation) to such 

schools consistent with subsection (b)(9), in conjunction with carrying out not less than one additional action described under this subparagraph. 

ø(D) HEARING.—Prior to implementing any corrective action under this paragraph, the State educational agency 

shall provide notice and a hearing to the affected local educational agency, if State law provides for such notice and 

hearing. The hearing shall take place not later than 45 

days following the decision to implement corrective action. 

ø(E) NOTICE TO PARENTS.—The State educational agency 

shall publish, and disseminate to parents and the public, 

information on any corrective action the State educational 

agency takes under this paragraph through such means as 

the Internet, the media, and public agencies. 

ø(F) DELAY.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(ii), a 

State educational agency may delay, for a period not to exceed 1 year, implementation of corrective action under this 

paragraph if the local educational agency makes adequate 

yearly progress for 1 year or its failure to make adequate 

yearly progress is due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipitous 

and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the 

local educational agency. No such period shall be taken 

into account in determining the number of consecutive 

years of failure to make adequate yearly progress. 

ø(11) SPECIAL RULE.—If a local educational agency makes 

adequate yearly progress for two consecutive school years beginning after the date of identification of the agency under 

paragraph (3), the State educational agency need no longer 

identify the local educational agency for improvement or subject the local educational agency to corrective action for the 

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ø(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded school or school district employees under Federal, State, or 

local laws (including applicable regulations or court orders) or 

under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of 

understanding, or other agreements between such employees and 

their employers. 

ø(e) SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.— 

ø(1) SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.—In the case of 

any school described in paragraph (5), (7), or (8) of subsection 

(b), the local educational agency serving such school shall, subject to this subsection, arrange for the provision of supplemental educational services to eligible children in the school 

from a provider with a demonstrated record of effectiveness, 

that is selected by the parents and approved for that purpose 

by the State educational agency in accordance with reasonable 

criteria, consistent with paragraph (5), that the State educational agency shall adopt. 

ø(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each 

local educational agency subject to this subsection shall— 

ø(A) provide, at a minimum, annual notice to parents (in 

an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent 

practicable, in a language the parents can understand) 

of— 

ø(i) the availability of services under this subsection; 

ø(ii) the identity of approved providers of those services that are within the local educational agency or 

whose services are reasonably available in neighboring 

local educational agencies; and 

ø(iii) a brief description of the services, qualifications, and demonstrated effectiveness of each such 

provider; 

ø(B) if requested, assist parents in choosing a provider 

from the list of approved providers maintained by the 

State; 

ø(C) apply fair and equitable procedures for serving students if the number of spaces at approved providers is not 

sufficient to serve all students; and 

ø(D) not disclose to the public the identity of any student 

who is eligible for, or receiving, supplemental educational 

services under this subsection without the written permission of the parents of the student. 

ø(3) AGREEMENT.—In the case of the selection of an approved 

provider by a parent, the local educational agency shall enter 

into an agreement with such provider. Such agreement shall— 

ø(A) require the local educational agency to develop, in 

consultation with parents (and the provider chosen by the 

parents), a statement of specific achievement goals for the 

student, how the student’s progress will be measured, and 

a timetable for improving achievement that, in the case of 

a student with disabilities, is consistent with the student’s 

individualized education program under section 614(d) of 

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ø(B) describe how the student’s parents and the student’s teacher or teachers will be regularly informed of the 

student’s progress; 

ø(C) provide for the termination of such agreement if the 

provider is unable to meet such goals and timetables; 

ø(D) contain provisions with respect to the making of 

payments to the provider by the local educational agency; 

and 

ø(E) prohibit the provider from disclosing to the public 

the identity of any student eligible for, or receiving, supplemental educational services under this subsection without the written permission of the parents of such student. 

ø(4) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—A State 

educational agency shall— 

ø(A) in consultation with local educational agencies, parents, teachers, and other interested members of the public, 

promote maximum participation by providers to ensure, to 

the extent practicable, that parents have as many choices 

as possible; 

ø(B) develop and apply objective criteria, consistent with 

paragraph (5), to potential providers that are based on a 

demonstrated record of effectiveness in increasing the academic proficiency of students in subjects relevant to meeting the State academic content and student achievement 

standards adopted under section 1111(b)(1); 

ø(C) maintain an updated list of approved providers 

across the State, by school district, from which parents 

may select; 

ø(D) develop, implement, and publicly report on standards and techniques for monitoring the quality and effectiveness of the services offered by approved providers 

under this subsection, and for withdrawing approval from 

providers that fail, for 2 consecutive years, to contribute to 

increasing the academic proficiency of students served 

under this subsection as described in subparagraph (B); 

and 

ø(E) provide annual notice to potential providers of supplemental educational services of the opportunity to provide services under this subsection and of the applicable 

procedures for obtaining approval from the State educational agency to be an approved provider of those services. 

ø(5) CRITERIA FOR PROVIDERS.—In order for a provider to be 

included on the State list under paragraph (4)(C), a provider 

shall agree to carry out the following: 

ø(A) Provide parents of children receiving supplemental 

educational services under this subsection and the appropriate local educational agency with information on the 

progress of the children in increasing achievement, in a 

format and, to the extent practicable, a language that such 

parents can understand. 

ø(B) Ensure that instruction provided and content used 

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and State, and are aligned with State student academic 

achievement standards. 

ø(C) Meet all applicable Federal, State, and local health, 

safety, and civil rights laws. 

ø(D) Ensure that all instruction and content under this 

subsection are secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

ø(6) AMOUNTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.— The amount that a local educational agency shall make available for supplemental educational services for each child receiving those services under this subsection shall be the lesser 

of— 

ø(A) the amount of the agency’s allocation under subpart 

2, divided by the number of children from families below 

the poverty level counted under section 1124(c)(1)(A); or 

ø(B) the actual costs of the supplemental educational 

services received by the child. 

ø(7) FUNDS PROVIDED BY STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—Each 

State educational agency may use funds that the agency reserves under this part, and part A of title V, to assist local educational agencies that do not have sufficient funds to provide 

services under this subsection for all eligible students requesting such services. 

ø(8) DURATION.—The local educational agency shall continue 

to provide supplemental educational services to a child receiving such services under this subsection until the end of the 

school year in which such services were first received. 

ø(9) PROHIBITION.—Nothing contained in this subsection 

shall permit the making of any payment for religious worship 

or instruction. 

ø(10) WAIVER.— 

ø(A) REQUIREMENT.—At the request of a local educational agency, a State educational agency may waive, in 

whole or in part, the requirement of this subsection to provide supplemental educational services if the State educational agency determines that— 

ø(i) none of the providers of those services on the list 

approved by the State educational agency under paragraph (4)(C) makes those services available in the area 

served by the local educational agency or within a reasonable distance of that area; and 

ø(ii) the local educational agency provides evidence 

that it is not able to provide those services. 

ø(B) NOTIFICATION.—The State educational agency shall 

notify the local educational agency, within 30 days of receiving the local educational agency’s request for a waiver 

under subparagraph (A), whether the request is approved 

or disapproved and, if disapproved, the reasons for the disapproval, in writing. 

ø(11) SPECIAL RULE.—If State law prohibits a State educational agency from carrying out one or more of its responsibilities under paragraph (4) with respect to those who provide, or seek approval to provide, supplemental educational 

services, each local educational agency in the State shall carry 

out those responsibilities with respect to its students who are 

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ø(12) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

ø(A) the term ‘‘eligible child’’ means a child from a lowincome family, as determined by the local educational 

agency for purposes of allocating funds to schools under 

section 1113(c)(1); 

ø(B) the term ‘‘provider’’ means a non-profit entity, a forprofit entity, or a local educational agency that— 

ø(i) has a demonstrated record of effectiveness in increasing student academic achievement; 

ø(ii) is capable of providing supplemental educational services that are consistent with the instructional program of the local educational agency and the 

academic standards described under section 1111; and 

ø(iii) is financially sound; and 

ø(C) the term ‘‘supplemental educational services’’ 

means tutoring and other supplemental academic enrichment services that are— 

ø(i) in addition to instruction provided during the 

school day; and 

ø(ii) are of high quality, research-based, and specifically designed to increase the academic achievement of 

eligible children on the academic assessments required 

under section 1111 and attain proficiency in meeting 

the State’s academic achievement standards. 

ø(f) SCHOOLS AND LEAS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED FOR IMPROVEMENT OR CORRECTIVE ACTION.— 

ø(1) SCHOOLS.— 

ø(A) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.— 

ø(i) SCHOOLS IN SCHOOL-IMPROVEMENT STATUS BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Any school that was in 

the first year of school improvement status under this 

section on the day preceding the date of enactment of 

the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (as this section 

was in effect on such day) shall be treated by the local 

educational agency as a school that is in the first year 

of school improvement status under paragraph (1). 

ø(ii) SCHOOLS IN SCHOOL-IMPROVEMENT STATUS FOR

2 OR MORE YEARS BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Any 

school that was in school improvement status under 

this section for two or more consecutive school years 

preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001 (as this section was in effect on 

such day) shall be treated by the local educational 

agency as a school described in subsection (b)(5). 

ø(B) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—Any school that was in corrective action status under this section on the day preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001 (as this section was in effect on such day) shall 

be treated by the local educational agency as a school described in paragraph (7). 

ø(2) LEAS.— 

ø(A) LEA IMPROVEMENT.—A State shall identify for improvement under subsection (c)(3) any local educational 

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as this section was in effect on the day preceding the date 

of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(B) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—A State shall identify for corrective action under subsection (c)(10) any local educational agency that was in corrective action status under 

this section as this section was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001. 

ø(C) SPECIAL RULE.—For the schools and other local educational agencies described under paragraphs (1) and (2), 

as required, the State shall ensure that public school 

choice in accordance with subparagraphs (b)(1)(E) and (F) 

and supplemental education services in accordance with 

subsection (e) are provided not later than the first day of 

the 2002–2003 school year. 

ø(D) TRANSITION.—With respect to a determination that 

a local educational agency has for 2 consecutive years 

failed to make adequate yearly progress as defined in the 

State plan under section 1111(b)(2), such determination 

shall include in such 2-year period any continuous period 

of time immediately preceding the date of enactment of the 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 during which the agency 

has failed to make such progress. 

ø(g) SCHOOLS FUNDED BY THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.— ø(1) ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS FOR BUREAU FUNDED

SCHOOLS.— ø(A) DEVELOPMENT OF DEFINITION.— ø(i) DEFINITION.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 

consultation with the Secretary if the Secretary of Interior requests the consultation, using the process set 

out in section 1138(b) of the Education Amendments of 

1978, shall define adequate yearly progress, consistent 

with section 1111(b), for the schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on a regional or tribal basis, as 

appropriate, taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of such schools and the students served by such schools. 

ø(ii) USE OF DEFINITION.—The Secretary of the Interior, consistent with clause (i), may use the definition 

of adequate yearly progress that the State in which 

the school that is funded by the Bureau is located uses 

consistent with section 1111(b), or in the case of 

schools that are located in more than one State, the 

Secretary of the Interior may use whichever State definition of adequate yearly progress that best meets the 

unique circumstances and needs of such school or 

schools and the students the schools serve. 

ø(B) WAIVER.—The tribal governing body or school board 

of a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 

waive, in part or in whole, the definition of adequate yearly progress established pursuant to paragraph (A) where 

such definition is determined by such body or school board 

to be inappropriate. If such definition is waived, the tribal 

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alternative definition of adequate yearly progress, consistent with section 1111(b), that takes into account the 

unique circumstances and needs of such school or schools 

and the students served. The Secretary of the Interior, in 

consultation with the Secretary if the Secretary of Interior 

requests the consultation, shall approve such alternative 

definition unless the Secretary determines that the definition does not meet the requirements of section 1111(b), 

taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of 

such school or schools and the students served. 

ø(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Interior 

shall, in consultation with the Secretary if the Secretary of 

Interior requests the consultation, either directly or 

through a contract, provide technical assistance, upon request, to a tribal governing body or school board of a 

school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that seeks 

to develop an alternative definition of adequate yearly 

progress. 

ø(2) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BIA SCHOOLS.—For the purposes of 

this section, schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

shall be considered schools subject to subsection (b), as specifically provided for in this subsection, except that such schools 

shall not be subject to subsection (c), or the requirements to 

provide public school choice and supplemental educational 

services under subsections (b) and (e). 

ø(3) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FOR BUREAU SCHOOLS.— ø(A) CONTRACT AND GRANT SCHOOLS.—For a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which is operated under 

a contract issued by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant 

to the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 

seq.) or under a grant issued by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 

1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), the school board of such 

school shall be responsible for meeting the requirements of 

subsection (b) relating to development and implementation 

of any school improvement plan as described in subsections (b)(1) through (b)(3), and subsection (b)(5), other 

than subsection (b)(1)(E). The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

shall be responsible for meeting the requirements of subsection (b)(4) relating to technical assistance. 

ø(B) BUREAU OPERATED SCHOOLS.—For schools operated 

by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau shall be responsible for meeting the requirements of subsection (b) 

relating to development and implementation of any school 

improvement plan as described in subsections (b)(1) 

through (b)(5), other than subsection (b)(1)(E). 

ø(4) CORRECTIVE ACTION AND RESTRUCTURING FOR BUREAU- FUNDED SCHOOLS.— 

ø(A) CONTRACT AND GRANT SCHOOLS.—For a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which is operated under 

a contract issued by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant 

to the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 

seq.) or under a grant issued by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 

1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), the school board of such 


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school shall be responsible for meeting the requirements of 

subsection (b) relating to corrective action and restructuring as described in subsection (b)(7) and (b)(8). Any action taken by such school board under subsection (b)(7) or 

(b)(8) shall take into account the unique circumstances and 

structure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school 

system and the laws governing that system. 

ø(B) BUREAU OPERATED SCHOOLS.—For schools operated 

by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau shall be responsible for meeting the requirements of subsection (b) 

relating to corrective action and restructuring as described 

in subsection (b)(7) and (b)(8). Any action taken by the Bureau under subsection (b)(7) or (b)(8) shall take into account the unique circumstances and structure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school system and the laws 

governing that system. 

ø(5) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Secretary of 

the Interior shall report to the Secretary of Education and to 

the appropriate committees of Congress regarding any schools 

funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which have been identified for school improvement. Such report shall include— 

ø(A) the identity of each school; 

ø(B) a statement from each affected school board regarding the factors that lead to such identification; and 

ø(C) an analysis by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary if the Secretary of Interior requests the consultation, as to whether sufficient resources 

were available to enable such school to achieve adequate 

yearly progress. 

ø(h) OTHER AGENCIES.—After receiving the notice described in 

subsection (b)(14)(D), the Secretary may notify, to the extent feasible and necessary as determined by the Secretary, other relevant 

Federal agencies regarding the major factors that were determined 

by the State educational agency to have significantly affected student academic achievement. 

øSEC. 1117. SCHOOL SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION. 

ø(a) SYSTEM FOR SUPPORT.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall establish a statewide 

system of intensive and sustained support and improvement 

for local educational agencies and schools receiving funds 

under this part, in order to increase the opportunity for all students served by those agencies and schools to meet the State’s 

academic content standards and student academic achievement 

standards. 

ø(2) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out this subsection, a State 

shall— 

ø(A) first, provide support and assistance to local educational agencies with schools subject to corrective action 

under section 1116 and assist those schools, in accordance 

with section 1116(b)(11), for which a local educational 

agency has failed to carry out its responsibilities under 

paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 1116(b); 

ø(B) second, provide support and assistance to other 

local educational agencies with schools identified as in 

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ø(C) third, provide support and assistance to other local 

educational agencies and schools participating under this 

part that need that support and assistance in order to 

achieve the purpose of this part. 

ø(3) REGIONAL CENTERS.—Such a statewide system shall, to 

the extent practicable, work with and receive support and assistance from regional educational laboratories established 

under part D of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 

and comprehensive centers established under the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the comprehensive regional technical assistance centers and the regional educational laboratories under section 941(h) of the Educational 

Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act 

of 1994 (as such section existed on the day before the date of 

enactment of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002), or 

other providers of technical assistance. 

ø(4) STATEWIDE SYSTEM.— 

ø(A) In order to achieve the purpose described in paragraph (1), the statewide system shall include, at a minimum, the following approaches: 

ø(i) Establishing school support teams in accordance 

with subparagraph (C) for assignment to, and working 

in, schools in the State that are described in paragraph (2). 

ø(ii) Providing such support as the State educational 

agency determines necessary and available in order to 

ensure the effectiveness of such teams. 

ø(iii) Designating and using distinguished teachers 

and principals who are chosen from schools served 

under this part that have been especially successful in 

improving academic achievement. 

ø(iv) Devising additional approaches to providing 

the assistance described in paragraph (1), such as providing assistance through institutions of higher education and educational service agencies or other local 

consortia, and private providers of scientifically based 

technical assistance. 

ø(B) PRIORITY.—The State educational agency shall give 

priority to the approach described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A). 

ø(5) SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAMS.— 

ø(A) COMPOSITION.—Each school support team established under this section shall be composed of persons 

knowledgeable about scientifically based research and 

practice on teaching and learning and about successful 

schoolwide projects, school reform, and improving educational opportunities for low-achieving students, including— 

ø(i) highly qualified or distinguished teachers and 

principals; 

ø(ii) pupil services personnel; 

ø(iii) parents; 

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ø(v) representatives of regional educational laboratories or comprehensive regional technical assistance 

centers; 

ø(vi) representatives of outside consultant groups; or 

ø(vii) other individuals as the State educational 

agency, in consultation with the local educational 

agency, may determine appropriate. 

ø(B) FUNCTIONS.—Each school support team assigned to 

a school under this section shall— 

ø(i) review and analyze all facets of the school’s operation, including the design and operation of the instructional program, and assist the school in developing recommendations for improving student performance in that school; 

ø(ii) collaborate with parents and school staff and 

the local educational agency serving the school in the 

design, implementation, and monitoring of a plan that, 

if fully implemented, can reasonably be expected to 

improve student performance and help the school meet 

its goals for improvement, including adequate yearly 

progress under section 1111(b)(2)(B); 

ø(iii) evaluate, at least semiannually, the effectiveness of school personnel assigned to the school, including identifying outstanding teachers and principals, 

and make findings and recommendations to the school, 

the local educational agency, and, where appropriate, 

the State educational agency; and 

ø(iv) make additional recommendations as the 

school implements the plan described in clause (ii) to 

the local educational agency and the State educational 

agency concerning additional assistance that is needed 

by the school or the school support team. 

ø(C) CONTINUATION OF ASSISTANCE.—After one school 

year, from the beginning of the activities, such school support team, in consultation with the local educational agency, may recommend that the school support team continue 

to provide assistance to the school, or that the local educational agency or the State educational agency, as appropriate, take alternative actions with regard to the school. 

ø(b) STATE RECOGNITION.— 

ø(1) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State receiving a grant under 

this part— 

ø(i) shall establish a program for making academic 

achievement awards to recognize schools that meet the 

criteria described in subparagraph (B); and 

ø(ii) as appropriate and as funds are available under 

subsection (c)(2)(A), may financially reward schools 

served under this part that meet the criteria described 

in clause (ii). 

ø(B) CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in subparagraph 

(A) are that a school— 

ø(i) significantly closed the achievement gap between the groups of students described in section 

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ø(ii) exceeded their adequate yearly progress, consistent with section 1111(b)(2), for 2 or more consecutive years. 

ø(2) DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS.—Of those schools meeting the 

criteria described in paragraph (2), each State shall designate 

as distinguished schools those schools that have made the 

greatest gains in closing the achievement gap as described in 

subparagraph (B)(i) or exceeding adequate yearly progress as 

described in subparagraph (B)(ii). Such distinguished schools 

may serve as models for and provide support to other schools, 

especially schools identified for improvement under section 

1116, to assist such schools in meeting the State’s academic 

content standards and student academic achievement standards. 

ø(3) AWARDS TO TEACHERS.—A State program under paragraph (1) may also recognize and provide financial awards to 

teachers teaching in a school described in such paragraph that 

consistently makes significant gains in academic achievement 

in the areas in which the teacher provides instruction, or to 

teachers or principals designated as distinguished under subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii). 

ø(c) FUNDING.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State— 

ø(A) shall use funds reserved under section 1003(a) and 

may use funds made available under section 1003(g) for 

the approaches described under subsection (a)(4)(A); and 

ø(B) shall use State administrative funds authorized 

under section 1004(a) to establish the statewide system of 

support described under subsection (a). 

ø(2) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS BY STATE.— 

ø(A) AWARDS PROGRAM.—For the purpose of carrying out 

subsection (b)(1), each State receiving a grant under this 

part may reserve, from the amount (if any) by which the 

funds received by the State under subpart 2 for a fiscal 

year exceed the amount received by the State under that 

subpart for the preceding fiscal year, not more than 5 percent of such excess amount. 

ø(B) TEACHER AWARDS.—For the purpose of carrying out 

subsection (b)(3), a State educational agency may reserve 

such funds as necessary from funds made available under 

section 2113. 

ø(3) USE WITHIN 3 YEARS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) by 

a State for each fiscal year shall remain available to the State 

until expended for a period not exceeding 3 years receipt of 

funds. 

ø(4) SPECIAL ALLOCATION RULE FOR SCHOOLS IN HIGH-POV- ERTY AREAS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall distribute not less 

than 75 percent of any amount reserved under paragraph 

(2)(A) for each fiscal year to schools described in subparagraph (B), or to teachers in those schools consistent with 

subsection (b)(3). 

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highest quartile of schools statewide in terms of the percentage of children from low income families.¿ 

SEC. 1118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 

(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY POLICY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency may receive 

funds under this øpart¿ subpart only if such agency implements programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement 

of parents in programs assisted under this øpart¿ subpart consistent with this section. Such programs, activities, and procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children. 

(2) WRITTEN POLICY.—Each local educational agency that receives funds under this øpart¿ subpart shall develop jointly 

with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents of participating 

children a written parent involvement policy. The policy shall 

be incorporated into the local educational agency’s plan developed under section 1112, establish the agency’s expectations 

for parent involvement, and describe how the agency will— 

(A) involve parents in the joint development of the plan 

under section 1112ø, and the process of school review and 

improvement under section 1116¿; 

* * * * * * * 

(D) coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies under this øpart¿ subpart with parental involvement 

strategies under other programsø, such as the Head Start 

program, Reading First program, Early Reading First program, Even Start program, Parents as Teachers program, 

and Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, 

and State-run preschool programs¿; 

(E) conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual 

evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental 

involvement policy in improving the academic quality of 

the schools served under this øpart¿ subpart, including 

identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in 

activities authorized by this section (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are 

disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background), 

and use the findings of such evaluation to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, 

if necessary, the parental involvement policies described in 

this section; and 

(F) involve parents in the activities of the schools served 

under this øpart¿ subpart. 

(3) RESERVATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency shall reserve not less than 1 percent of such agency’s allocation 

under øsubpart 2 of this part¿ chapter B of this subpart to 

carry out this section, including promoting family literacy 

and parenting skills, except that this paragraph shall not 

apply if 1 percent of such agency’s allocation under øsubpart 2 of this part¿ chapter B of this subpart for the fiscal 

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(B) PARENTAL INPUT.—Parents of children receiving services under this øpart¿ subpart shall be involved in the decisions regarding how funds reserved under subparagraph 

(A) are allotted for parental involvement activities. 

(C) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Not less than 95 percent 

of the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) shall be distributed to schools served under this øpart¿ subpart. (b) SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Each school served under this øpart¿ subpart shall jointly develop with, and distribute to, parents of 

participating children a written parental involvement policy, 

agreed on by such parents, that shall describe the means for 

carrying out the requirements of subsections (c) through (f). 

Parents shall be notified of the policy in an understandable 

and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in 

a language the parents can understand. Such policy shall be 

made available to the local community and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school. 

* * * * * * * 

(c) POLICY INVOLVEMENT.—Each school served under this øpart¿ 

subpart shall— 

(1) convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to 

which all parents of participating children shall be invited and 

encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s participation under this øpart¿ subpart and to explain the requirements of this øpart¿ subpart, and the right of the parents to 

be involved; 

(2) offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in 

the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided 

under this øpart¿ subpart, transportation, child care, or home 

visits, as such services relate to parental involvement; 

(3) involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely 

way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs 

under this øpart¿ subpart, including the planning, review, and 

improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the 

joint development of the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b)(2), except that if a school has in place a process 

for involving parents in the joint planning and design of the 

school’s programs, the school may use that process, if such 

process includes an adequate representation of parents of participating children; 

(4) provide parents of participating children— 

(A) timely information about programs under this øpart¿ 

subpart; 

ø(B) a description and explanation of the curriculum in 

use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used 

to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels 

students are expected to meet; and¿ 

(B) a description and explanation of the curriculum in 

use at the school and the forms of academic assessment 

used to measure student progress; and 

* * * * * * * 

(d) SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIGH STUDENT ACADEMIC

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volvement policy developed under subsection (b), each school served 

under this øpart¿ subpart shall jointly develop with parents for all 

children served under this øpart¿ subpart a school-parent compact 

that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will 

share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build 

and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high 

standards. Such compact shall— 

(1) describe the school’s responsibility to provide high-quality 

curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the children served under this 

øpart¿ subpart to meet the State’s østudent academic achievement¿ academic standards, and the ways in which each parent 

will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning, 

such as monitoring attendance, homework completion, and television watching; volunteering in their child’s classroom; and 

participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and positive use of extracurricular 

time; and 

* * * * * * * 

(e) BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT.—To ensure effective 

involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the 

school involved, parents, and the community to improve student 

academic achievement, each school and local educational agency assisted under this øpart¿ subpart— 

(1) shall provide assistance to parents of children served by 

the school or local educational agency, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the øState’s academic content 

standards and State student academic achievement standards¿ 

State’s academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of this øpart¿ subpart, and how to 

monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve 

the achievement of their children; 

* * * * * * * 

(3) shall educate teachers, øpupil services personnel, principals,¿ specialized instructional support personnel, school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value 

and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out 

to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build 

ties between parents and the school; 

(4) shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate 

and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with 

øHead Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, 

the Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the 

Parents as Teachers Program, and public preschool and other¿ 

other Federal, State, and local programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and 

support parents in more fully participating in the education of 

their children; 

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cy has exhausted all other reasonably available sources of 

funding for such training; 

* * * * * * * 

(f) ACCESSIBILITY.—In carrying out the parental involvement requirements of this øpart¿ subpart, local educational agencies and 

schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities 

for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, 

parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports required under section 

1111 in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such 

parents understand. 

ø(g) INFORMATION FROM PARENTAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCE

CENTERS.—In a State where a parental information and resource 

center is established to provide training, information, and support 

to parents and individuals who work with local parents, local educational agencies, and schools receiving assistance under this part, 

each local educational agency or school that receives assistance 

under this part and is located in the State shall assist parents and 

parental organizations by informing such parents and organizations of the existence and purpose of such centers.¿ 

(g) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—In a State 

operating a program under subpart 3 of part A of title III, each 

local educational agency or school that receives assistance under 

this subpart shall inform such parents and organizations of the existence of such programs. 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 1119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS. 

ø(a) TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first day of the first 

school year after the date of enactment of the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001, each local educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall ensure that all teachers hired 

after such day and teaching in a program supported with funds 

under this part are highly qualified. 

ø(2) STATE PLAN.—As part of the plan described in section 

1111, each State educational agency receiving assistance under 

this part shall develop a plan to ensure that all teachers teaching in core academic subjects within the State are highly qualified not later than the end of the 2005–2006 school year. Such 

plan shall establish annual measurable objectives for each local 

educational agency and school that, at a minimum— 

ø(A) shall include an annual increase in the percentage 

of highly qualified teachers at each local educational agency and school, to ensure that all teachers teaching in core 

academic subjects in each public elementary school and 

secondary school are highly qualified not later than the 

end of the 2005–2006 school year; 

ø(B) shall include an annual increase in the percentage 

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ø(C) may include such other measures as the State educational agency determines to be appropriate to increase 

teacher qualifications. 

ø(3) LOCAL PLAN.—As part of the plan described in section 

1112, each local educational agency receiving assistance under 

this part shall develop a plan to ensure that all teachers teaching within the school district served by the local educational 

agency are highly qualified not later than the end of the 2005– 

2006 school year. 

ø(b) REPORTS.— 

ø(1) ANNUAL STATE AND LOCAL REPORTS.— 

ø(A) LOCAL REPORTS.—Each State educational agency 

described in subsection (a)(2) shall require each local educational agency receiving funds under this part to publicly 

report, each year, beginning with the 2002–2003 school 

year, the annual progress of the local educational agency 

as a whole and of each of the schools served by the agency, 

in meeting the measurable objectives described in subsection (a)(2). 

ø(B) STATE REPORTS.—Each State educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall prepare and submit each year, beginning with the 2002–2003 school year, 

a report to the Secretary, describing the State educational 

agency’s progress in meeting the measurable objectives described in subsection (a)(2). 

ø(C) INFORMATION FROM OTHER REPORTS.—A State educational agency or local educational agency may submit information from the reports described in section 1111(h) for 

the purposes of this subsection, if such report is modified, 

as may be necessary, to contain the information required 

by this subsection, and may submit such information as a 

part of the reports required under section 1111(h). 

ø(2) ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.—Each year, beginning with the 2002–2003 school year, the Secretary shall publicly report the annual progress of State educational agencies, 

local educational agencies, and schools, in meeting the measurable objectives described in subsection (a)(2). 

ø(c) NEW PARAPROFESSIONALS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency receiving 

assistance under this part shall ensure that all paraprofessionals hired after the date of enactment of the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001 and working in a program supported with 

funds under this part shall have— 

ø(A) completed at least 2 years of study at an institution 

of higher education; 

ø(B) obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or 

ø(C) met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment— 

ø(i) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics; or 

ø(ii) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing, reading readiness, writing readiness, and 

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ø(2) CLARIFICATION.—The receipt of a secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) shall be necessary but not 

sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1)(C). 

ø(d) EXISTING PARAPROFESSIONALS.—Each local educational 

agency receiving assistance under this part shall ensure that all 

paraprofessionals hired before the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and working in a program supported with funds under this part shall, not later than 4 years after 

the date of enactment satisfy the requirements of subsection (c). 

ø(e) EXCEPTIONS FOR TRANSLATION AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

ACTIVITIES.—Subsections (c) and (d) shall not apply to a paraprofessional— 

ø(1) who is proficient in English and a language other than 

English and who provides services primarily to enhance the 

participation of children in programs under this part by acting 

as a translator; or 

ø(2) whose duties consist solely of conducting parental involvement activities consistent with section 1118. 

ø(f) GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR ALL PARAPROFESSIONALS.—Each 

local educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall 

ensure that all paraprofessionals working in a program supported 

with funds under this part, regardless of the paraprofessionals’ hiring date, have earned a secondary school diploma or its recognized 

equivalent. 

ø(g) DUTIES OF PARAPROFESSIONALS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency receiving 

assistance under this part shall ensure that a paraprofessional 

working in a program supported with funds under this part is 

not assigned a duty inconsistent with this subsection. 

ø(2) RESPONSIBILITIES PARAPROFESSIONALS MAY BE ASSIGNED.—A paraprofessional described in paragraph (1) may be 

assigned— 

ø(A) to provide one-on-one tutoring for eligible students, 

if the tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student 

would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher; 

ø(B) to assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials; 

ø(C) to provide assistance in a computer laboratory; 

ø(D) to conduct parental involvement activities; 

ø(E) to provide support in a library or media center; 

ø(F) to act as a translator; or 

ø(G) to provide instructional services to students in accordance with paragraph (3). 

ø(3) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS.—A paraprofessional described 

in paragraph (1)— 

ø(A) may not provide any instructional service to a student unless the paraprofessional is working under the direct supervision of a teacher consistent with section 1119; 

and 

ø(B) may assume limited duties that are assigned to 

similar personnel who are not working in a program supported with funds under this part, including duties beyond 

classroom instruction or that do not benefit participating 

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ties is the same proportion of total work time as prevails 

with respect to similar personnel at the same school. 

ø(h) USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency receiving funds 

under this part may use such funds to support ongoing training 

and professional development to assist teachers and paraprofessionals in satisfying the requirements of this section. 

ø(i) VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In verifying compliance with this section, 

each local educational agency, at a minimum, shall require 

that the principal of each school operating a program under 

section 1114 or 1115 attest annually in writing as to whether 

such school is in compliance with the requirements of this section. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Copies of attestations 

under paragraph (1)— 

ø(A) shall be maintained at each school operating a program under section 1114 or 1115 and at the main office of 

the local educational agency; and 

ø(B) shall be available to any member of the general 

public on request. 

ø(j) COMBINATIONS OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this part 

that are used for professional development purposes may be combined with funds provided under title II of this Act, other Acts, and 

other sources. 

ø(k) SPECIAL RULE.—Except as provided in subsection (l), no 

State educational agency shall require a school or a local educational agency to expend a specific amount of funds for professional development activities under this part, except that this paragraph shall not apply with respect to requirements under section 

1116(c)(3). 

ø(l) MINIMUM EXPENDITURES.—Each local educational agency 

that receives funds under this part shall use not less than 5 percent, or more than 10 percent, of such funds for each of fiscal years 

2002 and 2003, and not less than 5 percent of the funds for each 

subsequent fiscal year, for professional development activities to 

ensure that teachers who are not highly qualified become highly 

qualified not later than the end of the 2005–2006 school year. 

øSEC. 1120. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 

SCHOOLS. 

ø(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the number 

of eligible children identified under section 1115(b) in the 

school district served by a local educational agency who are enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary schools, a 

local educational agency shall, after timely and meaningful 

consultation with appropriate private school officials, provide 

such children, on an equitable basis, special educational services or other benefits under this part (such as dual enrollment, 

educational radio and television, computer equipment and materials, other technology, and mobile educational services and 

equipment) that address their needs, and shall ensure that 

teachers and families of the children participate, on an equitable basis, in services and activities developed pursuant to 

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ø(2) SECULAR, NEUTRAL, NONIDEOLOGICAL.—Such educational 

services or other benefits, including materials and equipment, 

shall be secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

ø(3) EQUITY.—Educational services and other benefits for 

such private school children shall be equitable in comparison 

to services and other benefits for public school children participating under this part, and shall be provided in a timely manner. 

ø(4) EXPENDITURES.—Expenditures for educational services 

and other benefits to eligible private school children shall be 

equal to the proportion of funds allocated to participating 

school attendance areas based on the number of children from 

low-income families who attend private schools, which the local 

educational agency may determine each year or every 2 years. 

ø(5) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—The local educational agency 

may provide services under this section directly or through 

contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and 

institutions. 

ø(b) CONSULTATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a local educational agency shall consult with appropriate private school officials during the design and development of such agency’s programs under this part, on issues such 

as— 

ø(A) how the children’s needs will be identified; 

ø(B) what services will be offered; 

ø(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be provided; 

ø(D) how the services will be academically assessed and 

how the results of that assessment will be used to improve 

those services; 

ø(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be 

provided to the eligible private school children, and the 

proportion of funds that is allocated under subsection 

(a)(4) for such services; 

ø(F) the method or sources of data that are used under 

subsection (c) and section 1113(c)(1) to determine the number of children from low-income families in participating 

school attendance areas who attend private schools; 

ø(G) how and when the agency will make decisions 

about the delivery of services to such children, including a 

thorough consideration and analysis of the views of the 

private school officials on the provision of services through 

a contract with potential third-party providers; and 

ø(H) how, if the agency disagrees with the views of the 

private school officials on the provision of services through 

a contract, the local educational agency will provide in 

writing to such private school officials an analysis of the 

reasons why the local educational agency has chosen not 

to use a contractor. 

ø(2) TIMING.—Such consultation shall include meetings of 

agency and private school officials and shall occur before the 

local educational agency makes any decision that affects the 

opportunities of eligible private school children to participate 

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throughout implementation and assessment of services provided under this section. 

ø(3) DISCUSSION.—Such consultation shall include a discussion of service delivery mechanisms a local educational agency 

can use to provide equitable services to eligible private school 

children. 

ø(4) DOCUMENTATION.—Each local educational agency shall 

maintain in the agency’s records and provide to the State educational agency involved a written affirmation signed by officials of each participating private school that the consultation 

required by this section has occurred. If such officials do not 

provide such affirmation within a reasonable period of time, 

the local educational agency shall forward the documentation 

that such consultation has taken place to the State educational 

agency. 

ø(5) COMPLIANCE.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A private school official shall have 

the right to complain to the State educational agency that 

the local educational agency did not engage in consultation 

that was meaningful and timely, or did not give due consideration to the views of the private school official. 

ø(B) PROCEDURE.—If the private school official wishes to 

complain, the official shall provide the basis of the noncompliance with this section by the local educational agency to the State educational agency, and the local educational agency shall forward the appropriate documentation to the State educational agency. 

ø(c) ALLOCATION FOR EQUITABLE SERVICE TO PRIVATE SCHOOL

STUDENTS.— 

ø(1) CALCULATION.—A local educational agency shall have 

the final authority, consistent with this section, to calculate 

the number of children, ages 5 through 17, who are from lowincome families and attend private schools by— 

ø(A) using the same measure of low income used to 

count public school children; 

ø(B) using the results of a survey that, to the extent possible, protects the identity of families of private school students, and allowing such survey results to be extrapolated 

if complete actual data are unavailable; 

ø(C) applying the low-income percentage of each participating public school attendance area, determined pursuant 

to this section, to the number of private school children 

who reside in that school attendance area; or 

ø(D) using an equated measure of low income correlated 

with the measure of low income used to count public school 

children. 

ø(2) COMPLAINT PROCESS.—Any dispute regarding low-income data for private school students shall be subject to the 

complaint process authorized in section 9505. 

ø(d) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The control of funds provided under this 

part, and title to materials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be in a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such funds, materials, equipment, 

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ø(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— 

ø(A) PROVIDER.—The provision of services under this 

section shall be provided— 

ø(i) by employees of a public agency; or 

ø(ii) through contract by such public agency with an 

individual, association, agency, or organization. 

ø(B) REQUIREMENT.—In the provision of such services, 

such employee, individual, association, agency, or organization shall be independent of such private school and of 

any religious organization, and such employment or contract shall be under the control and supervision of such 

public agency. 

ø(e) STANDARDS FOR A BYPASS.—If a local educational agency is 

prohibited by law from providing for the participation in programs 

on an equitable basis of eligible children enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary schools, or if the Secretary determines that a local educational agency has substantially failed or is 

unwilling, to provide for such participation, as required by this section, the Secretary shall— 

ø(1) waive the requirements of this section for such local 

educational agency; 

ø(2) arrange for the provision of services to such children 

through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements of this section and sections 9503 and 9504; and 

ø(3) in making the determination under this subsection, consider one or more factors, including the quality, size, scope, 

and location of the program and the opportunity of eligible 

children to participate.¿ 

SEC. 1120. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 

SCHOOLS. 

(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the number of 

eligible children identified under section 1115(b) in the school 

district served by a local educational agency who are enrolled 

in private elementary schools and secondary schools, a local 

educational agency shall— 

(A) after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials or representatives, provide 

such service, on an equitable basis and individually or in 

combination, as requested by the officials or representatives 

to best meet the needs of such children, special educational 

services, instructional services, counseling, mentoring, oneon-one tutoring, or other benefits under this subpart (such 

as dual enrollment, educational radio and television, computer equipment and materials, other technology, and mobile educational services and equipment) that address their 

needs; and 

(B) ensure that teachers and families of the children participate, on an equitable basis, in services and activities developed pursuant to this subpart. 

(2) SECULAR, NEUTRAL, NONIDEOLOGICAL.—Such educational 

services or other benefits, including materials and equipment, 

shall be secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—Educational services and other benefits 

for such private school children shall be equitable in comparison to services and other benefits for public school children participating under this subpart, and shall be provided in a timely manner. 

(B) OMBUDSMAN.—To help ensure such equity for such 

private school children, teachers, and other educational 

personnel, the State educational agency involved shall designate an ombudsman to monitor and enforce the requirements of this subpart. 

(4) EXPENDITURES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Expenditures for educational services 

and other benefits to eligible private school children shall 

be equal to the expenditures for participating public school 

children, taking into account the number, and educational 

needs, of the children to be served. The share of funds shall 

be determined based on the total allocation received by the 

local educational agency prior to any allowable expenditures authorized under this title. 

(B) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Funds allocated to a local 

educational agency for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school children shall— 

(i) be obligated in the fiscal year for which the funds 

are received by the agency; and 

(ii) with respect to any such funds that cannot be so 

obligated, be used to serve such children in the following fiscal year. 

(C) NOTICE OF ALLOCATION.—Each State educational 

agency shall— 

(i) determine, in a timely manner, the proportion of 

funds to be allocated to each local educational agency 

in the State for educational services and other benefits 

under this subpart to eligible private school children; 

and 

(ii) provide notice, simultaneously, to each such local 

educational agency and the appropriate private school 

officials or their representatives in the State of such allocation of funds. 

(5) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—The local educational agency or, 

in a case described in subsection (b)(6)(C), the State educational 

agency involved, may provide services under this section directly or through contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, and institutions. 

(b) CONSULTATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a local educational agency shall consult with appropriate 

private school officials or representatives during the design and 

development of such agency’s programs under this subpart in 

order to reach an agreement between the agency and the officials or representatives about equitable and effective programs 

for eligible private school children, the results of which shall be 

transmitted to the designated ombudsmen under section 

1120(a)(3)(B). Such process shall include consultation on issues 

such as— 

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(B) what services will be offered; 

(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be provided; 

(D) how the services will be academically assessed and 

how the results of that assessment will be used to improve 

those services; 

(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be provided to the eligible private school children, and the proportion of funds that is allocated under subsection (a)(4)(A) 

for such services, how that proportion of funds is determined under such subsection, and an itemization of the 

costs of the services to be provided; 

(F) the method or sources of data that are used under 

subsection (c) and section 1113(c)(1) to determine the number of children from low-income families in participating 

school attendance areas who attend private schools; 

(G) how and when the agency will make decisions about 

the delivery of services to such children, including a thorough consideration and analysis of the views of the private 

school officials or representatives on the provision of services through a contract with potential third-party providers; 

(H) how, if the agency disagrees with the views of the private school officials or representatives on the provision of 

services through a contract, the local educational agency 

will provide in writing to such private school officials an 

analysis of the reasons why the local educational agency 

has chosen not to use a contractor; 

(I) whether the agency will provide services under this 

section directly or through contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions; 

(J) whether to provide equitable services to eligible private school children— 

(i) by creating a pool or pools of funds with all of the 

funds allocated under paragraph (4) based on all the 

children from low-income families who attend private 

schools in a participating school attendance area of the 

agency from which the local educational agency will 

provide such services to all such children; or 

(ii) by providing such services to eligible children in 

each private school in the agency’s participating school 

attendance area with the proportion of funds allocated 

under paragraph (4) based on the number of children 

from low-income families who attend such school; and 

(K) whether to consolidate and use funds under this subpart to provide schoolwide programs for a private school. 

(2) DISAGREEMENT.—If a local educational agency disagrees 

with the views of private school officials or representatives with 

respect to an issue described in paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall provide in writing to such private school 

officials an analysis of the reasons why the local educational 

agency has chosen not to adopt the course of action requested 

by such officials. 

(3) TIMING.—Such consultation shall include meetings of 

agency and private school officials or representatives and shall 

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that affects the opportunities of eligible private school children 

to participate in programs under this subpart. Such meetings 

shall continue throughout implementation and assessment of 

services provided under this section. 

(4) DISCUSSION.—Such consultation shall include a discussion of service delivery mechanisms a local educational agency 

can use to provide equitable services to eligible private school 

children. 

(5) DOCUMENTATION.—Each local educational agency shall 

maintain in the agency’s records and provide to the State educational agency involved a written affirmation signed by officials or representatives of each participating private school that 

the meaningful consultation required by this section has occurred. The written affirmation shall provide the option for private school officials or representatives to indicate that timely 

and meaningful consultation has not occurred or that the program design is not equitable with respect to eligible private 

school children. If such officials or representatives do not provide such affirmation within a reasonable period of time, the 

local educational agency shall forward the documentation that 

such consultation has, or attempts at such consultation have, 

taken place to the State educational agency. 

(6) COMPLIANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—A private school official shall have the 

right to file a complaint with the State educational agency 

that the local educational agency did not engage in consultation that was meaningful and timely, did not give due 

consideration to the views of the private school official, or 

did not treat the private school or its students equitably as 

required by this section. 

(B) PROCEDURE.—If the private school official wishes to 

file a complaint, the official shall provide the basis of the 

noncompliance with this section by the local educational 

agency to the State educational agency, and the local educational agency shall forward the appropriate documentation to the State educational agency. 

(C) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A State educational 

agency shall provide services under this section directly or 

through contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, and institutions, if— 

(i) the appropriate private school officials or their 

representatives have— 

(I) requested that the State educational agency 

provide such services directly; and 

(II) demonstrated that the local educational 

agency involved has not met the requirements of 

this section; or 

(ii) in a case in which— 

(I) a local educational agency has more than 

10,000 children from low-income families who attend private elementary schools or secondary 

schools in a participating school attendance area 

of the agency that are not being served by the 

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(II) 90 percent of the eligible private school students in a participating school attendance area of 

the agency are not being served by the agency’s 

program under this section. 

(c) ALLOCATION FOR EQUITABLE SERVICE TO PRIVATE SCHOOL

STUDENTS.— 

(1) CALCULATION.—A local educational agency shall have the 

final authority, consistent with this section, to calculate the 

number of children, ages 5 through 17, who are from low-income families and attend private schools by— 

(A) using the same measure of low income used to count 

public school children; 

(B) using the results of a survey that, to the extent possible, protects the identity of families of private school students, and allowing such survey results to be extrapolated 

if complete actual data are unavailable; 

(C) applying the low-income percentage of each participating public school attendance area, determined pursuant 

to this section, to the number of private school children who 

reside in that school attendance area; or 

(D) using an equated measure of low income correlated 

with the measure of low income used to count public school 

children. 

(2) COMPLAINT PROCESS.—Any dispute regarding low-income 

data for private school students shall be subject to the complaint process authorized in section 5503. 

(d) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The control of funds provided under this 

subpart, and title to materials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be in a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such funds, materials, equipment, 

and property. 

(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— 

(A) PROVIDER.—The provision of services under this section shall be provided— 

(i) by employees of a public agency; or 

(ii) through a contract by such public agency with an 

individual, association, agency, or organization. 

(B) REQUIREMENT.—In the provision of such services, 

such employee, individual, association, agency, or organization shall be independent of such private school and of any 

religious organization, and such employment or contract 

shall be under the control and supervision of such public 

agency. 

(e) STANDARDS FOR A BYPASS.—If a local educational agency is 

prohibited by law from providing for the participation in programs 

on an equitable basis of eligible children enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary schools, or if the Secretary determines 

that a local educational agency has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such participation, as required by this section, the 

Secretary shall— 

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(2) arrange for the provision of services to such children 

through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements 

of this section and sections 5503 and 5504; and 

(3) in making the determination under this subsection, consider one or more factors, including the quality, size, scope, and 

location of the program and the opportunity of eligible children 

to participate. 

SEC. 1120A. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A local educational agency may 

receive funds under this part for any fiscal year only if the State 

educational agency involved finds that the local educational agency 

has maintained the agency’s fiscal effort in accordance with section 

9521.¿ 

ø(b)¿ (a) FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT, NONFEDERAL FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency or local educational agency shall use Federal funds received under this 

øpart¿ subpart only to supplement the funds that would, in the 

absence of such Federal funds, be made available from nonFederal sources for the education of pupils participating in programs assisted under this øpart¿ subpart, and not to supplant 

such funds. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE.—No local educational agency shall be required to provide services under this øpart¿ subpart through a 

particular instructional method or in a particular instructional 

setting in order to demonstrate such agency’s compliance with 

paragraph (1). 

ø(c)¿ (b) COMPARABILITY OF SERVICES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— 

(A) COMPARABLE SERVICES.—Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), a local educational agency may receive 

funds under this øpart¿ subpart only if State and local 

funds will be used in schools served under this øpart¿ subpart to provide services that, taken as a whole, are at least 

comparable to services in schools that are not receiving 

funds under this øpart¿ subpart. 

(B) SUBSTANTIALLY COMPARABLE SERVICES.—If the local 

educational agency is serving all of such agency’s schools 

under this øpart¿ subpart, such agency may receive funds 

under this øpart¿ subpart only if such agency will use 

State and local funds to provide services that, taken as a 

whole, are substantially comparable in each school. 

* * * * * * * 

(3) PROCEDURES AND RECORDS.—Each local educational agency assisted under this øpart¿ subpart shall— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(d)¿ (c) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS.—For the purpose of complying 

with subsections (b) and (c), a State educational agency or local 

educational agency may exclude supplemental State or local funds 

expended in any school attendance area or school for programs that 

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SEC. 1120B. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this øpart¿ subpart shall carry out the activities described in subsection (b) with Head Start agencies and, if feasible, 

other entities carrying out early childhood development programs 

øsuch as the Early Reading First program¿. (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 

activities that increase coordination between the local educational 

agency and a Head Start agency and, if feasible, other entities carrying out early childhood development programsø, such as the 

Early Reading First program,¿ serving children who will attend the 

schools of the local educational agency, including— 

(1) developing and implementing a systematic procedure for 

receiving records regarding such children, transferred with parental consent from a Head Start program or, where applicable, another early childhood development program øsuch as the 

Early Reading First program¿; 

(2) establishing channels of communication between school 

staff and their counterparts (including teachers, social workers, 

and health staff) in such Head Start agencies or other entities 

carrying out early childhood development programs øsuch as 

the Early Reading First program¿, as appropriate, to facilitate 

coordination of programs; 

(3) conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten or 

elementary school teachers, and Head Start teachers or, if appropriate, teachers from other early childhood development 

programs øsuch as the Early Reading First program¿, to discuss the developmental and other needs of individual children; 

(4) organizing and participating in joint transition-related 

training of school staff, Head Start program staff, øEarly Reading First program staff,¿ and, where appropriate, other early 

childhood development program staff; and 

(5) linking the educational services provided by such local 

educational agency with the services provided by local Head 

Start agencies øand entities carrying out Early Reading First 

programs¿. 

(c) COORDINATION OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall work 

with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate 

regulations promulgated under this øpart¿ subpart with regulations promulgated under the Head Start Act. 

øSubpart 2—Allocations¿ 

CHAPTER B—ALLOCATIONS 

SEC. 1121. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY 

OF THE INTERIOR. 

(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the amount øappropriated for 

payments to States for any fiscal year under section 1002(a) and 

1125A(f)¿ reserved for this chapter under section 1122(a), the Secretary shall reserve a total of 1 percent to provide assistance to— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) ASSISTANCE TO OUTLYING AREAS.— 

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(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Until each appropriate outlying 

area enters into an agreement for extension of United States 

educational assistance under the Compact of Free Association 

after the date of enactment of øthe No Child Left Behind Act 

of 2001¿ the Student Success Act, the Secretary shall carry out 

the competition described in paragraph (3), except that the 

amount reserved to carry out such competition shall not exceed 

$5,000,000. 

(3) LIMITATION FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— (A) * * * 

(B) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award grants 

under subparagraph (A) on a competitive øbasis, taking 

into consideration the recommendations of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.¿ basis. 

(C) USES.—Except as provided in subparagraph (D), 

grant funds awarded under this paragraph may be used 

only— 

(i) * * * 

(ii) to provide direct educational services that assist 

all students with meeting øchallenging State academic 

content standards¿ State academic standards. 

ø(D) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary may provide not more than 5 percent of the amount reserved for 

grants under this paragraph to pay the administrative 

costs of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory under 

subparagraph (B).¿ 

* * * * * * * 

(d) ALLOTMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 

(1) * * * 

(2) PAYMENTS.—From the amount allotted for payments to 

the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the Interior shall make payments to local educational 

agencies, on such terms as the Secretary determines will best 

carry out the purposes of this øpart¿ subpart, with respect to 

out-of-State Indian children described in paragraph (1). The 

amount of such payment may not exceed, for each such child, 

the greater of— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1122. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES. 

ø(a) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—Of the amount appropriated under 

section 1002(a) to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 2002– 

2007 (referred to in this subsection as the current fiscal year)— 

ø(1) an amount equal to the amount made available to carry 

out section 1124 for fiscal year 2001 shall be allocated in accordance with section 1124; 

ø(2) an amount equal to the amount made available to carry 

out section 1124A for fiscal year 2001 shall be allocated in accordance with section 1124A; and 

ø(3) an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount, if any, 

by which the amount made available to carry out sections 

1124, 1124A, and 1125 for the current fiscal year for which the 

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out sections 1124 and 1124A for fiscal year 2001 shall be allocated in accordance with section 1125.¿ 

(a) RESERVATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 91.055 percent of such 

amounts to carry out this chapter. 

(2) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—Of the amount reserved under 

paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2014 to 2019 (referred to 

in this subsection as the current fiscal year)— 

(A) an amount equal to the amount made available to 

carry out section 1124 for fiscal year 2001 shall be used to 

carry out section 1124; 

(B) an amount equal to the amount made available to 

carry out section 1124A for fiscal year 2001 shall be used 

to carry out section 1124A; and 

(C) an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount, if any, 

by which the total amount made available to carry out this 

chapter for the fiscal year for which the determination is 

made exceeds the total amount available to carry out sections 1124 and 1124A for fiscal year 2001 shall be used to 

carry out sections 1125 and 1125A and such amount shall 

be divided equally between sections 1125 and 1125A. 

(b) ADJUSTMENTS WHERE NECESSITATED BY APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If the sums available under this øsubpart¿ 

chapter for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full 

amounts that all local educational agencies in States are eligible to receive under sections 1124, 1124A, and 1125 for such 

year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allocations to such 

local educational agencies, subject to subsections (c) and (d) of 

this section. 

* * * * * * * 

(c) HOLD-HARMLESS AMOUNTS.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(3) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary shall not take into consideration the holdharmless provisions of this subsection for any fiscal year for 

purposes of calculating State or local allocations for the fiscal 

year under any program administered by the Secretary other 

than a program authorized under this øpart¿ subpart. 

* * * * * * * 

(d) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If the sums made available under this 

øsubpart¿ chapter for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the 

full amounts that local educational agencies in all States are 

eligible to receive under subsection (c) for such year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1124. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

(a) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

(1) * * * 

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(3) ALLOCATIONS TO COUNTIES.— (A) * * * 

(B) DIRECT ALLOCATIONS.—In any State in which a large 

number of local educational agencies overlap county 

boundaries, or for which the State believes it has data that 

would better target funds than allocating them by county, 

the State educational agency may apply to the Secretary 

for authority to make the allocations under this øsubpart¿ 

chapter for a particular fiscal year directly to local educational agencies without regard to counties. 

(C) ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—If 

the Secretary approves the State educational agency’s application under subparagraph (B), the State educational 

agency shall provide the Secretary an assurance that such 

allocations shall be made— 

(i) using precisely the same factors for determining 

a grant as are used under this øsubpart¿ chapter; or 

* * * * * * * 

(4) PUERTO RICO.— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(C) LIMITATION.—If the application of subparagraph (B) 

would result in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia receiving less under this øsubpart¿ chapter than it 

received under this øsubpart¿ chapter for the preceding 

fiscal year, the percentage in subparagraph (A) shall be 

the greater of— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) CHILDREN TO BE COUNTED.— (1) CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN.—The number of children to be 

counted for purposes of this section is the aggregate of— 

(A) * * * 

(B) the number of children (determined under paragraph 

(4) for either the preceding year as described in that paragraph, or for the second preceding year, as the Secretary 

finds appropriate) aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the school district of such agency in institutions for neglected and delinquent children (other than such institutions operated by 

the United States), but not counted pursuant to øsubpart 

1 of part D¿ chapter A of subpart 3 for the purposes of a 

grant to a State agency, or being supported in foster 

homes with public funds; and 

* * * * * * * 

(2) DETERMINATION OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN.—For the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall determine the number 

of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, from families below the poverty level on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, described in paragraph (3), available from the Department of 

Commerce. The District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico shall be treated as individual local educational 

agencies. If a local educational agency contains two or more 

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if such county were a separate local educational agency for 

purposes of calculating grants under this øpart¿ subpart. The 

total of grants for such counties shall be allocated to such a 

local educational agency, which local educational agency shall 

distribute to schools in each county within such agency a share 

of the local educational agency’s total grant that is no less than 

the county’s share of the population counts used to calculate 

the local educational agency’s grant. 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 1125AA. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING OF TARGETED GRANTS TO 

LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN FISCAL YEARS AFTER 

FISCAL YEAR 2001. 

ø(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

ø(1) The current Basic Grant Formula for the distribution of 

funds under this part often does not provide funds for the economically disadvantaged students for which such funds are 

targeted. 

ø(2) Any school district in which more than 2 percent of the 

students live below the poverty level qualifies for funding 

under the Basic Grant Formula. As a result, 9 out of every 10 

school districts in the country receive some form of aid under 

the Formula. 

ø(3) Fifty-eight percent of all schools receive at least some 

funding under this part, including many suburban schools with 

predominantly well-off students. 

ø(4) One out of every 5 schools with concentrations of poor 

students between 50 and 75 percent receive no funding at all 

under this part. 

ø(5) In passing the Improving America’s Schools Act in 1994, 

Congress declared that grants under this part would more 

sharply target high poverty schools by using the Targeted 

Grant Formula, but annual appropriation Acts have prevented 

the use of that Formula. 

ø(6) The advantage of the Targeted Grant Formula over 

other funding formulas under this part is that the Targeted 

Grant Formula provides increased grants per poor child as the 

percentage of economically disadvantaged children in a school 

district increases. 

ø(7) Studies have found that the poverty of a child’s family 

is much more likely to be associated with educational disadvantage if the family lives in an area with large concentrations of poor families. 

ø(8) States with large populations of high poverty students 

would receive significantly more funding if more funds under 

this part were allocated through the Targeted Grant Formula. 

ø(9) Congress has an obligation to allocate funds under this 

part so that such funds will positively affect the largest number of economically disadvantaged students. 

ø(b) LIMITATION ON ALLOCATION OF TITLE I FUNDS CONTINGENT

ON ADEQUATE FUNDING OF TARGETED GRANTS.—Pursuant to section 1122, the total amount allocated in any fiscal year after fiscal 

year 2001 for programs and activities under this part shall not exceed the amount allocated in fiscal year 2001 for such programs 

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local educational agencies under section 1125 in the applicable fiscal year meets the requirements of section 1122(a).¿ 

SEC. 1125AA. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING OF TARGETED GRANTS TO 

LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IN FISCAL YEARS AFTER 

FISCAL YEAR 2001. 

Pursuant to section 1122, the total amount allocated in any fiscal 

year after fiscal year 2001 for programs and activities under this 

subpart shall not exceed the amount allocated in fiscal year 2001 

for such programs and activities unless the amount available for 

targeted grants to local educational agencies under section 1125 in 

the applicable fiscal year meets the requirements of section 1122(a). 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1125A. EDUCATION FINANCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

ø(a) GRANTS.—From funds appropriated under subsection (f) the 

Secretary is authorized to make grants to States, from allotments 

under subsection (b), to carry out the programs and activities of 

this part.¿ 

ø(b)¿ (a) DISTRIBUTION BASED UPON FISCAL EFFORT AND EQUITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), funds øappropriated pursuant to subsection (f)¿ made 

available for any fiscal year to carry out this section shall 

be allotted to each State based upon the number of children counted under section 1124(c) in such State multiplied by the product of— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(B) STATE MINIMUM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or section 1122, from the total amount 

available for any fiscal year to carry out this section, each 

State shall be allotted at least the lesser of— 

(i) 0.35 percent of øtotal appropriations¿ the total 

amount reserved under section 1122(a) to carry out this 

section; or 

* * * * * * * 

ø(c)¿ (b) USE OF FUNDS; ELIGIBILITY OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES.—All funds awarded to each State under this section 

shall be allocated to local educational agencies under the following 

provisions. Within local educational agencies, funds allocated under 

this section shall be distributed to schools on a basis consistent 

with section 1113, and may only be used to carry out activities 

under this øpart¿ subpart. A local educational agency in a State is 

eligible to receive a targeted grant under this section for any fiscal 

year if— 

ø(A)¿ (1) the number of children in the local educational 

agency counted under section 1124(c), before application of the 

weighted child count described in paragraph (3), is at least 10; 

and 

ø(B)¿ (2) if the number of children counted for grants under 

section 1124(c), before application of the weighted child count 

described in paragraph (3), is at least 5 percent of the total 


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number of children aged 5 to 17 years, inclusive, in the school 

district of the local educational agency. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(d)¿ (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES.—Funds received by States under this section shall be 

allocated within States to eligible local educational agencies on the 

basis of weighted child counts calculated in accordance with paragraph (1), (2), or (3), as appropriate for each State. 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(e) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 

State is entitled to receive its full allotment of funds under this 

section for any fiscal year if the Secretary finds that either the 

combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures within the State with respect to the provision of free public education for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 

which the determination is made was not less than 90 percent 

of such combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the 

second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made. 

ø(2) REDUCTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall reduce the 

amount of funds awarded to any State under this section in 

any fiscal year in the exact proportion to which the State fails 

to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) by falling below 90 

percent of both the fiscal effort per student and aggregate expenditures (using the measure most favorable to the State), 

and no such lesser amount shall be used for computing the effort required under paragraph (1) for subsequent years. 

ø(3) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive, for 1 fiscal year 

only, the requirements of this subsection if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional 

or uncontrollable circumstances such as a natural disaster or 

a precipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources 

of the State. 

ø(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 

necessary for fiscal year 2002 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.¿ 

ø(g)¿ (d) ADJUSTMENTS WHERE NECESSITATED BY APPROPRIA- TIONS.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(4) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary shall not take into consideration the holdharmless provisions of this subsection for any fiscal year for 

purposes of calculating State or local allocations for the fiscal 

year under any program administered by the Secretary other 

than a program authorized under this øpart¿ subpart. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1127. CARRYOVER AND WAIVER. 

(a) LIMITATION ON CARRYOVER.—Notwithstanding section 421(b) 

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law, not more than 15 percent of the funds allocated to a local educational agency for any fiscal year under this øsubpart¿ chapter 

(but not including funds received through any reallocation under 

this øsubpart¿ chapter) may remain available for obligation by 

such agency for one additional fiscal year. 

(b) WAIVER.—A State educational agency may, once every 3 

years, waive the percentage limitation in subsection (a) if— 

(1) * * * 

(2) supplemental appropriations for this øsubpart¿ chapter 

become available. 

(c) EXCLUSION.—The percentage limitation under subsection (a) 

shall not apply to any local educational agency that receives less 

than $50,000 under this øsubpart¿ chapter for any fiscal year. 

Subpart 2—Education of Migratory Children 

SEC. 1131. PROGRAM PURPOSES. 

The purposes of this subpart are as follows: 

(1) To assist States in supporting high-quality and comprehensive educational programs and services during the school 

year, and as applicable, during summer or intercession periods, 

that address the unique educational needs of migratory children. 

(2) To ensure that migratory children who move among the 

States, not be penalized in any manner by disparities among 

the States in curriculum, graduation requirements, and State 

academic standards. 

(3) To help such children succeed in school, meet the State 

academic standards that all children are expected to meet, and 

graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the workforce without the need for remediation. 

(4) To help such children overcome educational disruption, 

cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various healthrelated problems, and other factors that inhibit the ability of 

such children to succeed in school. 

(5) To help such children benefit from State and local systemic reforms. 

SEC. 1132. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 

3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 2.37 percent to carry out this subpart. 

(b) GRANTS AWARDED.—From the amounts reserved under subsection (a) and not reserved under section 1138(c), the Secretary 

shall make allotments for the fiscal year to State educational agencies, or consortia of such agencies, to establish or improve, directly 

or through local operating agencies, programs of education for migratory children in accordance with this subpart. 

SEC. 1133. STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

(a) STATE ALLOCATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (c), 

each State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is entitled 

to receive under this subpart an amount equal to the product of— 

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(A) the average number of identified eligible full-time 

equivalent migratory children aged 3 through 21 residing 

in the State, based on data for the preceding 3 years; and 

(B) the number of identified eligible migratory children, 

aged 3 through 21, who received services under this subpart in summer or intersession programs provided by the 

State during the previous year; multiplied by 

(2) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 

State, except that the amount determined under this paragraph 

shall not be less than 32 percent, nor more than 48 percent, of 

the average per-pupil expenditure in the United States. 

(b) HOLD HARMLESS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), for each of 

fiscal years 2014 through 2016, no State shall receive less than 90 

percent of the State’s allocation under this section for the previous 

year. 

(c) ALLOCATION TO PUERTO RICO.—For each fiscal year, the grant 

which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive 

under this subpart shall be the amount determined by multiplying 

the number of children who would be counted under subsection 

(a)(1) if such subsection applied to the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico by the product of— 

(1) the percentage that the average per-pupil expenditure in 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest average perpupil expenditure of any of the 50 States, except that the percentage calculated under this subparagraph shall not be less 

than 85 percent; and 

(2) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 

United States. 

(d) RATABLE REDUCTIONS; REALLOCATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— 

(A) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—If, after the Secretary reserves funds under section 1138(c), the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay in full the amounts for which all States are 

eligible, the Secretary shall ratably reduce each such 

amount. 

(B) REALLOCATION.—If additional funds become available for making such payments for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate such funds to States in amounts that 

the Secretary determines will best carry out the purpose of 

this subpart. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE.— 

(A) FURTHER REDUCTIONS.—The Secretary shall further 

reduce the amount of any grant to a State under this subpart for any fiscal year if the Secretary determines, based 

on available information on the numbers and needs of migratory children in the State and the program proposed by 

the State to address such needs, that such amount exceeds 

the amount required under section 1134. 

(B) REALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall reallocate such 

excess funds to other States whose grants under this subpart would otherwise be insufficient to provide an appropriate level of services to migratory children, in such 

amounts as the Secretary determines are appropriate. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State that receives a grant of $1,000,000 or less under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the State educational agency to determine whether 

consortium arrangements with another State or other appropriate entity would result in delivery of services in a more effective and efficient manner. 

(2) PROPOSALS.—Any State, regardless of the amount of such 

State’s allocation, may submit a consortium arrangement to the 

Secretary for approval. 

(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve a consortium arrangement under paragraph (1) or (2) if the proposal demonstrates that the arrangement will— 

(A) reduce administrative costs or program function costs 

for State programs; and 

(B) make more funds available for direct services to add 

substantially to the educational achievement of children to 

be served under this subpart. 

(f) DETERMINING NUMBERS OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.—In order to 

determine the identified number of migratory children residing in 

each State for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall— 

(1) use the most recent information that most accurately reflects the actual number of migratory children; 

(2) develop and implement a procedure for monitoring the accuracy of such information; 

(3) develop and implement a procedure for more accurately 

reflecting cost factors for different types of summer and intersession program designs; 

(4) adjust the full-time equivalent number of migratory children who reside in each State to take into account— 

(A) the unique needs of those children participating in 

evidence-based or other effective special programs provided 

under this subpart that operate during the summer and 

intersession periods; and 

(B) the additional costs of operating such programs; and 

(5) conduct an analysis of the options for adjusting the formula so as to better direct services to migratory children, including the most at-risk migratory children. 

(g) NONPARTICIPATING STATES.—In the case of a State desiring to 

receive an allocation under this subpart for a fiscal year that did 

not receive an allocation for the previous fiscal year or that has been 

participating for less than 3 consecutive years, the Secretary shall 

calculate the State’s number of identified migratory children aged 

3 through 21 for purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A) by using the most 

recent data available that identifies the migratory children residing 

in the State until data is available to calculate the 3-year average 

number of such children in accordance with such subsection. 

SEC. 1134. STATE APPLICATIONS; SERVICES. 

(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Any State desiring to receive a grant 

under this subpart for any fiscal year shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

may require. 

(b) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—Each such application shall include— 

(1) a description of how, in planning, implementing, and 

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the State and its local operating agencies will ensure that the 

unique educational needs of migratory children, including preschool migratory children, are identified and addressed 

through— 

(A) the full range of services that are available for migratory children from appropriate local, State, and Federal 

educational programs; 

(B) joint planning among local, State, and Federal educational programs serving migratory children, including 

language instruction educational programs under chapter 

A of subpart 4; and 

(C) the integration of services available under this subpart with services provided by those other programs; 

(2) a description of the steps the State is taking to provide all 

migratory students with the opportunity to meet the same State 

academic standards that all children are expected to meet; 

(3) a description of how the State will use funds received 

under this subpart to promote interstate and intrastate coordination of services for migratory children, including how the 

State will provide for educational continuity through the timely 

transfer of pertinent school records, including information on 

health, when children move from one school to another, whether 

or not such a move occurs during the regular school year; 

(4) a description of the State’s priorities for the use of funds 

received under this subpart, and how such priorities relate to 

the State’s assessment of needs for services in the State; 

(5) a description of how the State will determine the amount 

of any subgrants the State will award to local operating agencies, taking into account the numbers and needs of migratory 

children, the requirements of subsection (d), and the availability of funds from other Federal, State, and local programs; 

and 

(6) a description of how the State will encourage programs 

and projects assisted under this subpart to offer family literacy 

services if the programs and projects serve a substantial number of migratory children whose parents do not have a regular 

high school diploma or its recognized equivalent or who have 

low levels of literacy. 

(c) ASSURANCES.—Each such application shall also include assurances that— 

(1) funds received under this subpart will be used only— 

(A) for programs and projects, including the acquisition 

of equipment, in accordance with section 1136; and 

(B) to coordinate such programs and projects with similar programs and projects within the State and in other 

States, as well as with other Federal programs that can 

benefit migratory children and their families; 

(2) such programs and projects will be carried out in a manner consistent with the objectives of section 1114, subsections (b) 

and (d) of section 1115, subsections (b) and (c) of section 1120A, 

and part C; 

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not less than one school year in duration, and that all such programs and projects are carried out— 

(A) in a manner that provides for the same parental involvement as is required for programs and projects under 

section 1118, unless extraordinary circumstances make 

such provision impractical; and 

(B) in a format and language understandable to the parents; 

(4) in planning and carrying out such programs and projects, 

there has been, and will be, adequate provision for addressing 

the unmet education needs of preschool migratory children; 

(5) the effectiveness of such programs and projects will be determined, where feasible, using the same approaches and standards that will be used to assess the performance of students, 

schools, and local educational agencies under subpart 1; 

(6) to the extent feasible, such programs and projects will provide for— 

(A) advocacy and outreach activities for migratory children and their families, including informing such children 

and families of, or helping such children and families gain 

access to, other education, health, nutrition, and social 

services; 

(B) professional development programs, including mentoring, for teachers and other program personnel; 

(C) high-quality, evidence-based family literacy programs; 

(D) the integration of information technology into educational and related programs; and 

(E) programs to facilitate the transition of secondary 

school students to postsecondary education or employment 

without the need for remediation; and 

(7) the State will assist the Secretary in determining the number of migratory children under paragraph (1) of section 

1133(a). 

(d) PRIORITY FOR SERVICES.—In providing services with funds received under this subpart, each recipient of such funds shall give 

priority to migratory children who are failing, or most at risk of 

failing, to meet the State’s academic standards under section 1111 

(b)(1). 

(e) CONTINUATION OF SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart— 

(1) a child who ceases to be a migratory child during a school 

term shall be eligible for services until the end of such term; 

(2) a child who is no longer a migratory child may continue 

to receive services for one additional school year, but only if 

comparable services are not available through other programs; 

and 

(3) secondary school students who were eligible for services in 

secondary school may continue to be served through credit accrual programs until graduation. 

SEC. 1135. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; PEER REVIEW. 

The Secretary shall approve each State application that meets the 

requirements of this subpart, and may review any such application 

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SEC. 1136. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE-DELIVERY PLAN; AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

(a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives assistance under 

this subpart shall ensure that the State and its local operating 

agencies identify and address the unique educational needs of 

migratory children in accordance with a comprehensive State 

plan that— 

(A) is integrated with other programs under this Act or 

other Acts, as appropriate; 

(B) may be submitted as a part of a consolidated application under section 5302, if— 

(i) the unique needs of migratory children are specifically addressed in the comprehensive State plan; 

(ii) the comprehensive State plan is developed in collaboration with parents of migratory children; and 

(iii) the comprehensive State plan is not used to supplant State efforts regarding, or administrative funding for, this subpart; 

(C) provides that migratory children will have an opportunity to meet the same State academic standards under 

section 1111(b)(1) that all children are expected to meet; 

(D) specifies measurable program goals and outcomes; 

(E) encompasses the full range of services that are available for migratory children from appropriate local, State, 

and Federal educational programs; 

(F) is the product of joint planning among such local, 

State, and Federal programs, including programs under 

subpart 1, early childhood programs, and language instruction educational programs under chapter A of subpart 

4; and 

(G) provides for the integration of services available 

under this subpart with services provided by such other 

programs. 

(2) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each such comprehensive State 

plan shall— 

(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this subpart; and 

(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as 

necessary, to reflect changes in the State’s strategies and 

programs under this subpart. 

(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— (1) FLEXIBILITY.—In implementing the comprehensive plan 

described in subsection (a), each State educational agency, 

where applicable through its local educational agencies, shall 

have the flexibility to determine the activities to be provided 

with funds made available under this subpart, except that such 

funds first shall be used to meet the identified needs of migratory children that result from their migratory lifestyle, and to 

permit these children to participate effectively in school. 

(2) UNADDRESSED NEEDS.—Funds provided under this subpart shall be used to address the needs of migratory children 

that are not addressed by services available from other Federal 

or non-Federal programs, except that migratory children who 

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services through funds provided under that subpart, or through 

funds under this subpart that remain after the agency addresses the needs described in paragraph (1). 

(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency from serving migratory children simultaneously with students with similar 

educational needs in the same educational settings, where appropriate. 

SEC. 1137. BYPASS. 

The Secretary may use all or part of any State’s allocation under 

this subpart to make arrangements with any public or private agency to carry out the purpose of this subpart in such State if the Secretary determines that— 

(1) the State is unable or unwilling to conduct educational 

programs for migratory children; 

(2) such arrangements would result in more efficient and economic administration of such programs; or 

(3) such arrangements would add substantially to the educational achievement of such children. 

SEC. 1138. COORDINATION OF MIGRATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IMPROVEMENT OF COORDINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

States, may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, State 

educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of 

higher education, and other public and private entities to improve the interstate and intrastate coordination among such 

agencies’ educational programs, including through the establishment or improvement of programs for credit accrual and exchange, available to migratory students. 

(2) DURATION.—Grants or contracts under this subsection 

may be awarded for not more than 5 years. 

(b) STUDENT RECORDS.— 

(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist States in developing and maintaining an effective system for the electronic 

transfer of student records and in determining the number of 

migratory children in each State. 

(2) INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

States, shall ensure the linkage of migratory student record 

systems for the purpose of electronically exchanging, among 

the States, health and educational information regarding 

all migratory students. The Secretary shall ensure such 

linkage occurs in a cost-effective manner, utilizing systems 

used by the States prior to, or developed after, the date of 

enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall determine the 

minimum data elements that each State receiving funds 

under this subpart shall collect and maintain. Such minimum data elements may include— 

(i) immunization records and other health information; 

(ii) elementary and secondary academic history (including partial credit), credit accrual, and results from 

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(iii) other academic information essential to ensuring 

that migratory children achieve to the States’s academic standards; and 

(iv) eligibility for services under the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act. 

(B) The Secretary shall consult with States before updating the data elements that each State receiving funds under 

this subpart shall be required to collect for purposes of electronic transfer of migratory student information and the requirements that States shall meet for immediate electronic 

access to such information. 

(3) NO COST FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—A State educational 

agency or local educational agency receiving assistance under 

this subpart shall make student records available to another 

State educational agency or local educational agency that requests the records at no cost to the requesting agency, if the request is made in order to meet the needs of a migratory child. 

(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2014, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives the Secretary’s findings and recommendations regarding the maintenance and transfer of health and educational 

information for migratory students by the States. 

(B) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 

such report— 

(i) a review of the progress of States in developing 

and linking electronic records transfer systems; 

(ii) recommendations for maintaining such systems; 

and 

(iii) recommendations for improving the continuity of 

services provided for migratory students. 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall reserve not more than $10,000,000 of the amount reserved under section 1132 to 

carry out this section for each fiscal year. 

(d) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall direct the National 

Center for Education Statistics to collect data on migratory children. 

SEC. 1139. DEFINITIONS. 

As used in this subpart: 

(1) LOCAL OPERATING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘local operating 

agency’’ means— 

(A) a local educational agency to which a State educational agency makes a subgrant under this subpart; 

(B) a public or private agency with which a State educational agency or the Secretary makes an arrangement to 

carry out a project under this subpart; or 

(C) a State educational agency, if the State educational 

agency operates the State’s migratory education program or 

projects directly. 

(2) MIGRATORY CHILD.—The term ‘‘migratory child’’ means a 

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obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse, in order to obtain, 

temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing 

work— 

(A) has moved from one school district to another; 

(B) in a State that is comprised of a single school district, 

has moved from one administrative area to another within 

such district; or 

(C) resides in a school district of more than 15,000 

square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more 

to a temporary residence to engage in a fishing activity. 

Subpart 3—Prevention and Intervention Programs 

for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk 

SEC. 1141. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subpart— 

(1) to improve educational services for children and youth in 

local and State institutions for neglected or delinquent children 

and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity 

to meet the same State academic standards that all children in 

the State are expected to meet; 

(2) to provide such children and youth with the services needed to make a successful transition from institutionalization to 

further schooling or employment; and 

(3) to prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, and 

to provide dropouts, and children and youth returning from 

correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent 

children and youth, with a support system to ensure their continued education. 

(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appropriated under 

section 3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 0.305 of one percent to 

carry out this subpart. 

(c) GRANTS AWARDED.—From the amounts reserved under subsection (b) and not reserved under section 1004 and section 1159, 

the Secretary shall make grants to State educational agencies that 

have plans submitted under section 1154 approved to enable such 

agencies to award subgrants to State agencies and local educational 

agencies to establish or improve programs of education for neglected, delinquent, or at-risk children and youth. 

SEC. 1142. PAYMENTS FOR PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SUBPART. 

(a) AGENCY SUBGRANTS.—Based on the allocation amount computed under section 1152, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 

educational agency an amount necessary to make subgrants to State 

agencies under chapter A. 

(b) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—Each State shall retain, for the purpose 

of carrying out chapter B, funds generated throughout the State 

under subpart 1 of this part based on children and youth residing 

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CHAPTER A—STATE AGENCY PROGRAMS 

SEC. 1151. ELIGIBILITY. 

A State agency is eligible for assistance under this chapter if such 

State agency is responsible for providing free public education for 

children and youth— 

(1) in institutions for neglected or delinquent children and 

youth; 

(2) attending community day programs for neglected or delinquent children and youth; or 

(3) in adult correctional institutions. 

SEC. 1152. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

(a) SUBGRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State agency described in section 1151 

(other than an agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is 

eligible to receive a subgrant under this chapter, for each fiscal 

year, in an amount equal to the product of— 

(A) the number of neglected or delinquent children and 

youth described in section 1151 who— 

(i) are enrolled for at least 15 hours per week in education programs in adult correctional institutions; and 

(ii) are enrolled for at least 20 hours per week— 

(I) in education programs in institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth; or 

(II) in community day programs for neglected or 

delinquent children and youth; and 

(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 

State, except that the amount determined under this subparagraph shall not be less than 32 percent, nor more than 

48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 

United States. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The number of neglected or delinquent 

children and youth determined under paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) be determined by the State agency by a deadline set 

by the Secretary, except that no State agency shall be required to determine the number of such children and youth 

on a specific date set by the Secretary; and 

(B) be adjusted, as the Secretary determines is appropriate, to reflect the relative length of such agency’s annual 

programs. 

(b) SUBGRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES IN PUERTO RICO.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the amount of the 

subgrant which a State agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico shall be eligible to receive under this chapter shall be the 

amount determined by multiplying the number of children 

counted under subsection (a)(1)(A) for the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico by the product of— 

(A) the percentage which the average per-pupil expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest 

average per-pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; and 

(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 

United States. 

(2) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The percentage in paragraph 

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(c) RATABLE REDUCTIONS IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.—If the amount reserved for any fiscal year for subgrants 

under subsections (a) and (b) is insufficient to pay the full amount 

for which all State agencies are eligible under such subsections, the 

Secretary shall ratably reduce each such amount. 

SEC. 1153. STATE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

If a State educational agency determines that a State agency does 

not need the full amount of the subgrant for which such State agency is eligible under this chapter for any fiscal year, the State educational agency may reallocate the amount that will not be needed 

to other eligible State agencies that need additional funds to carry 

out the purpose of this chapter, in such amounts as the State educational agency shall determine. 

SEC. 1154. STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS. 

(a) STATE PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that desires 

to receive a grant under this chapter shall submit, for approval 

by the Secretary, a plan— 

(A) for meeting the educational needs of neglected, delinquent, and at-risk children and youth; 

(B) for assisting in the transition of children and youth 

from correctional facilities to locally operated programs; 

and 

(C) that is integrated with other programs under this Act 

or other Acts, as appropriate. 

(2) CONTENTS.—Each such State plan shall— 

(A) describe how the State will assess the effectiveness of 

the program in improving the academic, career, and technical skills of children in the program; 

(B) provide that, to the extent feasible, such children will 

have the same opportunities to achieve as such children 

would have if such children were in the schools of local 

educational agencies in the State; 

(C) describe how the State will place a priority for such 

children to obtain a regular high school diploma, to the extent feasible; and 

(D) contain an assurance that the State educational 

agency will— 

(i) ensure that programs assisted under this chapter 

will be carried out in accordance with the State plan 

described in this subsection; 

(ii) carry out the evaluation requirements of section 

1171; and 

(iii) ensure that the State agencies receiving subgrants under this chapter comply with all applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements. 

(3) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each such State plan shall— 

(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this chapter; and 

(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as 

necessary, to reflect changes in the State’s strategies and 

programs under this chapter. 

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(1) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 

each State plan that meets the requirements of this chapter. 

(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary may review any State plan 

with the assistance and advice of individuals with relevant expertise. 

(c) STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.—Any State agency that desires 

to receive funds to carry out a program under this chapter shall 

submit an application to the State educational agency that— 

(1) describes the procedures to be used, consistent with the 

State plan under section 1111, to assess the educational needs 

of the children to be served under this chapter; 

(2) provide an assurance that in making services available to 

children and youth in adult correctional institutions, priority 

will be given to such children and youth who are likely to complete incarceration within a 2-year period; 

(3) describes the program, including a budget for the first 

year of the program, with annual updates to be provided to the 

State educational agency; 

(4) describes how the program will meet the goals and objectives of the State plan; 

(5) describes how the State agency will consult with experts 

and provide the necessary training for appropriate staff, to ensure that the planning and operation of institution-wide 

projects under section 1156 are of high quality; 

(6) describes how the programs will be coordinated with other 

appropriate State and Federal programs, such as programs 

under title I of Public Law 105–220, career and technical education programs, State and local dropout prevention programs, 

and special education programs; 

(7) describes how the State agency will encourage correctional 

facilities receiving funds under this chapter to coordinate with 

local educational agencies or alternative education programs attended by incarcerated children and youth prior to and after 

their incarceration to ensure that student assessments and appropriate academic records are shared jointly between the correctional facility and the local educational agency or alternative 

education program; 

(8) describes how appropriate professional development will 

be provided to teachers and other staff; 

(9) designates an individual in each affected correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and 

youth to be responsible for issues relating to the transition of 

such children and youth from such facility or institution to locally operated programs; 

(10) describes how the State agency will endeavor to coordinate with businesses for training and mentoring for participating children and youth; 

(11) provides an assurance that the State agency will assist 

in locating alternative programs through which students can 

continue their education if the students are not returning to 

school after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; 

(12) provides assurances that the State agency will work with 

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venting their children’s and youth’s further involvement in delinquent activities; 

(13) provides an assurance that the State agency will work 

with children and youth with disabilities in order to meet an 

existing individualized education program and an assurance 

that the agency will notify the child’s or youth’s local school if 

the child or youth— 

(A) is identified as in need of special education services 

while the child or youth is in the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; 

and 

(B) intends to return to the local school; 

(14) provides an assurance that the State agency will work 

with children and youth who dropped out of school before entering the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth to encourage the children and youth 

to reenter school and obtain a regular high school diploma once 

the term of the incarceration is completed, or provide the child 

or youth with the skills necessary to gain employment, continue 

the education of the child or youth, or obtain a regular high 

school diploma or its recognized equivalent if the child or youth 

does not intend to return to school; 

(15) provides an assurance that effective teachers and other 

qualified staff are trained to work with children and youth with 

disabilities and other students with special needs taking into 

consideration the unique needs of such students; 

(16) describes any additional services to be provided to children and youth, such as career counseling, distance education, 

and assistance in securing student loans and grants; and 

(17) provides an assurance that the program under this chapter will be coordinated with any programs operated under the 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 

U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or other comparable programs, if applicable. 

SEC. 1155. USE OF FUNDS. 

(a) USES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A State agency shall use funds received 

under this chapter only for programs and projects that— 

(A) are consistent with the State plan under section 

1154(a); and 

(B) concentrate on providing participants with the knowledge and skills needed to make a successful transition to 

secondary school completion, career and technical education, further education, or employment without the need 

for remediation. 

(2) PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Such programs and projects— 

(A) may include the acquisition of equipment; 

(B) shall be designed to support educational services 

that— 

(i) except for institution-wide projects under section 

1156, are provided to children and youth identified by 

the State agency as failing, or most at-risk of failing, 

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(ii) supplement and improve the quality of the educational services provided to such children and youth 

by the State agency; 

(iii) afford such children and youth an opportunity to 

meet State academic standards; and 

(C) shall be carried out in a manner consistent with section 1120A and part C (as applied to programs and 

projects under this chapter). 

(b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A program under this chapter 

that supplements the number of hours of instruction students receive 

from State and local sources shall be considered to comply with the 

supplement, not supplant requirement of section 1120A (as applied 

to this chapter) without regard to the subject areas in which instruction is given during those hours. 

SEC. 1156. INSTITUTION-WIDE PROJECTS. 

A State agency that provides free public education for children 

and youth in an institution for neglected or delinquent children and 

youth (other than an adult correctional institution) or attending a 

community day program for such children and youth may use funds 

received under this chapter to serve all children in, and upgrade the 

entire educational effort of, that institution or program if the State 

agency has developed, and the State educational agency has approved, a comprehensive plan for that institution or program that— 

(1) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of all children and youth in the institution or 

program serving juveniles; 

(2) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of youth aged 20 and younger in adult facilities 

who are expected to complete incarceration within a 2-year period; 

(3) describes the steps the State agency has taken, or will 

take, to provide all children and youth under age 21 with the 

opportunity to meet State academic standards in order to improve the likelihood that the children and youth will complete 

secondary school, obtain a regular high school diploma or its 

recognized equivalent, or find employment after leaving the institution; 

(4) describes the instructional program, specialized instructional support services, and procedures that will be used to 

meet the needs described in paragraph (1), including, to the extent feasible, the provision of mentors for the children and 

youth described in paragraph (1); 

(5) specifically describes how such funds will be used; 

(6) describes the measures and procedures that will be used 

to assess and improve student achievement; 

(7) describes how the agency has planned, and will implement and evaluate, the institution-wide or program-wide project 

in consultation with personnel providing direct instructional 

services and support services in institutions or community day 

programs for neglected or delinquent children and youth, and 

with personnel from the State educational agency; and 

(8) includes an assurance that the State agency has provided 

for appropriate training for teachers and other instructional 

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SEC. 1157. THREE-YEAR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS. 

If a State agency operates a program or project under this chapter 

in which individual children or youth are likely to participate for 

more than one year, the State educational agency may approve the 

State agency’s application for a subgrant under this chapter for a 

period of not more than 3 years. 

SEC. 1158. TRANSITION SERVICES. 

(a) TRANSITION SERVICES.—Each State agency shall reserve not 

less than 15 percent and not more than 30 percent of the amount 

such agency receives under this chapter for any fiscal year to support— 

(1) projects that facilitate the transition of children and youth 

from State-operated institutions to schools served by local educational agencies; or 

(2) the successful re-entry of youth offenders, who are age 20 

or younger and have received a regular high school diploma or 

its recognized equivalent, into postsecondary education, or career and technical training programs, through strategies designed to expose the youth to, and prepare the youth for, postsecondary education, or career and technical training programs, 

such as— 

(A) preplacement programs that allow adjudicated or incarcerated youth to audit or attend courses on college, university, or community college campuses, or through programs provided in institutional settings; 

(B) worksite schools, in which institutions of higher education and private or public employers partner to create 

programs to help students make a successful transition to 

postsecondary education and employment; and 

(C) essential support services to ensure the success of the 

youth, such as— 

(i) personal, career and technical, and academic 

counseling; 

(ii) placement services designed to place the youth in 

a university, college, or junior college program; 

(iii) information concerning, and assistance in obtaining, available student financial aid; 

(iv) counseling services; and 

(v) job placement services. 

(b) CONDUCT OF PROJECTS.—A project supported under this section may be conducted directly by the State agency, or through a 

contract or other arrangement with one or more local educational 

agencies, other public agencies, or private organizations. 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to prohibit a school that receives funds under subsection 

(a) from serving neglected and delinquent children and youth simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the same 

educational settings where appropriate. 

SEC. 1159. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

The Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount 

reserved under section 1141 to provide technical assistance to and 

support State agency programs assisted under this chapter. 


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CHAPTER B—LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS 

SEC. 1161. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this chapter is to support the operation of local 

educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally 

operated correctional facilities— 

(1) to carry out high quality education programs to prepare 

children and youth for secondary school completion, training, 

employment, or further education; 

(2) to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such 

children and youth from the correctional program to further 

education or employment; and 

(3) to operate programs in local schools for children and 

youth returning from correctional facilities, and programs 

which may serve at-risk children and youth. 

SEC. 1162. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

(a) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—With funds made available under section 

1142(b), the State educational agency shall award subgrants to 

local educational agencies with high numbers or percentages of children and youth residing in locally operated (including county operated) correctional facilities for children and youth (including facilities involved in community day programs). 

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—A local educational agency that serves a 

school operated by a correctional facility is not required to operate 

a program of support for children and youth returning from such 

school to a school that is not operated by a correctional agency but 

served by such local educational agency, if more than 30 percent of 

the children and youth attending the school operated by the correctional facility will reside outside the boundaries served by the local 

educational agency after leaving such facility. 

(c) NOTIFICATION.—A State educational agency shall notify local 

educational agencies within the State of the eligibility of such agencies to receive a subgrant under this chapter. 

(d) TRANSITIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES.—Transitional and 

supportive programs operated in local educational agencies under 

this chapter shall be designed primarily to meet the transitional 

and academic needs of students returning to local educational agencies or alternative education programs from correctional facilities. 

Services to students at-risk of dropping out of school shall not have 

a negative impact on meeting the transitional and academic needs 

of the students returning from correctional facilities. 

SEC. 1163. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS. 

Each local educational agency desiring assistance under this 

chapter shall submit an application to the State educational agency 

that contains such information as the State educational agency may 

require. Each such application shall include— 

(1) a description of the program to be assisted; 

(2) a description of formal agreements, regarding the program 

to be assisted, between— 

(A) the local educational agency; and 

(B) correctional facilities and alternative school programs 

serving children and youth involved with the juvenile justice system; 

(3) as appropriate, a description of how participating schools 

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and youth to ensure that such children and youth are participating in an education program comparable to one operating in 

the local school such youth would attend; 

(4) a description of the program operated by participating 

schools for children and youth returning from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, the types of services that such 

schools will provide such children and youth and other at-risk 

children and youth; 

(5) a description of the characteristics (including learning difficulties, substance abuse problems, and other needs) of the children and youth who will be returning from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, other at-risk children and youth expected to be served by the program, and a description of how 

the school will coordinate existing educational programs to meet 

the unique educational needs of such children and youth; 

(6) as appropriate, a description of how schools will coordinate with existing social, health, and other services to meet the 

needs of students returning from correctional facilities and atrisk children or youth, including prenatal health care and nutrition services related to the health of the parent and the child 

or youth, parenting and child development classes, child care, 

targeted reentry and outreach programs, referrals to community 

resources, and scheduling flexibility; 

(7) as appropriate, a description of any partnerships with 

local businesses to develop training, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, and mentoring services for participating students; 

(8) as appropriate, a description of how the program will involve parents in efforts to improve the educational achievement 

of their children, assist in dropout prevention activities, and 

prevent the involvement of their children in delinquent activities; 

(9) a description of how the program under this chapter will 

be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local programs, 

such as programs under title I of Public Law 105–220 and career and technical education programs serving at-risk children 

and youth; 

(10) a description of how the program will be coordinated 

with programs operated under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and other comparable programs, 

if applicable; 

(11) as appropriate, a description of how schools will work 

with probation officers to assist in meeting the needs of children 

and youth returning from correctional facilities; 

(12) a description of the efforts participating schools will 

make to ensure correctional facilities working with children and 

youth are aware of a child’s or youth’s existing individualized 

education program; and 

(13) as appropriate, a description of the steps participating 

schools will take to find alternative placements for children and 

youth interested in continuing their education but unable to 

participate in a traditional public school program. 

SEC. 1164. USES OF FUNDS. 

Funds provided to local educational agencies under this chapter 

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(1) programs that serve children and youth returning to local 

schools from correctional facilities, to assist in the transition of 

such children and youth to the school environment and help 

them remain in school in order to complete their education; 

(2) dropout prevention programs which serve at-risk children 

and youth; 

(3) the coordination of health and social services for such individuals if there is a likelihood that the provision of such services, including day care, drug and alcohol counseling, and mental health services, will improve the likelihood such individuals 

will complete their education; 

(4) special programs to meet the unique academic needs of 

participating children and youth, including career and technical education, special education, career counseling, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, and assistance in securing student loans or grants for postsecondary education; and 

(5) programs providing mentoring and peer mediation. 

SEC. 1165. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES 

RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION. 

Each correctional facility entering into an agreement with a local 

educational agency under section 1163(2) to provide services to children and youth under this chapter shall— 

(1) where feasible, ensure that educational programs in the 

correctional facility are coordinated with the student’s home 

school, particularly with respect to a student with an individualized education program under part B of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act; 

(2) if the child or youth is identified as in need of special education services while in the correctional facility, notify the local 

school of the child or youth of such need; 

(3) where feasible, provide transition assistance to help the 

child or youth stay in school, including coordination of services 

for the family, counseling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs, tutoring, and family counseling; 

(4) provide support programs that encourage children and 

youth who have dropped out of school to re-enter school and obtain a regular high school diploma once their term at the correctional facility has been completed, or provide such children 

and youth with the skills necessary to gain employment or seek 

a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 

(5) work to ensure that the correctional facility is staffed with 

effective teachers and other qualified staff who are trained to 

work with children and youth with disabilities taking into consideration the unique needs of such children and youth; 

(6) ensure that educational programs in the correctional facility are related to assisting students to meet the States’s academic standards; 

(7) to the extent possible, use technology to assist in coordinating educational programs between the correctional facility 

and the community school; 

(8) where feasible, involve parents in efforts to improve the 

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(9) coordinate funds received under this chapter with other 

local, State, and Federal funds available to provide services to 

participating children and youth, such as funds made available 

under title I of Public Law 105–220, and career and technical 

education funds; 

(10) coordinate programs operated under this chapter with 

activities funded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention Act of 1974 and other comparable programs, if applicable; 

(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses to develop 

training, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, 

and mentoring programs for children and youth; and 

(12) consult with the local educational agency for a period 

jointly determined necessary by the correctional facility and 

local educational agency upon discharge from that facility to coordinate educational services so as to minimize disruption to 

the child’s or youth’s achievement. 

SEC. 1166. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

The State educational agency— 

(1) may require correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth to demonstrate, after 

receiving assistance under this chapter for 3 years, that there 

has been an increase in the number of children and youth returning to school, obtaining a regular high school diploma or 

its recognized equivalent, or obtaining employment after such 

children and youth are released; and 

(2) may reduce or terminate funding for projects under this 

chapter if a local educational agency does not show progress in 

the number of children and youth obtaining a regular high 

school diploma or its recognized equivalent. 

CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 1171. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 

(a) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—Each State agency or local educational agency that conducts a program under chapters A or B 

shall evaluate the program, disaggregating data on participation by 

gender, race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every 3 years, to 

determine the program’s impact on the ability of participants— 

(1) to maintain and improve educational achievement; 

(2) to accrue school credits that meet State requirements for 

grade promotion and high school graduation; 

(3) to make the transition to a regular program or other education program operated by a local educational agency; 

(4) to complete high school (or high school equivalency requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children 

and youth; and 

(5) as appropriate, to participate in postsecondary education 

and job training programs. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The disaggregation required under subsection (a) 

shall not be required in a case in which the number of students in 

a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 

the results would reveal personally identifiable information about 

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(c) EVALUATION MEASURES.—In conducting each evaluation 

under subsection (a), a State agency or local educational agency 

shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress. 

(d) EVALUATION RESULTS.—Each State agency and local educational agency shall— 

(1) submit evaluation results to the State educational agency 

and the Secretary; and 

(2) use the results of evaluations under this section to plan 

and improve subsequent programs for participating children 

and youth. 

SEC. 1172. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subpart: 

(1) ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘adult correctional institution’’ means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) are confined as a result of 

a conviction for a criminal offense. 

(2) AT-RISK.—The term ‘‘at-risk’’, when used with respect to a 

child, youth, or student, means a school-aged individual who— 

(A) is at-risk of academic failure; and 

(B) has a drug or alcohol problem, is pregnant or is a 

parent, has come into contact with the juvenile justice system in the past, is at least 1 year behind the expected grade 

level for the age of the individual, is an English learner, is 

a gang member, has dropped out of school in the past, or 

has a high absenteeism rate at school. 

(3) COMMUNITY DAY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘community day 

program’’ means a regular program of instruction provided by 

a State agency at a community day school operated specifically 

for neglected or delinquent children and youth. 

(4) INSTITUTION FOR NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN

AND YOUTH.—The term ‘‘institution for neglected or delinquent 

children and youth’’ means— 

(A) a public or private residential facility, other than a 

foster home, that is operated for the care of children who 

have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed 

in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians; or 

(B) a public or private residential facility for the care of 

children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in 

need of supervision. 

Subpart 4—English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement 

SEC. 1181. PURPOSES. 

The purposes of this subpart are— 

(1) to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant 

children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high 

levels of academic achievement in English; 

(2) to assist all English learners, including immigrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels in the core academic 

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(3) to assist State educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, and schools in establishing, implementing, and sustaining high-quality, flexible, evidence-based language instruction educational programs designed to assist in teaching 

English learners, including immigrant children and youth; 

(4) to assist State educational agencies and local educational 

agencies to develop and enhance their capacity to provide highquality, evidence-based instructional programs designed to prepare English learners, including immigrant children and 

youth, to enter all-English instruction settings; and 

(5) to promote parental and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents and 

communities of English learners. 

CHAPTER A—GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS FOR ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT 

SEC. 1191. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each State educational agency 

having a plan approved by the Secretary for a fiscal year under section 1192, the Secretary shall reserve 4.4 percent of funds appropriated under section 3(a)(1) to make a grant for the year to the 

agency for the purposes specified in subsection (b). The grant shall 

consist of the allotment determined for the State educational agency 

under subsection (c). 

(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

(1) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 

make a grant under subsection (a) only if the State educational 

agency involved agrees to expend at least 95 percent of the State 

educational agency’s allotment under subsection (c) for a fiscal 

year— 

(A) to award subgrants, from allocations under section 

1193, to eligible entities to carry out the activities described 

in section 1194 (other than subsection (e)); and 

(B) to award subgrants under section 1193(d)(1) to eligible entities that are described in that section to carry out 

the activities described in section 1194(e). 

(2) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to paragraph (3), each State 

educational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) may 

reserve not more than 5 percent of the agency’s allotment under 

subsection (c) to carry out the following activities: 

(A) Professional development activities, and other activities, which may include assisting personnel in— 

(i) meeting State and local certification and licensing 

requirements for teaching English learners; and 

(ii) improving teacher skills in meeting the diverse 

needs of English learners, including in how to implement evidence-based programs and curricula on teaching English learners. 

(B) Planning, evaluation, administration, and interagency coordination related to the subgrants referred to in 

paragraph (1). 

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from a State educational agency under this chapter, including assistance in— 

(i) identifying and implementing evidence-based language instruction educational programs and curricula 

for teaching English learners; 

(ii) helping English learners meet the same State 

academic standards that all children are expected to 

meet; 

(iii) identifying or developing, and implementing, 

measures of English proficiency; and 

(iv) strengthening and increasing parent, family, and 

community engagement. 

(D) Providing recognition, which may include providing 

financial awards, to subgrantees that have significantly improved the achievement and progress of English learners 

in— 

(i) reaching English language proficiency, based on 

the State’s English language proficiency assessment 

under section 1111(b)(2)(D); and 

(ii) meeting the State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1). 

(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—From the amount reserved 

under paragraph (2), a State educational agency may use not 

more than 40 percent of such amount or $175,000, whichever is 

greater, for the planning and administrative costs of carrying 

out paragraphs (1) and (2). 

(c) RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.— 

(1) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount reserved under section 

1191(a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

(A) 0.5 percent of such amount for payments to outlying 

areas, to be allotted in accordance with their respective 

needs for assistance under this chapter, as determined by 

the Secretary, for activities, approved by the Secretary, consistent with this chapter; and 

(B) 6.5 percent of such amount for national activities 

under sections 1211 and 1222, except that not more than 

$2,000,000 of such amount may be reserved for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and 

Language Instruction Educational Programs described in 

section 1222. 

(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), from the amount reserved under section 1191(a) for 

each fiscal year that remains after making the reservations 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot to each State 

educational agency having a plan approved under section 

1192(c)— 

(i) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 

percent of the remainder as the number of English 

learners in the State bears to the number of such children in all States, as determined by data available 

from the American Community Survey conducted by 

the Department of Commerce or State-reported data; 

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(ii) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 

percent of the remainder as the number of immigrant 

children and youth in the State bears to the number of 

such children and youth in all States, as determined 

based only on data available from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce. 

(B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS.—No State educational agency 

shall receive an allotment under this paragraph that is less 

than $500,000. 

(C) REALLOTMENT.—If any State educational agency described in subparagraph (A) does not submit a plan to the 

Secretary for a fiscal year, or submits a plan (or any 

amendment to a plan) that the Secretary, after reasonable 

notice and opportunity for a hearing, determines does not 

satisfy the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary shall 

reallot any portion of such allotment to the remaining State 

educational agencies in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUERTO RICO.—The total amount 

allotted to Puerto Rico for any fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 0.5 percent of the total amount 

allotted to all States for that fiscal year. 

(3) USE OF DATA FOR DETERMINATIONS.—In making State allotments under paragraph (2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary 

shall determine the number of English learners in a State and 

in all States, using the most accurate, up-to-date data, which 

shall be— 

(A) data from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce, which may be 

multiyear estimates; 

(B) the number of students being assessed for English 

language proficiency, based on the State’s English language 

proficiency assessment under section 1111(b)(2)(D), which 

may be multiyear estimates; or 

(C) a combination of data available under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

SEC. 1192. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Each State educational agency desiring a 

grant under this chapter shall submit a plan to the Secretary at 

such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) describe the process that the agency will use in awarding 

subgrants to eligible entities under section 1193(d)(1); 

(2) provide an assurance that— 

(A) the agency will ensure that eligible entities receiving 

a subgrant under this chapter comply with the requirement 

in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(x) to annually assess in English 

learners who have been in the United States for 3 or more 

consecutive years; 

(B) the agency will ensure that eligible entities receiving 

a subgrant under this chapter annually assess the English 

proficiency of all English learners participating in a program funded under this chapter, consistent with section 

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(C) in awarding subgrants under section 1193, the agency will address the needs of school systems of all sizes and 

in all geographic areas, including school systems with 

rural and urban schools; 

(D) subgrants to eligible entities under section 1193(d)(1) 

will be of sufficient size and scope to allow such entities to 

carry out high-quality, evidence-based language instruction 

educational programs for English learners; 

(E) the agency will require an eligible entity receiving a 

subgrant under this chapter to use the subgrant in ways 

that will build such recipient’s capacity to continue to offer 

high-quality evidence-based language instruction educational programs that assist English learners in meeting 

State academic standards; 

(F) the agency will monitor the eligible entity receiving a 

subgrant under this chapter for compliance with applicable 

Federal fiscal requirements; and 

(G) the plan has been developed in consultation with 

local educational agencies, teachers, administrators of programs implemented under this chapter, parents, and other 

relevant stakeholders; 

(3) describe how the agency will coordinate its programs and 

activities under this chapter with other programs and activities 

under this Act and other Acts, as appropriate; 

(4) describe how eligible entities in the State will be given the 

flexibility to teach English learners— 

(A) using a high-quality, evidence-based language instruction curriculum for teaching English learners; and 

(B) in the manner the eligible entities determine to be the 

most effective; and 

(5) describe how the agency will assist eligible entities in increasing the number of English learners who acquire English 

proficiency. 

(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary, after using a peer review process, 

shall approve a plan submitted under subsection (a) if the plan 

meets the requirements of this section. 

(d) DURATION OF PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Each plan submitted by a State educational 

agency and approved under subsection (c) shall— 

(A) remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation under this chapter; and 

(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the agency, as 

necessary, to reflect changes to the agency’s strategies and 

programs carried out under this subpart. 

(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 

(A) AMENDMENTS.—If the State educational agency 

amends the plan, the agency shall submit such amendment 

to the Secretary. 

(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve such 

amendment to an approved plan, unless the Secretary determines that the amendment will result in the agency not 

meeting the requirements, or fulfilling the purposes, of this 

subpart. 

(e) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A plan submitted under subsection (a) 

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(f) SECRETARY ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, if requested, in the development of English proficiency standards and assessments. 

SEC. 1193. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—After making the reservation required under 

subsection (d)(1), each State educational agency receiving a grant 

under section 1191(c)(2) shall award subgrants for a fiscal year by 

allocating in a timely manner to each eligible entity in the State 

having a plan approved under section 1195 an amount that bears 

the same relationship to the amount received under the grant and 

remaining after making such reservation as the population of 

English learners in schools served by the eligible entity bears to the 

population of English learners in schools served by all eligible entities in the State. 

(b) LIMITATION.—A State educational agency shall not award a 

subgrant from an allocation made under subsection (a) if the 

amount of such subgrant would be less than $10,000. 

(c) REALLOCATION.—Whenever a State educational agency determines that an amount from an allocation made to an eligible entity 

under subsection (a) for a fiscal year will not be used by the entity 

for the purpose for which the allocation was made, the agency shall, 

in accordance with such rules as it determines to be appropriate, reallocate such amount, consistent with such subsection, to other eligible entities in the State that the agency determines will use the 

amount to carry out that purpose. 

(d) REQUIRED RESERVATION.—A State educational agency receiving a grant under this chapter for a fiscal year— 

(1) shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the agency’s allotment under section 1191(c)(2) to award subgrants to eligible 

entities in the State that have experienced a significant increase, as compared to the average of the 2 preceding fiscal 

years, in the percentage or number of immigrant children and 

youth, who have enrolled, during the fiscal year preceding the 

fiscal year for which the subgrant is made, in public and nonpublic elementary schools and secondary schools in the geographic areas under the jurisdiction of, or served by, such entities; and 

(2) in awarding subgrants under paragraph (1)— 

(A) shall equally consider eligible entities that satisfy the 

requirement of such paragraph but have limited or no experience in serving immigrant children and youth; and 

(B) shall consider the quality of each local plan under 

section 1195 and ensure that each subgrant is of sufficient 

size and scope to meet the purposes of this subpart. 

SEC. 1194. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

(a) PURPOSES OF SUBGRANTS.—A State educational agency may 

make a subgrant to an eligible entity from funds received by the 

agency under this chapter only if the entity agrees to expend the 

funds to improve the education of English learners, by assisting the 

children to learn English and meet State academic standards. In 

carrying out activities with such funds, the eligible entity shall use 

evidence-based approaches and methodologies for teaching English 

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(1) Developing and implementing new language instruction 

educational programs and academic content instruction programs for English learners and immigrant children and youth, 

including programs of early childhood education, elementary 

school programs, and secondary school programs. 

(2) Carrying out highly focused, innovative, locally designed, 

evidence-based activities to expand or enhance existing language instruction educational programs and academic content 

instruction programs for English learners and immigrant children and youth. 

(3) Implementing, within an individual school, schoolwide 

programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs, activities, and operations relating to language 

instruction educational programs and academic content instruction for English learners and immigrant children and youth. 

(4) Implementing, within the entire jurisdiction of a local 

educational agency, agencywide programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs, activities, and 

operations relating to language instruction educational programs and academic content instruction for English learners 

and immigrant children and youth. 

(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each eligible entity receiving 

funds under section 1193(a) for a fiscal year shall use not more 

than 2 percent of such funds for the cost of administering this chapter. 

(c) REQUIRED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving funds under section 1193(a) shall use the funds— 

(1) to increase the English language proficiency of English 

learners by providing high-quality, evidence-based language instruction educational programs that meet the needs of English 

learners and have demonstrated success in increasing— 

(A) English language proficiency; and 

(B) student academic achievement in the core academic 

subjects; 

(2) to provide high-quality, evidence-based professional development to classroom teachers (including teachers in classroom 

settings that are not the settings of language instruction educational programs), school leaders, administrators, and other 

school or community-based organization personnel, that is— 

(A) designed to improve the instruction and assessment of 

English learners; 

(B) designed to enhance the ability of teachers and school 

leaders to understand and implement curricula, assessment 

practices and measures, and instruction strategies for 

English learners; 

(C) evidence-based in increasing children’s English language proficiency or substantially increasing the subject 

matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills 

of teachers; and 

(D) of sufficient intensity and duration (which shall not 

include activities such as one-day or short-term workshops 

and conferences) to have a positive and lasting impact on 

the teachers’ performance in the classroom, except that this 

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velopment plan established by a teacher and the teacher’s 

supervisor based on an assessment of the needs of the 

teacher, the supervisor, the students of the teacher, and any 

local educational agency employing the teacher, as appropriate; and 

(3) to provide and implement other evidence-based activities 

and strategies that enhance or supplement language instruction 

educational programs for English learners, including parental 

and community engagement activities and strategies that serve 

to coordinate and align related programs. 

(d) AUTHORIZED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsection 

(c), an eligible entity receiving funds under section 1193(a) may use 

the funds to achieve one of the purposes described in subsection (a) 

by undertaking one or more of the following activities: 

(1) Upgrading program objectives and effective instruction 

strategies. 

(2) Improving the instruction program for English learners by 

identifying, acquiring, and upgrading curricula, instruction 

materials, educational software, and assessment procedures. 

(3) Providing to English learners— 

(A) tutorials and academic or career education for 

English learners; and 

(B) intensified instruction. 

(4) Developing and implementing elementary school or secondary school language instruction educational programs that 

are coordinated with other relevant programs and services. 

(5) Improving the English language proficiency and academic 

achievement of English learners. 

(6) Providing community participation programs, family literacy services, and parent outreach and training activities to 

English learners and their families— 

(A) to improve the English language skills of English 

learners; and 

(B) to assist parents in helping their children to improve 

their academic achievement and becoming active participants in the education of their children. 

(7) Improving the instruction of English learners by providing 

for— 

(A) the acquisition or development of educational technology or instructional materials; 

(B) access to, and participation in, electronic networks for 

materials, training, and communication; and 

(C) incorporation of the resources described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) into curricula and programs, such as 

those funded under this chapter. 

(8) Carrying out other activities that are consistent with the 

purposes of this section. 

(e) ACTIVITIES BY AGENCIES EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— 

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(A) family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants 

in the education of their children; 

(B) support for personnel, including paraprofessionals 

who have been specifically trained, or are being trained, to 

provide services to immigrant children and youth; 

(C) provision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling for immigrant children and youth; 

(D) identification, development, and acquisition of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to 

be used in the program carried out with awarded funds; 

(E) basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the local educational agency involved of immigrant children and youth, including the payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, 

costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly 

attributable to such additional basic instruction services; 

(F) other instruction services that are designed to assist 

immigrant children and youth to achieve in elementary 

schools and secondary schools in the United States, such as 

programs of introduction to the educational system and 

civics education; and 

(G) activities, coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children and youth 

by offering comprehensive community services. 

(2) DURATION OF SUBGRANTS.—The duration of a subgrant 

made by a State educational agency under section 1193(d)(1) 

shall be determined by the agency in its discretion. 

(f) SELECTION OF METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a subgrant from a State educational agency under this chapter, an eligible entity shall select one or more methods or forms of instruction to be used in 

the programs and activities undertaken by the entity to assist 

English learners to attain English language proficiency and 

meet State academic standards. 

(2) CONSISTENCY.—Such selection shall be consistent with 

sections 1204 through 1206. 

(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds made available 

under this chapter shall be used so as to supplement the level of 

Federal, State, and local public funds that, in the absence of such 

availability, would have been expended for programs for English 

learners and immigrant children and youth and in no case to supplant such Federal, State, and local public funds. 

SEC. 1195. LOCAL PLANS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Each eligible entity desiring a subgrant 

from the State educational agency under section 1193 shall submit 

a plan to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency may require. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) describe the evidence-based programs and activities proposed to be developed, implemented, and administered under 

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English language proficiency and meet the State academic 

standards; 

(2) describe how the eligible entity will hold elementary 

schools and secondary schools receiving funds under this chapter accountable for annually assessing the English language 

proficiency of all children participating under this subpart, consistent with section 1111(b); 

(3) describe how the eligible entity will promote parent and 

community engagement in the education of English learners; 

(4) contain an assurance that the eligible entity consulted 

with teachers, researchers, school administrators, parents and 

community members, public or private organizations, and institutions of higher education, in developing and implementing 

such plan; 

(5) describe how language instruction educational programs 

carried out under the subgrant will ensure that English learners being served by the programs develop English language proficiency; and 

(6) contain assurances that— 

(A) each local educational agency that is included in the 

eligible entity is complying with section 1112(g) prior to, 

and throughout, each school year; and 

(B) the eligible entity is not in violation of any State law, 

including State constitutional law, regarding the education 

of English learners, consistent with sections 1205 and 1206. 

(c) TEACHER ENGLISH FLUENCY.—Each eligible entity receiving a 

subgrant under section 1193 shall include in its plan a certification 

that all teachers in any language instruction educational program 

for English learners that is, or will be, funded under this subpart 

are fluent in English and any other language used for instruction, 

including having written and oral communications skills. 

CHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATION 

SEC. 1201. REPORTING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that receives a subgrant 

from a State educational agency under chapter A shall provide such 

agency, at the conclusion of every second fiscal year during which 

the subgrant is received, with a report, in a form prescribed by the 

agency, on the activities conducted and students served under this 

subpart that includes— 

(1) a description of the programs and activities conducted by 

the entity with funds received under chapter A during the two 

immediately preceding fiscal years, including how such programs and activities supplemented programs funded primarily 

with State or local funds; 

(2) a description of the progress made by English learners in 

learning the English language and in meeting State academic 

standards; 

(3) the number and percentage of English learners in the programs and activities attaining English language proficiency 

based on the State English language proficiency standards established under section 1111(b)(1)(E) by the end of each school 

year, as determined by the State’s English language proficiency 

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(4) the number of English learners who exit the language instruction educational programs based on their attainment of 

English language proficiency and transitioned to classrooms 

not tailored for English learners; 

(5) a description of the progress made by English learners in 

meeting the State academic standards for each of the 2 years 

after such children are no longer receiving services under this 

subpart; 

(6) the number and percentage of English learners who have 

not attained English language proficiency within five years of 

initial classification as an English learner and first enrollment 

in the local educational agency; and 

(7) any such other information as the State educational agency may require. 

(b) USE OF REPORT.—A report provided by an eligible entity 

under subsection (a) shall be used by the entity and the State educational agency— 

(1) to determine the effectiveness of programs and activities in 

assisting children who are English learners— 

(A) to attain English language proficiency; and 

(B) to make progress in meeting State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1); and 

(2) upon determining the effectiveness of programs and activities based on the criteria in paragraph (1), to decide how to improve programs. 

SEC. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT. 

(a) STATES.—Based upon the reports provided to a State educational agency under section 1201, each such agency that receives 

a grant under this subpart shall prepare and submit annually to 

the Secretary a report on programs and activities carried out by the 

State educational agency under this subpart and the effectiveness of 

such programs and activities in improving the education provided 

to English learners. 

(b) SECRETARY.—Annually, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 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 a report— 

(1) on programs and activities carried out to serve English 

learners under this subpart, and the effectiveness of such programs and activities in improving the academic achievement 

and English language proficiency of English learners; 

(2) on the types of language instruction educational programs 

used by local educational agencies or eligible entities receiving 

funding under this subpart to teach English learners; 

(3) containing a critical synthesis of data reported by eligible 

entities to States under section 1201(a); 

(4) containing a description of technical assistance and other 

assistance provided by State educational agencies under section 

1191(b)(2)(C); 

(5) containing an estimate of the number of effective teachers 

working in language instruction educational programs and 

educating English learners, and an estimate of the number of 

such teachers that will be needed for the succeeding 5 fiscal 

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(6) containing the number of programs or activities, if any, 

that were terminated because the entities carrying out the programs or activities were not able to reach program goals; 

(7) containing the number of English learners served by eligible entities receiving funding under this subpart who were 

transitioned out of language instruction educational programs 

funded under this subpart into classrooms where instruction is 

not tailored for English learners; and 

(8) containing other information gathered from other reports 

submitted to the Secretary under this subpart when applicable. 

SEC. 1203. COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS. 

In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the educational needs of English learners, the Secretary shall coordinate 

and ensure close cooperation with other entities carrying out programs serving language-minority and English learners that are administered by the Department and other agencies. 

SEC. 1204. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed— 

(1) to prohibit a local educational agency from serving 

English learners simultaneously with children with similar 

educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate; 

(2) to require a State or a local educational agency to establish, continue, or eliminate any particular type of instructional 

program for English learners; or 

(3) to limit the preservation or use of Native American languages. 

SEC. 1205. LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW. 

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to negate or supersede 

State law, or the legal authority under State law of any State agency, State entity, or State public official, over programs that are 

under the jurisdiction of the State agency, entity, or official. 

SEC. 1206. CIVIL RIGHTS. 

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with any Federal law guaranteeing a civil right. 

SEC. 1207. PROHIBITION. 

In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall neither mandate 

nor preclude the use of a particular curricular or pedagogical approach to educating English learners. 

SEC. 1208. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND PUERTO RICO. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, programs 

authorized under this subpart that serve Native American (including Native American Pacific Islander) children and children in the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may include programs of instruction, 

teacher training, curriculum development, evaluation, and assessment designed for Native American children learning and studying 

Native American languages and children of limited Spanish proficiency, except that an outcome of programs serving such children 

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CHAPTER C—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

SEC. 1211. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. 

The Secretary shall use funds made available under section 

1191(c)(1)(B) to award grants on a competitive basis, for a period 

of not more than 5 years, to institutions of higher education or public or private organizations with relevant experience and capacity 

(in consortia with State educational agencies or local educational 

agencies) to provide for professional development activities that will 

improve classroom instruction for English learners and assist educational personnel working with such children to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve English learners. Grants awarded under this subsection may be used— 

(1) for preservice, evidence-based professional development 

programs that will assist local schools and institutions of higher education to upgrade the qualifications and skills of educational personnel who are not certified or licensed, especially 

educational paraprofessionals; 

(2) for the development of curricula or other instructional 

strategies appropriate to the needs of the consortia participants 

involved; 

(3) to support strategies that strengthen and increase parent 

and community member engagement in the education of 

English learners; and 

(4) to share and disseminate evidence-based practices in the 

instruction of English learners and in increasing their student 

achievement. 

CHAPTER D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 1221. DEFINITIONS. 

Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart: 

(1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means any individual aged 3 

through 21. 

(2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness, Indian tribe, or tribally sanctioned educational authority, that is representative of a community or significant segments of a community and that provides 

educational or related services to individuals in the community. 

Such term includes a Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language educational organization. 

(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

(A) one or more local educational agencies; or 

(B) one or more local educational agencies, in consortia 

(or collaboration) with an institution of higher education, 

community-based organization, or State educational agency. 

(4) IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—The term ‘‘immigrant 

children and youth’’ means individuals who— 

(A) are age 3 through 21; 

(B) were not born in any State; and 

(C) have not been attending one or more schools in any 

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(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian 

tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Native village or Regional Corporation or Village 

Corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as eligible for 

the special programs and services provided by the United States 

to Indians because of their status as Indians. 

(6) LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.—The 

term ‘‘language instruction educational program’’ means an instruction course— 

(A) in which an English learner is placed for the purpose 

of developing and attaining English language proficiency, 

while meeting State academic standards, as required by 

section 1111(b)(1); and 

(B) that may make instructional use of both English and 

a child’s native language to enable the child to develop and 

attain English language proficiency, and may include the 

participation of English language proficient children if 

such course is designed to enable all participating children 

to become proficient in English and a second language. 

(7) NATIVE LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘native language’’, when 

used with reference to English learner, means— 

(A) the language normally used by such individual; or 

(B) in the case of a child or youth, the language normally 

used by the parents of the child or youth. 

(8) PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘‘paraprofessional’’ means 

an individual who is employed in a preschool, elementary 

school, or secondary school under the supervision of a certified 

or licensed teacher, including individuals employed in language 

instruction educational programs, special education, and migratory education. 

(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

SEC. 1222. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 

The Secretary shall establish and support the operation of a National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs, which shall collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information about language instruction educational programs for English learners, and related 

programs. The National Clearinghouse shall— 

(1) be administered as an adjunct clearinghouse of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses system 

supported by the Institute of Education Sciences; 

(2) coordinate activities with Federal data and information 

clearinghouses and entities operating Federal dissemination 

networks and systems; 

(3) develop a system for improving the operation and effectiveness of federally funded language instruction educational programs; and 

(4) collect and disseminate information on— 

(A) educational research and processes related to the education of English learners; and 

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tent and English language proficiency assessments for language instruction educational programs; and 

(5) publish, on an annual basis, a list of grant recipients 

under this subpart. 

SEC. 1223. REGULATIONS. 

In developing regulations under this subpart, the Secretary shall 

consult with State educational agencies and local educational agencies, organizations representing English learners, and organizations 

representing teachers and other personnel involved in the education 

of English learners. 

Subpart 5—Rural Education Achievement 

Program 

SEC. 1230. PURPOSE. 

It is the purpose of this subpart to address the unique needs of 

rural school districts that frequently— 

(1) lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants; and 

(2) receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small to 

be effective in meeting their intended purposes. 

CHAPTER A—SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT 

PROGRAM 

SEC. 1231. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 

3(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 0.54 of one percent to award grants to eligible local educational agencies to enable 

the local educational agencies to carry out activities authorized 

under any of the following provisions: 

(1) Part A of title I. 

(2) Title II. 

(3) Title III. 

(b) ALLOCATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 

Secretary shall award a grant under subsection (a) to a local 

educational agency eligible under subsection (d) for a fiscal year 

in an amount equal to the initial amount determined under 

paragraph (2) for the fiscal year minus the total amount received by the agency in subpart 2 of part A of title II for the 

preceding fiscal year. 

(2) DETERMINATION OF INITIAL AMOUNT.—The initial amount 

referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to $100 multiplied by the 

total number of students in excess of 50 students, in average 

daily attendance at the schools served by the local educational 

agency, plus $20,000, except that the initial amount may not exceed $60,000. 

(3) RATABLE ADJUSTMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount made available to carry 

out this section for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay 

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(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If additional funds become 

available for making payments under paragraph (1) for 

such fiscal year, payments that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the same basis as such 

payments were reduced. 

(c) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall disburse the funds 

awarded to a local educational agency under this section for a fiscal 

year not later than July 1 of that fiscal year. 

(d) ELIGIBILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency shall be eligible 

to use the applicable funding in accordance with subsection (a) 

if— 

(A)(i)(I) the total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the local educational agency is fewer than 600; or 

(II) each county in which a school served by the local 

educational agency is located has a total population density 

of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and 

(ii) all of the schools served by the local educational 

agency are designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, 

or 43, as determined by the Secretary; or 

(B) the agency meets the criteria established in subparagraph (A)(i) and the Secretary, in accordance with paragraph (2), grants the local educational agency’s request to 

waive the criteria described in subparagraph (A)(ii). 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall determine whether 

to waive the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) based on 

a demonstration by the local educational agency, and concurrence by the State educational agency, that the local educational agency is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State. 

(3) HOLD HARMLESS.—For a local educational agency that is 

not eligible under this chapter but met the eligibility requirements under this subsection as it was in effect prior to the date 

of the enactment of the Student Success Act, the agency shall 

receive— 

(A) for fiscal year 2014, 75 percent of the amount such 

agency received for fiscal year 2013; 

(B) for fiscal year 2015, 50 percent of the amount such 

agency received for fiscal year 2013; and 

(C) for fiscal year 2016, 25 percent of the amount such 

agency received for fiscal year 2013. 

(e) SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY RULE.—A local educational agency that 

receives a grant under this chapter for a fiscal year is not eligible 

to receive funds for such fiscal year under chapter B. 

CHAPTER B—RURAL AND LOW-INCOME SCHOOL 

PROGRAM 

SEC. 1235. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

(a) GRANTS TO STATES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 

3(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 0.54 of one 

percent for this chapter for a fiscal year that are not reserved 

under subsection (c) to award grants (from allotments made 

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agencies that have applications submitted under section 1237 

approved to enable the State educational agencies to award 

grants to eligible local educational agencies for local authorized 

activities described in section 1236(a). 

(2) ALLOTMENT.—From amounts described in paragraph (1) 

for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State educational agency for that fiscal year an amount that bears the 

same ratio to those amounts as the number of students in average daily attendance served by eligible local educational agencies in the State for that fiscal year bears to the number of all 

such students served by eligible local educational agencies in 

all States for that fiscal year. 

(3) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCIES.— 

(A) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.—If a State educational 

agency elects not to participate in the program under this 

subpart or does not have an application submitted under 

section 1237 approved, a specially qualified agency in such 

State desiring a grant under this subpart may submit an 

application under such section directly to the Secretary to 

receive an award under this subpart. 

(B) DIRECT AWARDS.—The Secretary may award, on a 

competitive basis or by formula, the amount the State educational agency is eligible to receive under paragraph (2) 

directly to a specially qualified agency in the State that has 

submitted an application in accordance with subparagraph 

(A) and obtained approval of the application. 

(C) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY DEFINED.—In this subpart, the term ‘‘specially qualified agency’’ means an eligible local educational agency served by a State educational 

agency that does not participate in a program under this 

subpart in a fiscal year, that may apply directly to the Secretary for a grant in such year under this subsection. 

(b) LOCAL AWARDS.— 

(1) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency shall be eligible 

to receive a grant under this subpart if— 

(A) 20 percent or more of the children ages 5 through 17 

years served by the local educational agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and 

(B) all of the schools served by the agency are designated 

with a school locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, as determined by the Secretary. 

(2) AWARD BASIS.—A State educational agency shall award 

grants to eligible local educational agencies— 

(A) on a competitive basis; 

(B) according to a formula based on the number of students in average daily attendance served by the eligible 

local educational agencies or schools in the State; or 

(C) according to an alternative formula, if, prior to 

awarding the grants, the State educational agency demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the alternative formula enables the State educational agency to allot 

the grant funds in a manner that serves equal or greater 

concentrations of children from families with incomes 

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would be served if the State educational agency used the 

formula described in subparagraph (B). 

(c) RESERVATIONS.—From amounts reserved under section 

1235(a)(1) for this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

(1) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to elementary 

schools or secondary schools operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Education, to carry out the activities authorized 

under this chapter; and 

(2) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to the outlying areas 

in accordance with their respective needs, to carry out the activities authorized under this chapter. 

SEC. 1236. USES OF FUNDS. 

(a) LOCAL AWARDS.—Grant funds awarded to local educational 

agencies under this chapter shall be used for activities authorized 

under any of the following: 

(1) Part A of title I. 

(2) Title II. 

(3) Title III. 

(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency receiving 

a grant under this chapter may not use more than 5 percent of the 

amount of the grant for State administrative costs and to provide 

technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies. 

SEC. 1237. APPLICATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency or specially 

qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this chapter shall 

submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 

manner as the Secretary may require. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) 

shall include— 

(1) a description of how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will ensure eligible local educational 

agencies receiving a grant under this chapter will use such 

funds to help students meet the State academic standards 

under section 1111(b)(1); 

(2) if the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will competitively award grants to eligible local educational 

agencies, as described in section 1235(b)(2)(A), the application 

under the section shall include— 

(A) the methods and criteria the State educational agency 

or specially qualified agency will use for reviewing applications and awarding funds to local educational agencies on 

a competitive basis; and 

(B) how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will notify eligible local educational agencies of 

the grant competition; and 

(3) a description of how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies to help such agencies implement 

the activities described in section 1236(a). 

SEC. 1238. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

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(1) the methods and criteria the State educational agency or 

specially qualified agency used to award grants to eligible local 

educational agencies, and to provide assistance to schools, 

under this chapter; 

(2) how local educational agencies and schools used funds 

provided under this chapter; and 

(3) the degree to which progress has been made toward having all students meet the State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1). 

SEC. 1239. CHOICE OF PARTICIPATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—If a local educational agency is eligible for 

funding under chapters A and B of this subpart, such local educational agency may receive funds under either chapter A or chapter 

B for a fiscal year, but may not receive funds under both chapters. 

(b) NOTIFICATION.—A local educational agency eligible for both 

chapters A and B of this subpart shall notify the Secretary and the 

State educational agency under which of such chapters such local 

educational agency intends to receive funds for a fiscal year by a 

date that is established by the Secretary for the notification. 

CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 1241. ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE DETERMINATION. 

(a) CENSUS DETERMINATION.—Each local educational agency desiring a grant under section 1231 and each local educational agency 

or specially qualified agency desiring a grant under chapter B 

shall— 

(1) not later than December 1 of each year, conduct a census 

to determine the number of students in average daily attendance in kindergarten through grade 12 at the schools served by 

the agency; and 

(2) not later than March 1 of each year, submit the number 

described in paragraph (1) to the Secretary (and to the State 

educational agency, in the case of a local educational agency 

seeking a grant under subpart 2). 

(b) PENALTY.—If the Secretary determines that a local educational 

agency or specially qualified agency has knowingly submitted false 

information under subsection (a) for the purpose of gaining additional funds under section 1231 or chapter B, then the agency shall 

be fined an amount equal to twice the difference between the 

amount the agency received under this section and the correct 

amount the agency would have received under section 1231 or chapter B if the agency had submitted accurate information under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1242. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

Funds made available under chapter A or chapter B shall be used 

to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local 

education funds. 

SEC. 1243. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency that enters into cooperative arrangements with 

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or the coordination of the use, of the funds made available under 

this subpart. 

Subpart 6—Indian Education 

SEC. 1251. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government’s unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The 

Federal Government will continue to work with local educational 

agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring that programs 

that serve Indian children are of the highest quality and provide for 

not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but 

also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs 

of these children. 

SEC. 1252. PURPOSE. 

It is the purpose of this subpart to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary 

institutions, and other entities— 

(1) to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, 

so that such students can meet the State academic standards 

that all students are expected to meet; and 

(2) to ensure that school leaders, teachers, and other staff who 

serve Indian and Alaska Native students have the ability and 

training to provide appropriate instruction to meet the unique 

academic needs of such students. 

CHAPTER A—FORMULA GRANTS TO LOCAL 

EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 

SEC. 1261. PURPOSE. 

It is the purpose of this chapter to support local educational agencies in their efforts to reform elementary school and secondary 

school programs that serve Indian students in order to ensure that 

such programs are designed to— 

(1) meet the unique educational needs of such students; and 

(2) ensure that such students have the opportunity to meet the 

State academic standards. 

SEC. 1262. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND TRIBES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 

3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 0.59 of one percent to local educational agencies and Indian tribes in accordance with this section 

and section 1263. 

(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

(1) ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency 

shall be eligible for a grant under this chapter for any fiscal 

year if the number of Indian children eligible under section 

1267 who were enrolled in the schools of the agency, and to 

whom the agency provided free public education, during the 

preceding fiscal year— 

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(B) constituted not less than 25 percent of the total number of individuals enrolled in the schools of such agency. 

(2) EXCLUSION.—The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not 

apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to 

any local educational agency located on, or in proximity to, an 

Indian reservation. 

(c) INDIAN TRIBES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If a local educational agency that is otherwise eligible for a grant under this chapter does not establish 

a committee under section 1264(c)(4) for such grant, an Indian 

tribe or a consortium of such entities that represents not less 

than 1⁄3 of the eligible Indian children who are served by such 

local educational agency may apply for such grant. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall treat each Indian 

tribe or consortium of such entities applying for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1) as if such Indian tribe were a local educational agency for purposes of this chapter, except that any 

such tribe is not subject to section 1264(c)(4) or section 1269. 

(3) ELIGIBILITY.—If more than 1 Indian tribe qualifies to 

apply for a grant under paragraph (1), the entity that represents the most eligible Indian children who are served by the 

local educational agency shall be eligible to receive the grant or 

the tribes may choose to apply in consortium. 

SEC. 1263. AMOUNT OF GRANTS. 

(a) AMOUNT OF GRANT AWARDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and 

paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allocate to each local educational agency that has an approved application under this 

chapter an amount equal to the product of— 

(A) the number of Indian children who are eligible under 

section 1267 and served by such agency; and 

(B) the greater of— 

(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State in 

which such agency is located; or 

(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure of 

all the States. 

(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount of 

each allocation otherwise determined under this section in accordance with subsection (e). 

(b) MINIMUM GRANT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (e), an entity 

that is eligible for a grant under section 1262, and a school that 

is operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Education 

that is eligible for a grant under subsection (d), that submits 

an application that is approved by the Secretary, shall, subject 

to appropriations, receive a grant under this chapter in an 

amount that is not less than $3,000. 

(2) CONSORTIA.—Local educational agencies may form a consortium with other local educational agencies or Indian tribes 

for the purpose of obtaining grants under this chapter. 

(3) INCREASE.—The Secretary may increase the minimum 

grant under paragraph (1) to not more than $4,000 for all 

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(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘average 

per pupil expenditure’’, used with respect to a State, means an 

amount equal to— 

(1) the sum of the aggregate current expenditures of all the 

local educational agencies in the State, plus any direct current 

expenditures by the State for the operation of such agencies, 

without regard to the sources of funds from which such local or 

State expenditures were made, during the second fiscal year 

preceding the fiscal year for which the computation is made; divided by 

(2) the aggregate number of children who were included in 

average daily attendance for whom such agencies provided free 

public education during such preceding fiscal year. 

(d) SCHOOLS OPERATED OR SUPPORTED BY THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), in addition to the 

grants awarded under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate to the Secretary of the Interior an amount equal to the 

product of— 

(A) the total number of Indian children enrolled in 

schools that are operated by— 

(i) the Bureau of Indian Education; or 

(ii) an Indian tribe, or an organization controlled or 

sanctioned by an Indian tribal government, for the 

children of that tribe under a contract with, or grant 

from, the Department of the Interior under the Indian 

Self-Determination Act or the Tribally Controlled 

Schools Act of 1988; and 

(B) the greater of— 

(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State in 

which the school is located; or 

(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure of 

all the States. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Any school described in paragraph (1)(A) 

that wishes to receive an allocation under this chapter shall 

submit an application in accordance with section 1264, and 

shall otherwise be treated as a local educational agency for the 

purpose of this chapter, except that such school shall not be subject to section 1264(c)(4) or section 1269. 

(e) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—If the sums reserved for any fiscal 

year under section 1262(a) are insufficient to pay in full the 

amounts determined for local educational agencies under subsection 

(a)(1) and for the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (d), each 

of those amounts shall be ratably reduced. 

SEC. 1264. APPLICATIONS. 

(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each local educational agency that 

desires to receive a grant under this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

(b) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include a description of a comprehensive program for meeting the needs of Indian children served 

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(1) describes how the comprehensive program will offer programs and activities to meet the culturally related academic 

needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students; 

(2)(A) is aligned with and supports the State and local plans 

submitted under other provisions of this Act; and 

(B) includes academic standards for such children that are 

based on the State academic standards adopted under subpart 

1 for all children; 

(3) explains how the local educational agency will use the 

funds made available under this chapter to supplement other 

Federal, State, and local programs, especially programs carried 

out under subpart 1, to meet the needs of such students; 

(4) demonstrates how funds made available under this chapter will be used for activities described in section 1265; 

(5) describes the professional development opportunities that 

will be provided, as needed, to ensure that— 

(A) teachers, school leaders, and other school professionals who are new to the Indian community are prepared 

to work with Indian children; and 

(B) all teachers who will be involved in programs assisted under this chapter have been properly trained to 

carry out such programs; and 

(6) describes how the local educational agency— 

(A) will periodically assess the progress of all Indian 

children enrolled in the schools of the local educational 

agency, including Indian children who do not participate 

in programs assisted under this chapter, in meeting the 

standards described in paragraph (2); 

(B) will provide the results of each assessment referred to 

in subparagraph (A) to— 

(i) the committee described in subsection (c)(4); and 

(ii) the community, including Indian tribes, whose 

children are served by the local educational agency; 

and 

(C) is responding to findings of any previous assessments 

that are similar to the assessments described in subparagraph (A); and 

(7) describes the processes the local educational agency used 

to collaborate with Indian tribes in the community in the development of the comprehensive programs. 

(c) ASSURANCES.—Each application submitted under subsection 

(a) shall include assurances that— 

(1) the local educational agency will use funds received under 

this chapter only to supplement the funds that, in the absence 

of the Federal funds made available under this chapter, such 

agency would make available for the education of Indian children, and not to supplant such funds; 

(2) the local educational agency will prepare and submit to 

the Secretary such reports in such form as the Secretary may 

require to— 

(A) carry out the functions of the Secretary under this 

chapter; and 

(B) determine the extent to which activities carried out 

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this chapter are effective in improving the educational 

achievement of Indian students served by such agency; 

(3) the program for which assistance is sought— 

(A) is based on a comprehensive local assessment and 

prioritization of the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of the American Indian and Alaska 

Native students for whom the local educational agency is 

providing an education; 

(B) will use the best available talents and resources, including individuals from the Indian community; and 

(C) was developed by such agency in open consultation 

with parents of Indian children and teachers, and, if appropriate, Indian students from secondary schools, including through public hearings held by such agency to provide 

to the individuals described in this subparagraph a full opportunity to understand the program and to offer recommendations regarding the program; and 

(4) the local educational agency developed the program with 

the participation and written approval of a committee— 

(A) that is composed of, and selected by— 

(i) parents of Indian children in the local educational agency’s schools; 

(ii) teachers in the schools; and 

(iii) if appropriate, Indian students attending secondary schools of the agency; 

(B) a majority of whose members are parents of Indian 

children; 

(C) that has set forth such policies and procedures, including policies and procedures relating to the hiring of 

personnel, as will ensure that the program for which assistance is sought will be operated and evaluated in consultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of the children, and representatives of the area, to be served; 

(D) with respect to an application describing a 

schoolwide program in accordance with section 1265(c), 

that has— 

(i) reviewed in a timely fashion the program; and 

(ii) determined that the program will not diminish 

the availability of culturally related activities for 

American Indian and Alaska Native students; and 

(E) that has adopted reasonable bylaws for the conduct 

of the activities of the committee and abides by such bylaws. 

SEC. 1265. AUTHORIZED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. 

(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Each local educational agency 

that receives a grant under this chapter shall use the grant funds, 

in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in section 1261, 

for services and activities that— 

(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program of 

the local educational agency for Indian students, and described 

in the application of the local educational agency submitted to 

the Secretary under section 1264(a); 

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(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of such 

agency. 

(b) PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES.—The services and activities referred 

to in subsection (a) may include— 

(1) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational 

agency; 

(2) early childhood and family programs that emphasize 

school readiness; 

(3) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and 

cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment 

of State academic standards; 

(4) integrated educational services in combination with other 

programs that meet the needs of Indian children and their families; 

(5) programs that help engage parents and tribes to meet the 

unique educational needs of Indian children; 

(6) career preparation activities to enable Indian students to 

participate in programs such as the programs supported by the 

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006; 

(7) activities to educate individuals concerning the prevention 

of substance abuse, violence, and suicide; 

(8) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the acquisition of 

the equipment is essential to achieve the purpose described in 

section 1261; 

(9) activities that promote the incorporation of culturally responsive teaching and learning strategies into the educational 

program of the local educational agency; 

(10) activities that incorporate American Indian and Alaska 

Native specific curriculum content, consistent with State academic standards into the curriculum used by the local educational agency; 

(11) family literacy services; and 

(12) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural 

and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal elders and seniors. 

(c) SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local educational agency may use funds made available to such agency under this chapter to support a schoolwide program under section 1114 if— 

(1) the committee established pursuant to section 1264(c)(4) 

approves the use of the funds for the schoolwide program; and 

(2) the schoolwide program is consistent with the purpose described in section 1261. 

(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 

percent of the funds provided to a grantee under this chapter for 

any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. 

(e) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided to a grantee 

under this chapter may not be used for long-distance travel expenses 

for training activities available locally or regionally. 

SEC. 1266. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED. 

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(b) CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.—Upon the receipt of an acceptable plan under subsection (a), the Secretary, in cooperation with 

each Federal agency providing grants for the provision of education 

and related services to the entity, shall authorize the entity to consolidate, in accordance with such plan, the federally funded education and related services programs of the entity and the Federal 

programs, or portions of the programs, serving Indian students in 

a manner that integrates the program services involved into a single, coordinated, comprehensive program and reduces administrative costs by consolidating administrative functions. 

(c) PROGRAMS AFFECTED.—The funds that may be consolidated in 

a demonstration project under any such plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include funds for any Federal program exclusively 

serving Indian children, or the funds reserved under any Federal 

program to exclusively serve Indian children, under which the entity 

is eligible for receipt of funds under a statutory or administrative 

formula for the purposes of providing education and related services 

that would be used to serve Indian students. 

(d) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—For a plan to be acceptable pursuant 

to subsection (b), the plan shall— 

(1) identify the programs or funding sources to be consolidated; 

(2) be consistent with the objectives of this section concerning 

authorizing the services to be integrated in a demonstration 

project; 

(3) describe a comprehensive strategy that identifies the full 

range of potential educational opportunities and related services 

to be provided to assist Indian students to achieve the objectives 

set forth in this chapter; 

(4) describe the way in which services are to be integrated 

and delivered and the results expected from the plan; 

(5) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in a 

single budget; 

(6) identify the State, tribal, or local agency or agencies to be 

involved in the delivery of the services integrated under the 

plan; 

(7) identify any statutory provisions, regulations, policies, or 

procedures that the entity believes need to be waived in order 

to implement the plan; 

(8) set forth measures for student academic achievement consistent with State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1); 

and 

(9) be approved by a committee formed in accordance with 

section 1264(c)(4), if such a committee exists. 

(e) PLAN REVIEW.—Upon receipt of the plan from an eligible entity, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of each Federal department providing funds to be used to implement the plan, and 

with the entity submitting the plan. The parties so consulting shall 

identify any waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal departmental regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to enable the 

entity to implement the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the Secretary of the affected department shall have the authority to waive any regulation, policy, or procedure promulgated by 

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that such a waiver is inconsistent with the objectives of this chapter 

or those provisions of the statute from which the program involved 

derives authority that are specifically applicable to Indian students. 

(f) PLAN APPROVAL.—Within 90 days after the receipt of an entity’s plan by the Secretary, the Secretary shall inform the entity, in 

writing, of the Secretary’s approval or disapproval of the plan. If the 

plan is disapproved, the entity shall be informed, in writing, of the 

reasons for the disapproval and shall be given an opportunity to 

amend the plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such disapproval. 

(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.—The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Interior, and the head of 

any other Federal department or agency identified by the Secretary 

of Education, shall enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of 

agreement providing for the implementation and coordination of the 

demonstration projects authorized under this section. The lead 

agency head for a demonstration project under this section shall 

be— 

(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title XI 

of the Education Amendments of 1978; or 

(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity. 

(h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEAD AGENCY.—The responsibilities of 

the lead agency shall include— 

(1) the use of a single report format related to the plan for 

the individual project, which shall be used by an eligible entity 

to report on the activities undertaken under the project; 

(2) the use of a single report format related to the projected 

expenditures for the individual project which shall be used by 

an eligible entity to report on all project expenditures; 

(3) the development of a single system of Federal oversight for 

the project, which shall be implemented by the lead agency; and 

(4) the provision of technical assistance to an eligible entity 

appropriate to the project, except that an eligible entity shall 

have the authority to accept or reject the plan for providing 

such technical assistance and the technical assistance provider. 

(i) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A single report format shall be developed by the Secretary, consistent with the requirements of this 

section. Such report format shall require that reports described in 

subsection (h), together with records maintained on the consolidated 

program at the local level, shall contain such information as will 

allow a determination that the eligible entity has complied with the 

requirements incorporated in its approved plan, including making 

a demonstration of student academic achievement, and will provide 

assurances to each Secretary that the eligible entity has complied 

with all directly applicable statutory requirements and with those 

directly applicable regulatory requirements that have not been 

waived. 

(j) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—In no case shall the amount of 

Federal funds available to an eligible entity involved in any demonstration project be reduced as a result of the enactment of this section. 

(k) INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

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an interagency transfer of funds otherwise available to an eligible 

entity in order to further the objectives of this section. 

(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Program funds for the consolidated programs shall be administered in such a manner as to allow for 

a determination that funds from a specific program are spent 

on allowable activities authorized under such program, except 

that the eligible entity shall determine the proportion of the 

funds granted that shall be allocated to such program. 

(2) SEPARATE RECORDS NOT REQUIRED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the eligible entity to maintain separate records tracing any services or activities conducted under the approved plan to the individual programs 

under which funds were authorized for the services or activities, 

nor shall the eligible entity be required to allocate expenditures 

among such individual programs. 

(m) OVERAGE.—The eligible entity may commingle all administrative funds from the consolidated programs and shall be entitled to 

the full amount of such funds (under each program’s or agency’s 

regulations). The overage (defined as the difference between the 

amount of the commingled funds and the actual administrative cost 

of the programs) shall be considered to be properly spent for Federal 

audit purposes, if the overage is used for the purposes provided for 

under this section. 

(n) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—Nothing in this subpart shall be 

construed so as to interfere with the ability of the Secretary or the 

lead agency to fulfill the responsibilities for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code. 

(o) REPORT ON STATUTORY OBSTACLES TO PROGRAM INTEGRA- TION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall annually 

submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and 

the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on the status of the implementation of the demonstration 

projects authorized under this section. 

(2) CONTENTS.—Such report shall identify— 

(A) statutory barriers to the ability of participants to 

more effectively integrate their education and related services to Indian students in a manner consistent with the objectives of this section; and 

(B) the effective practices for program integration that result in increased student achievement and other relevant 

outcomes for Indian students. 

(p) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 

(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title XI 

of the Education Amendments of 1978; or 

(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity. 

SEC. 1267. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require that, as part of an 

application for a grant under this chapter, each applicant shall 

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educational agency provides a free public education, that contains 

a form that sets forth information establishing the status of the 

child as an Indian child eligible for assistance under this chapter, 

and that otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (b). 

(b) FORMS.—The form described in subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) either— 

(A)(i) the name of the tribe or band of Indians (as defined 

in section 1291) with respect to which the child claims 

membership; 

(ii) the enrollment number establishing the membership 

of the child (if readily available); and 

(iii) the name and address of the organization that maintains updated and accurate membership data for such tribe 

or band of Indians; or 

(B) the name, the enrollment number (if readily available), and the name and address of the organization responsible for maintaining updated and accurate membership data, of any parent or grandparent of the child from 

whom the child claims eligibility under this chapter, if the 

child is not a member of the tribe or band of Indians (as 

so defined); 

(2) a statement of whether the tribe or band of Indians (as 

so defined), with respect to which the child, or parent or grandparent of the child, claims membership, is federally recognized; 

(3) the name and address of the parent or legal guardian of 

the child; and 

(4) a signature of the parent or legal guardian of the child 

that verifies the accuracy of the information supplied. 

(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to affect a definition contained in section 1291. 

(d) FORMS AND STANDARDS OF PROOF.—The forms and the standards of proof (including the standard of good faith compliance) that 

were in use during the 1985–1986 academic year to establish the eligibility of a child for entitlement under the Indian Elementary and 

Secondary School Assistance Act shall be the forms and standards 

of proof used— 

(1) to establish eligibility under this chapter; and 

(2) to meet the requirements of subsection (a). 

(e) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of determining whether a 

child is eligible to be counted for the purpose of computing the 

amount of a grant award under section 1263, the membership of the 

child, or any parent or grandparent of the child, in a tribe or band 

of Indians (as so defined) may be established by proof other than 

an enrollment number, notwithstanding the availability of an enrollment number for a member of such tribe or band. Nothing in 

subsection (b) shall be construed to require the furnishing of an enrollment number. 

(f) MONITORING AND EVALUATION REVIEW.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— (A) REVIEW.—For each fiscal year, in order to provide 

such information as is necessary to carry out the responsibility of the Secretary to provide technical assistance under 

this chapter, the Secretary shall conduct a monitoring and 

evaluation review of a sampling of the recipients of grants 

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subparagraph shall take into account the size of and the 

geographic location of each local educational agency. 

(B) EXCEPTION.—A local educational agency may not be 

held liable to the United States or be subject to any penalty, 

by reason of the findings of an audit that relates to the date 

of completion, or the date of submission, of any forms used 

to establish, before April 28, 1988, the eligibility of a child 

for an entitlement under the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act. 

(2) FALSE INFORMATION.—Any local educational agency that 

provides false information in an application for a grant under 

this chapter shall— 

(A) be ineligible to apply for any other grant under this 

chapter; and 

(B) be liable to the United States for any funds from the 

grant that have not been expended. 

(3) EXCLUDED CHILDREN.—A student who provides false information for the form required under subsection (a) shall not be 

counted for the purpose of computing the amount of a grant 

under section 1263. 

(g) TRIBAL GRANT AND CONTRACT SCHOOLS.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of this section, in calculating the amount of a 

grant under this chapter to a tribal school that receives a grant or 

contract from the Bureau of Indian Education, the Secretary shall 

use only one of the following, as selected by the school: 

(1) A count of the number of students in the schools certified 

by the Bureau. 

(2) A count of the number of students for whom the school 

has eligibility forms that comply with this section. 

(h) TIMING OF CHILD COUNTS.—For purposes of determining the 

number of children to be counted in calculating the amount of a 

local educational agency’s grant under this chapter (other than in 

the case described in subsection (g)(1)), the local educational agency 

shall— 

(1) establish a date on, or a period not longer than 31 consecutive days during, which the agency counts those children, 

if that date or period occurs before the deadline established by 

the Secretary for submitting an application under section 1264; 

and 

(2) determine that each such child was enrolled, and receiving a free public education, in a school of the agency on that 

date or during that period, as the case may be. 

SEC. 1268. PAYMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 

shall pay to each local educational agency that submits an application that is approved by the Secretary under this chapter the 

amount determined under section 1263. The Secretary shall notify 

the local educational agency of the amount of the payment not later 

than June 1 of the year for which the Secretary makes the payment. 

(b) PAYMENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE STATE.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this chapter to a local educational agency for a fiscal year if, for such fiscal year, the State 

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of the State aid, with respect to the free public education of children 

during such fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year. 

(c) REALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary may reallocate, in a manner 

that the Secretary determines will best carry out the purpose of this 

chapter, any amounts that— 

(1) based on estimates made by local educational agencies or 

other information, the Secretary determines will not be needed 

by such agencies to carry out approved programs under this 

chapter; or 

(2) otherwise become available for reallocation under this 

chapter. 

SEC. 1269. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW. 

Before submitting an application to the Secretary under section 

1264, a local educational agency shall submit the application to the 

State educational agency, which may comment on such application. 

If the State educational agency comments on the application, the 

agency shall comment on all applications submitted by local educational agencies in the State and shall provide those comments to 

the respective local educational agencies, with an opportunity to respond. 

CHAPTER B—SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO 

IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN 

CHILDREN 

SEC. 1271. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN. 

(a) PURPOSE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the purpose of this section to support 

projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of 

services and programs to improve educational opportunities 

and achievement of Indian children. 

(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall take the necessary 

actions to achieve the coordination of activities assisted under 

this chapter with— 

(A) other programs funded under this Act; and 

(B) other Federal programs operated for the benefit of 

American Indian and Alaska Native children. 

(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 

means a State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian 

tribe, Indian organization, federally supported elementary school or 

secondary school for Indian students, Indian institution (including 

an Indian institution of higher education), or a consortium of such 

entities. 

(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 

3(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve 0.2 of one percent to award 

grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out activities under this section and section 1272. 

(2) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant 

under this section shall use the funds for one or more activities, 

including— 

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(B) educational services that are not available to such 

children in sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to raise the achievement of Indian children 

in one or more of the core academic subjects; 

(C) bilingual and bicultural programs and projects; 

(D) special health and nutrition services, and other related activities, that address the special health, social, and 

psychological problems of Indian children; 

(E) special compensatory and other programs and 

projects designed to assist and encourage Indian children 

to enter, remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the 

rate of high school graduation for Indian children; 

(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services; 

(G) early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-based preschool programs that emphasize school 

readiness and parental skills, and the provision of services 

to Indian children with disabilities; 

(H) partnership projects between local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that allow secondary school students to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to aid such students in the transition from secondary to postsecondary education; 

(I) partnership projects between schools and local businesses for career preparation programs designed to provide 

Indian youth with the knowledge and skills such youth 

need to make an effective transition from school to a highskill, high-wage career; 

(J) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian 

students to work toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher education; 

(K) family literacy services; 

(L) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal elders and seniors; or 

(M) other services that meet the purpose described in this 

section. 

(3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Evidence based professional development of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals may be a part of any program assisted under this section. 

(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS.— 

(1) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make multiyear 

grants under subsection (c) for the planning, development, 

pilot operation, or demonstration of any activity described 

in subsection (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years. 

(B) PRIORITY.—In making multiyear grants described in 

this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to entities 

submitting applications that present a plan for combining 

two or more of the activities described in subsection (c) over 

a period of more than 1 year. 

(C) PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall make a grant payment for a grant described in this paragraph to an eligible 

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the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has made 

substantial progress in carrying out the activities assisted 

under the grant in accordance with the application submitted under paragraph (3) and any subsequent modifications to such application. 

(2) DISSEMINATION GRANTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to awarding the multiyear 

grants described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

award grants under subsection (c) to eligible entities for the 

dissemination of exemplary materials or programs assisted 

under this section. 

(B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may award a dissemination grant described in this paragraph if, prior to 

awarding the grant, the Secretary determines that the material or program to be disseminated— 

(i) has been adequately reviewed; 

(ii) has demonstrated educational merit; and 

(iii) can be replicated. 

(3) APPLICATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. 

(B) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A), other than an application 

for a dissemination grant under paragraph (2), shall contain— 

(i) a description of how parents of Indian children 

and representatives of Indian tribes have been, and 

will be, involved in developing and implementing the 

activities for which assistance is sought; 

(ii) assurances that the applicant will participate, at 

the request of the Secretary, in any national evaluation 

of activities assisted under this section; 

(iii) information demonstrating that the proposed 

program for the activities is an evidence-based program, which may include a program that has been 

modified to be culturally appropriate for students who 

will be served; and 

(iv) a description of how the applicant will incorporate the proposed activities into the ongoing school 

program involved once the grant period is over. 

(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the funds 

provided to a grantee under this chapter for any fiscal year may be 

used for administrative purposes. 

SEC. 1272. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. 

(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian teachers, school 

leaders, or other education professionals serving Indian students, including through recruitment strategies; 

(2) to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become effective teachers, school leaders, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary 

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(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who 

serve in the capacities described in paragraph (2). 

(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of this section, the term 

‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

(1) an institution of higher education, including an Indian 

institution of higher education; 

(2) a State educational agency or local educational agency, in 

consortium with an institution of higher education; 

(3) an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an institution of higher education; and 

(4) a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 1146 of the 

Education Amendments of 1978). 

(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants from funds reserved under section 1271(c)(1) to eligible entities having applications approved under this section to enable those 

entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). 

(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds under this section shall be 

used for activities to provide support and training for Indian 

individuals in a manner consistent with the purposes of this 

section. 

(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 

(A) TYPE OF TRAINING.—For education personnel, the 

training received pursuant to a grant under this section 

may be inservice or preservice training. 

(B) PROGRAM.—For individuals who are being trained to 

enter any education-related field other than teaching, the 

training received pursuant to a grant under this section 

shall be in a program that results in a graduate degree. 

(e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this 

section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time 

and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. An 

application shall include how the eligible entity will— 

(1) recruit qualified Indian individuals, such as students who 

may not be of traditional college age, to become teachers or 

school leaders; 

(2) use funds made available under the grant to support the 

recruitment, preparation, and professional development of Indian teachers or school leaders in local educational agencies 

that serve a high proportion of Indian students; and 

(3) assist participants in meeting the requirements under subsection (h). 

(f) SPECIAL RULE.—In awarding grants under this section, the 

Secretary— 

(1) shall consider the prior performance of the eligible entity; 

and 

(2) may not limit eligibility to receive a grant under this section on the basis of— 

(A) the number of previous grants the Secretary has 

awarded such entity; or 

(B) the length of any period during which such entity received such grants. 

(g) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant under this section shall be 

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be renewed for not more than an additional two years if the Secretary finds that the grantee is meeting the grant objectives. 

(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require, by regulation, 

that an individual who receives training pursuant to a grant 

made under this section— 

(A) perform work— 

(i) related to the training received under this section; 

and 

(ii) that benefits Indian people; or 

(B) repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received. 

(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, 

a reporting procedure under which a grant recipient under this 

section shall, not later than 12 months after the date of completion of the training, and periodically thereafter, provide information concerning compliance with the work requirement under 

paragraph (1). 

CHAPTER C—FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION 

SEC. 1281. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION. 

(a) MEMBERSHIP.—There is established a National Advisory 

Council on Indian Education (hereafter in this section referred to as 

the ‘‘Council’’), which shall— 

(1) consist of 15 Indian members, who shall be appointed by 

the President from lists of nominees furnished, from time to 

time, by Indian tribes and organizations; and 

(2) represent different geographic areas of the United States. 

(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

(1) advise the Secretary concerning the funding and administration (including the development of regulations and administrative policies and practices) of any program, including any 

program established under this subpart— 

(A) with respect to which the Secretary has jurisdiction; 

and 

(B)(i) that includes Indian children or adults as participants; or 

(ii) that may benefit Indian children or adults; 

(2) make recommendations to the Secretary for filling the position of Director of Indian Education whenever a vacancy occurs; and 

(3) submit to Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, 

a report on the activities of the Council, including— 

(A) any recommendations that the Council considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children or adults as participants, or that may benefit Indian children or adults; and 

(B) recommendations concerning the funding of any program described in subparagraph (A). 

SEC. 1282. PEER REVIEW. 

The Secretary may use a peer review process to review applications submitted to the Secretary under chapter B. 

SEC. 1283. PREFERENCE FOR INDIAN APPLICANTS. 

In making grants and entering into contracts or cooperative 

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to Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions of higher education 

under any program with respect to which Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions are eligible to apply for grants, contracts, or 

cooperative agreements. 

SEC. 1284. MINIMUM GRANT CRITERIA. 

The Secretary may not approve an application for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under chapter B unless the application is for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that is— 

(1) of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve the purpose 

or objectives of such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; 

and 

(2) based on relevant research findings. 

CHAPTER D—DEFINITIONS 

SEC. 1291. DEFINITIONS. 

For the purposes of this subpart: 

(1) ADULT.—The term ‘‘adult’’ means an individual who— 

(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or 

(B) has attained an age that is greater than the age of 

compulsory school attendance under an applicable State 

law. 

(2) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native’’ has the same 

meaning as the term ‘‘Native’’ has in section 3(b) of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act. 

(3) FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘free public education’’ means education that is— 

(A) provided at public expense, under public supervision 

and direction, and without tuition charge; and 

(B) provided as elementary or secondary education in the 

applicable State or to preschool children. 

(4) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ means an individual who 

is— 

(A) a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership 

is defined by the tribe or band, including— 

(i) any tribe or band terminated since 1940; and 

(ii) any tribe or band recognized by the State in 

which the tribe or band resides; 

(B) a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an individual described in subparagraph (A); 

(C) considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an 

Indian for any purpose; 

(D) an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or 

(E) a member of an organized Indian group that received 

a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as in effect 

the day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving 

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øPART B—STUDENT READING SKILLS 

IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 

øSubpart 1—Reading First 

øSEC. 1201. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this subpart are as follows: 

ø(1) To provide assistance to State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies in establishing reading programs for 

students in kindergarten through grade 3 that are based on 

scientifically based reading research, to ensure that every student can read at grade level or above not later than the end 

of grade 3. 

ø(2) To provide assistance to State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies in preparing teachers, including special education teachers, through professional development and 

other support, so the teachers can identify specific reading barriers facing their students and so the teachers have the tools 

to effectively help their students learn to read. 

ø(3) To provide assistance to State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies in selecting or administering screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading assessments. 

ø(4) To provide assistance to State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies in selecting or developing effective 

instructional materials (including classroom-based materials to 

assist teachers in implementing the essential components of 

reading instruction), programs, learning systems, and strategies to implement methods that have been proven to prevent 

or remediate reading failure within a State. 

ø(5) To strengthen coordination among schools, early literacy 

programs, and family literacy programs to improve reading 

achievement for all children. 

øSEC. 1202. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(1) AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE GRANTS.—In the case of each 

State educational agency that in accordance with section 1203 

submits to the Secretary an application for a 6-year period, the 

Secretary, from amounts appropriated under section 1002(b)(1) 

and subject to the application’s approval, shall make a grant 

to the State educational agency for the uses specified in subsections (c) and (d). For each fiscal year, the funds provided 

under the grant shall equal the allotment determined for the 

State educational agency under subsection (b). 

ø(2) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Subject to subsection (e)(3), a 

grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of not 

more than 6 years. 

ø(b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(1) RESERVATIONS FROM APPROPRIATIONS.—From the total 

amount made available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal 

year, the Secretary— 

ø(A) shall reserve one-half of 1 percent for allotments for 

the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

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to be distributed among these outlying areas on the basis 

of their relative need, as determined by the Secretary in 

accordance with the purposes of this subpart; 

ø(B) shall reserve one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary 

of the Interior for programs under this subpart in schools 

operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

ø(C) may reserve not more than 21⁄2 percent or 

$25,000,000, whichever is less, to carry out section 1205 

(relating to external evaluation) and section 1206 (relating 

to national activities); 

ø(D) shall reserve $5,000,000 to carry out sections 1207 

and 1224 (relating to information dissemination); and 

ø(E) for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2004, 

for which the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart exceeds the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2003, 

shall reserve, to carry out section 1204, the lesser of— 

ø(i) $90,000,000; or 

ø(ii) 10 percent of such excess amount. 

ø(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—In accordance with paragraph (3), 

the Secretary shall allot among each of the States the total 

amount made available to carry out this subpart for any fiscal 

year and not reserved under paragraph (1). 

ø(3) DETERMINATION OF STATE ALLOTMENT AMOUNTS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall allot the amount made available under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year among the States in proportion 

to the number of children, aged 5 to 17, who reside within 

the State and are from families with incomes below the 

poverty line for the most recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available, compared to the number of such 

individuals who reside in all such States for that fiscal 

year. 

ø(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 

ø(i) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—Subject to clause (ii), 

no State receiving an allotment under subparagraph 

(A) may receive less than one-fourth of 1 percent of 

the total amount allotted under such subparagraph. 

ø(ii) PUERTO RICO.—The percentage of the amount 

allotted under subparagraph (A) that is allotted to the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a fiscal year may 

not exceed the percentage that was received by the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of the funds allocated to 

all States under subpart 2 of part A for the preceding 

fiscal year. 

ø(4) DISTRIBUTION OF SUBGRANTS.—The Secretary may make 

a grant to a State educational agency only if the State educational agency agrees to expend at least 80 percent of the 

amount of the funds provided under the grant for the purpose 

of making, in accordance with subsection (c), competitive subgrants to eligible local educational agencies. 

ø(5) REALLOTMENT.—If a State educational agency described 

in paragraph (2) does not apply for an allotment under this 

section for any fiscal year, or if the State educational agency’s 

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amount to the remaining State educational agencies in accordance with paragraph (3). 

ø(6) DEFINITION OF STATE.—For purposes of this subsection, 

the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

ø(c) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— ø(1) AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE SUBGRANTS.—In accordance 

with paragraph (2), a State educational agency that receives a 

grant under this section shall make competitive subgrants to 

eligible local educational agencies. 

ø(2) ALLOCATION.— ø(A) MINIMUM SUBGRANT AMOUNT.—In making subgrants under paragraph (1), a State educational agency 

shall allocate to each eligible local educational agency that 

receives such a subgrant, at a minimum, an amount that 

bears the same relation to the funds made available under 

subsection (b)(4) as the amount the eligible local educational agency received under part A for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all the local educational 

agencies in the State received under part A for the preceding fiscal year. 

ø(B) PRIORITY.—In making subgrants under paragraph 

(1), a State educational agency shall give priority to eligible local educational agencies in which at least— 

ø(i) 15 percent of the children served by the eligible 

local educational agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line; or 

ø(ii) 6,500 children served by the eligible local educational agency are from families with incomes below 

the poverty line. 

ø(3) NOTICE.—A State educational agency receiving a grant 

under this section shall provide notice to all eligible local educational agencies in the State of the availability of competitive 

subgrants under this subsection and of the requirements for 

applying for the subgrants. 

ø(4) LOCAL APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

subgrant under this subsection, an eligible local educational 

agency shall submit an application to the State educational 

agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require. 

ø(5) STATE REQUIREMENT.—In distributing subgrant funds to 

eligible local educational agencies under this subsection, a 

State educational agency shall— 

ø(A) provide funds in sufficient size and scope to enable 

the eligible local educational agencies to improve reading 

instruction; and 

ø(B) provide the funds in amounts related to the number 

or percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 3 

who are reading below grade level. 

ø(6) LIMITATION TO CERTAIN SCHOOLS.—In distributing 

subgrant funds under this subsection, an eligible local educational agency shall provide funds only to schools that both— 

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bers of students in kindergarten through grade 3 reading 

below grade level, based on the most currently available 

data; and 

ø(B)(i) are identified for school improvement under section 1116(b); or 

ø(ii) have the highest percentages or numbers of children 

counted under section 1124(c). 

ø(7) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.— ø(A) REQUIRED USES.—Subject to paragraph (8), an eligible local educational agency that receives a subgrant 

under this subsection shall use the funds provided under 

the subgrant to carry out the following activities: 

ø(i) Selecting and administering screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading assessments. 

ø(ii) Selecting and implementing a learning system 

or program of reading instruction based on scientifically based reading research that— 

ø(I) includes the essential components of reading instruction; and 

ø(II) provides such instruction to the children in 

kindergarten through grade 3 in the schools 

served by the eligible local educational agency, including children who— 

ø(aa) may have reading difficulties; 

ø(bb) are at risk of being referred to special 

education based on these difficulties; 

ø(cc) have been evaluated under section 614 

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act but, in accordance with section 614(b)(5) 

of that Act, have not been identified as being 

a child with a disability (as defined in section 

602 of that Act); 

ø(dd) are being served under such Act primarily due to being identified as being a child 

with a specific learning disability (as defined 

in section 602 of that Act) related to reading; 

ø(ee) are deficient in the essential components of reading skills, as listed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 1208(3); or 

ø(ff) are identified as having limited 

English proficiency. 

ø(iii) Procuring and implementing instructional materials, including education technology such as software and other digital curricula, that are based on scientifically based reading research. 

ø(iv) Providing professional development for teachers of kindergarten through grade 3, and special education teachers of kindergarten through grade 12, 

that— 

ø(I) will prepare these teachers in all of the essential components of reading instruction; 

ø(II) shall include— 

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based on scientifically based reading research, 

including early intervention, classroom reading materials, and remedial programs and approaches; and 

ø(bb) instruction in the use of screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional 

reading assessments and other procedures 

that effectively identify students who may be 

at risk for reading failure or who are having 

difficulty reading; 

ø(III) shall be provided by eligible professional 

development providers; and 

ø(IV) will assist teachers in becoming highly 

qualified in reading instruction in accordance with 

the requirements of section 1119. 

ø(v) Collecting and summarizing data— 

ø(I) to document the effectiveness of activities 

carried out under this subpart in individual 

schools and in the local educational agency as a 

whole; and 

ø(II) to stimulate and accelerate improvement 

by identifying the schools that produce significant 

gains in reading achievement. 

ø(vi) Reporting data for all students and categories 

of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II). 

ø(vii) Promoting reading and library programs that 

provide access to engaging reading material, including 

coordination with programs funded through grants received under subpart 4, where applicable. 

ø(B) ADDITIONAL USES.—Subject to paragraph (8), an eligible local educational agency that receives a subgrant 

under this subsection may use the funds provided under 

the subgrant to carry out the following activities: 

ø(i) Humanities-based family literacy programs 

(which may be referred to as ‘‘Prime Time Family 

Reading Time’’) that bond families around the acts of 

reading and using public libraries. 

ø(ii) Providing training in the essential components 

of reading instruction to a parent or other individual 

who volunteers to be a student’s reading tutor, to enable such parent or individual to support instructional 

practices that are based on scientifically based reading 

research and are being used by the student’s teacher. 

ø(iii) Assisting parents, through the use of materials 

and reading programs, strategies, and approaches (including family literacy services) that are based on scientifically based reading research, to encourage reading and support their child’s reading development. 

ø(8) LOCAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION.—An eligible 

local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this 

subsection may use not more than 3.5 percent of the funds provided under the subgrant for planning and administration. 

ø(d) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that receives 

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of 20 percent of the grant funds to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5). 

ø(2) PRIORITY.—A State educational agency shall give priority to carrying out the activities described in paragraphs (3), 

(4), and (5) for schools described in subsection (c)(6). 

ø(3) PROFESSIONAL INSERVICE AND PRESERVICE DEVELOPMENT

AND REVIEW.—A State educational agency may expend not 

more than 65 percent of the amount of the funds made available under paragraph (1)— 

ø(A) to develop and implement a program of professional 

development for teachers, including special education 

teachers, of kindergarten through grade 3 that— 

ø(i) will prepare these teachers in all the essential 

components of reading instruction; 

ø(ii) shall include— 

ø(I) information on instructional materials, programs, strategies, and approaches based on scientifically based reading research, including early 

intervention and reading remediation materials, 

programs, and approaches; and 

ø(II) instruction in the use of screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading 

assessments and other scientifically based procedures that effectively identify students who may 

be at risk for reading failure or who are having 

difficulty reading; and 

ø(iii) shall be provided by eligible professional development providers; 

ø(B) to strengthen and enhance preservice courses for 

students preparing, at all public institutions of higher education in the State, to teach kindergarten through grade 3 

by— 

ø(i) reviewing such courses to determine whether 

the courses’ content is consistent with the findings of 

the most current scientifically based reading research, 

including findings on the essential components of 

reading instruction; 

ø(ii) following up such reviews with recommendations to ensure that such institutions offer courses 

that meet the highest standards; and 

ø(iii) preparing a report on the results of such reviews, submitting the report to the reading and literacy partnership for the State established under section 1203(d), and making the report available for public review by means of the Internet; and 

ø(C) to make recommendations on how the State licensure and certification standards in the area of reading 

might be improved. 

ø(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- CIES AND SCHOOLS.—A State educational agency may expend 

not more than 25 percent of the amount of the funds made 

available under paragraph (1) for one or more of the following: 

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ø(i) selecting and implementing a program or programs of reading instruction based on scientifically 

based reading research; 

ø(ii) selecting screening, diagnostic, and classroombased instructional reading assessments; and 

ø(iii) identifying eligible professional development 

providers to help prepare reading teachers to teach 

students using the programs and assessments described in clauses (i) and (ii). 

ø(B) Providing expanded opportunities to students in 

kindergarten through grade 3 who are served by eligible 

local educational agencies for receiving reading assistance 

from alternative providers that includes— 

ø(i) screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading assessments; and 

ø(ii) as need is indicated by the assessments under 

clause (i), instruction based on scientifically based 

reading research that includes the essential components of reading instruction. 

ø(5) PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, AND REPORTING.— 

ø(A) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—A State educational agency may expend not more than 10 percent of the amount of 

funds made available under paragraph (1) for the activities 

described in this paragraph. 

ø(B) PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION.—A State educational agency that receives a grant under this section 

may expend funds made available under subparagraph (A) 

for planning and administration relating to the State uses 

of funds authorized under this subpart, including the following: 

ø(i) Administering the distribution of competitive 

subgrants to eligible local educational agencies under 

subsection (c) and section 1204(d). 

ø(ii) Assessing and evaluating, on a regular basis, 

eligible local educational agency activities assisted 

under this subpart, with respect to whether they have 

been effective in increasing the number of children in 

grades 1, 2, and 3 served under this subpart who can 

read at or above grade level. 

ø(C) ANNUAL REPORTING.— 

ø(i) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that 

receives a grant under this section shall expend funds 

made available under subparagraph (A) to provide the 

Secretary annually with a report on the implementation of this subpart. 

ø(ii) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—Each report under 

this subparagraph shall include information on the following: 

ø(I) Evidence that the State educational agency 

is fulfilling its obligations under this subpart. 

ø(II) Specific identification of those schools and 

local educational agencies that report the largest 

gains in reading achievement. 

ø(III) The progress the State educational agency 

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are making in reducing the number of students 

served under this subpart in grades 1, 2, and 3 

who are reading below grade level, as demonstrated by such information as teacher reports 

and school evaluations of mastery of the essential 

components of reading instruction. 

ø(IV) Evidence on whether the State educational agency and local educational agencies 

within the State have significantly increased the 

number of students reading at grade level or 

above, significantly increased the percentages of 

students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) 

who are reading at grade level or above, and successfully implemented this subpart. 

ø(iii) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Data in the report shall 

be reported in a manner that protects the privacy of 

individuals. 

ø(iv) CONTRACT.—To the extent practicable, a State 

educational agency shall enter into a contract with an 

entity that conducts scientifically based reading research, under which contract the entity will assist the 

State educational agency in producing the reports required to be submitted under this subparagraph. 

ø(e) REVIEW.— ø(1) PROGRESS REPORT.— ø(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 60 days after the termination of the third year of the grant period, each State 

educational agency receiving a grant under this section 

shall submit a progress report to the Secretary. 

ø(B) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—The progress report shall 

include information on the progress the State educational 

agency and local educational agencies within the State are 

making in reducing the number of students served under 

this subpart in grades 1, 2, and 3 who are reading below 

grade level (as demonstrated by such information as teacher reports and school evaluations of mastery of the essential components of reading instruction). The report shall 

also include evidence from the State educational agency 

and local educational agencies within the State that the 

State educational agency and the local educational agencies have significantly increased the number of students 

reading at grade level or above, significantly increased the 

percentages of students described in section 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) who are reading at grade level or 

above, and successfully implemented this subpart. 

ø(2) PEER REVIEW.—The progress report described in paragraph (1) shall be reviewed by the peer review panel convened 

under section 1203(c)(2). 

ø(3) CONSEQUENCES OF INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS.—After submission of the progress report described in paragraph (1), if the 

Secretary determines that the State educational agency is not 

making significant progress in meeting the purposes of this 

subpart, the Secretary may withhold from the State educational agency, in whole or in part, further payments under 

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cation Provisions Act or take such other action authorized by 

law as the Secretary determines necessary, including providing 

technical assistance upon request of the State educational 

agency. 

ø(f) FUNDS NOT USED FOR STATE LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—Any portion 

of funds described in subsection (d)(1) that a State educational 

agency does not expend in accordance with subsection (d)(1) shall 

be expended for the purpose of making subgrants in accordance 

with subsection (c). 

ø(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State or local educational 

agency shall use funds received under this subpart only to supplement the level of non-Federal funds that, in the absence of funds 

under this subpart, would be expended for activities authorized 

under this subpart, and not to supplant those non-Federal funds. 

øSEC. 1203. STATE FORMULA GRANT APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATIONS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that desires to 

receive a grant under section 1202 shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time and in such form as the Secretary may require. The application shall contain the information described in subsection (b). 

ø(2) SPECIAL APPLICATION PROVISIONS.—For those State educational agencies that have received a grant under part C of 

title II (as such part was in effect on the day before the date 

of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), the Secretary shall establish a modified set of requirements for an application under this section that takes into account the information already submitted and approved under that program 

and minimizes the duplication of effort on the part of such 

State educational agencies. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—An application under this section shall contain 

the following: 

ø(1) An assurance that the Governor of the State, in consultation with the State educational agency, has established a 

reading and literacy partnership described in subsection (d), 

and a description of how such partnership— 

ø(A) coordinated the development of the application; and 

ø(B) will assist in the oversight and evaluation of the 

State educational agency’s activities under this subpart. 

ø(2) A description, if applicable, of the State’s strategy to expand, continue, or modify activities authorized under part C of 

title II (as such part was in effect on the day before the date 

of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001). 

ø(3) An assurance that the State educational agency, and 

any local educational agencies receiving a subgrant from that 

State educational agency under section 1202, will, if requested, 

participate in the external evaluation under section 1205. 

ø(4) A State educational agency plan containing a description 

of the following: 

ø(A) How the State educational agency will assist local 

educational agencies in identifying screening, diagnostic, 

and classroom-based instructional reading assessments. 

ø(B) How the State educational agency will assist local 

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ically based reading research, including early intervention 

and reading remediation materials, programs, and approaches. 

ø(C) How the State educational agency will ensure that 

professional development activities related to reading instruction and provided under section 1202 are— 

ø(i) coordinated with other Federal, State, and local 

level funds, and used effectively to improve instructional practices for reading; and 

ø(ii) based on scientifically based reading research. 

ø(D) How the activities assisted under section 1202 will 

address the needs of teachers and other instructional staff 

in implementing the essential components of reading instruction. 

ø(E) How subgrants made by the State educational agency under section 1202 will meet the requirements of section 1202, including how the State educational agency will 

ensure that eligible local educational agencies receiving 

subgrants under section 1202 will use practices based on 

scientifically based reading research. 

ø(F) How the State educational agency will, to the extent 

practicable, make grants to eligible local educational agencies in both rural and urban areas. 

ø(G) How the State educational agency will build on, 

and promote coordination among literacy programs in the 

State (including federally funded programs such as programs under the Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and 

subpart 2), to increase the effectiveness of the programs in 

improving reading for adults and children and to avoid duplication of the efforts of the program. 

ø(H) How the State educational agency will assess and 

evaluate, on a regular basis, eligible local educational 

agency activities assisted under section 1202, with respect 

to whether the activities have been effective in achieving 

the purposes of section 1202. 

ø(I) Any other information that the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(c) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve an application of a State educational agency under this section only if 

such application meets the requirements of this section. 

ø(2) PEER REVIEW.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

the National Institute for Literacy, shall convene a panel 

to evaluate applications under this section. At a minimum, 

the panel shall include— 

ø(i) three individuals selected by the Secretary; 

ø(ii) three individuals selected by the National Institute for Literacy; 

ø(iii) three individuals selected by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences; 

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ø(iv) three individuals selected by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development. 

ø(B) EXPERTS.—The panel shall include— 

ø(i) experts who are competent, by virtue of their 

training, expertise, or experience, to evaluate applications under this section; 

ø(ii) experts who provide professional development 

to individuals who teach reading to children and 

adults based on scientifically based reading research; 

ø(iii) experts who provide professional development 

to other instructional staff based on scientifically 

based reading research; and 

ø(iv) an individual who has expertise in screening, 

diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading 

assessments. 

ø(C) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The panel shall recommend 

grant applications from State educational agencies under 

this section to the Secretary for funding or for disapproval. 

ø(d) READING AND LITERACY PARTNERSHIPS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For a State educational agency to receive 

a grant under section 1202, the Governor of the State, in consultation with the State educational agency, shall establish a 

reading and literacy partnership. 

ø(2) REQUIRED PARTICIPANTS.—The reading and literacy 

partnership shall include the following participants: 

ø(A) The Governor of the State. 

ø(B) The chief State school officer. 

ø(C) The chairman and the ranking member of each 

committee of the State legislature that is responsible for 

education policy. 

ø(D) A representative, selected jointly by the Governor 

and the chief State school officer, of at least one eligible 

local educational agency. 

ø(E) A representative, selected jointly by the Governor 

and the chief State school officer, of a community-based organization working with children to improve their reading 

skills, particularly a community-based organization using 

tutors and scientifically based reading research. 

ø(F) State directors of appropriate Federal or State programs with a strong reading component, selected jointly by 

the Governor and the chief State school officer. 

ø(G) A parent of a public or private school student or a 

parent who educates the parent’s child in the parent’s 

home, selected jointly by the Governor and the chief State 

school officer. 

ø(H) A teacher, who may be a special education teacher, 

who successfully teaches reading, and another instructional staff member, selected jointly by the Governor and 

the chief State school officer. 

ø(I) A family literacy service provider selected jointly by 

the Governor and the chief State school officer. 

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lected jointly by the Governor and the chief State school officer, 

and who may include a representative of— 

ø(A) an institution of higher education operating a program of teacher preparation in the State that is based on 

scientifically based reading research; 

ø(B) a local educational agency; 

ø(C) a private nonprofit or for-profit eligible professional 

development provider providing instruction based on scientifically based reading research; 

ø(D) an adult education provider; 

ø(E) a volunteer organization that is involved in reading 

programs; or 

ø(F) a school library or a public library that offers reading or literacy programs for children or families. 

ø(4) PREEXISTING PARTNERSHIP.—If, before the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a State educational agency established a consortium, partnership, or any 

other similar body that was considered a reading and literacy 

partnership for purposes of part C of title II of this Act (as 

such part was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), that consortium, partnership, or body may be considered a reading and literacy partnership for purposes of this subsection consistent with the provisions of this subpart. 

øSEC. 1204. TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

ø(a) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AWARDING TARGETED ASSISTANCE

GRANTS TO STATES.—Beginning with fiscal year 2004, from funds 

appropriated under section 1202(b)(1)(E), the Secretary shall make 

grants, on a competitive basis, to those State educational agencies 

that— 

ø(1) for each of 2 consecutive years, demonstrate that an increasing percentage of third graders in each of the groups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) in the schools served by 

the local educational agencies receiving funds under section 

1202 are reaching the proficient level in reading; and 

ø(2) for each of the same such consecutive 2 years, demonstrate that schools receiving funds under section 1202 are 

improving the reading skills of students in grades 1, 2, and 3 

based on screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading assessments. 

ø(b) CONTINUATION OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—For any State 

educational agency that receives a competitive grant under this 

section, the Secretary shall make an award for each of the succeeding years that the State educational agency demonstrates it is 

continuing to meet the criteria described in subsection (a). 

ø(c) DISTRIBUTION OF TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a grant to each 

State educational agency with an application approved under 

this section in an amount that bears the same relation to the 

amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 

year as the number of children counted under section 1124(c) 

for the State bears to the number of such children so counted 

for all States with applications approved for that year. 

ø(2) PEER REVIEW.—The peer review panel convened under 

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under this subsection. The panel shall recommend such applications to the Secretary for funding or for disapproval. 

ø(3) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—A State educational agency 

that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit 

an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. Each such application shall include the following: 

ø(A) Evidence that the State educational agency has carried out its obligations under section 1203. 

ø(B) Evidence that the State educational agency has met 

the criteria described in subsection (a). 

ø(C) The amount of funds requested by the State educational agency and a description of the criteria the State 

educational agency intends to use in distributing subgrants to eligible local educational agencies under this section to continue or expand activities under subsection 

(d)(5). 

ø(D) Evidence that the State educational agency has increased significantly the percentage of students reading at 

grade level or above. 

ø(E) Any additional evidence that demonstrates success 

in the implementation of this section. 

ø(d) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a grant to a 

State educational agency under this section only if the State 

educational agency agrees to expend 100 percent of the amount 

of the funds provided under the grant for the purpose of making competitive subgrants in accordance with this subsection to 

eligible local educational agencies. 

ø(2) NOTICE.—A State educational agency receiving a grant 

under this section shall provide notice to all local educational 

agencies in the State of the availability of competitive subgrants under this subsection and of the requirements for applying for the subgrants. 

ø(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under 

this subsection, an eligible local educational agency shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such 

time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 

State educational agency may reasonably require. 

ø(4) DISTRIBUTION.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall distribute subgrants under this section through a competitive 

process based on relative need of eligible local educational 

agencies and the evidence described in this paragraph. 

ø(B) EVIDENCE USED IN ALL YEARS.—For all fiscal years, 

a State educational agency shall distribute subgrants 

under this section based on evidence that an eligible local 

educational agency— 

ø(i) satisfies the requirements of section 1202(c)(4); 

ø(ii) will carry out its obligations under this subpart; 

ø(iii) will work with other local educational agencies 

in the State that have not received a subgrant under 

this subsection to assist such nonreceiving agencies in 

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ø(iv) is meeting the criteria described in subsection 

(a). 

ø(5) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible local educational 

agency that receives a subgrant under this subsection— 

ø(A) shall use the funds provided under the subgrant to 

carry out the activities described in section 1202(c)(7)(A); 

and 

ø(B) may use such funds to carry out the activities described in section 1202(c)(7)(B). 

øSEC. 1205. EXTERNAL EVALUATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds reserved under section 

1202(b)(1)(C), the Secretary shall contract with an independent organization outside of the Department for a 5-year, rigorous, scientifically valid, quantitative evaluation of this subpart. 

ø(b) PROCESS.—The evaluation under subsection (a) shall be conducted by an organization that is capable of designing and carrying 

out an independent evaluation that identifies the effects of specific 

activities carried out by State educational agencies and local educational agencies under this subpart on improving reading instruction. Such evaluation shall take into account factors influencing 

student performance that are not controlled by teachers or education administrators. 

ø(c) ANALYSIS.—The evaluation under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

ø(1) An analysis of the relationship between each of the essential components of reading instruction and overall reading 

proficiency. 

ø(2) An analysis of whether assessment tools used by State 

educational agencies and local educational agencies measure 

the essential components of reading. 

ø(3) An analysis of how State reading standards correlate 

with the essential components of reading instruction. 

ø(4) An analysis of whether the receipt of a targeted assistance grant under section 1204 results in an increase in the 

number of children who read proficiently. 

ø(5) A measurement of the extent to which specific instructional materials improve reading proficiency. 

ø(6) A measurement of the extent to which specific screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional reading assessments assist teachers in identifying specific reading deficiencies. 

ø(7) A measurement of the extent to which professional development programs implemented by State educational agencies using funds received under this subpart improve reading 

instruction. 

ø(8) A measurement of how well students preparing to enter 

the teaching profession are prepared to teach the essential 

components of reading instruction. 

ø(9) An analysis of changes in students’ interest in reading 

and time spent reading outside of school. 

ø(10) Any other analysis or measurement pertinent to this 

subpart that is determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 

ø(d) PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.—The findings of the evaluation 

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agencies and local educational agencies on a periodic basis for use 

in program improvement. 

øSEC. 1206. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

øFrom funds reserved under section 1202(b)(1)(C), the Secretary— 

ø(1) may provide technical assistance in achieving the purposes of this subpart to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools requesting such assistance; 

ø(2) shall, at a minimum, evaluate the impact of services 

provided to children under this subpart with respect to their 

referral to, and eligibility for, special education services under 

the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (based on their 

difficulties learning to read); and 

ø(3) shall carry out the external evaluation as described in 

section 1205. 

øSEC. 1207. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds reserved under section 

1202(b)(1)(D), the National Institute for Literacy, in collaboration 

with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services, and the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 

shall— 

ø(1) disseminate information on scientifically based reading 

research pertaining to children, youth, and adults; 

ø(2) identify and disseminate information about schools, local 

educational agencies, and State educational agencies that have 

effectively developed and implemented classroom reading programs that meet the requirements of this subpart, including 

those State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

and schools that have been identified as effective through the 

evaluation and peer review provisions of this subpart; and 

ø(3) support the continued identification and dissemination 

of information on reading programs that contain the essential 

components of reading instruction as supported by scientifically based reading research, that can lead to improved reading outcomes for children, youth, and adults. 

ø(b) DISSEMINATION AND COORDINATION.—At a minimum, the 

National Institute for Literacy shall disseminate the information 

described in subsection (a) to— 

ø(1) recipients of Federal financial assistance under this 

title, title III, the Head Start Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act; and 

ø(2) each Bureau funded school (as defined in section 1141 

of the Education Amendments of 1978). 

ø(c) USE OF EXISTING NETWORKS.—In carrying out this section, 

the National Institute for Literacy shall, to the extent practicable, 

use existing information and dissemination networks developed 

and maintained through other public and private entities including 

through the Department and the National Center for Family Literacy. 

ø(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.—For purposes of funds 

reserved under section 1202(b)(1)(D) to carry out this section, the 

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cordance with section 242(b) of Public Law 105–220 (relating to the 

establishment and administration of the National Institute for Literacy). 

øSEC. 1208. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ means a local educational agency 

that— 

ø(A) is among the local educational agencies in the State 

with the highest numbers or percentages of students in 

kindergarten through grade 3 reading below grade level, 

based on the most currently available data; and 

ø(B) has— 

ø(i) jurisdiction over a geographic area that includes 

an area designated as an empowerment zone, or an 

enterprise community, under part I of subchapter U of 

chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

ø(ii) jurisdiction over a significant number or percentage of schools that are identified for school improvement under section 1116(b); or 

ø(iii) the highest numbers or percentages of children 

who are counted under section 1124(c), in comparison 

to other local educational agencies in the State. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDER.—The 

term ‘‘eligible professional development provider’’ means a provider of professional development in reading instruction to 

teachers, including special education teachers, that is based on 

scientifically based reading research. 

ø(3) ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF READING INSTRUCTION.—The 

term ‘‘essential components of reading instruction’’ means explicit and systematic instruction in— 

ø(A) phonemic awareness; 

ø(B) phonics; 

ø(C) vocabulary development; 

ø(D) reading fluency, including oral reading skills; and 

ø(E) reading comprehension strategies. 

ø(4) INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.—The term ‘‘instructional staff’’— 

ø(A) means individuals who have responsibility for 

teaching children to read; and 

ø(B) includes principals, teachers, supervisors of instruction, librarians, library school media specialists, teachers 

of academic subjects other than reading, and other individuals who have responsibility for assisting children to learn 

to read. 

ø(5) READING.—The term ‘‘reading’’ means a complex system 

of deriving meaning from print that requires all of the following: 

ø(A) The skills and knowledge to understand how phonemes, or speech sounds, are connected to print. 

ø(B) The ability to decode unfamiliar words. 

ø(C) The ability to read fluently. 

ø(D) Sufficient background information and vocabulary 

to foster reading comprehension. 

ø(E) The development of appropriate active strategies to 

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ø(F) The development and maintenance of a motivation 

to read. 

ø(6) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED READING RESEARCH.—The term 

‘‘scientifically based reading research’’ means research that— 

ø(A) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading difficulties; and 

ø(B) includes research that— 

ø(i) employs systematic, empirical methods that 

draw on observation or experiment; 

ø(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the 

general conclusions drawn; 

ø(iii) relies on measurements or observational methods that provide valid data across evaluators and observers and across multiple measurements and observations; and 

ø(iv) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal 

or approved by a panel of independent experts through 

a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review. 

ø(7) SCREENING, DIAGNOSTIC, AND CLASSROOM-BASED IN- STRUCTIONAL READING ASSESSMENTS.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘screening, diagnostic, and 

classroom-based instructional reading assessments’’ 

means— 

ø(i) screening reading assessments; 

ø(ii) diagnostic reading assessments; and 

ø(iii) classroom-based instructional reading assessments. 

ø(B) SCREENING READING ASSESSMENT.—The term 

‘‘screening reading assessment’’ means an assessment that 

is— 

ø(i) valid, reliable, and based on scientifically based 

reading research; and 

ø(ii) a brief procedure designed as a first step in 

identifying children who may be at high risk for delayed development or academic failure and in need of 

further diagnosis of their need for special services or 

additional reading instruction. 

ø(C) DIAGNOSTIC READING ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘diagnostic reading assessment’’ means an assessment that is— 

ø(i) valid, reliable, and based on scientifically based 

reading research; and 

ø(ii) used for the purpose of— 

ø(I) identifying a child’s specific areas of 

strengths and weaknesses so that the child has 

learned to read by the end of grade 3; 

ø(II) determining any difficulties that a child 

may have in learning to read and the potential 

cause of such difficulties; and 

ø(III) helping to determine possible reading 

intervention strategies and related special needs. 

ø(D) CLASSROOM-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL READING ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘classroom-based instructional reading 

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ø(i) evaluates children’s learning based on systematic observations by teachers of children performing 

academic tasks that are part of their daily classroom 

experience; and 

ø(ii) is used to improve instruction in reading, including classroom instruction. 

øSubpart 2—Early Reading First 

øSEC. 1221. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 

ø(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subpart are as follows: 

ø(1) To support local efforts to enhance the early language, 

literacy, and prereading development of preschool age children, 

particularly those from low-income families, through strategies 

and professional development that are based on scientifically 

based reading research. 

ø(2) To provide preschool age children with cognitive learning opportunities in high-quality language and literature-rich 

environments, so that the children can attain the fundamental 

knowledge and skills necessary for optimal reading development in kindergarten and beyond. 

ø(3) To demonstrate language and literacy activities based 

on scientifically based reading research that supports the ageappropriate development of— 

ø(A) recognition, leading to automatic recognition, of letters of the alphabet; 

ø(B) knowledge of letter sounds, the blending of sounds, 

and the use of increasingly complex vocabulary; 

ø(C) an understanding that written language is composed of phonemes and letters each representing one or 

more speech sounds that in combination make up syllables, words, and sentences; 

ø(D) spoken language, including vocabulary and oral 

comprehension abilities; and 

ø(E) knowledge of the purposes and conventions of print. 

ø(4) To use screening assessments to effectively identify preschool age children who may be at risk for reading failure. 

ø(5) To integrate such scientific reading research-based instructional materials and literacy activities with existing programs of preschools, child care agencies and programs, Head 

Start centers, and family literacy services. 

ø(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subpart: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible applicant’’ 

means— 

ø(A) one or more local educational agencies that are eligible to receive a subgrant under subpart 1; 

ø(B) one or more public or private organizations or agencies, acting on behalf of one or more programs that serve 

preschool age children (such as a program at a Head Start 

center, a child care program, or a family literacy program), 

which organizations or agencies shall be located in a community served by a local educational agency described in 

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ø(C) one or more local educational agencies described in 

subparagraph (A) in collaboration with one or more organizations or agencies described in subparagraph (B). 

ø(2) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED READING RESEARCH.—The term 

‘‘scientifically based reading research’’ has the same meaning 

given to that term in section 1208. 

ø(3) SCREENING READING ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘screening 

reading assessment’’ has the same meaning given to that term 

in section 1208. 

øSEC. 1222. LOCAL EARLY READING FIRST GRANTS. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appropriated under 

section 1002(b)(2), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, for periods of not more than 6 years, to eligible applicants to enable the eligible applicants to carry out the authorized 

activities described in subsection (d). 

ø(b) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible applicant that desires to receive 

a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary, which shall include a description of— 

ø(1) the programs to be served by the proposed project, including demographic and socioeconomic information on the preschool age children enrolled in the programs; 

ø(2) how the proposed project will enhance the school readiness of preschool age children in high-quality oral language 

and literature-rich environments; 

ø(3) how the proposed project will prepare and provide ongoing assistance to staff in the programs, through professional 

development and other support, to provide high-quality language, literacy, and prereading activities using scientifically 

based reading research, for preschool age children; 

ø(4) how the proposed project will provide services and use 

instructional materials that are based on scientifically based 

reading research on early language acquisition, prereading activities, and the development of spoken vocabulary skills; 

ø(5) how the proposed project will help staff in the programs 

to meet more effectively the diverse needs of preschool age children in the community, including such children with limited 

English proficiency, disabilities, or other special needs; 

ø(6) how the proposed project will integrate such instructional materials and literacy activities with existing preschool 

programs and family literacy services; 

ø(7) how the proposed project will help children, particularly 

children experiencing difficulty with spoken language, 

prereading, and early reading skills, to make the transition 

from preschool to formal classroom instruction in school; 

ø(8) if the eligible applicant has received a subgrant under 

subpart 1, how the activities conducted under this subpart will 

be coordinated with the eligible applicant’s activities under 

subpart 1 at the kindergarten through grade 3 level; 

ø(9) how the proposed project will evaluate the success of the 

activities supported under this subpart in enhancing the early 

language, literacy, and prereading development of preschool 

age children served by the project; and 

ø(10) such other information as the Secretary may require. 

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of the applications and the recommendations of a peer review panel 

convened under section 1203(c)(2), that includes, at a minimum, 

three individuals, selected from the entities described in clauses 

(ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 1203(c)(2)(A), who are experts in early 

reading development and early childhood development. 

ø(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible applicant that receives 

a grant under this subpart shall use the funds provided under the 

grant to carry out the following activities: 

ø(1) Providing preschool age children with high-quality oral 

language and literature-rich environments in which to acquire 

language and prereading skills. 

ø(2) Providing professional development that is based on scientifically based reading research knowledge of early language 

and reading development for the staff of the eligible applicant 

and that will assist in developing the preschool age children’s— 

ø(A) recognition, leading to automatic recognition, of letters of the alphabet, knowledge of letters, sounds, blending 

of letter sounds, and increasingly complex vocabulary; 

ø(B) understanding that written language is composed of 

phonemes and letters each representing one or more 

speech sounds that in combination make up syllables, 

words, and sentences; 

ø(C) spoken language, including vocabulary and oral 

comprehension abilities; and 

ø(D) knowledge of the purposes and conventions of print. 

ø(3) Identifying and providing activities and instructional 

materials that are based on scientifically based reading research for use in developing the skills and abilities described 

in paragraph (2). 

ø(4) Acquiring, providing training for, and implementing 

screening reading assessments or other appropriate measures 

that are based on scientifically based reading research to determine whether preschool age children are developing the skills 

described in this subsection. 

ø(5) Integrating such instructional materials, activities, tools, 

and measures into the programs offered by the eligible applicant. 

ø(e) AWARD AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may establish a maximum 

award amount, or ranges of award amounts, for grants under this 

subpart. 

øSEC. 1223. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. 

øThe Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services to coordinate the activities under this subpart 

with preschool age programs administered by the Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

øSEC. 1224. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. 

øFrom the funds the National Institute for Literacy receives 

under section 1202(b)(1)(D), the National Institute for Literacy, in 

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øSEC. 1225. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

øEach eligible applicant receiving a grant under this subpart 

shall report annually to the Secretary regarding the eligible applicant’s progress in addressing the purposes of this subpart. Such report shall include, at a minimum, a description of— 

ø(1) the research-based instruction, materials, and activities 

being used in the programs funded under the grant; 

ø(2) the types of programs funded under the grant and the 

ages of children served by such programs; 

ø(3) the qualifications of the program staff who provide early 

literacy instruction under such programs and the type of ongoing professional development provided to such staff; and 

ø(4) the results of the evaluation described in section 

1222(b)(9). 

øSEC. 1226. EVALUATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From the total amount made available under 

section 1002(b)(2) for the period beginning October 1, 2002, and 

ending September 30, 2006, the Secretary shall reserve not more 

than $3,000,000 to conduct an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of this subpart. 

ø(b) REPORTS.— 

ø(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2004, the 

Secretary shall submit an interim report 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. 

ø(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2006, the 

Secretary shall submit a final report to the committees described in paragraph (1). 

ø(c) CONTENTS.—The reports submitted under subsection (b) 

shall include information on the following: 

ø(1) How the grant recipients under this subpart are improving the prereading skills of preschool children. 

ø(2) The effectiveness of the professional development program assisted under this subpart. 

ø(3) How early childhood teachers are being prepared with 

scientifically based reading research on early reading development. 

ø(4) What activities and instructional practices are most effective. 

ø(5) How prereading instructional materials and literacy activities based on scientifically based reading research are being 

integrated into preschools, child care agencies and programs, 

programs carried out under the Head Start Act, and family literacy programs. 

ø(6) Any recommendations on strengthening or modifying 

this subpart. 

øSubpart 3—William F. Goodling Even Start 

Family Literacy Programs 

øSEC. 1231. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

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ø(1) improving the educational opportunities of the Nation’s 

low-income families by integrating early childhood education, 

adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program, to be referred to 

as ‘‘Even Start’’; and 

ø(2) establishing a program that shall— 

ø(A) be implemented through cooperative projects that 

build on high-quality existing community resources to create a new range of services; 

ø(B) promote the academic achievement of children and 

adults; 

ø(C) assist children and adults from low-income families 

to achieve to challenging State content standards and challenging State student achievement standards; and 

ø(D) use instructional programs based on scientifically 

based reading research and addressing the prevention of 

reading difficulties for children and adults, to the extent 

such research is available. 

øSEC. 1232. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) RESERVATION FOR MIGRANT PROGRAMS, OUTLYING AREAS, 

AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

reserve 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 

1002(b)(3) (or, if such appropriated amount exceeds 

$200,000,000, 6 percent of such amount) for programs, under 

such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall establish, 

that are consistent with the purpose of this subpart, and according to their relative needs, for— 

ø(A) children of migratory workers; 

ø(B) the outlying areas; and 

ø(C) Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—After December 21, 2000, the Secretary 

shall award a grant, on a competitive basis, of sufficient size 

and for a period of sufficient duration to demonstrate the effectiveness of a family literacy program in a prison that houses 

women and their preschool age children and that has the capability of developing a program of high quality. 

ø(3) COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN INDIANS.— 

The Secretary shall ensure that programs under paragraph 

(1)(C) are coordinated with family literacy programs operated 

by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in order to avoid duplication 

and to encourage the dissemination of information on highquality family literacy programs serving American Indians. 

ø(b) RESERVATION FOR FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.— 

ø(1) EVALUATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT, AND REPLICATION ACTIVITIES.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

from amounts appropriated under section 1002(b)(3), the Secretary may reserve not more than 3 percent of such amounts 

for purposes of— 

ø(A) carrying out the evaluation required by section 

1239; and 

ø(B) providing, through grants or contracts with eligible 

organizations, technical assistance, program improvement, 

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ø(2) RESEARCH.—In any fiscal year, if the amount appropriated under section 1002(b)(3) for such year— 

ø(A) is equal to or less than the amount appropriated for 

the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve from 

such amount only the amount necessary to continue multiyear activities carried out pursuant to section 1241(b) that 

began during or prior to the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 

year for which the determination is made; or 

ø(B) exceeds the amount appropriated for the preceding 

fiscal year, then the Secretary shall reserve from such excess amount $2,000,000 or 50 percent, whichever is less, to 

carry out section 1241(b). 

ø(c) RESERVATION FOR GRANTS.— 

ø(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year for which at least 

one State educational agency applies and submits an application that meets the requirements and goals of this 

subsection and for which the amount appropriated under 

section 1002(b)(3) exceeds the amount appropriated under 

that section for the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary 

shall reserve, from the amount of the excess remaining 

after the application of subsection (b)(2), the amount of the 

remainder or $1,000,000, whichever is less, to award 

grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable them to plan and implement statewide family literacy initiatives to coordinate and, where appropriate, integrate existing Federal, State, and local literacy 

resources consistent with the purposes of this subpart. 

ø(B) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—The coordination 

and integration described in subparagraph (A) shall include coordination and integration of funds available under 

the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Head 

Start Act, this subpart, part A of this title, and part A of 

title IV of the Social Security Act. 

ø(C) RESTRICTION.—No State educational agency may receive more than one grant under this subsection. 

ø(2) CONSORTIA.— ø(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—To receive a grant under this 

subsection, a State educational agency shall establish a 

consortium of State-level programs under the following 

provisions of laws: 

ø(i) This title (other than part D). 

ø(ii) The Head Start Act. 

ø(iii) The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. 

ø(iv) All other State-funded preschool programs and 

programs providing literacy services to adults. 

ø(B) PLAN.—To receive a grant under this subsection, 

the consortium established by a State educational agency 

shall create a plan to use a portion of the State educational agency’s resources, derived from the programs referred to in subparagraph (A), to strengthen and expand 

family literacy services in the State. 

ø(C) COORDINATION WITH SUBPART 1.—The consortium 

shall coordinate its activities under this paragraph with 

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the State educational agency established under section 

1203(d), if the State educational agency receives a grant 

under section 1202. 

ø(3) READING INSTRUCTION.—Statewide family literacy initiatives implemented under this subsection shall base reading instruction on scientifically based reading research. 

ø(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide, 

directly or through a grant or contract with an organization 

with experience in the development and operation of successful 

family literacy services, technical assistance to State educational agencies receiving a grant under this subsection. 

ø(5) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall not 

make a grant to a State educational agency under this subsection unless the State educational agency agrees that, with 

respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible consortium 

in carrying out the activities for which the grant was awarded, 

the State educational agency will make available non-Federal 

contributions in an amount equal to not less than the Federal 

funds provided under the grant. 

ø(d) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ALLOCATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 

1002(b)(3) and not reserved under subsection (a), (b), or (c), the 

Secretary shall make grants to State educational agencies from 

allocations under paragraph (2). 

ø(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), 

from the total amount available under paragraph (1) for allocation to State educational agencies in any fiscal year, each State 

educational agency shall be eligible to receive a grant under 

paragraph (1) in an amount that bears the same ratio to the 

total amount as the amount allocated under part A to that 

State educational agency bears to the total amount allocated 

under that part to all State educational agencies. 

ø(3) MINIMUM.—No State educational agency shall receive a 

grant under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year in an amount that 

is less than $250,000, or one-half of 1 percent of the amount 

appropriated under section 1002(b)(3) and not reserved under 

subsections (a), (b), and (c) for such year, whichever is greater. 

ø(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this subpart— 

ø(1) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a partnership composed 

of— 

ø(A) a local educational agency; and 

ø(B) a nonprofit community-based organization, a public 

agency other than a local educational agency, an institution of higher education, or a public or private nonprofit 

organization other than a local educational agency, of demonstrated quality; 

ø(2) the term ‘‘eligible organization’’ means any public or private nonprofit organization with a record of providing effective 

services to family literacy providers, such as the National Center for Family Literacy, Parents as Teachers, Inc., the Home 

Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, and the Home 

and School Institute, Inc.; 

ø(3) the terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and ‘‘tribal organization’’ have 

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ø(4) the term ‘‘scientifically based reading research’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 1208; and 

ø(5) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

øSEC. 1233. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAMS. 

ø(a) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—Each State 

educational agency that receives a grant under section 1232(d)(1) 

may use not more than a total of 6 percent of the grant funds for 

the costs of— 

ø(1) administration, which amount shall not exceed half of 

the total; 

ø(2) providing, through one or more subgrants or contracts, 

technical assistance for program improvement and replication, 

to eligible entities that receive subgrants under subsection (b); 

and 

ø(3) carrying out sections 1240 and 1234(c). 

ø(b) SUBGRANTS FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency shall use 

the grant funds received under section 1232(d)(1) and not reserved under subsection (a) to award subgrants to eligible entities to carry out Even Start programs. 

ø(2) MINIMUM SUBGRANT AMOUNTS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 

(B) and (C), no State educational agency shall award a 

subgrant under paragraph (1) in an amount less than 

$75,000. 

ø(B) SUBGRANTEES IN NINTH AND SUCCEEDING YEARS.— 

No State educational agency shall award a subgrant under 

paragraph (1) in an amount less than $52,500 to an eligible entity for a fiscal year to carry out an Even Start program that is receiving assistance under this subpart or its 

predecessor authority for the ninth (or any subsequent) fiscal year. 

ø(C) EXCEPTION FOR SINGLE SUBGRANT.—A State educational agency may award one subgrant in each fiscal 

year of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective in 

an amount less than $75,000 if, after awarding subgrants 

under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year in accordance with 

subparagraphs (A) and (B), less than $75,000 is available 

to the State educational agency to award those subgrants. 

øSEC. 1234. USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out an Even Start program under 

this subpart, a recipient of funds under this subpart shall use those 

funds to pay the Federal share of the cost of providing intensive 

family literacy services that involve parents and children, from 

birth through age 7, in a cooperative effort to help parents become 

full partners in the education of their children and to assist children in reaching their full potential as learners. 

ø(b) FEDERAL SHARE LIMITATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided in paragraph 

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ø(i) 90 percent of the total cost of the program in the 

first year that the program receives assistance under 

this subpart or its predecessor authority; 

ø(ii) 80 percent in the second year; 

ø(iii) 70 percent in the third year; 

ø(iv) 60 percent in the fourth year; 

ø(v) 50 percent in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and 

eighth such years; and 

ø(vi) 35 percent in any subsequent year. 

ø(B) REMAINING COST.—The remaining cost of a program 

assisted under this subpart may be provided in cash or in 

kind, fairly evaluated, and may be obtained from any 

source, including other Federal funds under this Act. 

ø(2) WAIVER.—The State educational agency may waive, in 

whole or in part, the Federal share described in paragraph (1) 

for an eligible entity if the entity— 

ø(A) demonstrates that it otherwise would not be able to 

participate in the program assisted under this subpart; 

and 

ø(B) negotiates an agreement with the State educational 

agency with respect to the amount of the remaining cost 

to which the waiver will be applicable. 

ø(3) PROHIBITION.—Federal funds provided under this subpart may not be used for the indirect costs of a program assisted under this subpart, except that the Secretary may waive 

this paragraph if an eligible recipient of funds reserved under 

section 1232(a)(1)(C) demonstrates to the Secretary’s satisfaction that the recipient otherwise would not be able to participate in the program assisted under this subpart. 

ø(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may use a 

portion of funds reserved under section 1233(a), to assist eligible entities receiving a subgrant under section 1233(b) in improving the quality of family literacy services provided under 

Even Start programs under this subpart, except that in no case 

may a State educational agency’s use of funds for this purpose 

for a fiscal year result in a decrease from the level of activities 

and services provided to program participants in the preceding 

year. 

ø(2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1), a State educational agency shall give priority to programs that were of low 

quality, as evaluated based on the indicators of program quality developed by the State educational agency under section 

1240. 

ø(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP LOCAL PROGRAMS RAISE

ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), a State 

educational agency may use the funds referred to in that paragraph to provide technical assistance to help local programs of 

demonstrated effectiveness to access and leverage additional 

funds for the purpose of expanding services and reducing waiting lists, including requesting and applying for non-Federal resources. 

ø(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—Assistance 

under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of technical assistance 

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a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with an entity that 

has experience in offering high-quality training and technical 

assistance to family literacy providers. 

øSEC. 1235. PROGRAM ELEMENTS. 

øEach program assisted under this subpart shall— 

ø(1) include the identification and recruitment of families 

most in need of services provided under this subpart, as indicated by a low level of income, a low level of adult literacy or 

English language proficiency of the eligible parent or parents, 

and other need-related indicators; 

ø(2) include screening and preparation of parents, including 

teenage parents, and children to enable those parents and children to participate fully in the activities and services provided 

under this subpart, including testing, referral to necessary 

counselling, other developmental and support services, and related services; 

ø(3) be designed to accommodate the participants’ work 

schedule and other responsibilities, including the provision of 

support services, when those services are unavailable from 

other sources, necessary for participation in the activities assisted under this subpart, such as— 

ø(A) scheduling and locating of services to allow joint 

participation by parents and children; 

ø(B) child care for the period that parents are involved 

in the program provided under this subpart; and 

ø(C) transportation for the purpose of enabling parents 

and their children to participate in programs authorized by 

this subpart; 

ø(4) include high-quality, intensive instructional programs 

that promote adult literacy and empower parents to support 

the educational growth of their children, developmentally appropriate early childhood educational services, and preparation 

of children for success in regular school programs; 

ø(5) with respect to the qualifications of staff the cost of 

whose salaries are paid, in whole or in part, with Federal 

funds provided under this subpart, ensure that— 

ø(A) not later than December 21, 2004— 

ø(i) a majority of the individuals providing academic 

instruction— 

ø(I) shall have obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree in a field related to 

early childhood education, elementary school or 

secondary school education, or adult education; 

and 

ø(II) if applicable, shall meet qualifications established by the State for early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school education, or adult education provided as part of an 

Even Start program or another family literacy 

program; 

ø(ii) the individual responsible for administration of 

family literacy services under this subpart has received training in the operation of a family literacy 

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ø(iii) paraprofessionals who provide support for academic instruction have a secondary school diploma or 

its recognized equivalent; and 

ø(B) all new personnel hired to provide academic instruction— 

ø(i) have obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree in a field related to early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school education, or adult education; and 

ø(ii) if applicable, meet qualifications established by 

the State for early childhood education, elementary 

school or secondary school education, or adult education provided as part of an Even Start program or 

another family literacy program; 

ø(6) include special training of staff, including child-care 

staff, to develop the skills necessary to work with parents and 

young children in the full range of instructional services offered through this subpart; 

ø(7) provide and monitor integrated instructional services to 

participating parents and children through home-based programs; 

ø(8) operate on a year-round basis, including the provision of 

some program services, including instructional and enrichment 

services, during the summer months; 

ø(9) be coordinated with— 

ø(A) other programs assisted under this Act; 

ø(B) any relevant programs under the Adult Education 

and Family Literacy Act, the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act, and title I of the Workforce Investment Act 

of 1998; and 

ø(C) the Head Start program, volunteer literacy programs, and other relevant programs; 

ø(10) use instructional programs based on scientifically 

based reading research for children and adults, to the extent 

that research is available; 

ø(11) encourage participating families to attend regularly 

and to remain in the program a sufficient time to meet their 

program goals; 

ø(12) include reading-readiness activities for preschool children based on scientifically based reading research, to the extent available, to ensure that children enter school ready to 

learn to read; 

ø(13) if applicable, promote the continuity of family literacy 

to ensure that individuals retain and improve their educational 

outcomes; 

ø(14) ensure that the programs will serve those families 

most in need of the activities and services provided by this subpart; and 

ø(15) provide for an independent evaluation of the program, 

to be used for program improvement. 

øSEC. 1236. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), eligible 

participants in an Even Start program are— 

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ø(A) who are eligible for participation in adult education 

and literacy activities under the Adult Education and 

Family Literacy Act; or 

ø(B) who are within the State’s compulsory school attendance age range, so long as a local educational agency 

provides (or ensures the availability of) the basic education 

component required under this subpart, or who are attending secondary school; and 

ø(2) the child or children, from birth through age 7, of any 

individual described in paragraph (1). 

ø(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN OTHER PARTICIPANTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Family members of eligible participants 

described in subsection (a) may participate in activities and 

services provided under this subpart, when appropriate to 

serve the purpose of this subpart. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Any family participating in a program 

assisted under this subpart that becomes ineligible to participate as a result of one or more members of the family becoming ineligible to participate may continue to participate in the 

program until all members of the family become ineligible to 

participate, which— 

ø(A) in the case of a family in which ineligibility was due 

to the child or children of the family attaining the age of 

8, shall be in 2 years or when the parent or parents become ineligible due to educational advancement, whichever 

occurs first; and 

ø(B) in the case of a family in which ineligibility was due 

to the educational advancement of the parent or parents of 

the family, shall be when all children in the family attain 

the age of 8. 

ø(3) CHILDREN 8 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.—If an Even Start 

program assisted under this subpart collaborates with a program under part A, and funds received under the part A program contribute to paying the cost of providing programs 

under this subpart to children 8 years of age or older, the Even 

Start program may, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), permit 

the participation of children 8 years of age or older if the focus 

of the program continues to remain on families with young 

children. 

øSEC. 1237. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this 

subpart, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the State 

educational agency in such form and containing or accompanied by 

such information as the State educational agency shall require. 

ø(b) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.—Each application shall include 

documentation, satisfactory to the State educational agency, that 

the eligible entity has the qualified personnel needed— 

ø(1) to develop, administer, and implement an Even Start 

program under this subpart; and 

ø(2) to provide access to the special training necessary to 

prepare staff for the program, which may be offered by an eligible organization. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The application shall also include a plan 

of operation and continuous improvement for the program, that 

includes— 

ø(A) a description of the program objectives, strategies to 

meet those objectives, and how those strategies and objectives are consistent with the program indicators established by the State; 

ø(B) a description of the activities and services that will 

be provided under the program, including a description of 

how the program will incorporate the program elements 

required by section 1235; 

ø(C) a description of the population to be served and an 

estimate of the number of participants to be served; 

ø(D) as appropriate, a description of the applicant’s collaborative efforts with institutions of higher education, 

community-based organizations, the State educational 

agency, private elementary schools, or other eligible organizations in carrying out the program for which assistance 

is sought; 

ø(E) a statement of the methods that will be used— 

ø(i) to ensure that the programs will serve families 

most in need of the activities and services provided by 

this subpart; 

ø(ii) to provide services under this subpart to individuals with special needs, such as individuals with 

limited English proficiency and individuals with disabilities; and 

ø(iii) to encourage participants to remain in the program for a time sufficient to meet the program’s purpose; 

ø(F) a description of how the plan is integrated with 

other programs under this Act or other Acts, as appropriate; and 

ø(G) a description of how the plan provides for rigorous 

and objective evaluation of progress toward the program 

objectives described in subparagraph (A) and for continuing use of evaluation data for program improvement. 

ø(2) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each plan submitted under 

paragraph (1) shall— 

ø(A) remain in effect for the duration of the eligible entity’s participation under this subpart; and 

ø(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the eligible 

entity as necessary. 

ø(d) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION.—The plan described in subsection (c)(1) may be submitted as part of a consolidated application under section 9305. 

øSEC. 1238. AWARD OF SUBGRANTS. 

ø(a) SELECTION PROCESS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The State educational agency shall establish a review panel in accordance with paragraph (3) that will 

approve applications that— 

ø(A) are most likely to be successful in— 

ø(i) meeting the purpose of this subpart; and 

ø(ii) effectively implementing the program elements 

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ø(B) demonstrate that the area to be served by the program has a high percentage or a large number of children 

and families who are in need of those services as indicated 

by high levels of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, limited 

English proficiency, or other need-related indicators, such 

as a high percentage of children to be served by the program who reside in a school attendance area served by a 

local educational agency eligible for participation in programs under part A, a high number or percentage of parents who have been victims of domestic violence, or a high 

number or percentage of parents who are receiving assistance under a State program funded under part A of title 

IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

ø(C) provide services for at least a 3-year age range, 

which may begin at birth; 

ø(D) demonstrate the greatest possible cooperation and 

coordination between a variety of relevant service providers in all phases of the program; 

ø(E) include cost-effective budgets, given the scope of the 

application; 

ø(F) demonstrate the applicant’s ability to provide the 

non-Federal share required by section 1234(b); 

ø(G) are representative of urban and rural regions of the 

State; and 

ø(H) show the greatest promise for providing models 

that may be adopted by other family literacy projects and 

other local educational agencies. 

ø(2) PRIORITY FOR SUBGRANTS.—The State educational agency shall give priority for subgrants under this subsection to applications that— 

ø(A) target services primarily to families described in 

paragraph (1)(B); or 

ø(B) are located in areas designated as empowerment 

zones or enterprise communities. 

ø(3) REVIEW PANEL.—A review panel shall consist of at least 

three members, including one early childhood professional, one 

adult education professional, and one individual with expertise 

in family literacy programs, and may include other individuals, 

such as one or more of the following: 

ø(A) A representative of a parent-child education organization. 

ø(B) A representative of a community-based literacy organization. 

ø(C) A member of a local board of education. 

ø(D) A representative of business and industry with a 

commitment to education. 

ø(E) An individual who has been involved in the implementation of programs under this title in the State. 

ø(b) DURATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subgrants under this subpart may be 

awarded for a period not to exceed 4 years. 

ø(2) STARTUP PERIOD.—The State educational agency may 

provide subgrant funds to an eligible recipient, at the recipient’s request, for a 3- to 6-month start-up period during the 

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recruitment and training, and the coordination of services, before requiring full implementation of the program. 

ø(3) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—In awarding subgrant funds 

to continue a program under this subpart after the first year, 

the State educational agency shall review the progress of each 

eligible entity in meeting the objectives of the program referred 

to in section 1237(c)(1)(A) and shall evaluate the program 

based on the indicators of program quality developed by the 

State under section 1240. 

ø(4) INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS.—The State educational agency 

may refuse to award subgrant funds to an eligible entity if the 

agency finds that the eligible entity has not sufficiently improved the performance of the program, as evaluated based on 

the indicators of program quality developed by the State under 

section 1240, after— 

ø(A) providing technical assistance to the eligible entity; 

and 

ø(B) affording the eligible entity notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

ø(5) GRANT RENEWAL.—(A) An eligible entity that has previously received a subgrant under this subpart may reapply 

under this subpart for additional subgrants. 

ø(B) The Federal share of any subgrant renewed under subparagraph (A) shall be limited in accordance with section 

1234(b). 

øSEC. 1239. EVALUATION. 

øFrom funds reserved under section 1232(b)(1), the Secretary 

shall provide for an independent evaluation of programs assisted 

under this subpart— 

ø(1) to determine the performance and effectiveness of programs assisted under this subpart; 

ø(2) to identify effective Even Start programs assisted under 

this subpart that can be duplicated and used in providing technical assistance to Federal, State, and local programs; and 

ø(3) to provide State educational agencies and eligible entities receiving a subgrant under this subpart, directly or 

through a grant or contract with an organization with experience in the development and operation of successful family literacy services, technical assistance to ensure that local evaluations undertaken under section 1235(15) provide accurate information on the effectiveness of programs assisted under this 

subpart. 

øSEC. 1240. INDICATORS OF PROGRAM QUALITY. 

øEach State educational agency receiving funds under this subpart shall develop, based on the best available research and evaluation data, indicators of program quality for programs assisted 

under this subpart. The indicators shall be used to monitor, evaluate, and improve those programs within the State. The indicators 

shall include the following: 

ø(1) With respect to eligible participants in a program who 

are adults— 

ø(A) achievement in the areas of reading, writing, 

English-language acquisition, problem solving, and 

numeracy; 


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ø(B) receipt of a secondary school diploma or a general 

equivalency diploma (GED); 

ø(C) entry into a postsecondary school, job retraining 

program, or employment or career advancement, including 

the military; and 

ø(D) such other indicators as the State may develop. 

ø(2) With respect to eligible participants in a program who 

are children— 

ø(A) improvement in ability to read on grade level or 

reading readiness; 

ø(B) school attendance; 

ø(C) grade retention and promotion; and 

ø(D) such other indicators as the State may develop. 

øSEC. 1241. RESEARCH. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out, through grant 

or contract, research into the components of successful family literacy services, in order to— 

ø(1) improve the quality of existing programs assisted under 

this subpart or other family literacy programs carried out 

under this Act or the Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act; and 

ø(2) develop models for new programs to be carried out 

under this Act or the Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act. 

ø(b) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH ON FAMILY LITERACY.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved under section 

1232(b)(2), the National Institute for Literacy, in consultation 

with the Secretary, shall carry out research that— 

ø(A) is scientifically based reading research; and 

ø(B) determines— 

ø(i) the most effective ways of improving the literacy 

skills of adults with reading difficulties; and 

ø(ii) how family literacy services can best provide 

parents with the knowledge and skills the parents 

need to support their children’s literacy development. 

ø(2) USE OF EXPERT ENTITY.—The National Institute for Literacy, in consultation with the Secretary, shall carry out the 

research under paragraph (1) through an entity, including a 

Federal agency, that has expertise in carrying out longitudinal 

studies of the development of literacy skills in children and has 

developed effective interventions to help children with reading 

difficulties. 

ø(c) DISSEMINATION.—The National Institute for Literacy shall 

disseminate, pursuant to section 1207, the results of the research 

described in subsections (a) and (b) to State educational agencies 

and recipients of subgrants under this subpart. 

øSEC. 1242. CONSTRUCTION. 

øNothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit a recipient of funds under this subpart from serving students participating 

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øSubpart 4—Improving Literacy Through School 

Libraries 

øSEC. 1251. IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 

ø(a) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this subpart is to improve literacy skills and academic achievement of students by providing 

students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials, a well-equipped, technologically advanced school library 

media center, and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists. 

ø(b) RESERVATION.—From the funds appropriated under section 

1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

ø(1) one-half of 1 percent to award assistance under this section to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out activities consistent with the purpose of this subpart; and 

ø(2) one-half of 1 percent to award assistance under this section to the outlying areas according to their respective needs 

for assistance under this subpart. 

ø(c) GRANTS.— ø(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES.—If the amount of funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year is less than $100,000,000, then the 

Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 

local educational agencies under subsection (e). 

ø(2) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—If the amount of funds 

appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year equals 

or exceeds $100,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants 

to State educational agencies from allotments under subsection 

(d). 

ø(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— In this section the term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ 

means— 

ø(A) in the case of a local educational agency receiving 

assistance made available under paragraph (1), a local 

educational agency in which 20 percent of the students 

served by the local educational agency are from families 

with incomes below the poverty line; and 

ø(B) in the case of a local educational agency receiving 

assistance from State allocations made available under 

paragraph (2), a local educational agency in which— 

ø(i) 15 percent of the students who are served by the 

local educational agency are from such families; or 

ø(ii) the percentage of students from such families 

who are served by the local educational agency is 

greater than the statewide percentage of children from 

such families. 

ø(d) STATE GRANTS.— ø(1) ALLOTMENTS.—From funds made available under subsection (c)(2) and not reserved under subsections (b) and (j) for 

a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State educational 

agency having an application approved under subsection (f)(1) 

an amount that bears the same relation to the funds as the 

amount the State educational agency received under part A for 

the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all such State 

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fiscal year, to increase literacy and reading skills by improving 

school libraries. 

ø(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES.—Each State educational agency receiving an allotment under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year— 

ø(A) may reserve not more than 3 percent of the allotted 

funds to provide technical assistance, disseminate information about school library media programs that are effective 

and based on scientifically based research, and pay administrative costs related to activities under this section; and 

ø(B) shall use the allotted funds that remain after making the reservation under subparagraph (A) to award 

grants, for a period of 1 year, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies in the State that have an 

application approved under subsection (f)(2) for activities 

described in subsection (g). 

ø(3) REALLOTMENT.—If a State educational agency does not 

apply for an allotment under this section for any fiscal year, 

or if the State educational agency’s application is not approved, 

the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State educational 

agency’s allotment to the remaining State educational agencies 

in accordance with paragraph (1). 

ø(e) DIRECT COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDU- CATIONAL AGENCIES.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available under subsection (c)(1) and not reserved under subsections (b) and (j) for 

a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies that have applications approved under subsection (f)(2) for activities described in subsection (g). 

ø(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award grants under 

this subsection for a period of 1 year. 

ø(3) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall ensure that grants 

under this subsection are equitably distributed among the different geographic regions of the United States, and among 

local educational agencies serving urban and rural areas. 

ø(f) APPLICATIONS.— ø(1) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—Each State educational 

agency desiring assistance under this section shall submit to 

the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the Secretary shall require. The 

application shall contain a description of— 

ø(A) how the State educational agency will assist eligible 

local educational agencies in meeting the requirements of 

this section and in using scientifically based research to 

implement effective school library media programs; and 

ø(B) the standards and techniques the State educational 

agency will use to evaluate the quality and impact of activities carried out under this section by eligible local educational agencies to determine the need for technical assistance and whether to continue to provide additional 

funding to the agencies under this section. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—Each eligible 

local educational agency desiring assistance under this section 

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appropriate, an application at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the Secretary or State educational agency, respectively, shall require. The application 

shall contain a description of— 

ø(A) a needs assessment relating to the need for school 

library media improvement, based on the age and condition of school library media resources, including book collections, access of school library media centers to advanced 

technology, and the availability of well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists, in 

schools served by the eligible local educational agency; 

ø(B) the manner in which the eligible local educational 

agency will use the funds made available through the 

grant to carry out the activities described in subsection (g); 

ø(C) how the eligible local educational agency will extensively involve school library media specialists, teachers, 

administrators, and parents in the activities assisted 

under this section, and the manner in which the eligible 

local educational agency will carry out the activities described in subsection (g) using programs and materials 

that are grounded in scientifically based research; 

ø(D) the manner in which the eligible local educational 

agency will effectively coordinate the funds and activities 

provided under this section with Federal, State, and local 

funds and activities under this subpart and other literacy, 

library, technology, and professional development funds 

and activities; and 

ø(E) the manner in which the eligible local educational 

agency will collect and analyze data on the quality and impact of activities carried out under this section by schools 

served by the eligible local educational agency. 

ø(g) LOCAL ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this section may be used 

to— 

ø(1) acquire up-to-date school library media resources, including books; 

ø(2) acquire and use advanced technology, incorporated into 

the curricula of the school, to develop and enhance the information literacy, information retrieval, and critical thinking 

skills of students; 

ø(3) facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing networks among schools and school library media centers, and 

public and academic libraries, where possible; 

ø(4) provide professional development described in section 

1222(d)(2) for school library media specialists, and activities 

that foster increased collaboration between school library 

media specialists, teachers, and administrators; and 

ø(5) provide students with access to school libraries during 

nonschool hours, including the hours before and after school, 

during weekends, and during summer vacation periods. 

ø(h) ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.— ø(1) LOCAL REPORTS.—Each eligible local educational agency 

that receives funds under this section for a fiscal year shall report to the Secretary or State educational agency, as appropriate, on how the funding was used and the extent to which 

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school library media resources in the elementary schools and 

secondary schools served by the eligible local educational agency was increased. 

ø(2) STATE REPORT.—Each State educational agency that receives funds under this section shall compile the reports received under paragraph (1) and submit the compiled reports to 

the Secretary. 

ø(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available under 

this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other 

Federal, State, and local funds expended to carry out activities relating to library, technology, or professional development activities. 

ø(j) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— ø(1) EVALUATIONS.—From the funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 

not more than 1 percent for annual, independent, national 

evaluations of the activities assisted under this section and 

their impact on improving the reading skills of students. The 

evaluations shall be conducted not later than 3 years after the 

date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and 

biennially thereafter. 

ø(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall transmit the 

State reports received under subsection (h)(2) and the evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 

Representatives. 

øPART C—EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY 

CHILDREN 

øSEC. 1301. PROGRAM PURPOSE. 

øIt is the purpose of this part to assist States to— 

ø(1) support high-quality and comprehensive educational 

programs for migratory children to help reduce the educational 

disruptions and other problems that result from repeated 

moves; 

ø(2) ensure that migratory children who move among the 

States are not penalized in any manner by disparities among 

the States in curriculum, graduation requirements, and State 

academic content and student academic achievement standards; 

ø(3) ensure that migratory children are provided with appropriate educational services (including supportive services) that 

address their special needs in a coordinated and efficient manner; 

ø(4) ensure that migratory children receive full and appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards 

that all children are expected to meet; 

ø(5) design programs to help migratory children overcome 

educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social 

isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors 

that inhibit the ability of such children to do well in school, 

and to prepare such children to make a successful transition 

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ø(6) ensure that migratory children benefit from State and 

local systemic reforms. 

øSEC. 1302. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

øIn order to carry out the purpose of this part, the Secretary 

shall make grants to State educational agencies, or combinations of 

such agencies, to establish or improve, directly or through local operating agencies, programs of education for migratory children in 

accordance with this part. 

øSEC. 1303. STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

ø(a) STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 

ø(1) FISCAL YEAR 2002.—For fiscal year 2002, each State 

(other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is entitled to receive under this part an amount equal to— 

ø(A) the sum of the estimated number of migratory children aged 3 through 21 who reside in the State full time 

and the full-time equivalent of the estimated number of 

migratory children aged 3 through 21 who reside in the 

State part time, as determined in accordance with subsection (e); multiplied by 

ø(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 

the State, except that the amount determined under this 

paragraph shall not be less than 32 percent, nor more than 

48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure in the 

United States. 

ø(2) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.— 

ø(A) BASE AMOUNT.— 

ø(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

(b) and clause (ii), each State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is entitled to receive under 

this part, for fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal 

years, an amount equal to— 

ø(I) the amount that such State received under 

this part for fiscal year 2002; plus 

ø(II) the amount allocated to the State under 

subparagraph (B). 

ø(ii) NONPARTICIPATING STATES.—In the case of a 

State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) 

that did not receive any funds for fiscal year 2002 

under this part, the State shall receive, for fiscal year 

2003 and succeeding fiscal years, an amount equal 

to— 

ø(I) the amount that such State would have received under this part for fiscal year 2002 if its 

application under section 1304 for the year had 

been approved; plus 

ø(II) the amount allocated to the State under 

subparagraph (B). 

ø(B) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—For fiscal 

year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years, the amount (if any) 

by which the funds appropriated to carry out this part for 

the year exceed such funds for fiscal year 2002 shall be allocated to a State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico) so that the State receives an amount equal to— 

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ø(I) the number of identified eligible migratory 

children, aged 3 through 21, residing in the State 

during the previous year; and 

ø(II) the number of identified eligible migratory 

children, aged 3 through 21, who received services 

under this part in summer or intersession programs provided by the State during such year; 

multiplied by 

ø(ii) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure 

in the State, except that the amount determined under 

this clause may not be less than 32 percent, or more 

than 48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure 

in the United States. 

ø(b) ALLOCATION TO PUERTO RICO.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the grant which the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be eligible to receive under 

this part shall be the amount determined by multiplying the 

number of children who would be counted under subsection 

(a)(1)(A) if such subsection applied to the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico by the product of— 

ø(A) the percentage which the average per-pupil expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest 

average per-pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; and 

ø(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 

the United States. 

ø(2) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The percentage in paragraph 

(1)(A) shall not be less than— 

ø(A) for fiscal year 2002, 77.5 percent; 

ø(B) for fiscal year 2003, 80.0 percent; 

ø(C) for fiscal year 2004, 82.5 percent; and 

ø(D) for fiscal year 2005 and succeeding fiscal years, 

85.0 percent. 

ø(3) LIMITATION.—If the application of paragraph (2) for any 

fiscal year would result in any of the 50 States or the District 

of Columbia receiving less under this part than it received 

under this part for the preceding fiscal year, then the percentage described in paragraph (1)(A) that is used for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the fiscal year for which the determination is made shall be the greater of the percentage in 

paragraph (1)(A) for such fiscal year or the percentage used for 

the preceding fiscal year. 

ø(c) RATABLE REDUCTIONS; REALLOCATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) If, after the Secretary reserves funds 

under section 1308(c), the amount appropriated to carry out 

this part for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay in full the 

amounts for which all States are eligible, the Secretary shall 

ratably reduce each such amount. 

ø(B) If additional funds become available for making such 

payments for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate such 

funds to States in amounts that the Secretary determines will 

best carry out the purpose of this part. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—(A) The Secretary shall further reduce 

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State and the program proposed by the State to address such 

needs, that such amount exceeds the amount required under 

section 1304. 

ø(B) The Secretary shall reallocate such excess funds to 

other States whose grants under this part would otherwise be 

insufficient to provide an appropriate level of services to migratory children, in such amounts as the Secretary determines are 

appropriate. 

ø(d) CONSORTIUM ARRANGEMENTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State that receives a 

grant of $1,000,000 or less under this section, the Secretary 

shall consult with the State educational agency to determine 

whether consortium arrangements with another State or other 

appropriate entity would result in delivery of services in a 

more effective and efficient manner. 

ø(2) PROPOSALS.—Any State, regardless of the amount of 

such State’s allocation, may submit a consortium arrangement 

to the Secretary for approval. 

ø(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve a consortium 

arrangement under paragraph (1) or (2) if the proposal demonstrates that the arrangement will— 

ø(A) reduce administrative costs or program function 

costs for State programs; and 

ø(B) make more funds available for direct services to add 

substantially to the welfare or educational attainment of 

children to be served under this part. 

ø(e) DETERMINING NUMBERS OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.—In order to 

determine the estimated number of migratory children residing in 

each State for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall— 

ø(1) use such information as the Secretary finds most accurately reflects the actual number of migratory children; 

ø(2) develop and implement a procedure for more accurately 

reflecting cost factors for different types of summer and intersession program designs; 

ø(3) adjust the full-time equivalent number of migratory children who reside in each State to take into account— 

ø(A) the special needs of those children participating in 

special programs provided under this part that operate 

during the summer and intersession periods; and 

ø(B) the additional costs of operating such programs; 

and 

ø(4) conduct an analysis of the options for adjusting the formula so as to better direct services to the child whose education has been interrupted. 

øSEC. 1304. STATE APPLICATIONS; SERVICES. 

ø(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Any State desiring to receive a 

grant under this part for any fiscal year shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—Each such application shall include— 

ø(1) a description of how, in planning, implementing, and 

evaluating programs and projects assisted under this part, the 

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school migratory children, are identified and addressed 

through— 

ø(A) the full range of services that are available for migratory children from appropriate local, State, and Federal 

educational programs; 

ø(B) joint planning among local, State, and Federal educational programs serving migrant children, including language instruction educational programs under part A or B 

of title III; 

ø(C) the integration of services available under this part 

with services provided by those other programs; and 

ø(D) measurable program goals and outcomes; 

ø(2) a description of the steps the State is taking to provide 

all migratory students with the opportunity to meet the same 

challenging State academic content standards and challenging 

State student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet; 

ø(3) a description of how the State will use funds received 

under this part to promote interstate and intrastate coordination of services for migratory children, including how, consistent with procedures the Secretary may require, the State 

will provide for educational continuity through the timely 

transfer of pertinent school records, including information on 

health, when children move from one school to another, whether or not such move occurs during the regular school year; 

ø(4) a description of the State’s priorities for the use of funds 

received under this part, and how such priorities relate to the 

State’s assessment of needs for services in the State; 

ø(5) a description of how the State will determine the 

amount of any subgrants the State will award to local operating agencies, taking into account the numbers and needs of 

migratory children, the requirements of subsection (d), and the 

availability of funds from other Federal, State, and local programs; 

ø(6) such budgetary and other information as the Secretary 

may require; and 

ø(7) a description of how the State will encourage programs 

and projects assisted under this part to offer family literacy 

services if the program or project serves a substantial number 

of migratory children who have parents who do not have a 

high school diploma or its recognized equivalent or who have 

low levels of literacy. 

ø(c) ASSURANCES.—Each such application shall also include assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary, that— 

ø(1) funds received under this part will be used only— 

ø(A) for programs and projects, including the acquisition 

of equipment, in accordance with section 1306; and 

ø(B) to coordinate such programs and projects with similar programs and projects within the State and in other 

States, as well as with other Federal programs that can 

benefit migratory children and their families; 

ø(2) such programs and projects will be carried out in a manner consistent with the objectives of section 1114, subsections 

(b) and (d) of section 1115, subsections (b) and (c) of section 

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ø(3) in the planning and operation of programs and projects 

at both the State and local agency operating level, there is consultation with parent advisory councils for programs of 1 

school year in duration, and that all such programs and 

projects are carried out— 

ø(A) in a manner that provides for the same parental involvement as is required for programs and projects under 

section 1118, unless extraordinary circumstances make 

such provision impractical; and 

ø(B) in a format and language understandable to the 

parents; 

ø(4) in planning and carrying out such programs and 

projects, there has been, and will be, adequate provision for addressing the unmet education needs of preschool migratory 

children; 

ø(5) the effectiveness of such programs and projects will be 

determined, where feasible, using the same approaches and 

standards that will be used to assess the performance of students, schools, and local educational agencies under part A; 

ø(6) to the extent feasible, such programs and projects will 

provide for— 

ø(A) advocacy and outreach activities for migratory children and their families, including informing such children 

and families of, or helping such children and families gain 

access to, other education, health, nutrition, and social 

services; 

ø(B) professional development programs, including mentoring, for teachers and other program personnel; 

ø(C) family literacy programs, including such programs 

that use models developed under Even Start; 

ø(D) the integration of information technology into educational and related programs; and 

ø(E) programs to facilitate the transition of secondary 

school students to postsecondary education or employment; 

and 

ø(7) the State will assist the Secretary in determining the 

number of migratory children under paragraphs (1)(A) and 

(2)(B)(i) of section 1303(a), through such procedures as the Secretary may require. 

ø(d) PRIORITY FOR SERVICES.—In providing services with funds 

received under this part, each recipient of such funds shall give priority to migratory children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State’s challenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards, and whose education has been interrupted during the regular 

school year. 

ø(e) CONTINUATION OF SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of this part— 

ø(1) a child who ceases to be a migratory child during a 

school term shall be eligible for services until the end of such 

term; 

ø(2) a child who is no longer a migratory child may continue 

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ø(3) secondary school students who were eligible for services 

in secondary school may continue to be served through credit 

accrual programs until graduation. 

øSEC. 1305. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; PEER REVIEW. 

ø(a) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve each 

State application that meets the requirements of this part. 

ø(b) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary may review any such application with the assistance and advice of State officials and other individuals with relevant expertise. 

øSEC. 1306. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE-DELIVERY PLAN; AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives assistance under 

this part shall ensure that the State and its local operating 

agencies identify and address the special educational needs of 

migratory children in accordance with a comprehensive State 

plan that— 

ø(A) is integrated with other programs under this Act or 

other Acts, as appropriate; 

ø(B) may be submitted as a part of a consolidated application under section 9302, if— 

ø(i) the special needs of migratory children are specifically addressed in the comprehensive State plan; 

ø(ii) the comprehensive State plan is developed in 

collaboration with parents of migratory children; and 

ø(iii) the comprehensive State plan is not used to 

supplant State efforts regarding, or administrative 

funding for, this part; 

ø(C) provides that migratory children will have an opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic 

content standards and challenging State student academic 

achievement standards that all children are expected to 

meet; 

ø(D) specifies measurable program goals and outcomes; 

ø(E) encompasses the full range of services that are 

available for migratory children from appropriate local, 

State, and Federal educational programs; 

ø(F) is the product of joint planning among such local, 

State, and Federal programs, including programs under 

part A, early childhood programs, and language instruction educational programs under part A or B of title III; 

and 

ø(G) provides for the integration of services available 

under this part with services provided by such other programs. 

ø(2) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each such comprehensive 

State plan shall— 

ø(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this part; and 

ø(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, 

as necessary, to reflect changes in the State’s strategies 

and programs under this part. 

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ø(1) FLEXIBILITY.—In implementing the comprehensive plan 

described in subsection (a), each State educational agency, 

where applicable through its local educational agencies, shall 

have the flexibility to determine the activities to be provided 

with funds made available under this part, except that such 

funds first shall be used to meet the identified needs of migratory children that result from their migratory lifestyle, and to 

permit these children to participate effectively in school. 

ø(2) UNADDRESSED NEEDS.—Funds provided under this part 

shall be used to address the needs of migratory children that 

are not addressed by services available from other Federal or 

non-Federal programs, except that migratory children who are 

eligible to receive services under part A may receive those 

services through funds provided under that part, or through 

funds under this part that remain after the agency addresses 

the needs described in paragraph (1). 

ø(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part shall be construed 

to prohibit a local educational agency from serving migratory 

children simultaneously with students with similar educational 

needs in the same educational settings, where appropriate. 

ø(4) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding section 1114, a school 

that receives funds under this part shall continue to address 

the identified needs described in paragraph (1), and shall meet 

the special educational needs of migratory children before 

using funds under this part for schoolwide programs under section 1114. 

øSEC. 1307. BYPASS. 

øThe Secretary may use all or part of any State’s allocation 

under this part to make arrangements with any public or private 

nonprofit agency to carry out the purpose of this part in such State 

if the Secretary determines that— 

ø(1) the State is unable or unwilling to conduct educational 

programs for migratory children; 

ø(2) such arrangements would result in more efficient and 

economic administration of such programs; or 

ø(3) such arrangements would add substantially to the welfare or educational attainment of such children. 

øSEC. 1308. COORDINATION OF MIGRANT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) IMPROVEMENT OF COORDINATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

States, may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, State 

educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of 

higher education, and other public and private nonprofit entities to improve the interstate and intrastate coordination 

among such agencies’ educational programs, including the establishment or improvement of programs for credit accrual and 

exchange, available to migratory students. 

ø(2) DURATION.—Grants under this subsection may be 

awarded for not more than 5 years. 

ø(b) STUDENT RECORDS.— 

ø(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist States in developing effective methods for the electronic transfer of student 

records and in determining the number of migratory children 

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ø(2) INFORMATION SYSTEM.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

the States, shall ensure the linkage of migrant student 

record systems for the purpose of electronically exchanging, among the States, health and educational information 

regarding all migratory students. The Secretary shall ensure such linkage occurs in a cost-effective manner, utilizing systems used by the States prior to, or developed 

after, the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001, and shall determine the minimum data elements that each State receiving funds under this part 

shall collect and maintain. Such elements may include— 

ø(i) immunization records and other health information; 

ø(ii) elementary and secondary academic history (including partial credit), credit accrual, and results from 

State assessments required under section 1111(b); 

ø(iii) other academic information essential to ensuring that migratory children achieve to high standards; 

and 

ø(iv) eligibility for services under the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act. 

ø(B) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—After consulting with the 

States under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish 

a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on 

the proposed data elements that each State receiving 

funds under this part shall be required to collect for purposes of electronic transfer of migratory student information and the requirements that States shall meet for immediate electronic access to such information. Such publication shall occur not later than 120 days after the date 

of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(3) NO COST FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—A State educational 

agency or local educational agency receiving assistance under 

this part shall make student records available to another State 

educational agency or local educational agency that requests 

the records at no cost to the requesting agency, if the request 

is made in order to meet the needs of a migratory child. 

ø(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2003, the 

Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 

Representatives the Secretary’s findings and recommendations regarding the maintenance and transfer of health 

and educational information for migratory students by the 

States. 

ø(B) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include 

in such report— 

ø(i) a review of the progress of States in developing 

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ø(iii) recommendations for measures that may be 

taken to ensure the continuity of services provided for 

migratory students. 

ø(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—For the purpose of carrying out 

this section in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more 

than $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated to carry out this part 

for such year. 

ø(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—From the amounts made available to 

carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve 

not more than $3,000,000 to award grants of not more than 

$250,000 on a competitive basis to State educational agencies that 

propose a consortium arrangement with another State or other appropriate entity that the Secretary determines, pursuant to criteria 

that the Secretary shall establish, will improve the delivery of services to migratory children whose education is interrupted. 

ø(e) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall direct the National 

Center for Education Statistics to collect data on migratory children. 

øSEC. 1309. DEFINITIONS. 

øAs used in this part: 

ø(1) LOCAL OPERATING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘local operating 

agency’’ means— 

ø(A) a local educational agency to which a State educational agency makes a subgrant under this part; 

ø(B) a public or nonprofit private agency with which a 

State educational agency or the Secretary makes an arrangement to carry out a project under this part; or 

ø(C) a State educational agency, if the State educational 

agency operates the State’s migrant education program or 

projects directly. 

ø(2) MIGRATORY CHILD.—The term ‘‘migratory child’’ means a 

child who is, or whose parent or spouse is, a migratory agricultural worker, including a migratory dairy worker, or a migratory fisher, and who, in the preceding 36 months, in order to 

obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse, in order to obtain, 

temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing 

work— 

ø(A) has moved from one school district to another; 

ø(B) in a State that is comprised of a single school district, has moved from one administrative area to another 

within such district; or 

ø(C) resides in a school district of more than 15,000 

square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more 

to a temporary residence to engage in a fishing activity. 

øPART D—PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION 

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 

WHO ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR ATRISK 

øSEC. 1401. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part— 

ø(1) to improve educational services for children and youth 

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dren and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic content 

standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards that all children in the State are expected to 

meet; 

ø(2) to provide such children and youth with the services 

needed to make a successful transition from institutionalization to further schooling or employment; and 

ø(3) to prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, and 

to provide dropouts, and children and youth returning from 

correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent 

children and youth, with a support system to ensure their continued education. 

ø(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—In order to carry out the purpose of 

this part and from amounts appropriated under section 1002(d), 

the Secretary shall make grants to State educational agencies to 

enable such agencies to award subgrants to State agencies and 

local educational agencies to establish or improve programs of education for neglected, delinquent, or at-risk children and youth. 

øSEC. 1402. PAYMENTS FOR PROGRAMS UNDER THIS PART. 

ø(a) AGENCY SUBGRANTS.—Based on the allocation amount computed under section 1412, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 

educational agency an amount necessary to make subgrants to 

State agencies under subpart 1. 

ø(b) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—Each State shall retain, for the purpose 

of carrying out subpart 2, funds generated throughout the State 

under part A of this title based on children and youth residing in 

local correctional facilities, or attending community day programs 

for delinquent children and youth. 

øSubpart 1—State Agency Programs 

øSEC. 1411. ELIGIBILITY. 

øA State agency is eligible for assistance under this subpart if 

such State agency is responsible for providing free public education 

for children and youth— 

ø(1) in institutions for neglected or delinquent children and 

youth; 

ø(2) attending community day programs for neglected or delinquent children and youth; or 

ø(3) in adult correctional institutions. 

øSEC. 1412. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) SUBGRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State agency described in section 

1411 (other than an agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico) is eligible to receive a subgrant under this subpart, for 

each fiscal year, in an amount equal to the product of— 

ø(A) the number of neglected or delinquent children and 

youth described in section 1411 who— 

ø(i) are enrolled for at least 15 hours per week in 

education programs in adult correctional institutions; 

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ø(I) in education programs in institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth; or 

ø(II) in community day programs for neglected 

or delinquent children and youth; and 

ø(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 

the State, except that the amount determined under this 

subparagraph shall not be less than 32 percent, nor more 

than 48 percent, of the average per-pupil expenditure in 

the United States. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The number of neglected or delinquent 

children and youth determined under paragraph (1) shall— 

ø(A) be determined by the State agency by a deadline set 

by the Secretary, except that no State agency shall be required to determine the number of such children and 

youth on a specific date set by the Secretary; and 

ø(B) be adjusted, as the Secretary determines is appropriate, to reflect the relative length of such agency’s annual programs. 

ø(b) SUBGRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES IN PUERTO RICO.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the amount of the 

subgrant which a State agency in the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico shall be eligible to receive under this subpart shall be the 

amount determined by multiplying the number of children 

counted under subsection (a)(1)(A) for the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico by the product of— 

ø(A) the percentage which the average per-pupil expenditure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is of the lowest 

average per-pupil expenditure of any of the 50 States; and 

ø(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 

the United States. 

ø(2) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The percentage in paragraph 

(1)(A) shall not be less than— 

ø(A) for fiscal year 2002, 77.5 percent; 

ø(B) for fiscal year 2003, 80.0 percent; 

ø(C) for fiscal year 2004, 82.5 percent; and 

ø(D) for fiscal year 2005 and succeeding fiscal years, 

85.0 percent. 

ø(3) LIMITATION.—If the application of paragraph (2) would 

result in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia receiving less under this subpart than it received under this subpart for the preceding fiscal year, then the percentage described in paragraph (1)(A) that is used for the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico for the fiscal year for which the determination 

is made shall be the greater of— 

ø(A) the percentage in paragraph (1)(A) for such fiscal 

year; or 

ø(B) the percentage used for the preceding fiscal year. 

ø(c) RATABLE REDUCTIONS IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.—If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year for subgrants under subsections (a) and (b) is insufficient to pay the full 

amount for which all State agencies are eligible under such subsections, the Secretary shall ratably reduce each such amount. 

øSEC. 1413. STATE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

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agency is eligible under this subpart for any fiscal year, the State 

educational agency may reallocate the amount that will not be 

needed to other eligible State agencies that need additional funds 

to carry out the purpose of this part, in such amounts as the State 

educational agency shall determine. 

øSEC. 1414. STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) STATE PLAN.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit, for approval by the Secretary, a plan— 

ø(A) for meeting the educational needs of neglected, delinquent, and at-risk children and youth; 

ø(B) for assisting in the transition of children and youth 

from correctional facilities to locally operated programs; 

and 

ø(C) that is integrated with other programs under this 

Act or other Acts, as appropriate. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each such State plan shall— 

ø(A) describe the program goals, objectives, and performance measures established by the State that will be used 

to assess the effectiveness of the program in improving the 

academic, vocational, and technical skills of children in the 

program; 

ø(B) provide that, to the extent feasible, such children 

will have the same opportunities to achieve as such children would have if such children were in the schools of 

local educational agencies in the State; and 

ø(C) contain an assurance that the State educational 

agency will— 

ø(i) ensure that programs assisted under this subpart will be carried out in accordance with the State 

plan described in this subsection; 

ø(ii) carry out the evaluation requirements of section 

1431; 

ø(iii) ensure that the State agencies receiving subgrants under this subpart comply with all applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements; and 

ø(iv) provide such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(3) DURATION OF THE PLAN.—Each such State plan shall— 

ø(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this part; and 

ø(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, 

as necessary, to reflect changes in the State’s strategies 

and programs under this part. 

ø(b) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL AND PEER REVIEW.— 

ø(1) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 

each State plan that meets the requirements of this subpart. 

ø(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary may review any State 

plan with the assistance and advice of individuals with relevant expertise. 

ø(c) STATE AGENCY APPLICATIONS.—Any State agency that desires to receive funds to carry out a program under this subpart 

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ø(1) describes the procedures to be used, consistent with the 

State plan under section 1111, to assess the educational needs 

of the children to be served under this subpart; 

ø(2) provide an assurance that in making services available 

to children and youth in adult correctional institutions, priority 

will be given to such children and youth who are likely to complete incarceration within a 2-year period; 

ø(3) describes the program, including a budget for the first 

year of the program, with annual updates to be provided to the 

State educational agency; 

ø(4) describes how the program will meet the goals and objectives of the State plan; 

ø(5) describes how the State agency will consult with experts 

and provide the necessary training for appropriate staff, to ensure that the planning and operation of institution-wide 

projects under section 1416 are of high quality; 

ø(6) describes how the State agency will carry out the evaluation requirements of section 9601 and how the results of the 

most recent evaluation will be used to plan and improve the 

program; 

ø(7) includes data showing that the State agency has maintained the fiscal effort required of a local educational agency, 

in accordance with section 9521; 

ø(8) describes how the programs will be coordinated with 

other appropriate State and Federal programs, such as programs under title I of Public Law 105–220, vocational and 

technical education programs, State and local dropout prevention programs, and special education programs; 

ø(9) describes how the State agency will encourage correctional facilities receiving funds under this subpart to coordinate with local educational agencies or alternative education 

programs attended by incarcerated children and youth prior to 

their incarceration to ensure that student assessments and appropriate academic records are shared jointly between the correctional facility and the local educational agency or alternative education program; 

ø(10) describes how appropriate professional development 

will be provided to teachers and other staff; 

ø(11) designates an individual in each affected correctional 

facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and 

youth to be responsible for issues relating to the transition of 

children and youth from such facility or institution to locally 

operated programs; 

ø(12) describes how the State agency will endeavor to coordinate with businesses for training and mentoring for participating children and youth; 

ø(13) provides an assurance that the State agency will assist 

in locating alternative programs through which students can 

continue their education if the students are not returning to 

school after leaving the correctional facility or institution for 

neglected or delinquent children and youth; 

ø(14) provides assurances that the State agency will work 

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venting their children’s and youth’s further involvement in delinquent activities; 

ø(15) provides an assurance that the State agency will work 

with children and youth with disabilities in order to meet an 

existing individualized education program and an assurance 

that the agency will notify the child’s or youth’s local school if 

the child or youth— 

ø(A) is identified as in need of special education services 

while the child or youth is in the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; 

and 

ø(B) intends to return to the local school; 

ø(16) provides an assurance that the State agency will work 

with children and youth who dropped out of school before entering the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth to encourage the children and 

youth to reenter school once the term of the incarceration is 

completed or provide the child or youth with the skills necessary to gain employment, continue the education of the child 

or youth, or achieve a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent if the child or youth does not intend to return 

to school; 

ø(17) provides an assurance that teachers and other qualified 

staff are trained to work with children and youth with disabilities and other students with special needs taking into consideration the unique needs of such students; 

ø(18) describes any additional services to be provided to children and youth, such as career counseling, distance learning, 

and assistance in securing student loans and grants; and 

ø(19) provides an assurance that the program under this 

subpart will be coordinated with any programs operated under 

the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

(42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or other comparable programs, if applicable. 

øSEC. 1415. USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) USES.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State agency shall use funds received 

under this subpart only for programs and projects that— 

ø(A) are consistent with the State plan under section 

1414(a); and 

ø(B) concentrate on providing participants with the 

knowledge and skills needed to make a successful transition to secondary school completion, vocational or technical 

training, further education, or employment. 

ø(2) PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.—Such programs and 

projects— 

ø(A) may include the acquisition of equipment; 

ø(B) shall be designed to support educational services 

that— 

ø(i) except for institution-wide projects under section 

1416, are provided to children and youth identified by 

the State agency as failing, or most at-risk of failing, 

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ø(ii) supplement and improve the quality of the educational services provided to such children and youth 

by the State agency; and 

ø(iii) afford such children and youth an opportunity 

to meet challenging State academic achievement 

standards; 

ø(C) shall be carried out in a manner consistent with 

section 1120A and part I (as applied to programs and 

projects under this part); and 

ø(D) may include the costs of meeting the evaluation requirements of section 9601. 

ø(b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A program under this subpart that supplements the number of hours of instruction students 

receive from State and local sources shall be considered to comply 

with the supplement, not supplant requirement of section 1120A 

(as applied to this part) without regard to the subject areas in 

which instruction is given during those hours. 

øSEC. 1416. INSTITUTION-WIDE PROJECTS. 

øA State agency that provides free public education for children 

and youth in an institution for neglected or delinquent children 

and youth (other than an adult correctional institution) or attending a community-day program for such children and youth may use 

funds received under this subpart to serve all children in, and upgrade the entire educational effort of, that institution or program 

if the State agency has developed, and the State educational agency has approved, a comprehensive plan for that institution or program that— 

ø(1) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of all children and youth in the institution or 

program serving juveniles; 

ø(2) provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of youth aged 20 and younger in adult facilities 

who are expected to complete incarceration within a 2-year period; 

ø(3) describes the steps the State agency has taken, or will 

take, to provide all children and youth under age 21 with the 

opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards in order to 

improve the likelihood that the children and youth will complete secondary school, attain a secondary diploma or its recognized equivalent, or find employment after leaving the institution; 

ø(4) describes the instructional program, pupil services, and 

procedures that will be used to meet the needs described in 

paragraph (1), including, to the extent feasible, the provision 

of mentors for the children and youth described in paragraph 

(1); 

ø(5) specifically describes how such funds will be used; 

ø(6) describes the measures and procedures that will be used 

to assess student progress; 

ø(7) describes how the agency has planned, and will implement and evaluate, the institution-wide or program-wide 

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youth, and with personnel from the State educational agency; 

and 

ø(8) includes an assurance that the State agency has provided for appropriate training for teachers and other instructional and administrative personnel to enable such teachers 

and personnel to carry out the project effectively. 

øSEC. 1417. THREE-YEAR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS. 

øIf a State agency operates a program or project under this subpart in which individual children or youth are likely to participate 

for more than 1 year, the State educational agency may approve 

the State agency’s application for a subgrant under this subpart for 

a period of not more than 3 years. 

øSEC. 1418. TRANSITION SERVICES. 

ø(a) TRANSITION SERVICES.—Each State agency shall reserve not 

less than 15 percent and not more than 30 percent of the amount 

such agency receives under this subpart for any fiscal year to support— 

ø(1) projects that facilitate the transition of children and 

youth from State-operated institutions to schools served by 

local educational agencies; or 

ø(2) the successful reentry of youth offenders, who are age 20 

or younger and have received a secondary school diploma or its 

recognized equivalent, into postsecondary education, or vocational and technical training programs, through strategies designed to expose the youth to, and prepare the youth for, postsecondary education, or vocational and technical training programs, such as— 

ø(A) preplacement programs that allow adjudicated or 

incarcerated youth to audit or attend courses on college, 

university, or community college campuses, or through 

programs provided in institutional settings; 

ø(B) worksite schools, in which institutions of higher 

education and private or public employers partner to create programs to help students make a successful transition 

to postsecondary education and employment; and 

ø(C) essential support services to ensure the success of 

the youth, such as— 

ø(i) personal, vocational and technical, and academic, counseling; 

ø(ii) placement services designed to place the youth 

in a university, college, or junior college program; 

ø(iii) information concerning, and assistance in obtaining, available student financial aid; 

ø(iv) counseling services; and 

ø(v) job placement services. 

ø(b) CONDUCT OF PROJECTS.—A project supported under this section may be conducted directly by the State agency, or through a 

contract or other arrangement with one or more local educational 

agencies, other public agencies, or private nonprofit organizations. 

ø(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to prohibit a school that receives funds under subsection 

(a) from serving neglected and delinquent children and youth simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the 

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øSEC. 1419. EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; ANNUAL MODEL 

PROGRAM. 

øThe Secretary may reserve not more than 2.5 percent of the 

amount made available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year— 

ø(1) to develop a uniform model to evaluate the effectiveness 

of programs assisted under this subpart; and 

ø(2) to provide technical assistance to and support the capacity building of State agency programs assisted under this subpart. 

øSubpart 2—Local Agency Programs 

øSEC. 1421. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to support the operation of local 

educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally 

operated correctional facilities— 

ø(1) to carry out high quality education programs to prepare 

children and youth for secondary school completion, training, 

employment, or further education; 

ø(2) to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such 

children and youth from the correctional program to further 

education or employment; and 

ø(3) to operate programs in local schools for children and 

youth returning from correctional facilities, and programs 

which may serve at-risk children and youth. 

øSEC. 1422. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

ø(a) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—With funds made available under section 1402(b), the State educational agency shall award subgrants 

to local educational agencies with high numbers or percentages of 

children and youth residing in locally operated (including county 

operated) correctional facilities for children and youth (including facilities involved in community day programs). 

ø(b) SPECIAL RULE.—A local educational agency that serves a 

school operated by a correctional facility is not required to operate 

a program of support for children and youth returning from such 

school to a school that is not operated by a correctional agency but 

served by such local educational agency, if more than 30 percent 

of the children and youth attending the school operated by the correctional facility will reside outside the boundaries served by the 

local educational agency after leaving such facility. 

ø(c) NOTIFICATION.—A State educational agency shall notify local 

educational agencies within the State of the eligibility of such 

agencies to receive a subgrant under this subpart. 

ø(d) TRANSITIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES.—Transitional and 

supportive programs operated in local educational agencies under 

this subpart shall be designed primarily to meet the transitional 

and academic needs of students returning to local educational 

agencies or alternative education programs from correctional facilities. Services to students at-risk of dropping out of school shall not 

have a negative impact on meeting the transitional and academic 

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øSEC. 1423. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS. 

øEach local educational agency desiring assistance under this 

subpart shall submit an application to the State educational agency 

that contains such information as the State educational agency 

may require. Each such application shall include— 

ø(1) a description of the program to be assisted; 

ø(2) a description of formal agreements, regarding the program to be assisted, between— 

ø(A) the local educational agency; and 

ø(B) correctional facilities and alternative school programs serving children and youth involved with the juvenile justice system; 

ø(3) as appropriate, a description of how participating 

schools will coordinate with facilities working with delinquent 

children and youth to ensure that such children and youth are 

participating in an education program comparable to one operating in the local school such youth would attend; 

ø(4) a description of the program operated by participating 

schools for children and youth returning from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, the types of services that such 

schools will provide such children and youth and other at-risk 

children and youth; 

ø(5) a description of the characteristics (including learning 

difficulties, substance abuse problems, and other special needs) 

of the children and youth who will be returning from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, other at-risk children and 

youth expected to be served by the program, and a description 

of how the school will coordinate existing educational programs 

to meet the unique educational needs of such children and 

youth; 

ø(6) as appropriate, a description of how schools will coordinate with existing social, health, and other services to meet the 

needs of students returning from correctional facilities, at-risk 

children or youth, and other participating children or youth, including prenatal health care and nutrition services related to 

the health of the parent and the child or youth, parenting and 

child development classes, child care, targeted reentry and outreach programs, referrals to community resources, and scheduling flexibility; 

ø(7) as appropriate, a description of any partnerships with 

local businesses to develop training, curriculum-based youth 

entrepreneurship education, and mentoring services for participating students; 

ø(8) as appropriate, a description of how the program will involve parents in efforts to improve the educational achievement of their children, assist in dropout prevention activities, 

and prevent the involvement of their children in delinquent activities; 

ø(9) a description of how the program under this subpart will 

be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local programs, 

such as programs under title I of Public Law 105–220 and vocational and technical education programs serving at-risk children and youth; 

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quency Prevention Act of 1974 and other comparable programs, 

if applicable; 

ø(11) as appropriate, a description of how schools will work 

with probation officers to assist in meeting the needs of children and youth returning from correctional facilities; 

ø(12) a description of the efforts participating schools will 

make to ensure correctional facilities working with children 

and youth are aware of a child’s or youth’s existing individualized education program; and 

ø(13) as appropriate, a description of the steps participating 

schools will take to find alternative placements for children 

and youth interested in continuing their education but unable 

to participate in a regular public school program. 

øSEC. 1424. USES OF FUNDS. 

øFunds provided to local educational agencies under this subpart 

may be used, as appropriate, for— 

ø(1) programs that serve children and youth returning to 

local schools from correctional facilities, to assist in the transition of such children and youth to the school environment and 

help them remain in school in order to complete their education; 

ø(2) dropout prevention programs which serve at-risk children and youth, including pregnant and parenting teens, children and youth who have come in contact with the juvenile 

justice system, children and youth at least 1 year behind their 

expected grade level, migrant youth, immigrant youth, students with limited English proficiency, and gang members; 

ø(3) the coordination of health and social services for such 

individuals if there is a likelihood that the provision of such 

services, including day care, drug and alcohol counseling, and 

mental health services, will improve the likelihood such individuals will complete their education; 

ø(4) special programs to meet the unique academic needs of 

participating children and youth, including vocational and 

technical education, special education, career counseling, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, and assistance in securing student loans or grants for postsecondary education; and 

ø(5) programs providing mentoring and peer mediation. 

øSEC. 1425. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION. 

øEach correctional facility entering into an agreement with a 

local educational agency under section 1423(2) to provide services 

to children and youth under this subpart shall— 

ø(1) where feasible, ensure that educational programs in the 

correctional facility are coordinated with the student’s home 

school, particularly with respect to a student with an individualized education program under part B of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act; 

ø(2) if the child or youth is identified as in need of special 

education services while in the correctional facility, notify the 

local school of the child or youth of such need; 

ø(3) where feasible, provide transition assistance to help the 

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for the family, counseling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs, tutoring, and family counseling; 

ø(4) provide support programs that encourage children and 

youth who have dropped out of school to reenter school once 

their term at the correctional facility has been completed, or 

provide such children and youth with the skills necessary to 

gain employment or seek a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 

ø(5) work to ensure that the correctional facility is staffed 

with teachers and other qualified staff who are trained to work 

with children and youth with disabilities taking into consideration the unique needs of such children and youth; 

ø(6) ensure that educational programs in the correctional facility are related to assisting students to meet high academic 

achievement standards; 

ø(7) to the extent possible, use technology to assist in coordinating educational programs between the correctional facility 

and the community school; 

ø(8) where feasible, involve parents in efforts to improve the 

educational achievement of their children and prevent the further involvement of such children in delinquent activities; 

ø(9) coordinate funds received under this subpart with other 

local, State, and Federal funds available to provide services to 

participating children and youth, such as funds made available 

under title I of Public Law 105–220, and vocational and technical education funds; 

ø(10) coordinate programs operated under this subpart with 

activities funded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention Act of 1974 and other comparable programs, if applicable; and 

ø(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses to develop 

training, curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, 

and mentoring programs for children and youth. 

øSEC. 1426. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

øThe State educational agency may— 

ø(1) reduce or terminate funding for projects under this subpart if a local educational agency does not show progress in reducing dropout rates for male students and for female students 

over a 3-year period; and 

ø(2) require correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth to demonstrate, after 

receiving assistance under this subpart for 3 years, that there 

has been an increase in the number of children and youth returning to school, obtaining a secondary school diploma or its 

recognized equivalent, or obtaining employment after such children and youth are released. 

øSubpart 3—General Provisions 

øSEC. 1431. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 

ø(a) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—Each State agency or local educational agency that conducts a program under subpart 1 or 2 shall 

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der, race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every 3 years, to 

determine the program’s impact on the ability of participants— 

ø(1) to maintain and improve educational achievement; 

ø(2) to accrue school credits that meet State requirements for 

grade promotion and secondary school graduation; 

ø(3) to make the transition to a regular program or other 

education program operated by a local educational agency; 

ø(4) to complete secondary school (or secondary school 

equivalency requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; and 

ø(5) as appropriate, to participate in postsecondary education 

and job training programs. 

ø(b) EXCEPTION.—The disaggregation required under subsection 

(a) shall not be required in a case in which the number of students 

in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information 

about an individual student. 

ø(c) EVALUATION MEASURES.—In conducting each evaluation 

under subsection (a), a State agency or local educational agency 

shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress. 

ø(d) EVALUATION RESULTS.—Each State agency and local educational agency shall— 

ø(1) submit evaluation results to the State educational agency and the Secretary; and 

ø(2) use the results of evaluations under this section to plan 

and improve subsequent programs for participating children 

and youth. 

øSEC. 1432. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘adult 

correctional institution’’ means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) are confined as a result 

of a conviction for a criminal offense. 

ø(2) AT-RISK.—The term ‘‘at-risk’’, when used with respect to 

a child, youth, or student, means a school aged individual who 

is at-risk of academic failure, has a drug or alcohol problem, 

is pregnant or is a parent, has come into contact with the juvenile justice system in the past, is at least 1 year behind the 

expected grade level for the age of the individual, has limited 

English proficiency, is a gang member, has dropped out of 

school in the past, or has a high absenteeism rate at school. 

ø(3) COMMUNITY DAY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘community day 

program’’ means a regular program of instruction provided by 

a State agency at a community day school operated specifically 

for neglected or delinquent children and youth. 

ø(4) INSTITUTION FOR NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN

AND YOUTH.—The term ‘‘institution for neglected or delinquent 

children and youth’’ means— 

ø(A) a public or private residential facility, other than a 

foster home, that is operated for the care of children who 

have been committed to the institution or voluntarily 

placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to 

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ø(B) a public or private residential facility for the care 

of children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or 

in need of supervision.¿ 

PART øE¿ B—NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF 

TITLE I 

SEC. ø1501.¿ 1301. EVALUATIONS. 

(a) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF TITLE I.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 

of the Institute of Education Sciences (in this section and section 1302 referred to as the ‘‘Director’’), shall conduct a national 

assessment of the programs assisted under this title and the 

impact of this title on States, local educational agencies, 

schools, and students. 

(2) ISSUES TO BE EXAMINED.—In conducting the assessment 

under this subsection, the øSecretary¿ Director shall examine, 

at a minimum, the following: 

(A) The implementation of programs assisted under this 

title and the impact of such implementation on increasing 

student academic achievement (particularly in schools with 

high concentrations of children living in poverty), relative 

to the goal of all students øreaching the proficient level of 

achievement based on State academic assessments, challenging State academic content standards, and challenging 

State student academic achievement standards under section 1111.¿ graduating high school prepared for postsecondary education or the workforce. 

(B) The types of programs and services that have demonstrated the greatest likelihood of helping students 

øreach the proficient and advanced levels of achievement 

based on State student academic achievement standards 

and State academic content standards.¿ meet State academic standards. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(D) Each State’s definition of adequate yearly progress, 

including— 

ø(i) the impact of applying this definition to schools, 

local educational agencies, and the State; 

ø(ii) the number of schools and local educational 

agencies not meeting this definition; and 

ø(iii) the changes in the identification of schools in 

need of improvement as a result of such definition.¿ 

ø(E)¿ (D) How schools, local educational agencies, and 

States have— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(v) used State educational agency and local educational agency funds and resources to øhelp schools 

in which 50 percent or more of the students are from 

families with incomes below the poverty line meet the 

requirement described in section 1119 of having all 

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2005–2006 school year.¿ address disparities in the percentages of effective teachers teaching in low-income 

schools. 

ø(F)¿ (E) The implementation of schoolwide programs 

and targeted assistance programs under this title and the 

impact of such programs on improving student academic 

achievement, including the extent to which schools meet 

the requirements of such programs. 

ø(G) The extent to which varying models of comprehensive school reform are funded and implemented under this 

title, and the effect of the implementation of such models 

on improving achievement of disadvantaged students.¿ 

ø(H)¿ (F) The costs as compared to the benefits of the 

activities assisted under this title. 

ø(I)¿ (G) The extent to which actions authorized under 

øsection 1116¿ section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) are implemented 

by State educational agencies and local educational agencies to improve the academic achievement of students in 

low-performing schools, and the effectiveness of the implementation of such actionsø, including the following: 

ø(i) The number of schools identified for school improvement and how many years the schools remain in 

this status. 

ø(ii) The types of support provided by the State educational agencies and local educational agencies to 

schools and local educational agencies respectively 

identified as in need of improvement, and the impact 

of such support on student achievement. 

ø(iii) The number of parents who take advantage of 

the public school choice provisions of this title, the 

costs (including transportation costs) associated with 

implementing these provisions, the implementation of 

these provisions, and the impact of these provisions 

(including the impact of attending another school) on 

student achievement. 

ø(iv) The number of parents who choose to take advantage of the supplemental educational services option, the criteria used by the States to determine the 

quality of providers, the kinds of services that are 

available and utilized, the costs associated with implementing this option, and the impact of receiving supplemental educational services on student achievement. 

ø(v) The implementation and impact of actions that 

are taken with regard to schools and local educational 

agencies identified for corrective action and restructuring.¿ . 

ø(J)¿ (H) The extent to which State and local fiscal accounting requirements under this title affect the flexibility 

of schoolwide programs. 

ø(K)¿ (I) The implementation and impact of the professional development activities assisted under this title and 

title II on instruction, student academic achievement, and 

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ø(L)¿ (J) The extent to which the assistance made available under this titleø, including funds under section 1002,¿ 

is targeted to disadvantaged students, schools, and local 

educational agencies with the greatest need. 

ø(M)¿ (K) The effectiveness of Federal administration assistance made available under this title, including monitoring and technical assistance. 

ø(N)¿ (L) The academic achievement of the groups of 

students described in øsection 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)¿ section 

1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II). 

ø(O)¿ (M) Such other issues as the øSecretary¿ Director 

considers appropriate. 

(3) SOURCES OF INFORMATION.—In conducting the assessment under this subsection, the øSecretary¿ Director shall use 

information from a variety of sources, including the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress (carried out under section 

303 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act), State evaluations, and other research studies. 

(4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the 

øSecretary¿ Director shall— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(5) DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE MEASURES.—In conducting the national assessment under this subsection, the 

øSecretary¿ Director shall use developmentally appropriate 

measures to assess student academic achievement. 

(6) REPORTS.— (A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

date of enactment of the øNo Child Left Behind Act of 

2001¿ Student Success Act, the øSecretary¿ Director shall 

transmit to the President, the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and 

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

of the Senate an interim report on the national assessment 

conducted under this subsection. 

(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 

of enactment of the øNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001¿ 

Student Success Act, the øSecretary¿ Director shall transmit to the President, the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

Senate a final report on the national assessment conducted 

under this subsection. 

(b) STUDIES AND DATA COLLECTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to other activities described in 

this section, the øSecretary¿ Director may, directly or through 

awarding grants to or entering into contracts with appropriate 

entities— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(2) MINIMUM INFORMATION.—In carrying out this subsection, 

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title, which shall complement the data collected and reported 

under subsections (a) and (c). 

(c) NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The øSecretary¿ Director shall conduct a 

longitudinal study of schools receiving assistance under øpart 

A¿ subpart 1 of part A. (2) ISSUES TO BE EXAMINED.—In carrying out this subsection, 

the øSecretary¿ Director shall ensure that the study referred 

to in paragraph (1) provides Congress and educators with each 

of the following: 

(A) * * * 

(B) Information that can be used to improve the effectiveness of the assistance made available under this title 

in enabling students to meet øchallenging academic 

achievement standards¿ State academic standards. 

* * * * * * * 

(E) An analysis of the øeffects of the availability of 

school choice options under section 1116 on the academic 

achievement of disadvantaged students, on schools in 

school improvement, and on schools from which students 

have transferred under such options.¿ extent to which actions authorized under section 1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) improve 

the academic achievement of disadvantaged students and 

low-performing schools. 

(F) Such other information as the øSecretary¿ Director 

considers appropriate. 

(3) SCOPE.—In conducting the study referred to in paragraph 

(1), the øSecretary¿ Director shall ensure that the study— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(C) analyzes varying models or strategies for delivering 

school services, including— 

ø(i) schoolwide and targeted services; and 

ø(ii) comprehensive school reform models.¿ 

(C) analyzes varying models or strategies for delivering 

school services, including schoolwide and targeted services. 

(d) INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The øSecretary¿ Director shall establish an 

independent review panel (in this subsection referred to as the 

‘‘Review Panel’’) to advise the øSecretary¿ Director on methodological and other issues that arise in carrying out subsections (a) and (c). 

(2) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the øSecretary¿ Director shall appoint members of the Review 

Panel from among qualified individuals who are— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(B) LIMITATIONS.—In appointing members of the Review 

Panel, the øSecretary¿ Director shall ensure that— 

(i) * * * 

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(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Review Panel shall consult with and 

advise the øSecretary¿ Director— (A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 1502. DEMONSTRATIONS OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated for any fiscal 

year under section 1002(e)(1), the Secretary may award grants to 

State educational agencies, local educational agencies, other public 

agencies, nonprofit organizations, public or private partnerships involving business and industry organizations, and consortia of such 

entities to carry out demonstration projects that show the most 

promise of enabling children served under this title to meet challenging State academic content standards and challenging State 

student academic achievement standards. 

ø(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate the demonstration projects supported under this title, using rigorous methodological designs and techniques, including control groups and random assignment, to the extent feasible, to produce reliable evidence 

of effectiveness. 

ø(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—From funds appropriated under section 

1002(e)(1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may, directly or 

through grants or contracts, work in partnership with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, other public agencies, 

and nonprofit organizations to disseminate and use the highest 

quality research and knowledge about effective practices to improve 

the quality of teaching and learning in schools assisted under this 

title.¿ 

SEC. ø1503.¿ 1302. ASSESSMENT EVALUATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The øSecretary¿ Director shall conduct an 

independent study of assessments used for State accountability 

purposes øand for making decisions about the promotion and graduation of students¿. Such research shall be conducted over a period 

not to exceed 5 years and shall address the components described 

in subsection (d). 

(b) CONTRACT AUTHORIZED.—The øSecretary¿ Director is authorized to award a contract, through a peer review øprocess,¿ process 

consistent with section 1206, to an organization or entity capable of 

conducting rigorous, independent research. The øAssistant Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement¿ Director shall 

appoint peer reviewers to evaluate the applications for this contract. 

* * * * * * * 

(d) COMPONENTS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The study described in subsection (a) shall examine— 

(1) the effect of the assessment and accountability systems 

described in section (c) on students, teachers, parents, families, 

schools, school districts, and States, including correlations between such systems and— 

(A) student academic achievement, progress øto the 

State-defined level of proficiency¿ toward meeting the State 

academic standards, and progress toward closing achievement gaps, based on independent measures; 

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(C) changes in turnover rates among teachers, principals, and øpupil-services¿ specialized instructional support services personnel; 

* * * * * * * 

(3) the effect of the academic assessments on low, middle, 

and high socioeconomic status students, ølimited and nonlimited English proficient students¿ English learners, racial and 

ethnic minority students, and nonracial or nonethnic minority 

students; 

* * * * * * * 

(6) such other factors as the øSecretary¿ Director finds appropriate. 

* * * * * * * 

(f) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The øSecretary¿ Director may reserve up to 15 percent of the funds øauthorized to be appropriated 

for this part¿ appropriated under section 3(a)(2) to carry out the 

study, except such reservation of funds shall not exceed $1,500,000. 

øSEC. 1504. CLOSE UP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

ø(a) PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

STUDENTS.— ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— ø(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In accordance with this subsection, the Secretary may make grants to the Close Up 

Foundation of Washington, District of Columbia, a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the purpose of assisting 

the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its programs of 

increasing civic responsibility and understanding of the 

Federal Government among middle school and secondary 

school students. 

ø(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this subsection shall 

be used only to provide financial assistance to economically 

disadvantaged students who participate in the programs 

described in subparagraph (A). 

ø(C) NAME OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Financial assistance received by students pursuant to this subsection shall be 

known as Close Up fellowships. 

ø(2) APPLICATIONS.— ø(A) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant under this subsection may be made except upon an application at such 

time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application submitted under this paragraph shall contain assurances 

that— 

ø(i) Close Up fellowships provided under this subsection shall be made to economically disadvantaged 

middle school and secondary school students; 

ø(ii) every effort shall be made to ensure the participation of students from rural, small town, and urban 

areas; 

ø(iii) in awarding the fellowships to economically 

disadvantaged students, special consideration shall be 

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cial educational needs, including students with disabilities, ethnic minority students, and students with migrant parents; and 

ø(iv) the funds received under this subsection shall 

be properly disbursed. 

ø(b) PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

TEACHERS.— 

ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

ø(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In accordance with this subsection, the Secretary may make grants to the Close Up 

Foundation of Washington, District of Columbia, a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the purpose of assisting 

the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its programs of 

professional development for middle school and secondary 

school teachers and its programs to increase civic responsibility and understanding of the Federal Government 

among the teachers’ students. 

ø(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this subsection shall 

be used only to provide financial assistance to teachers 

who participate in the programs described in subparagraph (A). 

ø(C) NAME OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Financial assistance received by teachers pursuant to this subsection shall be 

known as Close Up fellowships. 

ø(2) APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(A) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant under this subsection may be made except upon an application at such 

time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application submitted under this paragraph shall contain assurances 

that— 

ø(i) Close Up fellowships provided under this subsection shall be made only to a teacher who has 

worked with at least one student from such teacher’s 

school who participates in a program described in subsection (a)(1)(A); 

ø(ii) no teacher shall receive more than one such fellowship in any fiscal year; and 

ø(iii) the funds received under this subsection shall 

be properly disbursed. 

ø(c) PROGRAMS FOR NEW AMERICANS.— 

ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

ø(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In accordance with this subsection, the Secretary may make grants to the Close Up 

Foundation of Washington, District of Columbia, a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the purpose of assisting 

the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its programs of 

increasing civic responsibility and understanding of the 

Federal Government among economically disadvantaged 

middle school and secondary school recent immigrant students. 

ø(B) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘recent 

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a family that immigrated to the United States within 5 

years of the student’s participation in such a program. 

ø(C) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this subsection shall 

be used only to provide financial assistance to economically 

disadvantaged recent immigrant students and their teachers who participate in the programs described in subparagraph (A). 

ø(D) NAME OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Financial assistance received by students and teachers pursuant to this subsection shall be known as Close Up Fellowships for New 

Americans. 

ø(2) APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(A) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant under this subsection may be made except upon an application at such 

time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application submitted under this paragraph shall contain assurances 

that— 

ø(i) Close Up Fellowships for New Americans shall 

be made to economically disadvantaged middle school 

and secondary school recent immigrant students; 

ø(ii) every effort shall be made to ensure the participation of recent immigrant students from rural, small 

town, and urban areas; 

ø(iii) in awarding the fellowships to economically 

disadvantaged recent immigrant students, special consideration shall be given to the participation of those 

students with special educational needs, including students with disabilities, students with migrant parents, 

and ethnic minority students; 

ø(iv) fully describe the activities to be carried out 

with the proceeds of the grant made under paragraph 

(1); and 

ø(v) the funds received under this subsection shall 

be properly disbursed. 

ø(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 

ø(1) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

ø(A) ACCOUNTABILITY.—In consultation with the Secretary, the Close Up Foundation shall devise and implement procedures to measure the efficacy of the programs 

authorized in subsections (a), (b), and (c) in attaining objectives that include the following: 

ø(i) Providing young people with an increased understanding of the Federal Government. 

ø(ii) Heightening a sense of civic responsibility 

among young people. 

ø(iii) Enhancing the skills of educators in teaching 

young people about civic responsibility, the Federal 

Government, and attaining citizenship competencies. 

ø(B) GENERAL RULE.—Payments under this section may 

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ø(C) AUDIT RULE.—The Comptroller General of the 

United States or any of the Comptroller General’s duly authorized representatives shall have access for the purpose 

of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, 

and records that are pertinent to any grant under this section. 

ø(2) CONTINUATION OF AWARDS.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of this Act, any person or entity that was awarded 

a grant under part G of title X before the date of enactment 

of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms of such award until 

the date on which the award period terminates under such 

terms. 

øPART F—COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM 

øSEC. 1601. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this part is to provide financial incentives for 

schools to develop comprehensive school reforms, based upon scientifically based research and effective practices that include an 

emphasis on basic academics and parental involvement so that all 

children can meet challenging State academic content and academic achievement standards. 

øSEC. 1602. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to State educational agencies, from allotments under 

paragraph (2), to enable the State educational agencies to 

award subgrants to local educational agencies to carry out the 

purpose described in section 1601. 

ø(2) ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(A) RESERVATIONS.—Of the amount appropriated under 

section 1002(f), the Secretary may reserve— 

ø(i) not more than 1 percent for each fiscal year to 

provide assistance to schools supported by the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs and in the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands according to 

their respective needs for assistance under this part; 

ø(ii) not more than 1 percent for each fiscal year to 

conduct national evaluation activities described in section 1607; and 

ø(iii) not more than 3 percent of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2002 to carry out this part, for 

quality initiatives described in section 1608. 

ø(B) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated under 

section 1002(f) that remains after making the reservation 

under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

shall allot to each State for the fiscal year an amount that 

bears the same ratio to the remainder for that fiscal year 

as the amount made available under section 1124 to the 

State for the preceding fiscal year bears to the total 

amount made available under section 1124 to all States for 

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ø(C) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not apply for funds 

under this section, the Secretary shall reallot such funds 

to other States that do apply in proportion to the amount 

allotted to such other States under subparagraph (B). 

øSEC. 1603. STATE APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that desires to 

receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the 

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall describe— 

ø(1) the process and selection criteria by which the State 

educational agency, using expert review, will select local educational agencies to receive subgrants under this part; 

ø(2) how the State educational agency will ensure that funds 

under this part are limited to comprehensive school reform 

programs that— 

ø(A) include each of the components described in section 

1606(a); 

ø(B) have the capacity to improve the academic achievement of all students in core academic subjects within participating schools; and 

ø(C) are supported by technical assistance providers that 

have a successful track record, financial stability, and the 

capacity to deliver high quality materials, professional development for school personnel, and on-site support during 

the full implementation period of the reforms; 

ø(3) how the State educational agency will disseminate materials and information on comprehensive school reforms that are 

based on scientifically based research and effective practices; 

ø(4) how the State educational agency will evaluate annually 

the implementation of such reforms and measure the extent to 

which the reforms have resulted in increased student academic 

achievement; and 

ø(5) how the State educational agency will provide technical 

assistance to the local educational agency or consortia of local 

educational agencies, and to participating schools, in evaluating, developing, and implementing comprehensive school reform. 

øSEC. 1604. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (e), a State 

educational agency that receives a grant under this part shall use 

the grant funds to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local 

educational agencies or consortia of local educational agencies in 

the State that receive funds under part A, to support comprehensive school reforms in schools that are eligible for funds under part 

A. 

ø(b) SUBGRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A subgrant to a local educational agency or consortium shall be— 

ø(1) of sufficient size and scope to support the initial costs 

of comprehensive school reforms selected or designed by each 

school identified in the application of the local educational 

agency or consortium; 

ø(2) in an amount not less than $50,000— 

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ø(B) for each participating consortium of small schools 

(which for purposes of this subparagraph means a consortium of small schools serving a total of not more than 500 

students); and 

ø(3) renewable for two additional 1-year subgrant periods 

after the initial 1-year subgrant is made if the school is or the 

schools are making substantial progress in the implementation 

of reforms. 

ø(c) PRIORITY.—A State educational agency, in awarding subgrants under this part, shall give priority to local educational agencies or consortia that— 

ø(1) plan to use the funds in schools identified as being in 

need of improvement or corrective action under section 1116(c); 

and 

ø(2) demonstrate a commitment to assist schools with budget 

allocation, professional development, and other strategies necessary to ensure the comprehensive school reforms are properly 

implemented and are sustained in the future. 

ø(d) GRANT CONSIDERATION.—In awarding subgrants under this 

part, the State educational agency shall take into consideration the 

equitable distribution of subgrants to different geographic regions 

within the State, including urban and rural areas, and to schools 

serving elementary and secondary students. 

ø(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency that receives a grant under this part may reserve not more than 5 percent 

of the grant funds for administrative, evaluation, and technical assistance expenses. 

ø(f) SUPPLEMENT.—Funds made available under this part shall 

be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, 

or local funds that would otherwise be available to carry out the 

activities assisted under this part. 

ø(g) REPORTING.—Each State educational agency that receives a 

grant under this part shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require, including the names of local 

educational agencies and schools receiving assistance under this 

part, the amount of the assistance, a description of the comprehensive school reforms selected and used, and a copy of the State’s annual evaluation of the implementation of comprehensive school reforms supported under this part and the student achievement results. 

øSEC. 1605. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency or consortium 

of local educational agencies desiring a subgrant under this part 

shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such 

time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 

State educational agency may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall— 

ø(1) identify the schools that are eligible for assistance under 

part A and plan to implement a comprehensive school reform 

program, including the projected costs of such a program; 

ø(2) describe the comprehensive school reforms based on scientifically based research and effective practices that such 

schools will implement; 

ø(3) describe how the local educational agency or consortium 

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implementation of the comprehensive school reforms based on 

scientifically based research and effective practices selected by 

such schools; and 

ø(4) describe how the local educational agency or consortium 

will evaluate the implementation of such comprehensive school 

reforms and measure the results achieved in improving student academic achievement. 

øSEC. 1606. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) USES OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency or consortium 

that receives a subgrant under this part shall provide the subgrant 

funds to schools that are eligible for assistance under part A and 

served by the agency, to enable the schools to implement a comprehensive school reform program that— 

ø(1) employs proven strategies and proven methods for student learning, teaching, and school management that are 

based on scientifically based research and effective practices 

and have been replicated successfully in schools; 

ø(2) integrates a comprehensive design for effective school 

functioning, including instruction, assessment, classroom management, professional development, parental involvement, and 

school management, that aligns the school’s curriculum, technology, and professional development into a comprehensive 

school reform plan for schoolwide change designed to enable all 

students to meet challenging State content and student academic achievement standards and addresses needs identified 

through a school needs assessment; 

ø(3) provides high quality and continuous teacher and staff 

professional development; 

ø(4) includes measurable goals for student academic achievement and benchmarks for meeting such goals; 

ø(5) is supported by teachers, principals, administrators, 

school personnel staff, and other professional staff; 

ø(6) provides support for teachers, principals, administrators, 

and other school staff; 

ø(7) provides for the meaningful involvement of parents and 

the local community in planning, implementing, and evaluating school improvement activities consistent with section 

1118; 

ø(8) uses high quality external technical support and assistance from an entity that has experience and expertise in 

schoolwide reform and improvement, which may include an institution of higher education; 

ø(9) includes a plan for the annual evaluation of the implementation of school reforms and the student results achieved; 

ø(10) identifies other resources, including Federal, State, 

local, and private resources, that shall be used to coordinate 

services that will support and sustain the comprehensive 

school reform effort; and 

ø(11)(A) has been found, through scientifically based research to significantly improve the academic achievement of 

students participating in such program as compared to students in schools who have not participated in such program; or 

ø(B) has been found to have strong evidence that such program will significantly improve the academic achievement of 

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ø(b) SPECIAL RULE.—A school that receives funds to develop a 

comprehensive school reform program shall not be limited to using 

nationally available approaches, but may develop the school’s own 

comprehensive school reform program for schoolwide change as described in subsection (a). 

øSEC. 1607. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a plan for a national evaluation of the programs assisted under this part. 

ø(b) EVALUATION.—The national evaluation shall— 

ø(1) evaluate the implementation and results achieved by 

schools after 3 years of implementing comprehensive school reforms; and 

ø(2) assess the effectiveness of comprehensive school reforms 

in schools with diverse characteristics. 

ø(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit a report describing 

the results of the evaluation under subsection (b) for the Comprehensive School Reform Program to the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate. 

øSEC. 1608. QUALITY INITIATIVES. 

øThe Secretary, through grants or contracts, shall provide funds 

for— 

ø(1) a public-private effort, in which funds are matched by 

private organizations, to assist States, local educational agencies, and schools, in making informed decisions regarding approving or selecting providers of comprehensive school reform, 

consistent with the requirements described in section 1606(a); 

and 

ø(2) activities to foster the development of comprehensive 

school reform models and to provide effective capacity building 

for comprehensive school reform providers to expand their 

work in more schools, assure quality, and promote financial 

stability. 

øPART G—ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS 

øSEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Access to High Standards Act’’. 

øSEC. 1702. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this part are— 

ø(1) to support State and local efforts to raise academic 

standards through advanced placement programs, and thus 

further increase the number of students who participate and 

succeed in advanced placement programs; 

ø(2) to encourage more of the 600,000 students who take advanced placement courses each year but do not take advanced 

placement exams each year, to demonstrate their achievements 

through taking the exams; 

ø(3) to build on the many benefits of advanced placement 

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tional averages, and the achievement of better grades in secondary school and in college than the grades of students who 

have not participated in the programs; 

ø(4) to increase the availability and broaden the range of 

schools, including middle schools, that have advanced placement and pre-advanced placement programs; 

ø(5) to demonstrate that larger and more diverse groups of 

students can participate and succeed in advanced placement 

programs; 

ø(6) to provide greater access to advanced placement and 

pre-advanced placement courses and highly trained teachers 

for low-income and other disadvantaged students; 

ø(7) to provide access to advanced placement courses for secondary school students at schools that do not offer advanced 

placement programs, increase the rate at which secondary 

school students participate in advanced placement courses, and 

increase the numbers of students who receive advanced placement test scores for which college academic credit is awarded; 

ø(8) to increase the participation of low-income individuals in 

taking advanced placement tests through the payment or partial payment of the costs of the advanced placement test fees; 

and 

ø(9) to increase the number of individuals that achieve a baccalaureate or advanced degree, and to decrease the amount of 

time such individuals require to attain such degrees. 

øSEC. 1703. FUNDING DISTRIBUTION RULE. 

øFrom amounts appropriated under section 1002(g) for a fiscal 

year, the Secretary shall give priority to funding activities under 

section 1704 and shall distribute any remaining funds under section 1705. 

øSEC. 1704. ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST FEE PROGRAM. 

ø(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made available under 

section 1703 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to 

State educational agencies having applications approved under this 

section to enable the State educational agencies to reimburse lowincome individuals to cover part or all of the costs of advanced 

placement test fees, if the low-income individuals— 

ø(1) are enrolled in an advanced placement course; and 

ø(2) plan to take an advanced placement test. 

ø(b) AWARD BASIS.—In determining the amount of the grant 

awarded to a State educational agency under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall consider the number of children eligible to be counted under section 1124(c) in the State in relation to 

the number of such children so counted in all the States. 

ø(c) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—A State educational agency 

awarded a grant under this section shall disseminate information 

regarding the availability of advanced placement test fee payments 

under this section to eligible individuals through secondary school 

teachers and guidance counselors. 

ø(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational agency desiring to 

receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to 

the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

such information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, 

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ø(1) describe the advanced placement test fees the State educational agency will pay on behalf of low-income individuals in 

the State from grant funds awarded under this section; 

ø(2) provide an assurance that any grant funds awarded 

under this section shall be used only to pay for advanced placement test fees; and 

ø(3) contain such information as the Secretary may require 

to demonstrate that the State educational agency will ensure 

that a student is eligible for payments authorized under this 

section, including documentation required under chapter 1 of 

subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

1965. 

ø(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 

ø(f) REPORT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency awarded a 

grant under this section shall, with respect to each advanced 

placement subject, annually report to the Secretary on— 

ø(A) the number of students in the State who are taking 

an advanced placement course in that subject; 

ø(B) the number of advanced placement tests taken by 

students in the State who have taken an advanced placement course in that subject; 

ø(C) the number of students in the State scoring at different levels on advanced placement tests in that subject; 

and 

ø(D) demographic information regarding individuals in 

the State taking advanced placement courses and tests in 

that subject disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, English 

proficiency status, and socioeconomic status. 

ø(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall annually 

compile the information received from each State educational 

agency under paragraph (1) and report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the information. 

ø(g) BIA AS SEA.—For purposes of this section the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall be treated as a State educational agency. 

øSEC. 1705. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANTS. 

ø(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available under section 1703 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, 

on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable those entities to carry out the authorized activities described in subsection (d). 

ø(2) DURATION AND PAYMENTS.— 

ø(A) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award a grant 

under this section for a period of not more than 3 years. 

ø(B) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make grant payments under this section on an annual basis. 

ø(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State educational agency, local 

educational agency, or national nonprofit educational entity 

with expertise in advanced placement services. 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant under 

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time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 

Secretary may require. 

ø(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that submits an application under subsection (b) that— 

ø(1) demonstrates a pervasive need for access to advanced 

placement incentive programs; 

ø(2) provides for the involvement of business and community 

organizations in the activities to be assisted; 

ø(3) assures the availability of matching funds from State, 

local, or other sources to pay for the cost of activities to be assisted; 

ø(4) demonstrates a focus on developing or expanding advanced placement programs and participation in the core academic areas of English, mathematics, and science; 

ø(5) demonstrates an intent to carry out activities that target— 

ø(A) local educational agencies serving schools with a 

high concentration of low-income students; or 

ø(B) schools with a high concentration of low-income students; and 

ø(6) in the case of a local educational agency, assures that 

the local educational agency serves schools with a high concentration of low-income students; or 

ø(7) demonstrates an intent to carry out activities to increase 

the availability of, and participation in, on-line advanced placement courses. 

ø(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible entity 

shall use grant funds made available under this section to expand access for low-income individuals to advanced placement 

incentive programs that involve— 

ø(A) teacher training; 

ø(B) pre-advanced placement course development; 

ø(C) coordination and articulation between grade levels 

to prepare students for academic achievement in advanced 

placement courses; 

ø(D) books and supplies; or 

ø(E) activities to increase the availability of, and participation in, on-line advanced placement courses; or 

ø(F) any other activity directly related to expanding access to and participation in advanced placement incentive 

programs, particularly for low-income individuals. 

ø(2) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—In the case of an eligible 

entity that is a State educational agency, the entity may use 

grant funds made available under this section to award subgrants to local educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies to carry out the activities under paragraph 

(1). 

ø(e) CONTRACTS.—An eligible entity awarded a grant to provide 

online advanced placement courses under this part may enter into 

a contract with a nonprofit or for profit organization to provide the 

online advanced placement courses, including contracting for necessary support services. 

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ø(1) DATA COLLECTION.—Each eligible entity awarded a 

grant under this section shall, with respect to each advanced 

placement subject, annually report to the Secretary on— 

ø(A) the number of students served by the eligible entity 

who are taking an advanced placement course in that subject; 

ø(B) the number of advanced placement tests taken by 

students served by the eligible entity in that subject; 

ø(C) the number of students served by the eligible entity 

scoring at different levels on advanced placement tests in 

that subject; and 

ø(D) demographic information regarding individuals 

served by such agency who taking advanced placement 

courses and tests in that subject disaggregated by race, 

ethnicity, sex, English proficiency status, and socioeconomic status. 

ø(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually compile the information received from each eligible entity under paragraph 

(1) and report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the information. 

øSEC. 1706. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

øGrant funds provided under this part shall supplement, and not 

supplant, other non-Federal funds that are available to assist lowincome individuals to pay for the cost of advanced placement test 

fees or to expand access to advanced placement and pre-advanced 

placement courses. 

øSEC. 1707. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST.—The term ‘‘advanced 

placement test’’ means an advanced placement test administered by the College Board or approved by the Secretary. 

ø(2) HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.—The 

term ‘‘high concentration of low-income students’’, used with 

respect to a school, means a school that serves a student population 40 percent or more of whom are low-income individuals. 

ø(3) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘low-income individual’’ means an individual who is determined by a State educational agency or local educational agency to be a child, ages 

5 through 19, from a low-income family, on the basis of data 

used by the Secretary to determine allocations under section 

1124 of this Act, data on children eligible for free or reducedprice lunches under the National School Lunch Act, data on 

children in families receiving assistance under part A of title 

IV of the Social Security Act, or data on children eligible to receive medical assistance under the medicaid program under 

title XIX of the Social Security Act, or through an alternate 

method that combines or extrapolates from those data. 

øPART H—SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION 

øSEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 

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øSEC. 1802. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this part is to provide for school dropout prevention and reentry and to raise academic achievement levels by providing grants that— 

ø(1) challenge all children to attain their highest academic 

potential; and 

ø(2) ensure that all students have substantial and ongoing 

opportunities to attain their highest academic potential 

through schoolwide programs proven effective in school dropout 

prevention and reentry. 

øSEC. 1803. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øFor the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized 

to be appropriated $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums 

as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of 

which— 

ø(1) 10 percent shall be available to carry out subpart 1 for 

each fiscal year; and 

ø(2) 90 percent shall be available to carry out subpart 2 for 

each fiscal year. 

øSubpart 1—Coordinated National Strategy 

øSEC. 1811. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized— 

ø(1) to collect systematic data on the effectiveness of the programs assisted under this part in reducing school dropout rates 

and increasing school reentry and secondary school graduation 

rates; 

ø(2) to establish a national clearinghouse of information on 

effective school dropout prevention and reentry programs that 

shall disseminate to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools— 

ø(A) the results of research on school dropout prevention 

and reentry; and 

ø(B) information on effective programs, best practices, 

and Federal resources to— 

ø(i) reduce annual school dropout rates; 

ø(ii) increase school reentry; and 

ø(iii) increase secondary school graduation rates; 

ø(3) to provide technical assistance to State educational 

agencies, local educational agencies, and schools in designing 

and implementing programs and securing resources to implement effective school dropout prevention and reentry programs; 

ø(4) to establish and consult with an interagency working 

group that shall— 

ø(A) address inter- and intra-agency program coordination issues at the Federal level with respect to school dropout prevention and reentry, and assess the targeting of existing Federal services to students who are most at risk of 

dropping out of school, and the cost-effectiveness of various 

programs and approaches used to address school dropout 

prevention and reentry; 

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school dropout prevention and reentry programs using 

funds from a variety of Federal programs, including the 

programs under this part; and 

ø(C) examine Federal programs that may have a positive 

impact on secondary school graduation or school reentry; 

ø(5) to carry out a national recognition program in accordance with subsection (b) that recognizes schools that have 

made extraordinary progress in lowering school dropout rates; 

and 

ø(6) to use funds made available for this subpart to carry out 

the evaluation required under section 1830(c). 

ø(b) RECOGNITION PROGRAM.— 

ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall— 

ø(A) establish a national recognition program; and 

ø(B) develop uniform national guidelines for the recognition program that shall be used to recognize eligible 

schools from nominations submitted by State educational 

agencies. 

ø(2) RECOGNITION.—The Secretary shall recognize, under the 

recognition program established under paragraph (1), eligible 

schools. 

ø(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary may make monetary awards 

to an eligible school recognized under this subsection in 

amounts determined appropriate by the Secretary that shall be 

used for dissemination activities within the eligible school district or nationally. 

ø(4) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—In this subsection, 

the term ‘‘eligible school’’ means a public middle school or secondary school, including a charter school, that has implemented comprehensive reforms that have been effective in lowering school dropout rates for all students— 

ø(A) in that secondary school or charter school; or 

ø(B) in the case of a middle school, in the secondary 

school that the middle school feeds students into. 

ø(c) CAPACITY BUILDING.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through a contract with 

one or more non-Federal entities, may conduct a capacity 

building and design initiative in order to increase the types of 

proven strategies for school dropout prevention and reentry 

that address the needs of an entire school population rather 

than a subset of students. 

ø(2) NUMBER AND DURATION.— 

ø(A) NUMBER.—The Secretary may award not more than 

five contracts under this subsection. 

ø(B) DURATION.—The Secretary may award a contract 

under this subsection for a period of not more than 5 

years. 

ø(d) SUPPORT FOR EXISTING REFORM NETWORKS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide appropriate 

support to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to provide training, materials, development, and staff assistance to 

schools assisted under this part. 

ø(2) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an entity that, prior to the date 

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ø(A) provided training, technical assistance, and materials related to school dropout prevention or reentry to 100 

or more elementary schools or secondary schools; and 

ø(B) developed and published a specific educational program or design related to school dropout prevention or reentry for use by the schools. 

øSubpart 2—School Dropout Prevention Initiative 

øSEC. 1821. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘‘low-income student’’ 

means a student who is determined by a local educational 

agency to be from a low-income family using the measures described in section 1113(c). 

ø(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 

Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for purposes 

of serving schools funded by the Bureau. 

øSEC. 1822. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) AMOUNT LESS THAN $75,000,000.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount appropriated under 

section 1803 for a fiscal year equals or is less than 

$75,000,000, then the Secretary shall use such amount to 

award grants, on a competitive basis, to— 

ø(i) State educational agencies to support activities— 

ø(I) in schools that— 

ø(aa) serve students in grades 6 through 12; 

and 

ø(bb) have annual school dropout rates that 

are above the State average annual school 

dropout rate; or 

ø(II) in the middle schools that feed students 

into the schools described in subclause (I); or 

ø(ii) local educational agencies that operate— 

ø(I) schools that— 

ø(aa) serve students in grades 6 through 12; 

and 

ø(bb) have annual school dropout rates that 

are above the State average annual school 

dropout rate; or 

ø(II) middle schools that feed students into the 

schools described in subclause (I). 

ø(B) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 

this paragraph shall be used to fund effective, sustainable, 

and coordinated school dropout prevention and reentry 

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ø(i) schools serving students in grades 6 through 12 

that have annual school dropout rates that are above 

the State average annual school dropout rate; or 

ø(ii) the middle schools that feed students into the 

schools described in clause (i). 

ø(2) AMOUNT LESS THAN $250,000,000 BUT MORE THAN

$75,000,000.—If the amount appropriated under section 1803 for 

a fiscal year is less than $250,000,000 but more than 

$75,000,000, then the Secretary shall use such amount to 

award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational 

agencies to enable the State educational agencies to award 

subgrants under subsection (b). 

ø(3) AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDS $250,000,000.—If the 

amount appropriated under section 1803 for a fiscal year 

equals or exceeds $250,000,000, then the Secretary shall use 

such amount to award a grant to each State educational agency in an amount that bears the same relation to such appropriated amount as the amount the State educational agency received under part A for the preceding fiscal year bears to the 

amount received by all State educational agencies under such 

part for the preceding fiscal year, to enable the State educational agency to award subgrants under subsection (b). 

ø(b) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to a State 

educational agency under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), 

the State educational agency shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies that operate public 

schools that serve students in grades 6 through 12 and that 

have annual school dropout rates that are above the State average annual school dropout rate, to enable those schools, or 

the middle schools that feed students into those schools, to implement effective, sustainable, and coordinated school dropout 

prevention and reentry programs that involve activities such 

as— 

ø(A) professional development; 

ø(B) obtaining curricular materials; 

ø(C) release time for professional staff to obtain professional development; 

ø(D) planning and research; 

ø(E) remedial education; 

ø(F) reduction in pupil-to-teacher ratios; 

ø(G) efforts to meet State student academic achievement 

standards; 

ø(H) counseling and mentoring for at-risk students; 

ø(I) implementing comprehensive school reform models, 

such as creating smaller learning communities; and 

ø(J) school reentry activities. 

ø(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to paragraph (3), a subgrant under 

this subpart shall be awarded— 

ø(A) in the first year that a local educational agency receives a subgrant payment under this subpart, in an 

amount that is based on factors such as— 

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ø(ii) costs of the model or set of prevention and reentry strategies being implemented; and 

ø(iii) local cost factors such as poverty rates; 

ø(B) in the second year, in an amount that is not less 

than 75 percent of the amount the local educational agency 

received under this subpart in the first such year; 

ø(C) in the third year, in an amount that is not less than 

50 percent of the amount the local educational agency received under this subpart in the first such year; and 

ø(D) in each succeeding year, in an amount that is not 

less than 30 percent of the amount the local educational 

agency received under this subpart in the first year. 

ø(3) DURATION.—A subgrant under this subpart shall be 

awarded for a period of 3 years, and may be continued for a 

period of 2 additional years if the State educational agency determines, based on the annual reports described in section 

1830(a), that significant progress has been made in lowering 

the annual school dropout rate for secondary schools participating in the program assisted under this subpart. 

øSEC. 1823. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—To receive— 

ø(1) a grant under this subpart, a State educational agency 

or local educational agency shall submit an application and 

plan to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require; and 

ø(2) a subgrant under this subpart, a local educational agency shall submit an application and plan to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State educational agency 

may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.— ø(1) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCY.—Each application and plan submitted under subsection (a) shall— 

ø(A) include an outline— 

ø(i) of the State educational agency’s or local educational agency’s strategy for reducing the State educational agency or local educational agency’s annual 

school dropout rate; 

ø(ii) for targeting secondary schools, and the middle 

schools that feed students into those secondary 

schools, that have the highest annual school dropout 

rates; and 

ø(iii) for assessing the effectiveness of the efforts described in the plan; 

ø(B) contain an identification of the schools in the State 

or operated by the local educational agency that have annual school dropout rates that are greater than the average annual school dropout rate for the State; 

ø(C) describe the instructional strategies to be implemented, how the strategies will serve all students, and the 

effectiveness of the strategies; 

ø(D) describe a budget and timeline for implementing 

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ø(E) contain evidence of coordination with existing resources; 

ø(F) provide an assurance that funds provided under 

this subpart will supplement, and not supplant, other 

State and local funds available for school dropout prevention and reentry programs; and 

ø(G) describe how the activities to be assisted conform 

with research knowledge about school dropout prevention 

and reentry. 

ø(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—Each application and 

plan submitted under subsection (a) by a local educational 

agency shall contain, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (1)— 

ø(A) an assurance that the local educational agency is 

committed to providing ongoing operational support for 

such schools to address the problem of school dropouts for 

a period of 5 years; and 

ø(B) an assurance that the local educational agency will 

support the plan, including— 

ø(i) provision of release time for teacher training; 

ø(ii) efforts to coordinate activities for secondary 

schools and the middle schools that feed students into 

those secondary schools; and 

ø(iii) encouraging other schools served by the local 

educational agency to participate in the plan. 

øSEC. 1824. STATE RESERVATION. 

øA State educational agency that receives a grant under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 1822(a) may reserve not more than 5 percent of the grant funds for administrative costs and State activities 

related to school dropout prevention and reentry activities, of which 

not more than 2 percent of the grant funds may be used for administrative costs. 

øSEC. 1825. STRATEGIES AND CAPACITY BUILDING. 

øEach local educational agency receiving a grant or subgrant 

under this subpart and each State educational agency receiving a 

grant under this subpart shall implement scientifically based, sustainable, and widely replicated strategies for school dropout prevention and reentry. The strategies may include— 

ø(1) specific strategies for targeted purposes, such as— 

ø(A) effective early intervention programs designed to 

identify at-risk students; 

ø(B) effective programs serving at-risk students, including racial and ethnic minorities and pregnant and parenting teenagers, designed to prevent such students from 

dropping out of school; and 

ø(C) effective programs to identify and encourage youth 

who have already dropped out of school to reenter school 

and complete their secondary education; and 

ø(2) approaches such as breaking larger schools down into 

smaller learning communities and other comprehensive reform 

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øSEC. 1826. SELECTION OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR SUBGRANTS. 

ø(a) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW AND AWARD.—The 

State educational agency shall review applications submitted under 

section 1823(a)(2) and award subgrants to local educational agencies with the assistance and advice of a panel of experts on school 

dropout prevention and reentry. 

ø(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency is eligible to receive 

a subgrant under this subpart if the local educational agency operates a public school (including a public alternative school)— 

ø(1) that is eligible to receive assistance under part A; and 

ø(2)(A) that serves students 50 percent or more of whom are 

low-income students; or 

ø(B) in which a majority of the students come from feeder 

schools that serve students 50 percent or more of whom are 

low-income students. 

øSEC. 1827. COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 

øA local educational agency that receives a grant or subgrant 

under this subpart and a State educational agency that receives a 

grant under this subpart may use the funds to secure necessary 

services from a community-based organization or other government 

agency if the funds are used to provide school dropout prevention 

and reentry activities related to schoolwide efforts. 

øSEC. 1828. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

øNotwithstanding any other provision of law, each local educational agency that receives funds under this subpart shall use 

the funds to provide technical assistance to secondary schools 

served by the agency that have not made progress toward lowering 

annual school dropout rates after receiving assistance under this 

subpart for 2 fiscal years. 

øSEC. 1829. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION. 

øFor purposes of calculating an annual school dropout rate under 

this subpart, a school shall use the annual event school dropout 

rate for students leaving a school in a single year determined in 

accordance with the National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data. 

øSEC. 1830. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

ø(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive funds under this subpart for a 

fiscal year after the first fiscal year that a local educational 

agency receives funds under this subpart, the local educational 

agency shall provide, on an annual basis, a report regarding 

the status of the implementation of activities funded under this 

subpart, and the dropout data for students at schools assisted 

under this subpart, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, to 

the— 

ø(A) Secretary, if the local educational agency receives a 

grant under section 1822(a)(1); or 

ø(B) State educational agency, if the local educational 

agency receives a subgrant under paragraph (2) or (3) of 

section 1822(a). 

ø(2) DROPOUT DATA.—The dropout data under paragraph (1) 

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starting with the 2 fiscal years before the local educational 

agency received funds under this subpart. 

ø(b) STATE REPORT ON PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Each State educational agency receiving funds under this subpart shall provide to 

the Secretary, at such time and in such format as the Secretary 

may require, information on the status of the implementation of activities funded under this subpart and outcome data for students 

in schools assisted under this subpart. 

ø(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Secretary shall evaluate the effect of 

the activities assisted under this subpart on school dropout prevention compared, if feasible, to a control group using control procedures. The Secretary may use funds appropriated for subpart 1 to 

carry out this evaluation. 

øPART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

øSEC. 1901. FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue such regulations as 

are necessary to reasonably ensure that there is compliance with 

this title. 

ø(b) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROCESS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Before publishing in the Federal Register 

proposed regulations to carry out this title, the Secretary shall 

obtain the advice and recommendations of representatives of 

Federal, State, and local administrators, parents, teachers, 

paraprofessionals, and members of local school boards and 

other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of programs under this title. 

ø(2) MEETINGS AND ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE.—Such advice 

and recommendations may be obtained through such mechanisms as regional meetings and electronic exchanges of information. 

ø(3) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—After obtaining such advice 

and recommendations, and before publishing proposed regulations, the Secretary shall— 

ø(A) establish a negotiated rulemaking process on, at a 

minimum, standards and assessments; 

ø(B) select individuals to participate in such process 

from among individuals or groups that provided advice and 

recommendations, including representation from all geographic regions of the United States, in such numbers as 

will provide an equitable balance between representatives 

of parents and students and representatives of educators 

and education officials; and 

ø(C) prepare a draft of proposed policy options that shall 

be provided to the individuals selected by the Secretary 

under subparagraph (B) not less than 15 days before the 

first meeting under such process. 

ø(4) PROCESS.—Such process— 

ø(A) shall be conducted in a timely manner to ensure 

that final regulations are issued by the Secretary not later 

than 1 year after the date of enactment of the No Child 

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ø(B) shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, but shall otherwise follow the provisions of the 

Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.). 

ø(5) EMERGENCY SITUATION.—In an emergency situation in 

which regulations to carry out this title must be issued within 

a very limited time to assist State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies with the operation of a program 

under this title, the Secretary may issue proposed regulations 

without following such process but shall, immediately thereafter and before issuing final regulations, conduct regional 

meetings to review such proposed regulations. 

ø(c) LIMITATION.—Regulations to carry out this part may not require local programs to follow a particular instructional model, 

such as the provision of services outside the regular classroom or 

school program. 

øSEC. 1902. AGREEMENTS AND RECORDS. 

ø(a) AGREEMENTS.—All published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from negotiated rulemaking described in section 1901 unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated 

rulemaking process or provides a written explanation to the participants involved in the process explaining why the Secretary decided 

to depart from, and not adhere to, such agreements. 

ø(b) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and 

reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained. 

øSEC. 1903. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

ø(a) RULEMAKING.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives funds under this 

title shall— 

ø(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this title conform to the purposes of this 

title and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, and 

policies to the committee of practitioners created under 

subsection (b) for review and comment; 

ø(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to 

which the State’s local educational agencies and schools 

are subject; 

ø(C) eliminate or modify State and local fiscal accounting requirements in order to facilitate the ability of schools 

to consolidate funds under schoolwide programs; and 

ø(D) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a 

State-imposed requirement. 

ø(2) SUPPORT AND FACILITATION.—State rules, regulations, 

and policies under this title shall support and facilitate local 

educational agency and school-level systemic reform designed 

to enable all children to meet the challenging State student 

academic achievement standards. 

ø(b) COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that receives funds under this title shall create a State committee of 

practitioners to advise the State in carrying out its responsibilities under this title. 

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ø(A) as a majority of its members, representatives from 

local educational agencies; 

ø(B) administrators, including the administrators of programs described in other parts of this title; 

ø(C) teachers, including vocational educators; 

ø(D) parents; 

ø(E) members of local school boards; 

ø(F) representatives of private school children; and 

ø(G) pupil services personnel. 

ø(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. 

øSEC. 1904. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SPENDING AUDITS. 

ø(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— 

ø(1) shall be conducted in 6 local educational agencies that 

represent the size, ethnic, economic, and geographic diversity 

of local educational agencies; and 

ø(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. 

ø(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 months after the completion 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. 

øSEC. 1905. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, 

OR CONTROL. 

øNothing 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. 

øSEC. 1906. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON EQUALIZED SPENDING. 

øNothing in this title shall be construed to mandate equalized 

spending per pupil for a State, local educational agency, or school. 

øSEC. 1907. STATE REPORT ON DROPOUT DATA. 

øNot later than 1 year after a State educational agency receives 

funds under this title, the agency shall report to the Secretary and 

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rates in the State disaggregated by race and ethnicity according to 

procedures that conform with the National Center for Education 

Statistics’ Common Core of Data. 

øSEC. 1908. REGULATIONS FOR SECTIONS 1111 AND 1116. 

øThe Secretary shall issue regulations for sections 1111 and 1116 

not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001.¿ 

PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 1401. FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in accordance with subsections (b) through (d), issue such regulations as are necessary to 

reasonably ensure there is compliance with this title. 

(b) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROCESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Before publishing in the Federal Register 

proposed regulations to carry out this title, the Secretary shall 

obtain the advice and recommendations of representatives of 

Federal, State, and local administrators, parents, teachers, and 

members of local school boards and other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of programs 

under this title. 

(2) MEETINGS AND ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE.—Such advice and 

recommendations may be obtained through such mechanisms 

as regional meetings and electronic exchanges of information. 

(3) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—After obtaining such advice 

and recommendations, and before publishing proposed regulations, the Secretary shall— 

(A) establish a negotiated rulemaking process; 

(B) select individuals to participate in such process from 

among individuals or groups that provided advice and recommendations, including representation from all geographic regions of the United States, in such numbers as 

will provide an equitable balance between representatives of 

parents and students and representatives of educators and 

education officials; and 

(C) prepare a draft of proposed policy options that shall 

be provided to the individuals selected by the Secretary 

under subparagraph (B) not less than 15 days before the 

first meeting under such process. 

(c) PROPOSED RULEMAKING.—If the Secretary determines that a 

negotiated rulemaking process is unnecessary or the individuals selected to participate in the process under paragraph (3)(B) fail to 

reach unanimous agreement, the Secretary may propose regulations 

under the following procedure: 

(1) Not less than 30 days prior to beginning a rulemaking 

process, the Secretary shall provide to Congress, including the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, notice that shall include— 

(A) a copy of the proposed regulations; 

(B) the need to issue regulations; 

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cational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and 

other entities that may be impacted by the regulations; and 

(D) any regulations that will be repealed when the new 

regulations are issued. 

(2) 30 days after giving notice of the proposed rule to Congress, the Secretary may proceed with the rulemaking process 

after all comments received from the Congress have been addressed and publishing how such comments are addressed with 

the proposed rule. 

(3) The comment and review period for any proposed regulation shall be 90 days unless an emergency requires a shorter period, in which case such period shall be not less than 45 days 

and the Secretary shall— 

(A) designate the proposed regulation as an emergency 

with an explanation of the emergency in the notice and report to Congress under paragraph (1); and 

(B) publish the length of the comment and review period 

in such notice and in the Federal Register. 

(4) No regulation shall be made final after the comment and 

review period until the Secretary has published in the Federal 

Register an independent assessment of— 

(A) the burden, including the time, cost, and paperwork 

burden, the regulation will impose on State educational 

agencies, local educational agencies, schools and other entities that may be impacted by the regulation; and 

(B) an explanation of how the entities described in subparagraph (A) may cover the cost of the burden assessed 

under subparagraph (A). 

(d) LIMITATION.—Regulations to carry out this title may not require local programs to follow a particular instructional model, 

such as the provision of services outside the regular classroom or 

school program. 

SEC. 1402. AGREEMENTS AND RECORDS. 

(a) AGREEMENTS.—In the case in which a negotiated rule making 

process is established under subsection (b) of section 1401, all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result 

from the rulemaking described in section 1401 unless the Secretary 

reopens the negotiated rulemaking process. 

(b) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and 

reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained. 

SEC. 1403. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) RULEMAKING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives funds under this 

title shall— 

(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies 

relating to this title conform to the purposes of this title 

and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, and policies to the committee of practitioners created under subsection (b) for review and comment; 

(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to 

which the State’s local educational agencies and schools are 

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(C) eliminate or modify State and local fiscal accounting 

requirements in order to facilitate the ability of schools to 

consolidate funds under schoolwide programs; 

(D) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a 

State-imposed requirement; and 

(E)(i) identify any duplicative or contrasting requirements between the State and Federal rules or regulations; 

(ii) eliminate the rules and regulations that are duplicative of Federal requirements; and 

(iii) report any conflicting requirements to the Secretary 

and determine which Federal or State rule or regulation 

shall be followed. 

(2) SUPPORT AND FACILITATION.—State rules, regulations, and 

policies under this title shall support and facilitate local educational agency and school-level systemic reform designed to enable all children to meet the State academic standards. 

(b) COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency that receives 

funds under this title shall create a State committee of practitioners to advise the State in carrying out its responsibilities 

under this title. 

(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 from public charter schools, traditional public schools, and career and technical educators; 

(D) parents; 

(E) members of local school boards; 

(F) representatives of private school children; and 

(G) specialized instructional support 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. 1404. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON EQUALIZED SPENDING. 

Nothing in this title shall be construed to mandate equalized 

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øTITLE II—PREPARING, TRAINING, AND 

RECRUITING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS¿ 

TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARATION AND 

EFFECTIVENESS 

øPART A—TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING FUND 

øSEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this part is to provide grants to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, State agencies for 

higher education, and eligible partnerships in order to— 

ø(1) increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals 

in schools; and 

ø(2) hold local educational agencies and schools accountable 

for improvements in student academic achievement. 

øSEC. 2102. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) ARTS AND SCIENCES.—The term ‘‘arts and sciences’’ 

means— 

ø(A) when referring to an organizational unit of an institution of higher education, any academic unit that offers 

one or more academic majors in disciplines or content 

areas corresponding to the academic subjects in which 

teachers teach; and 

ø(B) when referring to a specific academic subject, the 

disciplines or content areas in which an academic major is 

offered by an organizational unit described in subparagraph (A). 

ø(2) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘charter school’’ has the 

meaning given the term in section 5210. 

ø(3) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ means a local educational 

agency— 

ø(A)(i) that serves not fewer than 10,000 children from 

families with incomes below the poverty line; or 

ø(ii) for which not less than 20 percent of the children 

served by the agency are from families with incomes below 

the poverty line; and 

ø(B)(i) for which there is a high percentage of teachers 

not teaching in the academic subjects or grade levels that 

the teachers were trained to teach; or 

ø(ii) for which there is a high percentage of teachers 

with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or 

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ø(4) HIGHLY QUALIFIED PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘‘highly qualified paraprofessional’’ means a paraprofessional who 

has not less than 2 years of— 

ø(A) experience in a classroom; and 

ø(B) postsecondary education or demonstrated competence in a field or academic subject for which there is a 

significant shortage of qualified teachers. 

ø(5) OUT-OF-FIELD TEACHER.—The term ‘‘out-of-field teacher’’ 

means a teacher who is teaching an academic subject or a 

grade level for which the teacher is not highly qualified. 

ø(6) PRINCIPAL.—The term ‘‘principal’’ includes an assistant 

principal. 

øSEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) GRANTS TO STATES, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, AND ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

carry out this part (other than subpart 5) $3,175,000,000 for fiscal 

year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 

succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(b) NATIONAL PROGRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart 5 such sums as may be necessary for 

fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

øSubpart 1—Grants to States 

øSEC. 2111. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to States 

with applications approved under section 2112 to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the activities specified in section 2113. Each grant shall consist of the allotment determined for 

a State under subsection (b). 

ø(b) DETERMINATION OF ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—From the total amount appropriated 

under section 2103(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

reserve— 

ø(i) one-half of 1 percent for allotments for the 

United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be distributed among those outlying areas on 

the basis of their relative need, as determined by the 

Secretary, in accordance with the purpose of this part; 

and 

ø(ii) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior for programs under this part in schools operated 

or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

ø(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(A) HOLD HARMLESS.— 

ø(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), from 

the funds appropriated under section 2103(a) for any 

fiscal year and not reserved under paragraph (1), the 

Secretary shall allot to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico an amount equal to the total amount that such 

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ø(I) section 2202(b) of this Act (as in effect on 

the day before the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001); and 

ø(II) section 306 of the Department of Education 

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by 

section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 106–554). 

ø(ii) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the funds described in 

clause (i) are insufficient to pay the full amounts that 

all States are eligible to receive under clause (i) for 

any fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce 

those amounts for the fiscal year. 

ø(B) ALLOTMENT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 

ø(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), for any fiscal year for which the funds appropriated under section 2103(a) and not reserved under paragraph (1) exceed the total amount required to make allotments 

under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allot to 

each of the States described in subparagraph (A) the 

sum of— 

ø(I) an amount that bears the same relationship 

to 35 percent of the excess amount as the number 

of individuals age 5 through 17 in the State, as 

determined by the Secretary on the basis of the 

most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number 

of those individuals in all such States, as so determined; and 

ø(II) an amount that bears the same relationship to 65 percent of the excess amount as the 

number of individuals age 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line, in the 

State, as determined by the Secretary on the basis 

of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the 

number of those individuals in all such States, as 

so determined. 

ø(ii) EXCEPTION.—No State receiving an allotment 

under clause (i) may receive less than one-half of 1 

percent of the total excess amount allotted under such 

clause for a fiscal year. 

ø(3) REALLOTMENT.—If any State does not apply for an allotment under this subsection for any fiscal year, the Secretary 

shall reallot the amount of the allotment to the remaining 

States in accordance with this subsection. 

øSEC. 2112. STATE APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to receive a grant 

under this part, the State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under this section 

shall include the following: 

ø(1) A description of how the activities to be carried out by 

the State educational agency under this subpart will be based 

on a review of scientifically based research and an explanation 

of why the activities are expected to improve student academic 

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ø(2) A description of how the State educational agency will 

ensure that a local educational agency receiving a subgrant to 

carry out subpart 2 will comply with the requirements of such 

subpart. 

ø(3) A description of how the State educational agency will 

ensure that activities assisted under this subpart are aligned 

with challenging State academic content and student academic 

achievement standards, State assessments, and State and local 

curricula. 

ø(4) A description of how the State educational agency will 

use funds under this part to improve the quality of the State’s 

teachers and principals. 

ø(5)(A) A description of how the State educational agency 

will coordinate professional development activities authorized 

under this part with professional development activities provided under other Federal, State, and local programs. 

ø(B) A description of the comprehensive strategy that the 

State educational agency will use, as part of such coordination 

effort, to ensure that teachers are trained in the use of technology so that technology and applications of technology are effectively used in the classroom to improve teaching and learning in all curricula and academic subjects, as appropriate. 

ø(6) A description of how the State educational agency will 

encourage the development of proven, innovative strategies to 

deliver intensive professional development programs that are 

both cost-effective and easily accessible, such as strategies that 

involve delivery through the use of technology, peer networks, 

and distance learning. 

ø(7)(A) A description of how the State educational agency 

will ensure compliance with the requirements for professional 

development activities described in section 9101 and how the 

activities to be carried out under the grant will be developed 

collaboratively and based on the input of teachers, principals, 

parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other school 

personnel. 

ø(B) In the case of a State in which the State educational 

agency is not the entity responsible for teacher professional 

standards, certification, and licensing, an assurance that the 

State activities carried out under this subpart are carried out 

in conjunction with the entity responsible for such standards, 

certification, and licensing under State law. 

ø(8) A description of how the State educational agency will 

ensure that the professional development (including teacher 

mentoring) needs of teachers will be met using funds under 

this subpart and subpart 2. 

ø(9) A description of the State educational agency’s annual 

measurable objectives under section 1119(a)(2). 

ø(10) A description of how the State educational agency will 

use funds under this part to meet the teacher and paraprofessional requirements of section 1119 and how the State educational agency will hold local educational agencies accountable for meeting the annual measurable objectives described in 

section 1119(a)(2). 

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quirements, the specific portion of the State law that provides 

for the exemption. 

ø(12) An assurance that the State educational agency will 

comply with section 9501 (regarding participation by private 

school children and teachers). 

ø(c) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State 

educational agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to 

be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written 

determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary received the application, 

that the application is not in compliance with this subpart. 

ø(d) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove 

the application, except after giving the State educational agency 

notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

ø(e) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the application is 

not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this subpart, the Secretary shall— 

ø(1) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

ø(2) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance and, in such notification, shall— 

ø(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that 

are not in compliance; and 

ø(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

ø(f) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency responds to the 

Secretary’s notification described in subsection (e)(2) during the 45- 

day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, and resubmits the application with the requested information described in subsection (e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

ø(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the application is resubmitted; or 

ø(2) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (c). 

ø(g) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency does 

not respond to the Secretary’s notification described in subsection 

(e)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the 

agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed 

to be disapproved. 

øSEC. 2113. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant under section 

2111 shall— 

ø(1) reserve 95 percent of the funds made available through 

the grant to make subgrants to local educational agencies as 

described in subpart 2; 

ø(2) reserve 2.5 percent (or, for a fiscal year described in subsection (b), the percentage determined under subsection (b)) of 

the funds to make subgrants to local partnerships as described 

in subpart 3; and 

ø(3) use the remainder of the funds for State activities described in subsection (c). 

ø(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For any fiscal year for which the total 

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(a)(2), if the States applied a 2.5 percentage rate, exceeds 

$125,000,000, the Secretary shall determine an alternative percentage that the States shall apply for that fiscal year under subsection 

(a)(2) so that the total amount reserved by all States under subsection (a)(2) equals $125,000,000. 

ø(c) STATE ACTIVITIES.—The State educational agency for a State 

that receives a grant under section 2111 shall use the funds described in subsection (a)(3) to carry out one or more of the following 

activities, which may be carried out through a grant or contract 

with a for-profit or nonprofit entity: 

ø(1) Reforming teacher and principal certification (including 

recertification) or licensing requirements to ensure that— 

ø(A)(i) teachers have the necessary subject matter 

knowledge and teaching skills in the academic subjects 

that the teachers teach; and 

ø(ii) principals have the instructional leadership skills to 

help teachers teach and students learn; 

ø(B) teacher certification (including recertification) or licensing requirements are aligned with challenging State 

academic content standards; and 

ø(C) teachers have the subject matter knowledge and 

teaching skills, including technology literacy, and principals have the instructional leadership skills, necessary to 

help students meet challenging State student academic 

achievement standards. 

ø(2) Carrying out programs that provide support to teachers 

or principals, including support for teachers and principals new 

to their profession, such as programs that— 

ø(A) provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced 

class schedules, and intensive professional development; 

and 

ø(B) use standards or assessments for guiding beginning 

teachers that are consistent with challenging State student 

academic achievement standards and with the requirements for professional development activities described in 

section 9101. 

ø(3) Carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes for State certification of teachers and 

principals, especially in the areas of mathematics and science, 

for highly qualified individuals with a baccalaureate or master’s degree, including mid-career professionals from other occupations, paraprofessionals, former military personnel, and 

recent college or university graduates with records of academic 

distinction who demonstrate the potential to become highly effective teachers or principals. 

ø(4) Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist 

local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting 

and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in 

core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel, except that funds made available under this paragraph 

may be used for pupil services personnel only— 

ø(A) if the State educational agency is making progress 

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ø(B) in a manner consistent with mechanisms to assist 

local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers and principals. 

ø(5) Reforming tenure systems, implementing teacher testing 

for subject matter knowledge, and implementing teacher testing for State certification or licensing, consistent with title II 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

ø(6) Providing professional development for teachers and 

principals and, in cases in which a State educational agency 

determines support to be appropriate, supporting the participation of pupil services personnel in the same type of professional 

development activities as are made available to teachers and 

principals. 

ø(7) Developing systems to measure the effectiveness of specific professional development programs and strategies to document gains in student academic achievement or increases in 

teacher mastery of the academic subjects the teachers teach. 

ø(8) Fulfilling the State educational agency’s responsibilities 

concerning proper and efficient administration of the programs 

carried out under this part, including provision of technical assistance to local educational agencies. 

ø(9) Funding projects to promote reciprocity of teacher and 

principal certification or licensing between or among States, 

except that no reciprocity agreement developed under this 

paragraph or developed using funds provided under this part 

may lead to the weakening of any State teaching certification 

or licensing requirement. 

ø(10) Developing or assisting local educational agencies in 

the development and use of proven, innovative strategies to deliver intensive professional development programs that are 

both cost-effective and easily accessible, such as strategies that 

involve delivery through the use of technology, peer networks, 

and distance learning. 

ø(11) Encouraging and supporting the training of teachers 

and administrators to effectively integrate technology into curricula and instruction, including training to improve the ability 

to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve teaching, decisionmaking, school improvement efforts, and accountability. 

ø(12) Developing, or assisting local educational agencies in 

developing, merit-based performance systems, and strategies 

that provide differential and bonus pay for teachers in highneed academic subjects such as reading, mathematics, and 

science and teachers in high-poverty schools and districts. 

ø(13) Providing assistance to local educational agencies for 

the development and implementation of professional development programs for principals that enable the principals to be 

effective school leaders and prepare all students to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards, and the development and support of school 

leadership academies to help exceptionally talented aspiring or 

current principals and superintendents become outstanding 

managers and educational leaders. 

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fessional growth and emphasize multiple career paths (such as 

paths to becoming a career teacher, mentor teacher, or exemplary teacher) and pay differentiation. 

ø(15) Providing assistance to teachers to enable them to 

meet certification, licensing, or other requirements needed to 

become highly qualified by the end of the fourth year for which 

the State receives funds under this part (as amended by the 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001). 

ø(16) Supporting activities that ensure that teachers are able 

to use challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, 

to improve instructional practices and improve student academic achievement. 

ø(17) Funding projects and carrying out programs to encourage men to become elementary school teachers. 

ø(18) Establishing and operating a center that— 

ø(A) serves as a statewide clearinghouse for the recruitment and placement of kindergarten, elementary school, 

and secondary school teachers; and 

ø(B) establishes and carries out programs to improve 

teacher recruitment and retention within the State. 

ø(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency or 

State agency for higher education receiving a grant under this part 

may use not more than 1 percent of the grant funds for planning 

and administration related to carrying out activities under subsection (c) and subpart 3. 

ø(e) COORDINATION.—A State that receives a grant to carry out 

this subpart and a grant under section 202 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 shall coordinate the activities carried out under this 

subpart and the activities carried out under that section. 

ø(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received under this 

subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized 

under this subpart. 

øSubpart 2—Subgrants to Local Educational 

Agencies 

øSEC. 2121. ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

ø(a) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a grant to a 

State under subpart 1 only if the State educational agency 

agrees to distribute the funds described in this subsection as 

subgrants to local educational agencies under this subpart. 

ø(2) HOLD HARMLESS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—From the funds reserved by a State 

under section 2113(a)(1), the State educational agency 

shall allocate to each local educational agency in the State 

an amount equal to the total amount that such agency received for fiscal year 2001 under— 

ø(i) section 2203(1)(B) of this Act (as in effect on the 

day before the date of enactment of the No Child Left 

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ø(ii) section 306 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section 

1(a)(1) of Public Law 106–554). 

ø(B) NONPARTICIPATING AGENCIES.—In the case of a local 

educational agency that did not receive any funds for fiscal 

year 2001 under one or both of the provisions referred to 

in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the amount allocated to the agency under such subparagraph shall be the 

total amount that the agency would have received for fiscal 

year 2001 if the agency had elected to participate in all of 

the programs for which the agency was eligible under each 

of the provisions referred to in those clauses. 

ø(C) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the funds described in 

subparagraph (A) are insufficient to pay the full amounts 

that all local educational agencies in the State are eligible 

to receive under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year, the 

State educational agency shall ratably reduce such 

amounts for the fiscal year. 

ø(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—For any fiscal year 

for which the funds reserved by a State under section 

2113(a)(1) exceed the total amount required to make allocations under paragraph (2), the State educational agency shall 

allocate to each of the eligible local educational agencies in the 

State the sum of— 

ø(A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 

percent of the excess amount as the number of individuals 

age 5 through 17 in the geographic area served by the 

agency, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the 

most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those 

individuals in the geographic areas served by all the local 

educational agencies in the State, as so determined; and 

ø(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 

percent of the excess amount as the number of individuals 

age 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the 

poverty line in the geographic area served by the agency, 

as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 

recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all the local educational agencies in the State, as so determined. 

øSEC. 2122. LOCAL APPLICATIONS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this 

subpart, a local educational agency shall submit an application to 

the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the State educational agency may 

reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under this section 

shall be based on the needs assessment required in subsection (c) 

and shall include the following: 

ø(1)(A) A description of the activities to be carried out by the 

local educational agency under this subpart and how these activities will be aligned with— 

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ø(ii) the curricula and programs tied to the standards 

described in clause (i). 

ø(B) A description of how the activities will be based on a review of scientifically based research and an explanation of why 

the activities are expected to improve student academic 

achievement. 

ø(2) A description of how the activities will have a substantial, measurable, and positive impact on student academic 

achievement and how the activities will be used as part of a 

broader strategy to eliminate the achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students. 

ø(3) An assurance that the local educational agency will target funds to schools within the jurisdiction of the local educational agency that— 

ø(A) have the lowest proportion of highly qualified teachers; 

ø(B) have the largest average class size; or 

ø(C) are identified for school improvement under section 

1116(b). 

ø(4) A description of how the local educational agency will 

coordinate professional development activities authorized 

under this subpart with professional development activities 

provided through other Federal, State, and local programs. 

ø(5) A description of the professional development activities 

that will be made available to teachers and principals under 

this subpart and how the local educational agency will ensure 

that the professional development (which may include teacher 

mentoring) needs of teachers and principals will be met using 

funds under this subpart. 

ø(6) A description of how the local educational agency will 

integrate funds under this subpart with funds received under 

part D that are used for professional development to train 

teachers to integrate technology into curricula and instruction 

to improve teaching, learning, and technology literacy. 

ø(7) A description of how the local educational agency, teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, other relevant school personnel, and parents have collaborated in the planning of activities to be carried out under this subpart and in the preparation 

of the application. 

ø(8) A description of the results of the needs assessment described in subsection (c). 

ø(9) A description of how the local educational agency will 

provide training to enable teachers to— 

ø(A) teach and address the needs of students with different learning styles, particularly students with disabilities, students with special learning needs (including students who are gifted and talented), and students with limited English proficiency; 

ø(B) improve student behavior in the classroom and 

identify early and appropriate interventions to help students described in subparagraph (A) learn; 

ø(C) involve parents in their child’s education; and 

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ø(10) A description of how the local educational agency will 

use funds under this subpart to meet the requirements of section 1119. 

ø(11) An assurance that the local educational agency will 

comply with section 9501 (regarding participation by private 

school children and teachers). 

ø(c) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under 

this subpart, a local educational agency shall conduct an assessment of local needs for professional development and hiring, as identified by the local educational agency and school 

staff. 

ø(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Such needs assessment shall be conducted with the involvement of teachers, including teachers 

participating in programs under part A of title I, and shall 

take into account the activities that need to be conducted in 

order to give teachers the means, including subject matter 

knowledge and teaching skills, and to give principals the instructional leadership skills to help teachers, to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State and local 

student academic achievement standards. 

øSEC. 2123. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that receives a 

subgrant under section 2121 shall use the funds made available 

through the subgrant to carry out one or more of the following activities, including carrying out the activities through a grant or 

contract with a for-profit or nonprofit entity: 

ø(1) Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist 

schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified 

teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel, except that funds made 

available under this paragraph may be used for pupil services 

personnel only— 

ø(A) if the local educational agency is making progress 

toward meeting the annual measurable objectives described in section 1119(a)(2); and 

ø(B) in a manner consistent with mechanisms to assist 

schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers and principals. 

ø(2) Developing and implementing initiatives to assist in recruiting highly qualified teachers (particularly initiatives that 

have proven effective in retaining highly qualified teachers), 

and hiring highly qualified teachers, who will be assigned 

teaching positions within their fields, including— 

ø(A) providing scholarships, signing bonuses, or other financial incentives, such as differential pay, for teachers to 

teach— 

ø(i) in academic subjects in which there exists a 

shortage of highly qualified teachers within a school or 

within the local educational agency; and 

ø(ii) in schools in which there exists a shortage of 

highly qualified teachers; 

ø(B) recruiting and hiring highly qualified teachers to 

reduce class size, particularly in the early grades; and 

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ø(i) train and hire regular and special education 

teachers (which may include hiring special education 

teachers to team-teach in classrooms that contain both 

children with disabilities and nondisabled children); 

ø(ii) train and hire highly qualified teachers of special needs children, as well as teaching specialists in 

core academic subjects who will provide increased individualized instruction to students; 

ø(iii) recruit qualified professionals from other fields, 

including highly qualified paraprofessionals, and provide such professionals with alternative routes to 

teacher certification, including developing and implementing hiring policies that ensure comprehensive recruitment efforts as a way to expand the applicant 

pool, such as through identifying teachers certified 

through alternative routes, and using a system of intensive screening designed to hire the most qualified 

applicants; and 

ø(iv) provide increased opportunities for minorities, 

individuals with disabilities, and other individuals 

underrepresented in the teaching profession. 

ø(3) Providing professional development activities— 

ø(A) that improve the knowledge of teachers and principals and, in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals, concerning— 

ø(i) one or more of the core academic subjects that 

the teachers teach; and 

ø(ii) effective instructional strategies, methods, and 

skills, and use of challenging State academic content 

standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, to improve teaching 

practices and student academic achievement; and 

ø(B) that improve the knowledge of teachers and principals and, in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals, concerning effective instructional practices and that— 

ø(i) involve collaborative groups of teachers and administrators; 

ø(ii) provide training in how to teach and address 

the needs of students with different learning styles, 

particularly students with disabilities, students with 

special learning needs (including students who are 

gifted and talented), and students with limited 

English proficiency; 

ø(iii) provide training in methods of— 

ø(I) improving student behavior in the classroom; and 

ø(II) identifying early and appropriate interventions to help students described in clause (ii) 

learn; 

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ø(v) provide training on how to understand and use 

data and assessments to improve classroom practice 

and student learning. 

ø(4) Developing and implementing initiatives to promote retention of highly qualified teachers and principals, particularly 

within elementary schools and secondary schools with a high 

percentage of low-achieving students, including programs that 

provide— 

ø(A) teacher mentoring from exemplary teachers, principals, or superintendents; 

ø(B) induction and support for teachers and principals 

during their first 3 years of employment as teachers or 

principals, respectively; 

ø(C) incentives, including financial incentives, to retain 

teachers who have a record of success in helping lowachieving students improve their academic achievement; or 

ø(D) incentives, including financial incentives, to principals who have a record of improving the academic 

achievement of all students, but particularly students from 

economically disadvantaged families, students from racial 

and ethnic minority groups, and students with disabilities. 

ø(5) Carrying out programs and activities that are designed 

to improve the quality of the teacher force, such as— 

ø(A) innovative professional development programs 

(which may be provided through partnerships including institutions of higher education), including programs that 

train teachers and principals to integrate technology into 

curricula and instruction to improve teaching, learning, 

and technology literacy, are consistent with the requirements of section 9101, and are coordinated with activities 

carried out under part D; 

ø(B) development and use of proven, cost-effective strategies for the implementation of professional development 

activities, such as through the use of technology and distance learning; 

ø(C) tenure reform; 

ø(D) merit pay programs; and 

ø(E) testing of elementary school and secondary school 

teachers in the academic subjects that the teachers teach. 

ø(6) Carrying out professional development activities designed to improve the quality of principals and superintendents, including the development and support of academies to 

help talented aspiring or current principals and superintendents become outstanding managers and educational leaders. 

ø(7) Hiring highly qualified teachers, including teachers who 

become highly qualified through State and local alternative 

routes to certification, and special education teachers, in order 

to reduce class size, particularly in the early grades. 

ø(8) Carrying out teacher advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths 

(such as paths to becoming a career teacher, mentor teacher, 

or exemplary teacher) and pay differentiation. 

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ø(b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received under this 

subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized 

under this subpart. 

øSubpart 3—Subgrants to Eligible Partnerships 

øSEC. 2131. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligible partnership’’ 

means an entity that— 

ø(A) shall include— 

ø(i) a private or State institution of higher education 

and the division of the institution that prepares teachers and principals; 

ø(ii) a school of arts and sciences; and 

ø(iii) a high-need local educational agency; and 

ø(B) may include another local educational agency, a 

public charter school, an elementary school or secondary 

school, an educational service agency, a nonprofit educational organization, another institution of higher education, a school of arts and sciences within such an institution, the division of such an institution that prepares 

teachers and principals, a nonprofit cultural organization, 

an entity carrying out a prekindergarten program, a teacher organization, a principal organization, or a business. 

ø(2) LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘low-performing 

school’’ means an elementary school or secondary school that is 

identified under section 1116. 

øSEC. 2132. SUBGRANTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The State agency for higher education for a 

State that receives a grant under section 2111, working in conjunction with the State educational agency (if such agencies are separate), shall use the funds reserved under section 2113(a)(2) to make 

subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable 

such partnerships to carry out the activities described in section 

2134. 

ø(b) DISTRIBUTION.—The State agency for higher education shall 

ensure that— 

ø(1) such subgrants are equitably distributed by geographic 

area within a State; or 

ø(2) eligible partnerships in all geographic areas within the 

State are served through the subgrants. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—No single participant in an eligible partnership may use more than 50 percent of the funds made available to 

the partnership under this section. 

øSEC. 2133. APPLICATIONS. 

øTo be eligible to receive a subgrant under this subpart, an eligible partnership shall submit an application to the State agency for 

higher education at such time, in such manner, and containing 

such information as the agency may require. 

øSEC. 2134. USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership that receives a 

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ø(1) professional development activities in core academic 

subjects to ensure that— 

ø(A) teachers and highly qualified paraprofessionals, 

and, if appropriate, principals have subject matter knowledge in the academic subjects that the teachers teach, including the use of computer related technology to enhance 

student learning; and 

ø(B) principals have the instructional leadership skills 

that will help such principals work most effectively with 

teachers to help students master core academic subjects; 

and 

ø(2) developing and providing assistance to local educational 

agencies and individuals who are teachers, highly qualified 

paraprofessionals, or principals of schools served by such agencies, for sustained, high-quality professional development activities that— 

ø(A) ensure that the individuals are able to use challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, to 

improve instructional practices and improve student academic achievement; 

ø(B) may include intensive programs designed to prepare 

such individuals who will return to a school to provide instruction related to the professional development described 

in subparagraph (A) to other such individuals within such 

school; and 

ø(C) may include activities of partnerships between one 

or more local educational agencies, one or more schools 

served by such local educational agencies, and one or more 

institutions of higher education for the purpose of improving teaching and learning at low-performing schools. 

ø(b) COORDINATION.—An eligible partnership that receives a 

subgrant to carry out this subpart and a grant under section 203 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall coordinate the activities 

carried out under this subpart and the activities carried out under 

that section 203. 

øSubpart 4—Accountability 

øSEC. 2141. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

ø(a) IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—After the second year of the plan described in section 1119(a)(2), if a State educational agency determines, based on the reports described in section 1119(b)(1), that a 

local educational agency in the State has failed to make progress 

toward meeting the annual measurable objectives described in section 1119(a)(2), for 2 consecutive years, such local educational 

agency shall develop an improvement plan that will enable the 

agency to meet such annual measurable objectives and that specifically addresses issues that prevented the agency from meeting such 

annual measurable objectives. 

ø(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—During the development of the improvement plan described in subsection (a) and throughout implementation of the plan, the State educational agency shall— 

ø(1) provide technical assistance to the local educational 

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ø(2) provide technical assistance, if applicable, to schools 

served by the local educational agency that need assistance to 

enable the local educational agency to meet the annual measurable objectives described in section 1119(a)(2). 

ø(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—After the third year of the plan described 

in section 1119(a)(2), if the State educational agency determines, 

based on the reports described in section 1119(b)(1), that the local 

educational agency has failed to make progress toward meeting the 

annual measurable objectives described in section 1119(a)(2), and 

has failed to make adequate yearly progress as described under 

section 1111(b)(2)(B), for 3 consecutive years, the State educational 

agency shall enter into an agreement with such local educational 

agency on the use of that agency’s funds under this part. As part 

of this agreement, the State educational agency— 

ø(1) shall develop, in conjunction with the local educational 

agency, teachers, and principals, professional development 

strategies and activities, based on scientifically based research, 

that the local educational agency will use to meet the annual 

measurable objectives described in section 1119(a)(2) and require such agency to utilize such strategies and activities; and 

ø(2)(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 

shall prohibit the use of funds received under part A of title 

I to fund any paraprofessional hired after the date such determination is made; 

ø(B) shall allow the use of such funds to fund a paraprofessional hired after that date if the local educational agency can 

demonstrate that the hiring is to fill a vacancy created by the 

departure of another paraprofessional funded under title I and 

such new paraprofessional satisfies the requirements of section 

1119(c); and 

ø(C) may allow the use of such funds to fund a paraprofessional hired after that date if the local educational agency can 

demonstrate— 

ø(i) that a significant influx of population has substantially increased student enrollment; or 

ø(ii) that there is an increased need for translators or assistance with parental involvement activities. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE.—During the development of the strategies 

and activities described in subsection (c)(1), the State educational 

agency shall, in conjunction with the local educational agency, provide from funds allocated to such local educational agency under 

subpart 2 directly to one or more schools served by such local educational agency, to enable teachers at the schools to choose, with 

continuing consultation with the principal involved, professional 

development activities that— 

ø(1) meet the requirements for professional development activities described in section 9101; and 

ø(2) are coordinated with other reform efforts at the schools. 

øSubpart 5—National Activities 

øSEC. 2151. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS. 

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recruitment campaign, which may include activities carried out 

through the National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse, to assist 

high-need local educational agencies in recruiting teachers (particularly those activities that are effective in retaining new teachers) 

and training teachers and to conduct a national public service campaign concerning the resources for, and the routes to, entering the 

field of teaching. In carrying out the campaign, the Secretary may 

promote and link the activities of the campaign to the information 

and referral activities of the National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse. The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this subsection with State and regional recruitment activities. 

ø(b) SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to establish 

and carry out a national principal recruitment program to assist high-need local educational agencies in recruiting and 

training principals (including assistant principals) through 

such activities as— 

ø(A) providing financial incentives to aspiring new principals; 

ø(B) providing stipends to principals who mentor new 

principals; 

ø(C) carrying out professional development programs in 

instructional leadership and management; and 

ø(D) providing incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become 

principals and that are effective in retaining new principals. 

ø(2) GRANTS.—If the Secretary uses sums made available 

under section 2103(b) to carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary 

shall carry out such paragraph by making grants, on a competitive basis, to— 

ø(A) high-need local educational agencies; 

ø(B) consortia of high-need local educational agencies; 

and 

ø(C) partnerships of high-need local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher 

education. 

ø(c) ADVANCED CERTIFICATION OR ADVANCED CREDENTIALING.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to support activities to encourage and support teachers seeking advanced 

certification or advanced credentialing through high quality 

professional teacher enhancement programs designed to improve teaching and learning. 

ø(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the 

Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to— 

ø(A) develop teacher standards that include measures 

tied to increased student academic achievement; and 

ø(B) promote outreach, teacher recruitment, teacher subsidy, or teacher support programs, related to teacher certification or credentialing by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the National Council on 

Teacher Quality, or other nationally recognized certification or credentialing organizations. 

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ø(A) a State educational agency; 

ø(B) a local educational agency; 

ø(C) the National Board for Professional Teaching 

Standards, in partnership with a high-need local educational agency or a State educational agency; 

ø(D) the National Council on Teacher Quality, in partnership with a high-need local educational agency or a 

State educational agency; or 

ø(E) another recognized entity, including another recognized certification or credentialing organization, in partnership with a high-need local educational agency or a 

State educational agency. 

ø(d) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING.—The Secretary is 

authorized to award a grant to the University of Northern Colorado 

to enable such university to provide, to other institutions of higher 

education, assistance in training special education teachers. 

ø(e) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- MENT.— 

ø(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection is to enhance 

the school readiness of young children, particularly disadvantaged young children, and to prevent young children from encountering difficulties once the children enter school, by improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators 

who work in communities that have high concentrations of 

children living in poverty. 

ø(2) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— ø(A) GRANTS TO PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out the purpose of this subsection by 

awarding grants, on a competitive basis, to partnerships 

consisting of— 

ø(i)(I) one or more institutions of higher education 

that provide professional development for early childhood educators who work with children from low-income families in high-need communities; or 

ø(II) another public or private entity that provides 

such professional development; 

ø(ii) one or more public agencies (including local 

educational agencies, State educational agencies, State 

human services agencies, and State and local agencies 

administering programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et 

seq.), Head Start agencies, or private organizations; 

and 

ø(iii) to the extent feasible, an entity with demonstrated experience in providing training to educators in early childhood education programs concerning identifying and preventing behavior problems 

or working with children identified as or suspected to 

be victims of abuse. 

ø(B) DURATION AND NUMBER OF GRANTS.— ø(i) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award grants 

under this subsection for periods of not more than 4 

years. 

ø(ii) NUMBER.—No partnership may receive more 

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ø(3) APPLICATIONS.— ø(A) APPLICATIONS REQUIRED.—Any partnership that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit 

an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

require. 

ø(B) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall include— 

ø(i) a description of the high-need community to be 

served by the project proposed to be carried out 

through the grant, including such demographic and socioeconomic information as the Secretary may request; 

ø(ii) information on the quality of the early childhood educator professional development program currently conducted (as of the date of the submission of 

the application) by the institution of higher education 

or another provider in the partnership; 

ø(iii) the results of a needs assessment that the entities in the partnership have undertaken to determine 

the most critical professional development needs of the 

early childhood educators to be served by the partnership and in the broader community, and a description 

of how the proposed project will address those needs; 

ø(iv) a description of how the proposed project will 

be carried out, including a description of— 

ø(I) how individuals will be selected to participate; 

ø(II) the types of professional development activities, based on scientifically based research, 

that will be carried out; 

ø(III) how research on effective professional development and on adult learning will be used to 

design and deliver project activities; 

ø(IV) how the project will be coordinated with 

and build on, and will not supplant or duplicate, 

early childhood education professional development activities in the high-need community; 

ø(V) how the project will train early childhood 

educators to provide developmentally appropriate 

school-readiness services that are based on the 

best available research on early childhood pedagogy and child development and learning domains; 

ø(VI) how the project will train early childhood 

educators to meet the diverse educational needs of 

children in the community, including children who 

have limited English proficiency, children with 

disabilities, or children with other special needs; 

and 

ø(VII) how the project will train early childhood 

educators in identifying and preventing behavioral 

problems in children or working with children 

identified as or suspected to be victims of abuse; 

ø(v) a description of— 

ø(I) the specific objectives that the partnership 

will seek to attain through the project, and the 

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progress toward attainment of those objectives; 

and 

ø(II) how the objectives and the measurement 

methods align with the achievement indicators established by the Secretary under paragraph (6)(A); 

ø(vi) a description of the partnership’s plan for continuing the activities carried out under the project 

after Federal funding ceases; 

ø(vii) an assurance that, where applicable, the 

project will provide appropriate professional development to volunteers working directly with young children, as well as to paid staff; and 

ø(viii) an assurance that, in developing the application and in carrying out the project, the partnership 

has consulted with, and will consult with, relevant 

agencies, early childhood educator organizations, and 

early childhood providers that are not members of the 

partnership. 

ø(4) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 

ø(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall select partnerships 

to receive grants under this subsection on the basis of the 

degree to which the communities proposed to be served require assistance and the quality of the applications submitted under paragraph (3). 

ø(B) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In selecting partnerships to receive grants under this subsection, the Secretary 

shall seek to ensure that communities in different regions 

of the Nation, as well as both urban and rural communities, are served. 

ø(5) USES OF FUNDS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each partnership receiving a grant 

under this subsection shall use the grant funds to carry 

out activities that will improve the knowledge and skills of 

early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities 

and serve concentrations of children from low-income families. 

ø(B) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—Such activities may include— 

ø(i) professional development for early childhood 

educators, particularly to familiarize those educators 

with the application of recent research on child, language, and literacy development and on early childhood pedagogy; 

ø(ii) professional development for early childhood 

educators in working with parents, so that the educators and parents can work together to provide and 

support developmentally appropriate school-readiness 

services that are based on scientifically based research 

on early childhood pedagogy and child development 

and learning domains; 

ø(iii) professional development for early childhood 

educators to work with children who have limited 

English proficiency, children with disabilities, and 

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ø(iv) professional development to train early childhood educators in identifying and preventing behavioral problems in children or working with children 

identified as or suspected to be victims of abuse; 

ø(v) activities that assist and support early childhood educators during their first 3 years in the field; 

ø(vi) development and implementation of early 

childhood educator professional development programs 

that make use of distance learning and other technologies; 

ø(vii) professional development activities related to 

the selection and use of screening and diagnostic assessments to improve teaching and learning; and 

ø(viii) data collection, evaluation, and reporting 

needed to meet the requirements of paragraph (6) relating to accountability. 

ø(6) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

ø(A) ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS.—On the date on which 

the Secretary first issues a notice soliciting applications for 

grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall announce 

achievement indicators for this subsection, which shall be 

designed— 

ø(i) to measure the quality and accessibility of the 

professional development provided; 

ø(ii) to measure the impact of that professional development on the early childhood education provided 

by the individuals who receive the professional development; and 

ø(iii) to provide such other measures of program impact as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

ø(B) ANNUAL REPORTS; TERMINATION.— 

ø(i) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each partnership receiving a 

grant under this subsection shall report annually to 

the Secretary on the partnership’s progress toward attaining the achievement indicators. 

ø(ii) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may terminate a 

grant under this subsection at any time if the Secretary determines that the partnership receiving the 

grant is not making satisfactory progress toward attaining the achievement indicators. 

ø(7) COST-SHARING.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each partnership carrying out a 

project through a grant awarded under this subsection 

shall provide, from sources other than the program carried 

out under this subsection, which may include Federal 

sources— 

ø(i) at least 50 percent of the total cost of the project 

for the grant period; and 

ø(ii) at least 20 percent of the project cost for each 

year. 

ø(B) ACCEPTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—A partnership may 

meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) by providing 

contributions in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 

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ø(C) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive or modify the 

requirements of subparagraph (A) for partnerships in 

cases of demonstrated financial hardship. 

ø(8) FEDERAL COORDINATION.—The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall coordinate activities carried out through programs under this subsection with 

activities carried out through other early childhood programs 

administered by the Secretary or the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services. 

ø(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

ø(A) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR.—The term ‘‘early 

childhood educator’’ means a person providing, or employed by a provider of, nonresidential child care services 

(including center-based, family-based, and in-home child 

care services) that is legally operating under State law, 

and that complies with applicable State and local requirements for the provision of child care services to children at 

any age from birth through the age at which a child may 

start kindergarten in that State. 

ø(B) HIGH-NEED COMMUNITY.— 

ø(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘high-need community’’ 

means— 

ø(I) a political subdivision of a State, or a portion of a political subdivision of a State, in which 

at least 50 percent of the children are from lowincome families; or 

ø(II) a political subdivision of a State that is 

among the 10 percent of political subdivisions of 

the State having the greatest numbers of such 

children. 

ø(ii) DETERMINATION.—In determining which communities are described in clause (i), the Secretary 

shall use such data as the Secretary determines are 

most accurate and appropriate. 

ø(C) LOW-INCOME FAMILY.—The term ‘‘low-income family’’ means a family with an income below the poverty line 

for the most recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data 

are available. 

ø(f) TEACHER MOBILITY.— ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to establish a panel to be known as the National Panel on Teacher Mobility (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘panel’’). 

ø(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be composed of 12 members appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint 

the members from among practitioners and experts with experience relating to teacher mobility, such as teachers, members 

of teacher certification or licensing bodies, faculty of institutions of higher education that prepare teachers, and State policymakers with such experience. 

ø(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall be 

appointed for the life of the panel. Any vacancy in the panel 

shall not affect the powers of the panel, but shall be filled in 

the same manner as the original appointment. 

ø(4) DUTIES.— 

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ø(i) IN GENERAL.—The panel shall study strategies 

for increasing mobility and employment opportunities 

for highly qualified teachers, especially for States with 

teacher shortages and States with school districts or 

schools that are difficult to staff. 

ø(ii) DATA AND ANALYSIS.—As part of the study, the 

panel shall evaluate the desirability and feasibility of 

State initiatives that support teacher mobility by collecting data and conducting effective analysis concerning— 

ø(I) teacher supply and demand; 

ø(II) the development of recruitment and hiring 

strategies that support teachers; and 

ø(III) increasing reciprocity of certification and 

licensing across States. 

ø(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on 

which all members of the panel have been appointed, the 

panel shall submit to the Secretary and to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a report containing the results of 

the study. 

ø(5) POWERS.— ø(A) HEARINGS.—The panel may hold such hearings, sit 

and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 

receive such evidence as the panel considers advisable to 

carry out the objectives of this subsection. 

ø(B) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The panel 

may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the panel considers necessary to 

carry out the provisions of this subsection. Upon request 

of a majority of the members of the panel, the head of such 

department or agency shall furnish such information to 

the panel. 

ø(C) POSTAL SERVICES.—The panel may use the United 

States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal 

Government. 

ø(6) PERSONNEL.— ø(A) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the panel shall 

not receive compensation for the performance of services 

for the panel, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 

employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the performance of services 

for the panel. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 

United States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the 

panel. 

ø(B) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any Federal 

Government employee may be detailed to the panel without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. 

ø(7) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 

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øPART B—MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 

PARTNERSHIPS 

øSEC. 2201. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to improve the academic achievement of students in the areas of mathematics and 

science by encouraging State educational agencies, institutions of 

higher education, local educational agencies, elementary schools, 

and secondary schools to participate in programs that— 

ø(1) improve and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and science teaching by encouraging institutions of 

higher education to assume greater responsibility for improving mathematics and science teacher education through the establishment of a comprehensive, integrated system of recruiting, training, and advising mathematics and science teachers; 

ø(2) focus on the education of mathematics and science 

teachers as a career-long process that continuously stimulates 

teachers’ intellectual growth and upgrades teachers’ knowledge 

and skills; 

ø(3) bring mathematics and science teachers in elementary 

schools and secondary schools together with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to increase the subject matter knowledge of mathematics and science teachers and improve such 

teachers’ teaching skills through the use of sophisticated laboratory equipment and work space, computing facilities, libraries, and other resources that institutions of higher education 

are better able to provide than the elementary schools and secondary schools; 

ø(4) develop more rigorous mathematics and science curricula that are aligned with challenging State and local academic content standards and with the standards expected for 

postsecondary study in engineering, mathematics, and science; 

and 

ø(5) improve and expand training of mathematics and 

science teachers, including training such teachers in the effective integration of technology into curricula and instruction. 

ø(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligible partnership’’ 

means a partnership that— 

ø(A) shall include— 

ø(i) if grants are awarded under section 2202(a)(1), 

a State educational agency; 

ø(ii) an engineering, mathematics, or science department of an institution of higher education; and 

ø(iii) a high-need local educational agency; and 

ø(B) may include— 

ø(i) another engineering, mathematics, science, or 

teacher training department of an institution of higher 

education; 

ø(ii) additional local educational agencies, public 

charter schools, public or private elementary schools 

or secondary schools, or a consortium of such schools; 

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ø(iv) a nonprofit or for-profit organization of demonstrated effectiveness in improving the quality of 

mathematics and science teachers. 

ø(2) SUMMER WORKSHOP OR INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘summer 

workshop or institute’’ means a workshop or institute, conducted during the summer, that— 

ø(A) is conducted for a period of not less than 2 weeks; 

ø(B) includes, as a component, a program that provides 

direct interaction between students and faculty; and 

ø(C) provides for followup training during the academic 

year that is conducted in the classroom for a period of not 

less than three consecutive or nonconsecutive days, except 

that— 

ø(i) if the workshop or institute is conducted during 

a 2-week period, the followup training shall be conducted for a period of not less than 4 days; and 

ø(ii) if the followup training is for teachers in rural 

school districts, the followup training may be conducted through distance learning. 

øSEC. 2202. GRANTS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS. 

ø(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) GRANTS TO PARTNERSHIPS.—For any fiscal year for 

which the funds appropriated under section 2203 are less than 

$100,000,000, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on 

a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to carry out the 

authorized activities described in subsection (c). 

ø(2) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year for which the 

funds appropriated under section 2203 equal or exceed 

$100,000,000— 

ø(i) if an eligible partnership in the State was previously awarded a grant under paragraph (1), and the 

grant period has not ended, the Secretary shall reserve funds in a sufficient amount to make payments 

to the partnership in accordance with the terms of the 

grant; and 

ø(ii) the Secretary is authorized to award grants to 

State educational agencies to enable such agencies to 

award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 

partnerships to carry out the authorized activities described in subsection (c). 

ø(B) ALLOTMENT.—The Secretary shall allot the amount 

made available under this part for a fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i) among the State educational agencies in proportion to the number of children, 

aged 5 to 17, who are from families with incomes below 

the poverty line and reside in a State for the most recent 

fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available, as 

compared to the number of such children who reside in all 

such States for such year. 

ø(C) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—The amount of any State 

educational agency’s allotment under subparagraph (B) for 

any fiscal year may not be less than one-half of 1 percent 


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of the amount made available under this part for such 

year. 

ø(3) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award grants under 

this part for a period of 3 years. 

ø(4) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received under 

this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, funds 

that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under 

this part. 

ø(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership desiring a grant 

or subgrant under this part shall submit an application— 

ø(A) in the case of grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a)(1), to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require; or 

ø(B) in the case of subgrants awarded pursuant to subsection (a)(2), to the State educational agency, at such 

time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State educational agency may require. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted pursuant to 

paragraph (1) shall include— 

ø(A) the results of a comprehensive assessment of the 

teacher quality and professional development needs of any 

schools, local educational agencies, and State educational 

agencies that comprise the eligible partnership with respect to the teaching and learning of mathematics and 

science; 

ø(B) a description of how the activities to be carried out 

by the eligible partnership will be aligned with challenging 

State academic content and student academic achievement 

standards in mathematics and science and with other educational reform activities that promote student academic 

achievement in mathematics and science; 

ø(C) a description of how the activities to be carried out 

by the eligible partnership will be based on a review of scientifically based research, and an explanation of how the 

activities are expected to improve student academic 

achievement and strengthen the quality of mathematics 

and science instruction; 

ø(D) a description of— 

ø(i) how the eligible partnership will carry out the 

authorized activities described in subsection (c); and 

ø(ii) the eligible partnership’s evaluation and accountability plan described in subsection (e); and 

ø(E) a description of how the eligible partnership will 

continue the activities funded under this part after the 

original grant or subgrant period has expired. 

ø(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible partnership shall use 

funds provided under this part for one or more of the following activities related to elementary schools or secondary schools: 

ø(1) Creating opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development of mathematics and science teachers that 

improves the subject matter knowledge of such teachers. 

ø(2) Promoting strong teaching skills for mathematics and 

science teachers and teacher educators, including integrating 


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reliable scientifically based research teaching methods and 

technology-based teaching methods into the curriculum. 

ø(3) Establishing and operating mathematics and science 

summer workshops or institutes, including followup training, 

for elementary school and secondary school mathematics and 

science teachers that— 

ø(A) shall— 

ø(i) directly relate to the curriculum and academic 

areas in which the teacher provides instruction, and 

focus only secondarily on pedagogy; 

ø(ii) enhance the ability of the teacher to understand 

and use the challenging State academic content standards for mathematics and science and to select appropriate curricula; and 

ø(iii) train teachers to use curricula that are— 

ø(I) based on scientific research; 

ø(II) aligned with challenging State academic 

content standards; and 

ø(III) object-centered, experiment-oriented, and 

concept- and content-based; and 

ø(B) may include— 

ø(i) programs that provide teachers and prospective 

teachers with opportunities to work under the guidance of experienced teachers and college faculty; 

ø(ii) instruction in the use of data and assessments 

to inform and instruct classroom practice; and 

ø(iii) professional development activities, including 

supplemental and followup activities, such as curriculum alignment, distance learning, and activities 

that train teachers to utilize technology in the classroom. 

ø(4) Recruiting mathematics, engineering, and science majors to teaching through the use of— 

ø(A) signing and performance incentives that are linked 

to activities proven effective in retaining teachers, for individuals with demonstrated professional experience in 

mathematics, engineering, or science; 

ø(B) stipends provided to mathematics and science 

teachers for certification through alternative routes; 

ø(C) scholarships for teachers to pursue advanced course 

work in mathematics, engineering, or science; and 

ø(D) other programs that the State educational agency 

determines to be effective in recruiting and retaining individuals with strong mathematics, engineering, or science 

backgrounds. 

ø(5) Developing or redesigning more rigorous mathematics 

and science curricula that are aligned with challenging State 

and local academic content standards and with the standards 

expected for postsecondary study in mathematics and science. 

ø(6) Establishing distance learning programs for mathematics and science teachers using curricula that are innovative, content-based, and based on scientifically based research 

that is current as of the date of the program involved. 

ø(7) Designing programs to prepare a mathematics or science 

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other mathematics or science teachers at the school and to assist beginning and other teachers at the school, including (if 

applicable) a mechanism to integrate the teacher’s experiences 

from a summer workshop or institute into the provision of professional development and assistance. 

ø(8) Establishing and operating programs to bring mathematics and science teachers into contact with working scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, to expand such teachers’ subject matter knowledge of and research in science and 

mathematics. 

ø(9) Designing programs to identify and develop exemplary 

mathematics and science teachers in the kindergarten through 

grade 8 classrooms. 

ø(10) Training mathematics and science teachers and developing programs to encourage young women and other underrepresented individuals in mathematics and science careers 

(including engineering and technology) to pursue postsecondary 

degrees in majors leading to such careers. 

ø(d) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.— 

ø(1) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.—An eligible partnership receiving 

a grant under section 203 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

shall coordinate the use of such funds with any related activities carried out by such partnership with funds made available 

under this part. 

ø(2) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—In carrying out the 

activities authorized by this part, the Secretary shall consult 

and coordinate with the Director of the National Science Foundation, particularly with respect to the appropriate roles for 

the Department and the Foundation in the conduct of summer 

workshops, institutes, or partnerships to improve mathematics 

and science teaching in elementary schools and secondary 

schools. 

ø(e) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership receiving a 

grant or subgrant under this part shall develop an evaluation 

and accountability plan for activities assisted under this part 

that includes rigorous objectives that measure the impact of activities funded under this part. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—The plan developed pursuant to paragraph 

(1)— 

ø(A) shall include measurable objectives to increase the 

number of mathematics and science teachers who participate in content-based professional development activities; 

ø(B) shall include measurable objectives for improved 

student academic achievement on State mathematics and 

science assessments or, where applicable, an International 

Mathematics and Science Study assessment; and 

ø(C) may include objectives and measures for— 

ø(i) increased participation by students in advanced 

courses in mathematics and science; 

ø(ii) increased percentages of elementary school 

teachers with academic majors or minors, or group 

majors or minors, in mathematics, engineering, or the 

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ø(iii) increased percentages of secondary school 

classes in mathematics and science taught by teachers 

with academic majors in mathematics, engineering, 

and science. 

ø(f) REPORT.—Each eligible partnership receiving a grant or 

subgrant under this part shall report annually to the Secretary regarding the eligible partnership’s progress in meeting the objectives described in the accountability plan of the partnership under 

subsection (e). 

øSEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 

$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.¿ 

PART A—SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE 

INSTRUCTION 

SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this part is to provide grants to State educational 

agencies and subgrants to local educational agencies to— 

(1) increase student achievement consistent with State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1); 

(2) improve teacher and school leader effectiveness in classrooms and schools, respectively; 

(3) provide evidence-based, job-embedded, continuous professional development; and 

(4) develop and implement teacher evaluation systems that 

use, in part, student achievement data to determine teacher effectiveness. 

Subpart 1—Grants to States 

SEC. 2111. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated under section 

3(b), the Secretary shall reserve 75 percent to make grants to States 

with applications approved under section 2112 to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out the activities specified in section 2113. Each grant shall consist of the allotment determined for 

a State under subsection (b). 

(b) DETERMINATION OF ALLOTMENTS.— 

(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount reserved under 

subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

(A) not more than 1 percent to carry out national activities under section 2132; 

(B) one-half of 1 percent for allotments to outlying areas 

on the basis of their relative need, as determined by the 

Secretary, in accordance with the purpose of this part; and 

(C) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 

for programs under this part in schools operated or funded 

by the Bureau of Indian Education. 

(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), from the 

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not reserved under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot 

to each State the sum of— 

(i) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 

percent of the funds as the number of individuals age 

5 through 17 in the State, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, 

bears to the number of those individuals in all such 

States, as so determined; and 

(ii) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 

percent of the funds as the number of individuals age 

5 through 17 from families with incomes below the 

poverty line in the State, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, 

bears to the number of those individuals in all such 

States, as so determined. 

(B) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State receiving an allotment under subparagraph (A) may receive less than onehalf of 1 percent of the total amount of funds allotted under 

such subparagraph for a fiscal year. 

(c) ALTERNATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5), if a 

State does not apply to the Secretary for an allotment under 

this section, a local educational agency located in such State 

may apply to the Secretary for a portion of the funds that would 

have been allotted to the State had such State applied for an 

allotment under this section to carry out the activities under 

this part. 

(2) APPLICATION.—In order to receive an allotment under 

paragraph (1), a local educational agency shall submit to the 

Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 

containing the information described in section 2122. 

(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency receiving an 

allotment under paragraph (1)— 

(A) shall use such funds to carry out the activities described in section 2123(1); and 

(B) may use such funds to carry out the activities described in section 2123(2). 

(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency 

receiving an allotment under paragraph (1) shall carry out the 

reporting requirements described in section 2131(a), except that 

annual reports shall be submitted to the Secretary and not a 

State educational agency. 

(5) AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENT.—An allotment made to a local 

educational agency under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall 

be equal to the amount of subgrant funds that the local educational agency would have received under subpart 2 had such 

agency applied for a subgrant under such subpart for such fiscal year. 

(d) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not apply for an allotment 

under this section for any fiscal year or only a portion of the State’s 

allotment is allotted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reallot 

the State’s entire allotment or the remaining portion of its allotment, as the case may be, to the remaining States in accordance 

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SEC. 2112. STATE APPLICATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to receive a grant 

under this subpart, the State educational agency shall submit an 

application to the Secretary at such time and in such a manner as 

the Secretary may reasonably require, which shall include the following: 

(1) A description of how the State educational agency will 

meet the requirements of this subpart. 

(2) A description of how the State educational agency will use 

a grant received under section 2111, including the grant funds 

the State will reserve for State-level activities under section 

2113(a)(2). 

(3) A description of how the State educational agency will facilitate the sharing of evidence-based and other effective strategies among local educational agencies. 

(4) A description of how, and under what timeline, the State 

educational agency will allocate subgrants under subpart 2 to 

local educational agencies. 

(5) In the case of a State educational agency that is not developing or implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system, a 

description of how the State educational agency will ensure that 

each local educational agency in the State receiving a subgrant 

under subpart 2 will implement a teacher evaluation system 

that meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (v) of section 

2123(1)(A). 

(6) In the case of a State educational agency that is developing or implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system— 

(A) a description of how the State educational agency will 

work with local educational agencies in the State to implement the statewide teacher evaluation system within 3 

years of the date of enactment of the Student Success Act; 

and 

(B) an assurance that the statewide teacher evaluation 

system complies with clauses (i) through (v) of section 

2123(1)(A). 

(7) An assurance that the State educational agency will comply with section 5501 (regarding participation by private school 

children and teachers). 

(b) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State educational agency under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be approved 

by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the 

date on which the Secretary received the application, that the application is not in compliance with this subpart. 

(c) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove an 

application, except after giving the State educational agency notice 

and an opportunity for a hearing. 

(d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that an application is 

not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this subpart, the Secretary shall— 

(1) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

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(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that are 

not in compliance; and 

(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

(e) RESPONSE.—If a State educational agency responds to a notification from the Secretary under subsection (d)(2) during the 45-day 

period beginning on the date on which the agency received the notification, and resubmits the application with the requested information described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve or 

disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date 

on which the application is resubmitted; or 

(2) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (b). 

(f) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If a State educational agency does not 

respond to a notification from the Secretary under subsection (d)(2) 

during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the agency 

received the notification, such application shall be deemed to be disapproved. 

SEC. 2113. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that receives a 

grant under section 2111 shall— 

(1) reserve 95 percent of the grant funds to make subgrants 

to local educational agencies under subpart 2; and 

(2) use the remainder of the funds, after reserving funds 

under paragraph (1), for the State activities described in subsection (b), except that the State may reserve not more than 1 

percent of the grant funds for planning and administration related to carrying out activities described in subsection (b). 

(b) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—A State educational agency that receives a grant under section 2111— 

(1) shall use the amount described in subsection (a)(2) to— 

(A) provide training and technical assistance to local 

educational agencies on— 

(i) in the case of a State educational agency not implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system— 

(I) the development and implementation of a 

teacher evaluation system that meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (v) of section 

2123(1)(A); and 

(II) training school leaders in using such evaluation system; or 

(ii) in the case of a State educational agency implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system, implementing such evaluation system; and 

(B) fulfill the State educational agency’s responsibilities 

with respect to the proper and efficient administration of 

the subgrant program carried out under this part; and 

(2) may use the amount described in subsection (a)(2) to— 

(A) disseminate and share evidence-based and other effective practices, including practices consistent with the principles of effectiveness described in section 2222(b), related 

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(B) provide professional development for teachers and 

school leaders in the State consistent with section 

2123(2)(D); and 

(C) provide training and technical assistance to local 

educational agencies on— 

(i) in the case of a State educational agency not implementing a statewide school leader evaluation system, the development and implementation of a school 

leader evaluation system; and 

(ii) in the case of a State educational agency implementing a statewide school leader evaluation system, 

implementing such evaluation system. 

Subpart 2—Subgrants to Local Educational 

Agencies 

SEC. 2121. ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State receiving a grant under section 

2111 shall use the funds reserved under section 2113(a)(1) to award 

subgrants to local educational agencies under this section. 

(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the funds reserved by a State 

under section 2113(a)(1), the State educational agency shall allocate 

to each local educational agency in the State the sum of— 

(1) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent 

of the funds as the number of individuals age 5 through 17 in 

the geographic area served by the local educational agency, as 

determined by the State on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all the local educational agencies in the 

State, as so determined; and 

(2) an amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent 

of the funds as the number of individuals age 5 through 17 

from families with incomes below the poverty line in the geographic area served by the local educational agency, as determined by the State on the basis of the most recent satisfactory 

data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all the local educational agencies in the 

State, as so determined. 

SEC. 2122. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 

To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this subpart, a local 

educational agency shall submit an application to the State educational agency involved at such time, in such a manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require that, at a minimum, shall include the following: 

(1) A description of— 

(A) how the local educational agency will meet the requirements of this subpart; 

(B) how the activities to be carried out by the local educational agency under this subpart will be evidence-based, 

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mented under section 2123(1) and how such system will 

meet the requirements described in clauses (i) through (v) 

of section 2123(1)(A); 

(D) how, in developing and implementing such a teacher 

evaluation system, the local educational agency will work 

with parents, teachers, school leaders, and other staff of the 

schools served by the local educational agency; and 

(E) how the local educational agency will develop and 

implement such a teacher evaluation system within 3 years 

of the date of enactment of the Student Success Act. 

(2) In the case of a local educational agency in a State with 

a statewide teacher evaluation system, a description of how the 

local educational agency will work with the State educational 

agency to implement the statewide teacher evaluation system 

within 3 years of the date of enactment of the Student Success 

Act. 

(3) An assurance that the local educational agency will comply with section 5501 (regarding participation by private school 

children and teachers). 

SEC. 2123. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 

A local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this subpart— 

(1) shall use such funds— 

(A) to develop and implement a teacher evaluation system 

that— 

(i) uses student achievement data derived from a variety of sources as a significant factor in determining 

a teacher’s evaluation, with the weight given to such 

data defined by the local educational agency; 

(ii) uses multiple measures of evaluation for evaluating teachers; 

(iii) has more than 2 categories for rating the performance of teachers; 

(iv) shall be used to make personnel decisions, as determined by the local educational agency; and 

(v) is based on input from parents, school leaders, 

teachers, and other staff of schools served by the local 

educational agency; or 

(B) in the case of a local educational agency located in 

a State implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system, to implement such evaluation system; and 

(2) may use such funds for— 

(A) the training of school leaders or other individuals for 

the purpose of evaluating teachers under a teacher evaluation system described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as appropriate; 

(B) in the case of a local educational agency located in 

a State implementing a statewide school leader evaluation 

system, to implement such evaluation system; 

(C) in the case of a local educational agency located in 

a State not implementing a statewide school leader evaluation system, the development and implementation of a 

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(D) professional development for teachers and school 

leaders that is evidence-based, job-embedded, and continuous, such as— 

(i) subject-based professional development for teachers; 

(ii) professional development aligned with the State’s 

academic standards; 

(iii) professional development to assist teachers in 

meeting the needs of students with different learning 

styles, particularly students with disabilities, English 

learners, and gifted and talented students; 

(iv) professional development for teachers identified 

as in need of additional support through data provided 

by a teacher evaluation system described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as appropriate; 

(v) professional development based on the current 

science of learning, which includes research on positive 

brain change and cognitive skill development; 

(vi) professional development for school leaders, including evidence-based mentorship programs for such 

leaders; 

(vii) professional development on integrated, interdisciplinary, and project-based teaching strategies, including for career and technical education teachers; or 

(viii) professional development on teaching dual 

credit and dual enrollment postsecondary-level courses 

to secondary school students; 

(E) partnering with a public or private organization or a 

consortium of such organizations to develop and implement 

a teacher evaluation system described in subparagraph (A) 

or (B) of paragraph (1), or to administer professional development, as appropriate; 

(F) any activities authorized under section 2222(a); or 

(G) class size reduction, except that the local educational 

agency may use not more than 10 percent of such funds for 

this purpose. 

Subpart 3—General Provisions 

SEC. 2131. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each local educational 

agency receiving a subgrant under subpart 2 shall submit to the 

State educational agency involved, on an annual basis until the last 

year in which the local educational agency receives such subgrant 

funds, a report on— 

(1) how the local educational agency is meeting the purposes 

of this part described in section 2101; 

(2) how the local educational agency is using such subgrant 

funds; 

(3) the number and percentage of teachers in each category established under clause (iii) of section 2123(1)(A), except that 

such report shall not reveal personally identifiable information 

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(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State educational 

agency receiving a grant under subpart 1 shall submit to the Secretary a report, on an annual basis until the last year in which the 

State educational agency receives such grant funds, on— 

(1) how the State educational agency is meeting the purposes 

of this part described in section 2101; and 

(2) how the State educational agency is using such grant 

funds. 

SEC. 2132. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

From the funds reserved by the Secretary under section 

2111(b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall, directly or through grants and 

contracts— 

(1) provide technical assistance to States and local educational agencies in carrying out activities under this part; and 

(2) acting through the Institute of Education Sciences, conduct national evaluations of activities carried out by State educational agencies and local educational agencies under this 

part. 

SEC. 2133. STATE DEFINED. 

In this part, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

PART B—TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER 

FLEXIBLE GRANT 

SEC. 2201. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this part is to improve student academic achievement by— 

(1) supporting all State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, teachers, and school leaders to pursue innovative and evidence-based practices to help all students 

meet the State’s academic standards; and 

(2) increasing the number of teachers and school leaders who 

are effective in increasing student academic achievement. 

Subpart 1—Formula Grants to States 

SEC. 2211. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 

(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount appropriated under section 

3(b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary— 

(1) shall reserve 25 percent to award grants to States under 

this subpart; and 

(2) of the amount reserved under paragraph (1), shall reserve— 

(A) not more than 1 percent for national activities described in section 2233; 

(B) one-half of 1 percent for allotments to outlying areas 

on the basis of their relative need, as determined by the 

Secretary, in accordance with the purpose of this part; and 

(C) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 

for programs under this part in schools operated or funded 

by the Bureau of Indian Education. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—From the total amount reserved under subsection (a)(1) for each fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary 

shall allot, and make available in accordance with this section, 

to each State an amount that bears the same ratio to such sums 

as the school-age population of the State bears to the school-age 

population of all States. 

(2) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State receiving an allotment 

under paragraph (1) may receive less than one-half of 1 percent 

of the total amount allotted under such paragraph. 

(3) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not receive an allotment 

under this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot 

the amount of the State’s allotment to the remaining States in 

accordance with this section. 

(c) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an allotment under 

this section for any fiscal year, a State shall submit an application 

to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

may reasonably require. Such application shall— 

(1) designate the State educational agency as the agency responsible for the administration and supervision of programs 

assisted under this part; 

(2) describe how the State educational agency will use funds 

received under this section for State level activities described in 

subsection (d)(3); 

(3) describe the procedures and criteria the State educational 

agency will use for reviewing applications and awarding subgrants in a timely manner to eligible entities under section 2221 

on a competitive basis; 

(4) describe how the State educational agency will ensure that 

subgrants made under section 2221 are of sufficient size and 

scope to support effective programs that will help increase academic achievement in the classroom and are consistent with the 

purposes of this part; 

(5) describe the steps the State educational agency will take 

to ensure that eligible entities use subgrants received under section 2221 to carry out programs that implement effective strategies, including by providing ongoing technical assistance and 

training, and disseminating evidence-based and other effective 

strategies to such eligible entities; 

(6) describe how programs under this part will be coordinated with other programs under this Act; and 

(7) include an assurance that, other than providing technical 

and advisory assistance and monitoring compliance with this 

part, the State educational agency has not exercised, and will 

not exercise, any influence in the decision-making processes of 

eligible entities as to the expenditure of funds made pursuant 

to an application submitted under section 2221(b). 

(d) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an allotment under 

this section shall reserve not less than 92 percent of the amount 

allotted to such State under subsection (b), for each fiscal year, 

for subgrants to eligible entities under subpart 2. 

(2) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State educational agency may 

reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available 

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carrying out such State educational agency’s responsibilities 

under this subpart. 

(3) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.— (A) INNOVATIVE TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER ACTIVI- TIES.—A State educational agency shall reserve not more 

than 4 percent of the amount made available to the State 

under subsection (b) to carry out, solely, or in partnership 

with State agencies of higher education, 1 or more of the 

following activities: 

(i) Reforming teacher and school leader certification, 

recertification, licensing, and tenure systems to ensure 

that such systems are rigorous and that— 

(I) each teacher has the subject matter knowledge and teaching skills necessary to help students 

meet the State’s academic standards; and 

(II) school leaders have the instructional leadership skills to help teachers instruct and students 

learn. 

(ii) Improving the quality of teacher preparation programs within the State, including through the use of 

appropriate student achievement data and other factors 

to evaluate the quality of teacher preparation programs 

within the State. 

(iii) Carrying out programs that establish, expand, or 

improve alternative routes for State certification or licensure of teachers and school leaders, including such 

programs for— 

(I) mid-career professionals from other occupations, including science, technology, engineering, 

and math fields; 

(II) former military personnel; and 

(III) recent graduates of an institution of higher 

education, with a record of academic distinction, 

who demonstrate the potential to become effective 

teachers or school leaders. 

(iv) Developing, or assisting eligible entities in developing— 

(I) performance-based pay systems for teachers 

and school leaders; 

(II) strategies that provide differential, incentive, 

or bonus pay for teachers and school leaders; or 

(III) teacher and school leader advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths and pay differentiation. 

(v) Developing, or assisting eligible entities in developing, new, evidence-based teacher and school leader 

induction and mentoring programs that are designed 

to— 

(I) improve instruction and student academic 

achievement; and 

(II) increase the retention of effective teachers 

and school leaders. 

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ing and student academic achievement, including for 

students with different learning styles, particularly students with disabilities, English learners, gifted and 

talented students, and other special populations. 

(vii) Providing training and technical assistance to 

eligible entities that receive a subgrant under section 

2221. 

(viii) Other activities identified by the State educational agency that meet the purposes of this part, including those activities authorized under subparagraph 

(B). 

(B) TEACHER OR SCHOOL LEADER PREPARATION ACAD- EMIES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State in which 

teacher or school leader preparation academies are allowable under State law, a State educational agency 

may reserve not more than 3 percent of the amount 

made available to the State under subsection (b) to 

support the establishment or expansion of one or more 

teacher or school leader preparation academies and, 

subject to the limitation under clause (iii), to support 

State authorizers for such academies. 

(ii) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A State educational 

agency shall not provide funds under this subparagraph to support the establishment or expansion of a 

teacher or school leader preparation academy unless 

the academy agrees to provide, either directly or 

through private contributions, non-Federal matching 

funds equal to not less than 10 percent of the amount 

of the funds the academy will receive under this subparagraph. 

(iii) FUNDING FOR STATE AUTHORIZERS.—Not more 

than 5 percent of funds provided to a teacher or school 

leader preparation academy under this subparagraph 

may be used to support activities of State authorizers 

for such academy. 

SEC. 2212. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF STATE APPLICATIONS. 

(a) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State pursuant to section 2211(c) shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to 

the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which 

the Secretary received the application, that the application is not in 

compliance with section 2211(c). 

(b) DISAPPROVAL PROCESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove 

an application submitted under section 2211(c), except after giving the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for 

a hearing. 

(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that an application 

is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with section 2211(c) 

the Secretary shall— 

(A) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

(B) notify the State educational agency of the finding of 

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(i) cite the specific provisions in the application that 

are not in compliance; and 

(ii) request additional information, only as to the 

noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

(3) RESPONSE.—If a State educational agency responds to a 

notification from the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) during 

the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the State 

educational agency received the notification, and resubmits the 

application with the requested information described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such 

application prior to the later of— 

(A) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the application is resubmitted; or 

(B) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (a). 

(4) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency 

does not respond to a notification from the Secretary under 

paragraph (2)(B) during the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the State educational agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed to be disapproved. 

Subpart 2—Local Competitive Grant Program 

SEC. 2221. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives an allotment under section 

2211(b) for a fiscal year shall use the amount reserved under section 

2211(d)(1) to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in accordance with this section to enable such entities to carry 

out the programs and activities described in section 2222. 

(b) APPLICATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under 

this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 

State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the State educational agency may 

reasonably require. 

(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under paragraph 

(1) shall include— 

(A) a description of the programs and activities to be 

funded and how they are consistent with the purposes of 

this part; and 

(B) an assurance that the eligible entity will comply with 

section 5501 (regarding participation by private school children and teachers). 

(c) PEER REVIEW.—In reviewing applications under this section, a 

State educational agency shall use a peer review process or other 

methods of assuring the quality of such applications but the review 

shall only judge the likelihood of the activity to increase student 

academic achievement. The reviewers shall not make a determination based on the policy of the proposed activity. 

(d) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—A State educational agency shall 

distribute funds under this section equitably among geographic 

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(e) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A State educational agency may 

award subgrants under this section for a period of not more than 

5 years. 

(f) MATCHING.—An eligible entity receiving a subgrant under this 

section shall provide, either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal matching funds equal to not less than 10 percent 

of the amount of the subgrant. 

SEC. 2222. LOCAL AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving a subgrant under 

section 2221 shall use such subgrant funds to develop, implement, 

and evaluate comprehensive programs and activities, that are in accordance with the purpose of this part and— 

(1) are consistent with the principles of effectiveness described 

in subsection (b); and 

(2) may include, among other programs and activities— 

(A) developing and implementing initiatives to assist in 

recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly effective teachers 

and school leaders, including initiatives that provide— 

(i) differential, incentive, or bonus pay for teachers 

and school leaders; 

(ii) performance-based pay systems for teachers and 

school leaders; 

(iii) teacher and school leader advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize 

multiple career paths and pay differentiation; 

(iv) new teacher and school leader induction and 

mentoring programs that are designed to improve instruction, student academic achievement, and to increase teacher and school leader retention; and 

(v) teacher residency programs, and school leader 

residency programs, designed to develop and support 

new teachers or new school leaders, respectively; 

(B) supporting the establishment or expansion of teacher 

or school leader preparation academies under section 

2211(d)(3)(B); 

(C) recruiting qualified individuals from other fields, including individuals from science, technology, engineering, 

and math fields, mid-career professionals from other occupations, and former military personnel; 

(D) establishing, improving, or expanding model instructional programs to ensure that all children meet the State’s 

academic standards; 

(E) providing evidence-based, job embedded, continuous 

professional development for teachers and school leaders focused on improving teaching and student academic 

achievement; 

(F) implementing programs based on the current science 

of learning, which includes research on positive brain 

change and cognitive skill development; 

(G) recruiting and training teachers to teach dual credit 

and dual enrollment postsecondary-level courses to secondary school students; and 

(H) other activities and programs identified as necessary 

by the local educational agency that meet the purpose of 

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(b) PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVENESS.—For a program or activity developed pursuant to this section to meet the principles of effectiveness, such program or activity shall— 

(1) be based upon an assessment of objective data regarding 

the need for programs and activities in the elementary schools 

and secondary schools served to increase the number of teachers 

and school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement; 

(2) reflect evidence-based research, or in the absence of a 

strong research base, reflect effective strategies in the field, that 

provide evidence that the program or activity will improve student academic achievement; and 

(3) include meaningful and ongoing consultation with, and 

input from, teachers, school leaders, and parents, in the development of the application and administration of the program or 

activity. 

Subpart 3—General Provisions 

SEC. 2231. PERIODIC EVALUATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity and each teacher or school 

leader preparation academy that receives funds under this part 

shall undergo a periodic evaluation by the State educational agency 

involved to assess such entity’s or such academy’s progress toward 

achieving the purposes of this part. 

(b) USE OF RESULTS.—The results of an evaluation described in 

subsection (a) of an eligible entity or academy shall be— 

(1) used to refine, improve, and strengthen such eligible entity 

or such academy, respectively; and 

(2) made available to the public upon request, with public notice of such availability provided. 

SEC. 2232. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND ACADEMIES.—Each eligible entity and 

each teacher or school leader preparation academy that receives 

funds from a State educational agency under this part shall prepare 

and submit annually to such State educational agency a report that 

includes— 

(1) a description of the progress of the eligible entity or teacher or school leader preparation academy, respectively, in meeting the purposes of this part; 

(2) a description of the programs and activities conducted by 

the eligible entity or teacher or school leader preparation academy, respectively, with funds received under this part; 

(3) how the eligible entity or teacher or school leader preparation academy, respectively, is using such funds; and 

(4) any such other information as the State educational agency may require. 

(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State educational 

agency that receives a grant under this part shall prepare and submit, annually, to the Secretary a report that includes— 

(1) a description of the programs and activities conducted by 

the State educational agency with grant funds received under 

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(2) a description of the progress of the State educational agency in meeting the purposes of this part described in section 

2201; 

(3) how the State educational agency is using grant funds received under this part; 

(4) the methods and criteria the State educational agency 

used to award subgrants in a timely manner to eligible entities 

under section 2221 and, if applicable, funds in a timely manner 

to teacher or school leader academies under section 

2211(d)(3)(B); and 

(5) the results of the periodic evaluations conducted under 

section 2231. 

SEC. 2233. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

From the funds reserved by the Secretary under section 

2211(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall, directly or through grants and 

contracts— 

(1) provide technical assistance to States and eligible entities 

in carrying out activities under this part; and 

(2) acting through the Institute of Education Sciences, conduct national evaluations of activities carried out by States and 

eligible entities under this part. 

SEC. 2234. DEFINITIONS. 

In this part: 

(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

(A) a local educational agency or consortium of local educational agencies; 

(B) an institution of higher education or consortium of 

such institutions in partnership with a local educational 

agency or consortium of local educational agencies; 

(C) a for-profit organization, a nonprofit organization, or 

a consortium of for-profit or nonprofit organizations in 

partnership with a local educational agency or consortium 

of local educational agencies; or 

(D) a consortium of the entities described in subparagraphs (B) and (C). 

(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

(3) STATE AUTHORIZER.—The term ‘‘State authorizer’’ means 

an entity designated by the Governor of a State to authorize 

teacher or school leader preparation academies within the State 

that— 

(A) enters into an agreement with a teacher or school 

leader preparation academy that— 

(i) specifies the goals expected of the academy, which, 

at a minimum, include the goals described in paragraph (4); and 

(ii) does not reauthorize the academy if such goals 

are not met; and 

(B) may be a nonprofit organization, a State educational 

agency, or other public entity, or consortium of such entities 

(including a consortium of State educational agencies). 

(4) TEACHER OR SCHOOL LEADER PREPARATION ACADEMY.— 

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tion, which may be an institution of higher education or an organization affiliated with an institution of higher education, 

that will prepare teachers or school leaders to serve in schools, 

and that— 

(A) enters into an agreement with a State authorizer that 

specifies the goals expected of the academy, including— 

(i) a requirement that prospective teachers or school 

leaders who are enrolled in a teacher or school leader 

preparation academy receive a significant part of their 

training through clinical preparation that partners the 

prospective candidate with an effective teacher or 

school leader, respectively, with a demonstrated record 

of increasing student achievement, while also receiving 

concurrent instruction from the academy in the content 

area (or areas) in which the prospective teacher or 

school leader will become certified or licensed; 

(ii) the number of effective teachers or school leaders, 

respectively, who will demonstrate success in increasing student achievement that the academy will 

produce; and 

(iii) a requirement that a teacher or school leader 

preparation academy will only award a certificate of 

completion after the graduate demonstrates that the 

graduate is an effective teacher or school leader, respectively, with a demonstrated record of increasing student achievement, except that an academy may award 

a provisional certificate for the period necessary to 

allow the graduate to demonstrate such effectiveness; 

(B) does not have restrictions on the methods the academy will use to train prospective teacher or school leader 

candidates, including— 

(i) obligating (or prohibiting) the academy’s faculty 

to hold advanced degrees or conduct academic research; 

(ii) restrictions related to the academy’s physical infrastructure; 

(iii) restrictions related to the number of course credits required as part of the program of study; 

(iv) restrictions related to the undergraduate 

coursework completed by teachers teaching or working 

on alternative certificates, licenses, or credentials, as 

long as such teachers have successfully passed all relevant State-approved content area examinations; or 

(v) restrictions related to obtaining accreditation 

from an accrediting body for purposes of becoming an 

academy; 

(C) limits admission to its program to prospective teacher 

or school leader candidates who demonstrate strong potential to improve student achievement, based on a rigorous 

selection process that reviews a candidate’s prior academic 

achievement or record of professional accomplishment; and 

(D) results in a certificate of completion that the State 

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(5) TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘teacher residency program’’ means a school-based teacher preparation program in which a prospective teacher— 

(A) for one academic year, teaches alongside an effective 

teacher, as determined by a teacher evaluation system implemented under part A, who is the teacher of record; 

(B) receives concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from the partner institution 

(as defined in section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021)), which courses may be taught by 

local educational agency personnel or residency program 

faculty, in the teaching of the content area in which the 

teacher will become certified or licensed; and 

(C) acquires effective teaching skills. 

PART C—INNOVATION FOR TEACHER QUALITY 

øSubpart 1—Transitions to Teaching 

øCHAPTER B—TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM 

øSEC. 2311. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this chapter are— 

ø(1) to establish a program to recruit and retain highly 

qualified mid-career professionals (including highly qualified 

paraprofessionals), and recent graduates of an institution of 

higher education, as teachers in high-need schools, including 

recruiting teachers through alternative routes to certification; 

and 

ø(2) to encourage the development and expansion of alternative routes to certification under State-approved programs 

that enable individuals to be eligible for teacher certification 

within a reduced period of time, relying on the experience, expertise, and academic qualifications of an individual, or other 

factors in lieu of traditional course work in the field of education. 

øSEC. 2312. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this chapter: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘eligible participant’’ 

means— 

ø(A) an individual with substantial, demonstrable career 

experience, including a highly qualified paraprofessional; 

or 

ø(B) an individual who is a graduate of an institution of 

higher education who— 

ø(i) has graduated not more than 3 years before applying to an eligible entity to teach under this chapter; 

and 

ø(ii) in the case of an individual wishing to teach in 

a secondary school, has completed an academic major 

(or courses totaling an equivalent number of credit 

hours) in the academic subject that the individual will 

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ø(2) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 

the term in section 2102. 

ø(3) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need school’’ 

means a school that— 

ø(A) is located in an area in which the percentage of students from families with incomes below the poverty line is 

30 percent or more; or 

ø(B)(i) is located in an area with a high percentage of 

out-of-field teachers, as defined in section 2102; 

ø(ii) is within the top quartile of elementary schools and 

secondary schools statewide, as ranked by the number of 

unfilled, available teacher positions at the schools; 

ø(iii) is located in an area in which there is a high teacher turnover rate; or 

ø(iv) is located in an area in which there is a high percentage of teachers who are not certified or licensed. 

øSEC. 2313. GRANT PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish a program to 

make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to develop 

State and local teacher corps or other programs to establish, expand, or enhance teacher recruitment and retention efforts. 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this section, an entity shall be— 

ø(1) a State educational agency; 

ø(2) a high-need local educational agency; 

ø(3) a for-profit or nonprofit organization that has a proven 

record of effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified 

teachers, in a partnership with a high-need local educational 

agency or with a State educational agency; 

ø(4) an institution of higher education, in a partnership with 

a high-need local educational agency or with a State educational agency; 

ø(5) a regional consortium of State educational agencies; or 

ø(6) a consortium of high-need local educational agencies. 

ø(c) PRIORITY.—In making such a grant, the Secretary shall give 

priority to a partnership or consortium that includes a high-need 

State educational agency or local educational agency. 

ø(d) APPLICATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this section, an entity described in subsection (b) shall submit 

an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—The application shall describe— 

ø(A) one or more target recruitment groups on which the 

applicant will focus its recruitment efforts; 

ø(B) the characteristics of each such target group that— 

ø(i) show the knowledge and experience of the 

group’s members; and 

ø(ii) demonstrate that the members are eligible to 

achieve the objectives of this section; 

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sionals), recent college graduates, and recent graduate 

school graduates, as highly qualified teachers in high-need 

schools operated by high-need local educational agencies; 

ø(D) explain how the program carried out under the 

grant will meet the relevant State laws (including regulations) related to teacher certification or licensing and facilitate the certification or licensing of such teachers; 

ø(E) describe how the grant will increase the number of 

highly qualified teachers, in high-need schools operated by 

high-need local educational agencies (in urban or rural 

school districts), and in high-need academic subjects, in 

the jurisdiction served by the applicant; and 

ø(F) describe how the applicant will collaborate, as needed, with other institutions, agencies, or organizations to recruit (particularly through activities that have proven effective in retaining highly qualified teachers), train, place, 

support, and provide teacher induction programs to program participants under this chapter, including providing 

evidence of the commitment of the institutions, agencies, 

or organizations to the applicant’s programs. 

ø(e) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants 

under this section for periods of 5 years. At the end of the 5-year 

period for such a grant, the grant recipient may apply for an additional grant under this section. 

ø(f) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent practicable, the 

Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of 

grants under this section among the regions of the United States. 

ø(g) USES OF FUNDS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a grant under this 

section shall use the funds made available through the grant 

to develop a teacher corps or other program in order to establish, expand, or enhance a teacher recruitment and retention 

program for highly qualified mid-career professionals (including highly qualified paraprofessionals), and recent graduates of 

an institution of higher education, who are eligible participants, including activities that provide alternative routes to 

teacher certification. 

ø(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The entity shall use the funds 

to carry out a program that includes two or more of the following activities: 

ø(A) Providing scholarships, stipends, bonuses, and other 

financial incentives, that are linked to participation in activities that have proven effective in retaining teachers in 

high-need schools operated by high-need local educational 

agencies, to all eligible participants, in an amount not to 

exceed $5,000 per participant. 

ø(B) Carrying out pre- and post-placement induction or 

support activities that have proven effective in recruiting 

and retaining teachers, such as— 

ø(i) teacher mentoring; 

ø(ii) providing internships; 

ø(iii) providing high-quality, preservice coursework; 

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ø(C) Carrying out placement and ongoing activities to 

ensure that teachers are placed in fields in which the 

teachers are highly qualified to teach and are placed in 

high-need schools. 

ø(D) Making payments to pay for costs associated with 

accepting teachers recruited under this section from 

among eligible participants or provide financial incentives 

to prospective teachers who are eligible participants. 

ø(E) Collaborating with institutions of higher education 

in developing and implementing programs to facilitate 

teacher recruitment (including teacher credentialing) and 

teacher retention programs. 

ø(F) Carrying out other programs, projects, and activities that are designed and have proven to be effective in 

recruiting and retaining teachers, and that the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate. 

ø(G) Developing long-term recruitment and retention 

strategies including developing— 

ø(i) a statewide or regionwide clearinghouse for the 

recruitment and placement of teachers; 

ø(ii) administrative structures to develop and implement programs to provide alternative routes to certification; 

ø(iii) reciprocity agreements between or among 

States for the certification or licensing of teachers; or 

ø(iv) other long-term teacher recruitment and retention strategies. 

ø(3) EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS.—The entity shall use the funds 

only for programs that have proven to be effective in both recruiting and retaining teachers. 

ø(h) REQUIREMENTS.— ø(1) TARGETING.—An entity that receives a grant under this 

section to carry out a program shall ensure that participants 

in the program recruited with funds made available under this 

section are placed in high-need schools operated by high-need 

local educational agencies. In placing the participants in the 

schools, the entity shall give priority to the schools that are located in areas with the highest percentages of students from 

families with incomes below the poverty line. 

ø(2) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available 

under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, State and local public funds expended for teacher recruitment and retention programs, including programs to recruit the teachers through alternative routes to certification. 

ø(3) PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSORTIA OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES.—In the case of a partnership established by a local 

educational agency to carry out a program under this chapter, 

or a consortium of such agencies established to carry out a program under this chapter, the local educational agency or consortium shall not be eligible to receive funds through a State 

program under this chapter. 

ø(i) PERIOD OF SERVICE.—A program participant in a program 

under this chapter who receives training through the program shall 

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ø(j) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary shall establish such requirements as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that 

program participants who receive a stipend or other financial incentive under subsection (g)(2)(A), but fail to complete their service 

obligation under subsection (i), repay all or a portion of such stipend or other incentive. 

ø(k) ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—No entity that receives a grant 

under this section shall use more than 5 percent of the funds made 

available through the grant for the administration of a program 

under this chapter carried out under the grant. 

øSEC. 2314. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RECRUITING 

AND RETAINING TEACHERS. 

ø(a) EVALUATION.—Each entity that receives a grant under this 

chapter shall conduct— 

ø(1) an interim evaluation of the program funded under the 

grant at the end of the third year of the grant period; and 

ø(2) a final evaluation of the program at the end of the fifth 

year of the grant period. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the evaluation, the entity shall 

describe the extent to which local educational agencies that received funds through the grant have met the goals relating to 

teacher recruitment and retention described in the application. 

ø(c) REPORTS.—The entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary and to Congress interim and final reports containing the results of the interim and final evaluations, respectively. 

ø(d) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary determines that the recipient 

of a grant under this chapter has not made substantial progress in 

meeting such goals and the objectives of the grant by the end of 

the third year of the grant period, the Secretary— 

ø(1) shall revoke the payment made for the fourth year of 

the grant period; and 

ø(2) shall not make a payment for the fifth year of the grant 

period. 

øCHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

øSEC. 2321. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

carry out this subpart $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 

sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(b) RESERVATION.—From the funds appropriated to carry out 

this subpart for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary shall reserve not 

more than $30,000,000 to carry out chapter A. 

øSubpart 2—National Writing Project 

øSEC. 2331. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this subpart are— 

ø(1) to support and promote the expansion of the National 

Writing Project network of sites so that teachers in every region of the United States will have access to a National Writing Project program; 

ø(2) to ensure the consistent high quality of the sites through 

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ø(3) to support and promote the establishment of programs 

to disseminate effective practices and research findings about 

the teaching of writing; and 

ø(4) to coordinate activities assisted under this subpart with 

activities assisted under this Act. 

øSEC. 2332. NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to award a 

grant to the National Writing Project, a nonprofit educational organization that has as its primary purpose the improvement of the 

quality of student writing and learning (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘grantee’’) to improve the teaching of writing and 

the use of writing as a part of the learning process in our Nation’s 

classrooms. 

ø(b) REQUIREMENTS OF GRANT.—The grant shall provide that— 

ø(1) the grantee will enter into contracts with institutions of 

higher education or other nonprofit educational providers 

(hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘contractors’’) under 

which the contractors will agree to establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the cost of teacher training programs in effective approaches and processes for the teaching of 

writing; 

ø(2) funds made available by the Secretary to the grantee 

pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will 

be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and 

operating teacher training programs as provided in paragraph 

(1); and 

ø(3) the grantee will meet such other conditions and standards as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assure 

compliance with the provisions of this section and will provide 

such technical assistance as may be necessary to carry out the 

provisions of this section. 

ø(c) TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The teacher training programs authorized in subsection (a) shall— 

ø(1) be conducted during the school year and during the 

summer months; 

ø(2) train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through 

college; 

ø(3) select teachers to become members of a National Writing Project teacher network whose members will conduct writing workshops for other teachers in the area served by each 

National Writing Project site; and 

ø(4) encourage teachers from all disciplines to participate in 

such teacher training programs. 

ø(d) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) 

and for purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘Federal share’’ 

means, with respect to the costs of teacher training programs 

authorized in subsection (a), 50 percent of such costs to the 

contractor. 

ø(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the provisions of 

paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis if the National Advisory 

Board described in subsection (e) determines, on the basis of 

financial need, that such waiver is necessary. 

ø(3) MAXIMUM.—The Federal share of the costs of teacher 

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not exceed $100,000 for any one contractor, or $200,000 for a 

statewide program administered by any one contractor in at 

least five sites throughout the State. 

ø(e) NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD.— 

ø(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Writing Project shall establish and operate a National Advisory Board. 

ø(2) COMPOSITION.—The National Advisory Board established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consist of— 

ø(A) national educational leaders; 

ø(B) leaders in the field of writing; and 

ø(C) such other individuals as the National Writing 

Project determines necessary. 

ø(3) DUTIES.—The National Advisory Board established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 

ø(A) advise the National Writing Project on national 

issues related to student writing and the teaching of writing; 

ø(B) review the activities and programs of the National 

Writing Project; and 

ø(C) support the continued development of the National 

Writing Project. 

ø(f) EVALUATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an independent evaluation by grant or contract of the teacher training 

programs administered pursuant to this subpart. Such evaluation shall specify the amount of funds expended by the National Writing Project and each contractor receiving assistance 

under this section for administrative costs. The results of such 

evaluation shall be made available to the appropriate committees of Congress. 

ø(2) FUNDING LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 

more than $150,000 from the total amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (h) for fiscal year 2002 and 

each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to conduct the evaluation 

described in paragraph (1). 

ø(g) APPLICATION REVIEW.— 

ø(1) REVIEW BOARD.—The National Writing Project shall establish and operate a National Review Board that shall consist 

of— 

ø(A) leaders in the field of research in writing; and 

ø(B) such other individuals as the National Writing 

Project deems necessary. 

ø(2) DUTIES.—The National Review Board shall— 

ø(A) review all applications for assistance under this 

subsection; and 

ø(B) recommend applications for assistance under this 

subsection for funding by the National Writing Project. 

ø(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $15,000,000 as may be 

necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

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øSubpart 3—Civic Education 

øSEC. 2341. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Education for Democracy 

Act’’. 

øSEC. 2342. PURPOSE. 

øIt is the purpose of this subpart— 

ø(1) to improve the quality of civics and government education by educating students about the history and principles 

of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of 

Rights; 

ø(2) to foster civic competence and responsibility; and 

ø(3) to improve the quality of civic education and economic 

education through cooperative civic education and economic 

education exchange programs with emerging democracies. 

øSEC. 2343. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

ø(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants 

to, or enter into contracts with— 

ø(1) the Center for Civic Education, to carry out civic education activities under sections 2344 and 2345; 

ø(2) the National Council on Economic Education, to carry 

out economic education activities under section 2345; and 

ø(3) organizations experienced in the development of curricula and programs in civics and government education and 

economic education for students in elementary schools and secondary schools in countries other than the United States, to 

carry out civic education activities under section 2345. 

ø(b) DISTRIBUTION FOR COOPERATIVE CIVIC EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.— 

ø(1) LIMITATION.—Not more than 40 percent of the amount 

appropriated under section 2346 for a fiscal year shall be used 

to carry out section 2345. 

ø(2) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the amount used to carry out section 

2345 for a fiscal year (consistent with paragraph (1)), the Secretary shall use— 

ø(A) 37.5 percent for a grant or contract for the Center 

for Civic Education; 

ø(B) 37.5 percent for a grant or contract for the National 

Council on Economic Education; and 

ø(C) 25 percent for not less than 1, but not more than 

3, grants or contracts for organizations described in subsection (a)(3). 

øSEC. 2344. WE THE PEOPLE PROGRAM. 

ø(a) THE CITIZEN AND THE CONSTITUTION.— 

ø(1) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Center for Civic Education— 

ø(A) shall use funds made available under grants or contracts under section 2343(a)(1)— 

ø(i) to continue and expand the educational activities of the program entitled the ‘‘We the People... The 

Citizen and the Constitution’’ program administered 

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ø(ii) to carry out activities to enhance student attainment of challenging academic content standards in 

civics and government; 

ø(iii) to provide a course of instruction on the basic 

principles of the Nation’s constitutional democracy and 

the history of the Constitution of the United States, 

including the Bill of Rights; 

ø(iv) to provide, at the request of a participating 

school, school and community simulated congressional 

hearings following the course of instruction described 

in clause (iii); and 

ø(v) to provide an annual national competition of 

simulated congressional hearings for secondary school 

students who wish to participate in such a program; 

and 

ø(B) may use funds made available under grants or contracts under section 2343(a)(1)— 

ø(i) to provide advanced, sustained, and ongoing 

training of teachers about the Constitution of the 

United States and the political system of the United 

States; 

ø(ii) to provide materials and methods of instruction, 

including teacher training, that utilize the latest advancements in educational technology; and 

ø(iii) to provide civic education materials and services to address specific problems such as the prevention of school violence and the abuse of drugs and alcohol. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAM.—The education program authorized under this subsection shall be made available to public and private elementary schools and secondary schools, including Bureau funded schools, in the 435 congressional districts, and in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands. 

ø(b) PROJECT CITIZEN.— ø(1) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Center for Civic Education— 

ø(A) shall use funds made available under grants or contracts under section 2343(a)(1)— 

ø(i) to continue and expand the educational activities of the program entitled the ‘‘We the People... 

Project Citizen’’ program administered by the Center; 

ø(ii) to carry out activities to enhance student attainment of challenging academic content standards in 

civics and government; 

ø(iii) to provide a course of instruction at the middle 

school level on the roles of State and local governments in the Federal system established by the Constitution of the United States; and 

ø(iv) to provide an annual national showcase or competition; and 

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ø(i) to provide optional school and community simulated State legislative hearings; 

ø(ii) to provide advanced, sustained, and ongoing 

training of teachers on the roles of State and local governments in the Federal system established by the 

Constitution of the United States; 

ø(iii) to provide materials and methods of instruction, including teacher training, that utilize the latest 

advancements in educational technology; and 

ø(iv) to provide civic education materials and services to address specific problems such as the prevention of school violence and the abuse of drugs and alcohol. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAM.—The education program authorized under this subsection shall be made available to public and private middle schools, including Bureau funded 

schools, in the 50 States of the United States, the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 

States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

ø(c) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘Bureau-funded school’’ has the meaning given such term in 

section 1146 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 

2026). 

øSEC. 2345. COOPERATIVE CIVIC EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 

ø(a) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—The Center for Civic Education, the National Council on Economic Education, and organizations described in section 2343(a)(3) shall use 

funds made available under grants or contracts under section 2343 

to carry out cooperative education exchange programs in accordance with this section. 

ø(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the cooperative education exchange programs carried out under this section shall be— 

ø(1) to make available to educators from eligible countries 

exemplary curriculum and teacher training programs in civics 

and government education, and economics education, developed 

in the United States; 

ø(2) to assist eligible countries in the adaptation, implementation, and institutionalization of such programs; 

ø(3) to create and implement civics and government education, and economic education, programs for students that 

draw upon the experiences of the participating eligible countries; 

ø(4) to provide a means for the exchange of ideas and experiences in civics and government education, and economic education, among political, educational, governmental, and private 

sector leaders of participating eligible countries; and 

ø(5) to provide support for— 

ø(A) independent research and evaluation to determine 

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ø(B) effective participation in, and the preservation and 

improvement of, an efficient market economy. 

ø(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the cooperative education exchange programs assisted under this section, the Center for Civic 

Education, the National Council on Economic Education, and organizations described in section 2343(a)(3) shall— 

ø(1) provide to the participants from eligible countries— 

ø(A) seminars on the basic principles of United States 

constitutional democracy and economic system, including 

seminars on the major governmental and economic institutions and systems in the United States, and visits to such 

institutions; 

ø(B) visits to school systems, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations conducting exemplary 

programs in civics and government education, and economic education, in the United States; 

ø(C) translations and adaptations with respect to United 

States civics and government education, and economic education, curricular programs for students and teachers, and 

in the case of training programs for teachers, translations 

and adaptations into forms useful in schools in eligible 

countries, and joint research projects in such areas; and 

ø(D) independent research and evaluation assistance— 

ø(i) to determine the effects of the cooperative education exchange programs on students’ development of 

the knowledge, skills, and traits of character essential 

for the preservation and improvement of constitutional 

democracy; and 

ø(ii) to identify effective participation in, and the 

preservation and improvement of, an efficient market 

economy; 

ø(2) provide to the participants from the United States— 

ø(A) seminars on the histories, economies, and systems 

of government of eligible countries; 

ø(B) visits to school systems, institutions of higher education, and organizations conducting exemplary programs 

in civics and government education, and economic education, located in eligible countries; 

ø(C) assistance from educators and scholars in eligible 

countries in the development of curricular materials on the 

history, government, and economy of such countries that 

are useful in United States classrooms; 

ø(D) opportunities to provide onsite demonstrations of 

United States curricula and pedagogy for educational leaders in eligible countries; and 

ø(E) independent research and evaluation assistance to 

determine— 

ø(i) the effects of the cooperative education exchange 

programs assisted under this section on students’ development of the knowledge, skills, and traits of character essential for the preservation and improvement 

of constitutional democracy; and 

ø(ii) effective participation in, and improvement of, 

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ø(3) assist participants from eligible countries and the 

United States to participate in international conferences on 

civics and government education, and economic education, for 

educational leaders, teacher trainers, scholars in related disciplines, and educational policymakers. 

ø(d) PARTICIPANTS.—The primary participants in the cooperative 

education exchange programs assisted under this section shall be 

educational leaders in the areas of civics and government education, and economic education, including teachers, curriculum and 

teacher training specialists, scholars in relevant disciplines, and 

educational policymakers, and government and private sector leaders from the United States and eligible countries. 

ø(e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may award a grant to, or 

enter into a contract with, the entities described in section 2343 to 

carry out programs assisted under this section only if the Secretary 

of State concurs with the Secretary that such grant, or contract, respectively, is consistent with the foreign policy of the United 

States. 

ø(f) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—With the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, the Secretary shall ensure that— 

ø(1) the activities carried out under the programs assisted 

under this section are not duplicative of other activities conducted in eligible countries; and 

ø(2) any institutions in eligible countries, with which the 

Center for Civic Education, the National Council on Economic 

Education, or organizations described in section 2343(a)(3) may 

work in conducting such activities, are creditable. 

ø(g) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible country’’ means a Central European country, an Eastern European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the independent states 

of the former Soviet Union as defined in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801), the Republic of Ireland, the 

province of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and any developing country (as such term is defined in section 209(d) of the 

Education for the Deaf Act) if the Secretary, with the concurrence 

of the Secretary of State, determines that such developing country 

has a democratic form of government. 

øSEC. 2346. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

øSubpart 4—Teaching of Traditional American 

History 

øSEC. 2351. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish and implement 

a program to be known as the ‘‘Teaching American History Grant 

Program’’, under which the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies— 

ø(1) to carry out activities to promote the teaching of traditional American history in elementary schools and secondary 

schools as a separate academic subject (not as a component of 

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ø(2) for the development, implementation, and strengthening 

of programs to teach traditional American history as a separate academic subject (not as a component of social studies) 

within elementary school and secondary school curricula, including the implementation of activities— 

ø(A) to improve the quality of instruction; and 

ø(B) to provide professional development and teacher 

education activities with respect to American history. 

ø(b) REQUIRED PARTNERSHIP.—A local educational agency that 

receives a grant under subsection (a) shall carry out activities 

under the grant in partnership with one or more of the following: 

ø(1) An institution of higher education. 

ø(2) A nonprofit history or humanities organization. 

ø(3) A library or museum. 

ø(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive an grant under this 

section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to 

the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

information as the Secretary may require. 

øSEC. 2352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each 

of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.¿ 

øSubpart 5—Teacher Liability Protection¿ 

øSEC. 2361. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Paul D. Coverdell Teacher 

Protection Act of 2001’’.¿ 

SEC. ø2362.¿ 2361. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this subpart is to provide teachers, øprincipals¿ 

school leaders, and other school professionals the tools they need to 

undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an 

appropriate educational environment. 

SEC. ø2364.¿ 2362. APPLICABILITY. 

This subpart shall only apply to States that receive funds under 

this Act, and shall apply to such a State as a condition of receiving 

such funds. 

SEC. ø2365.¿ 2363. PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE NONAPPLICABILITY. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø2366.¿ 2364. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR TEACHERS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) EXCEPTIONS TO TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION.—If the laws 

of a State limit teacher liability subject to one or more of the following conditions, such conditions shall not be construed as inconsistent with this section: 

(1) * * * 

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øate law¿ (3) A State law that makes a limitation of liability 

inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of a 

State or local government pursuant to State or local law. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø2367.¿ 2365. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR NONECONOMIC LOSS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø2363.¿ 2366. DEFINITIONS. 

For purposes of this subpart: 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(6) TEACHER.—The term ‘‘teacher’’ means— 

(A) a teacher, instructor, øprincipal¿ school leader, or 

administrator; 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 2368. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—This subpart shall take effect 90 days after 

the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—This subpart applies to any claim for harm 

caused by an act or omission of a teacher if that claim is filed on 

or after the effective date of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 

without regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the claim 

or the conduct that caused the harm occurred before such effective 

date. 

øPART D—ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH 

TECHNOLOGY 

øSEC. 2401. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Education Through 

Technology Act of 2001’’. 

øSEC. 2402. PURPOSES AND GOALS. 

ø(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are the following: 

ø(1) To provide assistance to States and localities for the implementation and support of a comprehensive system that effectively uses technology in elementary schools and secondary 

schools to improve student academic achievement. 

ø(2) To encourage the establishment or expansion of initiatives, including initiatives involving public-private partnerships, designed to increase access to technology, particularly in 

schools served by high-need local educational agencies. 

ø(3) To assist States and localities in the acquisition, development, interconnection, implementation, improvement, and 

maintenance of an effective educational technology infrastructure in a manner that expands access to technology for students (particularly for disadvantaged students) and teachers. 

ø(4) To promote initiatives that provide school teachers, principals, and administrators with the capacity to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction that are 

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academic achievement standards, through such means as highquality professional development programs. 

ø(5) To enhance the ongoing professional development of 

teachers, principals, and administrators by providing constant 

access to training and updated research in teaching and learning through electronic means. 

ø(6) To support the development and utilization of electronic 

networks and other innovative methods, such as distance 

learning, of delivering specialized or rigorous academic courses 

and curricula for students in areas that would not otherwise 

have access to such courses and curricula, particularly in geographically isolated regions. 

ø(7) To support the rigorous evaluation of programs funded 

under this part, particularly regarding the impact of such programs on student academic achievement, and ensure that 

timely information on the results of such evaluations is widely 

accessible through electronic means. 

ø(8) To support local efforts using technology to promote parent and family involvement in education and communication 

among students, parents, teachers, principals, and administrators. 

ø(b) GOALS.— 

ø(1) PRIMARY GOAL.—The primary goal of this part is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools. 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL GOALS.—The additional goals of this part 

are the following: 

ø(A) To assist every student in crossing the digital divide 

by ensuring that every student is technologically literate 

by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, 

geographic location, or disability. 

ø(B) To encourage the effective integration of technology 

resources and systems with teacher training and curriculum development to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented as best 

practices by State educational agencies and local educational agencies. 

øSEC. 2403. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible local entity’’ 

means— 

ø(A) a high-need local educational agency; or 

ø(B) an eligible local partnership. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligible local 

partnership’’ means a partnership that— 

ø(A) shall include at least one high-need local educational agency and at least one— 

ø(i) local educational agency that can demonstrate 

that teachers in schools served by the agency are effectively integrating technology and proven teaching 

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ø(I) classroom instruction in the core academic 

subjects; and 

ø(II) the preparation of students to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards; 

ø(ii) institution of higher education that is in full 

compliance with the reporting requirements of section 

207(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and that 

has not been identified by its State as low-performing 

under section 208 of such Act; 

ø(iii) for-profit business or organization that develops, designs, manufactures, or produces technology 

products or services, or has substantial expertise in 

the application of technology in instruction; or 

ø(iv) public or private nonprofit organization with 

demonstrated experience in the application of educational technology to instruction; and 

ø(B) may include other local educational agencies, educational service agencies, libraries, or other educational entities appropriate to provide local programs. 

ø(3) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ means a local educational 

agency that— 

ø(A) is among the local educational agencies in a State 

with the highest numbers or percentages of children from 

families with incomes below the poverty line; and 

ø(B)(i) operates one or more schools identified under section 1116; or 

ø(ii) has a substantial need for assistance in acquiring 

and using technology. 

øSEC. 2404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

carry out subparts 1 and 2, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 

such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

years. 

ø(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL INITIATIVES.—The amount of funds made available under 

subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be allocated so that— 

ø(1) not less than 98 percent is made available to carry out 

subpart 1; and 

ø(2) not more than 2 percent is made available to carry out 

subpart 2. 

ø(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR STUDY.—Of the total amount of 

funds allocated under subsection (b)(2) for fiscal years 2002 

through 2007, not more than $15,000,000 may be used to carry out 

section 2421(a). 

ø(d) LIMITATION.—Of the amount of funds made available to a recipient of funds under this part for a fiscal year, not more than 5 

percent may be used by the recipient for administrative costs or 

technical assistance, of which not more than 60 percent may be 

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øSubpart 1—State and Local Technology Grants 

øSEC. 2411. ALLOTMENT AND REALLOTMENT. 

ø(a) RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENT.—From the amount made 

available to carry out this subpart under section 2404(b)(1) for a 

fiscal year— 

ø(1) the Secretary shall reserve— 

ø(A) three-fourths of 1 percent for the Secretary of the 

Interior for programs under this subpart for schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

ø(B) one-half of 1 percent to provide assistance under 

this subpart to the outlying areas; and 

ø(C) such sums as may be necessary for continuation 

awards on grants awarded under section 3136 prior to the 

date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; 

and 

ø(2) from the remainder of such amount and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall make grants by allotting to each 

eligible State educational agency under this subpart an 

amount that bears the same relationship to such remainder for 

such year as the amount received under part A of title I for 

such year by such State educational agency bears to the 

amount received under such part for such year by all State 

educational agencies. 

ø(b) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—The amount of any State educational agency’s allotment under subsection (a)(2) for any fiscal 

year may not be less than one-half of 1 percent of the amount made 

available for allotments to States under this part for such year. 

ø(c) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If any State educational 

agency does not apply for an allotment under this subpart for a fiscal year, or does not use its entire allotment under this subpart for 

that fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State 

educational agency’s allotment, or the unused portion of the allotment, to the remaining State educational agencies that use their 

entire allotments under this subpart in accordance with this section. 

ø(d) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘State educational agency’’ does not include an agency of an 

outlying area or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

øSEC. 2412. USE OF ALLOTMENT BY STATE. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided to a State educational agency (from the agency’s allotment under section 

2411(a)(2)) for a fiscal year— 

ø(1) the State educational agency may use not more than 5 

percent to carry out activities under section 2415; and 

ø(2) the State educational agency shall distribute the remainder as follows: 

ø(A) From 50 percent of the remainder, the State educational agency shall award subgrants by allocating to 

each eligible local educational agency that has submitted 

an application to the State educational agency under section 2414, for the activities described in section 2416, an 

amount that bears the same relationship to 50 percent of 

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part A of title I for such year by such local educational 

agency bears to the amount received under such part for 

such year by all local educational agencies within the 

State. 

ø(B) From 50 percent of the remainder and subject to 

subsection (b), the State educational agency shall award 

subgrants, through a State-determined competitive process, to eligible local entities that have submitted applications to the State educational agency under section 2414, 

for the activities described in section 2416. 

ø(b) SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS.— ø(1) SPECIAL RULE.—In awarding a subgrant under subsection (a)(2)(B), the State educational agency shall— 

ø(A) determine the local educational agencies that— 

ø(i) received allocations under subsection (a)(2)(A) 

that are not of sufficient size to be effective, consistent 

with the purposes of this part; and 

ø(ii) are eligible local entities; 

ø(B) give priority to applications submitted by eligible 

local educational agencies described in subparagraph (A); 

and 

ø(C) determine the minimum amount for awards under 

subsection (a)(2)(B) to ensure that subgrants awarded 

under that subsection are of sufficient size to be effective. 

ø(2) SUFFICIENCY.—In awarding subgrants under subsection 

(a)(2)(B), each State educational agency shall ensure that each 

subgrant is of sufficient size and duration, and that the program funded by the subgrant is of sufficient scope and quality, 

to carry out the purposes of this part effectively. 

ø(3) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding subgrants under subsection 

(a)(2)(B), each State educational agency shall ensure an equitable distribution of assistance under this subpart among 

urban and rural areas of the State, according to the demonstrated need of those local educational agencies serving the 

areas. 

ø(c) FISCAL AGENT.—If an eligible local partnership receives a 

subgrant under subsection (a)(2)(B), a local educational agency in 

the partnership shall serve as the fiscal agent for the partnership. 

ø(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Each State educational agency receiving a grant under section 2411(a) shall— 

ø(1) identify the local educational agencies served by the 

State educational agency that— 

ø(A) have the highest numbers or percentages of children from families with incomes below the poverty line; 

and 

ø(B) demonstrate to such State educational agency the 

greatest need for technical assistance in developing an application under section 2414; and 

ø(2) offer the technical assistance described in paragraph 

(1)(B) to those local educational agencies. 

øSEC. 2413. STATE APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 

subpart, a State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary, 

at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may specify, an 

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tegic educational technology plan (which shall address the educational technology needs of local educational agencies) and such 

other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each State application submitted under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) An outline of the State educational agency’s long-term 

strategies for improving student academic achievement, including technology literacy, through the effective use of technology 

in classrooms throughout the State, including through improving the capacity of teachers to integrate technology effectively 

into curricula and instruction. 

ø(2) A description of the State educational agency’s goals for 

using advanced technology to improve student academic 

achievement, and how those goals are aligned with challenging 

State academic content and student academic achievement 

standards. 

ø(3) A description of how the State educational agency will 

take steps to ensure that all students and teachers in the 

State, particularly students and teachers in districts served by 

high-need local educational agencies, have increased access to 

technology. 

ø(4) A description of the process and accountability measures 

that the State educational agency will use to evaluate the extent to which activities funded under this subpart are effective 

in integrating technology into curricula and instruction. 

ø(5) A description of how the State educational agency will 

encourage the development and utilization of innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses 

and curricula through the use of technology, including distance 

learning technologies, particularly for those areas of the State 

that would not otherwise have access to such courses and curricula due to geographical isolation or insufficient resources. 

ø(6) An assurance that financial assistance provided under 

this subpart will supplement, and not supplant, State and local 

funds. 

ø(7) A description of how the plan incorporates teacher education, professional development, and curriculum development, 

and how the State educational agency will work to ensure that 

teachers and principals in a State receiving funds under this 

part are technologically literate. 

ø(8) A description of— 

ø(A) how the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to applicants under section 2414, especially to those applicants serving the highest numbers or 

percentages of children in poverty or with the greatest 

need for technical assistance; and 

ø(B) the capacity of the State educational agency to provide such assistance. 

ø(9) A description of technology resources and systems that 

the State will provide for the purpose of establishing best practices that can be widely replicated by State educational agencies and local educational agencies in the State and in other 

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ø(10) A description of the State’s long-term strategies for financing technology to ensure that all students, teachers, and 

classrooms have access to technology. 

ø(11) A description of the State’s strategies for using technology to increase parental involvement. 

ø(12) A description of how the State educational agency will 

ensure that each subgrant awarded under section 2412(a)(2)(B) 

is of sufficient size and duration, and that the program funded 

by the subgrant is of sufficient scope and quality, to carry out 

the purposes of this part effectively. 

ø(13) A description of how the State educational agency will 

ensure ongoing integration of technology into school curricula 

and instructional strategies in all schools in the State, so that 

technology will be fully integrated into the curricula and instruction of the schools by December 31, 2006. 

ø(14) A description of how the local educational agencies in 

the State will provide incentives to teachers who are technologically literate and teaching in rural or urban areas, to encourage such teachers to remain in those areas. 

ø(15) A description of how public and private entities will 

participate in the implementation and support of the plan. 

ø(c) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State 

educational agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to 

be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written 

determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary received the application, 

that the application is not in compliance with this part. 

ø(d) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove 

the application, except after giving the State educational agency 

notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

ø(e) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the application is 

not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this part, the Secretary 

shall— 

ø(1) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

ø(2) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance and, in such notification, shall— 

ø(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that 

are not in compliance; and 

ø(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

ø(f) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency responds to the 

Secretary’s notification described in subsection (e)(2) during the 45- 

day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, and resubmits the application with the requested information described in subsection (e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

ø(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the application is resubmitted; or 

ø(2) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (c). 

ø(g) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency does 

not respond to the Secretary’s notification described in subsection 

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agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed 

to be disapproved. 

øSEC. 2414. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant from a 

State educational agency under this subpart, a local educational 

agency or eligible local entity shall submit to the State educational 

agency an application containing a new or updated local long-range 

strategic educational technology plan that is consistent with the objectives of the statewide educational technology plan described in 

section 2413(a), and such other information as the State educational agency may reasonably require, at such time and in such 

manner as the State educational agency may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—The application shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of how the applicant will use Federal 

funds under this subpart to improve the student academic 

achievement, including technology literacy, of all students attending schools served by the local educational agency and to 

improve the capacity of all teachers teaching in schools served 

by the local educational agency to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction. 

ø(2) A description of the applicant’s specific goals for using 

advanced technology to improve student academic achievement, aligned with challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards. 

ø(3) A description of the steps the applicant will take to ensure that all students and teachers in schools served by the 

local educational agency involved have increased access to educational technology, including how the agency would use funds 

under this subpart (such as combining the funds with funds 

from other sources), to help ensure that— 

ø(A) students in high-poverty and high-needs schools, or 

schools identified under section 1116, have access to technology; and 

ø(B) teachers are prepared to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction. 

ø(4) A description of how the applicant will— 

ø(A) identify and promote curricula and teaching strategies that integrate technology effectively into curricula and 

instruction, based on a review of relevant research, leading 

to improvements in student academic achievement, as 

measured by challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards; and 

ø(B) provide ongoing, sustained professional development for teachers, principals, administrators, and school library media personnel serving the local educational agency, to further the effective use of technology in the classroom or library media center, including, if applicable, a list 

of the entities that will be partners with the local educational agency involved in providing the ongoing, sustained professional development. 

ø(5) A description of the type and costs of technologies to be 

acquired under this subpart, including services, software, and 

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ø(6) A description of how the applicant will coordinate activities carried out with funds provided under this subpart with 

technology-related activities carried out with funds available 

from other Federal, State, and local sources. 

ø(7) A description of how the applicant will integrate technology (including software and other electronically delivered 

learning materials) into curricula and instruction, and a 

timeline for such integration. 

ø(8) A description of how the applicant will encourage the 

development and utilization of innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula 

through the use of technology, including distance learning 

technologies, particularly for those areas that would not otherwise have access to such courses and curricula due to geographical isolation or insufficient resources. 

ø(9) A description of how the applicant will ensure the effective use of technology to promote parental involvement and increase communication with parents, including a description of 

how parents will be informed of the technology being applied 

in their child’s education so that the parents are able to reinforce at home the instruction their child receives at school. 

ø(10) A description of how programs will be developed, where 

applicable, in collaboration with adult literacy service providers, to maximize the use of technology. 

ø(11) A description of the process and accountability measures that the applicant will use to evaluate the extent to which 

activities funded under this subpart are effective in integrating 

technology into curricula and instruction, increasing the ability 

of teachers to teach, and enabling students to meet challenging 

State academic content and student academic achievement 

standards. 

ø(12) A description of the supporting resources (such as services, software, other electronically delivered learning materials, 

and print resources) that will be acquired to ensure successful 

and effective uses of technology. 

ø(c) COMBINED APPLICATIONS.—A local educational agency that is 

an eligible local entity and submits an application to the State educational agency under this section for funds awarded under section 

2412(a)(2)(A) may combine the agency’s application for funds 

awarded under that section with an application for funds awarded 

under section 2412(a)(2)(B). 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE.— 

ø(1) CONSORTIUM APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year, a local educational agency applying for financial assistance described 

in section 2412(a)(2)(A) may apply as part of a consortium 

that includes other local educational agencies, institutions 

of higher education, educational service agencies, libraries, 

or other educational entities appropriate to provide local 

programs. 

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ø(2) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—At the request of a local educational agency, a State educational agency 

may assist the local educational agency in the formation of a 

consortium described in paragraph (1) to provide services for 

the teachers and students served by the local educational agency. 

øSEC. 2415. STATE ACTIVITIES. 

øFrom funds made available under section 2412(a)(1), a State 

educational agency shall carry out activities and assist local efforts 

to carry out the purposes of this part, which may include the following activities: 

ø(1) Developing, or assisting applicants or recipients of funds 

under this subpart in the development and utilization of, innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula through the use of technology, including distance learning technologies, and providing other 

technical assistance to such applicants or recipients throughout 

the State, with priority given to high-need local educational 

agencies. 

ø(2) Establishing or supporting public-private initiatives 

(such as interest-free or reduced-cost loans) for the acquisition 

of educational technology for high-need local educational agencies and students attending schools served by such agencies. 

ø(3) Assisting recipients of funds under this subpart in providing sustained and intensive, high-quality professional development based on a review of relevant research in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, 

into curricula and instruction and in using those technologies 

to create new learning environments, including training in the 

use of technology to— 

ø(A) access data and resources to develop curricula and 

instructional materials; 

ø(B) enable teachers— 

ø(i) to use the Internet and other technology to communicate with parents, other teachers, principals, and 

administrators; and 

ø(ii) to retrieve Internet-based learning resources; 

and 

ø(C) lead to improvements in classroom instruction in 

the core academic subjects, that effectively prepare students to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards. 

ø(4) Assisting recipients of funds under this subpart in providing all students (including students with disabilities and 

students with limited English proficiency) and teachers with 

access to educational technology. 

ø(5) Developing performance measurement systems to determine the effectiveness of educational technology programs 

funded under this subpart, particularly in determining the extent to which activities funded under this subpart are effective 

in integrating technology into curricula and instruction, increasing the ability of teachers to teach, and enabling students 

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ø(6) Collaborating with other State educational agencies on 

distance learning, including making specialized or rigorous 

academic courses and curricula available to students in areas 

that would not otherwise have access to such courses and curricula. 

øSEC. 2416. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of funds made available under 

section 2412(a)(2) shall use not less than 25 percent of such 

funds to provide ongoing, sustained, and intensive, high-quality professional development. The recipient shall provide professional development in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curricula and 

instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments, such as professional development in the use 

of technology— 

ø(A) to access data and resources to develop curricula 

and instructional materials; 

ø(B) to enable teachers— 

ø(i) to use the Internet and other technology to communicate with parents, other teachers, principals, and 

administrators; and 

ø(ii) to retrieve Internet-based learning resources; 

and 

ø(C) to lead to improvements in classroom instruction in 

the core academic subjects, that effectively prepare students to meet challenging State academic content standards, including increasing student technology literacy, and 

student academic achievement standards. 

ø(2) WAIVERS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a recipient 

of funds made available under section 2412(a)(2) that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the State educational agency 

involved, that the recipient already provides ongoing, sustained, and intensive, high-quality professional development 

that is based on a review of relevant research, to all teachers 

in core academic subjects in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into curricula and 

instruction. 

ø(b) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—In addition to the activities described in 

subsection (a), a recipient of funds made available by a State educational agency under section 2412(a)(2) shall use such funds to 

carry out other activities consistent with this subpart, which may 

include the following: 

ø(1) Establishing or expanding initiatives, particularly initiatives involving public-private partnerships, designed to increase access to technology for students and teachers, with special emphasis on the access of high-need schools to technology. 

ø(2) Adapting or expanding existing and new applications of 

technology to enable teachers to increase student academic 

achievement, including technology literacy— 

ø(A) through the use of teaching practices that are based 

on a review of relevant research and are designed to prepare students to meet challenging State academic content 

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ø(B) by the development and utilization of innovative 

distance learning strategies to deliver specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula to areas that would 

not otherwise have access to such courses and curricula. 

ø(3) Acquiring proven and effective courses and curricula 

that include integrated technology and are designed to help 

students meet challenging State academic content and student 

academic achievement standards. 

ø(4) Utilizing technology to develop or expand efforts to connect schools and teachers with parents and students to promote meaningful parental involvement, to foster increased 

communication about curricula, assignments, and assessments 

between students, parents, and teachers, and to assist parents 

to understand the technology being applied in their child’s education, so that parents are able to reinforce at home the instruction their child receives at school. 

ø(5) Preparing one or more teachers in elementary schools 

and secondary schools as technology leaders who are provided 

with the means to serve as experts and train other teachers in 

the effective use of technology, and providing bonus payments 

to the technology leaders. 

ø(6) Acquiring, adapting, expanding, implementing, repairing, and maintaining existing and new applications of technology, to support the school reform effort and to improve student academic achievement, including technology literacy. 

ø(7) Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, and services 

(including the acquisition of hardware and software and other 

electronically delivered learning materials) for use by teachers, 

students, academic counselors, and school library media personnel in the classroom, in academic and college counseling 

centers, or in school library media centers, in order to improve 

student academic achievement. 

ø(8) Using technology to collect, manage, and analyze data to 

inform and enhance teaching and school improvement efforts. 

ø(9) Implementing performance measurement systems to determine the effectiveness of education technology programs 

funded under this subpart, particularly in determining the extent to which activities funded under this subpart are effective 

in integrating technology into curricula and instruction, increasing the ability of teachers to teach, and enabling students 

to meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. 

ø(10) Developing, enhancing, or implementing information 

technology courses. 

øSubpart 2—National Technology Activities 

øSEC. 2421. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) STUDY.—Using funds made available under section 

2404(b)(2), the Secretary— 

ø(1) shall conduct an independent, long-term study, utilizing 

scientifically based research methods and control groups or 

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ø(A) on the conditions and practices under which educational technology is effective in increasing student academic achievement; and 

ø(B) on the conditions and practices that increase the 

ability of teachers to integrate technology effectively into 

curricula and instruction, that enhance the learning environment and opportunities, and that increase student academic achievement, including technology literacy; 

ø(2) shall establish an independent review panel to advise 

the Secretary on methodological and other issues that arise in 

conducting the long-term study; 

ø(3) shall consult with other interested Federal departments 

or agencies, State and local educational practitioners and policymakers (including teachers, principals, and superintendents), and experts in technology, regarding the study; and 

ø(4) shall submit to Congress interim reports, when appropriate, and a final report, to be submitted not later than April 

1, 2006, on the findings of the study. 

ø(b) DISSEMINATION.—Using funds made available under section 

2404(b)(2), the Secretary shall make widely available, including 

through dissemination on the Internet and to all State educational 

agencies and other recipients of funds under this part, findings 

identified through activities carried out under this section regarding the conditions and practices under which educational technology is effective in increasing student academic achievement. 

ø(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Using funds made available under 

section 2404(b)(2), the Secretary may provide technical assistance 

(directly or through the competitive award of grants or contracts) 

to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and other 

recipients of funds, particularly in rural areas, under this part, in 

order to assist such State educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, and other recipients to achieve the purposes of this part. 

øSEC. 2422. NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Based on the Nation’s progress and an assessment by the Secretary of the continuing and future needs of the 

Nation’s schools in effectively using technology to provide all students the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content 

and student academic achievement standards, the Secretary shall 

update and publish, in a form readily accessible to the public, a national long-range technology plan, by not later than 12 months 

after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 

2001. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—The plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of the manner in which the Secretary will 

promote— 

ø(A) higher student academic achievement through the 

integration of advanced technologies, including emerging 

technologies, into curricula and instruction; 

ø(B) increased access to technology for teaching and 

learning for schools with a high number or percentage of 

children from families with incomes below the poverty line; 

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ø(2) A description of joint activities of the Department of 

Education and other Federal departments or agencies that will 

promote the use of technology in education. 

øSubpart 3—Ready-to-Learn Television 

øSEC. 2431. READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 

with, eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to enable such 

entities— 

ø(A) to develop, produce, and distribute educational and 

instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents in order to facilitate 

student academic achievement; 

ø(B) to facilitate the development, directly or through 

contracts with producers of children and family educational television programming, of educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, and the 

accompanying support materials and services that promote 

the effective use of such programming; 

ø(C) to facilitate the development of programming and 

digital content containing Ready-to-Learn-based children’s 

programming and resources for parents and caregivers 

that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over 

public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels 

and the Internet; 

ø(D) to contract with entities (such as public telecommunications entities) so that programs developed 

under this section are disseminated and distributed to the 

widest possible audience appropriate to be served by the 

programming, and through the use of the most appropriate 

distribution technologies; and 

ø(E) to develop and disseminate education and training 

materials, including interactive programs and programs 

adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are designed— 

ø(i) to promote school readiness; and 

ø(ii) to promote the effective use of materials developed under subparagraphs (B) and (C) among parents, 

teachers, Head Start providers, Even Start providers, 

providers of family literacy services, child care providers, early childhood development personnel, elementary school teachers, public libraries, and afterschool program personnel caring for preschool and elementary school children. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY.—In awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall ensure 

that eligible entities make programming widely available, with 

support materials as appropriate, to young children, parents, 

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ø(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant, 

contract, or cooperative agreements under this section, an entity shall be a public telecommunications entity that is able to 

demonstrate each of the following: 

ø(A) A capacity for the development and national distribution of educational and instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible by a large majority of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school 

children. 

ø(B) A capacity to contract with the producers of children’s television programming for the purpose of developing educational television programming of high quality. 

ø(C) A capacity, consistent with the entity’s mission and 

nonprofit nature, to negotiate such contracts in a manner 

that returns to the entity an appropriate share of any ancillary income from sales of any program-related products. 

ø(D) A capacity to localize programming and materials 

to meet specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at the local level. 

ø(4) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—An entity receiving a 

grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section 

shall consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services— 

ø(A) to maximize the utilization of quality educational 

programming by preschool and elementary school children, 

and make such programming widely available to federally 

funded programs serving such populations; and 

ø(B) to coordinate activities with Federal programs that 

have major training components for early childhood development, including programs under the Head Start Act (42 

U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and Even Start, and State training activities funded under the Child Care and Development 

Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), regarding 

the availability and utilization of materials developed 

under paragraph (1)(E) to enhance parent and child care 

provider skills in early childhood development and education. 

ø(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or 

cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an entity shall submit 

to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(c) REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.— 

ø(1) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report that contains such information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the report shall describe the program activities undertaken with funds received under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including each of the following: 

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ø(B) The support and training materials that have been 

developed to accompany the programming, and the method 

by which the materials are distributed to consumers and 

users of the programming. 

ø(C) The means by which programming developed under 

this section has been distributed, including the distance 

learning technologies that have been utilized to make programming available, and the geographic distribution 

achieved through such technologies. 

ø(D) The initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop 

public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support 

for the development, distribution, and broadcast of educational and instructional programming. 

ø(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall prepare and 

submit to the relevant committees of Congress a biannual report that includes the following: 

ø(A) A summary of the activities assisted under subsection (a). 

ø(B) A description of the education and training materials made available under subsection (a)(1)(E), the manner in which outreach has been conducted to inform parents and child care providers of the availability of such 

materials, and the manner in which such materials have 

been distributed in accordance with such subsection. 

ø(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An entity that receives a grant, 

contract, or cooperative agreement under this section may use up 

to 5 percent of the amount received under the grant, contract, or 

agreement for the normal and customary expenses of administering 

the grant, contract, or agreement. 

ø(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002, and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(2) FUNDING RULE.—Not less than 60 percent of the amount 

appropriated under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year shall be 

used to carry out activities under subparagraphs (B) through 

(D) of subsection (a)(1). 

øSubpart 4—Limitation on Availability of Certain 

Funds for Schools 

øSEC. 2441. INTERNET SAFETY. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds made available under this part to 

a local educational agency for an elementary school or secondary 

school that does not receive services at discount rates under section 

254(h)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(5)) 

may be used to purchase computers used to access the Internet, or 

to pay for direct costs associated with accessing the Internet, for 

such school unless the school, school board, local educational agency, or other authority with responsibility for administration of such 

school both— 

ø(1)(A) has in place a policy of Internet safety for minors 

that includes the operation of a technology protection measure 

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protects against access through such computers to visual depictions that are— 

ø(i) obscene; 

ø(ii) child pornography; or 

ø(iii) harmful to minors; and 

ø(B) is enforcing the operation of such technology protection 

measure during any use of such computers by minors; and 

ø(2)(A) has in place a policy of Internet safety that includes 

the operation of a technology protection measure with respect 

to any of its computers with Internet access that protects 

against access through such computers to visual depictions 

that are— 

ø(i) obscene; or 

ø(ii) child pornography; and 

ø(B) is enforcing the operation of such technology protection 

measure during any use of such computers. 

ø(b) TIMING AND APPLICABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The local educational agency with responsibility for a school covered by subsection (a) shall certify the 

compliance of such school with the requirements of subsection 

(a) as part of the application process for the next program 

funding year under this Act following December 21, 2000, and 

for each subsequent program funding year thereafter. 

ø(2) PROCESS.— ø(A) SCHOOLS WITH INTERNET SAFETY POLICIES AND

TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION MEASURES IN PLACE.—A local 

educational agency with responsibility for a school covered 

by subsection (a) that has in place an Internet safety policy meeting the requirements of subsection (a) shall certify 

its compliance with subsection (a) during each annual program application cycle under this Act. 

ø(B) SCHOOLS WITHOUT INTERNET SAFETY POLICIES AND

TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION MEASURES IN PLACE.— ø(i) CERTIFICATION.—A local educational agency 

with responsibility for a school covered by subsection 

(a) that does not have in place an Internet safety policy meeting the requirements of subsection (a)— 

ø(I) for the first program year after December 

21, 2000, in which the local educational agency is 

applying for funds for such school under this Act, 

shall certify that it is undertaking such actions, 

including any necessary procurement procedures, 

to put in place an Internet safety policy that 

meets such requirements; and 

ø(II) for the second program year after December 21, 2000, in which the local educational agency is applying for funds for such school under this 

Act, shall certify that such school is in compliance 

with such requirements. 

ø(ii) INELIGIBILITY.—Any school covered by subsection (a) for which the local educational agency concerned is unable to certify compliance with such requirements in such second program year shall be ineligible for all funding under this part for such second 

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such time as such school comes into compliance with 

such requirements. 

ø(C) WAIVERS.—Any school subject to a certification 

under subparagraph (B)(i)(II) for which the local educational agency concerned cannot make the certification 

otherwise required by that subparagraph may seek a waiver of that subparagraph if State or local procurement rules 

or regulations or competitive bidding requirements prevent 

the making of the certification otherwise required by that 

subparagraph. The local educational agency concerned 

shall notify the Secretary of the applicability of that subparagraph to the school. Such notice shall certify that the 

school will be brought into compliance with the requirements in subsection (a) before the start of the third program year after December 21, 2000, in which the school is 

applying for funds under this part. 

ø(c) DISABLING DURING CERTAIN USE.—An administrator, supervisor, or person authorized by the responsible authority under subsection (a) may disable the technology protection measure concerned to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purposes. 

ø(d) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 

ø(1) USE OF GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT REMEDIES.—Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that any 

recipient of funds under this part is failing to comply substantially with the requirements of this section, the Secretary 

may— 

ø(A) withhold further payments to the recipient under 

this part; 

ø(B) issue a complaint to compel compliance of the recipient through a cease and desist order; or 

ø(C) enter into a compliance agreement with a recipient 

to bring it into compliance with such requirements, 

in same manner as the Secretary is authorized to take such actions under sections 455, 456, and 457, respectively, of the 

General Education Provisions Act. 

ø(2) RECOVERY OF FUNDS PROHIBITED.—The actions authorized by paragraph (1) are the exclusive remedies available with 

respect to the failure of a school to comply substantially with 

a provision of this section, and the Secretary shall not seek a 

recovery of funds from the recipient for such failure. 

ø(3) RECOMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENTS.—Whenever the Secretary determines (whether by certification or other appropriate evidence) that a recipient of funds who is subject to the 

withholding of payments under paragraph (1)(A) has cured the 

failure providing the basis for the withholding of payments, the 

Secretary shall cease the withholding of payments to the recipient under that paragraph. 

ø(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpart: 

ø(1) COMPUTER.—The term ‘‘computer’’ includes any hardware, software, or other technology attached or connected to, 

installed in, or otherwise used in connection with a computer. 

ø(2) ACCESS TO INTERNET.—A computer shall be considered 

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with a modem or is connected to a computer network that has 

access to the Internet. 

ø(3) ACQUISITION OR OPERATION.—An elementary school or 

secondary school shall be considered to have received funds 

under this part for the acquisition or operation of any computer if such funds are used in any manner, directly or indirectly— 

ø(A) to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire or obtain 

the use of such computer; or 

ø(B) to obtain services, supplies, software, or other actions or materials to support, or in connection with, the operation of such computer. 

ø(4) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an individual who 

has not attained the age of 17. 

ø(5) CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.—The term ‘‘child pornography’’ 

has the meaning given that term in section 2256 of title 18, 

United States Code. 

ø(6) HARMFUL TO MINORS.—The term ‘‘harmful to minors’’ 

means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual 

depiction that— 

ø(A) taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion; 

ø(B) depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or 

simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals; and 

ø(C) taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors. 

ø(7) OBSCENE.—The term ‘‘obscene’’ has the meaning applicable to that term under section 1460 of title 18, United States 

Code. 

ø(8) SEXUAL ACT AND SEXUAL CONTACT.—The terms ‘‘sexual 

act’’ and ‘‘sexual contact’’ have the meanings given those terms 

in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code. 

ø(f) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this section is held invalid, the remainder of this section shall not be affected thereby.¿ 

PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 2401. INCLUSION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. 

In this title, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ includes a charter school (as defined in section 5101) that, in the absence of this 

section, would not have received funds under this title. 

SEC. 2402. PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW. 

At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency 

that receives funds under this title shall notify the parents of each 

student attending any school receiving funds under this title that 

the parents may request, and the agency will provide the parents on 

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SEC. 2403. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

Funds received under this title shall be used to supplement, and 

not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for 

activities authorized under this title. 

øTITLE III—LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION 

FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 

AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS 

øSEC. 3001. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS; CONDITION ON 

EFFECTIVENESS OF PARTS. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, except for 

subpart 4 of part B, $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 

sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

years. 

ø(2) EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM.—There 

are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart 4 of 

part B (when such part is in effect) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

years. 

ø(b) CONDITIONS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PARTS A AND B.— 

ø(1) PART A.—Part A shall be in effect for any fiscal year for 

which the amount appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) 

of subsection (a) equals or exceeds $650,000,000. 

ø(2) PART B.—Part B shall be in effect only for a fiscal year 

for which part A is not in effect. 

ø(c) REFERENCES.—In any fiscal year for which part A is in effect, references in Federal law (other than this title) to part B shall 

be considered to be references to part A. In any fiscal year for 

which part B is in effect, references in Federal law (other than this 

title) to part A shall be considered to be references to part B. 

øPART A—ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, 

LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND ACADEMIC 

ACHIEVEMENT ACT 

øSEC. 3101. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘English Language Acquisition, 

Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act’’. 

øSEC. 3102. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this part are— 

ø(1) to help ensure that children who are limited English 

proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain 

English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment 

in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet; 

ø(2) to assist all limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels in 

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demic achievement standards as all children are expected to 

meet, consistent with section 1111(b)(1); 

ø(3) to develop high-quality language instruction educational 

programs designed to assist State educational agencies, local 

educational agencies, and schools in teaching limited English 

proficient children and serving immigrant children and youth; 

ø(4) to assist State educational agencies and local educational agencies to develop and enhance their capacity to provide high-quality instructional programs designed to prepare 

limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth, to enter all-English instruction settings; 

ø(5) to assist State educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, and schools to build their capacity to establish, implement, and sustain language instruction educational programs 

and programs of English language development for limited 

English proficient children; 

ø(6) to promote parental and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents and 

communities of limited English proficient children; 

ø(7) to streamline language instruction educational programs 

into a program carried out through formula grants to State 

educational agencies and local educational agencies to help 

limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth, develop proficiency in English, while meeting 

challenging State academic content and student academic 

achievement standards; 

ø(8) to hold State educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, and schools accountable for increases in English proficiency and core academic content knowledge of limited 

English proficient children by requiring— 

ø(A) demonstrated improvements in the English proficiency of limited English proficient children each fiscal 

year; and 

ø(B) adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth, 

as described in section 1111(b)(2)(B); and 

ø(9) to provide State educational agencies and local educational agencies with the flexibility to implement language instruction educational programs, based on scientifically based 

research on teaching limited English proficient children, that 

the agencies believe to be the most effective for teaching 

English. 

øSubpart 1—Grants and Subgrants for English 

Language Acquisition and Language Enhancement 

øSEC. 3111. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each State educational agency 

having a plan approved by the Secretary for a fiscal year under 

section 3113, the Secretary shall make a grant for the year to the 

agency for the purposes specified in subsection (b). The grant shall 

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ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 

make a grant under subsection (a) only if the State educational 

agency involved agrees to expend at least 95 percent of the 

State educational agency’s allotment under subsection (c) for a 

fiscal year— 

ø(A) to award subgrants, from allocations under section 

3114, to eligible entities to carry out the activities described in section 3115 (other than subsection (e)); and 

ø(B) to award subgrants under section 3114(d)(1) to eligible entities that are described in that section to carry out 

the activities described in section 3115(e). 

ø(2) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to paragraph (3), each State 

educational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) may 

reserve not more than 5 percent of the agency’s allotment 

under subsection (c) to carry out one or more of the following 

activities: 

ø(A) Professional development activities, and other activities, that assist personnel in meeting State and local 

certification and licensing requirements for teaching limited English proficient children. 

ø(B) Planning, evaluation, administration, and interagency coordination related to the subgrants referred to in 

paragraph (1). 

ø(C) Providing technical assistance and other forms of 

assistance to eligible entities that are receiving subgrants 

from a State educational agency under this subpart, including assistance in— 

ø(i) identifying and implementing language instruction educational programs and curricula that are 

based on scientifically based research on teaching limited English proficient children; 

ø(ii) helping limited English proficient children meet 

the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children 

are expected to meet; 

ø(iii) identifying or developing, and implementing, 

measures of English proficiency; and 

ø(iv) promoting parental and community participation in programs that serve limited English proficient 

children. 

ø(D) Providing recognition, which may include providing 

financial awards, to subgrantees that have exceeded their 

annual measurable achievement objectives pursuant to 

section 3122. 

ø(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—From the amount reserved 

under paragraph (2), a State educational agency may use not 

more than 60 percent of such amount or $175,000, whichever 

is greater, for the planning and administrative costs of carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2). 

ø(c) RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(1) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount appropriated under 

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ø(A) 0.5 percent or $5,000,000 of such amount, whichever is greater, for payments to eligible entities that are 

defined under section 3112(a) for activities, approved by 

the Secretary, consistent with this subpart; 

ø(B) 0.5 percent of such amount for payments to outlying 

areas, to be allotted in accordance with their respective 

needs for assistance under this subpart, as determined by 

the Secretary, for activities, approved by the Secretary, 

consistent with this subpart; 

ø(C) 6.5 percent of such amount for national activities 

under sections 3131 and 3303, except that not more than 

0.5 percent of such amount shall be reserved for evaluation 

activities conducted by the Secretary and not more than 

$2,000,000 of such amount may be reserved for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and 

Language Instruction Educational Programs described in 

section 3303; and 

ø(D) such sums as may be necessary to make continuation awards under paragraph (2). 

ø(2) CONTINUATION AWARDS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Before making allotments to State 

educational agencies under paragraph (3) for any fiscal 

year, the Secretary shall use the sums reserved under 

paragraph (1)(D) to make continuation awards to recipients who received grants or fellowships for the fiscal year 

preceding any fiscal year described in section 3001(b)(1)(A) 

under— 

ø(i) subparts 1 and 3 of part A of title VII (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001); or 

ø(ii) subparts 1 and 3 of part B of this title. 

ø(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall make the 

awards in order to allow such recipients to receive awards 

for the complete period of their grants or fellowships under 

the appropriate subparts. 

ø(3) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), from the amount appropriated under section 3001(a) 

for each fiscal year that remains after making the reservations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot to each 

State educational agency having a plan approved under 

section 3113(c)— 

ø(i) an amount that bears the same relationship to 

80 percent of the remainder as the number of limited 

English proficient children in the State bears to the 

number of such children in all States; and 

ø(ii) an amount that bears the same relationship to 

20 percent of the remainder as the number of immigrant children and youth in the State bears to the 

number of such children and youth in all States. 

ø(B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS.—No State educational agency shall receive an allotment under this paragraph that is 

less than $500,000. 

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Secretary for a fiscal year, or submits a plan (or any 

amendment to a plan) that the Secretary, after reasonable 

notice and opportunity for a hearing, determines does not 

satisfy the requirements of this subpart, the Secretary— 

ø(i) shall endeavor to make the State’s allotment 

available on a competitive basis to specially qualified 

agencies within the State to satisfy the requirements 

of section 3115 (and any additional requirements that 

the Secretary may impose), consistent with the purposes of such section, and to carry out required and 

authorized activities under such section; and 

ø(ii) shall reallot any portion of such allotment remaining after the application of clause (i) to the remaining State educational agencies in accordance with 

subparagraph (A). 

ø(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUERTO RICO.—The total amount 

allotted to Puerto Rico for any fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 0.5 percent of the total amount 

allotted to all States for that fiscal year. 

ø(4) USE OF DATA FOR DETERMINATIONS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—In making State allotments under 

paragraph (3), for the purpose of determining the number 

of limited English proficient children in a State and in all 

States, and the number of immigrant children and youth 

in a State and in all States, for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use data that will yield the most accurate, upto-date numbers of such children and youth. 

ø(B) SPECIAL RULE.— 

ø(i) FIRST 2 YEARS.—In making determinations 

under subparagraph (A) for the 2 fiscal years following 

the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act 

of 2001, the Secretary shall determine the number of 

limited English proficient children in a State and in 

all States, and the number of immigrant children and 

youth in a State and in all States, using data available 

from the Bureau of Census or submitted by the States 

to the Secretary. 

ø(ii) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—For subsequent fiscal 

years, the Secretary shall determine the number of 

limited English proficient children in a State and in 

all States, and the number of immigrant children and 

youth in a State and in all States, using the more accurate of— 

ø(I) the data available from the American Community Survey available from the Department of 

Commerce; or 

ø(II) the number of children being assessed for 

English proficiency in a State as required under 

section 1111(b)(7). 

øSEC. 3112. NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN IN 

SCHOOL. 

ø(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of carrying out programs under this part for individuals served by elementary schools, 

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nately for Native American children (including Alaska Native children), the following shall be considered to be an eligible entity: 

ø(1) An Indian tribe. 

ø(2) A tribally sanctioned educational authority. 

ø(3) A Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander 

native language educational organization. 

ø(4) An elementary school or secondary school that is operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a consortium of such schools. 

ø(5) An elementary school or secondary school operated 

under a contract with or grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in consortium with another such school or a tribal or 

community organization. 

ø(6) An elementary school or secondary school operated by 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs and an institution of higher education, in consortium with an elementary school or secondary 

school operated under a contract with or grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs or a tribal or community organization. 

ø(b) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an entity that is considered to be an eligible entity under subsection (a), and that desires 

to receive Federal financial assistance under this subpart, shall 

submit an application to the Secretary. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—An eligible entity described in subsection (a) 

that receives Federal financial assistance pursuant to this section 

shall not be eligible to receive a subgrant under section 3114. 

øSEC. 3113. STATE AND SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY PLANS. 

ø(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Each State educational agency and specially qualified agency desiring a grant under this subpart shall 

submit a plan to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) 

shall— 

ø(1) describe the process that the agency will use in making 

subgrants to eligible entities under section 3114(d)(1); 

ø(2) describe how the agency will establish standards and objectives for raising the level of English proficiency that are derived from the four recognized domains of speaking, listening, 

reading, and writing, and that are aligned with achievement of 

the challenging State academic content and student academic 

achievement standards described in section 1111(b)(1); 

ø(3) contain an assurance that— 

ø(A) in the case of a State educational agency, the agency consulted with local educational agencies, education-related community groups and nonprofit organizations, parents, teachers, school administrators, and researchers, in 

developing the annual measurable achievement objectives 

described in section 3122; 

ø(B) in the case of a specially qualified agency, the agency consulted with education-related community groups and 

nonprofit organizations, parents, teachers, and researchers, in developing the annual measurable achievement objectives described in section 3122; 

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quirement in section 1111(b)(7) to annually assess in 

English children who have been in the United States for 

3 or more consecutive years; 

ø(D) the agency will ensure that eligible entities receiving a subgrant under this subpart annually assess the 

English proficiency of all limited English proficient children participating in a program funded under this subpart, consistent with section 1111(b)(7); 

ø(E) in awarding subgrants under section 3114, the 

agency will address the needs of school systems of all sizes 

and in all geographic areas, including school systems with 

rural and urban schools; 

ø(F) subgrants to eligible entities under section 

3114(d)(1) will be of sufficient size and scope to allow such 

entities to carry out high-quality language instruction educational programs for limited English proficient children; 

and 

ø(G) the agency will require an eligible entity receiving 

a subgrant under this subpart to use the subgrant in ways 

that will build such recipient’s capacity to continue to offer 

high-quality language instruction educational programs 

that assist limited English proficient children in meeting 

challenging State academic content and student academic 

achievement standards once assistance under this subpart 

is no longer available; 

ø(4) describe how the agency will coordinate its programs 

and activities under this subpart with its other programs and 

activities under this Act and other Acts, as appropriate; 

ø(5) describe how the agency will hold local educational 

agencies, eligible entities, elementary schools, and secondary 

schools accountable for— 

ø(A) meeting all annual measurable achievement objectives described in section 3122; 

ø(B) making adequate yearly progress for limited 

English proficient children, as described in section 

1111(b)(2)(B); and 

ø(C) achieving the purposes of this part; and 

ø(6) describe how eligible entities in the State will be given 

the flexibility to teach limited English proficient children— 

ø(A) using a language instruction curriculum that is tied 

to scientifically based research on teaching limited English 

proficient children and that has been demonstrated to be 

effective; and 

ø(B) in the manner the eligible entities determine to be 

the most effective. 

ø(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary, after using a peer review process, shall approve a plan submitted under subsection (a) if the plan 

meets the requirements of this section. 

ø(d) DURATION OF PLAN.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each plan submitted by a State educational agency or specially qualified agency and approved 

under subsection (c) shall— 

ø(A) remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s 

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ø(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the agency, 

as necessary, to reflect changes to the agency’s strategies 

and programs carried out under this part. 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 

ø(A) AMENDMENTS.—If the State educational agency or 

specially qualified agency amends the plan, the agency 

shall submit such amendment to the Secretary. 

ø(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve such 

amendment to an approved plan, unless the Secretary determines that the amendment will result in the agency not 

meeting the requirements, or fulfilling the purposes, of 

this part. 

ø(e) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A plan submitted under subsection 

(a) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan under section 

9302. 

ø(f) SECRETARY ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, if requested, in the development of English proficiency standards, objectives, and assessments. 

øSEC. 3114. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—After making the reservation required under 

subsection (d)(1), each State educational agency receiving a grant 

under section 3111(c)(3) shall award subgrants for a fiscal year by 

allocating to each eligible entity in the State having a plan approved under section 3116 an amount that bears the same relationship to the amount received under the grant and remaining after 

making such reservation as the population of limited English proficient children in schools served by the eligible entity bears to the 

population of limited English proficient children in schools served 

by all eligible entities in the State. 

ø(b) LIMITATION.—A State educational agency shall not award a 

subgrant from an allocation made under subsection (a) if the 

amount of such subgrant would be less than $10,000. 

ø(c) REALLOCATION.—Whenever a State educational agency determines that an amount from an allocation made to an eligible entity 

under subsection (a) for a fiscal year will not be used by the entity 

for the purpose for which the allocation was made, the agency 

shall, in accordance with such rules as it determines to be appropriate, reallocate such amount, consistent with such subsection, to 

other eligible entities in the State that the agency determines will 

use the amount to carry out that purpose. 

ø(d) REQUIRED RESERVATION.—A State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year— 

ø(1) shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the agency’s 

allotment under section 3111(c)(3) to award subgrants to eligible entities in the State that have experienced a significant increase, as compared to the average of the 2 preceding fiscal 

years, in the percentage or number of immigrant children and 

youth, who have enrolled, during the fiscal year preceding the 

fiscal year for which the subgrant is made, in public and nonpublic elementary schools and secondary schools in the geographic areas under the jurisdiction of, or served by, such entities; and 

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ø(A) shall equally consider eligible entities that satisfy 

the requirement of such paragraph but have limited or no 

experience in serving immigrant children and youth; and 

ø(B) shall consider the quality of each local plan under 

section 3116 and ensure that each subgrant is of sufficient 

size and scope to meet the purposes of this part. 

øSEC. 3115. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

ø(a) PURPOSES OF SUBGRANTS.—A State educational agency may 

make a subgrant to an eligible entity from funds received by the 

agency under this subpart only if the entity agrees to expend the 

funds to improve the education of limited English proficient children, by assisting the children to learn English and meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement 

standards. In carrying out activities with such funds, the entity 

shall use approaches and methodologies based on scientifically 

based research on teaching limited English proficient children and 

immigrant children and youth for the following purposes: 

ø(1) Developing and implementing new language instruction 

educational programs and academic content instruction programs for such children, and such children and youth, including programs of early childhood education, elementary school 

programs, and secondary school programs. 

ø(2) Carrying out highly focused, innovative, locally designed 

activities to expand or enhance existing language instruction 

educational programs and academic content instruction programs for such children, and such children and youth. 

ø(3) Implementing, within an individual school, schoolwide 

programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs, activities, and operations relating to language 

instruction educational programs and academic content instruction for such children, and such children and youth. 

ø(4) Implementing, within the entire jurisdiction of a local 

educational agency, agencywide programs for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading all relevant programs, activities, and 

operations relating to language instruction educational programs and academic content instruction for such children, and 

such children and youth. 

ø(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each eligible entity receiving 

funds under section 3114(a) for a fiscal year may use not more 

than 2 percent of such funds for the cost of administering this subpart. 

ø(c) REQUIRED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving funds under section 3114(a) shall use the funds— 

ø(1) to increase the English proficiency of limited English 

proficient children by providing high-quality language instruction educational programs that are based on scientifically 

based research demonstrating the effectiveness of the programs in increasing— 

ø(A) English proficiency; and 

ø(B) student academic achievement in the core academic 

subjects; and 

ø(2) to provide high-quality professional development to 

classroom teachers (including teachers in classroom settings 

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programs), principals, administrators, and other school or community-based organizational personnel, that is— 

ø(A) designed to improve the instruction and assessment 

of limited English proficient children; 

ø(B) designed to enhance the ability of such teachers to 

understand and use curricula, assessment measures, and 

instruction strategies for limited English proficient children; 

ø(C) based on scientifically based research demonstrating the effectiveness of the professional development in increasing children’s English proficiency or substantially increasing the subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills of such teachers; and 

ø(D) of sufficient intensity and duration (which shall not 

include activities such as one-day or short-term workshops 

and conferences) to have a positive and lasting impact on 

the teachers’ performance in the classroom, except that 

this subparagraph shall not apply to an activity that is one 

component of a long-term, comprehensive professional development plan established by a teacher and the teacher’s 

supervisor based on an assessment of the needs of the 

teacher, the supervisor, the students of the teacher, and 

any local educational agency employing the teacher. 

ø(d) AUTHORIZED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsection 

(c), an eligible entity receiving funds under section 3114(a) may use 

the funds to achieve one of the purposes described in subsection (a) 

by undertaking one or more of the following activities: 

ø(1) Upgrading program objectives and effective instruction 

strategies. 

ø(2) Improving the instruction program for limited English 

proficient children by identifying, acquiring, and upgrading 

curricula, instruction materials, educational software, and assessment procedures. 

ø(3) Providing— 

ø(A) tutorials and academic or vocational education for 

limited English proficient children; and 

ø(B) intensified instruction. 

ø(4) Developing and implementing elementary school or secondary school language instruction educational programs that 

are coordinated with other relevant programs and services. 

ø(5) Improving the English proficiency and academic achievement of limited English proficient children. 

ø(6) Providing community participation programs, family literacy services, and parent outreach and training activities to 

limited English proficient children and their families— 

ø(A) to improve the English language skills of limited 

English proficient children; and 

ø(B) to assist parents in helping their children to improve their academic achievement and becoming active 

participants in the education of their children. 

ø(7) Improving the instruction of limited English proficient 

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ø(B) access to, and participation in, electronic networks 

for materials, training, and communication; and 

ø(C) incorporation of the resources described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) into curricula and programs, such as 

those funded under this subpart. 

ø(8) Carrying out other activities that are consistent with the 

purposes of this section. 

ø(e) ACTIVITIES BY AGENCIES EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL IN- CREASES IN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving funds under 

section 3114(d)(1) shall use the funds to pay for activities that 

provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant 

children and youth, which may include— 

ø(A) family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children; 

ø(B) support for personnel, including teacher aides who 

have been specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to immigrant children and youth; 

ø(C) provision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or 

career counseling for immigrant children and youth; 

ø(D) identification and acquisition of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to be used in 

the program carried out with funds; 

ø(E) basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the school district involved of immigrant children and youth, including the payment of 

costs of providing additional classroom supplies, costs of 

transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable to such additional basic instruction services; 

ø(F) other instruction services that are designed to assist 

immigrant children and youth to achieve in elementary 

schools and secondary schools in the United States, such 

as programs of introduction to the educational system and 

civics education; and 

ø(G) activities, coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector 

entities, or other entities with expertise in working with 

immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children and 

youth by offering comprehensive community services. 

ø(2) DURATION OF SUBGRANTS.—The duration of a subgrant 

made by a State educational agency under section 3114(d)(1) 

shall be determined by the agency in its discretion. 

ø(f) SELECTION OF METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a subgrant from a State educational agency under this subpart, an eligible entity shall select one or more methods or forms of instruction to be used in 

the programs and activities undertaken by the entity to assist 

limited English proficient children to attain English proficiency 

and meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. 

ø(2) CONSISTENCY.—Such selection shall be consistent with 

sections 3125 through 3127. 

ø(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds made available 

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Federal, State, and local public funds that, in the absence of such 

availability, would have been expended for programs for limited 

English proficient children and immigrant children and youth and 

in no case to supplant such Federal, State, and local public funds. 

øSEC. 3116. LOCAL PLANS. 

ø(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Each eligible entity desiring a subgrant 

from the State educational agency under section 3114 shall submit 

a plan to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational 

agency may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) 

shall— 

ø(1) describe the programs and activities proposed to be developed, implemented, and administered under the subgrant; 

ø(2) describe how the eligible entity will use the subgrant 

funds to meet all annual measurable achievement objectives 

described in section 3122; 

ø(3) describe how the eligible entity will hold elementary 

schools and secondary schools receiving funds under this subpart accountable for— 

ø(A) meeting the annual measurable achievement objectives described in section 3122; 

ø(B) making adequate yearly progress for limited 

English proficient children, as described in section 

1111(b)(2)(B); and 

ø(C) annually measuring the English proficiency of limited English proficient children, so that such children 

served by the programs carried out under this part develop 

proficiency in English while meeting State academic content and student academic achievement standards as required by section 1111(b)(1); 

ø(4) describe how the eligible entity will promote parental 

and community participation in programs for limited English 

proficient children; 

ø(5) contain an assurance that the eligible entity consulted 

with teachers, researchers, school administrators, and parents, 

and, if appropriate, with education-related community groups 

and nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education, in developing such plan; and 

ø(6) describe how language instruction educational programs 

carried out under the subgrant will ensure that limited 

English proficient children being served by the programs develop English proficiency. 

ø(c) TEACHER ENGLISH FLUENCY.—Each eligible entity receiving 

a subgrant under section 3114 shall include in its plan a certification that all teachers in any language instruction educational 

program for limited English proficient children that is, or will be, 

funded under this part are fluent in English and any other language used for instruction, including having written and oral communications skills. 

ø(d) OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL.—Each local plan shall 

also contain assurances that— 

ø(1) each local educational agency that is included in the eligible entity is complying with section 3302 prior to, and 

throughout, each school year; 


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ø(2) the eligible entity annually will assess the English proficiency of all children with limited English proficiency participating in programs funded under this part; 

ø(3) the eligible entity has based its proposed plan on scientifically based research on teaching limited English proficient children; 

ø(4) the eligible entity will ensure that the programs will enable children to speak, read, write, and comprehend the 

English language and meet challenging State academic content 

and student academic achievement standards; and 

ø(5) the eligible entity is not in violation of any State law, 

including State constitutional law, regarding the education of 

limited English proficient children, consistent with sections 

3126 and 3127. 

øSubpart 2—Accountability and Administration 

øSEC. 3121. EVALUATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that receives a subgrant 

from a State educational agency under subpart 1 shall provide such 

agency, at the conclusion of every second fiscal year during which 

the subgrant is received, with an evaluation, in a form prescribed 

by the agency, that includes— 

ø(1) a description of the programs and activities conducted 

by the entity with funds received under subpart 1 during the 

two immediately preceding fiscal years; 

ø(2) a description of the progress made by children in learning the English language and meeting challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards; 

ø(3) the number and percentage of children in the programs 

and activities attaining English proficiency by the end of each 

school year, as determined by a valid and reliable assessment 

of English proficiency; and 

ø(4) a description of the progress made by children in meeting challenging State academic content and student academic 

achievement standards for each of the 2 years after such children are no longer receiving services under this part. 

ø(b) USE OF EVALUATION.—An evaluation provided by an eligible 

entity under subsection (a) shall be used by the entity and the 

State educational agency— 

ø(1) for improvement of programs and activities; 

ø(2) to determine the effectiveness of programs and activities 

in assisting children who are limited English proficient to attain English proficiency (as measured consistent with subsection (d)) and meet challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards; and 

ø(3) in determining whether or not to continue funding for 

specific programs or activities. 

ø(c) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—An evaluation provided by an 

eligible entity under subsection (a) shall— 

ø(1) provide an evaluation of children enrolled in a program 

or activity conducted by the entity using funds under subpart 

1 (including the percentage of children) who— 


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ø(A) are making progress in attaining English proficiency, including the percentage of children who have 

achieved English proficiency; 

ø(B) have transitioned into classrooms not tailored to 

limited English proficient children, and have a sufficient 

level of English proficiency to permit them to achieve in 

English and transition into classrooms not tailored to limited English proficient children; 

ø(C) are meeting the same challenging State academic 

content and student academic achievement standards as 

all children are expected to meet; and 

ø(D) are not receiving waivers for the reading or language arts assessments under section 1111(b)(3)(C); and 

ø(2) include such other information as the State educational 

agency may require. 

ø(d) EVALUATION MEASURES.—A State shall approve evaluation 

measures for use under subsection (c) that are designed to assess— 

ø(1) the progress of children in attaining English proficiency, 

including a child’s level of comprehension, speaking, listening, 

reading, and writing skills in English; 

ø(2) student attainment of challenging State student academic achievement standards on assessments described in section 1111(b)(3); and 

ø(3) progress in meeting the annual measurable achievement 

objectives described in section 3122. 

ø(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCIES.—Each 

specially qualified agency receiving a grant under this part shall 

provide the evaluations described in subsection (a) to the Secretary 

subject to the same requirements as apply to eligible entities providing such evaluations to State educational agencies under such 

subsection. 

øSEC. 3122. ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

ø(a) ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency receiving a grant under subpart 1 shall 

develop annual measurable achievement objectives for limited 

English proficient children served under this part that relate 

to such children’s development and attainment of English proficiency while meeting challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards as required by section 1111(b)(1). 

ø(2) DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVES.—Such annual measurable achievement objectives shall be developed in a manner 

that— 

ø(A) reflects the amount of time an individual child has 

been enrolled in a language instruction educational program; and 

ø(B) uses consistent methods and measurements to reflect the increases described in subparagraphs (A)(i), 

(A)(ii), and (B) of paragraph (3). 

ø(3) CONTENTS.—Such annual measurable achievement objectives— 

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ø(i) at a minimum, annual increases in the number 

or percentage of children making progress in learning 

English; 

ø(ii) at a minimum, annual increases in the number 

or percentage of children attaining English proficiency 

by the end of each school year, as determined by a 

valid and reliable assessment of English proficiency 

consistent with section 1111(b)(7); and 

ø(iii) making adequate yearly progress for limited 

English proficient children as described in section 

1111(b)(2)(B); and 

ø(B) at the discretion of the agency, may include the 

number or percentage of children not receiving waivers for 

reading or language arts assessments under section 

1111(b)(3)(C), but this achievement objective shall not be 

applied to an eligible entity that, in a given school year— 

ø(i) has experienced a large increase in limited 

English proficient children or immigrant children and 

youth; 

ø(ii) enrolls a statistically significant number of immigrant children and youth from countries where such 

children and youth had little or no access to formal 

education; or 

ø(iii) has a statistically significant number of immigrant children and youth who have fled from war or 

natural disaster. 

ø(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

ø(1) FOR STATES.—Each State educational agency receiving a 

grant under subpart 1 shall hold eligible entities receiving a 

subgrant under such subpart accountable for meeting the annual measurable achievement objectives under subsection (a), 

including making adequate yearly progress for limited English 

proficient children. 

ø(2) IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—If a State educational agency determines, based on the annual measurable achievement objectives described in subsection (a), that an eligible entity has 

failed to make progress toward meeting such objectives for 2 

consecutive years, the agency shall require the entity to develop an improvement plan that will ensure that the entity 

meets such objectives. The improvement plan shall specifically 

address the factors that prevented the entity from achieving 

such objectives. 

ø(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—During the development of the 

improvement plan described in paragraph (2), and throughout 

its implementation, the State educational agency shall— 

ø(A) provide technical assistance to the eligible entity; 

ø(B) provide technical assistance, if applicable, to schools 

served by such entity under subpart 1 that need assistance 

to enable the schools to meet the annual measurable 

achievement objectives described in subsection (a); 

ø(C) develop, in consultation with the entity, professional development strategies and activities, based on scientifically based research, that the agency will use to meet 

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ø(D) require such entity to utilize such strategies and activities; and 

ø(E) develop, in consultation with the entity, a plan to 

incorporate strategies and methodologies, based on scientifically based research, to improve the specific program 

or method of instruction provided to limited English proficient children. 

ø(4) ACCOUNTABILITY.—If a State educational agency determines that an eligible entity has failed to meet the annual 

measurable achievement objectives described in subsection (a) 

for 4 consecutive years, the agency shall— 

ø(A) require such entity to modify the entity’s curriculum, program, and method of instruction; or 

ø(B)(i) make a determination whether the entity shall 

continue to receive funds related to the entity’s failure to 

meet such objectives; and 

ø(ii) require such entity to replace educational personnel 

relevant to the entity’s failure to meet such objectives. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCIES.—The 

Secretary shall hold specially qualified agencies receiving a grant 

under this subpart accountable for meeting the annual measurable 

achievement objectives described in subsection (a) in the same 

manner as State educational agencies hold eligible entities accountable under subsection (b). 

øSEC. 3123. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) STATES.—Based upon the evaluations provided to a State 

educational agency under section 3121, each such agency that receives a grant under this part shall prepare and submit every second year to the Secretary a report on programs and activities carried out by the State educational agency under this part and the 

effectiveness of such programs and activities in improving the education provided to children who are limited English proficient. 

ø(b) SECRETARY.—Every second year, the Secretary shall prepare 

and submit 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 a report— 

ø(1) on programs and activities carried out to serve limited 

English proficient children under this part, and the effectiveness of such programs and activities in improving the academic 

achievement and English proficiency of children who are limited English proficient; 

ø(2) on the types of language instruction educational programs used by local educational agencies or eligible entities receiving funding under this part to teach limited English proficient children; 

ø(3) containing a critical synthesis of data reported by eligible entities to States under section 3121(a); 

ø(4) containing a description of technical assistance and 

other assistance provided by State educational agencies under 

section 3111(b)(2)(C); 

ø(5) containing an estimate of the number of certified or licensed teachers working in language instruction educational 

programs and educating limited English proficient children, 

and an estimate of the number of such teachers that will be 

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ø(6) containing the major findings of scientifically based research carried out under this part; 

ø(7) containing the number of programs or activities, if any, 

that were terminated because the entities carrying out the programs or activities were not able to reach program goals; 

ø(8) containing the number of limited English proficient children served by eligible entities receiving funding under this 

part who were transitioned out of language instruction educational programs funded under this part into classrooms 

where instruction is not tailored for limited English proficient 

children; and 

ø(9) containing other information gathered from the evaluations from specially qualified agencies and other reports submitted to the Secretary under this title when applicable. 

øSEC. 3124. COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS. 

øIn order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the educational needs of children of limited English proficiency, the Secretary shall coordinate and ensure close cooperation with other entities carrying out programs serving language-minority and limited 

English proficient children that are administered by the Department and other agencies. 

øSEC. 3125. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

øNothing in this part shall be construed— 

ø(1) to prohibit a local educational agency from serving limited English proficient children simultaneously with children 

with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate; 

ø(2) to require a State or a local educational agency to establish, continue, or eliminate any particular type of instructional 

program for limited English proficient children; or 

ø(3) to limit the preservation or use of Native American languages. 

øSEC. 3126. LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW. 

øNothing in this part shall be construed to negate or supersede 

State law, or the legal authority under State law of any State agency, State entity, or State public official, over programs that are 

under the jurisdiction of the State agency, entity, or official. 

øSEC. 3127. CIVIL RIGHTS. 

øNothing in this part shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with any Federal law guaranteeing a civil right. 

øSEC. 3128. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND PUERTO RICO. 

øNotwithstanding any other provision of this part, programs authorized under this part that serve Native American (including Native American Pacific Islander) children and children in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may include programs of instruction, 

teacher training, curriculum development, evaluation, and assessment designed for Native American children learning and studying 

Native American languages and children of limited Spanish proficiency, except that an outcome of programs serving such children 

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øSEC. 3129. PROHIBITION. 

øIn carrying out this part, the Secretary shall neither mandate 

nor preclude the use of a particular curricular or pedagogical approach to educating limited English proficient children. 

øSubpart 3—National Activities 

øSEC. 3131. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. 

øThe Secretary shall use funds made available under section 

3111(c)(1)(C) to award grants on a competitive basis, for a period 

of not more than 5 years, to institutions of higher education (in 

consortia with State educational agencies or local educational agencies) to provide for professional development activities that will improve classroom instruction for limited English proficient children 

and assist educational personnel working with such children to 

meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction 

educational programs or serve limited English proficient children. 

Grants awarded under this subsection may be used— 

ø(1) for preservice professional development programs that 

will assist local schools and institutions of higher education to 

upgrade the qualifications and skills of educational personnel 

who are not certified or licensed, especially educational paraprofessionals; 

ø(2) for the development of curricula appropriate to the 

needs of the consortia participants involved; and 

ø(3) in conjunction with other Federal need-based student financial assistance programs, for financial assistance, and costs 

related to tuition, fees, and books for enrolling in courses required to complete the degree involved, to meet certification or 

licensing requirements for teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve limited English proficient children. 

øSubpart 4—Definitions 

øSEC. 3141. ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 

øIn this part, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

ø(1) one or more local educational agencies; or 

ø(2) one or more local educational agencies, in collaboration 

with an institution of higher education, community-based organization, or State educational agency. 

øPART B—IMPROVING LANGUAGE 

INSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 

øSEC. 3201. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Language Instruction 

Educational Programs For Academic Achievement Act’’. 

øSEC. 3202. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this part is to help ensure that limited English 

proficient children master English and meet the same rigorous 

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meet, including meeting challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards by— 

ø(1) promoting systemic improvement and reform of, and developing accountability systems for, educational programs serving limited English proficient children; 

ø(2) developing language skills and multicultural understanding; 

ø(3) developing the English proficiency of limited English 

proficient children and, to the extent possible, the native language skills of such children; 

ø(4) providing similar assistance to Native Americans with 

certain modifications relative to the unique status of Native 

American languages under Federal law; 

ø(5) developing data collection and dissemination, research, 

materials, and technical assistance that are focused on school 

improvement for limited English proficient children; and 

ø(6) developing programs that strengthen and improve the 

professional training of educational personnel who work with 

limited English proficient children. 

øSEC. 3203. NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN IN SCHOOL. 

ø(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of carrying out programs under this part for individuals served by elementary schools, 

secondary schools, and postsecondary schools operated predominately for Native American (including Alaska Native) children and 

youth, an Indian tribe, a tribally sanctioned educational authority, 

a Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language education organization, or an elementary school or secondary 

school that is operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

shall be considered to be a local educational agency. 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

part, each tribe, authority, organization, or school described in subsection (a) shall submit any application for assistance under this 

part directly to the Secretary along with timely comments on the 

need for the program proposed in the application. 

øSEC. 3204. RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORIES AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 

øFor the purpose of carrying out programs under this part in the 

outlying areas, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ includes public 

institutions or agencies whose mission is the preservation and 

maintenance of native languages. 

øSubpart 1—Program Development and 

Enhancement 

øSEC. 3211. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to assist local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations, through the grants authorized under sections 3212 and 

3213— 

ø(1) to develop and enhance their capacity to provide highquality instruction through language instruction educational 

programs or special alternative instruction programs to limited 

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ø(2) to help such children— 

ø(A) develop English proficiency and, to the extent possible, proficiency in their native language; and 

ø(B) meet the same challenging State academic content 

and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet under section 1111(b)(1). 

øSEC. 3212. PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to eligible entities having applications approved 

under section 3214 to enable such entities to provide innovative, locally designed, high-quality instruction to limited 

English proficient children, by expanding, developing, or 

strengthening language instruction educational programs 

or special alternative instruction programs. 

ø(B) PERIOD.—Each grant awarded under this section 

shall be awarded for a period of 3 years. 

ø(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

ø(A) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under 

this section shall be used for— 

ø(i) developing, implementing, expanding, or enhancing comprehensive preschool, elementary, or secondary education programs for limited English proficient children, that are— 

ø(I) aligned with State and local academic content and student academic achievement standards, and local school reform efforts; and 

ø(II) coordinated with related academic services 

for children; 

ø(ii) providing high-quality professional development 

to classroom teachers, administrators, and other 

school or community-based organization personnel to 

improve the instruction and assessment of limited 

English proficient children; and 

ø(iii) annually assessing the English proficiency of 

all limited English proficient children served by activities carried out under this section. 

ø(B) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under 

this section may be used for— 

ø(i) implementing programs to upgrade the reading 

and other academic skills of limited English proficient 

children; 

ø(ii) developing accountability systems to monitor 

the academic progress of limited English proficient 

and formerly limited English proficient children; 

ø(iii) implementing family education programs and 

parent outreach and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children; 

ø(iv) improving the instruction programs for limited 

English proficient children by identifying, acquiring, 

and applying effective curricula, instruction materials 

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assessments that are all aligned with State and local 

standards; 

ø(v) providing intensified instruction, including tutorials and academic, or vocational and technical, training, for limited English proficient children; 

ø(vi) adapting best practice models for meeting the 

needs of limited English proficient children; 

ø(vii) assisting limited English proficient children 

with disabilities; 

ø(viii) implementing applied learning activities such 

as service learning to enhance and support comprehensive elementary and secondary language instruction educational programs; 

ø(ix) acquiring or developing education technology or 

instruction materials for limited English proficient 

children, including materials in languages other than 

English; 

ø(x) participating in electronic networks for materials, training, and communication, and incorporating 

information derived from such participation in curricula and programs; and 

ø(xi) carrying out such other activities related to the 

purpose of this part as the Secretary may approve. 

ø(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may give priority to an entity that— 

ø(1) serves a school district— 

ø(A) that has a total district enrollment that is less than 

10,000 students; or 

ø(B) with a large percentage or number of limited 

English proficient children; and 

ø(2) has limited or no experience in serving limited English 

proficient children. 

ø(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 

means— 

ø(1) one or more local educational agencies; 

ø(2) one or more local educational agencies in collaboration 

with an institution of higher education, community-based organization, or State educational agency; or 

ø(3) a community-based organization or an institution of 

higher education that has an application approved by the local 

educational agency to participate in programs carried out 

under this subpart by enhancing early childhood education or 

family education programs or conducting instruction programs 

that supplement the educational services provided by a local 

educational agency. 

øSEC. 3213. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL AND SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to eligible entities having applications approved under 

section 3214 to enable such entities to develop and implement 

language instruction educational programs, and improve, reform, or upgrade programs or operations that serve significant 

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ø(2) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this 

section shall be used for— 

ø(A) improving instruction programs for limited English 

proficient children by acquiring and upgrading curricula 

and related instruction materials; 

ø(B) aligning the activities carried out under this section 

with State and local school reform efforts; 

ø(C) providing training, aligned with State and local 

standards, to school personnel and participating community-based organization personnel to improve the instruction and assessment of limited English proficient children; 

ø(D) developing and implementing plans, coordinated 

with plans for programs carried out under title II of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 (where applicable), and title 

II of this Act (where applicable), to recruit teachers trained 

to serve limited English proficient children; 

ø(E) implementing culturally and linguistically appropriate family education programs, or parent outreach and 

training activities, that are designed to assist parents of 

limited English proficient children to become active participants in the education of their children; 

ø(F) coordinating the activities carried out under this 

section with other programs, such as programs carried out 

under this title; 

ø(G) providing services to meet the full range of the educational needs of limited English proficient children; 

ø(H) annually assessing the English proficiency of all 

limited English proficient children served by the activities 

carried out under this section; and 

ø(I) developing or improving accountability systems to 

monitor the academic progress of limited English proficient 

children. 

ø(3) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this 

section may be used for— 

ø(A) implementing programs to upgrade reading and 

other academic skills of limited English proficient children; 

ø(B) developing and using educational technology to improve learning, assessments, and accountability to meet 

the needs of limited English proficient children; 

ø(C) implementing scientifically based research programs to meet the needs of limited English proficient children; 

ø(D) providing tutorials and academic, or vocational and 

technical, training for limited English proficient children; 

ø(E) developing and implementing State and local academic content and student academic achievement standards for learning English as a second language, as well as 

for learning other languages; 

ø(F) developing and implementing programs for limited 

English proficient children to meet the needs of changing 

populations of such children; 

ø(G) implementing policies to ensure that limited 

English proficient children have access to other education 

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ø(H) assisting limited English proficient children with 

disabilities; 

ø(I) developing and implementing programs to help children become proficient in English and other languages; 

ø(J) acquiring or developing education technology or instruction materials for limited English proficient children, 

including materials in languages other than English; 

ø(K) participating in electronic networks for materials, 

training, and communication and incorporating information derived from such participation in curricula and programs; and 

ø(L) carrying out such other activities related to the purpose of this part as the Secretary may approve. 

ø(4) SPECIAL RULE.— 

ø(A) PLANNING.—A recipient of a grant under this section, before carrying out activities under this section, shall 

plan, train personnel, develop curricula, and acquire or develop materials, but shall not use funds made available 

under this section for planning purposes for more than 45 

days. 

ø(B) COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.—The recipient shall 

commence carrying out activities under this section not 

later than the later of— 

ø(i) the beginning of the first school year that begins 

after the grant is received; or 

ø(ii) 30 days after the date of receipt of the grant. 

ø(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

ø(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR CONTINUED PAYMENTS.— 

ø(A) COVERED GRANT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘covered grant’’ means a grant— 

ø(i) that was awarded under section 7112, 7113, 

7114, or 7115 (as such sections were in effect on the 

day before the date of enactment of the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001); and 

ø(ii) for which the grant period has not ended. 

ø(B) RESERVATION.—For any fiscal year that is part of 

the grant period of a covered grant, the Secretary shall reserve funds for the payments described in subparagraph 

(C) from the amount appropriated for the fiscal year under 

section 3001(a) and made available for carrying out this 

section. 

ø(C) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall continue to make 

grant payments to each entity that received a covered 

grant, in accordance with the terms of that grant, for the 

duration of the grant period of the grant, to carry out activities in accordance with the appropriate section described in subparagraph (A)(i). 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY.—Of the amount appropriated for a fiscal 

year under section 3001(a) that is made available to carry out 

this section, and that remains after the Secretary reserves 

funds for payments under paragraph (1)— 

ø(A) not less than one-third of the remainder shall be 

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ø(B) not less than two-thirds of the remainder shall be 

used to award grants to eligible entities for activities carried out within individual schools. 

ø(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant that— 

ø(1) experiences a significant increase in the number or percentage of limited English proficient children enrolled in the 

applicant’s programs and has limited or no experience in serving limited English proficient children; 

ø(2) is a local educational agency that serves a school district 

that has a total district enrollment that is less than 10,000 students; 

ø(3) demonstrates that the applicant has a proven track 

record of success in helping limited English proficient children 

learn English and meet high academic standards; or 

ø(4) serves a school district with a large number or percentage of limited English proficient children. 

ø(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

ø(1) one or more local educational agencies; or 

ø(2) one or more local educational agencies, in collaboration 

with an institution of higher education, community-based organization, or State educational agency. 

øSEC. 3214. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(1) SECRETARY.—To receive a grant under this subpart, an 

eligible entity described in section 3212 or 3213 shall submit 

an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and 

containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(2) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The eligible entity, with 

the exception of schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall submit a copy of the application submitted by the 

entity under this section to the State educational agency. 

ø(b) STATE REVIEW AND COMMENTS.— 

ø(1) DEADLINE.—The State educational agency, not later 

than 45 days after receipt of an application under this section, 

shall review the application and submit the written comments 

of the agency regarding the application to the Secretary. 

ø(2) COMMENTS.— 

ø(A) SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS.—Regarding applications 

submitted under this subpart, the State educational agency shall— 

ø(i) submit to the Secretary written comments regarding all such applications; and 

ø(ii) submit to each eligible entity the comments 

that pertain to such entity. 

ø(B) SUBJECT.—For purposes of this subpart, such comments shall address— 

ø(i) how the activities to be carried out under the 

grant will further the academic achievement and 

English proficiency of limited English proficient children served under the grant; and 

ø(ii) how the grant application is consistent with the 

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ø(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY COMMENTS.—An eligible entity may submit 

to the Secretary comments that address the comments submitted 

by the State educational agency. 

ø(d) COMMENT CONSIDERATION.—In making grants under this 

subpart, the Secretary shall take into consideration comments 

made by State educational agencies. 

ø(e) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary is 

authorized to waive the review requirement specified in subsection 

(b) if a State educational agency can demonstrate that such review 

requirement may impede such agency’s ability to fulfill the requirements of participation in the program authorized in section 3224, 

particularly such agency’s ability to carry out data collection efforts 

and such agency’s ability to provide technical assistance to local 

educational agencies not receiving funds under this subpart. 

ø(f) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.—Such application shall include 

documentation that— 

ø(1) the applicant has the qualified personnel required to develop, administer, and implement the program proposed in the 

application; and 

ø(2) the leadership personnel of each school participating in 

the program have been involved in the development and planning of the program in the school. 

ø(g) CONTENTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—An application for a grant under this subpart shall contain the following: 

ø(A) A description of the need for the proposed program, 

including— 

ø(i) data on the number of limited English proficient 

children in the school or school district to be served; 

ø(ii) information on the characteristics of the children, including— 

ø(I) the native languages of the children; 

ø(II) the proficiency of the children in English 

and their native language; 

ø(III) achievement data (current as of the date 

of submission of the application) for the limited 

English proficient children in— 

ø(aa) reading or language arts (in English 

and in the native language, if applicable); and 

ø(bb) mathematics; 

ø(IV) a comparison of that data for the children 

with that data for the English proficient peers of 

the children; and 

ø(V) the previous schooling experiences of the 

children; 

ø(iii) the professional development needs of the instruction personnel who will provide services for the 

limited English proficient children under the proposed 

program; and 

ø(iv) how the services provided through the grant 

will supplement the basic services provided to limited 

English proficient children. 

ø(B) A description of the program to be implemented and 

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ø(i) relates to the linguistic and academic needs of 

the limited English proficient children to be served; 

ø(ii) will ensure that the services provided through 

the program will supplement the basic services the applicant provides to limited English proficient children; 

ø(iii) will ensure that the program is coordinated 

with other programs under this Act and other Acts; 

ø(iv) involves the parents of the limited English proficient children to be served; 

ø(v) ensures accountability in achieving high academic standards; and 

ø(vi) promotes coordination of services for the limited English proficient children to be served and their 

families. 

ø(C) A description, if appropriate, of the applicant’s collaborative activities with institutions of higher education, 

community-based organizations, local educational agencies 

or State educational agencies, private schools, nonprofit organizations, or businesses in carrying out the proposed 

program. 

ø(D) An assurance that the applicant will not reduce the 

level of State and local funds that the applicant expends 

for language instruction educational programs or special 

alternative instruction programs if the applicant receives 

an award under this subpart. 

ø(E) An assurance that the applicant will employ teachers in the proposed program who, individually or in combination, are proficient in— 

ø(i) English, with respect to written, as well as oral, 

communication skills; and 

ø(ii) the native language of the majority of the children who the teachers teach, if instruction in the program is in the native language as well as English. 

ø(F) A budget for the grant funds. 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Each application for a grant 

under section 3213 shall— 

ø(A) describe— 

ø(i) current services (as of the date of submission of 

the application) the applicant provides to limited 

English proficient children; 

ø(ii) what services limited English proficient children will receive under the grant that such children 

will not otherwise receive; 

ø(iii) how funds received under this subpart will be 

integrated with all other Federal, State, local, and private resources that may be used to serve limited 

English proficient children; 

ø(iv) specific achievement and school retention goals 

for the children to be served by the proposed program 

and how progress toward achieving such goals will be 

measured; and 

ø(v) the current family education programs (as of 

the date of submission of the application) of the eligible entity, if applicable; and 

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ø(i) the program funded with the grant will be integrated with the overall educational program of the 

children served through the proposed program; and 

ø(ii) the application has been developed in consultation with parents and other representatives of the children to be served in such program. 

ø(h) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—An application for a grant 

under this subpart may be approved only if the Secretary determines that— 

ø(1) the program proposed in the application will use qualified personnel, including personnel who are proficient in the 

language or languages used for instruction; 

ø(2) in designing the program, the eligible entity has, after 

consultation with appropriate private school officials— 

ø(A) taken into account the needs of children in nonprofit private elementary schools and secondary schools; 

and 

ø(B) in a manner consistent with the number of such 

children enrolled in such schools in the area to be served, 

whose educational needs are of the type and whose language, and grade levels are of a similar type to the needs, 

language, and grade levels that the program is intended to 

address, provided for the participation of such children on 

a basis comparable to the basis on which public school 

children participate; 

ø(3)(A) student evaluation and assessment procedures in the 

program are valid and reliable for limited English proficient 

children; and 

ø(B) limited English proficient children with disabilities will 

be identified and served through the program in accordance 

with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

ø(4) Federal funds made available for the program will be 

used to supplement the State and local funds that, in the absence of such Federal funds, would be expended for special programs for children of limited English proficient individuals, 

and in no case to supplant such State and local funds, except 

that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude 

a local educational agency from using funds made available 

under this subpart— 

ø(A) for activities carried out under an order of a Federal or State court respecting services to be provided to 

such children; or 

ø(B) to carry out a plan approved by the Secretary as 

adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

with respect to services to be provided to such children; 

ø(5)(A) the assistance provided through the grant will contribute toward building the capacity of the eligible entity to 

provide a program on a regular basis, similar to the proposed 

program, that will be of sufficient size, scope, and quality to 

promise significant improvement in the education of limited 

English proficient children; and 

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quality when assistance under this subpart is reduced or no 

longer available; and 

ø(6) the eligible entity will use State and national dissemination sources for program design and dissemination of results 

and products. 

ø(i) CONSIDERATION.—In determining whether to approve an application under this subpart, the Secretary shall give consideration 

to— 

ø(1) the degree to which the program for which assistance is 

sought involves the collaborative efforts of institutions of higher education, community-based organizations, the appropriate 

local educational agency and State educational agency, or businesses; and 

ø(2) whether the application provides for training for personnel participating in, or preparing to participate in, a program that will assist such personnel in meeting State and local 

certification requirements. 

øSEC. 3215. CAPACITY BUILDING. 

øEach recipient of a grant under this subpart shall use the grant 

in ways that will build such recipient’s capacity to continue to offer 

high-quality language instruction educational programs and special 

alternative instruction programs to limited English proficient children after Federal assistance is reduced or eliminated. 

øSEC. 3216. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND PUERTO RICO. 

øNotwithstanding any other provision of this part, programs authorized under this subpart that serve Native American (including 

Native American Pacific Islander) children and children in the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may include programs of instruction, 

teacher training, curriculum development, evaluation, and assessment designed for Native American children learning and studying 

Native American languages and children of limited Spanish proficiency, except that an outcome of programs serving such children 

shall be increased English proficiency among such children. 

øSEC. 3217. EVALUATIONS. 

ø(a) EVALUATION.—Each recipient of funds under this subpart for 

a program shall annually conduct an evaluation of the program 

and submit to the Secretary a report concerning the evaluation, in 

the form prescribed by the Secretary. 

ø(b) USE OF EVALUATION.—Such evaluation shall be used by the 

grant recipient— 

ø(1) for program improvement; 

ø(2) to further define the program’s goals and objectives; and 

ø(3) to determine program effectiveness. 

ø(c) EVALUATION REPORT COMPONENTS.—In preparing the evaluation reports, the recipient shall— 

ø(1) use the data provided in the application submitted by 

the recipient under section 3214 as baseline data against 

which to report academic achievement and gains in English 

proficiency for children in the program; 

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onstrating the extent to which children served by the program 

are meeting the challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards, and including data comparing limited English proficient children with English proficient children with regard to school retention and academic 

achievement concerning— 

ø(A) reading and language arts; 

ø(B) English proficiency; 

ø(C) mathematics; and 

ø(D) the native language of the children, if the program 

develops native language proficiency; 

ø(4) include information on the extent that professional development activities carried out through the program have resulted in improved classroom practices and improved student 

academic achievement;lude a description of how the activities 

carried out through the program are coordinated and integrated with the other Federal, State, or local programs serving 

limited English proficient children; and 

ø(6) include such other information as the Secretary may require. 

øSEC. 3218. CONSTRUCTION. 

øNothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit a local 

educational agency from serving limited English proficient children 

simultaneously with children with similar educational needs, in the 

same educational settings where appropriate. 

øSubpart 2—Research, Evaluation, and 

Dissemination 

øSEC. 3221. AUTHORITY. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to conduct data 

collection, dissemination, research, and ongoing program evaluation 

activities in accordance with the provisions of this subpart for the 

purpose of improving language instruction educational programs 

and special alternative instruction programs for limited English 

proficient children. 

ø(b) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Research and program evaluation 

activities carried out under this subpart shall be supported through 

competitive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded 

to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, State 

educational agencies, and local educational agencies. 

ø(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall conduct data collection, dissemination, and ongoing program evaluation activities authorized by this subpart through the Office of English Language 

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement 

for Limited English Proficient Students. 

øSEC. 3222. RESEARCH. 

ø(a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall conduct research activities authorized by this subpart through the Institute of Education Sciences in coordination and collaboration with the Office of 

English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. 

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ø(1) shall have a practical application to teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, school administrators, parents, and 

others involved in improving the education of limited English 

proficient children and their families; 

ø(2) may include research on effective instruction practices 

for multilingual classes, and on effective instruction strategies 

to be used by a teacher or other staff member who does not 

know the native language of a limited English proficient child 

in the teacher’s or staff member’s classroom; 

ø(3) may include establishing (through the National Center 

for Education Statistics in consultation with experts in second 

language acquisition and scientifically based research on teaching limited English proficient children) a common definition of 

‘‘limited English proficient child’’ for purposes of national data 

collection; and 

ø(4) shall be administered by individuals with expertise in 

second language acquisition, scientifically based research on 

teaching limited English proficient children, and the needs of 

limited English proficient children and their families. 

ø(c) FIELD-INITIATED RESEARCH.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reserve not less than 

5 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section 

for field-initiated research conducted by recipients of grants 

under subpart 1 or this subpart who have received such grants 

within the previous 5 years. Such research may provide for 

longitudinal studies of limited English proficient children or 

teachers who serve such children, monitoring the education of 

such children from entry into language instruction educational 

programs through secondary school completion. 

ø(2) APPLICATIONS.—An applicant for assistance under this 

subsection may submit an application for such assistance to 

the Secretary at the same time as the applicant submits another application under subpart 1 or this subpart. The Secretary shall complete a review of such applications on a timely 

basis to allow the activities carried out under research and program grants to be coordinated when recipients are awarded 

two or more of such grants. 

ø(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with agencies, 

organizations, and individuals that are engaged in research and 

practice on the education of limited English proficient children, language instruction educational programs, or related research, to 

identify areas of study and activities to be funded under this section. 

ø(e) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall provide for the collection of data on limited English proficient children as part of the 

data systems operated by the Department. 

øSEC. 3223. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS. 

ø(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make grants to State educational agencies to assist the agencies in recognizing local educational agencies and other public and nonprofit entities whose programs have— 

ø(1) demonstrated significant progress in assisting limited 

English proficient children to learn English according to age 

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ø(2) demonstrated significant progress in assisting limited 

English proficient children to meet, according to age appropriate and developmentally appropriate standards, the same 

challenging State academic content and student academic 

achievement standards as all children are expected to meet. 

ø(b) APPLICATIONS.—A State educational agency desiring a grant 

under this section shall include an application for such grant in the 

application submitted by the agency under section 3224(e). 

øSEC. 3224. STATE GRANT PROGRAM. 

ø(a) STATE GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary is authorized to 

make an award to a State educational agency that demonstrates, 

to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that such agency, through such 

agency’s programs and other Federal education programs, effectively provides for the education of limited English proficient children within the State. 

ø(b) PAYMENTS.—The amount paid to a State educational agency 

under subsection (a) shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount 

awarded to local educational agencies and entities within the State 

under subpart 1 for the previous fiscal year, except that in no case 

shall the amount paid by the Secretary to any State educational 

agency under this subsection for any fiscal year be less than 

$100,000. 

ø(c) USE OF FUNDS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall use 

funds awarded under this section— 

ø(A) to assist local educational agencies in the State 

with activities that— 

ø(i) consist of program design, capacity building, assessment of student academic achievement, program 

evaluation, and development of data collection and accountability systems for limited English proficient 

children; and 

ø(ii) are aligned with State reform efforts; and 

ø(B) to collect data on the State’s limited English proficient populations and document the services available to 

all such populations. 

ø(2) TRAINING.—The State educational agency may also use 

funds provided under this section for the training of State educational agency personnel in educational issues affecting limited English proficient children. 

ø(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Recipients of funds under this section 

shall not restrict the provision of services under this section to 

federally funded programs. 

ø(d) STATE CONSULTATION.—A State educational agency receiving 

funds under this section shall consult with recipients of grants 

under this subpart and other individuals or organizations involved 

in the development or operation of programs serving limited 

English proficient children to ensure that such funds are used in 

a manner consistent with the requirements of this subpart. 

ø(e) APPLICATIONS.—A State educational agency desiring to receive funds under this section shall submit an application to the 

Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

ø(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds made available 

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educational agency to supplement and, to the extent practical, to 

increase the State funds that, in the absence of such Federal funds, 

would be made available for the purposes described in this section, 

and in no case to supplant such State funds. 

ø(g) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—A State educational agency receiving an award under this section shall provide for the annual 

submission of a summary report to the Secretary describing such 

State’s use of the funds made available through the award. 

øSEC. 3225. INSTRUCTION MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants for the development, publication, and dissemination of high-quality instruction 

materials— 

ø(1) in Native American languages (including Native Hawaiian languages and the language of Native American Pacific Islanders), and the language of natives of the outlying areas, for 

which instruction materials are not readily available; and 

ø(2) in other low-incidence languages in the United States 

for which instruction materials are not readily available. 

ø(b) PRIORITY.—In making the grants, the Secretary shall give 

priority to applicants for the grants who propose— 

ø(1) to develop instruction materials in languages indigenous 

to the United States or the outlying areas; and 

ø(2) to develop and evaluate materials, in collaboration with 

entities carrying out activities assisted under subpart 1 and 

this subpart, that are consistent with challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. 

øSubpart 3—Professional Development 

øSEC. 3231. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide assistance to prepare educators to improve educational services for limited English proficient children by— 

ø(1) supporting professional development programs and activities to prepare teachers, pupil service personnel, administrators, and other educational personnel working in language 

instruction educational programs to provide effective services 

to limited English proficient children; 

ø(2) incorporating curricula and resources concerning appropriate and effective instruction and assessment methodologies 

specific to limited English proficient children into preservice 

and inservice professional development programs; 

ø(3) upgrading the qualifications and skills of non-certified 

educational personnel, including paraprofessionals, to enable 

such personnel to meet high professional standards for educating limited English proficient children; 

ø(4) improving the quality of professional development programs in schools or departments of education at institutions of 

higher education, for educational personnel serving, or preparing to serve, limited English proficient children; and 

ø(5) supporting the recruitment and training of prospective 

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doctoral, and post-doctoral study related to the instruction of 

such children. 

ø(b) AUTHORIZATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants under this section to— 

ø(A) State educational agencies; 

ø(B) local educational agencies; 

ø(C) institutions of higher education; or 

ø(D) consortia of one or more local educational agencies, 

State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, or nonprofit organizations. 

ø(2) DURATION.—Each grant awarded under this section 

shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years. 

ø(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this section 

shall be used to conduct high-quality professional development programs and effective activities to improve the quality of instruction 

and services provided to limited English proficient children, including— 

ø(1) implementing preservice and inservice professional development programs for teachers who serve limited English 

proficient children, administrators, and other educational personnel who are preparing to provide educational services for 

limited English proficient children, including professional development programs that assist limited English proficient children to attain English proficiency; 

ø(2) implementing school-based collaborative efforts among 

teachers to improve instruction in core academic subjects, especially reading, for limited English proficient children; 

ø(3) developing and implementing programs to assist beginning teachers who serve limited English proficient children 

with transitioning to the teaching profession, including programs that provide mentoring and team teaching with trained 

and experienced teachers; 

ø(4) implementing programs that support effective teacher 

use of education technologies to improve instruction and assessment; 

ø(5) developing curricular materials and assessments for 

teachers that are appropriate to the needs of limited English 

proficient children, and that are aligned with challenging State 

academic content and student academic achievement standards, including materials and assessments that ensure limited 

English proficient children attain English proficiency; 

ø(6) integrating and coordinating activities with entities carrying out other programs consistent with the purpose of this 

section and supported under this Act, or other Acts as appropriate; 

ø(7) developing and implementing career ladder programs to 

upgrade the qualifications and skills of non-certified educational personnel working in, or preparing to work in, language instruction educational programs to enable such personnel to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers; 

ø(8) developing and implementing activities to help recruit 

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ø(9) providing fellowships and assistance for costs related to 

enrollment in a course of study at an institution of higher education that addresses the instruction of limited English proficient children in such areas as teacher training, program administration, research, evaluation, and curriculum development, and for the support of dissertation research related to 

such study, except that any person receiving such a fellowship 

or assistance shall agree to— 

ø(A) work in an activity related to improving the educational services for limited English proficient children authorized under this subpart, including work as a teacher 

that serves limited English proficient children, for a period 

of time equivalent to the period of time during which such 

person receives assistance under this paragraph; or 

ø(B) repay such assistance; and 

ø(10) carrying out such other activities as are consistent with 

the purpose of this section. 

ø(d) APPLICATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant 

under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 

at such time, in such form, and containing such information as 

the Secretary may require. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each application shall— 

ø(A) describe the programs and activities proposed to be 

developed, implemented, and administered under the 

award; 

ø(B) describe how the applicant has consulted with, and 

assessed the needs of, public and private schools serving 

limited English proficient children to determine such 

schools’ need for, and the design of, the program for which 

funds are sought; and 

ø(C) describe how the programs and activities to be carried out under the award will be used to ensure that limited English proficient children meet challenging State 

academic content and student academic achievement 

standards and attain English proficiency. 

ø(3) SPECIAL RULE.—An eligible entity that proposes to conduct a master’s-level or doctoral-level program with funds received under this section shall include in the entity’s application an assurance that such program will include a training 

practicum in a local elementary school or secondary school program serving limited English proficient children. 

ø(4) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

shall provide for outreach and technical assistance to institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under title III 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and institutions of higher 

education that are operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, to facilitate the participation of such institutions in 

programs and activities under this section. 

ø(5) DISTRIBUTION RULE.—In making awards under this section, the Secretary shall ensure adequate representation of 

Hispanic-serving institutions that demonstrate competence and 

experience in carrying out the programs and activities authorized under this section and that are otherwise qualified. 

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ø(1) GRANTS TO AGENCIES.—In awarding grants to State educational agencies and local educational agencies under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to agencies that propose 

programs and activities designed to implement professional development programs for teachers and educational personnel 

who are providing or preparing to provide educational services 

for limited English proficient children, including services provided through language instruction educational programs, that 

ensure such children attain English proficiency and meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. 

ø(2) GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In 

awarding grants to institutions of higher education under this 

section, the Secretary shall give priority to institutions that 

propose programs and activities to recruit and upgrade the 

qualifications and skills of certified and non-certified educational personnel by offering degree programs that prepare 

beginning teachers to serve limited English proficient children. 

ø(f) PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.—Each recipient of an award under 

this section for a program or activity shall annually conduct an 

independent evaluation of the program or activity and submit to 

the Secretary a report containing such evaluation. Such report 

shall include information on— 

ø(1) the program or activity conducted by the recipient to 

provide high-quality professional development to participants 

in such program or activity; 

ø(2) the number of participants served through the program 

or activity, the number of participants who completed the requirements of the program or activity, and the number of participants who took positions in an instruction setting with limited English proficient children; 

ø(3) the effectiveness of the program or activity in imparting 

the professional skills necessary for participants to achieve the 

objectives of the program or activity; and 

ø(4) the teaching effectiveness of graduates of the program 

or activity or other participants who have completed the program or activity. 

øSubpart 4—Emergency Immigrant Education 

Program 

øSEC. 3241. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to assist eligible local educational 

agencies that experience unexpectedly large increases in their student population due to immigration— 

ø(1) to provide high-quality instruction to immigrant children and youth; and 

ø(2) to help such children and youth— 

ø(A) with their transition into American society; and 

ø(B) meet the same challenging State academic content 

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øSEC. 3242. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 

øFor any fiscal year, a State educational agency may reserve not 

more than 1.5 percent (2 percent if the State educational agency 

distributes funds received under this subpart to local educational 

agencies on a competitive basis) of the amount allotted to such 

agency under section 3244 to pay the costs of performing such 

agency’s administrative functions under this subpart. 

øSEC. 3243. WITHHOLDING. 

øWhenever the Secretary, after providing reasonable notice and 

opportunity for a hearing to any State educational agency, finds 

that there is a failure to comply with a requirement of any provision of this subpart, the Secretary shall notify that agency that further payments will not be made to the agency under this subpart 

or, in the discretion of the Secretary, that the State educational 

agency shall not make further payments under this subpart to 

specified local educational agencies whose actions cause or are involved in such failure until the Secretary is satisfied that there is 

no longer any such failure to comply. Until the Secretary is so satisfied, no further payments shall be made to the State educational 

agency under this subpart, or payments by the State educational 

agency under this subpart shall be limited to local educational 

agencies whose actions did not cause or were not involved in the 

failure, as the case may be. 

øSEC. 3244. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 

ø(a) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, make payments to State educational agencies for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2008 for the purpose 

set forth in section 3241. 

ø(b) ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections (c) and 

(d), of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year for this 

subpart, each State participating in the program assisted 

under this subpart shall receive an allotment equal to the proportion of the number of immigrant children and youth who 

are enrolled in public elementary schools or secondary schools 

under the jurisdiction of each local educational agency described in paragraph (2), and in nonpublic elementary schools 

or secondary schools within the district served by each such 

local educational agency within such State, relative to the total 

number of immigrant children and youth so enrolled in all the 

States participating in the program assisted under this subpart. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local educational agency referred to in paragraph (1) is a local educational agency for which the sum of the number of immigrant 

children and youth who are enrolled in public elementary 

schools or secondary schools under the jurisdiction of such 

agency, and in nonpublic elementary schools or secondary 

schools within the district served by such agency, during the 

fiscal year for which the payments are to be made under this 

subpart, is equal to at least— 

ø(A) 500; or 

ø(B) 3 percent of the total number of children enrolled 

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whichever is less. 

ø(c) DETERMINATIONS OF NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Determinations by the Secretary under 

this section for any period with respect to the number of immigrant children and youth shall be made on the basis of data 

or estimates provided to the Secretary by each State educational agency in accordance with criteria established by the 

Secretary, unless the Secretary determines, after notice and 

opportunity for a hearing to the affected State educational 

agency, that such data or estimates are clearly erroneous. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—No such determination with respect to 

the number of immigrant children and youth shall operate because of an underestimate or overestimate to deprive any State 

educational agency of the allotment under this section that 

such State would otherwise have received had such determination been made on the basis of accurate data. 

ø(d) REALLOTMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Secretary determines that 

any amount of a payment made to a State under this subpart 

for a fiscal year will not be used by such State for carrying out 

the purpose for which the payment was made, the Secretary 

shall make such amount available for carrying out such purpose to one or more other States to the extent the Secretary 

determines that such other States will be able to use such additional amount for carrying out such purpose. 

ø(2) FISCAL YEAR.—Any amount made available to a State 

from any appropriation for a fiscal year in accordance with 

paragraph (1) shall, for purposes of this subpart, be regarded 

as part of such State’s payment (as determined under subsection (b)) for such year, but shall remain available until the 

end of the succeeding fiscal year. 

ø(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this subpart, if the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart exceeds $50,000,000 for a fiscal year, a State educational 

agency may reserve not more than 20 percent of such agency’s 

payment under this subpart for such year to award grants, on 

a competitive basis, to local educational agencies within the 

State as follows: 

ø(A) AGENCIES WITH IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— 

At least 1⁄2 of the funds reserved under this paragraph 

shall be made available to eligible local educational agencies (as described in subsection (b)(2)) within the State 

with the highest numbers and percentages of immigrant 

children and youth. 

ø(B) AGENCIES WITH A SUDDEN INFLUX OF CHILDREN AND

YOUTH.—Funds reserved under this paragraph and not 

made available under subparagraph (A) may be distributed to local educational agencies within the State that are 

experiencing a sudden influx of immigrant children and 

youth and that are otherwise not eligible for assistance 

under this subpart. 

ø(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Each local educational agency 

receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall use such grant 

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ø(3) INFORMATION.—Local educational agencies receiving 

funds under paragraph (1) with the highest number of immigrant children and youth may make information available on 

serving immigrant children and youth to local educational 

agencies in the State with sparse numbers of such children and 

youth. 

øSEC. 3245. STATE APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION.—No State educational agency shall receive any 

payment under this subpart for any fiscal year unless such agency 

submits an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application shall— 

ø(1) provide that the educational programs, services, and activities for which payments under this subpart are made will 

be administered by or under the supervision of the agency; 

ø(2) provide assurances that payments under this subpart 

will be used for purposes set forth in sections 3241 and 3247, 

including a description of how local educational agencies receiving funds under this subpart will use such funds to meet 

such purposes and will coordinate with entities carrying out 

other programs and activities assisted under this Act, and 

other Acts as appropriate; 

ø(3) provide an assurance that local educational agencies receiving funds under this subpart will coordinate the use of 

such funds with entities carrying out programs and activities 

assisted under part A of title I; 

ø(4) provide assurances that such payments, with the exception of payments reserved under section 3244(e), will be distributed among local educational agencies within that State on 

the basis of the number of immigrant children and youth 

counted with respect to each such local educational agency 

under section 3244(b)(1); 

ø(5) provide assurances that the State educational agency 

will not finally disapprove in whole or in part any application 

for funds received under this subpart without first affording 

the local educational agency submitting an application for such 

funds reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing; 

ø(6) provide for making such reports as the Secretary may 

reasonably require to perform the Secretary’s functions under 

this subpart; 

ø(7) provide assurances— 

ø(A) that to the extent consistent with the number of immigrant children and youth enrolled in the nonpublic elementary schools or secondary schools within the district 

served by a local educational agency, such agency, after 

consultation with appropriate officials of such schools, 

shall provide for the benefit of such children and youth 

secular, neutral, and nonideological services, materials, 

and equipment necessary for the education of such children and youth; 

ø(B) that the control of funds provided under this subpart for any materials or equipment, or property repaired, 

remodeled, or constructed with those funds shall be in a 

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subpart, and a public agency shall administer such funds 

and property; and 

ø(C) that the provision of services pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided by employees of a public agency or 

through contract by such public agency with a person, association, agency, or corporation who or which, in the provision of such services, is independent of such nonpublic elementary school or secondary school and of any religious 

organization, and such employment or contract shall be 

under the control and supervision of such public agency, 

and the funds provided under this paragraph shall not be 

commingled with State or local funds; 

ø(8) provide that funds reserved under section 3244(e) be 

awarded on a competitive basis based on merit and need in accordance with such section; and 

ø(9) provide an assurance that the State educational agency 

and local educational agencies in the State receiving funds 

under this subpart will comply with the requirements of section 1120(b). 

ø(b) APPLICATION REVIEW.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review all applications submitted pursuant to this section by State educational 

agencies. 

ø(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve any application 

submitted by a State educational agency that meets the requirements of this section. 

ø(3) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall disapprove any application submitted by a State educational agency that does 

not meet the requirements of this section, but shall not finally 

disapprove an application except after providing reasonable notice, technical assistance, and an opportunity for a hearing to 

the State educational agency. 

øSEC. 3246. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) NOTIFICATION OF AMOUNT.—The Secretary, not later than 

June 1 of each year, shall notify each State educational agency that 

has an application approved under section 3245 of the amount of 

such agency’s allotment under section 3244 for the succeeding year. 

ø(b) SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH ENROLLED IN

NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.—If by reason of any provision of law a local 

educational agency is prohibited from providing educational services for immigrant children and youth enrolled in nonpublic elementary schools and secondary schools, as required by section 

3245(a)(7), or if the Secretary determines that a local educational 

agency has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for the 

participation on an equitable basis of such children and youth enrolled in such schools, the Secretary may waive such requirement 

and shall arrange for the provision of services, subject to the requirements of this subpart, to such children and youth. Such waivers shall be subject to consultation, withholding, notice, and judicial review requirements in accordance with the provisions of title 

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øSEC. 3247. USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under this subpart shall be 

used to pay for enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant 

children and youth, which may include— 

ø(1) family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities 

designed to assist parents to become active participants in the 

education of their children; 

ø(2) support of personnel, including teacher aides who have 

been specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to immigrant children and youth; 

ø(3) tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling 

for immigrant children and youth; 

ø(4) identification and acquisition of curricular materials, 

educational software, and technologies; 

ø(5) the provision of basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the school district of immigrant children and youth, including payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, costs of transportation, or 

such other costs as are directly attributable to such additional 

basic instruction services; and 

ø(6) such other activities, related to the purpose of this subpart, as the Secretary may authorize. 

ø(b) CONSORTIA.—A local educational agency that receives a 

grant under this subpart may collaborate or form a consortium 

with one or more local educational agencies, institutions of higher 

education, and nonprofit organizations to carry out a program described in an application approved under this subpart. 

ø(c) SUBGRANTS.—A local educational agency that receives a 

grant under this subpart may, with the approval of the Secretary, 

make a subgrant to, or enter into a contract with, an institution 

of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of 

such institutions or organizations to carry out a program described 

in an application approved under this subpart, including a program 

to serve out-of-school youth. 

ø(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpart shall be construed 

to prohibit a local educational agency from serving immigrant children and youth simultaneously with children and youth with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate. 

øSEC. 3248. REPORTS. 

ø(a) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Each State educational agency receiving 

funds under this subpart shall submit, once every 2 years, a report 

to the Secretary concerning the expenditure of funds by local educational agencies under this subpart. Each local educational agency 

receiving funds under this subpart shall submit to the State educational agency such information as may be necessary for such report. 

ø(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall submit, once 

every 2 years, a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 

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øSubpart 5—Administration 

øSEC. 3251. RELEASE TIME. 

øThe Secretary shall allow entities carrying out professional development programs funded under this part to use funds provided 

under this part for professional release time to enable individuals 

to participate in programs assisted under this part. 

øSEC. 3252. NOTIFICATION. 

øA State educational agency, and when applicable, the State 

board for postsecondary education, shall be notified within 3 working days after the date an award under this part is made to an eligible entity within the State. 

øSEC. 3253. COORDINATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS.—In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the educational needs of children and youth of limited English proficiency, the Secretary shall 

coordinate and ensure close cooperation with other programs serving language-minority and limited English proficient children that 

are administered by the Department and other agencies. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Attorney General, and the heads of other relevant agencies to identify 

and eliminate barriers to appropriate coordination of programs that 

affect language-minority and limited English proficient children 

and their families. The Secretary shall provide for continuing consultation and collaboration, between the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students and relevant programs operated by the Department, including programs under this 

part and other programs under this Act, in planning, contracts, 

providing joint technical assistance, providing joint field monitoring 

activities and in other relevant activities to ensure effective program coordination to provide high-quality educational opportunities 

to all language-minority and limited English proficient children. 

ø(b) DATA.—The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, ensure 

that all data collected by the Department shall include the collection and reporting of data on limited English proficient children. 

ø(c) PUBLICATION OF PROPOSALS.—The Secretary shall publish 

and disseminate all requests for proposals for programs funded 

under this part. 

ø(d) REPORT.—The Director shall prepare and, not later than 

February 1 of every other year, shall submit to the Secretary, the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions of the Senate a report— 

ø(1) on programs and activities carried out to serve limited 

English proficient children under this part, and the effectiveness of such programs and activities in improving the academic 

achievement and English proficiency of children who are limited English proficient; 

ø(2) containing a critical synthesis of data reported by States 

under section 3224, when applicable; 

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programs and educating limited English proficient children, 

and an estimate of the number of such teachers that will be 

needed for the succeeding 5 fiscal years; 

ø(4) containing the major findings of scientifically based research carried out under this part; and 

ø(5) containing other information gathered from the reports 

submitted to the Secretary under this title when applicable. 

øPART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

øSEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS. 

øExcept as otherwise provided, in this title: 

ø(1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means any individual aged 3 

through 21. 

ø(2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness, Indian tribe, or tribally 

sanctioned educational authority, that is representative of a 

community or significant segments of a community and that 

provides educational or related services to individuals in the 

community. Such term includes a Native Hawaiian or Native 

American Pacific Islander native language educational organization. 

ø(3) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘community college’’ 

means an institution of higher education as defined in section 

101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that provides not less 

than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward 

a bachelor’s degree, including institutions receiving assistance 

under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978. 

ø(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English 

Proficient Students established under section 209 of the Department of Education Organization Act. 

ø(5) FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘family education program’’ means a language instruction educational program or special alternative instruction program that— 

ø(A) is designed— 

ø(i) to help limited English proficient adults and 

out-of-school youths achieve English proficiency; and 

ø(ii) to provide instruction on how parents and family members can facilitate the educational achievement of their children; 

ø(B) when feasible, uses instructional programs based on 

models developed under the Even Start Family Literacy 

Programs, which promote adult literacy and train parents 

to support the educational growth of their children, the 

Parents as Teachers Program, and the Home Instruction 

Program for Preschool Youngsters; and 

ø(C) gives preference to participation by parents and immediate family members of children attending school. 

ø(6) IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—The term ‘‘immigrant children and youth’’ means individuals who— 

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ø(B) were not born in any State; and 

ø(C) have not been attending one or more schools in any 

one or more States for more than 3 full academic years. 

ø(7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Native village or Regional Corporation or 

Village Corporation as defined in or established pursuant to 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as 

eligible for the special programs and services provided by the 

United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 

ø(8) LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.—The 

term ‘‘language instruction educational program’’ means an instruction course— 

ø(A) in which a limited English proficient child is placed 

for the purpose of developing and attaining English proficiency, while meeting challenging State academic content 

and student academic achievement standards, as required 

by section 1111(b)(1); and 

ø(B) that may make instructional use of both English 

and a child’s native language to enable the child to develop 

and attain English proficiency, and may include the participation of English proficient children if such course is 

designed to enable all participating children to become proficient in English and a second language. 

ø(9) NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE.— The terms ‘‘Native American’’ and ‘‘Native American language’’ 

shall have the meanings given such terms in section 103 of the 

Native American Languages Act. 

ø(10) NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER NATIVE LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

term ‘‘Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander 

native language educational organization’’ means a nonprofit 

organization with— 

ø(A) a majority of its governing board and employees 

consisting of fluent speakers of the traditional Native 

American languages used in the organization’s educational 

programs; and 

ø(B) not less than 5 years successful experience in providing educational services in traditional Native American 

languages. 

ø(11) NATIVE LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘native language’’, when 

used with reference to an individual of limited English proficiency, means— 

ø(A) the language normally used by such individual; or 

ø(B) in the case of a child or youth, the language normally used by the parents of the child or youth. 

ø(12) PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘‘paraprofessional’’ 

means an individual who is employed in a preschool, elementary school, or secondary school under the supervision of a certified or licensed teacher, including individuals employed in 

language instruction educational programs, special education, 

and migrant education. 

ø(13) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘specially 

qualified agency’’ means an eligible entity, as defined in section 

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ø(A) does not participate in a program under subpart 1 

of part A for a fiscal year; or 

ø(B) submits a plan (or any amendment to a plan) that 

the Secretary, after reasonable notice and opportunity for 

a hearing, determines does not satisfy the requirements of 

such subpart. 

ø(14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico. 

ø(15) TRIBALLY SANCTIONED EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY.—The 

term ‘‘tribally sanctioned educational authority’’ means— 

ø(A) any department or division of education operating 

within the administrative structure of the duly constituted 

governing body of an Indian tribe; and 

ø(B) any nonprofit institution or organization that is— 

ø(i) chartered by the governing body of an Indian 

tribe to operate a school described in section 3112(a) 

or otherwise to oversee the delivery of educational 

services to members of the tribe; and 

ø(ii) approved by the Secretary for the purpose of 

carrying out programs under subpart 1 of part A for 

individuals served by a school described in section 

3112(a). 

øSEC. 3302. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity using funds provided 

under this title to provide a language instruction educational program shall, not later than 30 days after the beginning of the school 

year, inform a parent or the parents of a limited English proficient 

child identified for participation in, or participating in, such program of— 

ø(1) the reasons for the identification of their child as limited 

English proficient and in need of placement in a language instruction educational program; 

ø(2) the child’s level of English proficiency, how such level 

was assessed, and the status of the child’s academic achievement; 

ø(3) the method of instruction used in the program in which 

their child is, or will be, participating, and the methods of instruction used in other available programs, including how such 

programs differ in content, instruction goals, and use of 

English and a native language in instruction; 

ø(4) how the program in which their child is, or will be participating will meet the educational strengths and needs of the 

child; 

ø(5) how such program will specifically help their child learn 

English, and meet age appropriate academic achievement 

standards for grade promotion and graduation; 

ø(6) the specific exit requirements for such program, the expected rate of transition from such program into classrooms 

that are not tailored for limited English proficient children, 

and the expected rate of graduation from secondary school for 

such program if funds under this title are used for children in 

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ø(7) in the case of a child with a disability, how such program meets the objectives of the individualized education program of the child; and 

ø(8) information pertaining to parental rights that includes 

written guidance— 

ø(A) detailing— 

ø(i) the right that parents have to have their child 

immediately removed from such program upon their 

request; and 

ø(ii) the options that parents have to decline to enroll their child in such program or to choose another 

program or method of instruction, if available; and 

ø(B) assisting parents in selecting among various programs and methods of instruction, if more than one program or method is offered by the eligible entity. 

ø(b) SEPARATE NOTIFICATION.—In addition to providing the information required to be provided under subsection (a), each eligible 

entity that is using funds provided under this title to provide a language instruction educational program, and that has failed to make 

progress on the annual measurable achievement objectives described in section 3122 for any fiscal year for which part A is in 

effect, shall separately inform a parent or the parents of a child 

identified for participation in such program, or participating in 

such program, of such failure not later than 30 days after such failure occurs. 

ø(c) RECEIPT OF INFORMATION.—The information required to be 

provided under subsections (a) and (b) to a parent shall be provided 

in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parent can understand. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE DURING SCHOOL YEAR.—For a 

child who has not been identified for participation in a language instruction educational program prior to the beginning of the school 

year, the eligible entity shall carry out subsections (a) through (c) 

with respect to the parents of the child within 2 weeks of the child 

being placed in such a program. 

ø(e) PARENTAL PARTICIPATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity using funds provided 

under this title to provide a language instruction educational 

program shall implement an effective means of outreach to 

parents of limited English proficient children to inform such 

parents of how they can— 

ø(A) be involved in the education of their children; and 

ø(B) be active participants in assisting their children— 

ø(i) to learn English; 

ø(ii) to achieve at high levels in core academic subjects; and 

ø(iii) to meet the same challenging State academic 

content and student academic achievement standards 

as all children are expected to meet. 

ø(2) RECEIPT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The outreach described in paragraph (1) shall include holding, and sending notice of opportunities for, regular meetings for the purpose of 

formulating and responding to recommendations from parents 

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ø(f) BASIS FOR ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION.—A child shall not be 

admitted to, or excluded from, any federally assisted education program on the basis of a surname or language-minority status. 

øSEC. 3303. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 

øThe Secretary shall establish and support the operation of a National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs, which shall collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information about language instruction educational programs for limited English proficient children, and related programs. The National Clearinghouse shall— 

ø(1) be administered as an adjunct clearinghouse of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses system 

supported by the Institute of Education Sciences; 

ø(2) coordinate activities with Federal data and information 

clearinghouses and entities operating Federal dissemination 

networks and systems; 

ø(3) develop a system for improving the operation and effectiveness of federally funded language instruction educational 

programs; 

ø(4) collect and disseminate information on— 

ø(A) educational research and processes related to the 

education of limited English proficient children; and 

ø(B) accountability systems that monitor the academic 

progress of limited English proficient children in language 

instruction educational programs, including information on 

academic content and English proficiency assessments for 

language instruction educational programs; and 

ø(5) publish, on an annual basis, a list of grant recipients 

under this title. 

øSEC. 3304. REGULATIONS. 

øIn developing regulations under this title, the Secretary shall 

consult with State educational agencies and local educational agencies, organizations representing limited English proficient individuals, and organizations representing teachers and other personnel 

involved in the education of limited English proficient children. 

øTITLE IV—21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS 

øPART A—SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS 

AND COMMUNITIES 

øSEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 

Communities Act’’. 

øSEC. 4002. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this part is to support programs that prevent violence in and around schools; that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; that involve parents and communities; and 

that are coordinated with related Federal, State, school, and community efforts and resources to foster a safe and drug-free learning 

environment that supports student academic achievement, through 

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ø(1) States for grants to local educational agencies and consortia of such agencies to establish, operate, and improve local 

programs of school drug and violence prevention and early 

intervention; 

ø(2) States for grants to, and contracts with, communitybased organizations and public and private entities for programs of drug and violence prevention and early intervention, 

including community-wide drug and violence prevention planning and organizing activities; 

ø(3) States for development, training, technical assistance, 

and coordination activities; and 

ø(4) public and private entities to provide technical assistance; conduct training, demonstrations, and evaluation; and to 

provide supplementary services and community-wide drug and 

violence prevention planning and organizing activities for the 

prevention of drug use and violence among students and youth. 

øSEC. 4003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated— 

ø(1) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may 

be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, for State 

grants under subpart 1; and 

ø(2) such sums for fiscal year 2002, and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, for national programs under subpart 2. 

øSubpart 1—State Grants 

øSEC. 4111. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS. 

ø(a) RESERVATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount made available under 

section 4003(1) to carry out this subpart for each fiscal year, 

the Secretary— 

ø(A) shall reserve 1 percent or $4,750,000 (whichever is 

greater) of such amount for grants to Guam, American 

Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted 

in accordance with the Secretary’s determination of their 

respective needs and to carry out programs described in 

this subpart; 

ø(B) shall reserve 1 percent or $4,750,000 (whichever is 

greater) of such amount for the Secretary of the Interior 

to carry out programs described in this subpart for Indian 

youth; and 

ø(C) shall reserve 0.2 percent of such amount for Native 

Hawaiians to be used under section 4117 to carry out programs described in this subpart. 

ø(2) OTHER RESERVATIONS.—From the amount made available under section 4003(2) to carry out subpart 2 for each fiscal 

year, the Secretary— 

ø(A) may reserve not more than $2,000,000 for the national impact evaluation required by section 4122(a); 

ø(B) notwithstanding section 3 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, shall reserve an amount necessary to 

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Schools/Healthy Students initiative (under the same terms 

and conditions as provided for in the grants involved). 

ø(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

Secretary shall, for each fiscal year, allot among the States— 

ø(A) one-half of the remainder not reserved under subsection (a) according to the ratio between the school-aged 

population of each State and the school-aged population of 

all the States; and 

ø(B) one-half of such remainder according to the ratio 

between the amount each State received under section 

1124A for the preceding year and the sum of such amounts 

received by all the States. 

ø(2) MINIMUM.—For any fiscal year, no State shall be allotted under this subsection an amount that is less than the 

greater of— 

ø(A) one-half of 1 percent of the total amount allotted to 

all the States under this subsection; or 

ø(B) the amount such State received for fiscal year 2001 

under section 4111 as such section was in effect the day 

preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(3) REALLOTMENT.— 

ø(A) REALLOTMENT FOR FAILURE TO APPLY.—If any State 

does not apply for an allotment under this subpart for a 

fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the 

State’s allotment to the remaining States in accordance 

with this section. 

ø(B) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—The Secretary 

may reallot any amount of any allotment to a State if the 

Secretary determines that the State will be unable to use 

such amount within 2 years of such allotment. Such reallotments shall be made on the same basis as allotments 

are made under paragraph (1). 

ø(4) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘State’’ means 

each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

ø(c) LIMITATION.—Amounts appropriated under section 4003(2) 

for a fiscal year may not be increased above the amounts appropriated under such section for the previous fiscal year unless the 

amounts appropriated under section 4003(1) for the fiscal year involved are at least 10 percent greater that the amounts appropriated under such section 4003(1) for the previous fiscal year. 

øSEC. 4112. RESERVATION OF STATE FUNDS FOR SAFE AND DRUGFREE SCHOOLS. 

ø(a) STATE RESERVATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF

A STATE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief executive officer of a State may 

reserve not more than 20 percent of the total amount allocated 

to a State under section 4111(b) for each fiscal year to award 

competitive grants and contracts to local educational agencies, 

community-based organizations (including community antidrug coalitions) other public entities and private organizations, 

and consortia thereof. Such grants and contracts shall be used 

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4113(a) through programs or activities that complement and 

support activities of local educational agencies described in section 4115(b). Such officer shall award grants based on— 

ø(A) the quality of the program or activity proposed; and 

ø(B) how the program or activity meets the principles of 

effectiveness described in section 4115(a). 

ø(2) PRIORITY.—In making such grants and contracts under 

this section, a chief executive officer shall give priority to programs and activities that prevent illegal drug use and violence 

for— 

ø(A) children and youth who are not normally served by 

State educational agencies or local educational agencies; or 

ø(B) populations that need special services or additional 

resources (such as youth in juvenile detention facilities, 

runaway or homeless children and youth, pregnant and 

parenting teenagers, and school dropouts). 

ø(3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding funds under 

paragraph (1), a chief executive officer shall give special consideration to grantees that pursue a comprehensive approach 

to drug and violence prevention that includes providing and incorporating mental health services related to drug and violence 

prevention in their program. 

ø(4) PEER REVIEW.—Grants or contracts awarded under this 

section shall be subject to a peer review process. 

ø(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants and contracts under this section 

shall be used to implement drug and violence prevention activities, including— 

ø(A) activities that complement and support local educational agency activities under section 4115, including developing and implementing activities to prevent and reduce violence associated with prejudice and intolerance; 

ø(B) dissemination of information about drug and violence prevention; and 

ø(C) development and implementation of communitywide drug and violence prevention planning and organizing. 

ø(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The chief executive officer of a 

State may use not more than 3 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1) for the administrative costs incurred 

in carrying out the duties of such officer under this section. 

ø(b) IN STATE DISTRIBUTION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall distribute not less than 93 percent of the amount made available 

to the State under section 4111(b), less the amount reserved 

under subsection (a) of this section, to its local educational 

agencies. 

ø(2) STATE ADMINISTRATION COSTS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may use 

not more than 3 percent of the amount made available to 

the State under section 4111(b) for each fiscal year less the 

amount reserved under subsection (a) of this section, for 

State educational agency administrative costs, including 

the implementation of the uniform management information and reporting system as provided for under subsection 

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ø(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR THE UNIFORM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.—In the case of fiscal year 

2002, a State educational agency may, in addition to 

amounts provided for in subparagraph (A), use 1 percent 

of the amount made available to the State educational 

agency under section 4111(b) for each fiscal year less the 

amount reserved under subsection (a) of this section, for 

implementation of the uniform management information 

and reporting system as provided for under subsection 

(c)(3). 

ø(c) STATE ACTIVITIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may use not 

more than 5 percent of the amount made available to the State 

under section 4111(b) for each fiscal year less the amount reserved under subsection (a) of this section, for activities described in this subsection. 

ø(2) ACTIVITIES.—A State educational agency shall use the 

amounts described in paragraph (1), either directly, or through 

grants and contracts, to plan, develop, and implement capacity 

building, technical assistance and training, evaluation, program improvement services, and coordination activities for 

local educational agencies, community-based organizations, 

and other public and private entities. Such uses— 

ø(A) shall meet the principles of effectiveness described 

in section 4115(a); 

ø(B) shall complement and support local uses of funds 

under section 4115(b); 

ø(C) shall be in accordance with the purposes of this 

part; and 

ø(D) may include, among others activities— 

ø(i) identification, development, evaluation, and dissemination of drug and violence prevention strategies, 

programs, activities, and other information; 

ø(ii) training, technical assistance, and demonstration projects to address violence that is associated 

with prejudice and intolerance; and 

ø(iii) financial assistance to enhance drug and violence prevention resources available in areas that 

serve large numbers of low-income children, are 

sparsely populated, or have other special needs. 

ø(3) UNIFORM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND REPORTING

SYSTEM.— 

ø(A) INFORMATION AND STATISTICS.—A State shall establish a uniform management information and reporting system. 

ø(B) USES OF FUNDS.—A State may use funds described 

in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2), either directly or through grants and contracts, to implement the 

uniform management information and reporting system 

described in subparagraph (A), for the collection of information on— 

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sions and expulsions in elementary schools and secondary schools in the State; 

ø(iii) the types of curricula, programs, and services 

provided by the chief executive officer, the State educational agency, local educational agencies, and other 

recipients of funds under this subpart; and 

ø(iv) the incidence and prevalence, age of onset, perception of health risk, and perception of social disapproval of drug use and violence by youth in schools 

and communities. 

ø(C) COMPILATION OF STATISTICS.—In compiling the statistics required for the uniform management information 

and reporting system, the offenses described in subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be defined pursuant to the State’s criminal code, but shall not identify victims of crimes or persons 

accused of crimes. The collected data shall include incident 

reports by school officials, anonymous student surveys, and 

anonymous teacher surveys. 

ø(D) REPORTING.—The information described under subparagraph (B) shall be reported to the public and the data 

referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) of such subparagraph 

shall be reported to the State on a school-by-school basis. 

ø(E) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 

construed to authorize the Secretary to require particular 

policies, procedures, or practices with respect to crimes 

committed on school property or school security. 

øSEC. 4113. STATE APPLICATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an allotment under section 

4111(b) for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, 

at such time as the Secretary may require, an application that— 

ø(1) contains a comprehensive plan for the use of funds by 

the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of 

the State to provide safe, orderly, and drug-free schools and 

communities through programs and activities that complement 

and support activities of local educational agencies under section 4115(b), that comply with the principles of effectiveness 

under section 4115(a), and that otherwise are in accordance 

with the purpose of this part; 

ø(2) describes how activities funded under this subpart will 

foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports 

academic achievement; 

ø(3) provides an assurance that the application was developed in consultation and coordination with appropriate State 

officials and others, including the chief executive officer, the 

chief State school officer, the head of the State alcohol and 

drug abuse agency, the heads of the State health and mental 

health agencies, the head of the State criminal justice planning 

agency, the head of the State child welfare agency, the head 

of the State board of education, or their designees, and representatives of parents, students, and community-based organizations; 

ø(4) describes how the State educational agency will coordinate such agency’s activities under this subpart with the chief 

executive officer’s drug and violence prevention programs 

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State agencies and other programs, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions in section 9306; 

ø(5) provides an assurance that funds reserved under section 

4112(a) will not duplicate the efforts of the State educational 

agency and local educational agencies with regard to the provision of school-based drug and violence prevention activities and 

that those funds will be used to serve populations not normally 

served by the State educational agencies and local educational 

agencies and populations that need special services, such as 

school dropouts, suspended and expelled students, youth in detention centers, runaway or homeless children and youth, and 

pregnant and parenting youth; 

ø(6) provides an assurance that the State will cooperate 

with, and assist, the Secretary in conducting data collection as 

required by section 4122; 

ø(7) provides an assurance that the local educational agencies in the State will comply with the provisions of section 

9501 pertaining to the participation of private school children 

and teachers in the programs and activities under this subpart; 

ø(8) provides an assurance that funds under this subpart 

will be used to increase the level of State, local, and other nonFederal funds that would, in the absence of funds under this 

subpart, be made available for programs and activities authorized under this subpart, and in no case supplant such State, 

local, and other non-Federal funds; 

ø(9) contains the results of a needs assessment conducted by 

the State for drug and violence prevention programs, which 

shall be based on ongoing State evaluation activities, including 

data on— 

ø(A) the incidence and prevalence of illegal drug use and 

violence among youth in schools and communities, including the age of onset, the perception of health risks, and the 

perception of social disapproval among such youth; 

ø(B) the prevalence of risk factors, including high or increasing rates of reported cases of child abuse or domestic 

violence; 

ø(C) the prevalence of protective factors, buffers, or assets; and 

ø(D) other variables in the school and community identified through scientifically based research; 

ø(10) provides a statement of the State’s performance measures for drug and violence prevention programs and activities 

to be funded under this subpart that will be focused on student 

behavior and attitudes, derived from the needs assessment described in paragraph (9), and be developed in consultation between the State and local officials, and that consist of— 

ø(A) performance indicators for drug and violence prevention programs and activities; and 

ø(B) levels of performance for each performance indicator; 

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ø(12) provides an assurance that the State application will 

be available for public review after submission of the application; 

ø(13) describes the special outreach activities that will be 

carried out by the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State to maximize the participation of community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness that 

provide services such as mentoring programs in low-income 

communities; 

ø(14) describes how funds will be used by the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State to 

support, develop, and implement community-wide comprehensive drug and violence prevention planning and organizing activities; 

ø(15) describes how input from parents will be sought regarding the use of funds by the State educational agency and 

the chief executive officer of the State; 

ø(16) describes how the State educational agency will review 

applications from local educational agencies, including how the 

agency will receive input from parents in such review; 

ø(17) describes how the State educational agency will monitor the implementation of activities under this subpart, and 

provide technical assistance for local educational agencies, 

community-based organizations, other public entities, and private organizations; 

ø(18) describes how the chief executive officer of the State 

will award funds under section 4112(a) and implement a plan 

for monitoring the performance of, and providing technical assistance to, recipients of such funds; and 

ø(19) includes any other information the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) INTERIM APPLICATION.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this section, a State may submit for fiscal year 2002 a 1-year 

interim application and plan for the use of funds under this 

subpart that is consistent with the requirements of this section 

and contains such information as the Secretary may specify in 

regulations. 

ø(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of such interim application and 

plan shall be to afford the State the opportunity to fully develop and review such State’s application and comprehensive 

plan otherwise required by this section. 

ø(3) EXCEPTION.—A State may not receive a grant under this 

subpart for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2002 unless the Secretary has approved such State’s application and comprehensive plan as described in subsection (a). 

ø(c) APPROVAL PROCESS.— 

ø(1) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a 

State pursuant to this section shall undergo peer review by the 

Secretary and shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary 

unless the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to 

the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on 

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ø(2) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove the application, except after giving the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State notice and an opportunity for a hearing. 

ø(3) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the application is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this subpart, the Secretary shall— 

ø(A) give the State educational agency and the chief executive officer of the State notice and an opportunity for a 

hearing; and 

ø(B) notify the State educational agency and the chief 

executive officer of the State of the finding of noncompliance, and in such notification, shall— 

ø(i) cite the specific provisions in the application 

that are not in compliance; and 

ø(ii) request additional information, only as to the 

noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

ø(4) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency and the 

chief executive officer of the State respond to the Secretary’s 

notification described in paragraph (3)(B) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, and resubmit the application with the requested 

information described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the Secretary 

shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the later 

of— 

ø(A) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the application is resubmitted; or 

ø(B) the expiration of the 120-day period described in 

paragraph (1). 

ø(5) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency 

and the chief executive officer of the State do not respond to 

the Secretary’s notification described in paragraph (3)(B) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed 

to be disapproved. 

øSEC. 4114. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.— ø(1) FUNDS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A State shall 

provide the amount made available to the State under this 

subpart, less the amounts reserved under section 4112 to local 

educational agencies for drug and violence prevention and education programs and activities as follows: 

ø(A) 60 percent of such amount based on the relative 

amount such agencies received under part A of title I for 

the preceding fiscal year. 

ø(B) 40 percent of such amount based on the relative enrollments in public and private nonprofit elementary 

schools and secondary schools within the boundaries of 

such agencies. 

ø(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amount received under 

paragraph (1), a local educational agency may use not more 

than 2 percent for the administrative costs of carrying out its 

responsibilities under this subpart. 

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ø(A) RETURN.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 

upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the 

date on which a local educational agency receives its allocation under this subpart— 

ø(i) such agency shall return to the State educational agency any funds from such allocation that 

remain unobligated; and 

ø(ii) the State educational agency shall reallocate 

any such amount to local educational agencies that 

have submitted plans for using such amount for programs or activities on a timely basis. 

ø(B) CARRYOVER.—In any fiscal year, a local educational 

agency, may retain for obligation in the succeeding fiscal 

year— 

ø(i) an amount equal to not more than 25 percent of 

the allocation it received under this subpart for such 

fiscal year; or 

ø(ii) upon a demonstration of good cause by such 

agency and approval by the State educational agency, 

an amount that exceeds 25 percent of such allocation. 

ø(C) REALLOCATION.—If a local educational agency 

chooses not to apply to receive the amount allocated to 

such agency under this subsection, or if such agency’s application under subsection (d) is disapproved by the State 

educational agency, the State educational agency shall reallocate such amount to one or more of its other local educational agencies. 

ø(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this 

subpart, a local educational agency desiring a subgrant shall submit an application to the State educational agency in accordance 

with subsection (d). Such an application shall be amended, as necessary, to reflect changes in the activities and programs of the local 

educational agency. 

ø(c) DEVELOPMENT.— 

ø(1) CONSULTATION.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency shall develop its application through timely and meaningful consultation with State and local government representatives, 

representatives of schools to be served (including private 

schools), teachers and other staff, parents, students, community-based organizations, and others with relevant and 

demonstrated expertise in drug and violence prevention activities (such as medical, mental health, and law enforcement professionals). 

ø(B) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—On an ongoing basis, 

the local educational agency shall consult with such representatives and organizations in order to seek advice regarding how best to coordinate such agency’s activities 

under this subpart with other related strategies, programs, 

and activities being conducted in the community. 

ø(2) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.—To ensure timely and 

meaningful consultation under paragraph (1), a local educational agency at the initial stages of design and development 

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garding the design and development of the program or activity, 

including efforts to meet the principles of effectiveness described in section 4115(a). 

ø(d) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.—An application submitted by a 

local educational agency under this section shall contain— 

ø(1) an assurance that the activities or programs to be funded comply with the principles of effectiveness described in section 4115(a) and foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports academic achievement; 

ø(2) a detailed explanation of the local educational agency’s 

comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention, including 

a description of— 

ø(A) how the plan will be coordinated with programs 

under this Act, and other Federal, State, and local programs for drug and violence prevention, in accordance with 

section 9306; 

ø(B) the local educational agency’s performance measures for drug and violence prevention programs and activities, that shall consist of— 

ø(i) performance indicators for drug and violence 

prevention programs and activities; including— 

ø(I) specific reductions in the prevalence of identified risk factors; and 

ø(II) specific increases in the prevalence of protective factors, buffers, or assets if any have been 

identified; and 

ø(ii) levels of performance for each performance indicator; 

ø(C) how such agency will assess and publicly report 

progress toward attaining its performance measures; 

ø(D) the drug and violence prevention activity or program to be funded, including how the activity or program 

will meet the principles of effectiveness described in section 4115(a), and the means of evaluating such activity or 

program; and 

ø(E) how the services will be targeted to schools and students with the greatest need; 

ø(3) a description for how the results of the evaluations of 

the effectiveness of the program will be used to refine, improve, 

and strengthen the program; 

ø(4) an assurance that funds under this subpart will be used 

to increase the level of State, local, and other non-Federal 

funds that would, in the absence of funds under this subpart, 

be made available for programs and activities authorized under 

this subpart, and in no case supplant such State, local, and 

other non-Federal funds; 

ø(5) a description of the mechanisms used to provide effective notice to the community of an intention to submit an application under this subpart; 

ø(6) an assurance that drug and violence prevention programs supported under this subpart convey a clear and consistent message that acts of violence and the illegal use of 

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ø(7) an assurance that the applicant has, or the schools to 

be served have, a plan for keeping schools safe and drug-free 

that includes— 

ø(A) appropriate and effective school discipline policies 

that prohibit disorderly conduct, the illegal possession of 

weapons, and the illegal use, possession, distribution, and 

sale of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs by students; 

ø(B) security procedures at school and while students 

are on the way to and from school; 

ø(C) prevention activities that are designed to create and 

maintain safe, disciplined, and drug-free environments; 

ø(D) a crisis management plan for responding to violent 

or traumatic incidents on school grounds; and 

ø(E) a code of conduct policy for all students that clearly 

states the responsibilities of students, teachers, and administrators in maintaining a classroom environment 

that— 

ø(i) allows a teacher to communicate effectively with 

all students in the class; 

ø(ii) allows all students in the class to learn; 

ø(iii) has consequences that are fair, and developmentally appropriate; 

ø(iv) considers the student and the circumstances of 

the situation; and 

ø(v) is enforced accordingly; 

ø(8) an assurance that the application and any waiver request under section 4115(a)(3) will be available for public review after submission of the application; and 

ø(9) such other assurances, goals, and objectives identified 

through scientifically based research that the State may reasonably require in accordance with the purpose of this part. 

ø(e) REVIEW OF APPLICATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In reviewing local applications under this 

section, a State educational agency shall use a peer review 

process or other methods of assuring the quality of such applications. 

ø(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether to approve 

the application of a local educational agency under this section, 

a State educational agency shall consider the quality of application and the extent to which the application meets the principles of effectiveness described in section 4115(a). 

ø(f) APPROVAL PROCESS.— 

ø(1) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a local 

educational agency pursuant to this section shall be deemed to 

be approved by the State educational agency unless the State 

educational agency makes a written determination, prior to the 

expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on 

which the State educational agency received the application, 

that the application is not in compliance with this subpart. 

ø(2) DISAPPROVAL.—The State educational agency shall not 

finally disapprove the application, except after giving the local 

educational agency notice and opportunity for a hearing. 

ø(3) NOTIFICATION.—If the State educational agency finds 

that the application is not in compliance, in whole or in part, 

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ø(A) give the local educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

ø(B) notify the local educational agency of the finding of 

noncompliance, and in such notification, shall— 

ø(i) cite the specific provisions in the application 

that are not in compliance; and 

ø(ii) request additional information, only as to the 

noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

ø(4) RESPONSE.—If the local educational agency responds to 

the State educational agency’s notification described in paragraph (3)(B) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on 

which the agency received the notification, and resubmits the 

application with the requested information described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the State educational agency shall approve or 

disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

ø(A) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the application is resubmitted; or 

ø(B) the expiration of the 120-day period described in 

paragraph (1). 

ø(5) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the local educational agency 

does not respond to the State educational agency’s notification 

described in paragraph (3)(B) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the notification, 

such application shall be deemed to be disapproved. 

øSEC. 4115. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVENESS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For a program or activity developed pursuant to this subpart to meet the principles of effectiveness, 

such program or activity shall— 

ø(A) be based on an assessment of objective data regarding the incidence of violence and illegal drug use in the elementary schools and secondary schools and communities 

to be served, including an objective analysis of the current 

conditions and consequences regarding violence and illegal 

drug use, including delinquency and serious discipline 

problems, among students who attend such schools (including private school students who participate in the drug 

and violence prevention program) that is based on ongoing 

local assessment or evaluation activities; 

ø(B) be based on an established set of performance 

measures aimed at ensuring that the elementary schools 

and secondary schools and communities to be served by 

the program have a safe, orderly, and drug-free learning 

environment; 

ø(C) be based on scientifically based research that provides evidence that the program to be used will reduce violence and illegal drug use; 

ø(D) be based on an analysis of the data reasonably 

available at the time, of the prevalence of risk factors, including high or increasing rates of reported cases of child 

abuse and domestic violence; protective factors, buffers, assets; or other variables in schools and communities in the 

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ø(E) include meaningful and ongoing consultation with 

and input from parents in the development of the application and administration of the program or activity. 

ø(2) PERIODIC EVALUATION.— ø(A) REQUIREMENT.—The program or activity shall undergo a periodic evaluation to assess its progress toward 

reducing violence and illegal drug use in schools to be 

served based on performance measures described in section 4114(d)(2)(B). 

ø(B) USE OF RESULTS.—The results shall be used to refine, improve, and strengthen the program, and to refine 

the performance measures, and shall also be made available to the public upon request, with public notice of such 

availability provided. 

ø(3) WAIVER.—A local educational agency may apply to the 

State for a waiver of the requirement of subsection (a)(1)(C) to 

allow innovative activities or programs that demonstrate substantial likelihood of success. 

ø(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES.— 

ø(1) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency 

shall use funds made available under section 4114 to develop, 

implement, and evaluate comprehensive programs and activities, which are coordinated with other school and communitybased services and programs, that shall— 

ø(A) foster a safe and drug-free learning environment 

that supports academic achievement; 

ø(B) be consistent with the principles of effectiveness described in subsection (a)(1); 

ø(C) be designed to— 

ø(i) prevent or reduce violence; the use, possession 

and distribution of illegal drugs; and delinquency; and 

ø(ii) create a well disciplined environment conducive 

to learning, which includes consultation between 

teachers, principals, and other school personnel to 

identify early warning signs of drug use and violence 

and to provide behavioral interventions as part of 

classroom management efforts; and 

ø(D) include activities to— 

ø(i) promote the involvement of parents in the activity or program; 

ø(ii) promote coordination with community groups 

and coalitions, and government agencies; and 

ø(iii) distribute information about the local educational agency’s needs, goals, and programs under 

this subpart. 

ø(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each local educational agency, 

or consortium of such agencies, that receives a subgrant under 

this subpart may use such funds to carry out activities that 

comply with the principles of effectiveness described in subsection (a), such as the following: 

ø(A) Age appropriate and developmentally based activities that— 

ø(i) address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs, as appropriate; 

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ø(iii) teach students that most people do not illegally 

use drugs; 

ø(iv) teach students to recognize social and peer 

pressure to use drugs illegally and the skills for resisting illegal drug use; 

ø(v) teach students about the dangers of emerging 

drugs; 

ø(vi) engage students in the learning process; and 

ø(vii) incorporate activities in secondary schools that 

reinforce prevention activities implemented in elementary schools. 

ø(B) Activities that involve families, community sectors 

(which may include appropriately trained seniors), and a 

variety of drug and violence prevention providers in setting clear expectations against violence and illegal use of 

drugs and appropriate consequences for violence and illegal use of drugs. 

ø(C) Dissemination of drug and violence prevention information to schools and the community. 

ø(D) Professional development and training for, and involvement of, school personnel, pupil services personnel, 

parents, and interested community members in prevention, education, early identification and intervention, mentoring, or rehabilitation referral, as related to drug and violence prevention. 

ø(E) Drug and violence prevention activities that may include the following: 

ø(i) Community-wide planning and organizing activities to reduce violence and illegal drug use, which 

may include gang activity prevention. 

ø(ii) Acquiring and installing metal detectors, electronic locks, surveillance cameras, or other related 

equipment and technologies. 

ø(iii) Reporting criminal offenses committed on 

school property. 

ø(iv) Developing and implementing comprehensive 

school security plans or obtaining technical assistance 

concerning such plans, which may include obtaining a 

security assessment or assistance from the School Security and Technology Resource Center at the Sandia 

National Laboratory located in Albuquerque, New 

Mexico. 

ø(v) Supporting safe zones of passage activities that 

ensure that students travel safely to and from school, 

which may include bicycle and pedestrian safety programs. 

ø(vi) The hiring and mandatory training, based on 

scientific research, of school security personnel (including school resource officers) who interact with students in support of youth drug and violence prevention 

activities under this part that are implemented in the 

school. 

ø(vii) Expanded and improved school-based mental 

health services related to illegal drug use and violence, 

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drug use, assessment, and direct or group counseling 

services provided to students, parents, families, and 

school personnel by qualified school-based mental 

health service providers. 

ø(viii) Conflict resolution programs, including peer 

mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth 

anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities. 

ø(ix) Alternative education programs or services for 

violent or drug abusing students that reduce the need 

for suspension or expulsion or that serve students who 

have been suspended or expelled from the regular educational settings, including programs or services to assist students to make continued progress toward meeting the State academic achievement standards and to 

reenter the regular education setting. 

ø(x) Counseling, mentoring, referral services, and 

other student assistance practices and programs, including assistance provided by qualified school-based 

mental health services providers and the training of 

teachers by school-based mental health services providers in appropriate identification and intervention 

techniques for students at risk of violent behavior and 

illegal use of drugs. 

ø(xi) Programs that encourage students to seek advice from, and to confide in, a trusted adult regarding 

concerns about violence and illegal drug use. 

ø(xii) Drug and violence prevention activities designed to reduce truancy. 

ø(xiii) Age-appropriate, developmentally-based violence prevention and education programs that address 

victimization associated with prejudice and intolerance, and that include activities designed to help students develop a sense of individual responsibility and 

respect for the rights of others, and to resolve conflicts 

without violence. 

ø(xiv) Consistent with the fourth amendment to the 

Constitution of the United States, the testing of a student for illegal drug use or the inspecting of a student’s locker for weapons or illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia, including at the request of or with the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the student, if the 

local educational agency elects to so test or inspect. 

ø(xv) Emergency intervention services following 

traumatic crisis events, such as a shooting, major accident, or a drug-related incident that have disrupted 

the learning environment. 

ø(xvi) Establishing or implementing a system for 

transferring suspension and expulsion records, consistent with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), by a local educational 

agency to any public or private elementary school or 

secondary school. 

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prevention programs, that take into account the views 

of parents of the students for whom the program is intended and such students, such as a program described in subpart 3 of part D of title V. 

ø(xviii) Establishing and maintaining a school safety 

hotline. 

ø(xix) Community service, including community 

service performed by expelled students, and servicelearning projects. 

ø(xx) Conducting a nationwide background check of 

each local educational agency employee, regardless of 

when hired, and prospective employees for the purpose 

of determining whether the employee or prospective 

employee has been convicted of a crime that bears 

upon the employee’s fitness— 

ø(I) to be responsible for the safety or well-being 

of children; 

ø(II) to serve in the particular capacity in which 

the employee or prospective employee is or will be 

employed; or 

ø(III) to otherwise be employed by the local educational agency. 

ø(xxi) Programs to train school personnel to identify 

warning signs of youth suicide and to create an action 

plan to help youth at risk of suicide. 

ø(xxii) Programs that respond to the needs of students who are faced with domestic violence or child 

abuse. 

ø(F) The evaluation of any of the activities authorized 

under this subsection and the collection of objective data 

used to assess program needs, program implementation, or 

program success in achieving program goals and objectives. 

ø(c) LIMITATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 

more than 40 percent of the funds available to a local educational agency under this subpart may be used to carry out 

the activities described in clauses (ii) through (vi) of subsection 

(b)(2)(E), of which not more than 50 percent of such amount 

may be used to carry out the activities described in clauses (ii) 

through (v) of such subsection. 

ø(2) EXCEPTION.—A local educational agency may use funds 

under this subpart for activities described in clauses (ii) 

through (v) of subsection (b)(2)(E) only if funding for these activities is not received from other Federal agencies. 

ø(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to prohibit the use of funds under this subpart by any 

local educational agency or school for the establishment or implementation of a school uniform policy if such policy is part of the 

overall comprehensive drug and violence prevention plan of the 

State involved and is supported by the State’s needs assessment 

and other scientifically based research information. 

øSEC. 4116. REPORTING. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—By December 1, 2003, and every 2 years 

thereafter, the chief executive officer of the State, in cooperation with the State educational agency, shall submit to the Secretary a report— 

ø(A) on the implementation and outcomes of State programs under section 4112(a)(1) and section 4112(c) and 

local educational agency programs under section 4115(b), 

as well as an assessment of their effectiveness; 

ø(B) on the State’s progress toward attaining its performance measures for drug and violence prevention under 

section 4113(a)(10); and 

ø(C) on the State’s efforts to inform parents of, and include parents in, violence and drug prevention efforts. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The report required by this subsection 

shall be— 

ø(A) in the form specified by the Secretary; 

ø(B) based on the State’s ongoing evaluation activities, 

and shall include data on the incidence and prevalence, 

age of onset, perception of health risk, and perception of 

social disapproval of drug use and violence by youth in 

schools and communities; and 

ø(C) made readily available to the public. 

ø(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency receiving 

funds under this subpart shall submit to the State educational 

agency such information that the State requires to complete 

the State report required by subsection (a), including a description of how parents were informed of, and participated in, violence and drug prevention efforts. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY.—Information under paragraph (1) shall 

be made readily available to the public. 

ø(3) PROVISION OF DOCUMENTATION.—Not later than January 

1 of each year that a State is required to report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the State educational 

agency all of the necessary documentation required for compliance with this section. 

øSEC. 4117. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS. 

ø(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—From the funds made available pursuant to section 4111(a)(1)(C) to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make grants to or enter into cooperative agreements 

or contracts with organizations primarily serving and representing 

Native Hawaiians for the benefit of Native Hawaiians to plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, that are authorized by and consistent with the provisions of this subpart. 

ø(b) DEFINITION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—For the purposes of this 

section, the term ‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ means any individual any of 

whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now 

comprises the State of Hawaii. 

øSubpart 2—National Programs 

øSEC. 4121. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES. 

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tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Attorney 

General, shall carry out programs to prevent the illegal use of 

drugs and violence among, and promote safety and discipline for, 

students. The Secretary shall carry out such programs directly, or 

through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public 

and private entities and individuals, or through agreements with 

other Federal agencies, and shall coordinate such programs with 

other appropriate Federal activities. Such programs may include— 

ø(1) the development and demonstration of innovative strategies for the training of school personnel, parents, and members 

of the community for drug and violence prevention activities 

based on State and local needs; 

ø(2) the development, demonstration, scientifically based 

evaluation, and dissemination of innovative and high quality 

drug and violence prevention programs and activities, based on 

State and local needs, which may include— 

ø(A) alternative education models, either established 

within a school or separate and apart from an existing 

school, that are designed to promote drug and violence prevention, reduce disruptive behavior, reduce the need for repeat suspensions and expulsions, enable students to meet 

challenging State academic standards, and enable students 

to return to the regular classroom as soon as possible; 

ø(B) community service and service-learning projects, designed to rebuild safe and healthy neighborhoods and increase students’ sense of individual responsibility; 

ø(C) video-based projects developed by noncommercial 

telecommunications entities that provide young people 

with models for conflict resolution and responsible decisionmaking; and 

ø(D) child abuse education and prevention programs for 

elementary and secondary students; 

ø(3) the provision of information on drug abuse education 

and prevention to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

for dissemination; 

ø(4) the provision of information on violence prevention and 

education and school safety to the Department of Justice for 

dissemination; 

ø(5) technical assistance to chief executive officers, State 

agencies, local educational agencies, and other recipients of 

funding under this part to build capacity to develop and implement high-quality, effective drug and violence prevention programs consistent with the principles of effectiveness in section 

4115(a); 

ø(6) assistance to school systems that have particularly severe drug and violence problems, including hiring drug prevention and school safety coordinators, or assistance to support appropriate response efforts to crisis situations; 

ø(7) the development of education and training programs, 

curricula, instructional materials, and professional training 

and development for preventing and reducing the incidence of 

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ø(8) activities in communities designated as empowerment 

zones or enterprise communities that will connect schools to 

community-wide efforts to reduce drug and violence problems; 

and 

ø(9) other activities in accordance with the purpose of this 

part, based on State and local needs. 

ø(b) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall use a peer review process in reviewing applications for funds under this section. 

øSEC. 4122. IMPACT EVALUATION. 

ø(a) BIENNIAL EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee described in section 4124, shall conduct an independent biennial evaluation of the impact of programs assisted under this 

subpart and of other recent and new initiatives to combat violence 

and illegal drug use in schools. The evaluation shall report on 

whether community and local educational agency programs funded 

under this subpart— 

ø(1) comply with the principles of effectiveness described in 

section 4115(a); 

ø(2) have appreciably reduced the level of illegal drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, and school violence and the illegal presence of weapons at schools; and 

ø(3) have conducted effective parent involvement and training programs. 

ø(b) DATA COLLECTION.—The National Center for Education Statistics shall collect data, that is subject to independent review, to 

determine the incidence and prevalence of illegal drug use and violence in elementary schools and secondary schools in the States. 

The collected data shall include incident reports by schools officials, 

anonymous student surveys, and anonymous teacher surveys. 

ø(c) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2003, and 

every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress a report on the findings of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a) together with the data collected under 

subsection (b) and data available from other sources on the incidence and prevalence, age of onset, perception of health risk, and 

perception of social disapproval of drug use and violence in elementary schools and secondary schools in the States. The Secretary 

shall include data submitted by the States pursuant to subsection 

4116(a). 

øSEC. 4123. HATE CRIME PREVENTION. 

ø(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—From funds made available to 

carry out this subpart under section 4003(2) the Secretary may 

make grants to local educational agencies and community-based organizations for the purpose of providing assistance to localities 

most directly affected by hate crimes. 

ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—Grants under this section 

may be used to improve elementary and secondary educational 

efforts, including— 

ø(A) development of education and training programs designed to prevent and to reduce the incidence of crimes 

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ø(B) development of curricula for the purpose of improving conflict or dispute resolution skills of students, teachers, and administrators; 

ø(C) development and acquisition of equipment and instructional materials to meet the needs of, or otherwise be 

part of, hate crime or conflict programs; and 

ø(D) professional training and development for teachers 

and administrators on the causes, effects, and resolutions 

of hate crimes or hate-based conflicts. 

ø(2) APPLICATION.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant 

under this section for any fiscal year, a local educational agency, or a local educational agency in conjunction with a community-based organization, shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form and containing such information as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Each application under paragraph (2) 

shall include— 

ø(A) a request for funds for the purpose described in this 

section; 

ø(B) a description of the schools and communities to be 

served by the grants; and 

ø(C) assurances that Federal funds received under this 

section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 

non-Federal funds. 

ø(4) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Each application shall include a 

comprehensive plan that contains— 

ø(A) a description of the hate crime or conflict problems 

within the schools or the community targeted for assistance; 

ø(B) a description of the program to be developed or augmented by such Federal and matching funds; 

ø(C) assurances that such program or activity shall be 

administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; 

ø(D) procedures for the proper and efficient administration of such program; and 

ø(E) fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as 

may be necessary to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this 

section. 

ø(c) AWARD OF GRANTS.— 

ø(1) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall consider 

the incidence of crimes and conflicts motivated by bias in the 

targeted schools and communities in awarding grants under 

this section. 

ø(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards. 

ø(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall 

attempt, to the extent practicable, to make available information regarding successful hate crime prevention programs, including programs established or expanded with grants under 

this section. 

ø(d) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

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grants and awards, activities of grant recipients, and an evaluation 

of programs established under this section. 

øSEC. 4124. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established an advisory 

committee to be known as the ‘‘Safe and Drug Free Schools 

and Communities Advisory Committee’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’) to— 

ø(A) consult with the Secretary under subsection (b); 

ø(B) coordinate Federal school- and community-based 

substance abuse and violence prevention programs and reduce duplicative research or services; 

ø(C) develop core data sets and evaluation protocols for 

safe and drug-free school- and community-based programs; 

ø(D) provide technical assistance and training for safe 

and drug-free school- and community-based programs; 

ø(E) provide for the diffusion of scientifically based research to safe and drug-free school- and community-based 

programs; and 

ø(F) review other regulations and standards developed 

under this title. 

ø(2) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Committee shall be composed of representatives from— 

ø(A) the Department of Education; 

ø(B) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 

ø(C) the National Institute on Drug Abuse; 

ø(D) the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol 

Abuse; 

ø(E) the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; 

ø(F) the Center for Mental Health Services; 

ø(G) the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; 

ø(H) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; 

ø(I) State and local governments, including education 

agencies; and 

ø(J) researchers and expert practitioners. 

ø(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties under this 

section, the Advisory Committee shall annually consult with 

interested State and local coordinators of school- and community-based substance abuse and violence prevention programs 

and other interested groups. 

ø(b) PROGRAMS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available under section 4003(2) to carry out this subpart, the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall carry out scientifically based research programs to strengthen the accountability 

and effectiveness of the State, chief executive officer’s, and national programs under this part. 

ø(2) GRANTS, CONTRACTS OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) directly or through 

grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public and 

private entities and individuals or through agreements with 

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ø(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate programs under this section with other appropriate Federal activities. 

ø(4) ACTIVITIES.—Activities that may be carried out under 

programs funded under this section may include— 

ø(A) the provision of technical assistance and training, 

in collaboration with other Federal agencies utilizing their 

expertise and national and regional training systems, for 

Governors, State educational agencies and local educational agencies to support high quality, effective programs that— 

ø(i) provide a thorough assessment of the substance 

abuse and violence problem; 

ø(ii) utilize objective data and the knowledge of a 

wide range of community members; 

ø(iii) develop measurable goals and objectives; and 

ø(iv) implement scientifically based research activities that have been shown to be effective and that 

meet identified needs; 

ø(B) the provision of technical assistance and training to 

foster program accountability; 

ø(C) the diffusion and dissemination of best practices 

and programs; 

ø(D) the development of core data sets and evaluation 

tools; 

ø(E) program evaluations; 

ø(F) the provision of information on drug abuse education and prevention to the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services for dissemination by the clearinghouse for 

alcohol and drug abuse information established under section 501(d)(16) of the Public Health Service Act; and 

ø(G) other activities that meet unmet needs related to 

the purpose of this part and that are undertaken in consultation with the Advisory Committee. 

øSEC. 4125. NATIONAL COORDINATOR PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available to carry out this 

subpart under section 4003(2), the Secretary may provide for the 

establishment of a National Coordinator Program under which the 

Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies for the 

hiring of drug prevention and school safety program coordinators. 

ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a grant under subsection (a) shall be used by local educational agencies to recruit, 

hire, and train individuals to serve as drug prevention and school 

safety program coordinators in schools with significant drug and 

school safety problems. Such coordinators shall be responsible for 

developing, conducting, and analyzing assessments of drug and 

crime problems at their schools, and administering the safe and 

drug-free grant program at such schools. 

øSEC. 4126. COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available to carry out this 

subpart under section 4003(2), the Secretary may make grants to 

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ø(b) ALLOCATION.—From the amount described in subsection (a), 

the Secretary shall allocate among the States— 

ø(1) one-half according to the ratio between the school-aged 

population of each State and the school-aged population of all 

the States; and 

ø(2) one-half according to the ratio between the amount each 

State received under section 1124A for the preceding year and 

the sum of such amounts received by all the States. 

ø(c) MINIMUM.—For any fiscal year, no State shall be allotted 

under this section an amount that is less than one-half of 1 percent 

of the total amount allotted to all the States under this section. 

ø(d) REALLOTMENT.—The Secretary may reallot any amount of 

any allotment to a State if the Secretary determines that the State 

will be unable to use such amount within 2 years of such allotment. Such reallotments shall be made on the same basis as allotments are made under subsection (b). 

ø(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico. 

øSEC. 4127. SCHOOL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE CENTER. 

ø(a) CENTER.—From funds made available to carry out this subpart under section 4003(2), the Secretary, the Attorney General, 

and the Secretary of Energy may enter into an agreement for the 

establishment at the Sandia National Laboratories, in partnership 

with the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology 

Center—Southeast and the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement in Little Rock, Arkansas, of a center to be known as the 

‘‘School Security Technology and Resource Center’’ (hereafter in 

this section ‘‘the Center’’). 

ø(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Center established under subsection 

(a) shall be administered by the Attorney General. 

ø(c) FUNCTIONS.—The center established under subsection (a) 

shall be a resource to local educational agencies for school security 

assessments, security technology development, evaluation and implementation, and technical assistance relating to improving school 

security. The Center will also conduct and publish school violence 

research, coalesce data from victim communities, and monitor and 

report on schools that implement school security strategies. 

øSEC. 4128. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND YOUTH SAFETY. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—From funds made available to carry out 

this subpart under section 4003(2), the Secretary of Education and 

the Attorney General may jointly establish a National Center for 

School and Youth Safety (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’). The Secretary of Education and the Attorney General may establish the Center at an existing facility, if the facility has a history of performing two or more of the duties described in subsection 

(b). The Secretary of Education and the Attorney General shall 

jointly appoint a Director of the Center to oversee the operation of 

the Center. 

ø(b) DUTIES.—The Center shall carry out emergency response, 

anonymous student hotline, consultation, and information and outreach activities with respect to elementary and secondary school 

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ø(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE.—The staff of the Center, and 

such temporary contract employees as the Director of the Center shall determine necessary, shall offer emergency assistance 

to local communities to respond to school safety crises. Such 

assistance shall include counseling for victims and the community, assistance to law enforcement to address short-term security concerns, and advice on how to enhance school safety, prevent future incidents, and respond to future incidents. 

ø(2) ANONYMOUS STUDENT HOTLINE.—The Center shall establish a toll-free telephone number for students to report criminal activity, threats of criminal activity, and other high-risk 

behaviors such as substance abuse, gang or cult affiliation, depression, or other warning signs of potentially violent behavior. 

The Center shall relay the reports, without attribution, to local 

law enforcement or appropriate school hotlines. The Director of 

the Center shall work with the Attorney General to establish 

guidelines for Center staff to work with law enforcement 

around the Nation to relay information reported through the 

hotline. 

ø(3) CONSULTATION.—The Center shall establish a toll-free 

number for the public to contact staff of the Center for consultation regarding school safety. The Director of the Center 

shall hire administrative staff and individuals with expertise 

in enhancing school safety, including individuals with backgrounds in counseling and psychology, education, law enforcement and criminal justice, and community development to assist in the consultation. 

ø(4) INFORMATION AND OUTREACH.—The Center shall compile 

information about the best practices in school violence prevention, intervention, and crisis management, and shall serve as 

a clearinghouse for model school safety program information. 

The staff of the Center shall work to ensure local governments, 

school officials, parents, students, and law enforcement officials 

and agencies are aware of the resources, grants, and expertise 

available to enhance school safety and prevent school crime. 

The staff of the Center shall give special attention to providing 

outreach to rural and impoverished communities. 

øSEC. 4129. GRANTS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL ABUSE. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration, may award grants from funds made available to 

carry out this subpart under section 4003(2), on a competitive 

basis, to local educational agencies to enable such agencies to develop and implement innovative and effective programs to reduce 

alcohol abuse in secondary schools. 

ø(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a local educational agency shall prepare and submit to 

the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 

containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— 

ø(1) a description of the activities to be carried out under the 

grant; 

ø(2) an assurance that such activities will include one or 

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abuse as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration; 

ø(3) an explanation of how activities to be carried out under 

the grant that are not described in paragraph (2) will be effective in reducing underage alcohol abuse, including references 

to the past effectiveness of such activities; 

ø(4) an assurance that the applicant will submit to the Secretary an annual report concerning the effectiveness of the programs and activities funded under the grant; and 

ø(5) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

ø(c) STREAMLINING OF PROCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND RURAL

LEAS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of 

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 

shall develop procedures to make the application process for grants 

under this section more user-friendly, particularly for low-income 

and rural local educational agencies. 

ø(d) RESERVATIONS.— 

ø(1) SAMHSA.—The Secretary may reserve 20 percent of 

any amount used to carry out this section to enable the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration to provide alcohol abuse resources and start-up 

assistance to local educational agencies receiving grants under 

this section. 

ø(2) LOW-INCOME AND RURAL AREAS.—The Secretary may reserve 25 percent of any amount used to carry out this section 

to award grants to low-income and rural local educational 

agencies. 

øSEC. 4130. MENTORING PROGRAMS. 

ø(a) PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.— 

ø(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to make assistance available to promote mentoring programs for children 

with greatest need— 

ø(A) to assist such children in receiving support and 

guidance from a mentor; 

ø(B) to improve the academic achievement of such children; 

ø(C) to improve interpersonal relationships between 

such children and their peers, teachers, other adults, and 

family members; 

ø(D) to reduce the dropout rate of such children; and 

ø(E) to reduce juvenile delinquency and involvement in 

gangs by such children. 

ø(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: 

ø(A) CHILD WITH GREATEST NEED.—The term ‘‘child with 

greatest need’’ means a child who is at risk of educational 

failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal 

or delinquent activities, or who lacks strong positive role 

models. 

ø(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 

means— 

ø(i) a local educational agency; 

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ø(iii) a partnership between a local educational 

agency and a nonprofit, community-based organization. 

ø(C) MENTOR.—The term ‘‘mentor’’ means a responsible 

adult, a postsecondary school student, or a secondary 

school student who works with a child— 

ø(i) to provide a positive role model for the child; 

ø(ii) to establish a supportive relationship with the 

child; and 

ø(iii) to provide the child with academic assistance 

and exposure to new experiences and examples of opportunity that enhance the ability of the child to become a responsible adult. 

ø(D) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

ø(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants from 

funds made available to carry out this subpart under section 

4003(2) to eligible entities to assist such entities in establishing and supporting mentoring programs and activities for 

children with greatest need that— 

ø(A) are designed to link such children (particularly children living in rural areas, high-crime areas, or troubled 

home environments, or children experiencing educational 

failure) with mentors who— 

ø(i) have received training and support in mentoring; 

ø(ii) have been screened using appropriate reference 

checks, child and domestic abuse record checks, and 

criminal background checks; and 

ø(iii) are interested in working with children with 

greatest need; and 

ø(B) are intended to achieve one or more of the following 

goals with respect to children with greatest need: 

ø(i) Provide general guidance. 

ø(ii) Promote personal and social responsibility. 

ø(iii) Increase participation in, and enhance the ability to benefit from, elementary and secondary education. 

ø(iv) Discourage illegal use of drugs and alcohol, violence, use of dangerous weapons, promiscuous behavior, and other criminal, harmful, or potentially harmful activity. 

ø(v) Encourage participation in community service 

and community activities. 

ø(vi) Encourage setting goals and planning for the 

future, including encouragement of graduation from 

secondary school and planning for postsecondary education or training. 

ø(viii) Discourage involvement in gangs. 

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ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity awarded a grant 

under this subsection shall use the grant funds for activities that establish or implement a mentoring program, 

that may include— 

ø(i) hiring of mentoring coordinators and support 

staff; 

ø(ii) providing for the professional development of 

mentoring coordinators and support staff; 

ø(iii) recruitment, screening, and training of mentors; 

ø(iv) reimbursement to schools, if appropriate, for 

the use of school materials or supplies in carrying out 

the mentoring program; 

ø(v) dissemination of outreach materials; 

ø(vi) evaluation of the mentoring program using scientifically based methods; and 

ø(vii) such other activities as the Secretary may reasonably prescribe by rule. 

ø(B) PROHIBITED USES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 

(A), an eligible entity awarded a grant under this section 

may not use the grant funds— 

ø(i) to directly compensate mentors; 

ø(ii) to obtain educational or other materials or 

equipment that would otherwise be used in the ordinary course of the eligible entity’s operations; 

ø(iii) to support litigation of any kind; or 

ø(iv) for any other purpose reasonably prohibited by 

the Secretary by rule. 

ø(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available through 

a grant under this section shall be available for obligation for 

a period not to exceed 3 years. 

ø(4) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking a grant 

under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 

that includes— 

ø(A) a description of the plan for the mentoring program 

the eligible entity proposes to carry out with such grant; 

ø(B) information on the children expected to be served 

by the mentoring program for which such grant is sought; 

ø(C) a description of the mechanism the eligible entity 

will use to match children with mentors based on the 

needs of the children; 

ø(D) an assurance that no mentor will be assigned to 

mentor so many children that the assignment will undermine the mentor’s ability to be an effective mentor or the 

mentor’s ability to establish a close relationship (a one-toone relationship, where practicable) with each mentored 

child; 

ø(E) an assurance that the mentoring program will provide children with a variety of experiences and support, including— 

ø(i) emotional support; 

ø(ii) academic assistance; and 

ø(iii) exposure to experiences that the children 

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ø(F) an assurance that the mentoring program will be 

monitored to ensure that each child assigned a mentor 

benefits from that assignment and that the child will be 

assigned a new mentor if the relationship between the 

original mentor and the child is not beneficial to the child; 

ø(G) information regarding how mentors and children 

will be recruited to the mentoring program; 

ø(H) information regarding how prospective mentors will 

be screened; 

ø(I) information on the training that will be provided to 

mentors; and 

ø(J) information on the system that the eligible entity 

will use to manage and monitor information relating to the 

mentoring program’s— 

ø(i) reference checks; 

ø(ii) child and domestic abuse record checks; 

ø(iii) criminal background checks; and 

ø(iv) procedure for matching children with mentors. 

ø(5) SELECTION.— 

ø(A) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—In accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities on a competitive basis. 

ø(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subparagraph 

(A), the Secretary shall give priority to each eligible entity 

that— 

ø(i) serves children with greatest need living in 

rural areas, high-crime areas, or troubled home environments, or who attend schools with violence problems; 

ø(ii) provides high quality background screening of 

mentors, training of mentors, and technical assistance 

in carrying out mentoring programs; or 

ø(iii) proposes a school-based mentoring program. 

ø(C) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants 

under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall also consider— 

ø(i) the degree to which the location of the mentoring program proposed by each eligible entity contributes to a fair distribution of mentoring programs 

with respect to urban and rural locations; 

ø(ii) the quality of the mentoring program proposed 

by each eligible entity, including— 

ø(I) the resources, if any, the eligible entity will 

dedicate to providing children with opportunities 

for job training or postsecondary education; 

ø(II) the degree to which parents, teachers, community-based organizations, and the local community have participated, or will participate, in the 

design and implementation of the proposed mentoring program; 

ø(III) the degree to which the eligible entity can 

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ø(IV) the degree to which the mentoring program will serve children with greatest need in the 

4th through 8th grades; and 

ø(V) the degree to which the mentoring program 

will continue to serve children from the 9th grade 

through graduation from secondary school, as 

needed; and 

ø(iii) the capability of each eligible entity to effectively implement its mentoring program. 

ø(D) GRANT TO EACH STATE.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of this subsection, in awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall select not less than one 

grant recipient from each State for which there is an eligible entity that submits an application of sufficient quality 

pursuant to paragraph (4). 

ø(6) MODEL SCREENING GUIDELINES.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on model screening guidelines 

developed by the Office of Juvenile Programs of the Department of Justice, the Secretary shall develop and distribute to each eligible entity awarded a grant under this 

section specific model guidelines for the screening of mentors who seek to participate in mentoring programs assisted under this section. 

ø(B) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The guidelines developed 

under this subsection shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that potential mentors be subject to reference 

checks, child and domestic abuse record checks, and criminal background checks. 

øSubpart 3—Gun Possession 

øSEC. 4141. GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Gun-Free 

Schools Act’’. 

ø(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State receiving Federal funds under 

any title of this Act shall have in effect a State law requiring 

local educational agencies to expel from school for a period of 

not less than 1 year a student who is determined to have 

brought a firearm to a school, or to have possessed a firearm 

at a school, under the jurisdiction of local educational agencies 

in that State, except that such State law shall allow the chief 

administering officer of a local educational agency to modify 

such expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case 

basis if such modification is in writing. 

ø(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to prevent a State from allowing a local educational 

agency that has expelled a student from such a student’s regular school setting from providing educational services to such 

student in an alternative setting. 

ø(3) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term 

‘‘firearm’’ has the same meaning given such term in section 

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ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—The provisions of this section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

ø(d) REPORT TO STATE.—Each local educational agency requesting assistance from the State educational agency that is to be provided from funds made available to the State under any title of this 

Act shall provide to the State, in the application requesting such 

assistance— 

ø(1) an assurance that such local educational agency is in 

compliance with the State law required by subsection (b); and 

ø(2) a description of the circumstances surrounding any expulsions imposed under the State law required by subsection 

(b), including— 

ø(A) the name of the school concerned; 

ø(B) the number of students expelled from such school; 

and 

ø(C) the type of firearms concerned. 

ø(e) REPORTING.—Each State shall report the information described in subsection (d) to the Secretary on an annual basis. 

ø(f) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of subsection (d), the term 

‘‘school’’ means any setting that is under the control and supervision of the local educational agency for the purpose of student activities approved and authorized by the local educational agency. 

ø(g) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall apply to a firearm 

that is lawfully stored inside a locked vehicle on school property, 

or if it is for activities approved and authorized by the local educational agency and the local educational agency adopts appropriate safeguards to ensure student safety. 

ø(h) POLICY REGARDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REFERRAL.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds shall be made available under 

any title of this Act to any local educational agency unless such 

agency has a policy requiring referral to the criminal justice or 

juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm or weapon to a school served by such agency. 

ø(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this subsection, the 

term ‘‘school’’ has the same meaning given to such term by section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code. 

øSubpart 4—General Provisions 

øSEC. 4151. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘controlled substance’’ means a drug or other substance identified under 

Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V in section 202(c) of the Controlled 

Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)). 

ø(2) DRUG.—The term ‘‘drug’’ includes controlled substances; 

the illegal use of alcohol and tobacco; and the harmful, abusive, 

or addictive use of substances, including inhalants and anabolic steroids. 

ø(3) DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.—The term ‘‘drug and 

violence prevention’’ means— 

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ø(B) with respect to violence, the promotion of school 

safety, such that students and school personnel are free 

from violent and disruptive acts, including sexual harassment and abuse, and victimization associated with prejudice and intolerance, on school premises, going to and from 

school, and at school-sponsored activities, through the creation and maintenance of a school environment that is free 

of weapons and fosters individual responsibility and respect for the rights of others. 

ø(4) HATE CRIME.—The term ‘‘hate crime’’ means a crime as 

described in section 1(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 

1990. 

ø(5) NONPROFIT.—The term ‘‘nonprofit’’, as applied to a 

school, agency, organization, or institution means a school, 

agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by one 

or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part of the 

net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the 

benefit of any private shareholder or individual. 

ø(6) PROTECTIVE FACTOR, BUFFER, OR ASSET.—The terms 

‘‘protective factor’’, ‘‘buffer’’, and ‘‘asset’’ mean any one of a 

number of the community, school, family, or peer-individual domains that are known, through prospective, longitudinal research efforts, or which are grounded in a well-established theoretical model of prevention, and have been shown to prevent 

alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drug use, as well as violent behavior, 

by youth in the community, and which promote positive youth 

development. 

ø(7) RISK FACTOR.—The term ‘‘risk factor’’ means any one of 

a number of characteristics of the community, school, family, 

or peer-individual domains that are known, through prospective, longitudinal research efforts, to be predictive of alcohol, 

tobacco, and illegal drug use, as well as violent behavior, by 

youth in the school and community. 

ø(8) SCHOOL-AGED POPULATION.—The term ‘‘school-aged population’’ means the population aged five through 17, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce. 

ø(9) SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER.— 

The term ‘‘school based mental health services provider’’ includes a State licensed or State certified school counselor, 

school psychologist, school social worker, or other State licensed or certified mental health professional qualified under 

State law to provide such services to children and adolescents. 

ø(10) SCHOOL PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘school personnel’’ includes teachers, principals, administrators, counselors, social 

workers, psychologists, nurses, librarians, and other support 

staff who are employed by a school or who perform services for 

the school on a contractual basis. 

ø(11) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—The term ‘‘school resource officer’’ means a career law enforcement officer, with 

sworn authority, deployed in community oriented policing, and 

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ø(A) educate students in crime and illegal drug use prevention and safety; 

ø(B) develop or expand community justice initiatives for 

students; and 

ø(C) train students in conflict resolution, restorative justice, and crime and illegal drug use awareness. 

øSEC. 4152. MESSAGE AND MATERIALS. 

ø(a) ‘‘WRONG AND HARMFUL’’ MESSAGE.—Drug and violence prevention programs supported under this part shall convey a clear 

and consistent message that the illegal use of drugs and acts of violence are wrong and harmful. 

ø(b) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary shall not prescribe the use of 

specific curricula for programs supported under this part. 

øSEC. 4153. PARENTAL CONSENT. 

øUpon receipt of written notification from the parents or legal 

guardians of a student, the local educational agency shall withdraw 

such student from any program or activity funded under this part. 

The local educational agency shall make reasonable efforts to inform parents or legal guardians of the content of such programs or 

activities funded under this part, other than classroom instruction. 

øSEC. 4154. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. 

øNo funds under this part may be used for— 

ø(1) construction (except for minor remodeling needed to accomplish the purposes of this part); or 

ø(2) medical services, drug treatment or rehabilitation, except for pupil services or referral to treatment for students who 

are victims of, or witnesses to, crime or who illegally use drugs. 

øPART B—21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY 

LEARNING CENTERS 

øSEC. 4201. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to provide opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community 

learning centers that— 

ø(1) provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly 

students who attend low-performing schools, to meet State and 

local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics; 

ø(2) offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, 

drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, 

art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs, and character education programs, that are designed to 

reinforce and complement the regular academic program of 

participating students; and 

ø(3) offer families of students served by community learning 

centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development. 

ø(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: 

ø(1) COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER.—The term ‘‘community 

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ø(A) assists students in meeting State and local academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, 

such as reading and mathematics, by providing the students with opportunities for academic enrichment activities and a broad array of other activities (such as drug and 

violence prevention, counseling, art, music, recreation, 

technology, and character education programs) during nonschool hours or periods when school is not in session (such 

as before and after school or during summer recess) that 

reinforce and complement the regular academic programs 

of the schools attended by the students served; and 

ø(B) offers families of students served by such center opportunities for literacy and related educational development. 

ø(2) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered program’’ 

means a program for which— 

ø(A) the Secretary made a grant under part I of title X 

(as such part was in effect on the day before the date of 

enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001); and 

ø(B) the grant period had not ended on that date of enactment. 

ø(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a 

local educational agency, community-based organization, another public or private entity, or a consortium of two or more 

of such agencies, organizations, or entities. 

ø(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico. 

øSEC. 4202. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

ø(a) RESERVATION.—From the funds appropriated under section 

4206 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

ø(1) such amount as may be necessary to make continuation 

awards to grant recipients under covered programs (under the 

terms of those grants); 

ø(2) not more than 1 percent for national activities, which 

the Secretary may carry out directly or through grants and 

contracts, such as providing technical assistance to eligible entities carrying out programs under this part or conducting a 

national evaluation; and 

ø(3) not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying 

areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this 

part, as determined by the Secretary, to enable the outlying 

areas and the Bureau to carry out the purpose of this part. 

ø(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

ø(1) DETERMINATION.—From the funds appropriated under 

section 4206 for any fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary makes reservations under subsection (a), the Secretary 

shall allot to each State for the fiscal year an amount that 

bears the same relationship to the remainder as the amount 

the State received under subpart 2 of part A of title I for the 

preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all States received 

under that subpart for the preceding fiscal year, except that no 

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percent of the total amount made available to all States under 

this subsection. 

ø(2) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a State does not 

receive an allotment under this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State’s allotment to the 

remaining States in accordance with this section. 

ø(c) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an allotment 

under this part shall reserve not less than 95 percent of the 

amount allotted to such State under subsection (b), for each fiscal year for awards to eligible entities under section 4204. 

ø(2) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State educational agency 

may use not more than 2 percent of the amount made available to the State under subsection (b) for— 

ø(A) the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this part; 

ø(B) establishing and implementing a peer review process for grant applications described in section 4204(b) (including consultation with the Governor and other State 

agencies responsible for administering youth development 

programs and adult learning activities); andsupervising 

the awarding of funds to eligible entities (in consultation 

with the Governor and other State agencies responsible for 

administering youth development programs and adult 

learning activities). 

ø(3) STATE ACTIVITIES.—A State educational agency may use 

not more than 3 percent of the amount made available to the 

State under subsection (b) for the following activities: 

ø(A) Monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities assisted under this part. 

ø(B) Providing capacity building, training, and technical 

assistance under this part. 

ø(C) Comprehensive evaluation (directly, or through a 

grant or contract) of the effectiveness of programs and activities assisted under this part. 

ø(D) Providing training and technical assistance to eligible entities who are applicants for or recipients of awards 

under this part. 

øSEC. 4203. STATE APPLICATION. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an allotment under section 

4202 for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at 

such time as the Secretary may require, an application that— 

ø(1) designates the State educational agency as the agency 

responsible for the administration and supervision of programs 

assisted under this part; 

ø(2) describes how the State educational agency will use 

funds received under this part, including funds reserved for 

State-level activities; 

ø(3) contains an assurance that the State educational agency 

will make awards under this part only to eligible entities that 

propose to serve— 

ø(A) students who primarily attend— 

ø(i) schools eligible for schoolwide programs under 

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ø(ii) schools that serve a high percentage of students 

from low-income families; and 

ø(B) the families of students described in subparagraph 

(A); 

ø(4) describes the procedures and criteria the State educational agency will use for reviewing applications and awarding funds to eligible entities on a competitive basis, which shall 

include procedures and criteria that take into consideration the 

likelihood that a proposed community learning center will help 

participating students meet local content and student academic 

achievement standards; 

ø(5) describes how the State educational agency will ensure 

that awards made under this part are— 

ø(A) of sufficient size and scope to support high-quality, 

effective programs that are consistent with the purpose of 

this part; and 

ø(B) in amounts that are consistent with section 4204(h); 

ø(6) describes the steps the State educational agency will 

take to ensure that programs implement effective strategies, 

including providing ongoing technical assistance and training, 

evaluation, and dissemination of promising practices; 

ø(7) describes how programs under this part will be coordinated with programs under this Act, and other programs as 

appropriate; 

ø(8) contains an assurance that the State educational agency— 

ø(A) will make awards for programs for a period of not 

less than 3 years and not more than 5 years; and 

ø(B) will require each eligible entity seeking such an 

award to submit a plan describing how the community 

learning center to be funded through the award will continue after funding under this part ends; 

ø(9) contains an assurance that funds appropriated to carry 

out this part will be used to supplement, and not supplant, 

other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide programs and activities authorized under this part and 

other similar programs; 

ø(10) contains an assurance that the State educational agency will require eligible entities to describe in their applications 

under section 4204(b) how the transportation needs of participating students will be addressed; 

ø(11) provides an assurance that the application was developed in consultation and coordination with appropriate State 

officials, including the chief State school officer, and other 

State agencies administering before and after school (or summer school) programs, the heads of the State health and mental health agencies or their designees, and representatives of 

teachers, parents, students, the business community, and community-based organizations; 

ø(12) describes the results of the State’s needs and resources 

assessment for before and after school activities, which shall be 

based on the results of on-going State evaluation activities; 

ø(13) describes how the State educational agency will evaluate the effectiveness of programs and activities carried out 

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ø(A) a description of the performance indicators and performance measures that will be used to evaluate programs 

and activities; and 

ø(B) public dissemination of the evaluations of programs 

and activities carried out under this part; and 

ø(14) provides for timely public notice of intent to file an application and an assurance that the application will be available for public review after submission. 

ø(b) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State 

educational agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to 

be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written 

determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary received the application, 

that the application is not in compliance with this part. 

ø(c) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove 

the application, except after giving the State educational agency 

notice and opportunity for a hearing. 

ø(d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the application is 

not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this part, the Secretary 

shall— 

ø(1) give the State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 

ø(2) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance, and, in such notification, shall— 

ø(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that 

are not in compliance; and 

ø(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

ø(e) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency responds to the 

Secretary’s notification described in subsection (d)(2) during the 45- 

day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, and resubmits the application with the requested information described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

ø(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the application is resubmitted; or 

ø(2) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (b). 

ø(f) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency does 

not respond to the Secretary’s notification described in subsection 

(d)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the 

agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed 

to be disapproved. 

øSEC. 4204. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives funds under this part 

for a fiscal year shall provide the amount made available under 

section 4202(c)(1) to eligible entities for community learning centers in accordance with this part. 

ø(b) APPLICATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an award under 

this part, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 

State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the State educational agency may 

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ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— 

ø(A) a description of the before and after school or summer recess activities to be funded, including— 

ø(i) an assurance that the program will take place 

in a safe and easily accessible facility; 

ø(ii) a description of how students participating in 

the program carried out by the community learning 

center will travel safely to and from the center and 

home; and 

ø(iii) a description of how the eligible entity will disseminate information about the community learning 

center (including its location) to the community in a 

manner that is understandable and accessible; 

ø(B) a description of how the activity is expected to improve student academic achievement; 

ø(C) an identification of Federal, State, and local programs that will be combined or coordinated with the proposed program to make the most effective use of public resources; 

ø(D) an assurance that the proposed program was developed, and will be carried out, in active collaboration with 

the schools the students attend; 

ø(E) a description of how the activities will meet the 

principles of effectiveness described in section 4205(b); 

ø(F) an assurance that the program will primarily target 

students who attend schools eligible for schoolwide programs under section 1114 and the families of such students; 

ø(G) an assurance that funds under this part will be 

used to increase the level of State, local, and other nonFederal funds that would, in the absence of funds under 

this part, be made available for programs and activities 

authorized under this part, and in no case supplant Federal, State, local, or non-Federal funds; 

ø(H) a description of the partnership between a local 

educational agency, a community-based organization, and 

another public entity or private entity, if appropriate; 

ø(I) an evaluation of the community needs and available 

resources for the community learning center and a description of how the program proposed to be carried out in the 

center will address those needs (including the needs of 

working families); 

ø(J) a demonstration that the eligible entity has experience, or promise of success, in providing educational and 

related activities that will complement and enhance the 

academic performance, achievement, and positive youth 

development of the students; 

ø(K) a description of a preliminary plan for how the community learning center will continue after funding under 

this part ends; 

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ø(M) if the eligible entity plans to use senior volunteers 

in activities carried out through the community learning 

center, a description of how the eligible entity will encourage and use appropriately qualified seniors to serve as the 

volunteers; and 

ø(N) such other information and assurances as the State 

educational agency may reasonably require. 

ø(c) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.—The State educational 

agency may approve an application under this part for a program 

to be located in a facility other than an elementary school or secondary school only if the program will be at least as available and 

accessible to the students to be served as if the program were located in an elementary school or secondary school. 

ø(d) PERMISSIVE LOCAL MATCH.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may require 

an eligible entity to match funds awarded under this part, except that such match may not exceed the amount of the grant 

award and may not be derived from other Federal or State 

funds. 

ø(2) SLIDING SCALE.—The amount of a match under paragraph (1) shall be established based on a sliding fee scale that 

takes into account— 

ø(A) the relative poverty of the population to be targeted 

by the eligible entity; and 

ø(B) the ability of the eligible entity to obtain such 

matching funds. 

ø(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—Each State educational agency that requires an eligible entity to match funds under this 

subsection shall permit the eligible entity to provide all or any 

portion of such match in the form of in-kind contributions. 

ø(4) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding this subsection, a 

State educational agency shall not consider an eligible entity’s 

ability to match funds when determining which eligible entities 

will receive awards under this part. 

ø(e) PEER REVIEW.—In reviewing local applications under this 

section, a State educational agency shall use a peer review process 

or other methods of assuring the quality of such applications. 

ø(f) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—To the extent practicable, a State 

educational agency shall distribute funds under this part equitably 

among geographic areas within the State, including urban and 

rural communities. 

ø(g) DURATION OF AWARDS.—Grants under this part may be 

awarded for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 

5 years. 

ø(h) AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—A grant awarded under this part may 

not be made in an amount that is less than $50,000. 

ø(i) PRIORITY.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under this part, a 

State educational agency shall give priority to applications— 

ø(A) proposing to target services to students who attend 

schools that have been identified as in need of improvement under section 1116; and 

ø(B) submitted jointly by eligible entities consisting of 

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ø(i) local educational agency receiving funds under 

part A of title I; and 

ø(ii) community-based organization or other public 

or private entity. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The State educational agency shall provide the same priority under paragraph (1) to an application 

submitted by a local educational agency if the local educational 

agency demonstrates that it is unable to partner with a community-based organization in reasonable geographic proximity 

and of sufficient quality to meet the requirements of this part. 

øSEC. 4205. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each eligible entity that receives 

an award under this part may use the award funds to carry out 

a broad array of before and after school activities (including during 

summer recess periods) that advance student academic achievement, including— 

ø(1) remedial education activities and academic enrichment 

learning programs, including providing additional assistance to 

students to allow the students to improve their academic 

achievement; 

ø(2) mathematics and science education activities; 

ø(3) arts and music education activities; 

ø(4) entrepreneurial education programs; 

ø(5) tutoring services (including those provided by senior citizen volunteers) and mentoring programs; 

ø(6) programs that provide after school activities for limited 

English proficient students that emphasize language skills and 

academic achievement; 

ø(7) recreational activities; 

ø(8) telecommunications and technology education programs; 

ø(9) expanded library service hours; 

ø(10) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy; 

ø(11) programs that provide assistance to students who have 

been truant, suspended, or expelled to allow the students to 

improve their academic achievement; and 

ø(12) drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, and character education programs. 

ø(b) PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVENESS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—For a program or activity developed pursuant to this part to meet the principles of effectiveness, such 

program or activity shall— 

ø(A) be based upon an assessment of objective data regarding the need for before and after school programs (including during summer recess periods) and activities in 

the schools and communities; 

ø(B) be based upon an established set of performance 

measures aimed at ensuring the availability of high quality academic enrichment opportunities; and 

ø(C) if appropriate, be based upon scientifically based research that provides evidence that the program or activity 

will help students meet the State and local student academic achievement standards. 

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ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The program or activity shall undergo a periodic evaluation to assess its progress toward 

achieving its goal of providing high quality opportunities 

for academic enrichment. 

ø(B) USE OF RESULTS.—The results of evaluations under 

subparagraph (A) shall be— 

ø(i) used to refine, improve, and strengthen the program or activity, and to refine the performance measures; and 

ø(ii) made available to the public upon request, with 

public notice of such availability provided. 

øSEC. 4206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated— 

ø(1) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; 

ø(2) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 

ø(3) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

ø(4) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

ø(5) $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

ø(6) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

øPART C—ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE 

øSEC. 4301. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Pro-Children Act of 2001’’. 

øSEC. 4302. DEFINITIONS. 

øAs used in this part: 

ø(1) CHILDREN.—The term ‘‘children’’ means individuals who 

have not attained the age of 18. 

ø(2) CHILDREN’S SERVICES.—The term ‘‘children’s services’’ 

means the provision on a routine or regular basis of health, 

day care, education, or library services— 

ø(A) that are funded, after the date of enactment of the 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, directly by the Federal 

Government or through State or local governments, by 

Federal grant, loan, loan guarantee, or contract programs— 

ø(i) administered by either the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services or the Secretary of Education 

(other than services provided and funded solely under 

titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act); or 

ø(ii) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in 

the case of a clinic (as defined in part 246.2 of title 7, 

Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding 

similar regulation or ruling)) under section 17(b)(6) of 

the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; or 

ø(B) that are provided in indoor facilities that are constructed, operated, or maintained with such Federal funds, 

as determined by the appropriate head of a Federal agency 

in any enforcement action carried out under this part, 

except that nothing in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) is intended to include facilities (other than clinics) where coupons 

are redeemed under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. 

ø(3) INDOOR FACILITY.—The term ‘‘indoor facility’’ means a 

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ø(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means any State or local 

subdivision of a State, agency of such State or subdivision, corporation, or partnership that owns or operates or otherwise 

controls and provides children’s services or any individual who 

owns or operates or otherwise controls and provides such services. 

ø(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services. 

øSEC. 4303. NONSMOKING POLICY FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES. 

ø(a) PROHIBITION.—After the date of enactment of the No Child 

Left Behind Act of 2001, no person shall permit smoking within 

any indoor facility owned or leased or contracted for, and utilized, 

by such person for provision of routine or regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or library services to children. 

ø(b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—After the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, no person shall permit smoking 

within any indoor facility (or portion of such a facility) owned 

or leased or contracted for, and utilized by, such person for the 

provision of regular or routine health care or day care or early 

childhood development (Head Start) services. 

ø(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 

ø(A) any portion of such facility that is used for inpatient hospital treatment of individuals dependent on, or 

addicted to, drugs or alcohol; and 

ø(B) any private residence. 

ø(c) FEDERAL AGENCIES.— ø(1) KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, OR SECONDARY EDUCATION

OR LIBRARY SERVICES.—After the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, no Federal agency shall permit 

smoking within any indoor facility in the United States operated by such agency, directly or by contract, to provide routine 

or regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or 

library services to children. 

ø(2) HEALTH OR DAY CARE OR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOP- MENT SERVICES.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001, no Federal agency shall 

permit smoking within any indoor facility (or portion of 

such facility) operated by such agency, directly or by contract, to provide routine or regular health or day care or 

early childhood development (Head Start) services to children. 

ø(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to— 

ø(i) any portion of such facility that is used for inpatient hospital treatment of individuals dependent on, 

or addicted to, drugs or alcohol; and 

ø(ii) any private residence. 

ø(3) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—The provisions of paragraph (2) shall also apply to the provision of such routine or 

regular kindergarten, elementary or secondary education or library services in the facilities described in paragraph (2) not 

subject to paragraph (1). 

ø(d) NOTICE.—The prohibitions in subsections (a) through (c) 

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retary (in consultation with the heads of other affected agencies) 

and by such agency heads in funding arrangements involving the 

provision of children’s services administered by such heads. Such 

prohibitions shall be effective 90 days after such notice is published, or 270 days after the date of enactment of the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001, whichever occurs first. 

ø(e) CIVIL PENALTIES.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Any failure to comply with a prohibition 

in this section shall be considered to be a violation of this section and any person subject to such prohibition who commits 

such violation may be liable to the United States for a civil 

penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, 

or may be subject to an administrative compliance order, or 

both, as determined by the Secretary. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. In the case of any 

civil penalty assessed under this section, the total amount 

shall not exceed 50 percent of the amount of Federal funds received under any title of this Act by such person for the fiscal 

year in which the continuing violation occurred. For the purpose of the prohibition in subsection (c), the term ‘‘person’’, as 

used in this paragraph, shall mean the head of the applicable 

Federal agency or the contractor of such agency providing the 

services to children. 

ø(2) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.—A civil penalty may be 

assessed in a written notice, or an administrative compliance 

order may be issued under paragraph (1), by the Secretary 

only after an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code. Before making such assessment or issuing such order, or both, the Secretary shall 

give written notice of the assessment or order to such person 

by certified mail with return receipt and provide information 

in the notice of an opportunity to request in writing, not later 

than 30 days after the date of receipt of such notice, such hearing. The notice shall reasonably describe the violation and be 

accompanied with the procedures for such hearing and a simple form that may be used to request such hearing if such person desires to use such form. If a hearing is requested, the Secretary shall establish by such certified notice the time and 

place for such hearing, which shall be located, to the greatest 

extent possible, at a location convenient to such person. The 

Secretary (or the Secretary’s designee) and such person may 

consult to arrange a suitable date and location where appropriate. 

ø(3) CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING PENALTY OR ORDER.—In determining the amount of the civil penalty or the nature of the 

administrative compliance order, the Secretary shall take into 

account, as appropriate— 

ø(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of 

the violation; 

ø(B) with respect to the violator, any good faith efforts 

to comply, the importance of achieving early and permanent compliance, the ability to pay or comply, the effect of 

the penalty or order on the ability to continue operation, 

any prior history of the same kind of violation, the degree 

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comply with the prohibitions of this section in a timely 

manner; andC) such other matters as justice may require. 

ø(4) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary may, as appropriate, 

compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, any 

civil penalty or administrative compliance order. In the case of 

a civil penalty, the amount, as finally determined by the Secretary or agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from 

any sums that the United States or the agencies or instrumentalities of the United States owe to the person against whom 

the penalty is assessed. 

ø(5) PETITION FOR REVIEW.—Any person aggrieved by a penalty assessed or an order issued, or both, by the Secretary 

under this section may file a petition for judicial review of the 

order with the United States Court of Appeals for the District 

of Columbia Circuit or for any other circuit in which the person 

resides or transacts business. Such person shall provide a copy 

of the petition to the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. The 

petition shall be filed within 30 days after the Secretary’s assessment or order, or both, are final and have been provided 

to such person by certified mail. The Secretary shall promptly 

provide to the court a certified copy of the transcript of any 

hearing held under this section and a copy of the notice or 

order. 

ø(6) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If a person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty or comply with an order, after the assessment or order, or both, are final under this section, or after 

a court has entered a final judgment under paragraph (5) in 

favor of the Secretary, the Attorney General, at the request of 

the Secretary, shall recover the amount of the civil penalty 

(plus interest at prevailing rates from the day the assessment 

or order, or both, are final) or enforce the order in an action 

brought in the appropriate district court of the United States. 

In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the penalty 

or order or the amount of the penalty shall not be subject to 

review. 

øSEC. 4304. PREEMPTION. 

øNothing in this part is intended to preempt any provision of law 

of a State or political subdivision of a State that is more restrictive 

than a provision of this part.¿ 

TITLE III—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT 

AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY 

PART A—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT 

Subpart 1—Charter School Program 

SEC. 3101. PURPOSE. 

It is the purpose of this subpart to— 

(1) improve the United States education system and educational opportunities for all Americans by supporting innovation in public education in public school settings that prepare 

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(2) provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools; 

(3) expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation; 

(4) evaluate the impact of such schools on student achievement, families, and communities, and share best practices between charter schools and other public schools; 

(5) encourage States to provide support to charter schools for 

facilities financing in an amount more nearly commensurate to 

the amount the States have typically provided for traditional 

public schools; 

(6) improve student services to increase opportunities for students with disabilities, English learners, and other traditionally underserved students to attend charter schools and meet 

challenging State academic achievement standards; and 

(7) support efforts to strengthen the charter school authorizing process to improve performance management, including 

transparency, monitoring, and evaluation of such schools. 

SEC. 3102. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 

3(c)(1)(A), the Secretary shall carry out a charter school program 

under this subpart that supports charter schools that serve elementary school and secondary school students by— 

(1) supporting the startup, replication, and expansion of charter schools; 

(2) assisting charter schools in accessing credit to acquire and 

renovate facilities for school use; and 

(3) carrying out national activities to support— 

(A) charter school development; 

(B) the dissemination of best practices of charter schools 

for all schools; and 

(C) the evaluation of the impact of the program on 

schools participating in the program. 

(b) FUNDING ALLOTMENT.—From the amount made available 

under section 3(c)(1)(A) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall— 

(1) reserve 15 percent to support charter school facilities assistance under section 3104; 

(2) reserve not more than 5 percent to carry out national activities under section 3105; and 

(3) use the remaining amount after the Secretary reserves 

funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out section 3103. 

(c) PRIOR GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.—The recipient of a grant or 

subgrant under this subpart or subpart 2, as such subpart was in 

effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Student Success 

Act, shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of such grant or subgrant. 

SEC. 3103. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 

3102(b)(3), the Secretary shall award grants to State entities having 

applications approved pursuant to subsection (f) to enable such entities to— 

(1) award subgrants to eligible applicants for— 

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(B) opening replicable, high-quality charter school models; or 

(C) expanding high-quality charter schools; and 

(2) provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies in carrying out the activities 

described in paragraph (1) and work with authorized public 

chartering agencies in the State to improve authorizing quality. 

(b) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—A State entity receiving a grant under this 

section shall— 

(A) use 90 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants 

to eligible applicants, in accordance with the quality charter school program described in the entity’s application approved pursuant to subsection (f), for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection 

(a)(1); and 

(B) reserve 10 percent of such funds to carry out the activities described in subsection (a)(2), of which not more 

than 30 percent may be used for administrative costs which 

may include technical assistance. 

(2) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—A State entity may use a grant 

received under this section to carry out the activities described 

in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) directly or 

through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

(c) PROGRAM PERIODS; PEER REVIEW; GRANT NUMBER AND

AMOUNT; DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS; WAIVERS.— (1) PROGRAM PERIODS.— (A) GRANTS.—A grant awarded by the Secretary to a 

State entity under this section shall be for a period of not 

more than 5 years. 

(B) SUBGRANTS.—A subgrant awarded by a State entity 

under this section shall be for a period of not more than 3 

years, of which an eligible applicant may use not more 

than 18 months for planning and program design. 

(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary, and each State entity receiving a grant under this section, shall use a peer review process to review applications for assistance under this section. 

(3) GRANT NUMBER AND AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ensure 

that the number of grants awarded under this section and the 

award amounts will allow for a sufficient number of new 

grants to be awarded under this section for each succeeding fiscal year. 

(4) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—Each State entity receiving a 

grant under this section shall award subgrants under this section in a manner that, to the extent possible, ensures that such 

subgrants— 

(A) are distributed throughout different areas, including 

urban, suburban, and rural areas; and 

(B) will assist charter schools representing a variety of 

educational approaches. 

(5) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory requirement without requiring the adoption of any unrelated requirements over which the Secretary exercises administrative authority except any such requirement relating to the 

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(A) the waiver is requested in an approved application 

under this section; and 

(B) the Secretary determines that granting such a waiver 

will promote the purpose of this subpart. 

(d) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) GRANTS.—A State entity may not receive more than 1 

grant under this section for a 5-year period. 

(2) SUBGRANTS.—An eligible applicant may not receive more 

than 1 subgrant under this section for an individual charter 

school for a 3-year period. 

(e) APPLICATIONS.—A State entity desiring to receive a grant 

under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. The 

application shall include the following: 

(1) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.—A description of the State entity’s objectives in running a quality charter school program 

under this section and how the objectives of the program will 

be carried out, including a description— 

(A) of how the entity— 

(i) will support both new charter school startup and 

the expansion and replication of high-quality charter 

school models; 

(ii) will inform eligible charter schools, developers, 

and authorized public chartering agencies of the availability of funds under the program; 

(iii) will work with eligible applicants to ensure that 

the applicants access all Federal funds that they are eligible to receive, and help the charter schools supported 

by the applicants and the students attending the charter schools— 

(I) participate in the Federal programs in which 

the schools and students are eligible to participate; 

and 

(II) receive the commensurate share of Federal 

funds the schools and students are eligible to receive under such programs; 

(iv) in the case in which the entity is not a State educational agency— 

(I) will work with the State educational agency 

and the charter schools in the State to maximize 

charter school participation in Federal and State 

programs for charter schools; and 

(II) will work with the State educational agency 

to adequately operate the entity’s program under 

this section, where applicable; 

(v) will ensure eligible applicants that receive a 

subgrant under the entity’s program are prepared to 

continue to operate the charter schools receiving the 

subgrant funds once the funds have expired; 

(vi) will support charter schools in local educational 

agencies with large numbers of schools implementing 

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(vii) will work with charter schools to promote inclusion of all students and support all students once they 

are enrolled to promote retention; 

(viii) will work with charter schools on recruitment 

practices, including efforts to engage groups that may 

otherwise have limited opportunities to participate in 

charter schools; 

(ix) will share best and promising practices between 

charter schools and other public schools, including, 

where appropriate, instruction and professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering 

education; 

(x) will ensure the charter schools receiving funds 

under the entity’s program can meet the educational 

needs of their students, including students with disabilities and English learners; and 

(xi) will support efforts to increase quality initiatives, 

including meeting the quality authorizing elements described in paragraph (2)(E); 

(B) of the extent to which the entity— 

(i) is able to meet and carry out the priorities listed 

in subsection (f)(2); and 

(ii) is working to develop or strengthen a cohesive 

statewide system to support the opening of new charter 

schools and replicable, high-quality charter school 

models, and the expansion of high-quality charter 

schools; 

(C) of how the entity will carry out the subgrant competition, including— 

(i) a description of the application each eligible applicant desiring to receive a subgrant will submit, including— 

(I) a description of the roles and responsibilities 

of eligible applicants, partner organizations, and 

management organizations, including the administrative and contractual roles and responsibilities; 

(II) a description of the quality controls agreed 

to between the eligible applicant and the authorized public chartering agency involved, such as a 

contract or performance agreement, and how a 

school’s performance in the State’s academic accountability system will be a primary factor for renewal or revocation of the school’s charter; and 

(III) a description of how the eligible applicant 

will solicit and consider input from parents and 

other members of the community on the implementation and operation of each charter school receiving funds under the entity’s program; and 

(ii) a description of how the entity will review applications; 

(D) in the case of an entity that partners with an outside 

organization to carry out the entity’s quality charter school 

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(E) of how the entity will help the charter schools receiving funds under the entity’s program consider the transportation needs of the schools’ students; and 

(F) of how the entity will support diverse charter school 

models, including models that serve rural communities. 

(2) ASSURANCES.—Assurances, including a description of how 

the assurances will be met, that— 

(A) each charter school receiving funds under the entity’s 

program will have a high degree of autonomy over budget 

and operations, including personnel; 

(B) the entity will support charter schools in meeting the 

educational needs of their students as described in paragraph (1)(A)(x); 

(C) the entity will ensure that the authorized public chartering agency of any charter school that receives funds 

under the entity’s program— 

(i) ensures that each charter school is meeting the obligations under this Act, part B of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act, title VI of the Civil Rights 

Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title IX 

of the Education Amendments of 1972; 

(ii) adequately monitors and helps each charter 

school in recruiting, enrolling, and meeting the needs 

of all students, including students with disabilities and 

English learners; and 

(iii) ensures that each charter school solicits and considers input from parents and other members of the 

community on the implementation and operation of the 

school; 

(D) the entity will provide adequate technical assistance 

to eligible applicants to— 

(i) meet the objectives described in clauses (vii), (viii), 

and (x) of paragraph (1)(A); and 

(ii) enroll traditionally underserved students, including students with disabilities and English learners, to 

promote an inclusive education environment; 

(E) the entity will promote quality authorizing, such as 

through providing technical assistance, to support all authorized public chartering agencies in the State to improve 

the monitoring of their charter schools, including by— 

(i) assessing annual performance data of the schools, 

including, as appropriate, graduation rates and student growth; and 

(ii) reviewing the schools’ independent, annual audits of financial statements conducted in accordance 

with generally accepted accounting principles, and ensuring any such audits are publically reported; 

(F) the entity will work to ensure that charter schools are 

included with the traditional public schools in decisionmaking about the public school system in the State; and 

(G) the entity will ensure that each charter school in the 

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the education options available to their children, including 

information on the educational program, student support 

services, and annual performance and enrollment data for 

the groups of students described in section 

1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II). 

(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and justification for 

waivers of any Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that 

the entity believes are necessary for the successful operation of 

the charter schools that will receive funds under the entity’s 

program under this section, and a description of any State or 

local rules, generally applicable to public schools, that will be 

waived, or otherwise not apply to such schools. 

(f) SELECTION CRITERIA; PRIORITY.— 

(1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall award grants 

to State entities under this section on the basis of the quality 

of the applications submitted under subsection (e), after taking 

into consideration— 

(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State’s public 

charter school law and how the entity will work to maximize the flexibility provided to charter schools under the 

law; 

(B) the ambitiousness of the entity’s objectives for the 

quality charter school program carried out under this section; 

(C) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement 

of those objectives; 

(D) the likelihood that the eligible applicants receiving 

subgrants under the program will meet those objectives and 

improve educational results for students; 

(E) the proposed number of new charter schools to be 

opened, and the proposed number of high-quality charter 

schools to be replicated or expanded under the program; 

(F) the entity’s plan to— 

(i) adequately monitor the eligible applicants receiving subgrants under the entity’s program; and 

(ii) work with the authorized public chartering agencies involved to avoid duplication of work for the charter schools and authorized public chartering agencies; 

(G) the entity’s plan to provide adequate technical assistance, as described in the entity’s application under subsection (e), for the eligible applicants receiving subgrants 

under the entity’s program under this section; 

(H) the entity’s plan to support quality authorizing efforts 

in the State, consistent with the objectives described in subparagraph (B); and 

(I) the entity’s plan to solicit and consider input from 

parents and other members of the community on the implementation and operation of the charter schools in the State. 

(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the 

Secretary shall give priority to State entities to the extent that 

they meet the following criteria: 

(A) In the case of a State entity located in a State that 

allows an entity other than a local educational agency to be 

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quality authorized public chartering agency that is an entity other than a local educational agency. 

(B) The State entity is located in a State that does not 

impose any limitation on the number or percentage of charter schools that may exist or the number or percentage of 

students that may attend charter schools in the State. 

(C) The State entity is located in a State that ensures equitable financing, as compared to traditional public 

schools, for charter schools and students in a prompt manner. 

(D) The State entity is located in a State that uses best 

practices from charter schools to help improve struggling 

schools and local educational agencies. 

(E) The State entity partners with an organization that 

has a demonstrated record of success in developing management organizations to support the development of charter schools in the State. 

(F) The State entity demonstrates quality policies and 

practices to support and monitor charter schools through 

factors including— 

(i) the proportion of high-quality charter schools in 

the State; and 

(ii) the proportion of charter schools enrolling, at a 

rate similar to traditional public schools, traditionally 

underserved students, including students with disabilities and English learners. 

(G) The State entity supports charter schools that support 

at-risk students through activities such as dropout prevention or dropout recovery. 

(H) The State entity authorizes all charter schools in the 

State to serve as school food authorities. 

(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant receiving a 

subgrant under this section shall use such funds to open new charter schools, open replicable, high-quality charter school models, or 

expand existing high-quality charter schools. 

(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State entity receiving a 

grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary, at the end 

of the third year of the 5-year grant period and at the end of such 

grant period, a report on— 

(1) the number of students served under each subgrant 

awarded under this section and, if applicable, how many new 

students were served during each year of the subgrant period; 

(2) the number of subgrants awarded under this section to 

carry out each of the following— 

(A) the opening of new charter schools; 

(B) the opening of replicable, high-quality charter school 

models; and 

(C) the expansion of high-quality charter schools; 

(3) the progress the entity made toward meeting the priorities 

described in subsection (f)(2), as applicable; 

(4) how the entity met the objectives of the quality charter 

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(5) how the entity complied with, and ensured that eligible 

applicants complied with, the assurances described in the entity’s application; and 

(6) how the entity worked with authorized public chartering 

agencies and how such agencies worked with the management 

company or leadership of the schools that received subgrants 

under this section. 

(i) STATE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term 

‘‘State entity’’ means— 

(1) a State educational agency; 

(2) a State charter school board; 

(3) a Governor of a State; or 

(4) a charter support organization. 

SEC. 3104. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE. 

(a) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 

3102(b)(1), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities 

that have the highest-quality applications approved under subsection (d), after considering the diversity of such applications, 

to demonstrate innovative methods of assisting charter schools 

to address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating 

facilities by enhancing the availability of loans or bond financing. 

(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 

the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

(A) a public entity, such as a State or local governmental 

entity; 

(B) a private nonprofit entity; or 

(C) a consortium of entities described in subparagraphs 

(A) and (B). 

(b) GRANTEE SELECTION.—The Secretary shall evaluate each application submitted under subsection (d), and shall determine 

whether the application is sufficient to merit approval. 

(c) GRANT CHARACTERISTICS.—Grants under subsection (a) shall 

be of a sufficient size, scope, and quality so as to ensure an effective 

demonstration of an innovative means of enhancing credit for the 

financing of charter school acquisition, construction, or renovation. 

(d) APPLICATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under subsection (a), an 

eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in 

such form as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under paragraph 

(1) shall contain— 

(A) a statement identifying the activities proposed to be 

undertaken with funds received under subsection (a), including how the eligible entity will determine which charter 

schools will receive assistance, and how much and what 

types of assistance charter schools will receive; 

(B) a description of the involvement of charter schools in 

the application’s development and the design of the proposed activities; 

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ital relative to the amount of Federal, State, or local government funding used and otherwise enhance credit available to charter schools, including how the entity will offer 

a combination of rates and terms more favorable than the 

rates and terms that a charter school could receive without 

assistance from the entity under this section; 

(E) a description of how the eligible entity possesses sufficient expertise in education to evaluate the likelihood of 

success of a charter school program for which facilities financing is sought; and 

(F) in the case of an application submitted by a State 

governmental entity, a description of the actions that the 

entity has taken, or will take, to ensure that charter schools 

within the State receive the funding the charter schools 

need to have adequate facilities. 

(e) CHARTER SCHOOL OBJECTIVES.—An eligible entity receiving a 

grant under this section shall use the funds deposited in the reserve 

account established under subsection (f) to assist one or more charter schools to access private sector capital to accomplish one or both 

of the following objectives: 

(1) The acquisition (by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise) of an interest (including an interest held by a third party 

for the benefit of a charter school) in improved or unimproved 

real property that is necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school. 

(2) The construction of new facilities, including 

predevelopment costs, or the renovation, repair, or alteration of 

existing facilities, necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school. 

(f) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 

(1) USE OF FUNDS.—To assist charter schools to accomplish 

the objectives described in subsection (e), an eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall, in accordance with 

State and local law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration with others, deposit the funds received under subsection (a) 

(other than funds used for administrative costs in accordance 

with subsection (g)) in a reserve account established and maintained by the eligible entity for this purpose. Amounts deposited 

in such account shall be used by the eligible entity for one or 

more of the following purposes: 

(A) Guaranteeing, insuring, and reinsuring bonds, notes, 

evidences of debt, loans, and interests therein, the proceeds 

of which are used for an objective described in subsection 

(e). 

(B) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of personal and 

real property for an objective described in subsection (e). 

(C) Facilitating financing by identifying potential lending sources, encouraging private lending, and other similar 

activities that directly promote lending to, or for the benefit 

of, charter schools. 

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dation of multiple charter school projects within a single 

bond issue). 

(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under this section and deposited in the reserve account established under paragraph (1) 

shall be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the 

United States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. 

(3) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earnings on funds received under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the reserve account established under paragraph (1) and used in accordance 

with such paragraph. 

(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible entity 

may use not more than 2.5 percent of the funds received under subsection (a) for the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this section (excluding subsection (k)). 

(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 

(1) FINANCIAL RECORD MAINTENANCE AND AUDIT.—The financial records of each eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be subject to an annual 

audit by an independent public accountant. 

(2) REPORTS.— 

(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) annually shall submit 

to the Secretary a report of its operations and activities 

under this section. 

(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report submitted under 

subparagraph (A) shall include— 

(i) a copy of the most recent financial statements, 

and any accompanying opinion on such statements, 

prepared by the independent public accountant reviewing the financial records of the eligible entity; 

(ii) a copy of any report made on an audit of the financial records of the eligible entity that was conducted under paragraph (1) during the reporting period; 

(iii) an evaluation by the eligible entity of the effectiveness of its use of the Federal funds provided under 

subsection (a) in leveraging private funds; 

(iv) a listing and description of the charter schools 

served during the reporting period, including the 

amount of funds used by each school, the type of 

project facilitated by the grant, and the type of assistance provided to the charter schools; 

(v) a description of the activities carried out by the 

eligible entity to assist charter schools in meeting the 

objectives set forth in subsection (e); and 

(vi) a description of the characteristics of lenders and 

other financial institutions participating in the activities undertaken by the eligible entity under this section 

(excluding subsection (k)) during the reporting period. 

(C) SECRETARIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall review 

the reports submitted under subparagraph (A) and shall 

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activities conducted under this section (excluding subsection (k)). 

(i) NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE OBLIGATION.—No 

financial obligation of an eligible entity entered into pursuant to 

this section (such as an obligation under a guarantee, bond, note, 

evidence of debt, or loan) shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed 

in any respect by, the United States. The full faith and credit of the 

United States is not pledged to the payment of funds which may be 

required to be paid under any obligation made by an eligible entity 

pursuant to any provision of this section. 

(j) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance with chapter 

37 of title 31, United States Code, shall collect— 

(A) all of the funds in a reserve account established by 

an eligible entity under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not earlier than 2 years after the date on which 

the eligible entity first received funds under this section (excluding subsection (k)), that the eligible entity has failed to 

make substantial progress in carrying out the purposes described in subsection (f)(1); or 

(B) all or a portion of the funds in a reserve account established by an eligible entity under subsection (f)(1) if the 

Secretary determines that the eligible entity has permanently ceased to use all or a portion of the funds in such 

account to accomplish any purpose described in subsection 

(f)(1). 

(2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall not exercise the authority provided in paragraph (1) to collect from any 

eligible entity any funds that are being properly used to achieve 

one or more of the purposes described in subsection (f)(1). 

(3) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 451, 452, and 

458 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234, 

1234a, 1234g) shall apply to the recovery of funds under paragraph (1). 

(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall not be construed to 

impair or affect the authority of the Secretary to recover funds 

under part D of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

U.S.C. 1234 et seq.). 

(k) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— (1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘per-pupil facilities aid program’’ 

means a program in which a State makes payments, on a perpupil basis, to charter schools to provide the schools with financing— 

(A) that is dedicated solely for funding charter school facilities; or 

(B) a portion of which is dedicated for funding charter 

school facilities. 

(2) GRANTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 3102(b)(1) and remaining after the Secretary makes 

grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 

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(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award grants under 

this subsection for periods of not more than 5 years. 

(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) for a per-pupil facilities aid 

program shall be not more than— 

(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the first fiscal year for 

which the program receives assistance under this subsection; 

(ii) 80 percent in the second such year; 

(iii) 60 percent in the third such year; 

(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such year; and 

(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 

(D) STATE SHARE.—A State receiving a grant under this 

subsection may partner with 1 or more organizations to 

provide up to 50 percent of the State share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, and administering the per-pupil 

facilities aid program. 

(E) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—A State may receive more than 

1 grant under this subsection, so long as the amount of 

such funds provided to charter schools increases with each 

successive grant. 

(3) USE OF FUNDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant under 

this subsection shall use the funds made available through 

the grant to establish or enhance, and administer, a perpupil facilities aid program for charter schools in the State 

of the applicant. 

(B) EVALUATIONS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DISSEMINATION.—From the amount made available to a State through 

a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year, the State 

may reserve not more than 5 percent to carry out evaluations, to provide technical assistance, and to disseminate 

information. 

(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available 

under this subsection shall be used to supplement, and not 

supplant, State, and local public funds expended to provide 

per pupil facilities aid programs, operations financing programs, or other programs, for charter schools. 

(4) REQUIREMENTS.— (A) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—No State may be required to participate in a program carried out under this 

subsection. 

(B) STATE LAW.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), to 

be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a 

State shall establish or enhance, and administer, a 

per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools in 

the State, that— 

(I) is specified in State law; and 

(II) provides annual financing, on a per-pupil 

basis, for charter school facilities. 

(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding clause (i), a 

State that is required under State law to provide its 

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gram for charter schools specified in State law, may be 

eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the 

State agrees to use the funds to develop a per-pupil facilities aid program consistent with the requirements of 

this subsection. 

(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this subsection, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

SEC. 3105. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 

3102(b)(2), the Secretary shall— 

(1) use not less than 50 percent of such funds to award grants 

in accordance with subsection (b); and 

(2) use the remainder of such funds to— 

(A) disseminate technical assistance to State entities in 

awarding subgrants under section 3103, and eligible entities and States receiving grants under section 3104; 

(B) disseminate best practices; and 

(C) evaluate the impact of the charter school program, including the impact on student achievement, carried out 

under this subpart. 

(b) GRANTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying 

out the activities described in section 3102(a)(1), subparagraphs 

(A) through (C) of section 3103(a)(1), and section 3103(g). 

(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in 

this subsection, grants awarded under this subsection shall 

have the same terms and conditions as grants awarded to State 

entities under section 3103. 

(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible applicant’’ means an eligible applicant that desires to open a charter school in— 

(A) a State that did not apply for a grant under section 

3103; 

(B) a State that did not receive a grant under section 

3103; or 

(C) a State that received a grant under section 3103 and 

is in the 4th or 5th year of the grant period for such grant. 

(c) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—The Secretary may carry out any of 

the activities described in this section directly or through grants, 

contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

SEC. 3106. FEDERAL FORMULA ALLOCATION DURING FIRST YEAR AND 

FOR SUCCESSIVE ENROLLMENT EXPANSIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the allocation to schools by the 

States or their agencies of funds under part A of title I, and any 

other Federal funds which the Secretary allocates to States on a formula basis, the Secretary and each State educational agency shall 

take such measures as are necessary to ensure that every charter 

school receives the Federal funding for which the charter school is 

eligible not later than 5 months after the charter school first opens, 

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pletely determined until that charter school actually opens. The 

measures similarly shall ensure that every charter school expanding 

its enrollment in any subsequent year of operation receives the Federal funding for which the charter school is eligible not later than 

5 months after such expansion. 

(b) ADJUSTMENT AND LATE OPENINGS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The measures described in subsection (a) 

shall include provision for appropriate adjustments, through recovery of funds or reduction of payments for the succeeding 

year, in cases where payments made to a charter school on the 

basis of estimated or projected enrollment data exceed the 

amounts that the school is eligible to receive on the basis of actual or final enrollment data. 

(2) RULE.—For charter schools that first open after November 

1 of any academic year, the State, in accordance with guidance 

provided by the Secretary and applicable Federal statutes and 

regulations, shall ensure that such charter schools that are eligible for the funds described in subsection (a) for such academic 

year have a full and fair opportunity to receive those funds during the charter schools’ first year of operation. 

SEC. 3107. SOLICITATION OF INPUT FROM CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATORS. 

To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that administrators, teachers, and other individuals directly involved in the operation of charter schools are consulted in the development of any 

rules, regulations, or nonregulatory guidance required to implement 

this subpart, as well as in the development of any rules, regulations, 

or nonregulatory guidance relevant to charter schools that are required to implement part A of title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or any other program administered by the Secretary that provides education funds to charter schools or regulates 

the activities of charter schools. 

SEC. 3108. RECORDS TRANSFER. 

State educational agencies and local educational agencies, as 

quickly as possible and to the extent practicable, shall ensure that 

a student’s records and, if applicable, a student’s individualized 

education program as defined in section 602(14) of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act, are transferred to a charter school 

upon the transfer of the student to the charter school, and to another public school upon the transfer of the student from a charter 

school to another public school, in accordance with applicable State 

law. 

SEC. 3109. PAPERWORK REDUCTION. 

To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each authorized public chartering agency shall ensure that implementation of this subpart results in a minimum of paperwork for any eligible applicant 

or charter school. 

SEC. 3110. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subpart: 

(1) AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CHARTERING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘authorized public chartering agency’’ means a State educational 

agency, local educational agency, or other public entity that has 

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(2) CHARTER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘charter 

support organization’’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity that provides, on a statewide or regional basis— 

(A) assistance to developers during the planning, program design, and initial implementation of a charter 

school; and 

(B) technical assistance to operate charter schools. 

(3) DEVELOPER.—The term ‘‘developer’’ means an individual 

or group of individuals (including a public or private nonprofit 

organization), which may include teachers, administrators and 

other school staff, parents, or other members of the local community in which a charter school project will be carried out. 

(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible applicant’’ 

means a developer that has— 

(A) applied to an authorized public chartering authority 

to operate a charter school; and 

(B) provided adequate and timely notice to that authority. 

(5) EXPANSION OF A HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL.—The 

term ‘‘expansion of a high-quality charter school’’ means to significantly increase the enrollment of, or add one or more grades 

to, a high-quality charter school. 

(6) HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-quality 

charter school’’ means a charter school that— 

(A) shows evidence of strong academic results, which may 

include strong academic growth as determined by a State; 

(B) has no significant issues in the areas of student safety, financial management, or statutory or regulatory compliance; 

(C) has demonstrated success in significantly increasing 

student academic achievement and attainment for all students served by the charter school; and 

(D) has demonstrated success in increasing student academic achievement for the groups of students described in 

section 1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II), except that such demonstration 

is not required in a case in which the number of students 

in a group is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable 

information about an individual student. 

(7) REPLICABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL MODEL.— 

The term ‘‘replicable, high-quality charter school model’’ means 

a high-quality charter school that has the capability of opening 

another such charter school under an existing charter. 

Subpart 2—Magnet School Assistance 

SEC. 3121. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this subpart is to assist in the desegregation of 

schools served by local educational agencies by providing financial 

assistance to eligible local educational agencies for— 

(1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group 

isolation in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students, which shall include 

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(2) the development and implementation of magnet school 

programs that will assist local educational agencies in achieving systemic reforms and providing all students the opportunity 

to meet State academic standards; 

(3) the development and design of innovative educational 

methods and practices that promote diversity and increase 

choices in public elementary schools and public secondary 

schools and public educational programs; 

(4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that will substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects and 

the attainment of tangible and marketable career, technical, 

and professional skills of students attending such schools; 

(5) improving the ability of local educational agencies, including through professional development, to continue operating 

magnet schools at a high performance level after Federal funding for the magnet schools is terminated; and 

(6) ensuring that students enrolled in the magnet school programs have equitable access to a quality education that will enable the students to succeed academically and continue with 

postsecondary education or employment. 

SEC. 3122. DEFINITION. 

For the purpose of this subpart, the term ‘‘magnet school’’ means 

a public elementary school, public secondary school, public elementary education center, or public secondary education center that offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers 

of students of different racial backgrounds. 

SEC. 3123. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

From the amount appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(B), the Secretary, in accordance with this subpart, is authorized to award 

grants to eligible local educational agencies, and consortia of such 

agencies where appropriate, to carry out the purpose of this subpart 

for magnet schools that are— 

(1) part of an approved desegregation plan; and 

(2) designed to bring students from different social, economic, 

ethnic, and racial backgrounds together. 

SEC. 3124. ELIGIBILITY. 

A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies where 

appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant under this subpart to carry 

out the purpose of this subpart if such agency or consortium— 

(1) is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final 

order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of any 

State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agency; or 

(2) without having been required to do so, has adopted and 

is implementing, or will, if a grant is awarded to such local 

educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, under this 

subpart, adopt and implement a plan that has been approved 

by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights 

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SEC. 3125. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and 

in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

(b) INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.—Each application submitted 

under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) a description of— 

(A) how a grant awarded under this subpart will be used 

to promote desegregation, including how the proposed magnet school programs will increase interaction among students of different social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds; 

(B) the manner and extent to which the magnet school 

program will increase student academic achievement in the 

instructional area or areas offered by the school; 

(C) how the applicant will continue the magnet school 

program after assistance under this subpart is no longer 

available, and, if applicable, an explanation of why magnet 

schools established or supported by the applicant with 

grant funds under this subpart cannot be continued without the use of grant funds under this subpart; 

(D) how grant funds under this subpart will be used— 

(i) to improve student academic achievement for all 

students attending the magnet school programs; and 

(ii) to implement services and activities that are consistent with other programs under this Act, and other 

Acts, as appropriate; and 

(E) the criteria to be used in selecting students to attend 

the proposed magnet school program; and 

(2) assurances that the applicant will— 

(A) use grant funds under this subpart for the purposes 

specified in section 3121; 

(B) employ effective teachers in the courses of instruction 

assisted under this subpart; 

(C) not engage in discrimination based on race, religion, 

color, national origin, sex, or disability in— 

(i) the hiring, promotion, or assignment of employees 

of the applicant or other personnel for whom the applicant has any administrative responsibility; 

(ii) the assignment of students to schools, or to 

courses of instruction within the schools, of such applicant, except to carry out the approved plan; and 

(iii) designing or operating extracurricular activities 

for students; 

(D) carry out a quality education program that will encourage greater parental decisionmaking and involvement; 

and 

(E) give students residing in the local attendance area of 

the proposed magnet school program equitable consideration for placement in the program, consistent with desegregation guidelines and the capacity of the applicant to accommodate the students. 

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termines that the assurances described in subsection (b)(2)(C) will 

be met. 

SEC. 3126. PRIORITY. 

In awarding grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall give 

priority to applicants that— 

(1) demonstrate the greatest need for assistance, based on the 

expense or difficulty of effectively carrying out approved desegregation plans and the magnet school program for which the 

grant is sought; 

(2) propose to carry out new magnet school programs, or significantly revise existing magnet school programs; 

(3) propose to select students to attend magnet school programs by methods such as lottery, rather than through academic examination; and 

(4) propose to serve the entire student population of a school. 

SEC. 3127. USE OF FUNDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds made available under this subpart 

may be used by an eligible local educational agency, or consortium 

of such agencies— 

(1) for planning and promotional activities directly related to 

the development, expansion, continuation, or enhancement of 

academic programs and services offered at magnet schools; 

(2) for the acquisition of books, materials, and equipment, including computers and the maintenance and operation of materials, equipment, and computers, necessary to conduct programs 

in magnet schools; 

(3) for the compensation, or subsidization of the compensation, of elementary school and secondary school teachers, and 

instructional staff where applicable, who are necessary to conduct programs in magnet schools; 

(4) with respect to a magnet school program offered to less 

than the entire student population of a school, for instructional 

activities that— 

(A) are designed to make available the special curriculum 

that is offered by the magnet school program to students 

who are enrolled in the school but who are not enrolled in 

the magnet school program; and 

(B) further the purpose of this subpart; 

(5) for activities, which may include professional development, that will build the recipient’s capacity to operate magnet 

school programs once the grant period has ended; 

(6) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of 

such agencies, to have more flexibility in the administration of 

a magnet school program in order to serve students attending 

a school who are not enrolled in a magnet school program; and 

(7) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of 

such agencies, to have flexibility in designing magnet schools 

for students in all grades. 

(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Grant funds under this subpart may be used 

for activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) 

only if the activities are directly related to improving student academic achievement based on the State’s academic standards or directly related to improving student reading skills or knowledge of 

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guages, art, or music, or to improving career, technical, and professional skills. 

SEC. 3128. LIMITATIONS. 

(a) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A grant under this subpart shall be 

awarded for a period that shall not exceed 3 fiscal years. 

(b) LIMITATION ON PLANNING FUNDS.—A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, may expend for planning (professional development shall not be considered to be planning for purposes of this subsection) not more than 50 percent of the grant funds 

received under this subpart for the first year of the program and not 

more than 15 percent of such funds for each of the second and third 

such years. 

(c) AMOUNT.—No local educational agency, or consortium of such 

agencies, awarded a grant under this subpart shall receive more 

than $4,000,000 under this subpart for any 1 fiscal year. 

(d) TIMING.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall award 

grants for any fiscal year under this subpart not later than July 1 

of the applicable fiscal year. 

SEC. 3129. EVALUATIONS. 

(a) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not more than 2 

percent of the funds appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(B) for any 

fiscal year to carry out evaluations, provide technical assistance, 

and carry out dissemination projects with respect to magnet school 

programs assisted under this subpart. 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each evaluation described in subsection (a), at a 

minimum, shall address— 

(1) how and the extent to which magnet school programs lead 

to educational quality and academic improvement; 

(2) the extent to which magnet school programs enhance student access to a quality education; 

(3) the extent to which magnet school programs lead to the 

elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation 

in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial 

proportions of minority students; and 

(4) the extent to which magnet school programs differ from 

other school programs in terms of the organizational characteristics and resource allocations of such magnet school programs. 

(c) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall collect and disseminate 

to the general public information on successful magnet school programs. 

SEC. 3130. RESERVATION. 

In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(B) exceeds $75,000,000, the Secretary shall give priority 

in using such amounts in excess of $75,000,000 to awarding grants 

to local educational agencies or consortia of such agencies that did 

not receive a grant under this subpart in the preceding fiscal year. 

Subpart 3—Family Engagement in Education 

Programs 

SEC. 3141. PURPOSES. 

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(1) To provide financial support to organizations to provide 

technical assistance and training to State and local educational 

agencies in the implementation and enhancement of systemic 

and effective family engagement policies, programs, and activities that lead to improvements in student development and academic achievement. 

(2) To assist State educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, community-based organizations, schools, and educators in strengthening partnerships among parents, teachers, 

school leaders, administrators, and other school personnel in 

meeting the educational needs of children and fostering greater 

parental engagement. 

(3) To support State educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, schools, educators, and parents in developing and 

strengthening the relationship between parents and their children’s school in order to further the developmental progress of 

children. 

(4) To coordinate activities funded under this subpart with 

parent involvement initiatives funded under section 1118 and 

other provisions of this Act. 

(5) To assist the Secretary, State educational agencies, and 

local educational agencies in the coordination and integration 

of Federal, State, and local services and programs to engage 

families in education. 

SEC. 3142. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

(a) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS.—From the 

amount appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(C), the Secretary is authorized to award grants for each fiscal year to statewide organizations (or consortia of such organizations), to establish Statewide 

Family Engagement Centers that provide comprehensive training 

and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools identified by State educational agencies 

and local educational agencies, organizations that support familyschool partnerships, and other organizations that carry out, or carry 

out directly, parent education and family engagement in education 

programs. 

(b) MINIMUM AWARD.—In awarding grants under this section, the 

Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a grant is 

awarded for a Statewide Family Engagement Center in an amount 

not less than $500,000. 

SEC. 3143. APPLICATIONS. 

(a) SUBMISSIONS.—Each statewide organization, or a consortium 

of such organizations, that desires a grant under this subpart shall 

submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and including the information described in subsection (b). 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) 

shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) A description of the applicant’s approach to family engagement in education. 

(2) A description of the support that the Statewide Family 

Engagement Center that will be operated by the applicant will 

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(3) A description of the applicant’s plan for building a statewide infrastructure for family engagement in education, that includes— 

(A) management and governance; 

(B) statewide leadership; or 

(C) systemic services for family engagement in education. 

(4) A description of the applicant’s demonstrated experience 

in providing training, information, and support to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, educators, 

parents, and organizations on family engagement in education 

policies and practices that are effective for parents (including 

low-income parents) and families, English learners, minorities, 

parents of students with disabilities, parents of homeless students, foster parents and students, and parents of migratory 

students, including evaluation results, reporting, or other data 

exhibiting such demonstrated experience. 

(5) An assurance that the applicant will— 

(A) establish a special advisory committee, the membership of which includes— 

(i) parents, who shall constitute a majority of the 

members of the special advisory committee; 

(ii) representatives of education professionals with 

expertise in improving services for disadvantaged children; 

(iii) representatives of local elementary schools and 

secondary schools, including students; 

(iv) representatives of the business community; and 

(v) representatives of State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies; 

(B) use not less than 65 percent of the funds received 

under this subpart in each fiscal year to serve local educational agencies, schools, and community-based organizations that serve high concentrations of disadvantaged students, including English learners, minorities, parents of 

students with disabilities, parents of homeless students, foster parents and students, and parents of migratory students; 

(C) operate a Statewide Family Engagement Center of 

sufficient size, scope, and quality to ensure that the Center 

is adequate to serve the State educational agency, local 

educational agencies, and community-based organizations; 

(D) ensure that the Center will retain staff with the requisite training and experience to serve parents in the State; 

(E) serve urban, suburban, and rural local educational 

agencies and schools; 

(F) work with— 

(i) other Statewide Family Engagement Centers assisted under this subpart; and 

(ii) parent training and information centers and 

community parent resource centers assisted under sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act; 

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pand technical assistance for evidence-based parent education programs; 

(H) provide assistance to State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies and community-based organizations that support family members in supporting student 

academic achievement; 

(I) work with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, educators, and parents to determine parental needs and the best means for delivery of 

services to address such needs; and 

(J) conduct sufficient outreach to assist parents, including parents who the applicant may have a difficult time engaging with a school or local educational agency. 

SEC. 3144. USES OF FUNDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Grantees shall use grant funds received under 

this subpart, based on the needs determined under section 

3143(b)(5)(I), to provide training and technical assistance to State 

educational agencies, local educational agencies, and organizations 

that support family-school partnerships, and activities, services, and 

training for local educational agencies, school leaders, educators, 

and parents— 

(1) to assist parents in participating effectively in their children’s education and to help their children meet State standards, such as assisting parents— 

(A) to engage in activities that will improve student academic achievement, including understanding how they can 

support learning in the classroom with activities at home 

and in afterschool and extracurricular programs; 

(B) to communicate effectively with their children, teachers, school leaders, counselors, administrators, and other 

school personnel; 

(C) to become active participants in the development, implementation, and review of school-parent compacts, family 

engagement in education policies, and school planning and 

improvement; 

(D) to participate in the design and provision of assistance to students who are not making academic progress; 

(E) to participate in State and local decisionmaking; 

(F) to train other parents; and 

(G) to help the parents learn and use technology applied 

in their children’s education; 

(2) to develop and implement, in partnership with the State 

educational agency, statewide family engagement in education 

policy and systemic initiatives that will provide for a continuum of services to remove barriers for family engagement in 

education and support school reform efforts; and 

(3) to develop and implement parental involvement policies 

under this Act. 

(b) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RENEWAL.—For each fiscal year 

after the first fiscal year for which an organization or consortium 

receives assistance under this section, the organization or consortium shall demonstrate in the application that a portion of the services provided by the organization or consortium is supported 

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(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall reserve not more 

than 2 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(C) to 

carry out this subpart to provide technical assistance, by competitive 

grant or contract, for the establishment, development, and coordination of Statewide Family Engagement Centers. 

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to prohibit a Statewide Family Engagement Center 

from— 

(1) having its employees or agents meet with a parent at a 

site that is not on school grounds; or 

(2) working with another agency that serves children. 

(e) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this section— 

(1) no person (including a parent who educates a child at 

home, a public school parent, or a private school parent) shall 

be required to participate in any program of parent education 

or developmental screening under this section; and 

(2) no program or center assisted under this section shall take 

any action that infringes in any manner on the right of a parent to direct the education of their children. 

SEC. 3145. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN INDIAN SCHOOLS. 

The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary 

of Education, shall establish, or enter into contracts and cooperative 

agreements with local Indian nonprofit parent organizations to establish and operate Family Engagement Centers. 

PART B—LOCAL ACADEMIC FLEXIBLE GRANT 

SEC. 3201. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this part is to— 

(1) provide local educational agencies with the opportunity to 

access funds to support the initiatives important to their schools 

and students to improve academic achievement, including protecting student safety; and 

(2) provide nonprofit and for-profit entities the opportunity to 

work with students to improve academic achievement, including 

student safety. 

SEC. 3202. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the funds appropriated under section 

3(c)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

(1) not more than one-half of 1 percent for national activities 

to provide technical assistance to eligible entities in carrying 

out programs under this part; and 

(2) not more than one-half of 1 percent for payments to the 

outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs for assistance 

under this part, as determined by the Secretary, to enable the 

outlying areas and the Bureau to carry out the purpose of this 

part. 

(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

(1) DETERMINATION.—From the funds appropriated under 

section 3(c)(2) for any fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary makes reservations under subsection (a), the Secretary 

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bears the same relationship to the remainder as the amount the 

State received under chapter B of subpart 1 of part A of title 

I for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all States received under that chapter for the preceding fiscal year, except 

that no State shall receive less than an amount equal to onehalf of 1 percent of the total amount made available to all 

States under this subsection. 

(2) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a State does not receive an allotment under this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State’s allotment to the 

remaining States in accordance with this section. 

(c) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an allotment under 

this part shall reserve not less than 75 percent of the amount 

allotted to the State under subsection (b) for each fiscal year for 

awards to eligible entities under section 3204. 

(2) AWARDS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO IMPROVE

STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Each State that receives an 

allotment under subsection (b) for each fiscal year shall reserve 

not less than 10 percent of the amount allotted to the State for 

awards to nongovernmental entities under section 3205. 

(3) STATE ACTIVITIES AND STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State 

educational agency may reserve not more than 15 percent of the 

amount allotted to the State under subsection (b) for each fiscal 

year for the following: 

(A) Enabling the State educational agency— 

(i) to pay the costs of developing the State assessments and standards required under section 1111(b), 

which may include the costs of working, at the sole discretion of the State, in voluntary partnerships with 

other States to develop such assessments and standards; or 

(ii) if the State has developed the assessments and 

standards required under section 1111(b), to administer those assessments or carry out other activities related to ensuring that the State’s schools and local educational agencies are helping students meet the State’s 

academic standards under such section. 

(B) The administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this part, except that not more than 5 percent of the reserved amount may be used for this purpose. 

(C) Monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities 

assisted under this part. 

(D) Providing training and technical assistance under 

this part. 

(E) Statewide academic focused programs. 

(F) Sharing evidence-based and other effective strategies 

with eligible entities. 

SEC. 3203. STATE APPLICATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an allotment under section 

3202 for any fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, at 

such time as the Secretary may require, an application that— 

(1) designates the State educational agency as the agency responsible for the administration and supervision of programs 

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(2) describes how the State educational agency will use funds 

reserved for State-level activities, including how, if any, of the 

funds will be used to support student safety; 

(3) describes the procedures and criteria the State educational 

agency will use for reviewing applications and awarding funds 

to eligible entities on a competitive basis, which shall include 

reviewing how the proposed project will help increase student 

academic achievement; 

(4) describes how the State educational agency will ensure 

that awards made under this part are— 

(A) of sufficient size and scope to support high-quality, effective programs that are consistent with the purpose of this 

part; and 

(B) in amounts that are consistent with section 3204(f); 

(5) describes the steps the State educational agency will take 

to ensure that programs implement effective strategies, including providing ongoing technical assistance and training, and 

dissemination of evidence-based and other effective strategies; 

(6) describes how the State educational agency will consider 

students across all grades when making these awards; 

(7) an assurance that, other than providing technical and advisory assistance and monitoring compliance with this part, the 

State educational agency has not exercised and will not exercise 

any influence in the decision-making process of eligible entities 

as to the expenditure of funds received by the eligible entities 

under this part; 

(8) describes how programs under this part will be coordinated with programs under this Act, and other programs as appropriate; 

(9) contains an assurance that the State educational agency— 

(A) will make awards for programs for a period of not 

more than 5 years; and 

(B) will require each eligible entity seeking such an 

award to submit a plan describing how the project to be 

funded through the award will continue after funding 

under this part ends, if applicable; and 

(10) contains an assurance that funds appropriated to carry 

out this part will be used to supplement, and not supplant, 

State and local public funds expended to provide programs and 

activities authorized under this part and other similar programs. 

(b) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted by a State educational agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on 

the date on which the Secretary received the application, that the 

application is not in compliance with this part. 

(c) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove the 

application, except after giving the State educational agency notice 

and an opportunity for a hearing. 

(d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the application is 

not in compliance, in whole or in part, with this part, the Secretary 

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(2) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance, and, in such notification, shall— 

(A) cite the specific provisions in the application that are 

not in compliance; and 

(B) request additional information, only as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application compliant. 

(e) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency responds to the 

Secretary’s notification described in subsection (d)(2) during the 45- 

day period beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, and resubmits the application with the requested information described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the Secretary shall approve 

or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 

(1) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date 

on which the application is resubmitted; or 

(2) the expiration of the 120-day period described in subsection (b). 

(f) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational agency does 

not respond to the Secretary’s notification described in subsection 

(d)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the date on which the 

agency received the notification, such application shall be deemed to 

be disapproved. 

(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—An application submitted by a 

State educational agency pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be approved or disapproved based upon the activities for which the agency may make funds available to eligible entities under section 3204 

if the agency’s use of funds is consistent with section 3204(b). 

SEC. 3204. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives funds under this part for 

a fiscal year shall provide the amount made available under section 

3202(c)(1) to eligible entities in accordance with this section. 

(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that receives an award 

under this part shall use the funds for activities that— 

(A) are evidence-based; 

(B) will improve student academic achievement; 

(C) are allowable under State law; and 

(D) focus on one or more projects from the following two 

categories: 

(i) Supplemental student support activities such as 

before, after, or summer school activities, tutoring, and 

expanded learning time, but not including athletics or 

in-school learning activities. 

(ii) Activities designed to support students, such as 

academic subject specific programs, adjunct teacher 

programs, extended learning time programs, dual enrollment programs, and parent engagement, but not including activities to— 

(I) support smaller class sizes or construction; or 

(II) provide compensation or benefits to teachers, 

school leaders, other school officials, or local educational agency staff. 

(2) PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE

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part shall ensure compliance with section 5501 (relating to participation of children enrolled in private schools). 

(c) APPLICATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an award under 

this part, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 

State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the State educational agency may 

reasonably require, including the contents required by paragraph (2). 

(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under paragraph 

(1) shall include— 

(A) a description of the activities to be funded and how 

they are consistent with subsection (b), including any activities that will increase student safety; 

(B) an assurance that funds under this part will be used 

to increase the level of State, local, and other non-Federal 

funds that would, in the absence of funds under this part, 

be made available for programs and activities authorized 

under this part, and in no case supplant State, local, or 

non-Federal funds; 

(C) an assurance that the community will be given notice 

of an intent to submit an application with an opportunity 

for comment, and that the application will be available for 

public review after submission of the application; and 

(D) an assurance that students who benefit from any activity funded under this part shall continue to maintain enrollment in a public elementary or secondary school. 

(d) REVIEW.—In reviewing local applications under this section, a 

State educational agency shall use a peer review process or other 

methods of assuring the quality of such applications but the review 

shall be limited to the likelihood that the project will increase student academic achievement. 

(e) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—A State educational agency shall 

distribute funds under this part equitably among geographic areas 

within the State, including rural, suburban, and urban communities. 

(f) AWARD.—A grant shall be awarded to all eligible entities that 

submit an application that meets the requirements of this section in 

an amount that is not less than $10,000, but there shall be only one 

award granted to any one local educational agency, but such award 

may be for multiple projects or programs with the local educational 

agency. 

(g) DURATION OF AWARDS.—Grants under this part may be 

awarded for a period of not more than 5 years. 

(h) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 

entity’’ means— 

(1) a local educational agency in partnership with a community-based organization, business entity, or nongovernmental 

entity; 

(2) a consortium of local educational agencies working in 

partnership with a community-based organization, business entity, or nongovernmental entity; 

(3) a community-based organization in partnership with a 

local educational agency and, if applicable, a business entity or 

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(4) a business entity in partnership with a local educational 

agency and, if applicable, a community-based organization or 

nongovernmental entity. 

SEC. 3205. AWARDS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO IMPROVE 

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under section 

3202(c)(2), a State educational agency shall award grants to nongovernmental entities, including public or private organizations, 

community-based or faith-based organizations, and business entities 

for a program or project to increase the academic achievement of 

public school students attending public elementary or secondary 

schools (or both) in compliance with the requirements in this section. Subject to the availability of funds, the State educational agency shall award a grant to each eligible applicant that meets the requirements in a sufficient size and scope to support the program. 

(b) APPLICATION.—The State educational agency shall require an 

application that includes the following information: 

(1) A description of the program or project the applicant will 

use the funds to support. 

(2) A description of how the applicant is using or will use 

other State, local, or private funding to support the program or 

project. 

(3) A description of how the program or project will help increase student academic achievement, including the evidence to 

support this claim. 

(4) A description of the student population the program or 

project is targeting to impact, and if the program will prioritize 

students in high-need local educational agencies. 

(5) A description of how the applicant will conduct sufficient 

outreach to ensure students can participate in the program or 

project. 

(6) A description of any partnerships the applicant has entered into with local educational agencies or other entities the 

applicant will work with, if applicable. 

(7) A description of how the applicant will work to share evidence-based and other effective strategies from the program or 

project with local educational agencies and other entities working with students to increase academic achievement. 

(8) An assurance that students who benefit from any program 

or project funded under this section shall continue to maintain 

enrollment in a public elementary or secondary school. 

(c) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible applicant receiving a 

grant under this section shall provide, either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal matching funds equal to not less 

than 50 percent of the amount of the grant. 

(d) REVIEW.—The State educational agency shall review the application to ensure that— 

(1) the applicant is an eligible applicant; 

(2) the application clearly describes the required elements in 

subsection (b); 

(3) the entity meets the matching requirement described in 

subsection (c); and 

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(e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—If the application requests exceed 

the funds available, the State educational agency shall prioritize 

projects that support students in high-need local educational agencies and ensure geographic diversity, including serving rural, suburban, and urban areas. 

(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 1 percent of a grant 

awarded under this section may be used for administrative costs. 

SEC. 3206. REPORT. 

Each recipient of a grant under section 3204 or 3205 shall report 

to the State educational agency on— 

(1) the success of the program in reaching the goals of the 

program; 

(2) a description of the students served by the program and 

how the students’ academic achievement improved; and 

(3) the results of any evaluation conducted on the success of 

the program. 

TITLE øVIII¿ IV—IMPACT AID 

SEC. ø8001.¿ 4001. PURPOSE. 

In order to fulfill the Federal responsibility to assist with the 

provision of educational services to federally connected children in 

a manner that promotes control by local educational agencies with 

little or no Federal or State involvement, because certain activities 

of the Federal Government, such as activities to fulfill the responsibilities of the Federal Government with respect to Indian tribes 

and activities under section 511 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

Act, place a financial burden on the local educational agencies serving areas where such activities are carried out, and to help such 

children meet øchallenging State standards¿ State academic standards, it is the purpose of this title to provide financial assistance 

to local educational agencies that— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8002.¿ 4002. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF 

REAL PROPERTY. 

(a) * * * 

(b) AMOUNT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) * * * 

(B) If funds appropriated under øsection 8014(a)¿ section 

3(d)(1) are insufficient to pay the amount determined under 

subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall calculate the payment 

for each eligible local educational agency in accordance with 

subsection (h). 

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 

a local educational agency may not be paid an amount under 

this section that, when added to the amount such agency receives under øsection 8003(b)¿ section 4003(b), exceeds the 

maximum amount that such agency is eligible to receive for 

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gible to receive for such fiscal year under this section, whichever is greater. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(f) SPECIAL RULE.—(1) Beginning with fiscal year 1994, and notwithstanding any other provision of law limiting the period during 

which fiscal year 1994 funds may be obligated, the Secretary shall 

treat the local educational agency serving the Wheatland R–II 

School District, Wheatland, Missouri, as meeting the eligibility requirements of section 2(a)(1)(C) of the Act of September 30, 1950 

(Public Law 874, 81st Congress) (as such section was in effect on 

the day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994) (20 U.S.C. 237(a)(1)(C)) or subsection 

(a)(1)(C). 

ø(2) For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1999, the 

Secretary shall treat the Webster School District, Day County, 

South Dakota as meeting the eligibility requirements of subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section. 

ø(3) For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, the 

Secretary shall treat the Central Union, California; Island, 

California; Hill City, South Dakota; and Wall, South Dakota 

local educational agencies as meeting the eligibility requirements of subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section. 

ø(4) For the purposes of payments under this section for each 

fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall 

treat the Hot Springs, South Dakota local educational agency 

as if it had filed a timely application under section 8002 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for fiscal 

year 1994 if the Secretary has received the fiscal year 1994 application, as well as Exhibits A and B not later than December 

1, 1999. 

ø(5) For purposes of payments under this section for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall 

treat the Hueneme, California local educational agency as if it 

had filed a timely application under section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 if the Secretary 

has received the fiscal year 1995 application not later than December 1, 1999. 

ø(g) FORMER DISTRICTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Where the school district of any local educational agency described in paragraph (2) is formed at any 

time after 1938 by the consolidation of two or more former 

school districts, such agency may elect (at any time such agency files an application under section 8005) for any fiscal year 

after fiscal year 1994 to have (A) the eligibility of such local 

educational agency, and (B) the amount which such agency 

shall be eligible to receive, determined under this section only 

with respect to such of the former school districts comprising 

such consolidated school districts as such agency shall designate in such election. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local educational agency referred to in paragraph (1) is any local educational agency that, for fiscal year 1994 or any preceding fiscal year, applied for and was determined eligible under section 

2(c) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st 

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(f) SPECIAL RULE.— Beginning with fiscal year 2014, a local educational agency shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(C) if records to determine eligibility under such subsection were destroyed prior to fiscal year 2000 and the agency received funds under subsection (b) in the previous year. 

(g) FORMER DISTRICTS.— 

(1) CONSOLIDATIONS.—For fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year, if a local educational agency described in 

paragraph (2) is formed at any time after 1938 by the consolidation of two or more former school districts, the local educational agency may elect to have the Secretary determine its 

eligibility and any amount for which the local educational 

agency is eligible under this section for such fiscal year on the 

basis of one or more of those former districts, as designated by 

the local educational agency. 

(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local educational agency described in this paragraph is— 

(A) any local educational agency that, for fiscal year 1994 

or any preceding fiscal year, applied for, and was determined to be eligible under section 2(c) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) as that 

section was in effect for that fiscal year; or 

(B) a local educational agency formed by the consolidation of 2 or more school districts, at least one of which was 

eligible for assistance under this section for the fiscal year 

preceding the year of the consolidation, if— 

(i) for fiscal years 2006 through 2013, the local educational agency notifies the Secretary not later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of the Student Success 

Act of the designation described in paragraph (1); and 

(ii) for fiscal year 2014, and each subsequent fiscal 

year, the local educational agency includes the designation in its application under section 8005 or any timely 

amendment to such application. 

(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law limiting the period during which the Secretary 

may obligate funds appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal 

year 2005, the Secretary may obligate funds remaining after 

final payments have been made for any of such fiscal years to 

carry out this subsection. 

(h) PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH INSUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED.—For any fiscal year for which 

the amount appropriated under section 8014(a) is insufficient to 

pay to each eligible local educational agency the full amount determined under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make payments to 

each local educational agency under this section as follows: 

(1) * * * 

(2) FOUNDATION PAYMENTS FOR NEW APPLICANTS.— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(C) AMOUNTS.—The amount of a payment under subparagraph (A) for a local educational agency shall be determined as follows: 

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(ii) Calculate the percentage that the amount appropriated under øsection 8014(a)¿ section 3(d)(1) for the 

most recent fiscal year for which the Secretary has 

completed making payments under this section is of 

the total maximum payments for such fiscal year for 

all local educational agencies eligible for a payment 

under subsection (b) and multiply the agency’s maximum payment by such percentage. 

* * * * * * * 

(D) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount appropriated 

under øsection 8014(a)¿ section 3(d)(1) of this title is insufficient to pay the full amount determined under this paragraph for all eligible local educational agencies for the fiscal year, then the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each local educational agency under this paragraph. 

* * * * * * * 

(4) DATA.—For each local educational agency that received a 

payment under this section for fiscal year 2010 through the fiscal year in which the øImpact Aid Improvement Act of 2012¿ 

Student Success Act is enacted, the Secretary shall not make 

a payment under paragraph (3) to a local educational agency 

that fails to submit, within 60 days of the date the Secretary 

notifies the agency that the information is needed, the data 

necessary to calculate the maximum amount of a payment 

under subsection (b) for that local educational agency. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(k) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of payments under this section 

for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1998— 

ø(1) the Secretary shall, for the Stanley County, South Dakota local educational agency, calculate payments as if subsection (e) had been in effect for fiscal year 1994; and 

ø(2) the Secretary shall treat the Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania local educational agency as if it had filed a timely application under section 2 of Public Law 81–874 for fiscal year 

1994.¿ 

ø(l)¿ (j) PRIOR YEAR DATA.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of this section, in determining the eligibility of a local educational 

agency for a payment under subsection (b) or ø(h)(4)(B)¿ (h)(2) of 

this section for a fiscal year, and in calculating the amount of such 

payment, the Secretary— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(m) ELIGIBILITY.— 

ø(1) OLD FEDERAL PROPERTY.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a local educational agency that is eligible to receive 

a payment under this section for Federal property acquired by 

the Federal Government, before the date of the enactment of 

the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000, shall be eligible 

to receive the payment only if the local educational agency submits an application for a payment under this section not later 

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ø(2) COMBINED FEDERAL PROPERTY.—A local educational 

agency that is eligible to receive a payment under this section 

for Federal property acquired by the Federal Government before the date of the enactment of the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 shall be eligible to receive the payment if— 

ø(A) the Federal property, when combined with other 

Federal property in the school district served by the local 

educational agency acquired by the Federal Government 

after the date of the enactment of such Act, meets the requirements of subsection (a); and 

ø(B) the local educational agency submits an application 

for a payment under this section not later than 7 years 

after the date of acquisition of the Federal property acquired after the date of the enactment of such Act. 

ø(3) NEW FEDERAL PROPERTY.—A local educational agency 

that is eligible to receive a payment under this section for Federal property acquired by the Federal Government after the 

date of the enactment of the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act 

of 2000 shall be eligible to receive the payment only if the local 

educational agency submits an application for a payment 

under this section not later than 7 years after the date of acquisition.¿ 

ø(n)¿ (k) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this section, the Secretary shall make a minimum payment to 

a local educational agency described in paragraph (2), for the 

first fiscal year that the agency loses eligibility for assistance 

under this section as a result of property located within the 

school district served by the agency failing to meet the definition of Federal property under section ø8013(5)(C)(iii)¿ 

4013(5)(C)(iii), in an amount equal to 90 percent of the amount 

received by the agency under this section for the preceding 

year. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8003.¿ 4003. PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED 

CHILDREN. 

(a) COMPUTATION OF PAYMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of computing the amount 

that a local educational agency is eligible to receive under subsection (b) or (d) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the number of children who were in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency (including those children enrolled in such agency as a result of the open enrollment policy 

of the State in which the agency is located, but not including 

children who are enrolled in a distance education program at 

such agency and who are not residing within the geographic 

boundaries of such agency), and for whom such agency provided free public education, during the preceding school year 

and who, while in attendance at such schools— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(5) MILITARY ‘‘BUILD TO LEASE’’ PROGRAM HOUSING.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of computing the amount 

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tified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 

children residing in housing initially acquired or constructed under the former section 2828(g) of title 10, 

United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Build to 

Lease’’ program), as added by section 801 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act, ø1984, to be children described under paragraph (1)(B) if the property described is 

within the fenced security perimeter of the military facility 

upon which such housing is situated¿ 1984, or under lease 

of off-base property under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of 

title 10, United States Code, to be children described under 

paragraph (1)(B) if the property described is within the 

fenced security perimeter of the military facility or attached 

to and under any type of force protection agreement with 

the military installation upon which such housing is situated. 

* * * * * * * 

(b) BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO

FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH INSUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED.— 

(1) BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated under 

øsection 8014(b)¿ section 3(d)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to make basic support payments to eligible local educational agencies with children described in 

subsection (a). 

* * * * * * * 

ø(E) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of determining the 

comparable local contribution rate under subparagraph 

(C)(iii) for a local educational agency described in section 

222.39(c)(3) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, that 

had its comparable local contribution rate for fiscal year 

1998 calculated pursuant to section 222.39 of title 34, Code 

of Federal Regulations, the Secretary shall determine such 

comparable local contribution rate as the rate upon which 

payments under this subsection for fiscal year 2000 were 

made to the local educational agency adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease in the per pupil expenditure 

in the State serving the local educational agency calculated on the basis of the second most recent preceding 

school year compared to the third most recent preceding 

school year for which school year data are available.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

(2) BASIC SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL

EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—(i) From the amount appropriated 

under øsection 8014(b)¿ section 3(d)(2) for a fiscal year, the 

Secretary is authorized to make basic support payments to 

eligible heavily impacted local educational agencies with 

children described in subsection (a). 

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(I) deem each local educational agency that received 

a basic support payment under this paragraph for fiscal year 2009 as eligible to receive a basic support payment under this paragraph for each of fiscal years 

2012, 2013, and 2014; and 

(II) make a payment to each such local educational 

agency under this paragraph for each of fiscal years 

2012, 2013, and 2014. 

(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR øCONTINUING¿ HEAVILY IMPACTED

LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— ø(i) IN GENERAL.—A heavily impacted local educational agency is eligible to receive a basic support 

payment under subparagraph (A) with respect to a 

number of children determined under subsection (a)(1) 

if the agency— 

ø(I) received an additional assistance payment 

under subsection (f) (as such subsection was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 

of the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000) for 

fiscal year 2000; and 

ø(II)(aa) is a local educational agency whose 

boundaries are the same as a Federal military installation; 

ø(bb) has an enrollment of children described in 

subsection (a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of 

the total student enrollment of the agency which 

is not less than 35 percent, has a per-pupil expenditure that is less than the average per-pupil 

expenditure of the State in which the agency is located or the average per-pupil expenditure of all 

States (whichever average per-pupil expenditure 

is greater), except that a local educational agency 

with a total student enrollment of less than 350 

students shall be deemed to have satisfied such 

per-pupil expenditure requirement, and has a tax 

rate for general fund purposes which is not less 

than 95 percent of the average tax rate for general 

fund purposes of local educational agencies in the 

State; 

ø(cc) has an enrollment of children described in 

subsection (a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of 

the total student enrollment of the agency which 

is not less than 30 percent, and has a tax rate for 

general fund purposes which is not less than 125 

percent of the average tax rate for general fund 

purposes for comparable local educational agencies in the State; 

ø(dd) has a total student enrollment of not less 

than 25,000 students, of which not less than 50 

percent are children described in subsection (a)(1) 

and not less than 6,000 of such children are children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

subsection (a)(1); or 

ø(ee) meets the requirements of subsection (f)(2) 

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(as such subsections were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Impact Aid 

Reauthorization Act of 2000).¿ 

(i) IN GENERAL.—A heavily impacted local educational agency is eligible to receive a basic support 

payment under subparagraph (A) with respect to a 

number of children determined under subsection (a)(1) 

if the agency— 

(I) is a local educational agency— 

(aa) whose boundaries are the same as a 

Federal military installation or an island 

property designated by the Secretary of the Interior to be property that is held in trust by the 

Federal Government; and 

(bb) that has no taxing authority; 

(II) is a local educational agency that— 

(aa) has an enrollment of children described 

in subsection (a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less than 45 percent; 

(bb) has a per-pupil expenditure that is less 

than— 

(AA) for an agency that has a total student enrollment of 500 or more students, 

125 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the agency 

is located; or 

(BB) for any agency that has a total student enrollment less than 500, 150 percent 

of the average per-pupil expenditure of the 

State in which the agency is located or the 

average per-pupil expenditure of 3 or more 

comparable local educational agencies in 

the State in which the agency is located; 

and 

(cc) is an agency that— 

(AA) has a tax rate for general fund 

purposes that is not less than 95 percent 

of the average tax rate for general fund 

purposes of comparable local educational 

agencies in the State; or 

(BB) was eligible to receive a payment 

under this subsection for fiscal year 2013 

and is located in a State that by State law 

has eliminated ad valorem tax as a revenue for local educational agencies; 

(III) is a local educational agency that— 

(aa) has an enrollment of children described 

in subsection (a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less than 20 percent; 

(bb) for the 3 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made, 

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gible for a free or reduced price lunch under 

the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less 

than 65 percent; and 

(cc) has a tax rate for general fund purposes 

which is not less than 125 percent of the average tax rate for general fund purposes for comparable local educational agencies in the 

State; 

(IV) is a local educational agency that has a 

total student enrollment of not less than 25,000 

students, of which— 

(aa) not less than 50 percent are children 

described in subsection (a)(1); and 

(bb) not less than 5,500 of such children are 

children described in subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) of subsection (a)(1); or 

(V) is a local educational agency that— 

(aa) has an enrollment of children described 

in subsection (a)(1) including, for purposes of 

determining eligibility, those children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of such 

subsection, that is not less than 35 percent of 

the total student enrollment of the agency; and 

(bb) was eligible to receive assistance under 

subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2001. 

(ii) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—øA heavily¿ 

(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subclause (II), a 

heavily impacted local educational agency that 

met the requirements of clause (i) for a fiscal year 

shall be ineligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) if the agency fails 

to meet the requirements of clause (i) for a subsequent fiscal year, except that such agency shall 

continue to receive a basic support payment under 

this paragraph for the fiscal year for which the ineligibility determination is made. 

(II) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY DUE TO FALLING BELOW

95 PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE TAX RATE FOR GENERAL FUND PURPOSES.—In a case of a heavily impacted local educational agency that is eligible to 

receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A), but that has had, for 2 consecutive fiscal years, a tax rate for general fund purposes that 

falls below 95 percent of the average tax rate for 

general fund purposes of comparable local educational agencies in the State, such agency shall be 

determined to be ineligible under clause (i) and ineligible to receive a basic support payment under 

subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year succeeding 

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sumes such eligibility in accordance with clause 

(iii). 

* * * * * * * 

ø(C) ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDU- CATIONAL AGENCIES.— ø(i) IN GENERAL.—A heavily impacted local educational agency that did not receive an additional assistance payment under subsection (f) (as such subsection was in effect on the day before the date of the 

enactment of the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 

2000) for fiscal year 2000 is eligible to receive a basic 

support payment under subparagraph (A) for fiscal 

year 2002 and any subsequent fiscal year with respect 

to a number of children determined under subsection 

(a)(1) only if the agency is a local educational agency 

whose boundaries are the same as a Federal military 

installation (or if the agency is a qualified local educational agency as described in clause (iv)), or the 

agency— 

ø(I) has an enrollment of children described in 

subsection (a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of 

the total student enrollment of the agency that— 

ø(aa) is not less than 50 percent if such 

agency receives a payment on behalf of children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) 

of such subsection; or 

ø(bb) is not less than 40 percent if such 

agency does not receive a payment on behalf 

of such children; 

ø(II)(aa) for a local educational agency that has 

a total student enrollment of 350 or more students, has a per-pupil expenditure that is less 

than the average per-pupil expenditure of the 

State in which the agency is located; or 

ø(bb) for a local educational agency that has a 

total student enrollment of less than 350 students, 

has a per-pupil expenditure that is less than the 

average per-pupil expenditure of a comparable 

local education agency or three comparable local 

educational agencies in the State in which the 

local educational agency is located; and 

ø(III) has a tax rate for general fund purposes 

that is at least 95 percent of the average tax rate 

for general fund purposes of comparable local educational agencies in the State. 

ø(ii) RESUMPTION OF ELIGIBILITY.—A heavily impacted local educational agency described in clause (i) 

that becomes ineligible under such clause for 1 or 

more fiscal years may resume eligibility for a basic 

support payment under this paragraph for a subsequent fiscal year only if the agency is a local educational agency whose boundaries are the same as a 

Federal military installation (or if the agency is a 

qualified local educational agency as described in 

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that subsequent fiscal year, except that such agency 

shall continue to receive a basic support payment 

under this paragraph for the fiscal year for which the 

ineligibility determination is made. 

ø(iii) APPLICATION.—With respect to the first fiscal 

year for which a heavily impacted local educational 

agency described in clause (i) applies for a basic support payment under subparagraph (A), or with respect 

to the first fiscal year for which a heavily impacted 

local educational agency applies for a basic support 

payment under subparagraph (A) after becoming ineligible under clause (i) for 1 or more preceding fiscal 

years, the agency shall apply for such payment at 

least 1 year prior to the start of that first fiscal year. 

ø(iv) QUALIFIED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—A 

qualified local educational agency described in this 

clause is an agency that meets the following requirements: 

ø(I) The boundaries of the agency are the same 

as island property designated by the Secretary of 

the Interior to be property that is held in trust by 

the Federal Government. 

ø(II) The agency has no taxing authority. 

ø(III) The agency received a payment under 

paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2001. 

ø(D)¿ (C) MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR øREGULAR¿ HEAVILY IM- PACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—(i) Except as provided in subparagraph ø(E)¿ (D), the maximum amount 

that a heavily impacted local educational agency is eligible 

to receive under this paragraph for any fiscal year is the 

sum of the total weighted student units, as computed 

under subsection (a)(2) and subject to clause (ii), multiplied by the greater of— 

(I) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(ii)ø(I) For a local educational agency with respect to 

which 35 percent or more of the total student enrollment 

of the schools of the agency are children described in subparagraph (D) or (E) (or a combination thereof) of subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall calculate the weighted 

student units of such children for purposes of subsection 

(a)(2) by multiplying the number of such children by a factor of 0.55.¿ (I)(aa) For a local educational agency with respect to which 35 percent or more of the total student enrollment of the schools of the agency are children described 

in subparagraph (D) or (E) (or a combination thereof) of 

subsection (a)(1), and that has an enrollment of children 

described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of such subsection equal to at least 10 percent of the agency’s total enrollment, the Secretary shall calculate the weighted student 

units of those children described in subparagraph (D) or 

(E) of such subsection by multiplying the number of such 

children by a factor of 0.55. 

(bb) Notwithstanding subitem (aa), a local educational 

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fiscal year 2013 shall not be required to have an enrollment 

of children described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of 

subsection (a)(1) equal to at least 10 percent of the agency’s 

total enrollment. 

* * * * * * * 

(III) For a local educational agency that does not qualify 

under ø(B)(i)(II)(aa)¿ subparagraph (B)(i)(I) of this subsection and has an enrollment of more than 100 but not 

more than 1,000 children described in subsection (a)(1), 

the Secretary shall calculate the total number of weighted 

student units for purposes of subsection (a)(2) by multiplying the number of such children by a factor of 1.25. 

ø(E)¿ (D) MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR LARGE HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—(i)(I) * * * 

(II) A heavily impacted local educational agency described in this subclause is a local educational agency that 

has a total student enrollment of not less than 25,000 students, of which not less than 50 percent are children described in subsection (a)(1) and not less than ø6,000¿ 5,500 

of such children are children described in subparagraphs 

(A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1). 

* * * * * * * 

ø(F)¿ (E) DATA.—For purposes of providing assistance 

under this paragraph the øSecretary— 

ø(i) shall use¿ Secretary shall use student, revenue, 

expenditure, and tax data from the third fiscal year 

preceding the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is applying for assistance under this 

paragraphø; and¿. ø(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), 

shall include all of the children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of subsection (a)(1) enrolled in 

schools of the local educational agency in determining 

(I) the eligibility of the agency for assistance under 

this paragraph, and (II) the amount of such assistance 

if the number of such children meet the requirements 

of subsection (a)(3).¿ 

ø(G)¿ (F) DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE TAX RATES FOR

GENERAL FUND PURPOSES.—For the purpose of determining 

average tax rates for general fund purposes for local educational agencies in a State under this paragraph (except 

under øsubparagraph (C)(i)(II)(bb)¿ subparagraph 

(B)(i)(II)(bb)(BB)), the Secretary shall use either— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(H)¿ (G) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL

EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AFFECTED BY PRIVATIZATION OF

MILITARY HOUSING.— (i) ELIGIBILITY.—For any fiscal year, a heavily impacted local educational agency that received a basic 

support payment under this paragraph for the prior 

fiscal year, but is ineligible for such payment for the 

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or (E)¿ subparagraph (B), (C), or (D), as the case may 

be, øby reason of¿ due to the conversion of military 

housing units to private housing described in clause 

(iii), or as the direct result of base realignment and closure or modularization as determined by the Secretary 

of Defense and force structure change or force relocation, shall be deemed to meet the eligibility requirements under subparagraph (B) or (C), as the case may 

be, for the period during which the housing units are 

undergoing such conversion or during such time as activities associated with base closure and realignment, 

modularization, force structure change, or force relocation are ongoing. 

(ii) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount of a payment to a heavily impacted local educational agency 

for a fiscal year by reason of the application of clause 

(i), and calculated in accordance with subparagraph 

ø(D) or (E)¿ (C) or (D), as the case may be, shall be 

based on the number of children in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency for the fiscal 

year and under the same provisions of subparagraph 

ø(D) or (E)¿ (C) or (D) under which the agency was 

paid during the prior fiscal year. 

* * * * * * * 

(3) PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH IN- SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year in which the sums 

appropriated under øsection 8014(b)¿ section 3(d)(2) are insufficient to pay to each local educational agency the full 

amount computed under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall make payments in accordance with this paragraph. 

(B) LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THRESHOLD PAYMENTS IN

LIEU OF PAYMENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH (1).—(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(iii) For the purpose of determining the percentages described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) that are applicable to the local educational agency providing free public education to students in grades 9 through 12 residing 

on Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, the Secretary 

shall consider only that portion of such agency’s total enrollment of students in grades 9 through 12 when calculating the percentage under such subclause (I) and only 

that portion of the total current expenditures attributed to 

the operation of grades 9 through 12 in such agency when 

calculating the percentage under subclause (II).¿ 

(iii) In the case of a local educational agency providing 

a free public education to students enrolled in kindergarten 

through grade 12, but which enrolls students described in 

subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (a)(1) only in 

grades 9 through 12, and which received a final payment 

in fiscal year 2009 calculated under this paragraph (as this 

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through 12, the Secretary shall, in calculating the agency’s 

payment, consider only that portion of such agency’s total 

enrollment of students in grades 9 through 12 when calculating the percentage under clause (i)(I) and only that portion of the total current expenditures attributed to the operation of grades 9 through 12 in such agency when calculating the percentage under clause (i)(II). 

* * * * * * * 

(v) In the case of a local educational agency that is providing a program of distance education to children not residing within the geographic boundaries of the agency, the 

Secretary shall— 

(I) for purposes of the calculation under clause (i)(I), 

disregard such children from the total number of children in average daily attendance at the schools served 

by such agency; and 

(II) for purposes of the calculation under clause 

(i)(II), disregard any funds received for such children 

from the total current expenditures for such agency. 

(C) LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THRESHOLD PAYMENTS IN

LIEU OF PAYMENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH (2).—For fiscal years 

described in subparagraph (A), the learning opportunity 

threshold payment in lieu of basic support payments under 

paragraph (2) shall be equal to the amount obtained under 

øsubparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may 

be¿ paragraph (2)(D). ø(D) RATABLE DISTRIBUTION.—For fiscal years described 

in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make payments 

as a ratable distribution based upon the computations 

made under subparagraphs (B) and (C).¿ 

(D) RATABLE DISTRIBUTION.—For any fiscal year described in subparagraph (A) for which the sums available 

exceed the amount required to pay each local educational 

agency 100 percent of its threshold payment, the Secretary 

shall distribute the excess sums to each eligible local educational agency that has not received its full amount computed under paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may be) by 

multiplying— 

(i) a percentage, the denominator of which is the difference between the full amount computed under paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may be) for all local educational agencies and the amount of the threshold payment (as calculated under subparagraphs (B) and (C)) 

of all local educational agencies, and the numerator of 

which is the aggregate of the excess sums, by 

(ii) the difference between the full amount computed 

under paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may be) for the 

agency and the amount of the threshold payment as 

calculated under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of the 

agency. 

(E) INSUFFICIENT PAYMENTS.—For each fiscal year described in subparagraph (A) for which the sums appropriated under section 3(d)(2) are insufficient to pay each 

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Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each local 

educational agency under this paragraph. 

(F) INCREASES.—If the sums appropriated under section 

3(d)(2) are sufficient to increase the threshold payment 

above the 100 percent threshold payment described in subparagraph (D), then the Secretary shall increase payments 

on the same basis as such payments were reduced, except 

no local educational agency may receive a payment amount 

greater than 100 percent of the maximum payment calculated under this subsection. 

(4) STATES WITH ONLY ONE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In any of the 50 States of the United 

States in which there is only one local educational agency, 

the Secretary shall, for purposes of subparagraphs (B) and 

(C) of paragraph (1) or subparagraphs (B) øthrough (D)¿ 

and (C) of paragraph (2), as the case may be, paragraph 

(3) of this subsection, and subsection (e), consider each administrative school district in the State to be a separate 

local educational agency. 

(B) COMPUTATION OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BASIC SUP- PORT PAYMENT AND THRESHOLD PAYMENT.—In computing 

the maximum payment amount under paragraph (1)(C) or 

øsubparagraph (D) or (E)¿ subparagraph (C) or (D) of 

paragraph (2), as the case may be, and the learning opportunity threshold payment under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 

paragraph (3), as the case may be, for an administrative 

school district described in subparagraph (A)— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) PRIOR YEAR DATA.— 

(1) * * * 

ø(2) EXCEPTION.—Calculations for a local educational agency 

that is newly established by a State shall, for the first year of 

operation of such agency, be based on data from the fiscal year 

for which the agency is making application for payment.¿ 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Calculation of payments for a local educational agency shall be based on data from the fiscal year for 

which the agency is making an application for payment if such 

agency— 

(A) is newly established by a State, for the first year of 

operation of such agency only; 

(B) was eligible to receive a payment under this section 

for the previous fiscal year and has had an overall increase 

in enrollment (as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Interior, 

or the heads of other Federal agencies)— 

(i) of not less than 10 percent, or 100 students, of 

children described in— 

(I) subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1); or 

(II) subparagraph (F) and (G) of subsection 

(a)(1), but only to the extent such children are civilian dependents of employees of the Department 

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(ii) that is the direct result of closure or realignment 

of military installations under the base closure process 

or the relocation of members of the Armed Forces and 

civilian employees of the Department of Defense as part 

of the force structure changes or movements of units or 

personnel between military installations or because of 

actions initiated by the Secretary of the Interior or the 

head of another Federal agency; or 

(C) was eligible to receive a payment under this section 

for the previous fiscal year and has had an increase in enrollment (as determined by the Secretary)— 

(i) of not less than 10 percent of children described 

in subsection (a)(1) or not less than 100 of such children; and 

(ii) that is the direct result of the closure of a local 

educational agency that received a payment under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) in the previous fiscal year. 

(d) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated under øsection 8014(c)¿ section 3(d)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

shall pay to each eligible local educational agency, on a pro 

rata basis, the amounts determined by— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(e) HOLD HARMLESS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 

total amount the Secretary shall pay a local educational agency 

under subsection (b)— 

ø(A) for fiscal year 2001 shall not be less than 85 percent of the total amount that the local educational agency 

received under subsections (b) and (f) for fiscal year 2000; 

and 

ø(B) for fiscal year 2002 shall not be less than 70 percent of the total amount that the local educational agency 

received under subsections (b) and (f) for fiscal year 2000. 

ø(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount provided to a 

local educational agency under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 

paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall not exceed the maximum 

basic support payment amount for such agency determined 

under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b), as the case may 

be.¿ 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the total amount 

the Secretary shall pay a local educational agency under subsection (b)— 

(A) for fiscal year 2014, shall not be less than 90 percent 

of the total amount that the local educational agency received under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(2)(B)(ii) for fiscal year 2013; 

(B) for fiscal year 2015, shall not be less than 85 percent 

of the total amount that the local educational agency received under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(2)(B)(ii) for fiscal year 2013; and 

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ceived under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(2)(B)(ii) for fiscal year 2013. 

(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount provided to a local 

educational agency under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall not exceed the maximum basic 

support payment amount for such agency determined under 

paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b), as the case may be, for 

such fiscal year. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(g) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A local educational agency may 

receive funds under sections 8002 and 8003(b) for any fiscal year 

only if the State educational agency finds that either the combined 

fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of that agency and the State with respect to the provision of free public education by that agency for the preceding fiscal year was not less 

than 90 percent of such combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year.¿ 

SEC. ø8004.¿ 4004. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO CHILDREN RESIDING ON INDIAN LANDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that claims children 

residing on Indian lands for the purpose of receiving funds under 

øsection 8003¿ section 4003 shall establish policies and procedures 

to ensure that— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) RECORDS.—A local educational agency that claims children residing on Indian lands for the purpose of receiving funds under 

øsection 8003¿ section 4003 shall maintain records demonstrating 

such agency’s compliance with the requirements contained in subsection (a). 

(c) WAIVER.—A local educational agency that claims children residing on Indian lands for the purpose of receiving funds under 

øsection 8003¿ section 4003 shall not be required to comply with 

the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) for any fiscal year with 

respect to any Indian tribe from which such agency has received 

a written statement that the agency need not comply with those 

subsections because the tribe is satisfied with the provision of educational services by such agency to such children. 

* * * * * * * 

(e) COMPLAINTS.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(8) WITHHOLDING.—If the local educational agency rejects 

the determination of the Secretary, or if the remedy required 

is not undertaken within the time established and the Secretary determines that an extension of the time established 

will not effectively encourage the remedy required, the Secretary shall withhold payment of all moneys to which such 

local agency is eligible under øsection 8003¿ section 4003 until 

such time as the remedy required is undertaken, except where 

the complaining tribe or its designee formally requests that 

such funds be released to the local educational agency, except 

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course of the school year if the Secretary determines that such 

withholding would substantially disrupt the educational programs of the local educational agency. 

(9) REJECTION OF DETERMINATION.—If the local educational 

agency rejects the determination of the Secretary and a tribe 

exercises the option under section 1101(d) of the Education 

Amendments of 1978, to have education services provided either directly by the øBureau of Indian Affairs¿ Bureau of Indian Education or by contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, any Indian students affiliated with that tribe who wish 

to remain in attendance at the local educational agency against 

whom the complaint which led to the tribal action under such 

subsection (d) was lodged may be counted with respect to that 

local educational agency for the purpose of receiving funds 

under øsection 8003¿ section 4003. In such event, funds under 

such section shall not be withheld pursuant to paragraph (8) 

and no further complaints with respect to such students may 

be filed under paragraph (1). 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8005.¿ 4005. APPLICATION FOR PAYMENTS UNDER SECTIONS 

ø8002 AND 8003¿ 4002 AND 4003. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency desiring to receive 

a payment under øsection 8002 or 8003¿ section 4002 or 4003 

shall— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall be submitted in such 

form and manner, øand shall contain such information,¿ as the 

Secretary may require, including— 

(1) * * * 

(2) where applicable, an assurance that such agency is in 

compliance with øsection 8004¿ section 4004 (relating to children residing on Indian lands). 

* * * * * * * 

(d) APPROVAL.— 

(1) * * * 

(2) REDUCTION IN PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall approve an 

application filed not more than 60 days after a deadline established under subsection (c), or not more than 60 days after the 

date on which the Secretary sends written notice to the local 

educational agency pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), as the case 

may be, that otherwise meets the requirements of this title, except that, notwithstanding øsection 8003(e)¿ section 4003(e), 

the Secretary shall reduce the payment based on such late application by 10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be 

paid. 

(3) LATE APPLICATIONS.— 

(A) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable 

after the deadline established under subsection (c), provide 

to each local educational agency that applied for a payment under øsection 8002 or 8003¿ section 4002 or 4003 

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either such section (as the case may be) for the fiscal year 

in question, written notice of the failure to comply with the 

deadline and instruction to ensure that the application is 

filed not later than 60 days after the date on which the 

Secretary sends the notice. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8007.¿ 4007. CONSTRUCTION. 

(a) CONSTRUCTION PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—From 40 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year under øsection 8014(e)¿ section 

3(d)(4), the Secretary shall make payments in accordance with 

this subsection to each local educational agency that receives 

a basic support payment under øsection 8003(b)¿ section 

4003(b) for that fiscal year. 

(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency 

that receives a basic support payment under øsection 8003(b)¿ 

section 4003(b)(1) shall also meet at least one of the following 

requirements: 

(A) The number of children determined under øsection 

8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1)(C) for the agency for the preceding school year constituted at least 50 percent of the 

total student enrollment in the schools of the agency during the preceding school year. 

(B) The number of children determined under subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1) 

for the agency for the preceding school year constituted at 

least 50 percent of the total student enrollment in the 

schools of the agency during the preceding school year. 

(C) The agency is eligible under section 4003(b)(2) or is 

receiving basic support payments under circumstances described in section 4003(b)(2)(B)(ii). 

(3) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— (A) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IMPACTED BY MILI- TARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The amount of a payment to 

each local educational agency described in this subsection 

that is impacted by military dependent children for a fiscal 

year shall be equal to— 

(i)(II) 20 percent of the amount appropriated under 

øsection 8014(e)¿ section 3(d)(4) for such fiscal year; 

divided by 

(II) the total number of weighted student units of 

children described in subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of 

øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1) for all local educational agencies described in this subsection (as calculated under øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(2)), including the number of weighted student units of such 

children attending a school facility described in øsection 8008(a)¿ section 4008(a) if the Secretary does not 

provide assistance for the school facility under that 

section for the prior fiscal year; multiplied by 

* * * * * * * 

(B) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES IMPACTED BY CHILDREN WHO RESIDE ON INDIAN LANDS.—The amount of a 

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subsection that is impacted by children who reside on Indian lands for a fiscal year shall be equal to— 

(i)(I) 20 percent of the amount appropriated under 

øsection 8014(e)¿ section 3(d)(4) for such fiscal year; 

divided by 

(II) the total number of weighted student units of 

children described in øsection 8003(a)¿ section 

4003(a)(1)(C) for all local educational agencies described in this subsection (as calculated under øsection 

8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(2)); multiplied by 

* * * * * * * 

(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Any local educational agency that receives funds under this subsection shall use such funds for construction, as defined in øsection 8013(3)¿ section 4013(3). 

(b) SCHOOL FACILITY EMERGENCY AND MODERNIZATION GRANTS

AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—From 60 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year under øsection 8014(e)¿ section 

3(d)(4), the Secretary— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) EMERGENCY GRANTS.—A local educational agency is 

eligible to receive an emergency grant under paragraph 

(2)(A) if— 

(i) the agency (or in the case of a local educational 

agency that does not have the authority to tax or issue 

bonds, the agency’s fiscal agent)— 

(I) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(III) does not meet the requirements of subclauses (I) and (II) but is eligible to receive funds 

under øsection 8003(b)¿ section 4003(b)(2) for the 

fiscal year; and 

* * * * * * * 

(C) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY AND MODERNIZATION GRANTS.—(i) A local educational agency is eligible to receive an emergency grant or a modernization 

grant under subparagraph (B) or (D) of paragraph (2), respectively, if the agency meets the following requirements: 

(I) The agency receives a basic support payment 

under øsection 8003(b)¿ section 4003(b) for the fiscal 

year and the agency meets at least one of the following requirements: 

(aa) The number of children determined under 

øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1)(C) for the 

agency for the preceding school year constituted at 

least 40 percent of the total student enrollment in 

the schools of the agency during the preceding 

school year. 

(bb) The number of children determined under 

subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of øsection 8003(a)¿ 

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school year constituted at least 40 percent of the 

total student enrollment in the schools of the 

agency during the preceding school year. 

(cc) At least 10 percent of the property in the 

agency is exempt from State and local taxation 

under Federal law. 

* * * * * * * 

(ii) A local educational agency is also eligible to receive 

a modernization grant under this subparagraph if the 

agency is eligible to receive assistance under øsection 

8002¿ section 4002 for the fiscal year and meets the requirements of subclauses (II) and (III) of clause (i). 

(D) SPECIAL RULE.— 

(i) * * * 

(ii) SCHOOL DESCRIBED.—A school described in this 

clause is a school that meets the following requirements: 

(I) * * * 

(II) The school meets at least one of the following requirements: 

(aa) The number of children determined 

under øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1)(C) 

for the school for the preceding school year 

constituted at least 40 percent of the total 

student enrollment in the school during the 

preceding school year. 

(bb) The number of children determined 

under subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1) for the school 

for the preceding school year constituted at 

least 40 percent of the total student enrollment in the school during the preceding 

school year. 

* * * * * * * 

(F) LIMITATIONS ON ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The 

Secretary shall not limit eligibility— 

(i) under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)(aa), to those local 

educational agencies in which the number of children 

determined under section 8003(a)(1)(C) for each such 

agency for the preceding school year constituted more 

than 40 percent of the total student enrollment in the 

schools of each such agency during the preceding 

school year; and 

(ii) under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)(cc), to those local 

educational agencies in which more than 10 percent of 

the property in each such agency is exempt from State 

and local taxation under Federal law. 

(4) AWARD CRITERIA.—In awarding emergency grants and 

modernization grants under this subsection, the Secretary 

shall consider the following factors: 

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(C) The number and percentages of children described in 

subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of øsection 8003(a)¿ 

section 4003(a)(1) served in the school facility with the 

emergency or served in the school facility proposed for 

modernization, as the case may be. 

* * * * * * * 

(6) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency that desires to 

receive an emergency grant or a modernization grant under 

this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

such time, øin such manner, and accompanied by such information¿ and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

Each application shall contain the following: 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(C) In the case of an application for a modernization 

grant— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iii) a listing of the school facilities to be modernized, 

including the number and percentage of children determined under øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1) in 

average daily attendance in each school facility; and 

* * * * * * * 

ø(F) Such other information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.¿ 

ø(7) REPORT.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1 of each 

year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a 

justification for each grant awarded under this subsection 

for the prior fiscal year. 

ø(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

ø(i) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 

of Representatives; and 

ø(ii) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

the Senate.¿ 

SEC. ø8008.¿ 4008. FACILITIES. 

(a) CURRENT FACILITIES.—From the amount appropriated for any 

fiscal year under øsection 8014(f)¿ section 3(d)(5), the Secretary 

may continue to provide assistance for school facilities that were 

supported by the Secretary under section 10 of the Act of September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815, 81st Congress) (as such Act was 

in effect on the day preceding the date of the enactment of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994). 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8009.¿ 4009. STATE CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENTS IN PROVIDING STATE AID. 

(a) * * * 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may reduce State aid to a local 

educational agency that receives a payment under øsection 

8002 or 8003(b)¿ section 4002 or 4003(b) (except the amount 

calculated in excess of 1.0 under øsection 8003(a)(2)(B)¿ section 

4003(a)(2)(B) and, with respect to a local educational agency 

that receives a payment under øsection 8003(b)(2)¿ section 

4003(b)(2), the amount in excess of the amount that the agency 

would receive if the agency were deemed to be an agency eligible to receive a payment under øsection 8003(b)¿ section 

4003(b)(1) and not øsection 8003(b)(2)¿ section 4003(b)(2)) for 

any fiscal year if the Secretary determines, and certifies under 

subsection (c)(3)(A), that the State has in effect a program of 

State aid that equalizes expenditures for free public education 

among local educational agencies in the State. 

* * * * * * * 

(c) PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF STATE EQUALIZATION PLANS.— 

(1) WRITTEN NOTICE.— 

(A) * * * 

(B) CONTENTS.—Such notice shall be in the form øand 

contain the information¿ the Secretary requires, including 

evidence that the State has notified each local educational 

agency in the State of such State’s intention to consider 

such payments in providing State aid. 

* * * * * * * 

(3) QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES.—If the Secretary determines that a program of State aid qualifies under subsection 

(b), the Secretary shall— 

(A) * * * 

(B) afford an opportunity for a hearing, in accordance 

with øsection 8011(a)¿ section 4011(a), to any local educational agency adversely affected by such certification. 

(4) NON-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES.—If the Secretary determines that a program of State aid does not qualify under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 

(A) * * * 

(B) afford an opportunity for a hearing, in accordance 

with øsection 8011(a)¿ section 4011(a), to the State, and to 

any local educational agency adversely affected by such determination. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8010.¿ 4010. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) SPECIAL RULES.— 

(1) CERTAIN CHILDREN ELIGIBLE UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (A) 

AND (G)(ii) OF SECTION 8003(a)(1).—(A) The Secretary shall treat 

as eligible under subparagraph (A) of øsection 8003(a)¿ section 

4003(a)(1) any child who would be eligible under such subparagraph except that the Federal property on which the child resides or on which the child’s parent is employed is not in the 

same State in which the child attends school, if such child 

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(B) The Secretary shall treat as eligible under subparagraph 

(G) of øsection 8003(a)¿ section 4003(a)(1) any child who would 

be eligible under such subparagraph except that such child 

does not meet the requirements of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, if such child meets the requirements of paragraph (2). 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A child meets the requirements of this 

paragraph if— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(D) the State in which such child attends school provides 

funds for the education of such child on the same basis as 

all other public school children in the State, unless otherwise permitted under øsection 8009(b)¿ section 4009(b) of 

this title; and 

(E) such agency received a payment for fiscal year 1999 

under øsection 8003(b)¿ section 4003(b) on behalf of children described in paragraph (1). 

(d) TIMELY PAYMENTS.— 

(1) * * * 

(2) PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT OF FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH INSUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED.—For a fiscal year in 

which the amount appropriated under øsection 8014¿ section 

3(d) is insufficient to pay the full amount a local educational 

agency is eligible to receive under this title, paragraph (1) shall 

be applied by substituting ‘‘is available to pay the agency’’ for 

‘‘the agency is eligible to receive’’ each place the term appears. 

SEC. ø8011.¿ 4011. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

(a) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.—A local educational agency and 

a State that is adversely affected by any action of the Secretary 

under this title øor under the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public 

Law 874, 81st Congress) (as such Act was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the Improving America’s Schools 

Act of 1994)¿ shall be entitled to a hearing on such action in the 

same manner as if such agency were a person under chapter 5 of 

title 5, United States Code if the local educational agency or State, 

as the case may be, submits to the Secretary a request for the 

hearing not later than 60 days after the date of the action of the 

Secretary under this title. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8012.¿ 4012. FORGIVENESS OF OVERPAYMENTS. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 

forgive the obligation of a local educational agency to repay, in 

whole or in part, the amount of any overpayment received under 

this title, or under this title’s predecessor authorities, if the Secretary determines that the overpayment was made as a result of 

an error made by— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø8013.¿ 4013. DEFINITIONS. 

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(1) ARMED FORCES.—The term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ means the 

Army, Navy, Air Force, øand Marine Corps¿ Marine Corps, 

and Coast Guard. 

* * * * * * * 

(4) CURRENT EXPENDITURES.—The term ‘‘current expenditures’’ means expenditures for free public education, including 

expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance and 

health services, pupil transportation services, operation and 

maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and net expenditures to 

cover deficits for food services and student body activities, but 

does not include expenditures for community services, capital 

outlay, and debt service, or any expenditures made from funds 

awarded under part A of title I øand title VI¿. The determination of whether an expenditure for the replacement of equipment is considered a current expenditure or a capital outlay 

shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as determined by the State. 

(5) FEDERAL PROPERTY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 

(B) through (F), the term ‘‘Federal property’’ means real 

property that is not subject to taxation by any State or any 

political subdivision of a State due to Federal agreement, 

law, or policy, and that is— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iii)(I) part of a low-rent housing project assisted 

under the United States Housing Act of 1937; 

(II) used to provide housing for homeless children at 

closed military installations pursuant to section 501 of 

the øStewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act¿ 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11411); or 

(III) used for affordable housing assisted under 

the Native American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 

seq.); or 

* * * * * * * 

(8) LOCAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘local contribution percentage’’ means the percentage of current expenditures in the 

State derived from local and intermediate sources, as reported to øand verified by¿, and verified by, the National 

Center for Education Statistics. 

* * * * * * * 

(9) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— (A) * * * 

(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ 

does not include any agency or school authority that the 

Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis— 

(i) * * * 

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øSEC. 8014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.— For the purpose of making payments under section 8002, there are 

authorized to be appropriated $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and 

such sums as may be necessary for each of the seven succeeding 

fiscal years. 

ø(b) BASIC PAYMENTS; PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL

EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—For the purpose of making payments 

under section 8003(b), there are authorized to be appropriated 

$809,400,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the seven succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(c) PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—For the purpose of making payments under section 8003(d), there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such 

sums as may be necessary for each of the seven succeeding fiscal 

years. 

ø(e) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of carrying out section 8007, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,052,000 for fiscal 

year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, 

$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the five succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(f) FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.—For the purpose of carrying out section 8008, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 

for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

of the seven succeeding fiscal years.¿ 

øTITLE V—PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE 

PROGRAMS 

øPART A—INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS 

øSEC. 5101. PURPOSES, STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY. 

ø(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are the following: 

ø(1) To support local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide education reform efforts. 

ø(2) To provide funding to enable State educational agencies 

and local educational agencies to implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement programs 

based on scientifically based research. 

ø(3) To provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, including support programs to provide 

library services and instructional and media materials. 

ø(4) To meet the educational needs of all students, including 

at-risk youth. 

ø(5) To develop and implement education programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance, including professional development activities and class size reduction programs. 

ø(b) STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY.—The State educational 

agency shall bear the basic responsibility for the administration of 

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tion of programs assisted under this part be mainly that of local 

educational agencies, school superintendents and principals, and 

classroom teachers and supporting personnel, because local educational agencies and individuals have the most direct contact with 

students and are most likely to be able to design programs to meet 

the educational needs of students in their own school districts. 

øSubpart 1—State and Local Programs 

øSEC. 5111. ALLOTMENT TO STATES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated to carry out this 

part for each fiscal year and not reserved under subsection (b), the 

Secretary shall allot, and make available in accordance with this 

part, to each State educational agency an amount that bears the 

same ratio to such sums as the school-age population of the State 

bears to the school-age population of all States, except that no 

State shall receive less than an amount equal to one-half of 1 percent of such sums. 

ø(b) RESERVATION.—From the sums appropriated to carry out 

this part for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more 

than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas, to be allotted 

in accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this 

part. 

øSEC. 5112. ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

ø(a) DISTRIBUTION RULE.— 

ø(1) ALLOCATION OF BASE AMOUNTS.—From the amount 

made available to a State educational agency under this part 

for a fiscal year, the State educational agency shall distribute, 

to local educational agencies within the State, an amount that 

is not less than 85 percent of the amount made available to the 

State educational agency under this part for fiscal year 2002, 

according to the relative enrollments in public and in private 

nonprofit schools within the jurisdictions of such local educational agencies, adjusted, in accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary, to provide higher per-pupil allocations 

to local educational agencies that have the greatest numbers or 

percentages of children whose education imposes a higherthan-average cost per child, such as— 

ø(A) children living in areas with high concentrations of 

economically disadvantaged families; 

ø(B) children from economically disadvantaged families; 

and 

ø(C) children living in sparsely populated areas. 

ø(2) ALLOCATION OF INCREASED AMOUNTS.—From the amount 

made available to a State educational agency under this part 

for a fiscal year that exceeds the amount made available to the 

agency under this part for fiscal year 2002, the State educational agency shall distribute 100 percent (or, in the case of 

a State educational agency receiving a minimum allotment 

under section 5111(a), not less than 50 percent, notwithstanding subsection (b)) to local educational agencies within 

the State, on the same basis as the State educational agency 

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ø(b) LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—Not more than 15 percent of funds made available under section 5111 for State programs 

under this part for any fiscal year may be used for State administration under section 5121. 

ø(c) CALCULATION OF ENROLLMENTS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The calculation of relative enrollments 

under subsection (a)(1) shall be on the basis of the total of— 

ø(A) the number of children enrolled in public schools; 

and 

ø(B) the number of children enrolled in private nonprofit 

schools that participated in programs assisted under this 

part, for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 

the determination is made. 

ø(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall diminish the responsibility of each local educational agency to contact, on an annual basis, appropriate officials from private nonprofit schools within the areas served by such agencies 

in order to determine whether such schools desire that their 

children participate in programs assisted under this part. 

ø(3) ADJUSTMENTS.— 

ø(A) STATE CRITERIA.—Relative enrollments calculated 

under subsection (a)(1) shall be adjusted, in accordance 

with criteria approved by the Secretary under subparagraph (B), to provide higher per-pupil allocations only to 

local educational agencies that serve the greatest numbers 

or percentages of— 

ø(i) children living in areas with high concentrations 

of economically disadvantaged families; 

ø(ii) children from economically disadvantaged families; or 

ø(iii) children living in sparsely populated areas. 

ø(B) REVIEW OF CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall review 

criteria submitted by a State educational agency for adjusting allocations under paragraph (1) and shall approve 

such criteria only if the Secretary determines that such 

criteria are reasonably calculated to produce an adjusted 

allocation that reflects the relative needs of the State’s 

local educational agencies based on the factors set forth in 

subparagraph (A). 

ø(d) PAYMENT OF ALLOCATIONS.— 

ø(1) DISTRIBUTION.—From the funds paid to a State educational agency under this subpart for a fiscal year, the State 

educational agency shall distribute to each eligible local educational agency that has submitted an application as required 

by section 5133 the amount of such local educational agency’s 

allocation, as determined under subsection (a). 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 

ø(A) USE.—Additional funds resulting from higher perpupil allocations provided to a local educational agency on 

the basis of adjusted enrollments of children described in 

subsection (a)(1) may, in the discretion of the local educational agency, be allocated for expenditures to provide 

services for children enrolled in public schools and private 

nonprofit schools in direct proportion to the number of 

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schools within the area served by the local educational 

agency. 

ø(B) ALLOCATION.—In any fiscal year, any local educational agency that elects to allocate such additional 

funds in the manner described in subparagraph (A) shall 

allocate all additional funds to schools within the area 

served by the local educational agency in such manner. 

ø(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) may not be construed to require any school to limit the 

use of the additional funds described in subparagraph (A) 

to the provision of services to specific students or categories of students. 

øSubpart 2—State Programs 

øSEC. 5121. STATE USES OF FUNDS. 

øA State educational agency may use funds made available for 

State use under section 5112(b) only for one or more of the following: 

ø(1) State administration of programs under this part, including— 

ø(A) allocating funds to local educational agencies; 

ø(B) planning, supervising, and processing State educational agency funds; and 

ø(C) monitoring and evaluating programs under this 

part. 

ø(2) Support for the planning, design, and initial implementation of charter schools as described in part B. 

ø(3) Statewide education reform, school improvement programs and technical assistance and direct grants to local educational agencies, which assist such agencies under section 

5131. 

ø(4) Support for the design and implementation of high-quality yearly student assessments. 

ø(5) Support for implementation of challenging State and 

local academic achievement standards. 

ø(6) Support for arrangements that provide for independent 

analysis to measure and report on school district achievement. 

ø(7) Support for the program described in section 321 of the 

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 106–554). 

ø(8) Support for programs to assist in the implementation of 

the policy described in section 9507 which may include payment of reasonable transportation costs and tuition costs for 

such students. 

øSEC. 5122. STATE APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Any State that desires to receive assistance under this part shall submit to the Secretary an 

application that includes each of the following: 

ø(1) Designation of the State educational agency as the State 

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ø(2) Provision for an annual statewide summary of how assistance under this part is contributing toward improving student academic achievement or improving the quality of education for students. 

ø(3) Information setting forth the allocation of funds required to implement section 5142. 

ø(4) A provision that the State educational agency will keep 

such records, and provide such information to the Secretary, as 

may be required for fiscal audit and program evaluation (consistent with the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section). 

ø(5) An assurance that, apart from providing technical and 

advisory assistance and monitoring compliance with this part, 

the State educational agency has not exercised, and will not 

exercise, any influence in the decisionmaking processes of local 

educational agencies as to the expenditure made pursuant to 

an application submitted under section 5133. 

ø(6) An assurance that there is compliance with the specific 

requirements of this part. 

ø(7) Provision for timely public notice and public dissemination of the information provided under paragraph (3). 

ø(b) STATEWIDE SUMMARY.—The statewide summary referred to 

in subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted annually to the Secretary 

and shall be derived from the evaluation information submitted by 

local educational agencies to the State educational agency under 

section 5133(b)(8). The State educational agency shall determine 

the format and content of such summary and may include in the 

summary statistical measures, such as the number of students 

served by each type of innovative assistance program described in 

section 5131 and the number of teachers trained. 

ø(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION.—An application submitted by the 

State educational agency under subsection (a) shall be for a period 

not to exceed 3 years. The agency may amend the application annually, as may be necessary to reflect changes, without filing a new 

application. 

ø(d) AUDIT RULE.—A local educational agency that receives less than an average of $10,000 under this part for any 3 consecutive 

fiscal years shall not be audited more frequently than once every 

5 years. 

øSubpart 3—Local Innovative Education 

Programs 

øSEC. 5131. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) INNOVATIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Funds made available 

to local educational agencies under section 5112 shall be used for 

innovative assistance programs, which may include any of the following: 

ø(1) Programs to recruit, train, and hire highly qualified 

teachers to reduce class size, especially in the early grades, 

and professional development activities carried out in accordance with title II, that give teachers, principals, and administrators the knowledge and skills to provide students with the 

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ø(2) Technology activities related to the implementation of 

school-based reform efforts, including professional development 

to assist teachers and other school personnel (including school 

library media personnel) regarding how to use technology effectively in the classrooms and the school library media centers 

involved. 

ø(3) Programs for the development or acquisition and use of 

instructional and educational materials, including library services and materials (including media materials), academic assessments, reference materials, computer software and hardware for instructional use, and other curricular materials that 

are tied to high academic standards, that will be used to improve student academic achievement, and that are part of an 

overall education reform program. 

ø(4) Promising education reform projects, including magnet 

schools. 

ø(5) Programs to improve the academic achievement of educationally disadvantaged elementary school and secondary 

school students, including activities to prevent students from 

dropping out of school. 

ø(6) Programs to improve the literacy skills of adults, especially the parents of children served by the local educational 

agency, including adult education and family literacy programs. 

ø(7) Programs to provide for the educational needs of gifted 

and talented children. 

ø(8) The planning, design, and initial implementation of 

charter schools as described in part B. 

ø(9) School improvement programs or activities under sections 1116 and 1117. 

ø(10) Community service programs that use qualified school 

personnel to train and mobilize young people to measurably 

strengthen their communities through nonviolence, responsibility, compassion, respect, and moral courage. 

ø(11) Activities to promote consumer, economic, and personal 

finance education, such as disseminating information on and 

encouraging use of the best practices for teaching the basic 

principles of economics and promoting the concept of achieving 

financial literacy through the teaching of personal financial 

management skills (including the basic principles involved 

with earning, spending, saving, and investing). 

ø(12) Activities to promote, implement, or expand public 

school choice. 

ø(13) Programs to hire and support school nurses. 

ø(14) Expansion and improvement of school-based mental 

health services, including early identification of drug use and 

violence, assessment, and direct individual or group counseling 

services provided to students, parents, and school personnel by 

qualified school-based mental health services personnel. 

ø(15) Alternative educational programs for those students 

who have been expelled or suspended from their regular educational setting, including programs to assist students to reenter the regular educational setting upon return from treatment 

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ø(16) Programs to establish or enhance prekindergarten programs for children. 

ø(17) Academic intervention programs that are operated 

jointly with community-based organizations and that support 

academic enrichment, and counseling programs conducted during the school day (including during extended school day or extended school year programs), for students most at risk of not 

meeting challenging State academic achievement standards or 

not completing secondary school. 

ø(18) Programs for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 

training in schools. 

ø(19) Programs to establish smaller learning communities. 

ø(20) Activities that encourage and expand improvements 

throughout the area served by the local educational agency 

that are designed to advance student academic achievement. 

ø(21) Initiatives to generate, maintain, and strengthen parental and community involvement. 

ø(22) Programs and activities that expand learning opportunities through best-practice models designed to improve classroom learning and teaching. 

ø(23) Programs to provide same-gender schools and classrooms (consistent with applicable law). 

ø(24) Service learning activities. 

ø(25) School safety programs, including programs to implement the policy described in section 9507 and which may include payment of reasonable transportation costs and tuition 

costs for such students. 

ø(26) Programs that employ research-based cognitive and 

perceptual development approaches and rely on a diagnosticprescriptive model to improve students’ learning of academic 

content at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. 

ø(27) Supplemental educational services, as defined in section 1116(e). 

ø(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The innovative assistance programs described in subsection (a) shall be— 

ø(1) tied to promoting challenging academic achievement 

standards; 

ø(2) used to improve student academic achievement; and 

ø(3) part of an overall education reform strategy. 

ø(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary 

shall issue guidelines for local educational agencies seeking funding for programs described in subsection (a)(23). 

øSEC. 5132. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 

øIn order to conduct the programs authorized by this part, each 

State educational agency or local educational agency may use funds 

made available under this part to make grants to, and to enter into 

contracts with, local educational agencies, institutions of higher 

education, libraries, museums, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions. 

øSEC. 5133. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.—A local educational agency 

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which the agency submits an application under this section that 

the State educational agency certifies under subsection (b). 

ø(b) CERTIFICATION AND CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The State 

educational agency shall certify each application submitted under 

subsection (a) that includes each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of locally identified needs relative to the 

purposes of this part and to the innovative assistance programs described in section 5131. 

ø(2) A statement that sets forth the planned allocation of 

funds, based on the needs identified in subparagraph (A), 

among innovative assistance programs described in section 

5131, a description of the programs that the local educational 

agency intends to support, and a description of the reasons for 

the selection of such programs. 

ø(3) Information setting forth the allocation of such funds required to implement section 5142. 

ø(4) A description of how assistance under this part will contribute to improving student academic achievement or improving the quality of education for students. 

ø(5) An assurance that the local educational agency will comply with this part, including the provisions of section 5142 concerning the participation of children enrolled in private nonprofit schools. 

ø(6) An assurance that the local educational agency will keep 

such records, and provide such information to the State educational agency, as may be reasonably required for fiscal audit 

and program evaluation (consistent with the responsibilities of 

the State educational agency under this part). 

ø(7) Provision, in the allocation of funds for the assistance 

authorized by this part and in the planning, design, and implementation of such innovative assistance programs, for systematic consultation with parents of children attending elementary 

schools and secondary schools in the area served by the local 

educational agency, with teachers and administrative personnel in such schools, and with such other groups involved in 

the implementation of this part (such as librarians, school 

counselors, and other pupil services personnel) as may be considered appropriate by the local educational agency. 

ø(8) An assurance that— 

ø(A) programs carried out under this part will be evaluated annually; 

ø(B) the evaluation will be used to make decisions about 

appropriate changes in programs for the subsequent year; 

ø(C) the evaluation will describe how assistance under 

this part affected student academic achievement and will 

include, at a minimum, information and data on the use 

of funds, the types of services furnished, and the students 

served under this part; and 

ø(D) the evaluation will be submitted to the State educational agency at the time and in the manner requested 

by the State educational agency. 

ø(9) If the local educational agency seeks funds under section 

5131(a)(23), a description of how the agency will comply with 

the guidelines issued by the Secretary regarding same-gender 

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ø(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION.—An application submitted by a 

local educational agency under subsection (a) may seek allocations 

under this part for a period not to exceed 3 fiscal years. The agency 

may amend the application annually, as may be necessary to reflect changes, without the filing of a new application. 

ø(d) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DISCRETION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations and requirements of this part, a local educational agency shall have complete discretion in determining how funds made available to 

carry out this subpart will be divided among programs described in section 5131. 

ø(2) LIMITATION.—In exercising the discretion described in 

paragraph (1), a local educational agency shall ensure that expenditures under this subpart carry out the purposes of this 

part and are used to meet the educational needs within the 

schools served by the local educational agency. 

øSubpart 4—General Provisions 

øSEC. 5141. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), a State 

educational agency is entitled to receive its full allotment of funds 

under this part for any fiscal year only if the Secretary determines 

that either the combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate 

expenditures within the State, with respect to the provision of free 

public education for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 

which the determination is made, was not less than 90 percent of 

such combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second 

fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 

made. 

ø(b) REDUCTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall reduce the 

amount of the allotment of funds under this part in any fiscal year 

in the exact proportion by which the State educational agency fails 

to meet the requirements of subsection (a) by falling below 90 percent of the fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures 

(using the measure most favorable to the State educational agency), and no such lesser amount shall be used for computing the effort or expenditures required under paragraph (1) for subsequent 

years. 

ø(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, for 1 fiscal year only, 

the requirements of this section, if the Secretary determines that 

such a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and 

unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the State educational agency. 

øSEC. 5142. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE 

SCHOOLS. 

ø(a) PARTICIPATION ON EQUITABLE BASIS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent with the number 

of children in the school district of a local educational agency 

that is eligible to receive funds under this part, or that serves 

the area in which a program assisted under this part is located, who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools 

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agency from funds made available for State educational agency 

use, the local educational agency, after consultation with appropriate private school officials— 

ø(A) shall provide, as may be necessary, for the benefit 

of such children in such schools— 

ø(i) secular, neutral, and nonideological services, 

materials, and equipment, including the participation 

of the teachers of such children (and other educational 

personnel serving such children) in training programs; 

and 

ø(ii) the repair, minor remodeling, or construction of 

public facilities (consistent with subsection (c)); or 

ø(B) if such services, materials, and equipment are not 

feasible or necessary in one or more such private schools, 

as determined by the local educational agency after consultation with the appropriate private school officials, shall 

provide such other arrangements as will assure equitable 

participation of such children in the purposes and benefits 

of this part. 

ø(2) OTHER PROVISIONS FOR SERVICES.—If no program is carried out under paragraph (1) in the school district of a local 

educational agency, the State educational agency shall make 

arrangements, such as through contracts with nonprofit agencies or organizations, under which children in private schools 

in the district are provided with services and materials to the 

same extent as would have occurred if the local educational 

agency had received funds under this part. 

ø(3) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of 

this section relating to the participation of children, teachers, 

and other personnel serving such children shall apply to programs carried out under this part by a State educational agency or local educational agency, whether directly or through 

grants to, or contracts with, other public or private agencies, 

institutions, or organizations. 

ø(b) EQUAL EXPENDITURES.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Expenditures for programs under subsection (a) shall be equal (consistent with the number of children to be served) to expenditures for programs under this part 

for children enrolled in the public schools of the local educational agency. 

ø(2) CONCENTRATED PROGRAMS.—Taking into account the 

needs of the individual children and other factors that relate 

to the expenditures referred to in paragraph (1), and when 

funds available to a local educational agency under this part 

are used to concentrate programs on a particular group, attendance area, or grade or age level, children enrolled in private schools who are included within the group, attendance 

area, or grade or age level selected for such concentration 

shall, after consultation with the appropriate private school officials, be assured equitable participation in the purposes and 

benefits of such programs. 

ø(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— ø(1) FUNDS AND PROPERTY.—The control of funds provided 

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be in a public agency for the uses and purposes provided in 

this part, and a public agency shall administer such funds and 

property. 

ø(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Services provided under this 

part shall be provided by employees of a public agency or 

through contract by such a public agency with a person, association, agency, or corporation that, in the provision of such 

services, is independent of the private school and of any religious organizations, and such employment or contract shall be 

under the control and supervision of such a public agency. The 

funds provided under this part shall not be commingled with 

State or local funds. 

ø(d) WAIVER.— 

ø(1) STATE PROHIBITION.—If a State educational agency or 

local educational agency is prohibited, by reason of any provision of law, from providing for the participation in programs of 

children enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary 

schools as required by subsections (a) through (c), the Secretary shall waive such requirements for the agency involved 

and shall arrange for the provision of services to such children 

through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements of this section. 

ø(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If the Secretary determines that 

a State educational agency or a local educational agency has 

substantially failed, or is unwilling, to provide for the participation on an equitable basis of children enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary schools as required by subsections (a) through (c), the Secretary may waive such requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services to such 

children through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements of this section. 

ø(e) WITHHOLDING OF ALLOTMENT OR ALLOCATION.—Pending 

final resolution of any investigation or complaint that could result 

in a waiver under subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), the Secretary may 

withhold from the allotment or allocation of the affected State educational agency or local educational agency the amount estimated 

by the Secretary to be necessary to pay the cost of services to be 

provided by the Secretary under such subsection. 

ø(f) DURATION OF DETERMINATION.—Any determination by the 

Secretary under this section shall continue in effect until the Secretary determines that there will no longer be any failure or inability on the part of the State educational agency or local educational 

agency to meet the requirements of subsections (a) through (c). 

ø(g) PAYMENT FROM STATE ALLOTMENT.—When the Secretary arranges for services under subsection (d), the Secretary shall, after 

consultation with the appropriate public school and private school 

officials, pay the cost of such services, including the administrative 

costs of arranging for those services, from the appropriate allotment of the State educational agency under this part. 

ø(h) REVIEW OF DETERMINATION.— ø(1) WRITTEN OBJECTIONS.—The Secretary shall not take any 

final action under this section until the State educational agency and the local educational agency affected by such action 

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appear before the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee to show 

cause why that action should not be taken. 

ø(2) COURT ACTION.—If a State educational agency or local 

educational agency is dissatisfied with the Secretary’s final action after a proceeding under paragraph (1), such agency may, 

not later than 60 days after notice of such action, file with the 

United States court of appeals for the circuit in which such 

State is located a petition for review of that action. A copy of 

the petition shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court to 

the Secretary. The Secretary thereupon shall file in the court 

the record of the proceedings on which the Secretary based the 

action, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States 

Code. 

ø(3) REMAND TO SECRETARY.—The findings of fact by the Secretary with respect to a proceeding under paragraph (1), if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive. The court, 

for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Secretary 

to take further evidence and the Secretary may make new or 

modified findings of fact and may modify the Secretary’s previous action, and shall file in the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall 

likewise be conclusive, if supported by substantial evidence. 

ø(4) COURT REVIEW.—Upon the filing of a petition under 

paragraph (2), the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the 

action of the Secretary or to set such action aside, in whole or 

in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review 

by the Supreme Court upon certiorari or certification, as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. 

ø(i) PRIOR DETERMINATION.—Any bypass determination by the 

Secretary under title VI (as such title was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 

2001) shall, to the extent consistent with the purposes of this part, 

apply to programs under this part. 

øSEC. 5143. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. 

ø(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, upon request, shall 

provide technical assistance to State educational agencies and local 

educational agencies under this part. 

ø(b) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary shall issue regulations under 

this part only to the extent that such regulations are necessary to 

ensure that there is compliance with the specific requirements and 

assurances required by this part. 

ø(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, unless expressly in limitation of this subsection, funds appropriated in any fiscal year to carry out programs 

under this part shall become available for obligation on July 1 of 

such fiscal year and shall remain available for obligation until the 

end of the subsequent fiscal year. 

øSEC. 5144. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

øFunds made available under this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local education funds. 

øSEC. 5145. DEFINITIONS. 

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ø(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ means a local educational agency or a consortium of such agencies. 

ø(2) PUBLIC SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘public school’’ means a public elementary school or a public secondary school. 

ø(3) SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION.—The term ‘‘school-age population’’ means the population aged 5 through 17. 

ø(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico. 

øSEC. 5146. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part— 

ø(1) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; 

ø(2) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 

ø(3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

ø(4) $525,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

ø(5) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

ø(6) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

øPART B—PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS 

øSubpart 1—Charter School Programs 

øSEC. 5201. PURPOSE. 

øIt is the purpose of this subpart to increase national understanding of the charter schools model by— 

ø(1) providing financial assistance for the planning, program 

design, and initial implementation of charter schools; 

ø(2) evaluating the effects of such schools, including the effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and 

parents; 

ø(3) expanding the number of high-quality charter schools 

available to students across the Nation; and 

ø(4) encouraging the States to provide support to charter 

schools for facilities financing in an amount more nearly commensurate to the amount the States have typically provided for 

traditional public schools. 

øSEC. 5202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants to State 

educational agencies having applications approved pursuant to section 5203 to enable such agencies to conduct a charter school grant 

program in accordance with this subpart. 

ø(b) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State educational agency elects not to 

participate in the program authorized by this subpart or does not 

have an application approved under section 5203, the Secretary 

may award a grant to an eligible applicant that serves such State 

and has an application approved pursuant to section 5203(c). 

ø(c) PROGRAM PERIODS.— 

ø(1) GRANTS TO STATES.—Grants awarded to State educational agencies under this subpart shall be for a period of not 

more than 3 years. 

ø(2) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Grants awarded by 

the Secretary to eligible applicants or subgrants awarded by 

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subpart shall be for a period of not more than 3 years, of which 

the eligible applicant may use— 

ø(A) not more than 18 months for planning and program 

design; 

ø(B) not more than 2 years for the initial implementation of a charter school; and 

ø(C) not more than 2 years to carry out dissemination 

activities described in section 5204(f)(6)(B). 

ø(d) LIMITATION.—A charter school may not receive— 

ø(1) more than one grant for activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2); or 

ø(2) more than one grant for activities under subparagraph 

(C) of subsection (c)(2). 

ø(e) PRIORITY TREATMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under this subpart for 

fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year from any funds 

appropriated under section 5211 (other than funds reserved to 

carry out section 5205(b)), the Secretary shall give priority to 

States to the extent that the States meet the criteria described 

in paragraph (2) and one or more of the criteria described in 

subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (3). 

ø(2) REVIEW AND EVALUATION PRIORITY CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in paragraph (1) are that the State provides 

for periodic review and evaluation by the authorized public 

chartering agency of each charter school, at least once every 5 

years unless required more frequently by State law, to determine whether the charter school is meeting the terms of the 

school’s charter, and is meeting or exceeding the student academic achievement requirements and goals for charter schools 

as set forth under State law or the school’s charter. 

ø(3) PRIORITY CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 

ø(A) The State has demonstrated progress, in increasing 

the number of high-quality charter schools that are held 

accountable in the terms of the schools’ charters for meeting clear and measurable objectives for the educational 

progress of the students attending the schools, in the period prior to the period for which a State educational agency or eligible applicant applies for a grant under this subpart. 

ø(B) The State— 

ø(i) provides for one authorized public chartering 

agency that is not a local educational agency, such as 

a State chartering board, for each individual or entity 

seeking to operate a charter school pursuant to such 

State law; or 

ø(ii) in the case of a State in which local educational 

agencies are the only authorized public chartering 

agencies, allows for an appeals process for the denial 

of an application for a charter school. 

ø(C) The State ensures that each charter school has a 

high degree of autonomy over the charter school’s budgets 

and expenditures. 

ø(f) AMOUNT CRITERIA.—In determining the amount of a grant to 

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Secretary shall take into consideration the number of charter 

schools that are operating, or are approved to open, in the State. 

øSEC. 5203. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATIONS FROM STATE AGENCIES.—Each State educational agency desiring a grant from the Secretary under this subpart shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 

such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information 

as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS OF A STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATION.— 

Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 

ø(1) describe the objectives of the State educational agency’s 

charter school grant program and a description of how such objectives will be fulfilled, including steps taken by the State 

educational agency to inform teachers, parents, and communities of the State educational agency’s charter school grant 

program; and 

ø(2) describe how the State educational agency— 

ø(A) will inform each charter school in the State regarding— 

ø(i) Federal funds that the charter school is eligible 

to receive; and 

ø(ii) Federal programs in which the charter school 

may participate; 

ø(B) will ensure that each charter school in the State receives the charter school’s commensurate share of Federal 

education funds that are allocated by formula each year, 

including during the first year of operation of the charter 

school; and 

ø(C) will disseminate best or promising practices of charter schools to each local educational agency in the State; 

and 

ø(3) contain assurances that the State educational agency 

will require each eligible applicant desiring to receive a 

subgrant to submit an application to the State educational 

agency containing— 

ø(A) a description of the educational program to be implemented by the proposed charter school, including— 

ø(i) how the program will enable all students to 

meet challenging State student academic achievement 

standards; 

ø(ii) the grade levels or ages of children to be served; 

and 

ø(iii) the curriculum and instructional practices to 

be used; 

ø(B) a description of how the charter school will be managed; 

ø(C) a description of— 

ø(i) the objectives of the charter school; and 

ø(ii) the methods by which the charter school will 

determine its progress toward achieving those objectives; 

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ø(E) a description of how parents and other members of 

the community will be involved in the planning, program 

design, and implementation of the charter school; 

ø(F) a description of how the authorized public chartering agency will provide for continued operation of the 

school once the Federal grant has expired, if such agency 

determines that the school has met the objectives described in subparagraph (C)(i); 

ø(G) a request and justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that the eligible applicant believes are necessary for the successful operation 

of the charter school, and a description of any State or 

local rules, generally applicable to public schools, that will 

be waived for, or otherwise not apply to, the school; 

ø(H) a description of how the subgrant funds or grant 

funds, as appropriate, will be used, including a description 

of how such funds will be used in conjunction with other 

Federal programs administered by the Secretary; 

ø(I) a description of how students in the community will 

be— 

ø(i) informed about the charter school; and 

ø(ii) given an equal opportunity to attend the charter school; 

ø(J) an assurance that the eligible applicant will annually provide the Secretary and the State educational agency such information as may be required to determine if the 

charter school is making satisfactory progress toward 

achieving the objectives described in subparagraph (C)(i); 

ø(K) an assurance that the eligible applicant will cooperate with the Secretary and the State educational agency in 

evaluating the program assisted under this subpart; 

ø(L) a description of how a charter school that is considered a local educational agency under State law, or a local 

educational agency in which a charter school is located, 

will comply with sections 613(a)(5) and 613(e)(1)(B) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

ø(M) if the eligible applicant desires to use subgrant 

funds for dissemination activities under section 

5202(c)(2)(C), a description of those activities and how 

those activities will involve charter schools and other public schools, local educational agencies, developers, and potential developers; and 

ø(N) such other information and assurances as the Secretary and the State educational agency may require. 

ø(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT APPLICATION.—Each eligible applicant 

desiring a grant pursuant to section 5202(b) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(d) CONTENTS OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANT APPLICATION.—Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (c) shall contain— 

ø(1) the information and assurances described in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of subsection (b)(3), except that for purposes of this subsection subparagraphs (J), (K), and (N) of such 


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subsection shall be applied by striking ‘‘and the State educational agency’’ each place such term appears; 

ø(2) assurances that the State educational agency— 

ø(A) will grant, or will obtain, waivers of State statutory 

or regulatory requirements; and 

ø(B) will assist each subgrantee in the State in receiving 

a waiver under section 5204(e); and 

ø(3) assurances that the eligible applicant has provided its 

authorized public chartering authority timely notice, and a 

copy, of the application, except that the State educational 

agency (or the Secretary, in the case of an application submitted to the Secretary) may waive the requirement of this 

paragraph in the case of an application for a precharter planning grant or subgrant if the authorized public chartering authority to which a charter school proposal will be submitted 

has not been determined at the time the grant or subgrant application is submitted. 

øSEC. 5204. ADMINISTRATION. 

ø(a) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— The Secretary shall award grants to State educational agencies 

under this subpart on the basis of the quality of the applications 

submitted under section 5203(b), after taking into consideration 

such factors as— 

ø(1) the contribution that the charter schools grant program 

will make to assisting educationally disadvantaged and other 

students in meeting State academic content standards and 

State student academic achievement standards; 

ø(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State educational 

agency to charter schools under the State’s charter schools law; 

ø(3) the ambitiousness of the objectives for the State charter 

school grant program; 

ø(4) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement of 

those objectives; 

ø(5) the likelihood that the charter school grant program will 

meet those objectives and improve educational results for students; 

ø(6) the number of high-quality charter schools created 

under this subpart in the State; and 

ø(7) in the case of State educational agencies that propose to 

use grant funds to support dissemination activities under subsection (f)(6)(B), the quality of those activities and the likelihood that those activities will improve student academic 

achievement. 

ø(b) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants to eligible applicants under this subpart 

on the basis of the quality of the applications submitted under section 5203(c), after taking into consideration such factors as— 

ø(1) the quality of the proposed curriculum and instructional 

practices; 

ø(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State educational 

agency and, if applicable, the local educational agency to the 

charter school; 

ø(3) the extent of community support for the application; 

ø(4) the ambitiousness of the objectives for the charter 

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ø(5) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement of 

those objectives; 

ø(6) the likelihood that the charter school will meet those objectives and improve educational results for students; and 

ø(7) in the case of an eligible applicant that proposes to use 

grant funds to support dissemination activities under subsection (f)(6)(B), the quality of those activities and the likelihood that those activities will improve student achievement. 

ø(c) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary, and each State educational 

agency receiving a grant under this subpart, shall use a peer review process to review applications for assistance under this subpart. 

ø(d) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary and each State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart, shall award 

grants and subgrants under this subpart in a manner that, to the 

extent possible, ensures that such grants and subgrants— 

ø(1) are distributed throughout different areas of the Nation 

and each State, including urban and rural areas; and 

ø(2) will assist charter schools representing a variety of educational approaches, such as approaches designed to reduce 

school size. 

ø(e) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory requirement over which the Secretary exercises administrative authority except any such requirement relating to the elements of a charter school described in section 5210(1), if— 

ø(1) the waiver is requested in an approved application 

under this subpart; and 

ø(2) the Secretary determines that granting such a waiver 

will promote the purpose of this subpart. 

ø(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State educational 

agency receiving a grant under this subpart shall use such 

grant funds to award subgrants to one or more eligible applicants in the State to enable such applicant to plan and implement a charter school in accordance with this subpart, except 

that the State educational agency may reserve not more than 

10 percent of the grant funds to support dissemination activities described in paragraph (6). 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Each eligible applicant receiving 

funds from the Secretary or a State educational agency shall 

use such funds to plan and implement a charter school, or to 

disseminate information about the charter school and successful practices in the charter school, in accordance with this subpart. 

ø(3) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible applicant receiving 

a grant or subgrant under this subpart may use the grant or 

subgrant funds only for— 

ø(A) post-award planning and design of the educational 

program, which may include— 

ø(i) refinement of the desired educational results 

and of the methods for measuring progress toward 

achieving those results; and 

ø(ii) professional development of teachers and other 

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ø(B) initial implementation of the charter school, which 

may include— 

ø(i) informing the community about the school; 

ø(ii) acquiring necessary equipment and educational 

materials and supplies; 

ø(iii) acquiring or developing curriculum materials; 

and 

ø(iv) other initial operational costs that cannot be 

met from State or local sources. 

ø(4) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— ø(A) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each State educational agency receiving a grant 

pursuant to this subpart may reserve not more than 5 percent of such grant funds for administrative expenses associated with the charter school grant program assisted 

under this subpart. 

ø(B) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A local educational agency may not deduct funds for administrative 

fees or expenses from a subgrant awarded to an eligible 

applicant, unless the eligible applicant enters voluntarily 

into a mutually agreed upon arrangement for administrative services with the relevant local educational agency. 

Absent such approval, the local educational agency shall 

distribute all such subgrant funds to the eligible applicant 

without delay. 

ø(5) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.—Each State educational agency receiving a grant pursuant to this subpart may reserve not 

more than 10 percent of the grant funds for the establishment 

of a revolving loan fund. Such fund may be used to make loans 

to eligible applicants that have received a subgrant under this 

subpart, under such terms as may be determined by the State 

educational agency, for the initial operation of the charter 

school grant program of the eligible applicant until such time 

as the recipient begins receiving ongoing operational support 

from State or local financing sources. 

ø(6) DISSEMINATION.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A charter school may apply for funds 

under this subpart, whether or not the charter school has 

applied for or received funds under this subpart for planning, program design, or implementation, to carry out the 

activities described in subparagraph (B) if the charter 

school has been in operation for at least 3 consecutive 

years and has demonstrated overall success, including— 

ø(i) substantial progress in improving student academic achievement; 

ø(ii) high levels of parent satisfaction; and 

ø(iii) the management and leadership necessary to 

overcome initial start-up problems and establish a 

thriving, financially viable charter school. 

ø(B) ACTIVITIES.—A charter school described in subparagraph (A) may use funds reserved under paragraph (1) to 

assist other schools in adapting the charter school’s program (or certain aspects of the charter school’s program), 

or to disseminate information about the charter school, 

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ø(i) assisting other individuals with the planning 

and start-up of one or more new public schools, including charter schools, that are independent of the assisting charter school and the assisting charter school’s 

developers, and that agree to be held to at least as 

high a level of accountability as the assisting charter 

school; 

ø(ii) developing partnerships with other public 

schools, including charter schools, designed to improve 

student academic achievement in each of the schools 

participating in the partnership; 

ø(iii) developing curriculum materials, assessments, 

and other materials that promote increased student 

achievement and are based on successful practices 

within the assisting charter school; and 

ø(iv) conducting evaluations and developing materials that document the successful practices of the assisting charter school and that are designed to improve student performance in other schools. 

ø(g) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS.—Each State that receives 

a grant under this subpart and designates a tribally controlled 

school as a charter school shall not consider payments to a school 

under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2507) 

in determining— 

ø(1) the eligibility of the school to receive any other Federal, 

State, or local aid; or 

ø(2) the amount of such aid. 

øSEC. 5205. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal 

year the greater of 5 percent or $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart, except that in no fiscal year shall 

the total amount so reserved exceed $8,000,000, to carry out the 

following activities: 

ø(1) To provide charter schools, either directly or through 

State educational agencies, with— 

ø(A) information regarding— 

ø(i) Federal funds that charter schools are eligible to 

receive; and 

ø(ii) other Federal programs in which charter 

schools may participate; and 

ø(B) assistance in applying for Federal education funds 

that are allocated by formula, including assistance with filing deadlines and submission of applications. 

ø(2) To provide for other evaluations or studies that include 

the evaluation of the impact of charter schools on student academic achievement, including information regarding— 

ø(A) students attending charter schools reported on the 

basis of race, age, disability, gender, limited English proficiency, and previous enrollment in public school; and 

ø(B) the professional qualifications of teachers within a 

charter school and the turnover of the teaching force. 

ø(3) To provide— 

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ø(B) assistance to applicants for assistance under this 

subpart with the preparation of applications under section 

5203; 

ø(C) assistance in the planning and startup of charter 

schools; 

ø(D) training and technical assistance to existing charter 

schools; and 

ø(E) for the dissemination to other public schools of best 

or promising practices in charter schools. 

ø(4) To provide (including through the use of one or more 

contracts that use a competitive bidding process) for the collection of information regarding the financial resources available 

to charter schools, including access to private capital, and to 

widely disseminate to charter schools any such relevant information and model descriptions of successful programs. 

ø(5) To carry out evaluations of, technical assistance for, and 

information dissemination regarding, the per-pupil facilities 

aid programs. In carrying out the evaluations, the Secretary 

may carry out one or more evaluations of State programs assisted under this subsection, which shall, at a minimum, address— 

ø(A) how, and the extent to which, the programs promote educational equity and excellence; and 

ø(B) the extent to which charter schools supported 

through the programs are— 

ø(i) held accountable to the public; 

ø(ii) effective in improving public education; and 

ø(iii) open and accessible to all students. 

ø(b) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAMS.— 

ø(1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘per-pupil facilities aid program’’ 

means a program in which a State makes payments, on a perpupil basis, to charter schools to provide the schools with financing— 

ø(A) that is dedicated solely for funding charter school 

facilities; or 

ø(B) a portion of which is dedicated for funding charter 

school facilities. 

ø(2) GRANTS.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount made available to 

carry out this subsection under paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) 

of section 5211(b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

make grants, on a competitive basis, to States to pay for 

the Federal share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, 

and administering per-pupil facilities aid programs. 

ø(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award grants under 

this subsection for periods of not more than 5 years. 

ø(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) for a per-pupil facilities aid 

program shall be not more than— 

ø(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the first fiscal year for 

which the program receives assistance under this subsection; 

ø(ii) 80 percent in the second such year; 

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ø(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such year; and 

ø(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 

ø(3) USE OF FUNDS.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a grant under 

this subsection shall use the funds made available through 

the grant to establish or enhance, and administer, a perpupil facilities aid program for charter schools in the 

State. 

ø(B) EVALUATIONS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DISSEMINA- TION.—From the amount made available to a State 

through a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year, the 

State may reserve not more than 5 percent to carry out 

evaluations, to provide technical assistance, and to disseminate information. 

ø(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available under this subsection shall be used to supplement, 

and not supplant, State and local public funds expended to 

provide per pupil facilities aid programs, operations financing programs, or other programs, for charter schools. 

ø(4) REQUIREMENTS.— ø(A) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—No State may be required to participate in a program carried out under this 

subsection. 

ø(B) STATE LAW.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this subsection, a State shall establish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter 

schools in the State, that— 

ø(i) is specified in State law; and 

ø(ii) provides annual financing, on a per-pupil basis, 

for charter school facilities. 

ø(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

this subsection, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(6) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under this subsection, 

the Secretary shall give priority to States that meet the criteria described in paragraph (2), and subparagraphs (A), (B), 

and (C) of paragraph (3), of section 5202(e). 

ø(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to require charter schools to collect any data described 

in subsection (a). 

øSEC. 5206. FEDERAL FORMULA ALLOCATION DURING FIRST YEAR 

AND FOR SUCCESSIVE ENROLLMENT EXPANSIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the allocation to schools by 

the States or their agencies of funds under part A of title I, and 

any other Federal funds which the Secretary allocates to States on 

a formula basis, the Secretary and each State educational agency 

shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure that every 

charter school receives the Federal funding for which the charter 

school is eligible not later than 5 months after the charter school 

first opens, notwithstanding the fact that the identity and characteristics of the students enrolling in that charter school are not 

fully and completely determined until that charter school actually 

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ation receives the Federal funding for which the charter school is 

eligible not later than 5 months after such expansion. 

ø(b) ADJUSTMENT AND LATE OPENINGS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The measures described in subsection (a) 

shall include provision for appropriate adjustments, through 

recovery of funds or reduction of payments for the succeeding 

year, in cases where payments made to a charter school on the 

basis of estimated or projected enrollment data exceed the 

amounts that the school is eligible to receive on the basis of actual or final enrollment data. 

ø(2) RULE.—For charter schools that first open after November 1 of any academic year, the State, in accordance with guidance provided by the Secretary and applicable Federal statutes 

and regulations, shall ensure that such charter schools that 

are eligible for the funds described in subsection (a) for such 

academic year have a full and fair opportunity to receive those 

funds during the charter schools’ first year of operation. 

øSEC. 5207. SOLICITATION OF INPUT FROM CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATORS. 

øTo the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that administrators, teachers, and other individuals directly involved in 

the operation of charter schools are consulted in the development 

of any rules or regulations required to implement this subpart, as 

well as in the development of any rules or regulations relevant to 

charter schools that are required to implement part A of title I, the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or any other program 

administered by the Secretary that provides education funds to 

charter schools or regulates the activities of charter schools. 

øSEC. 5208. RECORDS TRANSFER. 

øState educational agencies and local educational agencies, to the 

extent practicable, shall ensure that a student’s records and, if applicable, a student’s individualized education program as defined in 

section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, are 

transferred to a charter school upon the transfer of the student to 

the charter school, and to another public school upon the transfer 

of the student from a charter school to another public school, in accordance with applicable State law. 

øSEC. 5209. PAPERWORK REDUCTION. 

øTo the extent practicable, the Secretary and each authorized 

public chartering agency shall ensure that implementation of this 

subpart results in a minimum of paperwork for any eligible applicant or charter school. 

øSEC. 5210. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘charter school’’ means a 

public school that— 

ø(A) in accordance with a specific State statute authorizing the granting of charters to schools, is exempt from 

significant State or local rules that inhibit the flexible operation and management of public schools, but not from 

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ø(B) is created by a developer as a public school, or is 

adapted by a developer from an existing public school, and 

is operated under public supervision and direction; 

ø(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational 

objectives determined by the school’s developer and agreed 

to by the authorized public chartering agency; 

ø(D) provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both; 

ø(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, 

employment practices, and all other operations, and is not 

affiliated with a sectarian school or religious institution; 

ø(F) does not charge tuition; 

ø(G) complies with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 

title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

ø(H) is a school to which parents choose to send their 

children, and that admits students on the basis of a lottery, if more students apply for admission than can be accommodated; 

ø(I) agrees to comply with the same Federal and State 

audit requirements as do other elementary schools and 

secondary schools in the State, unless such requirements 

are specifically waived for the purpose of this program; 

ø(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, and local health 

and safety requirements; 

ø(K) operates in accordance with State law; and 

ø(L) has a written performance contract with the authorized public chartering agency in the State that includes a 

description of how student performance will be measured 

in charter schools pursuant to State assessments that are 

required of other schools and pursuant to any other assessments mutually agreeable to the authorized public chartering agency and the charter school. 

ø(2) DEVELOPER.—The term ‘‘developer’’ means an individual 

or group of individuals (including a public or private nonprofit 

organization), which may include teachers, administrators and 

other school staff, parents, or other members of the local community in which a charter school project will be carried out. 

ø(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible applicant’’ 

means a developer that has— 

ø(A) applied to an authorized public chartering authority 

to operate a charter school; and 

ø(B) provided adequate and timely notice to that authority under section 5203(d)(3). 

ø(4) AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CHARTERING AGENCY.—The term 

‘‘authorized public chartering agency’’ means a State educational agency, local educational agency, or other public entity 

that has the authority pursuant to State law and approved by 

the Secretary to authorize or approve a charter school. 

øSEC. 5211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

carry out this subpart $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 

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ø(b) RESERVATION.—From the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

ø(1) $200,000,000 to carry out this subpart, other than section 5205(b); and 

ø(2) any funds in excess of $200,000,000, that do not exceed 

$300,000,000, to carry out section 5205(b); and 

ø(3)(A) 50 percent of any funds in excess of $300,000,000 to 

carry out this subpart, other than section 5205(b); and 

ø(B) 50 percent of any funds in excess of $300,000,000 to 

carry out section 5205(b). 

øSubpart 2—Credit Enhancement Initiatives To 

Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation 

øSEC. 5221. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to provide grants to eligible entities to permit the eligible entities to demonstrate innovative credit 

enhancement initiatives that assist charter schools to address the 

cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities. 

øSEC. 5222. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

ø(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall use 100 percent of the amount 

available to carry out this subpart to award not less than three 

grants to eligible entities that have applications approved under 

this subpart to demonstrate innovative methods of assisting charter schools to address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans or bond financing. 

ø(b) GRANTEE SELECTION.— 

ø(1) EVALUATION OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall 

evaluate each application submitted under section 5223, and 

shall determine whether the application is sufficient to merit 

approval. 

ø(2) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award at 

least one grant to an eligible entity described in section 

5230(2)(A), at least one grant to an eligible entity described in 

section 5230(2)(B), and at least one grant to an eligible entity 

described in section 5230(2)(C), if applications are submitted 

that permit the Secretary to do so without approving an application that is not of sufficient quality to merit approval. 

ø(c) GRANT CHARACTERISTICS.—Grants under this subpart shall 

be of a sufficient size, scope, and quality so as to ensure an effective demonstration of an innovative means of enhancing credit for 

the financing of charter school acquisition, construction, or renovation. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE.—In the event the Secretary determines that 

the funds made available under this subpart are insufficient to permit the Secretary to award not less than three grants in accordance with subsections (a) through (c), such three-grant minimum 

and subsection (b)(2) shall not apply, and the Secretary may determine the appropriate number of grants to be awarded in accordance with subsection (c). 


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øSEC. 5223. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under this subpart, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such 

form as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under subsection (a) 

shall contain— 

ø(1) a statement identifying the activities proposed to be undertaken with funds received under this subpart, including 

how the eligible entity will determine which charter schools 

will receive assistance, and how much and what types of assistance charter schools will receive; 

ø(2) a description of the involvement of charter schools in the 

application’s development and the design of the proposed activities; 

ø(3) a description of the eligible entity’s expertise in capital 

market financing; 

ø(4) a description of how the proposed activities will leverage 

the maximum amount of private-sector financing capital relative to the amount of government funding used and otherwise 

enhance credit available to charter schools; 

ø(5) a description of how the eligible entity possesses sufficient expertise in education to evaluate the likelihood of success of a charter school program for which facilities financing 

is sought; 

ø(6) in the case of an application submitted by a State governmental entity, a description of the actions that the entity 

has taken, or will take, to ensure that charter schools within 

the State receive the funding the charter schools need to have 

adequate facilities; and 

ø(7) such other information as the Secretary may reasonably 

require. 

øSEC. 5224. CHARTER SCHOOL OBJECTIVES. 

øAn eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall use 

the funds deposited in the reserve account established under section 5225(a) to assist one or more charter schools to access private 

sector capital to accomplish one or both of the following objectives: 

ø(1) The acquisition (by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise) of an interest (including an interest held by a third party 

for the benefit of a charter school) in improved or unimproved 

real property that is necessary to commence or continue the 

operation of a charter school. 

ø(2) The construction of new facilities, or the renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, necessary to commence 

or continue the operation of a charter school. 

øSEC. 5225. RESERVE ACCOUNT. 

ø(a) USE OF FUNDS.—To assist charter schools to accomplish the 

objectives described in section 5224, an eligible entity receiving a 

grant under this subpart shall, in accordance with State and local 

law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration with others, deposit the funds received under this subpart (other than funds used 

for administrative costs in accordance with section 5226) in a reserve account established and maintained by the eligible entity for 

this purpose. Amounts deposited in such account shall be used by 

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ø(1) Guaranteeing, insuring, and reinsuring bonds, notes, 

evidences of debt, loans, and interests therein, the proceeds of 

which are used for an objective described in section 5224. 

ø(2) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of personal and real 

property for an objective described in section 5224. 

ø(3) Facilitating financing by identifying potential lending 

sources, encouraging private lending, and other similar activities that directly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, charter schools. 

ø(4) Facilitating the issuance of bonds by charter schools, or 

by other public entities for the benefit of charter schools, by 

providing technical, administrative, and other appropriate assistance (including the recruitment of bond counsel, underwriters, and potential investors and the consolidation of multiple charter school projects within a single bond issue). 

ø(b) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under this subpart and deposited in the reserve account established under subsection (a) shall 

be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United 

States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. 

ø(c) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earnings on funds received under this subpart shall be deposited in the reserve account 

established under subsection (a) and used in accordance with such 

subsection. 

øSEC. 5226. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 

øAn eligible entity may use not more than 0.25 percent of the 

funds received under this subpart for the administrative costs of 

carrying out its responsibilities under this subpart. 

øSEC. 5227. AUDITS AND REPORTS. 

ø(a) FINANCIAL RECORD MAINTENANCE AND AUDIT.—The financial records of each eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be subject to an annual audit by an 

independent public accountant. 

ø(b) REPORTS.— 

ø(1) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart annually shall submit to the 

Secretary a report of its operations and activities under this 

subpart. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each annual report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— 

ø(A) a copy of the most recent financial statements, and 

any accompanying opinion on such statements, prepared 

by the independent public accountant reviewing the financial records of the eligible entity; 

ø(B) a copy of any report made on an audit of the financial records of the eligible entity that was conducted under 

subsection (a) during the reporting period; 

ø(C) an evaluation by the eligible entity of the effectiveness of its use of the Federal funds provided under this 

subpart in leveraging private funds; 

ø(D) a listing and description of the charter schools 

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ø(E) a description of the activities carried out by the eligible entity to assist charter schools in meeting the objectives set forth in section 5224; and 

ø(F) a description of the characteristics of lenders and 

other financial institutions participating in the activities 

undertaken by the eligible entity under this subpart during the reporting period. 

ø(3) SECRETARIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall review the 

reports submitted under paragraph (1) and shall provide a 

comprehensive annual report to Congress on the activities conducted under this subpart. 

øSEC. 5228. NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE OBLIGATIONS. 

øNo financial obligation of an eligible entity entered into pursuant to this subpart (such as an obligation under a guarantee, bond, 

note, evidence of debt, or loan) shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed in any respect by, the United States. The full faith and credit 

of the United States is not pledged to the payment of funds which 

may be required to be paid under any obligation made by an eligible entity pursuant to any provision of this subpart. 

øSEC. 5229. RECOVERY OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance with chapter 37 

of title 31, United States Code, shall collect— 

ø(1) all of the funds in a reserve account established by an 

eligible entity under section 5225(a) if the Secretary determines, not earlier than 2 years after the date on which the eligible entity first received funds under this subpart, that the eligible entity has failed to make substantial progress in carrying out the purposes described in section 5225(a); or 

ø(2) all or a portion of the funds in a reserve account established by an eligible entity under section 5225(a) if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has permanently 

ceased to use all or a portion of the funds in such account to 

accomplish any purpose described in section 5225(a). 

ø(b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall not exercise 

the authority provided in subsection (a) to collect from any eligible 

entity any funds that are being properly used to achieve one or 

more of the purposes described in section 5225(a). 

ø(c) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 451, 452, and 458 

of the General Education Provisions Act shall apply to the recovery 

of funds under subsection (a). 

ø(d) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to impair or affect the authority of the Secretary to recover funds under 

part D of the General Education Provisions Act. 

øSEC. 5230. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘charter school’’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 5210. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

ø(A) a public entity, such as a State or local governmental entity; 

ø(B) a private nonprofit entity; or 

ø(C) a consortium of entities described in subparagraphs 

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øSEC. 5231. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øFor the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are author- ized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 

sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003. 

øSubpart 3—Voluntary Public School Choice 

Programs 

øSEC. 5241. GRANTS. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From funds made available under section 

5248 to carry out this subpart, the Secretary shall award grants, 

on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the entities to 

establish or expand a program of public school choice (referred to 

in this subpart as a ‘‘program’’) in accordance with this subpart. 

ø(b) DURATION.—Grants awarded under subsection (a) may be 

awarded for a period of not more than 5 years. 

øSEC. 5242. USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds to provide students selected to participate in the program with transportation 

services or the cost of transportation to and from the public elementary schools and secondary schools, including charter schools, 

that the students choose to attend under the program. 

ø(b) PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subpart may use the grant funds for— 

ø(1) planning or designing a program (for not more than 1 

year); 

ø(2) the cost of making tuition transfer payments to public 

elementary schools or secondary schools to which students 

transfer under the program; 

ø(3) the cost of capacity-enhancing activities that enable 

high-demand public elementary schools or secondary schools to 

accommodate transfer requests under the program; 

ø(4) the cost of carrying out public education campaigns to 

inform students and parents about the program; and 

ø(5) other costs reasonably necessary to implement the program. 

ø(c) NONPERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subpart may not use the grant funds for 

school construction. 

ø(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The eligible entity may use not 

more than 5 percent of the funds made available through the grant 

for any fiscal year for administrative expenses. 

øSEC. 5243. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION.—An eligible entity that desires a grant under 

this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under subsection (a) 

shall include— 

ø(1) a description of the program for which the eligible entity 

seeks funds and the goals for such program; 

ø(2) a description of how and when parents of students will 

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ø(3) a description of how students will be selected for the 

program; 

ø(4) a description of how the program will be coordinated 

with, and will complement and enhance, other related Federal 

and non-Federal projects; 

ø(5) if the program is to be carried out by a partnership, the 

name of each partner and a description of the partner’s responsibilities; and 

ø(6) such other information as the Secretary may require. 

øSEC. 5244. PRIORITIES. 

øIn awarding grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall give 

priority to an eligible entity— 

ø(1) whose program would provide the widest variety of 

choices to all students in participating schools; 

ø(2) whose program would, through various choice options, 

have the most impact in allowing students in low-performing 

schools to attend higher-performing schools; and 

ø(3) that is a partnership that seeks to implement an interdistrict approach to carrying out a program. 

øSEC. 5245. REQUIREMENTS AND VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. 

ø(a) PARENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND NOTICE.—In 

carrying out a program under this subpart, an eligible entity 

shall— 

ø(1) develop the program with— 

ø(A) the involvement of parents and others in the community to be served; and 

ø(B) individuals who will carry out the program, including administrators, teachers, principals, and other staff; 

and 

ø(2) provide to parents of students in the area to be served 

by the program with prompt notice of— 

ø(A) the existence of the program; 

ø(B) the program’s availability; and 

ø(C) a clear explanation of how the program will operate. 

ø(b) SELECTION OF STUDENTS.—An eligible entity that receives a 

grant under this subpart shall select students to participate in a 

program on the basis of a lottery, if more students apply for admission to the program than can be accommodated. 

ø(c) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Student participation in a program funded under this subpart shall be voluntary. 

øSEC. 5246. EVALUATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount made available to carry out 

this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not 

more than 5 percent— 

ø(1) to carry out evaluations; 

ø(2) to provide technical assistance; and 

ø(3) to disseminate information. 

ø(b) EVALUATIONS.—In carrying out the evaluations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum, address— 

ø(1) how, and the extent to which, the programs promote 

educational equity and excellence; 

ø(2) the characteristics of the students participating in the 

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ø(3) the effect of the programs on the academic achievement 

of students participating in the programs, particularly students 

who move from schools identified under section 1116 to schools 

not so identified, and on the overall quality of participating 

schools and districts. 

øSEC. 5247. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘charter school’’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 5210. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

ø(A) one or more State educational agencies; 

ø(B) one or more local educational agencies; or 

ø(C) a partnership of— 

ø(i) one or more— 

ø(I) State educational agencies; and 

ø(II) local educational agencies or other public, 

for-profit, or nonprofit entities; or 

ø(ii) one or more— 

ø(I) local educational agencies; and 

ø(II) public, for-profit, or nonprofit entities. 

ø(3) LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘low-performing 

school’’ means a public elementary school or secondary school 

that has failed to make adequate yearly progress, as described 

in section 1111(b), for two or more consecutive years. 

øSEC. 5248. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding 

fiscal years. 

øPART C—MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE 

øSEC. 5301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

ø(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

ø(1) Magnet schools are a significant part of the Nation’s effort to achieve voluntary desegregation in our Nation’s schools. 

ø(2) The use of magnet schools has increased dramatically 

since the inception of the magnet schools assistance program 

under this Act, with approximately 2,000,000 students nationwide attending such schools, of whom more than 65 percent 

are non-white. 

ø(3) Magnet schools offer a wide range of distinctive programs that have served as models for school improvement efforts. 

ø(4) It is in the best interests of the United States— 

ø(A) to continue the Federal Government’s support of 

local educational agencies that are implementing court-ordered desegregation plans and local educational agencies 

that are voluntarily seeking to foster meaningful interaction among students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, beginning at the earliest stage of such students’ 

education; 

ø(B) to ensure that all students have equitable access to 

a high quality education that will prepare all students to 

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competitive economy comprised of people from many different racial and ethnic backgrounds; and 

ø(C) to continue to desegregate and diversify schools by 

supporting magnet schools, recognizing that segregation 

exists between minority and nonminority students as well 

as among students of different minority groups. 

ø(5) Desegregation efforts through magnet school programs 

are a significant part of our Nation’s effort to achieve voluntary 

desegregation in schools and help to ensure equal educational 

opportunities for all students. 

ø(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist in the desegregation of schools served by local educational agencies by providing financial assistance to eligible local educational agencies 

for— 

ø(1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority 

group isolation in elementary schools and secondary schools 

with substantial proportions of minority students, which shall 

include assisting in the efforts of the United States to achieve 

voluntary desegregation in public schools; 

ø(2) the development and implementation of magnet school 

programs that will assist local educational agencies in achieving systemic reforms and providing all students the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards 

and student academic achievement standards; 

ø(3) the development and design of innovative educational 

methods and practices that promote diversity and increase 

choices in public elementary schools and public secondary 

schools and public educational programs; 

ø(4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that will 

substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects 

and the attainment of tangible and marketable vocational, 

technological, and professional skills of students attending 

such schools; 

ø(5) improving the capacity of local educational agencies, including through professional development, to continue operating magnet schools at a high performance level after Federal 

funding for the magnet schools is terminated; and 

ø(6) ensuring that all students enrolled in the magnet school 

programs have equitable access to high quality education that 

will enable the students to succeed academically and continue 

with postsecondary education or productive employment. 

øSEC. 5302. DEFINITION. 

øFor the purpose of this part, the term ‘‘magnet school’’ means 

a public elementary school, public secondary school, public elementary education center, or public secondary education center that offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers 

of students of different racial backgrounds. 

øSEC. 5303. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

øThe Secretary, in accordance with this part, is authorized to 

award grants to eligible local educational agencies, and consortia of 

such agencies where appropriate, to carry out the purpose of this 

part for magnet schools that are— 

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ø(2) designed to bring students from different social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds together. 

øSEC. 5304. ELIGIBILITY. 

øA local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies 

where appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant under this part to 

carry out the purpose of this part if such agency or consortium— 

ø(1) is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final 

order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of any 

State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agency; or 

ø(2) without having been required to do so, has adopted and 

is implementing, or will, if a grant is awarded to such local 

educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, under this 

part, adopt and implement a plan that has been approved by 

the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964 for the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in such schools. 

øSEC. 5305. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, desiring to receive a grant under this 

part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 

such manner, and containing such information and assurances as 

the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.—Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include— 

ø(1) a description of— 

ø(A) how a grant awarded under this part will be used 

to promote desegregation, including how the proposed 

magnet school programs will increase interaction among 

students of different social, economic, ethnic, and racial 

backgrounds; 

ø(B) the manner and extent to which the magnet school 

program will increase student academic achievement in 

the instructional area or areas offered by the school; 

ø(C) how the applicant will continue the magnet school 

program after assistance under this part is no longer available, and, if applicable, an explanation of why magnet 

schools established or supported by the applicant with 

grant funds under this part cannot be continued without 

the use of grant funds under this part; 

ø(D) how grant funds under this part will be used— 

ø(i) to improve student academic achievement for all 

students attending the magnet school programs; and 

ø(ii) to implement services and activities that are 

consistent with other programs under this Act, and 

other Acts, as appropriate; and 

ø(E) the criteria to be used in selecting students to attend the proposed magnet school program; and 

ø(2) assurances that the applicant will— 

ø(A) use grant funds under this part for the purposes 

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ø(B) employ highly qualified teachers in the courses of 

instruction assisted under this part; 

ø(C) not engage in discrimination based on race, religion, 

color, national origin, sex, or disability in— 

ø(i) the hiring, promotion, or assignment of employees of the applicant or other personnel for whom the 

applicant has any administrative responsibility; 

ø(ii) the assignment of students to schools, or to 

courses of instruction within the schools, of such applicant, except to carry out the approved plan; and 

ø(iii) designing or operating extracurricular activities for students; 

ø(D) carry out a high-quality education program that 

will encourage greater parental decisionmaking and involvement; and 

ø(E) give students residing in the local attendance area 

of the proposed magnet school program equitable consideration for placement in the program, consistent with desegregation guidelines and the capacity of the applicant to accommodate the students. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—No grant shall be awarded under this part 

unless the Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights determines that the assurances described in subsection (b)(2)(C) will be 

met. 

øSEC. 5306. PRIORITY. 

øIn awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that— 

ø(1) demonstrate the greatest need for assistance, based on 

the expense or difficulty of effectively carrying out approved 

desegregation plans and the magnet school program for which 

the grant is sought; 

ø(2) propose to carry out new magnet school programs, or 

significantly revise existing magnet school programs; and 

ø(3) propose to select students to attend magnet school programs by methods such as lottery, rather than through academic examination. 

øSEC. 5307. USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds made available under this part 

may be used by an eligible local educational agency, or consortium 

of such agencies— 

ø(1) for planning and promotional activities directly related 

to the development, expansion, continuation, or enhancement 

of academic programs and services offered at magnet schools; 

ø(2) for the acquisition of books, materials, and equipment, 

including computers and the maintenance and operation of materials, equipment, and computers, necessary to conduct programs in magnet schools; 

ø(3) for the compensation, or subsidization of the compensation, of elementary school and secondary school teachers who 

are highly qualified, and instructional staff where applicable, 

who are necessary to conduct programs in magnet schools; 

ø(4) with respect to a magnet school program offered to less 

than the entire student population of a school, for instructional 

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ø(A) are designed to make available the special curriculum that is offered by the magnet school program to 

students who are enrolled in the school but who are not 

enrolled in the magnet school program; and 

ø(B) further the purpose of this part; 

ø(5) for activities, which may include professional development, that will build the recipient’s capacity to operate magnet 

school programs once the grant period has ended; 

ø(6) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of 

such agencies, to have more flexibility in the administration of 

a magnet school program in order to serve students attending 

a school who are not enrolled in a magnet school program; and 

ø(7) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of 

such agencies, to have flexibility in designing magnet schools 

for students in all grades. 

ø(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Grant funds under this part may be used 

for activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) 

only if the activities are directly related to improving student academic achievement based on the State’s challenging academic content standards and student academic achievement standards or directly related to improving student reading skills or knowledge of 

mathematics, science, history, geography, English, foreign languages, art, or music, or to improving vocational, technological, and 

professional skills. 

øSEC. 5308. PROHIBITION. 

øGrants under this part may not be used for transportation or 

any activity that does not augment academic improvement. 

øSEC. 5309. LIMITATIONS. 

ø(a) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A grant under this part shall be 

awarded for a period that shall not exceed 3 fiscal years. 

ø(b) LIMITATION ON PLANNING FUNDS.—A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, may expend for planning (professional development shall not be considered to be planning for 

purposes of this subsection) not more than 50 percent of the grant 

funds received under this part for the first year of the program and 

not more than 15 percent of such funds for each of the second and 

third such years. 

ø(c) AMOUNT.—No local educational agency, or consortium of 

such agencies, awarded a grant under this part shall receive more 

than $4,000,000 under this part for any 1 fiscal year. 

ø(d) TIMING.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall 

award grants for any fiscal year under this part not later than July 

1 of the applicable fiscal year. 

øSEC. 5310. EVALUATIONS. 

ø(a) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not more than 2 

percent of the funds appropriated under section 5311(a) for any fiscal year to carry out evaluations, provide technical assistance, and 

carry out dissemination projects with respect to magnet school programs assisted under this part. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each evaluation described in subsection (a), at 

a minimum, shall address— 

ø(1) how and the extent to which magnet school programs 

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ø(2) the extent to which magnet school programs enhance 

student access to a high quality education; 

ø(3) the extent to which magnet school programs lead to the 

elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students; and 

ø(4) the extent to which magnet school programs differ from 

other school programs in terms of the organizational characteristics and resource allocations of such magnet school programs. 

ø(c) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall collect and disseminate 

to the general public information on successful magnet school programs. 

øSEC. 5311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATION. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—For the purpose of carrying out this part, 

there are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for fiscal year 

2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO AGENCIES NOT PREVIOUSLY ASSISTED.—In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) exceeds $75,000,000, the Secretary shall give priority in using such amounts in excess of 

$75,000,000 to awarding grants to local educational agencies or 

consortia of such agencies that did not receive a grant under this 

part in the preceding fiscal year. 

øPART D—FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 

EDUCATION 

øSEC. 5401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 

the following amounts: 

ø(1) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. 

ø(2) $575,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. 

ø(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. 

ø(4) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 

ø(5) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

ø(6) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

øSubpart 1—Fund for the Improvement of 

Education 

øSEC. 5411. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to support nationally significant programs to improve the quality of elementary 

and secondary education at the State and local levels and help all 

children meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. The Secretary may carry out such 

programs directly, or through grants to, or contracts with— 

ø(1) States or local educational agencies; 

ø(2) institutions of higher education; and 

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ø(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under section 5401 

to carry out this subpart may be used for any of the following programs: 

ø(1) Activities to promote systemic education reform at the 

State and local levels, including scientifically based research, 

development, and evaluation designed to improve— 

ø(A) student academic achievement at the State and 

local level; and 

ø(B) strategies for effective parent and community involvement. 

ø(2) Programs at the State and local levels that are designed 

to yield significant results, including programs to explore approaches to public school choice and school-based decisionmaking. 

ø(3) Recognition programs, which may include financial 

awards to States, local educational agencies, and schools that 

have made the greatest progress, based on the Secretary’s determination or on a nomination by the State in which the 

school is located (or in the case of a Bureau funded school, by 

the Secretary of the Interior) in— 

ø(A) improving the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students and students from major racial and ethnic minority groups; and 

ø(B) closing the academic achievement gap for those 

groups of students farthest away from the proficient level 

on the academic assessments administered by the State 

under section 1111. 

ø(4) Scientifically based studies and evaluations of education 

reform strategies and innovations, and the dissemination of information on the effectiveness of such strategies and innovations. 

ø(5) Identification and recognition of exemplary schools and 

programs, such as Blue Ribbon Schools, including programs to 

evaluate the effectiveness of using the best practices of exemplary or Blue Ribbon Schools to improve academic achievement. 

ø(6) Activities to support Scholar-Athlete Games programs, 

including the World Scholar-Athlete Games and the U.S. 

Scholar-Athlete Games. 

ø(7) Programs to promote voter participation in American 

elections through programs, such as the National Student/Parent Mock Election and Kids Voting USA. 

ø(8) Demonstrations relating to the planning and evaluation 

of the effectiveness of programs under which local educational 

agencies or schools contract with private management organizations to reform a school or schools. 

ø(9) Other programs that meet the purposes of this Act. 

ø(c) BASIS OF AWARDS.—The Secretary is authorized to— 

ø(1) make awards under this subpart on the basis of competitions announced by the Secretary; and 

ø(2) support meritorious unsolicited proposals for awards 

under this subpart. 

ø(d) EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

that programs supported under this subpart are designed so that 

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such effectiveness is assessed using rigorous, scientifically based 

research and evaluations. 

øSEC. 5412. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION.—To be eligible for an award under this subpart, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such 

time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subsection 

(a) shall— 

ø(1) establish clear objectives, which are based on scientifically based research, for the proposed program; and 

ø(2) describe the activities the applicant will carry out in 

order to meet the objectives described in paragraph (1). 

ø(c) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall use a peer review process in reviewing applications for awards under this subpart and in 

recognizing States, local educational agencies, and schools under 

section 5411(b)(3), only if funds are used for such recognition programs. The Secretary may use funds appropriated under this subpart for the cost of such peer review. 

øSEC. 5413. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) EVALUATIONS.—A recipient of an award under this subpart 

shall— 

ø(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the program funded under 

the award in achieving the objectives stated in applications 

submitted under section 5412; and 

ø(2) report to the Secretary such information as may be required to determine the effectiveness of such program, including evidence of progress toward meeting such objectives. 

ø(b) DISSEMINATION OF EVALUATION RESULTS.—The Secretary 

shall provide for the dissemination of the evaluations of programs 

funded under this subpart by making the evaluations publicly 

available upon request, and shall provide public notice that the 

evaluations are so available. 

ø(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may require recipients of 

awards under this subpart to provide matching funds from nonFederal sources, and shall permit the recipients to match funds in 

whole or in part with in-kind contributions. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR RECOGNITION PROGRAMS.—The application requirements of section 5412(b), and the evaluation requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, do not apply to recognition programs under section 5411(b)(3). 

øSEC. 5414. STUDIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

ø(a) STUDIES.—The Secretary shall conduct the following studies 

of national significance: 

ø(1) UNHEALTHY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.—A study regarding the health and learning impacts of environmentally 

unhealthy public school buildings on students and teachers. 

The study shall include the following information: 

ø(A) The characteristics of those public elementary 

school and secondary school buildings that contribute to 

unhealthy school environments. 

ø(B) The health and learning impacts of environmental 

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ø(C) Recommendations to Congress on how to assist 

schools that are out of compliance with Federal or State 

health and safety codes, and a cost estimate of bringing up 

environmentally unhealthy public school buildings to minimum Federal health and safety building standards. 

ø(2) EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT ENTERTAINMENT.—A study regarding how exposure to violent entertainment (such as in 

movies, music, television, Internet content, video games, and 

arcade games) affects children’s cognitive development and 

educational achievement. 

ø(3) SEXUAL ABUSE IN SCHOOLS.—A study regarding the 

prevalence of sexual abuse in schools, including recommendations and legislative remedies for addressing the problem of 

sexual abuse in schools. 

ø(b) COMPLETION DATE.—The studies under subsection (a) shall 

be completed not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(c) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall make the 

study conducted under subsection (a)(1) available to the public 

through the Educational Resources Information Center National 

Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities of the Department. 

øSubpart 2—Elementary and Secondary School 

Counseling Programs 

øSEC. 5421. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING 

PROGRAMS. 

ø(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to local educational agencies to enable such agencies to 

establish or expand elementary school and secondary school 

counseling programs that comply with the requirements of subsection (c)(2). 

ø(2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding grants under 

this section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to 

applications describing programs that— 

ø(A) demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional 

counseling services among children in the schools served 

by the local educational agency, in part by providing information on current ratios of students to school counselors, 

students to school social workers, and students to school 

psychologists; 

ø(B) propose the most promising and innovative approaches for initiating or expanding school counseling; and 

ø(C) show the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. 

ø(3) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under 

this section, the Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic 

distribution among the regions of the United States and among 

local educational agencies located in urban, rural, and suburban areas. 

ø(4) DURATION.—A grant under this section shall be awarded 

for a period not to exceed 3 years. 

ø(5) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant awarded under this section 

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ø(6) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available 

under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds used for providing 

school-based counseling and mental health services to students. 

ø(b) APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency desiring a 

grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 

information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each application for a grant under this section shall— 

ø(A) describe the school population to be targeted by the 

program, the particular counseling needs of such population, and the current school counseling resources available for meeting such needs; 

ø(B) describe the activities, services, and training to be 

provided by the program and the specific approaches to be 

used to meet the needs described in subparagraph (A); 

ø(C) describe the methods to be used to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of the program; 

ø(D) describe how the local educational agency will involve community groups, social service agencies, and other 

public and private entities in collaborative efforts to enhance the program and promote school-linked services integration; 

ø(E) document that the local educational agency has the 

personnel qualified to develop, implement, and administer 

the program; 

ø(F) describe how diverse cultural populations, if applicable, will be served through the program; 

ø(G) assure that the funds made available under this 

subpart for any fiscal year will be used to supplement, and 

not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds used 

for providing school-based counseling and mental health 

services to students; and 

ø(H) assure that the applicant will appoint an advisory 

board composed of interested parties, including parents, 

teachers, school administrators, counseling services providers described in subsection (c)(2)(D), and community 

leaders, to advise the local educational agency on the design and implementation of the program. 

ø(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to local educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies to initiate or expand elementary school or 

secondary school counseling programs that comply with the requirements of paragraph (2). 

ø(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each program funded under this section shall— 

ø(A) be comprehensive in addressing the counseling and 

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ø(C) increase the range, availability, quantity, and quality of counseling services in the elementary schools and 

secondary schools of the local educational agency; 

ø(D) expand counseling services through qualified school 

counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, 

other qualified psychologists, or child and adolescent psychiatrists; 

ø(E) use innovative approaches to increase children’s understanding of peer and family relationships, work and 

self, decisionmaking, or academic and career planning, or 

to improve peer interaction; 

ø(F) provide counseling services in settings that meet 

the range of student needs; 

ø(G) include in-service training appropriate to the activities funded under this Act for teachers, instructional staff, 

and appropriate school personnel, including in-service 

training in appropriate identification and early intervention techniques by school counselors, school social workers, 

school psychologists, other qualified psychologists, and 

child and adolescent psychiatrists; 

ø(H) involve parents of participating students in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the counseling 

program; 

ø(I) involve community groups, social service agencies, or 

other public or private entities in collaborative efforts to 

enhance the program and promote school-linked integration of services; 

ø(J) evaluate annually the effectiveness and outcomes of 

the counseling services and activities assisted under this 

section; 

ø(K) ensure a team approach to school counseling in the 

schools served by the local educational agency by working 

toward ratios recommended by the American School 

Health Association of one school counselor to 250 students, 

one school social worker to 800 students, and one school 

psychologist to 1,000 students; and 

ø(L) ensure that school counselors, school psychologists, 

other qualified psychologists, school social workers, or 

child and adolescent psychiatrists paid from funds made 

available under this section spend a majority of their time 

counseling students or in other activities directly related to 

the counseling process. 

ø(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 4 

percent of the amounts made available under this section for any 

fiscal year may be used for administrative costs to carry out this 

section. 

ø(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section— 

ø(1) the term ‘‘child and adolescent psychiatrist’’ means an 

individual who— 

ø(A) possesses State medical licensure; and 

ø(B) has completed residency training programs in both 

general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry; 

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ø(A) is licensed in psychology by the State in which the 

individual works; and 

ø(B) practices in the scope of the individual’s education, 

training, and experience with children in school settings; 

ø(3) the term ‘‘school counselor’’ means an individual who 

has documented competence in counseling children and adolescents in a school setting and who— 

ø(A) is licensed by the State or certified by an independent professional regulatory authority; 

ø(B) in the absence of such State licensure or certification, possesses national certification in school counseling 

or a specialty of counseling granted by an independent professional organization; or 

ø(C) holds a minimum of a master’s degree in school 

counseling from a program accredited by the Council for 

Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs or the equivalent; 

ø(4) the term ‘‘school psychologist’’ means an individual 

who— 

ø(A) has completed a minimum of 60 graduate semester 

hours in school psychology from an institution of higher 

education and has completed 1,200 clock hours in a supervised school psychology internship, of which 600 hours are 

in the school setting; 

ø(B) is licensed or certified in school psychology by the 

State in which the individual works; or 

ø(C) in the absence of such State licensure or certification, possesses national certification by the National 

School Psychology Certification Board; and 

ø(5) the term ‘‘school social worker’’ means an individual 

who— 

ø(A) holds a master’s degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; 

and 

ø(B)(i) is licensed or certified by the State in which services are provided; or 

ø(ii) in the absence of such State licensure or certification, possesses a national credential or certification as a 

school social work specialist granted by an independent 

professional organization. 

ø(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after assistance is made 

available to local educational agencies under subsection (c), the 

Secretary shall make publicly available a report— 

ø(1) evaluating the programs assisted pursuant to each grant 

under this subpart; and 

ø(2) outlining the information from local educational agencies regarding the ratios of students to— 

ø(A) school counselors; 

ø(B) school social workers; and 

ø(C) school psychologists. 

ø(g) SPECIAL RULE.— ø(1) AMOUNT EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $40,000,000.—If the amount 

of funds made available by the Secretary for this subpart 

equals or exceeds $40,000,000, the Secretary shall award not 

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enable the agencies to establish or expand counseling programs 

in elementary schools. 

ø(2) AMOUNT LESS THAN $40,000,000.—If the amount of funds 

made available by the Secretary for this subpart is less than 

$40,000,000, the Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies only to establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools. 

øSubpart 3—Partnerships in Character Education 

øSEC. 5431. PARTNERSHIPS IN CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to eligible entities for the design and implementation of 

character education programs that— 

ø(A) are able to be integrated into classroom instruction 

and to be consistent with State academic content standards; and 

ø(B) are able to be carried out in conjunction with other 

educational reform efforts. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

ø(A) a State educational agency in partnership with— 

ø(i) one or more local educational agencies; or 

ø(ii) one or more— 

ø(I) local educational agencies; and 

ø(II) nonprofit organizations or entities, including an institution of higher education; 

ø(B) a local educational agency or consortium of local 

educational agencies; or 

ø(C) a local educational agency in partnership with one 

or more nonprofit organizations or entities, including an 

institution of higher education. 

ø(3) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall be 

awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years, of which the eligible entity may not use more than 1 year for planning and program design. 

ø(4) AMOUNT OF GRANTS FOR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the amount 

of a grant made by the Secretary to a State educational agency 

under this section shall not be less than $500,000 if the State 

educational agency— 

ø(A) is in a partnership described in paragraph (2)(A); 

and 

ø(B) meets such requirements as the Secretary may establish under this section. 

ø(b) CONTRACTS UNDER PROGRAM.— 

ø(1) EVALUATION.—Each eligible entity awarded a grant 

under this section may contract with outside sources, including 

institutions of higher education and private and nonprofit organizations, for the purposes of— 

ø(A) evaluating the program for which the assistance is 

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ø(B) measuring the integration of such program into the 

curriculum and teaching methods of schools where the program is carried out; and 

ø(C) measuring the success of such program in fostering 

the elements of character selected by the recipient under 

subsection (c). 

ø(2) MATERIALS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—Each eligible 

entity awarded a grant under this section may contract with 

outside sources, including institutions of higher education and 

private and nonprofit organizations, for assistance in— 

ø(A) developing secular curricula, materials, teacher 

training, and other activities related to character education; and 

ø(B) integrating secular character education into the 

curricula and teaching methods of schools where the program is carried out. 

ø(c) ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER.— 

ø(1) SELECTION.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity awarded a grant 

under this section may select the elements of character 

that will be taught under the program for which the grant 

was awarded. 

ø(B) CONSIDERATION OF VIEWS.—In selecting elements of 

character under subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall 

consider the views of the parents of the students to be 

taught under the program and the views of the students. 

ø(2) EXAMPLE ELEMENTS.—Elements of character selected 

under this subsection may include any of the following: 

ø(A) Caring. 

ø(B) Civic virtue and citizenship. 

ø(C) Justice and fairness. 

ø(D) Respect. 

ø(E) Responsibility. 

ø(F) Trustworthiness. 

ø(G) Giving. 

ø(H) Any other elements deemed appropriate by the eligible entity. 

ø(d) USE OF FUNDS BY STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY RECIPIENTS.—Of the total funds received in any fiscal year under this section by an eligible entity that is a State educational agency— 

ø(1) not more than 3 percent of such funds may be used for 

administrative purposes; and 

ø(2) the remainder of such funds may be used for— 

ø(A) collaborative initiatives with and between local educational agencies and schools; 

ø(B) the preparation or purchase of materials, and teacher training; 

ø(C) providing assistance to local educational agencies, 

schools, or institutions of higher education; and 

ø(D) technical assistance and evaluation. 

ø(e) APPLICATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant 

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ø(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Each application for a grant 

under this section shall include (together with any other information that the Secretary may require) information that— 

ø(A) demonstrates that the program for which the grant 

is sought has clear objectives that are based on scientifically based research; 

ø(B) describes any partnerships or collaborative efforts 

among the organizations and entities of the eligible entity; 

ø(C) describes the activities that will be carried out with 

the grant funds and how such activities will meet the objectives described in subparagraph (A), including— 

ø(i) how parents, students, students with disabilities 

(including those with mental or physical disabilities), 

and other members of the community, including members of private and nonprofit organizations, will be involved in the design and implementation of the program and how the eligible entity will work with the 

larger community to increase the reach and promise of 

the program; 

ø(ii) curriculum and instructional practices that will 

be used or developed; and 

ø(iii) methods of teacher training and parent education that will be used or developed; 

ø(D) describes how the program for which the grant is 

sought will be linked to other efforts to improve academic 

achievement, including— 

ø(i) broader educational reforms that are being instituted by the eligible entity or its partners; and 

ø(ii) State academic content standards; 

ø(E) in the case of an eligible entity that is a State educational agency, describes how the State educational agency— 

ø(i) will provide technical and professional assistance to its local educational agency partners in the development and implementation of character education 

programs; and 

ø(ii) will assist other interested local educational 

agencies that are not members of the original partnership in designing and establishing character education 

programs; 

ø(F) describes how the eligible entity will evaluate the 

success of its program— 

ø(i) based on the objectives described in subparagraph (A); and 

ø(ii) in cooperation with any national evaluation 

conducted pursuant to subsection (h)(2)(B)(iii); and 

ø(G) assures that the eligible entity annually will provide to the Secretary such information as may be required 

to determine the effectiveness of the program. 

ø(f) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.— 

ø(1) PEER REVIEW.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—In selecting eligible entities to receive 

grants under this section from among the applicants for 

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that includes the participation of experts in the field of 

character education and development. 

ø(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may use funds appropriated under this section for the cost of carrying out 

peer reviews under this paragraph. 

ø(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Each selection under paragraph 

(1) shall be made on the basis of the quality of the application 

submitted, taking into consideration such factors as— 

ø(A) the extent to which the program fosters character 

in students and the potential for improved student academic achievement; 

ø(B) the extent and ongoing nature of parental, student, 

and community involvement; 

ø(C) the quality of the plan for measuring and assessing 

success; and 

ø(D) the likelihood that the objectives of the program 

will be achieved. 

ø(3) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In making selections under 

this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable under paragraph (2), that the programs assisted under 

this section are equitably distributed among the geographic regions of the United States, and among urban, suburban, and 

rural areas. 

ø(g) PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.—Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section 

shall provide, to the extent feasible and appropriate, for the participation in programs and activities under this section of students 

and teachers in private elementary schools and secondary schools. 

ø(h) EVALUATION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.— 

ø(1) STATE AND LOCAL REPORTING AND EVALUATION.—Each 

eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall submit 

to the Secretary a comprehensive evaluation of the program assisted under this section, including its impact on students, students with disabilities (including those with mental or physical 

disabilities), teachers, administrators, parents, and others— 

ø(A) by the end of the second year of the program; and 

ø(B) not later than 1 year after completion of the grant 

period. 

ø(2) NATIONAL RESEARCH, DISSEMINATION, AND EVALUATION.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(i) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 

award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

agreements with, State educational agencies or local 

educational agencies, institutions of higher education, 

tribal organizations, or other public or private agencies or organizations to carry out research, development, dissemination, technical assistance, and evaluation activities that support or inform State and local 

character education programs. 

ø(ii) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 

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ø(B) USES.—Funds made available under subparagraph 

(A) may be used for the following: 

ø(i) Conducting research and development activities 

that focus on matters such as— 

ø(I) the extent to which schools are undertaking 

character education initiatives; 

ø(II) the effectiveness of instructional models for 

all students, including students with disabilities 

(including those with mental or physical disabilities); 

ø(III) materials and curricula for use by programs in character education; 

ø(IV) models of professional development in 

character education; 

ø(V) the development of measures of effectiveness for character education programs (which may 

include the factors described in paragraph (3)); 

and 

ø(VI) the effectiveness of State and local programs receiving funds under this section. 

ø(ii) Providing technical assistance to State and 

local programs, particularly on matters of program 

evaluation. 

ø(iii) Conducting evaluations of State and local programs receiving funding under this section, that may 

be conducted through a national clearinghouse under 

clause (iv). 

ø(iv) Compiling and disseminating, through a national clearinghouse or other means— 

ø(I) information on model character education 

programs; 

ø(II) information about high quality character 

education materials and curricula; 

ø(III) research findings in the area of character 

education and character development; and 

ø(IV) any other information that will be useful 

to character education program participants nationwide, including educators, parents, and administrators. 

ø(C) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out national activities 

under this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into partnerships with national nonprofit character education organizations and institutions of higher education with expertise and successful experience in implementing— 

ø(i) character education programs that had an effective impact on schools, students, students with disabilities (including those with mental or physical disabilities), and teachers; or 

ø(ii) character education program evaluation and research. 

ø(D) PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTIVITIES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH

(B)(iv).—In carrying out national activities under subparagraph (B)(iv), the Secretary may enter into a partnership 

with a national nonprofit character education organization 

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administrators, and others nationwide, including information about the range of model character education programs, materials, and curricula. 

ø(E) REPORT.—Each entity awarded a grant or entering 

into a contract or cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 

that— 

ø(i) describes the entity’s progress in carrying out 

research, development, dissemination, evaluation, and 

technical assistance under this paragraph; 

ø(ii) identifies unmet and future information needs 

in the field of character education; and 

ø(iii) if applicable, describes the progress of the entity in carrying out the requirements of subparagraph 

(B)(iv), including a listing of— 

ø(I) the number of requests for information received by the entity in the course of carrying out 

such requirements; 

ø(II) the types of organizations making such requests; and 

ø(III) the types of information requested. 

ø(3) FACTORS.—Factors that may be considered in evaluating 

the success of programs funded under this section include the 

following: 

ø(A) Discipline issues. 

ø(B) Student academic achievement. 

ø(C) Participation in extracurricular activities. 

ø(D) Parental and community involvement. 

ø(E) Faculty and administration involvement. 

ø(F) Student and staff morale. 

ø(G) Overall improvements in school climate for all students, including students with disabilities (including those 

with mental or physical disabilities). 

ø(i) PERMISSIVE MATCH.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require eligible entities to match funds awarded under this section with non-Federal funds, except that the amount of the match may not exceed the amount of the grant award. 

ø(2) SLIDING SCALE.—The amount of a match under paragraph (1) shall be established based on a sliding scale that 

takes into account— 

ø(A) the poverty of the population to be targeted by the 

eligible entity; and 

ø(B) the ability of the eligible entity to obtain funding 

for the match. 

ø(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary shall permit eligible entities to match funds in whole or in part with in-kind 

contributions. 

ø(4) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding this subsection, the 

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øSubpart 4—Smaller Learning Communities 

øSEC. 5441. SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES. 

ø(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to local educational agencies to enable the agencies to create 

a smaller learning community or communities. 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—Each local educational agency desiring a 

grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall include descriptions of the following: 

ø(1) Strategies and methods the local educational agency will 

use to create the smaller learning community or communities. 

ø(2) Curriculum and instructional practices, including any 

particular themes or emphases, to be used in the smaller 

learning environment. 

ø(3) The extent of involvement of teachers and other school 

personnel in investigating, designing, implementing, and sustaining the smaller learning community or communities. 

ø(4) The process to be used for involving students, parents, 

and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of the smaller learning community or communities. 

ø(5) Any cooperation or collaboration among community 

agencies, organizations, businesses, and others to develop or 

implement a plan to create the smaller learning community or 

communities. 

ø(6) The training and professional development activities 

that will be offered to teachers and others involved in the activities assisted under this subpart. 

ø(7) The objectives of the activities assisted under this subpart, including a description of how such activities will better 

enable all students to reach challenging State academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards. 

ø(8) The methods by which the local educational agency will 

assess progress in meeting the objectives described in paragraph (7). 

ø(9) If the smaller learning community or communities exist 

as a school-within-a-school, the relationship, including governance and administration, of the smaller learning community to 

the remainder of the school. 

ø(10) The administrative and managerial relationship between the local educational agency and the smaller learning 

community or communities, including how such agency will 

demonstrate a commitment to the continuity of the smaller 

learning community or communities (including the continuity 

of student and teacher assignment to a particular learning 

community). 

ø(11) How the local educational agency will coordinate or use 

funds provided under this subpart with other funds provided 

under this Act or other Federal laws. 

ø(12) The grade levels or ages of students who will participate in the smaller learning community or communities. 

ø(13) The method of placing students in the smaller learning 

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according to ability or any other measure, but are placed at 

random or by their own choice, and not pursuant to testing or 

other judgments. 

ø(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds under this section may be 

used for one or more of the following: 

ø(1) To study— 

ø(A) the feasibility of creating the smaller learning community or communities; and 

ø(B) effective and innovative organizational and instructional strategies that will be used in the smaller learning 

community or communities. 

ø(2) To research, develop, and implement— 

ø(A) strategies for creating the smaller learning community or communities; and 

ø(B) strategies for effective and innovative changes in 

curriculum and instruction, geared to challenging State 

academic content standards and State student academic 

achievement standards. 

ø(3) To provide professional development for school staff in 

innovative teaching methods that— 

ø(A) challenge and engage students; and 

ø(B) will be used in the smaller learning community or 

communities. 

ø(4) To develop and implement strategies to include parents, 

business representatives, local institutions of higher education, 

community-based organizations, and other community members in the smaller learning communities as facilitators of activities that enable teachers to participate in professional development activities and provide links between students and 

their community. 

øSubpart 5—Reading Is Fundamental— 

Inexpensive Book Distribution Program 

øSEC. 5451. INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR READING MOTIVATION. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subpart is to establish and 

implement a model partnership between a governmental entity and 

a private entity, to help prepare young children for reading and to 

motivate older children to read, through the distribution of inexpensive books. Local reading motivation programs assisted under 

this section shall use such assistance to provide books, training for 

volunteers, motivational activities, and other essential literacy resources and shall assign the highest priority to serving the youngest and neediest children in the United States. 

ø(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into 

a contract with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) (hereafter in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘contractor’’) to support and promote programs, which include the distribution of inexpensive books to 

young and school-age children, that motivate children to read. 

ø(c) REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACT.—Any contract entered into 

under subsection (b) shall contain each of the following: 

ø(1) A provision that the contractor will enter into subcontracts with local private nonprofit groups or organizations, 

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agree to establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share 

of the cost of reading motivation programs that include the distribution of books, by gift (to the extent feasible) or by loan, to 

children from birth through secondary school age, including 

children in family literacy programs. 

ø(2) A provision that funds made available to subcontractors 

will be used only to pay the Federal share of the cost of such 

programs. 

ø(3) A provision that, in selecting subcontractors for initial 

funding, the contractor will give priority to programs that will 

serve a substantial number or percentage of children with special needs, such as the following: 

ø(A) Low-income children, particularly in high-poverty 

areas. 

ø(B) Children at risk of school failure. 

ø(C) Children with disabilities. 

ø(D) Foster children. 

ø(E) Homeless children. 

ø(F) Migrant children.ildren without access to libraries. 

ø(H) Institutionalized or incarcerated children. 

ø(I) Children whose parents are institutionalized or incarcerated. 

ø(4) A provision that the contractor will provide such training and technical assistance to subcontractors as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this subpart. 

ø(5) A provision that the contractor will annually report to 

the Secretary the number, and a description, of programs funded under paragraph (3). 

ø(6) Such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of such programs. 

ø(d) RESTRICTION ON PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make no 

payment of the Federal share of the cost of acquiring and distributing books under any contract under this section unless the Secretary determines that the contractor or subcontractor, as the case 

may be, has made arrangements with book publishers or distributors to obtain books at discounts at least as favorable as discounts 

that are customarily given by such publisher or distributor for book 

purchases made under similar circumstances in the absence of Federal assistance. 

ø(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN SUBCONTRACTORS.— 

ø(1) FUNDS FROM OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES.—Subcontractors 

operating programs under this section in low-income communities with a substantial number or percentage of children with 

special needs, as described in subsection (c)(3), may use funds 

from other Federal sources to pay the non-Federal share of the 

cost of the program, if those funds do not comprise more than 

50 percent of the non-Federal share of the funds used for the 

cost of acquiring and distributing books. 

ø(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), 

the contractor may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement 

in subsection (c)(1) for a subcontractor, if the subcontractor 

demonstrates that it would otherwise not be able to participate 

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which the waiver will apply. In a case in which such a waiver 

is granted, the requirement in subsection (c)(2) shall not apply. 

ø(f) MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS.—The contractor may enter into a 

multi-year subcontract under this section, if— 

ø(1) the contractor believes that such subcontract will provide the subcontractor with additional leverage in seeking local 

commitments; and 

ø(2) the subcontract does not undermine the finances of the 

national program. 

ø(g) FEDERAL SHARE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal share’’ means, with respect to the cost to a subcontractor of 

purchasing books to be paid for under this section, 75 percent of 

such costs to the subcontractor, except that the Federal share for 

programs serving children of migrant or seasonal farmworkers 

shall be 100 percent of such costs to the subcontractor. 

øSubpart 6—Gifted and Talented Students 

øSEC. 5461. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Jacob K. Javits Gifted and 

Talented Students Education Act of 2001’’. 

øSEC. 5462. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to initiate a coordinated program 

of scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative 

strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the 

ability of elementary schools and secondary schools nationwide to 

meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students. 

øSEC. 5463. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

øNothing in this subpart shall be construed to prohibit a recipient of funds under this subpart from serving gifted and talented 

students simultaneously with students with similar educational 

needs, in the same educational settings, where appropriate. 

øSEC. 5464. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (after consultation with experts in the field of the education of gifted and talented students) is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts 

with, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and other 

private agencies and organizations (including Indian tribes and 

Indian organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of 

the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

(25 U.S.C. 450b)) and Native Hawaiian organizations) to assist 

such agencies, institutions, and organizations in carrying out 

programs or projects authorized by this subpart that are designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented 

students, including the training of personnel in the education 

of gifted and talented students and in the use, where appropriate, of gifted and talented services, materials, and methods 

for all students. 

ø(2) APPLICATION.—Each entity seeking assistance under 

this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

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the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application 

shall describe how— 

ø(A) the proposed gifted and talented services, materials, 

and methods can be adapted, if appropriate, for use by all 

students; and 

ø(B) the proposed programs can be evaluated. 

ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Programs and projects assisted under this 

section may include each of the following: 

ø(1) Conducting— 

ø(A) scientifically based research on methods and techniques for identifying and teaching gifted and talented students and for using gifted and talented programs and 

methods to serve all students; and 

ø(B) program evaluations, surveys, and the collection, 

analysis, and development of information needed to accomplish the purpose of this subpart. 

ø(2) Carrying out professional development (including fellowships) for personnel (including leadership personnel) involved 

in the education of gifted and talented students. 

ø(3) Establishing and operating model projects and exemplary programs for serving gifted and talented students, including innovative methods for identifying and educating students who may not be served by traditional gifted and talented 

programs (such as summer programs, mentoring programs, 

service learning programs, and cooperative programs involving 

business, industry, and education). 

ø(4) Implementing innovative strategies, such as cooperative 

learning, peer tutoring, and service learning. 

ø(5) Carrying out programs of technical assistance and information dissemination, including assistance and information 

with respect to how gifted and talented programs and methods, 

where appropriate, may be adapted for use by all students. 

ø(6) Making materials and services available through State 

regional educational service centers, institutions of higher education, or other entities. 

ø(7) Providing funds for challenging, high-level course work, 

disseminated through technologies (including distance learning), for individual students or groups of students in schools 

and local educational agencies that would not otherwise have 

the resources to provide such course work. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—To the extent that funds appropriated to 

carry out this subpart for a fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 

2002 exceed such funds appropriated for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall use such excess funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

or both, to implement activities described in subsection (b). 

ø(d) CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (after consultation with experts in the field of the education of gifted and talented students) shall establish a National Research Center for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth through 

grants to, or contracts with, one or more institutions of higher 

education or State educational agencies, or a combination or 

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or private agencies and organizations, for the purpose of carrying out activities described in subsection (b). 

ø(2) DIRECTOR.—The National Center shall be headed by a 

Director. The Secretary may authorize the Director to carry out 

such functions of the National Center as may be agreed upon 

through arrangements with institutions of higher education, 

State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or other 

public or private agencies and organizations. 

ø(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use not more than 30 

percent of the funds made available under this subpart for fiscal year 2001 to carry out this subsection. 

ø(e) COORDINATION.—Scientifically based research activities supported under this subpart— 

ø(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Institute of 

Education Sciences to ensure that such activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and development activities supported by such Institute; and 

ø(2) may include collaborative scientifically based research 

activities which are jointly funded and carried out with such 

Institute. 

øSEC. 5465. PROGRAM PRIORITIES. 

ø(a) GENERAL PRIORITY.—In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall give highest priority to programs and projects designed 

to develop new information that— 

ø(1) improves the capability of schools to plan, conduct, and 

improve programs to identify and serve gifted and talented students; and 

ø(2) assists schools in the identification of, and provision of 

services to, gifted and talented students (including economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals with limited 

English proficiency, and individuals with disabilities) who may 

not be identified and served through traditional assessment 

methods. 

ø(b) SERVICE PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that not less 

than 50 percent of the applications approved under section 

5464(a)(2) in a fiscal year address the priority described in subsection (a)(2). 

øSEC. 5466. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.—In making grants and entering into contracts under this subpart, the Secretary shall ensure, where appropriate, that provision 

is made for the equitable participation of students and teachers in 

private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary schools, including the participation of teachers and other personnel in professional development programs serving such students. 

ø(b) REVIEW, DISSEMINATION, AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary 

shall— 

ø(1) use a peer review process in reviewing applications 

under this subpart; 

ø(2) ensure that information on the activities and results of 

programs and projects funded under this subpart is disseminated to appropriate State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and other appropriate organizations, including nonprofit private organizations; and 


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ø(3) evaluate the effectiveness of programs under this subpart in accordance with section 9601, in terms of the impact 

on students traditionally served in separate gifted and talented 

programs and on other students, and submit the results of 

such evaluation to Congress not later than 2 years after the 

date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(c) PROGRAM OPERATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 

programs under this subpart are administered within the Department by a person who has recognized professional qualifications 

and experience in the field of the education of gifted and talented 

students and who shall— 

ø(1) administer and coordinate the programs authorized 

under this subpart; 

ø(2) serve as a focal point of national leadership and information on the educational needs of gifted and talented students and the availability of educational services and programs 

designed to meet such needs; 

ø(3) assist the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research 

and Improvement in identifying research priorities that reflect 

the needs of gifted and talented students; and 

ø(4) shall disseminate, and consult on, the information developed under this subpart with other offices within the Department. 

øSubpart 7—Star Schools Program 

øSEC. 5471. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Star Schools Act’’. 

øSEC. 5472. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this subpart are the following: 

ø(1) To encourage improved instruction in mathematics, 

science, and foreign languages as well as other subjects (such 

as literacy skills and vocational education). 

ø(2) To serve underserved populations, including disadvantaged, illiterate, limited English proficient populations, and individuals with disabilities through a Star Schools program 

under which grants are made to eligible telecommunication 

partnerships to enable such partnerships— 

ø(A) to develop, construct, acquire, maintain, and operate telecommunications audio and visual facilities and 

equipment; 

ø(B) to develop and acquire educational and instructional programming; and 

ø(C) to obtain technical assistance for the use of such facilities and instructional programming. 

øSEC. 5473. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in conjunction with the Office of Educational Technology, is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to eligible entities to 

pay the Federal share of the cost of the following: 

ø(1) Development, construction, acquisition, maintenance, 

and operation of telecommunications facilities and equipment. 

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ø(3) Development and acquisition of preservice and inservice 

teacher training programs based on established research regarding teacher-to-teacher mentoring, and ongoing, in-class instruction. 

ø(4) Establishment of teleconferencing facilities and resources for making interactive training available to teachers. 

ø(5) Obtaining technical assistance. 

ø(6) Coordination of the design and connectivity of telecommunications networks to reach the greatest number of 

schools. 

ø(b) DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section may not exceed— 

ø(A) 5 years in duration (subject to subsection (c)); and 

ø(B) $10,000,000 in any single fiscal year. 

ø(c) RENEWAL.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under subsection (a) may 

be renewed for a single additional period of 3 years. 

ø(2) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant renewal under this subsection, a grant recipient 

shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, in an 

addendum to its application submitted under section 5474, 

that the grant recipient will— 

ø(A) continue to provide services in the subject areas 

and geographic areas assisted with funds received under 

this subpart for the previous grant period; and 

ø(B) use all grant funds received under this subpart for 

the 3 year renewal period to provide expanded services 

by— 

ø(i) increasing the number of students, schools, or 

school districts served by the courses of instruction assisted under this part in the previous fiscal year; 

ø(ii) providing new courses of instruction; and 

ø(iii) serving new populations of underserved individuals, such as children or adults who are disadvantaged, have limited English proficiency, are individuals with disabilities, are illiterate, or lack secondary 

school diplomas or their recognized equivalent. 

ø(3) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds received 

under this subsection shall be used to supplement, and not 

supplant, services provided by the grant recipient under this 

subpart in the previous fiscal year. 

ø(d) RESERVATIONS.— 

ø(1) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING.—At least 25 percent of 

the funds made available to the Secretary for any fiscal year 

under this subpart shall be used for the cost of instructional 

programming. 

ø(2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—At least 50 

percent of the funds available in any fiscal year under this subpart shall be used for the cost of facilities, equipment, teacher 

training or retraining, technical assistance, or programming, 

for local educational agencies that are eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I. 

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ø(1) AMOUNT.—The Federal share of the cost of projects 

funded under this section shall not exceed the following 

amounts: 

ø(A) 75 percent for the first and second years for which 

an eligible telecommunications partnership receives a 

grant under this subpart. 

ø(B) 60 percent for the third and fourth such years. 

ø(C) 50 percent for the fifth such year. 

ø(2) REDUCTION OR WAIVER.—The Secretary may reduce or 

waive the corresponding non-Federal share under paragraph 

(1) upon a showing of financial hardship. 

ø(f) REQUIRED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PARTICIPATION.—The 

Secretary is authorized to make a grant under this section to any 

eligible entity, if at least one local educational agency is participating in the proposed program. 

ø(g) ASSISTANCE OBTAINING SATELLITE TIME.—The Secretary 

may assist recipients of grants made under this section in acquiring satellite time, where appropriate, as economically as possible. 

øSEC. 5474. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION.—Each eligible entity that desires to receive a 

grant under section 5473 shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under subsection (a) 

shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of how the proposed program will assist all 

students to have an opportunity to meet challenging State academic achievement standards, how such program will assist 

State and local educational reform efforts, and how such program will contribute to creating a high-quality system of educational development. 

ø(2) A description of the telecommunications facilities and 

equipment and technical assistance for which assistance is 

sought, which may include— 

ø(A) the design, development, construction, acquisition, 

maintenance, and operation of State or multistate educational telecommunications networks and technology resource centers; 

ø(B) microwave, fiber optics, cable, and satellite transmission equipment or any combination thereof; 

ø(C) reception facilities; 

ø(D) satellite time; 

ø(E) production facilities; 

ø(F) other telecommunications equipment capable of 

serving a wide geographic area; 

ø(G) the provision of training services to instructors who 

will be using the facilities and equipment for which assistance is sought, including training in using such facilities 

and equipment and training in integrating programs into 

the classroom curriculum; and 

ø(H) the development of educational and related programming for use on a telecommunications network. 

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that will be developed to enhance instruction and training and 

provide an assurance that such programming will be designed 

in consultation with professionals (including classroom teachers) who are experts in the applicable subject matter and grade 

level. 

ø(4) A description of how the eligible entity has engaged in 

sufficient survey and analysis of the area to be served to ensure that the services offered by the eligible entity will increase the availability of courses of instruction in English, 

mathematics, science, foreign languages, arts, history, geography, or other disciplines. 

ø(5) A description of the professional development policies for 

teachers and other school personnel to be implemented to ensure the effective use of the telecommunications facilities and 

equipment for which assistance is sought. 

ø(6) A description of the manner in which historically underserved students (such as students from low-income families, 

limited English proficient students, students with disabilities, 

or students who have low literacy skills) and their families, 

will participate in the benefits of the telecommunications facilities, equipment, technical assistance, and programming assisted under this subpart. 

ø(7) A description of how existing telecommunications equipment, facilities, and services, where available, will be used. 

ø(8) An assurance that the financial interest of the United 

States in the telecommunications facilities and equipment will 

be protected for the useful life of such facilities and equipment. 

ø(9) An assurance that a significant portion of any facilities 

and equipment, technical assistance, and programming for 

which assistance is sought for elementary schools and secondary schools will be made available to schools or local educational agencies that have a high number or percentage of 

children eligible to be counted under part A of title I. 

ø(10) An assurance that the applicant will use the funds provided under this subpart to supplement, and not supplant, 

funds available for the purposes of this subpart. 

ø(11) A description of how funds received under this subpart 

will be coordinated with funds received for educational technology in the classroom. 

ø(12) A description of the activities or services for which assistance is sought, such as— 

ø(A) providing facilities, equipment, training services, 

and technical assistance; 

ø(B) making programs accessible to students with disabilities through mechanisms such as closed captioning 

and descriptive video services; 

ø(C) linking networks around issues of national importance (such as elections) or to provide information about 

employment opportunities, job training, or student and 

other social service programs; 

ø(D) sharing curriculum resources between networks 

and development of program guides which demonstrate cooperative, cross-network listing of programs for specific 

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ø(E) providing teacher and student support services, including classroom and training support materials which 

permit student and teacher involvement in the live interactive distance learning telecasts; 

ø(F) incorporating community resources, such as libraries and museums, into instructional programs; 

ø(G) providing professional development for teachers, including, as appropriate, training to early childhood development and Head Start teachers and staff and vocational 

education teachers and staff, and adult and family educators; 

ø(H) providing programs for adults to maximize the use 

of telecommunications facilities and equipment; 

ø(I) providing teacher training on proposed or established models of exemplary academic content standards in 

mathematics and science and other disciplines as such 

standards are developed; and 

ø(J) providing parent education programs during and 

after the regular school day which reinforce a student’s 

course of study and actively involve parents in the learning process. 

ø(13) A description of how the proposed program as a whole 

will be financed and how arrangements for future financing 

will be developed before the program expires. 

ø(14) An assurance that a significant portion of any facilities, 

equipment, technical assistance, and programming for which 

assistance is sought for elementary schools and secondary 

schools will be made available to schools in local educational 

agencies that have a high percentage of children counted for 

the purpose of part A of title I. 

ø(15) An assurance that the applicant will provide such information and cooperate in any evaluation that the Secretary 

may conduct under this subpart. 

ø(16) Such additional assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(c) APPROVAL.—In approving applications submitted under subsection (a) for grants under section 5473, the Secretary shall— 

ø(1) to the extent feasible, ensure an equitable geographic 

distribution of services provided under this subpart. 

ø(2) give priority to applications describing programs that— 

ø(A) propose high-quality plans, will provide instruction 

consistent with State academic content standards, or will 

otherwise provide significant and specific assistance to 

States and local educational agencies undertaking systemic education reform; 

ø(B) will provide services to programs serving adults, especially parents, with low levels of literacy; 

ø(C) will serve schools with significant numbers of children counted for the purposes of part A of title I; 

ø(D) ensure that the eligible entity will— 

ø(i) serve the broadest range of institutions, programs providing instruction outside of the school setting, programs serving adults, especially parents, with 

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teacher training centers, research institutes, and private industry; 

ø(ii) have substantial academic and teaching capabilities, including the capability of training, retraining, 

and inservice upgrading of teaching skills and the capability to provide professional development; 

ø(iii) provide a comprehensive range of courses for 

educators to teach instructional strategies for students 

with different skill levels; 

ø(iv) provide training to participating educators in 

ways to integrate telecommunications courses into existing school curriculum; 

ø(v) provide instruction for students, teachers, and 

parents; 

ø(vi) serve a multistate area; and 

ø(vii) give priority to the provision of equipment and 

linkages to isolated areas; and 

ø(E) involve a telecommunications entity (such as a satellite, cable, telephone, computer, or public or private television stations) participating in the eligible entity and donating equipment or in-kind services for telecommunications linkages. 

øSEC. 5475. OTHER GRANT ASSISTANCE. 

ø(a) SPECIAL STATEWIDE NETWORK.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in conjunction with the Office of Educational Technology, may provide assistance to a 

statewide telecommunications network if such network— 

ø(A) provides 2-way full-motion interactive video and 

audio communications; 

ø(B) links together public colleges and universities and 

secondary schools throughout the State; and 

ø(C) meets any other requirements determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

ø(2) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—A statewide telecommunications network assisted under paragraph (1) shall contribute, 

either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal 

funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the cost of such network. 

ø(b) SPECIAL LOCAL NETWORK.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance, on a competitive basis, to a local educational agency, 

or a consortium of such agencies, to enable such agency or consortium to establish a high-technology demonstration program. 

ø(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A high-technology demonstration program assisted under paragraph (1) shall— 

ø(A) include 2-way full-motion interactive video, audio, 

and text communications; 

ø(B) link together elementary schools and secondary 

schools, colleges, and universities; 

ø(C) provide parent participation and family programs; 

ø(D) include a staff development program; and 

ø(E) have a significant contribution and participation 

from business and industry. 

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vide, either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal matching funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the 

amount of the grant. 

ø(c) TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS FOR CONTINUING EDU- CATION.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to develop 

and operate one or more programs that provide online access 

to educational resources in support of continuing education and 

curriculum requirements relevant to achieving a secondary 

school diploma or its recognized equivalent. The program authorized by this subsection shall be designed to advance adult 

literacy, secondary school completion, and the acquisition of 

specified competency by the end of the 12th grade. 

ø(2) APPLICATIONS.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant 

under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall include each of the following: 

ø(A) A demonstration that the applicant will use publicly 

funded or free public telecommunications infrastructure to 

deliver video, voice, and data in an integrated service to 

support and assist in the acquisition of a secondary school 

diploma or its recognized equivalent. 

ø(B) An assurance that the content of the materials to 

be delivered is consistent with the accreditation requirements of the State for which such materials are used. 

ø(C) To the extent feasible, materials developed in the 

Federal departments and agencies and under appropriate 

federally funded programs. 

ø(D) An assurance that the applicant has the technological and substantive experience to carry out the program. 

ø(E) Such additional assurances as the Secretary may 

reasonably require. 

øSEC. 5476. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) LEADERSHIP, EVALUATION, AND PEER REVIEW.— ø(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may reserve 

not more than 5 percent of the amount made available to carry 

out this subpart for a fiscal year for national leadership, evaluation, and peer review activities, which the Secretary may 

carry out directly or through grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements. 

ø(2) LEADERSHIP.—Funds reserved for leadership activities 

under paragraph (1) may be used for— 

ø(A) disseminating information, including lists and descriptions of services available from grant recipients under 

this subpart; and 

ø(B) other activities designed to enhance the quality of 

distance learning activities nationwide. 

ø(3) EVALUATION.—Funds reserved for evaluation activities 

under paragraph (1) may be used to conduct independent evaluations of the activities assisted under this subpart and of distance learning in general, including— 

ø(A) analyses of distance learning efforts (including such 

efforts that are, or are not, assisted under this subpart); 

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ø(B) comparisons of the effects (including student outcomes) of different technologies in distance learning efforts. 

ø(4) PEER REVIEW.—Funds reserved for peer review activities 

under paragraph (1) may be used for peer review of— 

ø(A) applications for grants under this subpart; and 

ø(B) activities assisted under this subpart. 

ø(b) COORDINATION.—The Department, the National Science 

Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 

Commerce, and any other Federal department or agency operating 

a telecommunications network for educational purposes, shall coordinate the activities assisted under this subpart with the activities of such department or agency relating to a telecommunications 

network for educational purposes. 

ø(c) FUNDS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—The Secretary may accept 

funds from other Federal departments or agencies to carry out the 

purposes of this subpart, including funds for the purchase of equipment. 

ø(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry out 

this subpart shall remain available until expended. 

ø(e) CLOSED CAPTIONING AND DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO.—The Secretary shall encourage each entity receiving funds under this subpart to provide— 

ø(1) closed captioning of the verbal content of the entity’s 

programming, as appropriate; and 

ø(2) descriptive video of the visual content of the entity’s programming, as appropriate. 

øSEC. 5477. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘educational institution’’ means an institution of higher education, a local educational agency, or a State educational agency. 

ø(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ includes 

any of the following that is organized on a Statewide or 

multistate basis: 

ø(A) A public agency or corporation established for the 

purpose of developing and operating telecommunications 

networks to enhance educational opportunities provided by 

educational institutions, teacher training centers, and 

other entities, except that any such agency or corporation 

shall represent the interests of elementary schools and secondary schools that are eligible to participate in the program under part A of title I. 

ø(B) A partnership that will provide telecommunications 

services and that includes three or more of the following 

entities, at least one of which shall be an agency described 

in clause (i) or (ii): 

ø(i) A local educational agency that serves a significant number of elementary schools and secondary 

schools that are eligible for assistance under part A of 

title I, or elementary schools and secondary schools operated or funded for Indian children by the Department of the Interior eligible under section 

1121(d)(1)(A). 

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ø(iii) An adult and family education program. 

ø(iv) An institution of higher education or a State 

higher education agency (as that term is defined in 

section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. 1003)). 

ø(v) A teacher training center or academy that— 

ø(I) provides teacher preservice and inservice 

training; and 

ø(II) receives Federal financial assistance or has 

been approved by a State agency; 

ø(vi)(I) A public or private entity with experience 

and expertise in the planning and operation of a telecommunications network, including entities involved 

in telecommunications through satellite, cable, telephone, or computer; or 

ø(II) a public broadcasting entity with such experience. 

ø(vii) A public or private elementary school or secondary school. 

ø(3) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING.—The term ‘‘instructional 

programming’’ means courses of instruction and training 

courses for elementary and secondary students, teachers, and 

others, and materials for use in such instruction and training 

that have been prepared in audio and visual form on tape, disc, 

film, or live, and presented by means of telecommunications 

devices. 

ø(4) PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘public broadcasting entity’’ has the same meaning given such term in section 397 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397). 

øSubpart 8—Ready to Teach 

øSEC. 5481. GRANTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants 

to a nonprofit telecommunications entity, or partnership of such entities, for the purpose of carrying out a national telecommunications-based program to improve teaching in core curriculum 

areas. The program shall be designed to assist elementary school 

and secondary school teachers in preparing all students to achieve 

challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards in core curriculum areas. 

ø(b) DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants, as provided for in section 5484, to eligible 

entities described in subsection (b) of such section, to enable such 

entities to develop, produce, and distribute innovative educational 

and instructional video programming that is designed for use by elementary schools and secondary schools and based on challenging 

State academic content and student academic achievement standards. In awarding such grants, the Secretary shall ensure that eligible entities enter into multiyear content development collaborative arrangements with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, businesses, or 

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øSEC. 5482. APPLICATION REQUIRED. 

ø(a) GENERAL APPLICATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

section 5481(a), a nonprofit telecommunications entity, or partnership of such entities shall submit an application to the Secretary. Each such application shall— 

ø(A) demonstrate that the applicant will use the public 

broadcasting infrastructure, the Internet, and school digital networks, where available, to deliver video and data in 

an integrated service to train teachers in the use of materials and learning technologies for achieving challenging 

State academic content and student academic achievement 

standards; 

ø(B) ensure that the project for which assistance is 

sought will be conducted in cooperation with appropriate 

State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 

State or local nonprofit public telecommunications entities; 

ø(C) ensure that a significant portion of the benefits 

available for elementary schools and secondary schools 

from the project for which assistance is sought will be 

available to schools of local educational agencies that have 

a high percentage of children counted for the purpose of 

part A of title I; and 

ø(D) contain such additional assurances as the Secretary 

may reasonably require. 

ø(2) SITES.—In approving applications under paragraph (1), 

the Secretary shall ensure that the program authorized by section 5481(a) is conducted at elementary school and secondary 

school sites throughout the United States. 

ø(b) PROGRAMMING APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

grant under section 5481(b), an entity shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 

by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

øSEC. 5483. REPORTS AND EVALUATION. 

øAn entity receiving a grant under section 5481(a) shall prepare 

and submit to the Secretary an annual report that contains such 

information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, such report shall describe the program activities undertaken with funds 

received under the grant, including— 

ø(1) the core curriculum areas for which program activities 

have been undertaken and the number of teachers using the 

program in each core curriculum area; and 

ø(2) the States in which teachers using the program are located. 

øSEC. 5484. DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING GRANTS. 

ø(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants 

under section 5481(b) to eligible entities to facilitate the development of educational programming that shall— 

ø(1) include student assessment tools to provide feedback on 

student academic achievement; 

ø(2) include built-in teacher utilization and support components to ensure that teachers understand and can easily use 

the content of the programming with group instruction or for 

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ø(3) be created for, or adaptable to, challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement 

standards; and 

ø(4) be capable of distribution through digital broadcasting 

and school digital networks. 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 

section 5481(b), an entity shall be a local public telecommunications entity, as defined in section 397(12) of the Communications 

Act of 1934, that is able to demonstrate a capacity for the development and distribution of educational and instructional television 

programming of high quality. 

ø(c) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Grants under section 5481(b) shall be 

awarded on a competitive basis as determined by the Secretary. 

ø(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

under section 5481(b), an entity shall contribute to the activities 

assisted under such grant non-Federal matching funds in an 

amount equal to not less than 100 percent of the amount of the 

grant. Such matching funds may include funds provided for the 

transition to digital broadcasting, as well as in-kind contributions. 

ø(e) DURATION.—A grant under section 5481(b) shall be awarded 

for a period of 3 years in order to provide a sufficient period of time 

for the creation of a substantial body of significant content. 

øSEC. 5485. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 

øAn entity that receives a grant under this subpart may not use 

more than 5 percent of the amount received under the grant for administrative costs. 

øSubpart 9—Foreign Language Assistance 

Program 

øSEC. 5491. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Language Assistance 

Act of 2001’’. 

øSEC. 5492. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to make 

grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies or 

local educational agencies to pay the Federal share of the cost 

of innovative model programs providing for the establishment, 

improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary school and secondary school students. 

ø(2) DURATION.—Each grant under paragraph (1) shall be 

awarded for a period of 3 years. 

ø(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

ø(1) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In awarding 

a grant under subsection (a) to a State educational agency, the 

Secretary shall support programs that promote systemic approaches to improving foreign language learning in the State. 

ø(2) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In awarding 

a grant under subsection (a) to a local educational agency, the 

Secretary shall support programs that— 

ø(A) show the promise of being continued beyond the 

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ø(B) demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated 

and duplicated in other local educational agencies; and 

ø(C) may include a professional development component. 

ø(c) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share for each fiscal year 

shall be 50 percent. 

ø(2) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 

may determine the Federal share for any local educational 

agency which the Secretary determines does not have adequate 

resources to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of the activities assisted under this subpart. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE.—Not less than 3⁄4 of the funds made available 

under section 5401 to carry out this subpart shall be used for the 

expansion of foreign language learning in the elementary grades. 

ø(e) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 

percent of funds made available under section 5401 to carry out 

this subpart for a fiscal year to evaluate the efficacy of programs 

assisted under this subpart. 

øSEC. 5493. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Any State educational agency or local educational agency desiring a grant under this subpart shall submit an 

application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall give special 

consideration to applications describing programs that— 

ø(1) include intensive summer foreign language programs for 

professional development; 

ø(2) link nonnative English speakers in the community with 

the schools in order to promote two-way language learning; 

ø(3) promote the sequential study of a foreign language for 

students, beginning in elementary schools; 

ø(4) make effective use of technology, such as computer-assisted instruction, language laboratories, or distance learning, 

to promote foreign language study; 

ø(5) promote innovative activities, such as foreign language 

immersion, partial foreign language immersion, or contentbased instruction; and 

ø(6) are carried out through a consortium comprised of the 

agency receiving the grant and an elementary school or secondary school. 

øSEC. 5494. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE INCENTIVE 

PROGRAM. 

ø(a) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—From amounts made available under 

section 5401 to carry out this subpart, the Secretary shall make an 

incentive payment for each fiscal year to each public elementary 

school that provides to students attending such school a program 

designed to lead to communicative competency in a foreign language. 

ø(b) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall determine the amount of the 

incentive payment under subsection (a) for each public elementary 

school for each fiscal year on the basis of the number of students 

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school for such year compared to the total number of such students 

at all such schools in the United States for such year. 

ø(c) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall consider a program to 

be designed to lead to communicative competency in a foreign language if such program is comparable to a program that provides 

not less than 45 minutes of instruction in a foreign language for 

not fewer than 4 days per week throughout an academic year. 

øSubpart 10—Physical Education 

øSEC. 5501. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Carol M. White Physical Education Program’’. 

øSEC. 5502. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to award grants and contracts to 

initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs for all 

kindergarten through 12th-grade students. 

øSEC. 5503. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to local educational agencies and community-based organizations (such as Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, 

and the Young Men’s Christian Organization (YMCA) and Young 

Women’s Christian Organization (YWCA)) to pay the Federal share 

of the costs of initiating, expanding, and improving physical education programs (including after-school programs) for kindergarten 

through 12th-grade students by— 

ø(1) providing equipment and support to enable students to 

participate actively in physical education activities; and 

ø(2) providing funds for staff and teacher training and education. 

ø(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—A physical education program funded 

under this subpart may provide for one or more of the following: 

ø(1) Fitness education and assessment to help students understand, improve, or maintain their physical well-being. 

ø(2) Instruction in a variety of motor skills and physical activities designed to enhance the physical, mental, and social or 

emotional development of every student. 

ø(3) Development of, and instruction in, cognitive concepts 

about motor skill and physical fitness that support a lifelong 

healthy lifestyle. 

ø(4) Opportunities to develop positive social and cooperative 

skills through physical activity participation. 

ø(5) Instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition. 

ø(6) Opportunities for professional development for teachers 

of physical education to stay abreast of the latest research, 

issues, and trends in the field of physical education. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—For the purpose of this subpart, extracurricular activities, such as team sports and Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps (ROTC) program activities, shall not be considered 

as part of the curriculum of a physical education program assisted 

under this subpart. 

øSEC. 5504. APPLICATIONS. 

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shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains a plan 

to initiate, expand, or improve physical education programs in 

order to make progress toward meeting State standards for physical education. 

ø(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL AND HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS.—An application for funds under this subpart may provide for the participation, in the activities funded under this subpart, of— 

ø(1) students enrolled in private nonprofit elementary 

schools or secondary schools, and their parents and teachers; 

or 

ø(2) home-schooled students, and their parents and teachers. 

øSEC. 5505. REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—In order to continue 

receiving funding after the first year of a multiyear grant or contract under this subpart, the administrator of the grant or contract 

for the local educational agency or community-based organization 

shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that— 

ø(1) describes the activities conducted during the preceding 

year; and 

ø(2) demonstrates that progress has been made toward meeting State standards for physical education. 

ø(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 5 percent of the 

grant funds made available to a local educational agency or community-based organization under this subpart for any fiscal year 

may be used for administrative expenses. 

øSEC. 5506. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share under this subpart 

may not exceed— 

ø(1) 90 percent of the total cost of a program for the first 

year for which the program receives assistance under this subpart; and 

ø(2) 75 percent of such cost for the second and each subsequent such year. 

ø(b) PROPORTIONALITY.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary 

shall ensure that grants awarded under this subpart shall be equitably distributed among local educational agencies and communitybased organizations serving urban and rural areas. 

ø(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 1, 2003, the 

Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that— 

ø(1) describes the programs assisted under this subpart; 

ø(2) documents the success of such programs in improving 

physical fitness; and 

ø(3) makes such recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate for the continuation and improvement of the 

programs assisted under this subpart. 

ø(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available to the 

Secretary to carry out this subpart shall remain available until expended. 

øSEC. 5507. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

øFunds made available under this subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds 

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øSubpart 11—Community Technology Centers 

øSEC. 5511. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subpart to assist eligible 

applicants— 

ø(1) to create or expand community technology centers that 

will provide disadvantaged residents of economically distressed 

urban and rural communities with access to information technology and related training; and 

ø(2) to provide technical assistance and support to community technology centers. 

ø(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized, in 

conjunction with the Office of Educational Technology, to award 

grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive 

basis, for a period of not more than 3 years, to eligible applicants 

in order to assist such applicants in— 

ø(1) creating or expanding community technology centers; or 

ø(2) providing technical assistance and support to community 

technology centers. 

ø(3) SERVICE OF AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary 

may collaborate with the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service on the use in 

community technology centers of participants in National Service programs carried out under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 

seq.). 

øSEC. 5512. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In order to be eligible to receive an 

award under this subpart, an applicant shall— 

ø(1) be an entity (such as a foundation, museum, library, forprofit business, public or private nonprofit organization, or 

community-based organization), an institution of higher education, a State educational agency, a local education agency, or 

a consortium of such entities, institutions, or agencies; and 

ø(2) have the capacity to significantly expand access to computers and related services for disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban and rural communities (who would 

otherwise be denied such access). 

ø(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive an award 

under this subpart, an eligible applicant shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, and containing such information, as the Secretary may require. The application shall include 

each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of the proposed project, including a description of the magnitude of the need for the services and how 

the project would expand access to information technology and 

related services to disadvantaged residents of an economically 

distressed urban or rural community. 

ø(2) A demonstration of— 

ø(A) the commitment, including the financial commitment, of entities (such as institutions, organizations, business and other groups in the community) that will provide 

support for the creation, expansion, and continuation of 

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ø(B) the extent to which the proposed project coordinates 

with other appropriate agencies, efforts, and organizations 

providing services to disadvantaged residents of an economically distressed urban or rural community. 

ø(3) A description of how the proposed project would be sustained once the Federal funds awarded under this subpart end. 

ø(4) A plan for the evaluation of the program, which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project 

objectives. 

ø(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—The Federal share of the cost of 

any project funded under this subpart shall not exceed 50 percent. 

The non-Federal share of such project may be in cash or in kind, 

fairly evaluated, including services. 

øSEC. 5513. USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) REQUIRED USES.—A recipient shall use funds under this 

subpart for— 

ø(1) creating or expanding community technology centers 

that expand access to information technology and related training for disadvantaged residents of distressed urban or rural 

communities; and 

ø(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project. 

ø(b) PERMISSIBLE USES.—A recipient may use funds under this 

subpart for activities, described in its application, that carry out 

the purposes of this subpart, such as— 

ø(1) supporting a center coordinator, and staff, to supervise 

instruction and build community partnerships; 

ø(2) acquiring equipment, networking capabilities, and infrastructure to carry out the project; and 

ø(3) developing and providing services and activities for community residents that provide access to computers, information 

technology, and the use of such technology in support of preschool preparation, academic achievement, educational development, and workforce development, such as the following: 

ø(A) After-school activities in which children and youths 

use software that provides academic enrichment and assistance with homework, develop their technical skills, explore the Internet, and participate in multimedia activities, including web page design and creation. 

ø(B) Adult education and family literacy activities 

through technology and the Internet, including— 

ø(i) General Education Development, Language Instruction Educational Programs, and adult basic education classes or programs; 

ø(ii) introduction to computers; 

ø(iii) intergenerational activities; and 

ø(iv) educational development opportunities. 

ø(C) Career development and job preparation activities, 

such as— 

ø(i) training in basic and advanced computer skills; 

ø(ii) resume writing workshops; and 

ø(iii) access to databases of employment opportunities, career information, and other online materials. 

ø(D) Small business activities, such as— 

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ø(ii) access to information on business start-up programs that is available online, or from other sources. 

ø(E) Activities that provide home access to computers 

and technology, such as assistance and services to promote 

the acquisition, installation, and use of information technology in the home through low-cost solutions such as 

networked computers, web-based television devices, and 

other technology. 

øSubpart 12—Educational, Cultural, Apprenticeship, and Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical 

Whaling and Trading Partners in Massachusetts 

øSEC. 5521. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native and Native 

Hawaiian Education Through Cultural and Historical Organizations Act’’. 

øSEC. 5522. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

ø(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

ø(1) Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians have been linked 

for over 200 years to the coastal towns of Salem, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, through the China 

trade from Salem and whaling voyages from New Bedford. 

ø(2) Nineteenth-century trading ships sailed from Salem, 

Massachusetts, around Cape Horn of South America, and up 

the Northwest coast of the United States to Alaska, where 

their crews traded with Alaska Native people for furs, and 

then went on to Hawaii to trade for sandalwood with Native 

Hawaiians before going on to China. 

ø(3) During the 19th century, over 2,000 whaling voyages 

sailed out of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the Arctic region 

of Alaska, and joined Alaska Natives from Barrow, Alaska and 

other areas in the Arctic region in subsistence whaling activities. 

ø(4) Many New Bedford whaling voyages continued on to Hawaii, where they joined Native Hawaiians from the neighboring islands. 

ø(5) From those commercial and whaling voyages, a rich cultural exchange and strong trading relationships developed 

among the three peoples involved. 

ø(6) In the past decades, awareness of the historical trading, 

cultural, and whaling links has faded among Alaska Natives, 

Native Hawaiians, and the people of the continental United 

States. 

ø(7) In 2000, the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska, 

the Bishop Museum in Hawaii, and the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts initiated the New Trade Winds project 

to use 21st-century technology, including the Internet, to educate students and their parents about historic and contemporary cultural and trading ties that continue to link the diverse cultures of the peoples involved. 

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oped a cultural exchange and educational program with the 

Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska to bring together 

the children, parents, and elders from the Arctic region of Alaska with children and families of Massachusetts to learn about 

their historical ties and about each other’s contemporary cultures. 

ø(9) Within the fast-growing cultural sector, meaningful educational and career opportunities based on traditional relationships exist for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and low-income youth in Massachusetts. 

ø(10) Cultural institutions can provide practical, culturally 

relevant, education-related internship and apprentice programs, such as the Museum Action Corps at the PeabodyEssex Museum and similar programs at the New Bedford 

Oceanarium and other institutions, to prepare youths and their 

families for careers in the cultural sector. 

ø(11) The resources of the institutions described in paragraphs (7) and (8) provide unique opportunities for illustrating 

and interpreting the contributions of Alaska Natives, Native 

Hawaiians, the whaling industry, and the China trade to the 

economic, social, and environmental history of the United 

States, for educating students and their parents, and for providing opportunities for internships and apprenticeships leading to careers with cultural institutions. 

ø(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subpart are the following: 

ø(1) To authorize and develop innovative culturally-based 

educational programs and cultural exchanges to assist Alaska 

Natives, Native Hawaiians, and children and families of Massachusetts linked by history and tradition to Alaska and Hawaii to learn about shared culture and traditions. 

ø(2) To authorize and develop internship and apprentice programs to assist Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and children and families of Massachusetts linked by history and tradition with Alaska and Hawaii to prepare for careers with cultural institutions. 

ø(3) To supplement programs and authorities in the area of 

education to further the objectives of this subpart. 

ø(4) To authorize and develop cultural and educational programs relating to any Federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi. 

øSEC. 5523. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

ø(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—In order to carry out programs 

that fulfill the purposes of this subpart, the Secretary is authorized 

to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, the following: 

ø(1) The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, Alaska. 

ø(2) The Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska. 

ø(3) The Bishop Museum in Hawaii. 

ø(4) The Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. 

ø(5) The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the New Bedford Oceanarium in New Bedford, Massachusetts. 

ø(6) The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Choctaw, 

Mississippi. 

ø(7) Other Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian cultural and 

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ø(8) Cultural and educational organizations with experience 

in developing or operating programs that illustrate and interpret the contributions of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, 

the whaling industry, and the China trade to the economic, social, and environmental history of the United States. 

ø(9) Consortia of the organizations and entities described in 

this subsection. 

ø(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Activities provided through programs carried out under this subpart may include one or more of the following: 

ø(1) Development and implementation of educational programs to increase understanding of cultural diversity and 

multicultural communication among Alaska Natives, Native 

Hawaiians, and the people of the continental United States, 

based on historic patterns of trading and commerce. 

ø(2) Development and implementation of programs using 

modern technology, including the Internet, to educate students, 

their parents, and teachers about historic and contemporary 

cultural and trading ties that continue to link the diverse cultures of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the people of 

Massachusetts. 

ø(3) Cultural exchanges of elders, students, parents, and 

teachers among Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the 

people of Massachusetts to increase awareness of diverse cultures among each group. 

ø(4) Sharing of collections among cultural institutions designed to increase awareness of diverse cultures and links 

among them. 

ø(5) Development and implementation of internship and apprentice programs in cultural institutions to train Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and low-income students in Massachusetts for careers with cultural institutions. 

ø(6) Other activities, consistent with the purposes of this 

subpart, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and students and their parents in Massachusetts. 

ø(7) Cultural and educational programs relating to any Federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi. 

øSEC. 5524. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant may be made under this 

subpart, and no contract may be entered into under this subpart, 

unless the entity seeking the grant or contract submits an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

such information as the Secretary may determine to be necessary 

to carry out the provisions of this subpart. 

ø(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY COORDINATION.—Each applicant for a grant or contract under this subpart shall inform each 

local educational agency serving students who will participate in 

the program to be carried out under the grant or contract about the 

application. 

øSEC. 5525. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

øIf sufficient funds are made available under section 5401 to 

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available, to support activities described in section 5523(b), the following amounts: 

ø(1) Not less than $2,000,000 each to— 

ø(A) the New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership 

with the New Bedford Oceanarium, in Massachusetts; 

ø(B) the Inupiat Heritage Center in Alaska; and 

ø(C) the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Choctaw, Mississippi. 

ø(2) For the New Trade Winds project, not less than 

$1,000,000 each to— 

ø(A) the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska; 

ø(B) the Bishop Museum in Hawaii; and 

ø(C) the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts. 

ø(3) For internship and apprenticeship programs (including 

the Museum Action Corps of the Peabody-Essex Museum), not 

less than $1,000,000 each to— 

ø(A) the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska; 

ø(B) the Bishop Museum in Hawaii; and 

ø(C) the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts. 

øSEC. 5526. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this subpart: 

ø(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 7306. 

ø(2) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 7207. 

øSubpart 13—Excellence in Economic Education 

øSEC. 5531. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Excellence in Economic Education Act of 2001’’. 

øSEC. 5532. PURPOSE AND GOALS. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subpart is to promote economic and financial literacy among all students in kindergarten 

through grade 12 by awarding a competitive grant to a national 

nonprofit educational organization that has as its primary purpose 

the improvement of the quality of student understanding of personal finance and economics. 

ø(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of this subpart are the following: 

ø(1) To increase students’ knowledge of, and achievement in, 

economics to enable the students to become more productive 

and informed citizens. 

ø(2) To strengthen teachers’ understanding of, and competency in, economics to enable the teachers to increase student mastery of economic principles and the practical application of those principles. 

ø(3) To encourage economic education research and development, to disseminate effective instructional materials, and to 

promote replication of best practices and exemplary programs 

that foster economic literacy. 

ø(4) To assist States in measuring the impact of education 

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ø(5) To leverage and expand private and public support for 

economic education partnerships at national, State, and local 

levels. 

øSEC. 5533. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to award a 

competitive grant to a national nonprofit educational organization 

that has as its primary purpose the improvement of the quality of 

student understanding of personal finance and economics through 

effective teaching of economics in the Nation’s classrooms (referred 

to in this subpart as the ‘‘grantee’’). 

ø(b) USES OF FUNDS.— ø(1) DIRECT ACTIVITIES.—The grantee shall use 25 percent of 

the funds made available through the grant for a fiscal year— 

ø(A) to strengthen and expand the grantee’s relationships with State and local personal finance, entrepreneurial, and economic education organizations; 

ø(B) to support and promote training of teachers who 

teach a grade from kindergarten through grade 12 regarding economics, including the dissemination of information 

on effective practices and research findings regarding the 

teaching of economics; 

ø(C) to support research on effective teaching practices 

and the development of assessment instruments to document student understanding of personal finance and economics; and 

ø(D) to develop and disseminate appropriate materials to 

foster economic literacy. 

ø(2) SUBGRANTS.—The grantee shall use 75 percent of the 

funds made available through the grant for a fiscal year to 

award subgrants to State educational agencies or local educational agencies, and State or local economic, personal finance, or entrepreneurial education organizations (referred to 

in this section as the ‘‘recipient’’). The grantee shall award 

such a subgrant to pay for the Federal share of the cost of enabling the recipient to work in partnership with one or more of 

the entities described in paragraph (3) for one or more of the 

following purposes: 

ø(A) Collaboratively establishing and conducting teacher 

training programs that use effective and innovative approaches to the teaching of economics, personal finance, 

and entrepreneurship. 

ø(B) Providing resources to school districts that desire to 

incorporate economics and personal finance into the curricula of the schools in the districts. 

ø(C) Conducting evaluations of the impact of economic 

and financial literacy education on students. 

ø(D) Conducting economic and financial literacy education research. 

ø(E) Creating and conducting school-based student activities to promote consumer, economic, and personal finance education (such as saving, investing, and entrepreneurial education) and to encourage awareness and student academic achievement in economics. 

ø(F) Encouraging replication of best practices to promote 

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ø(3) PARTNERSHIP ENTITIES.—The entities described in this 

paragraph are the following: 

ø(A) A private sector entity. 

ø(B) A State educational agency. 

ø(C) A local educational agency. 

ø(D) An institution of higher education. 

ø(E) An organization promoting economic development. 

ø(F) An organization promoting educational excellence. 

ø(G) An organization promoting personal finance or entrepreneurial education. 

øSEC. 5534. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) GRANTEE APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

under this subpart, the grantee shall submit to the Secretary an 

application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 

information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(b) RECIPIENT APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(1) SUBMISSION.—To be eligible to receive a subgrant under 

this section, a recipient shall submit an application to the 

grantee at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

such information as the grantee may require. 

ø(2) REVIEW.—The grantee shall invite the individuals described in paragraph (3) to review all applications from recipients for a subgrant under this section and to make recommendations to the grantee regarding the approval of the applications. 

ø(3) REVIEWERS.—The individuals described in this paragraph are the following: 

ø(i) Leaders in the fields of economics and education. 

ø(ii) Such other individuals as the grantee determines to be necessary, especially members of the State 

and local business, banking, and finance communities. 

øSEC. 5535. REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The grantee and each recipient receiving a subgrant under this subpart for a fiscal year may use not 

more than 5 percent of the funds made available through the grant 

or subgrant for administrative costs. 

ø(b) TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS.—In carrying out the teacher 

training programs described in section 5533(b)(2)(A), a recipient 

shall— 

ø(1) train teachers who teach a grade from kindergarten 

through grade 12; and 

ø(2) encourage teachers from disciplines other than economics and financial literacy to participate in such teacher training 

programs, if the training will promote the economic and financial literacy of those teachers’ students. 

ø(c) INVOLVEMENT OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY.—In carrying out the 

activities assisted under this subpart, the grantee and recipients 

are strongly encouraged to— 

ø(1) include interactions with the local business community 

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ø(2) work with private businesses to obtain matching contributions for Federal funds and assist recipients in working 

toward self-sufficiency. 

ø(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

The grantee shall— 

ø(1) meet such other requirements as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assure compliance with this section; 

and 

ø(2) receive from the Secretary such technical assistance as 

may be necessary to carry out this section. 

øSEC. 5536. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost described in 

section 5533(b)(2) shall be 50 percent. 

ø(b) PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 

may be paid in cash or in kind (fairly evaluated, including plant, 

equipment, or services). 

ø(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years after the 

date funds are first made available to carry out this subpart, and 

every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding activities assisted 

under this subpart. 

øSEC. 5537. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

øFunds made available to carry out this subpart shall be used to 

supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds 

expended for the purpose described in section 5532(a). 

øSubpart 14—Grants to Improve the Mental 

Health of Children 

øSEC. 5541. GRANTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 

State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or Indian 

tribes, for the purpose of increasing student access to quality mental health care by developing innovative programs to link local 

school systems with the local mental health system. 

ø(b) DURATION.—With respect to a grant, contract, or cooperative 

agreement awarded or entered into under this section, the period 

during which payments under such grant, contract or agreement 

are made to the recipient may not exceed 5 years. 

ø(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe that receives a grant, contract, or 

cooperative agreement under this section shall use amounts made 

available through such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 

for the following: 

ø(1) To enhance, improve, or develop collaborative efforts between school-based service systems and mental health service 

systems to provide, enhance, or improve prevention, diagnosis, 

and treatment services to students. 

ø(2) To enhance the availability of crisis intervention services, appropriate referrals for students potentially in need of 

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ø(3) To provide training for the school personnel and mental 

health professionals who will participate in the program carried out under this section. 

ø(4) To provide technical assistance and consultation to 

school systems and mental health agencies and families participating in the program carried out under this section. 

ø(5) To provide linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services. 

ø(6) To evaluate the effectiveness of the program carried out 

under this section in increasing student access to quality mental health services, and make recommendations to the Secretary about sustainability of the program. 

ø(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or 

cooperative agreement under this section, a State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

The application shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of the program to be funded under the 

grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. 

ø(2) A description of how such program will increase access 

to quality mental health services for students. 

ø(3) A description of how the applicant will establish a crisis 

intervention program to provide immediate mental health services to the school community when necessary. 

ø(4) An assurance that— 

ø(A) persons providing services under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement are adequately trained to 

provide such services; 

ø(B) the services will be provided in accordance with 

subsection (c); 

ø(C) teachers, principal administrators, and other school 

personnel are aware of the program; and 

ø(D) parents of students participating in services under 

this section will be involved in the design and implementation of the services. 

ø(5) An explanation of how the applicant will support and integrate existing school-based services with the program to provide appropriate mental health services for students. 

ø(6) An explanation of how the applicant will establish a program that will support students and the school in maintaining 

an environment conducive to learning. 

ø(e) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.— 

ø(1) DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY.—The recipient of each 

grant, contract, or cooperative agreement shall designate a 

lead agency to direct the establishment of an interagency 

agreement among local educational agencies, juvenile justice 

authorities, mental health agencies, and other relevant entities 

in the State, in collaboration with local entities and parents 

and guardians of students. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—The interagency agreement shall ensure 

the provision of the services described in subsection (c), specifying with respect to each agency, authority, or entity— 

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ø(B) the conditions and terms of responsibility for the 

services, including quality, accountability, and coordination 

of the services; and 

ø(C) the conditions and terms of reimbursement among 

the agencies, authorities, or entities that are parties to the 

interagency agreement, including procedures for dispute 

resolution. 

ø(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate each program 

carried out by a State educational agency, local educational agency, 

or Indian tribe under this section and shall disseminate the findings with respect to each such evaluation to appropriate public and 

private entities. 

ø(g) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded or entered 

into under this section are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States and among urban, suburban, 

and rural populations. 

ø(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in Federal law shall be 

construed— 

ø(1) to prohibit an entity involved with a program carried 

out under this section from reporting a crime that is committed 

by a student to appropriate authorities; or 

ø(2) to prevent State law enforcement and judicial authorities from exercising their responsibilities with regard to the application of Federal and State law to crimes committed by a 

student. 

ø(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Any services provided 

through programs carried out under this section must supplement, 

and not supplant, existing mental health services, including any 

services required to be provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 

øSEC. 5542. PROMOTION OF SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH EARLY 

CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, may award grants (to be 

known as ‘‘Foundations for Learning Grants’’) to local educational 

agencies, local councils, community-based organizations, and other 

public or nonprofit private entities to assist eligible children to become ready for school. 

ø(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 

section, a local educational agency, local council, community-based 

organization, or other public or nonprofit private entity, or a combination of such entities, shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The application 

shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of the population that the applicant intends to serve and the types of services to be provided under 

the grant. 

ø(2) A description of the manner in which services under the 

grant will be coordinated with existing similar services provided by public and nonprofit private entities within the State. 

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ø(A) services under the grant shall be provided by or 

under the supervision of qualified professionals with expertise in early childhood development; 

ø(B) such services shall be culturally competent; 

ø(C) such services shall be provided in accordance with 

subsection (c); 

ø(D) funds received under this section shall be used to 

supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds; and 

ø(E) parents of students participating in services under 

this section will be involved in the design and implementation of the services. 

ø(c) USES OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency, local council, 

community-based organization, or other public or nonprofit private 

entity that receives funds under this section may use such funds 

to benefit eligible children, for one or more of the following: 

ø(1) To deliver services to eligible children and their families 

that foster eligible children’s emotional, behavioral, and social 

development and take into consideration the characteristics described in subsection (f)(1). 

ø(2) To coordinate and facilitate access by eligible children 

and their families to the services available through community 

resources, including mental health, physical health, substance 

abuse, educational, domestic violence prevention, child welfare, 

and social services. 

ø(3) To provide ancillary services such as transportation or 

child care in order to facilitate the delivery of any other services or activities authorized by this section. 

ø(4) To develop or enhance early childhood community partnerships and build toward a community system of care that 

brings together child-serving agencies or organizations to provide individualized supports for eligible children and their families. 

ø(5) To evaluate the success of strategies and services provided pursuant to this section in promoting young children’s 

successful entry to school and to maintain data systems required for effective evaluations. 

ø(6) To pay for the expenses of administering the activities 

authorized under this section, including assessment of children’s eligibility for services. 

ø(d) LIMITATIONS.— 

ø(1) SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE FUNDED.—A local educational 

agency, local council, community-based organization, or other 

public or nonprofit private entity may use funds under this section only to pay for services that cannot be paid for using other 

Federal, State, or local public resources or through private insurance. 

ø(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A grantee may not use 

more than 3 percent of the amount of the grant to pay the administrative expenses described in subsection (c)(6). 

ø(e) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall directly evaluate, or 

enter into a contract for an outside evaluation of, each program 

carried out under this section and shall disseminate the findings 

with respect to such evaluation to appropriate public and private 

entities. 

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ø(1) ELIGIBLE CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible child’’ means a 

child who has not attained the age of 7 years, and to whom two 

or more of the following characteristics apply: 

ø(A) The child has been abused, maltreated, or neglected. 

ø(B) The child has been exposed to violence. 

ø(C) The child has been homeless. 

ø(D) The child has been removed from child care, Head 

Start, or preschool for behavioral reasons or is at risk of 

being so removed. 

ø(E) The child has been exposed to parental depression 

or other mental illness. 

ø(F) The family income with respect to the child is below 

200 percent of the poverty line. 

ø(G) The child has been exposed to parental substance 

abuse. 

ø(H) The child has had early behavioral and peer relationship problems. 

ø(I) The child had a low birth weight. 

ø(J) The child has a cognitive deficit or developmental 

disability. 

ø(2) LOCAL COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘local council’’ means a 

council that is established or designated by a local government 

entity, Indian tribe, regional corporation, or native Hawaiian 

entity, as appropriate, which is composed of representatives of 

local agencies directly affected by early learning programs, parents, key community leaders, and other individuals concerned 

with early learning issues in the locality, such as elementary 

education, child care resource and referral services, early 

learning opportunities, child care, and health services. 

ø(3) PROVIDER OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES.—The term 

‘‘provider of early childhood services’’ means a public or private 

entity that has regular contact with young children, including 

child welfare agencies, child care providers, Head Start and 

Early Head Start providers, preschools, kindergartens, libraries, mental health professionals, family courts, homeless shelters, and primary care providers. 

øSubpart 15—Arts in Education 

øSEC. 5551. ASSISTANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION. 

ø(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subpart are the following: 

ø(1) To support systemic education reform by strengthening 

arts education as an integral part of the elementary school and 

secondary school curriculum. 

ø(2) To help ensure that all students meet challenging State 

academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards in the arts. 

ø(3) To support the national effort to enable all students to 

demonstrate competence in the arts. 

ø(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, 

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ø(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make assistance 

available under subsection (b) to each of the following eligible entities: 

ø(1) State educational agencies. 

ø(2) Local educational agencies. 

ø(3) Institutions of higher education. 

ø(4) Museums or other cultural institutions. 

ø(5) Any other public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations. 

ø(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance made available under this subpart may be used for any of the following: 

ø(1) Research on arts education. 

ø(2) Planning, developing, acquiring, expanding, improving, 

or disseminating information about model school-based arts 

education programs. 

ø(3) The development of model State arts education assessments based on State academic achievement standards. 

ø(4) The development and implementation of curriculum 

frameworks for arts education. 

ø(5) The development of model inservice professional development programs for arts educators and other instructional 

staff. 

ø(6) Supporting collaborative activities with Federal agencies 

or institutions involved in arts education, arts educators, and 

organizations representing the arts, including State and local 

arts agencies involved in arts education. 

ø(7) Supporting model projects and programs in the performing arts for children and youth through arrangements 

made with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 

Arts. 

ø(8) Supporting model projects and programs by Very Special 

Arts which assure the participation in mainstream settings in 

arts and education programs of individuals with disabilities. 

ø(9) Supporting model projects and programs to integrate 

arts education into the regular elementary school and secondary school curriculum. 

ø(10) Other activities that further the purposes of this subpart. 

ø(e) SPECIAL RULE.—If the amount made available to the Secretary to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year is $15,000,000 

or less, then such amount shall only be available to carry out the 

activities described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection (d). 

ø(f) CONDITIONS.—As conditions of receiving assistance made 

available under this subpart, the Secretary shall require each entity receiving such assistance— 

ø(1) to coordinate, to the extent practicable, each project or 

program carried out with such assistance with appropriate activities of public or private cultural agencies, institutions, and 

organizations, including museums, arts education associations, 

libraries, and theaters; and 

ø(2) to use such assistance only to supplement, and not to 

supplant, any other assistance or funds made available from 

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ø(g) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary 

shall consult with Federal agencies or institutions, arts educators 

(including professional arts education associations), and organizations representing the arts (including State and local arts agencies 

involved in arts education). 

øSubpart 16—Parental Assistance and Local 

Family Information Centers 

øSEC. 5561. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this subpart are the following: 

ø(1) To provide leadership, technical assistance, and financial support to nonprofit organizations (including statewide 

nonprofit organizations) and local educational agencies to help 

the organizations and agencies implement successful and effective parental involvement policies, programs, and activities 

that lead to improvements in student academic achievement. 

ø(2) To strengthen partnerships among parents (including 

parents of children from birth through age 5), teachers, principals, administrators, and other school personnel in meeting 

the educational needs of children. 

ø(3) To develop and strengthen the relationship between parents and their children’s school. 

ø(4) To further the developmental progress of children assisted under this subpart. 

ø(5) To coordinate activities funded under this subpart with 

parental involvement initiatives funded under section 1118 and 

other provisions of this Act. 

ø(6) To provide a comprehensive approach to improving student learning, through coordination and integration of Federal, 

State, and local services and programs. 

øSEC. 5562. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) PARENTAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants in each fiscal year to nonprofit 

organizations (including statewide nonprofit organizations), and 

consortia of such organizations and local educational agencies, to 

establish school-linked or school-based parental information and resource centers that provide comprehensive training, information, 

and support to— 

ø(1) parents of children enrolled in elementary schools and 

secondary schools; 

ø(2) individuals who work with the parents of children enrolled in elementary schools and secondary schools; 

ø(3) State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

schools, organizations that support family-school partnerships 

(such as parent-teacher associations and Parents as Teachers 

organizations), and other organizations that carry out parent 

education and family involvement programs; and 

ø(4) parents of children from birth through age 5. 

ø(b) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under this 

subpart, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that 

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øSEC. 5563. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBMISSION.—Each nonprofit organization (including a 

statewide nonprofit organization), or a consortia of such an organization and a local educational agency, that desires a grant under 

this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 

Secretary may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subsection 

(a), at a minimum, shall include assurances that the organization 

or consortium will— 

ø(1)(A) be governed by a board of directors the membership 

of which includes parents; or 

ø(B) be an organization or consortium that represents the interests of parents; 

ø(2) establish a special advisory committee the membership 

of which includes— 

ø(A) parents of children enrolled in elementary schools 

and secondary schools, who shall constitute a majority of 

the members of the special advisory committee; 

ø(B) representatives of education professionals with expertise in improving services for disadvantaged children; 

and 

ø(C) representatives of local elementary schools and secondary schools, including students and representatives 

from local youth organizations; 

ø(3) use at least 50 percent of the funds received under this 

subpart in each fiscal year to serve areas with high concentrations of low-income families, in order to serve parents who are 

severely educationally or economically disadvantaged; 

ø(4) operate a center of sufficient size, scope, and quality to 

ensure that the center is adequate to serve the parents in the 

area; 

ø(5) serve both urban and rural areas; 

ø(6) design a center that meets the unique training, information, and support needs of parents of children enrolled in elementary schools and secondary schools, particularly such parents who are educationally or economically disadvantaged; 

ø(7) demonstrate the capacity and expertise to conduct the 

effective training, information, and support activities for which 

assistance is sought; 

ø(8) network with— 

ø(A) local educational agencies and schools; 

ø(B) parents of children enrolled in elementary schools 

and secondary schools; 

ø(C) parent training and information centers assisted 

under section 671 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

ø(D) clearinghouses; and 

ø(E) other organizations and agencies; 

ø(9) focus on serving parents of children enrolled in elementary schools and secondary schools who are parents of low-income, minority, and limited English proficient children; 

ø(10) use at least 30 percent of the funds received under this 

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Youngsters programs, or other early childhood parent education programs; 

ø(11) provide assistance to parents in areas such as understanding State and local standards and measures of student 

and school academic achievement; 

ø(12) work with State educational agencies and local educational agencies to determine parental needs and the best 

means for delivery of services; 

ø(13) identify and coordinate Federal, State, and local services and programs that support improved student learning, including programs supported under this Act, violence prevention programs, nutrition programs, housing programs, Head 

Start programs, adult education, and job training; and 

ø(14) work with and foster partnerships with other agencies 

that provide programs and deliver services described in paragraph (13) to make such programs and services more accessible 

to children and families. 

øSEC. 5564. USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds received under this subpart shall 

be used for one or more of the following: 

ø(1) To assist parents in participating effectively in their 

children’s education and to help their children meet State and 

local standards, such as assisting parents— 

ø(A) to engage in activities that will improve student 

academic achievement, including understanding the accountability systems in place within their State educational agency and local educational agency and understanding their children’s educational academic achievement in comparison to State and local standards; 

ø(B) to provide follow-up support for their children’s educational achievement; 

ø(C) to communicate effectively with teachers, principals, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel; 

ø(D) to become active participants in the development, 

implementation, and review of school-parent compacts, 

parent involvement policies, and school planning and improvement; 

ø(E) to participate in the design and provision of assistance to students who are not making adequate academic 

progress; 

ø(F) to participate in State and local decisionmaking; 

and 

ø(G) to train other parents (such as training related to 

Parents as Teachers activities). 

ø(2) To obtain information about the range of options, programs, services, and resources available at the national, State, 

and local levels to assist parents and school personnel who 

work with parents. 

ø(3) To help the parents learn and use the technology applied in their children’s education. 

ø(4) To plan, implement, and fund activities for parents that 

coordinate the education of their children with other Federal, 

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ø(5) To provide support for State or local educational personnel, if the participation of such personnel will further the 

activities assisted under the grant. 

ø(6) To coordinate and integrate early childhood programs 

with school-age programs. 

ø(b) PERMISSIVE ACTIVITIES.—Grant funds received under this 

subpart may be used to assist schools with activities including one 

or more of the following: 

ø(1) Developing and implementing the schools’ plans or activities under sections 1118 and 1119. 

ø(2) Developing and implementing school improvement 

plans, including addressing problems that develop in the implementation of the schools’ plans or activities under sections 

1118 and 1119. 

ø(3) Providing information about assessment and individual 

results to parents in a manner and a language the family can 

understand. 

ø(4) Coordinating the efforts of Federal, State, and local parent education and family involvement initiatives. 

ø(5) Providing training, information, and support to— 

ø(A) State educational agencies; 

ø(B) local educational agencies and schools, especially 

low-performing local educational agencies and schools; and 

ø(C) organizations that support family-school partnerships. 

øSEC. 5565. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RENEWAL.—For each fiscal 

year after the first fiscal year in which an organization or consortium receives assistance under this subpart, the organization or 

consortium shall demonstrate in the application submitted for such 

fiscal year, that a portion of the services provided by the organization or consortium is supported through non-Federal contributions, 

which contributions may be in cash or in kind. 

ø(b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each organization or consortium receiving 

assistance under this subpart shall submit to the Secretary, on 

an annual basis, information concerning the parental information and resource centers assisted under this subpart, including the following information: 

ø(A) The number of parents (including the number of 

minority and limited English proficient parents) who receive information and training. 

ø(B) The types and modes of training, information, and 

support provided under this subpart. 

ø(C) The strategies used to reach and serve parents of 

minority and limited English proficient children, parents 

with limited literacy skills, and other parents in need of 

the services provided under this subpart. 

ø(D) The parental involvement policies and practices 

used by the center and an evaluation of whether such policies and practices are effective in improving home-school 

communication, student academic achievement, student 

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ø(E) The effectiveness of the activities that local educational agencies and schools are carrying out, with regard 

to parental involvement and other activities assisted under 

this Act, that lead to improved student academic achievement and improved student and school academic achievement. 

ø(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall disseminate annually to Congress and the public the information that each organization or consortium submits under paragraph (1). 

ø(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, by grant or contract, for the establishment, development, and coordination of parent training, information, and support programs and parental information and resource centers. 

ø(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpart shall be 

construed to prohibit a parental information and resource center 

from— 

ø(1) having its employees or agents meet with a parent at a 

site that is not on school grounds; or 

ø(2) working with another agency that serves children. 

ø(e) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this subpart— 

ø(1) no person (including a parent who educates a child at 

home, a public school parent, or a private school parent) shall 

be required to participate in any program of parent education 

or developmental screening under this subpart; and 

ø(2) no program or center assisted under this subpart shall 

take any action that infringes in any manner on the right of 

a parent to direct the education of their children. 

ø(f) CONTINUATION OF AWARDS.—The Secretary shall use funds 

made available under this subpart to continue to make grant or 

contract payments to each entity that was awarded a multiyear 

grant or contract under title IV of the Goals 2000: Educate America 

Act (as such title was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) for the duration of 

the grant or contract award. 

øSEC. 5566. LOCAL FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—If the amount made available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year is more than $50,000,000, the Secretary 

is authorized to award 50 percent of the amount that exceeds 

$50,000,000 as grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative 

agreements with, local nonprofit parent organizations to enable the 

organizations to support local family information centers that help 

ensure that parents of students in elementary schools and secondary schools assisted under this subpart have the training, information, and support the parents need to enable the parents to participate effectively in their children’s early childhood education, in 

their children’s elementary and secondary education, and in helping their children to meet challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards. 

ø(b) LOCAL NONPROFIT PARENT ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘local nonprofit parent organization’’ means a private nonprofit organization (other than an institution of higher 

education) that— 

ø(1) has a demonstrated record of working with low-income 

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ø(2)(A) has a board of directors, the majority of whom are 

parents of students in elementary schools and secondary 

schools assisted under part A of title I and located in the geographic area to be served by a local family information center; 

or 

ø(B) has a special governing committee to direct and implement a local family information center, a majority of the members of whom are parents of students in schools assisted under 

part A of title I; and 

ø(3) is located in a community with elementary schools and 

secondary schools that receive funds under part A of title I, 

and is accessible to the families of students in those schools. 

øSubpart 17—Combatting Domestic Violence 

øSEC. 5571. GRANTS TO COMBAT THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING OR 

WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ELEMENTARY AND 

SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. 

ø(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

ø(1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘domestic violence’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 2003 of the Omnibus 

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 

2). 

ø(2) EXPERT.—The term ‘‘expert’’ means— 

ø(A) an expert on domestic violence, sexual assault, and 

child abuse from the educational, legal, youth, mental 

health, substance abuse, or victim advocacy field; and 

ø(B) a State or local domestic violence coalition or community-based youth organization. 

ø(3) WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘witness domestic violence’’ 

means to witness— 

ø(i) an act of domestic violence that constitutes actual or attempted physical assault; or 

ø(ii) a threat or other action that places the victim 

in fear of domestic violence. 

ø(B) WITNESS.—In subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘witness’’ 

means— 

ø(i) to directly observe an act, threat, or action described in subparagraph (A), or the aftermath of that 

act, threat, or action; or 

ø(ii) to be within earshot of an act, threat, or action 

described in subparagraph (A), or the aftermath of 

that act, threat, or action. 

ø(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to local educational agencies that work with experts to 

enable the elementary schools and secondary schools served by 

the local educational agency— 

ø(A) to provide training to school administrators, faculty, 

and staff, with respect to issues concerning children who 

experience domestic violence in dating relationships or 

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ø(B) to provide educational programming for students regarding domestic violence and the impact of experiencing 

or witnessing domestic violence on children; 

ø(C) to provide support services for students and school 

personnel to develop and strengthen effective prevention 

and intervention strategies with respect to issues concerning children who experience domestic violence in dating relationships or who witness domestic violence, and 

the impact of the violence on the children; and 

ø(D) to develop and implement school system policies regarding appropriate and safe responses to, identification 

of, and referral procedures for, students who are experiencing or witnessing domestic violence. 

ø(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants under this section— 

ø(A) on a competitive basis; and 

ø(B) in a manner that ensures that such grants are equitably distributed among local educational agencies located 

in rural, urban, and suburban areas. 

ø(3) POLICY DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall disseminate to local educational agencies any Department policy guidance regarding the prevention of domestic violence and the impact on children of experiencing or witnessing domestic violence. 

ø(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available to carry out this 

subpart may be used for one or more of the following purposes: 

ø(1) To provide training for elementary school and secondary 

school administrators, faculty, and staff that addresses issues 

concerning elementary school and secondary school students 

who experience domestic violence in dating relationships or 

who witness domestic violence, and the impact of such violence 

on those students. 

ø(2) To provide education programs for elementary school 

and secondary school students that are developmentally appropriate for the students’ grade levels and are designed to meet 

any unique cultural and language needs of the particular student populations. 

ø(3) To develop and implement elementary school and secondary school system policies regarding— 

ø(A) appropriate and safe responses to, identification of, 

and referral procedures for, students who are experiencing 

or witnessing domestic violence; and 

ø(B) to develop and implement policies on reporting and 

referral procedures for those students. 

ø(4) To provide the necessary human resources to respond to 

the needs of elementary school and secondary school students 

and personnel who are faced with the issue of domestic violence, such as a resource person who is either on-site or on-call 

and who is an expert. 

ø(5) To provide media center materials and educational materials to elementary schools and secondary schools that address issues concerning children who experience domestic violence in dating relationships or who witness domestic violence, 

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ø(6) To conduct evaluations to assess the impact of programs 

and policies assisted under this subpart in order to enhance 

the development of the programs. 

ø(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Policies, programs, training materials, 

and evaluations developed and implemented under subsection (c) 

shall address issues of safety and confidentiality for the victim and 

the victim’s family in a manner consistent with applicable Federal 

and State laws. 

ø(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under this section 

for a fiscal year, a local educational agency, in consultation with an 

expert, shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

may require. The application shall include each of the following: 

ø(1) A description of the need for funds provided under the 

grant and the plan for implementation of any of the activities 

described in subsection (c). 

ø(2) A description of how the experts will work in consultation and collaboration with the local educational agency. 

ø(3) Measurable objectives for, and expected results from, the 

use of the funds provided under the grant. 

ø(4) Provisions for appropriate remuneration for collaborating partners. 

øSubpart 18—Healthy, High-Performance Schools 

øSEC. 5581. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

øThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 

the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is authorized to award grants to State educational agencies to permit 

such State educational agencies to carry out section 5582. 

øSEC. 5582. STATE USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) SUBGRANTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency receiving a 

grant under this subpart shall use funds made available under 

the grant to award subgrants to local educational agencies to 

permit such local educational agencies to carry out the activities described in section 5583. 

ø(2) LIMITATION.—A State educational agency shall award 

subgrants under this subsection to local educational agencies 

that are the neediest, as determined by the State, and that 

have made a commitment to develop healthy, high-performance 

school buildings in accordance with the plan developed and approved under paragraph (3)(A). 

ø(3) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

ø(A) PLANS.—A State educational agency shall award 

subgrants under this subsection only to local educational 

agencies that, in consultation with the State educational 

agency and State agencies with responsibilities relating to 

energy and health, have developed plans that the State 

educational agency determines to be feasible and appropriate in order to achieve the purposes for which the subgrants are made. 

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that receive subgrants under this subsection to supplement their subgrant funds with funds from other sources 

in order to implement their plans. 

ø(b) ADMINISTRATION.—A State educational agency receiving a 

grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds made available 

under this subpart for one or more of the following: 

ø(1) To evaluate compliance by local educational agencies 

with the requirements of this subpart. 

ø(2) To distribute information and materials on healthy, 

high-performance school buildings for both new and existing 

facilities. 

ø(3) To organize and conduct programs for school board 

members, school district personnel, and others to disseminate 

information on healthy, high-performance school buildings. 

ø(4) To provide technical services and assistance in planning 

and designing healthy, high-performance school buildings. 

ø(5) To collect and monitor information pertaining to 

healthy, high-performance school building projects. 

øSEC. 5583. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that receives a 

subgrant under section 5582(a) shall use the subgrant funds to 

plan and prepare for healthy, high-performance school building 

projects that— 

ø(1) reduce energy use to at least 30 percent below that of 

a school constructed in compliance with standards prescribed 

in chapter 8 of the 2000 International Energy Conservation 

Code, or a similar State code intended to achieve substantially 

equivalent results; 

ø(2) meet Federal and State health and safety codes; and 

ø(3) support healthful, energy efficient, and environmentally 

sound practices. 

ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency that receives a 

subgrant under section 5582(a) shall use funds for one or more of 

the following: 

ø(1) To develop a comprehensive energy audit of the energy 

consumption characteristics of a building and the need for additional energy conservation measures necessary to allow 

schools to meet the guidelines set out in subsection (a). 

ø(2) To produce a comprehensive analysis of building strategies, designs, materials, and equipment that— 

ø(A) are cost effective, produce greater energy efficiency, 

and enhance indoor air quality; and 

ø(B) can be used when conducting school construction 

and renovation or purchasing materials and equipment. 

ø(3) To obtain research and provide technical services and 

assistance in planning and designing healthy, high-performance school buildings, including developing a timeline for implementation of such plans. 

øSEC. 5584. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

øThe Secretary shall conduct a biennial review of State actions 

implementing this subpart and carrying out the plans developed 

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øSEC. 5585. LIMITATIONS. 

øNo funds received under this subpart may be used for any of 

the following: 

ø(1) Payment of maintenance of costs in connection with any 

projects constructed in whole or in part with Federal funds 

provided under this subpart. 

ø(2) Construction, renovation, or repair of school facilities. 

ø(3) Construction, renovation, repair, or acquisition of a stadium or other facility primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions, or other events for which admission is charged to the 

general public. 

øSEC. 5586. HEALTHY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOL BUILDING DEFINED. 

øIn this subpart, the term ‘‘healthy, high-performance school 

building’’ means a school building in which the design, construction, operation, and maintenance— 

ø(1) use energy-efficient and affordable practices and materials; 

ø(2) are cost-effective; 

ø(3) enhance indoor air quality; and 

ø(4) protect and conserve water. 

øSubpart 19—Grants for Capital Expenses of Providing Equitable Services for Private School 

Students 

øSEC. 5591. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

øThe Secretary is authorized to award grants to State educational agencies, from allotments made under section 5593, to enable the State educational agencies to award subgrants to local 

educational agencies to pay for capital expenses in accordance with 

this subpart. 

øSEC. 5592. USES OF FUNDS. 

øA local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this 

subpart shall use the subgrant funds only to pay for capital expenses incurred in providing equitable services for private school 

students under section 1120. 

øSEC. 5593. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 

øFrom the funds made available to carry out this subpart for a 

fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that 

bears the same ratio to the funds made available as the number 

of private school students who received services under part A of 

title I in the State in the most recent year for which data, satisfactory to the Secretary, are available bears to the number of such 

students in all States in such year. 

øSEC. 5594. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

ø(a) APPLICATIONS.—A local educational agency that desires to 

receive a subgrant under this subpart shall submit an application 

to the State educational agency involved at such time, in such 

manner, and containing such information as the State educational 

agency may require. 

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degree of need set forth in their respective applications submitted 

under subsection (a). 

øSEC. 5595. CAPITAL EXPENSES DEFINED. 

øIn this subpart, the term ‘‘capital expenses’’ means— 

ø(1) expenditures for noninstructional goods and services, 

such as the purchase, lease, or renovation of real and personal 

property, including mobile educational units and leasing of 

neutral sites or spaces; 

ø(2) insurance and maintenance costs; 

ø(3) transportation; and 

ø(4) other comparable goods and services. 

øSEC. 5596. TERMINATION. 

øThe authority provided by this subpart terminates effective October 1, 2003. 

øSubpart 20—Additional Assistance for Certain 

Local Educational Agencies Impacted by Federal Property Acquisition 

øSEC. 5601. RESERVATION. 

øThe Secretary is authorized to provide additional assistance to 

meet special circumstances relating to the provision of education in 

local educational agencies eligible to receive assistance under section 8002. 

øSEC. 5602. ELIGIBILITY. 

øA local educational agency is eligible to receive additional assistance under this subpart only if such agency— 

ø(1) received a payment under both section 8002 and section 

8003(b) for fiscal year 1996 and is eligible to receive payments 

under those sections for the year of application; 

ø(2) provided a free public education to children described 

under subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 8003(a)(1); 

ø(3) had a military installation located within the geographic 

boundaries of the local educational agency that was closed as 

a result of base closure or realignment and, at the time at 

which the agency is applying for a payment under this subpart, the agency does not have a military installation located 

within its geographic boundaries; 

ø(4) remains responsible for the free public education of children residing in housing located on Federal property within 

the boundaries of the closed military installation but whose 

parents are on active duty in the uniformed services and assigned to a military activity located within the boundaries of 

an adjoining local educational agency; and 

ø(5) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 

such agency’s per-pupil revenue derived from local sources for 

current expenditures is not less than that revenue for the preceding fiscal year. 

øSEC. 5603. MAXIMUM AMOUNT. 

ø(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount that a local 

educational agency is eligible to receive under this subpart for any 

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shall not be more than 50 percent of the maximum amount determined under section 8002(b). 

ø(b) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If funds appropriated under section 

5401 are insufficient to pay the amount determined under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each 

local educational agency eligible under this subpart. 

ø(c) EXCESS FUNDS.—If funds appropriated under section 5401 

are in excess of the amount determined under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall ratably distribute any excess funds to all local educational agencies eligible for payment under section 8002(b). 

øSubpart 21—Women’s Educational Equity Act 

øSEC. 5611. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS. 

ø(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subpart may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s 

Educational Equity Act of 2001’’. 

ø(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

ø(1) since the enactment of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, women and girls have made strides in educational achievement and in their ability to avail themselves of 

educational opportunities; 

ø(2) because of funding provided under the Women’s Educational Equity Act of 2001, more curricula, training, and other 

educational materials concerning educational equity for women 

and girls are available for national dissemination; 

ø(3) teaching and learning practices in the United States are 

frequently inequitable as such practices relate to women and 

girls, for example— 

ø(A) sexual harassment, particularly that experienced by 

girls, undermines the ability of schools to provide a safe 

and equitable learning or workplace environment; 

ø(B) classroom textbooks and other educational materials do not sufficiently reflect the experiences, achievements, or concerns of women and, in most cases, are not 

written by women or persons of color; 

ø(C) girls do not take as many mathematics and science 

courses as boys, girls lose confidence in their mathematics 

and science ability as girls move through adolescence, and 

there are few women role models in the sciences; and 

ø(D) pregnant and parenting teenagers are at high risk 

for dropping out of school and existing dropout prevention 

programs do not adequately address the needs of such 

teenagers; 

ø(4) efforts to improve the quality of public education also 

must include efforts to ensure equal access to quality education 

programs for all women and girls; 

ø(5) Federal support should address not only research and 

development of innovative model curricula and teaching and 

learning strategies to promote gender equity, but should also 

assist schools and local communities implement gender equitable practices; 

ø(6) Federal assistance for gender equity must be tied to systemic reform, involve collaborative efforts to implement effective gender practices at the local level, and encourage parental 

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ø(7) excellence in education, high educational achievements 

and standards, and the full participation of women and girls 

in American society, cannot be achieved without educational 

equity for women and girls. 

øSEC. 5612. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

øIt is the purpose of this subpart— 

ø(1) to promote gender equity in education in the United 

States; 

ø(2) to provide financial assistance to enable educational 

agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of title IX 

of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and 

ø(3) to promote equity in education for women and girls who 

suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on sex, race, 

ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, disability, or age. 

øSEC. 5613. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized— 

ø(1) to promote, coordinate, and evaluate gender equity policies, programs, activities, and initiatives in all Federal education programs and offices; 

ø(2) to develop, maintain, and disseminate materials, resources, analyses, and research relating to education equity for 

women and girls; 

ø(3) to provide information and technical assistance to assure the effective implementation of gender equity programs; 

ø(4) to coordinate gender equity programs and activities with 

other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over education and related programs; 

ø(5) to assist the Director of the Institute of Education 

Sciences in identifying research priorities related to education 

equity for women and girls; and 

ø(6) to perform any other activities consistent with achieving 

the purposes of this subpart. 

ø(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements 

with, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, organizations, 

institutions, student groups, community groups, and individuals, for a period not to exceed 4 years, to— 

ø(A) provide grants to develop model equity programs; 

and 

ø(B) provide funds for the implementation of equity programs in schools throughout the Nation. 

ø(2) SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To achieve the 

purposes of this subpart, the Secretary is authorized to provide 

support and technical assistance— 

ø(A) to implement effective gender-equity policies and 

programs at all educational levels, including— 

ø(i) assisting educational agencies and institutions 

to implement policies and practices to comply with 

title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; 

ø(ii) training for teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel, especially preschool 

and elementary school personnel, in gender equitable 

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ø(iii) leadership training for women and girls to develop professional and marketable skills to compete in 

the global marketplace, improve self-esteem, and benefit from exposure to positive role models; 

ø(iv) school-to-work transition programs, guidance 

and counseling activities, and other programs to increase opportunities for women and girls to enter a 

technologically demanding workplace and, in particular, to enter highly skilled, high paying careers in 

which women and girls have been underrepresented; 

ø(v) enhancing educational and career opportunities 

for those women and girls who suffer multiple forms 

of discrimination, based on sex, and on race, ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, disability, socioeconomic status, or age; 

ø(vi) assisting pregnant students and students 

rearing children to remain in or to return to secondary 

school, graduate, and prepare their preschool children 

to start school; 

ø(vii) evaluating exemplary model programs to assess the ability of such programs to advance educational equity for women and girls; 

ø(viii) introduction into the classroom of textbooks, 

curricula, and other materials designed to achieve equity for women and girls; 

ø(ix) programs and policies to address sexual harassment and violence against women and girls and to 

ensure that educational institutions are free from 

threats to the safety of students and personnel; 

ø(x) nondiscriminatory tests of aptitude and achievement and of alternative assessments that eliminate biased assessment instruments from use; 

ø(xi) programs to increase educational opportunities, 

including higher education, vocational training, and 

other educational programs for low-income women, including underemployed and unemployed women, and 

women receiving assistance under a State program 

funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security 

Act; 

ø(xii) programs to improve representation of women 

in educational administration at all levels; and 

ø(xiii) planning, development, and initial implementation of— 

ø(I) comprehensive institutionwide or districtwide evaluation to assess the presence or absence 

of gender equity in educational settings; 

ø(II) comprehensive plans for implementation of 

equity programs in State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies and institutions of higher education, including community colleges; and 

ø(III) innovative approaches to school-community partnerships for educational equity; and 

ø(B) for research and development, which shall be coordinated with each of the National Education Centers of 

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research efforts, designed to advance gender equity nationwide and to help make policies and practices in educational agencies and institutions, and local communities, 

gender equitable, including— 

ø(i) research and development of innovative strategies and model training programs for teachers and 

other education personnel; 

ø(ii) the development of high-quality and challenging assessment instruments that are nondiscriminatory; 

ø(iii) the development and evaluation of model curricula, textbooks, software, and other educational materials to ensure the absence of gender stereotyping 

and bias; 

ø(iv) the development of instruments and procedures 

that employ new and innovative strategies to assess 

whether diverse educational settings are gender equitable; 

ø(v) the development of instruments and strategies 

for evaluation, dissemination, and replication of promising or exemplary programs designed to assist local 

educational agencies in integrating gender equity in 

their educational policies and practices; 

ø(vi) updating high-quality educational materials 

previously developed through awards made under this 

subpart; 

ø(vii) the development of policies and programs to 

address and prevent sexual harassment and violence 

to ensure that educational institutions are free from 

threats to safety of students and personnel; 

ø(viii) the development and improvement of programs and activities to increase opportunity for 

women, including continuing educational activities, vocational education, and programs for low-income 

women, including underemployed and unemployed 

women, and women receiving assistance under the 

State program funded under part A of title IV of the 

Social Security Act; and 

ø(ix) the development of guidance and counseling activities, including career education programs, designed 

to ensure gender equity. 

øSEC. 5614. APPLICATIONS. 

øAn application under this subpart shall— 

ø(1) set forth policies and procedures that will ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the activities assisted under this subpart, including an evaluation of the practices, policies, and materials used by the applicant and an evaluation or estimate of 

the continued significance of the work of the project following 

completion of the award period; 

ø(2) demonstrate how the applicant will address perceptions 

of gender roles based on cultural differences or stereotypes; 

ø(3) for applications for assistance under section 5613(b)(1), 

demonstrate how the applicant will foster partnerships and, 

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cation, community-based organizations (including organizations 

serving women), parent, teacher, and student groups, businesses, or other recipients of Federal educational funding 

which may include State literacy resource centers; 

ø(4) for applications for assistance under section 5613(b)(1), 

demonstrate how parental involvement in the project will be 

encouraged; and 

ø(5) for applications for assistance under section 5613(b)(1), 

describe plans for continuation of the activities assisted under 

this subpart with local support following completion of the 

grant period and termination of Federal support under this 

subpart. 

øSEC. 5615. CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES. 

ø(a) CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish separate criteria and priorities for awards under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

section 5613(b) to ensure that funds under this subpart are 

used for programs that most effectively will achieve the purposes of this subpart. 

ø(2) CRITERIA.—The criteria described in paragraph (1) may 

include the extent to which the activities assisted under this 

subpart— 

ø(A) address the needs of women and girls of color and 

women and girls with disabilities; 

ø(B) meet locally defined and documented educational 

equity needs and priorities, including compliance with title 

IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; 

ø(C) are a significant component of a comprehensive 

plan for educational equity and compliance with title IX of 

the Education Amendments of 1972 in the particular 

school district, institution of higher education, vocationaltechnical institution, or other educational agency or institution; and 

ø(D) implement an institutional change strategy with 

long-term impact that will continue as a central activity of 

the applicant after the grant under this subpart has terminated. 

ø(b) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this subpart, the 

Secretary may give special consideration to applications— 

ø(1) submitted by applicants that have not received assistance under this subpart or this subpart’s predecessor authorities; 

ø(2) for projects that will contribute significantly to directly 

improving teaching and learning practices in the local community; and 

ø(3) for projects that will— 

ø(A) provide for a comprehensive approach to enhancing 

gender equity in educational institutions and agencies; 

ø(B) draw on a variety of resources, including the resources of local educational agencies, community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and private 

organizations; 

ø(C) implement a strategy with long-term impact that 

will continue as a central activity of the applicant after the 

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ø(D) address issues of national significance that can be 

duplicated; and 

ø(E) address the educational needs of women and girls 

who suffer multiple or compound discrimination based on 

sex and on race, ethnic origin, disability, or age. 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall 

ensure that grants awarded under this subpart for each fiscal year 

address— 

ø(1) all levels of education, including preschool, elementary 

and secondary education, higher education, vocational education, and adult education; 

ø(2) all regions of the United States; and 

ø(3) urban, rural, and suburban educational institutions. 

ø(d) COORDINATION.—Research activities supported under this 

subpart— 

ø(1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Institute of 

Education Sciences to ensure that such activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and development activities supported by the Institute; and 

ø(2) may include collaborative research activities which are 

jointly funded and carried out with the Institute of Education 

Sciences. 

ø(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as 

prohibiting men and boys from participating in any programs or activities assisted with funds under this subpart. 

øSEC. 5616. REPORT. 

øNot later than January 1, 2006, the Secretary shall submit to 

the President and Congress a report on the status of educational 

equity for girls and women in the Nation. 

øSEC. 5617. ADMINISTRATION. 

ø(a) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—Not later than January 

1, 2005, the Secretary shall evaluate and disseminate materials 

and programs developed under this subpart and shall report to 

Congress regarding such evaluation materials and programs. 

ø(b) PROGRAM OPERATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 

activities assisted under this subpart are administered within the 

Department by a person who has recognized professional qualifications and experience in the field of gender equity education. 

øSEC. 5618. AMOUNT. 

øFrom amounts made available to carry out this subpart for a 

fiscal year, not less than two-thirds of such amount shall be used 

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øTITLE VI—FLEXIBILITY AND 

ACCOUNTABILITY 

øPART A—IMPROVING ACADEMIC 

ACHIEVEMENT 

øSubpart 1—Accountability 

øSEC. 6111. GRANTS FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. 

øThe Secretary shall make grants to States to enable the 

States— 

ø(1) to pay the costs of the development of the additional 

State assessments and standards required by section 1111(b), 

which may include the costs of working in voluntary partnerships with other States, at the sole discretion of each such 

State; and 

ø(2) if a State has developed the assessments and standards 

required by section 1111(b), to administer those assessments or 

to carry out other activities described in this subpart and other 

activities related to ensuring that the State’s schools and local 

educational agencies are held accountable for results, such as 

the following: 

ø(A) Developing challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards and aligned assessments in academic subjects for which standards and 

assessments are not required by section 1111(b). 

ø(B) Developing or improving assessments of English 

language proficiency necessary to comply with section 

1111(b)(7). 

ø(C) Ensuring the continued validity and reliability of 

State assessments. 

ø(D) Refining State assessments to ensure their continued alignment with the State’s academic content standards 

and to improve the alignment of curricula and instructional materials. 

ø(E) Developing multiple measures to increase the reliability and validity of State assessment systems. 

ø(F) Strengthening the capacity of local educational 

agencies and schools to provide all students the opportunity to increase educational achievement, including carrying out professional development activities aligned with 

State student academic achievement standards and assessments. 

ø(G) Expanding the range of accommodations available 

to students with limited English proficiency and students 

with disabilities to improve the rates of inclusion of such 

students, including professional development activities 

aligned with State academic achievement standards and 

assessments. 

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cational practices based on scientifically based research or 

to assist in linking records of student achievement, length 

of enrollment, and graduation over time. 

øSEC. 6112. GRANTS FOR ENHANCED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. 

ø(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From funds made available 

to carry out this subpart, the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to State educational agencies that have submitted an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 

such information as the Secretary may require, which demonstrate 

to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the requirements of this 

section will be met, for the following: 

ø(1) To enable States (or consortia of States) to collaborate 

with institutions of higher education, other research institutions, or other organizations to improve the quality, validity, 

and reliability of State academic assessments beyond the requirements for such assessments described in section 

1111(b)(3). 

ø(2) To measure student academic achievement using multiple measures of student academic achievement from multiple 

sources. 

ø(3) To chart student progress over time. 

ø(4) To evaluate student academic achievement through the 

development of comprehensive academic assessment instruments, such as performance and technology-based academic assessments. 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—Each State wishing to apply for funds under 

this section shall include in its State plan under part A of title I 

such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State educational agency receiving 

a grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the 

Secretary describing its activities, and the result of those activities, 

under the grant. 

øSEC. 6113. FUNDING. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

ø(1) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.—For 

the purpose of administering the State assessments under the 

National Assessment of Educational Progress, there are authorized to be appropriated $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 

and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(2) STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.—For the 

purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be 

appropriated $490,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums 

as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(b) ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available for each 

fiscal year under subsection (a)(2) that are equal to or less 

than the amount described in section 1111(b)(3)(D) (hereinafter 

in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘trigger amount’’), the Secretary shall— 

ø(A) reserve one-half of 1 percent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

ø(B) reserve one-half of 1 percent for the outlying areas; 

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ø(C) from the remainder, allocate to each State an 

amount equal to— 

ø(i) $3,000,000; and 

ø(ii) with respect to any amounts remaining after 

the allocation is made under clause (i), an amount 

that bears the same relationship to such total remaining amounts as the number of students ages 5 through 

17 in the State (as determined by the Secretary on the 

basis of the most recent satisfactory data) bears to the 

total number of such students in all States. 

ø(2) REMAINDER.—Any amounts remaining for a fiscal year 

after the Secretary carries out paragraph (1) shall be made 

available as follows: 

ø(A)(i) To award funds under section 6112 to States according to the quality, needs, and scope of the State application under that section. 

ø(ii) In determining the grant amount under clause (i), 

the Secretary shall ensure that a State’s grant shall include an amount that bears the same relationship to the 

total funds available under this paragraph for the fiscal 

year as the number of students ages 5 through 17 in the 

State (as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the 

most recent satisfactory data) bears to the total number of 

such students in all States. 

ø(B) Any amounts remaining after the Secretary awards 

funds under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated to each 

State that did not receive a grant under such subparagraph, in an amount that bears the same relationship to 

the total funds available under this subparagraph as the 

number of students ages 5 through 17 in the State (as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent 

satisfactory data) bears to the total number of such students in all States. 

ø(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means 

each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

øSubpart 2—Funding Transferability for State 

and Local Educational Agencies 

øSEC. 6121. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘State and Local Transferability Act’’. 

øSEC. 6122. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to allow States and local educational agencies the flexibility— 

ø(1) to target Federal funds to Federal programs that most 

effectively address the unique needs of States and localities; 

and 

ø(2) to transfer Federal funds allocated to other activities to 

allocations for certain activities authorized under title I. 

øSEC. 6123. TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this subpart, a State 

may transfer not more than 50 percent of the nonadministrative State funds (including funds transferred under paragraph 

(2)) allotted to the State for use for State-level activities under 

the following provisions for a fiscal year to one or more of the 

State’s allotments for such fiscal year under any other of such 

provisions: 

ø(A) Section 2113(a)(3). 

ø(B) Section 2412(a)(1). 

ø(C) Subsections (a)(1) (with the agreement of the Governor) and (c)(1) of section 4112 and section 4202(c)(3). 

ø(D) Section 5112(b). 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TITLE I.—In accordance with this 

subpart and subject to the 50 percent limitation described in 

paragraph (1), a State may transfer any funds allotted to the 

State under a provision listed in paragraph (1) to its allotment 

under title I. 

ø(b) TRANSFERS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— ø(1) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this subpart, a 

local educational agency (except a local educational agency 

identified for improvement under section 1116(c) or subject 

to corrective action under section 1116(c)(9)) may transfer 

not more than 50 percent of the funds allocated to it (including funds transferred under subparagraph (C)) under 

each of the provisions listed in paragraph (2) for a fiscal 

year to one or more of its allocations for such fiscal year 

under any other provision listed in paragraph (2). 

ø(B) AGENCIES IDENTIFIED FOR IMPROVEMENT.—In accordance with this subpart, a local educational agency 

identified for improvement under section 1116(c) may 

transfer not more than 30 percent of the funds allocated 

to it (including funds transferred under subparagraph (C)) 

under each of the provisions listed in paragraph (2) for a 

fiscal year— 

ø(i) to its allocation for school improvement for such 

fiscal year under section 1003; or 

ø(ii) to any other allocation for such fiscal year if 

such transferred funds are used only for local educational agency improvement activities consistent with 

section 1116(c). 

ø(C) ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TITLE I.—In accordance with 

this subpart and subject to the percentage limitation described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, a local 

educational agency may transfer funds allocated to such 

agency under any of the provisions listed in paragraph (2) 

for a fiscal year to its allocation for part A of title I for that 

fiscal year. 

ø(2) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—A local educational agency 

may transfer funds under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) from allocations made under each of the following 

provisions: 

ø(A) Section 2121. 

ø(B) Section 2412(a)(2)(A). 

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ø(D) Section 5112(a). 

ø(c) NO TRANSFER OF TITLE I FUNDS.—A State or a local educational agency may not transfer under this subpart to any other 

program any funds allotted or allocated to it for part A of title I. 

ø(d) MODIFICATION OF PLANS AND APPLICATIONS; NOTIFICATION.— 

ø(1) STATE TRANSFERS.—Each State that makes a transfer of 

funds under this section shall— 

ø(A) modify, to account for such transfer, each State 

plan, or application submitted by the State, to which such 

funds relate; 

ø(B) not later than 30 days after the date of such transfer, submit a copy of such modified plan or application to 

the Secretary; and 

ø(C) not later than 30 days before the effective date of 

such transfer, notify the Secretary of such transfer. 

ø(2) LOCAL TRANSFERS.—Each local educational agency that 

makes a transfer of funds under this section shall— 

ø(A) modify, to account for such transfer, each local plan, 

or application submitted by the agency, to which such 

funds relate; 

ø(B) not later than 30 days after the date of such transfer, submit a copy of such modified plan or application to 

the State; and 

ø(C) not later than 30 days before the effective date of 

such transfer, notify the State of such transfer. 

ø(e) APPLICABLE RULES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, funds transferred under this section are subject to each 

of the rules and requirements applicable to the funds under 

the provision to which the transferred funds are transferred. 

ø(2) CONSULTATION.—Each State educational agency or local 

educational agency that transfers funds under this section 

shall conduct consultations in accordance with section 9501, if 

such transfer transfers funds from a program that provides for 

the participation of students, teachers, or other educational 

personnel, from private schools. 

øSubpart 3—State and Local Flexibility 

Demonstration 

øSEC. 6131. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis subpart may be cited as the ‘‘State and Local Flexibility 

Demonstration Act’’. 

øSEC. 6132. PURPOSE. 

øThe purpose of this subpart is to create options for selected 

State educational agencies and local educational agencies— 

ø(1) to improve the academic achievement of all students, 

and to focus the resources of the Federal Government upon 

such achievement; 

ø(2) to improve teacher quality and subject matter mastery, 

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ø(3) to better empower parents, educators, administrators, 

and schools to effectively address the needs of their children 

and students; 

ø(4) to give participating State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies greater flexibility in determining 

how to increase their students’ academic achievement and implement education reforms in their schools; 

ø(5) to eliminate barriers to implementing effective State and 

local education reform, while preserving the goals of opportunity for all students and accountability for student progress; 

ø(6) to hold participating State educational agencies and 

local educational agencies accountable for increasing the academic achievement of all students, especially disadvantaged 

students; and 

ø(7) to narrow achievement gaps between the lowest and 

highest achieving groups of students so that no child is left behind. 

øSEC. 6133. GENERAL PROVISION. 

øFor purposes of this subpart, any State that is one local educational agency shall be considered a State educational agency and 

not a local educational agency. 

øCHAPTER A—STATE FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY 

øSEC. 6141. STATE FLEXIBILITY. 

ø(a) FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY.—Except as otherwise provided in 

this chapter, the Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, grant 

flexibility authority to not more than seven eligible State educational agencies, under which the agencies may consolidate and 

use funds in accordance with section 6142. 

ø(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 

ø(1) ELIGIBLE STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘eligible State educational agency’’ means a State educational agency that— 

ø(A) submits an approvable application under subsection 

(c); and 

ø(B) proposes performance agreements— 

ø(i) that shall be entered into with not fewer than 

4, and not more than 10, local educational agencies; 

ø(ii) not fewer than half of which shall be entered 

into with high-poverty local educational agencies; and 

ø(iii) that require the local educational agencies described in clause (i) to align their use of consolidated 

funds under section 6152 with the State educational 

agency’s use of consolidated funds under section 6142. 

ø(2) HIGH-POVERTY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

‘‘high-poverty local educational agency’’ means a local educational agency for which 20 percent or more of the children 

who are age 5 through 17, and served by the local educational 

agency, are from families with incomes below the poverty line. 

ø(c) STATE APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(1) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive flexibility authority under this chapter, a State educational agency shall 

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manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

require, including— 

ø(A) information demonstrating, to the satisfaction of 

the Secretary, that the grant of authority offers substantial promise of— 

ø(i) assisting the State educational agency in making adequate yearly progress, as defined under section 

1111(b)(2); and 

ø(ii) aligning State and local reforms and assisting 

the local educational agencies that enter into performance agreements with the State educational agency 

under paragraph (2) in making such adequate yearly 

progress; 

ø(B) the performance agreements that the State educational agency proposes to enter into with eligible local 

educational agencies under paragraph (2); 

ø(C) information demonstrating that the State educational agency has consulted with and involved parents, 

representatives of local educational agencies, and other 

educators in the development of the terms of the grant of 

authority; 

ø(D) a provision specifying that the grant of flexibility 

authority shall be for a term of not more than 5 years; 

ø(E) a list of the programs described in section 6142(b) 

that are included in the scope of the grant of authority; 

ø(F) a provision specifying that no requirements of any 

program described in section 6142(b) and included by a 

State educational agency in the scope of the grant of authority shall apply to that agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter; 

ø(G) a 5-year plan describing how the State educational 

agency intends to consolidate and use the funds from programs included in the scope of the grant of authority, for 

any educational purpose authorized under this Act, in 

order to make adequate yearly progress and advance the 

education priorities of the State and the local educational 

agencies with which the State educational agency enters 

into performance agreements; 

ø(H) an assurance that the State educational agency will 

provide parents, teachers, and representatives of local educational agencies and schools with notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed terms of the grant of 

authority; 

ø(I) an assurance that the State educational agency, and 

the local educational agencies with which the State educational agency enters into performance agreements, will 

use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that will 

ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal 

funds consolidated and used under the grant of authority; 

ø(J) an assurance that the State educational agency, and 

the local educational agencies with which the State educational agency enters into performance agreements, will 

meet the requirements of all applicable Federal civil rights 

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ø(K) an assurance that, in consolidating and using funds 

under the grant of authority— 

ø(i) the State educational agency, and the local educational agencies with which the State educational 

agency enters into performance agreements, will provide for the equitable participation of students and 

professional staff in private schools consistent with 

section 9501; and 

ø(ii) that sections 9502, 9503, and 9504 shall apply 

to all services and assistance provided with such funds 

in the same manner as such sections apply to services 

and assistance provided in accordance with section 

9501; 

ø(L) an assurance that the State educational agency will, 

for the duration of the grant of authority, use funds consolidated under section 6142 only to supplement the 

amount of funds that would, in the absence of those Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources for 

the education of students participating in programs assisted with the consolidated funds, and not to supplant 

those funds; and 

ø(M) an assurance that the State educational agency 

shall, not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

Secretary makes the grant of authority, and annually 

thereafter during the term of the grant of authority, disseminate widely to parents and the general public, transmit to the Secretary, distribute to print and broadcast 

media, and post on the Internet, a report, which shall include a detailed description of how the State educational 

agency, and the local educational agencies with which the 

State educational agency enters into performance agreements, used the funds consolidated under the grant of authority to make adequate yearly progress and advance the 

education priorities of the State and local educational 

agencies in the State. 

ø(2) PROPOSED PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that 

wishes to receive flexibility authority under this subpart 

shall propose performance agreements that meet the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(B) 

(subject to approval of the application or amendment involved under subsection (d) or (e)). 

ø(B) PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS.—Each proposed performance agreement with a local educational agency 

shall— 

ø(i) contain plans for the local educational agency to 

consolidate and use funds in accordance with section 

6152, for activities that are aligned with the State 

educational agency’s plan described in paragraph 

(1)(G); 

ø(ii) be subject to the requirements of chapter B relating to agreements between the Secretary and a 

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ø(I) that, as appropriate, references in that 

chapter to the Secretary shall be deemed to be references to the State educational agency; and 

ø(II) as otherwise provided in this chapter; and 

ø(iii) contain an assurance that the local educational 

agency will, for the duration of the grant of authority, 

use funds consolidated under section 6152 only to supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of those Federal funds, be made available from 

non-Federal sources for the education of students participating in programs assisted with the consolidated 

funds, and not to supplant those funds. 

ø(d) APPROVAL AND SELECTION.—The Secretary shall— 

ø(1) establish a peer review process to assist in the review 

of proposed State applications under this section; and 

ø(2) appoint individuals to participate in the peer review 

process who are— 

ø(A) representative of parents, teachers, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies; and 

ø(B) familiar with educational standards, assessments, 

accountability, curricula, instruction, and staff development, and other diverse educational needs of students. 

ø(e) AMENDMENT TO GRANT OF AUTHORITY.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 

shall amend the grant of flexibility authority made to a State 

educational agency under this chapter, in each of the following 

circumstances: 

ø(A) REDUCTION IN SCOPE OF THE GRANT OF AUTHORITY.—Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant of flexibility authority, the State educational agency seeks to 

amend the grant of authority to remove from the scope of 

the grant of authority any program described in section 

6142(b). 

ø(B) EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF THE GRANT OF AUTHORITY.—Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant of flexibility authority, the State educational agency seeks to 

amend the grant of authority to include in the scope of the 

grant of authority any additional program described in section 6142(b) or any additional achievement indicators for 

which the State will be held accountable. 

ø(C) CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS.—The State educational agency seeks 

to amend the grant of authority to include or remove performance agreements that the State educational agency 

proposes to enter into with eligible local educational agencies, except that in no case may the State educational 

agency enter into performance agreements that do not 

meet the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 

(b)(1)(B). 

ø(2) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL.— ø(A) DEEMED APPROVAL.—A proposed amendment to a 

grant of flexibility authority submitted by a State educational agency pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deemed 

to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary 

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the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the 

Secretary received the proposed amendment, that the proposed amendment is not in compliance with this chapter. 

ø(B) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove the proposed amendment, except after giving the 

State educational agency notice and an opportunity for a 

hearing. 

ø(C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the proposed amendment is not in compliance, in whole or in part, 

with this chapter, the Secretary shall— 

ø(i) give the State educational agency notice and an 

opportunity for a hearing; and 

ø(ii) notify the State educational agency of the finding of noncompliance and, in such notification, shall— 

ø(I) cite the specific provisions in the proposed 

amendment that are not in compliance; and 

ø(II) request additional information, only as to 

the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the 

proposed amendment compliant. 

ø(D) RESPONSE.—If the State educational agency responds to the Secretary’s notification described in subparagraph (C)(ii) during the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the agency received the notification, and resubmits the proposed amendment with the requested information described in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such proposed amendment prior to the later of— 

ø(i) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on 

the date on which the proposed amendment is resubmitted; or 

ø(ii) the expiration of the 120-day period described 

in subparagraph (A). 

ø(E) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State educational 

agency does not respond to the Secretary’s notification described in subparagraph (C)(ii) during the 45-day period 

beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, such proposed amendment shall be deemed to 

be disapproved. 

ø(3) TREATMENT OF PROGRAM FUNDS WITHDRAWN FROM

GRANT OF AUTHORITY.—Beginning on the effective date of an 

amendment executed under paragraph (1)(A), each program requirement of each program removed from the scope of a grant 

of authority shall apply to the use of funds made available 

under the program by the State educational agency and each 

local educational agency with which the State educational 

agency has a performance agreement. 

øSEC. 6142. CONSOLIDATION AND USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—Under a grant of flexibility authority made 

under this chapter, a State educational agency may consolidate 

Federal funds described in subsection (b) and made available 

to the agency, and use such funds for any educational purpose 

authorized under this Act. 

ø(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Except as otherwise provided 

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under paragraph (1) notwithstanding the program requirements of the program under which the funds were made available to the State. 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE FUNDS AND PROGRAMS.— ø(1) FUNDS.—The funds described in this subsection are 

funds, for State-level activities and State administration, that 

are described in the following provisions: 

ø(A) Section 1004. 

ø(B) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 1202(d). 

ø(C) Section 2113(a)(3). 

ø(D) Section 2412(a)(1). 

ø(E) Subsections (a) (with the agreement of the Governor), (b)(2), and (c)(1) of section 4112. 

ø(F) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4202(c). 

ø(G) Section 5112(b). 

ø(2) PROGRAMS.—The programs described in this subsection 

are the programs authorized to be carried out with funds described in paragraph (1). 

ø(c) SPECIAL RULE.—A State educational agency that receives a 

grant of flexibility authority under this chapter— 

ø(1) shall ensure that the funds described in section 5112(a) 

are allocated to local educational agencies in the State in accordance with section 5112(a); but 

ø(2) may specify how the local educational agencies shall use 

the allocated funds. 

øSEC. 6143. PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND PENALTIES. 

ø(a) MIDTERM REVIEW.— ø(1) FAILURE TO MAKE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.—If, during the term of a grant of flexibility authority under this chapter, a State educational agency fails to make adequate yearly 

progress for 2 consecutive years, the Secretary shall, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, terminate the 

grant of authority promptly. 

ø(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may, after providing 

notice and an opportunity for a hearing (including the opportunity to provide evidence as described in paragraph (3)), terminate a grant of flexibility authority for a State if there is evidence that the State educational agency involved has failed to 

comply with the terms of the grant of authority. 

ø(3) EVIDENCE.—If a State educational agency believes that 

a determination of the Secretary under this subsection is in 

error for statistical or other substantive reasons, the State educational agency may provide supporting evidence to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall consider that evidence before 

making a final termination determination under this subsection. 

ø(b) FINAL REVIEW.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—If, at the end of the 5-year term of a grant 

of flexibility authority made under this chapter, the State educational agency has not met the requirements described in section 6141(c), the Secretary may not renew the grant of flexibility authority under section 6144. 

ø(2) COMPLIANCE.—Beginning on the date on which such 

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entered into performance agreements, shall be required to comply with each of the program requirements in effect on such 

date for each program that was included in the grant of authority. 

øSEC. 6144. RENEWAL OF GRANT OF FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 6143 and in accordance with this section, if a State educational agency has met, 

by the end of the original 5-year term of a grant of flexibility authority under this chapter, the requirements described in section 

6141(c), the Secretary shall renew a grant of flexibility authority 

for one additional 5-year term. 

ø(b) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may not renew a grant of flexibility authority under this chapter unless, not later than 6 months 

before the end of the original term of the grant of authority, the 

State educational agency seeking the renewal notifies the Secretary, and the local educational agencies with which the State 

educational agency has entered into performance agreements, of 

the agency’s intention to renew the grant of authority. 

ø(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A renewal under this section shall be effective on the later of— 

ø(1) the expiration of the original term of the grant of authority; or 

ø(2) the date on which the State educational agency seeking 

the renewal provides to the Secretary all data required for the 

application described in section 6141(c). 

øCHAPTER B—LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION 

øSEC. 6151. LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS. 

ø(a) AUTHORITY.—Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 

the Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, enter into local flexibility demonstration agreements— 

ø(1) with local educational agencies that submit approvable 

proposed agreements under subsection (c) and that are selected 

under subsection (b); and 

ø(2) under which those agencies may consolidate and use 

funds in accordance with section 6152. 

ø(b) SELECTION OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 

shall enter into local flexibility demonstration agreements 

under this chapter with not more than 80 local educational 

agencies. Each local educational agency shall be selected on a 

competitive basis from among those local educational agencies 

that— 

ø(A) submit a proposed local flexibility demonstration 

agreement under subsection (c) to the Secretary and demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the 

agreement— 

ø(i) has a substantial promise of assisting the local 

educational agency in meeting the State’s definition of 

adequate yearly progress, advancing the education priorities of the local educational agency, meeting the 

general purposes of the programs included under this 

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dent achievement, and narrowing achievement gaps in 

accordance with section 1111(b); 

ø(ii) meets the requirements of this chapter; and 

ø(iii) contains a plan to consolidate and use funds in 

accordance with section 6152 in order to meet the 

State’s definition of adequate yearly progress and the 

local educational agency’s specific, measurable goals 

for improving student achievement and narrowing 

achievement gaps; and 

ø(B) have consulted and involved parents and other educators in the development of the proposed local flexibility 

demonstration agreement. 

ø(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.— 

ø(A) INITIAL AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter 

into not more than three local flexibility demonstration 

agreements under this chapter with local educational 

agencies in each State that does not have a grant of flexibility authority under chapter A. 

ø(B) URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.—If more than three local 

educational agencies in a State submit approvable local 

flexibility demonstration agreements under this chapter, 

the Secretary shall select local educational agencies with 

which to enter into such agreements in a manner that ensures an equitable distribution among such agencies serving urban and rural areas. 

ø(C) PRIORITY OF STATES TO ENTER INTO STATE FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of this part, a local educational agency 

may not seek to enter into a local flexibility demonstration 

agreement under this chapter if that agency is located in 

a State for which the State educational agency— 

ø(i) has, not later than 4 months after the date of 

enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 

notified the Secretary of its intent to apply for a grant 

of flexibility authority under chapter A and, within 

such period of time as the Secretary may establish, is 

provided with such authority by the Secretary; or 

ø(ii) has, at any time after such period, been granted 

flexibility authority under chapter A. 

ø(c) REQUIRED TERMS OF LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION

AGREEMENT.—Each local flexibility demonstration agreement entered into with the Secretary under this chapter shall contain each 

of the following terms: 

ø(1) DURATION.—The local flexibility demonstration agreement shall be for a term of 5 years. 

ø(2) APPLICATION OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The local 

flexibility demonstration agreement shall provide that no requirements of any program described in section 6152 and included by a local educational agency in the scope of its agreement shall apply to that agency, except as otherwise provided 

in this chapter. 

ø(3) LIST OF PROGRAMS.—The local flexibility demonstration 

agreement shall list which of the programs described in section 

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ø(4) USE OF FUNDS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.—The 

local flexibility demonstration agreement shall contain a 5-year 

plan describing how the local educational agency intends to 

consolidate and use the funds from programs included in the 

scope of the agreement for any educational purpose authorized 

under this Act to advance the education priorities of the local 

educational agency, meet the general purposes of the included 

programs, improve student achievement, and narrow achievement gaps in accordance with section 1111(b). 

ø(5) LOCAL INPUT.—The local flexibility demonstration agreement shall contain an assurance that the local educational 

agency will provide parents, teachers, and representatives of 

schools with notice and an opportunity to comment on the proposed terms of the local flexibility demonstration agreement. 

ø(6) FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The local flexibility demonstration agreement shall contain an assurance that the local 

educational agency will use fiscal control and fund accounting 

procedures that will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds consolidated and used under the 

agreement. 

ø(7) CIVIL RIGHTS.—The local flexibility demonstration agreement shall contain an assurance that the local educational 

agency will meet the requirements of all applicable Federal 

civil rights laws in carrying out the agreement and in consolidating and using the funds under the agreement. 

ø(8) PRIVATE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.—The local flexibility 

demonstration agreement shall contain an assurance that the 

local educational agency agrees that in consolidating and using 

funds under the agreement— 

ø(A) the local educational agency, will provide for the equitable participation of students and professional staff in 

private schools consistent with section 9501; and 

ø(B) that sections 9502, 9503, and 9504 shall apply to all 

services and assistance provided with such funds in the 

same manner as such sections apply to services and assistance provided in accordance with section 9501. 

ø(9) SUPPLANTING.—The local flexibility demonstration 

agreement shall contain an assurance that the local educational agency will, for the duration of the grant of authority, 

use funds consolidated under section 6152 only to supplement 

the amount of funds that would, in the absence of those Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources for the 

education of students participating in programs assisted with 

the consolidated funds, and not to supplant those funds. 

ø(10) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The local flexibility demonstration 

agreement shall contain an assurance that the local educational agency shall, not later than 1 year after the date on 

which the Secretary enters into the agreement, and annually 

thereafter during the term of the agreement, disseminate widely to parents and the general public, transmit to the Secretary, 

and the State educational agency for the State in which the 

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cy used the funds consolidated under the agreement to improve 

student academic achievement and reduce achievement gaps. 

ø(d) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall— 

ø(1) establish a peer review process to assist in the review 

of proposed local flexibility demonstration agreements under 

this chapter; and 

ø(2) appoint individuals to the peer review process who are 

representative of parents, teachers, State educational agencies, 

and local educational agencies, and who are familiar with educational standards, assessments, accountability, curriculum, instruction and staff development, and other diverse educational 

needs of students. 

ø(e) AMENDMENT TO PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In each of the following circumstances, 

the Secretary shall amend a local flexibility demonstration 

agreement entered into with a local educational agency under 

this chapter: 

ø(A) REDUCTION IN SCOPE OF LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after entering into a local flexibility demonstration agreement, the 

local educational agency seeks to amend the agreement to 

remove from the scope any program described in section 

6152. 

ø(B) EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after entering into the local flexibility demonstration agreement, a 

local educational agency seeks to amend the agreement to 

include in its scope any additional program described in 

section 6251 or any additional achievement indicators for 

which the local educational agency will be held accountable. 

ø(2) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL.— 

ø(A) DEEMED APPROVAL.—A proposed amendment to a 

local flexibility demonstration agreement pursuant to 

paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary received the proposed amendment, that the proposed amendment is not in 

compliance with this chapter. 

ø(B) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally disapprove the proposed amendment, except after giving the 

local educational agency notice and an opportunity for a 

hearing. 

ø(C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that the proposed amendment is not in compliance, in whole or in part, 

with this chapter, the Secretary shall— 

ø(i) give the local educational agency notice and an 

opportunity for a hearing; and 

ø(ii) notify the local educational agency of the finding of noncompliance and, in such notification, shall— 

ø(I) cite the specific provisions in the proposed 

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ø(II) request additional information, only as to 

the noncompliant provisions, needed to make the 

proposed amendment compliant. 

ø(D) RESPONSE.—If the local educational agency responds to the Secretary’s notification described in subparagraph (C)(ii) during the 45-day period beginning on the 

date on which the agency received the notification, and resubmits the proposed amendment with the requested information described in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove such proposed amendment prior to the later of— 

ø(i) the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on 

the date on which the proposed amendment is resubmitted; or 

ø(ii) the expiration of the 120-day period described 

in subparagraph (A). 

ø(E) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the local educational 

agency does not respond to the Secretary’s notification described in subparagraph (C)(ii) during the 45-day period 

beginning on the date on which the agency received the 

notification, such proposed amendment shall be deemed to 

be disapproved. 

ø(3) TREATMENT OF PROGRAM FUNDS WITHDRAWN FROM

AGREEMENT.—Beginning on the effective date of an amendment 

executed under paragraph (1)(A), each program requirement of 

each program removed from the scope of a local flexibility demonstration agreement shall apply to the use of funds made 

available under the program by the local educational agency. 

øSEC. 6152. CONSOLIDATION AND USE OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—Under a local flexibility demonstration 

agreement entered into under this chapter, a local educational 

agency may consolidate Federal funds made available to the 

agency under the provisions listed in subsection (b) and use 

such funds for any educational purpose permitted under this 

Act. 

ø(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Except as otherwise provided 

in this chapter, a local educational agency may use funds 

under paragraph (1) notwithstanding the program requirements of the program under which the funds were made available to the agency. 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—Program funds made available to 

local educational agencies on the basis of a formula under the following provisions may be consolidated and used under subsection 

(a): 

ø(1) Subpart 2 of part A of title II. 

ø(2) Subpart 1 of part D of title II. 

ø(3) Subpart 1 of part A of title IV. 

ø(4) Subpart 1 of part A of title V. 

øSEC. 6153. LIMITATIONS ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES. 

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cent of the total amount of funds allocated to the agency under the 

programs included in the scope of the agreement. 

øSEC. 6154. PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND PENALTIES. 

ø(a) MIDTERM REVIEW.— 

ø(1) FAILURE TO MAKE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.—If, during the term of a local flexibility demonstration agreement, a 

local educational agency fails to make adequate yearly progress 

for 2 consecutive years, the Secretary shall, after notice and 

opportunity for a hearing, promptly terminate the agreement. 

ø(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may, after providing 

notice and an opportunity for a hearing (including the opportunity to provide information as provided for in paragraph (3)), 

terminate a local flexibility demonstration agreement under 

this chapter if there is evidence that the local educational 

agency has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement. 

ø(3) EVIDENCE.—If a local educational agency believes that 

the Secretary’s determination under this subsection is in error 

for statistical or other substantive reasons, the local educational agency may provide supporting evidence to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall consider that evidence before 

making a final early termination determination. 

ø(b) FINAL REVIEW.—If, at the end of the 5-year term of a local 

flexibility demonstration agreement entered into under this chapter, the local educational agency has not met the requirements described in section 6151(c), the Secretary may not renew the agreement under section 6155 and, beginning on the date on which such 

term ends, the local educational agency shall be required to comply 

with each of the program requirements in effect on such date for 

each program included in the local flexibility demonstration agreement. 

øSEC. 6155. RENEWAL OF LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION 

AGREEMENT. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 6154 and in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall renew for one additional 5-year term a local flexibility demonstration agreement entered into under this chapter if the local educational agency has 

met, by the end of the original term of the agreement, the requirements described in section 6151(c). 

ø(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not renew a local flexibility demonstration agreement under this chapter unless, not less 

than 6 months before the end of the original term of the agreement, the local educational agency seeking the renewal notifies the 

Secretary of its intention to renew. 

ø(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A renewal under this section shall be effective at the end of the original term of the agreement or on the 

date on which the local educational agency seeking renewal provides to the Secretary all data required under the agreement, 

whichever is later. 

øSEC. 6156. REPORTS. 

ø(a) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after 

the Secretary receives a report described in section 6151(b)(10), the 

Secretary shall make the report available to the Committee on 

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the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

Senate. 

ø(b) LIMITATION.—A State in which a local educational agency 

that has a local flexibility demonstration agreement is located may 

not require such local educational agency to provide any application information with respect to the programs included within the 

scope of that agreement other than that information that is required to be included in the report described in section 6151(b)(10). 

øSubpart 4—State Accountability for Adequate 

Yearly Progress 

øSEC. 6161. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS. 

øIn the case of a State educational agency that has a plan approved under subpart 1 of part A of title I after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and has a plan approved under subpart 1 of part A of title III of such Act after such 

date of enactment, the Secretary shall annually, starting with the 

beginning of the first school year following the first two school 

years for which such plans were implemented, review whether the 

State has— 

ø(1) made adequate yearly progress, as defined in section 

1111(b)(2)(B), for each of the groups of students described in 

section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v); and 

ø(2) met its annual measurable achievement objectives under 

section 3122(a). 

øSEC. 6162. PEER REVIEW. 

øThe Secretary shall use a peer review process to review, based 

on data from the State assessments administered under section 

1111(b)(3) and on data from the evaluations conducted under section 3121, whether the State has failed to make adequate yearly 

progress for 2 consecutive years or whether the State has met its 

annual measurable achievement objectives. 

øSEC. 6163. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

ø(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 

ø(1) ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.—Based on the review described in section 6161(1), the Secretary shall provide technical 

assistance to a State that has failed to make adequate yearly 

progress, as defined in section 1111(b)(2), for 2 consecutive 

years. The Secretary shall provide such assistance not later 

than the beginning of the first school year that begins after 

such determination is made. 

ø(2) ANNUAL MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES.—Based 

on the reviews described in section 6161(2), the Secretary may 

provide technical assistance to a State that has failed to meet 

its annual measurable achievement objectives under section 

3122(a) for 2 consecutive years. The Secretary shall provide 

such assistance not later than the beginning of the first school 

year that begins after such determination is made. 

ø(b) CHARACTERISTICS.—The technical assistance described in 

subsection (a) shall— 

ø(1) be valid, reliable and rigorous; and 

ø(2) provide constructive feedback to help the State make 

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meet the annual measurable achievement objectives under section 3122(a). 

øSEC. 6164. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

øBeginning with the school year that begins in 2005, the Secretary shall submit an annual report 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 containing the following: 

ø(1) A list of each State that has not made adequate yearly 

progress based on the review conducted under section 6161(1). 

ø(2) A list of each State that has not met its annual measurable achievement objectives based on the review conducted 

under section 6161(2). 

ø(3) The information reported by the State to the Secretary 

pursuant to section 1119(a). 

ø(4) A description of any technical assistance provided pursuant to section 6163. 

øPART B—RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE 

øSEC. 6201. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Education Achievement 

Program’’. 

øSEC. 6202. PURPOSE. 

øIt is the purpose of this part to address the unique needs of 

rural school districts that frequently— 

ø(1) lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants; and 

ø(2) receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small 

to be effective in meeting their intended purposes. 

øSubpart 1—Small, Rural School Achievement 

Program 

øSEC. 6211. USE OF APPLICABLE FUNDING. 

ø(a) ALTERNATIVE USES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, an eligible local educational agency may use the applicable funding that the agency is eligible to receive from the State 

educational agency for a fiscal year to carry out local activities 

authorized under any of the following provisions: 

ø(A) Part A of title I. 

ø(B) Part A or D of title II. 

ø(C) Title III. 

ø(D) Part A or B of title IV. 

ø(E) Part A of title V. 

ø(2) NOTIFICATION.—An eligible local educational agency 

shall notify the State educational agency of the local educational agency’s intention to use the applicable funding in accordance with paragraph (1), by a date that is established by 

the State educational agency for the notification. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency shall be eligible to use the applicable funding in accordance with subsection 

(a) if— 

ø(A)(i)(I) the total number of students in average daily 

attendance at all of the schools served by the local educational agency is fewer than 600; or 

ø(II) each county in which a school served by the local 

educational agency is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and 

ø(ii) all of the schools served by the local educational 

agency are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 8, 

as determined by the Secretary; or 

ø(B) the agency meets the criteria established in subparagraph (A)(i) and the Secretary, in accordance with 

paragraph (2), grants the local educational agency’s request to waive the criteria described in subparagraph 

(A)(ii). 

ø(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall determine whether 

to waive the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) based on 

a demonstration by the local educational agency, and concurrence by the State educational agency, that the local educational agency is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State. 

ø(c) APPLICABLE FUNDING DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘applicable funding’’ means funds provided under any of the following provisions: 

ø(1) Subpart 2 and section 2412(a)(2)(A) of title II. 

ø(2) Section 4114. 

ø(3) Part A of title V. 

ø(d) DISBURSEMENT.—Each State educational agency that receives applicable funding for a fiscal year shall disburse the applicable funding to local educational agencies for alternative uses 

under this section for the fiscal year at the same time as the State 

educational agency disburses the applicable funding to local educational agencies that do not intend to use the applicable funding 

for such alternative uses for the fiscal year. 

ø(e) APPLICABLE RULES.—Applicable funding under this section 

shall be available to carry out local activities authorized under subsection (a). 

øSEC. 6212. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants 

to eligible local educational agencies to enable the local educational 

agencies to carry out activities authorized under any of the following provisions: 

ø(1) Part A of title I. 

ø(2) Part A or D of title II. 

ø(3) Title III. 

ø(4) Part A or B of title IV. 

ø(5) Part A of title V. 

ø(b) ALLOCATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 

Secretary shall award a grant under subsection (a) to a local 

educational agency eligible under section 6211(b) for a fiscal 

year in an amount equal to the initial amount determined 

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received by the agency under the provisions of law described 

in section 6211(c) for the preceding fiscal year. 

ø(2) DETERMINATION OF INITIAL AMOUNT.—The initial 

amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to $100 multiplied 

by the total number of students in excess of 50 students, in average daily attendance at the schools served by the local educational agency, plus $20,000, except that the initial amount 

may not exceed $60,000. 

ø(3) RATABLE ADJUSTMENT.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount made available to 

carry out this section for any fiscal year is not sufficient 

to pay in full the amounts that local educational agencies 

are eligible to receive under paragraph (1) for such year, 

the Secretary shall ratably reduce such amounts for such 

year. 

ø(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If additional funds become 

available for making payments under paragraph (1) for 

such fiscal year, payments that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the same basis as such 

payments were reduced. 

ø(c) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall disburse the funds 

awarded to a local educational agency under this section for a fiscal 

year not later than July 1 of that fiscal year. 

ø(d) SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY RULE.—A local educational agency that 

is eligible to receive a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year is 

not eligible to receive funds for such fiscal year under subpart 2. 

øSEC. 6213. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

ø(a) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ASSESSMENT.—Each local educational agency that uses or receives funds under this subpart for 

a fiscal year shall administer an assessment that is consistent with 

section 1111(b)(3). 

ø(b) DETERMINATION REGARDING CONTINUING PARTICIPATION.— 

Each State educational agency that receives funding under the provisions of law described in section 6211(c) shall— 

ø(1) after the third year that a local educational agency in 

the State participates in a program under this subpart and on 

the basis of the results of the assessments described in subsection (a), determine whether the local educational agency 

participating in the program made adequate yearly progress, 

as described in section 1111(b)(2); 

ø(2) permit only those local educational agencies that participated and made adequate yearly progress, as described in section 1111(b)(2), to continue to participate; and 

ø(3) permit those local educational agencies that participated 

and failed to make adequate yearly progress, as described in 

section 1111(b)(2), to continue to participate only if such local 

educational agencies use applicable funding under this subpart 

to carry out the requirements of section 1116. 

øSubpart 2—Rural and Low-Income School 

Program 

øSEC. 6221. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under section 

6234 for this subpart for a fiscal year that are not reserved 

under subsection (c), the Secretary shall award grants (from allotments made under paragraph (2)) for the fiscal year to State 

educational agencies that have applications submitted under 

section 6223 approved to enable the State educational agencies 

to award grants to eligible local educational agencies for local 

authorized activities described in section 6222(a). 

ø(2) ALLOTMENT.—From amounts described in paragraph (1) 

for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State educational agency for that fiscal year an amount that bears the 

same ratio to those amounts as the number of students in average daily attendance served by eligible local educational 

agencies in the State for that fiscal year bears to the number 

of all such students served by eligible local educational agencies in all States for that fiscal year. 

ø(3) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCIES.— 

ø(A) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.—If a State educational agency elects not to participate in the program 

under this subpart or does not have an application submitted under section 6223 approved, a specially qualified 

agency in such State desiring a grant under this subpart 

may submit an application under such section directly to 

the Secretary to receive an award under this subpart. 

ø(B) DIRECT AWARDS.—The Secretary may award, on a 

competitive basis or by formula, the amount the State educational agency is eligible to receive under paragraph (2) 

directly to a specially qualified agency in the State that 

has submitted an application in accordance with subparagraph (A) and obtained approval of the application. 

ø(C) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 

subpart, the term ‘‘specially qualified agency’’ means an eligible local educational agency served by a State educational agency that does not participate in a program 

under this subpart in a fiscal year, that may apply directly 

to the Secretary for a grant in such year under this subsection. 

ø(b) LOCAL AWARDS.— ø(1) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart if— 

ø(A) 20 percent or more of the children ages 5 through 

17 years served by the local educational agency are from 

families with incomes below the poverty line; and 

ø(B) all of the schools served by the agency are designated with a school locale code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary. 

ø(2) AWARD BASIS.—A State educational agency shall award 

grants to eligible local educational agencies— 

ø(A) on a competitive basis; 

ø(B) according to a formula based on the number of students in average daily attendance served by the eligible 

local educational agencies or schools in the State; or 

ø(C) according to an alternative formula, if, prior to 

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ternative formula enables the State educational agency to 

allot the grant funds in a manner that serves equal or 

greater concentrations of children from families with incomes below the poverty line, relative to the concentrations that would be served if the State educational agency 

used the formula described in subparagraph (B). 

ø(c) RESERVATIONS.—From amounts appropriated under section 

6234 for this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

ø(1) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to elementary 

schools or secondary schools operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to carry out the activities authorized 

under this subpart; and 

ø(2) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to the outlying 

areas in accordance with their respective needs, to carry out 

the activities authorized under this subpart. 

øSEC. 6222. USES OF FUNDS. 

ø(a) LOCAL AWARDS.—Grant funds awarded to local educational 

agencies under this subpart shall be used for any of the following: 

ø(1) Teacher recruitment and retention, including the use of 

signing bonuses and other financial incentives. 

ø(2) Teacher professional development, including programs 

that train teachers to utilize technology to improve teaching 

and to train special needs teachers. 

ø(3) Educational technology, including software and hardware, as described in part D of title II. 

ø(4) Parental involvement activities. 

ø(5) Activities authorized under the Safe and Drug-Free 

Schools program under part A of title IV. 

ø(6) Activities authorized under part A of title I. 

ø(7) Activities authorized under title III. 

ø(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart may not use more than 5 percent 

of the amount of the grant for State administrative costs and to 

provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies. 

øSEC. 6223. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency or specially 

qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this subpart 

shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 

manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 

may require. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, each application submitted 

under subsection (a) shall include information on specific measurable goals and objectives to be achieved through the activities carried out through the grant, which may include specific educational 

goals and objectives relating to— 

ø(1) increased student academic achievement; 

ø(2) decreased student dropout rates; or 

ø(3) such other factors as the State educational agency or 

specially qualified agency may choose to measure. 

øSEC. 6224. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

ø(a) STATE REPORT.—Each State educational agency that receives 

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ø(1) the method the State educational agency used to award 

grants to eligible local educational agencies, and to provide assistance to schools, under this subpart; 

ø(2) how local educational agencies and schools used funds 

provided under this subpart; and 

ø(3) the degree to which progress has been made toward 

meeting the goals and objectives described in the application 

submitted under section 6223. 

ø(b) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY REPORT.—Each specially 

qualified agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall provide an annual report to the Secretary. Such report shall describe— 

ø(1) how such agency uses funds provided under this subpart; and 

ø(2) the degree to which progress has been made toward 

meeting the goals and objectives described in the application 

submitted under section 6223. 

ø(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall prepare and 

submit 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 a biennial report. The report 

shall describe— 

ø(1) the methods the State educational agencies used to 

award grants to eligible local educational agencies, and to provide assistance to schools, under this subpart;local educational 

agencies and schools used funds provided under this subpart; 

and 

ø(3) the degree to which progress has been made toward 

meeting the goals and objectives described in the applications 

submitted under section 6223. 

ø(d) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ASSESSMENT.—Each local educational agency or specially qualified agency that receives a grant 

under this subpart for a fiscal year shall administer an assessment 

that is consistent with section 1111(b)(3). 

ø(e) DETERMINATION REGARDING CONTINUING PARTICIPATION.— Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall— 

ø(1) after the third year that a local educational agency or 

specially qualified agency in the State receives funds under 

this subpart, and on the basis of the results of the assessments 

described in subsection (d)— 

ø(A) in the case of a local educational agency, determine 

whether the local educational agency made adequate yearly progress, as described in section 1111(b)(2); and 

ø(B) in the case of a specially qualified agency, submit 

to the Secretary information that would allow the Secretary to determine whether the specially qualified agency 

has made adequate yearly progress, as described in section 

1111(b)(2); 

ø(2) permit only those local educational agencies or specially 

qualified agencies that made adequate yearly progress, as described in section 1111(b)(2), to continue to receive grants 

under this subpart; and 

ø(3) permit those local educational agencies or specially 

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progress, as described in section 1111(b)(2), to continue to receive such grants only if the State educational agency disbursed such grants to the local educational agencies or specially qualified agencies to carry out the requirements of section 1116. 

øSubpart 3—General Provisions 

øSEC. 6231. ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE DETERMINATION. 

ø(a) CENSUS DETERMINATION.—Each local educational agency desiring a grant under section 6212 and each local educational agency 

or specially qualified agency desiring a grant under subpart 2 

shall— 

ø(1) not later than December 1 of each year, conduct a census to determine the number of students in average daily attendance in kindergarten through grade 12 at the schools 

served by the agency; and 

ø(2) not later than March 1 of each year, submit the number 

described in paragraph (1) to the Secretary (and to the State 

educational agency, in the case of a local educational agency 

seeking a grant under subpart (2)). 

ø(b) PENALTY.—If the Secretary determines that a local educational agency or specially qualified agency has knowingly submitted false information under subsection (a) for the purpose of 

gaining additional funds under section 6212 or subpart 2, then the 

agency shall be fined an amount equal to twice the difference between the amount the agency received under this section and the 

correct amount the agency would have received under section 6212 

or subpart 2 if the agency had submitted accurate information 

under subsection (a). 

øSEC. 6232. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

øFunds made available under subpart 1 or subpart 2 shall be 

used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or 

local education funds. 

øSEC. 6233. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

øNothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a local educational agency that enters into cooperative arrangements with 

other local educational agencies for the provision of special, compensatory, or other education services, pursuant to State law or a 

written agreement, from entering into similar arrangements for the 

use, or the coordination of the use, of the funds made available 

under this part. 

øSEC. 6234. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 

$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, to be distributed 

equally between subparts 1 and 2. 


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øPART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

øSEC. 6301. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, 

OR CONTROL. 

øNothing 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, as a condition of eligibility 

to receive funds under this Act. 

øSEC. 6302. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON EQUALIZED SPENDING. 

øNothing in this title shall be construed to mandate equalized 

spending per pupil for a State, local educational agency, or school. 

øTITLE VII—INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, 

AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION 

øPART A—INDIAN EDUCATION 

øSEC. 7101. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

øIt is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government’s unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children. The Federal Government will continue to work with local 

educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, postsecondary institutions, and other entities toward the goal of ensuring 

that programs that serve Indian children are of the highest quality 

and provide for not only the basic elementary and secondary educational needs, but also the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of these children. 

øSEC. 7102. PURPOSE. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, 

postsecondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique 

educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, so that such students can meet 

the same challenging State student academic achievement standards as all other students are expected to meet. 

ø(b) PROGRAMS.—This part carries out the purpose described in 

subsection (a) by authorizing programs of direct assistance for— 

ø(1) meeting the unique educational and culturally related 

academic needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives; 

ø(2) the education of Indian children and adults; 

ø(3) the training of Indian persons as educators and counselors, and in other professions serving Indian people; and 

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øSubpart 1—Formula Grants to Local Educational 

Agencies 

øSEC. 7111. PURPOSE. 

øIt is the purpose of this subpart to support local educational 

agencies in their efforts to reform elementary school and secondary 

school programs that serve Indian students in order to ensure that 

such programs— 

ø(1) are based on challenging State academic content and 

student academic achievement standards that are used for all 

students; and 

ø(2) are designed to assist Indian students in meeting those 

standards. 

øSEC. 7112. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND TRIBES. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants, from allocations made under section 7113, to local educational agencies and 

Indian tribes, in accordance with this section and section 7113. 

ø(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

ø(1) ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS.—A local educational agency shall be eligible for a grant under this subpart for any fiscal 

year if the number of Indian children eligible under section 

7117 who were enrolled in the schools of the agency, and to 

whom the agency provided free public education, during the 

preceding fiscal year— 

ø(A) was at least 10; or 

ø(B) constituted not less than 25 percent of the total 

number of individuals enrolled in the schools of such agency. 

ø(2) EXCLUSION.—The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not 

apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to 

any local educational agency located on, or in proximity to, a 

reservation. 

ø(c) INDIAN TRIBES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—If a local educational agency that is otherwise eligible for a grant under this subpart does not establish 

a committee under section 7114(c)(4) for such grant, an Indian 

tribe that represents not less than 1⁄2 of the eligible Indian 

children who are served by such local educational agency may 

apply for such grant. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall treat each Indian 

tribe applying for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1) as if such 

Indian tribe were a local educational agency for purposes of 

this subpart, except that any such tribe is not subject to section 7114(c)(4), section 7118(c), or section 7119. 

øSEC. 7113. AMOUNT OF GRANTS. 

ø(a) AMOUNT OF GRANT AWARDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and 

paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allocate to each local educational agency that has an approved application under this 

subpart an amount equal to the product of— 

ø(A) the number of Indian children who are eligible 

under section 7117 and served by such agency; and 

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ø(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State 

in which such agency is located; or 

ø(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure 

of all the States. 

ø(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount of 

each allocation otherwise determined under this section in accordance with subsection (e). 

ø(b) MINIMUM GRANT.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (e), an entity 

that is eligible for a grant under section 7112, and a school 

that is operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

that is eligible for a grant under subsection (d), that submits 

an application that is approved by the Secretary, shall, subject 

to appropriations, receive a grant under this subpart in an 

amount that is not less than $3,000. 

ø(2) CONSORTIA.—Local educational agencies may form a 

consortium for the purpose of obtaining grants under this subpart. 

ø(3) INCREASE.—The Secretary may increase the minimum 

grant under paragraph (1) to not more than $4,000 for all 

grantees if the Secretary determines such increase is necessary 

to ensure the quality of the programs provided. 

ø(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘average per pupil expenditure’’, used with respect to a State, means an 

amount equal to— 

ø(1) the sum of the aggregate current expenditures of all the 

local educational agencies in the State, plus any direct current 

expenditures by the State for the operation of such agencies, 

without regard to the sources of funds from which such local 

or State expenditures were made, during the second fiscal year 

preceding the fiscal year for which the computation is made; 

divided by 

ø(2) the aggregate number of children who were included in 

average daily attendance for whom such agencies provided free 

public education during such preceding fiscal year. 

ø(d) SCHOOLS OPERATED OR SUPPORTED BY THE BUREAU OF IN- DIAN AFFAIRS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), in addition to 

the grants awarded under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

allocate to the Secretary of the Interior an amount equal to the 

product of— 

ø(A) the total number of Indian children enrolled in 

schools that are operated by— 

ø(i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or 

ø(ii) an Indian tribe, or an organization controlled or 

sanctioned by an Indian tribal government, for the 

children of that tribe under a contract with, or grant 

from, the Department of the Interior under the Indian 

Self-Determination Act or the Tribally Controlled 

Schools Act of 1988; and 

ø(B) the greater of— 

ø(i) the average per pupil expenditure of the State 

in which the school is located; or 

ø(ii) 80 percent of the average per pupil expenditure 

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ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Any school described in paragraph 

(1)(A) that wishes to receive an allocation under this subpart 

shall submit an application in accordance with section 7114, 

and shall otherwise be treated as a local educational agency for 

the purpose of this subpart, except that such school shall not 

be subject to section 7114(c)(4), section 7118(c), or section 7119. 

ø(e) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—If the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under section 7152(a) are insufficient to pay in full the 

amounts determined for local educational agencies under subsection (a)(1) and for the Secretary of the Interior under subsection 

(d), each of those amounts shall be ratably reduced. 

øSEC. 7114. APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each local educational agency that 

desires to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(b) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Each application 

submitted under subsection (a) shall include a description of a comprehensive program for meeting the needs of Indian children 

served by the local educational agency, including the language and 

cultural needs of the children, that— 

ø(1) describes how the comprehensive program will offer programs and activities to meet the culturally related academic 

needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students; 

ø(2)(A) is consistent with the State and local plans submitted 

under other provisions of this Act; and 

ø(B) includes academic content and student academic 

achievement goals for such children, and benchmarks for attaining such goals, that are based on the challenging State 

academic content and student academic achievement standards 

adopted under title I for all children; 

ø(3) explains how Federal, State, and local programs, especially programs carried out under title I, will meet the needs 

of such students; 

ø(4) demonstrates how funds made available under this subpart will be used for activities described in section 7115; 

ø(5) describes the professional development opportunities 

that will be provided, as needed, to ensure that— 

ø(A) teachers and other school professionals who are 

new to the Indian community are prepared to work with 

Indian children; and 

ø(B) all teachers who will be involved in programs assisted under this subpart have been properly trained to 

carry out such programs; and 

ø(6) describes how the local educational agency— 

ø(A) will periodically assess the progress of all Indian 

children enrolled in the schools of the local educational 

agency, including Indian children who do not participate in 

programs assisted under this subpart, in meeting the goals 

described in paragraph (2); 

ø(B) will provide the results of each assessment referred 

to in subparagraph (A) to— 

ø(i) the committee described in subsection (c)(4); and 

ø(ii) the community served by the local educational 

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ø(C) is responding to findings of any previous assessments that are similar to the assessments described in 

subparagraph (A). 

ø(c) ASSURANCES.—Each application submitted under subsection 

(a) shall include assurances that— 

ø(1) the local educational agency will use funds received 

under this subpart only to supplement the funds that, in the 

absence of the Federal funds made available under this subpart, such agency would make available for the education of 

Indian children, and not to supplant such funds; 

ø(2) the local educational agency will prepare and submit to 

the Secretary such reports, in such form and containing such 

information, as the Secretary may require to— 

ø(A) carry out the functions of the Secretary under this 

subpart; and 

ø(B) determine the extent to which activities carried out 

with funds provided to the local educational agency under 

this subpart are effective in improving the educational 

achievement of Indian students served by such agency; 

ø(3) the program for which assistance is sought— 

ø(A) is based on a comprehensive local assessment and 

prioritization of the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of the American Indian and Alaska 

Native students for whom the local educational agency is 

providing an education; 

ø(B) will use the best available talents and resources, including individuals from the Indian community; and 

ø(C) was developed by such agency in open consultation 

with parents of Indian children and teachers, and, if appropriate, Indian students from secondary schools, including through public hearings held by such agency to provide 

to the individuals described in this subparagraph a full opportunity to understand the program and to offer recommendations regarding the program; and 

ø(4) the local educational agency developed the program with 

the participation and written approval of a committee— 

ø(A) that is composed of, and selected by— 

ø(i) parents of Indian children in the local educational agency’s schools; 

ø(ii) teachers in the schools; and 

ø(iii) if appropriate, Indian students attending secondary schools of the agency; 

ø(B) a majority of whose members are parents of Indian 

children; 

ø(C) that has set forth such policies and procedures, including policies and procedures relating to the hiring of 

personnel, as will ensure that the program for which assistance is sought will be operated and evaluated in consultation with, and with the involvement of, parents of the 

children, and representatives of the area, to be served; 

ø(D) with respect to an application describing a 

schoolwide program in accordance with section 7115(c), 

that has— 

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ø(ii) determined that the program will not diminish 

the availability of culturally related activities for 

American Indian and Alaska Native students; and 

ø(E) that has adopted reasonable bylaws for the conduct 

of the activities of the committee and abides by such bylaws. 

øSEC. 7115. AUTHORIZED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Each local educational agency 

that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds, 

in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in section 7111, 

for services and activities that— 

ø(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program of 

the local educational agency for Indian students, and described 

in the application of the local educational agency submitted to 

the Secretary under section 7114(a); 

ø(2) are designed with special regard for the language and 

cultural needs of the Indian students; and 

ø(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of 

such agency. 

ø(b) PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES.—The services and activities referred 

to in subsection (a) may include— 

ø(1) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational 

agency; 

ø(2) early childhood and family programs that emphasize 

school readiness; 

ø(3) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and 

cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment of challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards; 

ø(4) integrated educational services in combination with 

other programs that meet the needs of Indian children and 

their families; 

ø(5) career preparation activities to enable Indian students 

to participate in programs such as the programs supported by 

the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

2006, including programs for tech-prep education, mentoring, 

and apprenticeship; 

ø(6) activities to educate individuals concerning substance 

abuse and to prevent substance abuse; 

ø(7) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the acquisition 

of the equipment is essential to achieve the purpose described 

in section 7111; 

ø(8) activities that promote the incorporation of culturally responsive teaching and learning strategies into the educational 

program of the local educational agency; 

ø(9) activities that incorporate American Indian and Alaska 

Native specific curriculum content, consistent with State 

standards, into the curriculum used by the local educational 

agency; 

ø(10) family literacy services; and 

ø(11) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate 

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ø(c) SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local educational agency may use funds made available to such agency under this subpart to support a schoolwide program under section 1114 if— 

ø(1) the committee established pursuant to section 7114(c)(4) 

approves the use of the funds for the schoolwide program; and 

ø(2) the schoolwide program is consistent with the purpose 

described in section 7111. 

ø(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 

percent of the funds provided to a grantee under this subpart for 

any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. 

øSEC. 7116. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) PLAN.—An entity receiving funds under this subpart may 

submit a plan to the Secretary for the integration of education and 

related services provided to Indian students. 

ø(b) CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.—Upon the receipt of an acceptable plan under subsection (a), the Secretary, in cooperation 

with each Federal agency providing grants for the provision of education and related services to the entity, shall authorize the entity 

to consolidate, in accordance with such plan, the federally funded 

education and related services programs of the entity and the Federal programs, or portions of the programs, serving Indian students 

in a manner that integrates the program services involved into a 

single, coordinated, comprehensive program and reduces administrative costs by consolidating administrative functions. 

ø(c) PROGRAMS AFFECTED.—The funds that may be consolidated 

in a demonstration project under any such plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include funds for any Federal program exclusively 

serving Indian children, or the funds reserved under any Federal 

program to exclusively serve Indian children, under which the entity is eligible for receipt of funds under a statutory or administrative formula for the purposes of providing education and related 

services that would be used to serve Indian students. 

ø(d) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—For a plan to be acceptable pursuant 

to subsection (b), the plan shall— 

ø(1) identify the programs or funding sources to be consolidated; 

ø(2) be consistent with the objectives of this section concerning authorizing the services to be integrated in a demonstration project; 

ø(3) describe a comprehensive strategy that identifies the full 

range of potential educational opportunities and related services to be provided to assist Indian students to achieve the objectives set forth in this subpart; 

ø(4) describe the way in which services are to be integrated 

and delivered and the results expected from the plan; 

ø(5) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in a 

single budget; 

ø(6) identify the State, tribal, or local agency or agencies to 

be involved in the delivery of the services integrated under the 

plan; 

ø(7) identify any statutory provisions, regulations, policies, 

or procedures that the entity believes need to be waived in 

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ø(8) set forth measures for academic content and student 

academic achievement goals designed to be met within a specific period of time; and 

ø(9) be approved by a committee formed in accordance with 

section 7114(c)(4), if such a committee exists. 

ø(e) PLAN REVIEW.—Upon receipt of the plan from an eligible entity, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of each Federal 

department providing funds to be used to implement the plan, and 

with the entity submitting the plan. The parties so consulting shall 

identify any waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal departmental regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to enable 

the entity to implement the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the affected department shall have the 

authority to waive any regulation, policy, or procedure promulgated 

by that department that has been so identified by the entity or department, unless the Secretary of the affected department determines that such a waiver is inconsistent with the objectives of this 

subpart or those provisions of the statute from which the program 

involved derives authority that are specifically applicable to Indian 

students. 

ø(f) PLAN APPROVAL.—Within 90 days after the receipt of an entity’s plan by the Secretary, the Secretary shall inform the entity, in 

writing, of the Secretary’s approval or disapproval of the plan. If 

the plan is disapproved, the entity shall be informed, in writing, of 

the reasons for the disapproval and shall be given an opportunity 

to amend the plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such 

disapproval. 

ø(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.—Not later 

than 180 days after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the 

Interior, and the head of any other Federal department or agency 

identified by the Secretary of Education, shall enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation of the demonstration projects authorized under this section. The lead agency head for a demonstration project under this 

section shall be— 

ø(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity 

meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title 

XI of the Education Amendments of 1978; or 

ø(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity. 

ø(h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEAD AGENCY.—The responsibilities of 

the lead agency shall include— 

ø(1) the use of a single report format related to the plan for 

the individual project, which shall be used by an eligible entity 

to report on the activities undertaken under the project; 

ø(2) the use of a single report format related to the projected 

expenditures for the individual project which shall be used by 

an eligible entity to report on all project expenditures; 

ø(3) the development of a single system of Federal oversight 

for the project, which shall be implemented by the lead agency; 

and 

ø(4) the provision of technical assistance to an eligible entity 

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have the authority to accept or reject the plan for providing 

such technical assistance and the technical assistance provider. 

ø(i) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A single report format shall be developed by the Secretary, consistent with the requirements of this 

section. Such report format shall require that reports described in 

subsection (h), together with records maintained on the consolidated program at the local level, shall contain such information as 

will allow a determination that the eligible entity has complied 

with the requirements incorporated in its approved plan, including 

making a demonstration of student academic achievement, and will 

provide assurances to each Secretary that the eligible entity has 

complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements and 

with those directly applicable regulatory requirements that have 

not been waived. 

ø(j) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—In no case shall the amount of 

Federal funds available to an eligible entity involved in any demonstration project be reduced as a result of the enactment of this 

section. 

ø(k) INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to take such action as may be necessary to provide for an interagency transfer of funds otherwise available to an 

eligible entity in order to further the objectives of this section. 

ø(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Program funds for the consolidated programs shall be administered in such a manner as to allow for 

a determination that funds from a specific program are spent 

on allowable activities authorized under such program, except 

that the eligible entity shall determine the proportion of the 

funds granted that shall be allocated to such program. 

ø(2) SEPARATE RECORDS NOT REQUIRED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the eligible entity to maintain separate records tracing any services or activities conducted under the approved plan to the individual programs 

under which funds were authorized for the services or activities, nor shall the eligible entity be required to allocate expenditures among such individual programs. 

ø(m) OVERAGE.—The eligible entity may commingle all administrative funds from the consolidated programs and shall be entitled 

to the full amount of such funds (under each program’s or agency’s 

regulations). The overage (defined as the difference between the 

amount of the commingled funds and the actual administrative cost 

of the programs) shall be considered to be properly spent for Federal audit purposes, if the overage is used for the purposes provided for under this section. 

ø(n) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—Nothing in this part shall be construed so as to interfere with the ability of the Secretary or the 

lead agency to fulfill the responsibilities for the safeguarding of 

Federal funds pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United States 

Code. 

ø(o) REPORT ON STATUTORY OBSTACLES TO PROGRAM INTEGRA- TION.— 

ø(1) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the 

Secretary of Education shall submit a preliminary report to the 

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mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 

Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate on the status of the 

implementation of the demonstration projects authorized under 

this section. 

ø(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date of 

enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Resources 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Indian 

Affairs of the Senate on the results of the implementation of 

the demonstration projects authorized under this section. Such 

report shall identify statutory barriers to the ability of participants to integrate more effectively their education and related 

services to Indian students in a manner consistent with the objectives of this section. 

ø(p) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the term 

‘‘Secretary’’ means— 

ø(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of an entity 

meeting the definition of a contract or grant school under title 

XI of the Education Amendments of 1978; or 

ø(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of any other entity. 

øSEC. 7117. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require that, as part of an 

application for a grant under this subpart, each applicant shall 

maintain a file, with respect to each Indian child for whom the 

local educational agency provides a free public education, that contains a form that sets forth information establishing the status of 

the child as an Indian child eligible for assistance under this subpart, and that otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (b). 

ø(b) FORMS.—The form described in subsection (a) shall include— 

ø(1) either— 

ø(A)(i) the name of the tribe or band of Indians (as defined in section 7151) with respect to which the child 

claims membership; 

ø(ii) the enrollment number establishing the membership of the child (if readily available); and 

ø(iii) the name and address of the organization that 

maintains updated and accurate membership data for such 

tribe or band of Indians; or 

ø(B) the name, the enrollment number (if readily available), and the name and address of the organization responsible for maintaining updated and accurate membership data, of any parent or grandparent of the child from 

whom the child claims eligibility under this subpart, if the 

child is not a member of the tribe or band of Indians (as 

so defined); 

ø(2) a statement of whether the tribe or band of Indians (as 

so defined), with respect to which the child, or parent or grandparent of the child, claims membership, is federally recognized; 

ø(3) the name and address of the parent or legal guardian 

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ø(4) a signature of the parent or legal guardian of the child 

that verifies the accuracy of the information supplied; and 

ø(5) any other information that the Secretary considers necessary to provide an accurate program profile. 

ø(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to affect a definition contained in section 7151. 

ø(d) FORMS AND STANDARDS OF PROOF.—The forms and the 

standards of proof (including the standard of good faith compliance) 

that were in use during the 1985–86 academic year to establish the 

eligibility of a child for entitlement under the Indian Elementary 

and Secondary School Assistance Act shall be the forms and standards of proof used— 

ø(1) to establish eligibility under this subpart; and 

ø(2) to meet the requirements of subsection (a). 

ø(e) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of determining whether a 

child is eligible to be counted for the purpose of computing the 

amount of a grant award under section 7113, the membership of 

the child, or any parent or grandparent of the child, in a tribe or 

band of Indians (as so defined) may be established by proof other 

than an enrollment number, notwithstanding the availability of an 

enrollment number for a member of such tribe or band. Nothing in 

subsection (b) shall be construed to require the furnishing of an enrollment number. 

ø(f) MONITORING AND EVALUATION REVIEW.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.— ø(A) REVIEW.—For each fiscal year, in order to provide 

such information as is necessary to carry out the responsibility of the Secretary to provide technical assistance 

under this subpart, the Secretary shall conduct a monitoring and evaluation review of a sampling of the recipients of grants under this subpart. The sampling conducted 

under this subparagraph shall take into account the size 

of and the geographic location of each local educational 

agency. 

ø(B) EXCEPTION.—A local educational agency may not be 

held liable to the United States or be subject to any penalty, by reason of the findings of an audit that relates to 

the date of completion, or the date of submission, of any 

forms used to establish, before April 28, 1988, the eligibility of a child for an entitlement under the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act. 

ø(2) FALSE INFORMATION.—Any local educational agency that 

provides false information in an application for a grant under 

this subpart shall— 

ø(A) be ineligible to apply for any other grant under this 

subpart; and 

ø(B) be liable to the United States for any funds from 

the grant that have not been expended. 

ø(3) EXCLUDED CHILDREN.—A student who provides false information for the form required under subsection (a) shall not 

be counted for the purpose of computing the amount of a grant 

under section 7113. 

ø(g) TRIBAL GRANT AND CONTRACT SCHOOLS.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of this section, in calculating the amount of a 

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contract from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secretary shall use 

only one of the following, as selected by the school: 

ø(1) A count of the number of students in the schools certified by the Bureau. 

ø(2) A count of the number of students for whom the school 

has eligibility forms that comply with this section. 

ø(h) TIMING OF CHILD COUNTS.—For purposes of determining the 

number of children to be counted in calculating the amount of a 

local educational agency’s grant under this subpart (other than in 

the case described in subsection (g)(1)), the local educational agency 

shall— 

ø(1) establish a date on, or a period not longer than 31 consecutive days during, which the agency counts those children, 

if that date or period occurs before the deadline established by 

the Secretary for submitting an application under section 7114; 

and 

ø(2) determine that each such child was enrolled, and receiving a free public education, in a school of the agency on that 

date or during that period, as the case may be. 

øSEC. 7118. PAYMENTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall pay to each local educational agency that submits an 

application that is approved by the Secretary under this subpart 

the amount determined under section 7113. The Secretary shall notify the local educational agency of the amount of the payment not 

later than June 1 of the year for which the Secretary makes the 

payment. 

ø(b) PAYMENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE STATE.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this subpart to a local educational agency for a fiscal year if, for such fiscal year, the State 

in which the local educational agency is located takes into consideration payments made under this chapter in determining the eligibility of the local educational agency for State aid, or the amount 

of the State aid, with respect to the free public education of children during such fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year. 

ø(c) REDUCTION OF PAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FISCAL

EFFORT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not pay a local educational agency the full amount of a grant award determined 

under section 7113 for any fiscal year unless the State educational agency notifies the Secretary, and the Secretary determines, that with respect to the provision of free public education by the local educational agency for the preceding fiscal 

year, the combined fiscal effort of the local educational agency 

and the State, computed on either a per student or aggregate 

expenditure basis, was not less than 90 percent of the amount 

of the combined fiscal effort, computed on the same basis, for 

the second preceding fiscal year. 

ø(2) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EFFORT.—If, for the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary determines that a local educational 

agency and State failed to maintain the combined fiscal effort 

for such agency at the level specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

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exact proportion of the failure to maintain the fiscal effort 

at such level; and 

ø(B) not use the reduced amount of the agency and State 

expenditures for the preceding year to determine compliance with paragraph (1) for any succeeding fiscal year, but 

shall use the amount of expenditures that would have 

been required to comply with paragraph (1). 

ø(3) WAIVER.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for a local educational agency, for 

not more than 1 year at a time, if the Secretary determines that the failure to comply with such requirement is 

due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as 

a natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline 

in the agency’s financial resources. 

ø(B) FUTURE DETERMINATIONS.—The Secretary shall not 

use the reduced amount of the agency’s expenditures for 

the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which a waiver 

is granted to determine compliance with paragraph (1) for 

any succeeding fiscal year, but shall use the amount of expenditures that would have been required to comply with 

paragraph (1) in the absence of the waiver. 

ø(d) REALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary may reallocate, in a manner that the Secretary determines will best carry out the purpose 

of this subpart, any amounts that— 

ø(1) based on estimates made by local educational agencies 

or other information, the Secretary determines will not be 

needed by such agencies to carry out approved programs under 

this subpart; or 

ø(2) otherwise become available for reallocation under this 

subpart. 

øSEC. 7119. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW. 

øBefore submitting an application to the Secretary under section 

7114, a local educational agency shall submit the application to the 

State educational agency, which may comment on such application. 

If the State educational agency comments on the application, the 

agency shall comment on all applications submitted by local educational agencies in the State and shall provide those comments to 

the respective local educational agencies, with an opportunity to respond. 

øSubpart 2—Special Programs and Projects To 

Improve Educational Opportunities for Indian 

Children 

øSEC. 7121. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

INDIAN CHILDREN. 

ø(a) PURPOSE.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the purpose of this section to support 

projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of 

services and programs to improve educational opportunities 

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ø(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall take the necessary 

actions to achieve the coordination of activities assisted under 

this subpart with— 

ø(A) other programs funded under this Act; and 

ø(B) other Federal programs operated for the benefit of 

American Indian and Alaska Native children. 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian organization, federally supported elementary 

school or secondary school for Indian students, Indian institution 

(including an Indian institution of higher education), or a consortium of such entities. 

ø(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out activities that 

meet the purpose of this section, including— 

ø(A) innovative programs related to the educational 

needs of educationally disadvantaged children; 

ø(B) educational services that are not available to such 

children in sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to raise the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core academic subjects of 

English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, art, history, and geography; 

ø(C) bilingual and bicultural programs and projects; 

ø(D) special health and nutrition services, and other related activities, that address the special health, social, and 

psychological problems of Indian children; 

ø(E) special compensatory and other programs and 

projects designed to assist and encourage Indian children 

to enter, remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the 

rate of high school graduation for Indian children; 

ø(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing 

services; 

ø(G) early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-based preschool programs that emphasize school 

readiness and parental skills, and the provision of services 

to Indian children with disabilities; 

ø(H) partnership projects between local educational 

agencies and institutions of higher education that allow 

secondary school students to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to aid such students in the transition from 

secondary to postsecondary education; 

ø(I) partnership projects between schools and local businesses for career preparation programs designed to provide 

Indian youth with the knowledge and skills such youth 

need to make an effective transition from school to a highskill, high-wage career; 

ø(J) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian 

students to work toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher education; 

ø(K) family literacy services; 

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ø(M) other services that meet the purpose described in 

this section. 

ø(2) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Professional development of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals may be a 

part of any program assisted under this section. 

ø(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS.— ø(1) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make multiyear 

grants under subsection (c) for the planning, development, 

pilot operation, or demonstration of any activity described 

in subsection (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years. 

ø(B) PRIORITY.—In making multiyear grants described in 

this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to entities 

submitting applications that present a plan for combining 

two or more of the activities described in subsection (c) 

over a period of more than 1 year. 

ø(C) PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall make a grant payment for a grant described in this paragraph to an eligible 

entity after the initial year of the multiyear grant only if 

the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has made 

substantial progress in carrying out the activities assisted 

under the grant in accordance with the application submitted under paragraph (3) and any subsequent modifications to such application. 

ø(2) DISSEMINATION GRANTS.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to awarding the 

multiyear grants described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

may award grants under subsection (c) to eligible entities 

for the dissemination of exemplary materials or programs 

assisted under this section. 

ø(B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may award a dissemination grant described in this paragraph if, prior to 

awarding the grant, the Secretary determines that the material or program to be disseminated— 

ø(i) has been adequately reviewed; 

ø(ii) has demonstrated educational merit; and 

ø(iii) can be replicated. 

ø(3) APPLICATION.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 

the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(B) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A), other than an application 

for a dissemination grant under paragraph (2), shall contain— 

ø(i) a description of how parents of Indian children 

and representatives of Indian tribes have been, and 

will be, involved in developing and implementing the 

activities for which assistance is sought; 

ø(ii) assurances that the applicant will participate, 

at the request of the Secretary, in any national evaluation of activities assisted under this section; 

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search program, where applicable, which may include 

a program that has been modified to be culturally appropriate for students who will be served; 

ø(iv) a description of how the applicant will incorporate the proposed activities into the ongoing school 

program involved once the grant period is over; and 

ø(v) such other assurances and information as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the 

funds provided to a grantee under this subpart for any fiscal year 

may be used for administrative purposes. 

øSEC. 7122. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. 

ø(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

ø(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in 

teaching or other education professions that serve Indian people; 

ø(2) to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become teachers, administrators, 

teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and 

ø(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who 

serve in the capacities described in paragraph (2). 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of this section, the 

term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

ø(1) an institution of higher education, including an Indian 

institution of higher education; 

ø(2) a State educational agency or local educational agency, 

in consortium with an institution of higher education; 

ø(3) an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an 

institution of higher education; and 

ø(4) a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 1146 of 

the Education Amendments of 1978). 

ø(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to 

award grants to eligible entities having applications approved 

under this section to enable those entities to carry out the activities 

described in subsection (d). 

ø(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds under this section shall be 

used for activities to provide support and training for Indian 

individuals in a manner consistent with the purposes of this 

section. Such activities may include continuing programs, 

symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct financial support, 

and may include programs designed to train tribal elders and 

seniors. 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 

ø(A) TYPE OF TRAINING.—For education personnel, the 

training received pursuant to a grant under this section 

may be inservice or preservice training. 

ø(B) PROGRAM.—For individuals who are being trained 

to enter any field other than teaching, the training received pursuant to a grant under this section shall be in 

a program that results in a graduate degree. 

ø(e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant under 

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time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information, as the 

Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(f) SPECIAL RULE.—In awarding grants under this section, the 

Secretary— 

ø(1) shall consider the prior performance of the eligible entity; and 

ø(2) may not limit eligibility to receive a grant under this 

section on the basis of— 

ø(A) the number of previous grants the Secretary has 

awarded such entity; or 

ø(B) the length of any period during which such entity 

received such grants. 

ø(g) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant under this section shall be 

awarded for a period of not more than 5 years. 

ø(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require, by regulation, that an individual who receives training pursuant to a 

grant made under this section— 

ø(A) perform work— 

ø(i) related to the training received under this section; and 

ø(ii) that benefits Indian people; or 

ø(B) repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received. 

ø(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a reporting procedure under which a grant recipient 

under this section shall, not later than 12 months after the 

date of completion of the training, and periodically thereafter, 

provide information concerning compliance with the work requirement under paragraph (1). 

øSubpart 3—National Activities 

øSEC. 7131. NATIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 

ø(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may use funds 

made available under section 7152(b) for each fiscal year to— 

ø(1) conduct research related to effective approaches for the 

education of Indian children and adults; 

ø(2) evaluate federally assisted education programs from 

which Indian children and adults may benefit; 

ø(3) collect and analyze data on the educational status and 

needs of Indians; and 

ø(4) carry out other activities that are consistent with the 

purpose of this part. 

ø(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may carry out any of the activities described in subsection (a) directly or through grants to, or 

contracts or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes, Indian organizations, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of 

higher education, and other public and private agencies and institutions. 

ø(c) COORDINATION.—Research activities supported under this 

section— 

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nated with and enhance the research and development activities supported by the Institute; and 

ø(2) may include collaborative research activities that are 

jointly funded and carried out by the Office of Indian Education Programs and the Institute of Education Sciences. 

øSEC. 7132. IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF INDIAN CHILDREN. 

ø(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—In addition to the grants authorized 

by section 7122(c), the Secretary may make grants to eligible consortia for the provision of high quality in-service training. The Secretary may make such a grant to— 

ø(1) a consortium of a tribal college and an institution of 

higher education that awards a degree in education; or 

ø(2) a consortium of— 

ø(A) a tribal college; 

ø(B) an institution of higher education that awards a degree in education; and 

ø(C) one or more elementary schools or secondary 

schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, local 

educational agencies serving Indian children, or tribal educational agencies. 

ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN-SERVICE TRAINING.—A consortium that receives a 

grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant funds only to 

provide high quality in-service training to teachers, including 

teachers who are not Indians, in schools of local educational 

agencies with substantial numbers of Indian children enrolled 

in their schools, in order to better meet the needs of those children. 

ø(2) COMPONENTS.—The training described in paragraph (1) 

shall include such activities as preparing teachers to use the 

best available scientifically based research practices and learning strategies, and to make the most effective use of curricula 

and materials, to respond to the unique needs of Indian children in their classrooms. 

ø(c) PREFERENCE FOR INDIAN APPLICANTS.—In applying section 

7143 to this section, the Secretary shall give a preference to any 

consortium that includes one or more of the entities described in 

section 7143. 

øSEC. 7133. FELLOWSHIPS FOR INDIAN STUDENTS. 

ø(a) FELLOWSHIPS.— 

ø(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to award fellowships to Indian students to enable such students to study 

in graduate and professional programs at institutions of higher 

education. 

ø(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The fellowships described in paragraph (1) shall be awarded to Indian students to enable such 

students to pursue a course of study— 

ø(A) of not more than 4 academic years; and 

ø(B) that leads— 

ø(i) toward a postbaccalaureate degree in medicine, 

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ø(ii) to an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, business administration, natural resources, 

or a related field. 

ø(b) STIPENDS.—The Secretary shall pay to Indian students 

awarded fellowships under subsection (a) such stipends (including 

allowances for subsistence of such students and dependents of such 

students) as the Secretary determines to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. 

ø(c) PAYMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS IN LIEU OF TUITION.—The Secretary shall pay to the institution of higher education at which 

such a fellowship recipient is pursuing a course of study, in lieu of 

tuition charged to such recipient, such amounts as the Secretary 

may determine to be necessary to cover the cost of education provided to such recipient. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULES.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—If a fellowship awarded under subsection 

(a) is vacated prior to the end of the period for which the fellowship is awarded, the Secretary may award an additional fellowship for the unexpired portion of the period of the first fellowship. 

ø(2) WRITTEN NOTICE.—Not later than 45 days before the 

commencement of an academic term, the Secretary shall provide to each individual who is awarded a fellowship under subsection (a) for such academic term written notice of— 

ø(A) the amount of the funding for the fellowship; and 

ø(B) any stipends or other payments that will be made 

under this section to, or for the benefit of, the individual 

for the academic term. 

ø(3) PRIORITY.—Not more than 10 percent of the fellowships 

awarded under subsection (a) shall be awarded, on a priority 

basis, to persons receiving training in guidance counseling with 

a specialty in the area of alcohol and substance abuse counseling and education. 

ø(e) SERVICE OBLIGATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require, by regulation, that an individual who receives financial assistance under 

this section— 

ø(A) perform work— 

ø(i) related to the training for which the individual 

receives the assistance under this section; and 

ø(ii) that benefits Indian people; or 

ø(B) repay all or a prorated portion of such assistance. 

ø(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a reporting procedure under which a recipient of assistance under this section shall, not later than 12 months after 

the date of completion of the training, and periodically thereafter, provide information concerning the compliance of such 

recipient with the work requirement described in paragraph 

(1). 

ø(f) ADMINISTRATION OF FELLOWSHIPS.—The Secretary may administer the fellowships authorized under this section through a 

grant to, or contract or cooperative agreement with, an Indian organization with demonstrated qualifications to administer all facets 

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øSEC. 7134. GIFTED AND TALENTED INDIAN STUDENTS. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to— 

ø(1) establish two centers for gifted and talented Indian students at tribally controlled community colleges in accordance 

with this section; and 

ø(2) support demonstration projects described in subsection 

(c). 

ø(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary shall make grants, or 

enter into contracts, for the activities described in subsection (a), 

to or with— 

ø(1) two tribally controlled community colleges that— 

ø(A) are eligible for funding under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978; 

and 

ø(B) are fully accredited; or 

ø(2) the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, if 

the Secretary does not receive applications that the Secretary 

determines to be approvable from two colleges that meet the 

requirements of paragraph (1). 

ø(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available through the grants 

made, or contracts entered into, by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be used for— 

ø(A) the establishment of centers described in subsection 

(a); and 

ø(B) carrying out demonstration projects designed to— 

ø(i) address the special needs of Indian students in 

elementary schools and secondary schools who are 

gifted and talented; and 

ø(ii) provide such support services to the families of 

the students described in clause (i) as are needed to 

enable such students to benefit from the projects. 

ø(2) SUBCONTRACTS.—Each recipient of a grant or contract 

under subsection (b) to carry out a demonstration project under 

subsection (a) may enter into a contract with any other entity, 

including the Children’s Television Workshop, to carry out the 

demonstration project. 

ø(3) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Demonstration projects assisted under subsection (b) may include— 

ø(A) the identification of the special needs of gifted and 

talented Indian students, particularly at the elementary 

school level, giving attention to— 

ø(i) identifying the emotional and psychosocial needs 

of such students; and 

ø(ii) providing such support services to the families 

of such students as are needed to enable such students 

to benefit from the projects; 

ø(B) the conduct of educational, psychosocial, and developmental activities that the Secretary determines hold a 

reasonable promise of resulting in substantial progress toward meeting the educational needs of such gifted and talented children, including— 

ø(i) demonstrating and exploring the use of Indian 

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ø(ii) carrying out mentoring and apprenticeship programs; 

ø(C) the provision of technical assistance and the coordination of activities at schools that receive grants under 

subsection (d) with respect to the activities assisted under 

such grants, the evaluation of programs assisted under 

such grants, or the dissemination of such evaluations; 

ø(D) the use of public television in meeting the special 

educational needs of such gifted and talented children; 

ø(E) leadership programs designed to replicate programs 

for such children throughout the United States, including 

disseminating information derived from the demonstration 

projects conducted under subsection (a); and 

ø(F) appropriate research, evaluation, and related activities pertaining to the needs of such children and to the 

provision of such support services to the families of such 

children as are needed to enable such children to benefit 

from the projects. 

ø(4) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant or 

contract under subsection (b) shall submit an application to the 

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(d) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the Interior, shall award 5 grants to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (hereafter referred to individually in this section as a ‘‘Bureau school’’) for program research and development and the development and dissemination of curriculum and teacher training material, regarding— 

ø(A) gifted and talented students; 

ø(B) college preparatory studies (including programs for 

Indian students with an interest in pursuing teaching careers); 

ø(C) students with special culturally related academic 

needs, including students with social, lingual, and cultural 

needs; or 

ø(D) mathematics and science education. 

ø(2) APPLICATIONS.—Each Bureau school desiring a grant 

under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 

information, as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

ø(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Each application described in paragraph 

(2) shall be developed, and each grant under this subsection 

shall be administered, jointly by the supervisor of the Bureau 

school and the local educational agency serving such school. 

ø(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In awarding grants under paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall achieve a mixture of the programs described in paragraph (1) that ensures that Indian students at 

all grade levels and in all geographic areas of the United 

States are able to participate in a program assisted under this 

subsection. 

ø(5) GRANT PERIOD.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, a grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall be awarded 

for a 3-year period and may be renewed by the Secretary for 


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additional 3-year periods if the Secretary determines that the 

performance of the grant recipient has been satisfactory. 

ø(6) DISSEMINATION.— ø(A) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.—The dissemination of any 

materials developed from activities assisted under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in cooperation with entities 

that receive funds pursuant to subsection (b). 

ø(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit 

to the Secretary of the Interior and to Congress a report 

concerning any results from activities described in this 

subsection. 

ø(7) EVALUATION COSTS.— ø(A) DIVISION.—The costs of evaluating any activities assisted under paragraph (1) shall be divided between the 

Bureau schools conducting such activities and the recipients of grants or contracts under subsection (b) who conduct demonstration projects under subsection (a). 

ø(B) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—If no funds are provided 

under subsection (b) for— 

ø(i) the evaluation of activities assisted under paragraph (1); 

ø(ii) technical assistance and coordination with respect to such activities; or 

ø(iii) the dissemination of the evaluations referred to 

in clause (i), 

the Secretary shall make such grants, or enter into such 

contracts, as are necessary to provide for the evaluations, 

technical assistance, and coordination of such activities, 

and the dissemination of the evaluations. 

ø(e) INFORMATION NETWORK.—The Secretary shall encourage 

each recipient of a grant or contract under this section to work cooperatively as part of a national network to ensure that the information developed by the grant or contract recipient is readily available to the entire educational community. 

øSEC. 7135. GRANTS TO TRIBES FOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants to Indian 

tribes, and tribal organizations approved by Indian tribes, to plan 

and develop a centralized tribal administrative entity to— 

ø(1) coordinate all education programs operated by the tribe 

or within the territorial jurisdiction of the tribe; 

ø(2) develop education codes for schools within the territorial 

jurisdiction of the tribe; 

ø(3) provide support services and technical assistance to 

schools serving children of the tribe; and 

ø(4) perform child-find screening services for the preschoolaged children of the tribe to— 

ø(A) ensure placement in appropriate educational facilities; and 

ø(B) coordinate the provision of any needed special services for conditions such as disabilities and English language skill deficiencies. 

ø(b) PERIOD OF GRANT.—Each grant awarded under this section 

may be awarded for a period of not more than 3 years. Such grant 

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grant if the grant recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 

Secretary that renewing the grant for an additional 3-year period 

is necessary to carry out the objectives of the grant described in 

subsection (c)(2)(A). 

ø(c) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Indian tribe and tribal organization 

desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application 

to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, containing such 

information, and consistent with such criteria, as the Secretary 

may prescribe in regulations. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each application described in paragraph (1) 

shall contain— 

ø(A) a statement describing the activities to be conducted, and the objectives to be achieved, under the grant; 

and 

ø(B) a description of the method to be used for evaluating the effectiveness of the activities for which assistance 

is sought and for determining whether such objectives are 

achieved. 

ø(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may approve an application 

submitted by a tribe or tribal organization pursuant to this 

section only if the Secretary is satisfied that such application, 

including any documentation submitted with the application— 

ø(A) demonstrates that the applicant has consulted with 

other education entities, if any, within the territorial jurisdiction of the applicant who will be affected by the activities to be conducted under the grant; 

ø(B) provides for consultation with such other education 

entities in the operation and evaluation of the activities 

conducted under the grant; and 

ø(C) demonstrates that there will be adequate resources 

provided under this section or from other sources to complete the activities for which assistance is sought, except 

that the availability of such other resources shall not be a 

basis for disapproval of such application. 

ø(d) RESTRICTION.—A tribe may not receive funds under this section if such tribe receives funds under section 1144 of the Education Amendments of 1978. 

øSEC. 7136. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

ADULT INDIANS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations— 

ø(1) to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects 

that are designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of 

programs for improving employment and educational opportunities for adult Indians; 

ø(2) to assist in the establishment and operation of programs 

that are designed to stimulate— 

ø(A) the provision of basic literacy opportunities for all 

nonliterate Indian adults; and 

ø(B) the provision of opportunities to all Indian adults to 

qualify for a secondary school diploma, or its recognized 

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ø(3) to support a major research and development program 

to develop more innovative and effective techniques for achieving literacy and secondary school equivalency for Indians; 

ø(4) to provide for basic surveys and evaluations to define accurately the extent of the problems of illiteracy and lack of secondary school completion among Indians; and 

ø(5) to encourage the dissemination of information and materials relating to, and the evaluation of, the effectiveness of education programs that may offer educational opportunities to Indian adults. 

ø(b) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.—The Secretary may make grants to 

Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations to develop and establish educational services and programs specifically designed to improve educational opportunities for Indian adults. 

ø(c) INFORMATION AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary may make 

grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies and institutions and Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations, for— 

ø(1) the dissemination of information concerning educational 

programs, services, and resources available to Indian adults, 

including evaluations of the programs, services, and resources; 

and 

ø(2) the evaluation of federally assisted programs in which 

Indian adults may participate to determine the effectiveness of 

the programs in achieving the purposes of the programs with 

respect to Indian adults. 

ø(d) APPLICATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity desiring a grant or contract 

under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 

at such time, in such manner, containing such information, 

and consistent with such criteria, as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Each application described in paragraph (1) 

shall contain— 

ø(A) a statement describing the activities to be conducted and the objectives to be achieved under the grant 

or contract; and 

ø(B) a description of the method to be used for evaluating the effectiveness of the activities for which assistance 

is sought and determining whether the objectives of the 

grant or contract are achieved. 

ø(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not approve an application described in paragraph (1) unless the Secretary determines that such application, including any documentation submitted with the application, indicates that— 

ø(A) there has been adequate participation, by the individuals to be served and the appropriate tribal communities, in the planning and development of the activities to 

be assisted; and 

ø(B) the individuals and tribal communities referred to 

in subparagraph (A) will participate in the operation and 

evaluation of the activities to be assisted. 

ø(4) PRIORITY.—In approving applications under paragraph 

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ø(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of the 

funds made available to an entity through a grant or contract made 

or entered into under this section for a fiscal year may be used to 

pay for administrative costs. 

øSubpart 4—Federal Administration 

øSEC. 7141. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION. 

ø(a) MEMBERSHIP.—There is established a National Advisory 

Council on Indian Education (hereafter in this section referred to 

as the ‘‘Council’’), which shall— 

ø(1) consist of 15 Indian members, who shall be appointed by 

the President from lists of nominees furnished, from time to 

time, by Indian tribes and organizations; and 

ø(2) represent different geographic areas of the United 

States. 

ø(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

ø(1) advise the Secretary concerning the funding and administration (including the development of regulations and administrative policies and practices) of any program, including any 

program established under this part— 

ø(A) with respect to which the Secretary has jurisdiction; 

and 

ø(B)(i) that includes Indian children or adults as participants; or 

ø(ii) that may benefit Indian children or adults; 

ø(2) make recommendations to the Secretary for filling the 

position of Director of Indian Education whenever a vacancy 

occurs; and 

ø(3) submit to Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, 

a report on the activities of the Council, including— 

ø(A) any recommendations that the Council considers 

appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children or adults as participants, or that may benefit Indian children or adults; and 

ø(B) recommendations concerning the funding of any 

program described in subparagraph (A). 

øSEC. 7142. PEER REVIEW. 

øThe Secretary may use a peer review process to review applications submitted to the Secretary under subpart 2 or subpart 3. 

øSEC. 7143. PREFERENCE FOR INDIAN APPLICANTS. 

øIn making grants and entering into contracts or cooperative 

agreements under subpart 2 or subpart 3, the Secretary shall give 

a preference to Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions of 

higher education under any program with respect to which Indian 

tribes, organizations, and institutions are eligible to apply for 

grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

øSEC. 7144. MINIMUM GRANT CRITERIA. 

øThe Secretary may not approve an application for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subpart 2 or subpart 3 unless the application is for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that is— 


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ø(1) of sufficient size, scope, and quality to achieve the purpose or objectives of such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and 

ø(2) based on relevant research findings. 

øSubpart 5—Definitions; Authorizations of 

Appropriations 

øSEC. 7151. DEFINITIONS. 

øFor the purposes of this part: 

ø(1) ADULT.—The term ‘‘adult’’ means an individual who— 

ø(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or 

ø(B) has attained an age that is greater than the age of 

compulsory school attendance under an applicable State 

law. 

ø(2) FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘free public education’’ means education that is— 

ø(A) provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without tuition charge; and 

ø(B) provided as elementary or secondary education in 

the applicable State or to preschool children. 

ø(3) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ means an individual who 

is— 

ø(A) a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the tribe or band, including— 

ø(i) any tribe or band terminated since 1940; and 

ø(ii) any tribe or band recognized by the State in 

which the tribe or band resides; 

ø(B) a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an individual described in subparagraph (A); 

ø(C) considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an 

Indian for any purpose; 

ø(D) an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or 

ø(E) a member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as 

in effect the day preceding the date of enactment of the 

Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994. 

øSEC. 7152. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

ø(a) SUBPART 1.—For the purpose of carrying out subpart 1, 

there are authorized to be appropriated $96,400,000 for fiscal year 

2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(b) SUBPARTS 2 AND 3.—For the purpose of carrying out subparts 2 and 3, there are authorized to be appropriated $24,000,000 

for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

øPART B—NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION 

øSEC. 7201. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Native Hawaiian Education Act’’. 

øSEC. 7202. FINDINGS. 

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ø(1) Native Hawaiians are a distinct and unique indigenous 

people with a historical continuity to the original inhabitants 

of the Hawaiian archipelago, whose society was organized as a 

nation and internationally recognized as a nation by the 

United States, Britain, France, and Japan, as evidenced by 

treaties governing friendship, commerce, and navigation. 

ø(2) At the time of the arrival of the first nonindigenous people in Hawaii in 1778, the Native Hawaiian people lived in a 

highly organized, self-sufficient subsistence social system based 

on a communal land tenure system with a sophisticated language, culture, and religion. 

ø(3) A unified monarchal government of the Hawaiian Islands was established in 1810 under Kamehameha I, the first 

King of Hawaii. 

ø(4) From 1826 until 1893, the United States recognized the 

sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which 

was established in 1810 under Kamehameha I, extended full 

and complete diplomatic recognition to the Kingdom of Hawaii, 

and entered into treaties and conventions with the Kingdom of 

Hawaii to govern friendship, commerce and navigation in 1826, 

1842, 1849, 1875, and 1887. 

ø(5) In 1893, the sovereign, independent, internationally recognized, and indigenous government of Hawaii, the Kingdom of 

Hawaii, was overthrown by a small group of non-Hawaiians, 

including United States citizens, who were assisted in their efforts by the United States Minister, a United States naval representative, and armed naval forces of the United States. Because of the participation of United States agents and citizens 

in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, in 1993 the United 

States apologized to Native Hawaiians for the overthrow and 

the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination through Public Law 103–150 (107 Stat. 1510). 

ø(6) In 1898, the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to 

provide for annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United 

States’’, approved July 7, 1898 (30 Stat. 750), ceded absolute 

title of all lands held by the Republic of Hawaii, including the 

government and crown lands of the former Kingdom of Hawaii, 

to the United States, but mandated that revenue generated 

from the lands be used ‘‘solely for the benefit of the inhabitants 

of the Hawaiian Islands for educational and other public purposes’’. 

ø(7) By 1919, the Native Hawaiian population had declined 

from an estimated 1,000,000 in 1778 to an alarming 22,600, 

and in recognition of this severe decline, Congress enacted the 

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108), which 

designated approximately 200,000 acres of ceded public lands 

for homesteading by Native Hawaiians. 

ø(8) Through the enactment of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, Congress affirmed the special relationship 

between the United States and the Native Hawaiians, which 

was described by then Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. 

Lane, who said: ‘‘One thing that impressed me... was the fact 

that the natives of the island who are our wards, I should say, 

and for whom in a sense we are trustees, are falling off rapidly 

in numbers and many of them are in poverty.’’. 


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ø(9) In 1938, Congress again acknowledged the unique status of the Hawaiian people by including in the Act of June 20, 

1938 (52 Stat. 781, chapter 530; 16 U.S.C. 391b, 391b–1, 392b, 

392c, 396, 396a), a provision to lease lands within the National 

Parks extension to Native Hawaiians and to permit fishing in 

the area ‘‘only by native Hawaiian residents of said area or of 

adjacent villages and by visitors under their guidance.’’. 

ø(10) Under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union’’, approved 

March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4), the United States transferred responsibility for the administration of the Hawaiian Home 

Lands to the State of Hawaii but reaffirmed the trust relationship between the United States and the Hawaiian people by 

retaining the exclusive power to enforce the trust, including 

the power to approve land exchanges and amendments to such 

Act affecting the rights of beneficiaries under such Act. 

ø(11) In 1959, under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for 

the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union’’, the 

United States also ceded to the State of Hawaii title to the 

public lands formerly held by the United States, but mandated 

that such lands be held by the State ‘‘in public trust’’ and reaffirmed the special relationship that existed between the 

United States and the Hawaiian people by retaining the legal 

responsibility to enforce the public trust responsibility of the 

State of Hawaii for the betterment of the conditions of Native 

Hawaiians, as defined in section 201(a) of the Hawaiian Homes 

Commission Act, 1920. 

ø(12) The United States has recognized and reaffirmed 

that— 

ø(A) Native Hawaiians have a cultural, historic, and 

land-based link to the indigenous people who exercised 

sovereignty over the Hawaiian Islands, and that group has 

never relinquished its claims to sovereignty or its sovereign lands; 

ø(B) Congress does not extend services to Native Hawaiians because of their race, but because of their unique status as the indigenous people of a once sovereign nation as 

to whom the United States has established a trust relationship; 

ø(C) Congress has also delegated broad authority to administer a portion of the Federal trust responsibility to the 

State of Hawaii; 

ø(D) the political status of Native Hawaiians is comparable to that of American Indians and Alaska Natives; 

and 

ø(E) the aboriginal, indigenous people of the United 

States have— 

ø(i) a continuing right to autonomy in their internal 

affairs; and 

ø(ii) an ongoing right of self-determination and selfgovernance that has never been extinguished. 

ø(13) The political relationship between the United States 

and the Native Hawaiian people has been recognized and reaffirmed by the United States, as evidenced by the inclusion of 

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ø(A) the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 

U.S.C. 2991 et seq.); 

ø(B) the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 

U.S.C. 1996); 

ø(C) the National Museum of the American Indian Act 

(20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.); 

ø(D) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 

ø(E) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

470 et seq.); 

ø(F) the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 

2901 et seq.); 

ø(G) the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native 

Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 

4401 et seq.); 

ø(H) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

2801 et seq.); and 

ø(I) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 

seq.). 

ø(14) In 1981, Congress instructed the Office of Education to 

submit to Congress a comprehensive report on Native Hawaiian education. The report, entitled the ‘‘Native Hawaiian Educational Assessment Project’’, was released in 1983 and documented that Native Hawaiians scored below parity with regard 

to national norms on standardized achievement tests, were disproportionately represented in many negative social and physical statistics indicative of special educational needs, and had 

educational needs that were related to their unique cultural 

situation, such as different learning styles and low self-image. 

ø(15) In recognition of the educational needs of Native Hawaiians, in 1988, Congress enacted title IV of the Augustus F. 

Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School 

Improvement Amendments of 1988 (102 Stat. 130) to authorize 

and develop supplemental educational programs to address the 

unique conditions of Native Hawaiians. 

ø(16) In 1993, the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate released a 10-year update of findings of the Native Hawaiian 

Educational Assessment Project, which found that despite the 

successes of the programs established under title IV of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, many of the 

same educational needs still existed for Native Hawaiians. 

Subsequent reports by the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate 

and other organizations have generally confirmed those findings. For example— 

ø(A) educational risk factors continue to start even before birth for many Native Hawaiian children, including— 

ø(i) late or no prenatal care; 

ø(ii) high rates of births by Native Hawaiian women 

who are unmarried; and 

ø(iii) high rates of births to teenage parents; 

ø(B) Native Hawaiian students continue to begin their 

school experience lagging behind other students in terms 

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ø(C) Native Hawaiian students continue to score below 

national norms on standardized education achievement 

tests at all grade levels; 

ø(D) both public and private schools continue to show a 

pattern of lower percentages of Native Hawaiian students 

in the uppermost achievement levels and in gifted and talented programs; 

ø(E) Native Hawaiian students continue to be overrepresented among students qualifying for special education 

programs provided to students with learning disabilities, 

mild intellectual disabilities, emotional impairment, and 

other such disabilities; 

ø(F) Native Hawaiians continue to be underrepresented 

in institutions of higher education and among adults who 

have completed four or more years of college; 

ø(G) Native Hawaiians continue to be disproportionately 

represented in many negative social and physical statistics 

indicative of special educational needs, as demonstrated by 

the fact that— 

ø(i) Native Hawaiian students are more likely to be 

retained in grade level and to be excessively absent in 

secondary school; 

ø(ii) Native Hawaiian students have the highest 

rates of drug and alcohol use in the State of Hawaii; 

and 

ø(iii) Native Hawaiian children continue to be disproportionately victimized by child abuse and neglect; 

and 

ø(H) Native Hawaiians now comprise over 23 percent of 

the students served by the State of Hawaii Department of 

Education, and there are and will continue to be geographically rural, isolated areas with a high Native Hawaiian population density. 

ø(17) In the 1998 National Assessment of Educational 

Progress, Hawaiian fourth-graders ranked 39th among groups 

of students from 39 States in reading. Given that Hawaiian 

students rank among the lowest groups of students nationally 

in reading, and that Native Hawaiian students rank the lowest 

among Hawaiian students in reading, it is imperative that 

greater focus be placed on beginning reading and early education and literacy in Hawaii. 

ø(18) The findings described in paragraphs (16) and (17) are 

inconsistent with the high rates of literacy and integration of 

traditional culture and Western education historically achieved 

by Native Hawaiians through a Hawaiian language-based public school system established in 1840 by Kamehameha III. 

ø(19) Following the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 

1893, Hawaiian medium schools were banned. After annexation, throughout the territorial and statehood period of Hawaii, and until 1986, use of the Hawaiian language as an instructional medium in education in public schools was declared 

unlawful. The declaration caused incalculable harm to a culture that placed a very high value on the power of language, 

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I ka ‘‘olelo no ka make. In the language rests life; In the language rests death.’’. 

ø(20) Despite the consequences of over 100 years of nonindigenous influence, the Native Hawaiian people are determined to preserve, develop, and transmit to future generations 

their ancestral territory and their cultural identity in accordance with their own spiritual and traditional beliefs, customs, 

practices, language, and social institutions. 

ø(21) The State of Hawaii, in the constitution and statutes 

of the State of Hawaii— 

ø(A) reaffirms and protects the unique right of the Native Hawaiian people to practice and perpetuate their culture and religious customs, beliefs, practices, and language; 

ø(B) recognizes the traditional language of the Native 

Hawaiian people as an official language of the State of Hawaii, which may be used as the language of instruction for 

all subjects and grades in the public school system; and 

ø(C) promotes the study of the Hawaiian culture, language, and history by providing a Hawaiian education program and using community expertise as a suitable and essential means to further the program. 

øSEC. 7203. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this part are to— 

ø(1) authorize and develop innovative educational programs 

to assist Native Hawaiians; 

ø(2) provide direction and guidance to appropriate Federal, 

State, and local agencies to focus resources, including resources 

made available under this part, on Native Hawaiian education, 

and to provide periodic assessment and data collection; 

ø(3) supplement and expand programs and authorities in the 

area of education to further the purposes of this title; and 

ø(4) encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawaiians in planning and management of Native Hawaiian education programs. 

øSEC. 7204. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL AND ISLAND 

COUNCILS. 

ø(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL.—In order to better effectuate the purposes of this part through 

the coordination of educational and related services and programs 

available to Native Hawaiians, including those programs receiving 

funding under this part, the Secretary is authorized to establish a 

Native Hawaiian Education Council (hereafter in this part referred 

to as the ‘‘Education Council’’). 

ø(b) COMPOSITION OF EDUCATION COUNCIL.—The Education 

Council shall consist of not more than 21 members, unless otherwise determined by a majority of the council. 

ø(c) CONDITIONS AND TERMS.— ø(1) CONDITIONS.—At least 10 members of the Education 

Council shall be Native Hawaiian education service providers 

and 10 members of the Education Council shall be Native Hawaiians or Native Hawaiian education consumers. In addition, 

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ø(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The members of the Education Council 

shall be appointed by the Secretary based on recommendations 

received from the Native Hawaiian community. 

ø(3) TERMS.—Members of the Education Council shall serve 

for staggered terms of 3 years, except as provided in paragraph 

(4). 

ø(4) COUNCIL DETERMINATIONS.—Additional conditions and 

terms relating to membership on the Education Council, including term lengths and term renewals, shall be determined 

by a majority of the Education Council. 

ø(d) NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL GRANT.—The Secretary shall make a direct grant to the Education Council to carry 

out the following activities: 

ø(1) Coordinate the educational and related services and programs available to Native Hawaiians, including the programs 

assisted under this part. 

ø(2) Assess the extent to which such services and programs 

meet the needs of Native Hawaiians, and collect data on the 

status of Native Hawaiian education. 

ø(3) Provide direction and guidance, through the issuance of 

reports and recommendations, to appropriate Federal, State, 

and local agencies in order to focus and improve the use of resources, including resources made available under this part, relating to Native Hawaiian education, and serve, where appropriate, in an advisory capacity. 

ø(4) Make direct grants, if such grants enable the Education 

Council to carry out the duties of the Education Council, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3). 

ø(e) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE EDUCATION COUNCIL.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The Education Council shall provide copies of any reports and recommendations issued by the Education Council, including any information that the Education 

Council provides to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (i), to 

the Secretary, the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Indian 

Affairs of the Senate. 

ø(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Education Council shall prepare 

and submit to the Secretary an annual report on the Education 

Council’s activities. 

ø(3) ISLAND COUNCIL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.—The Education Council shall provide such administrative support and 

financial assistance to the island councils established pursuant 

to subsection (f) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 

in a manner that supports the distinct needs of each island 

council. 

ø(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAND COUNCILS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to better effectuate the purposes 

of this part and to ensure the adequate representation of island and community interests within the Education Council, 

the Secretary is authorized to facilitate the establishment of 

Native Hawaiian education island councils (hereafter in this 

part referred to as an ‘‘island council’’) for the following islands: 

ø(A) Hawaii. 

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ø(C) Molokai. 

ø(D) Lanai. 

ø(E) Oahu. 

ø(F) Kauai. 

ø(G) Niihau. 

ø(2) COMPOSITION OF ISLAND COUNCILS.—Each island council 

shall consist of parents, students, and other community members who have an interest in the education of Native Hawaiians, and shall be representative of individuals concerned with 

the educational needs of all age groups, from children in preschool through adults. At least three-fourths of the members of 

each island council shall be Native Hawaiians. 

ø(g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION COUNCIL AND ISLAND COUNCILS.—The Education Council and each island 

council shall meet at the call of the chairperson of the appropriate 

council, or upon the request of the majority of the members of the 

appropriate council, but in any event not less often than four times 

during each calendar year. The provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act shall not apply to the Education Council and each 

island council. 

ø(h) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Education Council and 

each island council shall not receive any compensation for service 

on the Education Council and each island council, respectively. 

ø(i) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 

of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate a report that summarizes the annual reports of 

the Education Council, describes the allocation and use of funds 

under this part, and contains recommendations for changes in Federal, State, and local policy to advance the purposes of this part. 

øSEC. 7205. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

ø(1) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary is authorized 

to make direct grants to, or enter into contracts with— 

ø(A) Native Hawaiian educational organizations; 

ø(B) Native Hawaiian community-based organizations; 

ø(C) public and private nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions with experience in developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction in the Native Hawaiian language; and 

ø(D) consortia of the organizations, agencies, and institutions described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), 

to carry out programs that meet the purposes of this part. 

ø(2) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants or contracts to carry 

out activities described in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 

give priority to entities proposing projects that are designed to 

address— 

ø(A) beginning reading and literacy among students in 

kindergarten through third grade; 

ø(B) the needs of at-risk children and youth; 

ø(C) needs in fields or disciplines in which Native Hawaiians are underemployed; and 

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ø(3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Activities provided through 

programs carried out under this part may include— 

ø(A) the development and maintenance of a statewide 

Native Hawaiian early education and care system to provide a continuum of services for Native Hawaiian children 

from the prenatal period of the children through age 5; 

ø(B) the operation of family-based education centers that 

provide such services as— 

ø(i) programs for Native Hawaiian parents and their 

infants from the prenatal period of the infants through 

age 3; 

ø(ii) preschool programs for Native Hawaiians; and 

ø(iii) research on, and development and assessment 

of, family-based, early childhood, and preschool programs for Native Hawaiians; 

ø(C) activities that enhance beginning reading and literacy in either the Hawaiian or the English language 

among Native Hawaiian students in kindergarten through 

third grade and assistance in addressing the distinct features of combined English and Hawaiian literacy for Hawaiian speakers in fifth and sixth grade; 

ø(D) activities to meet the special needs of Native Hawaiian students with disabilities, including— 

ø(i) the identification of such students and their 

needs; 

ø(ii) the provision of support services to the families 

of those students; and 

ø(iii) other activities consistent with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act; 

ø(E) activities that address the special needs of Native 

Hawaiian students who are gifted and talented, including— 

ø(i) educational, psychological, and developmental 

activities designed to assist in the educational 

progress of those students; and 

ø(ii) activities that involve the parents of those students in a manner designed to assist in the students’ 

educational progress; 

ø(F) the development of academic and vocational curricula to address the needs of Native Hawaiian children 

and adults, including curriculum materials in the Hawaiian language and mathematics and science curricula that 

incorporate Native Hawaiian tradition and culture; 

ø(G) professional development activities for educators, 

including— 

ø(i) the development of programs to prepare prospective teachers to address the unique needs of Native 

Hawaiian students within the context of Native Hawaiian culture, language, and traditions; 

ø(ii) in-service programs to improve the ability of 

teachers who teach in schools with concentrations of 

Native Hawaiian students to meet those students’ 

unique needs; and 


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ø(iii) the recruitment and preparation of Native Hawaiians, and other individuals who live in communities with a high concentration of Native Hawaiians, 

to become teachers; 

ø(H) the operation of community-based learning centers 

that address the needs of Native Hawaiian families and 

communities through the coordination of public and private programs and services, including— 

ø(i) preschool programs; 

ø(ii) after-school programs; 

ø(iii) vocational and adult education programs; and 

ø(iv) programs that recognize and support the 

unique cultural and educational needs of Native Hawaiian children, and incorporate appropriately qualified Native Hawaiian elders and seniors; 

ø(I) activities, including program co-location, to enable 

Native Hawaiians to enter and complete programs of postsecondary education, including— 

ø(i) provision of full or partial scholarships for undergraduate or graduate study that are awarded to 

students based on their academic promise and financial need, with a priority, at the graduate level, given 

to students entering professions in which Native Hawaiians are underrepresented; 

ø(ii) family literacy services; 

ø(iii) counseling and support services for students 

receiving scholarship assistance; 

ø(iv) counseling and guidance for Native Hawaiian 

secondary students who have the potential to receive 

scholarships; and 

ø(v) faculty development activities designed to promote the matriculation of Native Hawaiian students; 

ø(J) research and data collection activities to determine 

the educational status and needs of Native Hawaiian children and adults; 

ø(K) other research and evaluation activities related to 

programs carried out under this part; and 

ø(L) other activities, consistent with the purposes of this 

part, to meet the educational needs of Native Hawaiian 

children and adults. 

ø(4) SPECIAL RULE AND CONDITIONS.— 

ø(A) INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE HAWAII.—The Secretary shall 

not establish a policy under this section that prevents a 

Native Hawaiian student enrolled at a 2- or 4-year degree 

granting institution of higher education outside of the 

State of Hawaii from receiving a scholarship pursuant to 

paragraph (3)(I). 

ø(B) SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall establish conditions for receipt of a scholarship awarded 

under paragraph (3)(I). The conditions shall require that 

an individual seeking such a scholarship enter into a contract to provide professional services, either during the 

scholarship period or upon completion of a program of 

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ø(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of funds 

provided to a recipient of a grant or contract under subsection (a) 

for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. 

ø(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to carry out this section and section 7204 such sums as may 

be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding 

fiscal years. 

ø(2) RESERVATION.—Of the funds appropriated under this 

subsection, the Secretary shall reserve $500,000 for fiscal year 

2002 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to make a direct 

grant to the Education Council to carry out section 7204. 

ø(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended. 

øSEC. 7206. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant may be made under this 

part, and no contract may be entered into under this part, unless 

the entity seeking the grant or contract submits an application to 

the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

information as the Secretary may determine to be necessary to 

carry out the provisions of this part. 

ø(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Each applicant for a grant or contract under 

this part shall submit the application for comment to the local educational agency serving students who will participate in the program to be carried out under the grant or contract, and include 

those comments, if any, with the application to the Secretary. 

øSEC. 7207. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ means 

any individual who is— 

ø(A) a citizen of the United States; and 

ø(B) a descendant of the aboriginal people who, prior to 

1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that 

now comprises the State of Hawaii, as evidenced by— 

ø(i) genealogical records; 

ø(ii) Kupuna (elders) or Kamaaina (long-term community residents) verification; or 

ø(iii) certified birth records. 

ø(2) NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.— 

The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian community-based organization’’ 

means any organization that is composed primarily of Native 

Hawaiians from a specific community and that assists in the 

social, cultural, and educational development of Native Hawaiians in that community. 

ø(3) NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

term ‘‘Native Hawaiian educational organization’’ means a private nonprofit organization that— 

ø(A) serves the interests of Native Hawaiians; 

ø(B) has Native Hawaiians in substantive and policymaking positions within the organization; 

ø(C) incorporates Native Hawaiian perspective, values, 

language, culture, and traditions into the core function of 

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ø(D) has demonstrated expertise in the education of Native Hawaiian youth; and 

ø(E) has demonstrated expertise in research and program development. 

ø(4) NATIVE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian language’’ means the single Native American language indigenous to the original inhabitants of the State of Hawaii. 

ø(5) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ means a private nonprofit organization 

that— 

ø(A) serves the interests of Native Hawaiians; 

ø(B) has Native Hawaiians in substantive and policymaking positions within the organization; and 

ø(C) is recognized by the Governor of Hawaii for the purpose of planning, conducting, or administering programs 

(or portions of programs) for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. 

ø(6) OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.—The term ‘‘Office of Hawaiian Affairs’’ means the Office of Hawaiian Affairs established by the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. 

øPART C—ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION 

øSEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE. 

øThis part may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support, and Assistance Act’’. 

øSEC. 7302. FINDINGS. 

øCongress finds and declares the following: 

ø(1) The attainment of educational success is critical to the 

betterment of the conditions, long-term well-being, and preservation of the culture of Alaska Natives. 

ø(2) It is the policy of the Federal Government to encourage 

the maximum participation by Alaska Natives in the planning 

and the management of Alaska Native education programs. 

ø(3) Alaska Native children enter and exit school with serious educational handicaps. 

ø(4) The educational achievement of Alaska Native children 

is far below national norms. Native performance on standardized tests is low, Native student dropout rates are high, and 

Natives are significantly underrepresented among holders of 

baccalaureate degrees in the State of Alaska. As a result, Native students are being denied their opportunity to become full 

participants in society by grade school and high school educations that are condemning an entire generation to an 

underclass status and a life of limited choices. 

ø(5) The programs authorized in this part, combined with expanded Head Start, infant learning, and early childhood education programs, and parent education programs, are essential 

if educational handicaps are to be overcome. 

ø(6) The sheer magnitude of the geographic barriers to be 

overcome in delivering educational services in rural Alaska 

and Alaska villages should be addressed through the development and implementation of innovative, model programs in a 

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ø(7) Native children should be afforded the opportunity to 

begin their formal education on a par with their non-Native 

peers. The Federal Government should lend support to efforts 

developed by and undertaken within the Alaska Native community to improve educational opportunity for all students. 

øSEC. 7303. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this part are as follows: 

ø(1) To recognize the unique educational needs of Alaska Natives. 

ø(2) To authorize the development of supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives. 

ø(3) To supplement existing programs and authorities in the 

area of education to further the purposes of this part. 

ø(4) To provide direction and guidance to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies to focus resources, including resources made available under this part, on meeting the educational needs of Alaska Natives. 

øSEC. 7304. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

ø(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

ø(1) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary is authorized 

to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, Alaska Native 

organizations, educational entities with experience in developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages, cultural and 

community-based organizations with experience in developing 

or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives, and consortia 

of organizations and entities described in this paragraph to 

carry out programs that meet the purposes of this part. 

ø(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities provided through 

programs carried out under this part may include the following: 

ø(A) The development and implementation of plans, 

methods, and strategies to improve the education of Alaska Natives. 

ø(B) The development of curricula and educational programs that address the educational needs of Alaska Native 

students, including the following: 

ø(i) Curriculum materials that reflect the cultural 

diversity or the contributions of Alaska Natives. 

ø(ii) Instructional programs that make use of Native 

Alaskan languages. 

ø(iii) Networks that introduce successful programs, 

materials, and techniques to urban and rural schools. 

ø(C) Professional development activities for educators, 

including the following: 

ø(i) Programs to prepare teachers to address the cultural diversity and unique needs of Alaska Native students. 

ø(ii) In-service programs to improve the ability of 

teachers to meet the unique needs of Alaska Native 

students. 

ø(iii) Recruitment and preparation of teachers who 

are Alaska Native, reside in communities with high 

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to succeed as teachers in isolated, rural communities 

and engage in cross-cultural instruction in Alaska. 

ø(D) The development and operation of home instruction 

programs for Alaska Native preschool children, to ensure 

the active involvement of parents in their children’s education from the earliest ages. 

ø(E) Family literacy services. 

ø(F) The development and operation of student enrichment programs in science and mathematics that— 

ø(i) are designed to prepare Alaska Native students 

from rural areas, who are preparing to enter secondary school, to excel in science and math; 

ø(ii) provide appropriate support services to the families of such students that are needed to enable such 

students to benefit from the programs; and 

ø(iii) may include activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of 

Alaska Native children, and incorporate appropriately 

qualified Alaska Native elders and seniors. 

ø(G) Research and data collection activities to determine 

the educational status and needs of Alaska Native children 

and adults. 

ø(H) Other research and evaluation activities related to 

programs carried out under this part. 

ø(I) Remedial and enrichment programs to assist Alaska 

Native students in performing at a high level on standardized tests. 

ø(J) Education and training of Alaska Native students 

enrolled in a degree program that will lead to certification 

or licensing as teachers. 

ø(K) Parenting education for parents and caregivers of 

Alaska Native children to improve parenting and 

caregiving skills (including skills relating to discipline and 

cognitive development), including parenting education provided through in-home visitation of new mothers. 

ø(L) Cultural education programs operated by the Alaska Native Heritage Center and designed to share the Alaska Native culture with students. 

ø(M) A cultural exchange program operated by the Alaska Humanities Forum and designed to share Alaska Native culture with urban students in a rural setting, which 

shall be known as the Rose Cultural Exchange Program. 

ø(N) Activities carried out through Even Start programs 

carried out under subpart 3 of part B of title I and Head 

Start programs carried out under the Head Start Act, including the training of teachers for programs described in 

this subparagraph. 

ø(O) Other early learning and preschool programs. 

ø(P) Dropout prevention programs operated by the Cook 

Inlet Tribal Council’s Partners for Success program. 

ø(Q) An Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement 

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ment, including programs providing tech-prep, mentoring, 

training, and apprenticeship activities. 

ø(S) Provision of operational support and purchasing of 

equipment, to develop regional vocational schools in rural 

areas of Alaska, including boarding schools, for Alaska Native students in grades 9 through 12, or at higher levels 

of education, to provide the students with necessary resources to prepare for skilled employment opportunities. 

ø(T) Other activities, consistent with the purposes of this 

part, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Native children and adults. 

ø(3) HOME INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS.—Home instruction programs for Alaska Native preschool children carried out under 

paragraph (2)(D) may include the following: 

ø(A) Programs for parents and their infants, from the 

prenatal period of the infant through age 3. 

ø(B) Preschool programs. 

ø(C) Training, education, and support for parents in 

such areas as reading readiness, observation, story telling, 

and critical thinking. 

ø(b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 

percent of funds provided to a grantee under this section for any 

fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. 

ø(c) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants or contracts to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(2), except for activities listed in 

subsection (d)(2), the Secretary shall give priority to applications 

from Alaska Native regional nonprofit organizations, or consortia 

that include at least one Alaska Native regional nonprofit organization. 

ø(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated and 

made available under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available— 

ø(A) not less than $1,000,000 to support activities described in subsection (a)(2)(K); 

ø(B) not less than $1,000,000 to support activities described in subsection (a)(2)(L); 

ø(C) not less than $1,000,000 to support activities described in subsection (a)(2)(M); 

ø(D) not less than $2,000,000 to support activities described in subsection (a)(2)(P); and 

ø(E) not less than $2,000,000 to support activities described in subsection (a)(2)(Q). 

øSEC. 7305. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant may be made under this 

part, and no contract may be entered into under this part, unless 

the entity seeking the grant or contract submits an application to 

the Secretary in such form, in such manner, and containing such 

information as the Secretary may determine necessary to carry out 

the provisions of this part. 

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part of a consortium involving an Alaska Native organization. The 

consortium may include other eligible applicants. 

ø(c) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Each applicant for an award 

under this part shall provide for ongoing advice from and consultation with representatives of the Alaska Native community. 

ø(d) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY COORDINATION.—Each applicant for an award under this part shall inform each local educational agency serving students who would participate in the program to be carried out under the grant or contract about the application. 

øSEC. 7306. DEFINITIONS. 

øIn this part: 

ø(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native’’ has the 

same meaning as the term ‘‘Native’’ has in section 3(b) of the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 

ø(2) ALASKA NATIVE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native organization’’ means a federally recognized tribe, consortium of tribes, regional nonprofit Native association, and another organization that— 

ø(A) has or commits to acquire expertise in the education of Alaska Natives; and 

ø(B) has Alaska Natives in substantive and policymaking positions within the organization.¿ 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

PART A—DEFINITIONS 

SEC. 5101. DEFINITIONS. 

Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 

(1) AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided otherwise by State 

law or this paragraph, the term ‘‘average daily attendance’’ 

means— 

(i) the aggregate number of days of attendance of all 

students during a school year; divided by 

(ii) the number of days school is in session during 

that year. 

(B) CONVERSION.—The Secretary shall permit the conversion of average daily membership (or other similar data) to 

average daily attendance for local educational agencies in 

States that provide State aid to local educational agencies 

on the basis of average daily membership (or other similar 

data). 

(C) SPECIAL RULE.—If the local educational agency in 

which a child resides makes a tuition or other payment for 

the free public education of the child in a school located in 

another school district, the Secretary shall, for the purpose 

of this Act— 

(i) consider the child to be in attendance at a school 

of the agency making the payment; and 

(ii) not consider the child to be in attendance at a 

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(D) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—If a local educational 

agency makes a tuition payment to a private school or to 

a public school of another local educational agency for a 

child with a disability, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Secretary 

shall, for the purpose of this Act, consider the child to be 

in attendance at a school of the agency making the payment. 

(2) AVERAGE PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘‘average 

per-pupil expenditure’’ means, in the case of a State or of the 

United States— 

(A) without regard to the source of funds— 

(i) the aggregate current expenditures, during the 

third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the 

determination is made (or, if satisfactory data for that 

year are not available, during the most recent preceding fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available) of all local educational agencies in the State or, 

in the case of the United States, for all States (which, 

for the purpose of this paragraph, means the 50 States 

and the District of Columbia); plus 

(ii) any direct current expenditures by the State for 

the operation of those agencies; divided by 

(B) the aggregate number of children in average daily attendance to whom those agencies provided free public education during that preceding year. 

(3) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘charter school’’ means a 

public school that— 

(A) in accordance with a specific State statute authorizing the granting of charters to schools, is exempt from significant State or local rules that inhibit the flexible operation and management of public schools, but not from any 

rules relating to the other requirements of this paragraph; 

(B) is created by a developer as a public school, or is 

adapted by a developer from an existing public school, and 

is operated under public supervision and direction; 

(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational objectives determined by the school’s developer and agreed to 

by the authorized public chartering agency; 

(D) provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both; 

(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, 

employment practices, and all other operations, and is not 

affiliated with a sectarian school or religious institution; 

(F) does not charge tuition; 

(G) complies with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 

title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

(H) is a school to which parents choose to send their children, and that admits students on the basis of a lottery, if 

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(I) agrees to comply with the same Federal and State 

audit requirements as do other elementary schools and secondary schools in the State, unless such requirements are 

specifically waived for the purpose of this program; 

(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, and local health 

and safety requirements; 

(K) operates in accordance with State law; 

(L) has a written performance contract with the authorized public chartering agency in the State that includes a 

description of how student performance will be measured in 

charter schools pursuant to State assessments that are required of other schools and pursuant to any other assessments mutually agreeable to the authorized public chartering agency and the charter school; and 

(M) may serve prekindergarten or post secondary students. 

(4) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means any person within the 

age limits for which the State provides free public education. 

(5) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘child with a disability’’ has the same meaning given that term in section 602 

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

(6) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that— 

(A) is representative of a community or significant segments of a community; and 

(B) provides educational or related services to individuals 

in the community. 

(7) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘consolidated local application’’ means an application submitted by a 

local educational agency pursuant to section 5305. 

(8) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLAN.—The term ‘‘consolidated local 

plan’’ means a plan submitted by a local educational agency 

pursuant to section 5305. 

(9) CONSOLIDATED STATE APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘consolidated State application’’ means an application submitted by a 

State educational agency pursuant to section 5302. 

(10) CONSOLIDATED STATE PLAN.—The term ‘‘consolidated 

State plan’’ means a plan submitted by a State educational 

agency pursuant to section 5302. 

(11) CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.—The term ‘‘core academic 

subjects’’ means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. 

(12) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means one of the divisions 

of a State used by the Secretary of Commerce in compiling and 

reporting data regarding counties. 

(13) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered program’’ means 

each of the programs authorized by— 

(A) part A of title I; 

(B) title II; and 

(C) title III. 

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(A) including expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance and health services, pupil transportation 

services, operation and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, 

and net expenditures to cover deficits for food services and 

student body activities; but 

(B) not including expenditures for community services, 

capital outlay, and debt service, or any expenditures made 

from funds received under title I. 

(15) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Education. 

(16) DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘direct student 

services’’ means public school choice or high-quality academic 

tutoring that are designed to help increase academic achievement for students. 

(17) DISTANCE EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘distance education’’ 

means the use of one or more technologies to deliver instruction 

to students who are separated from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students 

and the instructor synchronously or nonsynchronously. 

(18) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘educational 

service agency’’ means a regional public multiservice agency authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide services or programs to local educational agencies. 

(19) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elementary school’’ 

means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under State law. 

(20) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘‘English learner’’, when 

used with respect to an individual, means an individual— 

(A) who is aged 3 through 21; 

(B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school; 

(C)(i) who was not born in the United States or whose 

native language is a language other than English; 

(ii)(I) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a 

native resident of the outlying areas; and 

(II) who comes from an environment where a language 

other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency; or 

(iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; 

and 

(D) whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or 

understanding the English language may be sufficient to 

deny the individual— 

(i) the ability to meet the State’s academic standards 

described in section 1111; 

(ii) the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms 

where the language of instruction is English; or 

(iii) the opportunity to participate fully in society. 

(21) EXTENDED-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUATION RATE.— 

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(i) the denominator consists of the number of students who form the original cohort of entering firsttime 9th grade students enrolled in the high school no 

later than the effective date for student membership 

data submitted annually by State educational agencies 

to the National Center for Education Statistics under 

section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act, adjusted by— 

(I) adding the students who joined that cohort, 

after the time of the determination of the original 

cohort; and 

(II) subtracting only those students who left that 

cohort, after the time of the determination of the 

original cohort, as described in subparagraph (B); 

and 

(ii) the numerator consists of the number of students 

in the cohort, as adjusted under clause (i), who earned 

a regular high school diploma before, during, or at the 

conclusion of— 

(I) one or more additional years beyond the 

fourth year of high school; or 

(II) a summer session immediately following the 

additional year of high school. 

(B) COHORT REMOVAL.—To remove a student from a cohort, a school or local educational agency shall require documentation to confirm that the student has transferred out, 

emigrated to another country, transferred to a prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. 

(C) TRANSFERRED OUT.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 

term ‘‘transferred out’’ means a student who the high 

school or local educational agency has confirmed, according to clause (ii), has transferred— 

(I) to another school from which the student is 

expected to receive a regular high school diploma; 

or 

(II) to another educational program from which 

the student is expected to receive a regular high 

school diploma. 

(ii) CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

(I) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—The confirmation of a student’s transfer to another school or 

educational program described in clause (i) requires documentation from the receiving school or 

program that the student enrolled in the receiving 

school or program. 

(II) LACK OF CONFIRMATION.—A student who 

was enrolled, but for whom there is no confirmation of the student having transferred out, shall remain in the denominator of the extended-year adjusted cohort. 

(iii) PROGRAMS NOT PROVIDING CREDIT.—A student 

who is retained in grade or who is enrolled in a GED 

or other alternative educational program that does not 

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high school diploma shall not be considered transferred out and shall remain in the extended-year adjusted cohort. 

(D) SPECIAL RULE.—For those high schools that start 

after grade 9, the original cohort shall be calculated for the 

earliest high school grade students attend no later than the 

effective date for student membership data submitted annually by State educational agencies to the National Center 

for Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act. 

(22) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term ‘‘family literacy 

services’’ means services provided to participants on a voluntary 

basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of 

sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a family, 

and that integrate all of the following activities: 

(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 

their children. 

(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary 

teacher for their children and full partners in the education 

of their children. 

(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic selfsufficiency. 

(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for 

success in school and life experiences. 

(23) FOUR-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUATION RATE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘four-year adjusted cohort 

graduation rate’’ means the ratio where— 

(i) the denominator consists of the number of students who form the original cohort of entering firsttime 9th grade students enrolled in the high school no 

later than the effective date for student membership 

data submitted annually by State educational agencies 

to the National Center for Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform 

Act, adjusted by— 

(I) adding the students who joined that cohort, 

after the time of the determination of the original 

cohort; and 

(II) subtracting only those students who left that 

cohort, after the time of the determination of the 

original cohort, as described in subparagraph (B); 

and 

(ii) the numerator consists of the number of students 

in the cohort, as adjusted under clause (i), who earned 

a regular high school diploma before, during, or at the 

conclusion of— 

(I) the fourth year of high school; or 

(II) a summer session immediately following the 

fourth year of high school. 

(B) COHORT REMOVAL.—To remove a student from a cohort, a school or local educational agency shall require documentation to confirm that the student has transferred out, 

emigrated to another country, transferred to a prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. 

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(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 

term ‘‘transferred out’’ means a student who the high 

school or local educational agency has confirmed, according to clause (ii), has transferred— 

(I) to another school from which the student is 

expected to receive a regular high school diploma; 

or 

(II) to another educational program from which 

the student is expected to receive a regular high 

school diploma. 

(ii) CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

(I) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.—The confirmation of a student’s transfer to another school or 

educational program described in clause (i) requires documentation from the receiving school or 

program that the student enrolled in the receiving 

school or program. 

(II) LACK OF CONFIRMATION.—A student who 

was enrolled, but for whom there is no confirmation of the student having transferred out, shall remain in the adjusted cohort. 

(iii) PROGRAMS NOT PROVIDING CREDIT.—A student 

who is retained in grade or who is enrolled in a GED 

or other alternative educational program that does not 

issue or provide credit toward the issuance of a regular 

high school diploma shall not be considered transferred out and shall remain in the adjusted cohort. 

(D) SPECIAL RULE.—For those high schools that start 

after grade 9, the original cohort shall be calculated for the 

earliest high school grade students attend no later than the 

effective date for student membership data submitted annually by State educational agencies to the National Center 

for Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act. 

(24) FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘free public education’’ means education that is provided— 

(A) at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without tuition charge; and 

(B) as elementary school or secondary school education as 

determined under applicable State law, except that the 

term does not include any education provided beyond grade 

12. 

(25) GIFTED AND TALENTED.—The term ‘‘gifted and talented’’, 

when used with respect to students, children, or youth, means 

students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, 

or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who 

need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school 

in order to fully develop those capabilities. 

(26) HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC TUTORING.—The term ‘‘highquality academic tutoring’’ means supplemental academic services that— 

(A) are in addition to instruction provided during the 

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(B) are provided by a non-governmental entity or local 

educational agency that— 

(i) is included on a State educational agency approved provider list after demonstrating to the State 

educational agency that its program consistently improves the academic achievement of students; and 

(ii) agrees to provide parents of children receiving 

high-quality academic tutoring, the appropriate local 

educational agency, and school with information on 

participating students increases in academic achievement, in a format, and to the extent practicable, a language that such parent can understand, and in a manner that protects the privacy of individuals consistent 

with section 444 of the General Education Provisions 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g); 

(C) are selected by the parents of students who are identified by the local educational agency as being eligible for 

such services from among providers on the approved provider list described in subparagraph (B)(i); 

(D) meet all applicable Federal, State, and local health, 

safety, and civil rights laws; and 

(E) ensure that all instruction and content are secular, 

neutral, and non-ideological. 

(27) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ means a secondary school that— 

(A) grants a diploma, as defined by the State; and 

(B) includes, at least, grade 12. 

(28) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

(29) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ 

means a public board of education or other public authority 

legally constituted within a State for either administrative 

control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, 

public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, 

county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or of or for a combination of school districts 

or counties that is recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary 

schools. 

(B) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND DIRECTION.—The term 

includes any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary 

school or secondary school. 

(C) BIE SCHOOLS.—The term includes an elementary 

school or secondary school funded by the Bureau of Indian 

Education but only to the extent that including the school 

makes the school eligible for programs for which specific 

eligibility is not provided to the school in another provision 

of law and the school does not have a student population 

that is smaller than the student population of the local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act with the 

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be subject to the jurisdiction of any State educational agency other than the Bureau of Indian Education. 

(D) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES.—The term includes 

educational service agencies and consortia of those agencies. 

(E) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term includes the 

State educational agency in a State in which the State educational agency is the sole educational agency for all public 

schools. 

(30) NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE.— The terms ‘‘Native American’’ and ‘‘Native American language’’ 

have the same meaning given those terms in section 103 of the 

Native American Languages Act of 1990. 

(31) OTHER STAFF.—The term ‘‘other staff’’ means specialized 

instructional support personnel, librarians, career guidance and 

counseling personnel, education aides, and other instructional 

and administrative personnel. 

(32) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying area’’— 

(A) means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States 

Virgin Islands; 

(B) means the Republic of Palau, to the extent permitted 

under section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 99–658; 117 

Stat. 2751) and until an agreement for the extension of 

United States education assistance under the Compact of 

Free Association becomes effective for the Republic of 

Palau; and 

(C) for the purpose of any discretionary grant program 

under this Act, includes the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, to the extent 

permitted under section 105(f)(1)(B)(viii) of the Compact of 

Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 

108–188; 117 Stat. 2751). 

(33) PARENT.—The term ‘‘parent’’ includes a legal guardian 

or other person standing in loco parentis (such as a grandparent, stepparent, or foster parent with whom the child lives, 

or a person who is legally responsible for the child’s welfare). 

(34) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The term ‘‘parental involvement’’ means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, 

and meaningful communication involving student academic 

learning and other school activities, including ensuring— 

(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting in their 

child’s learning; 

(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in 

their child’s education at school; 

(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decisionmaking 

and on advisory committees to assist in the education of 

their child; and 

(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1118. 

(35) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget 

and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 


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Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of 

the size involved. 

(36) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘professional 

development’’— 

(A) includes evidence-based, job-embedded, continuous 

activities that— 

(i) improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of the 

academic subjects the teachers teach, and enable teachers to become effective educators; 

(ii) are an integral part of broad schoolwide and districtwide educational improvement plans; 

(iii) give teachers, school leaders, other staff, and administrators the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet State academic 

standards; 

(iv) improve classroom management skills; 

(v)(I) have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction and the teacher’s performance in the 

classroom; and 

(II) are not 1-day or short-term workshops or conferences; 

(vi) support the recruiting, hiring, and training of effective teachers, including teachers who became certified or licensed through State and local alternative 

routes to certification; 

(vii) advance teacher understanding of effective instructional strategies that are strategies for improving 

student academic achievement or substantially increasing the knowledge and teaching skills of teachers, including through addressing the social and emotional 

development needs of students; 

(viii) are aligned with and directly related to— 

(I) State academic standards and assessments; 

and 

(II) the curricula and programs tied to the 

standards described in subclause (I); 

(ix) are developed with extensive participation of 

teachers, school leaders, parents, and administrators of 

schools to be served under this Act; 

(x) are designed to give teachers of English learners 

and other teachers and instructional staff, the knowledge and skills to provide instruction and appropriate 

language and academic support services to those children, including the appropriate use of curricula and 

assessments; 

(xi) to the extent appropriate, provide training for 

teachers, other staff, and school leaders in the use of 

technology so that technology and technology applications are effectively used to improve teaching and 

learning in the curricula and core academic subjects in 

which the students receive instruction; 

(xii) as a whole, are regularly evaluated for their impact on increased teacher effectiveness and improved 

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evaluations used to improve the quality of the professional development; 

(xiii) provide instruction in methods of teaching children with special needs; 

(xiv) include instruction in the use of data and assessments to inform and instruct classroom practice; 

and 

(xv) include instruction in ways that teachers, school 

leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, 

other staff, and school administrators may work more 

effectively with parents; and 

(B) may include evidence-based, job-embedded, continuous activities that— 

(i) involve the forming of partnerships with institutions of higher education to establish school-based 

teacher training programs that provide prospective 

teachers and new teachers with an opportunity to work 

under the guidance of experienced teachers and college 

faculty; 

(ii) create programs to enable paraprofessionals (assisting teachers employed by a local educational agency 

receiving assistance under subpart 1 of part A of title 

I) to obtain the education necessary for those paraprofessionals to become certified and licensed teachers; 

and 

(iii) provide follow-up training to individuals who 

have participated in activities described in subparagraph (A) or another clause of this subparagraph that 

are designed to ensure that the knowledge and skills 

learned by the teachers are implemented in the classroom. 

(37) REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘regular high school diploma’’ means the standard high school diploma awarded 

to the preponderance of students in the State that is fully 

aligned with State standards, or a higher diploma. Such 

term shall not include a GED or other recognized equivalent of a diploma, a certificate of attendance, or any lesser 

diploma award. 

(B) EXCEPTION FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES.—For a student who is assessed using 

an alternate assessment aligned to alternate academic 

standards under section 1111(b)(1)(D), receipt of a regular 

high school diploma as defined under subparagraph (A) or 

a State-defined alternate diploma obtained within the time 

period for which the State ensures the availability of a free 

appropriate public education and in accordance with section 612(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be counted as graduating with a regular 

high school diploma for the purposes of this Act. 

(38) SCHOOL LEADER.—The term ‘‘school leader’’ means a 

principal, assistant principal, or other individual who is— 

(A) an employee or officer of a school, local educational 

agency, or other entity operating the school; and 

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(i) the daily instructional leadership and managerial 

operations of the school; and 

(ii) creating the optimum conditions for student 

learning. 

(39) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary school’’ 

means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as determined under State law, except that 

the term does not include any education beyond grade 12. 

(40) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of Education. 

(41) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL; SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

(A) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.— 

The term ‘‘specialized instructional support personnel’’ 

means school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and other qualified professional personnel involved in providing assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other necessary services (including related services as that term is defined in section 602 

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) as part 

of a comprehensive program to meet student needs. 

(B) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

The term ‘‘specialized instructional support services’’ means 

the services provided by specialized instructional support 

personnel. 

(42) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

and each of the outlying areas. 

(43) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State educational agency’’ means the agency primarily responsible for the 

State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary 

schools. 

(44) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ means modern information, computer and communication technology products, 

services, or tools, including, but not limited to, the Internet and 

other communications networks, computer devices and other 

computer and communications hardware, software applications, 

data systems, and other electronic content and data storage. 

SEC. 5102. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 

Parts B, C, D, and E of this title do not apply to title IV of this 

Act. 

SEC. 5103. APPLICABILITY TO BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED SCHOOLS. 

For the purpose of any competitive program under this Act— 

(1) a consortium of schools operated by the Bureau of Indian 

Education; 

(2) a school operated under a contract or grant with the Bureau of Indian Education in consortium with another contract 

or grant school or a tribal or community organization; or 

(3) a Bureau of Indian Education school in consortium with 

an institution of higher education, a contract or grant school, 

or a tribal or community organization, 

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PART B—FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDS 

SEC. 5201. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

(a) CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may consolidate 

the amounts specifically made available to it for State administration under one or more of the programs under paragraph (2). 

(2) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to any program 

under this Act under which funds are authorized to be used for 

administration, and such other programs as the Secretary may 

designate. 

(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall use the 

amount available under this section for the administration of 

the programs included in the consolidation under subsection 

(a). 

(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—A State educational agency may also 

use funds available under this section for administrative activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of 

funds under programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a), such as— 

(A) the coordination of those programs with other Federal 

and non-Federal programs; 

(B) the establishment and operation of peer-review mechanisms under this Act; 

(C) the administration of this title; 

(D) the dissemination of information regarding model 

programs and practices; 

(E) technical assistance under any program under this 

Act; 

(F) State-level activities designed to carry out this title; 

(G) training personnel engaged in audit and other monitoring activities; and 

(H) implementation of the Cooperative Audit Resolution 

and Oversight Initiative of the Department. 

(c) RECORDS.—A State educational agency that consolidates administrative funds under this section shall not be required to keep 

separate records, by individual program, to account for costs relating to the administration of programs included in the consolidation 

under subsection (a). 

(d) REVIEW.—To determine the effectiveness of State administration under this section, the Secretary may periodically review the 

performance of State educational agencies in using consolidated administrative funds under this section and take such steps as the 

Secretary finds appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of that administration. 

(e) UNUSED ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—If a State educational 

agency does not use all of the funds available to the agency under 

this section for administration, the agency may use those funds during the applicable period of availability as funds available under 

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(f) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT

DEVELOPMENT.—In order to develop State academic standards and 

assessments, a State educational agency may consolidate the 

amounts described in subsection (a) for those purposes under title 

I. 

SEC. 5202. SINGLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATES. 

A State educational agency that also serves as a local educational 

agency shall, in its applications or plans under this Act, describe 

how the agency will eliminate duplication in conducting administrative functions. 

SEC. 5203. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS. 

(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— (1) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer to the Department of the Interior, as a consolidated amount for covered programs, the Indian education programs under subpart 6 of part 

A of title I, and the education for homeless children and youth 

program under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Assistance Act, the amounts allotted to the Department of the Interior under those programs. 

(2) AGREEMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of the 

Interior shall enter into an agreement, consistent with the 

requirements of the programs specified in paragraph (1), 

for the distribution and use of those program funds under 

terms that the Secretary determines best meet the purposes 

of those programs. 

(B) CONTENTS.—The agreement shall— 

(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of the Interior 

for the use of the amount transferred and the achievement measures to assess program effectiveness; and 

(ii) be developed in consultation with Indian tribes. 

(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Department of the Interior may use 

not more than 1.5 percent of the funds consolidated under this section for its costs related to the administration of the funds transferred under this section. 

PART C—COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS; CONSOLIDATED STATE AND LOCAL PLANS AND 

APPLICATIONS 

SEC. 5301. PURPOSES. 

The purposes of this part are— 

(1) to improve teaching and learning by encouraging greater 

cross-program coordination, planning, and service delivery; 

(2) to provide greater flexibility to State and local authorities 

through consolidated plans, applications, and reporting; and 

(3) to enhance the integration of programs under this Act 

with State and local programs. 

SEC. 5302. OPTIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATE PLANS OR APPLICATIONS. 

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under this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (b), 

shall establish procedures and criteria under which, after consultation with the Governor, a State educational agency may 

submit a consolidated State plan or a consolidated State application meeting the requirements of this section for— 

(A) each of the covered programs in which the State participates; and 

(B) such other programs as the Secretary may designate. 

(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS AND PLANS.—After consultation with the Governor, a State educational agency that submits 

a consolidated State plan or a consolidated State application 

under this section shall not be required to submit separate 

State plans or applications under any of the programs to which 

the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application 

under this section applies. 

(b) COLLABORATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing criteria and procedures 

under this section, the Secretary shall collaborate with State 

educational agencies and, as appropriate, with other State 

agencies, local educational agencies, public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, private schools, and parents, students, and teachers. 

(2) CONTENTS.—Through the collaborative process described 

in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish, for each program under this Act to which this section applies, the descriptions, information, assurances, and other material required to 

be included in a consolidated State plan or consolidated State 

application. 

(3) NECESSARY MATERIALS.—The Secretary shall require only 

descriptions, information, assurances (including assurances of 

compliance with applicable provisions regarding participation 

by private school children and teachers), and other materials 

that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application. 

SEC. 5303. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to simplify reporting requirements and 

reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary shall establish procedures 

and criteria under which a State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor of the State, may submit a consolidated 

State annual report. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain information about the 

programs included in the report, including the performance of the 

State under those programs, and other matters as the Secretary determines are necessary, such as monitoring activities. 

(c) REPLACEMENT.—The report shall replace separate individual 

annual reports for the programs included in the consolidated State 

annual report. 

SEC. 5304. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 

ASSURANCES. 

(a) ASSURANCES.—A State educational agency, in consultation 

with the Governor of the State, that submits a consolidated State 

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a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which the 

plan or application is submitted, that provides that— 

(1) each such program will be administered in accordance 

with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and 

applications; 

(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program 

and title to property acquired with program funds will be in a 

public agency, an eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or an Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program 

provides for assistance to those entities; and 

(B) the public agency, eligible private agency, institution, or 

organization, or Indian tribe will administer those funds and 

property to the extent required by the authorizing law; 

(3) the State will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including— 

(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on 

agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients 

responsible for carrying out each program; 

(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations 

that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; and 

(C) the adoption of written procedures for the receipt and 

resolution of complaints alleging violations of law in the 

administration of the programs; 

(4) the State will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of 

each such program conducted by or for the Secretary or other 

Federal officials; 

(5) the State will use such fiscal control and fund accounting 

procedures that will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the State under each such 

program; 

(6) the State will— 

(A) make reports to the Secretary as may be necessary to 

enable the Secretary to perform the Secretary’s duties under 

each such program; and 

(B) maintain such records, provide such information to 

the Secretary, and afford such access to the records as the 

Secretary may find necessary to carry out the Secretary’s 

duties; and 

(7) before the plan or application was submitted to the Secretary, the State afforded a reasonable opportunity for public 

comment on the plan or application and considered such comment. 

(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 441 of the General Education Provisions Act shall not apply to programs under this Act. 

SEC. 5305. CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLANS OR APPLICATIONS. 

(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

(1) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A local educational agency receiving funds under more than one covered program may submit 

plans or applications to the State educational agency under 

those programs on a consolidated basis. 

(2) AVAILABILITY TO GOVERNOR.—The State educational agency shall make any consolidated local plans and applications 

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(b) REQUIRED CONSOLIDATED PLANS OR APPLICATIONS.—A State 

educational agency that has an approved consolidated State plan or 

application under section 5302 may require local educational agencies in the State receiving funds under more than one program included in the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application to submit consolidated local plans or applications under those 

programs, but may not require those agencies to submit separate 

plans. 

(c) COLLABORATION.—A State educational agency, in consultation 

with the Governor, shall collaborate with local educational agencies 

in the State in establishing procedures for the submission of the 

consolidated State plans or consolidated State applications under 

this section. 

(d) NECESSARY MATERIALS.—The State educational agency shall 

require only descriptions, information, assurances, and other material that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the local 

educational agency plan or application. 

SEC. 5306. OTHER GENERAL ASSURANCES. 

(a) ASSURANCES.—Any applicant, other than a State educational 

agency that submits a plan or application under this Act, shall have 

on file with the State educational agency a single set of assurances, 

applicable to each program for which a plan or application is submitted, that provides that— 

(1) each such program will be administered in accordance 

with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and 

applications; 

(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program 

and title to property acquired with program funds will be in a 

public agency or in an eligible private agency, institution, organization, or Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program 

provides for assistance to those entities; and 

(B) the public agency, eligible private agency, institution, or 

organization, or Indian tribe will administer the funds and 

property to the extent required by the authorizing statutes; 

(3) the applicant will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including— 

(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on 

agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients 

responsible for carrying out each program; and 

(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations 

that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; 

(4) the applicant will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such program conducted by or for the State educational agency, the Secretary, or other Federal officials; 

(5) the applicant will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and 

accounting for, Federal funds paid to the applicant under each 

such program; 

(6) the applicant will— 

(A) submit such reports to the State educational agency 

(which shall make the reports available to the Governor) 

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and the Secretary to perform their duties under each such 

program; and 

(B) maintain such records, provide such information, and 

afford such access to the records as the State educational 

agency (after consultation with the Governor) or the Secretary may reasonably require to carry out the State educational agency’s or the Secretary’s duties; and 

(7) before the application was submitted, the applicant afforded a reasonable opportunity for public comment on the application and considered such comment. 

(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 442 of the General Education Provisions Act shall not apply to programs under this Act. 

PART D—WAIVERS 

SEC. 5401. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—A State educational agency, local 

educational agency, or Indian tribe that receives funds under a 

program authorized under this Act may submit a request to the 

Secretary to waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of 

this Act. 

(2) RECEIPT OF WAIVER.—Except as provided in subsection (c) 

and subject to the limits in subsection (b)(5)(A), the Secretary 

shall waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of this Act 

for a State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian 

tribe, or school (through a local educational agency), that submits a waiver request pursuant to this subsection. 

(b) PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe that desires a waiver under 

this section shall submit a waiver request to the Secretary, 

which shall include a plan that— 

(A) identifies the Federal programs affected by the requested waiver; 

(B) describes which Federal statutory or regulatory requirements are to be waived; 

(C) reasonably demonstrates that the waiver will improve 

instruction for students and advance student academic 

achievement; 

(D) describes the methods the State educational agency, 

local educational agency, or Indian tribe will use to monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of the plan; and 

(E) describes how schools will continue to provide assistance to the same populations served by programs for which 

the waiver is requested. 

(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—A waiver request under this 

section— 

(A) may provide for waivers of requirements applicable to 

State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, and schools; and 

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(i)(I) by local educational agencies (on behalf of those 

agencies and schools) to State educational agencies; 

and 

(II) by State educational agencies (on their own behalf, or on behalf of, and based on the requests of, local 

educational agencies in the State) to the Secretary; or 

(ii) by Indian tribes (on behalf of schools operated by 

the tribes) to the Secretary. 

(3) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In the case of a 

waiver request submitted by a State educational agency 

acting on its own behalf, or on behalf of local educational 

agencies in the State, the State educational agency shall— 

(i) provide the public and local educational agencies 

in the State with notice and a reasonable opportunity 

to comment and provide input on the request; 

(ii) submit the comments and input to the Secretary, 

with a description of how the State addressed the comments and input; and 

(iii) provide notice and a reasonable time to comment 

to the public and local educational agencies in the 

manner in which the applying agency customarily provides similar notice and opportunity to comment to the 

public. 

(B) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In the case of a 

waiver request submitted by a local educational agency 

that receives funds under this Act— 

(i) the request shall be reviewed by the State educational agency and be accompanied by the comments, 

if any, of the State educational agency and the public; 

and 

(ii) notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment 

regarding the waiver request shall be provided to the 

State educational agency and the public by the agency 

requesting the waiver in the manner in which that 

agency customarily provides similar notice and opportunity to comment to the public. 

(4) PEER REVIEW.— 

(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 

multi-disciplinary peer review team, which shall meet the 

requirements of section 5543, to review waiver requests 

under this section. 

(B) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary may approve a waiver 

request under this section without conducting a peer review 

of the request, but shall use the peer review process under 

this paragraph before disapproving such a request. 

(C) STANDARD AND NATURE OF REVIEW.—Peer reviewers 

shall conduct a good faith review of waiver requests submitted to them under this section. Peer reviewers shall review such waiver requests— 

(i) in their totality; 

(ii) in deference to State and local judgment; and 

(iii) with the goal of promoting State- and local-led 

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(5) WAIVER DETERMINATION, DEMONSTRATION, AND REVI- SION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve a waiver 

request not more than 60 days after the date on which such 

request is submitted, unless the Secretary determines and 

demonstrates that— 

(i) the waiver request does not meet the requirements 

of this section; 

(ii) the waiver is not permitted under subsection (c); 

(iii) the plan that is required under paragraph 

(1)(C), and reviewed with deference to State and local 

judgment, provides no reasonable evidence to determine that a waiver will enhance student academic 

achievement; or 

(iv) the waiver request does not provide for adequate 

evaluation to ensure review and continuous improvement of the plan. 

(B) WAIVER DETERMINATION AND REVISION.—If the Secretary determines and demonstrates that the waiver request 

does not meet the requirements of this section, the Secretary 

shall— 

(i) immediately— 

(I) notify the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe of such determination; and 

(II) at the request of the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe, provide detailed reasons for such determination in 

writing; 

(ii) offer the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe an opportunity to revise and resubmit the waiver request not more than 60 

days after the date of such determination; and 

(iii) if the Secretary determines that the resubmission 

does not meet the requirements of this section, at the 

request of the State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe, conduct a public hearing not more than 30 days after the date of such resubmission. 

(C) WAIVER DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary may disapprove a waiver request if— 

(i) the State educational agency, local educational 

agency, or Indian tribe has been notified and offered 

an opportunity to revise and resubmit the waiver request, as described under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B); and 

(ii) the State educational agency, local educational 

agency, or Indian tribe— 

(I) does not revise and resubmit the waiver request; or 

(II) revises and resubmits the waiver request, 

and the Secretary determines that such waiver request does not meet the requirements of this section 

after a hearing conducted under subparagraph 

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(D) EXTERNAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall not, directly or indirectly, require or impose new or additional requirements in exchange for receipt of a waiver if such requirements are not specified in this Act. 

(c) RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not waive under this section any statutory or regulatory requirements relating to— 

(1) the allocation or distribution of funds to States, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, or other recipients of funds 

under this Act; 

(2) comparability of services; 

(3) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, nonFederal funds; 

(4) equitable participation of private school students and 

teachers; 

(5) parental participation and involvement; 

(6) applicable civil rights requirements; 

(7) the prohibitions— 

(A) in subpart 2 of part E; 

(B) regarding use of funds for religious worship or instruction in section 5505; and 

(C) regarding activities in section 5524; or 

(8) the selection of a school attendance area or school under 

subsections (a) and (b) of section 1113, except that the Secretary 

may grant a waiver to allow a school attendance area or school 

to participate in activities under subpart 1 of part A of title I 

if the percentage of children from low-income families in the 

school attendance area or who attend the school is not more 

than 10 percentage points below the lowest percentage of those 

children for any school attendance area or school of the local 

educational agency that meets the requirements of subsections 

(a) and (b) of section 1113. 

(d) DURATION AND EXTENSION OF WAIVER; LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 

waiver approved by the Secretary under this section may be for 

a period not to exceed 3 years. 

(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend the period described in paragraph (1) if the State demonstrates that— 

(A) the waiver has been effective in enabling the State or 

affected recipient to carry out the activities for which the 

waiver was requested and the waiver has contributed to improved student achievement; and 

(B) the extension is in the public interest. 

(3) SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not require a 

State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian 

tribe, as a condition of approval of a waiver request, to— 

(A) include in, or delete from, such request, specific academic standards, such as the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards 

Initiative or any other standards common to a significant 

number of States; 

(B) use specific academic assessment instruments or 

items, including assessments aligned to the standards described in subparagraph (A); or 

(C) include in, or delete from, such waiver request any 

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standards or measures that a State or local educational 

agency or Indian tribe uses to establish, implement, or improve— 

(i) State academic standards; 

(ii) academic assessments; 

(iii) State accountability systems; or 

(iv) teacher and school leader evaluation systems. 

(e) REPORTS.— (1) WAIVER REPORTS.—A State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe that receives a waiver under 

this section shall, at the end of the second year for which a 

waiver is received under this section and each subsequent year, 

submit a report to the Secretary that— 

(A) describes the uses of the waiver by the agency or by 

schools; 

(B) describes how schools continued to provide assistance 

to the same populations served by the programs for which 

waivers were granted; and 

(C) evaluates the progress of the agency and schools, or 

Indian tribe, in improving the quality of instruction or the 

academic achievement of students. 

(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall annually 

submit 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 a report— 

(A) summarizing the uses of waivers by State educational 

agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, and 

schools; and 

(B) describing the status of the waivers in improving academic achievement. 

(f) TERMINATION OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary shall terminate a 

waiver under this section if the Secretary determines, after notice 

and an opportunity for a hearing, that the performance of the State 

or other recipient affected by the waiver has been inadequate to justify a continuation of the waiver and the recipient of the waiver has 

failed to make revisions needed to carry out the purpose of the waiver, or if the waiver is no longer necessary to achieve its original purpose. 

(g) PUBLICATION.—A notice of the Secretary’s decision to grant 

each waiver under subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal 

Register and the Secretary shall provide for the dissemination of the 

notice to State educational agencies, interested parties, including 

educators, parents, students, advocacy and civil rights organizations, and the public. 

PART E—UNIFORM PROVISIONS 

Subpart 1—Private Schools 

SEC. 5501. PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND 

TEACHERS. 

(a) PRIVATE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, to 

the extent consistent with the number of eligible children in 

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agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or another entity receiving financial assistance under a 

program specified in subsection (b), who are enrolled in private 

elementary schools and secondary schools in areas served by 

such agency, consortium, or entity, the agency, consortium, or 

entity shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials or their representatives, provide to those children and their teachers or other educational 

personnel, on an equitable basis, special educational services or 

other benefits that address their needs under the program. 

(2) SECULAR, NEUTRAL, AND NONIDEOLOGICAL SERVICES OR

BENEFITS.—Educational services or other benefits, including 

materials and equipment, provided under this section, shall be 

secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Educational services and other benefits 

provided under this section for private school children, teachers, 

and other educational personnel shall be equitable in comparison to services and other benefits for public school children, 

teachers, and other educational personnel participating in the 

program and shall be provided in a timely manner. 

(4) EXPENDITURES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Expenditures for educational services 

and other benefits to eligible private school children, teachers, and other service personnel shall be equal to the expenditures for participating public school children, taking 

into account the number and educational needs, of the children to be served. 

(B) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Funds allocated to a local 

educational agency for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school children shall— 

(i) be obligated in the fiscal year for which the funds 

are received by the agency; and 

(ii) with respect to any such funds that cannot be so 

obligated, be used to serve such children in the following fiscal year. 

(C) NOTICE OF ALLOCATION.—Each State educational 

agency shall— 

(i) determine, in a timely manner, the proportion of 

funds to be allocated to each local educational agency 

in the State for educational services and other benefits 

under this subpart to eligible private school children; 

and 

(ii) provide notice, simultaneously, to each such local 

educational agency and the appropriate private school 

officials or their representatives in the State of such allocation of funds. 

(5) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—An agency, consortium, or entity 

described in subsection (a)(1) of this section may provide those 

services directly or through contracts with public and private 

agencies, organizations, and institutions. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—This section applies to programs under— 

(A) subpart 2 of part A of title I; 

(B) subpart 4 of part A of title I; 

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(D) part B of title II; and 

(E) part B of title III. 

(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘eligible children’’ means children eligible for services under a program described in paragraph (1). 

(c) CONSULTATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity 

shall consult, in order to reach an agreement, with appropriate 

private school officials or their representatives during the design and development of the programs under this Act, on issues 

such as— 

(A) how the children’s needs will be identified; 

(B) what services will be offered; 

(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be provided; 

(D) how the services will be assessed and how the results 

of the assessment will be used to improve those services; 

(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be provided to the eligible private school children, teachers, and 

other educational personnel and the amount of funds available for those services; 

(F) how and when the agency, consortium, or entity will 

make decisions about the delivery of services, including a 

thorough consideration and analysis of the views of the private school officials or their representatives on the provision 

of services through potential third-party providers or contractors; and 

(G) how, if the agency disagrees with the views of the private school officials or their representatives on the provision 

of services through a contract, the local educational agency 

will provide in writing to such private school officials or 

their representatives an analysis of the reasons why the 

local educational agency has chosen not to use a contractor. 

(2) DISAGREEMENT.—If the agency, consortium, or entity disagrees with the views of the private school officials or their representatives with respect to an issue described in paragraph (1), 

the agency, consortium, or entity shall provide to the private 

school officials or their representatives a written explanation of 

the reasons why the local educational agency has chosen not to 

adopt the course of action requested by such officials or their 

representatives. 

(3) TIMING.—The consultation required by paragraph (1) 

shall occur before the agency, consortium, or entity makes any 

decision that affects the opportunities of eligible private school 

children, teachers, and other educational personnel to participate in programs under this Act, and shall continue throughout 

the implementation and assessment of activities under this section. 

(4) DISCUSSION REQUIRED.—The consultation required by 

paragraph (1) shall include a discussion of service delivery 

mechanisms that the agency, consortium, or entity could use to 

provide equitable services to eligible private school children, 

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(5) DOCUMENTATION.—Each local educational agency shall 

maintain in the agency’s records and provide to the State educational agency involved a written affirmation signed by officials or their representatives of each participating private school 

that the meaningful consultation required by this section has 

occurred. The written affirmation shall provide the option for 

private school officials or their representatives to indicate that 

timely and meaningful consultation has not occurred or that 

the program design is not equitable with respect to eligible private school children. If such officials or their representatives do 

not provide such affirmation within a reasonable period of time, 

the local educational agency shall forward the documentation 

that such consultation has, or attempts at such consultation 

have, taken place to the State educational agency. 

(6) COMPLIANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the consultation required under this 

section is with a local educational agency or educational 

service agency, a private school official or representative 

shall have the right to file a complaint with the State educational agency that the consultation required under this 

section was not meaningful and timely, did not give due 

consideration to the views of the private school official or 

representative, or did not treat the private school or its students equitably as required by this section. 

(B) PROCEDURE.—If the private school official or representative wishes to file a complaint, the private school official or representative shall provide the basis of the noncompliance with this section and all parties shall provide 

the appropriate documentation to the appropriate officials 

or representatives. 

(C) SERVICES.—A State educational agency shall provide 

services under this section directly or through contracts 

with public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, if— 

(i) the appropriate private school officials or their 

representatives have— 

(I) requested that the State educational agency 

provide such services directly; and 

(II) demonstrated that the local educational 

agency or Education Service Agency involved has 

not met the requirements of this section; or 

(ii) in a case in which— 

(I) a local educational agency has more than 

10,000 children from low-income families who attend private elementary schools or secondary 

schools in such agency’s school attendance areas, 

as defined in section 1113(a)(2)(A), that are not 

being served by the agency’s program under this 

section; or 

(II) 90 percent of the eligible private school students in a school attendance area, as defined in 

section 1113(a)(2)(A), are not being served by the 

agency’s program under this section. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The control of funds used to provide services under this section, and title to materials, equipment, and 

property purchased with those funds, shall be in a public agency for the uses and purposes provided in this Act, and a public 

agency shall administer the funds and property. 

(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The provision of services under this 

section shall be provided— 

(i) by employees of a public agency; or 

(ii) through contract by the public agency with an individual, association, agency, organization, or other entity. 

(B) INDEPENDENCE; PUBLIC AGENCY.—In the provision of 

those services, the employee, person, association, agency, organization, or other entity shall be independent of the private school and of any religious organization, and the employment or contract shall be under the control and supervision of the public agency. 

(C) COMMINGLING OF FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Funds used to 

provide services under this section shall not be commingled 

with non-Federal funds. 

SEC. 5502. STANDARDS FOR BY-PASS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—If, by reason of any provision of law, a State 

educational agency, local educational agency, educational service 

agency, consortium of those agencies, or other entity is prohibited 

from providing for the participation in programs of children enrolled in, or teachers or other educational personnel from, private 

elementary schools and secondary schools, on an equitable basis, or 

if the Secretary determines that the agency, consortium, or entity 

has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for that participation, as required by section 5501, the Secretary shall— 

(1) waive the requirements of that section for the agency, consortium, or entity; and 

(2) arrange for the provision of equitable services to those 

children, teachers, or other educational personnel through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements of this section and of sections 5501, 5503, and 5504. 

(b) DETERMINATION.—In making the determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider one or more factors, including the quality, size, scope, and location of the program, and the opportunity of private school children, teachers, and other educational 

personnel to participate in the program. 

SEC. 5503. COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE 

SCHOOL CHILDREN. 

(a) PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS.—The Secretary shall develop 

and implement written procedures for receiving, investigating, and 

resolving complaints from parents, teachers, or other individuals 

and organizations concerning violations of section 5501 by a State 

educational agency, local educational agency, educational service 

agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity. The individual or organization shall submit the complaint to the State educational 

agency for a written resolution by the State educational agency 

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(b) APPEALS TO SECRETARY.—The resolution may be appealed by 

an interested party to the Secretary not later than 30 days after the 

State educational agency resolves the complaint or fails to resolve 

the complaint within the 45-day time limit. The appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of the State educational agency’s resolution, 

and, if there is one, a complete statement of the reasons supporting 

the appeal. The Secretary shall investigate and resolve the appeal 

not later than 90 days after receipt of the appeal. 

SEC. ø9504¿ 5504. BY-PASS DETERMINATION PROCESS. 

(a) REVIEW.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.— 

(A) WRITTEN OBJECTIONS.—The Secretary shall not take 

any final action under øsection 9502¿ section 5502 until 

the State educational agency, local educational agency, 

educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, 

or entity affected by the action has had an opportunity, for 

not less than 45 days after receiving written notice thereof, 

to submit written objections and to appear before the Secretary to show cause why that action should not be taken. 

* * * * * * * 

(b) DETERMINATION.—Any determination by the Secretary under 

this section shall continue in effect until the Secretary determines, 

in consultation with that agency, consortium, or entity and representatives of the affected private school children, teachers, or 

other educational personnel, that there will no longer be any failure or inability on the part of the agency, consortium, or entity to 

meet the applicable requirements of øsection 9501¿ section 5501 or 

any other provision of this Act. 

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(d) PRIOR DETERMINATION.—Any by-pass determination by the 

Secretary under this Act as in effect on the day preceding the date 

of enactment of the øNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001¿ Student 

Success Act shall remain in effect to the extent the Secretary determines that that determination is consistent with the purpose of 

this section. 

SEC. ø9505¿ 5505. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDS FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP OR INSTRUCTION. 

Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize the 

making of any payment under this Act for religious worship or instruction. 

SEC. ø9506¿ 5506. PRIVATE, RELIGIOUS, AND HOME SCHOOLS. 

(a) * * * 

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Subpart 2—Prohibitions 

SEC. 5521. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, 

OR CONTROL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee of the Federal Government shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts, or other 

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demic standards and assessments, curricula, or program of instruction, (including any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt the 

Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core 

State Standards Initiative or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States), nor shall anything in this 

Act be construed to authorize such officer or employee to do so. 

(b) FINANCIAL SUPPORT.—No officer or employee of the Federal 

Government shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts, 

or other cooperative agreements, make financial support available 

in a manner that is conditioned upon a State, local educational 

agency, or school’s adoption of specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction, (including any requirement, direction, or mandate to 

adopt the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any other academic standards 

common to a significant number of States, or any assessment, instructional content, or curriculum aligned to such standards), even 

if such requirements are specified in an Act other than this Act, nor 

shall anything in this Act be construed to authorize such officer or 

employee to do so. 

SEC. 5522. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF 

FEDERAL FUNDS. 

(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government directly or indirectly, whether through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to mandate, direct, or control a State, local 

educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program of instruction, 

or allocation of State or local resources, or mandate a State or any 

subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid 

for under this Act. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON ENDORSEMENT OF CURRICULUM.—Notwithstanding any other prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided to 

the Department under this Act may be used by the Department directly or indirectly – whether through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement – to endorse, approve, develop, require, or sanction 

any curriculum, including any curriculum aligned to the Common 

Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State 

Standards Initiative or any other academic standards common to a 

significant number of States, designed to be used in an elementary 

school or secondary school. 

(c) LOCAL CONTROL.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

(1) authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government directly or indirectly – whether through a grant, contract, 

or cooperative agreement – to mandate, direct, review, or control 

a State, local educational agency, or school’s instructional content, curriculum, and related activities; 

(2) limit the application of the General Education Provisions 

Act; 

(3) require the distribution of scientifically or medically false 

or inaccurate materials or to prohibit the distribution of scientifically or medically true or accurate materials; or 

(4) create any legally enforceable right. 

(d) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING FEDERAL APPROVAL OR CERTIFICATION OF STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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approved or certified by the Federal Government, in order to receive 

assistance under this Act. 

(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING STANDARDS.—Nothing 

in this Act shall be construed to mandate national school building 

standards for a State, local educational agency, or school. 

SEC. 5523. PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY SPONSORED TESTING. 

(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of Federal law and except as provided in subsection (b), no funds 

provided under this Act to the Secretary or to the recipient of any 

award may be used to develop, pilot test, field test, implement, administer, or distribute any federally sponsored national test or testing materials in reading, mathematics, or any other subject, unless 

specifically and explicitly authorized by law. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to international 

comparative assessments developed under the authority of section 

153(a)(5) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and administered to only a representative sample of pupils in the United States 

and in foreign nations. 

SEC. 5524. LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION 

FOR TEACHERS. 

(a) MANDATORY NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other 

provision of law, no funds available to the Department or otherwise 

available under this Act may be used for any purpose relating to a 

mandatory nationwide test or certification of teachers or education 

paraprofessionals, including any planning, development, implementation, or administration of such test or certification. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON WITHHOLDING FUNDS.—The Secretary is prohibited from withholding funds from any State educational agency 

or local educational agency if the State educational agency or local 

educational agency fails to adopt a specific method of teacher or 

paraprofessional certification. 

SEC. 5525. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. 

No funds under this Act may be used— 

(1) for construction, renovation, or repair of any school facility, except as authorized under title IV or otherwise authorized 

under this Act; 

(2) for medical services, drug treatment or rehabilitation, except for specialized instructional support services or referral to 

treatment for students who are victims of, or witnesses to, crime 

or who illegally use drugs; 

(3) for transportation unless otherwise authorized under this 

Act; 

(4) to develop or distribute materials, or operate programs or 

courses of instruction directed at youth, that are designed to 

promote or encourage sexual activity, whether homosexual or 

heterosexual; 

(5) to distribute or to aid in the distribution by any organization of legally obscene materials to minors on school grounds; 

(6) to provide sex education or HIV-prevention education in 

schools unless that instruction is age appropriate and includes 

the health benefits of abstinence; or 

(7) to operate a program of contraceptive distribution in 

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SEC. ø9531¿ 5526. PROHIBITION ON NATIONWIDE DATABASE. 

Nothing in this Act (other than section 1308(b)) shall 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 this Act. 

SEC. ø9533¿ 5527. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require, authorize, or 

permit, the Secretary, or a State educational agency, local educational agency, or school to grant to a student, or deny or impose 

upon a student, any financial or educational benefit or burden, in 

violation of the fifth or 14th amendments to the Constitution or 

other law relating to discrimination in the provision of federally 

funded programs or activities. 

SEC. ø9534¿ 5528. CIVIL RIGHTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing¿ Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, 

sex (except as otherwise permitted under title IX of the Education 

Amendments of 1972), national origin, or disability in any program 

funded under this Act. 

ø(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disruption of services to a child or the displacement of a child enrolled in or participating in a program administered by an eligible entity, as defined in section 1116 of title 

I and part B of title V, at the commencement of the entity’s participation in a grant under section 1116 of title I or part B of title V.¿ 

SEC. 5529. PROHIBITION REGARDING STATE AID. 

A State shall not take into consideration payments under this Act 

(other than under title IV) in determining the eligibility of any local 

educational agency in that State for State aid, or the amount of 

State aid, with respect to free public education of children. 

Subpart 3—Other Provisions 

SEC. 5541. ARMED FORCES RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND 

STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. 

(a) POLICY.— 

(1) ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding section 444(a)(5)(B) of the General Education Provisions Act, each local educational agency receiving assistance 

under this Act shall provide, upon a request made by a military 

recruiter or an institution of higher education, access to the 

name, address, and telephone listing of each secondary school 

student served by the local educational agency, unless the parent of such student has submitted the prior consent request 

under paragraph (2). 

(2) CONSENT.— 

(A) OPT-OUT PROCESS.—A parent of a secondary school 

student may submit a written request, to the local educational agency, that the student’s name, address, and telephone listing not be released for purposes of paragraph (1) 

without prior written consent of the parent. Upon receiving 

such request, the local educational agency may not release 

the student’s name, address, and telephone listing for such 

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(B) NOTIFICATION OF OPT-OUT PROCESS.—Each local educational agency shall notify the parents of the students 

served by the agency of the option to make a request described in subparagraph (A). 

(3) SAME ACCESS TO STUDENTS.—Each local educational 

agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school students as 

is provided generally to institutions of higher education or to 

prospective employers of those students. 

(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION PROHIBITING OPT-IN PROCESSES.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow 

a local educational agency to withhold access to a student’s 

name, address, and telephone listing from a military recruiter 

or institution of higher education by implementing an opt-in 

process or any other process other than the written consent request process under paragraph (2)(A). 

(5) PARENTAL CONSENT.—For purposes of this subsection, 

whenever a student has attained 18 years of age, the permission 

or consent required of and the rights accorded to the parents of 

the student shall only be required of and accorded to the student. 

(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Student Success Act, notify school leaders, school administrators, and other educators about the requirements of this section. 

(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of this section do not apply to 

a private secondary school that maintains a religious objection to 

service in the Armed Forces if the objection is verifiable through the 

corporate or other organizational documents or materials of that 

school. 

SEC. 5542. RULEMAKING. 

The Secretary shall issue regulations under this Act as prescribed 

under section 1401 only to the extent that such regulations are necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the specific requirements and assurances required by this Act. 

SEC. 5543. PEER REVIEW. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary uses a peer review panel to 

evaluate an application for any program required under this Act, 

the Secretary shall conduct the panel in accordance with this section. 

(b) MAKEUP.—The Secretary shall— 

(1) solicit nominations for peers to serve on the panel from 

States that are— 

(A) practitioners in the subject matter; or 

(B) experts in the subject matter; and 

(2) select the peers from such nominees, except that there 

shall be at least 75 percent practitioners on each panel and in 

each group formed from the panel. 

(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue the peer review guidance concurrently with the notice of the grant. 

(d) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall— 

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(2) make the peer review notes publically available once the 

review has concluded; and 

(3) make any deviations from the peer reviewers’ recommendations available to the public with an explanation of 

the deviation. 

(e) APPLICANT REVIEWS.—An applicant shall have an opportunity 

within 30 days to review the peer review notes and appeal the score 

to the Secretary prior to the Secretary making any final determination. 

(f) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary, and the Secretary’s staff, may 

not attempt to participate in, or influence, the peer review process. 

No Federal employee may participate in, or attempt to influence the 

peer review process, except to respond to questions of a technical nature, which shall be publicly reported. 

SEC. 5544. PARENTAL CONSENT. 

Upon receipt of written notification from the parents or legal 

guardians of a student, the local educational agency shall withdraw 

such student from any program funded under part B of title III. The 

local educational agency shall make reasonable efforts to inform 

parents or legal guardians of the content of such programs or activities funded under this Act, other than classroom instruction. 

SEC. ø9523¿ 5545. PRIVACY OF ASSESSMENT RESULTS. 

Any results from an individual assessment referred to in this Act 

of a student that become part of the education records of the student shall have the protections provided in section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act. 

SEC. ø9524¿ 5546. SCHOOL PRAYER. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø9525¿ 5547. EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 5548. SEVERABILITY. 

If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the remainder of this 

Act shall be unaffected thereby. 

SEC. ø4141¿ 5549. GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. ø4155¿ 5550. TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY RECORDS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 5551. DEPARTMENT STAFF. 

The Secretary shall— 

(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 

the Student Success Act, identify the number of Department employees who worked on or administered each education program 

and project authorized under this Act, as such program or 

project was in effect on the day before such enactment date, and 

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(2) not later than 60 days after such enactment date, identify 

the number of full-time equivalent employees who work on or 

administer programs or projects authorized under this Act, as 

in effect on the day before such enactment date, that have been 

eliminated or consolidated since such date; 

(3) not later than 1 year after such enactment date, reduce the 

workforce of the Department by the number of full-time equivalent employees the Department calculated under paragraph (2); 

and 

(4) not later than 1 year after such enactment date, report to 

the Congress on— 

(A) the number of employees associated with each program or project authorized under this Act administered by 

the Department; 

(B) the number of full-time equivalent employees who 

were determined to be associated with eliminated or consolidated programs or projects under paragraph (2); and 

(C) how the Secretary reduced the number of employees 

at the Department under paragraph (3). 

PART F—EVALUATIONS 

SEC. 5601. EVALUATIONS. 

(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in subsections 

(c) and (d), the Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent of 

the amount appropriated to carry out each categorical program authorized under this Act. The reserved amounts shall be used by the 

Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education 

Sciences— 

(1) to conduct— 

(A) comprehensive evaluations of the program or project; 

and 

(B) studies of the effectiveness of the program or project 

and its administrative impact on schools and local educational agencies; 

(2) to evaluate the aggregate short- and long-term effects and 

cost efficiencies across Federal programs assisted or authorized 

under this Act and related Federal preschool, elementary, and 

secondary programs under any other Federal law; and 

(3) to increase the usefulness of evaluations of grant recipients in order to ensure the continuous progress of the program 

or project by improving the quality, timeliness, efficiency, and 

use of information relating to performance under the program 

or project. 

(b) REQUIRED PLAN.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 

of the Institute of Education Sciences, may use the reserved amount 

under subsection (a) only after completion of a comprehensive, 

multi-year plan— 

(1) for the periodic evaluation of each of the major categorical 

programs authorized under this Act, and as resources permit, 

the smaller categorical programs authorized under this Act; 

(2) that shall be developed and implemented with the involvement of other officials at the Department, as appropriate; and 

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(A) the publication of a notice in the Federal Register 

seeking public comment on such plan and after review by 

the Secretary of such comments; and 

(B) the plan is submitted for comment 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 and after review by the Secretary of such comments. 

(c) TITLE I EXCLUDED.—The Secretary may not reserve under subsection (a) funds appropriated to carry out any program authorized 

under title I. 

(d) EVALUATION ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED ELSEWHERE.—If, under 

any other provision of this Act (other than title I), funds are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activities with respect to 

a program or project, the Secretary may not reserve additional 

funds under this section for the evaluation of that program or 

project. 

øTITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

øPART A—DEFINITIONS 

øSEC. 9101. DEFINITIONS. 

øExcept as otherwise provided, in this Act: 

ø(1) AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided otherwise by 

State law or this paragraph, the term ‘‘average daily attendance’’ means— 

ø(i) the aggregate number of days of attendance of 

all students during a school year; divided by 

ø(ii) the number of days school is in session during 

that year. 

ø(B) CONVERSION.—The Secretary shall permit the conversion of average daily membership (or other similar 

data) to average daily attendance for local educational 

agencies in States that provide State aid to local educational agencies on the basis of average daily membership 

(or other similar data). 

ø(C) SPECIAL RULE.—If the local educational agency in 

which a child resides makes a tuition or other payment for 

the free public education of the child in a school located in 

another school district, the Secretary shall, for the purpose 

of this Act— 

ø(i) consider the child to be in attendance at a school 

of the agency making the payment; and 

ø(ii) not consider the child to be in attendance at a 

school of the agency receiving the payment. 

ø(D) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—If a local educational 

agency makes a tuition payment to a private school or to 

a public school of another local educational agency for a 

child with a disability, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Secretary 

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in attendance at a school of the agency making the payment. 

ø(2) AVERAGE PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘‘average 

per-pupil expenditure’’ means, in the case of a State or of the 

United States— 

ø(A) without regard to the source of funds— 

ø(i) the aggregate current expenditures, during the 

third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the 

determination is made (or, if satisfactory data for that 

year are not available, during the most recent preceding fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available) of all local educational agencies in the State or, 

in the case of the United States, for all States (which, 

for the purpose of this paragraph, means the 50 States 

and the District of Columbia); plus 

ø(ii) any direct current expenditures by the State for 

the operation of those agencies; divided by 

ø(B) the aggregate number of children in average daily 

attendance to whom those agencies provided free public 

education during that preceding year. 

ø(3) BEGINNING TEACHER.—The term ‘‘beginning teacher’’ 

means a teacher in a public school who has been teaching less 

than a total of three complete school years. 

ø(4) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means any person within the 

age limits for which the State provides free public education. 

ø(5) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘child with a disability’’ has the same meaning given that term in section 602 

of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

ø(6) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a public or private nonprofit 

organization of demonstrated effectiveness that— 

ø(A) is representative of a community or significant segments of a community; and 

ø(B) provides educational or related services to individuals in the community. 

ø(7) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘consolidated local application’’ means an application submitted by a 

local educational agency pursuant to section 9305. 

ø(8) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLAN.—The term ‘‘consolidated 

local plan’’ means a plan submitted by a local educational 

agency pursuant to section 9305. 

ø(9) CONSOLIDATED STATE APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘consolidated State application’’ means an application submitted by a 

State educational agency pursuant to section 9302. 

ø(10) CONSOLIDATED STATE PLAN.—The term ‘‘consolidated 

State plan’’ means a plan submitted by a State educational 

agency pursuant to section 9302. 

ø(11) CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.—The term ‘‘core academic 

subjects’’ means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. 

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ø(13) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered program’’ 

means each of the programs authorized by— 

ø(A) part A of title I; 

ø(B) subpart 3 of part B of title I; 

ø(C) part C of title I; 

ø(D) part D of title I; 

ø(E) part F of title I; 

ø(F) part A of title II; 

ø(G) part D of title II; 

ø(H) part A of title III; 

ø(I) part A of title IV; 

ø(J) part B of title IV; 

ø(K) part A of title V; and 

ø(L) subpart 2 of part B of title VI. 

ø(14) CURRENT EXPENDITURES.—The term ‘‘current expenditures’’ means expenditures for free public education— 

ø(A) including expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance and health services, pupil transportation 

services, operation and maintenance of plant, fixed 

charges, and net expenditures to cover deficits for food 

services and student body activities; but 

ø(B) not including expenditures for community services, 

capital outlay, and debt service, or any expenditures made 

from funds received under title I and part A of title V. 

ø(15) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Education. 

ø(16) DISTANCE LEARNING.—The term ‘‘distance learning’’ 

means the transmission of educational or instructional programming to geographically dispersed individuals and groups 

via telecommunications. 

ø(17) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘educational 

service agency’’ means a regional public multiservice agency 

authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide 

services or programs to local educational agencies. 

ø(18) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elementary school’’ 

means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under State law. 

ø(19) EXEMPLARY TEACHER.—The term ‘‘exemplary teacher’’ 

means a teacher who— 

ø(A) is a highly qualified teacher such as a master teacher; 

ø(B) has been teaching for at least 5 years in a public 

or private school or institution of higher education; 

ø(C) is recommended to be an exemplary teacher by administrators and other teachers who are knowledgeable 

about the individual’s performance; 

ø(D) is currently teaching and based in a public school; 

and 

ø(E) assists other teachers in improving instructional 

strategies, improves the skills of other teachers, performs 

teacher mentoring, develops curricula, and offers other 

professional development. 

ø(20) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term ‘‘family literacy 

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untary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, 

and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a 

family, and that integrate all of the following activities: 

ø(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 

their children. 

ø(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the 

education of their children. 

ø(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic selfsufficiency. 

ø(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children 

for success in school and life experiences. 

ø(21) FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘free public education’’ means education that is provided— 

ø(A) at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without tuition charge; and 

ø(B) as elementary school or secondary school education 

as determined under applicable State law, except that the 

term does not include any education provided beyond 

grade 12. 

ø(22) GIFTED AND TALENTED.—The term ‘‘gifted and talented’’, when used with respect to students, children, or youth, 

means students, children, or youth who give evidence of high 

achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, 

artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, 

and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided by 

the school in order to fully develop those capabilities. 

ø(23) HIGHLY QUALIFIED.—The term ‘‘highly qualified’’— 

ø(A) when used with respect to any public elementary 

school or secondary school teacher teaching in a State, 

means that— 

ø(i) the teacher has obtained full State certification 

as a teacher (including certification obtained through 

alternative routes to certification) or passed the State 

teacher licensing examination, and holds a license to 

teach in such State, except that when used with respect to any teacher teaching in a public charter 

school, the term means that the teacher meets the requirements set forth in the State’s public charter 

school law; and 

ø(ii) the teacher has not had certification or licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, or provisional basis; 

ø(B) when used with respect to— 

ø(i) an elementary school teacher who is new to the 

profession, means that the teacher— 

ø(I) holds at least a bachelor’s degree; and 

ø(II) has demonstrated, by passing a rigorous 

State test, subject knowledge and teaching skills 

in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas 

of the basic elementary school curriculum (which 

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ø(ii) a middle or secondary school teacher who is 

new to the profession, means that the teacher holds at 

least a bachelor’s degree and has demonstrated a high 

level of competency in each of the academic subjects in 

which the teacher teaches by— 

ø(I) passing a rigorous State academic subject 

test in each of the academic subjects in which the 

teacher teaches (which may consist of a passing 

level of performance on a State-required certification or licensing test or tests in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches); or 

ø(II) successful completion, in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches, of an 

academic major, a graduate degree, coursework 

equivalent to an undergraduate academic major, 

or advanced certification or credentialing; and 

ø(C) when used with respect to an elementary, middle, 

or secondary school teacher who is not new to the profession, means that the teacher holds at least a bachelor’s degree and— 

ø(i) has met the applicable standard in clause (i) or 

(ii) of subparagraph (B), which includes an option for 

a test; or 

ø(ii) demonstrates competence in all the academic 

subjects in which the teacher teaches based on a high 

objective uniform State standard of evaluation that— 

ø(I) is set by the State for both grade appropriate academic subject matter knowledge and 

teaching skills; 

ø(II) is aligned with challenging State academic 

content and student academic achievement standards and developed in consultation with core content specialists, teachers, principals, and school 

administrators; 

ø(III) provides objective, coherent information 

about the teacher’s attainment of core content 

knowledge in the academic subjects in which a 

teacher teaches; 

ø(IV) is applied uniformly to all teachers in the 

same academic subject and the same grade level 

throughout the State; 

ø(V) takes into consideration, but not be based 

primarily on, the time the teacher has been teaching in the academic subject; 

ø(VI) is made available to the public upon request; and 

ø(VII) may involve multiple, objective measures 

of teacher competency. 

ø(24) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

ø(25) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT.—The term ‘‘limited 

English proficient’’, when used with respect to an individual, 

means an individual— 

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ø(B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school; 

ø(C)(i) who was not born in the United States or whose 

native language is a language other than English; 

ø(ii)(I) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a 

native resident of the outlying areas; and 

ø(II) who comes from an environment where a language 

other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency; or 

ø(iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; 

and 

ø(D) whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or 

understanding the English language may be sufficient to 

deny the individual— 

ø(i) the ability to meet the State’s proficient level of 

achievement on State assessments described in section 

1111(b)(3); 

ø(ii) the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms 

where the language of instruction is English; or 

ø(iii) the opportunity to participate fully in society. 

ø(26) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ 

means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function 

for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a 

city, county, township, school district, or other political 

subdivision of a State, or of or for a combination of school 

districts or counties that is recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or 

secondary schools. 

ø(B) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND DIRECTION.—The 

term includes any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary school or secondary school. 

ø(C) BIA SCHOOLS.—The term includes an elementary 

school or secondary school funded by the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs but only to the extent that including the school 

makes the school eligible for programs for which specific 

eligibility is not provided to the school in another provision 

of law and the school does not have a student population 

that is smaller than the student population of the local 

educational agency receiving assistance under this Act 

with the smallest student population, except that the 

school shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any State 

educational agency other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

ø(D) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES.—The term includes educational service agencies and consortia of those 

agencies. 

ø(E) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term includes 

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educational agency is the sole educational agency for all 

public schools. 

ø(27) MENTORING.—The term ‘‘mentoring’’, except when used 

to refer to teacher mentoring, means a process by which a responsible adult, postsecondary student, or secondary school 

student works with a child to provide a positive role model for 

the child, to establish a supportive relationship with the child, 

and to provide the child with academic assistance and exposure 

to new experiences and examples of opportunity that enhance 

the ability of the child to become a responsible adult. 

ø(28) NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE.— The terms ‘‘Native American’’ and ‘‘Native American language’’ 

have the same meaning given those terms in section 103 of the 

Native American Languages Act of 1990. 

ø(29) OTHER STAFF.—The term ‘‘other staff’’ means pupil 

services personnel, librarians, career guidance and counseling 

personnel, education aides, and other instructional and administrative personnel. 

ø(30) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying area’’ means the 

United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for the 

purpose of section 1121(b) and any other discretionary grant 

program under this Act, includes the freely associated states of 

the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 

Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau until an agreement for 

the extension of United States education assistance under the 

Compact of Free Association for each of the freely associated 

states becomes effective after the date of enactment of the No 

Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ø(31) PARENT.—The term ‘‘parent’’ includes a legal guardian 

or other person standing in loco parentis (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person 

who is legally responsible for the child’s welfare). 

ø(32) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The term ‘‘parental involvement’’ means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, 

and meaningful communication involving student academic 

learning and other school activities, including ensuring— 

ø(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their 

child’s learning; 

ø(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved 

in their child’s education at school; 

ø(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decisionmaking 

and on advisory committees to assist in the education of 

their child; 

ø(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those 

described in section 1118. 

ø(33) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the 

poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 

Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 

of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a 

family of the size involved. 

ø(34) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘professional 

development’’— 

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ø(i) improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of the 

academic subjects the teachers teach, and enable 

teachers to become highly qualified; 

ø(ii) are an integral part of broad schoolwide and 

districtwide educational improvement plans; 

ø(iii) give teachers, principals, and administrators 

the knowledge and skills to provide students with the 

opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement 

standards; 

ø(iv) improve classroom management skills; 

ø(v)(I) are high quality, sustained, intensive, and 

classroom-focused in order to have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction and the teacher’s 

performance in the classroom; and 

ø(II) are not 1-day or short-term workshops or conferences; 

ø(vi) support the recruiting, hiring, and training of 

highly qualified teachers, including teachers who became highly qualified through State and local alternative routes to certification; 

ø(vii) advance teacher understanding of effective instructional strategies that are— 

ø(I) based on scientifically based research (except that this subclause shall not apply to activities carried out under part D of title II); and 

ø(II) strategies for improving student academic 

achievement or substantially increasing the 

knowledge and teaching skills of teachers; and 

ø(viii) are aligned with and directly related to— 

ø(I) State academic content standards, student 

academic achievement standards, and assessments; and 

ø(II) the curricula and programs tied to the 

standards described in subclause (I) except that 

this subclause shall not apply to activities described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 

2123(3)(B); 

ø(ix) are developed with extensive participation of 

teachers, principals, parents, and administrators of 

schools to be served under this Act; 

ø(x) are designed to give teachers of limited English 

proficient children, and other teachers and instructional staff, the knowledge and skills to provide instruction and appropriate language and academic support services to those children, including the appropriate use of curricula and assessments; 

ø(xi) to the extent appropriate, provide training for 

teachers and principals in the use of technology so 

that technology and technology applications are effectively used in the classroom to improve teaching and 

learning in the curricula and core academic subjects in 

which the teachers teach; 

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proved student academic achievement, with the findings of the evaluations used to improve the quality of 

professional development; 

ø(xiii) provide instruction in methods of teaching 

children with special needs; 

ø(xiv) include instruction in the use of data and assessments to inform and instruct classroom practice; 

and 

ø(xv) include instruction in ways that teachers, principals, pupil services personnel, and school administrators may work more effectively with parents; and 

ø(B) may include activities that— 

ø(i) involve the forming of partnerships with institutions of higher education to establish school-based 

teacher training programs that provide prospective 

teachers and beginning teachers with an opportunity 

to work under the guidance of experienced teachers 

and college faculty; 

ø(ii) create programs to enable paraprofessionals 

(assisting teachers employed by a local educational 

agency receiving assistance under part A of title I) to 

obtain the education necessary for those paraprofessionals to become certified and licensed teachers; and 

ø(iii) provide follow-up training to teachers who 

have participated in activities described in subparagraph (A) or another clause of this subparagraph that 

are designed to ensure that the knowledge and skills 

learned by the teachers are implemented in the classroom. 

ø(35) PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITY.—The term ‘‘public telecommunications entity’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 397(12) of the Communications Act of 1934. 

ø(36) PUPIL SERVICES PERSONNEL; PUPIL SERVICES.— 

ø(A) PUPIL SERVICES PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘pupil services personnel’’ means school counselors, school social 

workers, school psychologists, and other qualified professional personnel involved in providing assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other necessary services (including related services as that term is 

defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act) as part of a comprehensive program to 

meet student needs. 

ø(B) PUPIL SERVICES.—The term ‘‘pupil services’’ means 

the services provided by pupil services personnel. 

ø(37) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘scientifically based research’’— 

ø(A) means research that involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities 

and programs; and 

ø(B) includes research that— 

ø(i) employs systematic, empirical methods that 

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ø(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the 

general conclusions drawn; 

ø(iii) relies on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements 

and observations, and across studies by the same or 

different investigators; 

ø(iv) is evaluated using experimental or quasi-experimental designs in which individuals, entities, programs, or activities are assigned to different conditions 

and with appropriate controls to evaluate the effects of 

the condition of interest, with a preference for randomassignment experiments, or other designs to the extent that those designs contain within-condition or 

across-condition controls; 

ø(v) ensures that experimental studies are presented 

in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication 

or, at a minimum, offer the opportunity to build systematically on their findings; and 

ø(vi) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal 

or approved by a panel of independent experts through 

a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review. 

ø(38) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary school’’ 

means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as determined under State law, except that 

the term does not include any education beyond grade 12. 

ø(39) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Education.STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas. 

ø(41) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State educational agency’’ means the agency primarily responsible for 

the State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools. 

ø(42) TEACHER MENTORING.—The term ‘‘teacher mentoring’’ 

means activities that— 

ø(A) consist of structured guidance and regular and ongoing support for teachers, especially beginning teachers, 

that— 

ø(i) are designed to help the teachers continue to improve their practice of teaching and to develop their 

instructional skills; andpart of an ongoing developmental induction process— 

ø(I) involve the assistance of an exemplary 

teacher and other appropriate individuals from a 

school, local educational agency, or institution of 

higher education; and 

ø(II) may include coaching, classroom observation, team teaching, and reduced teaching loads; 

and 

ø(B) may include the establishment of a partnership by 

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education, another local educational agency, a teacher organization, or another organization. 

ø(43) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ means state-ofthe-art technology products and services. 

øSEC. 9102. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 

øParts B, C, D, and E of this title do not apply to title VIII of 

this Act. 

øSEC. 9103. APPLICABILITY TO BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS OPERATED SCHOOLS. 

øFor the purpose of any competitive program under this Act— 

ø(1) a consortium of schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

ø(2) a school operated under a contract or grant with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in consortium with another contract or 

grant school or a tribal or community organization; or 

ø(3) a Bureau of Indian Affairs school in consortium with an 

institution of higher education, a contract or grant school, or 

a tribal or community organization, 

shall be given the same consideration as a local educational agency. 

øPART B—FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDS 

øSEC. 9201. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

ø(a) CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency may consolidate the amounts specifically made available to it for State administration under one or more of the programs under paragraph (2) if the State educational agency can demonstrate that 

the majority of its resources are derived from non-Federal 

sources. 

ø(2) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to any program 

under this Act under which funds are authorized to be used for 

administration, and such other programs as the Secretary may 

designate. 

ø(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency shall use the 

amount available under this section for the administration of 

the programs included in the consolidation under subsection 

(a). 

ø(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—A State educational agency may also 

use funds available under this section for administrative activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of 

funds under programs included in the consolidation under subsection (a), such as— 

ø(A) the coordination of those programs with other Federal and non-Federal programs; 

ø(B) the establishment and operation of peer-review 

mechanisms under this Act; 

ø(C) the administration of this title; 

ø(D) the dissemination of information regarding model 

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ø(E) technical assistance under any program under this 

Act; 

ø(F) State-level activities designed to carry out this title; 

ø(G) training personnel engaged in audit and other monitoring activities; and 

ø(H) implementation of the Cooperative Audit Resolution 

and Oversight Initiative of the Department. 

ø(c) RECORDS.—A State educational agency that consolidates administrative funds under this section shall not be required to keep 

separate records, by individual program, to account for costs relating to the administration of programs included in the consolidation 

under subsection (a). 

ø(d) REVIEW.—To determine the effectiveness of State administration under this section, the Secretary may periodically review 

the performance of State educational agencies in using consolidated 

administrative funds under this section and take such steps as the 

Secretary finds appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of that administration. 

ø(e) UNUSED ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—If a State educational 

agency does not use all of the funds available to the agency under 

this section for administration, the agency may use those funds 

during the applicable period of availability as funds available 

under one or more programs included in the consolidation under 

subsection (a). 

ø(f) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT

DEVELOPMENT.—In order to develop challenging State academic 

standards and assessments, a State educational agency may consolidate the amounts described in subsection (a) for those purposes 

under title I. 

øSEC. 9202. SINGLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATES. 

øA State educational agency that also serves as a local educational agency shall, in its applications or plans under this Act, 

describe how the agency will eliminate duplication in conducting 

administrative functions. 

øSEC. 9203. CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION. 

ø(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In accordance with regulations of the 

Secretary and for any fiscal year, a local educational agency, with 

the approval of its State educational agency, may consolidate and 

use for the administration of one or more programs under this Act 

(or such other programs as the Secretary shall designate) not more 

than the percentage, established in each program, of the total 

available for the local educational agency under those programs. 

ø(b) STATE PROCEDURES.—Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a State educational 

agency shall, in collaboration with local educational agencies in the 

State, establish procedures for responding to requests from local 

educational agencies to consolidate administrative funds under 

subsection (a) and for establishing limitations on the amount of 

funds under those programs that may be used for administration 

on a consolidated basis. 

ø(c) CONDITIONS.—A local educational agency that consolidates 

administrative funds under this section for any fiscal year shall not 

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ø(d) USES OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—A local educational agency that consolidates administrative funds under this section may 

use the consolidated funds for the administration of the programs 

and for uses, at the school district and school levels, comparable to 

those described in section 9201(b)(2). 

ø(e) RECORDS.—A local educational agency that consolidates administrative funds under this section shall not be required to keep 

separate records, by individual program, to account for costs relating to the administration of the programs included in the consolidation. 

øSEC. 9204. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS. 

ø(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

ø(1) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer to the Department of the Interior, as a consolidated amount for covered programs, the Indian education programs under part A of title 

VII, and the education for homeless children and youth program under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Assistance Act, the amounts allotted to the Department of the Interior under those programs. 

ø(2) AGREEMENT.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of 

the Interior shall enter into an agreement, consistent with 

the requirements of the programs specified in paragraph 

(1), for the distribution and use of those program funds 

under terms that the Secretary determines best meet the 

purposes of those programs. 

ø(B) CONTENTS.—The agreement shall— 

ø(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of the Interior for the use of the amount transferred and the 

achievement measures to assess program effectiveness, including measurable goals and objectives; and 

ø(ii) be developed in consultation with Indian tribes. 

ø(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Department of the Interior may use 

not more than 1.5 percent of the funds consolidated under this section for its costs related to the administration of the funds transferred under this section. 

øPART C—COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS; 

CONSOLIDATED STATE AND LOCAL PLANS 

AND APPLICATIONS 

øSEC. 9301. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this part are— 

ø(1) to improve teaching and learning by encouraging greater 

cross-program coordination, planning, and service delivery; 

ø(2) to provide greater flexibility to State and local authorities through consolidated plans, applications, and reporting; 

and 

ø(3) to enhance the integration of programs under this Act 

with State and local programs. 

øSEC. 9302. OPTIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATE PLANS OR APPLICATIONS. 

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ø(1) SIMPLIFICATION.—In order to simplify application requirements and reduce the burden for State educational agencies under this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (b), shall establish procedures and criteria under which, 

after consultation with the Governor, a State educational agency may submit a consolidated State plan or a consolidated 

State application meeting the requirements of this section 

for— 

ø(A) each of the covered programs in which the State 

participates; and 

ø(B) such other programs as the Secretary may designate. 

ø(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS AND PLANS.—After consultation with the Governor, a State educational agency that 

submits a consolidated State plan or a consolidated State application under this section shall not be required to submit separate State plans or applications under any of the programs to 

which the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application under this section applies. 

ø(b) COLLABORATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing criteria and procedures 

under this section, the Secretary shall collaborate with State 

educational agencies and, as appropriate, with other State 

agencies, local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions, private schools, 

and representatives of parents, students, and teachers. 

ø(2) CONTENTS.—Through the collaborative process described 

in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish, for each program under this Act to which this section applies, the descriptions, information, assurances, and other material required to 

be included in a consolidated State plan or consolidated State 

application. 

ø(3) NECESSARY MATERIALS.—The Secretary shall require 

only descriptions, information, assurances (including assurances of compliance with applicable provisions regarding participation by private school children and teachers), and other 

materials that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of 

the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application. 

øSEC. 9303. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to simplify reporting requirements 

and reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary shall establish procedures and criteria under which a State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor of the State, may submit a consolidated State annual report. 

ø(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain information about the 

programs included in the report, including the performance of the 

State under those programs, and other matters as the Secretary 

determines are necessary, such as monitoring activities. 

ø(c) REPLACEMENT.—The report shall replace separate individual 

annual reports for the programs included in the consolidated State 

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øSEC. 9304. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSURANCES. 

ø(a) ASSURANCES.—A State educational agency, in consultation 

with the Governor of the State, that submits a consolidated State 

plan or consolidated State application under this Act, whether separately or under section 9302, shall have on file with the Secretary 

a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which the 

plan or application is submitted, that provides that— 

ø(1) each such program will be administered in accordance 

with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and 

applications; 

ø(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program and title to property acquired with program funds will be 

in a public agency, a nonprofit private agency, institution, or 

organization, or an Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and 

ø(B) the public agency, nonprofit private agency, institution, 

or organization, or Indian tribe will administer those funds and 

property to the extent required by the authorizing law; 

ø(3) the State will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including— 

ø(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law 

on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out each program; 

ø(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations 

that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; and 

ø(C) the adoption of written procedures for the receipt 

and resolution of complaints alleging violations of law in 

the administration of the programs; 

ø(4) the State will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation 

of each such program conducted by or for the Secretary or 

other Federal officials; 

ø(5) the State will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the State under each such 

program; 

ø(6) the State will— 

ø(A) make reports to the Secretary as may be necessary 

to enable the Secretary to perform the Secretary’s duties 

under each such program; and 

ø(B) maintain such records, provide such information to 

the Secretary, and afford such access to the records as the 

Secretary may find necessary to carry out the Secretary’s 

duties; and 

ø(7) before the plan or application was submitted to the Secretary, the State afforded a reasonable opportunity for public 

comment on the plan or application and considered such comment. 

ø(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 441 of the General Education 

Provisions Act shall not apply to programs under this Act. 

øSEC. 9305. CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLANS OR APPLICATIONS. 

ø(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

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plans or applications to the State educational agency under 

those programs on a consolidated basis. 

ø(2) AVAILABILITY TO GOVERNOR.—The State educational 

agency shall make any consolidated local plans and applications available to the Governor. 

ø(b) REQUIRED CONSOLIDATED PLANS OR APPLICATIONS.—A State 

educational agency that has an approved consolidated State plan or 

application under section 9302 may require local educational agencies in the State receiving funds under more than one program included in the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application to submit consolidated local plans or applications under those 

programs, but may not require those agencies to submit separate 

plans. 

ø(c) COLLABORATION.—A State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor, shall collaborate with local educational 

agencies in the State in establishing procedures for the submission 

of the consolidated State plans or consolidated State applications 

under this section. 

ø(d) NECESSARY MATERIALS.—The State educational agency shall 

require only descriptions, information, assurances, and other material that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the local 

educational agency plan or application. 

øSEC. 9306. OTHER GENERAL ASSURANCES. 

ø(a) ASSURANCES.—Any applicant, other than a State educational 

agency that submits a plan or application under this Act, whether 

separately or pursuant to section 9305, shall have on file with the 

State educational agency a single set of assurances, applicable to 

each program for which a plan or application is submitted, that 

provides that— 

ø(1) each such program will be administered in accordance 

with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and 

applications; 

ø(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program and title to property acquired with program funds will be 

in a public agency or in a nonprofit private agency, institution, 

organization, or Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and 

ø(B) the public agency, nonprofit private agency, institution, 

or organization, or Indian tribe will administer the funds and 

property to the extent required by the authorizing statutes; 

ø(3) the applicant will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including— 

ø(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law 

on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out each program; and 

ø(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations 

that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; 

ø(4) the applicant will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such program conducted by or for the State educational agency, the Secretary, or other Federal officials; 

ø(5) the applicant will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and 

accounting for, Federal funds paid to the applicant under each 

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ø(6) the applicant will— 

ø(A) submit such reports to the State educational agency 

(which shall make the reports available to the Governor) 

and the Secretary as the State educational agency and 

Secretary may require to enable the State educational 

agency and the Secretary to perform their duties under 

each such program; and 

ø(B) maintain such records, provide such information, 

and afford such access to the records as the State educational agency (after consultation with the Governor) or 

the Secretary may reasonably require to carry out the 

State educational agency’s or the Secretary’s duties; and 

ø(7) before the application was submitted, the applicant afforded a reasonable opportunity for public comment on the application and considered such comment. 

ø(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 442 of the General Education 

Provisions Act shall not apply to programs under this Act. 

øPART D—WAIVERS 

øSEC. 9401. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of this 

Act for a State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian 

tribe, or school through a local educational agency, that— 

ø(1) receives funds under a program authorized by this Act; 

and 

ø(2) requests a waiver under subsection (b). 

ø(b) REQUEST FOR WAIVER.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe that desires a waiver shall submit a waiver request to the Secretary that— 

ø(A) identifies the Federal programs affected by the requested waiver; 

ø(B) describes which Federal statutory or regulatory requirements are to be waived and how the waiving of those 

requirements will— 

ø(i) increase the quality of instruction for students; 

and 

ø(ii) improve the academic achievement of students; 

ø(C) describes, for each school year, specific, measurable 

educational goals, in accordance with section 1111(b), for 

the State educational agency and for each local educational 

agency, Indian tribe, or school that would be affected by 

the waiver and the methods to be used to measure annually such progress for meeting such goals and outcomes; 

ø(D) explains how the waiver will assist the State educational agency and each affected local educational agency, 

Indian tribe, or school in reaching those goals; and 

ø(E) describes how schools will continue to provide assistance to the same populations served by programs for 

which waivers are requested. 

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ø(A) may provide for waivers of requirements applicable 

to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

Indian tribes, and schools; and 

ø(B) shall be developed and submitted— 

ø(i)(I) by local educational agencies (on behalf of 

those agencies and schools) to State educational agencies; and 

ø(II) by State educational agencies (on behalf of, and 

based on the requests of, local educational agencies) to 

the Secretary; or 

ø(ii) by Indian tribes (on behalf of schools operated 

by the tribes) to the Secretary. 

ø(3) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

ø(A) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In the case of a 

waiver request submitted by a State educational agency 

acting on its own behalf, the State educational agency 

shall— 

ø(i) provide all interested local educational agencies 

in the State with notice and a reasonable opportunity 

to comment on the request; 

ø(ii) submit the comments to the Secretary; and 

ø(iii) provide notice and information to the public regarding the waiver request in the manner in which 

the applying agency customarily provides similar notices and information to the public. 

ø(B) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—In the case of a 

waiver request submitted by a local educational agency 

that receives funds under this Act— 

ø(i) the request shall be reviewed by the State educational agency and be accompanied by the comments, 

if any, of the State educational agency; and 

ø(ii) notice and information regarding the waiver request shall be provided to the public by the agency requesting the waiver in the manner in which that agency customarily provides similar notices and information to the public. 

ø(c) RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not waive under this 

section any statutory or regulatory requirements relating to— 

ø(1) the allocation or distribution of funds to States, local 

educational agencies, or other recipients of funds under this 

Act; 

ø(2) maintenance of effort; 

ø(3) comparability of services; 

ø(4) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, nonFederal funds; 

ø(5) equitable participation of private school students and 

teachers; 

ø(6) parental participation and involvement; 

ø(7) applicable civil rights requirements; 

ø(8) the requirement for a charter school under subpart 1 of 

part B of title V; 

ø(9) the prohibitions regarding— 

ø(A) State aid in section 9522; 

ø(B) use of funds for religious worship or instruction in 

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ø(C) activities in section 9526; or 

ø(10) the selection of a school attendance area or school 

under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1113, except that the 

Secretary may grant a waiver to allow a school attendance 

area or school to participate in activities under part A of title 

I if the percentage of children from low-income families in the 

school attendance area or who attend the school is not more 

than 10 percentage points below the lowest percentage of those 

children for any school attendance area or school of the local 

educational agency that meets the requirements of subsections 

(a) and (b) of section 1113. 

ø(d) DURATION AND EXTENSION OF WAIVER.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 

waiver approved by the Secretary under this section may be for 

a period not to exceed 4 years. 

ø(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend the period described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that— 

ø(A) the waiver has been effective in enabling the State 

or affected recipient to carry out the activities for which 

the waiver was requested and the waiver has contributed 

to improved student achievement; and 

ø(B) the extension is in the public interest. 

ø(e) REPORTS.— 

ø(1) LOCAL WAIVER.—A local educational agency that receives a waiver under this section shall, at the end of the second year for which a waiver is received under this section and 

each subsequent year, submit a report to the State educational 

agency that— 

ø(A) describes the uses of the waiver by the agency or 

by schools; 

ø(B) describes how schools continued to provide assistance to the same populations served by the programs for 

which waivers were granted; and 

ø(C) evaluates the progress of the agency and of schools 

in improving the quality of instruction or the academic 

achievement of students. 

ø(2) STATE WAIVER.—A State educational agency that receives reports required under paragraph (1) shall annually 

submit a report to the Secretary that is based on those reports 

and contains such information as the Secretary may require. 

ø(3) INDIAN TRIBE WAIVER.—An Indian tribe that receives a 

waiver under this section shall annually submit a report to the 

Secretary that— 

ø(A) describes the uses of the waiver by schools operated 

by the tribe; and 

ø(B) evaluates the progress of those schools in improving 

the quality of instruction or the academic achievement of 

students. 

ø(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning in fiscal year 2002 

and for each subsequent year, the Secretary shall submit to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

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ø(A) summarizing the uses of waivers by State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, 

and schools; and 

ø(B) describing whether the waivers— 

ø(i) increased the quality of instruction to students; 

or 

ø(ii) improved the academic achievement of students. 

ø(f) TERMINATION OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary shall terminate a 

waiver under this section if the Secretary determines, after notice 

and an opportunity for a hearing, that the performance of the State 

or other recipient affected by the waiver has been inadequate to 

justify a continuation of the waiver or if the waiver is no longer 

necessary to achieve its original purposes. 

ø(g) PUBLICATION.—A notice of the Secretary’s decision to grant 

each waiver under subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal 

Register and the Secretary shall provide for the dissemination of 

the notice to State educational agencies, interested parties, including educators, parents, students, advocacy and civil rights organizations, and the public. 

øPART E—UNIFORM PROVISIONS 

øSubpart 1—Private Schools 

øSEC. 9501. PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND 

TEACHERS. 

ø(a) PRIVATE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

to the extent consistent with the number of eligible children in 

areas served by a State educational agency, local educational 

agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or another entity receiving financial assistance under a 

program specified in subsection (b), who are enrolled in private 

elementary schools and secondary schools in areas served by 

such agency, consortium, or entity, the agency, consortium, or 

entity shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials provide to those children and 

their teachers or other educational personnel, on an equitable 

basis, special educational services or other benefits that address their needs under the program. 

ø(2) SECULAR, NEUTRAL, AND NONIDEOLOGICAL SERVICES OR

BENEFITS.—Educational services or other benefits, including 

materials and equipment, provided under this section, shall be 

secular, neutral, and nonideological. 

ø(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Educational services and other benefits 

provided under this section for private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel shall be equitable in comparison to services and other benefits for public school children, teachers, and other educational personnel participating 

in the program and shall be provided in a timely manner. 

ø(4) EXPENDITURES.—Expenditures for educational services 

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count the number and educational needs of the children to be 

served, to the expenditures for participating public school children. 

ø(5) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—An agency, consortium, or entity described in subsection (a)(1) of this section may provide 

those services directly or through contracts with public and 

private agencies, organizations, and institutions. 

ø(b) APPLICABILITY.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—This section applies to programs under— 

ø(A) subparts 1 and 3 of part B of title I; 

ø(B) part C of title I; 

ø(C) part A of title II, to the extent provided in paragraph (3); 

ø(D) part B of title II; 

ø(E) part D of title II; 

ø(F) part A of title III; 

ø(G) part A of title IV; and 

ø(H) part B of title IV. 

ø(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term 

‘‘eligible children’’ means children eligible for services under a 

program described in paragraph (1). 

ø(3) APPLICATION.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), this subpart, including subsection (a)(4), applies to funds 

awarded to a local educational agency under part A of title II 

only to the extent that the local educational agency uses funds 

under that part to provide professional development to teachers and others. 

ø(B) Subject to subparagraph (A), the share of the local educational agency’s subgrant under part A of title II that is used 

for professional development and subject to a determination of 

equitable expenditures under subsection (a)(4) shall not be less 

than the aggregate share of that agency’s awards that were 

used for professional development for fiscal year 2001 under 

section 2203(1)(B) (as such section was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act 

of 2001) and section 306 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2001. 

ø(c) CONSULTATION.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation, a State educational agency, local educational agency, 

educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity shall consult with appropriate private school officials during the design and development of the programs under this 

Act, on issues such as— 

ø(A) how the children’s needs will be identified; 

ø(B) what services will be offered; 

ø(C) how, where, and by whom the services will be provided; 

ø(D) how the services will be assessed and how the results of the assessment will be used to improve those services; 

ø(E) the size and scope of the equitable services to be 

provided to the eligible private school children, teachers, 

and other educational personnel and the amount of funds 

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ø(F) how and when the agency, consortium, or entity will 

make decisions about the delivery of services, including a 

thorough consideration and analysis of the views of the 

private school officials on the provision of contract services 

through potential third-party providers. 

ø(2) DISAGREEMENT.—If the agency, consortium, or entity 

disagrees with the views of the private school officials on the 

provision of services through a contract, the agency, consortium, or entity shall provide to the private school officials a 

written explanation of the reasons why the local educational 

agency has chosen not to use a contractor. 

ø(3) TIMING.—The consultation required by paragraph (1) 

shall occur before the agency, consortium, or entity makes any 

decision that affects the opportunities of eligible private school 

children, teachers, and other educational personnel to participate in programs under this Act, and shall continue throughout the implementation and assessment of activities under this 

section. 

ø(4) DISCUSSION REQUIRED.—The consultation required by 

paragraph (1) shall include a discussion of service delivery 

mechanisms that the agency, consortium, or entity could use to 

provide equitable services to eligible private school children, 

teachers, administrators, and other staff. 

ø(d) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The control of funds used to provide services under this section, and title to materials, equipment, and 

property purchased with those funds, shall be in a public agency for the uses and purposes provided in this Act, and a public 

agency shall administer the funds and property. 

ø(2) PROVISION OF SERVICES.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The provision of services under this 

section shall be provided— 

ø(i) by employees of a public agency; or 

ø(ii) through contract by the public agency with an 

individual, association, agency, organization, or other 

entity. 

ø(B) INDEPENDENCE; PUBLIC AGENCY.—In the provision 

of those services, the employee, person, association, agency, organization, or other entity shall be independent of 

the private school and of any religious organization, and 

the employment or contract shall be under the control and 

supervision of the public agency. 

ø(C) COMMINGLING OF FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Funds used 

to provide services under this section shall not be commingled with non-Federal funds. 

øSEC. 9502. STANDARDS FOR BY-PASS. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—If, by reason of any provision of law, a State 

educational agency, local educational agency, educational service 

agency, consortium of those agencies, or other entity is prohibited 

from providing for the participation in programs of children enrolled in, or teachers or other educational personnel from, private 

elementary schools and secondary schools, on an equitable basis, or 

if the Secretary determines that the agency, consortium, or entity 

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ø(1) waive the requirements of that section for the agency, 

consortium, or entity; and 

ø(2) arrange for the provision of equitable services to those 

children, teachers, or other educational personnel through arrangements that shall be subject to the requirements of this 

section and of sections 9501, 9503, and 9504. 

ø(b) DETERMINATION.—In making the determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider one or more factors, including the quality, size, scope, and location of the program, and the 

opportunity of private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel to participate in the program. 

øSEC. 9503. COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE 

SCHOOL CHILDREN. 

ø(a) PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS.—The Secretary shall develop 

and implement written procedures for receiving, investigating, and 

resolving complaints from parents, teachers, or other individuals 

and organizations concerning violations of section 9501 by a State 

educational agency, local educational agency, educational service 

agency, consortium of those agencies, or entity. The individual or 

organization shall submit the complaint to the State educational 

agency for a written resolution by the State educational agency 

within a reasonable period of time. 

ø(b) APPEALS TO SECRETARY.—The resolution may be appealed by 

an interested party to the Secretary not later than 30 days after 

the State educational agency resolves the complaint or fails to resolve the complaint within a reasonable period of time. The appeal 

shall be accompanied by a copy of the State educational agency’s 

resolution, and a complete statement of the reasons supporting the 

appeal. The Secretary shall investigate and resolve the appeal not 

later than 120 days after receipt of the appeal. 

øSubpart 2—Other Provisions 

øSEC. 9521. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 

ø(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency may receive funds 

under a covered program for any fiscal year only if the State educational agency finds that either the combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of the agency and the State 

with respect to the provision of free public education by the agency 

for the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90 percent of the 

combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year. 

ø(b) REDUCTION IN CASE OF FAILURE TO MEET.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The State educational agency shall reduce 

the amount of the allocation of funds under a covered program 

in any fiscal year in the exact proportion by which a local educational agency fails to meet the requirement of subsection (a) 

of this section by falling below 90 percent of both the combined 

fiscal effort per student and aggregate expenditures (using the 

measure most favorable to the local agency). 

ø(2) SPECIAL RULE.—No such lesser amount shall be used for 

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ø(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the requirements of this 

section if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due to— 

ø(1) exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a 

natural disaster; or 

ø(2) a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the 

local educational agency. 

øSEC. 9522. PROHIBITION REGARDING STATE AID. 

øA State shall not take into consideration payments under this 

Act (other than under title VIII) in determining the eligibility of 

any local educational agency in that State for State aid, or the 

amount of State aid, with respect to free public education of children. 

øSEC. 9526. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS. 

ø(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized under this Act 

shall be used— 

ø(1) to develop or distribute materials, or operate programs 

or courses of instruction directed at youth, that are designed 

to promote or encourage sexual activity, whether homosexual 

or heterosexual; 

ø(2) to distribute or to aid in the distribution by any organization of legally obscene materials to minors on school grounds; 

ø(3) to provide sex education or HIV-prevention education in 

schools unless that instruction is age appropriate and includes 

the health benefits of abstinence; or 

ø(4) to operate a program of contraceptive distribution in 

schools. 

ø(b) LOCAL CONTROL.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

to— 

ø(1) authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, review, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s instructional content, curriculum, 

and related activities; 

ø(2) limit the application of the General Education Provisions Act; 

ø(3) require the distribution of scientifically or medically 

false or inaccurate materials or to prohibit the distribution of 

scientifically or medically true or accurate materials; or 

ø(4) create any legally enforceable right. 

øSEC. 9527. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF 

FEDERAL FUNDS. 

ø(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this Act 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 curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of 

State or local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision 

thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under 

this Act. 

ø(b) PROHIBITION ON ENDORSEMENT OF CURRICULUM.—Notwithstanding any other prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided 

to the Department under this Act may be used by the Department 

to endorse, approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be 

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ø(c) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING FEDERAL APPROVAL OR CERTIFICATION OF STANDARDS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

Federal law, no State shall be required to have academic content or student academic achievement standards approved or 

certified by the Federal Government, in order to receive assistance under this Act. 

ø(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed to affect requirements under title I or part 

A of title VI. 

ø(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING STANDARDS.—Nothing 

in this Act shall be construed to mandate national school building 

standards for a State, local educational agency, or school. 

øSEC. 9528. ARMED FORCES RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND 

STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. 

ø(a) POLICY.— 

ø(1) ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding section 444(a)(5)(B) of the General Education 

Provisions Act and except as provided in paragraph (2), each 

local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act 

shall provide, on a request made by military recruiters or an 

institution of higher education, access to secondary school students names, addresses, and telephone listings. 

ø(2) CONSENT.—A secondary school student or the parent of 

the student may request that the student’s name, address, and 

telephone listing described in paragraph (1) not be released 

without prior written parental consent, and the local educational agency or private school shall notify parents of the option to make a request and shall comply with any request. 

ø(3) SAME ACCESS TO STUDENTS.—Each local educational 

agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school students as 

is provided generally to post secondary educational institutions 

or to prospective employers of those students. 

ø(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall, not later than 120 days after the date of 

enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, notify principals, school administrators, and other educators about the requirements of this section. 

ø(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of this section do not apply 

to a private secondary school that maintains a religious objection 

to service in the Armed Forces if the objection is verifiable through 

the corporate or other organizational documents or materials of 

that school. 

ø(d) SPECIAL RULE.—A local educational agency prohibited by 

Connecticut State law (either explicitly by statute or through statutory interpretation by the State Supreme Court or State Attorney 

General) from providing military recruiters with information or access as required by this section shall have until May 31, 2002, to 

comply with that requirement. 

øSEC. 9529. PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY SPONSORED TESTING. 

ø(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law and except as provided in subsection (b), no 

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of any award may be used to develop, pilot test, field test, implement, administer, or distribute any federally sponsored national 

test in reading, mathematics, or any other subject, unless specifically and explicitly authorized by law. 

ø(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to international 

comparative assessments developed under the authority of section 

153(a)(5) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and administered to only a representative sample of pupils in the United 

States and in foreign nations. 

øSEC. 9530. LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION 

FOR TEACHERS. 

ø(a) MANDATORY NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION OF

TEACHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any 

other provision of law, no funds available to the Department or otherwise available under this Act may be used for any purpose relating to a mandatory nationwide test or certification of teachers or 

education paraprofessionals, including any planning, development, 

implementation, or administration of such test or certification. 

ø(b) PROHIBITION ON WITHHOLDING FUNDS.—The Secretary is 

prohibited from withholding funds from any State educational 

agency or local educational agency if the State educational agency 

or local educational agency fails to adopt a specific method of teacher or paraprofessional certification. 

øSEC. 9532. UNSAFE SCHOOL CHOICE OPTION. 

ø(a) UNSAFE SCHOOL CHOICE POLICY.—Each State receiving 

funds under this Act shall establish and implement a statewide 

policy requiring that a student attending a persistently dangerous 

public elementary school or secondary school, as determined by the 

State in consultation with a representative sample of local educational agencies, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense, as determined by State law, while in or on the grounds of 

a public elementary school or secondary school that the student attends, be allowed to attend a safe public elementary school or secondary school within the local educational agency, including a public charter school. 

ø(b) CERTIFICATION.—As a condition of receiving funds under this 

Act, a State shall certify in writing to the Secretary that the State 

is in compliance with this section. 

øSEC. 9535. RULEMAKING. 

øThe Secretary shall issue regulations under this Act only to the 

extent that such regulations are necessary to ensure that there is 

compliance with the specific requirements and assurances required 

by this Act. 

øSEC. 9536. SEVERABILITY. 

øIf any provision of this Act is held invalid, the remainder of this 

Act shall be unaffected thereby. 

øPART F—EVALUATIONS 

øSEC. 9601. EVALUATIONS. 

ø(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in subsections 

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of the amount appropriated to carry out each categorical program 

and demonstration project authorized under this Act— 

ø(1) to conduct— 

ø(A) comprehensive evaluations of the program or 

project; and 

ø(B) studies of the effectiveness of the program or 

project and its administrative impact on schools and local 

educational agencies; 

ø(2) to evaluate the aggregate short- and long-term effects 

and cost efficiencies across Federal programs assisted or authorized under this Act and related Federal preschool, elementary, and secondary programs under any other Federal law; 

and 

ø(3) to increase the usefulness of evaluations of grant recipients in order to ensure the continuous progress of the program 

or project by improving the quality, timeliness, efficiency, and 

use of information relating to performance under the program 

or project. 

ø(b) TITLES I AND III EXCLUDED.—The Secretary may not reserve 

under subsection (a) funds appropriated to carry out any program 

authorized under title I or title III. 

ø(c) EVALUATION ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED ELSEWHERE.—If, under 

any other provision of this Act (other than title I), funds are authorized to be reserved or used for evaluation activities with respect to a program or project, the Secretary may not reserve additional funds under this section for the evaluation of that program 

or project.¿ 

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 

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TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY 

ENHANCEMENT 

* * * * * * * 

PART A—TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP 

GRANTS 

øSEC. 201. PURPOSES. 

øThe purposes of this part are to— 

ø(1) improve student achievement; 

ø(2) improve the quality of prospective and new teachers by 

improving the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for new teachers; 

ø(3) hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of 

higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified 

teachers; and 

ø(4) recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities 

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øSEC. 202. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 

ø(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made available 

under section 209, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on 

a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships, to enable the eligible 

partnerships to carry out the activities described in subsection (c). 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—Each eligible partnership desiring a grant 

under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information 

as the Secretary may require. Each such application shall contain— 

ø(1) a needs assessment of the partners in the eligible partnership with respect to the preparation, ongoing training, professional development, and retention of general education and 

special education teachers, principals, and, as applicable, early 

childhood educators; 

ø(2) a description of the extent to which the program to be 

carried out with grant funds, as described in subsection (c), 

will prepare prospective and new teachers with strong teaching 

skills; 

ø(3) a description of how such program will prepare prospective and new teachers to understand and use research and 

data to modify and improve classroom instruction; 

ø(4) a description of— 

ø(A) how the eligible partnership will coordinate strategies and activities assisted under the grant with other 

teacher preparation or professional development programs, 

including programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act, and through the National 

Science Foundation; and 

ø(B) how the activities of the partnership will be consistent with State, local, and other education reform activities that promote teacher quality and student academic 

achievement; 

ø(5) an assessment that describes the resources available to 

the eligible partnership, including— 

ø(A) the integration of funds from other related sources; 

ø(B) the intended use of the grant funds; and 

ø(C) the commitment of the resources of the partnership 

to the activities assisted under this section, including financial support, faculty participation, and time commitments, and to the continuation of the activities when the 

grant ends; 

ø(6) a description of— 

ø(A) how the eligible partnership will meet the purposes 

of this part; 

ø(B) how the partnership will carry out the activities required under subsection (d) or (e), based on the needs identified in paragraph (1), with the goal of improving student 

academic achievement; 

ø(C) if the partnership chooses to use funds under this 

section for a project or activities under subsection (f) or (g), 

how the partnership will carry out such project or required 

activities based on the needs identified in paragraph (1), 

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ø(D) the partnership’s evaluation plan under section 

204(a); 

ø(E) how the partnership will align the teacher preparation program under subsection (c) with the— 

ø(i) State early learning standards for early childhood education programs, as appropriate, and with the 

relevant domains of early childhood development; and 

ø(ii) student academic achievement standards and 

academic content standards under section 1111(b)(1) of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 

established by the State in which the partnership is 

located; 

ø(F) how the partnership will prepare general education 

teachers to teach students with disabilities, including 

training related to participation as a member of individualized education program teams, as defined in section 

614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act; 

ø(G) how the partnership will prepare general education 

and special education teachers to teach students who are 

limited English proficient; 

ø(H) how faculty at the partner institution will work, 

during the term of the grant, with highly qualified teachers in the classrooms of high-need schools served by the 

high-need local educational agency in the partnership to— 

ø(i) provide high-quality professional development 

activities to strengthen the content knowledge and 

teaching skills of elementary school and secondary 

school teachers; and 

ø(ii) train other classroom teachers to implement literacy programs that incorporate the essential components of reading instruction; 

ø(I) how the partnership will design, implement, or enhance a year-long and rigorous teaching preservice clinical 

program component; 

ø(J) how the partnership will support in-service professional development strategies and activities; and 

ø(K) how the partnership will collect, analyze, and use 

data on the retention of all teachers and early childhood 

educators in schools and early childhood education programs located in the geographic area served by the partnership to evaluate the effectiveness of the partnership’s 

teacher and educator support system; and 

ø(7) with respect to the induction program required as part 

of the activities carried out under this section— 

ø(A) a demonstration that the schools and departments 

within the institution of higher education that are part of 

the induction program will effectively prepare teachers, including providing content expertise and expertise in teaching, as appropriate; 

ø(B) a demonstration of the eligible partnership’s capability and commitment to, and the accessibility to and involvement of faculty in, the use of empirically-based practice and scientifically valid research on teaching and learning; 


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ø(C) a description of how the teacher preparation program will design and implement an induction program to 

support, through not less than the first two years of teaching, all new teachers who are prepared by the teacher 

preparation program in the partnership and who teach in 

the high-need local educational agency in the partnership, 

and, to the extent practicable, all new teachers who teach 

in such high-need local educational agency, in the further 

development of the new teachers’ teaching skills, including 

the use of mentors who are trained and compensated by 

such program for the mentors’ work with new teachers; 

and 

ø(D) a description of how faculty involved in the induction program will be able to substantially participate in an 

early childhood education program or an elementary school 

or secondary school classroom setting, as applicable, including release time and receiving workload credit for such 

participation. 

ø(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—An eligible partnership that receives 

a grant under this section— 

ø(1) shall use grant funds to carry out a program for the 

preparation of teachers under subsection (d), a teaching residency program under subsection (e), or a combination of such 

programs; and 

ø(2) may use grant funds to carry out a leadership development program under subsection (f). 

ø(d) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS.—An eligible partnership that receives a grant to carry out a 

program for the preparation of teachers shall carry out an effective 

pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program or a 5th year initial 

licensing program that includes all of the following: 

ø(1) REFORMS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Implementing reforms, described in 

subparagraph (B), within each teacher preparation program and, as applicable, each preparation program for 

early childhood education programs, of the eligible partnership that is assisted under this section, to hold each 

program accountable for— 

ø(i) preparing— 

ø(I) new or prospective teachers to be highly 

qualified (including teachers in rural school districts who may teach multiple subjects, special 

educators, and teachers of students who are limited English proficient who may teach multiple 

subjects); 

ø(II) such teachers and, as applicable, early 

childhood educators, to understand empiricallybased practice and scientifically valid research related to teaching and learning and the applicability of such practice and research, including 

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port strategies to improve student achievement; 

and 

ø(III) as applicable, early childhood educators to 

be highly competent; and 

ø(ii) promoting strong teaching skills and, as applicable, techniques for early childhood educators to improve children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. 

ø(B) REQUIRED REFORMS.—The reforms described in subparagraph (A) shall include— 

ø(i) implementing teacher preparation program curriculum changes that improve, evaluate, and assess 

how well all prospective and new teachers develop 

teaching skills; 

ø(ii) using empirically-based practice and scientifically valid research, where applicable, about teaching 

and learning so that all prospective teachers and, as 

applicable, early childhood educators— 

ø(I) understand and can implement researchbased teaching practices in classroom instruction; 

ø(II) have knowledge of student learning methods; 

ø(III) possess skills to analyze student academic 

achievement data and other measures of student 

learning, and use such data and measures to improve classroom instruction; 

ø(IV) possess teaching skills and an understanding of effective instructional strategies across 

all applicable content areas that enable general 

education and special education teachers and 

early childhood educators to— 

ø(aa) meet the specific learning needs of all 

students, including students with disabilities, 

students who are limited English proficient, 

students who are gifted and talented, students with low literacy levels and, as applicable, children in early childhood education programs; and 

ø(bb) differentiate instruction for such students; 

ø(V) can effectively participate as a member of 

the individualized education program team, as defined in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act; and 

ø(VI) can successfully employ effective strategies for reading instruction using the essential 

components of reading instruction; 

ø(iii) ensuring collaboration with departments, programs, or units of a partner institution outside of the 

teacher preparation program in all academic content 

areas to ensure that prospective teachers receive 

training in both teaching and relevant content areas 

in order to become highly qualified, which may include 

training in multiple subjects to teach multiple grade 

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teach in rural communities and for individuals preparing to teach students with disabilities as described 

in section 602(10)(D) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

ø(iv) developing and implementing an induction program; 

ø(v) developing admissions goals and priorities 

aligned with the hiring objectives of the high-need 

local educational agency in the eligible partnership; 

and 

ø(vi) implementing program and curriculum 

changes, as applicable, to ensure that prospective 

teachers have the requisite content knowledge, preparation, and degree to teach Advanced Placement or 

International Baccalaureate courses successfully. 

ø(2) CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND INTERACTION.—Developing 

and improving a sustained and high-quality preservice clinical 

education program to further develop the teaching skills of all 

prospective teachers and, as applicable, early childhood educators, involved in the program. Such program shall do the following: 

ø(A) Incorporate year-long opportunities for enrichment, 

including— 

ø(i) clinical learning in classrooms in high-need 

schools served by the high-need local educational 

agency in the eligible partnership, and identified by 

the eligible partnership; and 

ø(ii) closely supervised interaction between prospective teachers and faculty, experienced teachers, principals, other administrators, and school leaders at 

early childhood education programs (as applicable), elementary schools, or secondary schools, and providing 

support for such interaction. 

ø(B) Integrate pedagogy and classroom practice and promote effective teaching skills in academic content areas. 

ø(C) Provide high-quality teacher mentoring. 

ø(D) Be offered over the course of a program of teacher 

preparation. 

ø(E) Be tightly aligned with course work (and may be 

developed as a fifth year of a teacher preparation program). 

ø(F) Where feasible, allow prospective teachers to learn 

to teach in the same local educational agency in which the 

teachers will work, learning the instructional initiatives 

and curriculum of that local educational agency. 

ø(G) As applicable, provide training and experience to 

enhance the teaching skills of prospective teachers to better prepare such teachers to meet the unique needs of 

teaching in rural or urban communities. 

ø(H) Provide support and training for individuals participating in an activity for prospective or new teachers described in this paragraph or paragraph (1) or (3), and for 

individuals who serve as mentors for such teachers, based 

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ø(i) with respect to a prospective teacher or a mentor, release time for such individual’s participation; 

ø(ii) with respect to a faculty member, receiving 

course workload credit and compensation for time 

teaching in the eligible partnership’s activities; and 

ø(iii) with respect to a mentor, a stipend, which may 

include bonus, differential, incentive, or performance 

pay, based on the mentor’s extra skills and responsibilities. 

ø(3) INDUCTION PROGRAMS FOR NEW TEACHERS.—Creating an 

induction program for new teachers or, in the case of an early 

childhood education program, providing mentoring or coaching 

for new early childhood educators. 

ø(4) SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN EARLY

CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—In the case of an eligible 

partnership focusing on early childhood educator preparation, 

implementing initiatives that increase compensation for early 

childhood educators who attain associate or baccalaureate degrees in early childhood education. 

ø(5) TEACHER RECRUITMENT.—Developing and implementing 

effective mechanisms (which may include alternative routes to 

State certification of teachers) to ensure that the eligible partnership is able to recruit qualified individuals to become highly 

qualified teachers through the activities of the eligible partnership, which may include an emphasis on recruiting into the 

teaching profession— 

ø(A) individuals from under represented populations; 

ø(B) individuals to teach in rural communities and 

teacher shortage areas, including mathematics, science, 

special education, and the instruction of limited English 

proficient students; and 

ø(C) mid-career professionals from other occupations, 

former military personnel, and recent college graduates 

with a record of academic distinction. 

ø(6) LITERACY TRAINING.—Strengthening the literacy teaching skills of prospective and, as applicable, new elementary 

school and secondary school teachers— 

ø(A) to implement literacy programs that incorporate the 

essential components of reading instruction; 

ø(B) to use screening, diagnostic, formative, and 

summative assessments to determine students’ literacy 

levels, difficulties, and growth in order to improve classroom instruction and improve student reading and writing 

skills; 

ø(C) to provide individualized, intensive, and targeted 

literacy instruction for students with deficiencies in literacy skills; and 

ø(D) to integrate literacy skills in the classroom across 

subject areas. 

ø(e) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEACHING

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership receiving a grant 

to carry out an effective teaching residency program shall carry 

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ø(A) Supporting a teaching residency program described 

in paragraph (2) for high-need subjects and areas, as determined by the needs of the high-need local educational 

agency in the partnership. 

ø(B) Placing graduates of the teaching residency program in cohorts that facilitate professional collaboration, 

both among graduates of the teaching residency program 

and between such graduates and mentor teachers in the 

receiving school. 

ø(C) Ensuring that teaching residents who participate in 

the teaching residency program receive— 

ø(i) effective preservice preparation as described in 

paragraph (2); 

ø(ii) teacher mentoring; 

ø(iii) support required through the induction program as the teaching residents enter the classroom as 

new teachers; and 

ø(iv) the preparation described in subparagraphs 

(A), (B), and (C) of subsection (d)(2). 

ø(2) TEACHING RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.— 

ø(A) ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGN.—A teaching residency 

program under this paragraph shall be a program based 

upon models of successful teaching residencies that serves 

as a mechanism to prepare teachers for success in the 

high-need schools in the eligible partnership, and shall be 

designed to include the following characteristics of successful programs: 

ø(i) The integration of pedagogy, classroom practice, 

and teacher mentoring. 

ø(ii) Engagement of teaching residents in rigorous 

graduate-level course work leading to a master’s degree while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship. 

ø(iii) Experience and learning opportunities alongside a trained and experienced mentor teacher— 

ø(I) whose teaching shall complement the residency program so that classroom clinical practice 

is tightly aligned with coursework; 

ø(II) who shall have extra responsibilities as a 

teacher leader of the teaching residency program, 

as a mentor for residents, and as a teacher coach 

during the induction program for new teachers, 

and for establishing, within the program, a learning community in which all individuals are expected to continually improve their capacity to advance student learning; and 

ø(III) who may be relieved from teaching duties 

as a result of such additional responsibilities. 

ø(iv) The establishment of clear criteria for the selection of mentor teachers based on measures of teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area 

knowledge. Evaluation of teacher effectiveness shall be 

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ø(I) Planning and preparation, including demonstrated knowledge of content, pedagogy, and assessment, including the use of formative and diagnostic assessments to improve student learning. 

ø(II) Appropriate instruction that engages students with different learning styles. 

ø(III) Collaboration with colleagues to improve 

instruction. 

ø(IV) Analysis of gains in student learning, 

based on multiple measures that are valid and reliable and that, when feasible, may include valid, 

reliable, and objective measures of the influence of 

teachers on the rate of student academic progress. 

ø(V) In the case of mentor candidates who will 

be mentoring new or prospective literacy and 

mathematics coaches or instructors, appropriate 

skills in the essential components of reading instruction, teacher training in literacy instructional 

strategies across core subject areas, and teacher 

training in mathematics instructional strategies, 

as appropriate. 

ø(v) Grouping of teaching residents in cohorts to facilitate professional collaboration among such residents. 

ø(vi) The development of admissions goals and priorities— 

ø(I) that are aligned with the hiring objectives 

of the local educational agency partnering with 

the program, as well as the instructional initiatives and curriculum of such agency, in exchange 

for a commitment by such agency to hire qualified 

graduates from the teaching residency program; 

and 

ø(II) which may include consideration of applicants who reflect the communities in which they 

will teach as well as consideration of individuals 

from underrepresented populations in the teaching profession. 

ø(vii) Support for residents, once the teaching residents are hired as teachers of record, through an induction program, professional development, and networking opportunities to support the residents 

through not less than the residents’ first two years of 

teaching. 

ø(B) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AS TEACHER RESIDENTS.— 

ø(i) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In order to be eligible to 

be a teacher resident in a teaching residency program 

under this paragraph, an individual shall— 

ø(I) be a recent graduate of a four-year institution of higher education or a mid-career professional from outside the field of education possessing strong content knowledge or a record of 

professional accomplishment; and 


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ø(II) submit an application to the teaching residency program. 

ø(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.—An eligible partnership 

carrying out a teaching residency program under this 

subsection shall establish criteria for the selection of 

eligible individuals to participate in the teaching residency program based on the following characteristics: 

ø(I) Strong content knowledge or record of accomplishment in the field or subject area to be 

taught. 

ø(II) Strong verbal and written communication 

skills, which may be demonstrated by performance 

on appropriate tests. 

ø(III) Other attributes linked to effective teaching, which may be determined by interviews or 

performance assessments, as specified by the eligible partnership. 

ø(C) STIPENDS OR SALARIES; APPLICATIONS; AGREEMENTS; 

REPAYMENTS.— 

ø(i) STIPENDS OR SALARIES.—A teaching residency 

program under this subsection shall provide a oneyear living stipend or salary to teaching residents during the teaching residency program. 

ø(ii) APPLICATIONS FOR STIPENDS OR SALARIES.— Each teacher residency candidate desiring a stipend or 

salary during the period of residency shall submit an 

application to the eligible partnership at such time, 

and containing such information and assurances, as 

the eligible partnership may require. 

ø(iii) AGREEMENTS TO SERVE.—Each application submitted under clause (ii) shall contain or be accompanied by an agreement that the applicant will— 

ø(I) serve as a full-time teacher for a total of not 

less than three academic years immediately after 

successfully completing the teaching residency 

program; 

ø(II) fulfill the requirement under subclause (I) 

by teaching in a high-need school served by the 

high-need local educational agency in the eligible 

partnership and teach a subject or area that is 

designated as high need by the partnership; 

ø(III) provide to the eligible partnership a certificate, from the chief administrative officer of the 

local educational agency in which the resident is 

employed, of the employment required in subclauses (I) and (II) at the beginning of, and upon 

completion of, each year or partial year of service; 

ø(IV) meet the requirements to be a highly 

qualified teacher, as defined in section 9101 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 

or section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act, when the applicant begins to fulfill 

the service obligation under this clause; and 

ø(V) comply with the requirements set by the eligible partnership underclause (iv)if the applicant 


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is unable or unwilling to complete the service obligation required by this clause. 

ø(iv) REPAYMENTS.— ø(I) IN GENERAL.—A grantee carrying out a 

teaching residency program under this paragraph 

shall require a recipient of a stipend or salary 

under clause (i) who does not complete, or who notifies the partnership that the recipient intends 

not to complete, the service obligation required 

byclause (iii)to repay such stipend or salary to the 

eligible partnership, together with interest, at a 

rate specified by the partnership in the agreement, and in accordance with such other terms 

and conditions specified by the eligible partnership, as necessary. 

ø(II) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any other 

terms and conditions specified by the eligible partnership may include reasonable provisions for prorata repayment of the stipend or salary described 

in clause (i) or for deferral of a teaching resident’s 

service obligation required byclause (iii),on 

grounds of health, incapacitation, inability to secure employment in a school served by the eligible 

partnership, being called to active duty in the 

Armed Forces of the United States, or other extraordinary circumstances. 

ø(III) USE OF REPAYMENTS.—An eligible partnership shall use any repayment received under 

this clause to carry out additional activities that 

are consistent with the purposes of this subsection. 

ø(f) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP

PROGRAMS.— ø(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership that receives a 

grant under this section may carry out an effective school leadership program, which may be carried out in partnership with 

a local educational agency located in a rural area and that 

shall include all of the following activities: 

ø(A) Preparing individuals enrolled or preparing to enroll in school leadership programs for careers as superintendents, principals, early childhood education program 

directors, or other school leaders (including individuals 

preparing to work in local educational agencies located in 

rural areas who may perform multiple duties in addition 

to the role of a school leader). 

ø(B) Promoting strong leadership skills and, as applicable, techniques for school leaders to effectively— 

ø(i) create and maintain a data-driven, professional 

learning community within the leader’s school; 

ø(ii) provide a climate conducive to the professional 

development of teachers, with a focus on improving 

student academic achievement and the development of 

effective instructional leadership skills; 

ø(iii) understand the teaching and assessment skills 

needed to support successful classroom instruction and 


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to use data to evaluate teacher instruction and drive 

teacher and student learning; 

ø(iv) manage resources and school time to improve 

student academic achievement and ensure the school 

environment is safe; 

ø(v) engage and involve parents, community members, the local educational agency, businesses, and 

other community leaders, to leverage additional resources to improve student academic achievement; and 

ø(vi) understand how students learn and develop in 

order to increase academic achievement for all students. 

ø(C) Ensuring that individuals who participate in the 

school leadership program receive— 

ø(i) effective preservice preparation as described in 

subparagraph (D); 

ø(ii) mentoring; and 

ø(iii) if applicable, full State certification or licensure to become a school leader. 

ø(D) Developing and improving a sustained and highquality preservice clinical education program to further develop the leadership skills of all prospective school leaders 

involved in the program. Such clinical education program 

shall do the following: 

ø(i) Incorporate year-long opportunities for enrichment, including— 

ø(I) clinical learning in high-need schools served 

by the high-need local educational agency or a 

local educational agency located in a rural area in 

the eligible partnership and identified by the eligible partnership; and 

ø(II) closely supervised interaction between prospective school leaders and faculty, new and experienced teachers, and new and experienced school 

leaders, in such high-need schools. 

ø(ii) Integrate pedagogy and practice and promote 

effective leadership skills, meeting the unique needs of 

urban, rural, or geographically isolated communities, 

as applicable. 

ø(iii) Provide for mentoring of new school leaders. 

ø(E) Creating an induction program for new school leaders. 

ø(F) Developing and implementing effective mechanisms 

to ensure that the eligible partnership is able to recruit 

qualified individuals to become school leaders through the 

activities of the eligible partnership, which may include an 

emphasis on recruiting into school leadership professions— 

ø(i) individuals from underrepresented populations; 

ø(ii) individuals to serve as superintendents, principals, or other school administrators in rural and geographically isolated communities and school leader 

shortage areas; and 

ø(iii) mid-career professionals from other occupations, former military personnel, and recent college 

graduates with a record of academic distinction. 


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ø(2) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS FOR THE LEADERSHIP PRO- GRAM.—In order to be eligible for the school leadership program under this subsection, an individual shall be enrolled in 

or preparing to enroll in an institution of higher education, and 

shall— 

ø(A) be a— 

ø(i) recent graduate of an institution of higher education; 

ø(ii) mid-career professional from outside the field of 

education with strong content knowledge or a record of 

professional accomplishment; 

ø(iii) current teacher who is interested in becoming 

a school leader; or 

ø(iv) school leader who is interested in becoming a 

superintendent; and 

ø(B) submit an application to the leadership program. 

ø(g) PARTNERSHIP WITH DIGITAL EDUCATION CONTENT DEVEL- OPER.—An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section may use grant funds provided to carry out the activities described in subsection (d) or (e), or both, to partner with a television 

public broadcast station, as defined in section 397(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)), or another entity that 

develops digital educational content, for the purpose of improving 

the quality of pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs or to 

enhance the quality of preservice training for prospective teachers. 

ø(h) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—The Secretary shall— 

ø(1) evaluate the programs assisted under this section; and 

ø(2) make publicly available a report detailing the Secretary’s evaluation of each such program. 

ø(i) CONSULTATION.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of an eligible partnership that 

receives a grant under this section shall engage in regular consultation throughout the development and implementation of 

programs and activities carried out under this section. 

ø(2) REGULAR COMMUNICATION.—To ensure timely and meaningful consultation as described in paragraph (1), regular communication shall occur among all members of the eligible partnership, including the high-need local educational agency. Such 

communication shall continue throughout the implementation 

of the grant and the assessment of programs and activities 

under this section. 

ø(3) WRITTEN CONSENT.—The Secretary may approve 

changes in grant activities of a grant under this section only 

if the eligible partnership submits to the Secretary a written 

consent to such changes signed by all members of the eligible 

partnership. 

ø(j) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

to prohibit an eligible partnership from using grant funds to coordinate with the activities of eligible partnerships in other States or 

on a regional basis through Governors, State boards of education, 

State educational agencies, State agencies responsible for early 

childhood education, local educational agencies, or State agencies 

for higher education. 

ø(k) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made available under 

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Federal, State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended 

to carry out activities under this section. 

øSEC. 203. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

ø(a) DURATION; NUMBER OF AWARDS; PAYMENTS.— 

ø(1) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this part shall be 

awarded for a period of five years. 

ø(2) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—An eligible partnership may not 

receive more than one grant during a five-year period. Nothing 

in this title shall be construed to prohibit an individual member, that can demonstrate need, of an eligible partnership that 

receives a grant under this title from entering into another eligible partnership consisting of new members and receiving a 

grant with such other eligible partnership before the five-year 

period described in the preceding sentence applicable to the eligible partnership with which the individual member has first 

partnered has expired. 

ø(b) PEER REVIEW.— 

ø(1) PANEL.—The Secretary shall provide the applications 

submitted under this part to a peer review panel for evaluation. With respect to each application, the peer review panel 

shall initially recommend the application for funding or for disapproval. 

ø(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary, in funding applications under 

this part, shall give priority— 

ø(A) to eligible partnerships that include an institution 

of higher education whose teacher preparation program 

has a rigorous selection process to ensure the highest quality of students entering such program; and 

ø(B)(i) to applications from broad-based eligible partnerships that involve businesses and community organizations; or 

ø(ii) to eligible partnerships so that the awards promote 

an equitable geographic distribution of grants among rural 

and urban areas. 

ø(3) SECRETARIAL SELECTION.—The Secretary shall determine, based on the peer review process, which applications 

shall receive funding and the amounts of the grants. In determining grant amounts, the Secretary shall take into account 

the total amount of funds available for all grants under this 

part and the types of activities proposed to be carried out by 

the eligible partnership. 

ø(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership receiving a 

grant under this part shall provide, from non-Federal sources, 

an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant, 

which may be provided in cash or in-kind, to carry out the activities supported by the grant. 

ø(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive all or part of the 

matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal 

year for an eligible partnership if the Secretary determines 

that applying the matching requirement to the eligible partnership would result in serious hardship or an inability to 

carry out the authorized activities described in this part. 


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ø(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An eligible 

partnership that receives a grant under this part may use not more 

than two percent of the funds provided to administer the grant. 

øSEC. 204. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION. 

ø(a) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION.—Each eligible partnership submitting an application for a grant under this part shall establish, and include in such application, an evaluation plan that includes strong and measurable performance objectives. The plan 

shall include objectives and measures for increasing— 

ø(1) achievement for all prospective and new teachers, as 

measured by the eligible partnership; 

ø(2) teacher retention in the first three years of a teacher’s 

career; 

ø(3) improvement in the pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licensure of teachers; and 

ø(4)(A) the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by 

the high-need local educational agency participating in the eligible partnership; 

ø(B) the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the 

high-need local educational agency who are members of underrepresented groups; 

ø(C) the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the 

high-need local educational agency who teach high-need academic subject areas (such as reading, mathematics, science, 

and foreign language, including less commonly taught languages and critical foreign languages); 

ø(D) the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the 

high-need local educational agency who teach in high-need 

areas (including special education, language instruction educational programs for limited English proficient students, and 

early childhood education); 

ø(E) the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the 

high-need local educational agency who teach in high-need 

schools, disaggregated by the elementary school and secondary 

school levels; 

ø(F) as applicable, the percentage of early childhood education program classes in the geographic area served by the eligible partnership taught by early childhood educators who are 

highly competent; and 

ø(G) as applicable, the percentage of teachers trained— 

ø(i) to integrate technology effectively into curricula and 

instruction, including technology consistent with the principles of universal design for learning; and 

ø(ii) to use technology effectively to collect, manage, and 

analyze data to improve teaching and learning for the purpose of improving student academic achievement. 

ø(b) INFORMATION.—An eligible partnership receiving a grant 

under this part shall ensure that teachers, principals, school superintendents, faculty, and leadership at institutions of higher education located in the geographic areas served by the eligible partnership are provided information, including through electronic 

means, about the activities carried out with funds under this part. 

ø(c) REVISED APPLICATION.—If the Secretary determines that an 

eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part is not making 

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measures of the grant, as appropriate, by the end of the third year 

of a grant under this part, then the Secretary— 

ø(1) shall cancel the grant; and 

ø(2) may use any funds returned or available because of such 

cancellation under paragraph (1) to— 

ø(A) increase other grant awards under this part; or 

ø(B) award new grants to other eligible partnerships 

under this part. 

ø(d) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall 

evaluate the activities funded under this part and report the findings regarding the evaluation of such activities to the authorizing 

committees. The Secretary shall broadly disseminate— 

ø(1) successful practices developed by eligible partnerships 

under this part; and 

ø(2) information regarding such practices that were found to 

be ineffective.¿ 

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IMPACT AID IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012 

* * * * * * * 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

* * * * * * * 

SUBTITLE G—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION AND MILITARY

FAMILY READINESS

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 563. AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND REPEAL.— 

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by subsection (b) 

shall be effective for a 2-year period beginning on the date of 

enactment of this Act.¿ 

ø(2)¿ (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 8005(d) 

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. 7705(d)), subsection (b)(1), and the amendments made 

by subsection (b)(1), shall take effect with respect to applications submitted under section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) for fiscal year 

2010. 

ø(3)¿ (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Education 

shall carry out the amendments made by this section without 

regard to the rulemaking procedures under section 553 of title 

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ø(4) REPEAL.—The amendments made by subsection (b) shall 

be repealed on the day after the 2-year period described in 

paragraph (1) and title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) shall be applied 

as if such subsection and the amendments made by such subsection had never been enacted.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

SECTION 602 OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 

EDUCATION ACT 

SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 

Except as otherwise provided, in this title: 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(10) HIGHLY QUALIFIED.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—For any special education teacher, 

the term ‘‘highly qualified’’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, except that such term also— 

ø(i) includes the requirements described in subparagraph (B); and 

ø(ii) includes the option for teachers to meet the requirements of section 9101 of such Act by meeting the 

requirements of subparagraph (C) or (D). 

ø(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.—When used with respect to any public elementary 

school or secondary school special education teacher teaching in a State, such term means that— 

ø(i) the teacher has obtained full State certification 

as a special education teacher (including certification 

obtained through alternative routes to certification), or 

passed the State special education teacher licensing 

examination, and holds a license to teach in the State 

as a special education teacher, except that when used 

with respect to any teacher teaching in a public charter school, the term means that the teacher meets the 

requirements set forth in the State’s public charter 

school law; 

ø(ii) the teacher has not had special education certification or licensure requirements waived on an 

emergency, temporary, or provisional basis; and 

ø(iii) the teacher holds at least a bachelor’s degree. 

ø(C) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TEACHING TO ALTERNATE ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS.—When used with respect 

to a special education teacher who teaches core academic 

subjects exclusively to children who are assessed against 

alternate achievement standards established under the 

regulations promulgated under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, such term 

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ø(i) meet the applicable requirements of section 

9101 of such Act for any elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher who is new or not new to the 

profession; or 

ø(ii) meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) or 

(C) of section 9101(23) of such Act as applied to an elementary school teacher, or, in the case of instruction 

above the elementary level, has subject matter knowledge appropriate to the level of instruction being provided, as determined by the State, needed to effectively teach to those standards. 

ø(D) SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TEACHING MULTIPLE

SUBJECTS.—When used with respect to a special education 

teacher who teaches 2 or more core academic subjects exclusively to children with disabilities, such term means 

that the teacher may either— 

ø(i) meet the applicable requirements of section 

9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 for any elementary, middle, or secondary 

school teacher who is new or not new to the profession; 

ø(ii) in the case of a teacher who is not new to the 

profession, demonstrate competence in all the core 

academic subjects in which the teacher teaches in the 

same manner as is required for an elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher who is not new to the 

profession under section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act, 

which may include a single, high objective uniform 

State standard of evaluation covering multiple subjects; or 

ø(iii) in the case of a new special education teacher 

who teaches multiple subjects and who is highly qualified in mathematics, language arts, or science, demonstrate competence in the other core academic subjects in which the teacher teaches in the same manner 

as is required for an elementary, middle, or secondary 

school teacher under section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such 

Act, which may include a single, high objective uniform State standard of evaluation covering multiple 

subjects, not later than 2 years after the date of employment. 

ø(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any 

other individual right of action that a parent or student 

may maintain under this part, nothing in this section or 

part shall be construed to create a right of action on behalf 

of an individual student or class of students for the failure 

of a particular State educational agency or local educational agency employee to be highly qualified. 

ø(F) DEFINITION FOR PURPOSES OF THE ESEA.—A teacher 

who is highly qualified under this paragraph shall be considered highly qualified for purposes of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965.¿ 

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MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE VII—EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle B—Education for Homeless Children and 

Youths 

SEC. 721. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

The following is the policy of the Congress: 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(2) In any State that has a compulsory residency requirement as a component of the State’s compulsory school attendance laws or other laws, regulations, practices, or policies that 

may act as a barrier to the enrollment, attendance, or success 

in school of homeless children and youths, the State will review and undertake steps to revise such laws, regulations, 

practices, or policies to ensure that homeless children and 

youths are afforded the same free, appropriate public education 

as provided to other children and youths.¿ 

(2) In any State where compulsory residency requirements or 

other requirements, laws, regulations, practices, or policies may 

act as a barrier to the identification, enrollment, attendance, or 

success in school of homeless children and youths, the State 

and local educational agencies will review and undertake steps 

to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or policies to ensure 

that homeless children and youths are afforded the same free, 

appropriate public education as is provided to other children 

and youths. 

(3) Homelessness øalone¿ is not sufficient reason to separate 

students from the mainstream school environment. 

(4) Homeless children and youths should have access to the 

education and other services that such children and youths 

need to ensure that such children and youths have an opportunity to meet the same øchallenging State student academic 

achievement¿ State academic standards to which all students 

are held. 

SEC. 722. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. 

(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to make 

grants to States in accordance with the provisions of this section 

to enable such States to carry out the activities described in subsections (d) through ø(g)¿ (h). 

ø(b) APPLICATION.—No State may receive a grant under this section unless the State educational agency submits an application to 

the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 

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(c) ALLOCATION AND RESERVATIONS.— (1) ALLOCATION.—(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to allot to each State an amount that 

bears the same ratio to the amount appropriated for such year 

under section 726 that remains after the Secretary reserves 

funds under paragraph (2) and uses funds to carry out section 

724(d) and (h), as the amount allocated under section 1122 of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the 

State for that year bears to the total amount allocated under 

section 1122 of such Act to all States for that year, except that 

no State shall receive less than the greater of— 

(i) $150,000; or 

(ii) one-fourth of 1 percent of the amount appropriated 

under section 726 for that yearø; or¿. 

ø(iii) the amount such State received under this section 

for fiscal year 2001.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

ø(3) STATE DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 

term ‘‘State’’ does not include the United States Virgin Islands, 

Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.¿ 

(d) ACTIVITIES.—øGrants¿ Grant funds from a grant made to a 

State under this section shall be used for the following: 

(1) * * * 

ø(2) To provide activities for, and services to, homeless children, including preschool-aged homeless children, and youths 

that enable such children and youths to enroll in, attend, and 

succeed in school, or, if appropriate, in preschool programs.¿ 

(2) To provide services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children (including preschool-aged homeless children and youths) that enable such children and youths 

to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, or, if appropriate, in 

preschool programs. 

(3) To establish or designate an Office of Coordinator for 

Education of Homeless Children and Youths in the State educational agency in accordance with subsection (f) that can sufficiently carry out the duties described in this subtitle. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(5) To develop and implement professional development programs for school personnel to heighten their awareness of, and 

capacity to respond to, specific problems in the education of 

homeless children and youths.¿ 

(5) To develop and implement professional development programs for liaisons designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) and 

other local educational agency personnel— 

(A) to improve their identification of homeless children 

and youths; and 

(B) to heighten their awareness of, and capacity to respond to, specific needs in the education of homeless children and youths. 

(e) STATE AND LOCAL SUBGRANTS.— 

(1) MINIMUM DISBURSEMENTS BY STATES.—From the øsums¿ 

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agency shall distribute not less than 75 percent in subgrants 

to local educational agencies for the purposes of carrying out 

section 723, except that States funded at the minimum level 

set forth in subsection (c)(1) shall distribute not less than 50 

percent in subgrants to local educational agencies for the purposes of carrying out section 723. 

(2) USE BY STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—A State educational agency may use øfunds made available for State use 

under this subtitle¿ the grant funds remaining after the State 

educational agency distributes subgrants under paragraph (1) 

to conduct activities under subsection (f) directly or through 

grants or contracts. 

(3) PROHIBITION ON SEGREGATING HOMELESS STUDENTS.— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(C) SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS.—For the State to be eligible 

under subparagraph (B) to receive funds under this subtitle, the school described in such subparagraph shall— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iv) demonstrate in the school’s application for funds 

under this subtitle that such school— 

(I) * * * 

(II) is meeting (as of the date of submission of 

the application) the same Federal and State 

standards, regulations, and mandates as other 

public schools in the State (such as complying 

with øsections 1111 and 1116¿ section 1111 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

and providing a full range of education and related services, including services applicable to students with disabilities). 

* * * * * * * 

(F) REPORT.— 

(i) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall prepare øa 

report¿ an annual report on the separate schools and 

local educational agencies described in subparagraph 

(B) that receive funds under this subtitle in accordance with this paragraph. The report shall contain, at 

a minimum, information on— 

(I) * * * 

(II) barriers to school access in the school districts served by the local educational agencies; 

øand¿ 

(III) the progress the separate schools are making in integrating homeless children and youths 

into the mainstream school environment, including the average length of student enrollment in 

such schoolsø.¿; and 

(IV) the progress the separate schools are making in helping all students meet the State academic standards. 

* * * * * * * 


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(iii) SUBMISSION.—øNot later than 2 years after the 

date of enactment of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 

Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, the¿ 

The Secretary shall submit the report described in 

clause (i) to— 

(I) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(f) FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF COORDINATOR.—The Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youths established 

in each State shall— 

ø(1) gather reliable, valid, and comprehensive information on 

the nature and extent of the problems homeless children and 

youths have in gaining access to public preschool programs and 

to public elementary schools and secondary schools, the difficulties in identifying the special needs of such children and 

youths, any progress made by the State educational agency 

and local educational agencies in the State in addressing such 

problems and difficulties, and the success of the programs 

under this subtitle in allowing homeless children and youths to 

enroll in, attend, and succeed in, school; 

ø(2) develop and carry out the State plan described in subsection (g); 

ø(3) collect and transmit to the Secretary, at such time and 

in such manner as the Secretary may require, a report containing such information as the Secretary determines is necessary to assess the educational needs of homeless children 

and youths within the State; 

ø(4) facilitate coordination between the State educational 

agency, the State social services agency, and other agencies 

(including agencies providing mental health services) to provide services to homeless children, including preschool-aged 

homeless children, and youths, and to families of such children 

and youths; 

ø(5) in order to improve the provision of comprehensive education and related services to homeless children and youths 

and their families, coordinate and collaborate with— 

ø(A) educators, including child development and preschool program personnel; 

ø(B) providers of services to homeless and runaway children and youths and homeless families (including domestic 

violence agencies, shelter operators, transitional housing 

facilities, runaway and homeless youth centers, and transitional living programs for homeless youths); 

ø(C) local educational agency liaisons designated under 

subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) for homeless children and youths; 

and 

ø(D) community organizations and groups representing 

homeless children and youths and their families; and 

ø(6) provide technical assistance to local educational agencies 

in coordination with local educational agency liaisons designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii), to ensure that local educational agencies comply with the requirements of section 

722(e)(3) and paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (g). 

ø(g) STATE PLAN.— 


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ø(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall submit to the Secretary 

a plan to provide for the education of homeless children and 

youths within the State. Such plan shall include the following: 

ø(A) A description of how such children and youths are 

(or will be) given the opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic achievement standards all students are expected to meet. 

ø(B) A description of the procedures the State educational agency will use to identify such children and 

youths in the State and to assess their special needs. 

ø(C) A description of procedures for the prompt resolution of disputes regarding the educational placement of 

homeless children and youths. 

ø(D) A description of programs for school personnel (including principals, attendance officers, teachers, enrollment personnel, and pupil services personnel) to heighten 

the awareness of such personnel of the specific needs of 

runaway and homeless youths. 

ø(E) A description of procedures that ensure that homeless children and youths who meet the relevant eligibility 

criteria are able to participate in Federal, State, or local 

food programs. 

ø(F) A description of procedures that ensure that— 

ø(i) homeless children have equal access to the same 

public preschool programs, administered by the State 

agency, as provided to other children in the State; 

ø(ii) homeless youths and youths separated from the 

public schools are identified and accorded equal access 

to appropriate secondary education and support services; and 

ø(iii) homeless children and youths who meet the 

relevant eligibility criteria are able to participate in 

Federal, State, or local before- and after-school care 

programs. 

ø(G) Strategies to address problems identified in the report provided to the Secretary under subsection (f)(3). 

ø(H) Strategies to address other problems with respect 

to the education of homeless children and youths, including problems resulting from enrollment delays that are 

caused by— 

ø(i) immunization and medical records requirements; 

ø(ii) residency requirements; 

ø(iii) lack of birth certificates, school records, or 

other documentation; 

ø(iv) guardianship issues; or 

ø(v) uniform or dress code requirements. 

ø(I) A demonstration that the State educational agency 

and local educational agencies in the State have developed, 

and shall review and revise, policies to remove barriers to 

the enrollment and retention of homeless children and 

youths in schools in the State. 

ø(J) Assurances that— 

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practices to ensure that homeless children and youths 

are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their 

status as homeless; 

ø(ii) local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person, who may also be a coordinator 

for other Federal programs, as a local educational 

agency liaison for homeless children and youths, to 

carry out the duties described in paragraph (6)(A); and 

ø(iii) the State and its local educational agencies 

will adopt policies and practices to ensure that transportation is provided, at the request of the parent or 

guardian (or in the case of an unaccompanied youth, 

the liaison), to and from the school of origin, as determined in paragraph (3)(A), in accordance with the following, as applicable: 

ø(I) If the homeless child or youth continues to 

live in the area served by the local educational 

agency in which the school of origin is located, the 

child’s or youth’s transportation to and from the 

school of origin shall be provided or arranged by 

the local educational agency in which the school of 

origin is located. 

ø(II) If the homeless child’s or youth’s living arrangements in the area served by the local educational agency of origin terminate and the child 

or youth, though continuing his or her education 

in the school of origin, begins living in an area 

served by another local educational agency, the 

local educational agency of origin and the local 

educational agency in which the homeless child or 

youth is living shall agree upon a method to apportion the responsibility and costs for providing 

the child with transportation to and from the 

school of origin. If the local educational agencies 

are unable to agree upon such method, the responsibility and costs for transportation shall be 

shared equally. 

ø(2) COMPLIANCE.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each plan adopted under this subsection shall also describe how the State will ensure that 

local educational agencies in the State will comply with 

the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (7). 

ø(B) COORDINATION.—Such plan shall indicate what 

technical assistance the State will furnish to local educational agencies and how compliance efforts will be coordinated with the local educational agency liaisons designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii). 

ø(3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—The local educational agency serving 

each child or youth to be assisted under this subtitle shall, 

according to the child’s or youth’s best interest— 

ø(i) continue the child’s or youth’s education in the 

school of origin for the duration of homelessness— 


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ø(I) in any case in which a family becomes 

homeless between academic years or during an 

academic year; or 

ø(II) for the remainder of the academic year, if 

the child or youth becomes permanently housed 

during an academic year; or 

ø(ii) enroll the child or youth in any public school 

that nonhomeless students who live in the attendance 

area in which the child or youth is actually living are 

eligible to attend. 

ø(B) BEST INTEREST.—In determining the best interest of 

the child or youth under subparagraph (A), the local educational agency shall— 

ø(i) to the extent feasible, keep a homeless child or 

youth in the school of origin, except when doing so is 

contrary to the wishes of the child’s or youth’s parent 

or guardian; 

ø(ii) provide a written explanation, including a 

statement regarding the right to appeal under subparagraph (E), to the homeless child’s or youth’s parent or guardian, if the local educational agency sends 

such child or youth to a school other than the school 

of origin or a school requested by the parent or guardian; and 

ø(iii) in the case of an unaccompanied youth, ensure 

that the homeless liaison designated under paragraph 

(1)(J)(ii) assists in placement or enrollment decisions 

under this subparagraph, considers the views of such 

unaccompanied youth, and provides notice to such 

youth of the right to appeal under subparagraph (E). 

ø(C) ENROLLMENT.—(i) The school selected in accordance 

with this paragraph shall immediately enroll the homeless 

child or youth, even if the child or youth is unable to 

produce records normally required for enrollment, such as 

previous academic records, medical records, proof of residency, or other documentation. 

ø(ii) The enrolling school shall immediately contact the 

school last attended by the child or youth to obtain relevant academic and other records. 

ø(iii) If the child or youth needs to obtain immunizations, or immunization or medical records, the enrolling 

school shall immediately refer the parent or guardian of 

the child or youth to the local educational agency liaison 

designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), who shall assist in 

obtaining necessary immunizations, or immunization or 

medical records, in accordance with subparagraph (D). 

ø(D) RECORDS.—Any record ordinarily kept by the 

school, including immunization or medical records, academic records, birth certificates, guardianship records, and 

evaluations for special services or programs, regarding 

each homeless child or youth shall be maintained— 

ø(i) so that the records are available, in a timely 

fashion, when a child or youth enters a new school or 

school district; and 


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ø(ii) in a manner consistent with section 444 of the 

General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 

ø(E) ENROLLMENT DISPUTES.—If a dispute arises over 

school selection or enrollment in a school— 

ø(i) the child or youth shall be immediately admitted to the school in which enrollment is sought, pending resolution of the dispute; 

ø(ii) the parent or guardian of the child or youth 

shall be provided with a written explanation of the 

school’s decision regarding school selection or enrollment, including the rights of the parent, guardian, or 

youth to appeal the decision; 

ø(iii) the child, youth, parent, or guardian shall be 

referred to the local educational agency liaison designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), who shall carry out 

the dispute resolution process as described in paragraph (1)(C) as expeditiously as possible after receiving notice of the dispute; and 

ø(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the 

homeless liaison shall ensure that the youth is immediately enrolled in school pending resolution of the dispute. 

ø(F) PLACEMENT CHOICE.—The choice regarding placement shall be made regardless of whether the child or 

youth lives with the homeless parents or has been temporarily placed elsewhere. 

ø(G) SCHOOL OF ORIGIN DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 

the term ‘‘school of origin’’ means the school that the child 

or youth attended when permanently housed or the school 

in which the child or youth was last enrolled. 

ø(H) CONTACT INFORMATION.—Nothing in this subtitle 

shall prohibit a local educational agency from requiring a 

parent or guardian of a homeless child to submit contact 

information. 

ø(4) COMPARABLE SERVICES.—Each homeless child or youth 

to be assisted under this subtitle shall be provided services 

comparable to services offered to other students in the school 

selected under paragraph (3), including the following: 

ø(A) Transportation services. 

ø(B) Educational services for which the child or youth 

meets the eligibility criteria, such as services provided 

under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 or similar State or local programs, educational 

programs for children with disabilities, and educational 

programs for students with limited English proficiency. 

ø(C) Programs in vocational and technical education. 

ø(D) Programs for gifted and talented students. 

ø(E) School nutrition programs. 

ø(5) COORDINATION.— ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency serving 

homeless children and youths that receives assistance 

under this subtitle shall coordinate— 

ø(i) the provision of services under this subtitle with 

local social services agencies and other agencies or 

programs providing services to homeless children and 


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youths and their families, including services and programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless 

Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.); and 

ø(ii) with other local educational agencies on interdistrict issues, such as transportation or transfer of 

school records. 

ø(B) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—If applicable, each State 

educational agency and local educational agency that receives assistance under this subtitle shall coordinate with 

State and local housing agencies responsible for developing 

the comprehensive housing affordability strategy described 

in section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) to minimize educational disruption for children and youths who become 

homeless. 

ø(C) COORDINATION PURPOSE.—The coordination required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be designed 

to— 

ø(i) ensure that homeless children and youths have 

access and reasonable proximity to available education 

and related support services; and 

ø(ii) raise the awareness of school personnel and 

service providers of the effects of short-term stays in 

a shelter and other challenges associated with homelessness. 

ø(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON.— ø(A) DUTIES.—Each local educational agency liaison for 

homeless children and youths, designated under paragraph 

(1)(J)(ii), shall ensure that— 

ø(i) homeless children and youths are identified by 

school personnel and through coordination activities 

with other entities and agencies; 

ø(ii) homeless children and youths enroll in, and 

have a full and equal opportunity to succeed in, 

schools of that local educational agency; 

ø(iii) homeless families, children, and youths receive 

educational services for which such families, children, 

and youths are eligible, including Head Start and 

Even Start programs and preschool programs administered by the local educational agency, and referrals to 

health care services, dental services, mental health 

services, and other appropriate services; 

ø(iv) the parents or guardians of homeless children 

and youths are informed of the educational and related opportunities available to their children and are 

provided with meaningful opportunities to participate 

in the education of their children; 

ø(v) public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated where such 

children and youths receive services under this Act, 

such as schools, family shelters, and soup kitchens; 

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formed of all transportation services, including transportation to the school of origin, as described in paragraph (1)(J)(iii), and is assisted in accessing transportation to the school that is selected under paragraph 

(3)(A). 

ø(B) NOTICE.—State coordinators established under subsection (d)(3) and local educational agencies shall inform 

school personnel, service providers, and advocates working 

with homeless families of the duties of the local educational agency liaisons. 

ø(C) LOCAL AND STATE COORDINATION.—Local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths 

shall, as a part of their duties, coordinate and collaborate 

with State coordinators and community and school personnel responsible for the provision of education and related services to homeless children and youths. 

ø(7) REVIEW AND REVISIONS.— 

ø(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency and 

local educational agency that receives assistance under 

this subtitle shall review and revise any policies that may 

act as barriers to the enrollment of homeless children and 

youths in schools that are selected under paragraph (3). 

ø(B) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing and revising such 

policies, consideration shall be given to issues concerning 

transportation, immunization, residency, birth certificates, 

school records and other documentation, and guardianship. 

ø(C) SPECIAL ATTENTION.—Special attention shall be 

given to ensuring the enrollment and attendance of homeless children and youths who are not currently attending 

school.¿ 

(f) FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF COORDINATOR.—The Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youths established 

in each State shall— 

(1) gather and make publically available reliable, valid, and 

comprehensive information on— 

(A) the number of homeless children and youths identified in the State, posted annually on the State educational 

agency’s website; 

(B) the nature and extent of the problems homeless children and youths have in gaining access to public preschool 

programs and to public elementary schools and secondary 

schools; 

(C) the difficulties in identifying the special needs and 

barriers to the participation and achievement of such children and youths; 

(D) any progress made by the State educational agency 

and local educational agencies in the State in addressing 

such problems and difficulties; and 

(E) the success of the programs under this subtitle in 

identifying homeless children and youths and allowing 

such children and youths to enroll in, attend, and succeed 

in, school; 

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(3) collect data for and transmit to the Secretary, at such time 

and in such manner as the Secretary may require, a report containing information necessary to assess the educational needs of 

homeless children and youths within the State, including data 

necessary for the Secretary to fulfill the responsibilities under 

section 724(h); 

(4) in order to improve the provision of comprehensive education and related support services to homeless children and 

youths and their families, coordinate and collaborate with— 

(A) educators, including teachers, special education personnel, administrators, and child development and preschool program personnel; 

(B) providers of services to homeless children and youths 

and their families, including services of public and private 

child welfare and social services agencies, law enforcement 

agencies, juvenile and family courts, agencies providing 

mental health services, domestic violence agencies, child 

care providers, runaway and homeless youth centers, and 

providers of services and programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.); 

(C) providers of emergency, transitional, and permanent 

housing to homeless children and youths, and their families, including public housing agencies, shelter operators, 

operators of transitional housing facilities, and providers of 

transitional living programs for homeless youths; 

(D) local educational agency liaisons designated under 

subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) for homeless children and youths; 

and 

(E) community organizations and groups representing 

homeless children and youths and their families; 

(5) provide technical assistance to local educational agencies, 

in coordination with local educational agency liaisons designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii), to ensure that local educational agencies comply with the requirements of subsection 

(e)(3), paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (g), and subsection (h); 

(6) provide professional development opportunities for local 

educational agency personnel and the homeless liaison designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) to assist such personnel in 

meeting the needs of homeless children and youths; and 

(7) respond to inquiries from parents and guardians of homeless children and youths and unaccompanied youths to ensure 

that each child or youth who is the subject of such an inquiry 

receives the full protections and services provided by this subtitle. 

(g) STATE PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant 

under this section, each State educational agency shall submit 

to the Secretary a plan to provide for the education of homeless 

children and youths within the State that includes the following: 

(A) A description of how such children and youths are (or 

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(B) A description of the procedures the State educational 

agency will use to identify such children and youths in the 

State and to assess their needs. 

(C) A description of procedures for the prompt resolution 

of disputes regarding the educational placement of homeless children and youths. 

(D) A description of programs for school personnel (including liaisons, school leaders, attendance officers, teachers, enrollment personnel, and specialized instructional 

support personnel) to heighten the awareness of such personnel of the specific needs of homeless adolescents, including runaway and homeless youths. 

(E) A description of procedures that ensure that homeless 

children and youths who meet the relevant eligibility criteria are able to participate in Federal, State, or local nutrition programs. 

(F) A description of procedures that ensure that— 

(i) homeless children have equal access to public preschool programs, administered by the State educational agency or local educational agency, as provided to other children in the State; 

(ii) homeless youths and youths separated from public schools are identified and accorded equal access to 

appropriate secondary education and support services; 

and 

(iii) homeless children and youth who meet the relevant eligibility criteria are able to participate in Federal, State, or local education programs. 

(G) Strategies to address problems identified in the report 

provided to the Secretary under subsection (f)(3). 

(H) Strategies to address other problems with respect to 

the education of homeless children and youths, including 

problems resulting from enrollment delays that are caused 

by— 

(i) immunization and other health records requirements; 

(ii) residency requirements; 

(iii) lack of birth certificates, school records, or other 

documentation; 

(iv) guardianship issues; or 

(v) uniform or dress code requirements. 

(I) A demonstration that the State educational agency 

and local educational agencies in the State have developed, 

and shall review and revise, policies to remove barriers to 

the identification, enrollment, and retention of homeless 

children and youths in schools in the State. 

(J) Assurances that the following will be carried out: 

(i) The State educational agency and local educational agencies in the State will adopt policies and 

practices to ensure that homeless children and youths 

are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their 

status as homeless. 

(ii) Local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person, who may also be a coordinator 

for other Federal programs, as a local educational 


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agency liaison for homeless children and youths, to 

carry out the duties described in paragraph (6)(A). 

(iii) The State and its local educational agencies will 

adopt policies and practices to ensure that transportation is provided, at the request of the parent or 

guardian (or in the case of an unaccompanied youth, 

the liaison), to and from the school of origin, as determined in paragraph (3)(A), in accordance with the following, as applicable: 

(I) If the child or youth continues to live in the 

area served by the local educational agency in 

which the school of origin is located, the child’s or 

youth’s transportation to and from the school of origin shall be provided or arranged by the local 

educational agency in which the school of origin is 

located. 

(II) If the child’s or youth’s living arrangements 

in the area served by the local educational agency 

of origin terminate and the child or youth, though 

continuing his or her education in the school of origin, begins living in an area served by another 

local educational agency, the local educational 

agency of origin and the local educational agency 

in which the child or youth is living shall agree 

upon a method to apportion the responsibility and 

costs for providing the child with transportation to 

and from the school of origin. If the local educational agencies are unable to agree upon such 

method, the responsibility and costs for transportation shall be shared equally. 

(2) COMPLIANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each plan adopted under this subsection shall also describe how the State will ensure that 

local educational agencies in the State will comply with the 

requirements of paragraphs (3) through (7). 

(B) COORDINATION.—Such plan shall indicate what technical assistance the State will furnish to local educational 

agencies and how compliance efforts will be coordinated 

with the local educational agency liaisons designated under 

paragraph (1)(J)(ii). 

(3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The local educational agency serving 

each child or youth to be assisted under this subtitle shall, 

according to the child’s or youth’s best interest— 

(i) continue the child’s or youth’s education in the 

school of origin for the duration of homelessness— 

(I) in any case in which a family becomes homeless between academic years or during an academic year; or 

(II) for the remainder of the academic year, if the 

child or youth becomes permanently housed during 

an academic year; or 

(ii) enroll the child or youth in any public school that 

nonhomeless students who live in the attendance area 


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in which the child or youth is actually living are eligible to attend. 

(B) SCHOOL STABILITY.—In determining the best interest 

of the child or youth under subparagraph (A), the local 

educational agency shall— 

(i) presume that keeping the child or youth in the 

school of origin is in the child or youth’s best interest, 

except when doing so is contrary to the wishes of the 

child’s or youth’s parent or guardian, or the unaccompanied youth; 

(ii) consider student-centered factors related to the 

child’s or youth’s best interest, including factors related 

to the impact of mobility on achievement, education, 

health, and safety of homeless children and youth, giving priority to the wishes of the homeless child’s or 

youth’s parent of guardian or the unaccompanied youth 

involved; 

(iii) if, after conducting the best interest determination based on consideration of the presumption in 

clause (i) and the student-centered factors in clause (ii), 

the local educational agency determines that it is not 

in the child’s or youth’s best interest to attend the 

school of origin or the school requested by the parent, 

guardian, or unaccompanied youth, provide the child’s 

or youth’s parent or guardian or the unaccompanied 

youth with a written explanation of the reasons for its 

determination, in a manner and form understandable 

to such parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth, including information regarding the right to appeal 

under subparagraph (E); and 

(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied youth, ensure 

that the homeless liaison designated under paragraph 

(1)(J)(ii) assists in placement or enrollment decisions 

under this subparagraph, gives priority to the views of 

such unaccompanied youth, and provides notice to 

such youth of the right to appeal under subparagraph 

(E). 

(C) ENROLLMENT.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The school selected in accordance 

with this paragraph shall immediately enroll the 

homeless child or youth, even if the child or youth— 

(I) is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic 

records, records of immunization and other required health records, proof of residency, or other 

documentation; or 

(II) has missed application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness. 

(ii) RELEVANT ACADEMIC RECORDS.—The enrolling 

school shall immediately contact the school last attended by the child or youth to obtain relevant academic and other records. 

(iii) RELEVANT HEALTH RECORDS.—If the child or 

youth needs to obtain immunizations or other required 

health records, the enrolling school shall immediately 


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refer the parent or guardian of the child or youth, or 

the unaccompanied child or youth, to the local educational agency liaison designated under paragraph 

(1)(J)(ii), who shall assist in obtaining necessary immunizations or screenings, or immunization or other 

required health records, in accordance with subparagraph (D). 

(D) RECORDS.—Any record ordinarily kept by the school, 

including immunization or other required health records, 

academic records, birth certificates, guardianship records, 

and evaluations for special services or programs, regarding 

each homeless child or youth shall be maintained— 

(i) so that the records involved are available, in a 

timely fashion, when a child or youth enters a new 

school or school district; and 

(ii) in a manner consistent with section 444 of the 

General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 

(E) ENROLLMENT DISPUTES.—If a dispute arises over 

school selection or enrollment in a school— 

(i) the child or youth shall be immediately enrolled 

in the school in which enrollment is sought, pending 

final resolution of the dispute, including all available 

appeals; 

(ii) the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth 

shall be provided with a written explanation of any decisions made by the school, the local educational agency, or the State educational agency involved, including 

the rights of the parent, guardian, or youth to appeal 

such decisions; 

(iii) the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth 

shall be referred to the local educational agency liaison 

designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), who shall carry 

out the dispute resolution process as described in paragraph (1)(C) as expeditiously as possible after receiving 

notice of the dispute; and 

(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the liaison shall ensure that the youth is immediately enrolled 

in school in which the youth seeks enrollment pending 

resolution of such dispute. 

(F) PLACEMENT CHOICE.—The choice regarding placement 

shall be made regardless of whether the child or youth lives 

with the homeless parents or has been temporarily placed 

elsewhere. 

(G) SCHOOL OF ORIGIN DEFINED.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘school 

of origin’’ means the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in 

which the child or youth was last enrolled. 

(ii) RECEIVING SCHOOL.—When the child or youth 

completes the final grade level served by the school of 

origin, as described in clause (i), the term ‘‘school of origin’’ shall include the designated receiving school at 

the next grade level for all feeder schools. 

(H) CONTACT INFORMATION.—Nothing in this subtitle 

shall prohibit a local educational agency from requiring a 


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parent or guardian of a homeless child to submit contact 

information. 

(I) PRIVACY.—Information about a homeless child’s or 

youth’s living situation shall be treated as a student education record under section 444 of the General Education 

Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and shall not be released 

to housing providers, employers, law enforcement personnel, 

or other persons or agencies not authorized to have such information under section 99.31 of title 34, Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(J) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—The school selected in accordance with this paragraph shall ensure that homeless 

children and youth have opportunities to meet the same 

State academic standards to which other students are held. 

(4) COMPARABLE SERVICES.—Each homeless child or youth to 

be assisted under this subtitle shall be provided services comparable to services offered to other students in the school selected under paragraph (3), including the following: 

(A) Transportation services. 

(B) Educational services for which the child or youth 

meets the eligibility criteria, such as services provided 

under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) or similar State or 

local programs, educational programs for children with 

disabilities, and educational programs for English learners. 

(C) Programs in career and technical education. 

(D) Programs for gifted and talented students. 

(E) School nutrition programs. 

(5) COORDINATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency serving 

homeless children and youths that receives assistance 

under this subtitle shall coordinate— 

(i) the provision of services under this subtitle with 

local social services agencies and other agencies or entities providing services to homeless children and youths 

and their families, including services and programs 

funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.); and 

(ii) transportation, transfer of school records, and 

other interdistrict activities, with other local educational agencies. 

(B) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—If applicable, each State educational agency and local educational agency that receives 

assistance under this subtitle shall coordinate with State 

and local housing agencies responsible for developing the 

comprehensive housing affordability strategy described in 

section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 

Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) to minimize educational 

disruption for children and youths who become homeless. 

(C) COORDINATION PURPOSE.—The coordination required 

under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be designed to— 

(i) ensure that all homeless children and youths are 

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(ii) ensure that homeless children and youths have 

access to, and are in reasonable proximity to, available 

education and related support services; and 

(iii) raise the awareness of school personnel and service providers of the effects of short-term stays in a shelter and other challenges associated with homelessness. 

(D) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS WITH DISABIL- ITIES.—For children and youth who are to be assisted both 

under this subtitle, and under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) or section 

504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), each 

local educational agency shall coordinate the provision of 

services under this subtitle with the provision of programs 

for children with disabilities served by that local educational agency and other involved local educational agencies. 

(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON.— 

(A) DUTIES.—Each local educational agency liaison for 

homeless children and youths, designated under paragraph 

(1)(J)(ii), shall ensure that— 

(i) homeless children and youths are identified by 

school personnel through outreach and coordination 

activities with other entities and agencies; 

(ii) homeless children and youths are enrolled in, 

and have a full and equal opportunity to succeed in, 

schools of that local educational agency; 

(iii) homeless families, children, and youths have access to and receive educational services for which such 

families, children, and youths are eligible, including 

services through Head Start, Early Head Start, early 

intervention, and preschool programs administered by 

the local educational agency; 

(iv) homeless families, children, and youths receive 

referrals to health care services, dental services, mental 

health and substances abuse services, housing services, 

and other appropriate services; 

(v) the parents or guardians of homeless children 

and youths are informed of the educational and related 

opportunities available to their children and are provided with meaningful opportunities to participate in 

the education of their children; 

(vi) public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in locations 

frequented by parents or guardians of such children 

and youths, and unaccompanied youths, including 

schools, shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens in 

a manner and form understandable to the parents and 

guardians of homeless children and youths, and unaccompanied youths; 

(vii) enrollment disputes are mediated in accordance 

with paragraph (3)(E); 

(viii) the parent or guardian of a homeless child or 

youth, and any unaccompanied youth, is fully informed 

of all transportation services, including transportation 

to the school of origin, as described in paragraph 


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(1)(J)(iii), and is assisted in accessing transportation to 

the school that is selected under paragraph (3)(A); 

(ix) school personnel providing services under this 

subtitle receive professional development and other 

support; and 

(x) unaccompanied youths— 

(I) are enrolled in school; 

(II) have opportunities to meet the same State 

academic standards to which other students are 

held, including through implementation of the 

policies and practices required by paragraph 

(1)(F)(ii); and 

(III) are informed of their status as independent 

students under section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv) and receive 

verification of such status for purposes of the Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid described in 

section 483 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1090). 

(B) NOTICE.—State coordinators established under subsection (d)(3) and local educational agencies shall inform 

school personnel, service providers, advocates working with 

homeless families, parents and guardians of homeless children and youths, and homeless children and youths of the 

duties of the local educational agency liaisons, including 

publishing an annually updated list of the liaisons on the 

State educational agency’s website. 

(C) LOCAL AND STATE COORDINATION.—Local educational 

agency liaisons for homeless children and youths shall, as 

a part of their duties, coordinate and collaborate with State 

coordinators and community and school personnel responsible for the provision of education and related services to 

homeless children and youths. Such coordination shall include collecting and providing to the State Coordinator the 

reliable, valid, and comprehensive data needed to meet the 

requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (f). 

(7) REVIEW AND REVISIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency and 

local educational agency that receives assistance under this 

subtitle shall review and revise any policies that may act 

as barriers to the enrollment of homeless children and 

youths in schools that are selected under paragraph (3). 

(B) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing and revising such 

policies, consideration shall be given to issues concerning 

transportation, immunization, residency, birth certificates, 

school records and other documentation, and guardianship. 

(C) SPECIAL ATTENTION.—Special attention shall be given 

to ensuring the enrollment and attendance of homeless children and youths who are not currently attending school. 

(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.— 

(A) RESERVATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to paragraph (4) 

and notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 

Secretary shall use funds appropriated under section 726 

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not to exceed $30,000,000, for the purposes of providing 

emergency assistance through grants. 

* * * * * * * 

(4) RESTRICTION.—The Secretary— 

(A) shall determine the amount (if any) by which the 

funds appropriated under section 726 for øfiscal year 

2009¿ fiscal years 2014 through 2019 exceed $70,000,000; 

and 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 723. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. 

(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The State educational agency shall, in accordance with section 722(e), and from amounts made available 

to such agency under section 726, make subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of øfacilitating the enrollment,¿ facilitating the identification, enrollment, attendance, 

and success in school of homeless children and youths. 

(2) SERVICES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Services under paragraph (1)— 

(i) may be provided through programs on school 

grounds or at other facilities; and 

(ii) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be provided through existing programs and mechanisms that 

integrate homeless children and youths with nonhomeless children and youthsø; and¿. 

ø(iii) shall be designed to expand or improve services 

provided as part of a school’s regular academic program, but not to replace such services provided under 

such program.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

(4) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Subgrants awarded under this 

section shall be for terms of not to exceed 3 years. 

(b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency that desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit an application to 

the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and 

containing or accompanied by such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require. Such application shall include the following: 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(3) An assurance that the local educational agency’s combined fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures of 

that agency and the State with respect to the provision of free 

public education by such agency for the fiscal year preceding 

the fiscal year for which the determination is made, was not 

less than 90 percent of such combined fiscal effort or aggregate 

expenditures for the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 

for which the determination is made.¿ 

ø(4)¿ (3) An assurance that the applicant complies with, or 

will use requested funds to comply with, paragraphs (3) 

through (7) of section 722(g). 


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ø(5)¿ (4) A description of policies and procedures, consistent 

with section 722(e)(3), that the agency will implement to ensure that activities carried out by the agency will not isolate 

or stigmatize homeless children and youths. 

(5) An assurance that the local educational agency will collect 

and promptly provide data requested by the State Coordinator 

pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 722(f). 

(6) An assurance that the local educational agency has removed barriers to complying with the requirements of section 

722(g)(1)(I). 

(c) AWARDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The State educational agency shall, in accordance with the requirements of this subtitle and from 

amounts made available to it under section ø726¿ 722(a), make 

competitive subgrants to local educational agencies that submit 

applications under subsection (b). Such subgrants shall be 

awarded on the basis of the need of such agencies for assistance under this subtitle and the quality of the applications 

submitted. 

(2) NEED.—In determining need under paragraph (1), the 

State educational agency may consider the number of homeless 

children and youths enrolled in preschool, elementary, and secondary schools within the area served by the local educational 

agency, and shall consider the needs of such children and 

youths and the ability of the local educational agency to meet 

such needs. The State educational agency may also consider 

the following: 

(A) The extent to which the proposed use of funds will 

facilitate the identification, enrollment, retention, and educational success of homeless children and youths. 

ø(B) The extent to which the application— 

ø(i) reflects coordination with other local and State 

agencies that serve homeless children and youths; and 

ø(ii) describes how the applicant will meet the requirements of section 722(g)(3).¿ 

(B) The extent to which the application reflects coordination with other local and State agencies that serve homeless 

children and youths. 

(C) The extent to which the applicant exhibits in the application and in current practice (as of the date of submission of the application) a commitment to education for all 

homeless children and youths. 

* * * * * * * 

(3) QUALITY.—In determining the quality of applications 

under paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall consider the following: 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(C) The involvement of parents or guardians of homeless children or youths in the education of their children.¿ 

(C) The extent to which the applicant will promote meaningful involvement of parents or guardians of homeless 

children or youths in the education of their children. 


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(D) The extent to which homeless children and youths 

will be integrated øwithin¿ into the regular education program. 

* * * * * * * 

(G) The extent to which the local educational agency will 

use the subgrant to leverage resources, including by maximizing nonsubgrant funding for the position of the liaison 

described in section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) and the provision of 

transportation. 

(H) How the local educational agency uses funds to serve 

homeless children and youths under section 1113(c)(3) of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. 6313(c)(3)). 

ø(G) Such¿ (I) The extent to which the applicant’s program meets such other measures as the State educational 

agency considers indicative of a high-quality program, such 

as the extent to which the local educational agency will 

provide øcase management or related¿ services to unaccompanied youths. 

(J) An assurance that the applicant will meet the requirements of section 722(g)(3). 

ø(4) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Grants awarded under this section shall be for terms not to exceed 3 years.¿ 

(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A local educational agency may use 

funds awarded under this section for activities that carry out the 

purpose of this subtitle, including the following: 

(1) The provision of tutoring, supplemental instruction, and 

enriched educational services that are linked to the achievement of the same øchallenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement 

standards¿ State academic standards the State establishes for 

other children and youths. 

(2) The provision of expedited evaluations of the strengths 

and needs of homeless children and youths, including needs 

and eligibility for programs and services (such as educational 

programs for gifted and talented students, children with disabilities, and østudents with limited English proficiency,¿ 

English learners, services provided under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or similar State or 

local programs, programs in øvocational¿ career and technical 

education, and school nutrition programs). 

(3) Professional development and other activities for educators and øpupil services¿ specialized instructional support 

personnel that are designed to heighten the understanding and 

sensitivity of such personnel to the needs of homeless children 

and youths, the rights of such children and youths under this 

subtitle, and the specific educational needs of runaway and 

homeless youths. 

* * * * * * * 

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who are not enrolled in school, in public school programs and 

services provided to nonhomeless children and youths. 

* * * * * * * 

(9) If necessary, the payment of fees and other costs associated with tracking, obtaining, and transferring records necessary to enroll homeless children and youths in school, including birth certificates, immunization or ømedical¿ other required health records, academic records, guardianship records, 

and evaluations for special programs or services. 

(10) The provision of education and training to the parents 

of homeless children and youths about the rights of, and resources available to, such children and youths, and other activities designed to increase the meaningful involvement of parents or guardians of homeless children or youths in the education of their children. 

* * * * * * * 

(12) The provision of øpupil¿ specialized instructional support services (including violence prevention counseling) and referrals for such services. 

(13) Activities to address the particular needs of homeless 

children and youths that may arise from domestic violence and 

parental mental health or substance abuse problems. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 724. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(c) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall, before the next school year 

that begins after the date of enactment of the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, create 

and disseminate nationwide a public notice of the educational 

rights of homeless children and youths and disseminate such notice 

to other Federal agencies, programs, and grantees, including Head 

Start grantees, Health Care for the Homeless grantees, Emergency 

Food and Shelter grantees, and homeless assistance programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.¿ 

(c) NOTICE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, before the next school 

year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Student 

Success Act, update and disseminate nationwide the public notice described in this subsection (as in effect prior to such date) 

of the educational rights of homeless children and youths. 

(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall disseminate the notice nationally to all Federal agencies, program grantees, and 

grant recipients serving homeless families, children, and 

youths. 

(d) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall conduct evaluation øand dissemination¿, dissemination, and technical 

assistance activities of programs designed to meet the educational 

needs of homeless elementary and secondary school students, and 

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(e) SUBMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall require 

øapplications for grants under this subtitle¿ plans for the use of 

grant funds under section 722 to be submitted to the Secretary not 

later than the expiration of the ø60-day¿ 120-day period beginning 

on the date that funds are available for purposes of making such 

grants and shall make such grants not later than the expiration of 

the ø120-day¿ 180-day period beginning on such date. 

(f) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary, based on the 

information received from the States and information gathered by 

the Secretary under subsection (h), shall determine the extent to 

which State educational agencies are ensuring that each homeless 

child and homeless youth has access to a free appropriate public 

education, as described in section 721(1). The Secretary shall provide support and technical assistance to State educational agencies 

in areas in which barriers to a free appropriate public education 

persist. 

ø(g) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall develop, issue, and publish in the Federal Register, not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, school enrollment guidelines for 

States with respect to homeless children and youths. The guidelines shall describe— 

ø(1) successful ways in which a State may assist local educational agencies to immediately enroll homeless children and 

youths in school; and 

ø(2) how a State can review the State’s requirements regarding immunization and medical or school records and make such 

revisions to the requirements as are appropriate and necessary 

in order to enroll homeless children and youths in school immediately.¿ 

(g) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall develop, issue, and publish 

in the Federal Register, not later than 60 days after the date of the 

enactment of the Student Success Act, strategies by which a State— 

(1) may assist local educational agencies to implement the 

provisions amended by the Act; and 

(2) can review and revise State policies and procedures that 

may present barriers to the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youths in school. 

(h) INFORMATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated under section 

726, the Secretary shall, directly or through grants, contracts, 

or cooperative agreements, periodically collect and disseminate 

data and information regarding— 

(A) the number and location of homeless children and 

youths in all areas served by local educational agencies; 

* * * * * * * 

(i) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 

of the øMcKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001¿ Student Success Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President and the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 

report on the status of education of homeless children and youths, 

which shall include information on— 


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(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 725. DEFINITIONS. 

For purposes of this subtitle: 

(1) * * * 

(2) The term ‘‘homeless children and youths’’— 

(A) * * * 

(B) includes— 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in 

section ø1309¿ 1139 of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the 

purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through 

(iii). 

(3) The terms ‘‘local educational agency’’ and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the meanings given such terms in section ø9101¿ 5101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965. 

* * * * * * * 

øSEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

øFor the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such 

sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.¿ 

SEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

For the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, there are authorized 

to be appropriated $61,771,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

2019. 

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MINORITY VIEWS 

H.R. 5, ‘‘STUDENT SUCCESS ACT’’ 

113TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION 

JULY 11, 2013 

OVERVIEW

Committee Democrats unanimously oppose H.R. 5, the Student 

Success Act. All present Democratic members voted in opposition 

to the legislation during its consideration in Committee on June 19, 

2013. We believe the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is longoverdue for reauthorization, but H.R. 5 does not set forth a reauthorization that would improve student outcomes. Instead, it would 

turn the clock back decades on equity and accountability in American public education. Additionally, the partisan path the Committee Republicans chose to take lacks the consensus and bipartisanship necessary to complete a reauthorization this Congress and 

send a bill to the President that he would sign. 

The Committee Democrats oppose H.R. 5 because it shortchanges 

students, weakens accountability, and fails to update current law 

to take the public education system into the 21st century. This opposition is shared by the majority of the education, civil rights and 

business community. The Republican bill eliminates critical supports and accountability to provide a balanced and effective education to every child. H.R. 5 drastically cuts education funding in 

order to lock in sequestration cuts rather than undo them. H.R. 5 

further shifts much needed resources away from the poorest students, and it fails to provide adequate support for professional development to improve teaching and learning. H.R. 5 fails to provide 

dedicated support for literacy, STEM, or other subjects that provide 

students a well-rounded education. The bill eliminates wraparound services, support for before-, after, and summer school, and 

support for expanded learning time, all of which are critical to student learning. 

Given the urgent need to reauthorize current law and to address 

the fatal flaws of H.R. 5, Democrats offered at mark-up a comprehensive substitute to the Republican bill that demonstrates a 

positive vision for the reauthorization and a path forward. The 

Democrats’ proposal garnered support from the civil rights, education, and business communities. 

Committee Democrats believe that the reauthorization of NCLB 

must build upon what we have learned over the last 10 years and 

take advantage of and support the advancements that have been 

made. The most recent long-term trend study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, released in June 2013, showed 

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achievement since 1973. Notably, the biggest gains were made 

among African-American and Hispanic students. For example, African-American 4th graders improved 36 points in both reading and 

math. However, progress has stalled since 2008. Therefore, now is 

the time to press ahead, and not scale back, federal investment and 

involvement in education. 

We believe the reauthorization should support college and career 

ready standards, modern assessments, an accountability system 

that includes meaningful goals and targets for improving student 

achievement, and a school improvement system that gives schools 

and districts flexibility in how they achieve those goals. Committee 

Democrats also believe reauthorization should lead to the placement of an effective teacher in every classroom and an effective 

school leader in every school across the country. Federal policy 

should encourage and support important professional development 

opportunities for teachers and school leaders. It should protect collective bargaining and teacher privacy. Federal policy should also 

support states, districts, and schools in their efforts to provide a 

well-rounded education to students, and in addressing non-academic factors, such as mental health and counseling needs, that 

create barriers to student learning. 

H.R. 5 UNDERMINES THE FEDERAL ROLE IN EDUCATION TO PROMOTE

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

With the passage of the first Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, in response to the Brown vs. Board of 

Education decision, the federal role in education has been focused 

on ensuring equal opportunity in education. It has been about ensuring that our nation’s public schools are giving students a fair 

chance at a future of their choice and not locking them into their 

station in life. Economic mobility is a hallmark and measure of 

equal opportunity in our nation—access to a high quality education 

is the only sure path to achieve this security. 

The federal interest in a strong public education system is 

grounded in civil rights, economic, and national security concerns. 

All three areas are threatened by an elementary and secondary 

educational system that is not held accountable for supporting the 

potential of all our nation’s students. Unfortunately, H.R. 5 both 

undermines the promise of the Brown decision, and the federal role 

in supporting a strong public education system that promotes civil 

rights, that feeds a strong economy, and that builds our national 

security. 

STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS

H.R. 5 does not support the national consensus for college and 

career ready standards to ensure students graduate ready to succeed and, despite the advances in technology, it fails to modernize 

assessments to measure progress towards those standards. The bill 

does not contain requirements that States set high standards to 

graduate students who are college and career-ready. Current law 

requires states to establish standards, but does not assess the rigor 

of those standards. NCLB did not have a check on the rigor of assessments, and since it was enacted, some States chose to lower 

their standards. In fact, according to a 2009 NAEP State Mapping 


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Analysis, 15 states lowered their proficiency standards in fourth- or 

eighth-grade reading or math from 2005 to 2007. As a result, 

stakeholders from civil rights groups, business groups, and educators believe that reauthorization must ensure that academic 

standards help students graduate prepared for college and careers. 

However, instead of modernizing the law, H.R. 5 weakens current law by not establishing parameters on quality standards, and 

it even goes as far as to eliminate use of the word ‘‘challenging’’ 

with regard to standards. 

High-quality assessments are essential to measure our progress 

as a nation and to ensure we have reliable data to improve student 

achievement, instruction, and schools. H.R. 5 does not support the 

development of high-quality assessments. The bill, similar to current law, requires annual English and math assessments in grades 

3–8 and once in high schools. It also requires assessments to measure growth. Unfortunately, the legislation does not ensure assessments are high-quality, reflect the advancements in assessments 

over the past decade, or even require that states differentiate 

achievement levels of students. Additionally, H.R. 5 eliminates the 

Grants for State Assessments program which supports State development of high-quality assessments. High-quality assessment systems are expensive to develop but critical to effectively measuring 

student achievement and to supporting improvements in teaching 

and learning. This assessment program provides critical support to 

States to develop the next generation of assessments. 

H.R. 5 also fails to ensure all children are held to high expectations by permitting States to develop alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities but 

does not establish any parameters to determine which students 

should be assessed in this category. Additionally, the bill would 

eliminate the current regulation that caps at one percent the number of students assessed alternatively. This regulation ensures 

schools are still held accountable for the achievement of students 

with disabilities. 

By eliminating the cap, H.R. 5 permits all students with disabilities to be held to lower standards and given different assessments, 

effectively allowing those students to be educated in a parallel but 

lesser system. As a result, large numbers of students with disabilities could be prevented from receiving a regular high school diploma. Additionally, this bill would create a perverse incentive to 

over-identify children for special education to include them in the 

lower standard. Low-income and minority students are already 

over-represented in special education, and this legislation could exacerbate that problem. 

ACCOUNTABILITY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

One of the most critical aspects of NCLB was that, for the first 

time, schools were held accountable for the performance of all students, including student subgroups, and they were required to take 

action when student achievement failed to improve. Over the last 

ten years, NCLB’s accountability system has received both more 

praise and criticism than any other aspect of the law. Accordingly, 

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over the last ten years, but without abandoning a focus on accountability. 

Unfortunately, H.R. 5 would allow States to establish weak accountability systems that would not require performance targets 

for student achievement, would not require schools to take specific 

action to improve low performance, and would not ensure all students have access to high-quality schools. H.R. 5 provides no federal guardrails on accountability for student achievement and does 

not support the expectation that all students should graduate high 

school. The lack of quality and consistency in the state systems 

combined with weak standards and low-quality assessments would 

provide little transparency for how schools are evaluated and little 

consistency from district to district or state to state. 

H.R. 5 does not require states to establish overall goals for student achievement or to establish performance targets to measure 

progress toward that goal. In addition, H.R. 5 does not include 

graduation rates, despite clear consensus on the need for graduation rate accountability to be paired with accountability for student 

achievement to ensure low-performing students do not get pushed 

out of school. Further, the bill dismantles current regulations requiring states have and utilize meaningful graduation rate accountability. 

Additionally, while H.R. 5 requires school improvement systems 

be established, it does not establish any parameters for identifying 

schools for improvement. Therefore, there is no assurance that 

schools that are failing to improve student achievement will be required to take action to improve. Worse, the students in those 

schools will not be provided with an assurance that they have the 

right to a better education. Specifically, H.R. 5 does not define lowperforming schools or establish any parameters on interventions in 

such schools. The bill does not establish timelines for improvement 

or consequences if schools do not improve, thereby leaving students 

to languish in low-performing schools. 

H.R. 5 also fails to recognize the critical role of the Department 

of Education in implementing the law by prohibiting the Secretary 

of Education from providing guidance on any of the bill’s standards, 

assessments, or accountability provisions. This short-sighted and 

highly partisan legislative approach assumes a perfect bill in need 

of no future clarification or guidance and a stagnant education system. Under the bill, the Secretary would be prohibited from simply 

assisting states with guidance when implementation on the ground 

may be unclear or challenging. Additionally, this provision would 

ensure that regulations, including those establishing requirements 

on graduation rates or the one percent cap on the number of students taking alternate assessments, could not be upheld. 

H.R. 5 also removes current law protections on collective bargaining rights. Current law ensures that teachers are included in 

the school improvement process and are not sidelined. The removal 

of this provision ignores both the rights of teachers to collectively 

bargain and their important role in improving student achievement. 


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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

H.R. 5 dismantles equity protections for many groups of students; however, the failures of H.R. 5 will be especially detrimental 

for students with disabilities. Over the course of the past decade, 

students with disabilities have significantly benefited from the accountability and reporting requirements under current law which 

mandate that schools not only measure and report the academic 

achievement of every child, but are also held accountable for each 

student’s progress. As a result, thousands more students with disabilities have been afforded the opportunity to learn—and master— 

grade-level academic content and graduate from high school college-and career-ready. 

Students with disabilities have made considerable gains thanks 

to current law’s focus on all schools and all student subgroups, including not only improved participation rates, but also improved 

academic achievement on grade-level reading and math assessments. Students with disabilities have benefited greatly from increased access to the general curriculum and from higher expectations for student achievement due, in large part, to the requirement that participation and proficiency of all subgroups be measured, reported, and used for the planning and implementation of 

interventions. Simply put, by removing subgroup accountability, 

H.R. 5 will undoubtedly hinder, and almost certainly eliminate the 

gains made by students with disabilities. 

The Republican bill seeks to radically reduce expectations for 

students with disabilities, allowing states to teach and assess this 

population of students to an alternate and less-challenging set of 

content and achievement standards, only intended for students 

with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Furthermore, H.R. 

5 would remove current restrictions on the use of student scores on 

such assessments for local and State educational agency accountability purposes, allowing States to administer and report on a 

lower standard for as many students with disabilities as the State 

sees fit, despite consistent research demonstrating the incidence of 

students with the most significant cognitive disabilities to be less 

than one percent of the student population. To ignore this data by 

eliminating any federal limitation on the use of lower standards 

and less challenging assessments will result in a lack of access to 

general curriculum and lower expectations for students with disabilities, turning back the clock on equity protections for this vulnerable group of students. 

H.R. 5 lacks any requirements that all schools be held accountable for student achievement at the subgroup level and also receive 

extra resources and support if and when they fail to produce 

progress for all students. When coupled with provisions to allow 

States to establish alternate standards and alternate assessments 

with no assurances for quality or alignment, as well as the repeal 

of any limitation on usage of lower standards, H.R. 5 will place millions of students with disabilities at acute risk of receiving a subpar education. 

This irresponsible approach to educational equity for students 

with disabilities is why leading disability rights coalitions and 

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tional Center for Learning Disabilities, National Disability Rights 

Network, Council for Exceptional Children, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, the Collaboration to Promote Self Determination, and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities. 

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ‘‘FLEXIBILITY,’’ AND UNDERMINING CIVIL

RIGHTS

H.R. 5 undermines fiscal responsibility for special populations of 

students, reduces fiscal transparency, and cuts education funding. 

Special populations 

Under the guise of flexibility, H.R. 5 attacks the rights of special 

populations of students. H.R. 5 consolidates the following programs 

as percentage set-asides under Title I, Part A: English Language 

Learners (currently Title III); Education of Migratory Children 

(currently Title I-C); Indian, Native American and Alaska Native 

Education (currently Title VII); Neglected and Delinquent Students 

(currently Title I-D); and Rural Education Initiative (currently 

Title VI-B). The bill also allows for funds to be shared across what 

would be the new Title I, Part A, permitting states and districts 

to siphon funds away from the very populations that drive certain 

ESEA funding allocations and that the law intended to serve. 

The Republicans claim these current law funding streams are inflexible, but the reality is states and districts have few, if any, restrictions on how the funding can be used. The only restriction is 

on whom the funding be used in order to support the populations 

for which they are intended. The Republicans additionally claim 

that they maintain the funding streams for these populations, but 

they merely make them a percentage set-aside of Title I and then 

allow complete flexibility in how districts utilize those funds. 

Current law establishes separate funding streams to help ensure 

the needs of English language learners, migrant students, neglected and delinquent students, and Indian students are being 

met. Title III, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act was created, after the Lau vs Nichols Supreme Court ruling, 

to help ensure that English learners attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the 

same state academic content and student academic achievement 

standards that all students are expected to meet. This program 

supports 4.5 million English learners in the United States. The 

educational needs of migrant children go well beyond those traditionally supported by State and local budgets, and, due to their 

high mobility, no single State or district is responsible for their 

education. In turn, the schools that serve high concentrations of 

migrant students are among the Nation’s highest-need schools. 

Title I, Part C was created to provide additional funding to support 

migrant students. This program currently serves about 500,000 

students. Authorized over 40 years ago, Title I, part D creates both 

a state and local program intended to improve educational services 

for students who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk of dropping 

out of school. This program currently serves over 100,000 students. 

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dress their unique needs, Congress established Title VII, part A of 

ESEA. This program currently serves about 500,000 students. 

Democrats believe funding allocated based on the number of children in need of services from the number of migrant students, the 

number of neglected or delinquent students, the number of English 

Language Learners, or the number of American Indian students 

should be used for services for those students to improve educational outcomes for those students. Increasing flexibility is needed in this reauthorization, but it must be grounded in increasing 

equity and improving student achievement. This flexibility can be 

accomplished by aligning data and allowing flexibility in school improvement. Arbitrary flexibility policies, as put forth by H.R. 5, undermine equality of opportunity and hinder our economic competitiveness. 

Fiscal accountability 

H.R. 5 also eliminates fiscal accountability by striking the current law ‘‘maintenance of effort’’ provisions (MOE). Under the Republican bill, States and districts will be able to reduce their nonfederal education spending without any penalty. This provision will 

allow states and districts to use education funds for tax relief or 

other initiatives unrelated to education, rather than efforts to support students. 

Under current law, MOE requires districts receiving Title I funds 

to spend at least 90 percent of what they spent in the previous year 

from nonfederal sources. This helps to prevent big decreases in 

education investment, whether driven by tough budget times or 

genuine desire to reduce education funding. The Republicans claim 

the MOE provision is a ‘‘federal overreach,’’ but maintenance of effort makes requirements about the levels of state and local spending, not about how money should be spent. 

Committee Republicans claim that because they maintain the 

‘‘supplement, not supplant’’ provision they maintain fiscal accountability. However, eliminating the maintenance of effort requirement and providing complete flexibility in how districts spend their 

federal dollars, means there is no way under H.R. 5 to actually 

measure whether districts are using federal money to supplement 

not supplant local money. ‘‘Supplement, not supplant’’ will become 

meaningless, and education spending across the country will decrease. Democrats believe the maintenance of effort provision must 

be maintained to ensure tax dollars are being spent responsibly. 

Funding 

H.R. 5 caps funding at FY 13 appropriations levels, post-sequester, and caps annual increases based on the inflation rate. Democrats believe education funding should not be held to arbitrary caps 

and that funding should reflect national need and priority if our 

nation is to remain globally competitive. 

According to the Committee for Education Funding, a coalition of 

111 national education associations and institutions representing 

birth to postgraduate education, the impact of H.R. 5 would be devastating on our nation’s students and schools. They stated: 

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gate FY 2013 post-sequester funding level of $22.85 billion. 

Doing so locks in almost $1.3 billion in cuts to these programs. Should this bill become law, locking in the sequester levels as the authorization levels through FY 2019 

would prevent the Congress from increasing funding for 

ESEA programs even if the sequester were replaced or revised at any time in the next six years. 

ESEA programs have already been cut multiple times in 

the past two and a half years. The FY 2011 continuing resolution cut ESEA programs by an aggregate $1.43 billion. 

The FY 2012 omnibus appropriations bill cut ESEA funding by another $99 million. The final FY 2013 level, after 

both a 0.2 percent across-the board cut and then the 5 percent sequester cuts, slashed another $1.26 billion from 

ESEA programs. These waves of cuts have come at a time 

when enrollments have increased, more children are living 

in poverty, and schools and students have endured deep 

state and local budget cuts. 

Democrats believe H.R. 5 would put the nation on the wrong 

path. Such low funding levels would make it more difficult for 

schools to accomplish the mission of improving student achievement and graduation rates, despite supposedly greater flexibility 

offered to states and districts. More flexibility but with far less 

funding is hardly a beneficial bargain. 

Public polls show the American public agrees— 

• According to a national survey by the Pew Research Center 

for the People & the Press, only a mere 10 percent of the public 

supports decreasing funding for education programs, while 60 percent wants to increase spending. 

• A Bloomberg News poll found that 67 percent of the public believes education funding should not be cut at all by the sequester. 

Now is the time to increase, not decrease, federal investment in 

education. As states transition to new standards, assessments, and 

accountability and school improvement systems, they need the federal government to be a partner in supporting their work. As U.S. 

students compete globally for high-wage, high-growth jobs, Congress must invest in their education, not gut funding as H.R. 5 

does. 

WAIVER AUTHORITY

H.R. 5 limits the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education, 

apparently in response to the voluntary flexibility offered by the 

Department of Education to certain provisions of current law. As 

of June, 2012, 40 states were approved to receive waivers, with an 

additional 6 states awaiting approval of a pending application. 

While Committee Republicans have questioned the legal authority of the Department of Education to grant conditional waivers, 

Sec. 9401 of current law clearly provides the Secretary of Education broad waiver authority. The waiver authority currently used 

by the Secretary of Education mirrors authority used by Secretary 

Margaret Spellings to administer the Differentiated Accountability 

Pilot and for the Growth Model Pilot. 

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ability and Secretarial Waiver Authority Under the ESEA and in a 

June 2011 memo to the Committee on Education and the Workforce Majority Committee Staff has explained the legal authority of 

the Department of Education to provide this flexibility. In the February report, CRS states: 

Based on the plain language of the statute, the scope of 

ED’s waiver authority appears to be quite broad, suggesting that ED may indeed have the authority to waive 

the various requirements of the ESEA specified in its flexibility proposal. This interpretation is bolstered by the fact 

that, although the ESEA previously contained similar 

waiver authority, Congress expressly enacted the current 

waiver provisions as part of the No Child Left Behind Act 

amendments to the ESEA, signaling that Congress clearly 

understood and intended for ED to waive the requirements 

of that act when appropriate. 

The report further states: 

. . . the courts will generally uphold an agency’s exercise of its statutory waiver authority so long as the agency 

develops an adequate record regarding its decision to grant 

a waiver and ensures that the waiver is granted consistent 

with the statutory purposes and procedures set forth in 

the section authorizing such waivers. As a result, it appears that ED does have the authority to waive ESEA 

statutory requirements related to issues such as academic 

standards and assessments; accountability requirements, 

including the timeline by which all students are to be proficient in reading/language arts and mathematics; school 

improvement, corrective action, and restructuring requirements; and public school choice and supplemental educational services, as long as ED develops the aforementioned adequate record and ensures that the waiver is 

granted consistent with the statutory purposes and procedures set forth in Section 9401. 

CRS also highlights the voluntary nature of the waivers currently offered by the Department of Education. 

H.R. 5 FAILS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS

Federal policy must ensure that every student graduates from 

high school prepared for college and the workforce. In order to 

achieve that goal, every student must have access to an effective 

teacher. Unfortunately, H.R. 5 does not increase access to effective 

teachers. The bill fails to provide support to teachers to ensure that 

they are successful. In addition, H.R. 5 also fails to ensure that we 

have the most effective school leaders in every school. 

H.R. 5 requires mandatory evaluation systems for teachers. 

While Committee Democrats believe that fair evaluation systems 

are important for true reform, the bill calls for the creation of systems that are purely punitive in nature. The bill only requires that 

the systems be used for personnel decisions, not for professional development. H.R. 5 does not support collective bargaining rights of 

teachers, and it does not require States and districts to ensure that 

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H.R. 5 also does not take into consideration the working conditions 

of teachers and leaders, including those related to school safety. In 

addition, the bill does not link the evaluation systems with supports to improve teacher performance and student learning through 

professional development, nor does it support access to effective 

teachers for all students. 

H.R. 5 fails students by ignoring the very real need for principal 

evaluations. Committee Democrats believe that in order for a 

school to truly benefit students, the entire school system must be 

evaluated, needs must be identified, and professional development 

must be targeted to address the identified needs. H.R. 5 accomplishes none of this. 

H.R. 5 establishes an arbitrary cap on class size funding. This 

provision ignores very clear research that class size reduction in 

early grades is effective in improving student achievement. The 

first large-scale experiment on small class size was the Tennessee 

Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) program. Several studies on the STAR program and other similar class reduction programs confirm substantial academic gains for K–3 students in 

smaller classes compared to students in larger classes. 

H.R. 5 eliminates the current law minimum threshold for teacher 

quality by striking the Highly Qualified Teacher definition. Current law contains many provisions related to improving teacher 

quality, including the requirement that all students be taught by 

highly qualified teachers. In order to become a highly qualified 

teacher, NCLB requires that teachers possess a baccalaureate degree and a state teaching certificate. Teachers are also required to 

demonstrate content knowledge for the subjects and grades they 

teach. Over the past ten years, research has shown that teacher 

quality is one of the most important factors in student achievement. Current law’s provisions requiring minimum standards for 

teachers prior to entering the classroom were an important step 

forward in improving education for both teachers and students. 

H.R. 5 undermines this advancement by not only eliminating current law requirements, but also by failing to set any new minimum 

standards for teachers before they enter the classroom. 

H.R. 5 also arbitrarily eliminates Title II of Higher Education 

Programs, which provides federal support for high quality teacher 

training. Though improvements must be made to that system, 

stripping funds from the programs that train and educate 95 percent of teachers is not an effective strategy to achieve that goal. 

H.R. 5 IS FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE

H.R. 5 creates a block grant that is yet another example of the 

Republican failure to learn from the lessons of the past ten years 

and improve upon current law. The bill provides limited funding to 

states and districts to address the needs of students, ranging from 

STEM to literacy to the arts to after school activities. Block grants 

are the first step to eliminating programs under the guise of increased flexibility for administrators. In addition, block grants fail 

taxpayers because there is no accountability for how funds are 

spent. Block grants make it difficult to collect standardized data 

and monitor interventions to determine effectiveness. Additionally, 

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1 Huang, D., Kim, K.S., Marshall, A., & Perez, P. (2005). Keeping kids in school: An LA’s 

BEST example. Los Angeles, CA: National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and 

Student Testing, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www/lasbest/org/what/publications/ 

KeepinglKidslinlSchoollExeclSum/pdf; LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program. 

(2006). Annual Report 2005–2006; Caught up in the act ... of success. http://www.lasbest.org/ 

what/publications/annuallreports/AR0506-web%5B1%5D.pdf 2 UCLA National Center for Research on Evaluations, Standards, and Student Testing 

(CRESST). (2011). Supporting student success in middle schools: examining the Relationship between elementary afterschool program participation and subsequent middle school attainments. 

Executive summary. 3 Judy Florian, ‘‘Teacher Survey of Standards-Based Instruction: Addressing Time’’ (Aurora, 

O. Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, 1999). 

requirements it is likely that block grant funds will only be used 

to fill the holes left after states re-direct public education dollars 

to other areas. 

Moreover, block grants spread funding too thin. When there is no 

concentration of resources on a specific area or population, there is 

no observable change. Block grants reduce the ability to demonstrate what programs work and at what funding levels work 

best. While funding is only a part of the education policy equation, 

spreading money out over multiple education programs disrupts 

the ability to determine how much is the right amount to have an 

effect and under which conditions. 

H.R. 5 FAILS TO SUPPORT 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING

CENTERS

H.R. 5 eliminates all dedicated support for additional learning 

time (including before-, after- and summer school programs, and 

expanded learning time). After-school programs, supported by current federal 21st CCLC funding have proved successful in developing the academic, social, emotional and physical needs and interests of students that results in improved student achievement. 

For example, in a 20-year UCLA longitudinal study, researchers 

found that LA’s BEST—a program funded in part by 21st CCLC— 

elementary school students in after school who participated for 

three or more years were nearly 20 percent less likely to drop out 

years later than similar students who did not attend LA’s BEST.1

A 2011 UCLA study confirmed the lasting impact of high-quality 

after school programs, showing that students who participated in 

LA’s BEST in their elementary school years demonstrated academic gains in math, science and history.2 After-school programs 

also provide safe learning environments for many low-income students who would otherwise be unsupervised and whose families 

cannot afford needed enrichment opportunities. 

In recent studies of public schools where low income students 

were shown to excel, more instructional time than conventional 

schools or expanded learning time was an essential factor. The 

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 

found that experienced teachers believed that they needed at least 

20 percent more hours to teach the four core academic subjects 

English language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science 

than are available in a standard school year.3

On February 10, 2011 at a Committee hearing entitled, ‘‘Education in the Nation: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities 

Facing America’s Classrooms’’, when asked about the importance of 

non-academic supports for students and additional learning time, 


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4http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/02/pdf/eltlpolicylbrief.pdf 5Kutash, Duchnowski, & Freidman, 2005; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 

1999. 6Finkelhor, Ormrod, Turner, & Hamby, 2005. 

7 Jennings, Pearson, and Harris in 2000 

witness Ted Mitchell, CEO and President of the NewSchools Venture Fund, said ‘‘In the schools where we work, it is no surprise 

that extending the school day and providing some of those kinds 

of supports, but also the extended safe period for kids, has become 

one of the trends that no one prescribed, but it has just grown up 

over time. And the research on extended learning time that is 

growing, first out of Massachusetts and now in other states, is 

quite compelling, that extended learning time can go a long way to 

addressing many of those needs.’’ 

In addition, the National Center on Time & Learning found that 

9 in 10 schools considered their longer day and year to be essential 

to meeting their educational goals in a survey of nearly 250 schools 

that feature an expanded schedule.4 H.R. 5 ignores the research. 

Instead of improving on current law, the bill moves our educational 

system backwards and fails to meet the needs of students, jeopardizing their future success by removing effective federal policy. 

H.R. 5 FAILS TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF

STUDENTS

H.R. 5 eliminates all dedicated support for wrap-around services 

essential to increasing student achievement. A student’s mental, 

social, or emotional health, including problems such as depression, 

bullying, or alcohol and substance abuse, can create barriers to 

learning. Such barriers exist for an increasingly large number of 

students. Research clearly shows that students suffering from these 

problems suffer declining test scores and diminished academic 

functioning. An estimated 20 percent of school-age students will experience a significant mental health problem during their school 

years.5 Further, some research suggests that up to 71 percent of 

youth experience at least one victimization event each year (for example, assault, theft, criminal victimization, or child maltreatment), with many exposed to multiple victimizations.6

In the Committee hearing on February 10, 2011, when asked if 

it was important to provide wrap around services in schools, Republican witness and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction 

Tony Bennett said, ‘‘So, you know, we have to make tough decisions. This goes to that statement about marrying fiscal policy and 

education policy. We have to put our money into the things that 

are going to drive results. And these school corporations that have 

done this around the state of Indiana have had to make tough fiscal decisions to provide these services for children, but they have 

made a difference in the lives of those children.’’ H.R. 5 fails to invest in the services that are successful and drive results. 

Students show improved outcomes when they have access to 

school-based mental health services. Research shows that students 

who have access to and receive social, emotional, and behavioral 

health support demonstrate better grades and standardized test 

scores.7 In addition, school mental health programs have been 

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8http://www.esa.doc.gov/Reports/stem-good-jobs-now-and-future 

9http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/pdf/c01.pdf 

Unfortunately, H.R. 5 again ignores the research. By failing to 

provide dedicated support for wrap-around service, the bill fails to 

recognize the very real needs of students, fails to acknowledge and 

support what is actually working on the ground, and undermines 

the ability of schools to meet the needs of their students. 

H.R. 5 FAILS TO SUPPORT A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION FOR

STUDENTS

One of the criticisms commonly heard about No Child Left Behind is that it forced schools to narrow their curriculum. Despite 

these criticisms, H.R. 5 eliminates all dedicated support for critical 

programs addressing STEM, literacy, and other subject matter that 

provide for a well-rounded education. A number of interventions 

and practices have been shown to increase student literacy skills; 

school districts just need the support to scale up best practices and 

implement them in the classroom. With federal support, 46 states 

are already working to implement comprehensive literacy strategies to strengthen our students’ ability to compete in the 21st century economy. Unfortunately, H.R. 5 eliminates support for literacy 

and once again fails to acknowledge actual needed and what is 

working in schools. 

STEM occupations are projected to grow by 17 percent from 2008 

to 2018, compared to 9.8 percent growth for non-STEM occupations.8 Committee Democrats believe that federal policy must keep 

pace with the increased demand for STEM occupations. Dedicated 

resources to STEM education have already led to increases in student achievement. From 1990 to 2007, average mathematics scores 

increased by 27 points for fourth graders.9 However, when compared to other nations, the math and science achievement of U.S. 

pupils and the rate of STEM degree attainment appear inconsistent with a nation considered the world leader in scientific innovation. According to the 2009 Programme for International Student 

Assessment, out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 

17th in science and 25th in math. H.R. 5 does nothing to increase 

student achievement in STEM subjects. It ignores the very real 

need to support STEM learning in order to graduate students who 

will be competitive in STEM careers. 

Instead of taking steps forward to support innovative and effective reform, H.R. 5 once again undermines the needs of America’s 

students, fails to improve on current law, and fails to provide support for literacy, STEM, and other subjects such as art, history, economics, and much more. 

H.R. 5 FAILS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING OF

VULNERABLE STUDENTS

While H.R. 5 makes ‘‘school safety’’ a delineated allowable use of 

funds under the large, catch-all block grant, the measure does 

nothing to meaningfully address known safety risks facing students 

and school personnel. H.R. 5 lacks any mention of or protections 

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the implementation of school-wide positive behavioral supports. 

H.R. 5 lacks federal minimum standards for preventing sexual and 

physical abuse of students through use of criminal background 

checks. Additionally, H.R. 5 is silent on protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, including against 

devastating bullying and harassment, despite the prevalence of 

harmful actions against this population of students. 

BROAD OPPOSITION TO H.R. 5

H.R. 5 was opposed by a broad array of education, civil rights 

and business organizations. Over 100 groups, representing students, teachers, school leaders, parents, and business wrote letters 

in opposition to H.R. 5. Some of the groups in opposition include: 

the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Education Trust, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Consortium for 

Citizens with Disabilities, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 

MALDEF, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, National Council of La 

Raza, the Council for Exceptional Children, the National Education 

Association, the American Federation of Teachers, Democrats for 

Education Reform, National Disability Rights Network, the Council 

of the Great City Schools, American Association of University 

Women, Association of People Supporting Employment First, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Council of 

Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Disability Rights Education Defense Fund, Easter Seals, Institute for Educational Leadership, National Down Syndrome Congress, National Down Syndrome Society, National Fragile X Foundation, Physician-Parent Caregivers, 

TASH, and United Cerebral Palsy. 

Groups expressing serious concerns about portions of the bill included the Committee for Education Funding, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, First Focus, the National Association of 

School Psychologists, the National PTA, and the PACER Center. 

Additionally, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional 

Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American 

Caucus wrote a letter in opposition to H.R. 5 citing ‘‘the potentially 

grave consequences’’ of this bill on students and communities. 

DEMOCRATIC VISION FOR ESEA REAUTHORIZATION

Given the significant concerns across H.R. 5, Democrats offered 

a full substitute to the Republican bill. The Democratic substitute 

would support a 21st century education system and ensure all students have access to a world-class education. Democrats offered a 

full substitute amendment that struck all of H.R. 5 and amended 

Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, Part D of Title V, Title VIII, 

Title IX, and Title X of ESEA. 

The Democratic substitute would eliminate the inflexible and 

outdated provisions of NCLB and require states and LEA’s to adopt 

strong but flexible and achievable standards, assessments, and accountability reforms. The amendment would provide for effective 

and supported teachers in every classroom; give students access to 

a well-rounded education; and provide students with the non-academic supports they need to come to class ready to learn and 

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Standards and assessments 

In order to ensure students graduate high school prepared to 

enter the workforce or college without the need for remediation, the 

Democratic substitute required States to establish college and career ready standards for English/language arts, math, and science 

for kindergarten through grade 12 and high-quality assessments 

aligned to those standards. It also included a program to support 

the development of high-quality assessments. 

Unlike H.R. 5, the substitute improved current law by requiring 

that standards be validated to ensure that proficiency in the standards signals that students are on-track to enter the workforce or 

postsecondary education without need for remediation. The substitute updates the assessment quality requirements to align with 

the Race to the Top Assessment Competition, which has over 40 

States participating, to create the next generation of assessments. 

It also ensures that new high-quality assessments are accessible for 

all students by incorporating universal design for learning and providing for accommodations for students with disabilities and 

English learners. 

Accountability and school improvement 

The Democratic substitute includes the appropriate balance between accountability and flexibility to ensure schools are held accountable for the achievement of all students but have the opportunity to address their specific student needs. 

The Democratic substitute requires States to establish accountability systems that set performance, growth, and graduation targets to achieve the goal of all students, including subgroups of students (low-income, racial and ethnic groups, English learners, and 

students with disabilities) graduate college and career ready. Unlike H.R. 5, this substitute improves current law by effectively including student growth while maintaining accountability; eliminating the restrictive AYP system while still ensuring States establish performance targets for all students and subgroups that are 

ambitious but achievable; and establishing parameters to ensure 

fair accountability, including requiring States to have an ‘n-size’ 

that is 15 or less. And the substitute allows states to use a variety 

of factors to evaluate school performance and inform school improvement, in recognition of the importance of using multiple 

measures. 

Additionally, this substitute restores accountability with guardrails on schools to ensure all students, including subgroups of students, are prepared for college and careers, and restores graduation 

rate accountability tied to the targets established by States under 

the graduation rate regulation. These protections, which help ensure students are taught to high standards and graduate high 

school, were eliminated in H.R. 5. 

The Democratic substitute puts forth a strong but flexible model 

for school improvement that provides a differentiated approach to 

help schools target their students’ needs. The substitute requires 

States, along with LEAs, to identify schools in need of improvement that have missed performance targets and persistently lowachieving schools that have the lowest achievement in the State. If 

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use their data and develop a targeted plan to improve achievement. 

Persistently low-achieving schools would be required to develop an 

improvement plan addressing schoolwide factors, school organization, teacher and leader effectiveness, curriculum and instruction, 

student academic and social support services, family engagement, 

and governance policies. 

Unlike H.R. 5, this substitute improves current law by eliminating the one-size-fits-all approach to school improvement and the 

prescriptive timelines and including a flexible, targeted, and differentiated approach to improvement that is tied to the specific 

needs of the school. It also supports districts in using improvement 

indicators (including indicators of student engagement, student advancement, educator quality, and academic learning) rather than 

just test scores to measure the progress of schools in improvement. 

Additionally, this substitute restores provisions eliminated by 

H.R. 5 to ensure that schools not making performance targets are 

expected to improve the achievement of their students. The substitute contains additional requirements that the lowest performing 

schools take significant steps to improve their achievement by addressing schoolwide factors, school organization, teacher and leader 

effectiveness, curriculum and instruction, student academic and social support services, family engagement, and governance policies. 

As states implement new standards, assessments, accountability, 

and teacher and principal evaluation systems, they will inevitably 

encounter unforeseen challenges and obstacles. The Democratic 

substitute provides flexibility to states as they make this transition 

while still holding them accountable for timely implementation. 

Students with disabilities 

The Democratic substitute ensures students with disabilities are 

held to high standards and are included in accountability systems. 

It permits states to establish alternate assessments aligned with 

alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. When including these students in calculations for accountability, LEAs and States may include their 

scores for up to one percent of all students. The substitute also requires States to establish guidelines for Individualized Education 

Program (IEP) teams in determining whether students should be 

assessed on alternate achievement standards. The amendment 

eliminates the use of alternate assessments aligned to modified 

achievement standards aligned with the implementation of new 

high-quality assessments. 

Unlike H.R. 5, this substitute improves current law by requiring 

not only that alternate assessments meet the high-quality criteria 

of the regular assessments, but also that it incorporate principals 

of universal design for learning and measure, at a minimum, on 

grade-level proficiency. The substitute requires that the alternate 

achievement standards be vertically aligned to ensure students 

achieving proficiency can access college and careers. It improves 

the guidelines for IEP teams by ensuring students have access to 

the general education curriculum and that placement in alternate 

assessments do not influence placement in the least restrictive environment. The Democratic substitute to H.R. 5 also lowers the 

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ing more students with disabilities are actually included in state 

accountability systems. 

Additionally, this substitute seeks to curb over-classification by 

codifying the one percent cap on reporting as-proficient students 

assessed using alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards for accountability, does not allow widespread application of alternative assessments based on alternate achievement 

standards, and eliminates use of the two percent cap. These crucial 

steps are strongly supported by the disabilities community and will 

ensure all students with disabilities are included in accountability 

systems and that there is not an incentive to increase referrals to 

special education. This cap was eliminated by H.R. 5. 

English learners 

The Democratic substitute requires States establish English language proficiency standards, assessments, and targets to ensure all 

students are achieving English language proficiency. It also requires States establish native language assessments when States 

have at least 10,000 students or 25 percent of students who speak 

the same native language. 

Unlike H.R. 5, this improves current law by moving English language proficiency targets into Title I, part A to increase the coordination in accountability systems and establishing parameters for 

native language assessments so that students are fairly assessed in 

a manner that helps them best demonstrate their knowledge. The 

substitute also restores English language proficiency targets which 

were eliminated by H.R. 5. 

Additionally, the Democratic substitute maintains essential supports for this vulnerable population of students by extending program authorizations for Title III of ESEA. This stands in stark contrast to H.R. 5 which substantially diminishes guaranteed supports 

for the English learner population by repealing Title III and instead utilizing a minimal reservation within Title I. Not only does 

the mandatory reservation within a post-sequester Title I not provide adequate support for this growing population of students, it 

also sends a signal to states and school districts that quality education supports for English learners is not a high priority. 

Reporting 

Quality and transparent reporting is essential to ensure parents, 

schools, and districts have access to critical information to help improve student achievement. The Democratic substitute meets this 

important need by requiring States and LEAs have district report 

cards that present information in the aggregate, disaggregated, and 

cross-tabulated on student achievement, student growth, graduation rates, and improvement indicators (including indicators of student engagement, student advancement, educator quality, and academic learning). The report cards also include information on alternate assessments, information on English language proficiency, 

teacher qualifications, teacher effectiveness, and per-pupil expenditures (that are determined using actual teacher salaries). 

Unlike H.R. 5, these provisions improve current law by including 

cross-tabulation, student growth, and information performance on 

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cohort graduation rate and the cumulative rate, and using actual 

teacher salaries to determine per-pupil expenditures. 

Fiscal responsibility, ‘‘flexibility,’’and protecting civil rights 

The Democratic substitute reinstates support for special populations of students by restoring separate and dedicated funding 

streams for migrant students, neglected and delinquent students, 

English learners, rural students, and Indian students. It eliminates 

the Republican funding ‘‘flexibility’’ provisions that do more to undermine accountability and student achievement than they do to 

provide needed flexibility, allowing funding from these programs to 

be spent in other areas rather than on services to the population 

of students for which it is intended. 

The Democratic substitute also restores fiscal responsibility, 

which was eliminated by H.R. 5. The Democratic substitute restores maintenance of effort provisions in Title I to ensure continued State and local funding for education. It also eliminates the 

new burdensome provisions on equitable participation of private 

school students added by H.R. 5. 

Effective teachers and leaders 

Research is clear that the most important factor in the education 

of a child is his or her teacher, followed closely behind by the principal. NCLB, for the first time, addressed issues of teacher quality, 

with the goal of ensuring that teachers meet minimum standards 

before entering the classroom. Much has been learned about teacher quality since NCLB was signed into law. Though today the national debate centers on teacher and school leader effectiveness and 

outputs, 10 years ago the data capacity did not even exist to have 

those conversations. Committee Democrats believe that the reauthorization of NCLB must build on what we have learned about 

teachers and leaders over the last 10 years and utilize the advancements made on data capacity and the state, district and school 

level to improve teaching and learning. 

The Democratic substitute supports teacher and principal evaluation systems to ensure teachers and leaders are receiving quality 

evaluations that integrate targeted support and opportunities to 

improve. Committee Democrats believe that teacher evaluation systems should be developed with teachers and school leaders, protect 

collective bargaining rights, protect the privacy of teachers, and include multiple measures of student achievement and classroom 

practice. Teacher evaluation is also part of the Administration’s 

NCLB waiver package that 11 states are implementing and for 

which another 26 states have applied. 

The Democratic substitute also requires local education agencies 

to develop and implement an assessment of educator supports and 

working conditions to ensure teachers and school leaders are given 

the best opportunity to succeed with students. The assessment 

would evaluate educator supports, such as access to quality professional development and instructional materials, timely access to 

data, professional growth opportunities, and strong instructional 

leadership. It would also evaluate working conditions such as 

school climate, safety, and opportunities to collaborate. Districts 

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port on that plan. Additionally, the assessment and corresponding 

plan would be developed with teachers and school leaders. 

The Democratic substitute puts the needs of students first by requiring states and districts to address the equitable distribution of 

effective teachers and school leaders to ensure they reach the students that need them the most. States and districts would be required to develop and implement a plan to ensure students are 

taught and schools are led by effective teachers and school leaders 

at equal rates across a district. 

The Democratic substitute also restores Title II of the Higher 

Education Act. Committee Democrats update the program to ensure that teachers are prepared to teach students to new college 

and career ready standards. Committee Democrats also requires 

states to establish a data system link between districts and preservice programs to support data sharing. Such a link would have 

provided aggregated student performance information back to 

schools of education and other pre-service programs to support 

their improvement. 

Eliminating the block grant in H.R. 5 

The Democratic substitute amendment restores fiscal responsibility and support for essential student services by eliminating the 

Republican block grant and providing for six dedicated funding 

streams for consolidated programs, including: 21st Century Community Learning Partnerships, the Charter School Program, nonacademic support services to students, literacy programs, STEM 

programs, and funding for a well-rounded education. 

21st Century community learning partnerships 

The Democratic substitute addresses the need of districts, 

schools, and students by improving the 21st Century Community 

Learning Centers program and providing formula funding to states, 

and competitive grants to partnerships of local educational agencies and community-based organizations, to support before-, afterand summer school programs, as well as expanded learning time 

opportunities. Committee Democrats firmly believe that decisions 

should be made at the local level on whether to use the funds for 

before-, after- or summer school programs, or expanded learning 

time activities based on an assessment of needs in the schools that 

would be served. The need to engage and support more students is 

urgent. Now more than ever, we need to be providing students with 

additional learning time to achieve a high-quality education and 

skills that meet the needs of the 21st Century. 

Ensuring high-quality charter schools 

The Democratic substitute seeks to reauthorize the Charter 

School Program and prioritize quality authorizing and operational 

standards for all public charter schools receiving federal funds. 

Like H.R. 5, the proposal for reauthorization of the Charter 

School Program would streamline the program by awarding one 

grant per state to support the opening, replication, and expansion 

of quality charter schools, allowing states to subgrant to local educational agencies and developers within the state. Both H.R. 5 and 

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10http://nationsreportcard.gov/readingl2009 (accessed March 1, 2011). 

dents with disabilities, English language learners, and other underserved students. 

The Democratic substitute seeks to reward innovation and results by increasing the amount of funds available for national activities grants, awarded directly from the Secretary to eligible applicants, but in recognition of systemic improvements does not 

allow the state’s governor to act as an autonomous charter authorizer in receipt of federal CSP funds. 

Unlike H.R. 5, the Democratic substitutes improves upon the bipartisan CSP proposal to prioritize charter school quality over 

charter school quantity by maintaining the five year grant cycle 

while providing flexibility for local use of CSP funds, introducing 

a strong program evaluation, and defining high-quality charter 

schools as those schools best serving the academic needs of students as delineated in Title I. Additionally, the Democratic substitute amends Title I to include nationally-recognized quality authorizing standards in the state plan. Supported by the National 

Association of Charter School Authorizers, inclusion of quality 

standards will ensure that all states supporting public charter 

schools are utilizing best practices around charter school performance and accountability and making that information available in 

a transparent and understandable format. 

Social and emotional supports for students 

The Democratic substitute to H.R. 5 ensured that schools would 

have the funds necessary to support key wrap-around services necessary for students to succeed in school. The Democratic substitute 

amendment provides formula funding to states, and competitive 

grants to local educational agencies to support programs and services to address school safety, the prevalence of substance abuse, the 

unmet needs of youth in danger of juvenile delinquency and gang 

activity, the need for specialized instructional support personnel, 

and the prevalence of student health needs (including mental 

health and nutrition). The Democratic substitute recognizes that if 

States and local educational agencies are to be held accountable for 

student achievement, they must also have access to a dedicated 

funding stream to address the non-academic needs of students. 

Lastly, because a safe and inclusive learning environment is essential to academic success of all students, the Democratic substitute 

contains dedicated supports to curb bullying and harassment, including such activities negatively affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

and transgender students. 

Support for a well-rounded education 

The Democratic substitute supports a well-rounded education for 

students, ensuring that students have access to high-quality literacy and STEM curriculum, including a STEAM curriculum, as 

well as highly skilled teachers to implement that curriculum. Committee Democrats believe it is unacceptable that American fifteenyear-olds rank fourteenth among developed nations in reading, lagging behind such countries as Poland, Iceland, and Estonia.10 The 

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11http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/pdf/c01.pdf. 

solutely critical to a student’s education, and to the nation’s economy. The substitute provides funds to implement state literacy 

plans and provides support for professional development, curriculum, assessments and other academic supports for districts and 

schools. 

Concern about America’s ability to be competitive in the global 

economy has also led to a number of calls to action to strengthen 

the STEM pipeline. The Democratic substitute answers that call 

and focuses on graduating students prepared for college and careers in STEM occupations. The Democratic substitute recognizes 

the enormous need for STEM education in this country and creates 

a comprehensive program for STEM education from birth through 

grade 12. Schools could implement STEM programs, develop curriculum, or assessments, or professional development activities for 

science, technology, engineering, and math, including other subjects that build on or are integrated with these subjects, such as 

statistics, computer science, environmental science, and the arts 

and design. 

In 2007, about 20 percent of all public middle and high school 

mathematics and science teachers were novice teachers. Novice 

STEM teachers disproportionately teach in high-minority schools: 

22 percent of mathematics teachers and 25 percent of science 

teachers were novices, compared with 13 percent and 15 percent in 

low-minority schools.11 The Democratic substitute addresses this 

inequality by creating a one-time STEM Master Teacher Corps that 

will attract, improve, and retain teachers who teach STEM subjects 

in high-need schools. 

The Democratic substitute provides support beyond literacy and 

STEM so that students have access to diverse subject areas including American History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Foreign Languages, Arts education, 

and Javits Gifted and Talented programs. 

Committee Democrats also recognize that it is hard for states 

and districts to compete for numerous small pots of funding so the 

Democratic substitute allows for consolidated applications to reduce 

administrative burden and bureaucracy. The Democratic substitute 

also provides funds for a national competition for nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise in specific content areas, such 

as the National Writing Project, Ready to Learn, Reach Out and 

Read, and others. These funds would be used for professional development, curriculum, assessments, and other important academic 

supports. 

The Democratic substitute also provides significant support for 

states, districts, and schools to leverage technology to improve student learning. Dedicated funding would support building the technological infrastructure schools need to offer a 21st century education, including hardware, devices, software, and improving 

connectivity to and within buildings. Funds would also be dedicated to improving the capacity and skills of educators to use that 

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Protecting the rights and well-being of students 

Unlike H.R. 5 the Democratic substitute contains provisions to 

ensure student and staff safety in a number of areas critical to a 

safe learning environment and academic success of all students. 

Recognizing the overreliance on the use of seclusion and restraint 

as disciplinary measure that result in detrimental impact on student learning, the Democratic substitute protects all children nationwide from restraint and seclusion. Inclusion of these provisions 

recognizes that all students have the right to be free from physical 

or mental abuse and aversive behavioral interventions that compromise health and safety. The substitute makes clear that restraint and seclusion must only be used in emergencies threatening 

physical safety and are never a substitute for appropriate educational or behavioral support. Fewer than half of all states lack 

these vital protections for all children. Unlike H.R. 5, the Democratic substitute requires prompt parental notification when seclusion and/or restraint is utilized and bans the use of dangerous mechanical and chemical restraints. The substitute requires use of 

evidence-based, positive and preventative strategies to promote a 

positive school culture and climate and keep all students, including 

students with the most complex and intensive behavioral needs, 

and school personnel safe. Additionally, the substitute seeks to ensure that staff are properly trained in evidence-based methods to 

minimize the use of restraint and seclusion and to better protect 

students and staff. 

Unlike H.R. 5, the Democratic substitute seeks to amend ESEA 

by requiring comprehensive, consistent, and regular criminal and 

child abuse background checks for all public school employees, contractors and applicants for those positions if they include access to 

children. The substitute prohibits such staff from working in public 

schools if they have been convicted of specified violent or sexual 

felonies or any violent or sexual crime against children. 

Additionally, the Democratic substitute seeks to protect the 

rights of all students, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 

transgender students to a safe, quality education free from harmful 

bullying and harassment. Through inclusion of the Student Non 

Discrimination Act, the Democratic substitute adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of classifications utilized to define harassment and extends the civil rights and protections afforded to other student subgroups to LGBT students because all 

students deserve to learn in a safe and harassment-free learning 

environment. 

Improving homeless education 

While H.R. 5 makes some improvements to the McKinney-Vento 

program for the education of homeless children and youth, the Republican-proposed program authorization is $9 million below current authorization, despite a 57 percent increase in homeless students since 2009. Currently, McKinney-Vento reaches less than one 

in five local educational agencies. Unlike H.R. 5, the Democratic 

substitute authorizes the program at a level reflective of real need 

and in recognition of economic hardship. 

The Democratic substitute also authorizes a new emergency 

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agencies experiencing an increase in homelessness in the aftermath 

of natural disasters such as Super storm Sandy or Hurricane 

Katrina. Additionally, the substitute gives local educational agencies the flexibility to equitably serve homeless children and youth 

by making clear that Title I funds can be expended to transport 

homeless children and youth to and from their school-of-origin. 

Support for Democratic Principles 

The Democratic substitute received broad support from the education, civil rights, disability, and business communities. The following organizations submitted a letter in support of the approach 

of the Democratic substitute: the Education Trust, the Leadership 

Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the National Center for 

Learning Disabilities, National Disability Rights Network, the Alliance for Excellent Education, the American Association of University Women, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the 

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc., Democrats for 

Education Reform, the Disability Rights Education and Defense 

Fund, Consortium on Citizens with Disabilities, Autism National 

Committee, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, National 

Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of 

Secondary School Principals, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, National Association of School Psychologists, Reach Out and Read, and The Arc. 

Groups supporting substantial portions of the bill included the 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Action to Keep Students Safe, Americans for the Arts, American Association for Colleges of Teacher 

Education, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Brain 

Injury Association of America, the Collaborative for Building AfterSchool Systems, Consortium for School Networking, Council for Exceptional Children, Families Against Restraint and Seclusion, 

Grantmakers in the Arts, International Reading Association, International Society for Technology in Education, the Knowledge Alliance, KnowledgeWorks, NAMM, the National Education Association, Performing Arts Alliance, The Grimes Reading Institution, 

The School Superintendents Association (AASA), State Educational 

Technology Directors Association, the STEM Education Coalition, 

the Software and Information Industry Association, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., Association of Performing Arts Presenters, 

American Composers Forum, Chorus America, Dance/USA, Fractured Atlas, League of American Orchestras, Learning Disabilities 

Association of America, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, National Council of Teachers of English, National Writing Project, Nemours, OPERA America, the PACER Center, Reading Recovery 

Council of North America, SEDL, and Theatre Communications 

Group. 

Conclusion 

Currently, only about 70 percent of students will graduate from 

high school. Only about half of those students who graduate are 

academically prepared for college, and one-third of students who 

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12 Amos, J. (August 2008). Dropouts, Diplomas, and Dollars: U.S. High Schools and the Nation’s Economy. Alliance for Excellent Education. 

over $3 billion per year.12 To be competitive as individuals and as 

a nation, students must be prepared for the workforce of the 21st 

century. Today’s students will not only be competing with their 

neighbors for jobs; they will be competing with workers and entrepreneurs from all over the world. It is time for federal policy to 

support state efforts to meet that growing challenge. 

H.R. 5 fails to help our students meet this challenge. First and 

foremost, the Republican bill abandons the civil rights and equity 

gains made for children over the last 10 years under NCLB. H.R. 

5 eliminates federal guardrails that ensure that schools are held 

accountable for the achievement of all students. Under the Republican bill, there would be no accountability for the number of students that graduate from high school, no transparency in how 

schools are evaluated, and no expectation for them to improve student achievement. The bill removes students with disabilities from 

the accountability system by allowing all students with disabilities 

to be taught to different and lower standards than the rest of the 

student body. H.R. 5 undermines support and accountability for 

low-income students, English learners, migrant students, Indian 

students, and neglected and delinquent students by creating a 

block-grant under Title I and removing requirements to improve 

achievement for English learners. It additionally undermines accountability to taxpayers by removing Maintenance of Effort requirements that ensure states and districts maintain their share of 

funding in order to receive federal funds. H.R. 5 ignores the needs 

of teachers, students, schools and communities. The bill fails to 

provide support and professional development activities to teachers 

and principals. H.R. 5 also disregards important research on the 

need for targeted services to students for specific subject matter 

and for other non-academic needs. 

During consideration of H.R. 5 on June 19, 2013, Committee 

Democrats proposed to move the country’s education system forward by offering a substitute amendment aimed at helping every 

student, regardless of their background, graduate from high school 

prepared to succeed in college or the workforce. The Democratic 

substitute offers real flexibility for States, districts, and schools 

while maintaining critical provisions and programs that support 

students, teachers, and principals in their efforts to improve learning. 

GEORGE MILLER. ROBERT C. SCOTT. CAROLYN MCCARTHY. RUSH HOLT. RAU ́ L M. GRIJALVA. DAVID LOEBSACK. 

MARCIA L. FUDGE. 

GREGORIO KILILI SABLAN. 

FREDERICA S. WILSON. 

ROBERT E. ANDREWS. 

RUBE ́ N HINOJOSA. 

JOHN F. TIERNEY. 


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SUSAN A. DAVIS. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP. JOE COURTNEY. JARED POLIS. JOHN A. YARMUTH. SUZANNE BONAMICI. 

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