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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1177 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1177

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen

                                 An Act

 
  To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
                    ensure that every child achieves.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Every Student Succeeds 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. Table of contents of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
          of 1965.

     TITLE I--IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY STATE AND LOCAL 
                          EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

Part A--Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and Local Educational 
                                Agencies

Sec. 1000. Redesignations.
Sec. 1001. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 1002.  Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1003. School improvement.
Sec. 1004. Direct student services.
Sec. 1005. State plans.
Sec. 1006. Local educational agency plans.
Sec. 1007. Eligible school attendance areas.
Sec. 1008. Schoolwide programs.
Sec. 1009. Targeted assistance schools.
Sec. 1010. Parent and family engagement.
Sec. 1011. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
Sec. 1012. Supplement, not supplant.
Sec. 1013. Coordination requirements.
Sec. 1014. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the 
          Interior.
Sec. 1015. Allocations to States.
Sec. 1016. Adequacy of funding rule.
Sec. 1017. Education finance incentive grant program.

                     Part B--State Assessment Grants

Sec. 1201. State assessment grants.

                 Part C--Education of Migratory Children

Sec. 1301. Education of migratory children.

Part D--Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who 
                  Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk

Sec. 1401. Prevention and intervention programs for children and youth 
          who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk.

           Part E--Flexibility for Equitable Per-pupil Funding

Sec. 1501. Flexibility for equitable per-pupil funding.

                       Part F--General Provisions

Sec. 1601. General provisions.

  TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, 
                   PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS

Sec. 2001. General provisions.
Sec. 2002. Preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers, 
          principals, or other school leaders.

   TITLE III--LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT 
                                STUDENTS

Sec. 3001. Redesignation of certain provisions.
Sec. 3002. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3003. English language acquisition, language enhancement, and 
          academic achievement.
Sec. 3004. General provisions.

                     TITLE IV--21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

Sec. 4001. Redesignations and transfers.
Sec. 4002. General provisions.

         Part A--Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

Sec. 4101. Student support and academic enrichment grants.

             Part B--21st Century Community Learning Centers

Sec. 4201. 21st century community learning centers.

      Part C--Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools

Sec. 4301. Charter schools.

                    Part D--Magnet Schools Assistance

Sec. 4401. Magnet schools assistance.

             Part E--Family Engagement in Education Programs

Sec. 4501. Family Engagement in Education Programs.

                       Part F--National Activities

Sec. 4601. National activities.

             TITLE V--STATE INNOVATION AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY

Sec. 5001. General provisions.
Sec. 5002. Funding Transferability for State and Local Educational 
          Agencies.
Sec. 5003. Rural education initiative.
Sec. 5004. General provisions.
Sec. 5005. Review relating to rural local educational agencies.

     TITLE VI--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

Sec. 6001. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 6002. Indian education.
Sec. 6003. Native Hawaiian education.
Sec. 6004. Alaska Native education.
Sec. 6005. Report on Native American language medium education.
Sec. 6006. Report on responses to Indian student suicides.

                          TITLE VII--IMPACT AID

Sec. 7001. General provisions.
Sec. 7002. Purpose.
Sec. 7003. Payments relating to federal acquisition of real property.
Sec. 7004. Payments for eligible federally connected children.
Sec. 7005. Policies and procedures relating to children residing on 
          Indian lands.
Sec. 7006. Application for payments under sections 7002 and 7003.
Sec. 7007. Construction.
Sec. 7008. Facilities.
Sec. 7009. State consideration of payments in providing state aid.
Sec. 7010. Federal administration.
Sec. 7011. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
Sec. 7012. Definitions.
Sec. 7013. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8001. General provisions.
Sec. 8002. Definitions.
Sec. 8003. Applicability of title.
Sec. 8004. Applicability to Bureau of Indian Education operated schools.
Sec. 8005. Consolidation of State administrative funds for elementary 
          and secondary education programs.
Sec. 8006. Consolidation of funds for local administration.
Sec. 8007. Consolidated set-aside for Department of the Interior funds.
Sec. 8008. Department staff.
Sec. 8009. Optional consolidated State plans or applications.
Sec. 8010. General applicability of State educational agency assurances.
Sec. 8011. Rural consolidated plan.
Sec. 8012. Other general assurances.
Sec. 8013. Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.
Sec. 8014. Approval and disapproval of State plans and local 
          applications.
Sec. 8015. Participation by private school children and teachers.
Sec. 8016. Standards for by-pass.
Sec. 8017. Complaint process for participation of private school 
          children.
Sec. 8018. By-pass determination process.
Sec. 8019. Maintenance of effort.
Sec. 8020. Prohibition regarding state aid.
Sec. 8021. School prayer.
Sec. 8022. Prohibited uses of funds.
Sec. 8023. Prohibitions.
Sec. 8024. Prohibitions on Federal Government and use of Federal funds.
Sec. 8025. Armed forces recruiter access to students and student 
          recruiting information.
Sec. 8026. Prohibition on federally sponsored testing.
Sec. 8027. Limitations on national testing or certification for 
          teachers, principals, or other school leaders.
Sec. 8028. Prohibition on requiring State participation.
Sec. 8029. Civil rights.
Sec. 8030. Consultation with Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Sec. 8031. Outreach and technical assistance for rural local educational 
          agencies.
Sec. 8032. Consultation with the Governor.
Sec. 8033. Local governance.
Sec. 8034. Rule of construction regarding travel to and from school.
Sec. 8035. Limitations on school-based health centers.
Sec. 8036. State control over standards.
Sec. 8037. Sense of Congress on protecting student privacy.
Sec. 8038. Prohibition on aiding and abetting sexual abuse.
Sec. 8039. Sense of Congress on restoration of state sovereignty over 
          public education.
Sec. 8040. Privacy.
Sec. 8041. Analysis and periodic review; sense of Congress; technical 
          assistance.
Sec. 8042. Evaluations.

           TITLE IX--EDUCATION FOR THE HOMELESS AND OTHER LAWS

                  Part A--Homeless Children and Youths

Sec. 9101. Statement of policy.
Sec. 9102. Grants for State and local activities.
Sec. 9103. Local educational agency subgrants.
Sec. 9104. Secretarial responsibilities.
Sec. 9105. Definitions.
Sec. 9106. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9107. Effective date.

                    Part B--Miscellaneous; Other Laws

Sec. 9201. Findings and sense of Congress on sexual misconduct.
Sec. 9202. Sense of Congress on First Amendment rights.
Sec. 9203. Preventing improper use of taxpayer funds.
Sec. 9204. Accountability to taxpayers through monitoring and oversight.
Sec. 9205. Report on Department actions to address Office of Inspector 
          General reports.
Sec. 9206. Posthumous pardon.
Sec. 9207. Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 
          reauthorization.
Sec. 9208. Report on the reduction of the number and percentage of 
          students who drop out of school.
Sec. 9209. Report on subgroup sample size.
Sec. 9210. Report on student home access to digital learning resources.
Sec. 9211. Study on the title I formula.
Sec. 9212. Preschool development grants.
Sec. 9213. Review of Federal early childhood education programs.
Sec. 9214. Use of the term ``highly qualified'' in other laws.
Sec. 9215. Additional conforming amendments to other laws.
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.
    (a) Funding Authority.--
        (1) Multi-year awards.--
            (A) Programs no longer authorized.--Except as otherwise 
        provided in this Act or the amendments made by this Act, the 
        recipient of a multiyear award under the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as in 
        effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, 
        under a program that is not authorized under the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as 
        amended by this Act, and--
                (i) that is not substantively similar to a program 
            authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
            of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as amended by this Act, 
            shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the 
            terms of such prior award, except that no additional funds 
            for such program may be awarded after September 30, 2016; 
            and
                (ii) that is substantively similar to a program 
            authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
            of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as amended by this Act, 
            shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the 
            terms of such prior award.
            (B) Authorized programs.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, the recipient of 
        a multiyear award under a program that was authorized under the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
        et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
        of this Act, and that is authorized under such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        6301 et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall continue to 
        receive funds in accordance with the terms of such prior award.
        (2) Planning and transition.--Notwithstanding any other 
    provision of law, a recipient of funds under a program described in 
    paragraph (1)(A)(ii) or (1)(B) may use funds awarded to the 
    recipient under such program, to carry out necessary and reasonable 
    planning and transition activities in order to ensure the 
    recipient's compliance with the amendments to such program made by 
    this Act.
    (b) Orderly Transition.--Subject to subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), the 
Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the 
orderly transition to, and implementation of, programs authorized under 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et. 
seq.), as amended by this Act, from programs authorized under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (c) Termination of Certain Waivers.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
    Act, and subject to section 5(e)(2), a waiver described in 
    paragraph (2) shall be null and void and have no legal effect on or 
    after August 1, 2016.
        (2) Waivers.--A waiver shall be subject to paragraph (1) if the 
    waiver was granted by the Secretary of Education to a State or 
    consortium of local educational agencies under the program first 
    introduced in a letter to chief State school officers dated 
    September 23, 2011, and authorized under section 9401 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7861), as 
    in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATES.
    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, or an 
amendment made by 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 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq) and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) under which any funds are allotted by the 
Secretary of Education to recipients on the basis of a formula, the 
amendments made by this Act shall be effective beginning on July 1, 
2016, except as otherwise provided in such amendments.
    (c) Competitive Programs.--With respect to programs that are 
conducted by the Secretary of Education on a competitive basis (and are 
not programs described in subsection (b)) under the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the 
amendments made by this Act with respect to appropriations for use 
under such programs shall be effective beginning on October 1, 2016, 
except as otherwise provided in such amendments.
    (d) Impact Aid.--With respect to title VII of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by this Act, the amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect with respect to appropriations for 
use under such title beginning fiscal year 2017, except as otherwise 
provided in such amendments.
    (e) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965.--
        (1) Effective dates for section 1111 of the elementary and 
    secondary education act of 1965.--Notwithstanding any other 
    provision of this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, and 
    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection--
            (A) section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)), as in effect on 
        the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
        effective through the close of August 1, 2016;
            (B) subsections (c) and (d) of section 1111 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6311), as amended by this Act, shall take effect beginning with 
        school year 2017-2018; and
            (C) section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)), as amended by 
        this Act, and any other provision of section 1111 of such Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 6311), as amended by this Act, which is not 
        described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, shall take 
        effect in a manner consistent with subsection (a).
        (2) Special rule.--
            (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act (including subsection (b) and paragraph (1)), any 
        school or local educational agency described in subparagraph 
        (B) shall continue to implement interventions applicable to 
        such school or local educational agency under clause (i) or 
        (ii) of subparagraph (B) until--
                (i) the State plan for the State in which the school or 
            agency is located under section 1111 of the Elementary and 
            Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311), as 
            amended by this Act, is approved under such section (20 
            U.S.C. 6311); or
                (ii) subsections (c) and (d) of section 1111 of the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
            6311), as amended by this Act, take effect in accordance 
            with paragraph (1)(B),
        whichever occurs first.
            (B) Certain schools and local educational agencies.--A 
        school or local educational agency shall be subject to the 
        requirements of subparagraph (A), if such school or local 
        educational agency has been identified by the State in which 
        the school or local educational agency is located--
                (i) as in need of improvement, corrective action, or 
            restructuring under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
            Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), 
            as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
            this Act; or
                (ii) as a priority or focus school under a waiver 
            granted by the Secretary of Education under section 9401 of 
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
            U.S.C. 7861), as in effect on the day before the date of 
            enactment of this Act.
SEC. 6. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT 
OF 1965.
    Section 2 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title.
``Sec. 2. Table of contents.

   ``TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

``Sec. 1001. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 1002. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 1003. School improvement.
``Sec. 1003A. Direct student services.
``Sec. 1004. State administration.

    ``Part A--Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 
                                Agencies

                 ``subpart 1--basic program requirements

``Sec. 1111. State plans.
``Sec. 1112. Local educational agency plans.
``Sec. 1113. Eligible school attendance areas.
``Sec. 1114. Schoolwide programs.
``Sec. 1115. Targeted assistance schools.
``Sec. 1116. Parent and family engagement.
``Sec. 1117. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
``Sec. 1118. Fiscal requirements.
``Sec. 1119. Coordination requirements.

                        ``subpart 2--allocations

``Sec. 1121. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the 
          Interior.
``Sec. 1122. Allocations to States.
``Sec. 1124. Basic grants to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 1124A. Concentration grants to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 1125. Targeted grants to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 1125AA. Adequacy of funding to local educational agencies in 
          fiscal years after fiscal year 2001.
``Sec. 1125A. Education finance incentive grant program.
``Sec. 1126. Special allocation procedures.
``Sec. 1127. Carryover and waiver.

                    ``Part B--State Assessment Grants

``Sec. 1201. Grants for State assessments and related activities.
``Sec. 1202. State option to conduct assessment system audit.
``Sec. 1203. Allotment of appropriated funds.
``Sec. 1204. Innovative assessment and accountability demonstration 
          authority.

                ``Part C--Education of Migratory Children

``Sec. 1301. Program purposes.
``Sec. 1302. Program authorized.
``Sec. 1303. State allocations.
``Sec. 1304. State applications; services.
``Sec. 1305. Secretarial approval; peer review.
``Sec. 1306. Comprehensive needs assessment and service-delivery plan; 
          authorized activities.
``Sec. 1307. Bypass.
``Sec. 1308. Coordination of migrant education activities.
``Sec. 1309. Definitions.

 ``Part D--Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth 
                Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

``Sec. 1401. Purpose and program authorization.
``Sec. 1402. Payments for programs under this part.

                   ``subpart 1--state agency programs

``Sec. 1411. Eligibility.
``Sec. 1412. Allocation of funds.
``Sec. 1413. State reallocation of funds.
``Sec. 1414. State plan and State agency applications.
``Sec. 1415. Use of funds.
``Sec. 1416. Institution-wide projects.
``Sec. 1417. Three-year programs or projects.
``Sec. 1418. Transition services.
``Sec. 1419. Technical assistance.

                   ``subpart 2--local agency programs

``Sec. 1421. Purpose.
``Sec. 1422. Programs operated by local educational agencies.
``Sec. 1423. Local educational agency applications.
``Sec. 1424. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 1425. Program requirements for correctional facilities receiving 
          funds under this section.
``Sec. 1426. Accountability.

                     ``subpart 3--general provisions

``Sec. 1431. Program evaluations.
``Sec. 1432. Definitions.

          ``Part E--Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding

``Sec. 1501. Flexibility for equitable per-pupil funding.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

``Sec. 1601. Federal regulations.
``Sec. 1602. Agreements and records.
``Sec. 1603. State administration.
``Sec. 1604. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or 
          control.
``Sec. 1605. Rule of construction on equalized spending.

 ``TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, 
                  PRINCIPALS, AND OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS

``Sec. 2001. Purpose.
``Sec. 2002. Definitions.
``Sec. 2003. Authorization of appropriations.

               ``Part A--Supporting Effective Instruction

``Sec. 2101. Formula grants to States.
``Sec. 2102. Subgrants to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 2103. Local uses of funds.
``Sec. 2104. Reporting.

                      ``Part B--National Activities

``Sec. 2201. Reservations.

        ``subpart 1--teacher and school leader incentive program

``Sec. 2211. Purposes; definitions.
``Sec. 2212. Teacher and school leader incentive fund grants.
``Sec. 2213. Reports.

     ``subpart 2--literacy education for all, results for the nation

``Sec. 2221. Purposes; definitions.
``Sec. 2222. Comprehensive literacy State development grants.
``Sec. 2223. Subgrants to eligible entities in support of birth through 
          kindergarten entry literacy.
``Sec. 2224. Subgrants to eligible entities in support of kindergarten 
          through grade 12 literacy.
``Sec. 2225. National evaluation and information dissemination.
``Sec. 2226. Innovative approaches to literacy.

           ``subpart 3--american history and civics education

``Sec. 2231. Program authorized.
``Sec. 2232. Presidential and congressional academies for American 
          history and civics.
``Sec. 2233. National activities.

             ``subpart 4--programs of national significance

``Sec. 2241. Funding allotment.
``Sec. 2242. Supporting effective educator development.
``Sec. 2243. School leader recruitment and support.
``Sec. 2244. Technical assistance and national evaluation.
``Sec. 2245. STEM master teacher corps.

                      ``Part C--General Provisions

``Sec. 2301. Supplement, not supplant.
``Sec. 2302. Rules of construction.

  ``TITLE III--LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT 
                                STUDENTS

``Sec. 3001. Authorization of appropriations.

   ``Part A--English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 
                        Academic Achievement Act

``Sec. 3101. Short title.
``Sec. 3102. Purposes.

 ``subpart 1--grants and subgrants for english language acquisition and 
                          language enhancement

``Sec. 3111. Formula grants to States.
``Sec. 3112. Native American and Alaska Native children in school.
``Sec. 3113. State and specially qualified agency plans.
``Sec. 3114. Within-State allocations.
``Sec. 3115. Subgrants to eligible entities.
``Sec. 3116. Local plans.

             ``subpart 2--accountability and administration

``Sec. 3121. Reporting.
``Sec. 3122. Biennial reports.
``Sec. 3123. Coordination with related programs.
``Sec. 3124. Rules of construction.
``Sec. 3125. Legal authority under State law.
``Sec. 3126. Civil rights.
``Sec. 3127. Programs for Native Americans and Puerto Rico.
``Sec. 3128. Prohibition.

                    ``subpart 3--national activities

``Sec. 3131. National professional development project.

                      ``Part B--General Provisions

``Sec. 3201. Definitions.
``Sec. 3202. National clearinghouse.
``Sec. 3203. Regulations.

                    ``TITLE IV--21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

``Sec. 4001. General provisions.

        ``Part A--Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

       ``subpart 1--student support and academic enrichment grants

``Sec. 4101. Purpose.
``Sec. 4102. Definitions.
``Sec. 4103. Formula grants to States.
``Sec. 4104. State use of funds.
``Sec. 4105. Allocations to local educational agencies.
``Sec. 4106. Local educational agency applications.
``Sec. 4107. Activities to support well-rounded educational 
          opportunities.
``Sec. 4108. Activities to support safe and healthy students.
``Sec. 4109. Activities to support the effective use of technology.
``Sec. 4110. Supplement, not supplant.
``Sec. 4111. Rule of construction.
``Sec. 4112. Authorization of appropriations.

                      ``subpart 2--internet safety

``4121. Internet safety.

            ``Part B--21st Century Community Learning Centers

``Sec. 4201. Purpose; definitions.
``Sec. 4202. Allotments to States.
``Sec. 4203. State application.
``Sec. 4204. Local competitive subgrant program.
``Sec. 4205. Local activities.
``Sec. 4206. Authorization of appropriations.

     ``Part C--Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools

``Sec. 4301. Purpose.
``Sec. 4302. Program authorized.
``Sec. 4303. Grants to support high-quality charter schools.
``Sec. 4304. Facilities financing assistance.
``Sec. 4305. National activities.
``Sec. 4306. Federal formula allocation during first year and for 
          successive enrollment expansions.
``Sec. 4307. Solicitation of input from charter school operators.
``Sec. 4308. Records transfer.
``Sec. 4309. Paperwork reduction.
``Sec. 4310. Definitions.
``Sec. 4311. Authorization of appropriations.

                   ``Part D--Magnet Schools Assistance

``Sec. 4401. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 4402. Definition.
``Sec. 4403. Program authorized.
``Sec. 4404. Eligibility.
``Sec. 4405. Applications and requirements.
``Sec. 4406. Priority.
``Sec. 4407. Use of funds.
``Sec. 4408. Limitations.
``Sec. 4409. Authorization of appropriations; reservation.

            ``Part E--Family Engagement in Education Programs

``Sec. 4501. Purposes.
``Sec. 4502. Grants authorized.
``Sec. 4503. Applications.
``Sec. 4504. Uses of funds.
``Sec. 4505. Family engagement in Indian schools.
``Sec. 4506. Authorization of appropriations.

                      ``Part F--National Activities

``Sec. 4601. Authorization of appropriations; reservations.

             ``subpart 1--education innovation and research

``Sec. 4611. Grants for education innovation and research.

            ``subpart 2--community support for school success

``Sec. 4621. Purposes.
``Sec. 4622. Definitions.
``Sec. 4623. Program authorized.
``Sec. 4624. Promise neighborhoods.
``Sec. 4625. Full-service community schools.

           ``subpart 3--national activities for school safety

``Sec. 4631. National activities for school safety.

                    ``subpart 4--academic enrichment

``Sec. 4641. Awards for academic enrichment.
``Sec. 4642. Assistance for arts education.
``Sec. 4643. Ready to learn programming.
``Sec. 4644. Supporting high-ability learners and learning.

                ``TITLE V--FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

   ``Part A--Funding Transferability for State and Local Educational 
                                Agencies

``Sec. 5101. Short title.
``Sec. 5102. Purpose.
``Sec. 5103. Transferability of funds.

                  ``Part B--Rural Education Initiative

``Sec. 5201. Short title.
``Sec. 5202. Purpose.

          ``subpart 1--small, rural school achievement program

``Sec. 5211. Use of applicable funding.
``Sec. 5212. Grant program authorized.

            ``subpart 2--rural and low-income school program

``Sec. 5221. Program authorized.
``Sec. 5222. Use of funds.
``Sec. 5223. Applications.
``Sec. 5224. Report.
``Sec. 5225. Choice of participation.

                      ``Part C--General Provisions

``Sec. 5301. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or 
          control.
``Sec. 5302. Rule of construction on equalized spending.

    ``TITLE VI--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

                       ``Part A--Indian Education

``Sec. 6101. Statement of policy.
``Sec. 6102. Purpose.

        ``subpart 1--formula grants to local educational agencies

``Sec. 6111. Purpose.
``Sec. 6112. Grants to local educational agencies and tribes.
``Sec. 6113. Amount of grants.
``Sec. 6114. Applications.
``Sec. 6115. Authorized services and activities.
``Sec. 6116. Integration of services authorized.
``Sec. 6117. Student eligibility forms.
``Sec. 6118. Payments.
``Sec. 6119. State educational agency review.

   ``subpart 2--special programs and projects to improve educational 
                    opportunities for indian children

``Sec. 6121. Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian 
          children and youth.
``Sec. 6122. Professional development for teachers and education 
          professionals.

                    ``subpart 3--national activities

``Sec. 6131. National research activities.
``Sec. 6132. Grants to tribes for education administrative planning, 
          development, and coordination.
``Sec. 6133. Native American and Alaska Native language immersion 
          schools and programs.

                   ``subpart 4--federal administration

``Sec. 6141. National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
``Sec. 6142. Peer review.
``Sec. 6143. Preference for Indian applicants.
``Sec. 6144. Minimum grant criteria.

       ``subpart 5--definitions; authorizations of appropriations

``Sec. 6151. Definitions.
``Sec. 6152. Authorizations of appropriations.

                   ``Part B--Native Hawaiian Education

``Sec. 6201. Short title.
``Sec. 6202. Findings.
``Sec. 6203. Purposes.
``Sec. 6204. Native Hawaiian Education Council.
``Sec. 6205. Program authorized.
``Sec. 6206. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 6207. Definitions.

                    ``Part C--Alaska Native Education

``Sec. 6301. Short title.
``Sec. 6302. Findings.
``Sec. 6303. Purposes.
``Sec. 6304. Program authorized.
``Sec. 6305. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 6306. Definitions.

                         ``TITLE VII--IMPACT AID

``Sec. 7001. Purpose.
``Sec. 7002. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property.
``Sec. 7003. Payments for eligible federally connected children.
``Sec. 7004. Policies and procedures relating to children residing on 
          Indian lands.
``Sec. 7005. Application for payments under sections 7002 and 7003.
``Sec. 7007. Construction.
``Sec. 7008. Facilities.
``Sec. 7009. State consideration of payments in providing State aid.
``Sec. 7010. Federal administration.
``Sec. 7011. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
``Sec. 7012. Forgiveness of overpayments.
``Sec. 7013. Definitions.
``Sec. 7014. Authorization of appropriations.

                    ``TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          ``Part A--Definitions

``Sec. 8101. Definitions.
``Sec. 8102. Applicability of title.
``Sec. 8103. Applicability to Bureau of Indian Education operated 
          schools.

   ``Part B--Flexibility in the Use of Administrative and Other Funds

``Sec. 8201. Consolidation of State administrative funds for elementary 
          and secondary education programs.
``Sec. 8202. Single local educational agency States.
``Sec. 8203. Consolidation of funds for local administration.
``Sec. 8204. Consolidated set-aside for Department of the Interior 
          funds.
``Sec. 8205. Department staff.

 ``Part C--Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans 
                            and Applications

``Sec. 8301. Purposes.
``Sec. 8302. Optional consolidated State plans or applications.
``Sec. 8303. Consolidated reporting.
``Sec. 8304. General applicability of State educational agency 
          assurances.
``Sec. 8305. Consolidated local plans or applications.
``Sec. 8306. Other general assurances.

                            ``Part D--Waivers

``Sec. 8401. Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.

``Part E--Approval and Disapproval of State Plans and Local Applications

``Sec. 8451. Approval and disapproval of State plans.
``Sec. 8452. Approval and disapproval of local educational agency 
          applications.

                      ``Part F--Uniform Provisions

                      ``subpart 1--private schools

``Sec. 8501. Participation by private school children and teachers.
``Sec. 8502. Standards for by-pass.
``Sec. 8503. Complaint process for participation of private school 
          children.
``Sec. 8504. By-pass determination process.
``Sec. 8505. Prohibition against funds for religious worship or 
          instruction.
``Sec. 8506. Private, religious, and home schools.

                      ``subpart 2--other provisions

``Sec. 8521. Maintenance of effort.
``Sec. 8522. Prohibition regarding State aid.
``Sec. 8523. Privacy of assessment results.
``Sec. 8524. School prayer.
``Sec. 8525. Equal access to public school facilities.
``Sec. 8526. Prohibited uses of funds
``Sec. 8526A. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or 
          control.
``Sec. 8527. Prohibitions on Federal Government and use of Federal 
          funds.
``Sec. 8528. Armed Forces recruiter access to students and student 
          recruiting information.
``Sec. 8529. Prohibition on federally sponsored testing.
``Sec. 8530. Limitations on national testing or certification for 
          teachers, principals, or other school leaders.
``Sec. 8530A. Prohibition on requiring State participation.
``Sec. 8531. Prohibition on nationwide database.
``Sec. 8532. Unsafe school choice option.
``Sec. 8533. Prohibition on discrimination.
``Sec. 8534. Civil rights.
``Sec. 8535. Rulemaking.
``Sec. 8536. Severability.
``Sec. 8537. Transfer of school disciplinary records.
``Sec. 8538. Consultation with Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
``Sec. 8539. Outreach and technical assistance for rural local 
          educational agencies.
``Sec. 8540. Consultation with the Governor.
``Sec. 8541. Local governance.
``Sec. 8542. Rule of construction regarding travel to and from school.
``Sec. 8543. Limitations on school-based health centers.
``Sec. 8544. State control over standards.
``Sec. 8545. Sense of Congress on protecting student privacy.
``Sec. 8546. Prohibition on aiding and abetting sexual abuse.
``Sec. 8547. Sense of Congress on restoration of State sovereignty over 
          public education.
``Sec. 8548. Privacy.
``Sec. 8549. Analysis and periodic review of departmental guidance.
``Sec. 8549A. Sense of Congress.
``Sec. 8549B. Sense of Congress on early learning and child care.
``Sec. 8549C. Technical assistance.

                ``subpart 3--teacher liability protection

``Sec. 8551. Short title.
``Sec. 8552. Purpose.
``Sec. 8553. Definitions.
``Sec. 8554. Applicability.
``Sec. 8555. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability.
``Sec. 8556. Limitation on liability for teachers.
``Sec. 8557. Allocation of responsibility for noneconomic loss.
``Sec. 8558. Effective date.

                       ``subpart 4--gun possession

``Sec. 8561. Gun-free requirements.

                ``subpart 5--environmental tobacco smoke

``Sec. 8571. Short title.
``Sec. 8572. Definitions.
``Sec. 8573. Nonsmoking policy for children's services.
``Sec. 8574. Preemption.

                          ``Part G--Evaluations

``Sec. 8601. Evaluations.''.

     TITLE I--IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY STATE AND LOCAL 
                          EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

     PART A--IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY STATE AND LOCAL 
                          EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

SEC. 1000. REDESIGNATIONS.
    Subpart 1 of part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking sections 1116, 1117, and 1119;
        (2) by redesignating section 1118 as section 1116;
        (3) by redesignating section 1120 as section 1117;
        (4) by redesignating section 1120A as section 1118; and
        (5) by redesignating section 1120B as section 1119.
SEC. 1001. 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 significant 
opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, 
and to close educational achievement gaps.''.
SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``(a)  Local Educational Agency Grants.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the activities described in part A--
        ``(1) $15,012,317,605 for fiscal year 2017;
        ``(2) $15,457,459,042 for fiscal year 2018;
        ``(3) $15,897,371,442 for fiscal year 2019; and
        ``(4) $16,182,344,591 for fiscal year 2020.
    ``(b) State Assessments.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out the activities described in part B, $378,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
    ``(c) Education of Migratory Children.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the activities described in part C, 
$374,751,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
    ``(d) Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth 
Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the activities described in part D, 
$47,614,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
    ``(e) Federal Activities.--For the purpose of carrying out 
evaluation activities related to title I under section 8601, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $710,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2020.
    ``(f) Sense of Congress Regarding Adjustments to Authorizations of 
Appropriations Provided in This Act for Future Budget Agreements.--It 
is the sense of Congress that if legislation is enacted that revises 
the limits on discretionary spending established under section 251(c) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 901(c)), the levels of appropriations authorized throughout this 
Act should be adjusted in a manner that is consistent with the 
adjustments in nonsecurity category funding provided for under the 
revised limits on discretionary spending.''.
SEC. 1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
    Section 1003 (20 U.S.C. 6303) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
    ``(a) State Reservations.--To carry out subsection (b) and the 
State educational agency's statewide system of technical assistance and 
support for local educational agencies, each State shall reserve the 
greater of--
        ``(1) 7 percent of the amount the State receives under subpart 
    2 of part A; or
        ``(2) the sum of the amount the State--
            ``(A) reserved for fiscal year 2016 under this subsection, 
        as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
        Every Student Succeeds Act; and
            ``(B) received for fiscal year 2016 under subsection (g), 
        as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
        Every Student Succeeds Act.
    ``(b) Uses.--Of the amount reserved under subsection (a) for any 
fiscal year, the State educational agency--
        ``(1)(A) shall allocate not less than 95 percent of that amount 
    to make grants to local educational agencies on a formula or 
    competitive basis, to serve schools implementing comprehensive 
    support and improvement activities or targeted support and 
    improvement activities under section 1111(d); or
        ``(B) 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, 
    educational service agencies, or nonprofit or for-profit external 
    providers with expertise in using evidence-based strategies to 
    improve student achievement, instruction, and schools; and
        ``(2) shall use the funds not allocated to local educational 
    agencies under paragraph (1) to carry out this section, which shall 
    include--
            ``(A) establishing the method, consistent with paragraph 
        (1)(A), the State will use to allocate funds to local 
        educational agencies under such paragraph, including ensuring--
                ``(i) the local educational agencies receiving an 
            allotment under such paragraph represent the geographic 
            diversity of the State; and
                ``(ii) that allotments are of sufficient size to enable 
            a local educational agency to effectively implement 
            selected strategies;
            ``(B) monitoring and evaluating the use of funds by local 
        educational agencies receiving an allotment under such 
        paragraph; and
            ``(C) as appropriate, reducing barriers and providing 
        operational flexibility for schools in the implementation of 
        comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted 
        support and improvement activities under section 1111(d).
    ``(c) Duration.--The State educational agency shall award each 
subgrant under subsection (b) for a period of not more than 4 years, 
which may include a planning year.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as prohibiting a State from allocating subgrants under this 
section to a statewide school district, consortium of local educational 
agencies, or an educational service agency that serves schools 
implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or 
targeted support and improvement activities, if such entities are 
legally constituted or recognized as local educational agencies in the 
State.
    ``(e) Application.--To receive an allotment under subsection 
(b)(1), a local educational agency shall submit an application to the 
State educational agency at such time, in such form, and including such 
information as the State educational agency may require. Each 
application shall include, at a minimum--
        ``(1) a description of how the local educational agency will 
    carry out its responsibilities under section 1111(d) for schools 
    receiving funds under this section, including how the local 
    educational agency will--
            ``(A) develop comprehensive support and improvement plans 
        under section 1111(d)(1) for schools receiving funds under this 
        section;
            ``(B) support schools developing or implementing targeted 
        support and improvement plans under section 1111(d)(2), if 
        funds received under this section are used for such purpose;
            ``(C) monitor schools receiving funds under this section, 
        including how the local educational agency will carry out its 
        responsibilities under clauses (iv) and (v) of section 
        1111(d)(2)(B) if funds received under this section are used to 
        support schools implementing targeted support and improvement 
        plans;
            ``(D) use a rigorous review process to recruit, screen, 
        select, and evaluate any external partners with whom the local 
        educational agency will partner;
            ``(E) align other Federal, State, and local resources to 
        carry out the activities supported with funds received under 
        subsection (b)(1); and
            ``(F) as appropriate, modify practices and policies to 
        provide operational flexibility that enables full and effective 
        implementation of the plans described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        of section 1111(d); and
        ``(2) an assurance that each school the local educational 
    agency proposes to serve will receive all of the State and local 
    funds it would have received in the absence of funds received under 
    this section.
    ``(f) 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 high numbers, or a high percentage of, elementary 
    schools and secondary schools implementing plans under paragraphs 
    (1) and (2) of section 1111(d);
        ``(2) demonstrate the greatest need for such funds, as 
    determined by the State; and
        ``(3) demonstrate the strongest commitment to using funds under 
    this section to enable the lowest-performing schools to improve 
    student achievement and student outcomes.
    ``(g) 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 
amount to local educational agencies in accordance with--
        ``(1) the relative allocations the State educational agency 
    made to those agencies for that fiscal year under subpart 2 of part 
    A; or
        ``(2) section 1126(c).
    ``(h) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, the amount of funds reserved by the State educational agency 
under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal 
year shall not decrease the amount of funds each local educational 
agency receives under subpart 2 of part A below the amount received by 
such local educational agency under such subpart for the preceding 
fiscal year.
    ``(i) Reporting.--The State shall include in the report described 
in section 1111(h)(1) a list of all the local educational agencies and 
schools that received funds under this section, including the amount of 
funds each school received and the types of strategies implemented in 
each school with such funds.''.
SEC. 1004. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.
    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1003 (20 U.S.C. 6303) 
the following:
``SEC. 1003A. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.
    ``(a) State Reservation.--
        ``(1) In general.--
            ``(A) States.--Each State educational agency, after 
        meaningful consultation with geographically diverse local 
        educational agencies described in subparagraph (B), may reserve 
        not more than 3 percent of the amount the State educational 
        agency receives under subpart 2 of part A for each fiscal year 
        to carry out this section.
            ``(B) Consultation.--A State educational agency shall 
        consult under subparagraph (A) with local educational agencies 
        that include--
                ``(i) suburban, rural, and urban local educational 
            agencies;
                ``(ii) local educational agencies serving a high 
            percentage of schools identified by the State for 
            comprehensive support and improvement under section 
            1111(c)(4)(D)(i); and
                ``(iii) local educational agencies serving a high 
            percentage of schools implementing targeted support and 
            improvement plans under section 1111(d)(2).
        ``(2) Program administration.--Of the funds reserved under 
    paragraph (1)(A), the State educational agency may use not more 
    than 1 percent to administer the program described in this section.
    ``(b) Awards.--
        ``(1) In general.--From the amount reserved under subsection 
    (a) by a State educational agency, the State educational agency 
    shall award grants to geographically diverse local educational 
    agencies described in subsection (a)(1)(B)(i).
        ``(2) Priority.--In making such awards, the State educational 
    agency shall prioritize awards to local educational agencies 
    serving the highest percentage of schools, as compared to other 
    local educational agencies in the State--
            ``(A) identified by the State for comprehensive support and 
        improvement under section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i); or
            ``(B) implementing targeted support and improvement plans 
        under section 1111(d)(2).
    ``(c) Local Use of Funds.--A local educational agency receiving an 
award under this section--
        ``(1) may use not more than 1 percent of its award for outreach 
    and communication to parents about available direct student 
    services described in paragraph (3) in the local educational agency 
    and State;
        ``(2) may use not more than 2 percent of its award for 
    administrative costs related to such direct student services;
        ``(3) shall use the remainder of the award to pay the costs 
    associated with one or more of the following direct student 
    services--
            ``(A) enrollment and participation in academic courses not 
        otherwise available at a student's school, including--
                ``(i) advanced courses; and
                ``(ii) career and technical education coursework that--

                    ``(I) is aligned with the challenging State 
                academic standards; and
                    ``(II) leads to industry-recognized credentials 
                that meet the quality criteria established by the State 
                under section 123(a) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102);

            ``(B) credit recovery and academic acceleration courses 
        that lead to a regular high school diploma;
            ``(C) activities that assist students in successfully 
        completing postsecondary level instruction and examinations 
        that are accepted for credit at institutions of higher 
        education (including Advanced Placement and International 
        Baccalaureate courses), which may include reimbursing low-
        income students to cover part or all of the costs of fees for 
        such examinations;
            ``(D) components of a personalized learning approach, which 
        may include high-quality academic tutoring; and
            ``(E) in the case of a local educational agency that does 
        not reserve funds under section 1111(d)(1)(D)(v), 
        transportation to allow a student enrolled in a school 
        identified for comprehensive support and improvement under 
        section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i) to transfer to another public school 
        (which may include a charter school) that has not been 
        identified by the State under such section; and
        ``(4) in paying the costs associated with the direct student 
    services described in paragraph (3), shall--
            ``(A) first, pay such costs for students who are enrolled 
        in schools identified by the State for comprehensive support 
        and improvement under section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i);
            ``(B) second, pay such costs for low-achieving students who 
        are enrolled in schools implementing targeted support and 
        improvement plans under section 1111(d)(2); and
            ``(C) with any remaining funds, pay such costs for other 
        low-achieving students served by the local educational agency.
    ``(d) Application.--A local educational agency desiring to receive 
an award under subsection (b) shall submit an application to the State 
educational agency at such time and in such manner as the State 
educational agency shall require. At a minimum, each application shall 
describe 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) in the case of a local educational agency offering public 
    school choice under this section, ensure sufficient availability of 
    seats in the public schools the local educational agency will make 
    available for public school choice options;
        ``(4) prioritize services to students who are lowest-achieving;
        ``(5) select providers of direct student services, which may 
    include one or more of--
            ``(A) the local educational agency or other local 
        educational agencies;
            ``(B) community colleges or other institutions of higher 
        education;
            ``(C) non-public entities;
            ``(D) community-based organizations; or
            ``(E) in the case of high-quality academic tutoring, a 
        variety of providers of such tutoring that are selected and 
        approved by the State and appear on the State's list of such 
        providers required under subsection (e)(2);
        ``(6) monitor the provision of direct student services; and
        ``(7) publicly report the results of direct student service 
    providers in improving relevant student outcomes in a manner that 
    is accessible to parents.
    ``(e) Providers and Schools.--A State educational agency that 
reserves an amount under subsection (a) shall--
        ``(1) ensure that each local educational agency that receives 
    an award under this section and intends to provide public school 
    choice under subsection (c)(3)(E) can provide a sufficient number 
    of options to provide a meaningful choice for parents;
        ``(2) compile and maintain an updated list of State-approved 
    high-quality academic tutoring providers that--
            ``(A) is developed using a fair negotiation and rigorous 
        selection and approval process;
            ``(B) provides parents with meaningful choices;
            ``(C) offers a range of tutoring models, including online 
        and on campus; and
            ``(D) includes only providers that--
                ``(i) have a demonstrated record of success in 
            increasing students' academic achievement;
                ``(ii) comply with all applicable Federal, State, and 
            local health, safety, and civil rights laws; and
                ``(iii) provide instruction and content that is 
            secular, neutral, and non-ideological;
        ``(3) ensure that each local educational agency receiving an 
    award is able to provide an adequate number of high-quality 
    academic tutoring options to ensure parents have a meaningful 
    choice of services;
        ``(4) develop and implement procedures for monitoring the 
    quality of services provided by direct student service providers; 
    and
        ``(5) establish and implement clear criteria describing the 
    course of action for direct student service providers that are not 
    successful in improving student academic outcomes, which, for a 
    high-quality academic tutoring provider, may include a process to 
    remove State approval under paragraph (2).''.
SEC. 1005. STATE PLANS.
    Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS.
    ``(a) Filing for Grants.--
        ``(1) In general.--For any State desiring to receive a grant 
    under this part, the State educational agency shall file with the 
    Secretary a plan that is--
            ``(A) developed by the State educational agency with timely 
        and meaningful consultation with the Governor, members of the 
        State legislature and State board of education (if the State 
        has a State board of education), local educational agencies 
        (including those located in rural areas), representatives of 
        Indian tribes located in the State, teachers, principals, other 
        school leaders, charter school leaders (if the State has 
        charter schools), specialized instructional support personnel, 
        paraprofessionals, administrators, other staff, and parents; 
        and
            ``(B) is coordinated with other programs under this Act, 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
        et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 701 et 
        seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
        of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), the Head Start Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child Care and Development Block 
        Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), the Education 
        Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.), the 
        Education Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9601 et. 
        seq.), the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
        Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.), the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.), and the 
        Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et 
        seq.).
        ``(2) Limitation.--Consultation required under paragraph (1)(A) 
    shall not interfere with the timely submission of the plan required 
    under this section.
        ``(3) Consolidated plan.--A State plan submitted under 
    paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of a consolidated plan under 
    section 8302.
        ``(4) Peer review and secretarial approval.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                ``(i) establish a peer-review process to assist in the 
            review of State plans;
                ``(ii) establish multidisciplinary peer-review teams 
            and appoint members of such teams--

                    ``(I) who are representative of--

                        ``(aa) parents, teachers, principals, other 
                    school leaders, specialized instructional support 
                    personnel, State educational agencies, local 
                    educational agencies, and the community (including 
                    the business community); and
                        ``(bb) researchers who are familiar with--
                            ``(AA) the implementation of academic 
                        standards, assessments, or accountability 
                        systems; and
                            ``(BB) how to meet the needs of 
                        disadvantaged students, children with 
                        disabilities, and English learners, the needs 
                        of low-performing schools, and other 
                        educational needs of students;

                    ``(II) that include, to the extent practicable, 
                majority representation of individuals who, in the most 
                recent 2 years, have had practical experience in the 
                classroom, school administration, or State or local 
                government (such as direct employees of a school, local 
                educational agency, or State educational agency); and
                    ``(III) who represent a regionally diverse cross-
                section of States;

                ``(iii) make available to the public, including by such 
            means as posting to the Department's website, the list of 
            peer reviewers who have reviewed State plans under this 
            section;
                ``(iv) ensure that the peer-review teams consist of 
            varied individuals so that the same peer reviewers are not 
            reviewing all of the State plans;
                ``(v) approve a State plan not later than 120 days 
            after its submission, unless the Secretary meets the 
            requirements of clause (vi);
                ``(vi) have the authority to disapprove a State plan 
            only if--

                    ``(I) the Secretary--

                        ``(aa) determines how the State plan fails to 
                    meet the requirements of this section;
                        ``(bb) immediately provides to the State, in 
                    writing, notice of such determination, and the 
                    supporting information and rationale to 
                    substantiate such determination;
                        ``(cc) offers the State an opportunity to 
                    revise and resubmit its State plan, and provides 
                    the State--
                            ``(AA) technical assistance to assist the 
                        State in meeting the requirements of this 
                        section;
                            ``(BB) in writing, all peer-review 
                        comments, suggestions, recommendations, or 
                        concerns relating to its State plan; and
                            ``(CC) a hearing, unless the State declines 
                        the opportunity for such hearing; and

                    ``(II) the State--

                        ``(aa) does not revise and resubmit its State 
                    plan; or
                        ``(bb) in a case in which a State revises and 
                    resubmits its State plan after a hearing is 
                    conducted under subclause (I)(cc)(CC), or after the 
                    State has declined the opportunity for such a 
                    hearing, the Secretary determines that such revised 
                    State plan does not meet the requirements of this 
                    section.
            ``(B) Purpose of peer review.--The peer-review process 
        shall be designed to--
                ``(i) maximize collaboration with each State;
                ``(ii) promote effective implementation of the 
            challenging State academic standards through State and 
            local innovation; and
                ``(iii) provide transparent, timely, and objective 
            feedback to States designed to strengthen the technical and 
            overall quality of the State plans.
            ``(C) Standard and nature of review.--Peer reviewers shall 
        conduct an objective review of State plans in their totality 
        and out of respect for State and local judgments, with the goal 
        of supporting State- and local-led innovation and providing 
        objective feedback on the technical and overall quality of a 
        State plan.
            ``(D) Prohibition.--Neither the Secretary nor the political 
        appointees of the Department, may attempt to participate in, or 
        influence, the peer-review process.
        ``(5) Public review.--All written communications, feedback, and 
    notifications under this subsection shall be conducted in a manner 
    that is transparent and immediately made available to the public on 
    the Department's website, including--
            ``(A) plans submitted or resubmitted by a State;
            ``(B) peer-review guidance, notes, and comments and the 
        names of the peer reviewers (once the peer reviewers have 
        completed their work);
            ``(C) State plan determinations by the Secretary, including 
        approvals or disapprovals; and
            ``(D) notices and transcripts of hearings under this 
        section.
        ``(6) Duration of the plan.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each State plan shall--
                ``(i) remain in effect for the duration of the State's 
            participation under this part; and
                ``(ii) 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.
            ``(B) Additional information.--
                ``(i) In general.--If a State makes significant changes 
            to its plan at any time, such as the adoption of new 
            challenging State academic standards or new academic 
            assessments under subsection (b), or changes to its 
            accountability system under subsection (c), such 
            information shall be submitted to the Secretary in the form 
            of revisions or amendments to the State plan.
                ``(ii) Review of revised plans.--The Secretary shall 
            review the information submitted under clause (i) and 
            approve changes to the State plan, or disapprove such 
            changes in accordance with paragraph (4)(A)(vi), within 90 
            days, without undertaking the peer-review process under 
            such paragraph.
                ``(iii) Special rule for standards.--If a State makes 
            changes to its challenging State academic standards, the 
            requirements of subsection (b)(1), including the 
            requirement that such standards need not be submitted to 
            the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A), shall still 
            apply.
        ``(7) Failure to meet requirements.--If a State fails to meet 
    any of the requirements of this section, the Secretary may withhold 
    funds for State administration under this part until the Secretary 
    determines that the State has fulfilled those requirements.
        ``(8) Public comment.--Each State shall make the State plan 
    publicly available for public comment for a period of not less than 
    30 days, by electronic means and in an easily accessible format, 
    prior to submission to the Secretary for approval under this 
    subsection. The State, in the plan it files under this subsection, 
    shall provide an assurance that public comments were taken into 
    account in the development of the State plan.
    ``(b) Challenging Academic Standards and Academic Assessments.--
        ``(1) Challenging state academic standards.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each State, in the plan it files under 
        subsection (a), shall provide an assurance that the State has 
        adopted challenging academic content standards and aligned 
        academic achievement standards (referred to in this Act as 
        `challenging State academic standards'), which achievement 
        standards shall include not less than 3 levels of achievement, 
        that will be used by the State, its local educational agencies, 
        and its schools to carry out this part. A State shall not be 
        required to submit such challenging State academic standards to 
        the Secretary.
            ``(B) Same standards.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
        (E), the standards required by 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.
            ``(C) 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.
            ``(D) Alignment.--
                ``(i) In general.--Each State shall demonstrate that 
            the challenging State academic standards are aligned with 
            entrance requirements for credit-bearing coursework in the 
            system of public higher education in the State and relevant 
            State career and technical education standards.
                ``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall 
            be construed to authorize public institutions of higher 
            education to determine the specific challenging State 
            academic standards required under this paragraph.
            ``(E) Alternate academic achievement standards for students 
        with the most significant cognitive disabilities.--
                ``(i) In general.--The State may, through a documented 
            and validated standards-setting process, adopt alternate 
            academic achievement standards for students with the most 
            significant cognitive disabilities, provided those 
            standards--

                    ``(I) are aligned with the challenging State 
                academic content standards under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(II) promote access to the general education 
                curriculum, consistent with the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
                    ``(III) reflect professional judgment as to the 
                highest possible standards achievable by such students;
                    ``(IV) are designated in the individualized 
                education program developed under section 614(d)(3) of 
                the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                U.S.C. 1414(d)(3)) for each such student as the 
                academic achievement standards that will be used for 
                the student; and
                    ``(V) are aligned to ensure that a student who 
                meets the alternate academic achievement standards is 
                on track to pursue postsecondary education or 
                employment, consistent with the purposes of Public Law 
                93-112, as in effect on July 22, 2014.

                ``(ii) Prohibition on any other alternate or modified 
            academic achievement standards.--A State shall not develop, 
            or implement for use under this part, any alternate 
            academic achievement standards for children with 
            disabilities that are not alternate academic achievement 
            standards that meet the requirements of clause (i).
            ``(F) English language proficiency standards.--Each State 
        plan shall demonstrate that the State has adopted English 
        language proficiency standards that--
                ``(i) are derived from the 4 recognized domains of 
            speaking, listening, reading, and writing;
                ``(ii) address the different proficiency levels of 
            English learners; and
                ``(iii) are aligned with the challenging State academic 
            standards.
            ``(G) Prohibitions.--
                ``(i) Standards review or approval.--A State shall not 
            be required to submit any standards developed under this 
            subsection to the Secretary for review or approval.
                ``(ii) Federal control.--The Secretary shall not have 
            the authority to mandate, direct, control, coerce, or 
            exercise any direction or supervision over any of the 
            challenging State academic standards adopted or implemented 
            by a State.
            ``(H) Existing standards.--Nothing in this part shall 
        prohibit a State from revising, consistent with this section, 
        any standards adopted under this part before or after the date 
        of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
        ``(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. The State retains the right to 
        implement such assessments in any other subject chosen by the 
        State.
            ``(B) Requirements.--The assessments under subparagraph (A) 
        shall--
                ``(i) except as provided in subparagraph (D), be--

                    ``(I) the same academic assessments used to measure 
                the achievement of all public elementary school and 
                secondary school students in the State; and
                    ``(II) administered to all public elementary school 
                and secondary school students in the State;

                ``(ii) be aligned with the challenging State academic 
            standards, and provide coherent and timely information 
            about student attainment of such standards and whether the 
            student is performing at the student's grade level;
                ``(iii) be used for purposes for which such assessments 
            are valid and reliable, consistent with relevant, 
            nationally recognized professional and technical 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;
                ``(iv) be of adequate technical quality for each 
            purpose required under this Act and consistent with the 
            requirements of this section, the evidence of which shall 
            be made public, including on the website of the State 
            educational agency;
                ``(v)(I) in the case of mathematics and reading or 
            language arts, be administered--

                    ``(aa) in each of grades 3 through 8; and
                    ``(bb) 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) involve multiple up-to-date measures of student 
            academic achievement, including measures that assess 
            higher-order thinking skills and understanding, which may 
            include measures of student academic growth and may be 
            partially delivered in the form of portfolios, projects, or 
            extended performance tasks;
                ``(vii) provide for--

                    ``(I) the participation in such assessments of all 
                students;
                    ``(II) the appropriate accommodations, such as 
                interoperability with, and ability to use, assistive 
                technology, for children with disabilities (as defined 
                in section 602(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(3))), including students 
                with the most significant cognitive disabilities, and 
                students with a disability who are provided 
                accommodations under an Act other than the Individuals 
                with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
                seq.), necessary to measure the academic achievement of 
                such children relative to the challenging State 
                academic standards or alternate academic achievement 
                standards described in paragraph (1)(E); and
                    ``(III) the inclusion of English learners, who 
                shall be assessed in a valid and reliable manner and 
                provided appropriate 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 
                subparagraph (G);

                ``(viii) at the State's discretion--

                    ``(I) be administered through a single summative 
                assessment; or
                    ``(II) be administered through multiple statewide 
                interim 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 or growth;

                ``(ix) notwithstanding clause (vii)(III), provide for 
            assessments (using tests in English) of reading or language 
            arts of any student who has attended school in the United 
            States (not including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for 
            3 or more consecutive school years, except that if the 
            local educational agency determines, on a case-by-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 2 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;
                ``(x) produce individual student interpretive, 
            descriptive, and diagnostic reports, consistent with clause 
            (iii), regarding achievement on such assessments that allow 
            parents, teachers, principals, and other 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;
                ``(xi) enable results to be disaggregated within each 
            State, local educational agency, and school by--

                    ``(I) each major racial and ethnic group;
                    ``(II) economically disadvantaged students as 
                compared to students who are not economically 
                disadvantaged;
                    ``(III) children with disabilities as compared to 
                children without disabilities;
                    ``(IV) English proficiency status;
                    ``(V) gender; and
                    ``(VI) migrant status,

            except that such disaggregation shall not be required in 
            the case of a State, local educational agency, or a school 
            in which the number of students in a subgroup is 
            insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 
            the results would reveal personally identifiable 
            information about an individual student;
                ``(xii) enable itemized score analyses to be produced 
            and reported, consistent with clause (iii), to local 
            educational agencies and schools, so that parents, 
            teachers, principals, other school leaders, and 
            administrators can interpret and address the specific 
            academic needs of students as indicated by the students' 
            achievement on assessment items; and
                ``(xiii) be developed, to the extent practicable, using 
            the principles of universal design for learning.
            ``(C) Exception for advanced mathematics in middle 
        school.--A State may exempt any 8th grade student from the 
        assessment in mathematics described in subparagraph 
        (B)(v)(I)(aa) if--
                ``(i) such student takes the end-of-course assessment 
            the State typically administers to meet the requirements of 
            subparagraph (B)(v)(I)(bb) in mathematics;
                ``(ii) such student's achievement on such end-of-course 
            assessment is used for purposes of subsection (c)(4)(B)(i), 
            in lieu of such student's achievement on the mathematics 
            assessment required under subparagraph (B)(v)(I)(aa), and 
            such student is counted as participating in the assessment 
            for purposes of subsection (c)(4)(B)(vi); and
                ``(iii) in high school, such student takes a 
            mathematics assessment pursuant to subparagraph 
            (B)(v)(I)(bb) that--

                    ``(I) is any end-of-course assessment or other 
                assessment that is more advanced than the assessment 
                taken by such student under clause (i) of this 
                subparagraph; and
                    ``(II) shall be used to measure such student's 
                academic achievement for purposes of subsection 
                (c)(4)(B)(i).

            ``(D) Alternate assessments for students with the most 
        significant cognitive disabilities.--
                ``(i) Alternate assessments aligned with alternate 
            academic achievement standards.--A State may provide for 
            alternate assessments aligned with the challenging State 
            academic standards and alternate academic achievement 
            standards described in paragraph (1)(E) for students with 
            the most significant cognitive disabilities, if the State--

                    ``(I) consistent with clause (ii), ensures that, 
                for each subject, the total number of students assessed 
                in such subject using the alternate assessments does 
                not exceed 1 percent of the total number of all 
                students in the State who are assessed in such subject;
                    ``(II) ensures that the parents of such students 
                are clearly informed, as part of the process for 
                developing the individualized education program (as 
                defined in section 614(d)(1)(A) of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)))--

                        ``(aa) that their child's academic achievement 
                    will be measured based on such alternate standards; 
                    and
                        ``(bb) how participation in such assessments 
                    may delay or otherwise affect the student from 
                    completing the requirements for a regular high 
                    school diploma;

                    ``(III) promotes, consistent with the Individuals 
                with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
                seq.), the involvement and progress of students with 
                the most significant cognitive disabilities in the 
                general education curriculum;
                    ``(IV) describes in the State plan the steps the 
                State has taken to incorporate universal design for 
                learning, to the extent feasible, in alternate 
                assessments;
                    ``(V) describes in the State plan that general and 
                special education teachers, and other appropriate 
                staff--

                        ``(aa) know how to administer the alternate 
                    assessments; and
                        ``(bb) make appropriate use of accommodations 
                    for students with disabilities on all assessments 
                    required under this paragraph;

                    ``(VI) develops, disseminates information on, and 
                promotes the use of appropriate accommodations to 
                increase the number of students with significant 
                cognitive disabilities--

                        ``(aa) participating in academic instruction 
                    and assessments for the grade level in which the 
                    student is enrolled; and
                        ``(bb) who are tested based on challenging 
                    State academic standards for the grade level in 
                    which the student is enrolled; and

                    ``(VII) does not preclude a student with the most 
                significant cognitive disabilities who takes an 
                alternate assessment based on alternate academic 
                achievement standards from attempting to complete the 
                requirements for a regular high school diploma.

                ``(ii) Special rules.--

                    ``(I) Responsibility under idea.--Subject to the 
                authority and requirements for the individualized 
                education program team for a child with a disability 
                under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VI)(bb) of the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VI)(bb)), such team, consistent with 
                the guidelines established by the State and required 
                under section 612(a)(16)(C) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1412(c)(16)(C)) and clause (i)(II) of this 
                subparagraph, shall determine when a child with a 
                significant cognitive disability shall participate in 
                an alternate assessment aligned with the alternate 
                academic achievement standards.
                    ``(II) Prohibition on local cap.--Nothing in this 
                subparagraph shall be construed to permit the Secretary 
                or a State educational agency to impose on any local 
                educational agency a cap on the percentage of students 
                administered an alternate assessment under this 
                subparagraph, except that a local educational agency 
                exceeding the cap applied to the State under clause 
                (i)(I) shall submit information to the State 
                educational agency justifying the need to exceed such 
                cap.
                    ``(III) State support.--A State shall provide 
                appropriate oversight, as determined by the State, of 
                any local educational agency that is required to submit 
                information to the State under subclause (II).
                    ``(IV) Waiver authority.--This subparagraph shall 
                be subject to the waiver authority under section 8401.

            ``(E) 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 challenging State academic 
        standards, and academic assessments aligned with such 
        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--
                ``(i) 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
                ``(ii) adopting and implementing policies that ensure 
            that each local educational agency in the State that 
            receives grants under this part will adopt academic content 
            and student academic achievement standards, and academic 
            assessments aligned with such standards, which--

                    ``(I) meet all of the criteria in this subsection 
                and any regulations regarding such standards and 
                assessments that the Secretary may publish; and
                    ``(II) are applicable to all students served by 
                each such local educational agency.

            ``(F) Language assessments.--
                ``(i) In general.--Each State plan shall identify the 
            languages other than English that are present to a 
            significant extent in the participating student population 
            of the State and indicate the languages for which annual 
            student academic assessments are not available and are 
            needed.
                ``(ii) Secretarial assistance.--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.
            ``(G) 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)(F).
            ``(H) Locally-selected assessment.--
                ``(i) In general.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
            construed to prohibit a local educational agency from 
            administering a locally-selected assessment in lieu of the 
            State-designed academic assessment under subclause (I)(bb) 
            and subclause (II)(cc) of subparagraph (B)(v), if the local 
            educational agency selects a nationally-recognized high 
            school academic assessment that has been approved for use 
            by the State as described in clause (iii) or (iv) of this 
            subparagraph.
                ``(ii) State technical criteria.--To allow for State 
            approval of nationally-recognized high school academic 
            assessments that are available for local selection under 
            clause (i), a State educational agency shall establish 
            technical criteria to determine if any such assessment 
            meets the requirements of clause (v).
                ``(iii) State approval.--If a State educational agency 
            chooses to make a nationally-recognized high school 
            assessment available for selection by a local educational 
            agency under clause (i), which has not already been 
            approved under this clause, such State educational agency 
            shall--

                    ``(I) conduct a review of the assessment to 
                determine if such assessment meets or exceeds the 
                technical criteria established by the State educational 
                agency under clause (ii);
                    ``(II) submit evidence in accordance with 
                subsection (a)(4) that demonstrates such assessment 
                meets the requirements of clause (v); and
                    ``(III) after fulfilling the requirements of 
                subclauses (I) and (II), approve such assessment for 
                selection and use by any local educational agency that 
                requests to use such assessment under clause (i).

                ``(iv) Local educational agency option.--

                    ``(I) Local educational agency.--If a local 
                educational agency chooses to submit a nationally-
                recognized high school academic assessment to the State 
                educational agency, subject to the approval process 
                described in subclause (I) and subclause (II) of clause 
                (iii) to determine if such assessment fulfills the 
                requirements of clause (v), the State educational 
                agency may approve the use of such assessment 
                consistent with clause (i).
                    ``(II) State educational agency.--Upon such 
                approval, the State educational agency shall approve 
                the use of such assessment in any other local 
                educational agency in the State that subsequently 
                requests to use such assessment without repeating the 
                process described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause 
                (iii).

                ``(v) Requirements.--To receive approval from the State 
            educational agency under clause (iii), a locally-selected 
            assessment shall--

                    ``(I) be aligned to the State's academic content 
                standards under paragraph (1), address the depth and 
                breadth of such standards, and be equivalent in its 
                content coverage, difficulty, and quality to the State-
                designed assessments under this paragraph (and may be 
                more rigorous in its content coverage and difficulty 
                than such State-designed assessments);
                    ``(II) provide comparable, valid, and reliable data 
                on academic achievement, as compared to the State-
                designed assessments, for all students and for each 
                subgroup of students defined in subsection (c)(2), with 
                results expressed in terms consistent with the State's 
                academic achievement standards under paragraph (1), 
                among all local educational agencies within the State;
                    ``(III) meet the requirements for the assessments 
                under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, including 
                technical criteria, except the requirement under clause 
                (i) of such subparagraph; and
                    ``(IV) provide unbiased, rational, and consistent 
                differentiation between schools within the State to 
                meet the requirements of subsection (c).

                ``(vi) Parental notification.--A local educational 
            agency shall notify the parents of high school students 
            served by the local educational agency--

                    ``(I) of its request to the State educational 
                agency for approval to administer a locally-selected 
                assessment; and
                    ``(II) upon approval, and at the beginning of each 
                subsequent school year during which the locally 
                selected assessment will be administered, that the 
                local educational agency will be administering a 
                different assessment than the State-designed 
                assessments under subclause (I)(bb) and subclause 
                (II)(cc) of subparagraph (B)(v).

            ``(I) Deferral.--A State may defer the commencement, or 
        suspend the administration, but not cease the development, of 
        the assessments described in this paragraph, for 1 year for 
        each year for which the amount appropriated for grants under 
        part B is less than $369,100,000.
            ``(J) Adaptive assessments.--
                ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), a State 
            retains the right to develop and administer computer 
            adaptive assessments as the assessments described in this 
            paragraph, provided the computer adaptive assessments meet 
            the requirements of this paragraph, except that--

                    ``(I) subparagraph (B)(i) shall not be interpreted 
                to require that all students taking the computer 
                adaptive assessment be administered the same assessment 
                items; and
                    ``(II) such assessment--

                        ``(aa) shall measure, at a minimum, each 
                    student's academic proficiency based on the 
                    challenging State academic standards for the 
                    student's grade level and growth toward such 
                    standards; and
                        ``(bb) may measure the student's level of 
                    academic proficiency and growth using items above 
                    or below the student's grade level, including for 
                    use as part of a State's accountability system 
                    under subsection (c).
                ``(ii) Students with the most significant cognitive 
            disabilities and english learners.--In developing and 
            administering computer adaptive assessments--

                    ``(I) as the assessments allowed under subparagraph 
                (D), a State shall ensure that such computer adaptive 
                assessments--

                        ``(aa) meet the requirements of this paragraph, 
                    including subparagraph (D), except such assessments 
                    shall not be required to meet the requirements of 
                    clause (i)(II); and
                        ``(bb) assess the student's academic 
                    achievement to measure, in the subject being 
                    assessed, whether the student is performing at the 
                    student's grade level; and

                    ``(II) as the assessments required under 
                subparagraph (G), a State shall ensure that such 
                computer adaptive assessments--

                        ``(aa) meet the requirements of this paragraph, 
                    including subparagraph (G), except such assessment 
                    shall not be required to meet the requirements of 
                    clause (i)(II); and
                        ``(bb) assess the student's language 
                    proficiency, which may include growth towards such 
                    proficiency, in order to measure the student's 
                    acquisition of English.
            ``(K) Rule of construction on parent rights.--Nothing in 
        this paragraph shall be construed as preempting a State or 
        local law regarding the decision of a parent to not have the 
        parent's child participate in the academic assessments under 
        this paragraph.
            ``(L) Limitation on assessment time.--Subject to Federal or 
        State requirements related to assessments, evaluations, and 
        accommodations, each State may, at the sole discretion of such 
        State, set a target limit on the aggregate amount of time 
        devoted to the administration of assessments for each grade, 
        expressed as a percentage of annual instructional hours.
        ``(3) Exception for recently arrived english learners.--
            ``(A) Assessments.--With respect to recently arrived 
        English learners who have been enrolled in a school in one of 
        the 50 States in the United States or the District of Columbia 
        for less than 12 months, a State may choose to--
                ``(i) exclude--

                    ``(I) such an English learner from one 
                administration of the reading or language arts 
                assessment required under paragraph (2); and
                    ``(II) such an English learner's results on any of 
                the assessments required under paragraph (2)(B)(v)(I) 
                or (2)(G) for the first year of the English learner's 
                enrollment in such a school for the purposes of the 
                State-determined accountability system under subsection 
                (c); or

                ``(ii)(I) assess, and report the performance of, such 
            an English learner on the reading or language arts and 
            mathematics assessments required under paragraph 
            (2)(B)(v)(I) in each year of the student's enrollment in 
            such a school; and
                ``(II) for the purposes of the State-determined 
            accountability system--

                    ``(aa) for the first year of the student's 
                enrollment in such a school, exclude the results on the 
                assessments described in subclause (I);
                    ``(bb) include a measure of student growth on the 
                assessments described in subclause (I) in the second 
                year of the student's enrollment in such a school; and
                    ``(cc) include proficiency on the assessments 
                described in subclause (I) in the third year of the 
                student's enrollment in such a school, and each 
                succeeding year of such enrollment.

            ``(B) English learner subgroup.--With respect to a student 
        previously identified as an English learner and for not more 
        than 4 years after the student ceases to be identified as an 
        English learner, a State may include the results of the 
        student's assessments under paragraph (2)(B)(v)(I) within the 
        English learner subgroup of the subgroups of students (as 
        defined in subsection (c)(2)(D)) for the purposes of the State-
        determined accountability system.
    ``(c) Statewide Accountability System.--
        ``(1) In general.--Each State plan shall describe a statewide 
    accountability system that complies with the requirements of this 
    subsection and subsection (d).
        ``(2) Subgroup of students.--In this subsection and subsection 
    (d), the term `subgroup of students' means--
            ``(A) economically disadvantaged students;
            ``(B) students from major racial and ethnic groups;
            ``(C) children with disabilities; and
            ``(D) English learners.
        ``(3) Minimum number of students.--Each State shall describe--
            ``(A) with respect to any provisions under this part that 
        require disaggregation of information by each subgroup of 
        students--
                ``(i) the minimum number of students that the State 
            determines are necessary to be included to carry out such 
            requirements and how that number is statistically sound, 
            which shall be the same State-determined number for all 
            students and for each subgroup of students in the State;
                ``(ii) how such minimum number of students was 
            determined by the State, including how the State 
            collaborated with teachers, principals, other school 
            leaders, parents, and other stakeholders when determining 
            such minimum number; and
                ``(iii) how the State ensures that such minimum number 
            is sufficient to not reveal any personally identifiable 
            information.
        ``(4) Description of system.--The statewide accountability 
    system described in paragraph (1) shall be based on the challenging 
    State academic standards for reading or language arts and 
    mathematics described in subsection (b)(1) to improve student 
    academic achievement and school success. In designing such system 
    to meet the requirements of this part, the State shall carry out 
    the following:
            ``(A) Establishment of long-term goals.--Establish 
        ambitious State-designed long-term goals, which shall include 
        measurements of interim progress toward meeting such goals--
                ``(i) for all students and separately for each subgroup 
            of students in the State--

                    ``(I) for, at a minimum, improved--

                        ``(aa) academic achievement, as measured by 
                    proficiency on the annual assessments required 
                    under subsection (b)(2)(B)(v)(I); and
                        ``(bb) high school graduation rates, 
                    including--
                            ``(AA) the four-year adjusted cohort 
                        graduation rate; and
                            ``(BB) at the State's discretion, the 
                        extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, 
                        except that the State shall set a more rigorous 
                        long-term goal for such graduation rate, as 
                        compared to the long-term goal set for the 
                        four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate;

                    ``(II) for which the term set by the State for such 
                goals is the same multi-year length of time for all 
                students and for each subgroup of students in the 
                State; and
                    ``(III) that, for subgroups of students who are 
                behind on the measures described in items (aa) and (bb) 
                of subclause (I), take into account the improvement 
                necessary on such measures to make significant progress 
                in closing statewide proficiency and graduation rate 
                gaps; and

                ``(ii) for English learners, for increases in the 
            percentage of such students making progress in achieving 
            English language proficiency, as defined by the State and 
            measured by the assessments described in subsection 
            (b)(2)(G), within a State-determined timeline.
            ``(B) Indicators.--Except for the indicator described in 
        clause (iv), annually measure, for all students and separately 
        for each subgroup of students, the following indicators:
                ``(i) For all public schools in the State, based on the 
            long-term goals established under subparagraph (A), 
            academic achievement--

                    ``(I) as measured by proficiency on the annual 
                assessments required under subsection (b)(2)(B)(v)(I); 
                and
                    ``(II) at the State's discretion, for each public 
                high school in the State, student growth, as measured 
                by such annual assessments.

                ``(ii) For public elementary schools and secondary 
            schools that are not high schools in the State--

                    ``(I) a measure of student growth, if determined 
                appropriate by the State; or
                    ``(II) another valid and reliable statewide 
                academic indicator that allows for meaningful 
                differentiation in school performance.

                ``(iii) For public high schools in the State, and based 
            on State-designed long term goals established under 
            subparagraph (A)--

                    ``(I) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation 
                rate; and
                    ``(II) at the State's discretion, the extended-year 
                adjusted cohort graduation rate.

                ``(iv) For public schools in the State, progress in 
            achieving English language proficiency, as defined by the 
            State and measured by the assessments described in 
            subsection (b)(2)(G), within a State-determined timeline 
            for all English learners--

                    ``(I) in each of the grades 3 through 8; and
                    ``(II) in the grade for which such English learners 
                are otherwise assessed under subsection (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) 
                during the grade 9 through grade 12 period, with such 
                progress being measured against the results of the 
                assessments described in subsection (b)(2)(G) taken in 
                the previous grade.

                ``(v)(I) For all public schools in the State, not less 
            than one indicator of school quality or student success 
            that--

                    ``(aa) allows for meaningful differentiation in 
                school performance;
                    ``(bb) is valid, reliable, comparable, and 
                statewide (with the same indicator or indicators used 
                for each grade span, as such term is determined by the 
                State); and
                    ``(cc) may include one or more of the measures 
                described in subclause (II).

                ``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the State may 
            include measures of--

                    ``(III) student engagement;
                    ``(IV) educator engagement;
                    ``(V) student access to and completion of advanced 
                coursework;
                    ``(VI) postsecondary readiness;
                    ``(VII) school climate and safety; and
                    ``(VIII) any other indicator the State chooses that 
                meets the requirements of this clause.

            ``(C) Annual meaningful differentiation.--Establish a 
        system of meaningfully differentiating, on an annual basis, all 
        public schools in the State, which shall--
                ``(i) be based on all indicators in the State's 
            accountability system under subparagraph (B), for all 
            students and for each of subgroup of students, consistent 
            with the requirements of such subparagraph;
                ``(ii) with respect to the indicators described in 
            clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B) afford--

                    ``(I) substantial weight to each such indicator; 
                and
                    ``(II) in the aggregate, much greater weight than 
                is afforded to the indicator or indicators utilized by 
                the State and described in subparagraph (B)(v), in the 
                aggregate; and

                ``(iii) include differentiation of any such school in 
            which any subgroup of students is consistently 
            underperforming, as determined by the State, based on all 
            indicators under subparagraph (B) and the system 
            established under this subparagraph.
            ``(D) Identification of schools.--Based on the system of 
        meaningful differentiation described in subparagraph (C), 
        establish a State-determined methodology to identify--
                ``(i) beginning with school year 2017-2018, and at 
            least once every three school years thereafter, one 
            statewide category of schools for comprehensive support and 
            improvement, as described in subsection (d)(1), which shall 
            include--

                    ``(I) not less than the lowest-performing 5 percent 
                of all schools receiving funds under this part in the 
                State;
                    ``(II) all public high schools in the State failing 
                to graduate one third or more of their students; and
                    ``(III) public schools in the State described under 
                subsection (d)(3)(A)(i)(II); and

                ``(ii) at the discretion of the State, additional 
            statewide categories of schools.
            ``(E) Annual measurement of achievement.--(i) Annually 
        measure the achievement of not less than 95 percent of all 
        students, and 95 percent of all students in each subgroup of 
        students, who are enrolled in public schools on the assessments 
        described under subsection (b)(2)(v)(I).
            ``(ii) For the purpose of measuring, calculating, and 
        reporting on the indicator described in subparagraph (B)(i), 
        include in the denominator the greater of--
                ``(I) 95 percent of all such students, or 95 percent of 
            all such students in the subgroup, as the case may be; or
                ``(II) the number of students participating in the 
            assessments.
            ``(iii) Provide a clear and understandable explanation of 
        how the State will factor the requirement of clause (i) of this 
        subparagraph into the statewide accountability system.
            ``(F) Partial attendance.--(i) In the case of a student who 
        has not attended the same school within a local educational 
        agency for at least half of a school year, the performance of 
        such student on the indicators described in clauses (i), (ii), 
        (iv), and (v) of subparagraph (B)--
                ``(I) may not be used in the system of meaningful 
            differentiation of all public schools as described in 
            subparagraph (C) for such school year; and
                ``(II) shall be used for the purpose of reporting on 
            the State and local educational agency report cards under 
            subsection (h) for such school year.
            ``(ii) In the case of a high school student who has not 
        attended the same school within a local educational agency for 
        at least half of a school year and has exited high school 
        without a regular high school diploma and without transferring 
        to another high school that grants a regular high school 
        diploma during such school year, the local educational agency 
        shall, in order to calculate the graduation rate pursuant to 
        subparagraph (B)(iii), assign such student to the high school--
                ``(I) at which such student was enrolled for the 
            greatest proportion of school days while enrolled in grades 
            9 through 12; or
                ``(II) in which the student was most recently enrolled.
        ``(5) Accountability for charter schools.--The accountability 
    provisions under this Act shall be overseen for charter schools in 
    accordance with State charter school law.
    ``(d) School Support and Improvement Activities.--
        ``(1) Comprehensive support and improvement.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency receiving 
        funds under this part shall notify each local educational 
        agency in the State of any school served by the local 
        educational agency that is identified for comprehensive support 
        and improvement under subsection (c)(4)(D)(i).
            ``(B) Local educational agency action.--Upon receiving such 
        information from the State, the local educational agency shall, 
        for each school identified by the State and in partnership with 
        stakeholders (including principals and other school leaders, 
        teachers, and parents), locally develop and implement a 
        comprehensive support and improvement plan for the school to 
        improve student outcomes, that--
                ``(i) is informed by all indicators described in 
            subsection (c)(4)(B), including student performance against 
            State-determined long-term goals;
                ``(ii) includes evidence-based interventions;
                ``(iii) is based on a school-level needs assessment;
                ``(iv) identifies resource inequities, which may 
            include a review of local educational agency and school-
            level budgeting, to be addressed through implementation of 
            such comprehensive support and improvement plan;
                ``(v) is approved by the school, local educational 
            agency, and State educational agency; and
                ``(vi) upon approval and implementation, is monitored 
            and periodically reviewed by the State educational agency.
            ``(C) State educational agency discretion.--With respect to 
        any high school in the State identified under subsection 
        (c)(4)(D)(i)(II), the State educational agency may--
                ``(i) permit differentiated improvement activities that 
            utilize evidence-based interventions in the case of such a 
            school that predominantly serves students--

                    ``(I) returning to education after having exited 
                secondary school without a regular high school diploma; 
                or
                    ``(II) who, based on their grade or age, are 
                significantly off track to accumulate sufficient 
                academic credits to meet high school graduation 
                requirements, as established by the State; and

                ``(ii) in the case of such a school that has a total 
            enrollment of less than 100 students, permit the local 
            educational agency to forego implementation of improvement 
            activities required under this paragraph.
            ``(D) Public school choice.--
                ``(i) In general.--A local educational agency may 
            provide all students enrolled in a school identified by the 
            State for comprehensive support and improvement under 
            subsection (c)(4)(D)(i) with the option to transfer to 
            another public school served by the local educational 
            agency, unless such an option is prohibited by State law.
                ``(ii) Priority.--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 the purposes of allocating funds to 
            schools under section 1113(a)(3).
                ``(iii) Treatment.--A student who uses the option to 
            transfer to another public school shall be enrolled in 
            classes and other activities in the public school to which 
            the student transfers in the same manner as all other 
            students at the public school.
                ``(iv) Special rule.--A local educational agency shall 
            permit a student who transfers to another public school 
            under this paragraph to remain in that school until the 
            student has completed the highest grade in that school.
                ``(v) Funding for transportation.--A local educational 
            agency may spend an amount equal to not more than 5 percent 
            of its allocation under subpart 2 of this part to pay for 
            the provision of transportation for students who transfer 
            under this paragraph to the public schools to which the 
            students transfer.
        ``(2) Targeted support and improvement.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency receiving 
        funds under this part shall, using the meaningful 
        differentiation of schools described in subsection (c)(4)(C)--
                ``(i) notify each local educational agency in the State 
            of any school served by the local educational agency in 
            which any subgroup of students is consistently 
            underperforming, as described in subsection (c)(4)(C)(iii); 
            and
                ``(ii) ensure such local educational agency provides 
            notification to such school with respect to which subgroup 
            or subgroups of students in such school are consistently 
            underperforming as described in subsection (c)(4)(C)(iii).
            ``(B) Targeted support and improvement plan.--Each school 
        receiving a notification described in this paragraph, in 
        partnership with stakeholders (including principals and other 
        school leaders, teachers and parents), shall develop and 
        implement a school-level targeted support and improvement plan 
        to improve student outcomes based on the indicators in the 
        statewide accountability system established under subsection 
        (c)(4), for each subgroup of students that was the subject of 
        notification that--
                ``(i) is informed by all indicators described in 
            subsection (c)(4)(B), including student performance against 
            long-term goals;
                ``(ii) includes evidence-based interventions;
                ``(iii) is approved by the local educational agency 
            prior to implementation of such plan;
                ``(iv) is monitored, upon submission and 
            implementation, by the local educational agency; and
                ``(v) results in additional action following 
            unsuccessful implementation of such plan after a number of 
            years determined by the local educational agency.
            ``(C) Additional targeted support.--A plan described in 
        subparagraph (B) that is developed and implemented in any 
        school receiving a notification under this paragraph from the 
        local educational agency in which any subgroup of students, on 
        its own, would lead to identification under subsection 
        (c)(4)(D)(i)(I) using the State's methodology under subsection 
        (c)(4)(D) shall also identify resource inequities (which may 
        include a review of local educational agency and school level 
        budgeting), to be addressed through implementation of such 
        plan.
            ``(D) Special rule.--The State educational agency, based on 
        the State's differentiation of schools under subsection 
        (c)(4)(C) for school year 2017-2018, shall notify local 
        educational agencies of any schools served by the local 
        educational agency in which any subgroup of students, on its 
        own, would lead to identification under subsection 
        (c)(4)(D)(i)(I) using the State's methodology under subsection 
        (c)(4)(D), after which notification of such schools under this 
        paragraph shall result from differentiation of schools pursuant 
        to subsection (c)(4)(C)(iii).
        ``(3) Continued support for school and local educational agency 
    improvement.--To ensure continued progress to improve student 
    academic achievement and school success in the State, the State 
    educational agency--
            ``(A) shall--
                ``(i) establish statewide exit criteria for--

                    ``(I) schools identified by the State for 
                comprehensive support and improvement under subsection 
                (c)(4)(D)(i), which, if not satisfied within a State-
                determined number of years (not to exceed four years), 
                shall result in more rigorous State-determined action, 
                such as the implementation of interventions (which may 
                include addressing school-level operations); and
                    ``(II) schools described in paragraph (2)(C), 
                which, if not satisfied within a State-determined 
                number of years, shall, in the case of such schools 
                receiving assistance under this part, result in 
                identification of the school by the State for 
                comprehensive support and improvement under subsection 
                (c)(4)(D)(i)(III);

                ``(ii) periodically review resource allocation to 
            support school improvement in each local educational agency 
            in the State serving--

                    ``(I) a significant number of schools identified 
                for comprehensive support and improvement under 
                subsection (c)(4)(D)(i); and
                    ``(II) a significant number of schools implementing 
                targeted support and improvement plans under paragraph 
                (2); and

                ``(iii) provide technical assistance to each local 
            educational agency in the State serving a significant 
            number of--

                    ``(I) schools implementing comprehensive support 
                and improvement plans under paragraph (1); or
                    ``(II) schools implementing targeted support and 
                improvement plans under paragraph (2); and

            ``(B) may--
                ``(i) take action to initiate additional improvement in 
            any local educational agency with--

                    ``(I) a significant number of schools that are 
                consistently identified by the State for comprehensive 
                support and improvement under subsection (c)(4)(D)(i) 
                and not meeting exit criteria established by the State 
                under subparagraph (A)(i)(I); or
                    ``(II) a significant number of schools implementing 
                targeted support and improvement plans under paragraph 
                (2); and

                ``(ii) consistent with State law, establish alternative 
            evidence-based State determined strategies that can be used 
            by local educational agencies to assist a school identified 
            for comprehensive support and improvement under subsection 
            (c)(4)(D)(i).
        ``(4) Rule of construction for collective bargaining.--Nothing 
    in this subsection shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect 
    the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded to school or local 
    educational agency 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 employers and their 
    employees.
    ``(e) Prohibition.--
        ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
    authorize or permit the Secretary--
            ``(A) when promulgating any rule or regulation, to 
        promulgate any rule or regulation on the development or 
        implementation of the statewide accountability system 
        established under this section that would--
                ``(i) add new requirements that are inconsistent with 
            or outside the scope of this part;
                ``(ii) add new criteria that are inconsistent with or 
            outside the scope of this part; or
                ``(iii) be in excess of statutory authority granted to 
            the Secretary;
            ``(B) as a condition of approval of the State plan, or 
        revisions or amendments to, the State plan, or approval of a 
        waiver request submitted under section 8401, to--
                ``(i) require a State to add any requirements that are 
            inconsistent with or outside the scope of this part;
                ``(ii) require a State to add or delete one or more 
            specific elements of the challenging State academic 
            standards; or
                ``(iii) prescribe--

                    ``(I) numeric long-term goals or measurements of 
                interim progress that States establish for all 
                students, for any subgroups of students, and for 
                English learners with respect to English language 
                proficiency, under this part, including--

                        ``(aa) the length of terms set by States in 
                    designing such goals; or
                        ``(bb) the progress expected from any subgroups 
                    of students in meeting such goals;

                    ``(II) specific academic assessments or assessment 
                items that States or local educational agencies use to 
                meet the requirements of subsection (b)(2) or otherwise 
                use to measure student academic achievement or student 
                growth under this part;
                    ``(III) indicators that States use within the State 
                accountability system under this section, including any 
                requirement to measure student growth, or, if a State 
                chooses to measure student growth, the specific metrics 
                used to measure such growth under this part;
                    ``(IV) the weight of any measure or indicator used 
                to identify or meaningfully differentiate schools, 
                under this part;
                    ``(V) the specific methodology used by States to 
                meaningfully differentiate or identify schools under 
                this part;
                    ``(VI) any specific school support and improvement 
                strategies or activities that State or local 
                educational agencies establish and implement to 
                intervene in, support, and improve schools and improve 
                student outcomes under this part;
                    ``(VII) exit criteria established by States under 
                subsection (d)(3)(A)(i);
                    ``(VIII) provided that the State meets the 
                requirements in subsection (c)(3), a minimum number of 
                students established by a State under such subsection;
                    ``(IX) any aspect or parameter of a teacher, 
                principal, or other school leader evaluation system 
                within a State or local educational agency;
                    ``(X) indicators or specific measures of teacher, 
                principal, or other school leader effectiveness or 
                quality; or
                    ``(XI) the way in which the State factors the 
                requirement under subsection (c)(4)(E)(i) into the 
                statewide accountability system under this section; or

            ``(C) to issue new non-regulatory guidance that--
                ``(i) in seeking to provide explanation of requirements 
            under this section for State or local educational agencies, 
            either in response to requests for information or in 
            anticipation of such requests, provides a strictly limited 
            or exhaustive list to illustrate successful implementation 
            of provisions under this section; or
                ``(ii) purports to be legally binding; or
            ``(D) to require data collection under this part beyond 
        data derived from existing Federal, State, and local reporting 
        requirements.
        ``(2) Defining terms.--In carrying out this part, the Secretary 
    shall not, through regulation or as a condition of approval of the 
    State plan or revisions or amendments to the State plan, promulgate 
    a definition of any term used in this part, or otherwise prescribe 
    any specification for any such term, that is inconsistent with or 
    outside the scope of this part or is in violation of paragraph (1).
    ``(f) 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 part, as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
    ``(g) Other Plan Provisions.--
        ``(1) Descriptions.--Each State plan shall describe--
            ``(A) how the State will provide assistance to local 
        educational agencies and individual elementary schools choosing 
        to use funds under this part to support early childhood 
        education programs;
            ``(B) how low-income and minority children enrolled in 
        schools assisted under this part are not served at 
        disproportionate rates by ineffective, out-of-field, or 
        inexperienced teachers, and the measures the State educational 
        agency will use to evaluate and publicly report the progress of 
        the State educational agency with respect to such description 
        (except that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as 
        requiring a State to develop or implement a teacher, principal, 
        or other school leader evaluation system);
            ``(C) how the State educational agency will support local 
        educational agencies receiving assistance under this part to 
        improve school conditions for student learning, including 
        through reducing--
                ``(i) incidences of bullying and harassment;
                ``(ii) the overuse of discipline practices that remove 
            students from the classroom; and
                ``(iii) the use of aversive behavioral interventions 
            that compromise student health and safety;
            ``(D) how the State will support local educational agencies 
        receiving assistance under this part in meeting the needs of 
        students at all levels of schooling (particularly students in 
        the middle grades and high school), including how the State 
        will work with such local educational agencies to provide 
        effective transitions of students to middle grades and high 
        school to decrease the risk of students dropping out;
            ``(E) the steps a State educational agency will take to 
        ensure collaboration with the State agency responsible for 
        administering the State plans under parts B and E of title IV 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et 
        seq.) to ensure the educational stability of children in foster 
        care, including assurances that--
                ``(i) any such child enrolls or remains in such child's 
            school of origin, unless a determination is made that it is 
            not in such child's best interest to attend the school of 
            origin, which decision shall be based on all factors 
            relating to the child's best interest, including 
            consideration of the appropriateness of the current 
            educational setting and the proximity to the school in 
            which the child is enrolled at the time of placement;
                ``(ii) when a determination is made that it is not in 
            such child's best interest to remain in the school of 
            origin, the child is immediately enrolled in a new school, 
            even if the child is unable to produce records normally 
            required for enrollment;
                ``(iii) the enrolling school shall immediately contact 
            the school last attended by any such child to obtain 
            relevant academic and other records; and
                ``(iv) the State educational agency will designate an 
            employee to serve as a point of contact for child welfare 
            agencies and to oversee implementation of the State agency 
            responsibilities required under this subparagraph, and such 
            point of contact shall not be the State's Coordinator for 
            Education of Homeless Children and Youths under section 
            722(d)(3) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
            U.S.C. 11432(d)(3));
            ``(F) how the State educational agency will provide support 
        to local educational agencies in the identification, 
        enrollment, attendance, and school stability of homeless 
        children and youths; and
            ``(G) such other factors the State educational agency 
        determines appropriate to provide students an opportunity to 
        achieve the knowledge and skills described in the challenging 
        State academic standards.
        ``(2) Assurances.--Each State plan shall contain assurances 
    that--
            ``(A) the State will make public any methods or criteria 
        the State is using to measure teacher, principal, or other 
        school leader effectiveness for the purpose of meeting the 
        requirements described in paragraph (1)(B);
            ``(B) the State educational agency will notify local 
        educational agencies, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, 
        schools, teachers, parents, and the public of the challenging 
        State academic standards, academic assessments, and State 
        accountability system, developed under this section;
            ``(C) the State educational agency will assist each local 
        educational agency and school affected by the State plan to 
        meet the requirements of this part;
            ``(D) the State will participate in the biennial State 
        academic assessments in reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 
        8 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried 
        out under section 303(b)(3) of the National Assessment of 
        Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)) 
        if the Secretary pays the costs of administering such 
        assessments;
            ``(E) 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 
        to improve educational opportunities and reduce unnecessary 
        fiscal and accounting requirements;
            ``(F) the State educational agency will support the 
        collection and dissemination to local educational agencies and 
        schools of effective parent and family engagement strategies, 
        including those included in the parent and family engagement 
        policy under section 1116;
            ``(G) 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;
            ``(H) the State educational agency will ensure that local 
        educational agencies, in developing and implementing programs 
        under this part, will, to the extent feasible, work in 
        consultation with outside intermediary organizations (such as 
        educational service agencies), or individuals, that have 
        practical expertise in the development or use of evidence-based 
        strategies and programs to improve teaching, learning, and 
        schools;
            ``(I) the State educational agency has appropriate 
        procedures and safeguards in place to ensure the validity of 
        the assessment process;
            ``(J) the State educational agency will ensure that all 
        teachers and paraprofessionals working in a program supported 
        with funds under this part meet applicable State certification 
        and licensure requirements, including any requirements for 
        certification obtained through alternative routes to 
        certification;
            ``(K) the State educational agency will coordinate 
        activities funded under this part with other Federal activities 
        as appropriate;
            ``(L) the State educational agency has involved the 
        committee of practitioners established under section 1603(b) in 
        developing the plan and monitoring its implementation;
            ``(M) the State has professional standards for 
        paraprofessionals working in a program supported with funds 
        under this part, including qualifications that were in place on 
        the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student 
        Succeeds Act; and
            ``(N) the State educational agency will provide the 
        information described in clauses (ii), (iii), and (vii) of 
        subsection (h)(1)(C) to the public in an easily accessible and 
        user-friendly manner that can be cross-tabulated by, at a 
        minimum, each major racial and ethnic group, gender, English 
        proficiency status, and children with or without disabilities, 
        which--
                ``(i) may be accomplished by including such information 
            on the annual State report card described subsection 
            (h)(1)(C); and
                ``(ii) shall be presented in a manner that--

                    ``(I) is first anonymized and does not reveal 
                personally identifiable information about an individual 
                student;
                    ``(II) does not include a number of students in any 
                subgroup of students that is insufficient to yield 
                statistically reliable information or that would reveal 
                personally identifiable information about an individual 
                student; and
                    ``(III) is consistent with the requirements of 
                section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
                U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the `Family Educational 
                Rights and Privacy Act of 1974').

        ``(3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2)(N) shall 
    be construed to--
            ``(A) require groups of students obtained by any entity 
        that cross-tabulates the information provided under such 
        paragraph to be considered subgroups of students, as defined in 
        subsection (c)(2), for the purposes of the State accountability 
        system under subsection (c); or
            ``(B) require or prohibit States or local educational 
        agencies from publicly reporting data in a cross-tabulated 
        manner, in order to meet the requirements of paragraph (2)(N).
        ``(4) Technical assistance.--Upon request by a State 
    educational agency, the Secretary shall provide technical 
    assistance to such agency to--
            ``(A) meet the requirements of paragraph (2)(N); or
            ``(B) in the case of a State educational agency choosing, 
        at its sole discretion, to disaggregate data described in 
        clauses (ii) and (iii)(II) of subsection (h)(1)(C) for Asian 
        and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students using the same 
        race response categories as the decennial census of the 
        population, assist such State educational agency in such 
        disaggregation and in using such data to improve academic 
        outcomes for such students.
    ``(h) Reports.--
        ``(1) Annual state report card.--
            ``(A) In general.--A State that receives assistance under 
        this part shall prepare and disseminate widely to the public an 
        annual State report card for the State as a whole that meets 
        the requirements of this paragraph.
            ``(B) Implementation.--The State report card required under 
        this paragraph shall be--
                ``(i) concise;
                ``(ii) presented in an understandable and uniform 
            format that is developed in consultation with parents and, 
            to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can 
            understand; and
                ``(iii) widely accessible to the public, which shall 
            include making available on a single webpage of the State 
            educational agency's website, the State report card, all 
            local educational agency report cards for each local 
            educational agency in the State required under paragraph 
            (2), and the annual report to the Secretary under paragraph 
            (5).
            ``(C) Minimum requirements.--Each State report card 
        required under this subsection shall include the following 
        information:
                ``(i) A clear and concise description of the State's 
            accountability system under subsection (c), including--

                    ``(I) the minimum number of students that the State 
                determines are necessary to be included in each of the 
                subgroups of students, as defined in subsection (c)(2), 
                for use in the accountability system;
                    ``(II) the long-term goals and measurements of 
                interim progress for all students and for each of the 
                subgroups of students, as defined in subsection (c)(2);
                    ``(III) the indicators described in subsection 
                (c)(4)(B) used to meaningfully differentiate all public 
                schools in the State;
                    ``(IV) the State's system for meaningfully 
                differentiating all public schools in the State, 
                including--

                        ``(aa) the specific weight of the indicators 
                    described in subsection (c)(4)(B) in such 
                    differentiation;
                        ``(bb) the methodology by which the State 
                    differentiates all such schools;
                        ``(cc) the methodology by which the State 
                    differentiates a school as consistently 
                    underperforming for any subgroup of students 
                    described in section (c)(4)(C)(iii), including the 
                    time period used by the State to determine 
                    consistent underperformance; and
                        ``(dd) the methodology by which the State 
                    identifies a school for comprehensive support and 
                    improvement as required under subsection 
                    (c)(4)(D)(i);

                    ``(V) the number and names of all public schools in 
                the State identified by the State for comprehensive 
                support and improvement under subsection (c)(4)(D)(i) 
                or implementing targeted support and improvement plans 
                under subsection (d)(2); and
                    ``(VI) the exit criteria established by the State 
                as required under clause (i) of subsection (d)(3)(A), 
                including the length of years established under clause 
                (i)(II) of such subsection.

                ``(ii) For all students and disaggregated by each 
            subgroup of students described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(xi), 
            homeless status, status as a child in foster care, and 
            status as a student with a parent who is a member of the 
            Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, 
            United States Code) on active duty (as defined in section 
            101(d)(5) of such title), information on student 
            achievement on the academic assessments described in 
            subsection (b)(2) at each level of achievement, as 
            determined by the State under subsection (b)(1).
                ``(iii) For all students and disaggregated by each of 
            the subgroups of students, as defined in subsection (c)(2), 
            and for purposes of subclause (II) of this clause, homeless 
            status and status as a child in foster care--

                    ``(I) information on the performance on the other 
                academic indicator under subsection (c)(4)(B)(ii) for 
                public elementary schools and secondary schools that 
                are not high schools, used by the State in the State 
                accountability system; and
                    ``(II) high school graduation rates, including 
                four-year adjusted cohort graduation rates and, at the 
                State's discretion, extended-year adjusted cohort 
                graduation rates.

                ``(iv) Information on the number and percentage of 
            English learners achieving English language proficiency.
                ``(v) For all students and disaggregated by each of the 
            subgroups of students, as defined in subsection (c)(2), 
            information on the performance on the other indicator or 
            indicators of school quality or student success under 
            subsection (c)(4)(B)(v) used by the State in the State 
            accountability system.
                ``(vi) Information on the progress of all students and 
            each subgroup of students, as defined in subsection (c)(2), 
            toward meeting the State-designed long term goals under 
            subsection (c)(4)(A), including the progress of all 
            students and each such subgroup of students against the 
            State measurements of interim progress established under 
            such subsection.
                ``(vii) For all students and disaggregated by each 
            subgroup of students described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(xi), 
            the percentage of students assessed and not assessed.
                ``(viii) Information submitted by the State educational 
            agency and each local educational agency in the State, in 
            accordance with data collection conducted pursuant to 
            section 203(c)(1) of the Department of Education 
            Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1)), on--

                    ``(I) measures of school quality, climate, and 
                safety, including rates of in-school suspensions, out-
                of-school suspensions, expulsions, school-related 
                arrests, referrals to law enforcement, chronic 
                absenteeism (including both excused and unexcused 
                absences), incidences of violence, including bullying 
                and harassment; and
                    ``(II) the number and percentage of students 
                enrolled in--

                        ``(aa) preschool programs; and
                        ``(bb) accelerated coursework to earn 
                    postsecondary credit while still in high school, 
                    such as Advanced Placement and International 
                    Baccalaureate courses and examinations, and dual or 
                    concurrent enrollment programs.
                ``(ix) The professional qualifications of teachers in 
            the State, including information (that shall be presented 
            in the aggregate and disaggregated by high-poverty compared 
            to low-poverty schools) on the number and percentage of--

                    ``(I) inexperienced teachers, principals, and other 
                school leaders;
                    ``(II) teachers teaching with emergency or 
                provisional credentials; and
                    ``(III) teachers who are not teaching in the 
                subject or field for which the teacher is certified or 
                licensed.

                ``(x) The per-pupil expenditures of Federal, State, and 
            local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and 
            actual nonpersonnel expenditures of Federal, State, and 
            local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each 
            local educational agency and each school in the State for 
            the preceding fiscal year.
                ``(xi) The number and percentages of students with the 
            most significant cognitive disabilities who take an 
            alternate assessment under subsection (b)(2)(D), by grade 
            and subject.
                ``(xii) Results on the State academic assessments in 
            reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8 of the National 
            Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under 
            section 303(b)(3) of the National Assessment of Educational 
            Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)), compared 
            to the national average of such results.
                ``(xiii) Where available, for each high school in the 
            State, and beginning with the report card prepared under 
            this paragraph for 2017, the cohort rate (in the aggregate, 
            and disaggregated for each subgroup of students defined in 
            subsection (c)(2)), at which students who graduate from the 
            high school enroll, for the first academic year that begins 
            after the students' graduation--

                    ``(I) in programs of public postsecondary education 
                in the State; and
                    ``(II) if data are available and to the extent 
                practicable, in programs of private postsecondary 
                education in the State or programs of postsecondary 
                education outside the State.

                ``(xiv) Any additional information that 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 secondary schools, which may include the number and 
            percentage of students attaining career and technical 
            proficiencies (as defined by section 113(b) of the Carl D. 
            Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
            U.S.C. 2323(b)) and reported by States only in a manner 
            consistent with section 113(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
            2323(c)).
            ``(D) Rules of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph 
        (C)(viii) shall be construed as requiring--
                ``(i) reporting of any data that are not collected in 
            accordance with section 203(c)(1) of the Department of 
            Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413(c)(1); or
                ``(ii) disaggregation of any data other than as 
            required under subsection (b)(2)(B)(xi).
        ``(2) Annual local educational agency report cards.--
            ``(A) Preparation and dissemination.--A local educational 
        agency that receives assistance under this part shall prepare 
        and disseminate an annual local educational agency report card 
        that includes information on such agency as a whole and each 
        school served by the agency.
            ``(B) Implementation.--Each local educational agency report 
        card shall be--
                ``(i) concise;
                ``(ii) presented in an understandable and uniform 
            format, and to the extent practicable, in a language that 
            parents can understand; and
                ``(iii) accessible to the public, which shall include--

                    ``(I) placing such report card on the website of 
                the local educational agency; and
                    ``(II) in any case in which a local educational 
                agency does not operate a website, providing the 
                information to the public in another manner determined 
                by the local educational agency.

            ``(C) 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), 
        disaggregated in the same manner as required under such 
        paragraph, except for clause (xii) of such paragraph, as 
        applied to the local educational agency and each school served 
        by the local educational agency, including--
                ``(i) in the case of a local educational agency, 
            information that shows how students served by the local 
            educational agency achieved on the academic assessments 
            described in subsection (b)(2) compared to students in the 
            State as a whole;
                ``(ii) in the case of a school, information that shows 
            how the school's students' achievement on the academic 
            assessments described in subsection (b)(2) compared to 
            students served by the local educational agency and the 
            State as a whole; and
                ``(iii) any other information that the local 
            educational agency determines is appropriate and will best 
            provide parents, students, and other members of the public 
            with information regarding the progress of each public 
            school served by the local educational agency, whether or 
            not such information is included in the annual State report 
            card.
            ``(D) Additional information.--In the case of a local 
        educational agency that 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 date of enactment of 
    the Every Student Succeeds 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, and protects 
    the privacy of individual students.
        ``(4) Cost reduction.--Each State educational agency and local 
    educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall, 
    wherever possible, take steps to reduce data collection costs and 
    duplication of effort by obtaining the information required under 
    this subsection through existing data collection efforts.
        ``(5) 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--
            ``(A) information on the achievement of students on the 
        academic assessments required by subsection (b)(2), including 
        the disaggregated results for the subgroups of students as 
        defined in subsection (c)(2);
            ``(B) information on the acquisition of English proficiency 
        by English learners;
            ``(C) the number and names of each public school in the 
        State--
                ``(i) identified for comprehensive support and 
            improvement under subsection (c)(4)(D)(i); and
                ``(ii) implementing targeted support and improvement 
            plans under subsection (d)(2); and
            ``(D) information on the professional qualifications of 
        teachers in the State, including information on the number and 
        the percentage of the following teachers:
                ``(i) Inexperienced teachers.
                ``(ii) Teachers teaching with emergency or provisional 
            credentials.
                ``(iii) Teachers who are not teaching in the subject or 
            field for which the teacher is certified or licensed.
        ``(6) 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 
    (5). Such report shall be submitted through electronic means only.
    ``(i) Privacy.--
        ``(1) In general.--Information collected or disseminated under 
    this section (including any information collected for or included 
    in the reports described in subsection (h)) shall be collected and 
    disseminated in a manner that protects the privacy of individuals 
    consistent with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
    (20 U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the `Family Educational Rights 
    and Privacy Act of 1974') and this Act.
        ``(2) Sufficiency.--The reports described in subsection (h) 
    shall only include data that are sufficient to yield statistically 
    reliable information.
        ``(3) Disaggregation.--Disaggregation under this section shall 
    not be required if such disaggregation will reveal personally 
    identifiable information about any student, teacher, principal, or 
    other school leader, or will provide data that are insufficient to 
    yield statistically reliable information.
    ``(j) Voluntary Partnerships.--A State retains the right to enter 
into a voluntary partnership with another State to develop and 
implement the challenging State academic standards and assessments 
required under this section, except that the Secretary shall not 
attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State--
        ``(1) adoption of 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, or 
    assessments tied to such standards; or
        ``(2) participation in such partnerships.
    ``(k) 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 
part, the following shall apply until the requirements of section 
8204(c) have been met:
        ``(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 (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) shall adopt an appropriate assessment and 
    other academic indicators 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.
    ``(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.''.
SEC. 1006. 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 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--
            ``(A) is developed with timely and meaningful consultation 
        with teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
        paraprofessionals, specialized instructional support personnel, 
        charter school leaders (in a local educational agency that has 
        charter schools), administrators (including administrators of 
        programs described in other parts of this title), other 
        appropriate school personnel, and with parents of children in 
        schools served under this part; and
            ``(B) as appropriate, is coordinated with other programs 
        under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 
        U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), the 
        Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.), the Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), and 
        other Acts as appropriate.
        ``(2) Consolidated application.--The plan may be submitted as 
    part of a consolidated application under section 8305.
        ``(3) State approval.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency plan shall 
        be filed according to a schedule established by the State 
        educational agency.
            ``(B) 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--
                ``(i) provides that schools served under this part 
            substantially help children served under this part meet the 
            challenging State academic standards; and
                ``(ii) meets the requirements of this section.
        ``(4) Duration.--Each local educational agency plan shall be 
    submitted for the first year for which this part is in effect 
    following the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act 
    and shall remain in effect for the duration of the agency's 
    participation under this part.
        ``(5) Review.--Each local educational agency shall periodically 
    review and, as necessary, revise its plan.
        ``(6) Rule of construction.--Consultation required under 
    paragraph (1)(A) shall not interfere with the timely submission of 
    the plan required under this section.
    ``(b) Plan Provisions.--To ensure that all children receive a high-
quality education, and to close the achievement gap between children 
meeting the challenging State academic standards and those children who 
are not meeting such standards, each local educational agency plan 
shall describe--
        ``(1) how the local educational agency will monitor students' 
    progress in meeting the challenging State academic standards by--
            ``(A) developing and implementing a well-rounded program of 
        instruction to meet the academic needs of all students;
            ``(B) identifying students who may be at risk for academic 
        failure;
            ``(C) providing additional educational assistance to 
        individual students the local educational agency or school 
        determines need help in meeting the challenging State academic 
        standards; and
            ``(D) identifying and implementing instructional and other 
        strategies intended to strengthen academic programs and improve 
        school conditions for student learning;
        ``(2) how the local educational agency will identify and 
    address, as required under State plans as described in section 
    1111(g)(1)(B), any disparities that result in low-income students 
    and minority students being taught at higher rates than other 
    students by ineffective, inexperienced, or out-of-field teachers;
        ``(3) how the local educational agency will carry out its 
    responsibilities under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(d);
        ``(4) the poverty criteria that will be used to select school 
    attendance areas under section 1113;
        ``(5) in general, 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;
        ``(6) the services the local educational agency will provide 
    homeless children and youths, including services provided with 
    funds reserved under section 1113(c)(3)(A), to support the 
    enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and 
    youths, in coordination with the services the local educational 
    agency is providing under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
    Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.);
        ``(7) the strategy the local educational agency will use to 
    implement effective parent and family engagement under section 
    1116;
        ``(8) if applicable, how the local educational agency will 
    support, coordinate, and integrate services provided under this 
    part with early childhood education programs at the local 
    educational agency or individual school level, including plans for 
    the transition of participants in such programs to local elementary 
    school programs;
        ``(9) how teachers and school leaders, in consultation with 
    parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and specialized 
    instructional support personnel, in schools operating a targeted 
    assistance school program under section 1115, will identify the 
    eligible children most in need of services under this part;
        ``(10) how the local educational agency will implement 
    strategies to facilitate effective transitions for students from 
    middle grades to high school and from high school to postsecondary 
    education including, if applicable--
            ``(A) through coordination with institutions of higher 
        education, employers, and other local partners; and
            ``(B) through increased student access to early college 
        high school or dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities, or 
        career counseling to identify student interests and skills;
        ``(11) how the local educational agency will support efforts to 
    reduce the overuse of discipline practices that remove students 
    from the classroom, which may include identifying and supporting 
    schools with high rates of discipline, disaggregated by each of the 
    subgroups of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2);
        ``(12) if determined appropriate by the local educational 
    agency, how such agency will support programs that coordinate and 
    integrate--
            ``(A) academic and career and technical education content 
        through coordinated instructional strategies, that may 
        incorporate experiential learning opportunities and promote 
        skills attainment important to in-demand occupations or 
        industries in the State; and
            ``(B) work-based learning opportunities that provide 
        students in-depth interaction with industry professionals and, 
        if appropriate, academic credit; and
        ``(13) any other information on how the local educational 
    agency proposes to use funds to meet the purposes of this part, and 
    that the local educational agency determines appropriate to 
    provide, which may include how the local educational agency will--
            ``(A) assist schools in identifying and serving gifted and 
        talented students; and
            ``(B) assist schools in developing effective school library 
        programs to provide students an opportunity to develop digital 
        literacy skills and improve academic achievement.
    ``(c) Assurances.--Each local educational agency plan shall provide 
assurances that the local educational agency will--
        ``(1) 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;
        ``(2) provide services to eligible children attending private 
    elementary schools and secondary schools in accordance with section 
    1117, and timely and meaningful consultation with private school 
    officials regarding such services;
        ``(3) participate, if selected, in the National Assessment of 
    Educational Progress in reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8 
    carried out under section 303(b)(3) of the National Assessment of 
    Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3));
        ``(4) coordinate and integrate services provided under this 
    part with other educational services at the local educational 
    agency or individual school level, such as services for English 
    learners, children with disabilities, migratory children, American 
    Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children, and homeless 
    children and youths, in order to increase program effectiveness, 
    eliminate duplication, and reduce fragmentation of the 
    instructional program;
        ``(5) collaborate with the State or local child welfare agency 
    to--
            ``(A) designate a point of contact if the corresponding 
        child welfare agency notifies the local educational agency, in 
        writing, that the agency has designated an employee to serve as 
        a point of contact for the local educational agency; and
            ``(B) by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of the Every Student Succeeds Act, develop and implement clear 
        written procedures governing how transportation to maintain 
        children in foster care in their school of origin when in their 
        best interest will be provided, arranged, and funded for the 
        duration of the time in foster care, which procedures shall--
                ``(i) ensure that children in foster care needing 
            transportation to the school of origin will promptly 
            receive transportation in a cost-effective manner and in 
            accordance with section 475(4)(A) of the Social Security 
            Act (42 U.S.C. 675(4)(A)); and
                ``(ii) ensure that, if there are additional costs 
            incurred in providing transportation to maintain children 
            in foster care in their schools of origin, the local 
            educational agency will provide transportation to the 
            school of origin if--

                    ``(I) the local child welfare agency agrees to 
                reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of 
                such transportation;
                    ``(II) the local educational agency agrees to pay 
                for the cost of such transportation; or
                    ``(III) the local educational agency and the local 
                child welfare agency agree to share the cost of such 
                transportation; and

        ``(6) ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in 
    a program supported with funds under this part meet applicable 
    State certification and licensure requirements, including any 
    requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes 
    to certification; and
        ``(7) in the case of a local educational agency that chooses to 
    use funds under this part to provide early childhood education 
    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 
    (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)).
    ``(d) Special Rule.--For local educational agencies using funds 
under this part for the purposes described in subsection (c)(7), the 
Secretary shall--
        ``(1) consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    and establish procedures (taking into consideration existing State 
    and local laws, and local teacher contracts) to assist local 
    educational agencies to comply with such subsection; and
        ``(2) disseminate to local educational agencies the education 
    performance standards in effect under section 641A(a) of the Head 
    Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)), and such agencies affected by such 
    subsection (c)(7) shall plan to comply with such subsection (taking 
    into consideration existing State and local laws, and local teacher 
    contracts), including by pursuing the availability of other 
    Federal, State, and local funding sources to assist with such 
    compliance.
    ``(e) Parents Right-to-know.--
        ``(1) Information for parents.--
            ``(A) In general.--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:
                ``(i) Whether the student's teacher--

                    ``(I) has met State qualification and licensing 
                criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in 
                which the teacher provides instruction;
                    ``(II) is teaching under emergency or other 
                provisional status through which State qualification or 
                licensing criteria have been waived; and
                    ``(III) is teaching in the field of discipline of 
                the certification of the teacher.

                ``(ii) Whether the child is provided services by 
            paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
            ``(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 of a child who is a student in such 
        school, with respect to such student--
                ``(i) information on the level of achievement and 
            academic growth of the student, if applicable and 
            available, on each of the State academic assessments 
            required under this part; and
                ``(ii) timely notice that the student has been 
            assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive 
            weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable State 
            certification or licensure requirements at the grade level 
            and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
        ``(2) Testing transparency.--
            ``(A) In general.--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 local educational agency will provide the parents on 
        request (and in a timely manner), information regarding any 
        State or local educational agency policy regarding student 
        participation in any assessments mandated by section 1111(b)(2) 
        and by the State or local educational agency, which shall 
        include a policy, procedure, or parental right to opt the child 
        out of such assessment, where applicable.
            ``(B) Additional information.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
        each local educational agency that receives funds under this 
        part shall make widely available through public means 
        (including by posting in a clear and easily accessible manner 
        on the local educational agency's website and, where 
        practicable, on the website of each school served by the local 
        educational agency) for each grade served by the local 
        educational agency, information on each assessment required by 
        the State to comply with section 1111, other assessments 
        required by the State, and where such information is available 
        and feasible to report, assessments required districtwide by 
        the local educational agency, including--
                ``(i) the subject matter assessed;
                ``(ii) the purpose for which the assessment is designed 
            and used;
                ``(iii) the source of the requirement for the 
            assessment; and
                ``(iv) where such information is available--

                    ``(I) the amount of time students will spend taking 
                the assessment, and the schedule for the assessment; 
                and
                    ``(II) the time and format for disseminating 
                results.

            ``(C) Local educational agency that does not operate a 
        website.--In the case of a local educational agency that does 
        not operate a website, such local educational agency shall 
        determine how to make the information described in subparagraph 
        (A) widely available, such as through distribution of that 
        information to the media, through public agencies, or directly 
        to parents.
        ``(3) Language instruction.--
            ``(A) Notice.--Each local educational agency using funds 
        under this part or title III to provide a language instruction 
        educational program as determined under title III 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--
                ``(i) the reasons for the identification of their child 
            as an English learner and in need of placement in a 
            language instruction educational program;
                ``(ii) the child's level of English proficiency, how 
            such level was assessed, and the status of the child's 
            academic achievement;
                ``(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;
                ``(iv) how the program in which their child is, or will 
            be, participating will meet the educational strengths and 
            needs of their child;
                ``(v) how such program will specifically help their 
            child learn English and meet age-appropriate academic 
            achievement standards for grade promotion and graduation;
                ``(vi) 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 
            (including four-year adjusted cohort graduation rates and 
            extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rates for such 
            program) if funds under this part are used for children in 
            high schools;
                ``(vii) in the case of a child with a disability, how 
            such program meets the objectives of the individualized 
            education program of the child, as described in section 
            614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
            (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)); and
                ``(viii) information pertaining to parental rights that 
            includes written guidance--

                    ``(I) detailing the right that parents have to have 
                their child immediately removed from such program upon 
                their request;
                    ``(II) detailing 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
                    ``(III) assisting parents in selecting among 
                various programs and methods of instruction, if more 
                than 1 program or method is offered by the eligible 
                entity.

            ``(B) 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 but are identified as 
        English learners during such school year, the local educational 
        agency shall notify the children's parents during the first 2 
        weeks of the child being placed in a language instruction 
        educational program consistent with subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Parental participation.--
                ``(i) In general.--Each local educational agency 
            receiving funds under this part shall implement an 
            effective means of outreach to parents of English learners 
            to inform the parents regarding how the parents can--

                    ``(I) be involved in the education of their 
                children; and
                    ``(II) be active participants in assisting their 
                children to--

                        ``(aa) attain English proficiency;
                        ``(bb) achieve at high levels within a well-
                    rounded education; and
                        ``(cc) meet the challenging State academic 
                    standards expected of all students.
                ``(ii) Regular meetings.--Implementing an effective 
            means of outreach to parents under clause (i) shall include 
            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 or title III.
            ``(D) 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.
        ``(4) Notice and format.--The notice and information provided 
    to parents under this subsection shall be in an understandable and 
    uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a 
    language that the parents can understand.''.
SEC. 1007. ELIGIBLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS.
    Section 1113 (20 U.S.C. 6313) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) Ranking order.--
            ``(A) Ranking.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if 
        funds allocated in accordance with subsection (c) are 
        insufficient to serve all eligible school attendance areas, a 
        local educational agency shall--
                ``(i) annually rank, without regard to grade spans, 
            such agency's eligible school attendance areas in which the 
            concentration of children from low-income families exceeds 
            75 percent from highest to lowest according to the 
            percentage of children from low-income families; and
                ``(ii) serve such eligible school attendance areas in 
            rank order.
            ``(B) Exception.--A local educational agency may lower the 
        threshold in subparagraph (A)(i) to 50 percent for high schools 
        served by such agency.''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
        ``(5) Measures.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        a local educational agency shall use the same measure of 
        poverty, which measure shall be the number of children aged 5 
        through 17 in poverty counted in the most recent census data 
        approved by the Secretary, the number of children eligible for 
        a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
        National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the number 
        of children in families receiving assistance under the State 
        program funded under part 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--
                ``(i) to identify eligible school attendance areas;
                ``(ii) to determine the ranking of each area; and
                ``(iii) to determine allocations under subsection (c).
            ``(B) Secondary schools.--For measuring the number of 
        students in low-income families in secondary schools, the local 
        educational agency shall use the same measure of poverty, which 
        shall be--
                ``(i) the measure described under subparagraph (A); or
                ``(ii) subject to meeting the conditions of 
            subparagraph (C), an accurate estimate of the number of 
            students in low-income families in a secondary school that 
            is calculated by applying the average percentage of 
            students in low-income families of the elementary school 
            attendance areas as calculated under subparagraph (A) that 
            feed into the secondary school to the number of students 
            enrolled in such school.
            ``(C) Measure of poverty.--The local educational agency 
        shall have the option to use the measure of poverty described 
        in subparagraph (B)(ii) after--
                ``(i) conducting outreach to secondary schools within 
            such agency to inform such schools of the option to use 
            such measure; and
                ``(ii) a majority of such schools have approved the use 
            of such measure.'';
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)(D)(i), by striking ``section 
    1120A(c)'' and inserting ``section 1118(c)''; and 
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) Reservation of funds.--
            ``(A) In general.--A local educational agency shall reserve 
        such funds as are necessary under this part, determined in 
        accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C), to provide services 
        comparable to those provided to children in schools funded 
        under this part to serve--
                ``(i) homeless children and youths, including providing 
            educationally related support services to children in 
            shelters and other locations where children may live;
                ``(ii) children in local institutions for neglected 
            children; and
                ``(iii) if appropriate, children in local institutions 
            for delinquent children, and neglected or delinquent 
            children in community day programs.
            ``(B) Method of determination.--The share of funds 
        determined under subparagraph (A) shall be determined--
                ``(i) based on the total allocation received by the 
            local educational agency; and
                ``(ii) prior to any allowable expenditures or transfers 
            by the local educational agency.
            ``(C) Homeless children and youths.--Funds reserved under 
        subparagraph (A)(i) may be--
                ``(i) determined based on a needs assessment of 
            homeless children and youths in the local educational 
            agency, taking into consideration the number and needs of 
            homeless children and youths in the local educational 
            agency, and which needs assessment may be the same needs 
            assessment as conducted under section 723(b)(1) of the 
            McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
            11433(b)(1)); and
                ``(ii) used to provide homeless children and youths 
            with services not ordinarily provided to other students 
            under this part, including providing--

                    ``(I) funding for the liaison designated pursuant 
                to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)); and
                    ``(II) transportation pursuant to section 
                722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                11432(g)(1)(J)(iii)).'';

            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``school improvement, 
        corrective action, and restructuring under section 1116(b)'' 
        and inserting ``comprehensive support and improvement 
        activities or targeted support and improvement activities under 
        section 1111(d)''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) Early childhood education.--A local educational agency 
    may reserve funds made available to carry out this section to 
    provide early childhood education programs for eligible 
    children.''.
SEC. 1008. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.
    Section 1114 (20 U.S.C. 6314) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
        ``(1) Use of funds for schoolwide programs.--
            ``(A) Eligibility.--A local educational agency may 
        consolidate and use funds under this part, 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 in 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.
            ``(B) Exception.--A school that serves an eligible school 
        attendance area in which less than 40 percent of the children 
        are from low-income families, or a school for which less than 
        40 percent of the children enrolled in the school are from such 
        families, may operate a schoolwide program under this section 
        if the school receives a waiver from the State educational 
        agency to do so, after taking into account how a schoolwide 
        program will best serve the needs of the students in the school 
        served under this part in improving academic achievement and 
        other factors.
        ``(2) Identification of students not required.--
            ``(A) In general.--No school participating in a schoolwide 
        program shall be required to identify--
                ``(i) particular children under this part as eligible 
            to participate in a schoolwide program; or
                ``(ii) individual services as supplementary.
            ``(B) Supplemental funds.--In accordance with the method of 
        determination described in section 1118(b)(2), 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 part, 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 English learners.
        ``(3) Exemption from statutory and regulatory requirements.--
            ``(A) Exemption.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may, through publication of a notice in the Federal 
        Register, exempt schoolwide programs under this section from 
        statutory or regulatory provisions of any other noncompetitive 
        formula grant program administered by the Secretary (other than 
        formula or discretionary grant programs under the Individuals 
        with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), 
        except as provided in section 613(a)(2)(D) of such Act (20 
        U.S.C. 1413(a)(2)(D))), or any discretionary grant program 
        administered by the Secretary, to support schoolwide programs 
        if the intent and purposes of such other programs are met.
            ``(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, comparability of services, maintenance of 
        effort, uses of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant non-
        Federal funds (in accordance with the method of determination 
        described in section 1118(b)(2)), or the distribution of funds 
        to State educational agencies or local educational agencies 
        that apply to the receipt of funds from such programs.
            ``(C) Records.--A school that chooses to consolidate and 
        use funds from different Federal programs under this section 
        shall not be required to maintain separate fiscal accounting 
        records, by program, that identify the specific activities 
        supported by those particular funds as long as the school 
        maintains records that demonstrate that the schoolwide program, 
        considered as a whole, addresses the intent and purposes of 
        each of the Federal programs that were consolidated to support 
        the schoolwide program.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Schoolwide Program Plan.--An eligible school operating a 
schoolwide program shall develop a comprehensive plan (or amend a plan 
for such a program that was in existence on the day before the date of 
the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act) that--
        ``(1) is developed during a 1-year period, unless--
            ``(A) the local educational agency determines, in 
        consultation with the school, that less time is needed to 
        develop and implement the schoolwide program; or
            ``(B) the school is operating a schoolwide program on the 
        day before the date of the enactment of the Every Student 
        Succeeds 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;
        ``(2) is 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, other school 
    leaders, paraprofessionals present in the school, administrators 
    (including administrators of programs described in other parts of 
    this title), the local educational agency, to the extent feasible, 
    tribes and tribal organizations present in the community, and, if 
    appropriate, specialized instructional support personnel, technical 
    assistance providers, school staff, if the plan relates to a 
    secondary school, students, and other individuals determined by the 
    school;
        ``(3) remains in effect for the duration of the school's 
    participation under this part, except that the plan and its 
    implementation shall be regularly monitored and revised as 
    necessary based on student needs to ensure that all students are 
    provided opportunities to meet the challenging State academic 
    standards;
        ``(4) is available to the local educational agency, parents, 
    and the public, and the information contained in such plan shall be 
    in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent 
    practicable, provided in a language that the parents can 
    understand; and
        ``(5) if appropriate and applicable, is developed in 
    coordination and integration with other Federal, State, and local 
    services, resources, and programs, such as programs supported under 
    this Act, violence prevention programs, nutrition programs, housing 
    programs, Head Start programs, adult education programs, career and 
    technical education programs, and schools implementing 
    comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted 
    support and improvement activities under section 1111(d);
        ``(6) is based on a comprehensive needs assessment of the 
    entire school that takes into account information on the academic 
    achievement of children in relation to the challenging State 
    academic standards, particularly the needs of those children who 
    are failing, or are at-risk of failing, to meet the challenging 
    State academic standards and any other factors as determined by the 
    local educational agency; and
        ``(7) includes a description of--
            ``(A) the strategies that the school will be implementing 
        to address school needs, including a description of how such 
        strategies will--
                ``(i) provide opportunities for all children, including 
            each of the subgroups of students (as defined in section 
            1111(c)(2)) to meet the challenging State academic 
            standards;
                ``(ii) use methods and instructional strategies that 
            strengthen the academic program in the school, increase the 
            amount and quality of learning time, and help provide an 
            enriched and accelerated curriculum, which may include 
            programs, activities, and courses necessary to provide a 
            well-rounded education; and
                ``(iii) address the needs of all children in the 
            school, but particularly the needs of those at risk of not 
            meeting the challenging State academic standards, through 
            activities which may include--

                    ``(I) counseling, school-based mental health 
                programs, specialized instructional support services, 
                mentoring services, and other strategies to improve 
                students' skills outside the academic subject areas;
                    ``(II) preparation for and awareness of 
                opportunities for postsecondary education and the 
                workforce, which may include career and technical 
                education programs and broadening secondary school 
                students' access to coursework to earn postsecondary 
                credit while still in high school (such as Advanced 
                Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual or 
                concurrent enrollment, or early college high schools);
                    ``(III) implementation of a schoolwide tiered model 
                to prevent and address problem behavior, and early 
                intervening services, coordinated with similar 
                activities and services carried out under the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1400 et seq.);
                    ``(IV) professional development and other 
                activities for teachers, paraprofessionals, and other 
                school personnel to improve instruction and use of data 
                from academic assessments, and to recruit and retain 
                effective teachers, particularly in high-need subjects; 
                and
                    ``(V) strategies for assisting preschool children 
                in the transition from early childhood education 
                programs to local elementary school programs; and

            ``(B) if programs are consolidated, the specific State 
        educational agency and local educational agency programs and 
        other Federal programs that will be consolidated in the 
        schoolwide program.'';
        (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Preschool Programs.--A school that operates a schoolwide 
program under this section may use funds available under this part to 
establish or enhance preschool programs for children who are under 6 
years of age.
    ``(d) Delivery of Services.--The services of a schoolwide 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.
    ``(e) Use of Funds for Dual or Concurrent Enrollment Programs.--
        ``(1) In general.--A secondary school operating a schoolwide 
    program under this section may use funds received under this part 
    to operate dual or concurrent enrollment programs that address the 
    needs of low-achieving secondary school students and those at risk 
    of not meeting the challenging State academic standards.
        ``(2) Flexibility of funds.--A secondary school using funds 
    received under this part for a dual or concurrent enrollment 
    program described in paragraph (1) may use such funds for any of 
    the costs associated with such program, including the costs of--
            ``(A) training for teachers, and joint professional 
        development for teachers in collaboration with career and 
        technical educators and educators from institutions of higher 
        education, where appropriate, for the purpose of integrating 
        rigorous academics in such program;
            ``(B) tuition and fees, books, required instructional 
        materials for such program, and innovative delivery methods; 
        and
            ``(C) transportation to and from such program.
        ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
    be construed to impose on any State any requirement or rule 
    regarding dual or concurrent enrollment programs that is 
    inconsistent with State law.''.
SEC. 1009. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.
    Section 1115 (20 U.S.C. 6315) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--In all schools selected to receive funds under 
section 1113(c) that are ineligible for a schoolwide program under 
section 1114, have not received a waiver under section 1114(a)(1)(B) to 
operate such a schoolwide program, or choose not to operate such a 
schoolwide program, a local educational agency serving such school may 
use funds received under this part only for programs that provide 
services to eligible children under subsection (c) identified as having 
the greatest need for special assistance.'';
        (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) 
    and (b), respectively, and moving those redesignated subsections so 
    as to appear in alphabetical order;
        (3) by striking subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph 
    (2), and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Targeted Assistance School Program.--To assist targeted 
assistance schools and local educational agencies to meet their 
responsibility to provide for all their students served under this part 
the opportunity to meet the challenging State academic standards, each 
targeted assistance program under this section shall--
        ``(1) determine which students will be served;
        ``(2) serve participating students identified as eligible 
    children under subsection (c), including by--
            ``(A) using resources under this part to help eligible 
        children meet the challenging State academic standards, which 
        may include programs, activities, and academic courses 
        necessary to provide a well-rounded education;
            ``(B) using methods and instructional strategies to 
        strengthen the academic program of the school through 
        activities, which may include--
                ``(i) expanded learning time, before- and after-school 
            programs, and summer programs and opportunities; and
                ``(ii) a schoolwide tiered model to prevent and address 
            behavior problems, and early intervening services, 
            coordinated with similar activities and services carried 
            out under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
            (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
            ``(C) coordinating with and supporting the regular 
        education program, which may include services to assist 
        preschool children in the transition from early childhood 
        education programs such as Head Start, the literacy program 
        under subpart 2 of part B of title II, or State-run preschool 
        programs to elementary school programs;
            ``(D) providing professional development with resources 
        provided under this part, and, to the extent practicable, from 
        other sources, to teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
        paraprofessionals, and, if appropriate, specialized 
        instructional support personnel, and other school personnel who 
        work with eligible children in programs under this section or 
        in the regular education program;
            ``(E) implementing strategies to increase the involvement 
        of parents of eligible children in accordance with section 
        1116; and
            ``(F) if appropriate and applicable, coordinating and 
        integrating Federal, State, and local services and programs, 
        such as programs supported under this Act, violence prevention 
        programs, nutrition programs, housing programs, Head Start 
        programs, adult education programs, career and technical 
        education programs, and comprehensive support and improvement 
        activities or targeted support and improvement activities under 
        section 1111(d); and
            ``(G) provide to the local educational agency assurances 
        that the school will--
                ``(i) help provide an accelerated, high-quality 
            curriculum;
                ``(ii) minimize the removal of children from the 
            regular classroom during regular school hours for 
            instruction provided under this part; and
                ``(iii) on an ongoing basis, review the progress of 
            eligible children and revise the targeted assistance 
            program under this section, if necessary, to provide 
            additional assistance to enable such children to meet the 
            challenging State academic standards.'';
        (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                (i) by striking ``the State's challenging student 
            academic achievement standards'' and inserting ``the 
            challenging State academic standards''; and
                (ii) by striking ``such criteria as teacher judgment, 
            interviews with parents, and developmentally appropriate 
            measures'' and inserting ``criteria, including objective 
            criteria, established by the local educational agency and 
            supplemented by the school''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``limited English 
            proficient children'' and inserting ``English learners'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by striking the heading and inserting ``head 
                start and preschool children''; and
                    (II) by striking ``Head Start, Even Start, or Early 
                Reading First program,'' and inserting ``Head Start 
                program, the literacy program under subpart 2 of part B 
                of title II,''; and

                (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the heading and 
            inserting ``migrant children'';
        (5) in subsection (e)--
            (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii);
                (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (v); and
                (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
            clauses:
                ``(iii) family support and engagement services;
                ``(iv) integrated student supports; and''; and
                (iv) in clause (v), as redesignated by clause (iii), by 
            striking ``pupil services'' and inserting ``specialized 
            instructional support''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (3); and
        (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Use of Funds for Dual or Concurrent Enrollment Programs.--A 
secondary school operating a targeted assistance program under this 
section may use funds received under this part to provide dual or 
concurrent enrollment program services described under section 1114(e) 
to eligible children under subsection (c)(1)(B) who are identified as 
having the greatest need for special assistance.
    ``(g) Prohibition.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal 
Government to require a local educational agency or school to submit 
the results of a comprehensive needs assessment or plan under section 
1114(b), or a program described in subsection (b), for review or 
approval by the Secretary.
    ``(h) Delivery of Services.--The services 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. 1010. PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.
    Section 1116, as redesignated by section 1000(2), is amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by striking ``parental 
    involvement'' and inserting ``parent and family engagement'';
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by inserting ``conducts outreach to all parents and 
            family members and'' after ``only if such agency''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``and family members'' after ``and 
            procedures for the involvement of parents'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by inserting ``and family members'' after ``, 
                and distribute to, parents'';
                    (II) by striking ``written parent involvement 
                policy'' and inserting ``written parent and family 
                engagement policy''; and
                    (III) by striking ``expectations for parent 
                involvement'' and inserting ``expectations and 
                objectives for meaningful parent and family 
                involvement''; and

                (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (F) and 
            inserting the following:
            ``(A) involve parents and family members in jointly 
        developing the local educational agency plan under section 
        1112, and the development of support and improvement plans 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(d).
            ``(B) provide the coordination, technical assistance, and 
        other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of all 
        participating schools within the local educational agency in 
        planning and implementing effective parent and family 
        involvement activities to improve student academic achievement 
        and school performance, which may include meaningful 
        consultation with employers, business leaders, and 
        philanthropic organizations, or individuals with expertise in 
        effectively engaging parents and family members in education;
            ``(C) coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement 
        strategies under this part with parent and family engagement 
        strategies, to the extent feasible and appropriate, with other 
        relevant Federal, State, and local laws and programs;
            ``(D) conduct, with the meaningful involvement of parents 
        and family members, an annual evaluation of the content and 
        effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy in 
        improving the academic quality of all schools served under this 
        part, including identifying--
                ``(i) 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);
                ``(ii) the needs of parents and family members to 
            assist with the learning of their children, including 
            engaging with school personnel and teachers; and
                ``(iii) strategies to support successful school and 
            family interactions;
            ``(E) use the findings of such evaluation in subparagraph 
        (D) to design evidence-based strategies for more effective 
        parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the parent 
        and family engagement policies described in this section; and
            ``(F) involve parents in the activities of the schools 
        served under this part, which may include establishing a parent 
        advisory board comprised of a sufficient number and 
        representative group of parents or family members served by the 
        local educational agency to adequately represent the needs of 
        the population served by such agency for the purposes of 
        developing, revising, and reviewing the parent and family 
        engagement policy.''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency shall 
        reserve at least 1 percent of its allocation under subpart 2 to 
        assist schools to carry out the activities described in this 
        section, except that this subparagraph shall not apply if 1 
        percent of such agency's allocation under subpart 2 for the 
        fiscal year for which the determination is made is $5,000 or 
        less. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to limit 
        local educational agencies from reserving more than 1 percent 
        of its allocation under subpart 2 to assist schools to carry 
        out activities described in this section.'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) Parental 
            input.--Parents of children'' and inserting ``(B) Parent 
            and family member input.--Parents and family members of 
            children'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

                    (I) by striking ``95 percent'' and inserting ``90 
                percent''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``, with priority given to high-
                need schools'' after ``schools served under this 
                part''; and

                (iv) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) Use of funds.--Funds reserved under subparagraph (A) 
        by a local educational agency shall be used to carry out 
        activities and strategies consistent with the local educational 
        agency's parent and family engagement policy, including not 
        less than 1 of the following:
                ``(i) Supporting schools and nonprofit organizations in 
            providing professional development for local educational 
            agency and school personnel regarding parent and family 
            engagement strategies, which may be provided jointly to 
            teachers, principals, other school leaders, specialized 
            instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, early 
            childhood educators, and parents and family members.
                ``(ii) Supporting programs that reach parents and 
            family members at home, in the community, and at school.
                ``(iii) Disseminating information on best practices 
            focused on parent and family engagement, especially best 
            practices for increasing the engagement of economically 
            disadvantaged parents and family members.
                ``(iv) Collaborating, or providing subgrants to schools 
            to enable such schools to collaborate, with community-based 
            or other organizations or employers with a record of 
            success in improving and increasing parent and family 
            engagement.
                ``(v) Engaging in any other activities and strategies 
            that the local educational agency determines are 
            appropriate and consistent with such agency's parent and 
            family engagement policy.'';
        (3) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Parental 
        Involvement Policy'' and inserting ``Parent and Family 
        Engagement Policy'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by inserting ``and family members'' after 
            ``distribute to, parents''; and
                (ii) by striking ``written parental involvement 
            policy'' and inserting ``written parent and family 
            engagement policy'';
            (C) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``parental involvement policy'' and 
            inserting ``parent and family engagement policy''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``and family members'' after ``that 
            applies to all parents''; and
            (D) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking ``parental involvement policy'' and 
            inserting ``parent and family engagement policy''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``and family members in all schools 
            served by the local educational agency'' after ``policy 
            that applies to all parents'';
        (4) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking ``parental involvement policy'' and 
            inserting ``parent and family engagement policy''; and
                (ii) by striking ``1114(b)(2)'' and inserting 
            ``1114(b)'';
            (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``the proficiency 
        levels students are expected to meet'' and inserting ``the 
        achievement levels of the challenging State academic 
        standards''; and
            (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``1114(b)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``1114(b)'';
        (5) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``parental involvement policy'' and inserting ``parent and 
        family engagement policy'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``the State's student academic 
            achievement standards'' and inserting ``the challenging 
            State academic standards''; and
                (ii) by striking ``, such as monitoring attendance, 
            homework completion, and television watching''; and
            (C) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) ensuring regular two-way, meaningful communication 
        between family members and school staff, and, to the extent 
        practicable, in a language that family members can 
        understand.'';
        (6) in subsection (e)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the State's academic 
        content standards and State student academic achievement 
        standards'' and inserting ``the challenging State academic 
        standards'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``technology'' and 
        inserting ``technology (including education about the harms of 
        copyright piracy)'';
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``pupil services 
        personnel, principals'' and inserting ``specialized 
        instructional support personnel, principals, and other school 
        leaders''; and
            (D) 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 programs,'' and 
        inserting ``other Federal, State, and local programs, including 
        public preschool programs,'';
        (7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Accessibility.--In carrying out the parent and family 
engagement requirements of this part, local educational agencies and 
schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide opportunities for the 
informed participation of parents and family members (including parents 
and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and 
family members with disabilities, and parents and family members 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.'';
        (8) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) Family Engagement in Education Programs.--In a State 
operating a program under part E of title IV, each local educational 
agency or school that receives assistance under this part shall inform 
parents and organizations of the existence of the program.''; and
        (9) in subsection (h), by striking ``parental involvement 
    policies'' and inserting ``parent and family engagement policies''.
SEC. 1011. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
    Section 1117, as redesignated by section 1000(3), is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) In general.--To the extent consistent with the number of 
    eligible children identified under section 1115(c) 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, provide such children, on 
        an equitable basis and individually or in combination, as 
        requested by the officials to best meet the needs of such 
        children, special educational services, instructional services 
        (including evaluations to determine the progress being made in 
        meeting such students' academic needs), counseling, mentoring, 
        one-on-one tutoring, or other benefits under this part (such as 
        dual or concurrent 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 section 1116.'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(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 part, 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 part.'';
            (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) Expenditures.--
            ``(A) Determination.--
                ``(i) In general.--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.
                ``(ii) Proportional share.--The proportional share of 
            funds shall be determined based on the total amount of 
            funds received by the local educational agency under this 
            part prior to any allowable expenditures or transfers by 
            the local educational agency.
            ``(B) Obligation of funds.--Funds allocated to a local 
        educational agency for educational services and other benefits 
        to eligible private school children shall be obligated in the 
        fiscal year for which the funds are received by the agency.
            ``(C) Notice of allocation.--Each State educational agency 
        shall provide notice in a timely manner to the appropriate 
        private school officials in the State of the allocation of 
        funds for educational services and other benefits under this 
        part that the local educational agencies have determined are 
        available for eligible private school children.
            ``(D) Term of determination.--The local educational agency 
        may determine the equitable share under subparagraph (A) each 
        year or every 2 years.''; and
            (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``agency'' and inserting 
        ``agency, or, in a case described in subsection (b)(6)(C), the 
        State educational agency involved,'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``part,'' and inserting ``part. Such agency and 
            private school officials shall both have the goal of 
            reaching agreement on how to provide equitable and 
            effective programs for eligible private school children, 
            the results of which agreement shall be transmitted to the 
            ombudsman designated under subsection (a)(3)(B). Such 
            process shall include consultation'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (E)--

                    (I) by striking ``and'' before ``the proportion of 
                funds'';
                    (II) by striking ``(a)(4)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(4)(A)'' ; and
                    (III) by inserting ``, and how that proportion of 
                funds is determined'' after ``such services'';

                (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' after 
            the semicolon;
                (iv) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the 
            end and inserting a semicolon; and
                (v) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(I) whether the agency shall provide services directly or 
        through a separate government agency, consortium, entity, or 
        third-party contractor;
            ``(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 subsection (a)(4)(A) based on all 
            the children from low-income families in a participating 
            school attendance area who attend private schools; or
                ``(ii) in the agency's participating school attendance 
            area who attend private schools with the proportion of 
            funds allocated under subsection (a)(4)(A) based on the 
            number of children from low-income families who attend 
            private schools;
            ``(K) when, including the approximate time of day, services 
        will be provided; and
            ``(L) whether to consolidate and use funds provided under 
        subsection (a)(4) in coordination with eligible funds available 
        for services to private school children under applicable 
        programs, as defined in section 8501(b)(1)to provide services 
        to eligible private school children participating in 
        programs.'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Disagreement.--If a local educational agency disagrees 
    with the views of private school officials with respect to an issue 
    described in paragraph (1), the local educational agency shall 
    provide in writing to such private school officials the reasons why 
    the local educational agency disagrees.'';
            (D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (B))--
                (i) by inserting ``meaningful'' before ``consultation'' 
            in the first sentence;
                (ii) by inserting ``The written affirmation shall 
            provide the option for private school officials to indicate 
            such officials' belief that timely and meaningful 
            consultation has not occurred or that the program design is 
            not equitable with respect to eligible private school 
            children.'' after ``occurred.''; and
                (iii) by striking ``has taken place'' and inserting 
            ``has, or attempts at such consultation have, taken 
            place''; and
            (E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (B))--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by striking ``right to complain to'' and 
                inserting ``right to file a complaint with'';
                    (II) by inserting ``asserting'' after ``State 
                educational agency'';
                    (III) by striking ``or'' before ``did not give due 
                consideration''; and
                    (IV) by inserting ``, or did not make a decision 
                that treats the private school students equitably as 
                required by this section'' before the period at the 
                end;

                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to complain,'' 
            and inserting ``to file a complaint,''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) State educational agencies.--A State educational 
        agency shall provide services under this section directly or 
        through contracts with public or private agencies, 
        organizations, or institutions, if the appropriate private 
        school officials 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 in 
            accordance with the procedures for making such a request, 
            as prescribed by the State educational agency.'';
        (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``section 9505'' and 
    inserting ``section 8503''; and
        (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``sections 9503 and 
    9504'' and inserting ``sections 8503 and 8504''.
SEC. 1012. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.
    Section 1118, as redesignated by section 1000(4), is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 9521'' and 
    inserting ``section 8521''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Federal Funds To Supplement, Not Supplant, Non-Federal 
Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency or local 
    educational agency shall use Federal funds received under this part 
    only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such 
    Federal funds, be made available from State and local sources for 
    the education of students participating in programs assisted under 
    this part, and not to supplant such funds.
        ``(2) Compliance.--To demonstrate compliance with paragraph 
    (1), a local educational agency shall demonstrate that the 
    methodology used to allocate State and local funds to each school 
    receiving assistance under this part ensures that such school 
    receives all of the State and local funds it would otherwise 
    receive if it were not receiving assistance under this part.
        ``(3) Special rule.--No local educational agency shall be 
    required to--
            ``(A) identify that an individual cost or service supported 
        under this part is supplemental; or
            ``(B) provide services under this part through a particular 
        instructional method or in a particular instructional setting 
        in order to demonstrate such agency's compliance with paragraph 
        (1).
        ``(4) Prohibition.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
    to authorize or permit the Secretary to prescribe the specific 
    methodology a local educational agency uses to allocate State and 
    local funds to each school receiving assistance under this part.
        ``(5) Timeline.--A local educational agency--
            ``(A) shall meet the compliance requirement under paragraph 
        (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 
        Every Student Succeeds Act; and
            ``(B) may demonstrate compliance with the requirement under 
        paragraph (1) before the end of such 2-year period using the 
        method such local educational agency used on the day before the 
        date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.''.
SEC. 1013. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.
    Section 1119, as redesignated by section 1000(5), is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking ``such as the Early Reading First 
        program''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Each 
        local educational agency shall develop agreements with such 
        Head Start agencies and other entities to carry out such 
        activities.''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``early childhood development programs, such as the Early 
        Reading First program,'' and inserting ``early childhood 
        education programs'';
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``early childhood 
        development program such as the Early Reading First program'' 
        and inserting ``early childhood education program'';
            (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``early childhood 
        development programs such as the Early Reading First program'' 
        and inserting ``early childhood education programs'';
            (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``early childhood 
        development programs such as the Early Reading First program'' 
        and inserting ``early childhood education programs'';
            (E) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by striking ``Early Reading First program staff,''; 
            and
                (ii) by striking ``early childhood development 
            program'' and inserting ``early childhood education 
            program''; and
            (F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and entities carrying 
        out Early Reading First programs''.
SEC. 1014. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE 
INTERIOR.
    Section 1121 (20 U.S.C. 6331) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1121. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE 
INTERIOR.
    ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--Subject to subsection (e), from the 
amount appropriated for payments to States for any fiscal year under 
section 1002(a), the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) reserve 0.4 percent to provide assistance to the outlying 
    areas in accordance with subsection (b); and
        ``(2) reserve 0.7 percent to provide assistance to the 
    Secretary of the Interior in accordance with subsection (d).
    ``(b) Assistance to Outlying Areas.--
        ``(1) Funds reserved.--From the amount made available for any 
    fiscal year under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Republic of Palau, 
        until Palau enters into an agreement for extension of United 
        States educational assistance under the Compact of Free 
        Association, and subject to such terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary may establish, except that Public Law 95-134, 
        permitting the consolidation of grants, shall not apply; and
            ``(B) use the remaining funds to award grants to the 
        outlying areas in accordance with paragraphs (2) through (5).
        ``(2) Amount of grants.--The Secretary shall allocate the 
    amount available under paragraph (1)(B) to the outlying areas in 
    proportion to their relative numbers of children, aged 5 to 17, 
    inclusive, from families below the poverty level, on the basis of 
    the most recent satisfactory data available from the Department of 
    Commerce.
        ``(3) Hold-harmless amounts.--For each fiscal year, the amount 
    made available to each outlying area under this subsection shall 
    be--
            ``(A) not less than 95 percent of the amount made available 
        for the preceding fiscal year if the number of children counted 
        under paragraph (2) is not less than 30 percent of the total 
        number of children aged 5 to 17 years, inclusive, in the 
        outlying area;
            ``(B) not less than 90 percent of the amount made available 
        for the preceding fiscal year if the percentage described in 
        subparagraph (A) is between 15 percent and 30 percent; and
            ``(C) not less than 85 percent of the amount made available 
        for the preceding fiscal year if the percentage described in 
        subparagraph (A) is below 15 percent.
        ``(4) Ratable reductions.--If the amount made available under 
    paragraph (1)(B) for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the 
    full amounts that the outlying areas are eligible to receive under 
    paragraphs (2) and (3) for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
    ratably reduce those amounts.
        ``(5) Uses.--Grant funds awarded under paragraph (1)(A) may be 
    used only--
            ``(A) for programs described in this Act, including teacher 
        training, curriculum development, instructional materials, or 
        general school improvement and reform; and
            ``(B) to provide direct educational services that assist 
        all students with meeting the challenging State academic 
        standards.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section, the term 
`outlying area' means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    ``(d) Allotment to the Secretary of the Interior.--
        ``(1) In general.--The amount allotted for payments to the 
    Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2) for any fiscal 
    year shall be used, in accordance with such criteria as the 
    Secretary may establish, to meet the unique educational needs of--
            ``(A) Indian children on reservations served by elementary 
        schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or 
        supported by the Department of the Interior; and
            ``(B) out-of-State Indian children in elementary schools 
        and secondary schools in local educational agencies under 
        special contracts with the Department of the Interior.
        ``(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 part, 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) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
        the State in which the agency is located; or
            ``(B) 48 percent of such expenditure in the United States.
    ``(e) Limitation on Applicability.--If, by reason of the 
application of subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the total amount 
available for allocation to all States under this part would be less 
than the amount allocated to all States for fiscal year 2016 under this 
part, the Secretary shall provide assistance to the outlying areas and 
the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with this section, as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student 
Succeeds Act.''.
SEC. 1015. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.
    Section 1122(a) (20 U.S.C. 6332(a)) is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2002-
    2007'' and inserting ``2017-2020''; and
        (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount, if any, by 
    which the total amount made available under this subsection for the 
    current 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.''.
SEC. 1016. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING RULE.
    Section 1125AA (20 U.S.C. 6336) is amended by striking the section 
heading and all that follows through ``Pursuant'' and inserting the 
following: ``Adequacy of Funding to Local Educational Agencies in 
Fiscal Years After Fiscal Year 2001.--Pursuant''.
SEC. 1017. EDUCATION FINANCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
    Section 1125A (20 U.S.C. 6337) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``funds appropriated under 
    subsection (f)'' and inserting ``funds made available under section 
    1122(a)'';
        (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) in subsection (c), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
    (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
        (4) in subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ``clause ``(i)'' 
    and inserting ``clause (i)'';
        (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State is entitled to receive its full 
    allotment of funds under this section for any fiscal year if the 
    Secretary finds that the State's fiscal effort per student or the 
    aggregate expenditures of the State with respect to the provision 
    of free public education by the State for the preceding fiscal year 
    was not less than 90 percent of the fiscal effort or aggregate 
    expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year, subject to the 
    requirements of paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Reduction in case of failure to meet.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the amount of 
        the allotment of funds under this section for any fiscal year 
        in the exact proportion by which a State fails to meet the 
        requirement 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), if such State 
        has also failed to meet such requirement (as determined using 
        the measure most favorable to the State) for 1 or more of the 5 
        immediately preceding fiscal years.
            ``(B) Special rule.--No such lesser amount shall be used 
        for computing the effort required under paragraph (1) for 
        subsequent years.
        ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of this 
    subsection if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be 
    equitable due to--
            ``(A) exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as 
        a natural disaster or a change in the organizational structure 
        of the State; or
            ``(B) a precipitous decline in the financial resources of 
        the State.'';
        (6) by striking subsection (f);
        (7) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
        (8) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (7)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``under this section'' 
        and inserting ``to carry out this section''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``shall be'' and inserting ``shall be--''.

                    PART B--STATE ASSESSMENT GRANTS

SEC. 1201. STATE ASSESSMENT GRANTS.
    Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is amended to read as 
follows:

                   ``PART B--STATE ASSESSMENT GRANTS

``SEC. 1201. GRANTS FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available in accordance 
with section 1203, the Secretary shall make grants to State educational 
agencies to enable the States to carry out 1 or more of the following:
        ``(1) To pay the costs of the development of the State 
    assessments and standards adopted under section 1111(b), which may 
    include the costs of working in voluntary partnerships with other 
    States, at the sole discretion of each such State.
        ``(2) If a State has developed the assessments adopted under 
    section 1111(b), to administer those assessments or to carry out 
    other assessment activities described in this part, such as the 
    following:
            ``(A) Ensuring the provision of appropriate accommodations 
        available to English learners and children with disabilities to 
        improve the rates of inclusion in regular assessments of such 
        children, including professional development activities to 
        improve the implementation of such accommodations in 
        instructional practice.
            ``(B) Developing challenging State academic standards and 
        aligned assessments in academic subjects for which standards 
        and assessments are not required under section 1111(b).
            ``(C) Developing or improving assessments for English 
        learners, including assessments of English language proficiency 
        as required under section 1111(b)(2)(G) and academic 
        assessments in languages other than English to meet the State's 
        obligations under section 1111(b)(2)(F).
            ``(D) Ensuring the continued validity and reliability of 
        State assessments.
            ``(E) Refining State assessments to ensure their continued 
        alignment with the challenging State academic standards and to 
        improve the alignment of curricula and instructional materials.
            ``(F) Developing or improving balanced assessment systems 
        that include summative, interim, and formative assessments, 
        including supporting local educational agencies in developing 
        or improving such assessments.
            ``(G) At the discretion of the State, refining science 
        assessments required under section 1111(b)(2) in order to 
        integrate engineering design skills and practices into such 
        assessments.
            ``(H) Developing or improving models to measure and assess 
        student progress or student growth on State assessments under 
        section 1111(b)(2) and other assessments not required under 
        section 1111(b)(2).
            ``(I) Developing or improving assessments for children with 
        disabilities, including alternate assessments aligned to 
        alternate academic achievement standards for students with the 
        most significant cognitive disabilities described in section 
        1111(b)(2)(D), and using the principles of universal design for 
        learning.
            ``(J) Allowing for collaboration 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)(2).
            ``(K) Measuring student academic achievement using multiple 
        measures of student academic achievement from multiple sources.
            ``(L) Evaluating student academic achievement through the 
        development of comprehensive academic assessment instruments 
        (such as performance and technology-based academic assessments, 
        computer adaptive assessments, projects, or extended 
        performance task assessments) that emphasize the mastery of 
        standards and aligned competencies in a competency-based 
        education model.
            ``(M) Designing the report cards and reports under section 
        1111(h) in an easily accessible, user friendly-manner that 
        cross-tabulates student information by any category the State 
        determines appropriate, as long as such cross-tabulation--
                ``(i) does not reveal personally identifiable 
            information about an individual student; and
                ``(ii) is derived from existing State and local 
            reporting requirements.
    ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a)(2)(M) shall 
be construed as authorizing, requiring, or allowing any additional 
reporting requirements, data elements, or information to be reported to 
the Secretary unless such reporting, data, or information is explicitly 
authorized under this Act.
    ``(c) Annual Report.--Each State educational agency receiving a 
grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 
describing the State's activities under the grant and the result of 
such activities.
``SEC. 1202. STATE OPTION TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AUDIT.
    ``(a) In General.--From the amount reserved under section 
1203(a)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make grants to States 
to enable the States to--
        ``(1) in the case of a grant awarded under this section to a 
    State for the first time--
            ``(A) audit State assessment systems and ensure that local 
        educational agencies audit local assessments under subsection 
        (e)(1);
            ``(B) execute the State plan under subsection (e)(3)(D); 
        and
            ``(C) award subgrants under subsection (f); and
        ``(2) in the case of a grant awarded under this section to a 
    State that has previously received a grant under this section--
            ``(A) execute the State plan under subsection (e)(3)(D); 
        and
            ``(B) award subgrants under subsection (f).
    ``(b) Minimum Amount.--Each State that receives a grant under this 
section shall receive an annual grant amount of not less than 
$1,500,000.
    ``(c) Reallocation.--If a State chooses not to apply for a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall reallocate such grant amount to 
other States in accordance with the formula described in section 
1203(a)(4)(B).
    ``(d) Application.--A State 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 shall require. The application shall 
include a description of--
        ``(1) in the case of a State that is receiving a grant under 
    this section for the first time--
            ``(A) the audit the State will carry out under subsection 
        (e)(1); and
            ``(B) the stakeholder feedback the State will seek in 
        designing such audit;
        ``(2) in the case of a State that is not receiving a grant 
    under this section for the first time, the plan described in 
    subsection (e)(3)(D); and
        ``(3) how the State will award subgrants to local educational 
    agencies under subsection (f).
    ``(e) Audits of State Assessment Systems and Local Assessments.--
        ``(1) Audit requirements.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
    a State receives an initial grant under this section, the State 
    shall--
            ``(A) conduct a State assessment system audit as described 
        in paragraph (3);
            ``(B) ensure that each local educational agency receiving 
        funds under this section--
                ``(i) conducts an audit of local assessments 
            administered by the local educational agency as described 
            in paragraph (4); and
                ``(ii) submits the results of such audit to the State; 
            and
            ``(C) report the results of each State and local 
        educational agency audit conducted under subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B), in a format that is widely accessible and publicly 
        available.
        ``(2) Resources for local educational agencies.--In carrying 
    out paragraph (1)(B), each State shall provide local educational 
    agencies with resources, such as guidelines and protocols, to 
    assist in conducting and reporting audit results.
        ``(3) State assessment system description.--Each State 
    assessment system audit conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
    include--
            ``(A) the schedule for the administration of all State 
        assessments;
            ``(B) for each State assessment--
                ``(i) the purpose for which the assessment was designed 
            and the purpose for which the assessment is used; and
                ``(ii) the legal authority for the administration of 
            the assessment;
            ``(C) feedback on such system from stakeholders, which 
        shall include information such as--
                ``(i) how teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
            and administrators use assessment data to improve and 
            differentiate instruction;
                ``(ii) the timing of release of assessment data;
                ``(iii) the extent to which assessment data is 
            presented in an accessible and understandable format for 
            all stakeholders;
                ``(iv) the opportunities, resources, and training 
            teachers, principals, other school leaders, and 
            administrators are given to review assessment results and 
            make effective use of assessment data;
                ``(v) the distribution of technological resources and 
            personnel necessary to administer assessments;
                ``(vi) the amount of time teachers spend on assessment 
            preparation and administration;
                ``(vii) the assessments that administrators, teachers, 
            principals, other school leaders, parents, and students, if 
            appropriate, do and do not find useful; and
                ``(viii) other information as appropriate; and
            ``(D) a plan, based on the information gathered as a result 
        of the activities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
        to improve and streamline the State assessment system, 
        including activities such as--
                ``(i) eliminating any unnecessary assessments, which 
            may include paying the cost associated with terminating 
            procurement contracts;
                ``(ii) supporting the dissemination of best practices 
            from local educational agencies or other States that have 
            successfully improved assessment quality and efficiency to 
            improve teaching and learning; and
                ``(iii) supporting local educational agencies or 
            consortia of local educational agencies to carry out 
            efforts to streamline local assessment systems and 
            implement a regular process of review and evaluation of 
            assessment use in local educational agencies.
        ``(4) Local assessment description.--An audit of local 
    assessments conducted in accordance with paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall 
    include the same information described in paragraph (3) that is 
    required of a State audit, except that such information shall be 
    included as applicable to the local educational agency and the 
    local assessments.
    ``(f) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--
        ``(1) In general.--Each State shall reserve not less than 20 
    percent of the grant funds awarded to the State under this section 
    to make subgrants to local educational agencies in the State or 
    consortia of such local educational agencies, based on demonstrated 
    need in the agency's or consortium's application, to enable such 
    agencies or consortia to improve assessment quality and use, and 
    alignment, including, if applicable, alignment to the challenging 
    State academic standards.
        ``(2) Local educational agency application.--Each local 
    educational agency, or consortium of local educational agencies, 
    seeking a subgrant under this subsection shall submit an 
    application to the State at such time, in such manner, and 
    containing such other information as determined necessary by the 
    State. The application shall include a description of the agency's 
    or consortium's needs relating to the improvement of assessment 
    quality, use, and alignment.
        ``(3) Use of funds.--A subgrant awarded under this subsection 
    to a local educational agency or consortium of such agencies may be 
    used to--
            ``(A) conduct an audit of local assessments under 
        subsection (e)(1)(B)(i);
            ``(B) carry out the plan described in subsection (e)(3)(D) 
        as it pertains to such agency or consortium;
            ``(C) improve assessment delivery systems and schedules, 
        including by increasing access to technology and assessment 
        proctors, where appropriate;
            ``(D) hire instructional coaches, or promote teachers who 
        may receive increased compensation to serve as instructional 
        coaches, to support teachers in the development of classroom-
        based assessments, interpreting assessment data, and designing 
        instruction;
            ``(E) provide for appropriate accommodations to maximize 
        inclusion of children with disabilities and English learners 
        participating in assessments; and
            ``(F) improve the capacity of teachers, principals, and 
        other school leaders to disseminate assessment data in an 
        accessible and understandable format for parents and families, 
        including for children with disabilities and English learners.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Local assessment.--The term `local assessment' means an 
    academic assessment selected and carried out by a local educational 
    agency that is separate from an assessment required under section 
    1111(b)(2).
        ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
    District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
``SEC. 1203. ALLOTMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
    ``(a) Amounts Equal to or Less Than Trigger Amount.--From amounts 
made available for each fiscal year under subsection 1002(b) that are 
equal to or less than the amount described in section 1111(b)(2)(I), 
the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) reserve one-half of 1 percent for the Bureau of Indian 
    Education;
        ``(2) reserve one-half of 1 percent for the outlying areas;
        ``(3) reserve not more than 20 percent to carry out section 
    1202; and
        ``(4) from the remainder, carry out section 1201 by allocating 
    to each State an amount equal to--
            ``(A) $3,000,000, except for a fiscal year for which the 
        amounts available are insufficient to allocate such amount to 
        each State, the Secretary shall ratably reduce such amount for 
        each State; and
            ``(B) with respect to any amounts remaining after the 
        allocation under subparagraph (A), an amount that bears the 
        same relationship to such total remaining amounts as the number 
        of students aged 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.
    ``(b) Amounts Above Trigger Amount.--For any fiscal year for which 
the amount made available for a fiscal year under subsection 1002(b) 
exceeds the amount described in section 1111(b)(2)(I), the Secretary 
shall make such excess amount available as follows:
        ``(1) Competitive grants.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall first use such funds 
        to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational 
        agencies or consortia of State educational agencies that have 
        submitted applications described in subparagraph (B) to enable 
        such States to carry out the activities described in 
        subparagraphs (C), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L) of section 
        1201(a)(2).
            ``(B) Applications.--A State, or a consortium of States, 
        that desires a competitive grant under subparagraph (A) shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
        manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. The application 
        shall demonstrate that the requirements of this section will be 
        met for the uses of funds described under subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Amount of competitive grants.--In determining the 
        amount of a grant under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
        ensure that a State or consortium's grant, as the case may be, 
        shall include an amount that bears the same relationship to the 
        total funds available to carry out this subsection for the 
        fiscal year as the number of students aged 5 through 17 in the 
        State, or, in the case of a consortium, in each State that 
        comprises the consortium, (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.
        ``(2) Allotments.--Any amounts remaining after the Secretary 
    awards funds under paragraph (1) shall be allotted to each State, 
    or consortium of States, that did not receive a grant under such 
    paragraph, in an amount that bears the same relationship to the 
    remaining amounts as the number of students aged 5 through 17 in 
    the State, or, in the case of a consortium, in the States of the 
    consortium, (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.
    ``(c) State Defined.--In this part, the term `State' means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    ``(d) Prohibition.--In making funds available to States under this 
part, the Secretary shall comply with the prohibitions described in 
section 8529.
``SEC. 1204. INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEMONSTRATION 
AUTHORITY.
    ``(a) Innovative Assessment System Defined.--The term `innovative 
assessment system' means a system of assessments that may include--
        ``(1) competency-based assessments, instructionally embedded 
    assessments, interim assessments, cumulative year-end assessments, 
    or performance-based assessments that combine into an annual 
    summative determination for a student, which may be administered 
    through computer adaptive assessments; and
        ``(2) assessments that validate when students are ready to 
    demonstrate mastery or proficiency and allow for differentiated 
    student support based on individual learning needs.
    ``(b) Demonstration Authority.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a State 
    educational agency, or a consortium of State educational agencies, 
    in accordance with paragraph (3), with the authority to establish 
    an innovative assessment system (referred to in this section as 
    `demonstration authority').
        ``(2) Demonstration period.--In accordance with the 
    requirements described in subsection (e), each State educational 
    agency, or consortium of State educational agencies, that submits 
    an application under this section shall propose in its application 
    the period of time over which the State educational agency or 
    consortium desires to exercise the demonstration authority, except 
    that such period shall not exceed 5 years.
        ``(3) Initial demonstration authority and expansion.--During 
    the first 3 years that the Secretary provides State educational 
    agencies and consortia with demonstration authority (referred to in 
    this section as the `initial demonstration period') the Secretary 
    shall provide such demonstration authority to--
            ``(A) a total number of not more than 7 participating State 
        educational agencies, including those participating in 
        consortia, that have applications approved under subsection 
        (e); and
            ``(B) consortia that include not more than 4 State 
        educational agencies.
    ``(c) Progress Report.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the end of the 
    initial demonstration period, and prior to providing additional 
    State educational agencies with demonstration authority, the 
    Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, in consultation 
    with the Secretary, shall publish a report detailing the initial 
    progress of innovative assessment systems carried out through 
    demonstration authority under this section.
        ``(2) Criteria.--The progress report under paragraph (1) shall 
    be based on the annual information submitted by participating 
    States described in subsection (e)(2)(B)(ix) and examine the extent 
    to which--
            ``(A) with respect to each innovative assessment system--
                ``(i) the State educational agency has solicited 
            feedback from teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
            and parents about their satisfaction with the innovative 
            assessment system;
                ``(ii) teachers, principals, and other school leaders 
            have demonstrated a commitment and capacity to implement or 
            continue to implement the innovative assessment system; and
                ``(iii) substantial evidence exists demonstrating that 
            the innovative assessment system has been developed in 
            accordance with the requirements of subsection (e); and
            ``(B) each State with demonstration authority has 
        demonstrated that--
                ``(i) the same innovative assessment system was used to 
            measure the achievement of all students that participated 
            in the innovative assessment system; and
                ``(ii) of the total number of all students, and the 
            total number of each of the subgroups of students defined 
            in section 1111(c)(2), eligible to participate in the 
            innovative assessment system in a given year, the State 
            assessed in that year an equal or greater percentage of 
            such eligible students, as measured under section 
            1111(c)(4)(E), as were assessed in the State in such year 
            using the assessment system under section 1111(b)(2).
        ``(3) Use of report.--Upon completion of the progress report, 
    the Secretary shall provide a response to the findings of the 
    progress report, including a description of how the findings of the 
    report will be used--
            ``(A) to support State educational agencies with 
        demonstration authority through technical assistance; and
            ``(B) to inform the peer-review process described in 
        subsection (f) for advising the Secretary on the awarding of 
        the demonstration authority to the additional State educational 
        agencies described in subsection (d).
        ``(4) Publicly available.--The Secretary shall make the 
    progress report under this subsection and the response described in 
    paragraph (3) publicly available on the website of the Department.
        ``(5) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not require States that 
    have demonstration authority to submit any information for the 
    purposes of the progress report that is in addition to the 
    information the State is already required to provide under 
    subsection (e)(2)(B)(x).
    ``(d) Expansion of the Demonstration Authority.--Upon completion 
and publication of the report described in subsection (c), the 
Secretary may grant demonstration authority to additional State 
educational agencies or consortia that submit an application under 
subsection (e). Such State educational agencies or consortia of State 
educational agencies shall be subject to all of the same terms, 
conditions, and requirements of this section.
    ``(e) Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency, or consortium of 
    State educational agencies, that desires to participate in the 
    program of demonstration authority under this section shall submit 
    an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
    the Secretary may reasonably require.
        ``(2) Contents.--Such application shall include a description 
    of the innovative assessment system, the experience the applicant 
    has in implementing any components of the innovative assessment 
    system, and the timeline over which the State or consortium 
    proposes to exercise the demonstration authority. In addition, the 
    application shall include each of the following:
            ``(A) A demonstration that the innovative assessment system 
        will--
                ``(i) meet all the requirements of section 
            1111(b)(2)(B), except the requirements of clauses (i) and 
            (v) of such section;
                ``(ii) be aligned to the challenging State academic 
            standards and address the depth and breadth of such 
            standards;
                ``(iii) express student results or student competencies 
            in terms consistent with the State's aligned academic 
            achievement standards under section 1111(b)(1);
                ``(iv) generate results that are valid and reliable, 
            and comparable, for all students and for each subgroup of 
            students described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi), as 
            compared to the results for such students on the State 
            assessments under section 1111(b)(2);
                ``(v) be developed in collaboration with--

                    ``(I) stakeholders representing the interests of 
                children with disabilities, English learners, and other 
                vulnerable children;
                    ``(II) teachers, principals, and other school 
                leaders;
                    ``(III) local educational agencies;
                    ``(IV) parents; and
                    ``(V) civil rights organizations in the State;

                ``(vi) be accessible to all students, such as by 
            incorporating the principles of universal design for 
            learning;
                ``(vii) provide teachers, principals, other school 
            leaders, students, and parents with timely data, 
            disaggregated by each subgroup of students described in 
            section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi), to inform and improve 
            instructional practice and student supports;
                ``(viii) identify which students are not making 
            progress toward the challenging State academic standards so 
            that teachers can provide instructional support and 
            targeted interventions to all students;
                ``(ix) annually measure the progress of not less than 
            the same percentage of all students and students in each of 
            the subgroups of students, as defined in section 
            1111(c)(2), who are enrolled in schools that are 
            participating in the innovative assessment system and are 
            required to take such assessments, as measured under 
            section 1111(c)(4)(E), as were assessed by schools 
            administering the assessment under section 1111(b)(2);
                ``(x) generate an annual, summative achievement 
            determination, based on the aligned State academic 
            achievement standards under section 1111(b)(1) and based on 
            annual data, for each individual student; and
                ``(xi) allow the State educational agency to validly 
            and reliably aggregate data from the innovative assessment 
            system for purposes of--

                    ``(I) accountability, consistent with the 
                requirements of section 1111(c); and
                    ``(II) reporting, consistent with the requirements 
                of section 1111(h).

            ``(B) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will--
                ``(i) continue use of the statewide academic 
            assessments required under section 1111(b)(2) if such 
            assessments will be used for accountability purposes for 
            the duration of the demonstration authority period;
                ``(ii) identify the distinct purposes for each 
            assessment that is part of the innovative assessment 
            system;
                ``(iii) provide support and training to local 
            educational agency and school staff to implement the 
            innovative assessment system described in this subsection;
                ``(iv) inform parents of students in participating 
            local educational agencies about the innovative assessment 
            system at the beginning of each school year during which 
            the innovative assessment system will be implemented;
                ``(v) engage and support teachers in developing and 
            scoring assessments that are part of the innovative 
            assessment system, including through the use of high-
            quality professional development, standardized and 
            calibrated scoring rubrics, and other strategies, 
            consistent with relevant nationally recognized professional 
            and technical standards, to ensure inter-rater reliability 
            and comparability;
                ``(vi) acclimate students to the innovative assessment 
            system;
                ``(vii) ensure that students with the most significant 
            cognitive disabilities may be assessed with alternate 
            assessments consistent with section 1111(b)(2)(D);
                ``(viii) if the State is proposing to administer the 
            innovative assessment system initially in a subset of local 
            educational agencies, scale up the innovative assessment 
            system to administer such system statewide, or with 
            additional local educational agencies, in the State's 
            proposed demonstration authority period;
                ``(ix) gather data, solicit regular feedback from 
            teachers, principals, other school leaders, and parents, 
            and assess the results of each year of the program of 
            demonstration authority under this section, and respond by 
            making needed changes to the innovative assessment system; 
            and
                ``(x) report data from the innovative assessment system 
            annually to the Secretary, including--

                    ``(I) demographics of participating local 
                educational agencies, if such system is not statewide, 
                and additional local educational agencies if added to 
                the system during the course of the State's 
                demonstration authority period or 2-year extension, 
                except that such data shall not reveal any personally 
                identifiable information, including a description of 
                how the inclusion of additional local educational 
                agencies contributes to progress toward achieving high-
                quality and consistent implementation across 
                demographically diverse local educational agencies 
                throughout the demonstration authority period;
                    ``(II) the performance of all participating 
                students, and for each subgroup of students defined in 
                section 1111(c)(2), on the innovative assessment, 
                consistent with the requirements in section 1111(h), 
                except that such data shall not reveal any personally 
                identifiable information;
                    ``(III) feedback from teachers, principals, other 
                school leaders, and parents about their satisfaction 
                with the innovative assessment system; and
                    ``(IV) if such system is not statewide, a 
                description of the State's progress in scaling up the 
                innovative assessment system to additional local 
                educational agencies during the State's demonstration 
                authority period, as described in clause (viii).

            ``(C) A description of the State educational agency's plan 
        to--
                ``(i) ensure that all students and each of the 
            subgroups of students defined in section 1111(c)(2) 
            participating in the innovative assessment system receive 
            the instructional support needed to meet State aligned 
            academic achievement standards;
                ``(ii) ensure that each local educational agency has 
            the technological infrastructure to implement the 
            innovative assessment system; and
                ``(iii) hold all schools in the local educational 
            agencies participating in the program of demonstration 
            authority accountable for meeting the State's expectations 
            for student achievement.
            ``(D) If the innovative assessment system will initially be 
        administered in a subset of local educational agencies--
                ``(i) a description of the local educational agencies 
            within the State educational agency that will participate, 
            including what criteria the State has for approving any 
            additional local educational agencies to participate during 
            the demonstration authority period;
                ``(ii) assurances from such local educational agencies 
            that such agencies will comply with the requirements of 
            this subsection;
                ``(iii) a description of how the State will--

                    ``(I) ensure that the inclusion of additional local 
                educational agencies contributes to progress toward 
                achieving high-quality and consistent implementation 
                across demographically diverse local educational 
                agencies during the demonstration authority period; and
                    ``(II) ensure that the participating local 
                educational agencies, as a group, will be 
                demographically similar to the State as a whole by the 
                end of the State's demonstration authority period; and

                ``(iv) a description of the State educational agency's 
            plan to hold all students and each of the subgroups of 
            students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2), to the same 
            high standard as other students in the State.
    ``(f) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) implement a peer-review process to inform--
            ``(A) the awarding of demonstration authority under this 
        section and the approval to operate an innovative assessment 
        system for the purposes of subsections (b)(2) and (c) of 
        section 1111, as described in subsection (h); and
            ``(B) determinations about whether an innovative assessment 
        system--
                ``(i) is comparable to the State assessments under 
            section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v), valid, reliable, of high 
            technical quality, and consistent with relevant, nationally 
            recognized professional and technical standards; and
                ``(ii) provides an unbiased, rational, and consistent 
            determination of progress toward the goals described under 
            section 1111(c)(4)(A)(i) for all students;
        ``(2) ensure that the peer-review team consists of 
    practitioners and experts who are knowledgeable about the 
    innovative assessment system being proposed for all participating 
    students, including--
            ``(A) individuals with past experience developing systems 
        of assessment innovation that support all students, including 
        English learners, children with disabilities, and disadvantaged 
        students; and
            ``(B) individuals with experience implementing innovative 
        assessment and accountability systems;
        ``(3) make publicly available the applications submitted under 
    subsection (c) and the peer-review comments and recommendations 
    regarding such applications;
        ``(4) make a determination and inform the State regarding 
    approval or disapproval of the application under subsection (c) not 
    later than 90 days after receipt of the complete application;
        ``(5) if the Secretary disapproves an application under 
    paragraph (4), offer the State an opportunity to--
            ``(A) revise and resubmit such application within 60 days 
        of the disapproval determination; and
            ``(B) submit additional evidence that the State's 
        application meets the requirements of subsection (c); and
        ``(6) make a determination regarding application approval or 
    disapproval of a resubmitted application under paragraph (5) not 
    later than 45 days after receipt of the resubmitted application.
    ``(g) Extension.--The Secretary may extend an authorization of 
demonstration authority under this section for an additional 2 years if 
the State educational agency demonstrates with evidence that the State 
educational agency's innovative assessment system is continuing to meet 
the requirements of subsection (c), including by demonstrating a plan 
for, and the capacity to, transition to statewide use of the innovative 
assessment system by the end of the 2-year extension period.
    ``(h) Use of Innovative Assessment System.--A State may, during the 
State's approved demonstration authority period or 2-year extension, 
include results from the innovative assessment systems developed under 
this section in accountability determinations for each student in the 
participating local educational agencies instead of, or in addition to, 
results from the assessment system under section 1111(b)(2) if the 
State demonstrates that the State has met the requirements under 
subsection (c). The State shall continue to meet all other requirements 
of section 1111(c).
    ``(i) Withdrawal of Authority.--The Secretary shall withdraw the 
authorization for demonstration authority provided to a State 
educational agency under this section and such State shall return to 
use of the statewide assessment system under section 1111(b)(2) for all 
local educational agencies in the State if, at any time during a 
State's approved demonstration authority period or 2-year extension, 
the State educational agency cannot present to the Secretary evidence 
that the innovative assessment system developed under this section--
        ``(1) meets the requirements under subsection (c);
        ``(2) includes all students attending schools participating in 
    the innovative assessment system in a State that has demonstration 
    authority, including each of the subgroups of students, as defined 
    under section 1111(c)(2);
        ``(3) provides an unbiased, rational, and consistent 
    determination of progress toward the goals described under section 
    1111(c)(4)(A)(i) for all students, which are comparable to measures 
    of academic achievement under section 1111(c)(4)(B)(i) across the 
    State in which the local educational agencies are located;
        ``(4) presents a high-quality plan to transition to full 
    statewide use of the innovative assessment system by the end of the 
    State's approved demonstration authority period or 2-year 
    extension, if the innovative assessment system will initially be 
    administered in a subset of local educational agencies; and
        ``(5) demonstrates comparability to the statewide assessments 
    under section 1111(b)(2) in content coverage, difficulty, and 
    quality.
    ``(j) Transition.--
        ``(1) In general.--
            ``(A) Operation of innovative assessment system.--If, after 
        a State's approved demonstration authority period or 2-year 
        extension, the State educational agency has met all the 
        requirements of this section, including having scaled the 
        innovative assessment system up to statewide use, and 
        demonstrated that such system is of high quality, as described 
        in subparagraph (B), the State shall be permitted to operate 
        the innovative assessment system approved under the program of 
        demonstration authority under this section for the purposes of 
        subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 1111.
            ``(B) High quality.--Such system shall be considered of 
        high quality if the Secretary, through the peer-review process 
        described in section 1111(a)(4), determines that--
                ``(i) the innovative assessment system meets all of the 
            requirements of this section;
                ``(ii) the State has examined the effects of the system 
            on other measures of student success, including indicators 
            in the accountability system under section 1111(c)(4)(B);
                ``(iii) the innovative assessment system provides 
            coherent and timely information about student achievement 
            based on the challenging State academic standards, 
            including objective measurement of academic achievement, 
            knowledge, and skills that are valid, reliable, and 
            consistent with relevant, nationally-recognized 
            professional and technical standards;
                ``(iv) the State has solicited feedback from teachers, 
            principals, other school leaders, and parents about their 
            satisfaction with the innovative assessment system; and
                ``(v) the State has demonstrated that the same 
            innovative assessment system was used to measure--

                    ``(I) the achievement of all students that 
                participated in such innovative assessment system; and
                    ``(II) not less than the percentage of such 
                students overall and in each of the subgroups of 
                students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2), as measured 
                under section 1111(c)(4)(E), as were assessed under the 
                assessment required by section 1111(b)(2).

        ``(2) Baseline.--For the purposes of the evaluation described 
    in paragraph (1), the baseline year shall be considered the first 
    year that each local educational agency in the State used the 
    innovative assessment system.
        ``(3) Waiver authority.--A State may request, and the Secretary 
    shall review such request and may grant, a delay of the withdrawal 
    of authority under subsection (i) for the purpose of providing the 
    State with the time necessary to implement the innovative 
    assessment system statewide, if, at the conclusion of the State's 
    approved demonstration authority period and 2-year extension--
            ``(A) the State has met all of the requirements of this 
        section, except transition to full statewide use of the 
        innovative assessment system; and
            ``(B) the State continues to comply with the other 
        requirements of this section, and demonstrates a high-quality 
        plan for transition to statewide use of the innovative 
        assessment system in a reasonable period of time.
    ``(k) Available Funds.--A State may use funds available under 
section 1201 to carry out this section.
    ``(l) Consortium.--A consortium of States may apply to participate 
in the program of demonstration authority under this section, and the 
Secretary may provide each State member of such consortium with such 
authority if each such State member meets all of the requirements of 
this section. Such consortium shall be subject to the limitation 
described in subsection (b)(3)(B) during the initial 3 years of the 
demonstration authority.
    ``(m) Dissemination of Best Practices.--
        ``(1) In general.--Following the publication of the progress 
    report described in subsection (c), the Director of the Institute 
    of Education Sciences, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
    collect and disseminate the best practices on the development and 
    implementation of innovative assessment systems that meet the 
    requirements of this section, including best practices regarding 
    the development of--
            ``(A) summative assessments that--
                ``(i) meet the requirements of section 1111(b)(2)(B);
                ``(ii) are comparable with statewide assessments under 
            section 1111(b)(2); and
                ``(iii) include assessment tasks that determine 
            proficiency or mastery of State-approved competencies 
            aligned to challenging State academic standards;
            ``(B) effective supports for local educational agencies and 
        school staff to implement innovative assessment systems;
            ``(C) effective engagement and support of teachers in 
        developing and scoring assessments and the use of high-quality 
        professional development;
            ``(D) effective supports for all students, particularly 
        each of the subgroups of students, as defined in section 
        1111(c)(2), participating in the innovative assessment system; 
        and
            ``(E) standardized and calibrated scoring rubrics, and 
        other strategies, to ensure inter-rater reliability and 
        comparability of determinations of mastery or proficiency 
        across local educational agencies and the State.
        ``(2) Publication.--The Secretary shall make the information 
    described in paragraph (1) available on the website of the 
    Department and shall publish an update to the information not less 
    often than once every 3 years.''.

                PART C--EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN

SEC. 1301. EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN.
    (a) Program Purposes.--Section 1301 (20 U.S.C. 6391) is amended to 
read as follows:
``SEC. 1301. PROGRAM PURPOSES.
    ``The purposes of this part 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 intersession periods, 
    that address the unique educational needs of migratory children.
        ``(2) To 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 challenging 
    State academic standards.
        ``(3) To ensure that migratory children receive full and 
    appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging State 
    academic standards that all children are expected to meet.
        ``(4) 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 succeed in school.
        ``(5) To help migratory children benefit from State and local 
    systemic reforms.''.
    (b) State Allocations.--Section 1303 (20 U.S.C. 6393) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections 
    (d) through (f), respectively;
        (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(a) State Allocations.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
each State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is entitled to 
receive under this part an amount equal to the product of--
        ``(1) the sum of--
            ``(A) the average number of identified eligible 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 part 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 2017 through 2019, no State shall receive less than 90 
percent of the State's allocation under this section for the preceding 
fiscal year.
    ``(c) Allocation to Puerto Rico.--
        ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the grant that 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) if such 
    subsection applied to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico by the 
    product of--
            ``(A) 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, subject to 
        paragraphs (2) and (3); and
            ``(B) 32 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in 
        the United States.
        ``(2) Minimum percentage.--The percentage described in 
    paragraph (1)(A) shall not be less than 85 percent.
        ``(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.'';
        (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) If, after'' 
            and inserting the following:
            ``(A) Ratable reductions.--If, after''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by striking ``(B) If additional'' and inserting 
                the following:

            ``(B) Reallocation.--If additional''; and

                    (II) by striking ``purpose'' and inserting 
                ``purposes''; and

            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The 
            Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(A) Further reductions.--The Secretary''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) The 
            Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(B) Reallocation.--The Secretary'';
        (4) in subsection (e)(3)(B), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
    by striking ``welfare or educational attainment of children'' and 
    inserting ``academic achievement of children'';
        (5) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``estimated'' and inserting ``identified'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) use the most recent information that most accurately 
    reflects the actual number of migratory children;'';
            (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
            (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) develop and implement a procedure for monitoring the 
    accuracy of such information;'';
            (E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``full-time equivalent''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by striking ``special needs'' and inserting 
                ``unique needs''; and
                    (II) by striking ``special programs provided under 
                this part'' and inserting ``effective special programs 
                provided under this part''; and

            (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), 
        by striking ``the child whose education has been interrupted'' 
        and inserting ``migratory children, including the most at-risk 
        migratory children''; and
        (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Nonparticipating States.--In the case of a State desiring to 
receive an allocation under this part 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.''.
    (c) State Applications; Services.--Section 1304 (20 U.S.C. 6394) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by striking ``special educational needs'' and 
                inserting ``unique educational needs''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``and migratory children who have 
                dropped out of school'' after ``preschool migratory 
                children'';

                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by striking ``migrant children'' and inserting 
                ``migratory children''; and
                    (II) by striking ``part A or B of title III'' and 
                inserting ``part A of title III''; and

                (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(D) measurable program objectives and outcomes;'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``challenging State 
        academic content standards and challenging State student 
        academic achievement standards'' and inserting ``challenging 
        State academic standards'';
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, consistent with 
        procedures the Secretary may require,'';
            (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (E) by striking paragraph (6);
            (F) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and
            (G) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by subparagraph (F), 
        by striking ``who have parents who do not have a high school 
        diploma'' and inserting ``whose parents do not have a high 
        school diploma'';
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``, 
        satisfactory to the Secretary,'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsections (b) and (c) 
        of section 1120A, and part I'' and inserting ``subsections (b) 
        and (c) of section 1118, and part F'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by striking ``parent advisory councils'' and 
                inserting ``parents of migratory children, including 
                parent advisory councils,''; and
                    (II) by striking ``of 1 school year in duration'' 
                and inserting ``not less than 1 school year in 
                duration''; and

                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 1118'' 
            and inserting ``section 1116'';
            (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and migratory children 
        who have dropped out of school'' after ``preschool migratory 
        children'';
            (E) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);
            (F) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
        ``(6) such programs and projects will provide for outreach 
    activities for migratory children and their families to inform such 
    children and families of other education, health, nutrition, and 
    social services to help connect them to such services;
        ``(7) to the extent feasible, such programs and projects will 
    provide for--
            ``(A) advocacy and other outreach activities for migratory 
        children and their families, including 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) 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; 
        and''; and
            (G) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by subparagraph (E), 
        by striking ``paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(B)(i) of section 
        1303(a), through such procedures as the Secretary may require'' 
        and inserting ``section 1303(a)(1)'';
        (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(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 have made a qualifying move within 
the previous 1-year period and who--
        ``(1) are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the 
    challenging State academic standards; or
        ``(2) have dropped out of school.''; and
        (4) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``secondary school 
    students'' and inserting ``students''.
    (d) Secretarial Approval; Peer Review.--Section 1305 (20 U.S.C. 
6395) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1305. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; PEER REVIEW.
    ``The Secretary shall approve each State application that meets the 
requirements of this part, and may review any such application with the 
assistance and advice of State officials and other officials with 
relevant expertise.''.
    (e) Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Service-delivery Plan; 
Authorized Activities.--Section 1306 (20 U.S.C. 6396) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``special'' and inserting ``unique'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
            ``section 9302'' and inserting ``section 8302''; and
                (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``special'' and 
            inserting ``unique'';
            (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``challenging State 
        academic content standards and challenging State student 
        academic achievement standards'' and inserting ``challenging 
        State academic standards''; and
            (D) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``part A or B of title 
        III'' and inserting ``part A of title III''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall have the 
        flexibility to'' and inserting ``retains the flexibility to''; 
        and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``special educational'' 
        and inserting ``unique educational''.
    (f) Bypass.--Section 1307 (20 U.S.C. 6397) is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
    ``nonprofit''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``welfare or educational 
    attainment'' and inserting ``educational achievement''.
    (g) Coordination of Migrant Education Activities.--Section 1308 (20 
U.S.C. 6398) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``nonprofit'';
            (B) by inserting ``through'' after ``including''; and
            (C) by striking ``students'' and inserting ``children''; 
        and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``developing effective 
        methods for'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``The Secretary, in consultation'' and all that follows 
                through ``include--'' and inserting the following: 
                ``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 eligible under this part. The 
                Secretary shall ensure that such linkage occurs in a 
                cost-effective manner, utilizing systems used by the 
                States prior to, or developed after, the date of the 
                enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Such 
                information may include--'';
                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``required under 
                section 1111(b)'' and inserting ``under section 
                1111(b)(2)''; and
                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking ``high 
                standards'' and inserting ``the challenging State 
                academic standards'';

                (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph 
            (C);
                (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
            following:
            ``(B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall maintain ongoing 
        consultation with the States, local educational agencies, and 
        other migratory student service providers on--
                ``(i) the effectiveness of the system described in 
            subparagraph (A); and
                ``(ii) the ongoing improvement of such system.''; and
                (iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by clause 
            (ii)--

                    (I) by striking ``the proposed data elements'' and 
                inserting ``any new proposed data elements''; and
                    (II) by striking ``Such publication shall occur not 
                later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the 
                No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.''; and

            (C) by striking paragraph (4).
    (h) Definitions.--Section 1309 (20 U.S.C. 6399) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``nonprofit''; and
        (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Migratory agricultural worker.--The term `migratory 
    agricultural worker' means an individual who made a qualifying move 
    in the preceding 36 months and, after doing so, engaged in new 
    temporary or seasonal employment or personal subsistence in 
    agriculture, which may be dairy work or the initial processing of 
    raw agricultural products. If an individual did not engage in such 
    new employment soon after a qualifying move, such individual may be 
    considered a migratory agricultural worker if the individual 
    actively sought such new employment and has a recent history of 
    moves for temporary or seasonal agricultural employment.
        ``(3) Migratory child.--The term `migratory child' means a 
    child or youth who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 
    months--
            ``(A) as a migratory agricultural worker or a migratory 
        fisher; or
            ``(B) with, or to join, a parent or spouse who is a 
        migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher.
        ``(4) Migratory fisher.--The term `migratory fisher' means an 
    individual who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months 
    and, after doing so, engaged in new temporary or seasonal 
    employment or personal subsistence in fishing. If the individual 
    did not engage in such new employment soon after the move, the 
    individual may be considered a migratory fisher if the individual 
    actively sought such new employment and has a recent history of 
    moves for temporary or seasonal fishing employment.
        ``(5) Qualifying move.--The term `qualifying move' means a move 
    due to economic necessity--
            ``(A) from one residence to another residence; and
            ``(B) from one school district to another school district, 
        except--
                ``(i) in the case of a State that is comprised of a 
            single school district, wherein a qualifying move is from 
            one administrative area to another within such district; or
                ``(ii) in the case of a school district of more than 
            15,000 square miles, wherein a qualifying move is a 
            distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence.''.

PART D--PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO 
                 ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT-RISK

SEC. 1401. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 
WHO ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT-RISK.
    Part D of title I (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 1401(a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by inserting ``, tribal,'' after ``youth in 
            local''; and
                (ii) by striking ``challenging State academic content 
            standards and challenging State student academic 
            achievement standards'' and inserting ``challenging State 
            academic standards''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and the involvement of 
        their families and communities'' after ``to ensure their 
        continued education'';
        (2) in section 1412(b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(2) Minimum percentage.--The percentage in paragraph (1)(A) 
    shall not be less than 85 percent.'';
        (3) in section 1414--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``from 
            correctional facilities to locally operated programs'' and 
            inserting ``between correctional facilities and locally 
            operated programs''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (A)--

                        (aa) by striking ``the program goals, 
                    objectives, and performance measures established by 
                    the State'' and inserting ``the program objectives 
                    and outcomes established by the State''; and
                        (bb) by striking ``vocational'' and inserting 
                    ``career'';

                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (III) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D);
                    (IV) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:

            ``(C) describe how the State will place a priority for such 
        children to attain a regular high school diploma, to the extent 
        feasible;'';

                    (V) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
                subclause (III)--

                        (aa) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after 
                    the semicolon;
                        (bb) by striking clause (ii) and redesignating 
                    clause (iii) as clause (ii); and
                        (cc) by striking clause (iv); and

                    (VI) by adding at the end the following:

            ``(E) provide assurances that the State educational agency 
        has established--
                ``(i) procedures to ensure the timely re-enrollment of 
            each student who has been placed in the juvenile justice 
            system in secondary school or in a re-entry program that 
            best meets the needs of the student, including the transfer 
            of credits that such student earns during placement; and
                ``(ii) opportunities for such students to participate 
            in credit-bearing coursework while in secondary school, 
            postsecondary education, or career and technical education 
            programming.''; and
            (B) in subsection (c)--
                (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and, to the extent 
            practicable, provide for such assessment upon entry into a 
            correctional facility'' after ``to be served under this 
            subpart'';
                (ii) in paragraph (6)--

                    (I) by striking ``carry out the evaluation 
                requirements of section 9601 and how'' and inserting 
                ``use'';
                    (II) by inserting ``under section 8601'' after 
                ``recent evaluation''; and
                    (III) by striking ``will be used'';

                (iii) in paragraph (7), by striking ``section 9521'' 
            and inserting ``section 8521'';
                (iv) paragraph (8)--

                    (I) by striking ``Public Law 105-220'' and 
                inserting ``the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act''; and
                    (II) by striking ``vocational'' and inserting 
                ``career'';

                (v) in paragraph (9)--

                    (I) by inserting ``and after'' after ``prior to''; 
                and
                    (II) by inserting ``in order to facilitate the 
                transition of such children and youth between the 
                correctional facility and the local educational agency 
                or alternative education program'' after ``the local 
                educational agency or alternative education program'';

                (vi) in paragraph (11), by striking ``transition of 
            children and youth from such facility or institution to'' 
            and inserting ``transition of such children and youth 
            between such facility or institution and'';
                (vii) in paragraph (16)--

                    (I) by inserting ``and attain a regular high school 
                diploma'' after ``to encourage the children and youth 
                to reenter school''; and
                    (II) by striking ``achieve a secondary school 
                diploma'' and inserting ``attain a regular high school 
                diploma'';

                (viii) in paragraph (17), by inserting ``certified or 
            licensed'' after ``provides an assurance that'';
                (ix) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (x) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the 
            end and inserting ``; and''; and
                (xi) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(20) describes how the State agency will, to the extent 
    feasible--
            ``(A) note when a youth has come into contact with both the 
        child welfare and juvenile justice systems; and
            ``(B) deliver services and interventions designed to keep 
        such youth in school that are evidence-based (to the extent a 
        State determines that such evidence is reasonably 
        available).'';
        (4) in section 1415--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``vocational or 
            technical training'' and inserting ``career and technical 
            education''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:

            ``(A) may include--
                ``(i) the acquisition of equipment;
                ``(ii) pay-for-success initiatives; or
                ``(iii) providing targeted services for youth who have 
            come in contact with both the child welfare system and 
            juvenile justice system;'';

                    (II) in subparagraph (B)--

                        (aa) in clause (i), by striking ``the State's 
                    challenging academic content standards and student 
                    academic achievement standards'' and inserting 
                    ``the challenging State academic standards'';
                        (bb) in clause (ii), by striking ``supplement 
                    and improve'' and inserting ``respond to the 
                    educational needs of such children and youth, 
                    including by supplementing and improving''; and
                        (cc) in clause (iii)--
                            (AA) by striking ``challenging State 
                        academic achievement standards'' and inserting 
                        ``challenging State academic standards''; and
                            (BB) by inserting ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon;

                    (III) in subparagraph (C)--

                        (aa) by striking ``section 1120A and part I'' 
                    and inserting ``section 1118 and part F''; and
                        (bb) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                    period; and

                    (IV) by striking subparagraph (D); and

            (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 1120A'' and 
        inserting ``section 1118'';
        (5) in section 1416--
            (A) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking ``challenging State academic content 
            standards and student academic achievement standards'' and 
            inserting ``challenging State academic standards''; and
                (ii) by striking ``complete secondary school, attain a 
            secondary diploma'' and inserting ``attain a regular high 
            school diploma'';
            (B) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by striking ``pupil'' and inserting ``specialized 
            instructional support''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``, and how relevant and appropriate 
            academic records and plans regarding the continuation of 
            educational services for such children or youth are shared 
            jointly between the State agency operating the institution 
            or program and local educational agency in order to 
            facilitate the transition of such children and youth 
            between the local educational agency and the State agency'' 
            after ``children and youth described in paragraph (1)''; 
            and
            (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``student progress'' and 
        inserting ``and improve student achievement'';
        (6) in section 1418(a)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) projects that facilitate the transition of children and 
    youth between State-operated institutions, or institutions in the 
    State operated by the Secretary of the Interior, and schools served 
    by local educational agencies or schools operated or funded by the 
    Bureau of Indian Education; or''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``vocational'' each place the term 
            appears and inserting ``career''; and
                (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``secondary'' and inserting ``regular high'';
        (7) in section 1419--
            (A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
        ``technical assistance''; and
            (B) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and all that follows 
        through ``to provide'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year to 
        provide'';
        (8) in section 1421(3), by inserting ``, including schools 
    operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education,'' after 
    ``local schools'';
        (9) in section 1422(d), by striking ``impact on meeting the 
    transitional'' and inserting ``impact on meeting such 
    transitional'';
        (10) in section 1423--
            (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``, including such 
        facilities operated by the Secretary of the Interior and Indian 
        tribes'' after ``the juvenile justice system'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) a description of the program operated by participating 
    schools to facilitate the successful transition of 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;'';
            (C) in paragraph (7)--
                (i) by inserting ``institutions of higher education 
            or'' after ``partnerships with''; and
                (ii) by striking ``develop training, curriculum-based 
            youth entrepreneurship education'' and inserting 
            ``facilitate postsecondary and workforce success for 
            children and youth returning from correctional facilities, 
            such as through participation in credit-bearing coursework 
            while in secondary school, enrollment in postsecondary 
            education, participation in career and technical education 
            programming'';
            (D) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``and family members'' 
        after ``will involve parents'';
            (E) in paragraph (9), by striking ``vocational'' and 
        inserting ``career''; and
            (F) in paragraph (13), by striking ``regular'' and 
        inserting ``traditional'';
        (11) in section 1424--
            (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ``Funds 
        provided'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Funds provided'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, including'' and all 
        that follows through ``gang members'';
            (C) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by striking ``vocational'' and inserting 
            ``career''; and
                (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; and
            (D) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (E) by inserting the following after paragraph (5):
        ``(6) programs for at-risk Indian children and youth, including 
    such children and youth in correctional facilities in the area 
    served by the local educational agency that are operated by the 
    Secretary of the Interior or Indian tribes; and
        ``(7) pay for success initiatives.''; and
            (F) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
    ``(b) Contracts and Grants.--A local educational agency may use a 
subgrant received under this subpart to carry out the activities 
described under paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) directly 
or through subgrants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.'';
        (12) in section 1425--
            (A) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by inserting ``and attain a regular high school 
            diploma'' after ``reenter school''; and
                (ii) by striking ``a secondary school diploma'' and 
            inserting ``a regular high school diploma'';
            (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``high academic 
        achievement standards'' and inserting ``the challenging State 
        academic standards'';
            (C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``vocational'' and 
        inserting ``career'';
            (D) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (E) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (F) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(12) upon the child's or youth's entry into the correctional 
    facility, work with the child's or youth's family members and the 
    local educational agency that most recently provided services to 
    the child or youth (if applicable) to ensure that the relevant and 
    appropriate academic records and plans regarding the continuation 
    of educational services for such child or youth are shared jointly 
    between the correctional facility and local educational agency in 
    order to facilitate the transition of such children and youth 
    between the local educational agency and the correctional facility; 
    and
        ``(13) 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.'';
        (13) in section 1426--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``reducing dropout rates 
        for male students and for female students over a 3-year 
        period'' and inserting ``the number of children and youth 
        attaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized 
        equivalent''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``obtaining a secondary school 
            diploma'' and inserting ``attaining a regular high school 
            diploma''; and
                (ii) by striking ``obtaining employment'' and inserting 
            ``attaining employment'';
        (14) in section 1431(a)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``while protecting individual student privacy,'' after ``age'';
            (B) striking ``secondary'' each place the term appears and 
        inserting ``high'';
            (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and to graduate from 
        high school in the number of years established by the State 
        under either the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or 
        the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, if 
        applicable'' after ``educational achievement''; and
            (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or school operated or 
        funded by the Bureau of Indian Education'' after ``local 
        educational agency''; and
        (15) in section 1432(2)--
            (A) by inserting ``dependency adjudication, or delinquency 
        adjudication,'' after ``failure,'';
            (B) by striking ``has limited English proficiency'' and 
        inserting ``is an English learner''; and
            (C) by inserting ``or child welfare system'' after 
        ``juvenile justice system''.

          PART E--FLEXIBILITY FOR EQUITABLE PER-PUPIL FUNDING

SEC. 1501. FLEXIBILITY FOR EQUITABLE PER-PUPIL FUNDING.
    (a) Reorganization.--Title I (20 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.), as amended 
by this title, is further amended--
        (1) by striking parts E through H;
        (2) by redesignating part I as part F;
        (3) by striking sections 1907 and 1908;
        (4) by redesignating sections 1901 through 1903 as sections 
    1601 through 1603, respectively; and
        (5) by redesignating sections 1905 and 1906 as sections 1604 
    and 1605, respectively.
    (b) In General.--Title I (20 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.), as amended by 
this title, is further amended by inserting after section 1432 the 
following:

         ``PART E--FLEXIBILITY FOR EQUITABLE PER-PUPIL FUNDING

``SEC. 1501. FLEXIBILITY FOR EQUITABLE PER-PUPIL FUNDING.
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of the program under this section is to 
provide local educational agencies with flexibility to consolidate 
eligible Federal funds and State and local education funding in order 
to create a single school funding system based on weighted per-pupil 
allocations for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged students.
    ``(b) Authority.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
    local flexibility demonstration agreements--
            ``(A) for not more than 3 years with local educational 
        agencies that are selected under subsection (c) and submit 
        proposed agreements that meet the requirements of subsection 
        (d); and
            ``(B) under which such agencies may consolidate and use 
        funds in accordance with subsection (d) in order to develop and 
        implement a school funding system based on weighted per-pupil 
        allocations for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged 
        students.
        ``(2) Flexibility.--Except as described in subsection 
    (d)(1)(I), the Secretary is authorized to waive, for local 
    educational agencies entering into agreements under this section, 
    any provision of this Act that would otherwise prevent such agency 
    from using eligible Federal funds as part of such agreement.
    ``(c) Selection of Local Educational Agencies.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into local 
    flexibility demonstration agreements with not more than 50 local 
    educational agencies with an approved application under subsection 
    (d).
        ``(2) Selection.--Each local educational agency shall be 
    selected based on such agency--
            ``(A) submitting a proposed local flexibility demonstration 
        agreement under subsection (d);
            ``(B) demonstrating that the agreement meets the 
        requirements of such subsection; and
            ``(C) agreeing to meet the continued demonstration 
        requirements under subsection (e).
        ``(3) Expansion.--Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, 
    the Secretary may extend funding flexibility authorized under this 
    section to any local educational agency that submits and has 
    approved an application under subsection (d), as long as a 
    significant majority of the demonstration agreements with local 
    educational agencies described in paragraph (1) meet the 
    requirements of subsection (d)(2) and subsection (e)(1) as of the 
    end of the 2018-2019 academic year.
    ``(d) Required Terms of Local Flexibility Demonstration 
Agreement.--
        ``(1) Application.--Each local educational agency that desires 
    to participate in the program under this section shall submit, at 
    such time and in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, an 
    application to enter into a local flexibility demonstration 
    agreement with the Secretary in order to develop and implement a 
    school funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations that 
    meets the requirements of this section. The application shall 
    include--
            ``(A) a description of the school funding system based on 
        weighted per-pupil allocations, including--
                ``(i) the weights used to allocate funds within such 
            system;
                ``(ii) the local educational agency's legal authority 
            to use State and local education funds consistent with this 
            section;
                ``(iii) how such system will meet the requirements of 
            paragraph (2); and
                ``(iv) how such system will support the academic 
            achievement of students, including low-income students, the 
            lowest-achieving students, English learners, and children 
            with disabilities;
            ``(B) a list of funding sources, including eligible Federal 
        funds, the local educational agency will include in such 
        system;
            ``(C) a description of the amount and percentage of total 
        local educational agency funding, including State and local 
        education funds and eligible Federal funds, that will be 
        allocated through such system;
            ``(D) the per-pupil expenditures (which shall include 
        actual personnel expenditures, including staff salary 
        differentials for years of employment, and actual nonpersonnel 
        expenditures) of State and local education funds for each 
        school served by the agency for the preceding fiscal year;
            ``(E) the per-pupil amount of eligible Federal funds each 
        school served by the agency received in the preceding fiscal 
        year, disaggregated by the programs supported by the eligible 
        Federal funds;
            ``(F) a description of how such system will ensure that any 
        eligible Federal funds allocated through the system will meet 
        the purposes of each Federal program supported by such funds, 
        including serving students from low-income families, English 
        learners, migratory children, and children who are neglected, 
        delinquent, or at risk, as applicable;
            ``(G) an assurance that the local educational agency 
        developed and will implement the local flexibility 
        demonstration agreement in consultation with teachers, 
        principals, other school leaders (including charter school 
        leaders in a local educational agency that has charter 
        schools), administrators of Federal programs impacted by the 
        agreement, parents, community leaders, and other relevant 
        stakeholders;
            ``(H) an assurance that the local educational agency will 
        use fiscal control and sound accounting procedures that ensure 
        proper disbursement of, and accounting for, eligible Federal 
        funds consolidated and used under such system;
            ``(I) an assurance that the local educational agency will 
        continue to meet the requirements of sections 1117, 1118, and 
        8501; and
            ``(J) 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 funds under the agreement.
        ``(2) Requirements of the system.--
            ``(A) In general.--A local educational agency's school 
        funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations shall--
                ``(i) except as allowed under clause (iv), allocate a 
            significant portion of funds, including State and local 
            education funds and eligible Federal funds, to the school 
            level based on the number of students in a school and a 
            formula developed by the agency under this section that 
            determines per-pupil weighted amounts;
                ``(ii) use weights or allocation amounts that allocate 
            substantially more funding to English learners, students 
            from low-income families, and students with any other 
            characteristics associated with educational disadvantage 
            chosen by the local educational agency, than to other 
            students;
                ``(iii) ensure that each high-poverty school receives, 
            in the first year of the demonstration agreement--

                    ``(I) more per-pupil funding, including from 
                Federal, State, and local sources, for low-income 
                students than such funding received for low-income 
                students in the year prior to entering into a 
                demonstration agreement under this section; and
                    ``(II) at least as much per-pupil funding, 
                including from Federal, State, and local sources, for 
                English learners as such funding received for English 
                learners in the year prior to entering into a 
                demonstration agreement under this section;

                ``(iv) be used to allocate to schools a significant 
            percentage, which shall be a percentage agreed upon during 
            the application process, of all the local educational 
            agency's State and local education funds and eligible 
            Federal funds; and
                ``(v) include all school-level actual personnel 
            expenditures for instructional staff (including staff 
            salary differentials for years of employment) and actual 
            nonpersonnel expenditures in the calculation of the local 
            educational agency's State and local education funds and 
            eligible Federal funds to be allocated under clause (i).
            ``(B) Percentage.--In establishing the percentage described 
        in subparagraph (A)(iv) for the system, the local educational 
        agency shall demonstrate that the percentage--
                ``(i) under such subparagraph is sufficient to carry 
            out the purposes of the demonstration agreement under this 
            section and to meet each of the requirements of this 
            subsection; and
                ``(ii) of State and local education funds and eligible 
            Federal funds that are not allocated through the local 
            educational agency's school funding system based on 
            weighted per-pupil allocations, does not undermine or 
            conflict with the requirements of the demonstration 
            agreement under this section.
            ``(C) Expenditures.--After allocating funds through the 
        system, the local educational agency shall charge schools for 
        the per-pupil expenditures of State and local education funds 
        and eligible Federal funds, including actual personnel 
        expenditures (including staff salary differentials for years of 
        employment) for instructional staff and actual nonpersonnel 
        expenditures.
    ``(e) Continued Demonstration.--Each local educational agency with 
an approved application under subsection (d) shall annually--
        ``(1) demonstrate to the Secretary that, as compared to the 
    previous year, no high-poverty school served by the agency 
    received--
            ``(A) less per-pupil funding, including from Federal, 
        State, and local sources, for low-income students; or
            ``(B) less per-pupil funding, including from Federal, 
        State, and local sources, for English learners;
        ``(2) make public and report to the Secretary the per-pupil 
    expenditures (including actual personnel expenditures that include 
    staff salary differentials for years of employment, and actual non-
    personnel expenditures) of State and local education funds and 
    eligible Federal funds for each school served by the agency, 
    disaggregated by each quartile of students attending the school 
    based on student level of poverty and by each major racial or 
    ethnic group in the school, for the preceding fiscal year;
        ``(3) make public the total number of students enrolled in each 
    school served by the agency and the number of students enrolled in 
    each such school disaggregated by each of the subgroups of 
    students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2); and
        ``(4) notwithstanding paragraph (1), (2), or (3), ensure that 
    any information to be reported or made public under this subsection 
    is only reported or made public if such information does not reveal 
    personally identifiable information.
    ``(f) Limitations on Administrative Expenditures.--Each local 
educational agency that has entered into a local flexibility 
demonstration agreement with the Secretary under this section may use, 
for administrative purposes, an amount of eligible Federal funds that 
is not more than the percentage of funds allowed for such purposes 
under any of the following:
        ``(1) This title.
        ``(2) Title II.
        ``(3) Title III.
        ``(4) Part A of title IV.
        ``(5) Part B of title V.
    ``(g) Peer Review.--The Secretary may establish a peer-review 
process to assist in the review of a proposed local flexibility 
demonstration agreement.
    ``(h) Noncompliance.--The Secretary may, after providing notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing (including the opportunity to provide 
supporting evidence as provided for in subsection (i)), terminate a 
local flexibility demonstration agreement under this section if there 
is evidence that the local educational agency has failed to comply with 
the terms of the agreement and the requirements under subsections (d) 
and (e).
    ``(i) Evidence.--If a local educational agency believes that the 
Secretary's determination under subsection (h) 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 determination.
    ``(j) Program Evaluation.--From the amount reserved for evaluation 
activities under section 8601, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall, in consultation 
with the relevant program office at the Department, evaluate--
        ``(1) the implementation of the local flexibility demonstration 
    agreements under this section; and
        ``(2) the impact of such agreements on improving the equitable 
    distribution of State and local funding and increasing student 
    achievement.
    ``(k) Renewal of Local Flexibility Demonstration Agreement.--The 
Secretary may renew for additional 3-year terms a local flexibility 
demonstration agreement under this section if--
        ``(1) the local educational agency has met the requirements 
    under subsections (d)(2) and (e) and agrees to, and has a high 
    likelihood of, continuing to meet such requirements; and
        ``(2) the Secretary determines that renewing the local 
    flexibility demonstration agreement is in the interest of students 
    served under this title and title III.
    ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible federal funds.--The term `eligible Federal 
    funds' means funds received by a local educational agency under--
            ``(A) this title;
            ``(B) title II;
            ``(C) title III;
            ``(D) part A of title IV; and
            ``(E) part B of title V.
        ``(2) High-poverty school.--The term `high-poverty school' 
    means a school that is in the highest 2 quartiles of schools served 
    by a local educational agency, based on the percentage of enrolled 
    students from low-income families.''.

                       PART F--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1601. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    (a) Federal Regulations.--Section 1601 (20 U.S.C. 6571), as 
redesignated by section 1501(a)(4) of this Act, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, in accordance with 
    subsections (b) through (d) and subject to section 1111(e),'' after 
    ``may issue'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``principals, other 
        school leaders (including charter school leaders),'' after 
        ``teachers,'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Such regional meetings and electronic exchanges of 
        information shall be public and notice of such meetings and 
        exchanges shall be provided to interested stakeholders.'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``standards and 
        assessments'' and inserting ``standards, assessments under 
        section 1111(b)(2), and the requirement under section 1118 that 
        funds under part A be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
        State and local funds'';
            (D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) Process.--Such process--
            ``(A) shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and
            ``(B) shall, unless otherwise provided as described in 
        subsection (c), follow the provisions of subchapter III of 
        chapter 5 of title V, United States Code (commonly known as the 
        `Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990').''; and
            (E) by striking paragraph (5);
        (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
        (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Alternative Process for Certain Exceptions.--If consensus, as 
defined in section 562 of title 5, United States Code, on any proposed 
regulation is not reached by the individuals selected under subsection 
(b)(3)(B) for the negotiated rulemaking process, or if the Secretary 
determines that a negotiated rulemaking process is unnecessary, the 
Secretary may propose a regulation in the following manner:
        ``(1) Notice to congress.--Not less than 15 business days prior 
    to issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, 
    the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and other relevant 
    congressional committees, notice of the Secretary's intent to issue 
    a notice of proposed rulemaking that shall include--
            ``(A) a copy of the proposed regulation;
            ``(B) the need to issue the regulation;
            ``(C) the anticipated 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;
            ``(D) the anticipated benefits to State educational 
        agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and other 
        entities that may be impacted by the regulation; and
            ``(E) any regulations that will be repealed when the new 
        regulation is issued.
        ``(2) Comment period for congress.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) before issuing any notice of proposed rulemaking 
        under this subsection, provide Congress with a comment period 
        of 15 business days to make comments on the proposed 
        regulation, beginning on the date that the Secretary provides 
        the notice of intent to the appropriate committees of Congress 
        under paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) include and seek to address all comments submitted by 
        Congress in the public rulemaking record for the regulation 
        published in the Federal Register.
        ``(3) Comment and review period; emergency situations.--The 
    comment and review period for any proposed regulation shall be not 
    less than 60 days unless an emergency requires a shorter period, in 
    which case the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) designate the proposed regulation as an emergency 
        with an explanation of the emergency in the notice to Congress 
        under paragraph (1);
            ``(B) publish the length of the comment and review period 
        in such notice and in the Federal Register; and
            ``(C) conduct immediately thereafter regional meetings to 
        review such proposed regulation before issuing any final 
        regulation.'';
        (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
    striking ``Regulations to carry out this part'' and inserting 
    ``Regulations to carry out this title''; and
        (6) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated by 
    paragraph (3), the following:
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section affects the 
applicability of subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the `Administrative Procedure 
Act') or chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
the `Congressional Review Act').''.
    (b) Agreements and Records.--Subsection (a) of section 1602 (20 
U.S.C. 6572(a)), as redesignated by section 1501(a)(4) of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Agreements.--In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking 
process is established under section 1601(b), all published proposed 
regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking 
described in section 1601 unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated 
rulemaking process.''.
    (c) State Administration.--Section 1603 (20 U.S.C. 6573), as 
redesignated by section 1501(a)(4) of this Act, is further amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and 
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E)(i) identify any duplicative or contrasting 
        requirements between the State and Federal rules or 
        regulations; and
            ``(ii) eliminate the State rules and regulations that are 
        duplicative of Federal requirements.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the challenging State 
        student academic achievement standards'' and inserting ``the 
        challenging State academic standards''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraphs (C) through 
    (G) and inserting the following:
            ``(C) teachers from traditional public schools and charter 
        schools (if there are charter schools in the State) and career 
        and technical educators;
            ``(D) principals and other school leaders;
            ``(E) parents;
            ``(F) members of local school boards;
            ``(G) representatives of private school children;
            ``(H) specialized instructional support personnel and 
        paraprofessionals;
            ``(I) representatives of authorized public chartering 
        agencies (if there are charter schools in the State); and
            ``(J) charter school leaders (if there are charter schools 
        in the State).''.

 TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, 
                  PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS

SEC. 2001. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    (a) Title II Transfers and Related Amendments.--
        (1) Section 2366(b) (20 U.S.C. 6736(b)) is amended by striking 
    the matter following paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(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.''.
        (2) Subpart 4 of part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 6777) is 
    amended, by striking the subpart designation and heading and 
    inserting the following:

                    ``Subpart 4--Internet Safety''.

        (3) Subpart 5 of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 6731 et seq.) 
    (as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is--
            (A) transferred to title IX;
            (B) inserted so as to appear after subpart 2 of part E of 
        such title;
            (C) redesignated as subpart 3 of such part; and
            (D) further amended by redesignating sections 2361 through 
        2368 as sections 9541 through 9548, respectively.
        (4) Subpart 4 of part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 6777 et seq) (as 
    amended by paragraph (2) of this subsection) is--
            (A) transferred to title IV;
            (B) inserted so as to appear after subpart 4 of part A of 
        such title;
            (C) redesignated as subpart 5 of such part; and
            (D) further amended by redesignating section 2441 as 
        section 4161.
SEC. 2002. PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, 
PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS.
    The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by striking title II 
and inserting the following:

``TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, 
                  PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS

``SEC. 2001. PURPOSE.
    ``The purpose of this title is to provide grants to State 
educational agencies and subgrants to local educational agencies to--
        ``(1) increase student achievement consistent with the 
    challenging State academic standards;
        ``(2) improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, 
    principals, and other school leaders;
        ``(3) increase the number of teachers, principals, and other 
    school leaders who are effective in improving student academic 
    achievement in schools; and
        ``(4) provide low-income and minority students greater access 
    to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders.
``SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.
    ``In this title:
        ``(1) School leader residency program.--The term `school leader 
    residency program' means a school-based principal or other school 
    leader preparation program in which a prospective principal or 
    other school leader--
            ``(A) for 1 academic year, engages in sustained and 
        rigorous clinical learning with substantial leadership 
        responsibilities and an opportunity to practice and be 
        evaluated in an authentic school setting; and
            ``(B) during that academic year--
                ``(i) participates in evidence-based coursework, to the 
            extent the State (in consultation with local educational 
            agencies in the State) determines that such evidence is 
            reasonably available, that is integrated with the clinical 
            residency experience; and
                ``(ii) receives ongoing support from a mentor principal 
            or other school leader, who is effective.
        ``(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 recognize teacher, 
    principal, or other school leader preparation academies within the 
    State that--
            ``(A) enters into an agreement with a teacher, principal, 
        or other school leader preparation academy that specifies the 
        goals expected of the academy, as described in paragraph 
        (4)(A)(i);
            ``(B) may be a nonprofit organization, State educational 
        agency, or other public entity, or consortium of such entities 
        (including a consortium of States); and
            ``(C) does not reauthorize a teacher, principal, or other 
        school leader preparation academy if the academy fails to 
        produce the minimum number or percentage of effective teachers 
        or principals or other school leaders, respectively (as 
        determined by the State), identified in the academy's 
        authorizing agreement.
        ``(4) Teacher, principal, or other school leader preparation 
    academy.--The term `teacher, principal, or other school leader 
    preparation academy' means a public or other nonprofit entity, 
    which may be an institution of higher education or an organization 
    affiliated with an institution of higher education, that 
    establishes an academy that will prepare teachers, principals, or 
    other school leaders to serve in high-needs 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, 
            principals, or other school leaders who are enrolled in the 
            academy receive a significant part of their training 
            through clinical preparation that partners the prospective 
            candidate with an effective teacher, principal, or other 
            school leader, as determined by the State, respectively, 
            with a demonstrated record of increasing student academic 
            achievement, including for the subgroups of students 
            defined in section 1111(c)(2), while also receiving 
            concurrent instruction from the academy in the content area 
            (or areas) in which the prospective teacher, principal, or 
            other school leader will become certified or licensed that 
            links to the clinical preparation experience;
                ``(ii) the number of effective teachers, principals, or 
            other school leaders, respectively, who will demonstrate 
            success in increasing student academic achievement that the 
            academy will prepare; and
                ``(iii) a requirement that the academy will award a 
            certificate of completion (or degree, if the academy is, or 
            is affiliated with, an institution of higher education) to 
            a teacher only after the teacher demonstrates that the 
            teacher is an effective teacher, as determined by the 
            State, with a demonstrated record of increasing student 
            academic achievement either as a student teacher or 
            teacher-of-record on an alternative certificate, license, 
            or credential;
                ``(iv) a requirement that the academy will award a 
            certificate of completion (or degree, if the academy is, or 
            is affiliated with, an institution of higher education) to 
            a principal or other school leader only after the principal 
            or other school leader demonstrates a record of success in 
            improving student performance; and
                ``(v) timelines for producing cohorts of graduates and 
            conferring certificates of completion (or degrees, if the 
            academy is, or is affiliated with, an institution of higher 
            education) from the academy;
            ``(B) does not have unnecessary restrictions on the methods 
        the academy will use to train prospective teacher, principal, 
        or other 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, principal, or other school leader candidates who 
        demonstrate strong potential to improve student academic 
        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 or degree that 
        the State may, after reviewing the academy's results in 
        producing effective teachers, or principals, or other school 
        leaders, respectively (as determined by the State) 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 not less than 1 academic year, teaches alongside 
        an effective teacher, as determined by the State or local 
        educational agency, who is the teacher of record for the 
        classroom;
            ``(B) receives concurrent instruction during the year 
        described in subparagraph (A)--
                ``(i) through courses that may be taught by local 
            educational agency personnel or by faculty of the teacher 
            preparation program; and
                ``(ii) in the teaching of the content area in which the 
            teacher will become certified or licensed; and
            ``(C) acquires effective teaching skills, as demonstrated 
        through completion of a residency program, or other measure 
        determined by the State, which may include a teacher 
        performance assessment.
``SEC. 2003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``(a) Grants to States and Local Educational Agencies.--For the 
purpose of carrying out part A, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$2,295,830,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
    ``(b) National Activities.--For the purpose of carrying out part B, 
there are authorized to be appropriated--
        ``(1) $468,880,575 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018;
        ``(2) $469,168,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
        ``(3) $489,168,000 for fiscal year 2020.

               ``PART A--SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION

``SEC. 2101. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.
    ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--From the total amount appropriated 
under section 2003(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
        ``(1) 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 title; and
        ``(2) 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) Hold harmless.--
            ``(A) Fiscal years 2017 through 2022.--For each of fiscal 
        years 2017 through 2022, subject to paragraph (2) and 
        subparagraph (C), from the funds appropriated under section 
        2003(a) for a fiscal year that remain after the Secretary makes 
        the reservations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        allot to each State an amount equal to the total amount that 
        such State received for fiscal year 2001 under--
                ``(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
                ``(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).
            ``(B) Ratable reduction.--If the funds described in 
        subparagraph (A) are insufficient to pay the full amounts that 
        all States are eligible to receive under subparagraph (A) for 
        any fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce those 
        amounts for the fiscal year.
            ``(C) Percentage reduction.--For each of fiscal years 2017 
        through 2022, the amount in subparagraph (A) shall be reduced 
        by a percentage equal to the product of 14.29 percent and the 
        number of years between the fiscal year for which the 
        determination is being made and fiscal year 2016.
        ``(2) Allotment of additional funds.--
            ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for any 
        fiscal year for which the funds appropriated under section 
        2003(a) and not reserved under subsection (a) exceed the total 
        amount required to make allotments under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall allot to each State the sum of--
                ``(i) for fiscal year 2017--

                    ``(I) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
                35 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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 65 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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;

                ``(ii) for fiscal year 2018--

                    ``(I) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
                30 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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 70 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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;

                ``(iii) for fiscal year 2019--

                    ``(I) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
                25 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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 75 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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; and

                ``(iv) for fiscal year 2020--

                    ``(I) an amount that bears the same relationship to 
                20 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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 80 percent of the excess amount as the number of 
                individuals aged 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) Exception.--No State receiving an allotment under 
        subparagraph (A) may receive less than one-half of 1 percent of 
        the total excess amount allotted under such subparagraph for a 
        fiscal year.
        ``(3) Fiscal year 2021 and succeeding fiscal years.--For fiscal 
    year 2021 and each of the succeeding fiscal years--
            ``(A) the Secretary shall allot funds appropriated under 
        section 2003(a) and not reserved under subsection (a) to each 
        State in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(iv); and
            ``(B) the amount appropriated but not reserved shall be 
        treated as the excess amount.
        ``(4) 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.
    ``(c) State Uses of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (3), each 
    State that receives an allotment under subsection (b) for a fiscal 
    year shall reserve not less than 95 percent of such allotment to 
    make subgrants to local educational agencies for such fiscal year, 
    as described in section 2102.
        ``(2) State administration.--A State educational agency may use 
    not more than 1 percent of the amount allotted to such State under 
    subsection (b) for the administrative costs of carrying out such 
    State educational agency's responsibilities under this part.
        ``(3) Principals or other school leaders.--Notwithstanding 
    paragraph (1) and in addition to funds otherwise available for 
    activities under paragraph (4), a State educational agency may 
    reserve not more than 3 percent of the amount reserved for 
    subgrants to local educational agencies under paragraph (1) for one 
    or more of the activities for principals or other school leaders 
    that are described in paragraph (4).
        ``(4) State activities.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State educational agency for a State 
        that receives an allotment under subsection (b) may use funds 
        not reserved under paragraph (1) to carry out 1 or more of the 
        activities described in subparagraph (B), which may be 
        implemented in conjunction with a State agency of higher 
        education (if such agencies are separate) and carried out 
        through a grant or contract with a for-profit or nonprofit 
        entity, including an institution of higher education.
            ``(B) Types of state activities.--The activities described 
        in this subparagraph are the following:
                ``(i) Reforming teacher, principal, or other school 
            leader certification, recertification, licensing, or tenure 
            systems or preparation program standards and approval 
            processes to ensure that--

                    ``(I) teachers have the necessary subject-matter 
                knowledge and teaching skills, as demonstrated through 
                measures determined by the State, which may include 
                teacher performance assessments, in the academic 
                subjects that the teachers teach to help students meet 
                challenging State academic standards;
                    ``(II) principals or other school leaders have the 
                instructional leadership skills to help teachers teach 
                and to help students meet such challenging State 
                academic standards; and
                    ``(III) teacher certification or licensing 
                requirements are aligned with such challenging State 
                academic standards.

                ``(ii) Developing, improving, or providing assistance 
            to local educational agencies to support the design and 
            implementation of teacher, principal, or other school 
            leader evaluation and support systems that are based in 
            part on evidence of student academic achievement, which may 
            include student growth, and shall include multiple measures 
            of educator performance and provide clear, timely, and 
            useful feedback to teachers, principals, or other school 
            leaders, such as by--

                    ``(I) developing and disseminating high-quality 
                evaluation tools, such as classroom observation 
                rubrics, and methods, including training and auditing, 
                for ensuring inter-rater reliability of evaluation 
                results;
                    ``(II) developing and providing training to 
                principals, other school leaders, coaches, mentors, and 
                evaluators on how to accurately differentiate 
                performance, provide useful and timely feedback, and 
                use evaluation results to inform decisionmaking about 
                professional development, improvement strategies, and 
                personnel decisions; and
                    ``(III) developing a system for auditing the 
                quality of evaluation and support systems.

                ``(iii) Improving equitable access to effective 
            teachers.
                ``(iv) Carrying out programs that establish, expand, or 
            improve alternative routes for State certification of 
            teachers (especially for teachers of children with 
            disabilities, English learners, science, technology, 
            engineering, mathematics, or other areas where the State 
            experiences a shortage of educators), principals, or other 
            school leaders, for--

                    ``(I) individuals with a baccalaureate or master's 
                degree, or other advanced degree;
                    ``(II) mid-career professionals from other 
                occupations;
                    ``(III) paraprofessionals;
                    ``(IV) former military personnel; and
                    ``(V) recent graduates of institutions of higher 
                education with records of academic distinction who 
                demonstrate the potential to become effective teachers, 
                principals, or other school leaders.

                ``(v) Developing, improving, and implementing 
            mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools 
            in effectively recruiting and retaining teachers, 
            principals, or other school leaders who are effective in 
            improving student academic achievement, including effective 
            teachers from underrepresented minority groups and teachers 
            with disabilities, such as through--

                    ``(I) opportunities for effective teachers to lead 
                evidence-based (to the extent the State determines that 
                such evidence is reasonably available) professional 
                development for the peers of such effective teachers; 
                and
                    ``(II) providing training and support for teacher 
                leaders and principals or other school leaders who are 
                recruited as part of instructional leadership teams.

                ``(vi) Fulfilling the State educational agency's 
            responsibilities concerning proper and efficient 
            administration and monitoring of the programs carried out 
            under this part, including provision of technical 
            assistance to local educational agencies.
                ``(vii) Developing, or assisting local educational 
            agencies in developing--

                    ``(I) career opportunities and advancement 
                initiatives that promote professional growth and 
                emphasize multiple career paths, such as instructional 
                coaching and mentoring (including hybrid roles that 
                allow instructional coaching and mentoring while 
                remaining in the classroom), school leadership, and 
                involvement with school improvement and support;
                    ``(II) strategies that provide differential pay, or 
                other incentives, to recruit and retain teachers in 
                high-need academic subjects and teachers, principals, 
                or other school leaders, in low-income schools and 
                school districts, which may include performance-based 
                pay systems; and
                    ``(III) new teacher, principal, or other school 
                leader induction and mentoring programs that are, to 
                the extent the State determines that such evidence is 
                reasonably available, evidence-based, and designed to--

                        ``(aa) improve classroom instruction and 
                    student learning and achievement, including through 
                    improving school leadership programs; and
                        ``(bb) increase the retention of effective 
                    teachers, principals, or other school leaders.
                ``(viii) Providing assistance to local educational 
            agencies for the development and implementation of high-
            quality professional development programs for principals 
            that enable the principals to be effective and prepare all 
            students to meet the challenging State academic standards.
                ``(ix) Supporting efforts to train teachers, 
            principals, or other school leaders to effectively 
            integrate technology into curricula and instruction, which 
            may include training to assist teachers in implementing 
            blended learning (as defined in section 4102(1)) projects.
                ``(x) Providing training, technical assistance, and 
            capacity-building to local educational agencies that 
            receive a subgrant under this part.
                ``(xi) Reforming or improving teacher, principal, or 
            other school leader preparation programs, such as through 
            establishing teacher residency programs and school leader 
            residency programs.
                ``(xii) Establishing or expanding teacher, principal, 
            or other school leader preparation academies, with an 
            amount of the funds described in subparagraph (A) that is 
            not more than 2 percent of the State's allotment, if--

                    ``(I) allowable under State law;
                    ``(II) the State enables candidates attending a 
                teacher, principal, or other school leader preparation 
                academy to be eligible for State financial aid to the 
                same extent as participants in other State-approved 
                teacher or principal preparation programs, including 
                alternative certification, licensure, or credential 
                programs; and
                    ``(III) the State enables teachers, principals, or 
                other school leaders who are teaching or working while 
                on alternative certificates, licenses, or credentials 
                to teach or work in the State while enrolled in a 
                teacher, principal, or other school leader preparation 
                academy.

                ``(xiii) Supporting the instructional services provided 
            by effective school library programs.
                ``(xiv) Developing, or assisting local educational 
            agencies in developing, strategies that provide teachers, 
            principals, or other school leaders with the skills, 
            credentials, or certifications needed to educate all 
            students in postsecondary education coursework through 
            early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment 
            programs.
                ``(xv) Providing training for all school personnel, 
            including teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
            specialized instructional support personnel, and 
            paraprofessionals, regarding how to prevent and recognize 
            child sexual abuse.
                ``(xvi) Supporting opportunities for principals, other 
            school leaders, teachers, paraprofessionals, early 
            childhood education program directors, and other early 
            childhood education program providers to participate in 
            joint efforts to address the transition to elementary 
            school, including issues related to school readiness.
                ``(xvii) Developing and providing professional 
            development and other comprehensive systems of support for 
            teachers, principals, or other school leaders to promote 
            high-quality instruction and instructional leadership in 
            science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, 
            including computer science.
                ``(xviii) Supporting the professional development and 
            improving the instructional strategies of teachers, 
            principals, or other school leaders to integrate career and 
            technical education content into academic instructional 
            practices, which may include training on best practices to 
            understand State and regional workforce needs and 
            transitions to postsecondary education and the workforce.
                ``(xix) Enabling States, as a consortium, to 
            voluntarily develop a process that allows teachers who are 
            licensed or certified in a participating State to teach in 
            other participating States without completing additional 
            licensure or certification requirements, except that 
            nothing in this clause shall be construed to allow the 
            Secretary to exercise any direction, supervision, or 
            control over State teacher licensing or certification 
            requirements.
                ``(xx) Supporting and developing efforts to train 
            teachers on the appropriate use of student data to ensure 
            that individual student privacy is protected as required by 
            section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
            (commonly known as the `Family Educational Rights and 
            Privacy Act of 1974') (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and in accordance 
            with State student privacy laws and local educational 
            agency student privacy and technology use policies.
                ``(xxi) Supporting other activities identified by the 
            State that are, to the extent the State determines that 
            such evidence is reasonably available, evidence-based and 
            that meet the purpose of this title.
    ``(d) State Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--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.
        ``(2) Contents.--Each application described under paragraph (1) 
    shall include the following:
            ``(A) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will use funds received under this title for State-level 
        activities described in subsection (c).
            ``(B) A description of the State's system of certification 
        and licensing of teachers, principals, or other school leaders.
            ``(C) A description of how activities under this part are 
        aligned with challenging State academic standards.
            ``(D) A description of how the activities carried out with 
        funds under this part are expected to improve student 
        achievement.
            ``(E) If a State educational agency plans to use funds 
        under this part to improve equitable access to effective 
        teachers, consistent with section 1111(g)(1)(B), a description 
        of how such funds will be used for such purpose.
            ``(F) If applicable, a description of how the State 
        educational agency will work with local educational agencies in 
        the State to develop or implement State or local teacher, 
        principal, or other school leader evaluation and support 
        systems that meet the requirements of subsection (c)(4)(B)(ii).
            ``(G) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        monitor the implementation of activities under this part and 
        provide technical assistance to local educational agencies in 
        carrying out such activities.
            ``(H) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        work in consultation with the entity responsible for teacher, 
        principal, or other school leader professional standards, 
        certification, and licensing for the State, and encourage 
        collaboration between educator preparation programs, the State, 
        and local educational agencies to promote the readiness of new 
        educators entering the profession.
            ``(I) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        comply with section 8501 (regarding participation by private 
        school children and teachers).
            ``(J) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will improve the skills of teachers, principals, or other 
        school leaders in order to enable them to identify students 
        with specific learning needs, particularly children with 
        disabilities, English learners, students who are gifted and 
        talented, and students with low literacy levels, and provide 
        instruction based on the needs of such students.
            ``(K) A description of how the State will use data and 
        ongoing consultation as described in paragraph (3) to 
        continually update and improve the activities supported under 
        this part.
            ``(L) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will encourage opportunities for increased autonomy and 
        flexibility for teachers, principals, or other school leaders, 
        such as by establishing innovation schools that have a high 
        degree of autonomy over budget and operations, are transparent 
        and accountable to the public, and lead to improved academic 
        outcomes for students.
            ``(M) A description of actions the State may take to 
        improve preparation programs and strengthen support for 
        teachers, principals, or other school leaders based on the 
        needs of the State, as identified by the State educational 
        agency.
        ``(3) Consultation.--In developing the State application under 
    this subsection, a State shall--
            ``(A) meaningfully consult with teachers, principals, other 
        school leaders, paraprofessionals (including organizations 
        representing such individuals), specialized instructional 
        support personnel, charter school leaders (in a State that has 
        charter schools), parents, community partners, and other 
        organizations or partners with relevant and demonstrated 
        expertise in programs and activities designed to meet the 
        purpose of this title;
            ``(B) seek advice from the individuals, organizations, or 
        partners described in subparagraph (A) regarding how best to 
        improve the State's activities to meet the purpose of this 
        title; and
            ``(C) coordinate the State's activities under this part 
        with other related strategies, programs, and activities being 
        conducted in the State.
        ``(4) Limitation.--Consultation required under paragraph (3) 
    shall not interfere with the timely submission of the application 
    required under this section.
    ``(e) Prohibition.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal 
Government to mandate, direct, or control any of the following:
        ``(1) The development, improvement, or implementation of 
    elements of any teacher, principal, or other school leader 
    evaluation system.
        ``(2) Any State or local educational agency's definition of 
    teacher, principal, or other school leader effectiveness.
        ``(3) Any teacher, principal, or other school leader 
    professional standards, certification, or licensing.
``SEC. 2102. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
    ``(a) Allocation of Funds to Local Educational Agencies.--
        ``(1) In general.--From funds reserved by a State under section 
    2101(c)(1) for a fiscal year, the State, acting through the State 
    educational agency, shall award subgrants to eligible local 
    educational agencies from allocations described in paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Allocation formula.--From the funds described in 
    paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall allocate to each 
    of the eligible local educational agencies in the State for a 
    fiscal year the sum of--
            ``(A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 
        percent of such funds for such fiscal year as the number of 
        individuals aged 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 eligible 
        local educational agencies in the State, as so determined; and
            ``(B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 
        percent of the funds for such fiscal year as the number of 
        individuals aged 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 eligible local 
        educational agencies in the State, as so determined.
        ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
    construed to prohibit a consortium of local educational agencies 
    that are designated with a locale code of 41, 42, or 43, or such 
    local educational agencies designated with a locale code of 41, 42, 
    or 43 that work in cooperation with an educational service agency, 
    from voluntarily combining allocations received under this part for 
    the collective use of funding by the consortium for activities 
    under this section.
    ``(b) Local Applications.--
        ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant under 
    this section, 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.
        ``(2) Contents of application.--Each application submitted 
    under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
            ``(A) A description of the activities to be carried out by 
        the local educational agency under this section and how these 
        activities will be aligned with challenging State academic 
        standards.
            ``(B) A description of the local educational agency's 
        systems of professional growth and improvement, such as 
        induction for teachers, principals, or other school leaders and 
        opportunities for building the capacity of teachers and 
        opportunities to develop meaningful teacher leadership.
            ``(C) A description of how the local educational agency 
        will prioritize funds to schools served by the agency that are 
        implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities 
        and targeted support and improvement activities under section 
        1111(d) and have the highest percentage of children counted 
        under section 1124(c).
            ``(D) A description of how the local educational agency 
        will use data and ongoing consultation described in paragraph 
        (3) to continually update and improve activities supported 
        under this part.
            ``(E) An assurance that the local educational agency will 
        comply with section 8501 (regarding participation by private 
        school children and teachers).
            ``(F) An assurance that the local educational agency will 
        coordinate professional development activities authorized under 
        this part with professional development activities provided 
        through other Federal, State, and local programs.
        ``(3) Consultation.--In developing the application described in 
    paragraph (2), a local educational agency shall--
            ``(A) meaningfully consult with teachers, principals, other 
        school leaders, paraprofessionals (including organizations 
        representing such individuals), specialized instructional 
        support personnel, charter school leaders (in a local 
        educational agency that has charter schools), parents, 
        community partners, and other organizations or partners with 
        relevant and demonstrated expertise in programs and activities 
        designed to meet the purpose of this title;
            ``(B) seek advice from the individuals and organizations 
        described in subparagraph (A) regarding how best to improve the 
        local educational agency's activities to meet the purpose of 
        this title; and
            ``(C) coordinate the local educational agency's activities 
        under this part with other related strategies, programs, and 
        activities being conducted in the community.
        ``(4) Limitation.--Consultation required under paragraph (3) 
    shall not interfere with the timely submission of the application 
    required under this section.
``SEC. 2103. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) In General.--A local educational agency that receives a 
subgrant under section 2102 shall use the funds made available through 
the subgrant to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive programs 
and activities described in subsection (b), which may be carried out--
        ``(1) through a grant or contract with a for-profit or 
    nonprofit entity; or
        ``(2) in partnership with an institution of higher education or 
    an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as such terms are defined 
    under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).
    ``(b) Types of Activities.--The programs and activities described 
in this subsection--
        ``(1) shall be in accordance with the purpose of this title;
        ``(2) shall address the learning needs of all students, 
    including children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted 
    and talented students; and
        ``(3) may include, among other programs and activities--
            ``(A) developing or improving a rigorous, transparent, and 
        fair evaluation and support system for teachers, principals, or 
        other school leaders that--
                ``(i) is based in part on evidence of student 
            achievement, which may include student growth; and
                ``(ii) shall include multiple measures of educator 
            performance and provide clear, timely, and useful feedback 
            to teachers, principals, or other school leaders;
            ``(B) developing and implementing initiatives to assist in 
        recruiting, hiring, and retaining effective teachers, 
        particularly in low-income schools with high percentages of 
        ineffective teachers and high percentages of students who do 
        not meet the challenging State academic standards, to improve 
        within-district equity in the distribution of teachers, 
        consistent with section 1111(g)(1)(B), such as initiatives that 
        provide--
                ``(i) expert help in screening candidates and enabling 
            early hiring;
                ``(ii) differential and incentive pay for teachers, 
            principals, or other school leaders in high-need academic 
            subject areas and specialty areas, which may include 
            performance-based pay systems;
                ``(iii) teacher, paraprofessional, principal, or other 
            school leader advancement and professional growth, and an 
            emphasis on leadership opportunities, multiple career 
            paths, and pay differentiation;
                ``(iv) new teacher, principal, or other school leader 
            induction and mentoring programs that are designed to--

                    ``(I) improve classroom instruction and student 
                learning and achievement; and
                    ``(II) increase the retention of effective 
                teachers, principals, or other school leaders;

                ``(v) the development and provision of training for 
            school leaders, coaches, mentors, and evaluators on how 
            accurately to differentiate performance, provide useful 
            feedback, and use evaluation results to inform 
            decisionmaking about professional development, improvement 
            strategies, and personnel decisions; and
                ``(vi) a system for auditing the quality of evaluation 
            and support systems;
            ``(C) recruiting qualified individuals from other fields to 
        become teachers, principals, or other school leaders, including 
        mid-career professionals from other occupations, former 
        military personnel, and recent graduates of institutions of 
        higher education with records of academic distinction who 
        demonstrate potential to become effective teachers, principals, 
        or other school leaders;
            ``(D) reducing class size to a level that is evidence-
        based, to the extent the State (in consultation with local 
        educational agencies in the State) determines that such 
        evidence is reasonably available, to improve student 
        achievement through the recruiting and hiring of additional 
        effective teachers;
            ``(E) providing high-quality, personalized professional 
        development that is evidence-based, to the extent the State (in 
        consultation with local educational agencies in the State) 
        determines that such evidence is reasonably available, for 
        teachers, instructional leadership teams, principals, or other 
        school leaders, that is focused on improving teaching and 
        student learning and achievement, including supporting efforts 
        to train teachers, principals, or other school leaders to--
                ``(i) effectively integrate technology into curricula 
            and instruction (including education about the harms of 
            copyright piracy);
                ``(ii) use data to improve student achievement and 
            understand how to ensure individual student privacy is 
            protected, as required under section 444 of the General 
            Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the `Family 
            Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974') (20 U.S.C. 
            1232g) and State and local policies and laws in the use of 
            such data;
                ``(iii) effectively engage parents, families, and 
            community partners, and coordinate services between school 
            and community;
                ``(iv) help all students develop the skills essential 
            for learning readiness and academic success;
                ``(v) develop policy with school, local educational 
            agency, community, or State leaders; and
                ``(vi) participate in opportunities for experiential 
            learning through observation;
            ``(F) developing programs and activities that increase the 
        ability of teachers to effectively teach children with 
        disabilities, including children with significant cognitive 
        disabilities, and English learners, which may include the use 
        of multi-tier systems of support and positive behavioral 
        intervention and supports, so that such children with 
        disabilities and English learners can meet the challenging 
        State academic standards;
            ``(G) providing programs and activities to increase--
                ``(i) the knowledge base of teachers, principals, or 
            other school leaders on instruction in the early grades and 
            on strategies to measure whether young children are 
            progressing; and
                ``(ii) the ability of principals or other school 
            leaders to support teachers, teacher leaders, early 
            childhood educators, and other professionals to meet the 
            needs of students through age 8, which may include 
            providing joint professional learning and planning 
            activities for school staff and educators in preschool 
            programs that address the transition to elementary school;
            ``(H) providing training, technical assistance, and 
        capacity-building in local educational agencies to assist 
        teachers, principals, or other school leaders with selecting 
        and implementing formative assessments, designing classroom-
        based assessments, and using data from such assessments to 
        improve instruction and student academic achievement, which may 
        include providing additional time for teachers to review 
        student data and respond, as appropriate;
            ``(I) carrying out in-service training for school personnel 
        in--
                ``(i) the techniques and supports needed to help 
            educators understand when and how to refer students 
            affected by trauma, and children with, or at risk of, 
            mental illness;
                ``(ii) the use of referral mechanisms that effectively 
            link such children to appropriate treatment and 
            intervention services in the school and in the community, 
            where appropriate;
                ``(iii) forming partnerships between school-based 
            mental health programs and public or private mental health 
            organizations; and
                ``(iv) addressing issues related to school conditions 
            for student learning, such as safety, peer interaction, 
            drug and alcohol abuse, and chronic absenteeism;
            ``(J) providing training to support the identification of 
        students who are gifted and talented, including high-ability 
        students who have not been formally identified for gifted 
        education services, and implementing instructional practices 
        that support the education of such students, such as--
                ``(i) early entrance to kindergarten;
                ``(ii) enrichment, acceleration, and curriculum 
            compacting activities; and
                ``(iii) dual or concurrent enrollment programs in 
            secondary school and postsecondary education;
            ``(K) supporting the instructional services provided by 
        effective school library programs;
            ``(L) providing training for all school personnel, 
        including teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
        specialized instructional support personnel, and 
        paraprofessionals, regarding how to prevent and recognize child 
        sexual abuse;
            ``(M) developing and providing professional development and 
        other comprehensive systems of support for teachers, 
        principals, or other school leaders to promote high-quality 
        instruction and instructional leadership in science, 
        technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, including 
        computer science;
            ``(N) developing feedback mechanisms to improve school 
        working conditions, including through periodically and publicly 
        reporting results of educator support and working conditions 
        feedback;
            ``(O) providing high-quality professional development for 
        teachers, principals, or other school leaders on effective 
        strategies to integrate rigorous academic content, career and 
        technical education, and work-based learning (if appropriate), 
        which may include providing common planning time, to help 
        prepare students for postsecondary education and the workforce; 
        and
            ``(P) carrying out other activities that are evidence-
        based, to the extent the State (in consultation with local 
        educational agencies in the State) determines that such 
        evidence is reasonably available, and identified by the local 
        educational agency that meet the purpose of this title.
``SEC. 2104. REPORTING.
    ``(a) State Report.--Each State educational agency receiving funds 
under this part shall annually submit to the Secretary a report that 
provides--
        ``(1) a description of how the State is using grant funds 
    received under this part to meet the purpose of this title, and how 
    such chosen activities improved teacher, principal, or other school 
    leader effectiveness, as determined by the State or local 
    educational agency;
        ``(2) if funds are used under this part to improve equitable 
    access to teachers for low-income and minority students, consistent 
    with section 1111(g)(1)(B), a description of how funds have been 
    used to improve such access;
        ``(3) for a State that implements a teacher, principal, or 
    other school leader evaluation and support system, consistent with 
    section 2101(c)(4)(B)(ii), using funds under this part, the 
    evaluation results of teachers, principals, or other school 
    leaders, except that such information shall not provide personally 
    identifiable information on individual teachers, principals, or 
    other school leaders; and
        ``(4) where available, the annual retention rates of effective 
    and ineffective teachers, principals, or other school leaders, 
    using any methods or criteria the State has or develops under 
    section 1111(g)(2)(A), except that nothing in this paragraph shall 
    be construed to require any State educational agency or local 
    educational agency to collect and report any data the State 
    educational agency or local educational agency is not collecting or 
    reporting as of the day before the date of enactment of the Every 
    Student Succeeds Act.
    ``(b) Local Educational Agency Report.--Each local educational 
agency receiving funds under this part shall submit to the State 
educational agency such information as the State requires, which shall 
include the information described in subsection (a) for the local 
educational agency.
    ``(c) Availability.--The reports and information provided under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be made readily available to the public.
    ``(d) Limitation.--The reports and information provided under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall not reveal personally identifiable 
information about any individual.

                     ``PART B--NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

``SEC. 2201. RESERVATIONS.
    ``From the amounts appropriated under section 2003(b) for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reserve--
        ``(1) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 1--
            ``(A) 49.1 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
        2019; and
            ``(B) 47 percent for fiscal year 2020;
        ``(2) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 2--
            ``(A) 34.1 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
        2019; and
            ``(B) 36.8 percent for fiscal year 2020;
        ``(3) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 3, 1.4 
    percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020; and
        ``(4) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 4--
            ``(A) 15.4 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
        2019; and
            ``(B) 14.8 percent for fiscal year 2020.

        ``Subpart 1--Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program

``SEC. 2211. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are--
        ``(1) to assist States, local educational agencies, and 
    nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, improve, or expand 
    comprehensive performance-based compensation systems or human 
    capital management systems for teachers, principals, or other 
    school leaders (especially for teachers, principals, or other 
    school leaders in high-need schools) who raise student academic 
    achievement and close the achievement gap between high- and low-
    performing students; and
        ``(2) to study and review performance-based compensation 
    systems or human capital management systems for teachers, 
    principals, or other school leaders to evaluate the effectiveness, 
    fairness, quality, consistency, and reliability of the systems.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
            ``(A) a local educational agency, including a charter 
        school that is a local educational agency, or a consortium of 
        local educational agencies;
            ``(B) a State educational agency or other State agency 
        designated by the chief executive of a State to participate 
        under this subpart;
            ``(C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
            ``(D) a partnership consisting of--
                ``(i) 1 or more agencies described in subparagraph (A), 
            (B), or (C); and
                ``(ii) at least 1 nonprofit or for-profit entity.
        ``(2) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' means a 
    public elementary school or secondary school that is located in an 
    area in which the percentage of students from families with incomes 
    below the poverty line is 30 percent or more.
        ``(3) Human capital management system.--The term `human capital 
    management system' means a system--
            ``(A) by which a local educational agency makes and 
        implements human capital decisions, such as decisions on 
        preparation, recruitment, hiring, placement, retention, 
        dismissal, compensation, professional development, tenure, and 
        promotion; and
            ``(B) that includes a performance-based compensation 
        system.
        ``(4) Performance-based compensation system.--The term 
    `performance-based compensation system' means a system of 
    compensation for teachers, principals, or other school leaders--
            ``(A) that differentiates levels of compensation based in 
        part on measurable increases in student academic achievement; 
        and
            ``(B) which may include--
                ``(i) differentiated levels of compensation, which may 
            include bonus pay, on the basis of the employment 
            responsibilities and success of effective teachers, 
            principals, or other school leaders in hard-to-staff 
            schools or high-need subject areas; and
                ``(ii) recognition of the skills and knowledge of 
            teachers, principals, or other school leaders as 
            demonstrated through--

                    ``(I) successful fulfillment of additional 
                responsibilities or job functions, such as teacher 
                leadership roles; and
                    ``(II) evidence of professional achievement and 
                mastery of content knowledge and superior teaching and 
                leadership skills.

``SEC. 2212. TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER INCENTIVE FUND GRANTS.
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From the amounts reserved by the 
Secretary under section 2201(1), the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities 
to develop, implement, improve, or expand performance-based 
compensation systems or human capital management systems, in schools 
served by the eligible entity.
    ``(b) Duration of Grants.--
        ``(1) In general.--A grant awarded under this subpart shall be 
    for a period of not more than 3 years.
        ``(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under 
    this subpart for a period of not more than 2 years if the grantee 
    demonstrates to the Secretary that the grantee is effectively using 
    funds. Such renewal may include allowing the grantee to scale up or 
    replicate the successful program.
        ``(3) Limitation.--A local educational agency may receive 
    (whether individually or as part of a consortium or partnership) a 
    grant under this subpart, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 
    Act, only twice.
    ``(c) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring 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. The application 
shall include--
        ``(1) a description of the performance-based compensation 
    system or human capital management system that the eligible entity 
    proposes to develop, implement, improve, or expand through the 
    grant;
        ``(2) a description of the most significant gaps or 
    insufficiencies in student access to effective teachers, 
    principals, or other school leaders in high-need schools, including 
    gaps or inequities in how effective teachers, principals, or other 
    school leaders are distributed across the local educational agency, 
    as identified using factors such as data on school resources, 
    staffing patterns, school environment, educator support systems, 
    and other school-level factors;
        ``(3) a description and evidence of the support and commitment 
    from teachers, principals, or other school leaders, which may 
    include charter school leaders, in the school (including 
    organizations representing teachers, principals, or other school 
    leaders), the community, and the local educational agency to the 
    activities proposed under the grant;
        ``(4) a description of how the eligible entity will develop and 
    implement a fair, rigorous, valid, reliable, and objective process 
    to evaluate teacher, principal, or other school leader performance 
    under the system that is based in part on measures of student 
    academic achievement, including the baseline performance against 
    which evaluations of improved performance will be made;
        ``(5) a description of the local educational agencies or 
    schools to be served under the grant, including such student 
    academic achievement, demographic, and socioeconomic information as 
    the Secretary may request;
        ``(6) a description of the effectiveness of teachers, 
    principals, or other school leaders in the local educational agency 
    and the schools to be served under the grant and the extent to 
    which the system will increase the effectiveness of teachers, 
    principals, or other school leaders in such schools;
        ``(7) a description of how the eligible entity will use grant 
    funds under this subpart in each year of the grant, including a 
    timeline for implementation of such activities;
        ``(8) a description of how the eligible entity will continue 
    the activities assisted under the grant after the grant period 
    ends;
        ``(9) a description of the State, local, or other public or 
    private funds that will be used to supplement the grant, including 
    funds under part A, and sustain the activities assisted under the 
    grant after the end of the grant period;
        ``(10) a description of--
            ``(A) the rationale for the project;
            ``(B) how the proposed activities are evidence-based; and
            ``(C) if applicable, the prior experience of the eligible 
        entity in developing and implementing such activities; and
        ``(11) a description of how activities funded under this 
    subpart will be evaluated, monitored, and publically reported.
    ``(d) Award Basis.--
        ``(1) Priority.--In awarding a grant under this subpart, the 
    Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that 
    concentrates the activities proposed to be assisted under the grant 
    on teachers, principals, or other school leaders serving in high-
    need schools.
        ``(2) Equitable distribution.--To the extent practicable, the 
    Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of 
    grants under this subpart, including the distribution of such 
    grants between rural and urban areas.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under this subpart shall use the grant funds to develop, implement, 
    improve, or expand, in collaboration with teachers, principals, 
    other school leaders, and members of the public, a performance-
    based compensation system or human capital management system 
    consistent with this subpart.
        ``(2) Authorized activities.--Grant funds under this subpart 
    may be used for one or more of the following:
            ``(A) Developing or improving an evaluation and support 
        system, including as part of a human capital management system 
        as applicable, that--
                ``(i) reflects clear and fair measures of teacher, 
            principal, or other school leader performance, based in 
            part on demonstrated improvement in student academic 
            achievement; and
                ``(ii) provides teachers, principals, or other school 
            leaders with ongoing, differentiated, targeted, and 
            personalized support and feedback for improvement, 
            including professional development opportunities designed 
            to increase effectiveness.
            ``(B) Conducting outreach within a local educational agency 
        or a State to gain input on how to construct an evaluation and 
        support system described in subparagraph (A) and to develop 
        support for the evaluation and support system, including by 
        training appropriate personnel in how to observe and evaluate 
        teachers, principals, or other school leaders.
            ``(C) Providing principals or other school leaders with--
                ``(i) balanced autonomy to make budgeting, scheduling, 
            and other school-level decisions in a manner that meets the 
            needs of the school without compromising the intent or 
            essential components of the policies of the local 
            educational agency or State; and
                ``(ii) authority to make staffing decisions that meet 
            the needs of the school, such as building an instructional 
            leadership team that includes teacher leaders or offering 
            opportunities for teams or pairs of effective teachers or 
            candidates to teach or start teaching in high-need schools 
            together.
            ``(D) Implementing, as part of a comprehensive performance-
        based compensation system, a differentiated salary structure, 
        which may include bonuses and stipends, to--
                ``(i) teachers who--

                    ``(I) teach in--

                        ``(aa) high-need schools; or
                        ``(bb) high-need subjects;

                    ``(II) raise student academic achievement; or
                    ``(III) take on additional leadership 
                responsibilities; or

                ``(ii) principals or other school leaders who serve in 
            high-need schools and raise student academic achievement in 
            the schools.
            ``(E) Improving the local educational agency's system and 
        process for the recruitment, selection, placement, and 
        retention of effective teachers, principals, or other school 
        leaders in high-need schools, such as by improving local 
        educational agency policies and procedures to ensure that high-
        need schools are competitive and timely in--
                ``(i) attracting, hiring, and retaining effective 
            educators;
                ``(ii) offering bonuses or higher salaries to effective 
            educators; or
                ``(iii) establishing or strengthening school leader 
            residency programs and teacher residency programs.
            ``(F) Instituting career advancement opportunities 
        characterized by increased responsibility and pay that reward 
        and recognize effective teachers, principals, or other school 
        leaders in high-need schools and enable them to expand their 
        leadership and results, such as through teacher-led 
        professional development, mentoring, coaching, hybrid roles, 
        administrative duties, and career ladders.
    ``(f) Matching Requirement.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this subpart shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an 
amount equal to 50 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.
    ``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this 
subpart shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or 
State funds available to carry out activities described in this 
subpart.
``SEC. 2213. REPORTS.
    ``(a) Activities Summary.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall provide to the Secretary a summary of the 
activities assisted under the grant.
    ``(b) Report.--The Secretary shall provide to Congress an annual 
report on the implementation of the program carried out under this 
subpart, including--
        ``(1) information on eligible entities that received grant 
    funds under this subpart, including--
            ``(A) information provided by eligible entities to the 
        Secretary in the applications submitted under section 2212(c);
            ``(B) the summaries received under subsection (a); and
            ``(C) grant award amounts; and
        ``(2) student academic achievement and, as applicable, growth 
    data from the schools participating in the programs supported under 
    the grant.
    ``(c) Evaluation and Technical Assistance.--
        ``(1) Reservation of funds.--Of the total amount reserved for 
    this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve for such 
    fiscal year not more than 1 percent for the cost of the evaluation 
    under paragraph (2) and for technical assistance in carrying out 
    this subpart.
        ``(2) Evaluation.--From amounts reserved under paragraph (1), 
    the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of 
    Education Sciences, shall carry out an independent evaluation to 
    measure the effectiveness of the program assisted under this 
    subpart.
        ``(3) Contents.--The evaluation under paragraph (2) shall 
    measure--
            ``(A) the effectiveness of the program in improving student 
        academic achievement;
            ``(B) the satisfaction of the participating teachers, 
        principals, or other school leaders; and
            ``(C) the extent to which the program assisted the eligible 
        entities in recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers, 
        principals, or other school leaders, especially in high-need 
        subject areas.

    ``Subpart 2--Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation

``SEC. 2221. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are--
        ``(1) to improve student academic achievement in reading and 
    writing by providing Federal support to States to develop, revise, 
    or update comprehensive literacy instruction plans that, when 
    implemented, ensure high-quality instruction and effective 
    strategies in reading and writing from early education through 
    grade 12; and
        ``(2) for States to provide targeted subgrants to early 
    childhood education programs and local educational agencies and 
    their public or private partners to implement evidence-based 
    programs that ensure high-quality comprehensive literacy 
    instruction for students most in need.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
        ``(1) Comprehensive literacy instruction.--The term 
    `comprehensive literacy instruction' means instruction that--
            ``(A) includes developmentally appropriate, contextually 
        explicit, and systematic instruction, and frequent practice, in 
        reading and writing across content areas;
            ``(B) includes age-appropriate, explicit, systematic, and 
        intentional instruction in phonological awareness, phonic 
        decoding, vocabulary, language structure, reading fluency, and 
        reading comprehension;
            ``(C) includes age-appropriate, explicit instruction in 
        writing, including opportunities for children to write with 
        clear purposes, with critical reasoning appropriate to the 
        topic and purpose, and with specific instruction and feedback 
        from instructional staff;
            ``(D) makes available and uses diverse, high-quality print 
        materials that reflect the reading and development levels, and 
        interests, of children;
            ``(E) uses differentiated instructional approaches, 
        including individual and small group instruction and 
        discussion;
            ``(F) provides opportunities for children to use language 
        with peers and adults in order to develop language skills, 
        including developing vocabulary;
            ``(G) includes frequent practice of reading and writing 
        strategies;
            ``(H) uses age-appropriate, valid, and reliable screening 
        assessments, diagnostic assessments, formative assessment 
        processes, and summative assessments to identify a child's 
        learning needs, to inform instruction, and to monitor the 
        child's progress and the effects of instruction;
            ``(I) uses strategies to enhance children's motivation to 
        read and write and children's engagement in self-directed 
        learning;
            ``(J) incorporates the principles of universal design for 
        learning;
            ``(K) depends on teachers' collaboration in planning, 
        instruction, and assessing a child's progress and on continuous 
        professional learning; and
            ``(L) links literacy instruction to the challenging State 
        academic standards, including the ability to navigate, 
        understand, and write about, complex print and digital subject 
        matter.
        ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
    entity that consists of--
            ``(A) one or more local educational agencies that serve a 
        high percentage of high-need schools and--
                ``(i) have the highest number or proportion of children 
            who are counted under section 1124(c), in comparison to 
            other local educational agencies in the State;
                ``(ii) are among the local educational agencies in the 
            State with the highest number or percentages of children 
            reading or writing below grade level, based on the most 
            currently available State academic assessment data under 
            section 1111(b)(2); or
                ``(iii) serve a significant number or percentage of 
            schools that are implementing comprehensive support and 
            improvement activities and targeted support and improvement 
            activities under section 1111(d);
            ``(B) one or more early childhood education programs 
        serving low-income or otherwise disadvantaged children, which 
        may include home-based literacy programs for preschool-aged 
        children, that have a demonstrated record of providing 
        comprehensive literacy instruction for the age group such 
        program proposes to serve; or
            ``(C) a local educational agency, described in subparagraph 
        (A), or consortium of such local educational agencies, or an 
        early childhood education program, which may include home-based 
        literacy programs for preschool-aged children, acting in 
        partnership with 1 or more public or private nonprofit 
        organizations or agencies (which may include early childhood 
        education programs) that have a demonstrated record of 
        effectiveness in--
                ``(i) improving literacy achievement of children, 
            consistent with the purposes of participation under this 
            subpart, from birth through grade 12; and
                ``(ii) providing professional development in 
            comprehensive literacy instruction.
        ``(3) High-need school.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `high-need school' means--
                ``(i) an elementary school or middle school in which 
            not less than 50 percent of the enrolled students are 
            children from low-income families; or
                ``(ii) a high school in which not less than 40 percent 
            of the enrolled students are children from low-income 
            families, which may be calculated using comparable data 
            from the schools that feed into the high school.
            ``(B) Low-income family.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
        the term `low-income family' means a family--
                ``(i) in which the children are eligible for a free or 
            reduced-price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National 
            School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
                ``(ii) receiving assistance under the program of block 
            grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
            families established under part A of title IV of the Social 
            Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
                ``(iii) in which the children are eligible to receive 
            medical assistance under the Medicaid program under title 
            XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
``SEC. 2222. COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From the amounts reserved by the 
Secretary under section 2201(2) and not reserved under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to State 
educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to--
        ``(1) provide subgrants to eligible entities serving a 
    diversity of geographic areas, giving priority to entities serving 
    greater numbers or percentages of children from low-income 
    families; and
        ``(2) develop or enhance comprehensive literacy instruction 
    plans that ensure high-quality instruction and effective strategies 
    in reading and writing for children from early childhood education 
    through grade 12, including English learners and children with 
    disabilities.
    ``(b) Reservation.--From the amounts reserved to carry out this 
subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
        ``(1) not more than a total of 5 percent for national 
    activities, including a national evaluation, technical assistance 
    and training, data collection, and reporting;
        ``(2) one half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior 
    to carry out a program described in this subpart at schools 
    operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education; and
        ``(3) one half of 1 percent for the outlying areas to carry out 
    a program under this subpart.
    ``(c) Duration of Grants.--A grant awarded under this subpart shall 
be for a period of not more than 5 years total. Such grant may be 
renewed for an additional 2-year period upon the termination of the 
initial period of the grant if the grant recipient demonstrates to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary that--
        ``(1) the State has made adequate progress; and
        ``(2) renewing the grant for an additional 2-year period is 
    necessary to carry out the objectives of the grant described in 
    subsection (d).
    ``(d) State Applications.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency desiring a grant 
    under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary, at 
    such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. The 
    State educational agency shall collaborate with the State agency 
    responsible for administering early childhood education programs 
    and the State agency responsible for administering child care 
    programs in the State in writing and implementing the early 
    childhood education portion of the grant application under this 
    subsection.
        ``(2) Contents.--An application described in paragraph (1) 
    shall include, at a minimum, the following:
            ``(A) A needs assessment that analyzes literacy needs 
        across the State and in high-need schools and local educational 
        agencies that serve high-need schools, including identifying 
        the most significant gaps in literacy proficiency and 
        inequities in student access to effective teachers of literacy, 
        considering each of the subgroups of students, as defined in 
        section 1111(c)(2).
            ``(B) A description of how the State educational agency, in 
        collaboration with the State literacy team, if applicable, will 
        develop a State comprehensive literacy instruction plan or will 
        revise and update an already existing State comprehensive 
        literacy instruction plan.
            ``(C) An implementation plan that includes a description of 
        how the State educational agency will carry out the State 
        activities described in subsection (f).
            ``(D) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        use implementation grant funds described in subsection (f)(1) 
        for comprehensive literacy instruction programs as follows:
                ``(i) Not less than 15 percent of such grant funds 
            shall be used for State and local programs and activities 
            pertaining to children from birth through kindergarten 
            entry.
                ``(ii) Not less than 40 percent of such grant funds 
            shall be used for State and local programs and activities, 
            allocated equitably among the grades of kindergarten 
            through grade 5.
                ``(iii) Not less than 40 percent of such grant funds 
            shall be used for State and local programs and activities, 
            allocated equitably among grades 6 through 12.
            ``(E) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        give priority in awarding a subgrant under section 2223 to an 
        eligible entity that--
                ``(i) serves children from birth through age 5 who are 
            from families with income levels at or below 200 percent of 
            the Federal poverty line; or
                ``(ii) is a local educational agency serving a high 
            number or percentage of high-need schools.
    ``(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to State educational agencies that will 
use the grant funds for evidence-based activities, defined for the 
purpose of this subsection as activities meeting the requirements of 
section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(f) State Activities.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency receiving a grant 
    under this section shall use not less than 95 percent of such grant 
    funds to award subgrants to eligible entities, based on their needs 
    assessment and a competitive application process.
        ``(2) Reservation.--A State educational agency receiving a 
    grant under this section may reserve not more than 5 percent for 
    activities identified through the needs assessment and 
    comprehensive literacy plan described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
    of subsection (d)(2), including the following activities:
            ``(A) Providing technical assistance, or engaging qualified 
        providers to provide technical assistance, to eligible entities 
        to enable the eligible entities to design and implement 
        literacy programs.
            ``(B) Coordinating with institutions of higher education in 
        the State to provide recommendations to strengthen and enhance 
        pre-service courses for students preparing to teach children 
        from birth through grade 12 in explicit, systematic, and 
        intensive instruction in evidence-based literacy methods.
            ``(C) Reviewing and updating, in collaboration with 
        teachers and institutions of higher education, State licensure 
        or certification standards in the area of literacy instruction 
        in early education through grade 12.
            ``(D) Making publicly available, including on the State 
        educational agency's website, information on promising 
        instructional practices to improve child literacy achievement.
            ``(E) Administering and monitoring the implementation of 
        subgrants by eligible entities.
        ``(3) Additional uses.--After carrying out the activities 
    described in paragraphs (1) and (2), a State educational agency may 
    use any remaining amount to carry out 1 or more of the following 
    activities:
            ``(A) Developing literacy coach training programs and 
        training literacy coaches.
            ``(B) Administration and evaluation of activities carried 
        out under this subpart.
``SEC. 2223. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN SUPPORT OF BIRTH THROUGH 
KINDERGARTEN ENTRY LITERACY.
    ``(a) Subgrants.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency receiving a grant 
    under this subpart shall, in consultation with the State agencies 
    responsible for administering early childhood education programs 
    and services, including the State agency responsible for 
    administering child care programs, and, if applicable, the State 
    Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care designated 
    or established pursuant to section 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head 
    Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)), use a portion of the grant 
    funds, in accordance with section 2222(d)(2)(D)(i), to award 
    subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable 
    the eligible entities to support high-quality early literacy 
    initiatives for children from birth through kindergarten entry.
        ``(2) Duration.--The term of a subgrant under this section 
    shall be determined by the State educational agency awarding the 
    subgrant and shall in no case exceed 5 years.
        ``(3) Sufficient size and scope.--Each subgrant awarded under 
    this section shall be of sufficient size and scope to allow the 
    eligible entity to carry out high-quality early literacy 
    initiatives for children from birth through kindergarten entry.
    ``(b) Local Applications.--An eligible entity desiring to receive a 
subgrant under this section 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 require. Such 
application shall include a description of--
        ``(1) how the subgrant funds will be used to enhance the 
    language and literacy development and school readiness of children, 
    from birth through kindergarten entry, in early childhood education 
    programs, which shall include an analysis of data that support the 
    proposed use of subgrant funds;
        ``(2) how the subgrant funds will be used to prepare and 
    provide ongoing assistance to staff in the programs, including 
    through high-quality professional development;
        ``(3) how the activities assisted under the subgrant will be 
    coordinated with comprehensive literacy instruction at the 
    kindergarten through grade 12 levels; and
        ``(4) how the subgrant funds will be used to evaluate the 
    success of the activities assisted under the subgrant in enhancing 
    the early language and literacy development of children from birth 
    through kindergarten entry.
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the State 
educational agency shall give priority to an eligible entity that will 
use the grant funds to implement evidence-based activities, defined for 
the purpose of this subsection as activities meeting the requirements 
of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(d) Local Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds, consistent 
with the entity's approved application under subsection (b), to--
        ``(1) carry out high-quality professional development 
    opportunities for early childhood educators, teachers, principals, 
    other school leaders, paraprofessionals, specialized instructional 
    support personnel, and instructional leaders;
        ``(2) train providers and personnel to develop and administer 
    evidence-based early childhood education literacy initiatives; and
        ``(3) coordinate the involvement of families, early childhood 
    education program staff, principals, other school leaders, 
    specialized instructional support personnel (as appropriate), and 
    teachers in literacy development of children served under the 
    subgrant.
``SEC. 2224. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN SUPPORT OF KINDERGARTEN 
THROUGH GRADE 12 LITERACY.
    ``(a) Subgrants to Eligible Entities.--
        ``(1) Subgrants.--A State educational agency receiving a grant 
    under this subpart shall use a portion of the grant funds, in 
    accordance with clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 2222(d)(2)(D), to 
    award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
    enable the eligible entities to carry out the authorized activities 
    described in subsections (c) and (d).
        ``(2) Duration.--The term of a subgrant under this section 
    shall be determined by the State educational agency awarding the 
    subgrant and shall in no case exceed 5 years.
        ``(3) Sufficient size and scope.--A State educational agency 
    shall award subgrants under this section of sufficient size and 
    scope to allow the eligible entities to carry out high-quality 
    comprehensive literacy instruction in each grade level for which 
    the subgrant funds are provided.
        ``(4) Local applications.--An eligible entity desiring to 
    receive a subgrant under this section 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 
    require. Such application shall include, for each school that the 
    eligible entity identifies as participating in a subgrant program 
    under this section, the following information:
            ``(A) A description of the eligible entity's needs 
        assessment conducted to identify how subgrant funds will be 
        used to inform and improve comprehensive literacy instruction 
        at the school.
            ``(B) How the school, the local educational agency, or a 
        provider of high-quality professional development will provide 
        ongoing high-quality professional development to all teachers, 
        principals, other school leaders, specialized instructional 
        support personnel (as appropriate), and other instructional 
        leaders served by the school.
            ``(C) How the school will identify children in need of 
        literacy interventions or other support services.
            ``(D) An explanation of how the school will integrate 
        comprehensive literacy instruction into a well-rounded 
        education.
            ``(E) A description of how the school will coordinate 
        comprehensive literacy instruction with early childhood 
        education programs and activities and after-school programs and 
        activities in the area served by the local educational agency.
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the State 
educational agency shall give priority to an eligible entity that will 
use funds under subsection (c) or (d) to implement evidence-based 
activities, defined for the purpose of this subsection as activities 
meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(c) Local Uses of Funds for Kindergarten Through Grade 5.--An 
eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this section shall use 
the subgrant funds to carry out the following activities pertaining to 
children in kindergarten through grade 5:
        ``(1) Developing and implementing a comprehensive literacy 
    instruction plan across content areas for such children that--
            ``(A) serves the needs of all children, including children 
        with disabilities and English learners, especially children who 
        are reading or writing below grade level;
            ``(B) provides intensive, supplemental, accelerated, and 
        explicit intervention and support in reading and writing for 
        children whose literacy skills are below grade level; and
            ``(C) supports activities that are provided primarily 
        during the regular school day but that may be augmented by 
        after-school and out-of-school time instruction.
        ``(2) Providing high-quality professional development 
    opportunities for teachers, literacy coaches, literacy specialists, 
    English as a second language specialists (as appropriate), 
    principals, other school leaders, specialized instructional support 
    personnel, school librarians, paraprofessionals, and other program 
    staff.
        ``(3) Training principals, specialized instructional support 
    personnel, and other local educational agency personnel to support, 
    develop, administer, and evaluate high-quality kindergarten through 
    grade 5 literacy initiatives.
        ``(4) Coordinating the involvement of early childhood education 
    program staff, principals, other instructional leaders, teachers, 
    teacher literacy teams, English as a second language specialists 
    (as appropriate), special educators, school personnel, and 
    specialized instructional support personnel (as appropriate) in the 
    literacy development of children served under this subsection.
        ``(5) Engaging families and encouraging family literacy 
    experiences and practices to support literacy development.
    ``(d) Local Uses of Funds for Grades 6 Through 12.--An eligible 
entity that receives a subgrant under this section shall use subgrant 
funds to carry out the following activities pertaining to children in 
grades 6 through 12:
        ``(1) Developing and implementing a comprehensive literacy 
    instruction plan described in subsection (c)(1) for children in 
    grades 6 through 12.
        ``(2) Training principals, specialized instructional support 
    personnel, school librarians, and other local educational agency 
    personnel to support, develop, administer, and evaluate high-
    quality comprehensive literacy instruction initiatives for grades 6 
    through 12.
        ``(3) Assessing the quality of adolescent comprehensive 
    literacy instruction as part of a well-rounded education.
        ``(4) Providing time for teachers to meet to plan evidence-
    based adolescent comprehensive literacy instruction to be delivered 
    as part of a well-rounded education.
        ``(5) Coordinating the involvement of principals, other 
    instructional leaders, teachers, teacher literacy teams, English as 
    a second language specialists (as appropriate), paraprofessionals, 
    special educators, specialized instructional support personnel (as 
    appropriate), and school personnel in the literacy development of 
    children served under this subsection.
    ``(e) Allowable Uses.--An eligible entity that receives a subgrant 
under this section may, in addition to carrying out the activities 
described in subsections (c) and (d), use subgrant funds to carry out 
the following activities pertaining to children in kindergarten through 
grade 12:
        ``(1) Recruiting, placing, training, and compensating literacy 
    coaches.
        ``(2) Connecting out-of-school learning opportunities to in-
    school learning in order to improve children's literacy 
    achievement.
        ``(3) Training families and caregivers to support the 
    improvement of adolescent literacy.
        ``(4) Providing for a multi-tier system of supports for 
    literacy services.
        ``(5) Forming a school literacy leadership team to help 
    implement, assess, and identify necessary changes to the literacy 
    initiatives in 1 or more schools to ensure success.
        ``(6) Providing time for teachers (and other literacy staff, as 
    appropriate, such as school librarians or specialized instructional 
    support personnel) to meet to plan comprehensive literacy 
    instruction.
``SEC. 2225. NATIONAL EVALUATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.
    ``(a) National Evaluation.--From funds reserved under section 
2222(b)(1), the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall 
conduct a national evaluation of the grant and subgrant programs 
assisted under this subpart. Such evaluation shall include high-quality 
research that applies rigorous and systematic procedures to obtain 
valid knowledge relevant to the implementation and effect of the 
programs and shall directly coordinate with individual State 
evaluations of the programs' implementation and impact.
    ``(b) Program Improvement.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) provide the findings of the evaluation conducted under 
    this section to State educational agencies and subgrant recipients 
    for use in program improvement;
        ``(2) make such findings publicly available, including on the 
    websites of the Department and the Institute of Education Sciences;
        ``(3) submit such findings 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; and
        ``(4) make publicly available, in a manner consistent with 
    paragraph (2), best practices for implementing evidence-based 
    activities under this subpart, including evidence-based activities, 
    defined for the purpose of this paragraph as activities meeting the 
    requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
``SEC. 2226. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY.
    ``(a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 2201(2), the 
Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of promoting 
literacy programs that support the development of literacy skills in 
low-income communities, including--
        ``(1) developing and enhancing effective school library 
    programs, which may include providing professional development for 
    school librarians, books, and up-to-date materials to high-need 
    schools;
        ``(2) early literacy services, including pediatric literacy 
    programs through which, during well-child visits, medical providers 
    trained in research-based methods of early language and literacy 
    promotion provide developmentally appropriate books and 
    recommendations to parents to encourage them to read aloud to their 
    children starting in infancy; and
        ``(3) programs that provide high-quality books on a regular 
    basis to children and adolescents from low-income communities to 
    increase reading motivation, performance, and frequency.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
            ``(A) a local educational agency in which 20 percent or 
        more of the students served by the local educational agency are 
        from families with an income below the poverty line;
            ``(B) a consortium of such local educational agencies;
            ``(C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
            ``(D) an eligible national nonprofit organization.
        ``(2) Eligible national nonprofit organization.--The term 
    `eligible national nonprofit organization' means an organization of 
    national scope that--
            ``(A) is supported by staff, which may include volunteers, 
        or affiliates at the State and local levels; and
            ``(B) demonstrates effectiveness or high-quality plans for 
        addressing childhood literacy activities for the population 
        targeted by the grant.

           ``Subpart 3--American History and Civics Education

``SEC. 2231. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
    ``(a) In General.--From the amount reserved by the Secretary under 
section 2201(3), the Secretary is authorized to carry out an American 
history and civics education program to improve--
        ``(1) the quality of American history, civics, and government 
    education by educating students about the history and principles of 
    the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of 
    Rights; and
        ``(2) the quality of the teaching of American history, civics, 
    and government in elementary schools and secondary schools, 
    including the teaching of traditional American history.
    ``(b) Funding Allotment.--Of the amount available under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
        ``(1) shall reserve not less than 26 percent for activities 
    under section 2232; and
        ``(2) may reserve not more than 74 percent for activities under 
    section 2233.
``SEC. 2232. PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ACADEMIES FOR AMERICAN 
HISTORY AND CIVICS.
    ``(a) In General.--From the amounts reserved under section 
2231(b)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award not more than 
12 grants, on a competitive basis, to--
        ``(1) eligible entities to establish Presidential Academies for 
    the Teaching of American History and Civics (in this section 
    referred to as the `Presidential Academies') in accordance with 
    subsection (e); and
        ``(2) eligible entities to establish Congressional Academies 
    for Students of American History and Civics (in this section 
    referred to as the `Congressional Academies') in accordance with 
    subsection (f).
    ``(b) Application.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a 
grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably 
require.
    ``(c) Eligible Entity.--The term `eligible entity' under this 
section means--
        ``(1) an institution of higher education or nonprofit 
    educational organization, museum, library, or research center with 
    demonstrated expertise in historical methodology or the teaching of 
    American history and civics; or
        ``(2) a consortium of entities described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Grant Terms.--Grants awarded to eligible entities under 
subsection (a) shall be for a term of not more than 5 years.
    ``(e) Presidential Academies.--
        ``(1) Use of funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under subsection (a)(1) shall use the grant funds to establish a 
    Presidential Academy that offers a seminar or institute for 
    teachers of American history and civics, which--
            ``(A) provides intensive professional development 
        opportunities for teachers of American history and civics to 
        strengthen such teachers' knowledge of the subjects of American 
        history and civics;
            ``(B) is led by a team of primary scholars and core 
        teachers who are accomplished in the field of American history 
        and civics;
            ``(C) is conducted during the summer or other appropriate 
        time; and
            ``(D) is of not less than 2 weeks and not more than 6 weeks 
        in duration.
        ``(2) Selection of teachers.--Each year, each Presidential 
    Academy shall select between 50 and 300 teachers of American 
    history and civics from public or private elementary schools and 
    secondary schools to attend the seminar or institute under 
    paragraph (1).
        ``(3) Teacher stipends.--Each teacher selected to participate 
    in a seminar or institute under this subsection shall be awarded a 
    fixed stipend based on the length of the seminar or institute to 
    ensure that such teacher does not incur personal costs associated 
    with the teacher's participation in the seminar or institute.
        ``(4) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a)(1), 
    the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 
    coordinate or align their activities with the National Park Service 
    National Centennial Parks initiative to develop innovative and 
    comprehensive programs using the resources of the National Parks.
    ``(f) Congressional Academies.--
        ``(1) Use of funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under subsection (a)(2) shall use the grant funds to establish a 
    Congressional Academy that offers a seminar or institute for 
    outstanding students of American history and civics, which--
            ``(A) broadens and deepens such students' understanding of 
        American history and civics;
            ``(B) is led by a team of primary scholars and core 
        teachers who are accomplished in the field of American history 
        and civics;
            ``(C) is conducted during the summer or other appropriate 
        time; and
            ``(D) is of not less than 2 weeks and not more than 6 weeks 
        in duration.
        ``(2) Selection of students.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each year, each Congressional Academy 
        shall select between 100 and 300 eligible students to attend 
        the seminar or institute under paragraph (1).
            ``(B) Eligible students.--A student shall be eligible to 
        attend a seminar or institute offered by a Congressional 
        Academy under this subsection if the student--
                ``(i) is recommended by the student's secondary school 
            principal or other school leader to attend the seminar or 
            institute; and
                ``(ii) will be a secondary school junior or senior in 
            the academic year following attendance at the seminar or 
            institute.
        ``(3) Student stipends.--Each student selected to participate 
    in a seminar or institute under this subsection shall be awarded a 
    fixed stipend based on the length of the seminar or institute to 
    ensure that such student does not incur personal costs associated 
    with the student's participation in the seminar or institute.
    ``(g) Matching Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives funds under 
    subsection (a) shall provide, toward the cost of the activities 
    assisted under the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal 
    to 100 percent of the amount of the grant.
        ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
    matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year 
    for an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that applying 
    the matching requirement would result in serious hardship or an 
    inability to carry out the activities described in subsection (e) 
    or (f).
``SEC. 2233. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to promote new and 
existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American 
history, civics and government, and geography instruction, learning 
strategies, and professional development activities and programs for 
teachers, principals, or other school leaders, particularly such 
instruction, strategies, activities, and programs that benefit low-
income students and underserved populations.
    ``(b) In General.--From the amounts reserved by the Secretary under 
section 2231(b)(2), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of expanding, developing, 
implementing, evaluating, and disseminating for voluntary use, 
innovative, evidence-based approaches or professional development 
programs in American history, civics and government, and geography, 
which--
        ``(1) shall--
            ``(A) show potential to improve the quality of student 
        achievement in, and teaching of, American history, civics and 
        government, or geography, in elementary schools and secondary 
        schools; and
            ``(B) demonstrate innovation, scalability, accountability, 
        and a focus on underserved populations; and
        ``(2) may include--
            ``(A) hands-on civic engagement activities for teachers and 
        students; and
            ``(B) programs that educate students about the history and 
        principles of the Constitution of the United States, including 
        the Bill of Rights.
    ``(c) Program Periods and Diversity of Projects.--
        ``(1) In general.--A grant awarded by the Secretary to an 
    eligible entity under this section shall be for a period of not 
    more than 3 years.
        ``(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under 
    this section for 1 additional 2-year period.
        ``(3) Diversity of projects.--In awarding grants under this 
    section, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent 
    practicable, grants are distributed among eligible entities that 
    will serve geographically diverse areas, including urban, suburban, 
    and rural areas.
    ``(d) Applications.--In order to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    ``(e) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term `eligible entity' 
means an institution of higher education or other nonprofit or for-
profit organization with demonstrated expertise in the development of 
evidence-based approaches with the potential to improve the quality of 
American history, civics and government, or geography learning and 
teaching.

             ``Subpart 4--Programs of National Significance

``SEC. 2241. FUNDING ALLOTMENT.
    ``From the funds reserved under section 2201(4), the Secretary--
        ``(1) shall use not less than 74 percent to carry out 
    activities under section 2242;
        ``(2) shall use not less than 22 percent to carry out 
    activities under section 2243;
        ``(3) shall use not less than 2 percent to carry out activities 
    under section 2244; and
        ``(4) may reserve not more than 2 percent to carry out 
    activities under section 2245.
``SEC. 2242. SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT.
    ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved by the Secretary under 
section 2241(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on 
a competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of--
        ``(1) providing teachers, principals, or other school leaders 
    from nontraditional preparation and certification routes or 
    pathways to serve in traditionally underserved local educational 
    agencies;
        ``(2) providing evidence-based professional development 
    activities that address literacy, numeracy, remedial, or other 
    needs of local educational agencies and the students the agencies 
    serve;
        ``(3) providing teachers, principals, or other school leaders 
    with professional development activities that enhance or enable the 
    provision of postsecondary coursework through dual or concurrent 
    enrollment programs and early college high school settings across a 
    local educational agency;
        ``(4) making freely available services and learning 
    opportunities to local educational agencies, through partnerships 
    and cooperative agreements or by making the services or 
    opportunities publicly accessible through electronic means; or
        ``(5) providing teachers, principals, or other school leaders 
    with evidence-based professional enhancement activities, which may 
    include activities that lead to an advanced credential.
    ``(b) Program Periods and Diversity of Projects.--
        ``(1) In general.--A grant awarded by the Secretary to an 
    eligible entity under this section shall be for a period of not 
    more than 3 years.
        ``(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under 
    this section for 1 additional 2-year period.
        ``(3) Diversity of projects.--In awarding grants under this 
    section, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent 
    practicable, grants are distributed among eligible entities that 
    will serve geographically diverse areas, including urban, suburban, 
    and rural areas.
        ``(4) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not award more than 1 
    grant under this section to an eligible entity during a grant 
    competition.
    ``(c) Cost-sharing.--
        ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, not 
    less than 25 percent of the funds for the total cost for each year 
    of activities carried out under this section.
        ``(2) Acceptable contributions.--An eligible entity that 
    receives a grant under this section may meet the requirement of 
    paragraph (1) by providing contributions in cash or in kind, fairly 
    evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services.
        ``(3) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive or modify the 
    requirement of paragraph (1) in cases of demonstrated financial 
    hardship.
    ``(d) Applications.--In order to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. Such application shall include, at a minimum, a 
certification that the services provided by an eligible entity under 
the grant to a local educational agency or to a school served by the 
local educational agency will not result in direct fees for 
participating students or parents.
    ``(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that will implement 
evidence-based activities, defined for the purpose of this subsection 
as activities meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(f) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term 
`eligible entity' means--
        ``(1) an institution of higher education that provides course 
    materials or resources that are evidence-based in increasing 
    academic achievement, graduation rates, or rates of postsecondary 
    education matriculation;
        ``(2) a national nonprofit entity with a demonstrated record of 
    raising student academic achievement, graduation rates, and rates 
    of higher education attendance, matriculation, or completion, or of 
    effectiveness in providing preparation and professional development 
    activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school 
    leaders;
        ``(3) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
        ``(4) a partnership consisting of--
            ``(A) 1 or more entities described in paragraph (1) or (2); 
        and
            ``(B) a for-profit entity.
``SEC. 2243. SCHOOL LEADER RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORT.
    ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 2241(2) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to improve the 
recruitment, preparation, placement, support, and retention of 
effective principals or other school leaders in high-need schools, 
which may include--
        ``(1) developing or implementing leadership training programs 
    designed to prepare and support principals or other school leaders 
    in high-need schools, including through new or alternative pathways 
    or school leader residency programs;
        ``(2) developing or implementing programs or activities for 
    recruiting, selecting, and developing aspiring or current 
    principals or other school leaders to serve in high-need schools;
        ``(3) developing or implementing programs for recruiting, 
    developing, and placing school leaders to improve schools 
    implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities and 
    targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d), 
    including through cohort-based activities that build effective 
    instructional and school leadership teams and develop a school 
    culture, design, instructional program, and professional 
    development program focused on improving student learning;
        ``(4) providing continuous professional development for 
    principals or other school leaders in high-need schools;
        ``(5) developing and disseminating information on best 
    practices and strategies for effective school leadership in high-
    need schools, such as training and supporting principals to 
    identify, develop, and maintain school leadership teams using 
    various leadership models; and
        ``(6) other evidence-based programs or activities described in 
    section 2101(c)(4) or section 2103(b)(3) focused on principals or 
    other school leaders in high-need schools.
    ``(b) Program Periods and Diversity of Projects.--
        ``(1) In general.--A grant awarded by the Secretary to an 
    eligible entity under this section shall be for a period of not 
    more than 5 years.
        ``(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under 
    this section for 1 additional 2-year period.
        ``(3) Diversity of projects.--In awarding grants under this 
    section, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent 
    practicable, grants are distributed among eligible entities that 
    will serve geographically diverse areas, including urban, suburban, 
    and rural areas.
        ``(4) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not award more than 1 
    grant under this section to an eligible entity during a grant 
    competition.
    ``(c) Cost-sharing.--
        ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, not 
    less than 25 percent of the funds for the total cost for each year 
    of activities carried out under this section.
        ``(2) Acceptable contributions.--An eligible entity that 
    receives a grant under this section may meet the requirement of 
    paragraph (1) by providing contributions in cash or in kind, fairly 
    evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services.
        ``(3) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive or modify the 
    requirement of paragraph (1) in cases of demonstrated financial 
    hardship.
    ``(d) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
and in such manner, as the Secretary may require.
    ``(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity--
        ``(1) with a record of preparing or developing principals who--
            ``(A) have improved school-level student outcomes;
            ``(B) have become principals in high-need schools; and
            ``(C) remain principals in high-need schools for multiple 
        years; and
        ``(2) who will implement evidence-based activities, defined for 
    the purpose of this paragraph as activities meeting the 
    requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
            ``(A) a local educational agency, including an educational 
        service agency, that serves a high-need school or a consortium 
        of such agencies;
            ``(B) a State educational agency or a consortium of such 
        agencies;
            ``(C) a State educational agency in partnership with 1 or 
        more local educational agencies, or educational service 
        agencies, that serve a high-need school;
            ``(D) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
            ``(E) an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or 
        (D) in partnership with 1 or more nonprofit organizations or 
        institutions of higher education.
        ``(2) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' means--
            ``(A) an elementary school in which not less than 50 
        percent of the enrolled students are from families with incomes 
        below the poverty line; or
            ``(B) a secondary school in which not less than 40 percent 
        of the enrolled students are from families with incomes below 
        the poverty line.
``SEC. 2244. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND NATIONAL EVALUATION.
    ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 2241(3) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
        ``(1) shall establish, in a manner consistent with section 203 
    of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
    9602), a comprehensive center on students at risk of not attaining 
    full literacy skills due to a disability that meets the purposes of 
    subsection (b); and
        ``(2) may--
            ``(A) provide technical assistance, which may be carried 
        out directly or through grants or contracts, to States and 
        local educational agencies carrying out activities under this 
        part; and
            ``(B) carry out evaluations of activities by States and 
        local educational agencies under this part, which shall be 
        conducted by a third party or by the Institute of Education 
        Sciences.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The comprehensive center established by the 
Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall--
        ``(1) identify or develop free or low-cost evidence-based 
    assessment tools for identifying students at risk of not attaining 
    full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia 
    impacting reading or writing, or developmental delay impacting 
    reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive 
    functioning;
        ``(2) identify evidence-based literacy instruction, strategies, 
    and accommodations, including assistive technology, designed to 
    meet the specific needs of such students;
        ``(3) provide families of such students with information to 
    assist such students;
        ``(4) identify or develop evidence-based professional 
    development for teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, other 
    school leaders, and specialized instructional support personnel 
    to--
            ``(A) understand early indicators of students at risk of 
        not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, 
        including dyslexia impacting reading or writing, or 
        developmental delay impacting reading, writing, language 
        processing, comprehension, or executive functioning;
            ``(B) use evidence-based screening assessments for early 
        identification of such students beginning not later than 
        kindergarten; and
            ``(C) implement evidence-based instruction designed to meet 
        the specific needs of such students; and
        ``(5) disseminate the products of the comprehensive center to 
    regionally diverse State educational agencies, local educational 
    agencies, regional educational agencies, and schools, including, as 
    appropriate, through partnerships with other comprehensive centers 
    established under section 203 of the Educational Technical 
    Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602), and regional educational 
    laboratories established under section 174 of the Education 
    Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9564).
``SEC. 2245. STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS.
    ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 2241(4) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants to--
        ``(1) State educational agencies to enable such agencies to 
    support the development of a State-wide STEM master teacher corps; 
    or
        ``(2) State educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations in 
    partnership with State educational agencies, to support the 
    implementation, replication, or expansion of effective science, 
    technology, engineering, and mathematics professional development 
    programs in schools across the State through collaboration with 
    school administrators, principals, and STEM educators.
    ``(b) STEM Master Teacher Corps.--In this section, the term `STEM 
master teacher corps' means a State-led effort to elevate the status of 
the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching 
profession by recognizing, rewarding, attracting, and retaining 
outstanding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers, 
particularly in high-need and rural schools, by--
        ``(1) selecting candidates to be master teachers in the corps 
    on the basis of--
            ``(A) content knowledge based on a screening examination; 
        and
            ``(B) pedagogical knowledge of and success in teaching;
        ``(2) offering such teachers opportunities to--
            ``(A) work with one another in scholarly communities; and
            ``(B) participate in and lead high-quality professional 
        development; and
        ``(3) providing such teachers with additional appropriate and 
    substantial compensation for the work described in paragraph (2) 
    and in the master teacher community.

                      ``PART C--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``SEC. 2301. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.
    ``Funds made available 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. 2302. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
    ``(a) Prohibition Against Federal Mandates, Direction, or 
Control.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the 
Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Federal Government to 
mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or 
school's--
        ``(1) instructional content or materials, curriculum, program 
    of instruction, academic standards, or academic assessments;
        ``(2) teacher, principal, or other school leader evaluation 
    system;
        ``(3) specific definition of teacher, principal, or other 
    school leader effectiveness; or
        ``(4) teacher, principal, or other school leader professional 
    standards, certification, or licensing.
    ``(b) School or District Employees.--Nothing in this title 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.''.

  TITLE III--LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT 
                                STUDENTS

SEC. 3001. REDESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
    Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by striking the title heading and inserting ``LANGUAGE 
    INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS'';
        (2) in part A--
            (A) by striking section 3122;
            (B) by redesignating sections 3123 through 3129 as sections 
        3122 through 3128, respectively; and
            (C) by striking subpart 4;
        (3) by striking part B;
        (4) by redesignating part C as part B; and
        (5) in part B, as redesignated by paragraph (4)--
            (A) by redesignating section 3301 as section 3201;
            (B) by striking section 3302; and
            (C) by redesignating sections 3303 and 3304 as sections 
        3202 and 3203, respectively.
SEC. 3002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 3001 (20 U.S.C. 6801) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 3001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title--
        ``(1) $756,332,450 for fiscal year 2017;
        ``(2) $769,568,267 for fiscal year 2018;
        ``(3) $784,959,633 for fiscal year 2019; and
        ``(4) $884,959,633 for fiscal year 2020.''.
SEC. 3003. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND 
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
    (a) Purposes.--Section 3102 (20 U.S.C. 6812) is amended to read as 
follows:
``SEC. 3102. PURPOSES.
    ``The purposes of this part 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 academic subjects 
    so that all English learners can meet the same challenging State 
    academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
        ``(3) to assist teachers (including preschool teachers), 
    principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, 
    local educational agencies, and schools in establishing, 
    implementing, and sustaining effective language instruction 
    educational programs designed to assist in teaching English 
    learners, including immigrant children and youth;
        ``(4) to assist teachers (including preschool teachers), 
    principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, 
    and local educational agencies to develop and enhance their 
    capacity to provide effective instructional programs designed to 
    prepare English learners, including immigrant children and youth, 
    to enter all-English instructional settings; and
        ``(5) to promote parental, family, and community participation 
    in language instruction educational programs for the parents, 
    families, and communities of English learners.''.
    (b) Formula Grants to States.--Section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6821) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
        (D) and inserting the following:
            ``(A) Establishing and implementing, with timely and 
        meaningful consultation with local educational agencies 
        representing the geographic diversity of the State, 
        standardized statewide entrance and exit procedures, including 
        a requirement that all students who may be English learners are 
        assessed for such status within 30 days of enrollment in a 
        school in the State.
            ``(B) Providing effective teacher and principal 
        preparation, effective professional development activities, and 
        other effective activities related to the education of English 
        learners, which may include assisting teachers, principals, and 
        other educators in--
                ``(i) meeting State and local certification and 
            licensing requirements for teaching English learners; and
                ``(ii) improving teaching skills in meeting the diverse 
            needs of English learners, including how to implement 
            effective programs and curricula on teaching English 
            learners.
            ``(C) Planning, evaluation, administration, and interagency 
        coordination related to the subgrants referred to in paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(D) 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--
                ``(i) identifying and implementing effective language 
            instruction educational programs and curricula for teaching 
            English learners;
                ``(ii) helping English learners meet the same 
            challenging 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 in programs that serve English 
            learners.
            ``(E) Providing recognition, which may include providing 
        financial awards, to recipients of subgrants under section 3115 
        that have significantly improved the achievement and progress 
        of English learners in meeting--
                ``(i) the State-designed long-term goals established 
            under section 1111(c)(4)(A)(ii), including measurements of 
            interim progress towards meeting such goals, based on the 
            State's English language proficiency assessment under 
            section 1111(b)(2)(G); and
                ``(ii) the challenging State academic standards.'';
            (B) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
            ``Administrative'' and inserting ``Direct administrative'';
                (ii) by striking ``60 percent'' and inserting ``50 
            percent''; and
                (iii) by inserting ``direct'' before ``administrative 
            costs''; and
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``section 3001(a)'' and inserting ``section 
            3001'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after 
            the semicolon;
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(C) 6.5 percent of such amount for national activities 
        under sections 3131 and 3202, 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 3202.''; 
        and
                (iv) by striking subparagraph (D);
            (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
            (D) in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
            ``section 3001(a)'' and inserting ``section 3001'';
                (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``limited English 
            proficient'' and all that follows through ``States; and'' 
            and inserting ``English learners in the State bears to the 
            number of English learners in all States, as determined in 
            accordance with paragraph (3)(A); and''; and
                (iii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, as determined in 
            accordance with paragraph (3)(B)'' before the period at the 
            end; and
            (E) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Use of data for determinations.--In making State 
    allotments under paragraph (2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary 
    shall--
            ``(A) determine the number of English learners in a State 
        and in all States, using the most accurate, up-to-date data, 
        which shall be--
                ``(i) data available from the American Community Survey 
            conducted by the Department of Commerce, which may be 
            multiyear estimates;
                ``(ii) the number of students being assessed for 
            English language proficiency, based on the State's English 
            language proficiency assessment under section 
            1111(b)(2)(G), which may be multiyear estimates; or
                ``(iii) a combination of data available under clauses 
            (i) and (ii); and
            ``(B) determine the number of immigrant children and youth 
        in the State and in all States based only on data available 
        from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department 
        of Commerce, which may be multiyear estimates.''.
    (c) Native American and Alaska Native Children in School.--Section 
3112(a) (20 U.S.C. 6822(a)) is amended by striking ``Bureau of Indian 
Affairs'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Bureau of Indian 
Education''.
    (d) State and Specially Qualified Agency Plans.--Section 3113 (20 
U.S.C. 6823) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, in such manner, and 
    containing such information'' and inserting ``and in such manner'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``making'' and inserting 
        ``awarding''; and
            (B) by striking paragraphs (2) through (6) and inserting 
        the following:
        ``(2) describe how the agency will establish and implement, 
    with timely and meaningful consultation with local educational 
    agencies representing the geographic diversity of the State, 
    standardized, statewide entrance and exit procedures, including an 
    assurance that all students who may be English learners are 
    assessed for such status within 30 days of enrollment in a school 
    in the State;
        ``(3) provide an assurance that--
            ``(A) the agency will ensure that eligible entities 
        receiving a subgrant under this subpart comply with the 
        requirement in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(ix) regarding assessment 
        of English learners in English;
            ``(B) the agency will ensure that eligible entities 
        receiving a subgrant under this subpart annually assess the 
        English proficiency of all English learners participating in a 
        program funded under this subpart, consistent with section 
        1111(b)(2)(G);
            ``(C) 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;
            ``(D) subgrants to eligible entities under section 
        3114(d)(1) will be of sufficient size and scope to allow such 
        entities to carry out effective language instruction 
        educational programs for English learners;
            ``(E) 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 
        effective language instruction educational programs that assist 
        English learners in meeting challenging State academic 
        standards;
            ``(F) the agency will monitor each eligible entity 
        receiving a subgrant under this subpart 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 subpart, parents of English 
        learners, and other relevant stakeholders;
        ``(4) describe how the agency will coordinate its programs and 
    activities under this subpart with other programs and activities 
    under this Act and other Acts, as appropriate;
        ``(5) describe how each eligible entity will be given the 
    flexibility to teach English learners--
            ``(A) using a high-quality, effective language instruction 
        curriculum for teaching English learners; and
            ``(B) in the manner the eligible entity determines to be 
        the most effective;
        ``(6) describe how the agency will assist eligible entities in 
    meeting--
            ``(A) the State-designed long-term goals established under 
        section 1111(c)(4)(A)(ii), including measurements of interim 
        progress towards meeting such goals, based on the State's 
        English language proficiency assessment under section 
        1111(b)(2)(G); and
            ``(B) the challenging State academic standards;
        ``(7) describe how the agency will meet the unique needs of 
    children and youth in the State being served through the 
    reservation of funds under section 3114(d); and
        ``(8) describe--
            ``(A) how the agency will monitor the progress of each 
        eligible entity receiving a subgrant under this subpart in 
        helping English learners achieve English proficiency; and
            ``(B) the steps the agency will take to further assist 
        eligible entities if the strategies funded under this subpart 
        are not effective, such as providing technical assistance and 
        modifying such strategies.'';
        (3) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this part'' each place 
        the term appears and inserting ``this subpart''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``this part'' and 
        inserting ``this subpart'';
        (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 9302'' and 
    inserting ``section 8302''; and
        (5) in subsection (f)--
            (A) by inserting ``by the State'' after ``if requested''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``, objectives,''.
    (e) Within-State Allocations.--Section 3114 (20 U.S.C. 6824) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--After making the reservation required under 
subsection (d)(1), each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under section 3111(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 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 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.''; and
        (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``section 3111(c)(3)'' and inserting 
        ``section 3111(c)(2)''; and
            (B) by striking ``preceding the fiscal year''.
    (f) Subgrants to Eligible Entities.--Section 3115 (20 U.S.C. 6825) 
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 3115. 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 subpart 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 the challenging State academic standards. In carrying 
out activities with such funds, the eligible entity shall use effective 
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 instructional programs 
    for English learners and immigrant children and youth, including 
    early childhood education programs, elementary school programs, and 
    secondary school programs.
        ``(2) Carrying out highly focused, innovative, locally designed 
    activities to expand or enhance existing language instruction 
    educational programs and academic content instructional 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) Direct 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.
    ``(c) Required Subgrantee Activities.--An eligible entity receiving 
funds under section 3114(a) shall use the funds--
        ``(1) to increase the English language proficiency of English 
    learners by providing effective language instruction educational 
    programs that meet the needs of English learners and demonstrate 
    success in increasing--
            ``(A) English language proficiency; and
            ``(B) student academic achievement;
        ``(2) to provide effective professional development to 
    classroom teachers (including teachers in classroom settings that 
    are not the settings of language instruction educational programs), 
    principals and other school leaders, administrators, and other 
    school or community-based organizational personnel, that is--
            ``(A) designed to improve the instruction and assessment of 
        English learners;
            ``(B) designed to enhance the ability of such teachers, 
        principals, and other school leaders to understand and 
        implement curricula, assessment practices and measures, and 
        instructional strategies for English learners;
            ``(C) effective in increasing children's English language 
        proficiency or substantially increasing the subject matter 
        knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills of such 
        teachers; and
            ``(D) of sufficient intensity and duration (which shall not 
        include activities such as 1-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 effective activities and 
    strategies that enhance or supplement language instruction 
    educational programs for English learners, which--
            ``(A) shall include parent, family, and community 
        engagement activities; and
            ``(B) may include strategies that serve to coordinate and 
        align related programs.
    ``(d) Authorized Subgrantee Activities.--Subject to subsection (c), 
an eligible entity receiving funds under section 3114(a) may use the 
funds to achieve any of the purposes described in subsection (a) by 
undertaking 1 or more of the following activities:
        ``(1) Upgrading program objectives and effective instructional 
    strategies.
        ``(2) Improving the instructional program for English learners 
    by identifying, acquiring, and upgrading curricula, instructional 
    materials, educational software, and assessment procedures.
        ``(3) Providing to English learners--
            ``(A) tutorials and academic or career and technical 
        education; and
            ``(B) intensified instruction, which may include materials 
        in a language that the student can understand, interpreters, 
        and translators.
        ``(4) Developing and implementing effective preschool, 
    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 and family 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 and families 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, which may 
    include English learners with a disability, 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 subpart.
        ``(8) Offering early college high school or dual or concurrent 
    enrollment programs or courses designed to help English learners 
    achieve success in postsecondary education.
        ``(9) 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 3114(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 and family outreach, and 
        training activities designed to assist parents and families to 
        become active participants in the education of their children;
            ``(B) recruitment of, and support for, personnel, including 
        teachers and 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 instructional services that are directly 
        attributable to the presence of immigrant children and youth in 
        the local educational agency involved, 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 instructional services;
            ``(F) other instructional 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 and families 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 3114(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 subpart, an eligible entity shall 
    select one or more methods or forms of effective instruction to be 
    used in the programs and activities undertaken by the entity to 
    assist English learners to attain English language proficiency and 
    meet challenging State academic standards.
        ``(2) Consistency.--The selection described in paragraph (1) 
    shall be consistent with sections 3124 through 3126.
    ``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Federal funds made available under 
this subpart 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.''.
    (g) Local Plans.--Section 3116 (20 U.S.C. 6826) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) 
    and inserting the following:
        ``(1) describe the effective programs and activities, including 
    language instruction educational programs, proposed to be 
    developed, implemented, and administered under the subgrant that 
    will help English learners increase their English language 
    proficiency and meet the challenging State academic standards;
        ``(2) describe how the eligible entity will ensure that 
    elementary schools and secondary schools receiving funds under this 
    subpart assist English learners in--
            ``(A) achieving English proficiency based on the State's 
        English language proficiency assessment under section 
        1111(b)(2)(G), consistent with the State's long-term goals, as 
        described in section 1111(c)(4)(A)(ii); and
            ``(B) meeting the challenging State academic standards;
        ``(3) describe how the eligible entity will promote parent, 
    family, and community engagement in the education of English 
    learners;
        ``(4) contain assurances that--
            ``(A) each local educational agency that is included in the 
        eligible entity is complying with section 1112(e) prior to, and 
        throughout, each school year as of the date of application;
            ``(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 3125 
        and 3126;
            ``(C) the eligible entity consulted with teachers, 
        researchers, school administrators, parents and family members, 
        community members, public or private entities, and institutions 
        of higher education, in developing and implementing such plan; 
        and
            ``(D) the eligible entity will, if applicable, coordinate 
        activities and share relevant data under the plan with local 
        Head Start and Early Head Start agencies, including migrant and 
        seasonal Head Start agencies, and other early childhood 
        education providers.'';
        (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``limited English proficient 
    children'' and inserting ``English learners''; and
        (3) by striking subsection (d).
    (h) Reporting.--Section 3121 (20 U.S.C. 6841) is amended to read as 
follows:
``SEC. 3121. REPORTING.
    ``(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 a report, in a form prescribed by the 
agency, on the activities conducted and children served under such 
subpart that includes--
        ``(1) a description of the programs and activities conducted by 
    the entity with funds received under subpart 1 during the 2 
    immediately preceding fiscal years, which shall include a 
    description of how such programs and activities supplemented 
    programs funded primarily with State or local funds;
        ``(2) the number and percentage of English learners in the 
    programs and activities who are making progress toward achieving 
    English language proficiency, as described in section 
    1111(c)(4)(A)(ii), in the aggregate and disaggregated, at a 
    minimum, by English learners with a disability;
        ``(3) the number and percentage of English learners in the 
    programs and activities attaining English language proficiency 
    based on State English language proficiency standards established 
    under section 1111(b)(1)(G) by the end of each school year, as 
    determined by the State's English language proficiency assessment 
    under section 1111(b)(2)(G);
        ``(4) the number and percentage of English learners who exit 
    the language instruction educational programs based on their 
    attainment of English language proficiency;
        ``(5) the number and percentage of English learners meeting 
    challenging State academic standards for each of the 4 years after 
    such children are no longer receiving services under this part, in 
    the aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English learners 
    with a disability;
        ``(6) the number and percentage of English learners who have 
    not attained English language proficiency within 5 years of initial 
    classification as an English learner and first enrollment in the 
    local educational agency; and
        ``(7) any other information that 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 for improvement of programs and activities under this part.
    ``(c) Special Rule for Specially Qualified Agencies.--Each 
specially qualified agency receiving a grant under subpart 1 shall 
provide the reports 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.''.
    (i) Biennial Reports.--Section 3122 (20 U.S.C. 6843), as 
redesignated by section 3001(2)(B), is amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by striking ``reporting 
    requirements'' and inserting ``biennial reports'';
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking ``evaluations'' and inserting ``reports''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``children who are limited English 
        proficient'' and inserting ``English learners''; and
        (3) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``limited English proficient children'' 
            and inserting ``English learners''; and
                (ii) by striking ``children who are limited English 
            proficient'' and inserting ``English learners'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``limited English 
        proficient children'' and inserting ``English learners'';
            (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 3111(b)(2)(C)'' 
        and inserting ``section 3111(b)(2)(D)'';
            (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``limited English 
        proficient children'' and inserting ``English learners'';
            (E) in paragraph (6), by striking ``major findings of 
        scientifically based research carried out under this part'' and 
        inserting ``findings of the most recent evaluation related to 
        English learners carried out under section 8601'';
            (F) in paragraph (8)--
                (i) by striking ``of limited English proficient 
            children'' and inserting ``of English learners''; and
                (ii) by striking ``into classrooms where instruction is 
            not tailored for limited English proficient children''; and
            (G) in paragraph (9), by striking ``title'' and inserting 
        ``part''.
    (j) Coordination With Related Programs.--Section 3123 (20 U.S.C. 
6844), as redesignated by section 3001(2)(B), is amended--
        (1) by striking ``children of limited English proficiency'' and 
    inserting ``English learners'';
        (2) by striking ``limited English proficient children'' and 
    inserting ``English learners''; and
        (3) by inserting after the period at the end the following: 
    ``The Secretary shall report to the Congress on parallel Federal 
    programs in other agencies and departments.''.
    (k) Rules of Construction.--Section 3124 (20 U.S.C. 6845), as 
redesignated by section 3001(2)(B), is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``limited English proficient 
    children'' and inserting ``English learners''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``limited English proficient 
    children'' and inserting ``English learners''.
    (l) Prohibition.--Section 3128 (20 U.S.C. 6849), as redesignated by 
section 3001(2)(B), is amended by striking ``limited English proficient 
children'' and inserting ``English learners''.
    (m) National Professional Development Project.--Section 3131 (20 
U.S.C. 6861) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 3131. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
    ``The 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 or public or 
private entities 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 English learners 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 section may be used--
        ``(1) for effective preservice or inservice professional 
    development programs that will improve the qualifications and 
    skills of educational personnel involved in the education of 
    English learners, including personnel who are not certified or 
    licensed and educational paraprofessionals, and for other 
    activities to increase teacher and school leader effectiveness in 
    meeting the needs of English learners;
        ``(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, family, and community member engagement in the education of 
    English learners;
        ``(4) to develop, share, and disseminate effective practices in 
    the instruction of English learners and in increasing the student 
    academic achievement of English learners, such as through the use 
    of technology-based programs;
        ``(5) 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 English learners; and
        ``(6) as appropriate, to support strategies that promote school 
    readiness of English learners and their transition from early 
    childhood education programs, such as Head Start or State-run 
    preschool programs, to elementary school programs.''.
SEC. 3004. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    (a) Definitions.--Section 3201 (20 U.S.C. 7011), as redesignated by 
section 3001(5)(A), is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5);
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(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, 
        educational service agency, community-based organization, or 
        State educational agency.
        ``(4) English learner with a disability.--The term `English 
    learner with a disability' means an English learner who is also a 
    child with a disability, as that term is defined in section 602 of 
    the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.'';
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (15) as paragraphs 
    (5) through (14), respectively;
        (4) in paragraph (7)(A), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking ``a limited English proficient child'' and 
        inserting ``an English learner''; and
            (B) by striking ``challenging State academic content and 
        student academic achievement standards, as required by section 
        1111(b)(1)'' and inserting ``challenging State academic 
        standards''; and
        (5) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
    striking ``, as defined in section 3141,''.
    (b) National Clearinghouse.--Section 3202 (20 U.S.C. 7013), as 
redesignated by section 3001(5)(C), is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall''; and
            (B) by striking ``limited English proficient children'' and 
        inserting ``English learners'';
        (2) in paragraph (4)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``limited English 
        proficient children'' and inserting ``English learners, 
        including English learners with a disability, that includes 
        information on best practices on instructing and serving 
        English learners''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``limited English 
        proficient children'' and inserting ``English learners''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall authorize the 
Secretary to hire additional personnel to execute subsection (a).''.
    (c) Regulations.--Section 3203 (20 U.S.C. 7014), as redesignated by 
section 3001(5)(C), is amended--
        (1) by striking ``limited English proficient individuals'' and 
    inserting ``English learners''; and
        (2) by striking ``limited English proficient children'' and 
    inserting ``English learners''.

                     TITLE IV--21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

SEC. 4001. REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.
    (a) Title IV Transfers and Related Amendments.--
        (1) Section 4303 (20 U.S.C. 7183) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``early childhood 
        development (Head Start) services'' and inserting ``early 
        childhood education programs'';
            (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
                (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``development 
            services'' and inserting ``education programs''; and
                (ii) by striking ``development (Head Start) services'' 
            and inserting ``education programs''; and
            (C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(C) such other matters as justice may require.''.
        (2) Subpart 3 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7151) is--
            (A) transferred to title IX (as amended by section 2001 of 
        this Act);
            (B) inserted so as to appear after subpart 3 of part E of 
        such title (as so transferred and redesignated);
            (C) redesignated as subpart 4 of such part; and
            (D) amended by redesignating section 4141 as section 9551.
        (3) Section 4155 (20 U.S.C. 7165) is--
            (A) transferred to title IX (as amended by section 2001 of 
        this Act and paragraph (2) of this subsection);
            (B) inserted so as to appear after section 9536; and
            (C) redesignated as section 9537.
        (4) Part C of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7181 et seq.) (as amended by 
    paragraph (1) of this subsection) is--
            (A) transferred to title IX (as amended by section 2001 of 
        this Act and paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection);
            (B) inserted so as to appear after subpart 4 of part E of 
        such title IX (as so transferred and redesignated); and
            (C) amended--
                (i) by striking the part designation and heading and 
            inserting ``Subpart 5--Environmental Tobacco Smoke''; and
                (ii) by redesignating sections 4301 through 4304 as 
            sections 9561 through 9564, respectively.
        (5) Title IV (as amended by section 2001 of this Act and 
    paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection) is further amended--
            (A) in the part heading of part A, by striking ``safe and 
        drug-free schools and communities'' and inserting ``student 
        support and academic enrichment grants'';
            (B) by striking subparts 2 and 4 of part A;
            (C) by redesignating subpart 5 of part A (as so transferred 
        and redesignated by section 2001(4) of this Act) as subpart 2 
        of part A; and
            (D) by redesignating section 4161 (as so redesignated) as 
        section 4121.
    (b) Title V Transfers and Related Amendments.--
        (1) In general.--Title V (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) is amended--
            (A) by striking part A;
            (B) by striking subparts 2 and 3 of part B; and
            (C) by striking part D.
        (2) Charter schools.--Part B of title V (20 U.S.C. 7221 et 
    seq.) (as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is--
            (A) transferred to title IV (as amended by section 2001 of 
        this Act and subsection (a) of this section);
            (B) inserted so as to appear after part B of such title;
            (C) redesignated as part C of such title; and
            (D) further amended--
                (i) in the part heading, by striking ``public charter 
            schools'' and inserting ``expanding opportunity through 
            quality charter schools'';
                (ii) by striking the subpart heading for subpart 1; and
                (iii) by redesignating sections 5201 through 5211 as 
            sections 4301 through 4311, respectively.
        (3) Magnet schools.--Part C of title V (20 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) 
    is--
            (A) transferred to title IV (as amended by section 2001 of 
        this Act, subsection (a) of this section, and paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection)
            (B) inserted so as to appear after part C of such title (as 
        so transferred and redesignated);
            (C) redesignated as part D of such title; and
            (D) amended--
                (i) by redesignating sections 5301 through 5307 as 
            sections 4401 through 4407, respectively;
                (ii) by striking sections 5308 and 5310; and
                (iii) by redesignating sections 5309 and 5311 as 
            sections 4408 and 4409, respectively.
        (4) Title v.--Title V, as amended by this section, is repealed.
SEC. 4002. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    Title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as redesignated and amended by 
section 4001, is further amended by striking sections 4001 through 4003 
and inserting the following:
``SEC. 4001. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    ``(a) Parental Consent.--
        ``(1) In general.--
            ``(A) Informed written consent.--A State, local educational 
        agency, or other entity receiving funds under this title shall 
        obtain prior written, informed consent from the parent of each 
        child who is under 18 years of age to participate in any 
        mental-health assessment or service that is funded under this 
        title and conducted in connection with an elementary school or 
        secondary school under this title.
            ``(B) Contents.--Before obtaining the consent described in 
        subparagraph (A), the entity shall provide the parent written 
        notice describing in detail such mental health assessment or 
        service, including the purpose for such assessment or service, 
        the provider of such assessment or service, when such 
        assessment or service will begin, and how long such assessment 
        or service may last.
            ``(C) Limitation.--The informed written consent required 
        under this paragraph shall not be a waiver of any rights or 
        protections under section 444 of the General Education 
        Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
        ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A), the 
    written, informed consent described in such paragraph shall not be 
    required in--
            ``(A) an emergency, where it is necessary to protect the 
        immediate health and safety of the child, other children, or 
        entity personnel; or
            ``(B) other instances in which an entity actively seeks 
        parental consent but such consent cannot be reasonably 
        obtained, as determined by the State or local educational 
        agency, including in the case of--
                ``(i) a child whose parent has not responded to the 
            notice described in paragraph (1)(B); or
                ``(ii) a child who has attained 14 years of age and is 
            an unaccompanied youth, as defined in section 725 of the 
            McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).
    ``(b) Prohibited Use of Funds.--No funds under this title may be 
used for medical services or drug treatment or rehabilitation, except 
for integrated student supports, specialized instructional support 
services, or referral to treatment for impacted students, which may 
include students who are victims of, or witnesses to, crime or who 
illegally use drugs.
    ``(c) Prohibition on Mandatory Medication.--No child shall be 
required to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance, as 
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) 
as a condition of--
        ``(1) receiving an evaluation or other service described under 
    this title; or
        ``(2) attending a school receiving assistance under this 
    title.''.

         PART A--STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT GRANTS

SEC. 4101. STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT GRANTS.
    Subpart 1 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows:

      ``Subpart 1--Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

``SEC. 4101. PURPOSE.
    ``The purpose of this subpart is to improve students' academic 
achievement by increasing the capacity of States, local educational 
agencies, schools, and local communities to--
        ``(1) provide all students with access to a well-rounded 
    education;
        ``(2) improve school conditions for student learning; and
        ``(3) improve the use of technology in order to improve the 
    academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.
``SEC. 4102. DEFINITIONS.
    ``In this subpart:
        ``(1) Blended learning.--The term `blended learning' means a 
    formal education program that leverages both technology-based and 
    face-to-face instructional approaches--
            ``(A) that include an element of online or digital 
        learning, combined with supervised learning time, and student-
        led learning, in which the elements are connected to provide an 
        integrated learning experience; and
            ``(B) in which students are provided some control over 
        time, path, or pace.
        ``(2) 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)).
        ``(3) Digital learning.--The term `digital learning' means any 
    instructional practice that effectively uses technology to 
    strengthen a student's learning experience and encompasses a wide 
    spectrum of tools and practices, including--
            ``(A) interactive learning resources, digital learning 
        content (which may include openly licensed content), software, 
        or simulations, that engage students in academic content;
            ``(B) access to online databases and other primary source 
        documents;
            ``(C) the use of data and information to personalize 
        learning and provide targeted supplementary instruction;
            ``(D) online and computer-based assessments;
            ``(E) learning environments that allow for rich 
        collaboration and communication, which may include student 
        collaboration with content experts and peers;
            ``(F) hybrid or blended learning, which occurs under direct 
        instructor supervision at a school or other location away from 
        home and, at least in part, through online delivery of 
        instruction with some element of student control over time, 
        place, path, or pace; and
            ``(G) access to online course opportunities for students in 
        rural or remote areas.
        ``(4) Drug.--The term `drug' includes--
            ``(A) controlled substances;
            ``(B) the illegal use of alcohol or tobacco, including 
        smokeless tobacco products and electronic cigarettes; and
            ``(C) the harmful, abusive, or addictive use of substances, 
        including inhalants and anabolic steroids.
        ``(5) Drug and violence prevention.--The term `drug and 
    violence prevention' means--
            ``(A) with respect to drugs, prevention, early 
        intervention, rehabilitation referral, recovery support 
        services, or education related to the illegal use of drugs, 
        such as raising awareness about the consequences of drug use 
        that are evidence-based (to the extent a State, in consultation 
        with local educational agencies in the State, determines that 
        such evidence is reasonably available); and
            ``(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.
        ``(6) 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 mental 
    health services to children and adolescents.
        ``(7) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
    District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
        ``(8) Stem-focused specialty school.--The term `STEM-focused 
    specialty school' means a school, or dedicated program within a 
    school, that engages students in rigorous, relevant, and integrated 
    learning experiences focused on science, technology, engineering, 
    and mathematics, including computer science, which include 
    authentic schoolwide research.
``SEC. 4103. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.
    ``(a) Reservations.--From the total amount appropriated under 
section 4112 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
        ``(1) one-half of 1 percent for allotments for payments to the 
    outlying areas, 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 subpart;
        ``(2) 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 Education; and
        ``(3) 2 percent for technical assistance and capacity building.
    ``(b) State Allotments.--
        ``(1) Allotment.--
            ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
        from the amount appropriated to carry out this subpart that 
        remains after the Secretary makes the reservations under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot to each State having 
        a plan approved under subsection (c), 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.
            ``(B) Small state minimum.--No State receiving an allotment 
        under this paragraph shall receive less than one-half of 1 
        percent of the total amount allotted under this paragraph.
            ``(C) Puerto rico.--The amount allotted under this 
        paragraph to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a fiscal year 
        may not exceed one-half of 1 percent of the total amount 
        allotted under this paragraph.
        ``(2) 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 subsection.
    ``(c) State Plan.--
        ``(1) In general.--In order to receive an allotment under this 
    section for any fiscal year, a State shall submit a plan to the 
    Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
    reasonably require.
        ``(2) Contents.--Each plan submitted by a State under this 
    section shall include the following:
            ``(A) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will use funds received under this subpart for State-level 
        activities.
            ``(B) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure that awards made to local educational agencies 
        under this subpart are in amounts that are consistent with 
        section 4105(a)(2).
            ``(C) Assurances that the State educational agency will--
                ``(i) review existing resources and programs across the 
            State and will coordinate any new plans and resources under 
            this subpart with such existing resources and programs;
                ``(ii) monitor the implementation of activities under 
            this subpart and provide technical assistance to local 
            educational agencies in carrying out such activities; and
                ``(iii) provide for equitable access for all students 
            to the activities supported under this subpart, including 
            aligning those activities with the requirements of other 
            Federal laws.
``SEC. 4104. STATE USE OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) In General.--Each State that receives an allotment under 
section 4103 for a fiscal year shall--
        ``(1) reserve not less than 95 percent of the allotment to make 
    allocations to local educational agencies under section 4105;
        ``(2) reserve not more than 1 percent of the allotment for the 
    administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under 
    this subpart, including public reporting on how funds made 
    available under this subpart are being expended by local 
    educational agencies, including the degree to which the local 
    educational agencies have made progress toward meeting the 
    objectives and outcomes described in section 4106(e)(1)(E); and
        ``(3) use the amount made available to the State and not 
    reserved under paragraphs (1) and (2) for activities described in 
    subsection (b).
    ``(b) State Activities.--Each State that receives an allotment 
under section 4103 shall use the funds available under subsection 
(a)(3) for activities and programs designed to meet the purposes of 
this subpart, which may include--
        ``(1) providing monitoring of, and training, technical 
    assistance, and capacity building to, local educational agencies 
    that receive an allotment under section 4105;
        ``(2) identifying and eliminating State barriers to the 
    coordination and integration of programs, initiatives, and funding 
    streams that meet the purposes of this subpart, so that local 
    educational agencies can better coordinate with other agencies, 
    schools, and community-based services and programs; or
        ``(3) supporting local educational agencies in providing 
    programs and activities that--
            ``(A) offer well-rounded educational experiences to all 
        students, as described in section 4107, including female 
        students, minority students, English learners, children with 
        disabilities, and low-income students who are often 
        underrepresented in critical and enriching subjects, which may 
        include--
                ``(i) increasing student access to and improving 
            student engagement and achievement in--

                    ``(I) high-quality courses in science, technology, 
                engineering, and mathematics, including computer 
                science;
                    ``(II) activities and programs in music and the 
                arts;
                    ``(III) foreign languages;
                    ``(IV) accelerated learning programs that provide--

                        ``(aa) postsecondary level courses accepted for 
                    credit at institutions of higher education, 
                    including dual or concurrent enrollment programs, 
                    and early college high schools; or
                        ``(bb) postsecondary level instruction and 
                    examinations that are accepted for credit at 
                    institutions of higher education, including 
                    Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 
                    programs;

                    ``(V) American history, civics, economics, 
                geography, social studies, or government education;
                    ``(VI) environmental education; or
                    ``(VII) other courses, activities, and programs or 
                other experiences that contribute to a well-rounded 
                education; or

                ``(ii) reimbursing low-income students to cover part or 
            all of the costs of accelerated learning examination fees, 
            as described in clause (i)(IV);
            ``(B) foster safe, healthy, supportive, and drug-free 
        environments that support student academic achievement, as 
        described in section 4108, which may include--
                ``(i) coordinating with any local educational agencies 
            or consortia of such agencies implementing a youth PROMISE 
            plan to reduce exclusionary discipline, as described in 
            section 4108(5)(F);
                ``(ii) supporting local educational agencies to--

                    ``(I) implement mental health awareness training 
                programs that are evidence-based (to the extent the 
                State determines that such evidence is reasonably 
                available) to provide education to school personnel 
                regarding resources available in the community for 
                students with mental illnesses and other relevant 
                resources relating to mental health or the safe de-
                escalation of crisis situations involving a student 
                with a mental illness; or
                    ``(II) expand access to or coordinate resources for 
                school-based counseling and mental health programs, 
                such as through school-based mental health services 
                partnership programs;

                ``(iii) providing local educational agencies with 
            resources that are evidence-based (to the extent the State 
            determines that such evidence is reasonably available) 
            addressing ways to integrate health and safety practices 
            into school or athletic programs; and
                ``(iv) disseminating best practices and evaluating 
            program outcomes relating to any local educational agency 
            activities to promote student safety and violence 
            prevention through effective communication as described in 
            section 4108(5)(C)(iv); and
            ``(C) increase access to personalized, rigorous learning 
        experiences supported by technology by--
                ``(i) providing technical assistance to local 
            educational agencies to improve the ability of local 
            educational agencies to--

                    ``(I) identify and address technology readiness 
                needs, including the types of technology infrastructure 
                and access available to the students served by the 
                local educational agency, including computer devices, 
                access to school libraries, Internet connectivity, 
                operating systems, software, related network 
                infrastructure, and data security;
                    ``(II) use technology, consistent with the 
                principles of universal design for learning, to support 
                the learning needs of all students, including children 
                with disabilities and English learners; and
                    ``(III) build capacity for principals, other school 
                leaders, and local educational agency administrators to 
                support teachers in using data and technology to 
                improve instruction and personalize learning;

                ``(ii) supporting schools in rural and remote areas to 
            expand access to high-quality digital learning 
            opportunities;
                ``(iii) developing or using strategies that are 
            innovative or evidence-based (to the extent the State 
            determines that such evidence is reasonably available) for 
            the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses 
            and curricula through the use of technology, including 
            digital learning technologies and assistive technology, 
            which may include increased access to online dual or 
            concurrent enrollment opportunities, career and technical 
            courses, and programs leading to a recognized postsecondary 
            credential (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
            Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102));
                ``(iv) disseminating promising practices related to 
            technology instruction, data security, and the acquisition 
            and implementation of technology tools and applications, 
            including through making such promising practices publicly 
            available on the website of the State educational agency;
                ``(v) providing teachers, paraprofessionals, school 
            librarians and media personnel, specialized instructional 
            support personnel, and administrators with the knowledge 
            and skills to use technology effectively, including 
            effective integration of technology, to improve instruction 
            and student achievement, which may include coordination 
            with teacher, principal, and other school leader 
            preparation programs; and
                ``(vi) making instructional content widely available 
            through open educational resources, which may include 
            providing tools and processes to support local educational 
            agencies in making such resources widely available.
    ``(c) Special Rule.--A State that receives a grant under this 
subpart for fiscal year 2017 may use the amount made available to the 
State and not reserved under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 
for such fiscal year to cover part or all of the fees for accelerated 
learning examinations taken by low-income students during the 2016-2017 
school year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii).
``SEC. 4105. ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
    ``(a) Allocations to Local Educational Agencies.--
        ``(1) In general.--From the funds reserved by a State under 
    section 4104(a)(1), the State shall allocate to each local 
    educational agency in the State that has an application approved by 
    the State educational agency under section 4106 an amount that 
    bears the same relationship to the total amount of such reservation 
    as the amount the local educational agency received under subpart 2 
    of part A of title I for the preceding fiscal year bears to the 
    total amount received by all local educational agencies in the 
    State under such subpart for the preceding fiscal year.
        ``(2) Minimum local educational agency allocation.--No 
    allocation to a local educational agency under this subsection may 
    be made in an amount that is less than $10,000, subject to 
    subsection (b).
        ``(3) Consortia.--Local educational agencies in a State may 
    form a consortium with other surrounding local educational agencies 
    and combine the funds each such agency in the consortium receives 
    under this section to jointly carry out the local activities 
    described in this subpart.
    ``(b) Ratable Reduction.--If the amount reserved by the State under 
section 4104(a)(1) is insufficient to make allocations to local 
educational agencies in an amount equal to the minimum allocation 
described in subsection (a)(2), such allocations shall be ratably 
reduced.
    ``(c) Administrative Costs.--Of the amount received under 
subsection (a)(2), a local educational agency may reserve not more than 
2 percent for the direct administrative costs of carrying out the local 
educational agency's responsibilities under this subpart.
``SEC. 4106. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.
    ``(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an allocation under 
section 4105(a), a local educational agency shall--
        ``(1) submit an application, which shall contain, at a minimum, 
    the information described in subsection (e), to the State 
    educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing 
    such information as the State educational agency may reasonably 
    require; and
        ``(2) complete a needs assessment in accordance with subsection 
    (d).
    ``(b) Consortium.--If a local educational agency desires to carry 
out the activities described in this subpart in consortium with one or 
more surrounding local educational agencies as described in section 
4105(a)(3), such local educational agencies shall submit a single 
application as required under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Consultation.--
        ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency, or consortium of 
    such agencies, shall develop its application through consultation 
    with parents, teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
    specialized instructional support personnel, students, community-
    based organizations, local government representatives (which may 
    include a local law enforcement agency, local juvenile court, local 
    child welfare agency, or local public housing agency), Indian 
    tribes or tribal organizations that may be located in the region 
    served by the local educational agency (where applicable), charter 
    school teachers, principals, and other school leaders (if such 
    agency or consortium of such agencies supports charter schools), 
    and others with relevant and demonstrated expertise in programs and 
    activities designed to meet the purpose of this subpart.
        ``(2) Continued consultation.--The local educational agency, or 
    consortium of such agencies, shall engage in continued consultation 
    with the entities described in paragraph (1) in order to improve 
    the local activities in order to meet the purpose of this subpart 
    and to coordinate such implementation with other related 
    strategies, programs, and activities being conducted in the 
    community.
    ``(d) Needs Assessment.--
        ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
    prior to receiving an allocation under this subpart, a local 
    educational agency or consortium of such agencies shall conduct a 
    comprehensive needs assessment of the local educational agency or 
    agencies proposed to be served under this subpart in order to 
    examine needs for improvement of--
            ``(A) access to, and opportunities for, a well-rounded 
        education for all students;
            ``(B) school conditions for student learning in order to 
        create a healthy and safe school environment; and
            ``(C) access to personalized learning experiences supported 
        by technology and professional development for the effective 
        use of data and technology.
        ``(2) Exception.--A local educational agency receiving an 
    allocation under section 4105(a) in an amount that is less than 
    $30,000 shall not be required to conduct a comprehensive needs 
    assessment under paragraph (1).
        ``(3) Frequency of needs assessment.--Each local educational 
    agency, or consortium of local educational agencies, shall conduct 
    the needs assessment described in paragraph (1) once every 3 years.
    ``(e) Contents of Local Application.--Each application submitted 
under this section by a local educational agency, or a consortium of 
such agencies, shall include the following:
        ``(1) Descriptions.--A description of the activities and 
    programming that the local educational agency, or consortium of 
    such agencies, will carry out under this subpart, including a 
    description of--
            ``(A) any partnership with an institution of higher 
        education, business, nonprofit organization, community-based 
        organization, or other public or private entity with a 
        demonstrated record of success in implementing activities under 
        this subpart;
            ``(B) if applicable, how funds will be used for activities 
        related to supporting well-rounded education under section 
        4107;
            ``(C) if applicable, how funds will be used for activities 
        related to supporting safe and healthy students under section 
        4108;
            ``(D) if applicable, how funds will be used for activities 
        related to supporting the effective use of technology in 
        schools under section 4109; and
            ``(E) the program objectives and intended outcomes for 
        activities under this subpart, and how the local educational 
        agency, or consortium of such agencies, will periodically 
        evaluate the effectiveness of the activities carried out under 
        this section based on such objectives and outcomes.
        ``(2) Assurances.--Each application shall include assurances 
    that the local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, 
    will--
            ``(A) prioritize the distribution of funds to schools 
        served by the local educational agency, or consortium of such 
        agencies, that--
                ``(i) are among the schools with the greatest needs, as 
            determined by such local educational agency, or consortium;
                ``(ii) have the highest percentages or numbers of 
            children counted under section 1124(c);
                ``(iii) are identified for comprehensive support and 
            improvement under section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i);
                ``(iv) are implementing targeted support and 
            improvement plans as described in section 1111(d)(2); or
                ``(v) are identified as a persistently dangerous public 
            elementary school or secondary school under section 8532;
            ``(B) comply with section 8501 (regarding equitable 
        participation by private school children and teachers);
            ``(C) use not less than 20 percent of funds received under 
        this subpart to support one or more of the activities 
        authorized under section 4107;
            ``(D) use not less than 20 percent of funds received under 
        this subpart to support one or more activities authorized under 
        section 4108;
            ``(E) use a portion of funds received under this subpart to 
        support one or more activities authorized under section 
        4109(a), including an assurance that the local educational 
        agency, or consortium of local educational agencies, will 
        comply with section 4109(b); and
            ``(F) annually report to the State for inclusion in the 
        report described in section 4104(a)(2) how funds are being used 
        under this subpart to meet the requirements of subparagraphs 
        (C) through (E).
    ``(f) Special Rule.--Any local educational agency receiving an 
allocation under section 4105(a)(1) in an amount less than $30,000 
shall be required to provide only one of the assurances described in 
subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of subsection (e)(2).
``SEC. 4107. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATIONAL 
OPPORTUNITIES.
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to section 4106(f), each local 
educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, that receives an 
allocation under section 4105(a) shall use a portion of such funds to 
develop and implement programs and activities that support access to a 
well-rounded education and that--
        ``(1) are coordinated with other schools and community-based 
    services and programs;
        ``(2) may be conducted in partnership with an institution of 
    higher education, business, nonprofit organization, community-based 
    organization, or other public or private entity with a demonstrated 
    record of success in implementing activities under this section; 
    and
        ``(3) may include programs and activities, such as--
            ``(A) college and career guidance and counseling programs, 
        such as--
                ``(i) postsecondary education and career awareness and 
            exploration activities;
                ``(ii) training counselors to effectively use labor 
            market information in assisting students with postsecondary 
            education and career planning; and
                ``(iii) financial literacy and Federal financial aid 
            awareness activities;
            ``(B) programs and activities that use music and the arts 
        as tools to support student success through the promotion of 
        constructive student engagement, problem solving, and conflict 
        resolution;
            ``(C) programming and activities to improve instruction and 
        student engagement in science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics, including computer science, (referred to in this 
        section as `STEM subjects') such as--
                ``(i) increasing access for students through grade 12 
            who are members of groups underrepresented in such subject 
            fields, such as female students, minority students, English 
            learners, children with disabilities, and economically 
            disadvantaged students, to high-quality courses;
                ``(ii) supporting the participation of low-income 
            students in nonprofit competitions related to STEM subjects 
            (such as robotics, science research, invention, 
            mathematics, computer science, and technology 
            competitions);
                ``(iii) providing hands-on learning and exposure to 
            science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and 
            supporting the use of field-based or service learning to 
            enhance the students' understanding of the STEM subjects;
                ``(iv) supporting the creation and enhancement of STEM-
            focused specialty schools;
                ``(v) facilitating collaboration among school, after-
            school program, and informal program personnel to improve 
            the integration of programming and instruction in the 
            identified subjects; and
                ``(vi) integrating other academic subjects, including 
            the arts, into STEM subject programs to increase 
            participation in STEM subjects, improve attainment of 
            skills related to STEM subjects, and promote well-rounded 
            education;
            ``(D) efforts to raise student academic achievement through 
        accelerated learning programs described in section 
        4104(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV), such as--
                ``(i) reimbursing low-income students to cover part or 
            all of the costs of accelerated learning examination fees, 
            if the low-income students are enrolled in accelerated 
            learning courses and plan to take accelerated learning 
            examinations; or
                ``(ii) increasing the availability of, and enrollment 
            in, accelerated learning courses, accelerated learning 
            examinations, dual or concurrent enrollment programs, and 
            early college high school courses;
            ``(E) activities to promote the development, 
        implementation, and strengthening of programs to teach 
        traditional American history, civics, economics, geography, or 
        government education;
            ``(F) foreign language instruction;
            ``(G) environmental education;
            ``(H) programs and activities that promote volunteerism and 
        community involvement;
            ``(I) programs and activities that support educational 
        programs that integrate multiple disciplines, such as programs 
        that combine arts and mathematics; or
            ``(J) other activities and programs to support student 
        access to, and success in, a variety of well-rounded education 
        experiences.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--A local educational agency, or consortium of 
such agencies, that receives a subgrant under this subpart for fiscal 
year 2017 may use such funds to cover part or all of the fees for 
accelerated learning examinations taken by low-income students during 
the 2016-2017 school year, in accordance with subsection (a)(3)(D).
``SEC. 4108. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SAFE AND HEALTHY STUDENTS.
    ``Subject to section 4106(f), each local educational agency, or 
consortium of such agencies, that receives an allocation under section 
4105(a) shall use a portion of such funds to develop, implement, and 
evaluate comprehensive programs and activities that--
        ``(1) are coordinated with other schools and community-based 
    services and programs;
        ``(2) foster safe, healthy, supportive, and drug-free 
    environments that support student academic achievement;
        ``(3) promote the involvement of parents in the activity or 
    program;
        ``(4) may be conducted in partnership with an institution of 
    higher education, business, nonprofit organization, community-based 
    organization, or other public or private entity with a demonstrated 
    record of success in implementing activities described in this 
    section; and
        ``(5) may include, among other programs and activities--
            ``(A) drug and violence prevention activities and programs 
        that are evidence-based (to the extent the State, in 
        consultation with local educational agencies in the State, 
        determines that such evidence is reasonably available) 
        including--
                ``(i) programs to educate students against the use of 
            alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, smokeless tobacco products, 
            and electronic cigarettes; and
                ``(ii) professional development and training for school 
            and specialized instructional support personnel and 
            interested community members in prevention, education, 
            early identification, intervention mentoring, recovery 
            support services and, where appropriate, rehabilitation 
            referral, as related to drug and violence prevention;
            ``(B) in accordance with sections 4001 and 4111--
                ``(i) school-based mental health services, including 
            early identification of mental health symptoms, drug use, 
            and violence, and appropriate referrals to direct 
            individual or group counseling services, which may be 
            provided by school-based mental health services providers; 
            and
                ``(ii) school-based mental health services partnership 
            programs that--

                    ``(I) are conducted in partnership with a public or 
                private mental health entity or health care entity; and
                    ``(II) provide comprehensive school-based mental 
                health services and supports and staff development for 
                school and community personnel working in the school 
                that are--

                        ``(aa) based on trauma-informed practices that 
                    are evidence-based (to the extent the State, in 
                    consultation with local educational agencies in the 
                    State, determines that such evidence is reasonably 
                    available);
                        ``(bb) coordinated (where appropriate) with 
                    early intervening services provided under the 
                    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                    U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and
                        ``(cc) provided by qualified mental and 
                    behavioral health professionals who are certified 
                    or licensed by the State involved and practicing 
                    within their area of expertise;
            ``(C) programs or activities that--
                ``(i) integrate health and safety practices into school 
            or athletic programs;
                ``(ii) support a healthy, active lifestyle, including 
            nutritional education and regular, structured physical 
            education activities and programs, that may address chronic 
            disease management with instruction led by school nurses, 
            nurse practitioners, or other appropriate specialists or 
            professionals to help maintain the well-being of students;
                ``(iii) help prevent bullying and harassment;
                ``(iv) improve instructional practices for developing 
            relationship-building skills, such as effective 
            communication, and improve safety through the recognition 
            and prevention of coercion, violence, or abuse, including 
            teen and dating violence, stalking, domestic abuse, and 
            sexual violence and harassment;
                ``(v) provide mentoring and school counseling to all 
            students, including children who are at risk of academic 
            failure, dropping out of school, involvement in criminal or 
            delinquent activities, or drug use and abuse;
                ``(vi) establish or improve school dropout and re-entry 
            programs; or
                ``(vii) establish learning environments and enhance 
            students' effective learning skills that are essential for 
            school readiness and academic success, such as by providing 
            integrated systems of student and family supports;
            ``(D) high-quality training for school personnel, including 
        specialized instructional support personnel, related to--
                ``(i) suicide prevention;
                ``(ii) effective and trauma-informed practices in 
            classroom management;
                ``(iii) crisis management and conflict resolution 
            techniques;
                ``(iv) human trafficking (defined, for purposes of this 
            subparagraph, as an act or practice described in paragraph 
            (9) or (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
            Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102));
                ``(v) school-based violence prevention strategies;
                ``(vi) drug abuse prevention, including educating 
            children facing substance abuse at home; and
                ``(vii) bullying and harassment prevention;
            ``(E) in accordance with sections 4001 and 4111, child 
        sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities, 
        such as programs or activities designed to provide--
                ``(i) age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate 
            instruction for students in child sexual abuse awareness 
            and prevention, including how to recognize child sexual 
            abuse and how to safely report child sexual abuse; and
                ``(ii) information to parents and guardians of students 
            about child sexual abuse awareness and prevention, 
            including how to recognize child sexual abuse and how to 
            discuss child sexual abuse with a child;
            ``(F) designing and implementing a locally-tailored plan to 
        reduce exclusionary discipline practices in elementary and 
        secondary schools that--
                ``(i) is consistent with best practices;
                ``(ii) includes strategies that are evidence-based (to 
            the extent the State, in consultation with local 
            educational agencies in the State, determines that such 
            evidence is reasonably available); and
                ``(iii) is aligned with the long-term goal of prison 
            reduction through opportunities, mentoring, intervention, 
            support, and other education services, referred to as a 
            `youth PROMISE plan'; or
            ``(G) implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral 
        interventions and supports, including through coordination with 
        similar activities carried out under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), in order 
        to improve academic outcomes and school conditions for student 
        learning;
            ``(H) designating a site resource coordinator at a school 
        or local educational agency to provide a variety of services, 
        such as--
                ``(i) establishing partnerships within the community to 
            provide resources and support for schools;
                ``(ii) ensuring that all service and community partners 
            are aligned with the academic expectations of a community 
            school in order to improve student success; and
                ``(iii) strengthening relationships between schools and 
            communities; or
            ``(I) pay for success initiatives aligned with the purposes 
        of this section.
``SEC. 4109. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
    ``(a) Uses of Funds.--Subject to section 4106(f), each local 
educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, that receives an 
allocation under section 4015(a) shall use a portion of such funds to 
improve the use of technology to improve the academic achievement, 
academic growth, and digital literacy of all students, including by 
meeting the needs of such agency or consortium that are identified in 
the needs assessment conducted under section 4106(d) (if applicable), 
which may include--
        ``(1) providing educators, school leaders, and administrators 
    with the professional learning tools, devices, content, and 
    resources to--
            ``(A) personalize learning to improve student academic 
        achievement;
            ``(B) discover, adapt, and share relevant high-quality 
        educational resources;
            ``(C) use technology effectively in the classroom, 
        including by administering computer-based assessments and 
        blended learning strategies; and
            ``(D) implement and support school- and district-wide 
        approaches for using technology to inform instruction, support 
        teacher collaboration, and personalize learning;
        ``(2) building technological capacity and infrastructure, which 
    may include--
            ``(A) procuring content and ensuring content quality; and
            ``(B) purchasing devices, equipment, and software 
        applications in order to address readiness shortfalls;
        ``(3) developing or using effective or innovative strategies 
    for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses and 
    curricula through the use of technology, including digital learning 
    technologies and assistive technology;
        ``(4) carrying out blended learning projects, which shall 
    include--
            ``(A) planning activities, which may include development of 
        new instructional models (including blended learning technology 
        software and platforms), the purchase of digital instructional 
        resources, initial professional development activities, and 
        one-time information technology purchases, except that such 
        expenditures may not include expenditures related to 
        significant construction or renovation of facilities; or
            ``(B) ongoing professional development for teachers, 
        principals, other school leaders, or other personnel involved 
        in the project that is designed to support the implementation 
        and academic success of the project;
        ``(5) providing professional development in the use of 
    technology (which may be provided through partnerships with outside 
    organizations) to enable teachers and instructional leaders to 
    increase student achievement in the areas of science, technology, 
    engineering, and mathematics, including computer science; and
        ``(6) providing students in rural, remote, and underserved 
    areas with the resources to take advantage of high-quality digital 
    learning experiences, digital resources, and access to online 
    courses taught by effective educators.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--A local educational agency, or consortium of 
such agencies, shall not use more than 15 percent of funds for 
purchasing technology infrastructure as described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B), which shall include technology infrastructure purchased for 
the activities under subsection (a)(4)(A).
``SEC. 4110. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.
    ``Funds made available 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.
``SEC. 4111. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
    ``Nothing in this subpart may be construed to--
        ``(1) authorize activities or programming that encourages 
    teenage sexual activity; or
        ``(2) prohibit effective activities or programming that meet 
    the requirements of section 8526.
``SEC. 4112. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subpart $1,650,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $1,600,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
    ``(b) Forward Funding.--Section 420 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1223) shall apply to this subpart.''.

            PART B--21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

SEC. 4201. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.
    (a) Program Authorized.--Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7171 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows:

           ``PART B--21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

``SEC. 4201. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this part is to provide 
opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in 
community learning centers that--
        ``(1) provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including 
    providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students 
    who attend low-performing schools, to meet the challenging State 
    academic standards;
        ``(2) offer students a broad array of additional services, 
    programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, 
    service learning, nutrition and health education, drug and violence 
    prevention programs, counseling programs, arts, music, physical 
    fitness and wellness programs, technology education programs, 
    financial literacy programs, environmental literacy programs, 
    mathematics, science, career and technical programs, internship or 
    apprenticeship programs, and other ties to an in-demand industry 
    sector or occupation for high school students that are designed to 
    reinforce and complement the regular academic program of 
    participating students; and
        ``(3) offer families of students served by community learning 
    centers opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their 
    children's education, including opportunities for literacy and 
    related educational development.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this part:
        ``(1) Community learning center.--The term `community learning 
    center' means an entity that--
            ``(A) assists students to meet the challenging State 
        academic standards by providing the students with academic 
        enrichment activities and a broad array of other activities 
        (such as programs and activities described in subsection 
        (a)(2)) during nonschool hours or periods when school is not in 
        session (such as before and after school or during summer 
        recess) that--
                ``(i) reinforce and complement the regular academic 
            programs of the schools attended by the students served; 
            and
                ``(ii) are targeted to the students' academic needs and 
            aligned with the instruction students receive during the 
            school day; and
            ``(B) offers families of students served by such center 
        opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their 
        children's education, including opportunities for literacy and 
        related educational development.
        ``(2) Covered program.--The term `covered program' means a 
    program for which--
            ``(A) the Secretary made a grant under this part (as this 
        part was in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
        part under the Every Student Succeeds Act); and
            ``(B) the grant period had not ended on that effective 
        date.
        ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
    local educational agency, community-based organization, Indian 
    tribe or tribal organization (as such terms are defined in section 
    4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (25 U.S.C. 
    450b)), another public or private entity, or a consortium of 2 or 
    more such agencies, organizations, or entities.
        ``(4) External organization.--The term `external organization' 
    means--
            ``(A) a nonprofit organization with a record of success in 
        running or working with before and after school (or summer 
        recess) programs and activities; or
            ``(B) in the case of a community where there is no such 
        organization, a nonprofit organization in the community that 
        enters into a written agreement or partnership with an 
        organization described in subparagraph (A) to receive mentoring 
        and guidance in running or working with before and after school 
        (or summer recess) programs and activities.
        ``(5) Rigorous peer-review process.--The term `rigorous peer-
    review process' means a process by which--
            ``(A) employees of a State educational agency who are 
        familiar with the programs and activities assisted under this 
        part review all applications that the State receives for awards 
        under this part for completeness and applicant eligibility;
            ``(B) the State educational agency selects peer reviewers 
        for such applications, who shall--
                ``(i) be selected for their expertise in providing 
            effective academic, enrichment, youth development, and 
            related services to children; and
                ``(ii) not include any applicant, or representative of 
            an applicant, that has submitted an application under this 
            part for the current application period; and
            ``(C) the peer reviewers described in subparagraph (B) 
        review and rate the applications to determine the extent to 
        which the applications meet the requirements under sections 
        4204(b) and 4205.
        ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
    District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
``SEC. 4202. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.
    ``(a) Reservation.--From the funds appropriated under section 4206 
for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
        ``(1) such amounts as may be necessary to make continuation 
    awards to subgrant recipients under covered programs (under the 
    terms of those grants);
        ``(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
        ``(3) not more than 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 
    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 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 part.
    ``(c) State Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives an allotment under 
    this part shall reserve not less than 93 percent of the amount 
    allotted to such State under subsection (b), for each fiscal year 
    for awards to eligible entities under section 4204.
        ``(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--
            ``(A) the administrative costs of carrying out its 
        responsibilities under this part;
            ``(B) establishing and implementing a rigorous peer-review 
        process for subgrant 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); and
            ``(C) 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).
        ``(3) State activities.--A State educational agency may use not 
    more than 5 percent of the amount made available to the State under 
    subsection (b) for the following activities:
            ``(A) Monitoring and evaluating programs and activities 
        assisted under this part.
            ``(B) Providing capacity building, training, and technical 
        assistance under this part.
            ``(C) Conducting a comprehensive evaluation (directly, or 
        through a grant or contract) of the effectiveness of programs 
        and activities assisted under this part.
            ``(D) Providing training and technical assistance to 
        eligible entities that are applicants for or recipients of 
        awards under this part.
            ``(E) Ensuring that any eligible entity that receives an 
        award under this part from the State aligns the activities 
        provided by the program with the challenging State academic 
        standards.
            ``(F) Ensuring that any such eligible entity identifies and 
        partners with external organizations, if available, in the 
        community.
            ``(G) Working with teachers, principals, parents, the local 
        workforce, the local community, and other stakeholders to 
        review and improve State policies and practices to support the 
        implementation of effective programs under this part.
            ``(H) Coordinating funds received under this part with 
        other Federal and State funds to implement high-quality 
        programs.
            ``(I) Providing a list of prescreened external 
        organizations, as described under section 4203(a)(11).
``SEC. 4203. STATE APPLICATION.
    ``(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--
        ``(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 
    received under this part, including funds reserved for State-level 
    activities;
        ``(3) contains an assurance that the State educational agency--
            ``(A) will make awards under this part to eligible entities 
        that serve--
                ``(i) students who primarily attend--

                    ``(I) schools implementing comprehensive support 
                and improvement activities or targeted support and 
                improvement activities under section 1111(d); and
                    ``(II) other schools determined by the local 
                educational agency to be in need of intervention and 
                support; and

                ``(ii) the families of such students; and
            ``(B) will further give priority to eligible entities that 
        propose in the application to serve students described in 
        subclauses (I) and (II) of section 4204(i)(1)(A)(i);
        ``(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 the challenging State academic 
    standards and any local academic standards;
        ``(5) 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 4204(h);
        ``(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, dissemination of promising practices, and coordination 
    of professional development for staff in specific content areas and 
    youth development;
        ``(7) describes how programs under this part will be 
    coordinated with programs under this Act, and other programs as 
    appropriate;
        ``(8) contains an assurance that the State educational agency--
            ``(A) will make awards for programs for a period of not 
        less than 3 years and not more than 5 years; and
            ``(B) will require each eligible entity seeking such an 
        award to submit a plan describing how the activities to be 
        funded through the award will continue after funding under this 
        part ends;
        ``(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;
        ``(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;
        ``(11) describes how the State will--
            ``(A) prescreen external organizations that could provide 
        assistance in carrying out the activities under this part; and
            ``(B) develop and make available to eligible entities a 
        list of external organizations that successfully completed the 
        prescreening process;
        ``(12) provides--
            ``(A) 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 
        recess) programs and activities, the heads of the State health 
        and mental health agencies or their designees, statewide after-
        school networks (where applicable) and representatives of 
        teachers, local educational agencies, and community-based 
        organizations; and
            ``(B) a description of any other representatives of 
        teachers, parents, students, or the business community that the 
        State has selected to assist in the development of the 
        application, if applicable;
        ``(13) describes the results of the State's needs and resources 
    assessment for before and after school (or summer recess) programs 
    and activities, which shall be based on the results of on-going 
    State evaluation activities;
        ``(14) describes how the State educational agency will evaluate 
    the effectiveness of programs and activities carried out under this 
    part, which shall include, at a minimum--
            ``(A) a description of the performance indicators and 
        performance measures that will be used to evaluate programs and 
        activities with emphasis on alignment with the regular academic 
        program of the school and the academic needs of participating 
        students, including performance indicators and measures that--
                ``(i) are able to track student success and improvement 
            over time;
                ``(ii) include State assessment results and other 
            indicators of student success and improvement, such as 
            improved attendance during the school day, better classroom 
            grades, regular (or consistent) program attendance, and on-
            time advancement to the next grade level; and
                ``(iii) for high school students, may include 
            indicators such as career competencies, successful 
            completion of internships or apprenticeships, or work-based 
            learning opportunities;
            ``(B) a description of how data collected for the purposes 
        of subparagraph (A) will be collected; and
            ``(C) public dissemination of the evaluations of programs 
        and activities carried out under this part; and
        ``(15) 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.
    ``(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--
            ``(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) Limitation.--The Secretary may not give a priority or a 
preference for States or eligible entities that seek to use funds made 
available under this part to extend the regular school day.
``SEC. 4204. LOCAL COMPETITIVE SUBGRANT PROGRAM.
    ``(a) In General.--
        ``(1) Community learning centers.--A State that receives funds 
    under this part for a fiscal year shall provide the amount made 
    available under section 4202(c)(1) to award subgrants to eligible 
    entities for community learning centers in accordance with this 
    part.
        ``(2) Expanded learning program activities.--A State that 
    receives funds under this part for a fiscal year may use funds 
    under section 4202(c)(1) to support those enrichment and engaging 
    academic activities described in section 4205(a) that--
            ``(A) are included as part of an expanded learning program 
        that provides students at least 300 additional program hours 
        before, during, or after the traditional school day;
            ``(B) supplement but do not supplant regular school day 
        requirements; and
            ``(C) are carried out by entities that meet the 
        requirements of subsection (i).
    ``(b) Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant 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.
        ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph (1) 
    shall include--
            ``(A) a description of the activities to be funded, 
        including--
                ``(i) an assurance that the program will take place in 
            a safe and easily accessible facility;
                ``(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, if 
            applicable; and
                ``(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;
            ``(B) a description of how such activities are expected to 
        improve student academic achievement as well as overall student 
        success;
            ``(C) a demonstration of how the proposed program will 
        coordinate Federal, State, and local programs and make the most 
        effective use of public resources;
            ``(D) an assurance that the proposed program was developed 
        and will be carried out--
                ``(i) in active collaboration with the schools that 
            participating students attend (including through the 
            sharing of relevant data among the schools), all 
            participants of the eligible entity, and any partnership 
            entities described in subparagraph (H), in compliance with 
            applicable laws relating to privacy and confidentiality; 
            and
                ``(ii) in alignment with the challenging State academic 
            standards and any local academic standards;
            ``(E) a description of how the activities will meet the 
        measures of effectiveness described in section 4205(b);
            ``(F) an assurance that the program will target students 
        who primarily attend schools eligible for schoolwide programs 
        under section 1114 and the families of such students;
            ``(G) an assurance that subgrant 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 Federal, State, local, 
        or non-Federal funds;
            ``(H) a description of the partnership between a local 
        educational agency, a community-based organization, and another 
        public entity or private entity, if appropriate;
            ``(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);
            ``(J) a demonstration that the eligible entity will use 
        best practices, including research or evidence-based practices, 
        to provide educational and related activities that will 
        complement and enhance academic performance, achievement, 
        postsecondary and workforce preparation, and positive youth 
        development of the students;
            ``(K) a description of a preliminary plan for how the 
        community learning center will continue after funding under 
        this part ends;
            ``(L) an assurance that the community will be given notice 
        of an intent to submit an application and that the application 
        and any waiver request will be available for public review 
        after submission of the application;
            ``(M) if the eligible entity plans to use volunteers in 
        activities carried out through the community learning center, a 
        description of how the eligible entity will encourage and use 
        appropriately qualified persons to serve as the volunteers; and
            ``(N) such other information and assurances as the State 
        educational agency may reasonably require.
    ``(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.
    ``(d) Permissive Local Match.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency may require an 
    eligible entity to match subgrant funds awarded under this part, 
    except that such match may not exceed the amount of the subgrant 
    and may not be derived from other Federal or State funds.
        ``(2) Sliding scale.--The amount of a match under paragraph (1) 
    shall be established based on a sliding scale that takes into 
    account--
            ``(A) the relative poverty of the population to be targeted 
        by the eligible entity; and
            ``(B) the ability of the eligible entity to obtain such 
        matching funds.
        ``(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.
        ``(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 subgrants under this part.
    ``(e) Peer Review.--In reviewing local applications under this 
part, a State educational agency shall use a rigorous peer-review 
process or other methods to ensure the quality of funded projects.
    ``(f) Geographic Diversity.--To the extent practicable, a State 
educational agency shall distribute subgrant funds under this part 
equitably among geographic areas within the State, including urban and 
rural communities.
    ``(g) Duration of Awards.--A subgrant awarded under this part shall 
be awarded for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 
years.
    ``(h) Amount of Awards.--A subgrant awarded under this part may not 
be made in an amount that is less than $50,000.
    ``(i) Priority.--
        ``(1) In general.--In awarding subgrants under this part, a 
    State educational agency shall give priority to applications--
            ``(A) proposing to target services to--
                ``(i) students who primarily attend schools that--

                    ``(I) are implementing comprehensive support and 
                improvement activities or targeted support and 
                improvement activities under section 1111(d) or other 
                schools determined by the local educational agency to 
                be in need of intervention and support to improve 
                student academic achievement and other outcomes; and
                    ``(II) enroll students who may be at risk for 
                academic failure, dropping out of school, involvement 
                in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lack 
                strong positive role models; and

                ``(ii) the families of students described in clause 
            (i);
            ``(B) submitted jointly by eligible entities consisting of 
        not less than 1--
                ``(i) local educational agency receiving funds under 
            part A of title I; and
                ``(ii) another eligible entity; and
            ``(C) demonstrating that the activities proposed in the 
        application--
                ``(i) are, as of the date of the submission of the 
            application, not accessible to students who would be 
            served; or
                ``(ii) would expand accessibility to high-quality 
            services that may be available in the community.
        ``(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.
        ``(3) Limitation.--A State educational agency may not give a 
    priority or a preference to eligible entities that seek to use 
    funds made available under this part to extend the regular school 
    day.
    ``(j) Renewability of Awards.--A State educational agency may renew 
a subgrant provided under this part to an eligible entity, based on the 
eligible entity's performance during the preceding subgrant period.
``SEC. 4205. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
    ``(a) Authorized Activities.--Each eligible entity that receives an 
award under section 4204 may use the award funds to carry out a broad 
array of activities that advance student academic achievement and 
support student success, including--
        ``(1) academic enrichment learning programs, mentoring 
    programs, remedial education activities, and tutoring services, 
    that are aligned with--
            ``(A) the challenging State academic standards and any 
        local academic standards; and
            ``(B) local curricula that are designed to improve student 
        academic achievement;
        ``(2) well-rounded education activities, including such 
    activities that enable students to be eligible for credit recovery 
    or attainment;
        ``(3) literacy education programs, including financial literacy 
    programs and environmental literacy programs;
        ``(4) programs that support a healthy and active lifestyle, 
    including nutritional education and regular, structured physical 
    activity programs;
        ``(5) services for individuals with disabilities;
        ``(6) programs that provide after-school activities for 
    students who are English learners that emphasize language skills 
    and academic achievement;
        ``(7) cultural programs;
        ``(8) telecommunications and technology education programs;
        ``(9) expanded library service hours;
        ``(10) parenting skills programs that promote parental 
    involvement and family literacy;
        ``(11) programs that provide assistance to students who have 
    been truant, suspended, or expelled to allow the students to 
    improve their academic achievement;
        ``(12) drug and violence prevention programs and counseling 
    programs;
        ``(13) programs that build skills in science, technology, 
    engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this paragraph as 
    `STEM'), including computer science, and that foster innovation in 
    learning by supporting nontraditional STEM education teaching 
    methods; and
        ``(14) programs that partner with in-demand fields of the local 
    workforce or build career competencies and career readiness and 
    ensure that local workforce and career readiness skills are aligned 
    with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
    (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and the Workforce Innovation and 
    Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
    ``(b) Measures of Effectiveness.--
        ``(1) In general.--For a program or activity developed pursuant 
    to this part to meet the measures of effectiveness, monitored by 
    the State educational agency as described in section 4203(a)(14), 
    such program or activity shall--
            ``(A) be based upon an assessment of objective data 
        regarding the need for before and after school (or summer 
        recess) programs and activities in the schools and communities;
            ``(B) be based upon an established set of performance 
        measures aimed at ensuring the availability of high-quality 
        academic enrichment opportunities;
            ``(C) if appropriate, be based upon evidence-based research 
        that the program or activity will help students meet the 
        challenging State academic standards and any local academic 
        standards;
            ``(D) ensure that measures of student success align with 
        the regular academic program of the school and the academic 
        needs of participating students and include performance 
        indicators and measures described in section 4203(a)(14)(A); 
        and
            ``(E) collect the data necessary for the measures of 
        student success described in subparagraph (D).
        ``(2) Periodic evaluation.--
            ``(A) In general.--The program or activity shall undergo a 
        periodic evaluation in conjunction with the State educational 
        agency's overall evaluation plan as described in section 
        4203(a)(14), to assess the program's progress toward achieving 
        the goal of providing high-quality opportunities for academic 
        enrichment and overall student success.
            ``(B) Use of results.--The results of evaluations under 
        subparagraph (A) shall be--
                ``(i) used to refine, improve, and strengthen the 
            program or activity, and to refine the performance 
            measures;
                ``(ii) made available to the public upon request, with 
            public notice of such availability provided; and
                ``(iii) used by the State to determine whether a 
            subgrant is eligible to be renewed under section 4204(j).
``SEC. 4206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $1,100,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2020.''.

     PART C--EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS

SEC. 4301. CHARTER SCHOOLS.
    Part C of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7221 et seq.), as redesignated by 
section 4001, is amended--
        (1) by striking sections 4301 through 4305, as redesignated by 
    section 4001, and inserting the following:
``SEC. 4301. PURPOSE.
    ``It is the purpose of this part to--
        ``(1) improve the United States education system and education 
    opportunities for all people in the United States by supporting 
    innovation in public education in public school settings that 
    prepare students to compete and contribute to the global economy 
    and a stronger Nation;
        ``(2) provide financial assistance for the planning, program 
    design, and initial implementation of charter schools;
        ``(3) increase the number of high-quality charter schools 
    available to students across the United States;
        ``(4) evaluate the impact of charter 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 States typically provide for traditional public schools;
        ``(6) expand opportunities for children with disabilities, 
    English learners, and other traditionally underserved students to 
    attend charter schools and meet the challenging State academic 
    standards;
        ``(7) support efforts to strengthen the charter school 
    authorizing process to improve performance management, including 
    transparency, oversight and monitoring (including financial 
    audits), and evaluation of such schools; and
        ``(8) support quality, accountability, and transparency in the 
    operational performance of all authorized public chartering 
    agencies, including State educational agencies, local educational 
    agencies, and other authorizing entities.
``SEC. 4302. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out a charter school 
program that supports charter schools that serve early childhood, 
elementary school, or secondary school students by--
        ``(1) supporting the startup of new charter schools, the 
    replication of high-quality charter schools, and the expansion of 
    high-quality 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) the activities described in paragraph (1);
            ``(B) the dissemination of best practices of charter 
        schools for all schools;
            ``(C) the evaluation of the impact of the charter school 
        program under this part on schools participating in such 
        program; and
            ``(D) stronger charter school authorizing practices.
    ``(b) Funding Allotment.--From the amount made available under 
section 4311 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) reserve 12.5 percent to support charter school facilities 
    assistance under section 4304;
        ``(2) reserve 22.5 percent to carry out national activities 
    under section 4305; and
        ``(3) use the remaining amount after the reservations under 
    paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out section 4303.
    ``(c) Prior Grants and Subgrants.--The recipient of a grant or 
subgrant under part B of title V (as such part was in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act) shall 
continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of such grant or subgrant.
``SEC. 4303. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS.
    ``(a) 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 school support organization.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--From the amount available under section 
4302(b)(3), the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants 
to State entities having applications approved under subsection (f) to 
enable such entities to--
        ``(1) award subgrants to eligible applicants to enable eligible 
    applicants to--
            ``(A) open and prepare for the operation of new charter 
        schools;
            ``(B) open and prepare for the operation of replicated 
        high-quality charter schools; or
            ``(C) expand 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, including developing capacity for, and conducting, fiscal 
    oversight and auditing of charter schools.
    ``(c) State Entity Uses of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State entity receiving a grant under this 
    section shall--
            ``(A) use not less than 90 percent of the grant funds to 
        award subgrants to eligible applicants, in accordance with the 
        quality charter school program described in the State entity's 
        application pursuant to subsection (f), for the purposes 
        described in subsection (b)(1);
            ``(B) reserve not less than 7 percent of such funds to 
        carry out the activities described in subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(C) reserve not more than 3 percent of such funds 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 subsection (b)(2) directly or through grants, contracts, or 
    cooperative agreements.
        ``(3) Rule of construction.--
            ``(A) Use of lottery.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit 
        the Secretary from awarding grants to State entities, or 
        prohibit State entities from awarding subgrants to eligible 
        applicants, that use a weighted lottery to give slightly better 
        chances for admission to all, or a subset of, educationally 
        disadvantaged students if--
                ``(i) the use of weighted lotteries in favor of such 
            students is not prohibited by State law, and such State law 
            is consistent with laws described in section 4310(2)(G); 
            and
                ``(ii) such weighted lotteries are not used for the 
            purpose of creating schools exclusively to serve a 
            particular subset of students.
            ``(B) Students with special needs.--Nothing in this 
        paragraph shall be construed to prohibit schools from 
        specializing in providing specific services for students with a 
        demonstrated need for such services, such as students who need 
        specialized instruction in reading, spelling, or writing.
    ``(d) Program Periods; Peer Review; Distribution of Subgrants; 
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 5 
        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 
    awarding subgrants under this section, shall use a peer-review 
    process to review applications for assistance under this section.
        ``(3) Grant awards.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary--
                ``(i) shall for each fiscal year for which funds are 
            appropriated under section 4311--

                    ``(I) award not less than 3 grants under this 
                section; and
                    ``(II) fully obligate the first 2 years of funds 
                appropriated for the purpose of awarding grants under 
                this section in the first fiscal year for which such 
                grants are awarded; and

                ``(ii) prior to the start of the third year of the 
            grant period and each succeeding year of each grant awarded 
            under this section to a State entity--

                    ``(I) shall review--

                        ``(aa) whether the State entity is using the 
                    grant funds for the agreed upon uses of funds; and
                        ``(bb) whether the full amount of the grant 
                    will be needed for the remainder of the grant 
                    period; and

                    ``(II) may, as determined necessary based on that 
                review, terminate or reduce the amount of the grant and 
                reallocate the remaining grant funds to other State 
                entities--

                        ``(aa) by using such funds to award grants 
                    under this section to other State entities; or
                        ``(bb) in a fiscal year in which the amount of 
                    such remaining funds is insufficient to award 
                    grants under item (aa), in accordance with 
                    subparagraph (B).
            ``(B) Remaining funding.--For a fiscal year for which there 
        are remaining grant funds under this paragraph, but the amount 
        of such funds is insufficient to award a grant to a State 
        entity under this section, the Secretary shall use such 
        remaining grants funds--
                ``(i) to supplement funding for grants under section 
            4305(a)(2), but not to supplant--

                    ``(I) the funds reserved under section 4305(a)(2); 
                and
                    ``(II) funds otherwise reserved under section 
                4302(b)(2) to carry out national activities under 
                section 4305;

                ``(ii) to award grants to State entities to carry out 
            the activities described in subsection (b)(1) for the next 
            fiscal year; or
                ``(iii) to award one year of a grant under subsection 
            (b)(1) to a high-scoring State entity, in an amount at or 
            above the minimum amount the State entity needs to be 
            successful for such year.
        ``(4) Diversity of projects.--Each State entity awarding 
    subgrants under this section shall award subgrants in a manner 
    that, to the extent practicable and applicable, 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 over which the Secretary exercises 
    administrative authority, except any such requirement relating to 
    the elements of a charter school described in section 4310(2), if--
            ``(A) the waiver is requested in an approved application 
        under this section; and
            ``(B) the Secretary determines that granting such waiver 
        will promote the purpose of this part.
    ``(e) Limitations.--
        ``(1) Grants.--No State entity may receive a grant under this 
    section for use in a State in which a State entity is currently 
    using a grant received under this section.
        ``(2) Subgrants.--An eligible applicant may not receive more 
    than 1 subgrant under this section for each individual charter 
    school for a 5-year period, unless the eligible applicant 
    demonstrates to the State entity that such individual charter 
    school has at least 3 years of improved educational results for 
    students enrolled in such charter school with respect to the 
    elements described in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 4310(8).
    ``(f) 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) a description of how the State entity will--
                ``(i) support the opening of charter schools through 
            the startup of new charter schools and, if applicable, the 
            replication of high-quality charter schools, and the 
            expansion of high-quality charter schools (including the 
            proposed number of new charter schools to be opened, high-
            quality charter schools to be opened as a result of the 
            replication of a high-quality charter school, or high-
            quality charter schools to be expanded under the State 
            entity's program);
                ``(ii) inform eligible charter schools, developers, and 
            authorized public chartering agencies of the availability 
            of funds under the program;
                ``(iii) work with eligible applicants to ensure that 
            the eligible applicants access all Federal funds that such 
            applicants are eligible to receive, and help the charter 
            schools supported by the applicants and the students 
            attending those charter schools--

                    ``(I) participate in the Federal programs in which 
                the schools and students are eligible to participate;
                    ``(II) receive the commensurate share of Federal 
                funds the schools and students are eligible to receive 
                under such programs; and
                    ``(III) meet the needs of students served under 
                such programs, including students with disabilities and 
                English learners;

                ``(iv) ensure that authorized public chartering 
            agencies, in collaboration with surrounding local 
            educational agencies where applicable, establish clear 
            plans and procedures to assist students enrolled in a 
            charter school that closes or loses its charter to attend 
            other high-quality schools;
                ``(v) in the case of a State entity that is not a State 
            educational agency--

                    ``(I) work with the State educational agency and 
                charter schools in the State to maximize charter school 
                participation in Federal and State programs for which 
                charter schools are eligible; and
                    ``(II) work with the State educational agency to 
                operate the State entity's program under this section, 
                if applicable;

                ``(vi) ensure that each eligible applicant that 
            receives a subgrant under the State entity's program--

                    ``(I) is using funds provided under this section 
                for one of the activities described in subsection 
                (b)(1); and
                    ``(II) is prepared to continue to operate charter 
                schools funded under this section in a manner 
                consistent with the eligible applicant's application 
                for such subgrant once the subgrant funds under this 
                section are no longer available;

                ``(vii) support--

                    ``(I) charter schools in local educational agencies 
                with a significant number of schools identified by the 
                State for comprehensive support and improvement under 
                section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i); and
                    ``(II) the use of charter schools to improve 
                struggling schools, or to turn around struggling 
                schools;

                ``(viii) work with charter schools on--

                    ``(I) recruitment and enrollment practices to 
                promote inclusion of all students, including by 
                eliminating any barriers to enrollment for 
                educationally disadvantaged students (who include 
                foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth); and
                    ``(II) supporting all students once they are 
                enrolled to promote retention, including by reducing 
                the overuse of discipline practices that remove 
                students from the classroom;

                ``(ix) share best and promising practices between 
            charter schools and other public schools;
                ``(x) ensure that charter schools receiving funds under 
            the State entity's program meet the educational needs of 
            their students, including children with disabilities and 
            English learners;
                ``(xi) support efforts to increase charter school 
            quality initiatives, including meeting the quality 
            authorizing elements described in paragraph (2)(D);
                ``(xii)(I) in the case of a State entity not described 
            in subclause (II), a description of how the State entity 
            will provide oversight of authorizing activity, including 
            how the State will help ensure better authorizing, such as 
            by establishing authorizing standards that may include 
            approving, monitoring, and re-approving or revoking the 
            authority of an authorized public chartering agency based 
            on the performance of the charter schools authorized by 
            such agency in the areas of student achievement, student 
            safety, financial and operational management, and 
            compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations; 
            and
                ``(II) in the case of a State entity described in 
            subsection (a)(4), a description of how the State entity 
            will work with the State to support the State's system of 
            technical assistance and oversight, as described in 
            subclause (I), of the authorizing activity of authorized 
            public chartering agencies; and
            ``(xiii) work with eligible applicants receiving a subgrant 
        under the State entity's program to support the opening of new 
        charter schools or charter school models described in clause 
        (i) that are high schools;
            ``(B) a description of the extent to which the State 
        entity--
                ``(i) is able to meet and carry out the priorities 
            described in subsection (g)(2);
                ``(ii) is working to develop or strengthen a cohesive 
            statewide system to support the opening of new charter 
            schools and, if applicable, the replication of high-quality 
            charter schools, and the expansion of high-quality charter 
            schools; and
                ``(iii) is working to develop or strengthen a cohesive 
            strategy to encourage collaboration between charter schools 
            and local educational agencies on the sharing of best 
            practices;
            ``(C) a description of how the State entity will award 
        subgrants, on a competitive basis, including--
                ``(i) a description of the application each eligible 
            applicant desiring to receive a subgrant will be required 
            to submit, which application shall include--

                    ``(I) a description of the roles and 
                responsibilities of eligible applicants, partner 
                organizations, and charter management organizations, 
                including the administrative and contractual roles and 
                responsibilities of such partners;
                    ``(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, how a school's performance in 
                the State's accountability system and impact on student 
                achievement (which may include student academic growth) 
                will be one of the most important factors for renewal 
                or revocation of the school's charter, and how the 
                State entity and the authorized public chartering 
                agency involved will reserve the right to revoke or not 
                renew a school's charter based on financial, 
                structural, or operational factors involving the 
                management of the school;
                    ``(III) a description of how the autonomy and 
                flexibility granted to a charter school is consistent 
                with the definition of a charter school in section 
                4310;
                    ``(IV) 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 that will receive 
                funds under the State entity's program;
                    ``(V) a description of the eligible applicant's 
                planned activities and expenditures of subgrant funds 
                to support the activities described in subsection 
                (b)(1), and how the eligible applicant will maintain 
                financial sustainability after the end of the subgrant 
                period; and
                    ``(VI) a description of how the eligible applicant 
                will support the use of effective parent, family, and 
                community engagement strategies to operate each charter 
                school that will receive funds under the State entity's 
                program; and

                ``(ii) a description of how the State entity will 
            review applications from eligible applicants;
            ``(D) in the case of a State entity that partners with an 
        outside organization to carry out the State entity's quality 
        charter school program, in whole or in part, a description of 
        the roles and responsibilities of the partner;
            ``(E) a description of how the State entity will ensure 
        that each charter school receiving funds under the State 
        entity's program has considered and planned for the 
        transportation needs of the school's students;
            ``(F) a description of how the State in which the State 
        entity is located addresses charter schools in the State's open 
        meetings and open records laws; and
            ``(G) a description of how the State entity will support 
        diverse charter school models, including models that serve 
        rural communities.
        ``(2) Assurances.--Assurances that--
            ``(A) each charter school receiving funds through the State 
        entity's program will have a high degree of autonomy over 
        budget and operations, including autonomy over personnel 
        decisions;
            ``(B) the State entity will support charter schools in 
        meeting the educational needs of their students, as described 
        in paragraph (1)(A)(x);
            ``(C) the State entity will ensure that the authorized 
        public chartering agency of any charter school that receives 
        funds under the State entity's program adequately monitors each 
        charter school under the authority of such agency in 
        recruiting, enrolling, retaining, and meeting the needs of all 
        students, including children with disabilities and English 
        learners;
            ``(D) the State entity will provide adequate technical 
        assistance to eligible applicants to meet the objectives 
        described in clause (viii) of paragraph (1)(A) and subparagraph 
        (B) of this paragraph;
            ``(E) the State entity will promote quality authorizing, 
        consistent with State law, such as through providing technical 
        assistance to support each authorized public chartering agency 
        in the State to improve such agency's ability to monitor the 
        charter schools authorized by the agency, including by--
                ``(i) assessing annual performance data of the schools, 
            including, as appropriate, graduation rates, student 
            academic growth, and rates of student attrition;
                ``(ii) reviewing the schools' independent, annual 
            audits of financial statements prepared in accordance with 
            generally accepted accounting principles, and ensuring that 
            any such audits are publically reported; and
                ``(iii) holding charter schools accountable to the 
            academic, financial, and operational quality controls 
            agreed to between the charter school and the authorized 
            public chartering agency involved, such as through renewal, 
            non-renewal, or revocation of the school's charter;
            ``(F) the State 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 State entity will ensure that each charter school 
        receiving funds under the State entity's program makes publicly 
        available, consistent with the dissemination requirements of 
        the annual State report card under section 1111(h), including 
        on the website of the school, information to help parents make 
        informed decisions about the education options available to 
        their children, including--
                ``(i) information on the educational program;
                ``(ii) student support services;
                ``(iii) parent contract requirements (as applicable), 
            including any financial obligations or fees;
                ``(iv) enrollment criteria (as applicable); and
                ``(v) annual performance and enrollment data for each 
            of the subgroups of students, as defined in section 
            1111(c)(2), except that such disaggregation of performance 
            and enrollment data shall not be required in a case in 
            which the number of students in a group is insufficient to 
            yield statically reliable information or the results would 
            reveal personally identifiable information about an 
            individual student.
        ``(3) Requests for waivers.--Information about waivers, 
    including--
            ``(A) a request and justification for waivers of any 
        Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that the State 
        entity believes are necessary for the successful operation of 
        the charter schools that will receive funds under the State 
        entity's program under this section or, in the case of a State 
        entity defined in subsection (a)(4), a description of how the 
        State entity will work with the State to request such necessary 
        waivers, where applicable; and
            ``(B) a description of any State or local rules, generally 
        applicable to public schools, that will be waived, or otherwise 
        not apply to such schools.
    ``(g) 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 (f), after taking into 
    consideration--
            ``(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State's 
        charter school law and how the State entity will work to 
        maximize the flexibility provided to charter schools under such 
        law;
            ``(B) the ambitiousness of the State entity's objectives 
        for the quality charter school program carried out under this 
        section;
            ``(C) the likelihood that the eligible applicants receiving 
        subgrants under the program will meet those objectives and 
        improve educational results for students;
            ``(D) the State entity's plan to--
                ``(i) adequately monitor the eligible applicants 
            receiving subgrants under the State entity's program;
                ``(ii) work with the authorized public chartering 
            agencies involved to avoid duplication of work for the 
            charter schools and authorized public chartering agencies; 
            and
                ``(iii) provide technical assistance and support for--

                    ``(I) the eligible applicants receiving subgrants 
                under the State entity's program; and
                    ``(II) quality authorizing efforts in the State; 
                and

            ``(E) the State entity's plan to solicit and consider input 
        from parents and other members of the community on the 
        implementation and operation of charter schools in the State.
        ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
    Secretary shall give priority to a State entity to the extent that 
    the entity meets the following criteria:
            ``(A) The State entity is located in a State that--
                ``(i) allows at least one entity that is not a local 
            educational agency to be an authorized public chartering 
            agency for developers seeking to open a charter school in 
            the State; or
                ``(ii) in the case of a State in which local 
            educational agencies are the only authorized public 
            chartering agencies, the State has an appeals process for 
            the denial of an application for a charter school.
            ``(B) 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.
            ``(C) The State entity is located in a State that provides 
        charter schools one or more of the following:
                ``(i) Funding for facilities.
                ``(ii) Assistance with facilities acquisition.
                ``(iii) Access to public facilities.
                ``(iv) The ability to share in bonds or mill levies.
                ``(v) The right of first refusal to purchase public 
            school buildings.
                ``(vi) Low- or no-cost leasing privileges.
            ``(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 supports charter schools that serve 
        at-risk students through activities such as dropout prevention, 
        dropout recovery, or comprehensive career counseling services.
            ``(F) The State entity has taken steps to ensure that all 
        authorizing public chartering agencies implement best practices 
        for charter school authorizing.
    ``(h) Local Uses of Funds.--An eligible applicant receiving a 
subgrant under this section shall use such funds to support the 
activities described in subsection (b)(1), which shall include one or 
more of the following activities:
        ``(1) Preparing teachers, school leaders, and specialized 
    instructional support personnel, including through paying the costs 
    associated with--
            ``(A) providing professional development; and
            ``(B) hiring and compensating, during the eligible 
        applicant's planning period specified in the application for 
        subgrant funds that is required under this section, one or more 
        of the following:
                ``(i) Teachers.
                ``(ii) School leaders.
                ``(iii) Specialized instructional support personnel.
        ``(2) Acquiring supplies, training, equipment (including 
    technology), and educational materials (including developing and 
    acquiring instructional materials).
        ``(3) Carrying out necessary renovations to ensure that a new 
    school building complies with applicable statutes and regulations, 
    and minor facilities repairs (excluding construction).
        ``(4) Providing one-time, startup costs associated with 
    providing transportation to students to and from the charter 
    school.
        ``(5) Carrying out community engagement activities, which may 
    include paying the cost of student and staff recruitment.
        ``(6) Providing for other appropriate, non-sustained costs 
    related to the activities described in subsection (b)(1) when such 
    costs cannot be met from other sources.
    ``(i) 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 (or at the end of the second year 
of the grant period if the grant is less than 5 years), and at the end 
of such grant period, a report that includes the following:
        ``(1) The number of students served by each subgrant awarded 
    under this section and, if applicable, the number of new students 
    served during each year of the period of the subgrant.
        ``(2) A description of how the State entity met the objectives 
    of the quality charter school program described in the State 
    entity's application under subsection (f), including--
            ``(A) how the State entity met the objective of sharing 
        best and promising practices described in subsection 
        (f)(1)(A)(ix) in areas such as instruction, professional 
        development, curricula development, and operations between 
        charter schools and other public schools; and
            ``(B) if known, the extent to which such practices were 
        adopted and implemented by such other public schools.
        ``(3) The number and amount of subgrants awarded under this 
    section to carry out activities described in each of subparagraphs 
    (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1).
        ``(4) A description of--
            ``(A) how the State entity complied with, and ensured that 
        eligible applicants complied with, the assurances included in 
        the State entity's application; and
            ``(B) how the State entity worked with authorized public 
        chartering agencies, and how the agencies worked with the 
        management company or leadership of the schools that received 
        subgrant funds under this section, if applicable.
``SEC. 4304. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE.
    ``(a) Grants to Eligible Entities.--
        ``(1) In general.--From the amount reserved under section 
    4302(b)(1), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to 
    award, on a competitive basis, not less than 3 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 helping 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 the 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 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.--An eligible entity desiring to receive a 
    grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
    Secretary 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 that the 
        eligible entity proposes to carry out 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;
            ``(C) a description of the eligible entity's expertise in 
        capital market financing;
            ``(D) 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, including how the 
        eligible 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 eligible 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 
        eligible entity has taken, or will take, to ensure that charter 
        schools within the State receive the funding that charter 
        schools need to have adequate facilities.
    ``(e) Charter School Objectives.--An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under subsection (a) 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 more 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, or the renovation, 
    repair, or alteration of existing facilities, necessary to commence 
    or continue the operation of a charter school.
        ``(3) The predevelopment costs required to assess sites for 
    purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) and that are necessary to commence 
    or continue the operation of a charter school.
    ``(f) Reserve Account.--
        ``(1) Use of funds.--To assist charter schools in accomplishing 
    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 subsection (a) 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 this 
    subsection.
    ``(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) shall submit to the 
        Secretary an annual report of the entity's operations and 
        activities under this section (excluding subsection (k)).
            ``(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 carried out 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 that 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 subsection (a), 
        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 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 to 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 
        4302(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 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 for the second such year;
                ``(iii) 60 percent for the third such year;
                ``(iv) 40 percent for the fourth such year; and
                ``(v) 20 percent for the fifth such year.
            ``(D) State share.--A State receiving a grant under this 
        subsection may partner with 1 or more organizations, and such 
        organizations may provide not more than 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 total 
        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.--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.--A State that is required under 
            State law to provide its charter schools with access to 
            adequate facility space, but that does not have a per-pupil 
            facilities aid program for charter schools specified in 
            State law, is 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. 4305. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    ``(a) In General.--From the amount reserved under section 
4302(b)(2), the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) use not more than 80 percent of such funds to award 
    grants in accordance with subsection (b);
        ``(2) use not more than 9 percent of such funds to award 
    grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the 
    purpose of carrying out the activities described in section 4303(h) 
    in a State that did not receive a grant under section 4303; and
        ``(3) after the uses described in paragraphs (1) and (2), use 
    the remainder of such funds to--
            ``(A) disseminate technical assistance to--
                ``(i) State entities in awarding subgrants under 
            section 4303(b)(1); and
                ``(ii) eligible entities and States receiving grants 
            under section 4304;
            ``(B) disseminate best practices regarding charter schools; 
        and
            ``(C) evaluate the impact of the charter school program 
        carried out under this part, including the impact on student 
        achievement.
    ``(b) Grants for the Replication and Expansion of High-quality 
Charter Schools.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a 
    competitive basis, to eligible entities having applications 
    approved under paragraph (3) to enable such entities to open and 
    prepare for the operation of one or more replicated high-quality 
    charter schools or to expand one or more high-quality charter 
    schools.
        ``(2) Definition of eligible entity.--For purposes of this 
    subsection, the term `eligible entity' means a charter management 
    organization.
        ``(3) Application requirements.--An eligible entity desiring to 
    receive a grant under this subsection 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:
            ``(A) Existing charter school data.--For each charter 
        school currently operated or managed by the eligible entity--
                ``(i) student assessment results for all students and 
            for each subgroup of students described in section 
            1111(c)(2);
                ``(ii) attendance and student retention rates for the 
            most recently completed school year and, if applicable, the 
            most recent available 4-year adjusted cohort graduation 
            rates and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rates; 
            and
                ``(iii) information on any significant compliance and 
            management issues encountered within the last 3 school 
            years by any school operated or managed by the eligible 
            entity, including in the areas of student safety and 
            finance.
            ``(B) Descriptions.--A description of--
                ``(i) the eligible entity's objectives for implementing 
            a high-quality charter school program with funding under 
            this subsection, including a description of the proposed 
            number of high-quality charter schools the eligible entity 
            proposes to open as a result of the replication of a high-
            quality charter school or to expand with funding under this 
            subsection;
                ``(ii) the educational program that the eligible entity 
            will implement in such charter schools, including--

                    ``(I) information on how the program will enable 
                all students to meet the challenging State academic 
                standards;
                    ``(II) the grade levels or ages of students who 
                will be served; and
                    ``(III) the instructional practices that will be 
                used;

                ``(iii) how the operation of such charter schools will 
            be sustained after the grant under this subsection has 
            ended, which shall include a multi-year financial and 
            operating model for the eligible entity;
                ``(iv) how the eligible entity will ensure that such 
            charter schools will recruit and enroll students, including 
            children with disabilities, English learners, and other 
            educationally disadvantaged students; and
                ``(v) any request and justification for any waivers of 
            Federal statutory or regulatory requirements that the 
            eligible entity believes are necessary for the successful 
            operation of such charter schools.
            ``(C) Assurance.--An assurance that the eligible entity has 
        sufficient procedures in effect to ensure timely closure of 
        low-performing or financially mismanaged charter schools and 
        clear plans and procedures in effect for the students in such 
        schools to attend other high-quality schools.
        ``(4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall select eligible 
    entities to receive grants under this subsection, on the basis of 
    the quality of the applications submitted under paragraph (3), 
    after taking into consideration such factors as--
            ``(A) the degree to which the eligible entity has 
        demonstrated success in increasing academic achievement for all 
        students and for each of the subgroups of students described in 
        section 1111(c)(2) attending the charter schools the eligible 
        entity operates or manages;
            ``(B) a determination that the eligible entity has not 
        operated or managed a significant proportion of charter schools 
        that--
                ``(i) have been closed;
                ``(ii) have had the school's charter revoked due to 
            problems with statutory or regulatory compliance; or
                ``(iii) have had the school's affiliation with the 
            eligible entity revoked or terminated, including through 
            voluntary disaffiliation; and
            ``(C) a determination that the eligible entity has not 
        experienced significant problems with statutory or regulatory 
        compliance that could lead to the revocation of a school's 
        charter.
        ``(5) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
    Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--
            ``(A) plan to operate or manage high-quality charter 
        schools with racially and socioeconomically diverse student 
        bodies;
            ``(B) demonstrate success in working with schools 
        identified by the State for comprehensive support and 
        improvement under section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i);
            ``(C) propose to use funds--
                ``(i) to expand high-quality charter schools to serve 
            high school students; or
                ``(ii) to replicate high-quality charter schools to 
            serve high school students; or
            ``(D) propose to operate or manage high-quality charter 
        schools that focus on dropout recovery and academic reentry.
    ``(c) Terms and Conditions.--Except as otherwise provided, grants 
awarded under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall have the 
same terms and conditions as grants awarded to State entities under 
section 4303.'';
        (2) in section 4306 (20 U.S.C. 7221e), as redesignated by 
    section 4001, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) New or Significantly Expanding Charter Schools.--For purposes 
of implementing the hold harmless protections in sections 1122(c) and 
1125A(g)(3) for a newly opened or significantly expanded charter school 
under this part, a State educational agency shall calculate a hold-
harmless base for the prior year that, as applicable, reflects the new 
or significantly expanded enrollment of the charter school.'';
        (3) in section 4308 (20 U.S.C. 7221g), as redesignated by 
    section 4001, by inserting ``as quickly as possible and'' before 
    ``to the extent practicable'';
        (4) in section 4310 (20 U.S.C. 7221i), as redesignated by 
    section 4001--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``subpart'' and inserting ``part'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
        paragraphs (2), (5), and (6), respectively;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (1), and 
        moving such paragraph so as to precede paragraph (2), as 
        redesignated by subparagraph (B);
            (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (B)--
                (i) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``, and part B'' 
            and inserting ``, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
            1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), section 444 of the General 
            Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly 
            referred to as the `Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
            Act of 1974'), and part B'';
                (ii) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(H) is a school to which parents choose to send their 
        children, and that--
                ``(i) admits students on the basis of a lottery, 
            consistent with section 4303(c)(3)(A), if more students 
            apply for admission than can be accommodated; or
                ``(ii) in the case of a school that has an affiliated 
            charter school (such as a school that is part of the same 
            network of schools), automatically enrolls students who are 
            enrolled in the immediate prior grade level of the 
            affiliated charter school and, for any additional student 
            openings or student openings created through regular 
            attrition in student enrollment in the affiliated charter 
            school and the enrolling school, admits students on the 
            basis of a lottery as described in clause (i);'';
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(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 State audit requirements are 
        waived by the State;'';
                (iv) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``and'' at the 
            end;
                (v) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the 
            end and inserting ``; and''; and
                (vi) by adding at the end the following:

                    ``(M) may serve students in early childhood 
                education programs or postsecondary students.'';

            (E) by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (B), the following:
        ``(3) Charter management organization.--The term `charter 
    management organization' means a nonprofit organization that 
    operates or manages a network of charter schools linked by 
    centralized support, operations, and oversight.
        ``(4) Charter school support organization.--The term `charter 
    school support organization' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
    entity that is not an authorized public chartering agency and 
    provides, on a statewide basis--
            ``(A) assistance to developers during the planning, program 
        design, and initial implementation of a charter school; and
            ``(B) technical assistance to operating charter schools.'';
            (F) in paragraph (6)(B), as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (B), by striking ``under section 5203(d)(3)''; and
            (G) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) Expand.--The term `expand', when used with respect to a 
    high-quality charter school, means to significantly increase 
    enrollment or add one or more grades to the high-quality charter 
    school.
        ``(8) 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 student academic growth, as determined by a 
        State;
            ``(B) has no significant issues in the areas of student 
        safety, financial and operational management, or statutory or 
        regulatory compliance;
            ``(C) has demonstrated success in significantly increasing 
        student academic achievement, including graduation rates where 
        applicable, for all students served by the charter school; and
            ``(D) has demonstrated success in increasing student 
        academic achievement, including graduation rates where 
        applicable, for each of the subgroups of students, as defined 
        in section 1111(c)(2), 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.
        ``(9) Replicate.--The term `replicate', when used with respect 
    to a high-quality charter school, means to open a new charter 
    school, or a new campus of a high-quality charter school, based on 
    the educational model of an existing high-quality charter school, 
    under an existing charter or an additional charter, if permitted or 
    required by State law.''; and
        (5) by striking section 4311 (20 U.S.C. 7221j), as redesignated 
    by section 4001, and inserting the following:
``SEC. 4311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
        ``(1) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
        ``(2) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
        ``(3) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
        ``(4) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

                   PART D--MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE

SEC. 4401. MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE.
    Part D of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), as amended by section 
4001(b)(3), is further amended--
        (1) in section 4401--
            (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
                (i) by striking ``2,000,000'' and inserting 
            ``2,500,000''; and
                (ii) by striking ``65'' and inserting ``69''; and
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) by striking ``and implementation'' and 
                inserting ``, implementation, and expansion''; and
                    (II) by striking ``content standards and student 
                academic achievement standards'' and inserting 
                ``standards'';

                (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and design'' and 
            inserting ``, design, and expansion'';
                (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``vocational'' and 
            inserting ``career''; and
                (iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ``productive'';
        (2) in section 4405(b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``any available 
            evidence on, or if such evidence is not available, a 
            rationale, based on current research, for'' before ``how 
            the proposed magnet school programs'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, including 
            any evidence, or if such evidence is not available, a 
            rationale based on current research findings, to support 
            such description'' before the semicolon;
                (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
            subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
                (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
            ``(D) how the applicant will assess, monitor, and evaluate 
        the impact of the activities funded under this part on student 
        achievement and integration;''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 
            5301(b)'' and inserting ``section 4401(b)''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``highly 
            qualified'' and inserting ``effective'';
        (3) in section 4406, by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
    inserting the following:
        ``(2) propose to--
            ``(A) carry out a new, evidence-based magnet school 
        program;
            ``(B) significantly revise an existing magnet school 
        program, using evidence-based methods and practices, as 
        available; or
            ``(C) replicate an existing magnet school program that has 
        a demonstrated record of success in increasing student academic 
        achievement and reducing isolation of minority groups;
        ``(3) propose to select students to attend magnet school 
    programs by methods such as lottery, rather than through academic 
    examination; and
        ``(4) propose to increase racial integration by taking into 
    account socioeconomic diversity in designing and implementing 
    magnet school programs.'';
        (4) in section 4407--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``highly qualified'' 
            and inserting ``effective'';
                (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
            end and inserting a semicolon; and
                (iv) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(8) to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of 
    such agencies, or other organizations partnered with such agency or 
    consortium, to establish, expand, or strengthen inter-district and 
    regional magnet programs; and
        ``(9) notwithstanding section 426 of the General Education 
    Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1228), to provide transportation to and 
    from the magnet school, provided that--
            ``(A) such transportation is sustainable beyond the grant 
        period; and
            ``(B) the costs of providing transportation do not 
        represent a significant portion of the grant funds received by 
        the eligible local educational agency under this part .''; and
            (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(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 challenging State 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.'';
        (5) in section 4408--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``3'' and inserting 
        ``5'';
            (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Amount.--No grant awarded under this part to a local 
educational agency, or a consortium of such agencies, shall be for more 
than $15,000,000 for the grant period described in subsection (a).''; 
and
            (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``July'' and inserting 
        ``June'';
        (6) in section 4409--
            (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this part the following amounts:
        ``(1) $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
        ``(2) $96,820,000 for fiscal year 2018.
        ``(3) $102,387,150 for fiscal year 2019.
        ``(4) $108,530,379 for fiscal year 2020.''.
            (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Reservation for Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may 
reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds appropriated under 
subsection (a) for any fiscal year to provide technical assistance and 
share best practices with respect to magnet school programs assisted 
under this part.''.

            PART E--FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 4501. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
    Title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as amended by section 4001, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``PART E--FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

``SEC. 4501. PURPOSES.
    ``The purposes of this part are the following:
        ``(1) To provide financial support to organizations to provide 
    technical assistance and training to State educational agencies 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 part with 
    parent involvement initiatives funded under section 1116 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. 4502. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
    ``(a) Statewide Family Engagement Centers.--From the amount 
appropriated under section 4506 and not reserved under subsection (d), 
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--
        ``(1) carry out parent education, and family engagement in 
    education, programs; or
        ``(2) 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 such 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.
    ``(c) Matching Funds for Grant Renewal.--Each organization or 
consortium receiving assistance under this part shall demonstrate that, 
for each fiscal year after the first fiscal year for which the 
organization or consortium is receiving such assistance, 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.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall reserve not more 
than 2 percent of the funds appropriated under section 4506 to carry 
out this part to provide technical assistance, by competitive grant or 
contract, for the establishment, development, and coordination of 
statewide family engagement centers.
``SEC. 4503. APPLICATIONS.
    ``(a) Submissions.--Each statewide organization, or a consortium of 
such organizations, that desires a grant under this part shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may require, which shall include 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 how the State educational agency and any 
    partner organization will support the statewide family engagement 
    center that will be operated by the applicant including a 
    description of the State educational agency and any partner 
    organization's commitment of such support.
        ``(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, parents of English 
    learners, minorities, students with disabilities, homeless children 
    and youth, children and youth in foster care, and migrant students, 
    including evaluation results, reporting, or other data exhibiting 
    such demonstrated experience.
        ``(5) A description of the steps the applicant will take to 
    target services to low-income students and parents.
        ``(6) 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 part in each fiscal year to serve local educational 
        agencies, schools, and community-based organizations that serve 
        high concentrations of disadvantaged students, including 
        students who are English learners, minorities, students with 
        disabilities, homeless children and youth, children and youth 
        in foster care, and migrant 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 statewide family engagement 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 part; 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 (20 U.S.C. 1471; 1472);
            ``(G) use not less than 30 percent of the funds received 
        under this part for each fiscal year to establish or expand 
        technical assistance for evidence-based parent education 
        programs;
            ``(H) provide assistance to State educational agencies, 
        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;
            ``(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; and
            ``(K) conduct outreach to low-income students and parents, 
        including low-income students and parents who are not 
        proficient in English.
        ``(7) An assurance that the applicant will conduct training 
    programs in the community to improve adult literacy, including 
    financial literacy.
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants for activities described in 
this part, the Secretary shall give priority to statewide family 
engagement centers that will use funds under section 4504 for evidence-
based activities, which, for the purposes of this part is defined as 
activities meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
``SEC. 4504. USES OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) In General.--Each statewide organization or consortium 
receiving a grant under this part shall use the grant funds, based on 
the needs determined under section 4503(b)(6)(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 challenging 
    State academic standards, such as by assisting parents--
            ``(A) to engage in activities that will improve student 
        academic achievement, including understanding how parents can 
        support learning in the classroom with activities at home and 
        in after school 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) in learning and using 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) 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.
    ``(c) 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 
    parents to direct the education of their children.
``SEC. 4505. 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 tribes, tribal organizations, or Indian 
nonprofit parent organizations to establish and operate family 
engagement centers.
``SEC. 4506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.''.''.

                      PART F--NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

SEC. 4601. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    Title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as amended by the previous 
provisions of this title, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:

                     ``PART F--NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

``SEC. 4601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS.
    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part--
        ``(1) $200,741,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018; and
        ``(2) $220,741,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
    ``(b) Reservations.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) reserve $5,000,000 to carry out activities authorized 
    under subpart 3; and
        ``(2) from the amounts remaining after the reservation under 
    paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) carry out activities authorized under subpart 1 
        using--
                ``(i) 36 percent of such remainder for each of fiscal 
            years 2017 and 2018; and
                ``(ii) 42 percent of such remainder for each of fiscal 
            years 2019 and 2020;
            ``(B) carry out activities authorized under subpart 2 
        using--
                ``(i) 36 percent of such remainder for each of fiscal 
            years 2017 and 2018; and
                ``(ii) 32 percent of such remainder for each of fiscal 
            years 2019 and 2020; and
            ``(C) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 4--
                ``(i) 28 percent of such remainder for each of fiscal 
            years 2017 and 2018; and
                ``(ii) 26 percent of such remainder for each of fiscal 
            years 2019 and 2020.

             ``Subpart 1--Education Innovation and Research

``SEC. 4611. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH.
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
        ``(1) In general.--From funds reserved under section 
    4601(b)(2)(A), the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities 
    to enable the eligible entities to--
            ``(A) create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to 
        scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated 
        innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for 
        high-need students; and
            ``(B) rigorously evaluate such innovations, in accordance 
        with subsection (e).
        ``(2) Description of grants.--The grants described in paragraph 
    (1) shall include--
            ``(A) early-phase grants to fund the development, 
        implementation, and feasibility testing of a program, which 
        prior research suggests has promise, for the purpose of 
        determining whether the program can successfully improve 
        student achievement or attainment for high-need students;
            ``(B) mid-phase grants to fund implementation and a 
        rigorous evaluation of a program that has been successfully 
        implemented under an early-phase grant described in 
        subparagraph (A) or other effort meeting similar criteria, for 
        the purpose of measuring the program's impact and cost 
        effectiveness, if possible using existing administrative data; 
        and
            ``(C) expansion grants to fund implementation and a 
        rigorous replication evaluation of a program that has been 
        found to produce sizable, important impacts under a mid-phase 
        grant described in subparagraph (B) or other effort meeting 
        similar criteria, for the purposes of--
                ``(i) determining whether such impacts can be 
            successfully reproduced and sustained over time; and
                ``(ii) identifying the conditions in which the program 
            is most effective.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--In this subpart, the term `eligible entity' 
means any of the following:
        ``(1) A local educational agency.
        ``(2) A State educational agency.
        ``(3) The Bureau of Indian Education.
        ``(4) A consortium of State educational agencies or local 
    educational agencies.
        ``(5) A nonprofit organization.
        ``(6) A State educational agency, a local educational agency, a 
    consortium described in paragraph (4), or the Bureau of Indian 
    Education, in partnership with--
            ``(A) a nonprofit organization;
            ``(B) a business;
            ``(C) an educational service agency; or
            ``(D) an institution of higher education.
    ``(c) Rural Areas.--
        ``(1) In general.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
    Secretary shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the funds 
    made available for any fiscal year are awarded for programs that 
    meet both of the following requirements:
            ``(A) The grantee is--
                ``(i) a local educational agency with an urban-centric 
            district locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as 
            determined by the Secretary;
                ``(ii) a consortium of such local educational agencies;
                ``(iii) an educational service agency or a nonprofit 
            organization in partnership with such a local educational 
            agency; or
                ``(iv) a grantee described in clause (i) or (ii) in 
            partnership with a State educational agency.
            ``(B) A majority of the schools to be served by the program 
        are designated with a locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, or 
        a combination of such codes, as determined by the Secretary.
        ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
    shall reduce the amount of funds made available under such 
    paragraph if the Secretary does not receive a sufficient number of 
    applications of sufficient quality.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--In order to receive a grant under subsection 
(a), an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the eligible entity will 
provide matching funds, in cash or through in-kind contributions, from 
Federal, State, local, or private sources in an amount equal to 10 
percent of the funds provided under such grant, except that the 
Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement, on a case-by-case 
basis, upon a showing of exceptional circumstances, such as--
        ``(1) the difficulty of raising matching funds for a program to 
    serve a rural area;
        ``(2) the difficulty of raising matching funds in areas with a 
    concentration of local educational agencies or schools with a high 
    percentage of students aged 5 through 17--
            ``(A) who are in poverty, as counted in the most recent 
        census data approved by the Secretary;
            ``(B) who are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch 
        under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
            ``(C) whose families receive assistance under the State 
        program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
            ``(D) who are eligible to receive medical assistance under 
        the Medicaid program; and
        ``(3) the difficulty of raising funds on tribal land.
    ``(e) Evaluation.--Each recipient of a grant under this section 
shall conduct an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
program carried out under such grant.
    ``(f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may reserve not more 
than 5 percent of the funds appropriated under section 4601(b)(2)(A) 
for each fiscal year to--
        ``(1) provide technical assistance for eligibility entities, 
    which may include pre-application workshops, web-based seminars, 
    and evaluation support; and
        ``(2) to disseminate best practices.

           ``Subpart 2--Community Support for School Success

``SEC. 4621. PURPOSES.
    ``The purposes of this subpart are to--
        ``(1) significantly improve the academic and developmental 
    outcomes of children living in the most distressed communities of 
    the United States, including ensuring school readiness, high school 
    graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-
    quality services; and
        ``(2) provide support for the planning, implementation, and 
    operation of full-service community schools that improve the 
    coordination and integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of 
    services for children and families, particularly for children 
    attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural 
    schools.
``SEC. 4622. DEFINITIONS.
    ``In this subpart:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means the 
    following:
            ``(A) With respect to a grant for activities described in 
        section 4623(a)(1)(A)--
                ``(i) an institution of higher education, as defined in 
            section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
            1002);
                ``(ii) an Indian tribe or tribal organization, as 
            defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b); or
                ``(iii) one or more nonprofit entities working in 
            formal partnership with not less than 1 of the following 
            entities:

                    ``(I) A high-need local educational agency.
                    ``(II) An institution of higher education, as 
                defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
                    ``(III) The office of a chief elected official of a 
                unit of local government.
                    ``(IV) An Indian tribe or tribal organization, as 
                defined under section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                450b).

            ``(B) With respect to a grant for activities described in 
        section 4623(a)(1)(B), a consortium of--
                ``(i)(I) 1 or more local educational agencies; or
                ``(II) the Bureau of Indian Education; and
                ``(ii) 1 or more community-based organizations, 
            nonprofit organizations, or other public or private 
            entities.
        ``(2) Full-service community school.--The term `full-service 
    community school' means a public elementary school or secondary 
    school that--
            ``(A) participates in a community-based effort to 
        coordinate and integrate educational, developmental, family, 
        health, and other comprehensive services through community-
        based organizations and public and private partnerships; and
            ``(B) provides access to such services in school to 
        students, families, and the community, such as access during 
        the school year (including before- and after-school hours and 
        weekends), as well as during the summer.
        ``(3) Pipeline services.--The term `pipeline services' means a 
    continuum of coordinated supports, services, and opportunities for 
    children from birth through entry into and success in postsecondary 
    education, and career attainment. Such services shall include, at a 
    minimum, strategies to address through services or programs 
    (including integrated student supports) the following:
            ``(A) High-quality early childhood education programs.
            ``(B) High-quality school and out-of-school-time programs 
        and strategies.
            ``(C) Support for a child's transition to elementary 
        school, from elementary school to middle school, from middle 
        school to high school, and from high school into and through 
        postsecondary education and into the workforce, including any 
        comprehensive readiness assessment determined necessary.
            ``(D) Family and community engagement and supports, which 
        may include engaging or supporting families at school or at 
        home.
            ``(E) Activities that support postsecondary and workforce 
        readiness, which may include job training, internship 
        opportunities, and career counseling.
            ``(F) Community-based support for students who have 
        attended the schools in the area served by the pipeline, or 
        students who are members of the community, facilitating their 
        continued connection to the community and success in 
        postsecondary education and the workforce.
            ``(G) Social, health, nutrition, and mental health services 
        and supports.
            ``(H) Juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation 
        programs.
``SEC. 4623. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use not less than 95 
    percent of the amounts made available under section 4601(b)(2)(B) 
    to award grants, on a competitive basis and subject to subsection 
    (e), to eligible entities for the following activities:
            ``(A) Promise neighborhoods.--The implementation of a 
        comprehensive, effective continuum of coordinated services that 
        meets the purpose described in section 4621(1) by carrying out 
        activities in neighborhoods with--
                ``(i) high concentrations of low-income individuals;
                ``(ii) multiple signs of distress, which may include 
            high rates of poverty, childhood obesity, academic failure, 
            and juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or incarceration; 
            and
                ``(iii) schools implementing comprehensive support and 
            improvement activities or targeted support and improvement 
            activities under section 1111(d).
            ``(B) Full-service community schools.--The provision of 
        assistance to public elementary schools or secondary schools to 
        function as full-service community schools.
        ``(2) Sufficient size and scope.--Each grant awarded under this 
    subpart shall be of sufficient size and scope to allow the eligible 
    entity to carry out the applicable purposes of this subpart.
    ``(b) Duration.--A grant awarded under this subpart shall be for a 
period of not more than 5 years, and may be extended for an additional 
period of not more than 2 years.
    ``(c) Continued Funding.--Continued funding of a grant under this 
subpart, including a grant extended under subsection (b), after the 
third year of the initial grant period shall be contingent on the 
eligible entity's progress toward meeting--
        ``(1) with respect to a grant for activities described in 
    section 4624, the performance metrics described in section 4624(h); 
    and
        ``(2) with respect to a grant for activities described in 
    section 4625, annual performance objectives and outcomes under 
    section 4625(a)(4)(C).
    ``(d) Matching Requirements.--
        ``(1) Promise neighborhood activities.--
            ``(A) Matching funds.--Each eligible entity receiving a 
        grant under this subpart for activities described in section 
        4624 shall contribute matching funds in an amount equal to not 
        less than 100 percent of the amount of the grant. Such matching 
        funds shall come from Federal, State, local, and private 
        sources.
            ``(B) Private sources.--The Secretary shall require that a 
        portion of the matching funds come from private sources, which 
        may include in-kind contributions.
            ``(C) Adjustment.--The Secretary may adjust the matching 
        funds requirement under this paragraph for applicants that 
        demonstrate high need, including applicants from rural areas 
        and applicants that wish to provide services on tribal lands.
            ``(D) Financial hardship waiver.--The Secretary may waive 
        or reduce, on a case-by-case basis, the matching requirement 
        under this paragraph, including the requirement for funds from 
        private sources, for a period of 1 year at a time, if the 
        eligible entity demonstrates significant financial hardship.
        ``(2) Full-service community schools activities.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this subpart for activities described in section 4625 
        shall provide matching funds from non-Federal sources, which 
        may be provided in part with in-kind contributions.
            ``(B) Special rule.--The Bureau of Indian Education may 
        meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) using funds from other 
        Federal sources.
        ``(3) Special rules.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may not require any 
        eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart to provide 
        matching funds in an amount that exceeds the amount of the 
        grant award.
            ``(B) Consideration.--Notwithstanding this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall not consider the ability of an eligible entity 
        to match funds when determining which applicants will receive 
        grants under this subpart.
    ``(e) Reservation for Rural Areas.--
        ``(1) In general.--From the amounts allocated under subsection 
    (a) for grants to eligible entities, the Secretary shall use not 
    less than 15 percent of such amounts to award grants to eligible 
    entities that propose to carry out the activities described in such 
    subsection in rural areas.
        ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary shall reduce the amount 
    described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary does not receive a 
    sufficient number of applications of sufficient quality.
    ``(f) Minimum Number of Grants.--For each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall award under this subpart not fewer than 3 grants for 
activities described in section 4624 and not fewer than 10 grants for 
activities described in section 4625, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the requirements of subsection (a)(2), and the number 
and quality of applications.
``SEC. 4624. PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS.
    ``(a) Application Requirements.--An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this subpart for activities described in this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may require, including, at a minimum, all of the 
following:
        ``(1) A plan to significantly improve the academic outcomes of 
    children living in a neighborhood that is served by the eligible 
    entity--
            ``(A) by providing pipeline services that address the needs 
        of children in the neighborhood, as identified by the needs 
        analysis described in paragraph (4); and
            ``(B) that is supported by effective practices.
        ``(2) A description of the neighborhood that the eligible 
    entity will serve.
        ``(3) Measurable annual objectives and outcomes for the grant, 
    in accordance with the metrics described in subsection (h), for 
    each year of the grant.
        ``(4) An analysis of the needs and assets of the neighborhood 
    identified in paragraph (1), including--
            ``(A) the size and scope of the population affected;
            ``(B) a description of the process through which the needs 
        analysis was produced, including a description of how parents, 
        families, and community members were engaged in such analysis;
            ``(C) an analysis of community assets and collaborative 
        efforts (including programs already provided from Federal and 
        non-Federal sources) within, or accessible to, the 
        neighborhood, including, at a minimum, early learning 
        opportunities, family and student supports, local businesses, 
        local educational agencies, and institutions of higher 
        education;
            ``(D) the steps that the eligible entity is taking, at the 
        time of the application, to address the needs identified in the 
        needs analysis; and
            ``(E) any barriers the eligible entity, public agencies, 
        and other community-based organizations have faced in meeting 
        such needs.
        ``(5) A description of--
            ``(A) all information that the entity used to identify the 
        pipeline services to be provided, which shall not include 
        information that is more than 3 years old; and
            ``(B) how the eligible entity will--
                ``(i) collect data on children served by each pipeline 
            service; and
                ``(ii) increase the percentage of children served over 
            time.
        ``(6) A description of the process used to develop the 
    application, including the involvement of family and community 
    members.
        ``(7) A description of how the pipeline services will 
    facilitate the coordination of the following activities:
            ``(A) Providing early learning opportunities for children, 
        including by--
                ``(i) providing opportunities for families to acquire 
            the skills to promote early learning and child development; 
            and
                ``(ii) ensuring appropriate diagnostic assessments and 
            referrals for children with disabilities and children aged 
            3 through 9 experiencing developmental delays, consistent 
            with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
            U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), where applicable.
            ``(B) Supporting, enhancing, operating, or expanding 
        rigorous, comprehensive, effective educational improvements, 
        which may include high-quality academic programs, expanded 
        learning time, and programs and activities to prepare students 
        for postsecondary education admissions and success.
            ``(C) Supporting partnerships between schools and other 
        community resources with an integrated focus on academics and 
        other social, health, and familial supports.
            ``(D) Providing social, health, nutrition, and mental 
        health services and supports, for children, family members, and 
        community members, which may include services provided within 
        the school building.
            ``(E) Supporting evidence-based programs that assist 
        students through school transitions, which may include 
        expanding access to postsecondary education courses and 
        postsecondary education enrollment aid or guidance, and other 
        supports for at-risk youth.
        ``(8) A description of the strategies that will be used to 
    provide pipeline services (including a description of which 
    programs and services will be provided to children, family members, 
    community members, and children within the neighborhood) to support 
    the purpose described in section 4621(1).
        ``(9) An explanation of the process the eligible entity will 
    use to establish and maintain family and community engagement, 
    including--
            ``(A) involving representative participation by the members 
        of such neighborhood in the planning and implementation of the 
        activities of each grant awarded under this subpart for 
        activities described in this section;
            ``(B) the provision of strategies and practices to assist 
        family and community members in actively supporting student 
        achievement and child development;
            ``(C) providing services for students, families, and 
        communities within the school building; and
            ``(D) collaboration with institutions of higher education, 
        workforce development centers, and employers to align 
        expectations and programming with postsecondary education and 
        workforce readiness,
        ``(10) An explanation of how the eligible entity will 
    continuously evaluate and improve the continuum of high-quality 
    pipeline services to provide for continuous program improvement and 
    potential expansion.
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants for activities described in 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that will use funds under subsection (d) for evidence-based activities, 
which, for purposes of this subsection, is defined as activities 
meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(c) Memorandum of Understanding.--As eligible entity shall, as 
part of the application described in subsection (a), submit a 
preliminary memorandum of understanding, signed by each partner entity 
or agency described in section 4622(1)(A)(3) (if applicable) and 
detailing each partner's financial, programmatic, and long-term 
commitment with respect to the strategies described in the application.
    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this subpart to carry out a program of activities described in 
this section shall use the grant funds to--
        ``(1) support planning activities to develop and implement 
    pipeline services;
        ``(2) implement the pipeline services; and
        ``(3) continuously evaluate the success of the program and 
    improve the program based on data and outcomes.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
        ``(1) Funds for pipeline services.--Each eligible entity that 
    receives a grant under this subpart for activities described in 
    this section shall, for the first year of the grant, use not less 
    than 50 percent of the grant funds, and, for the second year of the 
    grant, use not less than 25 percent of the grant funds, to carry 
    out the activities described in subsection (d)(1).
        ``(2) Operational flexibility.--Each eligible entity that 
    operates a school in a neighborhood served by a grant program under 
    this subpart for activities described in this section shall provide 
    such school with the operational flexibility, including autonomy 
    over staff, time, and budget, needed to effectively carry out the 
    activities described in the application under subsection (a).
        ``(3) Limitation on use of funds for early childhood education 
    programs.--Funds provided under this subpart for activities 
    described in this section that are used to improve early childhood 
    education programs shall not be used to carry out any of the 
    following activities:
            ``(A) Assessments that provide rewards or sanctions for 
        individual children or teachers.
            ``(B) A single assessment that is used as the primary or 
        sole method for assessing program effectiveness.
            ``(C) Evaluating children, other than for the purposes of 
        improving instruction, classroom environment, professional 
        development, or parent and family engagement, or program 
        improvement.
    ``(f) Report.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this subpart for activities described in this section shall prepare and 
submit an annual report to the Secretary, which shall include--
        ``(1) information about the number and percentage of children 
    in the neighborhood who are served by the grant program, including 
    a description of the number and percentage of children accessing 
    each support or service offered as part of the pipeline services; 
    and
        ``(2) information relating to the performance metrics described 
    in subsection (h).
    ``(g) Publicly Available Data.--Each eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this subpart for activities described in this section 
shall make publicly available, including through electronic means, the 
information described in subsection (f). To the extent practicable, 
such information shall be provided in a form and language accessible to 
parents and families in the neighborhood served under the grant, and 
such information shall be a part of statewide longitudinal data 
systems.
    ``(h) Performance Indicators.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish performance 
    indicators under paragraph (2) and corresponding metrics to be used 
    for the purpose of reporting under paragraph (3) and program 
    evaluation under subsection (i).
        ``(2) Indicators.--The performance indicators established by 
    the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be indicators of improved 
    academic and developmental outcomes for children, including 
    indicators of school readiness, high school graduation, 
    postsecondary education and career readiness, and other academic 
    and developmental outcomes, to promote--
            ``(A) data-driven decision-making by eligible entities 
        receiving funds under this subpart; and
            ``(B) access to a community-based continuum of high-quality 
        services for children living in the most distressed communities 
        of the United States, beginning at birth.
        ``(3) Reporting.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under this subpart for activities described in this section shall 
    annually collect and report to the Secretary data on the 
    performance indicators described in paragraph (2) for use by the 
    Secretary in making a determination concerning continuation funding 
    and grant extension under section 4623(b) for each eligible entity.
    ``(i) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall reserve not more than 5 
percent of the funds made available under section 4601(b)(2)(A) to 
provide technical assistance and evaluate the implementation and impact 
of the activities funded under this section, in accordance with section 
8601.
``SEC. 4625. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
    ``(a) Application.--An eligible entity that desires a grant under 
this subpart for activities described in this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require that each such 
application include the following:
        ``(1) A description of the eligible entity.
        ``(2) A memorandum of understanding among all partner entities 
    in the eligible entity that will assist the eligible entity to 
    coordinate and provide pipeline services and that describes the 
    roles the partner entities will assume.
        ``(3) A description of the capacity of the eligible entity to 
    coordinate and provide pipeline services at 2 or more full-service 
    community schools.
        ``(4) A comprehensive plan that includes descriptions of the 
    following:
            ``(A) The student, family, and school community to be 
        served, including demographic information.
            ``(B) A needs assessment that identifies the academic, 
        physical, nonacademic, health, mental health, and other needs 
        of students, families, and community residents.
            ``(C) Annual measurable performance objectives and 
        outcomes, including an increase in the number and percentage of 
        families and students targeted for services each year of the 
        program, in order to ensure that children are--
                ``(i) prepared for kindergarten;
                ``(ii) achieving academically; and
                ``(iii) safe, healthy, and supported by engaged 
            parents.
            ``(D) Pipeline services, including existing and additional 
        pipeline services, to be coordinated and provided by the 
        eligible entity and its partner entities, including an 
        explanation of--
                ``(i) why such services have been selected;
                ``(ii) how such services will improve student academic 
            achievement; and
                ``(iii) how such services will address the annual 
            measurable performance objectives and outcomes established 
            under subparagraph (C).
            ``(E) Plans to ensure that each full-service community 
        school site has a full-time coordinator of pipeline services at 
        such school, including a description of the applicable funding 
        sources, plans for professional development for the personnel 
        managing, coordinating, or delivering pipeline services, and 
        plans for joint utilization and management of school 
        facilities.
            ``(F) Plans for annual evaluation based upon attainment of 
        the performance objectives and outcomes described in 
        subparagraph (C).
            ``(G) Plans for sustaining the programs and services 
        described in this subsection after the grant period.
        ``(5) An assurance that the eligible entity and its partner 
    entities will focus services on schools eligible for a schoolwide 
    program under section 1114(b).
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart for 
activities described in this section, the Secretary shall give priority 
to eligible entities that--
        ``(1)(A) will serve a minimum of 2 or more full-service 
    community schools eligible for a schoolwide program under section 
    1114(b), as part of a community- or district-wide strategy; or
        ``(B) include a local educational agency that satisfies the 
    requirements of--
            ``(i) subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 5211(b)(1); 
        or
            ``(ii) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 5221(b)(1);
        ``(2) are consortiums comprised of a broad representation of 
    stakeholders or consortiums demonstrating a history of 
    effectiveness; and
        ``(3) will use funds for evidence-based activities described in 
    subsection (e), defined for purposes of this paragraph as 
    activities meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(c) Planning.--The Secretary may authorize an eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this subpart for activities described in this 
section to use not more than 10 percent of the total amount of grant 
funds for planning purposes during the first year of the grant.
    ``(d) Minimum Amount.--The Secretary may not award a grant under 
this subpart for activities described in this section to an eligible 
entity in an amount that is less than $75,000 for each year of the 
grant period, subject to the availability of appropriations.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this subpart for 
activities described in this section shall be used to--
        ``(1) coordinate not less than 3 existing pipeline services, as 
    of the date of the grant award, and provide not less than 2 
    additional pipeline services, at 2 or more public elementary 
    schools or secondary schools;
        ``(2) to the extent practicable, integrate multiple pipeline 
    services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum to achieve the 
    annual measurable performance objectives and outcomes under 
    subsection (a)(4)(C) to meet the holistic needs of children; and
        ``(3) if applicable, coordinate and integrate services provided 
    by community-based organizations and government agencies with 
    services provided by specialized instructional support personnel.
    ``(f) Evaluations by the Institute of Education Sciences.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences, shall conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of grants 
under this subpart for activities described in this section in 
achieving the purpose described in section 4621(2).
    ``(g) Evaluations by Grantees.--The Secretary shall require each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart for activities 
described in this section to--
        ``(1) conduct annual evaluations of the progress achieved with 
    the grant toward the purpose described in section 4621(2);
        ``(2) use such evaluations to refine and improve activities 
    carried out through the grant and the annual measurable performance 
    objectives and outcomes under subsection (a)(4)(C); and
        ``(3) make the results of such evaluations publicly available, 
    including by providing public notice of such availability.
    ``(h) Construction Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and 
procedures afforded school or local educational agency 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.
    ``(i) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available to an 
eligible entity through a grant under this subpart for activities 
described in this section may be used only 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 section.

           ``Subpart 3--National Activities for School Safety

``SEC. 4631. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
        ``(1) In general.--From the funds reserved under section 
    4601(b)(1), the Secretary--
            ``(A) shall use a portion of such funds for the Project 
        School Emergency Response to Violence program (in this section 
        referred to as `Project SERV'), in order to provide education-
        related services to eligible entities; and
            ``(B) may use a portion of such funds to carry out other 
        activities to improve students' safety and well-being, during 
        and after the school day, under this section directly or 
        through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with 
        public or private entities or individuals, or other Federal 
        agencies, such as providing technical assistance to States and 
        local educational agencies carrying out activities under this 
        section or conducting a national evaluation.
        ``(2) Availability.--Amounts reserved under section 4601(b)(1) 
    for Project SERV are authorized to remain available until expended 
    for Project SERV.
    ``(b) Project SERV.--
        ``(1) Additional use of funds.--Funds made available under 
    subsection (a) for extended services grants under Project SERV may 
    be used by an eligible entity to initiate or strengthen violence 
    prevention activities as part of the activities designed to restore 
    the learning environment that was disrupted by the violent or 
    traumatic crisis in response to which the grant was awarded.
        ``(2) Application process.--
            ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity desiring to use a 
        portion of extended services grant funds under Project SERV to 
        initiate or strengthen a violence prevention activity shall--
                ``(i) submit, in an application that meets all 
            requirements of the Secretary for Project SERV, the 
            information described in subparagraph (B); or
                ``(ii) in the case of an eligible entity that has 
            already received an extended services grant under Project 
            SERV, submit an addition to the original application that 
            includes the information described in subparagraph (B).
            ``(B) Application requirements.--An application, or 
        addition to an application, for an extended services grant 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                ``(i) A demonstration of the need for funds due to a 
            continued disruption or a substantial risk of disruption to 
            the learning environment.
                ``(ii) An explanation of the proposed activities that 
            are designed to restore and preserve the learning 
            environment.
                ``(iii) A budget and budget narrative for the proposed 
            activities.
        ``(3) Award basis.--Any award of funds under Project SERV for 
    violence prevention activities under this section shall be subject 
    to the discretion of the Secretary and the availability of funds.
        ``(4) Prohibited use.--No funds provided to an eligible entity 
    for violence prevention activities may be used for construction, 
    renovation, or repair of a facility or for the permanent 
    infrastructure of the eligible entity.
    ``(c) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term 
`eligible entity' means--
        ``(1) a local educational agency, as defined in subparagraph 
    (A), (B), or (C) of section 8101(30), or institution of higher 
    education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due 
    to a violent or traumatic crisis; or
        ``(2) the Bureau of Indian Education in a case where the 
    learning environment of a school operated or funded by the Bureau, 
    including a school meeting the definition of a local educational 
    agency under section 8101(30)(C), has been disrupted due to a 
    violent or traumatic crisis.

                    ``Subpart 4--Academic Enrichment

``SEC. 4641. AWARDS FOR ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT.
    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From funds reserved under section 
4601(b)(2)(C), the Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
for the purposes of enriching the academic experience of students by 
promoting--
        ``(1) arts education for disadvantaged students and students 
    who are children with disabilities, as described in section 4642;
        ``(2) school readiness through the development and 
    dissemination of accessible instructional programming for preschool 
    and elementary school children and their families, as described in 
    section 4643; and
        ``(3) support for high-ability learners and high-ability 
    learning, as described in section 4644.
    ``(b) Annual Awards.--The Secretary shall annually make awards to 
fulfill each of the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
subsection (a).
``SEC. 4642. ASSISTANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
    ``(a) Awards to Provide Assistance for Arts Education.--
        ``(1) In general.--Awards made to eligible entities to fulfill 
    the purpose described in section 4641(a)(1), shall be used for a 
    program (to be known as the `Assistance for Arts Education 
    program') to promote arts education for students, including 
    disadvantaged students and students who are children with 
    disabilities, through activities such as--
            ``(A) professional development for arts educators, 
        teachers, and principals;
            ``(B) development and dissemination of accessible 
        instructional materials and arts-based educational programming, 
        including online resources, in multiple arts disciplines; and
            ``(C) community and national outreach activities that 
        strengthen and expand partnerships among schools, local 
        educational agencies, communities, or centers for the arts, 
        including national centers for the arts.
    ``(b) Conditions.--As conditions of receiving assistance made 
available under this section, the Secretary shall require each eligible 
entity receiving such assistance--
        ``(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
        ``(2) to use such assistance only to supplement, and not to 
    supplant, any other assistance or funds made available from non-
    Federal sources for the activities assisted under this subpart.
    ``(c) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, 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).
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that are eligible 
national nonprofit organizations.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
            ``(A) a local educational agency in which 20 percent or 
        more of the students served by the local educational agency are 
        from families with an income below the poverty line;
            ``(B) a consortium of such local educational agencies;
            ``(C) a State educational agency;
            ``(D) an institution of higher education;
            ``(E) a museum or cultural institution;
            ``(F) the Bureau of Indian Education;
            ``(G) an eligible national nonprofit organization; or
            ``(H) another private agency, institution, or organization.
        ``(2) Eligible national nonprofit organization.--The term 
    `eligible national nonprofit organization' means an organization of 
    national scope that--
            ``(A) is supported by staff, which may include volunteers, 
        or affiliates at the State and local levels; and
            ``(B) demonstrates effectiveness or high-quality plans for 
        addressing arts education activities for disadvantaged students 
        or students who are children with disabilities.
``SEC. 4643. READY TO LEARN PROGRAMMING.
    ``(a) Awards to Promote School Readiness Through Ready to Learn 
Programming.--
        ``(1) In general.--Awards made to eligible entities described 
    in paragraph (3) to fulfill the purpose described in section 
    4641(a)(2) shall--
            ``(A) be known as `Ready to Learn Programming awards'; and
            ``(B) be used to--
                ``(i) develop, produce, and distribute accessible 
            educational and instructional video programming for 
            preschool and elementary school children and their parents 
            in order to facilitate student academic achievement;
                ``(ii) facilitate the development, directly or through 
            contracts with producers of children's 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;
                ``(iii) facilitate the development of programming and 
            digital content containing Ready-to-Learn programming and 
            resources for parents and caregivers that is specially 
            designed for nationwide distribution over public television 
            stations' digital broadcasting channels and the Internet;
                ``(iv) contract with entities (such as public 
            telecommunications entities) so that programming developed 
            under this section is 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
                ``(v) develop and disseminate education and training 
            materials, including interactive programs and programs 
            adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are 
            designed--

                    ``(I) to promote school readiness; and
                    ``(II) to promote the effective use of materials 
                developed under clauses (ii) and (iii) among parents, 
                family members, teachers, principals and other school 
                leaders, Head Start providers, providers of family 
                literacy services, child care providers, early 
                childhood educators, elementary school teachers, public 
                libraries, and after-school program personnel caring 
                for preschool and elementary school children.

        ``(2) Availability.--In awarding or entering into grants, 
    contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the 
    Secretary shall ensure that eligible entities described in 
    paragraph (3) make programming widely available, with support 
    materials as appropriate, to young children, parents, child care 
    workers, Head Start providers, and providers of family literacy 
    services to increase the effective use of such programming.
        ``(3) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant, 
    contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity 
    shall be a public telecommunications entity that is able to 
    demonstrate each of the following:
            ``(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.
            ``(B) A capacity to contract with the producers of 
        children's television programming for the purpose of developing 
        educational television programming of high quality.
            ``(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.
            ``(D) A capacity to localize programming and materials to 
        meet specific State and local needs and to provide educational 
        outreach at the local level.
        ``(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--
            ``(A) to maximize the use of high-quality educational 
        programming by preschool and elementary school children, and 
        make such programming widely available to Federally funded 
        programs serving such populations; and
            ``(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 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)(B)(v) to enhance parent and child 
        care provider skills in early childhood development and 
        education.
    ``(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 and in such manner as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. The application shall include--
        ``(1) a description of the activities to be carried out under 
    this section;
        ``(2) a list of the types of entities with which such entity 
    will enter into contracts under subsection (a)(1)(B)(iv);
        ``(3) a description of the activities the entity will undertake 
    widely to disseminate the content developed under this section; and
        ``(4) a description of how the entity will comply with 
    subsection (a)(2).
    ``(c) Reports and Evaluations.--
        ``(1) Annual report to secretary.--An entity receiving a grant, 
    contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall prepare 
    and submit to the Secretary an annual report. The report shall 
    describe the program activities undertaken with funds received 
    under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including each 
    of the following:
            ``(A) The programming that has been developed, directly or 
        indirectly, by the eligible entity, and the target population 
        of the programming.
            ``(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.
            ``(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.
            ``(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.
        ``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
    submit 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 a biannual report that includes the 
    following:
            ``(A) A summary of the activities assisted under subsection 
        (a).
            ``(B) A description of the education and training materials 
        made available under subsection (a)(1)(B)(v), 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.
    ``(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.
    ``(e) Funding Rule.--Not less than 60 percent of the amount used by 
the Secretary to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be 
used to carry out activities under clauses (ii) through (iv) of 
subsection (a)(1)(B).
``SEC. 4644. SUPPORTING HIGH-ABILITY LEARNERS AND LEARNING.
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to promote and 
initiate a coordinated program, to be known as the `Jacob K. Javits 
Gifted and Talented Students Education Program', of evidence-based 
research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar 
activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary 
schools and secondary schools nationwide to identify gifted and 
talented students and meet their special educational needs.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary (after consultation with 
    experts in the field of the education of gifted and talented 
    students) shall make awards to, or enter into contracts with, State 
    educational agencies, local educational agencies, the Bureau of 
    Indian Education, institutions of higher education, other public 
    agencies, and other private agencies and organizations to assist 
    such agencies, institutions, or organizations, or the Bureau, in 
    carrying out programs or projects to fulfill the purpose described 
    in section 4641(a)(3), including the training of personnel in the 
    identification and education of gifted and talented students and in 
    the use, where appropriate, of gifted and talented services, 
    materials, and methods for all students.
        ``(2) Application.--Each entity seeking assistance under this 
    section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
    and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each 
    application shall describe how--
            ``(A) the proposed identification methods, as well as 
        gifted and talented services, materials, and methods, can be 
        adapted, if appropriate, for use by all students; and
            ``(B) the proposed programs can be evaluated.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Programs and projects assisted under this 
section may include any of the following:
        ``(1) Conducting evidence-based research on methods and 
    techniques for identifying and teaching gifted and talented 
    students and for using gifted and talented programs and methods to 
    identify and provide the opportunity for all students to be served, 
    particularly low-income and at-risk students.
        ``(2) Establishing and operating programs and projects for 
    identifying and serving gifted and talented students, including 
    innovative methods and strategies (such as summer programs, 
    mentoring programs, peer tutoring programs, service learning 
    programs, and cooperative learning programs involving business, 
    industry and education) for identifying and educating students who 
    may not be served by traditional gifted and talented programs.
        ``(3) Providing technical assistance and disseminating 
    information, which may include how gifted and talented programs and 
    methods may be adapted for use by all students, particularly low-
    income and at-risk students.
    ``(d) Center for Research and Development.--
        ``(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 consortium of 
    such institutions and agencies and other public or private agencies 
    and organizations, for the purpose of carrying out activities 
    described in subsection (c).
        ``(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.
    ``(e) Coordination.--Evidence-based activities supported under this 
section--
        ``(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
        ``(2) may include collaborative evidence-based activities that 
    are jointly funded and carried out with such Institute.
    ``(f) General Priority.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall give highest priority to programs and projects designed 
to--
        ``(1) develop new information that--
            ``(A) improves the capability of schools to plan, conduct, 
        and improve programs to identify and serve gifted and talented 
        students; or
            ``(B) assists schools in the identification of, and 
        provision of services to, gifted and talented students 
        (including economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals 
        who are English learners, and children with disabilities) who 
        may not be identified and served through traditional assessment 
        methods; or
        ``(2) implement evidence-based activities, defined in this 
    paragraph as activities meeting the requirements of section 
    8101(21)(A)(i).
    ``(g) Participation of Private School Children and Teachers.--In 
making grants and entering into contracts under this section, 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.
    ``(h) Review, Dissemination, and Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) use a peer-review process in reviewing applications under 
    this section;
        ``(2) ensure that information on the activities and results of 
    programs and projects funded under this section is disseminated to 
    appropriate State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 
    and other appropriate organizations, including private nonprofit 
    organizations; and
        ``(3) evaluate the effectiveness of programs under this section 
    in accordance with section 8601, 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 
    Every Student Succeeds Act.
    ``(i) Program Operations.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
programs under this section 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--
        ``(1) administer and coordinate the programs authorized under 
    this section;
        ``(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;
        ``(3) assist the Director of the Institute of Education 
    Sciences in identifying research priorities that reflect the needs 
    of gifted and talented students; and
        ``(4) disseminate, and consult on, the information developed 
    under this section with other offices within the Department.''.

            TITLE V--STATE INNOVATION AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY

SEC. 5001. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    (a) Title VI Redesignations.--Title VI (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is 
redesignated as title V and further amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 6121 through 6123 as sections 
    5101 through 5103, respectively;
        (2) by redesignating sections 6201 and 6202 as sections 5201 
    and 5202, respectively;
        (3) by redesignating sections 6211 through 6213 as sections 
    5211 through 5213, respectively;
        (4) by redesignating sections 6221 through 6224 as sections 
    5221 through 5224, respectively; and
        (5) by redesignating sections 6231 through 6234 as sections 
    5231 through 5234, respectively.
    (b) Structural and Conforming Amendments.--Title V (as redesignated 
by subsection (a) of this section) is further amended--
        (1) in part A, by striking subparts 1, 3, and 4;
        (2) by striking ``section 6212'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 5212'';
        (3) by striking ``section 6223'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 5223''; and
        (4) by striking ``section 6234'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 5234''.
SEC. 5002. FUNDING TRANSFERABILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES.
    Part A of title V, as redesignated and amended by section 5001 of 
this Act, is further amended--
        (1) in the part heading, by striking ``improving academic 
    achievement'' and inserting ``funding transferability for state and 
    local educational agencies'';
        (2) by striking ``Subpart 2--Funding Transferability for State 
    and Local Educational Agencies'';
        (3) by striking ``subpart'' each place it appears and inserting 
    ``part'';
        (4) by amending section 5102 to read as follows:
``SEC. 5102. PURPOSE.
    ``The purpose of this part is to allow States and local educational 
agencies the flexibility to target Federal funds to the programs and 
activities that most effectively address the unique needs of States and 
localities.'';
        (5) in section 5103--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``not more than 50 percent of the 
                nonadministrative State funds'' and inserting ``all, or 
                any lesser amount, of State funds''; and
                    (II) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and 
                inserting the following:

            ``(A) Part A of title II.
            ``(B) Part A of title IV.
            ``(C) Section 4202(c)(3).''; and
                (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
            following;
        ``(2) Additional funds.--In accordance with this part, a State 
    may transfer any funds allotted to the State under a provision 
    listed in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to its allotment under 
    any other of the following provisions:
            ``(A) Part A of title I.
            ``(B) Part C of title I.
            ``(C) Part D of title I.
            ``(D) Part A of title III.
            ``(E) Part B.''.
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(except'' 
                and all that follows through ``subparagraph (C))'' and 
                inserting ``may transfer all, or any lesser amount, of 
                the funds allocated to it'';
                    (II) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
                inserting:

            ``(B) Additional funds.--In accordance with this part, a 
        local educational agency may transfer any funds allotted to 
        such agency under a provision listed in paragraph (2) for a 
        fiscal year to its allotment under any other of the following 
        provisions:
                ``(i) Part A of title I.
                ``(ii) Part C of title I.
                ``(iii) Part D of title I.
                ``(iv) Part A of title III.
                ``(v) Part B.'';
                (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''; and
                    (II) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) and 
                inserting the following:

            ``(A) Part A of title II.
            ``(B) Part A of title IV.'';
            (C) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) No Transfer of Certain Funding.--A State or local educational 
agency may not transfer under this part to any other program any funds 
allotted or allocated to it for the following provisions:
        ``(1) Part A of title I.
        ``(2) Part C of title I.
        ``(3) Part D of title I.
        ``(4) Part A of title III.
        ``(5) Part B.''; and
            (D) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section 9501'' and 
        inserting ``section 8501''.
SEC. 5003. RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
    Part B of title V, as redesignated and amended by section 5001 of 
this Act, is further amended--
        (1) in section 5211--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) 
        through (E) and inserting the following:
            ``(A) Part A of title I.
            ``(B) Part A of title II.
            ``(C) Title III.
            ``(D) Part A or B of title IV.'';
            (B) in subsection (b)(1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--

                    (I) by striking ``school'' before ``locale code''; 
                and
                    (II) by striking ``7 or 8, as determined by the 
                Secretary; or'' and inserting ``41, 42, or 43, as 
                determined by the Secretary;'';

                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
            end and inserting ``; or''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) the local educational agency is a member of an 
        educational service agency that does not receive funds under 
        this subpart and the local educational agency meets the 
        requirements of this part.''; and
            (C) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) through 
        (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) Part A of title II.
        ``(2) Part A of title IV.'';
        (2) in section 5212--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through 
        (5) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) Part A of title I.
        ``(2) Part A of title II.
        ``(3) Title III.
        ``(4) Part A or B of title IV.'';
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
            following:
        ``(1) Allocation.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and 
        (4), the Secretary shall award a grant under subsection (a) to 
        a local educational agency eligible under section 5211(b) 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 under the provisions of law described in 
        section 5211(c) for the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(B) Special determination.--For a local educational 
        agency that is eligible under section 5211(b)(1)(C) and is a 
        member of an educational service agency, the Secretary may 
        determine the award amount by subtracting from the initial 
        amount determined under paragraph (2), an amount that is equal 
        to that local educational agency's per-pupil share of the total 
        amount received by the educational service agency under the 
        provisions described in section 5211(c), as long as a 
        determination under this subparagraph would not 
        disproportionately affect any State.'';
                (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
            following:
        ``(2) Determination of initial amount.--
            ``(A) In general.--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.
            ``(B) Special rule.--For any fiscal year for which the 
        amount made available to carry out this part is $265,000,000 or 
        more, subparagraph (A) shall be applied--
                ``(i) by substituting `$25,000' for `$20,000'; and
                ``(ii) by substituting `$80,000' for `$60,000'.''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Hold harmless.--For a local educational agency that is 
    not eligible under this subpart due to amendments made by the Every 
    Student Succeeds Act to section 5211(b)(1)(A)(ii) but met the 
    eligibility requirements under section 6211(b) as such section was 
    in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Every 
    Student Succeeds Act, the agency shall receive--
            ``(A) for fiscal year 2017, 75 percent of the amount such 
        agency received for fiscal year 2015;
            ``(B) for fiscal year 2018, 50 percent of the amount such 
        agency received for fiscal year 2015; and
            ``(C) for fiscal year 2019, 25 percent of the amount such 
        agency received for fiscal year 2015.''; and
            (C) by striking subsection (d);
        (3) by striking section 5213;
        (4) in section 5221--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 6222(a)'' and 
        inserting ``section 5222(a)'';
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)--

                    (I) by striking ``(A) 20 percent'' and inserting 
                ``(A)(i) 20 percent'';
                    (II) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as clause 
                (ii);
                    (III) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by subclause 
                (II))--

                        (aa) by striking ``school'' before ``locale 
                    code'';
                        (bb) by striking ``6, 7, or 8'' and inserting 
                    ``32, 33, 41, 42, or 43''; and
                        (cc) by striking the period at the end and 
                    inserting ``; or''; and

                    (IV) by adding at the end the following:

            ``(B) the agency meets the criteria established in clause 
        (i) of subparagraph (A) and the Secretary, in accordance with 
        paragraph (2), grants the local educational agency's request to 
        waive the criteria described in clause (ii) of such 
        subparagraph.'';
                (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
            and
                (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(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.'';
            (C) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs'' and inserting ``Bureau of Indian Education'';
        (5) in section 5222(a), by striking paragraphs (1) through (7) 
    and inserting the following:
        ``(1) Activities authorized under part A of title I.
        ``(2) Activities authorized under part A of title II.
        ``(3) Activities authorized under title III.
        ``(4) Activities authorized under part A of title IV.
        ``(5) Parental involvement activities.'';
        (6) in section 5223--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``at such time, in such 
        manner, and accompanied by such information'' and inserting 
        ``at such time and in such manner''; and
            (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include information on--
        ``(1) program objectives and outcomes for activities under this 
    subpart, including how the State educational agency or specially 
    qualified agency will use funds to help all students meet the 
    challenging State academic standards;
        ``(2) if the State educational agency will competitively award 
    grants to eligible local educational agencies, as described in 
    section 5221(b)(3)(A), the application under the section shall 
    include--
            ``(A) the methods and criteria the State educational agency 
        will use to review applications and award funds to local 
        educational agencies on a competitive basis; and
            ``(B) how the State educational agency will notify eligible 
        local educational agencies of the grant competition; and
        ``(3) a description of how the State educational agency will 
    provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies 
    to help such agencies implement the activities described in section 
    5222.'';
        (7) in section 5224--
            (A) by striking the section heading and all that follows 
        through ``Each'' and inserting the following: ``report.--
        Each'';
            (B) by striking subsections (b) through (e);
            (C) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``or specially qualified agency'' after ``Each State 
        educational agency'';
            (D) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) if the report is submitted by a State educational agency, 
    the method the State educational agency used to award grants to 
    eligible local educational agencies, and to provide assistance to 
    schools, under this subpart;''; and
            (E) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) the degree to which progress has been made toward meeting 
    the objectives and outcomes described in the application submitted 
    under section 5223, including having all students in the State or 
    the area served by the specially qualified agency, as applicable, 
    meet the challenging State academic standards.'';
        (8) by inserting after section 5224 the following:
``SEC. 5225. CHOICE OF PARTICIPATION.
    ``(a) In General.--If a local educational agency is eligible for 
funding under both this subpart and subpart 1, such local educational 
agency may receive funds under either this subpart or subpart 1 for a 
fiscal year, but may not receive funds under both subparts for such 
fiscal year.
    ``(b) Notification.--A local educational agency eligible for 
funding under both this subpart and subpart 1 shall notify the 
Secretary and the State educational agency under which of such subparts 
the local educational agency intends to receive funds for a fiscal year 
by a date that is established by the Secretary for the notification.''; 
and
        (9) in section 5234, by striking ``$300,000,000 for fiscal year 
    2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 
    fiscal years,'' and inserting ``$169,840,000 for each of the fiscal 
    years 2017 through 2020,''.
SEC. 5004. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    Part C of title V, as redesignated by section 5001 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:

                      ``PART C--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``SEC. 5301. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, OR 
CONTROL.
    ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize an officer 
or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a 
State, local educational agency, or school's specific instructional 
content, academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of 
instruction, as a condition of eligibility to receive funds under this 
Act.
``SEC. 5302. 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.''.
SEC. 5005. REVIEW RELATING TO RURAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
    (a) Review and Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall--
        (1) review the organization, structure, and process and 
    procedures of the Department of Education for administering its 
    programs and developing policy and regulations, in order to--
            (A) assess the methods and manner through which, and the 
        extent to which, the Department of Education takes into 
        account, considers input from, and addresses the unique needs 
        and characteristics of rural schools and rural local 
        educational agencies; and
            (B) determine actions that the Department of Education can 
        take to meaningfully increase the consideration and 
        participation of rural schools and rural local educational 
        agencies in the development and execution of the processes, 
        procedures, policies, and regulations of the Department of 
        Education;
        (2) make public a preliminary report containing the information 
    described in paragraph (1) and provide Congress and the public with 
    60 days to comment on the proposed actions described in paragraph 
    (1)(B); and
        (3) issue a final 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, which shall 
    describe the final actions developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) 
    after taking into account the comments submitted under paragraph 
    (2).
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall--
        (1) carry out each action described in the report under 
    subsection (a)(3); or
        (2) in a case in which an action is not carried out, provide a 
    written explanation 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 of why the action was not 
    carried out.

     TITLE VI--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

SEC. 6001. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Redesignation of Title.--Title VII (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is 
redesignated as title VI.
    (b) Redesignations and Conforming Amendments.--The Act (20 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 7101, 7102, 7111, 7112, 7113, 
    7114, 7115, 7116, 7117, 7118, 7119, 7121, 7122, 7131, 7132, 7133, 
    7134, 7135, 7136, 7141, 7142, 7143, 7144, 7151, 7152, 7201, 7202, 
    7203, 7204, 7205, 7206, 7207, 7301, 7302, 7303, 7304, 7305, and 
    7306, as sections 6101, 6102, 6111, 6112, 6113, 6114, 6115, 6116, 
    6117, 6118, 6119, 6121, 6122, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6134, 6135, 6136, 
    6141, 6142, 6143, 6144, 6151, 6152, 6201, 6202, 6203, 6204, 6205, 
    6206, 6207, 6301, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6305, and 6306, respectively;
        (2) in section 6112 (as so redesignated), in subsection (b)(1), 
    by striking ``section 7117'' and inserting ``section 6117'';
        (3) in section 6113 (as so redesignated)--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), is amended by striking 
        ``section 7117'' and inserting ``section 6117'';
            (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 7112'' and 
        inserting ``section 6112'';
            (C) in subsection (d)(2)--
                (i) by striking ``section 7114'' the first place it 
            appears and inserting ``section 6114''; and
                (ii) by striking ``section 7114(c)(4), section 7118(c), 
            or section 7119'' and inserting ``section 6114(c)(4), 
            section 6118(c), or section 6119''; and
            (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 7152(a)'' and 
        inserting ``6152(a)'';
        (4) in section 6114 (as so redesignated)--
            (A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``section 7115'' and 
        inserting ``section 6115''; and
            (B) in subsection (c)(4)(D), by striking ``section 
        7115(c)'' and inserting ``section 6115(c)'';
        (5) in section 6115 (as so redesignated)--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
            ``section 7111'' and inserting ``section 6111''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 7114(a)'' 
            and inserting ``section 6114(a)''; and
            (B) in subsection (c)--
                (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
            7114(c)(4)'' and inserting ``section 6114(c)(4)''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 7111'' and 
            inserting ``section 6111'';
        (6) in section 6116 (as so redesignated), in subsection (d)(9), 
    by striking ``section 7114(c)(4)'' and inserting ``section 
    6114(c)(4)'';
        (7) in section 6117 (as so redesignated)--
            (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``section 
        7151'' and inserting ``section 6151'';
            (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 7151'' and 
        inserting ``section 6151'';
            (C) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``section 7113'' and 
        inserting ``section 6113''; and
            (D) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``section 7114'' and 
        inserting ``section 6114'';
        (8) in section 6118 (as so redesignated), in subsection (a), by 
    striking ``section 7113'' and inserting ``section 6113'';
        (9) in section 6119 (as so redesignated), by striking ``section 
    7114'' and inserting ``section 6114''; and
        (10) in section 6205 (as so redesignated), in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 7204'' and 
        inserting ``section 6204''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 7204'' and 
        inserting ``section 6204''.
SEC. 6002. INDIAN EDUCATION.
    (a) Statement of Policy.--Section 6101 (20 U.S.C. 7401) (as 
redesignated by section 6001) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``It is further the policy of the United States to ensure 
that Indian children do not attend school in buildings that are 
dilapidated or deteriorating, which may negatively affect the academic 
success of such children.''.
    (b) Purpose.--Section 6102 (20 U.S.C. 7402) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6102. 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--
        ``(1) to meet the unique educational and culturally related 
    academic needs of Indian students, so that such students can meet 
    the challenging State academic standards;
        ``(2) to ensure that Indian students gain knowledge and 
    understanding of Native communities, languages, tribal histories, 
    traditions, and cultures; and
        ``(3) to ensure that teachers, principals, other school 
    leaders, and other staff who serve Indian students have the ability 
    to provide culturally appropriate and effective instruction and 
    supports to such students.''.
    (c) Purpose.--Section 6111 (20 U.S.C. 7421) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6111. PURPOSE.
    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to support the efforts of local 
educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, and other 
entities in developing elementary school and secondary school programs 
for Indian students that are designed to--
        ``(1) meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs 
    of such students; and
        ``(2) ensure that all students meet the challenging State 
    academic standards.''.
    (d) Grants to Local Educational Agencies and Tribes.--Section 6112 
(20 U.S.C. 7422) (as redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants, from allocations 
made under section 6113, and in accordance with this section and 
section 6113, to--
        ``(1) local educational agencies;
        ``(2) Indian tribes, as provided under subsection (c)(1);
        ``(3) Indian organizations, as provided under subsection 
    (c)(1);
        ``(4) consortia of 2 or more local educational agencies, Indian 
    tribes, Indian organizations, or Indian community-based 
    organizations, if each local educational agency participating in 
    such a consortium, if applicable--
            ``(A) provides an assurance that the eligible Indian 
        children served by such local educational agency will receive 
        the services of the programs funded under this subpart; and
            ``(B) is subject to all the requirements, assurances, and 
        obligations applicable to local educational agencies under this 
        subpart; and
        ``(5) Indian community-based organizations, as provided under 
    subsection (d)(1).'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A local educational 
        agency shall'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2), a 
        local educational agency shall'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--A local educational agency may 
    enter into a cooperative agreement with an Indian tribe under this 
    subpart if such Indian tribe--
            ``(A) represents not less than 25 percent of the eligible 
        Indian children who are served by such local educational 
        agency; and
            ``(B) requests that the local educational agency enter into 
        a cooperative agreement under this subpart.''; and
        (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Indian Tribes and Indian Organizations.--
        ``(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 6114(c)(4) for such grant, an 
    Indian tribe, an Indian organization, or a consortium of such 
    entities, that represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian 
    children who are served by such local educational agency may apply 
    for such grant.
        ``(2) Special rule.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall treat each Indian 
        tribe, Indian organization, or consortium of such entities 
        applying for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1) as if such 
        tribe, Indian organization, or consortium were a local 
        educational agency for purposes of this subpart.
            ``(B) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), such 
        Indian tribe, Indian organization, or consortium shall not be 
        subject to the requirements of subsections (b)(7) or (c)(4) of 
        section 6114 or section 6118(c) or 6119.
        ``(3) Assurance to serve all indian children.--An Indian tribe, 
    Indian organization, or consortium of such entities that is 
    eligible to apply for a grant under paragraph (1) shall include, in 
    the application required under section 6114, an assurance that the 
    entity will use the grant funds to provide services to all Indian 
    students served by the local educational agency.
    ``(d) Indian Community-based Organization.--
        ``(1) In general.--If no local educational agency pursuant to 
    subsection (b), and no Indian tribe, Indian organization, or 
    consortium pursuant to subsection (c), applies for a grant under 
    this subpart in a particular community, an Indian community-based 
    organization serving the community of the local educational agency 
    may apply for such grant.
        ``(2) Applicability of special rule.--The Secretary shall apply 
    the special rule in subsection (c)(2) to an Indian community-based 
    organization applying for a grant under paragraph (1) in the same 
    manner as such rule applies to an Indian tribe, Indian 
    organization, or consortium described in that subsection.
        ``(3) Definition of indian community-based organization.--In 
    this subsection, the term `Indian community-based organization' 
    means any organization that--
            ``(A) is composed primarily of Indian parents, family 
        members, and community members, tribal government education 
        officials, and tribal members, from a specific community;
            ``(B) assists in the social, cultural, and educational 
        development of Indians in such community;
            ``(C) meets the unique cultural, language, and academic 
        needs of Indian students; and
            ``(D) demonstrates organizational and administrative 
        capacity to manage the grant.''.
    (e) Amount of Grants.--Section 6113 (20 U.S.C. 7423) (as 
redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Bureau of Indian 
    Affairs'' and inserting ``Bureau of Indian Education''; and
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Indian 
        Affairs'' and inserting ``Indian Education''; and
            (B) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ``Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs'' and inserting ``Bureau of Indian Education''.
    (f) Applications.--Section 6114 (20 U.S.C. 7424) (as redesignated 
by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Each local educational 
    agency'' and inserting ``Each entity described in section 
    6112(a)'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``American Indian and 
        Alaska Native'' and inserting ``Indian'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``is consistent 
            with the State and local plans'' and inserting ``is 
            consistent with the State, tribal, and local plans''; and
                (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
            following:
        ``(B) includes program objectives and outcomes for activities 
    under this subpart that are based on the same challenging State 
    academic standards developed by the State under title I for all 
    students;'';
            (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) explains how the grantee will use funds made available 
    under this subpart to supplement other Federal, State, and local 
    programs that meet the needs of Indian students;'';
            (D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (E) in paragraph (6)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon; and
                    (II) by adding at the end the following:

                ``(iii) the Indian tribes whose children are served by 
            the local educational agency, consistent with section 444 
            of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) 
            (commonly referred to as the `Family Educational Rights and 
            Privacy Act of 1974'); and''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
            end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (F) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) describes the process the local educational agency used 
    to meaningfully collaborate with Indian tribes located in the 
    community in a timely, active, and ongoing manner in the 
    development of the comprehensive program and the actions taken as a 
    result of such collaboration.'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for the education of 
        Indian children,'' and inserting ``for services described in 
        this subsection,'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``served by such 
            agency;'' and inserting ``served by such agency, and meet 
            program objectives and outcomes for activities under this 
            subpart; and''; and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) determine the extent to which such activities by the 
        local educational agency address the unique cultural, language, 
        and educational needs of Indian students;'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``American Indian 
            and Alaska Native'' and inserting ``Indian''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

                    (I) by inserting ``representatives of Indian tribes 
                on Indian lands located within 50 miles of any school 
                that the agency will serve if such tribes have any 
                children in such school, Indian organizations,'' after 
                ``parents of Indian children and teachers,''; and
                    (II) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;

            (D) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting ``and family 
                members'' after ``parents'';
                    (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
                clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) the following:

                ``(ii) representatives of Indian tribes on Indian lands 
            located within 50 miles of any school that the agency will 
            serve if such tribes have any children in such school;'';
                (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(B) a majority of whose members are parents and family 
        members of Indian children;'';
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
                (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
            subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
                (v) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by clause 
            (iv))--

                    (I) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``American Indian 
                and Alaska Native'' and inserting ``Indian''; and
                    (III) by adding at the end the following:

                ``(iii) determined that the program will directly 
            enhance the educational experience of Indian students; 
            and''; and
                (vi) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by clause 
            (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
            semicolon; and
            (E) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) the local educational agency will coordinate activities 
    under this title with other Federal programs supporting educational 
    and related services administered by such agency;
        ``(6) the local educational agency conducted outreach to 
    parents and family members to meet the requirements under this 
    paragraph;
        ``(7) the local educational agency will use funds received 
    under this subpart only for activities described and authorized in 
    this subpart; and
        ``(8) the local educational agency 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 and family members of 
    the children, and representatives of the area, to be served.''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall, directly or by 
contract, provide technical assistance to a local educational agency or 
Bureau of Indian Education school upon request (in addition to any 
technical assistance available under other provisions of this Act or 
available through the Institute of Education Sciences) to support the 
services and activities provided under this subpart, including 
technical assistance for--
        ``(1) the development of applications under this subpart, 
    including identifying eligible entities that have not applied for 
    such grants and undertaking appropriate activities to encourage 
    such entities to apply for grants under this subpart;
        ``(2) improvement in the quality of implementation, content, 
    and evaluation of activities supported under this subpart; and
        ``(3) integration of activities under this subpart with other 
    educational activities carried out by the local educational 
    agency.''.
    (g) Authorized Services and Activities.--Section 6115 (20 U.S.C. 
7425) (as redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``solely for the 
        services and activities described in such application'' before 
        the semicolon; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``with special regard 
        for'' and inserting ``to be responsive to'';
        (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Particular Activities.--The services and activities referred 
to in subsection (a) may include--
        ``(1) activities that support Native American language programs 
    and Native American language restoration programs, which may be 
    taught by traditional leaders;
        ``(2) culturally related activities that support the program 
    described in the application submitted by the local educational 
    agency;
        ``(3) early childhood and family programs that emphasize school 
    readiness;
        ``(4) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and 
    cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment of 
    challenging State academic standards;
        ``(5) integrated educational services in combination with other 
    programs that meet the needs of Indian children and their families, 
    including programs that promote parental involvement in school 
    activities and increase student achievement;
        ``(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 (20 
    U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including programs for tech-prep education, 
    mentoring, and apprenticeship;
        ``(7) activities to educate individuals so as to prevent 
    violence, suicide, and substance abuse;
        ``(8) the acquisition of equipment, but only if the acquisition 
    of the equipment is essential to achieve the purpose described in 
    section 6111;
        ``(9) activities that promote the incorporation of culturally 
    responsive teaching and learning strategies into the educational 
    program of the local educational agency;
        ``(10) family literacy services;
        ``(11) activities that recognize and support the unique 
    cultural and educational needs of Indian children, and incorporate 
    appropriately qualified tribal elders and seniors;
        ``(12) dropout prevention strategies for Indian students; and
        ``(13) strategies to meet the educational needs of at-risk 
    Indian students in correctional facilities, including such 
    strategies that support Indian students who are transitioning from 
    such facilities to schools served by local educational agencies.'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) the local educational agency identifies in its 
    application how the use of such funds in a schoolwide program will 
    produce benefits to Indian students that would not be achieved if 
    the funds were not used in a schoolwide program.''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Limitation on the Use of Funds.--Funds provided to a grantee 
under this subpart may not be used for long-distance travel expenses 
for training activities that are available locally or regionally.''.
    (h) Integration of Services Authorized.--Section 6116 (20 U.S.C. 
7426) (as redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``No Child Left Behind Act of 2001'' and 
        inserting ``Every Student Succeeds Act'';
            (B) by inserting ``the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services,'' after ``the Secretary of the Interior,''; and
            (C) by inserting ``and coordination'' after ``providing for 
        the implementation''; and
        (2) in subsection (o)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the No Child Left 
        Behind Act of 2001'' and inserting ``the Every Student Succeeds 
        Act''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``the No Child Left Behind Act of 
            2001'' and inserting ``the Every Student Succeeds Act''; 
            and
                (ii) by striking the second sentence.
    (i) Student Eligibility Forms.--Section 6117 (20 U.S.C. 7427) (as 
redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
    ``All individual data collected shall be protected by the local 
    educational agencies and only aggregated data shall be reported to 
    the Secretary.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (d);
        (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), as 
    subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
        (4) by striking subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph 
    (4), and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Documentation and Types of Proof.--
        ``(1) Types of proof.--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 6113, 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.
        ``(2) No new or duplicative determinations.--Once a child is 
    determined to be an Indian eligible to be counted for such grant 
    award, the local educational agency shall maintain a record of such 
    determination and shall not require a new or duplicate 
    determination to be made for such child for a subsequent 
    application for a grant under this subpart.
        ``(3) Previously filed forms.--An Indian student eligibility 
    form that was on file as required by this section on the day before 
    the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act and that 
    met the requirements of this section, as this section was in effect 
    on the day before the date of the enactment of such Act, shall 
    remain valid for such Indian student.'';
        (5) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by 
    striking ``Bureau of Indian Affairs'' and inserting ``Bureau of 
    Indian Education''; and
        (6) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by 
    striking ``subsection (g)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)''.
    (j) Payments.--Section 6118 (20 U.S.C. 7428) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended, by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Reduction of Payment for Failure To Maintain Fiscal Effort.--
Each local educational agency shall maintain fiscal effort in 
accordance with section 8521 or be subject to reduced payments under 
this subpart in accordance with such section 8521.''.
    (k) Improvement of Educational Opportunities for Indian Children 
and Youth.--Section 6121 (20 U.S.C. 7441) (as redesignated by section 
6001) is amended--
        (1) by striking the section header and inserting the following:
``SEC. 6121. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN 
CHILDREN AND YOUTH.'';
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and youth'' after 
        ``Indian children''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``American Indian and 
        Alaska Native children'' and inserting ``Indian children and 
        youth'';
        (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``Indian institution 
    (including an Indian institution of higher education)'' and 
    inserting ``a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
    316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)))'';
        (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out activities that 
meet the purpose of this section, including--
        ``(1) innovative programs related to the educational needs of 
    educationally disadvantaged Indian children and youth;
        ``(2) educational services that are not available to such 
    children and youth in sufficient quantity or quality, including 
    remedial instruction, to raise the achievement of Indian children 
    in one or more of the subjects of English, mathematics, science, 
    foreign languages, art, history, and geography;
        ``(3) bilingual and bicultural programs and projects;
        ``(4) special health and nutrition services, and other related 
    activities, that address the special health, social, and 
    psychological problems of Indian children and youth;
        ``(5) special compensatory and other programs and projects 
    designed to assist and encourage Indian children and youth to 
    enter, remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the rate of 
    high school graduation for Indian children and youth;
        ``(6) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services;
        ``(7) early childhood education programs that are effective in 
    preparing young children to make sufficient academic growth by the 
    end of grade 3, including kindergarten and pre-kindergarten 
    programs, family-based preschool programs that emphasize school 
    readiness, screening and referral, and the provision of services to 
    Indian children and youth with disabilities;
        ``(8) 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;
        ``(9) 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 career;
        ``(10) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian 
    students to work toward, and gain entrance into, institutions of 
    higher education;
        ``(11) family literacy services;
        ``(12) activities that recognize and support the unique 
    cultural and educational needs of Indian children and youth, and 
    incorporate traditional leaders;
        ``(13) high-quality professional development of teaching 
    professionals and paraprofessionals; or
        ``(14) other services that meet the purpose described in this 
    section.''; and
        (5) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``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'' and inserting ``award grants for an 
        initial period of not more than 3 years and may renew such 
        grants for not more than an additional 2 years if the Secretary 
        determines''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                (i) in clause (i), by striking ``parents of Indian 
            children'' and inserting ``parents and family of Indian 
            children''; and
                (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``information 
            demonstrating that the proposed program for the activities 
            is a scientifically based research program'' and inserting 
            ``information demonstrating that the proposed program is an 
            evidence-based program''.
    (l) Professional Development for Teachers and Education 
Professionals.--Section 6122 (20 U.S.C. 7442) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian teachers and 
    administrators serving Indian students;'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) to provide pre- and in-service training and support to 
    qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become 
    effective teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
    administrators, paraprofessionals, counselors, social workers, and 
    specialized instructional support personnel;'';
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) to develop and implement initiatives to promote retention 
    of effective teachers, principals, and school leaders who have a 
    record of success in helping low-achieving Indian students improve 
    their academic achievement, outcomes, and preparation for 
    postsecondary education or employment.'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``including an Indian 
        institution of higher education'' and inserting ``including a 
        Tribal College or University, as defined in section 316(b) of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``in a consortium with 
        at least one Tribal College or University, as defined in 
        section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1059c(b)), where feasible'' before the period at the end;
        (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``purposes'' and 
        inserting ``purpose''; and
            (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting ``Such 
        activities may include--
            ``(A) continuing education programs, symposia, workshops, 
        and conferences;
            ``(B) teacher mentoring programs, professional guidance, 
        and instructional support provided by educators, local 
        traditional leaders, or cultural experts, as appropriate for 
        teachers during their first 3 years of employment as teachers;
            ``(C) direct financial support; and
            ``(D) programs designed to train traditional leaders and 
        cultural experts to assist those personnel referenced in 
        subsection (a)(2), as appropriate, with relevant Native 
        language and cultural mentoring, guidance, and support.''; and
        (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(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. At a 
minimum, an application under this section shall describe how the 
eligible entity will--
        ``(1) recruit qualified Indian individuals, such as students 
    who may not be of traditional college age, to become teachers, 
    principals, or school leaders;
        ``(2) use funds made available under the grant to support the 
    recruitment, preparation, and professional development of Indian 
    teachers or principals in local educational agencies that serve a 
    high proportion of Indian students; and
        ``(3) assist participants in meeting the requirements under 
    subsection (h).'';
        (5) in subsection (f)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively;
            (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (A), the following:
        ``(1) may give priority to Tribal Colleges and Universities;''; 
    and
            (C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), 
        by striking ``basis of'' and all that follows through the 
        period at the end and inserting ``basis of the length of any 
        period for which the eligible entity has received a grant.'';
        (6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) Grant Period.--The Secretary shall award grants under this 
section for an initial period of not more than 3 years, and may renew 
such grants for an additional period of not more than 2 years if the 
Secretary finds that the grantee is achieving the objectives of the 
grant.''; and
        (7) in subsection (h)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ``people'' and 
    inserting ``students in a local educational agency that serves a 
    high proportion of Indian students''.
    (m) National Research Activities.--Section 6131 (20 U.S.C. 7451) 
(as redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``under section 7152(b)'' 
    and inserting ``to carry out this subpart''; and
        (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``, the Bureau of Indian 
    Education,'' after ``Office of Indian Education Programs''.
    (n) In-service Training for Teachers of Indian Children; 
Fellowships for Indian Students; Gifted and Talented Indian Students.--
Title VI (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) (as redesignated by section 6001) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking sections 6132, 6133, and 6134 (as redesignated 
    by section 6001); and
        (2) by redesignating section 6135 (as redesignated by section 
    6001) as section 6132.
    (o) Native American Language.--Title VI (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) 
(as redesignated by section 6001) is amended by inserting after section 
6132 (as redesignated by subsection (n)(2)) the following:
``SEC. 6133. NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGE IMMERSION 
SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS.
    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
        ``(1) to establish a grant program to support schools that use 
    Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language 
    of instruction;
        ``(2) to maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom 
    of Native Americans and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, 
    and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native 
    American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and
        ``(3) to support the Nation's First Peoples' efforts to 
    maintain and revitalize their languages and cultures, and to 
    improve educational opportunities and student outcomes within 
    Native American and Alaska Native communities.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--
        ``(1) In general.--From funds reserved under section 6152(c), 
    the Secretary shall reserve 20 percent to make grants to eligible 
    entities to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, 
    programs that support schools, including elementary school and 
    secondary school education sites and streams, using Native American 
    and Alaska Native languages as the primary languages of 
    instruction.
        ``(2) Eligible entities.--In this subsection, the term 
    `eligible entity' means any of the following entities that has a 
    plan to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, programs 
    that support the entity's use of a Native American or Alaska Native 
    language as the primary language of instruction in elementary 
    schools or secondary schools, or both:
            ``(A) An Indian tribe.
            ``(B) A Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
        316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)).
            ``(C) A tribal education agency.
            ``(D) A local educational agency, including a public 
        charter school that is a local educational agency under State 
        law.
            ``(E) A school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education.
            ``(F) An Alaska Native Regional Corporation (as described 
        in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1602(g))).
            ``(G) A private, tribal, or Alaska Native nonprofit 
        organization.
            ``(H) A nontribal for-profit organization.
    ``(c) Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--An 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 
    require, including the following:
            ``(A) The name of the Native American or Alaska Native 
        language to be used for instruction at the school supported by 
        the eligible entity.
            ``(B) The number of students attending such school.
            ``(C) The number of hours of instruction in or through 1 or 
        more Native American or Alaska Native languages being provided 
        to targeted students at such school, if any.
            ``(D) A description of how the eligible entity will--
                ``(i) use the funds provided to meet the purposes of 
            this section;
                ``(ii) implement the activities described in subsection 
            (e);
                ``(iii) ensure the implementation of rigorous academic 
            content; and
                ``(iv) ensure that students progress toward high-level 
            fluency goals.
            ``(E) Information regarding the school's organizational 
        governance or affiliations, including information about--
                ``(i) the school governing entity (such as a local 
            educational agency, tribal education agency or department, 
            charter organization, private organization, or other 
            governing entity);
                ``(ii) the school's accreditation status;
                ``(iii) any partnerships with institutions of higher 
            education; and
                ``(iv) any indigenous language schooling and research 
            cooperatives.
            ``(F) An assurance that--
                ``(i) the school is engaged in meeting State or 
            tribally designated long-term goals for students, as may be 
            required by applicable Federal, State, or tribal law;
                ``(ii) the school provides assessments of students 
            using the Native American or Alaska Native language of 
            instruction, where possible;
                ``(iii) the qualifications of all instructional and 
            leadership personnel at such school is sufficient to 
            deliver high-quality education through the Native American 
            or Alaska Native language used in the school; and
                ``(iv) the school will collect and report to the public 
            data relative to student achievement and, if appropriate, 
            rates of high school graduation, career readiness, and 
            enrollment in postsecondary education or workforce 
            development programs, of students who are enrolled in the 
            school's programs.
        ``(2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not give a priority in 
    awarding grants under this section based on the information 
    described in paragraph (1)(E).
        ``(3) Submission of certification.--
            ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity that is a public 
        elementary school or secondary school (including a public 
        charter school or a school operated by the Bureau of Indian 
        Education) or a nontribal for-profit or nonprofit organization 
        shall submit, along with the application requirements described 
        in paragraph (1), a certification described in subparagraph (B) 
        indicating that--
                ``(i) the school or organization has the capacity to 
            provide education primarily through a Native American or an 
            Alaska Native language; and
                ``(ii) there are sufficient speakers of the target 
            language at the school or available to be hired by the 
            school or organization.
            ``(B) Certification.--The certification described in 
        subparagraph (A) shall be from one of the following entities, 
        on whose land the school or program is located, that is an 
        entity served by such school, or that is an entity whose 
        members (as defined by that entity) are served by the school:
                ``(i) A Tribal College or University (as defined in 
            section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
            1059c)).
                ``(ii) A Federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal 
            organization.
                ``(iii) An Alaska Native Regional Corporation or an 
            Alaska Native nonprofit organization.
                ``(iv) A Native Hawaiian organization.
    ``(d) Awarding of Grants.--In awarding grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) determine the amount of each grant and the duration of 
    each grant, which shall not exceed 3 years; and
        ``(2) ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that diversity in 
    languages is represented.
    ``(e) Activities Authorized.--
        ``(1) Required activities.--An eligible entity that receives a 
    grant under this section shall use such funds to carry out the 
    following activities:
            ``(A) Supporting Native American or Alaska Native language 
        education and development.
            ``(B) Providing professional development for teachers and, 
        as appropriate, staff and administrators to strengthen the 
        overall language and academic goals of the school that will be 
        served by the grant program.
        ``(2) Allowable activities.--An eligible entity that receives a 
    grant under this section may use such funds to carry out the 
    following activities:
            ``(A) Developing or refining curriculum, including teaching 
        materials and activities, as appropriate.
            ``(B) Creating or refining assessments written in the 
        Native American or Alaska Native language of instruction that 
        measure student proficiency and that are aligned with State or 
        tribal academic standards.
            ``(C) Carrying out other activities that promote the 
        maintenance and revitalization of the Native American or Alaska 
        Native language relevant to the grant program.
    ``(f) Report to Secretary.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall prepare and submit an annual report to 
the Secretary, which shall include--
        ``(1) the activities the entity carried out to meet the 
    purposes of this section; and
        ``(2) the number of children served by the program and the 
    number of instructional hours in the Native American or Alaska 
    Native language.
    ``(g) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
provided to a grantee under this section for any fiscal year may be 
used for administrative purposes.''.
    (p) Grants to Tribes for Education Administrative Planning, 
Development, and Coordination.--Section 6132 (20 U.S.C. 7455) (as 
redesignated by subsection (n)) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6132. GRANTS TO TRIBES FOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING, 
DEVELOPMENT, AND COORDINATION.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
section to eligible applicants to enable the eligible applicants to--
        ``(1) promote tribal self-determination in education;
        ``(2) improve the academic achievement of Indian children and 
    youth; and
        ``(3) promote the coordination and collaboration of tribal 
    educational agencies with State educational agencies and local 
    educational agencies to meet the unique educational and culturally 
    related academic needs of Indian students.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible applicant.--In this section, the term `eligible 
    applicant' means--
            ``(A) an Indian tribe or tribal organization approved by an 
        Indian tribe; or
            ``(B) a tribal educational agency.
        ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means a federally 
    recognized tribe or a State-recognized tribe.
        ``(3) Tribal educational agency.--The term `tribal educational 
    agency' means the agency, department, or instrumentality of an 
    Indian tribe that is primarily responsible for supporting tribal 
    students' elementary and secondary education.
    ``(c) Grant Program.--The Secretary may award grants to--
        ``(1) eligible applicants described under subsection (b)(1)(A) 
    to plan and develop a tribal educational agency, if the tribe or 
    organization has no current tribal educational agency, for a period 
    of not more than 1 year; and
        ``(2) eligible applicants described under subsection (b)(1)(B), 
    for a period of not more than 3 years, in order to--
            ``(A) directly administer education programs, including 
        formula grant programs under this Act, consistent with State 
        law and under a written agreement between the parties;
            ``(B) build capacity to administer and coordinate such 
        education programs, and to improve the relationship and 
        coordination between such applicants and the State educational 
        agencies and local educational agencies that educate students 
        from the tribe;
            ``(C) receive training and support from the State 
        educational agency and local educational agency, in areas such 
        as data collection and analysis, grants management and 
        monitoring, fiscal accountability, and other areas as needed;
            ``(D) train and support the State educational agency and 
        local educational agency in areas related to tribal history, 
        language, or culture;
            ``(E) build on existing activities or resources rather than 
        replacing other funds; and
            ``(F) carry out other activities, consistent with the 
        purposes of this section.
    ``(d) Grant Application.--
        ``(1) In general.--Each eligible applicant 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 
    prescribe.
        ``(2) Contents.--Each application described in paragraph (1) 
    shall contain--
            ``(A) a statement describing the activities to be 
        conducted, and the objectives to be achieved, under the grant;
            ``(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; and
            ``(C) for applications for activities under subsection 
        (c)(2), evidence of--
                ``(i) a preliminary agreement with the appropriate 
            State educational agency, 1 or more local educational 
            agencies, or both the State educational agency and a local 
            educational agency; and
                ``(ii) existing capacity as a tribal educational 
            agency.
        ``(3) Approval.--The Secretary may approve an application 
    submitted by an eligible applicant under this subsection if the 
    application, including any documentation submitted with the 
    application--
            ``(A) demonstrates that the eligible applicant has 
        consulted with other education entities, if any, within the 
        territorial jurisdiction of the applicant that will be affected 
        by the activities to be conducted under the grant;
            ``(B) provides for consultation with such other education 
        entities in the operation and evaluation of the activities 
        conducted under the grant; and
            ``(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.
    ``(e) Restrictions.--
        ``(1) In general.--An Indian tribe may not receive funds under 
    this section if the tribe receives funds under section 1140 of the 
    Education Amendments of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 2020).
        ``(2) Direct services.--No funds under this section may be used 
    to provide direct services.
    ``(f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds under this section shall be 
used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local 
programs that meet the needs of tribal students.''.
    (q) Improvement of Educational Opportunities for Adult Indians.--
Title VI (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) (as redesignated by section 6001) is 
amended by striking section 6136.
    (r) National Advisory Council on Indian Education.--Section 
6141(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7471(b)(1)) (as redesignated by section 6001) is 
amended by inserting ``and the Secretary of the Interior'' after 
``advise the Secretary''.
    (s) Definitions.--Section 6151 (20 U.S.C. 7491) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Traditional leaders.--The term `traditional leaders' has 
    the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Native American 
    Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902).''.
    (t) Authorizations of Appropriations.--Section 6152 (20 U.S.C. 
7492) (as redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$96,400,000 for fiscal 
    year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
    succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``$100,381,000 for fiscal 
    year 2017, $102,388,620 for fiscal year 2018, $104,436,392 for 
    fiscal year 2019, and $106,525,120 for fiscal year 2020'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Subparts 2 and 
        3'' and inserting ``Subpart 2'';
            (B) by striking ``subparts 2 and 3'' and inserting 
        ``subpart 2''; and
            (C) by striking ``$24,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
        years'' and inserting ``$17,993,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2017 through 2020''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Subpart 3.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 3, there 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,565,000 for each of fiscal years 
2017 through 2020.''.
SEC. 6003. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION.
    (a) Findings.--Section 6202 (20 U.S.C. 7512) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended by striking paragraphs (14) through (21).
    (b) Native Hawaiian Education Council.--Section 6204 (20 U.S.C. 
7514) (as redesignated by section 6001) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6204. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL.
    ``(a) Grant Authorized.--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 that receive funding under this part, the Secretary shall 
award a grant to the education council described under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Education Council.--
        ``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive the grant under 
    subsection (a), the council shall be an education council (referred 
    to in this section as the `Education Council') that meets the 
    requirements of this subsection.
        ``(2) Composition.--The Education Council shall consist of 15 
    members, of whom--
            ``(A) 1 shall be the President of the University of Hawaii 
        (or a designee);
            ``(B) 1 shall be the Governor of the State of Hawaii (or a 
        designee);
            ``(C) 1 shall be the Superintendent of the State of Hawaii 
        Department of Education (or a designee);
            ``(D) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Office of Hawaiian 
        Affairs (or a designee);
            ``(E) 1 shall be the executive director of Hawaii's Charter 
        School Network (or a designee);
            ``(F) 1 shall be the chief executive officer of the 
        Kamehameha Schools (or a designee);
            ``(G) 1 shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Queen 
        Liliuokalani Trust (or a designee);
            ``(H) 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary, in a timely 
        manner, and chosen from a list of 5 individuals who represent 
        one or more private grant-making entities that is submitted to 
        the Secretary by the Education Council;
            ``(I) 1 shall be the Mayor of the County of Hawaii (or a 
        designee);
            ``(J) 1 shall be the Mayor of Maui County (or a designee 
        from the Island of Maui);
            ``(K) 1 shall be the Mayor of the County of Kauai (or a 
        designee);
            ``(L) 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary, in a timely 
        manner, and chosen from a list of 5 individuals who are from 
        the Island of Molokai or the Island of Lanai that is submitted 
        to the Secretary by the Mayor of Maui County;
            ``(M) 1 shall be the Mayor of the City and County of 
        Honolulu (or a designee);
            ``(N) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes 
        Commission (or a designee); and
            ``(O) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Hawaii Workforce 
        Development Council (or a designee representing the private 
        sector).
        ``(3) Requirements.--Any designee serving on the Education 
    Council shall demonstrate, as determined by the individual who 
    appointed such designee with input from the Native Hawaiian 
    community, not less than 5 years of experience as a consumer or 
    provider of Native Hawaiian educational or cultural activities, 
    with traditional cultural experience given due consideration.
        ``(4) Limitation.--A member (including a designee), while 
    serving on the Education Council, shall not be a direct recipient 
    or administrator of grant funds that are awarded under this part.
        ``(5) Term of members.--A member who is a designee shall serve 
    for a term of not more than 4 years.
        ``(6) Chair; vice chair.--
            ``(A) Selection.--The Education Council shall select a 
        Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from among the members of 
        the Education Council.
            ``(B) Term limits.--The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson 
        shall each serve for a 2-year term.
        ``(7) Administrative provisions relating to education 
    council.--The Education Council shall meet at the call of the 
    Chairperson of the Council, or upon request by a majority of the 
    members of the Education Council, but in any event not less often 
    than every 120 days.
        ``(8) No compensation.--None of the funds made available 
    through the grant may be used to provide compensation to any member 
    of the Education Council or member of a working group established 
    by the Education Council, for functions described in this section.
    ``(c) Use of Funds for Coordination Activities.--The Education 
Council shall use funds made available through a grant under subsection 
(a) to carry out each of the following activities:
        ``(1) Providing advice about the coordination of, and serving 
    as a clearinghouse for, the educational and related services and 
    programs available to Native Hawaiians, including the programs 
    assisted under this part.
        ``(2) Assessing the extent to which such services and programs 
    meet the needs of Native Hawaiians, and collecting data on the 
    status of Native Hawaiian education.
        ``(3) Providing 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 serving, where appropriate, in an 
    advisory capacity.
        ``(4) Awarding grants, if such grants enable the Education 
    Council to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
    through (3).
        ``(5) Hiring an executive director, who shall assist in 
    executing the duties and powers of the Education Council, as 
    described in subsection (d).
    ``(d) Use of Funds for Technical Assistance.--The Education Council 
shall use funds made available through a grant under subsection (a) 
to--
        ``(1) provide technical assistance to Native Hawaiian 
    organizations that are grantees or potential grantees under this 
    part;
        ``(2) obtain from such grantees information and data regarding 
    grants awarded under this part, including information and data 
    about--
            ``(A) the effectiveness of such grantees in meeting the 
        educational priorities established by the Education Council, as 
        described in paragraph (6)(D), using metrics related to these 
        priorities; and
            ``(B) the effectiveness of such grantees in carrying out 
        any of the activities described in paragraph (3) of section 
        6205(a) that are related to the specific goals and purposes of 
        each grantee's grant project, using metrics related to these 
        goals and purposes;
        ``(3) assess and define the educational needs of Native 
    Hawaiians;
        ``(4) assess the programs and services available to address the 
    educational needs of Native Hawaiians;
        ``(5) assess and evaluate the individual and aggregate impact 
    achieved by grantees under this part in improving Native Hawaiian 
    educational performance and meeting the goals of this part, using 
    metrics related to these goals; and
        ``(6) prepare and submit to the Secretary, at the end of each 
    calendar year, an annual report that contains--
            ``(A) a description of the activities of the Education 
        Council during the calendar year;
            ``(B) a description of significant barriers to achieving 
        the goals of this part;
            ``(C) a summary of each community consultation session 
        described in subsection (e); and
            ``(D) recommendations to establish priorities for funding 
        under this part, based on an assessment of--
                ``(i) the educational needs of Native Hawaiians;
                ``(ii) programs and services available to address such 
            needs;
                ``(iii) the effectiveness of programs in improving the 
            educational performance of Native Hawaiian students to help 
            such students meet challenging State academic standards 
            under section 1111(b)(1); and
                ``(iv) priorities for funding in specific geographic 
            communities.
    ``(e) Use of Funds for Community Consultations.--The Education 
Council shall use funds made available through the grant under 
subsection (a) to hold not less than 1 community consultation each year 
on each of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and 
Kauai, at which--
        ``(1) not fewer than 3 members of the Education Council shall 
    be in attendance;
        ``(2) the Education Council shall gather community input 
    regarding--
            ``(A) current grantees under this part, as of the date of 
        the consultation;
            ``(B) priorities and needs of Native Hawaiians; and
            ``(C) other Native Hawaiian education issues; and
        ``(3) the Education Council shall report to the community on 
    the outcomes of the activities supported by grants awarded under 
    this part.
    ``(f) Funding.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the 
amount described in section 6205(c)(2), to make a payment under the 
grant. Funds made available through the grant shall remain available 
until expended.''.
    (c) Program Authorized.--Section 6205 (20 U.S.C. 7515) (as 
redesignated by section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
            semicolon;
                (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
            (E); and
                (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
            following:
            ``(D) charter schools; and'';
            (B) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C)--

                    (I) by striking ``third grade'' and inserting 
                ``grade 3''; and
                    (II) by striking ``fifth and sixth grade'' and 
                inserting ``grades 5 and 6'';

                (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``of those 
            students'' and inserting ``of such students'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ``students' 
            educational progress'' and inserting ``educational progress 
            of such students'';
                (iv) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking 
            ``concentrations'' and all that follows through ``; and'' 
            and inserting ``high concentrations of Native Hawaiian 
            students to meet the unique needs of such students; and''; 
            and
                (v) in subparagraph (H)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``families'' and inserting ``students, parents, 
                families,'';
                    (II) in clause (i), by striking ``preschool 
                programs'' and inserting ``early childhood education 
                programs'';
                    (III) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
                following:

                ``(ii) before, after, and summer school programs, 
            expanded learning time, or weekend academies;''; and

                    (IV) in clause (iii), by striking ``vocational and 
                adult education programs'' and inserting ``career and 
                technical education programs''; and

                (vi) by striking clauses (i) through (v) of 
            subparagraph (I) and inserting the following:
                ``(i) family literacy services; and
                ``(ii) counseling, guidance, and support services for 
            students;''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 5 succeeding 
        fiscal years'' and inserting ``$32,397,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2017 through 2020''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for fiscal year 2002 
        and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``for 
        each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''.
    (d) Definitions.--Section 6207 (20 U.S.C. 7517) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs 
    (2) through (7), respectively; and
        (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
    paragraph (1), the following:
        ``(1) Community consultation.--The term `community 
    consultation' means a public gathering--
            ``(A) to discuss Native Hawaiian education concerns; and
            ``(B) about which the public has been given not less than 
        30 days notice.''.
SEC. 6004. ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION.
    (a) Findings.--Section 6302 (20 U.S.C. 7542) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (7) and 
inserting the following:
        ``(1) It is the policy of the Federal Government to maximize 
    the leadership of and participation by Alaska Natives in the 
    planning and the management of Alaska Native education programs and 
    to support efforts developed by and undertaken within the Alaska 
    Native community to improve educational opportunity for all 
    students.
        ``(2) Many Alaska Native children enter and exit school with 
    serious educational disadvantages.
        ``(3) Overcoming the magnitude of the geographic challenges, 
    historical inequities, and other barriers to successfully improving 
    educational outcomes for Alaska Native students in rural, village, 
    and urban settings is challenging. Significant disparities between 
    academic achievement of Alaska Native students and non-Native 
    students continue, including lower graduation rates, increased 
    school dropout rates, and lower achievement scores on standardized 
    tests.
        ``(4) The preservation of Alaska Native cultures and languages 
    and the integration of Alaska Native cultures and languages into 
    education, positive identity development for Alaska Native 
    students, and local, place-based, and culture-based programming are 
    critical to the attainment of educational success and the long-term 
    well-being of Alaska Native students.
        ``(5) Improving educational outcomes for Alaska Native students 
    increases access to employment opportunities.
        ``(6) The Federal Government should lend support to efforts 
    developed by and undertaken within the Alaska Native community to 
    improve educational opportunity for Alaska Native students. In 
    1983, pursuant to Public Law 98-63, Alaska ceased to receive 
    educational funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Bureau 
    of Indian Education does not operate any schools in Alaska, nor 
    operate or fund Alaska Native education programs. The program under 
    this part supports the Federal trust responsibility of the United 
    States to Alaska Natives.''.
    (b) Purposes.--Section 6303 (20 U.S.C. 7543) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and address'' after ``To 
    recognize'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (3);
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs (4) 
    and (5), respectively;
        (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) To recognize the role of Alaska Native languages and 
    cultures in the educational success and long-term well-being of 
    Alaska Native students.
        ``(3) To integrate Alaska Native cultures and languages into 
    education, develop Alaska Native students' positive identity, and 
    support local place-based and culture-based curriculum and 
    programming.'';
        (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
    striking ``of supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska 
    Natives.'' and inserting ``, management, and expansion of effective 
    supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives.''; and
        (6) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(6) To ensure the maximum participation by Alaska Native 
    educators and leaders in the planning, development, implementation, 
    management, and evaluation of programs designed to serve Alaska 
    Native students.''.
    (c) Program Authorized.--Section 6304 (20 U.S.C. 7544) (as 
redesignated by section 6001) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6304. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
    ``(a) General Authority.--
        ``(1) Grants and contracts.--The Secretary is authorized to 
    make grants to, or enter into contracts with--
            ``(A) Alaska Native organizations with experience operating 
        programs that fulfill the purposes of this part;
            ``(B) Alaska Native organizations that do not have the 
        experience described in subparagraph (A) but are in partnership 
        with--
                ``(i) a State educational agency or a local educational 
            agency; or
                ``(ii) an Alaska Native organization that operates a 
            program that fulfills the purposes of this part;
            ``(C) an entity located in Alaska, and predominately 
        governed by Alaska Natives, that does not meet the definition 
        of an Alaska Native organization under this part but--
                ``(i) has experience operating programs that fulfill 
            the purposes of this part; and
                ``(ii) is granted an official charter or sanction, as 
            described in the definition of a tribal organization under 
            section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
            Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), from at least one Alaska 
            Native tribe or Alaska Native organization to carry out 
            programs that meet the purposes of this part.
        ``(2) Mandatory activities.--Activities provided through the 
    programs carried out under this part shall include the following:
            ``(A) The development and implementation of plans, methods, 
        strategies, and activities to improve the educational outcomes 
        of Alaska Natives.
            ``(B) The collection of data to assist in the evaluation of 
        the programs carried out under this part.
        ``(3) Permissible activities.--Activities provided through 
    programs carried out under this part may include the following:
            ``(A) The development of curricula and programs that 
        address the educational needs of Alaska Native students, 
        including the following:
                ``(i) Curriculum materials that are culturally informed 
            and reflect the cultural diversity, languages, history, or 
            the contributions of Alaska Native people, including 
            curricula intended to preserve and promote Alaska Native 
            culture.
                ``(ii) Instructional programs that make use of Alaska 
            Native languages and cultures.
                ``(iii) Networks that develop, test, and disseminate 
            best practices and introduce successful programs, 
            materials, and techniques to meet the educational needs of 
            Alaska Native students in urban and rural schools.
            ``(B) Training and professional development activities for 
        educators, including the following:
                ``(i) Pre-service and in-service training and 
            professional development programs to prepare teachers to 
            develop appreciation for, and understanding of, Alaska 
            Native history, cultures, values, and ways of knowing and 
            learning in order to effectively address the cultural 
            diversity and unique needs of Alaska Native students and 
            improve the teaching methods of educators.
                ``(ii) Recruitment and preparation of Alaska Native 
            teachers.
                ``(iii) Programs that will lead to the certification 
            and licensing of Alaska Native teachers, principals, other 
            school leaders, and superintendents.
            ``(C) Early childhood and parenting education activities 
        designed to improve the school readiness of Alaska Native 
        children, including--
                ``(i) the development and operation of home visiting 
            programs for Alaska Native preschool children, to ensure 
            the active involvement of parents in their children's 
            education from the earliest ages;
                ``(ii) training, education, and support, including in-
            home visitation, for parents and caregivers of Alaska 
            Native children to improve parenting and caregiving skills 
            (including skills relating to discipline and cognitive 
            development, reading readiness, observation, storytelling, 
            and critical thinking);
                ``(iii) family literacy services;
                ``(iv) activities carried out under the Head Start Act 
            (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
                ``(v) programs for parents and their infants, from the 
            prenatal period of the infant through age 3;
                ``(vi) early childhood education programs; and
                ``(vii) native language immersion within early 
            childhood education programs, Head Start, or preschool 
            programs.
            ``(D) The development and operation of student enrichment 
        programs, including programs in science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics that--
                ``(i) are designed to prepare Alaska Native students to 
            excel in such subjects;
                ``(ii) provide appropriate support services to enable 
            such students to benefit from the programs; and
                ``(iii) include activities that recognize and support 
            the unique cultural and educational needs of Alaska Native 
            children and incorporate appropriately qualified Alaska 
            Native elders and other tradition bearers.
            ``(E) Research and data collection activities to determine 
        the educational status and needs of Alaska Native children and 
        adults and other such research and evaluation activities 
        related to programs funded under this part.
            ``(F) Activities designed to enable Alaska Native students 
        served under this part to meet the challenging State academic 
        standards or increase the graduation rates of Alaska Native 
        students, such as--
                ``(i) remedial and enrichment programs;
                ``(ii) culturally based education programs, such as--

                    ``(I) programs of study and other instruction in 
                Alaska Native history and ways of living to share the 
                rich and diverse cultures of Alaska Natives among 
                Alaska Native youth and elders, non-Native students and 
                teachers, and the larger community;
                    ``(II) instructing Alaska Native youth in 
                leadership, communication, and Alaska Native culture, 
                arts, history, and languages;
                    ``(III) intergenerational learning and internship 
                opportunities to Alaska Native youth and young adults;
                    ``(IV) providing cultural immersion activities 
                aimed at Alaska Native cultural preservation;
                    ``(V) native language instruction and immersion 
                activities, including native language immersion nests 
                or schools;
                    ``(VI) school-within-a-school model programs; and
                    ``(VII) preparation for postsecondary education and 
                career planning; and

                ``(iii) comprehensive school or community-based support 
            services, including services that--

                    ``(I) address family instability and trauma; and
                    ``(II) improve conditions for learning at home, in 
                the community, and at school.

            ``(G) Student and teacher exchange programs, cross-cultural 
        immersion programs, and culture camps designed to build mutual 
        respect and understanding among participants.
            ``(H) Education programs for at-risk urban Alaska Native 
        students that are designed to improve academic proficiency and 
        graduation rates, use strategies otherwise permissible under 
        this part, and incorporate a strong data collection and 
        continuous evaluation component.
            ``(I) Strategies designed to increase the involvement of 
        parents in their children's education.
            ``(J) Programs and strategies that increase connections 
        between and among schools, families, and communities, including 
        positive youth-adult relationships, to--
                ``(i) promote the academic progress and positive 
            development of Alaska Native children and youth; and
                ``(ii) improve conditions for learning at home, in the 
            community, and at school.
            ``(K) Career preparation activities to enable Alaska Native 
        children and adults to prepare for meaningful employment, 
        including programs providing tech-prep, mentoring, training, 
        and apprenticeship activities.
            ``(L) Support for the development and operational 
        activities of regional vocational schools in rural areas of 
        Alaska to provide students with necessary resources to prepare 
        for skilled employment opportunities.
            ``(M) Regional leadership academies that demonstrate 
        effectiveness in building respect and understanding, and 
        fostering a sense of Alaska Native identity in Alaska Native 
        students to promote their pursuit of and success in completing 
        higher education or career training.
            ``(N) Other activities, consistent with the purposes of 
        this part, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Native 
        children and adults.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $31,453,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2020.''.
    (d) Administrative Provisions.--Section 6305 (20 U.S.C. 7545) (as 
redesignated by section 6001) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6305. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
    ``Not more than 5 percent of funds provided to an award recipient 
under this part for any fiscal year may be used for administrative 
purposes.''.
    (e) Definitions.--Section 6306 (20 U.S.C. 7546) (as redesignated by 
section 6001) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(43 U.S.C. 1602(b)) and 
    includes the descendants of individuals so defined'' after 
    ``Settlement Act'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Alaska native organization.--The term `Alaska Native 
    organization' means an organization that has or commits to acquire 
    expertise in the education of Alaska Natives and is--
            ``(A) an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 450b), that is an Indian tribe located in Alaska;
            ``(B) a `tribal organization', as defined in section 4 of 
        such Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), that is a tribal organization 
        located in Alaska; or
            ``(C) an organization listed in clauses (i) through (xii) 
        of section 419(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        619(4)(B)(i) through (xii)), or the successor of an entity so 
        listed.''.
SEC. 6005. REPORT ON NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE MEDIUM EDUCATION.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution of 
    higher education'' has the meaning given such term in section 8101 
    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
        (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
    agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
        (3) Native american; native american language.--The terms 
    ``Native American'' and ``Native American language'' have the 
    meanings given such terms in section 103 of the Native American 
    Languages Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 2902).
        (4) State educational agency.--The term ``State educational 
    agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
    (b) Study.--By not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the 
Secretary of the Interior, shall--
        (1) conduct a study to evaluate all levels of education being 
    provided primarily through the medium of Native American languages; 
    and
        (2) report on the findings of such study.
    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study conducted under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with--
        (1) institutions of higher education that conduct Native 
    American language immersion programs, including teachers of such 
    programs;
        (2) State educational agencies and local educational agencies;
        (3) Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as such terms are 
    defined by section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b) that sponsor Native American 
    language immersion schools; and
        (4) experts in the fields of Native American or Alaska Native 
    language and Native American language medium education, including 
    scholars who are fluent in Native American languages.
    (d) Scope of Study.--The study conducted under subsection (b) shall 
evaluate the components, policies, and practices of successful Native 
American language immersion schools and programs, including--
        (1) the level of expertise in educational pedagogy, Native 
    American language fluency, and experience of the principal, 
    teachers, paraprofessionals, and other educational staff;
        (2) how such schools and programs are using Native American 
    languages to provide instruction in reading, language arts, 
    mathematics, science, and, as applicable, other academic subjects;
        (3) how such schools and programs assess the academic 
    proficiency of the students, including--
            (A) whether the school administers assessments of language 
        arts, mathematics, science, and other academic subjects in the 
        Native American language of instruction;
            (B) whether the school administers assessments of language 
        arts, mathematics, science, and other academic subjects in 
        English; and
            (C) how the standards measured by the assessments in the 
        Native American language of instruction and in English compare; 
        and
        (4) the academic outcomes, graduation rate, and other outcomes 
    of students who have completed the highest grade taught primarily 
    through such schools or programs, including, when available, 
    college attendance rates compared with demographically similar 
    students who did not attend a school in which the language of 
    instruction was a Native American language.
    (e) Recommendations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in collaboration 
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall--
        (1) develop a report that includes findings and conclusions 
    regarding the study conducted under subsection (b), including 
    recommendations for such legislative and administrative actions as 
    the Secretary of Education considers to be appropriate;
        (2) consult with the entities described in subsection (c) in 
    reviewing such findings and conclusions; and
        (3) submit the report described in paragraph (1) to each of the 
    following:
            (A) The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        of the Senate.
            (B) The Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives.
            (C) The Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.
            (D) The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 6006. REPORT ON RESPONSES TO INDIAN STUDENT SUICIDES.
    (a) Preparation.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education, in coordination 
    with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and 
    Human Services, shall prepare a report on efforts to address 
    outbreaks of suicides among elementary school and secondary school 
    students (referred to in this section as ``student suicides'') that 
    occurred within 1 year prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
    in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
    States Code).
        (2) Contents.--The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
    include information on--
            (A) the Federal response to the occurrence of high numbers 
        of student suicides in Indian country (as so defined);
            (B) a list of Federal resources available to prevent and 
        respond to outbreaks of student suicides, including the 
        availability and use of tele-behavioral health care;
            (C) any barriers to timely implementation of programs or 
        interagency collaboration regarding student suicides;
            (D) interagency collaboration efforts to streamline access 
        to programs regarding student suicides, including information 
        on how the Department of Education, the Department of the 
        Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services work 
        together on administration of such programs;
            (E) recommendations to improve or consolidate resources or 
        programs described in subparagraph (B) or (D); and
            (F) feedback from Indian tribes to the Federal response 
        described in subparagraph (A).
    (b) Submission.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit the 
report described in subsection (a) to the appropriate committees of 
Congress.

                         TITLE VII--IMPACT AID

SEC. 7001. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    (a) Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012.--Section 563(c) of National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 
Stat. 1748; 20 U.S.C. 6301 note) (also known as the ``Impact Aid 
Improvement Act of 2012''), as amended by section 563 of division A of 
Public Law 113-291, 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.--Section 309 of division H of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76; 20 U.S.C. 7702 note) is 
repealed.
    (c) Title VII Redesignations.--Title VIII (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
is redesignated as title VII and further amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 8001 through 8005 as sections 
    7001 through 7005, respectively; and
        (2) by redesignating sections 8007 through 8014 as sections 
    7007 through 7014, respectively.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Title VII (as redesignated by 
subsection (c) of this section) is further amended--
        (1) by striking ``section 8002'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7002'';
        (2) by striking ``section 8003'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7003'';
        (3) by striking ``section 8003(a)(1)'' each place it appears 
    and inserting ``section 7003(a)(1)'';
        (4) by striking ``section 8003(a)(1)(C)'' each place it appears 
    and inserting ``section 7003(a)(1)(C)'';
        (5) by striking ``section 8003(a)(2)'' each place it appears 
    and inserting ``section 7003(a)(2)'';
        (6) by striking ``section 8003(b)'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7003(b)'';
        (7) by striking ``section 8003(b)(1)'' each place it appears 
    and inserting ``section 7003(b)(1)'';
        (8) by striking ``section 8003(b)(2)'' each place it appears 
    and inserting ``section 7003(b)(2)'';
        (9) by striking ``section 8014(a)'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7014(a)'';
        (10) by striking ``section 8014(b)'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7014(b)''; and
        (11) by striking ``section 8014(e)'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7014(d)''.
SEC. 7002. PURPOSE.
    Section 7001, as redesignated by section 7001 of this Act, is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
``challenging State standards'' and inserting ``the same challenging 
State academic standards''.
SEC. 7003. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
    Section 7002, as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking the matter preceding 
    clause (i) and inserting the following:
            ``(C) had an assessed value according to original records 
        (including facsimiles or other reproductions of those records) 
        documenting the assessed value of such property (determined as 
        of the time or times when so acquired) prepared by the local 
        officials referred to in subsection (b)(3) or, when such 
        original records are not available due to unintentional 
        destruction (such as natural disaster, fire, flooding, pest 
        infestation, or deterioration due to age), other records, 
        including Federal agency records, local historical records, or 
        other records that the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
        and reliable, aggregating 10 percent or more of the assessed 
        value of--'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``section 
        8003(b)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``section 7003(b)(1)(C)'';
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(B) Special rule.--In the case of Federal property 
        eligible under this section that is within the boundaries of 2 
        or more local educational agencies that are eligible under this 
        section, any of such agencies may ask the Secretary to 
        calculate (and the Secretary shall calculate) the taxable value 
        of the eligible Federal property that is within its boundaries 
        by--
                ``(i) first calculating the per-acre value of the 
            eligible Federal property separately for each eligible 
            local educational agency that shared the Federal property, 
            as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii);
                ``(ii) then averaging the resulting per-acre values of 
            the eligible Federal property from each eligible local 
            educational agency that shares the Federal property; and
                ``(iii) then applying the average per-acre value to 
            determine the total taxable value of the eligible Federal 
            property under subparagraph (A)(iii) for the requesting 
            local educational agency.'';
        (3) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the following: 
    ``For each fiscal year beginning on or after the date of enactment 
    of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Secretary shall treat local 
    educational agencies chartered in 1871 having more than 70 percent 
    of the county in Federal ownership as meeting the eligibility 
    requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (a)(1).'';
        (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Special Rule.--For each fiscal year beginning on or after the 
date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act, a local 
educational agency shall be deemed to meet the requirements of 
subsection (a)(1)(C) if the agency was eligible under paragraph (1) or 
(3) of section 8002(f) as such section was in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.'';
        (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(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 2 or 
    more former school districts, the local educational agency may 
    elect to have the Secretary determine its eligibility for 
    assistance under this section for any fiscal year on the basis of 1 
    or more of those former districts, as designated by the local 
    educational agency.
        ``(2) Eligible local educational agencies.--A local educational 
    agency referred to in paragraph (1) is--
            ``(A) any local educational agency that, for fiscal year 
        1994 or any preceding fiscal year, applied, 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--
                ``(i) that was formed by the consolidation of 2 or more 
            districts, at least 1 of which was eligible for assistance 
            under this section for the fiscal year preceding the year 
            of the consolidation; and
                ``(ii) which includes the designation referred to in 
            paragraph (1) in its application under section 7005 for a 
            fiscal year beginning on or after the date of enactment of 
            the Every Student Succeeds Act or any timely amendment to 
            such application.
        ``(3) Amount.--A local educational agency eligible under 
    paragraph (1) shall receive a foundation payment as provided for 
    under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (h)(1), except that 
    the foundation payment shall be calculated based on the most recent 
    payment received by the local educational agency based on its 
    status prior to consolidation.'';
        (6) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ``For each local 
    educational agency that received a payment under this section for 
    fiscal year 2010 through the fiscal year in which the Impact Aid 
    Improvement Act of 2012 is enacted'' and inserting ``For each local 
    educational agency that received a payment under this section for 
    fiscal year 2010 or any succeeding fiscal year'';
        (7) by repealing subsections (k) and (m);
        (8) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (j);
        (9) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by paragraph (8)), by 
    striking ``(h)(4)(B)'' and inserting ``(h)(2)'';
        (10) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (k); and
        (11) in subsection (k)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (10)), 
    by striking ``section 8013(5)(C)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
    7013(5)(C)(iii)''.
SEC. 7004. PAYMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN.
    Section 7003, as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(5)(A), by striking ``to be children'' and 
    all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``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--
                ``(i) within the fenced security perimeter of the 
            military facility; or
                ``(ii) attached to, and under any type of force 
            protection agreement with, the military installation upon 
            which such housing is situated.'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
            subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
        (H) and inserting the following:
            ``(B) Eligibility for heavily impacted local educational 
        agencies.--
                ``(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 of less than 500 students, 
                        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 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;

                    ``(III) is a local educational agency that--

                        ``(aa) 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; and
                        ``(bb)(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 30 percent; or
                        ``(BB) 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, and 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;

                    ``(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 5,000 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;
                        ``(bb) has a per-pupil expenditure described in 
                    subclause (II)(bb) (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 for comparable local educational 
                    agencies in the State; and
                        ``(cc) was eligible to receive assistance under 
                    subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2001.
                ``(ii) Loss of eligibility.--

                    ``(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 the case of a heavily impacted local 
                educational agency described in subclause (II) or (V) 
                of clause (i) 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).
                    ``(III) Taken over by state board of education.--In 
                the case of a heavily impacted local educational agency 
                that is eligible to receive a basic support payment 
                under subparagraph (A), but that has been taken over by 
                a State board of education in any 2 previous years, 
                such agency shall be deemed to maintain heavily 
                impacted status for 2 fiscal years following the date 
                of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

                ``(iii) 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 meets the requirements of clause (i) for that 
            subsequent fiscal year, except that such agency shall not 
            receive a basic support payment under this paragraph until 
            the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which the 
            eligibility determination is made.
            ``(C) Maximum amount for heavily impacted local educational 
        agencies.--
                ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
            (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) four-fifths of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure of the State in which the local educational 
                agency is located for the third fiscal year preceding 
                the fiscal year for which the determination is made; or
                    ``(II) four-fifths of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure of all of the States for the third fiscal 
                year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
                determination is made.

                ``(ii) Calculation of weighted student units.--

                    ``(I) In general.--

                        ``(aa) Percentage enrollment.--For a local 
                    educational agency in 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 subparagraph (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) Exception.--Notwithstanding item (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 subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                    subsection (a)(1) equal to at least 10 percent of 
                    the agency's total enrollment and shall be eligible 
                    for the student weight as provided for in item 
                    (aa).

                    ``(II) Enrollment of 100 or fewer children.--For a 
                local educational agency that has an enrollment of 100 
                or fewer 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 
                1.75.
                    ``(III) Enrollment of more than 100 children but 
                less than 1000.--For a local educational agency that is 
                not described under subparagraph (B)(i)(I) 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.

            ``(D) Maximum amount for large heavily impacted local 
        educational agencies.--
                ``(i) In general.--

                    ``(I) Formula.--Subject to clause (ii), the maximum 
                amount that a heavily impacted local educational agency 
                described in subclause (II) is eligible to receive 
                under this paragraph for any fiscal year shall be 
                determined in accordance with the formula described in 
                paragraph (1)(C).
                    ``(II) Heavily impacted local educational agency.--
                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 5,000 of such children are children described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).

                ``(ii) Factor.--For purposes of calculating the maximum 
            amount described in clause (i), the factor used in 
            determining the weighted student units under subsection 
            (a)(2) with respect to children described in subparagraphs 
            (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) shall be 1.35.
            ``(E) Data.--For purposes of providing assistance under 
        this paragraph, the 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 paragraph.
            ``(F) Determination of average tax rates for general fund 
        purposes.--
                ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
            for the purpose of determining the average tax rates for 
            general fund purposes for local educational agencies in a 
            State under this paragraph, the Secretary shall use 
            either--

                    ``(I) the average tax rate for general fund 
                purposes for comparable local educational agencies, as 
                determined by the Secretary in regulations; or
                    ``(II) the average tax rate of all the local 
                educational agencies in the State.

                ``(ii) Fiscal years 2010-2015.--

                    ``(I) In general.--For fiscal years 2010 through 
                2015, any local educational agency that was found 
                ineligible to receive a payment under subparagraph (A) 
                because the Secretary determined that it failed to meet 
                the average tax rate requirement for general fund 
                purposes in subparagraph (B)(i)(II)(cc), shall be 
                considered to have met that requirement, if its State 
                determined, through an alternate calculation of average 
                tax rates for general fund purposes, that such local 
                educational agency met that requirement.
                    ``(II) Subsequent fiscal years after 2015.--For any 
                succeeding fiscal year after 2015, any local 
                educational agency identified in subclause (I) may 
                continue to have its State use that alternate 
                methodology to calculate whether the average tax rate 
                requirement for general fund purposes under 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(II)(cc) is met.
                    ``(III) 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 2012, the Secretary shall reserve a 
                total of $14,000,000 from funds that remain unobligated 
                under this section from fiscal years 2015 or 2016 in 
                order to make payments under this clause for fiscal 
                years 2011 through 2014.

            ``(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 current 
            fiscal year under subparagraph (B) 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) 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 (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 
            (C) or (D) under which the agency was paid during the prior 
            fiscal year.
                ``(iii) Conversion of military housing units to private 
            housing described.--For purposes of clause (i), `conversion 
            of military housing units to private housing' means the 
            conversion of military housing units to private housing 
            units pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 
            United States Code, or pursuant to any other related 
            provision of law.'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (iii) and 
            inserting the following:
            ``(iii) In the case of a local educational agency providing 
        a free public education to students enrolled in kindergarten 
        through grade 12, that enrolls students described in 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (a)(1) only in 
        grades 9 through 12, and that received a final payment for 
        fiscal year 2009 calculated under section 8003(b)(3) (as such 
        section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
        of the Every Student Succeeds 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).'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subparagraph 
            (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may be'' and 
            inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2), as 
            the case may be''; and
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
            following:
            ``(D) Ratable distribution.--For fiscal years 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 
        paragraphs (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) or (C)) of the agency, 
            except that no local educational agency shall receive more 
            than 100 percent of the maximum payment calculated under 
            subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2).
            ``(E) Insufficient payments.--For each fiscal year 
        described in subparagraph (A) for which the sums appropriated 
        are insufficient to pay each local educational agency all of 
        the local educational agency's threshold payment described in 
        subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the 
        payment to each local educational agency under this paragraph.
            ``(F) Increases.--
                ``(i) Increases based on insufficient funds.--If 
            additional funds become available under 7014(b) for making 
            payments under paragraphs (1) and (2) and those funds are 
            not sufficient to increase each local educational agency's 
            threshold payment above 100 percent of its threshold 
            payment described in subparagraph (B), payments that were 
            reduced under subparagraph (E) shall be increased by the 
            Secretary on the same basis as such payments were reduced.
                ``(ii) Increases based on sufficient funds.--If 
            additional funds become available under section 7014(b) for 
            making payments under paragraphs (1) and (2) and those 
            funds are sufficient to increase each local educational 
            agency's threshold payment above 100 percent of its 
            threshold payment described in subparagraph (B), the 
            payment for each local educational agency shall be 100 
            percent of its threshold payment. The Secretary shall then 
            distribute the excess sums to each eligible local 
            educational agency in accordance with subparagraph (D).
            ``(G) Provision of tax rate and resulting percentage.--As 
        soon as practicable following the payment of funds under 
        paragraph (2) to an eligible local educational agency, the 
        Secretary shall provide the local educational agency with a 
        description of--
                ``(i) the tax rate of the local educational agency; and
                ``(ii) the percentage such tax rate represents of the 
            average tax rate for general fund purposes of comparable 
            local educational agencies in the State as determined under 
            subclauses (II)(cc), III(aa), or (V)(bb) of paragraph 
            (2)(B)(i) (as the case may be).''; and
            (D) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``through (D)'' 
            and inserting ``and (C)''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph 
            (D) or (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D)'';
        (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(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 the Interior, or the 
        heads of other Federal agencies)--
                ``(i)(I) of not less than 10 percent of children 
            described in--
                        ``(aa) subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
                    subsection (a)(1); or
                        ``(bb) subparagraphs (F) and (G) of subsection 
                    (a)(1), but only to the extent that such children 
                    are civilian dependents of employees of the 
                    Department of Defense or the Department of the 
                    Interior; or
                ``(II) of not less than 100 of such children; 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) for the previous fiscal 
            year.'';
        (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``section 8014(c)'' and 
    inserting ``section 7014(c)'';
        (5) in subsection (e)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
            (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(1) In general.--In the case of any local educational agency 
    eligible to receive a payment under subsection (b) whose calculated 
    payment amount for a fiscal year is reduced by 20 percent, as 
    compared to the amount received for the previous fiscal year, the 
    Secretary shall pay the local educational agency, for the year of 
    the reduction and the following 2 years, the amount determined 
    under paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Amount of reduction.--Subject to paragraph (3), A local 
    educational agency described in paragraph (1) shall receive--
            ``(A) for the first year for which the reduced payment is 
        determined, an amount that is not less than 90 percent of the 
        total amount that the local educational agency received under 
        subsection (b) for the previous fiscal year;
            ``(B) for the second year following such reduction, an 
        amount that is not less than 85 percent of the total amount 
        that the local educational agency received under subparagraph 
        (A); and
            ``(C) for the third year following such reduction, an 
        amount that is not less than 80 percent of the total amount 
        that the local educational agency received under subparagraph 
        (B).
        ``(3) Special rule.--For any fiscal year for which a local 
    educational agency would receive a payment under subsection (b) in 
    excess of the amount determined under paragraph (2), the payment 
    received by the local educational agency for such fiscal year shall 
    be calculated under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b).''; and
        (6) by striking subsection (g).
SEC. 7005. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO CHILDREN RESIDING ON 
INDIAN LANDS.
    Section 7004(e)(9), as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of 
this Act, is further amended by striking ``Affairs'' both places the 
term appears and inserting ``Education''.
SEC. 7006. APPLICATION FOR PAYMENTS UNDER SECTIONS 7002 AND 7003.
    Section 7005, as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by striking ``8002 and 8003'' and 
    inserting ``7002 and 7003'';
        (2) by striking ``or 8003'' each place it appears and inserting 
    ``or 7003'';
        (3) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``, 
        and shall contain such information,''; and
            (B) by striking ``section 8004'' and inserting ``section 
        7004''; and
        (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``section 8003(e)'' and 
    inserting ``section 7003(e)'';
SEC. 7007. CONSTRUCTION.
    Section 7007, as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)--
                (i) by redesignating the first subclause (II) as 
            subclause (I);
                (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``section 8008(a)'' 
            and inserting ``section 7008(a)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 8013(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 7013(3)''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (3)(C)(i)(I), by adding at the end the 
        following:

                    ``(cc) Not less than 10 percent of the property 
                acreage in the agency is exempt from State and local 
                taxation under Federal law.''; and

            (B) 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'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the 
            period at the end the following: ``, and containing such 
            additional information as may be necessary to meet any 
            award criteria for a grant under this subsection as 
            provided by any other Act''; and
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (F).
SEC. 7008. FACILITIES.
    Section 7008(a), as redesignated by section 7001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ``section 8014(f)'' and inserting ``section 
7014(e)''.
SEC. 7009. STATE CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENTS IN PROVIDING STATE AID.
    Section 7009, as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) by striking ``section 8011(a)'' each place it appears and 
    inserting ``section 7011(a)'';
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``or 8003(b)'' and inserting ``or 
        7003(b)''; and
            (B) by striking ``section 8003(a)(2)(B)'' and inserting 
        ``section 7003(a)(2)(B)''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``and contain the 
    information'' and inserting ``that'' after ``form''.
SEC. 7010. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
    Section 7010, as redesignated and amended by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), in the paragraph heading, by striking 
        ``8003(a)(1)'' and inserting ``7003(a)(1)'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``section 8009(b)'' 
        and inserting ``section 7009(b)''; and
        (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``section 8014'' and 
    inserting ``section 7014''.
SEC. 7011. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.
    Section 7011(a), as redesignated by section 7001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ``or under the Act'' and all that follows through 
``1994)''.
SEC. 7012. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 7013, as redesignated by section 7001 of this Act, 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)--
            (A) in clause (ii), by striking subclause (III) and 
        inserting the following:

                    ``(III) conveyed at any time under the Alaska 
                Native Claims Settlement Act to a Native individual, 
                Native group, or village or regional corporation 
                (including single family occupancy properties that may 
                have been subsequently sold or leased to a third 
                party), except that property that is conveyed under 
                such Act--

                        ``(aa) that is not taxed is, for the purposes 
                    of this paragraph, considered tax-exempt due to 
                    Federal law; and
                        ``(bb) is considered Federal property for the 
                    purpose of this paragraph if the property is 
                    located within a Regional Educational Attendance 
                    Area that has no taxing power;''; and
            (B) in clause (iii)--
                (i) in subclause (II), by striking ``Stewart B. 
            McKinney Homeless Assistance Act'' and inserting 
            ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
            11411)''; and
                (ii) by striking subclause (III) and inserting the 
            following:
                ``(III) used for affordable housing assisted under the 
            Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
            Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); or''.
SEC. 7013. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 7014, as amended and redesignated by section 7001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$32,000,000 for fiscal 
    year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the seven 
    succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``$66,813,000 for each of 
    fiscal years 2017 through 2019, and $71,997,917 for fiscal year 
    2020'';
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$809,400,000 for fiscal 
    year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the seven 
    succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``$1,151,233,000 for each 
    of fiscal years 2017 through 2019, and $1,240,572,618 for fiscal 
    year 2020'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by striking ``section 8003(d)'' and inserting ``section 
        7003(d)''; and
            (B) by striking ``$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for each of the seven succeeding 
        fiscal years'' and inserting ``$48,316,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2017 through 2019, and $52,065,487 for fiscal year 
        2020'';
        (4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) 
    and (e), respectively;
        (5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))--
            (A) by striking ``section 8007'' and inserting ``section 
        7007''; and
            (B) by striking ``$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'' and inserting ``$17,406,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019, and $18,756,765 for 
        fiscal year 2020''; and
        (6) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))--
            (A) by striking ``section 8008'' and inserting ``section 
        7008''; and
            (B) by striking ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for each of the seven succeeding 
        fiscal years'' and inserting ``$4,835,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2017 through 2019, and $5,210,213 for fiscal year 2020''.

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 8001. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    (a) Title IX Redesignations.--Title IX (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) (as 
amended by sections 2001 and 4001 of this Act) is redesignated as title 
VIII and further amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 9101 through 9103 as sections 
    8101 through 8103, respectively;
        (2) by redesignating sections 9201 through 9204 as sections 
    8201 through 8204, respectively;
        (3) by redesignating sections 9301 through 9306 as sections 
    8301 through 8306, respectively;
        (4) by redesignating section 9401 as section 8401;
        (5) by redesignating sections 9501 through 9506 as sections 
    8501 through 8506, respectively;
        (6) by redesignating sections 9521 through 9537 as sections 
    8521 through 8537, respectively;
        (7) by redesignating sections 9541 through 9548 as sections 
    8551 through 8558, respectively;
        (8) by redesignating section 9551 as 8561;
        (9) by redesignating sections 9561 through 9564 as sections 
    8571 through 8574, respectively; and
        (10) by redesignating section 9601 as section 8601.
    (b) Structural and Conforming Amendments.--Title VIII (as 
redesignated by subsection (a) of this section) is further amended--
        (1) by redesignating parts E and F as parts F and G, 
    respectively;
        (2) by striking ``9305'' each place it appears and inserting 
    ``8305'';
        (3) by striking ``9302'' each place it appears and inserting 
    ``8302''; and
        (4) by striking ``9501'' each place it appears and inserting 
    ``8501''.
SEC. 8002. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 8101, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is further amended--
        (1) by striking paragraphs (3), (11), (19), (23), (35), (36), 
    (37), and (42);
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), 
    (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (20), (21), (22), 
    (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), 
    (38), (39), (41), and (43) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 
    (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (18), (19), (24), (26), 
    (27), (29), (20), (30), (31), (34), (35), (36), (38), (39), (41), 
    (42), (45), (46), (49), and (50), respectively, and by transferring 
    such paragraph (20) (as so redesignated) so as to follow such 
    paragraph (19) (as so redesignated);
        (3) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
        ``(11) Covered program.--The term `covered program' means each 
    of the programs authorized by--
            ``(A) part A of title I;
            ``(B) part C of title I;
            ``(C) part D of title I;
            ``(D) part A of title II;
            ``(E) part A of title III;
            ``(F) part A of title IV;
            ``(G) part B of title IV; and
            ``(H) subpart 2 of part B of title V.
        ``(12) 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.'';
        (4) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(15) Dual or concurrent enrollment program.--The term `dual 
    or concurrent enrollment program' means a program offered by a 
    partnership between at least one institution of higher education 
    and at least one local educational agency through which a secondary 
    school student who has not graduated from high school with a 
    regular high school diploma is able to enroll in one or more 
    postsecondary courses and earn postsecondary credit that--
            ``(A) is transferable to the institutions of higher 
        education in the partnership; and
            ``(B) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized 
        educational credential as described in the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
        ``(16) Early childhood education program.--The term `early 
    childhood education program' has the meaning given the term in 
    section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
        ``(17) Early college high school.--The term `early college high 
    school' means a partnership between at least one local educational 
    agency and at least one institution of higher education that allows 
    participants to simultaneously complete requirements toward earning 
    a regular high school diploma and earn not less than 12 credits 
    that are transferable to the institutions of higher education in 
    the partnership as part of an organized course of study toward a 
    postsecondary degree or credential at no cost to the participant or 
    participant's family.'';
        (5) in paragraph (20) (as so redesignated and transferred by 
    paragraph (2))--
            (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Limited english 
        proficient'' and inserting ``English learner'';
            (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``limited English proficient'' and inserting ``English 
        learner''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ``State's 
        proficient level of achievement on State assessments described 
        in section 1111(b)(3)'' and inserting ``challenging State 
        academic standards'';
        (6) by inserting after paragraph (20) (as so redesignated and 
    transferred by paragraph (2)), the following:
        ``(21) Evidence-based.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        the term `evidence-based', when used with respect to a State, 
        local educational agency, or school activity, means an 
        activity, strategy, or intervention that--
                ``(i) demonstrates a statistically significant effect 
            on improving student outcomes or other relevant outcomes 
            based on--

                    ``(I) strong evidence from at least 1 well-designed 
                and well-implemented experimental study;
                    ``(II) moderate evidence from at least 1 well-
                designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; 
                or
                    ``(III) promising evidence from at least 1 well-
                designed and well-implemented correlational study with 
                statistical controls for selection bias; or

                ``(ii)(I) demonstrates a rationale based on high-
            quality research findings or positive evaluation that such 
            activity, strategy, or intervention is likely to improve 
            student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; and

                    ``(II) includes ongoing efforts to examine the 
                effects of such activity, strategy, or intervention.

            ``(B) Definition for specific activities funded under this 
        act.--When used with respect to interventions or improvement 
        activities or strategies funded under section 1003, the term 
        `evidence-based' means a State, local educational agency, or 
        school activity, strategy, or intervention that meets the 
        requirements of subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph 
        (A)(i).
        ``(22) Expanded learning time.--The term `expanded learning 
    time' means using a longer school day, week, or year schedule to 
    significantly increase the total number of school hours, in order 
    to include additional time for--
            ``(A) activities and instruction for enrichment as part of 
        a well-rounded education; and
            ``(B) instructional and support staff to collaborate, plan, 
        and engage in professional development (including professional 
        development on family and community engagement) within and 
        across grades and subjects.
        ``(23) Extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `extended-year adjusted cohort 
        graduation rate' means the fraction--
                ``(i) the denominator of which consists of the number 
            of students who form the original cohort of entering first-
            time students in grade 9 enrolled in the high school no 
            later than the date by which student membership data must 
            be collected annually by State educational agencies for 
            submission to the National Center for Education Statistics 
            under section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
            2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543), adjusted by--

                    ``(I) adding the students who joined that cohort, 
                after the date of the determination of the original 
                cohort; and
                    ``(II) subtracting only those students who left 
                that cohort, after the date of the determination of the 
                original cohort, as described in subparagraph (B); and

                ``(ii) the numerator of which--

                    ``(I) consists of the sum of--

                        ``(aa) 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--
                            ``(AA) one or more additional years beyond 
                        the fourth year of high school; or
                            ``(BB) a summer session immediately 
                        following the additional year of high school; 
                        and
                        ``(bb) all students with the most significant 
                    cognitive disabilities in the cohort, as adjusted 
                    under clause (i), assessed using the alternate 
                    assessment aligned to alternate academic 
                    achievement standards under section 1111(b)(2)(D) 
                    and awarded a State-defined alternate diploma that 
                    is--
                            ``(AA) standards-based;
                            ``(BB) aligned with the State requirements 
                        for the regular high school diploma; and
                            ``(CC) obtained within the time period for 
                        which the State ensures the availability of a 
                        free appropriate public education under section 
                        612(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(1)); and

                    ``(II) shall not include any student awarded a 
                recognized equivalent of a diploma, such as a general 
                equivalency diploma, certificate of completion, 
                certificate of attendance, or similar lesser 
                credential.

            ``(B) Cohort removal.--To remove a student from a cohort, a 
        school or local educational agency shall require documentation, 
        or obtain documentation from the State educational agency, to 
        confirm that the student has transferred out, emigrated to 
        another country, or transferred to a prison or juvenile 
        facility, or is deceased.
            ``(C) Transferred out.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
        term `transferred out' has the meaning given the term in 
        clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (25)(C).
            ``(D) Special rules.--
                ``(i) Schools starting after grade 9.--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 date by which student membership 
            data is collected annually by State educational agencies 
            for submission to the National Center for Education 
            Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the Education 
            Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543).
                ``(ii) Very small schools.--A State educational agency 
            may calculate the extended year adjusted cohort graduation 
            rate described under this paragraph for a high school with 
            an average enrollment over a 4-year period of less than 100 
            students for the purposes of section 1111(c)(4) by--

                    ``(I) averaging the extended-year adjusted cohort 
                graduation rate of the school over a period of three 
                years; or
                    ``(II) establishing a minimum number of students 
                that must be included in the cohort described in clause 
                (i) of subparagraph (A) that will provide a valid 
                graduation rate calculation as determined by the 
                Secretary, below which the school shall be exempt from 
                differentiation and identification under such 
                section.'';

        (7) by inserting after paragraph (24) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(25) Four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `four-year adjusted cohort 
        graduation rate' means the fraction--
                ``(i) the denominator of which consists of the number 
            of students who form the original cohort of entering first-
            time students in grade 9 enrolled in the high school no 
            later than the date by which student membership data is 
            collected annually by State educational agencies for 
            submission to the National Center for Education Statistics 
            pursuant to section 153 of the Education Sciences Reform 
            Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543), adjusted by--

                    ``(I) adding the students who joined that cohort, 
                after the date of the determination of the original 
                cohort; and
                    ``(II) subtracting only those students who left 
                that cohort, after the date of the determination of the 
                original cohort, as described in subparagraph (B); and

                ``(ii) the numerator of which--

                    ``(I) consists of the sum of--

                        ``(aa) 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--
                            ``(AA) the fourth year of high school; or
                            ``(BB) a summer session immediately 
                        following the fourth year of high school; and
                        ``(bb) all students with the most significant 
                    cognitive disabilities in the cohort, as adjusted 
                    under clause (i), assessed using the alternate 
                    assessment aligned to alternate academic 
                    achievement standards under section 1111(b)(2)(D) 
                    and awarded a State-defined alternate diploma that 
                    is--
                            ``(AA) standards-based;
                            ``(BB) aligned with the State requirements 
                        for the regular high school diploma; and
                            ``(CC) obtained within the time period for 
                        which the State ensures the availability of a 
                        free appropriate public education under section 
                        612(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(1); and

                    ``(II) shall not include any student awarded a 
                recognized equivalent of a diploma, such as a general 
                equivalency diploma, certificate of completion, 
                certificate of attendance, or similar lesser 
                credential.

            ``(B) Cohort removal.--To remove a student from a cohort, a 
        school or local educational agency shall require documentation, 
        or obtain documentation from the State educational agency, to 
        confirm that the student has transferred out, emigrated to 
        another country, or 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 that a student, as confirmed 
            by the high school or local educational agency in 
            accordance with clause (ii), has transferred to--

                    ``(I) another school from which the student is 
                expected to receive a regular high school diploma; or
                    ``(II) another educational program from which the 
                student is expected to receive a regular high school 
                diploma or an alternate diploma that meets the 
                requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)(bb).

                ``(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 
                of such transfer from the receiving school or program 
                in which the student enrolled.
                    ``(II) Lack of confirmation.--A student who was 
                enrolled in a high school, but for whom there is no 
                confirmation of the student having transferred out, 
                shall remain in the adjusted cohort.

                ``(iii) Programs not providing credit.--Except as 
            provided in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)(bb), a student who is 
            retained in grade or who is enrolled in a program leading 
            to a general equivalency diploma, 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 rules.--
                ``(i) Schools starting after grade 9.--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 date by which student membership 
            data must be collected annually by State educational 
            agencies for submission to the National Center for 
            Education Statistics pursuant to section 153 of the 
            Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543).
                ``(ii) Very small schools.--A State educational agency 
            may calculate the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate 
            described under this paragraph for a high school with an 
            average enrollment over a 4-year period of less than 100 
            students for the purposes of section 1111(c)(4) by--

                    ``(I) averaging the four-year adjusted cohort 
                graduation rate of the school over a period of three 
                years; or
                    ``(II) establishing a minimum number of students 
                that must be included in the cohort described in clause 
                (i) of subparagraph (A) that will provide a valid 
                graduation rate calculation as determined by the 
                Secretary, below which the school shall be exempt from 
                differentiation and identification under such 
                section.'';

        (8) by inserting after paragraph (27) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(28) 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.'';
        (9) in paragraph (30) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), in 
    subparagraph (C)--
            (A) by striking the subparagraph designation and heading 
        and inserting ``(C) bureau of indian education schools.--''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``Affairs'' both places the term appears 
        and inserting ``Education'';
        (10) by inserting after paragraph (31) (as redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(32) Middle grades.--The term middle grades means any of 
    grades 5 through 8.
        ``(33) Multi-tier system of supports.--The term `multi-tier 
    system of supports' means a comprehensive continuum of evidence-
    based, systemic practices to support a rapid response to students' 
    needs, with regular observation to facilitate data-based 
    instructional decisionmaking.'';
        (11) in paragraph (35) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
    by striking ``pupil services'' and inserting ``specialized 
    instructional support'';
        (12) by striking paragraph (36) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
        ``(36) 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 108-188; 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).'';
        (13) by inserting after paragraph (36) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)), the following:
        ``(37) Paraprofessional.--The term `paraprofessional', also 
    known as a `paraeducator', includes an education assistant and 
    instructional assistant.'';
        (14) in paragraph (39) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2))--
            (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``section 1118'' and 
        inserting ``section 1116'';
        (15) by inserting after paragraph (39) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(40) Pay for success initiative.--The term `pay for success 
    initiative' means a performance-based grant, contract, or 
    cooperative agreement awarded by a public entity in which a 
    commitment is made to pay for improved outcomes that result in 
    social benefit and direct cost savings or cost avoidance to the 
    public sector. Such an initiative shall include--
            ``(A) a feasibility study on the initiative describing how 
        the proposed intervention is based on evidence of 
        effectiveness;
            ``(B) a rigorous, third-party evaluation that uses 
        experimental or quasi-experimental design or other research 
        methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal 
        inferences to determine whether the initiative has met its 
        proposed outcomes;
            ``(C) an annual, publicly available report on the progress 
        of the initiative; and
            ``(D) a requirement that payments are made to the recipient 
        of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement only when agreed 
        upon outcomes are achieved, except that the entity may make 
        payments to the third party conducting the evaluation described 
        in subparagraph (B).'';
        (16) by striking paragraph (42) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
        ``(42) Professional development.--The term `professional 
    development' means activities that--
            ``(A) are an integral part of school and local educational 
        agency strategies for providing educators (including teachers, 
        principals, other school leaders, specialized instructional 
        support personnel, paraprofessionals, and, as applicable, early 
        childhood educators) with the knowledge and skills necessary to 
        enable students to succeed in a well-rounded education and to 
        meet the challenging State academic standards; and
            ``(B) are sustained (not stand-alone, 1-day, or short term 
        workshops), intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-
        driven, and classroom-focused, and may include activities 
        that--
                ``(i) improve and increase teachers'--

                    ``(I) knowledge of the academic subjects the 
                teachers teach;
                    ``(II) understanding of how students learn; and
                    ``(III) ability to analyze student work and 
                achievement from multiple sources, including how to 
                adjust instructional strategies, assessments, and 
                materials based on such analysis;

                ``(ii) are an integral part of broad schoolwide and 
            districtwide educational improvement plans;
                ``(iii) allow personalized plans for each educator to 
            address the educator's specific needs identified in 
            observation or other feedback;
                ``(iv) improve classroom management skills;
                ``(v) support the recruitment, hiring, and training of 
            effective teachers, including teachers who became certified 
            through State and local alternative routes to 
            certification;
                ``(vi) advance teacher understanding of--

                    ``(I) effective instructional strategies that are 
                evidence-based; and
                    ``(II) strategies for improving student academic 
                achievement or substantially increasing the knowledge 
                and teaching skills of teachers;

                ``(vii) are aligned with, and directly related to, 
            academic goals of the school or local educational agency;
                ``(viii) are developed with extensive participation of 
            teachers, principals, other school leaders, parents, 
            representatives of Indian tribes (as applicable), and 
            administrators of schools to be served under this Act;
                ``(ix) 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;
                ``(x) to the extent appropriate, provide training for 
            teachers, principals, and other school leaders in the use 
            of technology (including education about the harms of 
            copyright piracy), so that technology and technology 
            applications are effectively used in the classroom to 
            improve teaching and learning in the curricula and academic 
            subjects in which the teachers teach;
                ``(xi) 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 of professional 
            development;
                ``(xii) are designed to give teachers of children with 
            disabilities or children with developmental delays, and 
            other teachers and instructional staff, the knowledge and 
            skills to provide instruction and academic support 
            services, to those children, including positive behavioral 
            interventions and supports, multi-tier system of supports, 
            and use of accommodations;
                ``(xiii) include instruction in the use of data and 
            assessments to inform and instruct classroom practice;
                ``(xiv) include instruction in ways that teachers, 
            principals, other school leaders, specialized instructional 
            support personnel, and school administrators may work more 
            effectively with parents and families;
                ``(xv) involve the forming of partnerships with 
            institutions of higher education, including, as applicable, 
            Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in section 
            316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
            1059c(b)), to establish school-based teacher, principal, 
            and other school leader training programs that provide 
            prospective teachers, novice teachers, principals, and 
            other school leaders with an opportunity to work under the 
            guidance of experienced teachers, principals, other school 
            leaders, and faculty of such institutions;
                ``(xvi) 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;
                ``(xvii) provide follow-up training to teachers who 
            have participated in activities described in this paragraph 
            that are designed to ensure that the knowledge and skills 
            learned by the teachers are implemented in the classroom; 
            and
                ``(xviii) where practicable, provide jointly for school 
            staff and other early childhood education program 
            providers, to address the transition to elementary school, 
            including issues related to school readiness.'';
        (17) by inserting after paragraph (42) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(43) Regular high school diploma.--The term `regular high 
    school diploma'--
            ``(A) 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, except that a 
        regular high school diploma shall not be aligned to the 
        alternate academic achievement standards described in section 
        1111(b)(1)(E); and
            ``(B) does not include a recognized equivalent of a 
        diploma, such as a general equivalency diploma, certificate of 
        completion, certificate of attendance, or similar lesser 
        credential.
        ``(44) School leader.--The term `school leader' means a 
    principal, assistant principal, or other individual who is--
            ``(A) an employee or officer of an elementary school or 
        secondary school, local educational agency, or other entity 
        operating an elementary school or secondary school; and
            ``(B) responsible for the daily instructional leadership 
        and managerial operations in the elementary school or secondary 
        school building.'';
        (18) by inserting after paragraph (46) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) the following:
        ``(47) Specialized instructional support personnel; specialized 
    instructional support services.--
            ``(A) Specialized instructional support personnel.--The 
        term `specialized instructional support personnel' means--
                ``(i) school counselors, school social workers, and 
            school psychologists; and
                ``(ii) other qualified professional personnel, such as 
            school nurses, speech language pathologists, and school 
            librarians, 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 (20 U.S.C. 1401)) 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.'';
        (19) by striking the undesignated paragraph between paragraph 
    (47) (as inserted by paragraph (18)) and paragraph (49) (as so 
    redesignated by paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
        ``(48) 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.'';
        (20) by striking paragraph (50) (as so redesignated by 
    paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
        ``(50) Technology.--The term `technology' means modern 
    information, computer and communication technology products, 
    services, or tools, including, the Internet and other 
    communications networks, computer devices and other computer and 
    communications hardware, software applications, data systems, and 
    other electronic content (including multimedia content) and data 
    storage.''; and
        (21) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(51) Universal design for learning.--The term `universal 
    design for learning' has the meaning given the term in section 103 
    of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
        ``(52) Well-rounded education.--The term `well-rounded 
    education' means courses, activities, and programming in subjects 
    such as English, reading or language arts, writing, science, 
    technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages, civics and 
    government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer science, 
    music, career and technical education, health, physical education, 
    and any other subject, as determined by the State or local 
    educational agency, with the purpose of providing all students 
    access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience.''.
SEC. 8003. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.
    Section 8102, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
further amended by striking ``Parts B, C, D, and E of this title do not 
apply to title VIII'' and inserting ``Parts B, C, D, E, and F of this 
title do not apply to title VII''.
SEC. 8004. APPLICABILITY TO BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED 
SCHOOLS.
    Section 8103, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by striking ``bureau of indian 
    affairs'' and inserting ``bureau of indian education''; and
        (2) by striking ``Bureau of Indian Affairs'' each place the 
    term appears and inserting ``Bureau of Indian Education''.
SEC. 8005. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY 
AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
    Section 8201(b)(2), as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' after the 
    semicolon;
        (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting 
    ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(I) implementation of fiscal support teams that provide 
        technical fiscal support assistance, which shall include 
        evaluating fiscal, administrative, and staffing functions, and 
        any other key operational function.''.
SEC. 8006. CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
    Section 8203, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Within 1 year after the 
    date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a 
    State'' and inserting ``A State''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Uses of Administrative Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--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 8201(b)(2).
        ``(2) Fiscal support teams.--A local educational agency that 
    uses funds as described in section 8201(b)(2)(I) may contribute 
    State or local funds to expand the reach of such support without 
    violating any supplement, not supplant requirement of any program 
    contributing administrative funds.''.
SEC. 8007. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS.
    Section 8204, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``part A of title VII'' 
        and inserting ``part A of title VI''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(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, 
            including program objectives; and
                ``(ii) be developed in consultation with Indian 
            tribes.''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Accountability System.--
        ``(1) For the purposes of part A of title I, the Secretary of 
    Interior, in consultation with the Secretary, if the Secretary of 
    the Interior requests the consultation, using a negotiated 
    rulemaking process to develop regulations for implementation no 
    later than the 2017-2018 academic year, shall define the standards, 
    assessments, and accountability system consistent with section 
    1111, for the schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education on a 
    national, regional, or tribal basis, as appropriate, taking into 
    account the unique circumstances and needs of such schools and the 
    students served by such schools.
        ``(2) 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 requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1) where 
    such requirements are determined by such body or school board to be 
    inappropriate. If such requirements are waived, the tribal 
    governing body or school board shall, within 60 days, submit to the 
    Secretary of Interior a proposal for alternative standards, 
    assessments, and an accountability system, if applicable, 
    consistent with section 1111, that takes into account the unique 
    circumstances and needs of such school or schools and the students 
    served. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary shall 
    approve such standards, assessments, and accountability system 
    unless the Secretary determines that the standards, assessments, 
    and accountability system do not meet the requirements of section 
    1111, taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of 
    such school or schools and the students served.
        ``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Interior and the 
    Secretary shall, 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 a waiver under paragraph (2).''.
SEC. 8008. DEPARTMENT STAFF.
    Title VIII, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is further amended by adding after section 8204 the following:
``SEC. 8205. DEPARTMENT STAFF.
    ``The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the 
    Every Student Succeeds Act, identify the number of Department full-
    time equivalent employees who worked on or administered each 
    education program or project authorized under this Act, as such 
    program or project was in effect on the day before such date of 
    enactment, and publish such information on the Department's 
    website;
        ``(2) not later than 60 days after such date of enactment, 
    identify the number of full-time equivalent employees who worked on 
    or administered each program or project authorized under this Act, 
    as such program or project was in effect on the day before such 
    date of enactment, that has been eliminated or consolidated since 
    such date of enactment;
        ``(3) not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, 
    reduce the workforce of the Department by the number of full-time 
    equivalent employees the Department identified under paragraph (2); 
    and
        ``(4) not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, 
    report to Congress on--
            ``(A) the number of full-time equivalent employees 
        associated with each program or project authorized under this 
        Act and 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 described in paragraph (2);
            ``(C) how the Secretary has reduced the number of full-time 
        equivalent employees as described in paragraph (3);
            ``(D) the average salary of the full-time equivalent 
        employees described in subparagraph (B) whose positions were 
        eliminated; and
            ``(E) the average salary of the full-time equivalent 
        employees who work on or administer a program or project 
        authorized by the Department under this Act, disaggregated by 
        employee function within each such program or project.''.
SEC. 8009. OPTIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATE PLANS OR APPLICATIONS.
    Section 8302(b)(1), as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ``nonprofit''.
SEC. 8010. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
ASSURANCES.
    Section 8304(a)(2), as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ``nonprofit'' and inserting ``eligible'' each place 
the term appears.
SEC. 8011. RURAL CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
    Section 8305, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Rural Consolidated Plan.--
        ``(1) In general.--Two or more eligible local educational 
    agencies, a consortium of eligible local educational service 
    agencies, or an educational service agency on behalf of eligible 
    local educational agencies may submit plans or applications for 1 
    or more covered programs to the State educational agency on a 
    consolidated basis, if each eligible local educational agency 
    impacted elects to participate in the joint application or elects 
    to allow the educational service agency to apply on its behalf.
        ``(2) Eligible local educational agency.--For the purposes of 
    this subsection, the term `eligible local educational agency' means 
    a local educational agency that is an eligible local educational 
    agency under part B of title V.''.
SEC. 8012. OTHER GENERAL ASSURANCES.
    Section 8306(a), as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of 
this Act, is further amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
    ``whether separately or pursuant to section 8305,''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``nonprofit'' each place it 
    appears and inserting ``eligible''.
SEC. 8013. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
    Section 8401, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
        ``(1) Request for waiver by state or indian tribe.--A State 
    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) Local educational agency and school requests submitted 
    through the state.--
            ``(A) Request for waiver by local educational agency.--A 
        local educational agency that receives funds under a program 
        authorized under this Act and desires a waiver of any statutory 
        or regulatory requirement of this Act shall submit a request 
        containing the information described in subsection (b)(1) to 
        the appropriate State educational agency. The State educational 
        agency may then submit the request to the Secretary if the 
        State educational agency determines the waiver appropriate.
            ``(B) Request for waiver by school.--An elementary school 
        or secondary school that desires a waiver of any statutory or 
        regulatory requirement of this Act shall submit a request 
        containing the information described in subsection (b)(1) to 
        the local educational agency serving the school. The local 
        educational agency may then submit the request to the State 
        educational agency in accordance with subparagraph (A) if the 
        local educational agency determines the waiver appropriate.
        ``(3) Receipt of waiver.--Except as provided in subsection 
    (b)(4) or (c), the Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory 
    requirement of this Act for which a waiver request is submitted to 
    the Secretary pursuant to this subsection.'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by striking ``, local educational agency,'' and 
                inserting ``, acting on its own behalf or on behalf of 
                a local educational agency in accordance with 
                subsection (a)(2),''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``, which shall include a plan'' 
                after ``to the Secretary'';

                (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
            (F);
                (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and 
            inserting the following:
            ``(B) describes which Federal statutory or regulatory 
        requirements are to be waived;
            ``(C) describes how the waiving of such requirements will 
        advance student academic achievement;
            ``(D) describes the methods the State educational agency, 
        local educational agency, school, or Indian tribe will use to 
        monitor and regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the 
        implementation of the plan;
            ``(E) includes only information directly related to the 
        waiver request; and''; and
                (iv) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by clause 
            (ii), by inserting ``and, if the waiver relates to 
            provisions of subsections (b) or (h) of section 1111, 
            describes how the State educational agency, local 
            educational agency, school, or Indian tribe will maintain 
            or improve transparency in reporting to parents and the 
            public on student achievement and school performance, 
            including the achievement of the subgroups of students 
            identified in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi)'' after ``waivers 
            are requested'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``(on behalf 
        of, and based on the requests of, local educational agencies)'' 
        and inserting ``(on behalf of those agencies or on behalf of, 
        and based on the requests of, local educational agencies in the 
        State)'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                inserting ``or on behalf of local educational agencies 
                in the State under subsection (a)(2),'' after ``acting 
                on its own behalf,''; and
                    (II) by striking clauses (i) through (iii) and 
                inserting the following:

                ``(i) provide the public and any interested local 
            educational agency in the State with notice and a 
            reasonable opportunity to comment and provide input on the 
            request, to the extent that the request impacts the local 
            educational agency;
                ``(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.''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking clauses (i) and 
            (ii) and inserting the following:
                ``(i) the request shall be reviewed and approved by the 
            State educational agency in accordance with subsection 
            (a)(2) before being submitted to the Secretary 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.''.
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Waiver determination, demonstration, and revision.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue a written 
        determination regarding the initial approval or disapproval of 
        a waiver request not more than 120 days after the date on which 
        such request is submitted. Initial disapproval of such request 
        shall be based on the determination of the Secretary that--
                ``(i) the waiver request does not meet the requirements 
            of this section;
                ``(ii) the waiver is not permitted under subsection 
            (c);
                ``(iii) the description required under paragraph (1)(C) 
            in the plan provides insufficient information to 
            demonstrate that the waiving of such requirements will 
            advance student academic achievement consistent with the 
            purposes of this Act; 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.--Upon the initial 
        determination of disapproval under subparagraph (A), the 
        Secretary shall--
                ``(i) immediately--

                    ``(I) notify the State educational agency, local 
                educational agency (through the State educational 
                agency), school (through the local educational agency), 
                or Indian tribe, as applicable, of such determination; 
                and
                    ``(II) provide detailed reasons for such 
                determination in writing to the applicable entity under 
                subclause (I) to the public, such as posting in a clear 
                and easily accessible format to the Department's 
                website;

                ``(ii) offer the State educational agency, local 
            educational agency (through the State educational agency), 
            school (through the local educational agency), or Indian 
            tribe an opportunity to revise and resubmit the waiver 
            request by a date that is not more than 60 days after the 
            date of such determination; and
                ``(iii) if the Secretary determines that the 
            resubmission under clause (ii) does not meet the 
            requirements of this section, at the request of the State 
            educational agency, local educational agency, school, or 
            Indian tribe, conduct a hearing not more than 30 days after 
            the date of such resubmission.
            ``(C) Waiver disapproval.--The Secretary may ultimately 
        disapprove a waiver request if--
                ``(i) the State educational agency, local educational 
            agency, school, 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 (through the State educational agency), school 
            (through the 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 such 
                a hearing is requested.

            ``(D) External conditions.--The Secretary shall not 
        disapprove a waiver request under this section based on 
        conditions outside the scope of the waiver request.'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, Indian tribes'' 
        after ``local educational agencies'';
            (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``subpart 1 of part B of 
        title V'' and inserting ``part C of title IV''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
        ``(9) the prohibitions--
            ``(A) in subpart 2 of part F;
            ``(B) regarding use of funds for religious worship or 
        instruction in section 8505; and
            ``(C) regarding activities in section 8526; or'';
        (4) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in the subsection heading, by adding ``; Limitations'' 
        after ``Waiver'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``Secretary determines'' and inserting ``State 
        demonstrates''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) Specific limitations.--The Secretary shall not require a 
    State educational agency, local educational agency, school, 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 
        specific elements of--
                ``(i) State academic standards;
                ``(ii) academic assessments;
                ``(iii) State accountability systems; or
                ``(iv) teacher and school leader evaluation systems.'';
        (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Reports.--A State educational agency, local educational 
agency, school, or Indian tribe receiving a waiver under this section 
shall describe, as part of, and pursuant to, the required annual 
reporting under section 1111(h)--
        ``(1) the progress of schools covered under the provisions of 
    such waiver toward improving student academic achievement; and
        ``(2) how the use of the waiver has contributed to such 
    progress.''; and
        (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``if the Secretary 
    determines'' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
    inserting the following: ``if, after notice and an opportunity for 
    a hearing, the Secretary--
            ``(A) presents a rationale and supporting information that 
        clearly demonstrates that the waiver is not contributing to the 
        progress of schools described in subsection (e)(1); or
            ``(B) determines that the waiver is no longer necessary to 
        achieve its original purposes.''.
SEC. 8014. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF STATE PLANS AND LOCAL 
APPLICATIONS.
    Title VIII, as amended and redesignated by section 8001 of this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 8401 the following:

      ``PART E--APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF STATE PLANS AND LOCAL 
                              APPLICATIONS

``SEC. 8451. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF STATE PLANS.
    ``(a) Approval.--A plan submitted by a State pursuant to section 
2101(d), 4103(c), 4203, or 8302 shall be approved by the Secretary 
unless the Secretary makes a written determination (which shall include 
the supporting information and rationale supporting such 
determination), prior to the expiration of the 120-day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary received the plan, that the plan is 
not in compliance with section 2101(d), 4103(c), or 4203, or part C, 
respectively.
    ``(b) Disapproval Process.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not finally disapprove a 
    plan submitted under section 2101(d), 4103(c), 4203, or 8302, 
    except after giving the State educational agency notice and an 
    opportunity for a hearing.
        ``(2) Notifications.--If the Secretary finds that the plan is 
    not in compliance, in whole or in part, with section 2101(d), 
    4103(c), or 4203, or part C, as applicable, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) immediately notify the State of such determination;
            ``(B) provide a detailed description of the specific 
        provisions of the plan that the Secretary determines fail to 
        meet the requirements, in whole or in part, of such section or 
        part, as applicable;
            ``(C) offer the State an opportunity to revise and resubmit 
        its plan within 45 days of such determination, including the 
        chance for the State to present supporting information to 
        clearly demonstrate that the State plan meets the requirements 
        of such section or part, as applicable;
            ``(D) provide technical assistance, upon request of the 
        State, in order to assist the State to meet the requirements of 
        such section or part, as applicable;
            ``(E) conduct a hearing within 30 days of the plan's 
        resubmission under subparagraph (C), unless a State declines 
        the opportunity for such hearing; and
            ``(F) request additional information, only as to the 
        noncompliant provisions, needed to make the plan compliant.
        ``(3) Response.--If the State educational agency responds to 
    the Secretary's notification described in paragraph (2)(A) prior to 
    the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date on which 
    the State educational agency received the notification, and 
    resubmits the plan as described in paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary 
    shall approve such plan unless the Secretary determines the plan 
    does not meet the requirements of section 2101(d), 4103(c), or 
    4203, or part C, as applicable.
        ``(4) Failure to respond.--If the State educational agency does 
    not respond to the Secretary's notification described in paragraph 
    (2)(A) prior to the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on 
    the date on which the State educational agency received the 
    notification, such plan shall be deemed to be disapproved.
    ``(c) Limitation.--A plan submitted under section 2101(d), 4103(c), 
4203, or 8302 shall not be approved or disapproved based upon the 
nature of the activities proposed within such plan if such proposed 
activities meet the applicable program requirements.
    ``(d) Peer-review Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other 
requirements of this part, the Secretary shall ensure that any portion 
of a consolidated State plan that is related to part A of title I is 
subject to the peer-review process described in section 1111(a)(4).
``SEC. 8452. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
APPLICATIONS.
    ``(a) Approval.--An application submitted by a local educational 
agency pursuant to section 2102(b), 4106, 4204(b) or 8305, shall be 
approved by the State educational agency unless the State educational 
agency makes a written determination (which shall include the 
supporting information and rationale for such 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 section 2102(b), 4106, or 4204(b), or part C, 
respectively.
    ``(b) Disapproval Process.--
        ``(1) In general.--The State educational agency shall not 
    finally disapprove an application submitted under section 2102(b), 
    4106, 4204(b) or 8305 except after giving the local educational 
    agency notice and opportunity for a hearing.
        ``(2) Notifications.--If the State educational agency finds 
    that the application submitted under section 2102(b), 4106, 4204(b) 
    or 8305 is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with section 
    2102(b), 4106, or 4204(b), or part C, respectively, the State 
    educational agency shall--
            ``(A) immediately notify the local educational agency of 
        such determination;
            ``(B) provide a detailed description of the specific 
        provisions of the application that the State determines fail to 
        meet the requirements, in whole or in part, of such section or 
        part, as applicable;
            ``(C) offer the local educational agency an opportunity to 
        revise and resubmit its application within 45 days of such 
        determination, including the chance for the local educational 
        agency to present supporting information to clearly demonstrate 
        that the application meets the requirements of such section or 
        part;
            ``(D) provide technical assistance, upon request of the 
        local educational agency, in order to assist the local 
        educational agency to meet the requirements of such section or 
        part, as applicable;
            ``(E) conduct a hearing within 30 days of the application's 
        resubmission under subparagraph (C), unless a local educational 
        agency declines the opportunity for such a hearing; and
            ``(F) request additional information, only as to the 
        noncompliant provisions, needed to make the application 
        compliant.
        ``(3) Response.--If the local educational agency responds to 
    the State educational agency's notification described in paragraph 
    (2)(A) prior to the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on 
    the date on which the local educational agency received the 
    notification, and resubmits the application as described in 
    paragraph (2)(C), the State educational agency shall approve such 
    application unless the State educational agency determines the 
    application does not meet the requirements of this part.
        ``(4) Failure to respond.--If the local educational agency does 
    not respond to the State educational agency's notification 
    described in paragraph (2)(A) prior to the expiration of the 45-day 
    period beginning on the date on which the local educational agency 
    received the notification, such application shall be deemed to be 
    disapproved.''.
SEC. 8015. PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.
    Section 8501, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) Special rule.--
            ``(A) In general.--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.
            ``(B) Ombudsman.--To help ensure equitable services are 
        provided to private school children, teachers, and other 
        educational personnel under this section, the State educational 
        agency involved shall direct the ombudsman designated by the 
        agency under section 1117 to monitor and enforce the 
        requirements of this section.''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) Expenditures.--
            ``(A) In general.--Expenditures for educational services 
        and other benefits provided under this section for eligible 
        private school children, their teachers, and other educational 
        personnel serving those children shall be equal, taking into 
        account the number and educational needs of the children to be 
        served, to the expenditures for participating public school 
        children.
            ``(B) Obligation of funds.--Funds allocated to a local 
        educational agency for educational services and other benefits 
        to eligible private school children shall be obligated in the 
        fiscal year for which the funds are received by the agency.
            ``(C) Notice of allocation.--Each State educational agency 
        shall provide notice in a timely manner to the appropriate 
        private school officials in the State of the allocation of 
        funds for educational services and other benefits under this 
        subpart that the local educational agencies have determined are 
        available for eligible private school children.''.
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
        (H) and inserting the following:
            ``(A) part C of title I;
            ``(B) part A of title II;
            ``(C) part A of title III;
            ``(D) part A of title IV; and
            ``(E) part B of title IV.''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (3); and
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``To ensure'' and all that follows through ``such as'' and 
        inserting ``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. Such agency 
        and private school officials shall both have the goal of 
        reaching agreement on how to provide equitable and effective 
        programs for eligible private school children, on issues such 
        as'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (E)--

                    (I) by striking ``and the amount'' and inserting 
                ``, the amount''; and
                    (II) by striking ``services; and'' and inserting 
                ``services, and how that amount is determined;'';

                (ii) in subparagraph (F)--

                    (I) by striking ``contract'' after ``provision 
                of''; and
                    (II) by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting ``; and''; and

                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(G) whether the agency, consortium, or entity shall 
        provide services directly or through a separate government 
        agency, consortium, or entity, or through a third-party 
        contractor; and
            ``(H) 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 subsection (a)(4)(C) based on all 
            the children from low-income families in a participating 
            school attendance area who attend private schools; or
                ``(ii) in the agency's participating school attendance 
            area who attend private schools with the proportion of 
            funds allocated under subsection (a)(4)(C) based on the 
            number of children from low-income families who attend 
            private schools.''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(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 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 
    to indicate such officials' belief 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 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 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 did not make a decision that treats 
        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 private school official shall provide the 
        basis of the noncompliance and all parties shall provide the 
        appropriate documentation to the appropriate officials.
            ``(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 the appropriate private school officials 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 in 
            accordance with the procedures for making such a request, 
            as prescribed by the State educational agency.''.
SEC. 8016. STANDARDS FOR BY-PASS.
    Section 8502(a)(2), as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of 
this Act, is further amended by striking ``9503, and 9504'' and 
inserting ``8503, and 8504''.
SEC. 8017. COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL 
CHILDREN.
    Section 8503, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is further amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(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 8501 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.''.
SEC. 8018. BY-PASS DETERMINATION PROCESS.
    Section 8504(a)(1)(A), as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, 
is amended by striking ``9502'' and inserting ``8502''.
SEC. 8019. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
    Section 8521, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, subject to the 
    requirements of subsection (b)'' after ``for the second preceding 
    fiscal year'';
        (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at the 
    end the following: ``, if such local educational agency has also 
    failed to meet such requirement (as determined using the measure 
    most favorable to the local agency) for 1 or more of the 5 
    immediately preceding fiscal years''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``or a change in the 
    organizational structure of the local educational agency'' after 
    ``, such as a natural disaster''.
SEC. 8020. PROHIBITION REGARDING STATE AID.
    Section 8522, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ``title VIII'' and inserting ``title VII''.
SEC. 8021. SCHOOL PRAYER.
    Section 8524(a), as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ``on the Internet'' and inserting ``by electronic 
means, including by posting the guidance on the Department's website in 
a clear and easily accessible manner''.
SEC. 8022. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS.
    Section 8526, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``prohibited 
    uses of funds'';
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (A)) the following:
        ``(1) for construction, renovation, or repair of any school 
    facility, except as authorized under this Act;
        ``(2) for transportation unless otherwise authorized under this 
    Act;'';
        (3) by striking ``(a)Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized 
    under this Act shall be used'' and inserting ``No funds under this 
    Act may be used''; and
        (4) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 8023. PROHIBITIONS.
    Title VIII, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 8526 the following:
``SEC. 8526A. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, OR 
CONTROL.
    ``(a) In General.--No officer or employee of the Federal Government 
shall, 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 developed and 
implemented to meet the requirements of this Act (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), 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 condition or incentivize the receipt of any grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement, the receipt of any priority or 
preference under such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, or the 
receipt of a waiver under section 8401 upon a State, local educational 
agency, or school's adoption or implementation of specific 
instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curricula, 
or program of instruction developed and implemented to meet the 
requirements of this Act (including any condition, priority, or 
preference 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).''.
SEC. 8024. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
    Section 8527, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 8527. 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, 
including 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 provision of Federal law, no funds provided to the Department 
under this Act may be used by the Department, 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 section shall be construed 
to--
        ``(1) authorize an officer or employee of the Federal 
    Government, 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 (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.);
        ``(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.--
        ``(1) In general.--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.
        ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
    construed to prohibit a State, local educational agency, or school 
    from using funds provided under this Act for the development or 
    implementation of any instructional content, academic standards, 
    academic assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction that a 
    State, local educational agency, or school chooses, as permitted 
    under State and local law, as long as the use of such funds is 
    consistent with the terms of the grant, contract, or cooperative 
    agreement providing such funds.
        ``(3) Building standards.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
    construed to mandate national school building standards for a 
    State, local educational agency, or school.''.
SEC. 8025. ARMED FORCES RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT 
RECRUITING INFORMATION.
    Section 8528, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(a) Policy.--
        ``(1) Access to student recruiting information.--
    Notwithstanding section 444(a)(5)(B) of the General Education 
    Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(5)(B)), 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 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 
the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds 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. 8026. PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY SPONSORED TESTING.
    Section 8529, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 8529. 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, incentivize, 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, including any assessment or testing 
materials 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.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to international 
comparative assessments developed under the authority of section 
153(a)(6) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9543(a)(6)) and administered to only a representative sample of pupils 
in the United States and in foreign nations.''.
SEC. 8027. LIMITATIONS ON NATIONAL TESTING OR CERTIFICATION FOR 
TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS.
    Section 8530, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, principals, or 
    other school leaders'' after ``teachers'';
        (2) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``, Principals, or 
    Other School Leaders'' after ``Teachers''; and
        (3) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by inserting ``, principals, other school leaders,'' 
        after ``teachers''; and
            (B) by inserting ``, or incentive regarding,'' after 
        ``administration of''.
SEC. 8028. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING STATE PARTICIPATION.
    Title VIII, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 8530 the following:
``SEC. 8530A. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING STATE PARTICIPATION.
    ``Any State that opts out of receiving funds, or that has not been 
awarded funds, under one or more programs under this Act shall not be 
required to carry out any of the requirements of such program or 
programs, and nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a State 
to participate in any program under this Act.''.
SEC. 8029. CIVIL RIGHTS.
    Section 8534(b), as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``as defined in section 1116 of title I and 
    part B of title V'' and inserting ``as defined in section 1111(d) 
    of title I and part C of title IV''; and
        (2) by striking ``grant under section 1116 of title I or part B 
    of title V'' and inserting ``grant under section 1111(d) of title I 
    or part C of title IV''.
SEC. 8030. CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8538. CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
    ``(a) In General.--To ensure timely and meaningful consultation on 
issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native students, an 
affected local educational agency shall consult with appropriate 
officials from Indian tribes or tribal organizations approved by the 
tribes located in the area served by the local educational agency prior 
to the affected local educational agency's submission of a required 
plan or application for a covered program under this Act or for a 
program under title VI of this Act. Such consultation shall be done in 
a manner and in such time that provides the opportunity for such 
appropriate officials from Indian tribes or tribal organizations to 
meaningfully and substantively contribute to such plan.
    ``(b) Documentation.--Each affected local educational agency shall 
maintain in the agency's records and provide to the State educational 
agency a written affirmation signed by the appropriate officials of the 
participating tribes or tribal organizations approved by the tribes 
that the consultation required by this section has occurred. If such 
officials do not provide such affirmation within a reasonable period of 
time, the affected local educational agency shall forward documentation 
that such consultation has taken place to the State educational agency.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Affected local educational agency.--The term `affected 
    local educational agency' means a local educational agency--
            ``(A) with an enrollment of American Indian or Alaska 
        Native students that is not less than 50 percent of the total 
        enrollment of the local educational agency; or
            ``(B) that--
                ``(i) for fiscal year 2017, received a grant in the 
            previous year under subpart 1 of part A of title VII (as 
            such subpart was in effect on the day before the date of 
            enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act) that exceeded 
            $40,000; or
                ``(ii) for any fiscal year following fiscal year 2017, 
            received a grant in the previous fiscal year under subpart 
            1 of part A of title VI that exceeded $40,000.
        ``(2) Appropriate officials.--The term `appropriate officials' 
    means--
            ``(A) tribal officials who are elected; or
            ``(B) appointed tribal leaders or officials designated in 
        writing by an Indian tribe for the specific consultation 
        purpose under this section.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed--
        ``(1) to require the local educational agency to determine who 
    are the appropriate officials; or
        ``(2) to make the local educational agency liable for 
    consultation with appropriate officials that the tribe determines 
    not to be the correct appropriate officials.
    ``(e) Limitation.--Consultation required under this section shall 
not interfere with the timely submission of the plans or applications 
required under this Act.''.
SEC. 8031. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8539. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
    ``(a) Outreach.--The Secretary shall engage in outreach to rural 
local educational agencies regarding opportunities to apply for 
competitive grant programs under this Act.
    ``(b) Technical Assistance.--If requested to do so, the Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to rural local educational agencies 
with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, or an educational service 
agency representing rural local educational agencies with locale codes 
32, 33, 41, 42, or 43 on applications or pre-applications for any 
competitive grant program under this Act. No rural local educational 
agency or educational service agency shall be required to request 
technical assistance or include any technical assistance provided by 
the Secretary in any application.''.
SEC. 8032. CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNOR.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8540. CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNOR.
    ``(a) In General.--A State educational agency shall consult in a 
timely and meaningful manner with the Governor, or appropriate 
officials from the Governor's office, in the development of State plans 
under titles I and II and section 8302.
    ``(b) Timing.--The consultation described in subsection (a) shall 
include meetings of officials from the State educational agency and the 
Governor's office and shall occur--
        ``(1) during the development of such plan; and
        ``(2) prior to submission of the plan to the Secretary.
    ``(c) Joint Signature Authority.--A Governor shall have 30 days 
prior to the State educational agency submitting the State plan under 
title I or II or section 8302 to the Secretary to sign such plan. If 
the Governor has not signed the plan within 30 days of delivery by the 
State educational agency to the Governor, the State educational agency 
shall submit the plan to the Secretary without such signature.''.
SEC. 8033. LOCAL GOVERNANCE.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8541. LOCAL GOVERNANCE.
    ``(a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to allow the Secretary to--
        ``(1) exercise any governance or authority over school 
    administration, including the development and expenditure of school 
    budgets, unless otherwise authorized under this Act;
        ``(2) issue any regulation without first complying with the 
    rulemaking requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States 
    Code; or
        ``(3) issue any nonregulatory guidance without first, to the 
    extent feasible, considering input from stakeholders.
    ``(b) Authority Under Other Law.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
be construed to affect any authority the Secretary has under any other 
Federal law.''.
SEC. 8034. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING TRAVEL TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8542. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING TRAVEL TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), nothing in this Act 
shall authorize the Secretary to, or shall be construed to--
        ``(1) prohibit a child from traveling to and from school on 
    foot or by car, bus, or bike when the parents of the child have 
    given permission; or
        ``(2) expose parents to civil or criminal charges for allowing 
    their child to responsibly and safely travel to and from school by 
    a means the parents believe is age appropriate.
    ``(b) No Preemption of State or Local Laws.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt 
State or local laws.''.
SEC. 8035. LIMITATIONS ON SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8543. LIMITATIONS ON SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
    ``Notwithstanding section 8102, funds used for activities under 
this Act shall be carried out in accordance with the provision of 
section 399z-1(a)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280h-5(a)(3)(C)).''.
SEC. 8036. STATE CONTROL OVER STANDARDS.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8544. STATE CONTROL OVER STANDARDS.
    ``(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
prohibit a State from withdrawing from the Common Core State Standards 
or from otherwise revising their standards.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--No officer or employee of the Federal 
Government shall, directly or indirectly, through grants, contracts or 
other cooperative agreements, through waiver granted under section 8401 
or through any other authority, take any action against a State that 
exercises its rights under subsection (a).''.
SEC. 8037. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8545. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY.
    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
        ``(1) Students' personally identifiable information is 
    important to protect.
        ``(2) Students' information should not be shared with 
    individuals other than school officials in charge of educating 
    those students without clear notice to parents.
        ``(3) With the use of more technology, and more research about 
    student learning, the responsibility to protect students' 
    personally identifiable information is more important than ever.
        ``(4) Regulations allowing more access to students' personal 
    information could allow that information to be shared or sold by 
    individuals who do not have the best interest of the students in 
    mind.
        ``(5) The Secretary has the responsibility to ensure every 
    entity that receives funding under this Act holds any personally 
    identifiable information in strict confidence.
    ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Secretary should review all regulations addressing issues of student 
privacy, including those under this Act, and ensure that students' 
personally identifiable information is protected.''.
SEC. 8038. PROHIBITION ON AIDING AND ABETTING SEXUAL ABUSE.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8546. PROHIBITION ON AIDING AND ABETTING SEXUAL ABUSE.
    ``(a) In General.--A State, State educational agency, or local 
educational agency in the case of a local educational agency that 
receives Federal funds under this Act shall have laws, regulations, or 
policies that prohibit any individual who is a school employee, 
contractor, or agent, or any State educational agency or local 
educational agency, from assisting a school employee, contractor, or 
agent in obtaining a new job, apart from the routine transmission of 
administrative and personnel files, if the individual or agency knows, 
or has probable cause to believe, that such school employee, 
contractor, or agent engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or 
student in violation of the law.
    ``(b) Exception.--The requirements of subsection (a) shall not 
apply if the information giving rise to probable cause--
        ``(1)(A) has been properly reported to a law enforcement agency 
    with jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct; and
        ``(B) has been properly reported to any other authorities as 
    required by Federal, State, or local law, including title IX of the 
    Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and the 
    regulations implementing such title under part 106 of title 34, 
    Code of Federal Regulations, or any succeeding regulations; and
        ``(2)(A) the matter has been officially closed or the 
    prosecutor or police with jurisdiction over the alleged misconduct 
    has investigated the allegations and notified school officials that 
    there is insufficient information to establish probable cause that 
    the school employee, contractor, or agent engaged in sexual 
    misconduct regarding a minor or student in violation of the law;
        ``(B) the school employee, contractor, or agent has been 
    charged with, and acquitted or otherwise exonerated of the alleged 
    misconduct; or
        ``(C) the case or investigation remains open and there have 
    been no charges filed against, or indictment of, the school 
    employee, contractor, or agent within 4 years of the date on which 
    the information was reported to a law enforcement agency.
    ``(c) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not have the authority to 
mandate, direct, or control the specific measures adopted by a State, 
State educational agency, or local educational agency under this 
section.
    ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prevent a State from adopting, or to override a State law, regulation, 
or policy that provides, greater or additional protections to prohibit 
any individual who is a school employee, contractor, or agent, or any 
State educational agency or local educational agency, from assisting a 
school employee who engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or 
student in violation of the law in obtaining a new job.''.
SEC. 8039. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESTORATION OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY OVER 
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8547. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESTORATION OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY OVER 
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
    ``It is the Sense of Congress that State and local officials should 
be consulted and made aware of the requirements that accompany 
participation in activities authorized under this Act prior to a State 
or local educational agency's request to participate in such 
activities.''.
SEC. 8040. PRIVACY.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8548. PRIVACY.
    ``The Secretary shall require an assurance that each grantee 
receiving funds under this Act understands the importance of privacy 
protections for students and is aware of the responsibilities of the 
grantee under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as the `Family Education Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1974').''.
SEC. 8041. ANALYSIS AND PERIODIC REVIEW; SENSE OF CONGRESS; TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.
    Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII, as amended and redesignated by 
section 8001 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``SEC. 8549. ANALYSIS AND PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL GUIDANCE.
    ``The Secretary shall develop procedures for the approval and 
periodic review of significant guidance documents that include--
        ``(1) appropriate approval processes within the Department;
        ``(2) appropriate identification of the agency or office 
    issuing the documents, the activities to which and the persons to 
    whom the documents apply, and the date of issuance;
        ``(3) a publicly available list to identify those significant 
    guidance documents that were issued, revised, or withdrawn within 
    the past year; and
        ``(4) an opportunity for the public to request that an agency 
    modify or rescind an existing significant guidance document.
``SEC. 8549A SENSE OF CONGRESS.
    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
        ``(1) This Act prohibits the Federal Government from mandating, 
    directing, or controlling a State, local educational agency, or 
    school's curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State 
    and local resources, and from mandating a State or any subdivision 
    thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under 
    this Act.
        ``(2) This Act prohibits the Federal Government from funding 
    the development, pilot testing, field testing, implementation, 
    administration, or distribution of any federally sponsored national 
    test in reading, mathematics, or any other subject, unless 
    specifically and explicitly authorized by law.
    ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
States and local educational agencies retain the rights and 
responsibilities of determining educational curriculum, programs of 
instruction, and assessments for elementary and secondary education.
``SEC. 8549B. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE.
    ``It is the Sense of the Congress that a State retains the right to 
make decisions, free from Federal intrusion, concerning its system of 
early learning and child care, and whether or not to use funding under 
this Act to offer early childhood education programs. Such systems 
should continue to include robust choice for parents through a mixed 
delivery system of services so parents can determine the right early 
learning and child care option for their children. States, while 
protecting the rights of early learning and child care providers, 
retain the right to make decisions that shall include the age at which 
to set compulsory attendance in school, the content of a State's early 
learning guidelines, and how to determine quality in programs.
``SEC. 8549C. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
    ``If requested by a State or local educational agency, a regional 
educational laboratory under part D of the Education Sciences Reform 
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) shall provide technical assistance 
to such State or local educational agency in meeting the requirements 
of section 8101(21).''.
SEC. 8042. EVALUATIONS.
    Section 8601, as redesignated by section 8001 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 8601. EVALUATIONS.
    ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
and (e), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve not more than 0.5 percent 
of the amount appropriated for each program authorized under this Act 
to carry out activities under this section. If the Secretary elects to 
make a reservation under this subsection, the reserved amounts--
        ``(1) shall first be used by the Secretary, acting through the 
    Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to--
            ``(A) conduct comprehensive, high-quality evaluations of 
        the programs that--
                ``(i) are consistent with the evaluation plan under 
            subsection (d); and
                ``(ii) primarily include impact evaluations that use 
            experimental or quasi-experimental designs, where 
            practicable and appropriate, and other rigorous 
            methodologies that permit the strongest possible causal 
            inferences;
            ``(B) conduct studies of the effectiveness of the programs 
        and the administrative impact of the programs on schools and 
        local educational agencies; and
            ``(C) widely disseminate evaluation findings under this 
        section related to programs authorized under this Act--
                ``(i) in a timely fashion;
                ``(ii) in forms that are understandable, easily 
            accessible, usable, and adaptable for use in the 
            improvement of educational practice;
                ``(iii) through electronic transfer and other means, 
            such as posting, as available, to the websites of State 
            educational agencies, local educational agencies, the 
            Institute of Education Sciences, or the Department, or in 
            another relevant place; and
                ``(iv) in a manner that promotes the utilization of 
            such findings; and
        ``(2) may be used by the Secretary, acting through the Director 
    of the Institute of Education Sciences--
            ``(A) to evaluate the aggregate short- and long-term 
        effects and cost efficiencies across--
                ``(i) Federal programs assisted or authorized under 
            this Act; and
                ``(ii) related Federal early childhood education 
            programs, preschool programs, elementary school programs, 
            and secondary school programs, under any other Federal law;
            ``(B) to increase the usefulness of the evaluations 
        conducted under this section by improving the quality, 
        timeliness, efficiency, and use of information relating to 
        performance to promote continuous improvement of programs 
        assisted or authorized under this Act; and
            ``(C) to assist recipients of grants under such programs in 
        collecting and analyzing data and other activities related to 
        conducting high-quality evaluations under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Title I.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Institute of Education Sciences, shall use funds authorized under 
section 1002(e) to carry out evaluation activities under this section 
related to title I, and shall not reserve any other money from such 
title for evaluation.
    ``(c) Consolidation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section or section 1002(e), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences--
        ``(1) may consolidate the funds reserved under subsections (a) 
    and (b) for purposes of carrying out the activities under 
    subsection (a)(1); and
        ``(2) shall not be required to evaluate under subsection (a)(1) 
    each program authorized under this Act each year.
    ``(d) Evaluation Plan.--The Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences, shall, on a biennial basis, develop, submit to Congress, and 
make publicly available an evaluation plan, that--
        ``(1) describes the specific activities that will be carried 
    out under subsection (a) for the 2-year period applicable to the 
    plan, and the timelines of such activities;
        ``(2) contains the results of the activities carried out under 
    subsection (a) for the most recent 2-year period; and
        ``(3) describes how programs authorized under this Act will be 
    regularly evaluated.
    ``(e) Evaluation Activities Authorized Elsewhere.--If, under any 
other provision of this Act, funds are authorized to be reserved or 
used for evaluation activities with respect to a program, the Secretary 
may not reserve additional funds under this section for the evaluation 
of that program.''.

          TITLE IX--EDUCATION FOR THE HOMELESS AND OTHER LAWS

                  PART A--HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS

SEC. 9101. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
    Section 721 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11431) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In any State'' and all that 
    follows through ``will review'' and inserting ``In any State where 
    compulsory residency requirements or other requirements, in laws, 
    regulations, practices, or policies, may act as a barrier to the 
    identification of, or the enrollment, attendance, or success in 
    school of, homeless children and youths, the State educational 
    agency and local educational agencies in the State will review'';
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``alone''; and
        (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``challenging State student 
    academic achievement standards'' and inserting ``challenging State 
    academic standards''.
SEC. 9102. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
    Section 722 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11432) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Grants From Allotments.--The Secretary shall make the grants 
to States from the allotments made under subsection (c)(1).'';
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``To provide'' and all that follows 
            through ``that enable'' and inserting ``To provide services 
            and activities to improve the identification of homeless 
            children and youths (including preschool-aged homeless 
            children) and enable''; and
                (ii) by striking ``or, if'' and inserting ``including, 
            if'';
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``designate'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``designate in the State educational 
        agency an Office of the Coordinator for Education of Homeless 
        Children and Youths that can sufficiently carry out the duties 
        described for the Office in this subtitle in accordance with 
        subsection (f).''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
        ``(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 the awareness of the liaisons and 
        personnel of, and their capacity to respond to, specific needs 
        in the education of homeless children and youths.'';
        (3) in subsection (e)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``a State through grants 
        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
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C)(iv)(II), by striking ``sections 
            1111 and 1116'' and inserting ``section 1111'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (E)(ii)(II), by striking 
            ``subsection (g)(6)(A)(v)'' and inserting ``subsection 
            (g)(6)(A)(vi)''; and
                (iii) in subparagraph (F)--

                    (I) in clause (i)--

                        (aa) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                    subclause (II);
                        (bb) by striking the period at the end of 
                    subclause (III) and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (cc) by adding at the end the following:

                    ``(IV) the progress the separate schools are making 
                in helping all students meet the challenging 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'';

        (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Functions of the Office of the Coordinator.--The Coordinator 
for Education of Homeless Children and Youths established in each State 
shall--
        ``(1) gather and make publicly available reliable, valid, and 
    comprehensive information on--
            ``(A) the number of homeless children and youths identified 
        in the State, which shall be 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 reasonably 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 services to homeless children and youths and 
    their families, coordinate activities 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 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 and conduct monitoring of 
    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) and paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection 
    (g);
        ``(6) provide professional development opportunities for local 
    educational agency personnel and the local educational agency 
    liaison designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) to assist such 
    personnel and liaison in identifying and meeting the needs of 
    homeless children and youths, and provide training on the 
    definitions of terms related to homelessness specified in sections 
    103, 401, and 725 to the liaison; and
        ``(7) respond to inquiries from parents and guardians of 
    homeless children and youths, and (in the case of unaccompanied 
    youths) such 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.'';
        (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) State Plan.--
        ``(1) In general.--For any State desiring to receive a grant 
    under this subtitle, the State educational agency 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:
            ``(A) A description of how such children and youths are (or 
        will be) given the opportunity to meet the same challenging 
        State academic standards as 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 designated under subparagraph (J)(ii), 
        principals and other school leaders, attendance officers, 
        teachers, enrollment personnel, and specialized instructional 
        support personnel) to heighten the awareness of such school 
        personnel of the specific needs of homeless children and 
        youths, including such children and youths who are 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 access to public preschool 
            programs, administered by the State educational agency or 
            local educational agency, as provided to other children in 
            the State;
                ``(ii) youths described in section 725(2) and youths 
            separated from public schools are identified and accorded 
            equal access to appropriate secondary education and support 
            services, including by identifying and removing barriers 
            that prevent youths described in this clause from receiving 
            appropriate credit for full or partial coursework 
            satisfactorily completed while attending a prior school, in 
            accordance with State, local, and school policies; and
                ``(iii) homeless children and youths who meet the 
            relevant eligibility criteria do not face barriers to 
            accessing academic and extracurricular activities, 
            including magnet school, summer school, career and 
            technical education, advanced placement, online learning, 
            and charter school programs, if such programs are available 
            at the State and local levels.
            ``(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) requirements of immunization and other required 
            health records;
                ``(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 of homeless children and youths, and the 
        enrollment and retention of homeless children and youths in 
        schools in the State, including barriers to enrollment and 
        retention due to outstanding fees or fines, or absences.
            ``(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) The local educational agencies will designate an 
            appropriate staff person, able to carry out the duties 
            described in paragraph (6)(A), who may also be a 
            coordinator for other Federal programs, as a local 
            educational agency liaison for homeless children and 
            youths.
                ``(iii) The State and the local educational agencies in 
            the State 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 
            under paragraph (3)), 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 the child's or youth's 
                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 or 
                youth 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.

                ``(iv) The State and the local educational agencies in 
            the State will adopt policies and practices to ensure 
            participation by liaisons described in clause (ii) in 
            professional development and other technical assistance 
            activities provided pursuant to paragraphs (5) and (6) of 
            subsection (f), as determined appropriate by the Office of 
            the Coordinator.
            ``(K) A description of how youths described in section 
        725(2) will receive assistance from counselors to advise such 
        youths, and prepare and improve the readiness of such youths 
        for college.
        ``(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; and
                    ``(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's or youth's best 
            interest, except when doing so is contrary to the request 
            of the child's or youth's parent or guardian, or (in the 
            case of an unaccompanied youth) the 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 request of the child's or youth's parent or 
            guardian or (in the case of an unaccompanied youth) the 
            youth;
                ``(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 or 
            guardian, or (in the case of an unaccompanied youth) the 
            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 local educational agency 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) Immediate 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 refer the 
            parent or guardian of the child or youth, or (in the case 
            of an unaccompanied youth) the 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 
        eligibility, or 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 or guardian of the child or youth or 
            (in the case of an unaccompanied youth) the youth shall be 
            provided with a written explanation of any decisions 
            related to school selection or enrollment made by the 
            school, the local educational agency, or the State 
            educational agency involved, including the rights of the 
            parent, guardian, or unaccompanied 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 the 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) Privacy.--Information about a homeless child's or 
        youth's living situation shall be treated as a student 
        education record, and shall not be deemed to be directory 
        information, under section 444 of the General Education 
        Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
            ``(H) Contact information.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
        prohibit a local educational agency from requiring a parent or 
        guardian of a homeless child or youth to submit contact 
        information.
            ``(I) School of origin defined.--In this paragraph:
                ``(i) In general.--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, including a preschool.
                ``(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.
        ``(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 
            promptly identified;
                ``(ii) ensure that all 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 youths 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 and homeless children and 
            youths have access to and receive educational services for 
            which such families, children, and youths are eligible, 
            including services through Head Start programs (including 
            Early Head Start programs) under the Head Start Act (42 
            U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), early intervention services under 
            part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
            (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and other preschool programs 
            administered by the local educational agency;
                ``(iv) homeless families and homeless children and 
            youths receive referrals to health care services, dental 
            services, mental health and substance 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 
            (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 
                challenging State academic standards as the State 
                establishes for other children and youth, including 
                through implementation of the procedures under 
                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 that the youths may 
                obtain assistance from the local educational agency 
                liaison to 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, and publish 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).
            ``(D) Homeless status.--A local educational agency liaison 
        designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii) who receives training 
        described in subsection (f)(6) may affirm, without further 
        agency action by the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development, that a child or youth who is eligible for and 
        participating in a program provided by the local educational 
        agency, or the immediate family of such a child or youth, who 
        meets the eligibility requirements of this Act for a program or 
        service authorized under title IV, is eligible for such program 
        or service.
        ``(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 identification of homeless children and youths or 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 identification, enrollment, and attendance of 
        homeless children and youths who are not currently attending 
        school.''; and
        (6) by striking subsection (h).
SEC. 9103. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS.
    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)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting ``the related'' before ``schools''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Duration of grants.--Subgrants made under this section 
    shall be for terms of not to exceed 3 years.'';
        (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
        ``(6) 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).
        ``(7) An assurance that the local educational agency will meet 
    the requirements of section 722(g)(3).'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
            striking ``preschool, elementary, and secondary schools'' 
            and inserting ``early childhood education and other 
            preschool programs, elementary schools, and secondary 
            schools,'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
            ``identification,'' before ``enrollment,'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``application--
            '' and all that follows and inserting ``application 
            reflects coordination with other local and State agencies 
            that serve homeless children and youths.''; and
                (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``(as of the 
            date of submission of the application)'' after 
            ``practice'';
            (B) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``extent to which 
            the applicant will promote meaningful'' after ``The'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``within'' and 
            inserting ``into'';
                (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph 
            (I);
                (iv) by 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 will use 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) in subparagraph (I), as redesignated by clause 
            (iii), by striking ``Such'' and inserting ``The extent to 
            which the applicant's program meets such''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
        (4) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the same challenging 
        State academic content standards and challenging State student 
        academic achievement standards'' and inserting ``the same 
        challenging State academic standards as'';
            (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)--
                (i) by striking ``parents'' and inserting ``parents and 
            guardians''; and
                (ii) by inserting before the period at the end ``, and 
            other activities designed to increase the meaningful 
            involvement of parents and guardians of homeless children 
            or youths in the education of such children or youths'';
            (G) in paragraph (12), by striking ``pupil services'' and 
        inserting ``specialized instructional support services'';
            (H) in paragraph (13), by inserting before the period at 
        the end ``and parental mental health or substance abuse 
        problems''; and
            (I) in paragraph (16), by inserting before the period at 
        the end ``and participate fully in school activities''.
SEC. 9104. SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
    Section 724 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Notice.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, before the next school 
    year that begins after the date of enactment of the Every Student 
    Succeeds 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 nationwide to all Federal agencies, and grant recipients, 
    serving homeless families or homeless children and youths.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Evaluation, Dissemination, and Technical Assistance.--The 
Secretary shall conduct evaluation, dissemination, and technical 
assistance activities for programs designed to meet the educational 
needs of homeless elementary and secondary school students, and may use 
funds appropriated under section 726 to conduct such activities.'';
        (3) in subsection (e)--
            (A) by striking ``60-day'' and inserting ``120-day''; and
            (B) 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, concerning areas in which documented 
    barriers to a free appropriate public education persist.'';
        (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(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 Every Student Succeeds Act, guidelines concerning ways 
in which a State--
        ``(1) may assist local educational agencies to implement the 
    provisions related to homeless children and youths amended by that 
    Act; and
        ``(2) may review and revise State policies and procedures that 
    may present barriers to the identification of homeless children and 
    youths, and the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless 
    children and youths in school.'';
        (6) in subsection (h)(1)(A)--
            (A) by striking ``location'' and inserting ``primary 
        nighttime residence''; and
            (B) 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 
    ``Every Student Succeeds Act''.
SEC. 9105. DEFINITIONS.
    (a) Amendments.--Section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
            (A) by inserting ``or'' before ``are abandoned''; and
            (B) by striking ``or are awaiting foster care placement;'';
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``9101'' and inserting 
    ``8101''; and
        (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``youth not'' and inserting 
    ``homeless child or youth not''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--In the case of a State that is not a covered 
    State, the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on 
    the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
        (2) Covered state.--In the case of a covered State, the 
    amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on the date 
    that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Covered State.--For purposes of this section the term ``covered 
State'' means a State that has a statutory law that defines or 
describes the phrase ``awaiting foster care placement'', for purposes 
of a program under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).
SEC. 9106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 726 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11435) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 726. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle $85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.''.
SEC. 9107. EFFECTIVE DATE.
    Except as provided in section 9105(b) or as otherwise provided in 
this Act, this title and the amendments made by this title take effect 
on October 1, 2016.

                   PART B--MISCELLANEOUS; OTHER LAWS

SEC. 9201. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) There are significant anecdotal reports that some schools 
    and local educational agencies have failed to properly report 
    allegations of sexual misconduct by employees, contractors, or 
    agents.
        (2) Instead of reporting alleged sexual misconduct to the 
    appropriate authorities, such as the police or child welfare 
    services, reports suggest that some schools or local educational 
    agencies have kept information on allegations of sexual misconduct 
    private or have entered into confidentiality agreements with the 
    suspected employee, contractor, or agent who agrees to terminate 
    employment with or discontinue work for the school or local 
    educational agency.
        (3) The practice of withholding information on allegations of 
    sexual misconduct can facilitate the exposure of other students in 
    other jurisdictions to sexual misconduct.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) confidentiality agreements between local educational 
    agencies or schools and child predators should be prohibited;
        (2) local educational agencies or schools should not facilitate 
    the transfer of child predators to other local educational agencies 
    or schools; and
        (3) States should require local educational agencies and 
    schools to report any and all information regarding allegations of 
    sexual misconduct to law enforcement and other appropriate 
    authorities.
SEC. 9202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
    It is the sense of Congress that a student, teacher, school 
administrator, or other school employee of an elementary school or 
secondary school retains the individual's rights under the First 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the school 
day or while on the grounds of an elementary school or secondary 
school.
SEC. 9203. PREVENTING IMPROPER USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS.
    To address the misuse of taxpayer funds, the Secretary of Education 
shall--
        (1) require that each recipient of a grant or subgrant under 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
    et seq.) display, in a public place, the hotline contact 
    information of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
    Education so that any individual who observes, detects, or suspects 
    improper use of taxpayer funds can easily report such improper use;
        (2) annually notify employees of the Department of Education of 
    their responsibility to report fraud; and
        (3) require any applicant--
            (A) for a grant under such Act to provide an assurance to 
        the Secretary that any information submitted when applying for 
        such grant and responding to monitoring and compliance reviews 
        is truthful and accurate; and
            (B) for a subgrant under such Act to provide the assurance 
        described in subparagraph (A) to the entity awarding the 
        subgrant.
SEC. 9204. ACCOUNTABILITY TO TAXPAYERS THROUGH MONITORING AND 
OVERSIGHT.
    To improve monitoring and oversight of taxpayer funds authorized 
for appropriation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and to deter and prohibit waste, fraud, 
and abuse with respect to such funds, the Secretary of Education 
shall--
        (1) notify each recipient of a grant under such Act (and, if 
    applicable, require the grantee to inform each subgrantee) of its 
    responsibility to--
            (A) comply with all monitoring requirements under the 
        applicable program or programs; and
            (B) monitor properly any subgrantee under the applicable 
        program or programs;
        (2) review and analyze the results of monitoring and compliance 
    reviews--
            (A) to understand trends and identify common issues; and
            (B) to issue guidance to help grantees address such issues 
        before the loss or misuse of taxpayer funding occurs;
        (3) publicly report the work undertaken by the Secretary to 
    prevent fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to such taxpayer 
    funds; and
        (4) work with the Office of Inspector General of the Department 
    of Education, as needed, to help ensure that employees of the 
    Department understand how to adequately monitor grantees and to 
    help grantees adequately monitor any subgrantees.
SEC. 9205. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIONS TO ADDRESS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL REPORTS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall prepare and 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives, and the public through the website of the 
Department of Education, a report containing an update on the 
Department's implementation of recommendations contained in reports 
from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
        (1) a general review of the work of the Department of Education 
    to implement or address findings contained in reports from the 
    Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education to 
    improve monitoring and oversight of Federal programs, including--
            (A) the March 9, 2010, final management information report 
        of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
        Education addressing oversight by local educational agencies 
        and authorized public chartering agencies; and
            (B) the September 2012 report of the Office of Inspector 
        General of the Department of Education entitled ``The Office of 
        Innovation and Improvement's Oversight and Monitoring of the 
        Charter Schools Program's Planning and Implementation Grants 
        Final Audit Report''; and
        (2) a description of the actions the Department of Education 
    has taken to address the concerns described in reports of the 
    Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education, 
    including the reports described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 9206. POSTHUMOUS PARDON.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson was a flamboyant, defiant, and 
    controversial figure in the history of the United States who 
    challenged racial biases.
        (2) Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878 to 
    parents who were former slaves.
        (3) Jack Johnson became a professional boxer and traveled 
    throughout the United States, fighting White and African-American 
    heavyweights.
        (4) After being denied (on purely racial grounds) the 
    opportunity to fight 2 White champions, in 1908, Jack Johnson was 
    granted an opportunity by an Australian promoter to fight the 
    reigning White title-holder, Tommy Burns.
        (5) Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns to become the first 
    African-American to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the 
    World.
        (6) The victory by Jack Johnson over Tommy Burns prompted a 
    search for a White boxer who could beat Jack Johnson, a recruitment 
    effort that was dubbed the search for the ``great white hope''.
        (7) In 1910, a White former champion named Jim Jeffries left 
    retirement to fight Jack Johnson in Reno, Nevada.
        (8) Jim Jeffries lost to Jack Johnson in what was deemed the 
    ``Battle of the Century''.
        (9) The defeat of Jim Jeffries by Jack Johnson led to rioting, 
    aggression against African-Americans, and the racially-motivated 
    murder of African-Americans throughout the United States.
        (10) The relationships of Jack Johnson with White women 
    compounded the resentment felt toward him by many Whites.
        (11) Between 1901 and 1910, 754 African-Americans were lynched, 
    some simply for being ``too familiar'' with White women.
        (12) In 1910, Congress passed the Act of June 25, 1910 
    (commonly known as the ``White Slave Traffic Act'' or the ``Mann 
    Act'') (18 U.S.C. 2421 et seq.), which outlawed the transportation 
    of women in interstate or foreign commerce ``for the purpose of 
    prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose''.
        (13) In October 1912, Jack Johnson became involved with a White 
    woman whose mother disapproved of their relationship and sought 
    action from the Department of Justice, claiming that Jack Johnson 
    had abducted her daughter.
        (14) Jack Johnson was arrested by Federal marshals on October 
    18, 1912, for transporting the woman across State lines for an 
    ``immoral purpose'' in violation of the Mann Act.
        (15) The Mann Act charges against Jack Johnson were dropped 
    when the woman refused to cooperate with Federal authorities, and 
    then married Jack Johnson.
        (16) Federal authorities persisted and summoned a White woman 
    named Belle Schreiber, who testified that Jack Johnson had 
    transported her across State lines for the purpose of 
    ``prostitution and debauchery''.
        (17) In 1913, Jack Johnson was convicted of violating the Mann 
    Act and sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in Federal prison.
        (18) Jack Johnson fled the United States to Canada and various 
    European and South American countries.
        (19) Jack Johnson lost the Heavyweight Championship title to 
    Jess Willard in Cuba in 1915.
        (20) Jack Johnson returned to the United States in July 1920, 
    surrendered to authorities, and served nearly a year in the Federal 
    penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas.
        (21) Jack Johnson subsequently fought in boxing matches, but 
    never regained the Heavyweight Championship title.
        (22) Jack Johnson served the United States during World War II 
    by encouraging citizens to buy war bonds and participating in 
    exhibition boxing matches to promote the war bond cause.
        (23) Jack Johnson died in an automobile accident in 1946.
        (24) In 1954, Jack Johnson was inducted into the Boxing Hall of 
    Fame.
        (25) Senate Concurrent Resolution 29, 111th Congress, agreed to 
    July 29, 2009, expressed the sense of the 111th Congress that Jack 
    Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for his racially-
    motivated 1913 conviction.
    (b) Recommendations.--It remains the sense of Congress that Jack 
Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon--
        (1) to expunge a racially-motivated abuse of the prosecutorial 
    authority of the Federal Government from the annals of criminal 
    justice in the United States; and
        (2) in recognition of the athletic and cultural contributions 
    of Jack Johnson to society.
SEC. 9207. EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1999 
REAUTHORIZATION.
    (a) Definitions.--Section 3(1) of the Education Flexibility 
Partnership Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. 5891a(1)) is amended--
        (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Local'' and 
    inserting ``Educational service agency; local'';
        (2) by striking ``The terms'' and inserting ``The terms 
    `educational service agency',''; and
        (3) by striking ``section 9101'' and inserting ``section 
    8101''.
    (b) General Provisions.--Section 4 of the Education Flexibility 
Partnership Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. 5891b) is amended to read as 
follows:
``SEC. 4. EDUCATIONAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.
    ``(a) Educational Flexibility Program.--
        ``(1) Program authorized.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out an 
        educational flexibility program under which the Secretary 
        authorizes a State educational agency that serves an eligible 
        State to waive statutory or regulatory requirements applicable 
        to one or more programs described in subsection (b), other than 
        requirements described in subsection (c), for any local 
        educational agency, educational service agency, or school 
        within the State.
            ``(B) Designation.--Each eligible State participating in 
        the program described in subparagraph (A) shall be known as an 
        `Ed-Flex Partnership State'.
        ``(2) Eligible state.--For the purpose of this section, the 
    term `eligible State' means a State that--
            ``(A) has--
                ``(i) developed and implemented the challenging State 
            academic standards, and aligned assessments, described in 
            paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(b) of the Elementary 
            and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and is producing the 
            report cards required by section 1111(h) of such Act; or
                ``(ii) if the State has adopted new challenging State 
            academic standards under section 1111(b)(1) of the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as a result 
            of the amendments made to such Act by the Every Student 
            Succeeds Act, made substantial progress (as determined by 
            the Secretary) toward developing and implementing such 
            standards and toward producing the report cards required 
            under section 1111(h) of such Act;
            ``(B) will hold local educational agencies, educational 
        service agencies, and schools accountable for meeting the 
        educational goals described in the local applications submitted 
        under paragraph (4) and for engaging in technical assistance 
        and, as applicable and appropriate, implementing comprehensive 
        support and improvement activities and targeted support and 
        improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
            ``(C) waives State statutory or regulatory requirements 
        relating to education while holding local educational agencies, 
        educational service agencies, or schools within the State that 
        are affected by such waivers accountable for the performance of 
        the students who are affected by such waivers.
        ``(3) State application.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency desiring 
        to participate in the educational flexibility program under 
        this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application 
        shall demonstrate that the eligible State has adopted an 
        educational flexibility plan for the State that includes--
                ``(i) a description of the process the State 
            educational agency will use to evaluate applications from 
            local educational agencies, educational service agencies, 
            or schools requesting waivers of--

                    ``(I) Federal statutory or regulatory requirements 
                as described in paragraph (1)(A); and
                    ``(II) State statutory or regulatory requirements 
                relating to education;

                ``(ii) a detailed description of the State statutory 
            and regulatory requirements relating to education that the 
            State educational agency will waive;
                ``(iii) a description of clear educational objectives 
            the State intends to meet under the educational flexibility 
            plan, which may include innovative methods to leverage 
            resources to improve program efficiencies that benefit 
            students;
                ``(iv) a description of how the educational flexibility 
            plan is coordinated with activities described in 
            subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 1111 of the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
                ``(v) a description of how the State educational agency 
            will evaluate (consistent with the requirements of title I 
            of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) the 
            performance of students in the schools, educational service 
            agencies, and local educational agencies affected by the 
            waivers; and
                ``(vi) a description of how the State educational 
            agency will meet the requirements of paragraph (7).
            ``(B) Approval and considerations.--
                ``(i) In general.--By not later than 90 days after the 
            date on which a State has submitted an application 
            described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall issue a 
            written decision that explains why such application has 
            been approved or disapproved, and the process for revising 
            and resubmitting the application for reconsideration.
                ``(ii) Approval.--The Secretary may approve an 
            application described in subparagraph (A) only if the 
            Secretary determines that such application demonstrates 
            substantial promise of assisting the State educational 
            agency and affected local educational agencies, educational 
            service agencies, and schools within the State in carrying 
            out comprehensive educational reform, after considering--

                    ``(I) the eligibility of the State as described in 
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(II) the comprehensiveness and quality of the 
                educational flexibility plan described in subparagraph 
                (A);
                    ``(III) the ability of the educational flexibility 
                plan to ensure accountability for the activities and 
                goals described in such plan;
                    ``(IV) the degree to which the State's objectives 
                described in subparagraph (A)(iii)--

                        ``(aa) are clear and have the ability to be 
                    assessed; and
                        ``(bb) take into account the performance of 
                    local educational agencies, educational service 
                    agencies, or schools, and students, particularly 
                    those affected by waivers;

                    ``(V) the significance of the State statutory or 
                regulatory requirements relating to education that will 
                be waived; and
                    ``(VI) the quality of the State educational 
                agency's process for approving applications for waivers 
                of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements as 
                described in paragraph (1)(A) and for monitoring and 
                evaluating the results of such waivers.

        ``(4) Local application.--
            ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency, 
        educational service agency, or school requesting a waiver of a 
        Federal statutory or regulatory requirement as described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) and any relevant State statutory or regulatory 
        requirement from a State 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. Each such 
        application shall--
                ``(i) indicate each Federal program affected and each 
            statutory or regulatory requirement that will be waived;
                ``(ii) describe the purposes and overall expected 
            results of waiving each such requirement, which may include 
            innovative methods to leverage resources to improve program 
            efficiencies that benefit students;
                ``(iii) describe, for each school year, specific, 
            measurable, educational goals for each local educational 
            agency, educational service agency, or school affected by 
            the proposed waiver, and for the students served by the 
            local educational agency, educational service agency, or 
            school who are affected by the waiver;
                ``(iv) explain why the waiver will assist the local 
            educational agency, educational service agency, or school 
            in reaching such goals; and
                ``(v) in the case of an application from a local 
            educational agency or educational service agency, describe 
            how the agency will meet the requirements of paragraph (7).
            ``(B) Evaluation of applications.--A State educational 
        agency shall evaluate an application submitted under 
        subparagraph (A) in accordance with the State's educational 
        flexibility plan described in paragraph (3)(A).
            ``(C) Approval.--A State educational agency shall not 
        approve an application for a waiver under this paragraph 
        unless--
                ``(i) the local educational agency, educational service 
            agency, or school requesting such waiver has developed a 
            local reform plan that--

                    ``(I) is applicable to such agency or school, 
                respectively; and
                    ``(II) may include innovative methods to leverage 
                resources to improve program efficiencies that benefit 
                students;

                ``(ii) the waiver of Federal statutory or regulatory 
            requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) will assist 
            the local educational agency, educational service agency, 
            or school in reaching its educational goals, particularly 
            goals with respect to school and student performance; and
                ``(iii) the State educational agency is satisfied that 
            the underlying purposes of the statutory requirements of 
            each program for which a waiver is granted will continue to 
            be met.
            ``(D) Termination.--The State educational agency shall 
        annually review the performance of any local educational 
        agency, educational service agency, or school granted a waiver 
        of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements as described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the evaluation requirement 
        described in paragraph (3)(A)(v), and shall terminate or 
        temporarily suspend any waiver granted to the local educational 
        agency, educational service agency, or school if the State 
        educational agency determines, after notice and an opportunity 
        for a hearing, that--
                ``(i) there is compelling evidence of systematic waste, 
            fraud, or abuse;
                ``(ii) the performance of the local educational agency, 
            educational service agency, or school with respect to 
            meeting the accountability requirement described in 
            paragraph (2)(C) and the goals described in subparagraph 
            (A)(iii) has been inadequate to justify continuation of 
            such waiver;
                ``(iii) student achievement in the local educational 
            agency, educational service agency, or school has 
            decreased; or
                ``(iv) substantial progress has not been made toward 
            meeting the long-term goals and measurements of interim 
            progress established by the State under section 
            1111(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
            Act of 1965.
        ``(5) Oversight and reporting.--
            ``(A) Oversight.--Each State educational agency 
        participating in the educational flexibility program under this 
        section shall annually monitor the activities of local 
        educational agencies, educational service agencies, and schools 
        receiving waivers under this section.
            ``(B) State reports.--
                ``(i) Annual reports.--The State educational agency 
            shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the 
            results of such oversight and the impact of the waivers on 
            school and student performance.
                ``(ii) Performance data.--Not later than 2 years after 
            the date a State is designated an Ed-Flex Partnership 
            State, each such State shall include, as part of the 
            State's annual report submitted under clause (i), data 
            demonstrating the degree to which progress has been made 
            toward meeting the State's educational objectives. The 
            data, when applicable, shall include--

                    ``(I) information on the total number of waivers 
                granted for Federal and State statutory and regulatory 
                requirements under this section, including the number 
                of waivers granted for each type of waiver;
                    ``(II) information describing the effect of the 
                waivers on the implementation of State and local 
                educational reforms pertaining to school and student 
                performance;
                    ``(III) information describing the relationship of 
                the waivers to the performance of schools and students 
                affected by the waivers; and
                    ``(IV) an assurance from State program managers 
                that the data reported under this section are reliable, 
                complete, and accurate, as defined by the State, or a 
                description of a plan for improving the reliability, 
                completeness, and accuracy of such data as defined by 
                the State.

            ``(C) Secretary's reports.--The Secretary shall annually--
                ``(i) make each State report submitted under 
            subparagraph (B) available to Congress and the public; and
                ``(ii) submit to Congress a report that summarizes the 
            State reports and describes the effects that the 
            educational flexibility program under this section had on 
            the implementation of State and local educational reforms 
            and on the performance of students affected by the waivers.
        ``(6) Duration of federal waivers.--
            ``(A) In general.--
                ``(i) Duration.--The Secretary shall approve the 
            application of a State educational agency under paragraph 
            (3) for a period of not more than 5 years.
                ``(ii) Automatic extension during review.--The 
            Secretary shall automatically extend the authority of a 
            State to continue as an Ed-Flex Partnership State until the 
            Secretary has--

                    ``(I) completed the performance review of the State 
                educational agency's educational flexibility plan as 
                described in subparagraph (B); and
                    ``(II) issued a final decision on any pending 
                request for renewal that was submitted by the State 
                educational agency.

                ``(iii) Extension of approval.--The Secretary may 
            extend the authority of a State to continue as an Ed-Flex 
            Partnership State if the Secretary determines that the 
            authority of the State educational agency to grant 
            waivers--

                    ``(I) has been effective in enabling such State or 
                affected local educational agencies, educational 
                service agencies, or schools to carry out their State 
                or local reform plans and to continue to meet the 
                accountability requirement described in paragraph 
                (2)(C); and
                    ``(II) has improved student performance.

            ``(B) Performance review.--
                ``(i) In general.--Following the expiration of an 
            approved educational flexibility program for a State that 
            is designated an Ed-Flex Partnership State, the Secretary 
            shall have not more than 180 days to complete a review of 
            the performance of the State educational agency in granting 
            waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements as 
            described in paragraph (1)(A) to determine if the State 
            educational agency--

                    ``(I) has achieved, or is making substantial 
                progress towards achieving, the objectives described in 
                the application submitted pursuant to paragraph 
                (3)(A)(iii) and the specific long-term goals and 
                measurements of interim progress established under 
                section 1111(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
                    ``(II) demonstrates that local educational 
                agencies, educational service agencies, or schools 
                affected by the waiver authority or waivers have 
                achieved, or are making progress toward achieving, the 
                desired goals described in the application submitted 
                pursuant to paragraph (4)(A)(iii).

                ``(ii) Termination of authority.--The Secretary shall 
            terminate the authority of a State educational agency to 
            grant waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory 
            requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) if the 
            Secretary determines, after providing the State educational 
            agency with notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that 
            such agency's performance has been inadequate to justify 
            continuation of such authority based on such agency's 
            performance against the specific long-term goals and 
            measurements of interim progress established under section 
            1111(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
            Act of 1965.
            ``(C) Renewal.--
                ``(i) In general.--Each State educational agency 
            desiring to renew an approved educational flexibility 
            program under this section shall submit a request for 
            renewal to the Secretary not later than the date of 
            expiration of the approved educational flexibility program.
                ``(ii) Timing for renewal.--The Secretary shall either 
            approve or deny the request for renewal by not later than 
            90 days after completing the performance review of the 
            State described in subparagraph (B).
                ``(iii) Determination.--In deciding whether to extend a 
            request of a State educational agency for the authority to 
            issue waivers under this section, the Secretary shall 
            review the progress of the State educational agency to 
            determine if the State educational agency--

                    ``(I) has made progress toward achieving the 
                objectives described in the State application submitted 
                pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)(iii); and
                    ``(II) demonstrates in the request that local 
                educational agencies, educational service agencies, or 
                schools affected by the waiver authority or waivers 
                have made progress toward achieving the desired goals 
                described in the local application submitted pursuant 
                to paragraph (4)(A)(iii).

            ``(D) Termination.--
                ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall terminate or 
            temporarily suspend the authority of a State educational 
            agency to grant waivers under this section if the Secretary 
            determines that--

                    ``(I) there is compelling evidence of systematic 
                waste, fraud or abuse; or
                    ``(II) after notice and an opportunity for a 
                hearing, such agency's performance (including 
                performance with respect to meeting the objectives 
                described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii)) has been inadequate 
                to justify continuation of such authority.

                ``(ii) Limited compliance period.--A State whose 
            authority to grant such waivers has been terminated shall 
            have not more than 1 additional fiscal year to come into 
            compliance in order to seek renewal of the authority to 
            grant waivers under this section.
        ``(7) Public notice and comment.--Each State educational agency 
    seeking waiver authority under this section and each local 
    educational agency, educational service agency, or school seeking a 
    waiver under this section--
            ``(A) shall provide the public with adequate and efficient 
        notice of the proposed waiver authority or waiver, consisting 
        of a description of the agency's application for the proposed 
        waiver authority or waiver on each agency's website, including 
        a description of any improved student performance that is 
        expected to result from the waiver authority or waiver;
            ``(B) shall provide the opportunity for parents, educators, 
        school administrators, and all other interested members of the 
        community to comment regarding the proposed waiver authority or 
        waiver;
            ``(C) shall provide the opportunity described in 
        subparagraph (B) in accordance with any applicable State law 
        specifying how the comments may be received, and how the 
        comments may be reviewed by any member of the public; and
            ``(D) shall submit the comments received with the 
        application of the agency or school to the Secretary or the 
        State educational agency, as appropriate.
    ``(b) Included Programs.--The statutory or regulatory requirements 
referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) are any such requirements for 
programs that are authorized under the following provisions and under 
which the Secretary provides funds to State educational agencies on the 
basis of a formula:
        ``(1) The following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965:
            ``(A) Part A of title I (other than section 1111).
            ``(B) Part C of title I.
            ``(C) Part D of title I.
            ``(D) Part A of title II.
            ``(E) Part A of title IV.
        ``(2) The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
    2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
    ``(c) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary and the State 
educational agency may not waive under subsection (a)(1)(A) any 
statutory or regulatory requirement--
        ``(1) relating to--
            ``(A) maintenance of effort;
            ``(B) comparability of services;
            ``(C) equitable participation of students and professional 
        staff in private schools;
            ``(D) parental participation and involvement;
            ``(E) distribution of funds to States or to local 
        educational agencies;
            ``(F) serving eligible school attendance areas in rank 
        order in accordance with section 1113(a)(3) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            ``(G) the selection of a school attendance area or school 
        under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1113 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965, except that a State 
        educational agency may grant a waiver to allow a school 
        attendance area or school to participate in activities under 
        part A of title I of such Act if the percentage of children 
        from low-income families in the school attendance area of such 
        school or who attend such school is not less than 10 percentage 
        points below the lowest percentage of such children for any 
        school attendance area or school of the local educational 
        agency that meets the requirements of such subsections;
            ``(H) use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, 
        non-Federal funds; and
            ``(I) applicable civil rights requirements; and
        ``(2) unless the State educational agency can demonstrate that 
    the underlying purposes of the statutory requirements of the 
    program for which a waiver is granted continue to be met to the 
    satisfaction of the Secretary.
    ``(d) Treatment of Existing Ed-flex Partnership States.--
        ``(1) In general.--Any designation of a State as an Ed-Flex 
    Partnership State that was in effect on the date of enactment of 
    the Every Student Succeeds Act shall be immediately extended for a 
    period of not more than 5 years, if the Secretary makes the 
    determination described in paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Determination.--The determination referred to in 
    paragraph (1) is a determination that the performance of the State 
    educational agency, in carrying out the programs for which the 
    State has received a waiver under the educational flexibility 
    program, justifies the extension of the designation.
    ``(e) Publication.--A notice of the Secretary's decision to 
authorize State educational agencies to issue waivers under this 
section, including a description of the rationale the Secretary used to 
approve applications under subsection (a)(3)(B), shall be published in 
the Federal Register and the Secretary shall provide for the 
dissemination of such notice to State educational agencies, interested 
parties (including educators, parents, students, and advocacy and civil 
rights organizations), and the public.''.
SEC. 9208. REPORT ON THE REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF 
STUDENTS WHO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.
    Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall evaluate the 
impact of section 1111(g)(1)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(1)(D)) on reducing the number 
and percentage of students who drop out of school.
SEC. 9209. REPORT ON SUBGROUP SAMPLE SIZE.
    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall 
publish a report on--
        (1) best practices for determining valid, reliable, and 
    statistically significant minimum numbers of students for each of 
    the subgroups of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    6311(c)(2)), as amended by this Act, for the purposes of inclusion 
    as subgroups of students in an accountability system described in 
    section 1111(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)), as amended by this 
    Act; and
        (2) how such minimum number that is determined will not reveal 
    personally identifiable information about students.
    (b) Public Dissemination.--The Director of the Institute of 
Education Sciences shall work with the Department of Education's 
technical assistance providers and dissemination networks to ensure 
that such report is widely disseminated--
        (1) to the public, State educational agencies, local 
    educational agencies, and schools; and
        (2) through electronic transfer and other means, such as 
    posting the report on the website of the Institute of Education 
    Sciences or in another relevant place.
    (c) Prohibition Against Recommendation.--In carrying out this 
section, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall not 
recommend any specific minimum number of students for each of the 
subgroups of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(2)), 
as amended by this Act.
SEC. 9210. REPORT ON STUDENT HOME ACCESS TO DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences shall complete a study on the educational impact of access to 
digital learning resources outside of the classroom.
    (b) Contents.--The study described in subsection (a) shall 
include--
        (1) an analysis of student habits related to digital learning 
    resources outside of the classroom, including the location and 
    types of devices and technologies that students use for educational 
    purposes;
        (2) an identification of the barriers students face in 
    accessing digital learning resources outside of the classroom;
        (3) a description of the challenges students who lack home 
    Internet access face, including challenges related to--
            (A) student participation and engagement in the classroom; 
        and
            (B) homework completion;
        (4) an analysis of how the barriers and challenges such 
    students face impact the instructional practice of educators; and
        (5) a description of the ways in which State educational 
    agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and other entities, 
    including partnerships of such entities, have developed effective 
    means to address the barriers and challenges students face in 
    accessing digital learning resources outside of the classroom.
    (c) Public Dissemination.--The Director of the Institute of 
Education Sciences shall widely disseminate the findings of the study 
described in subsection (a)--
        (1) in a timely fashion to the public 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; 
    and
        (2) through electronic transfer and other means, such as 
    posting, as available, to the website of the Institute of Education 
    Sciences or the Department of Education.
SEC. 9211. STUDY ON THE TITLE I FORMULA.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) provides funding to local 
    educational agencies through four separate formulas that have been 
    added to the law over time, and which have ``distinct allocation 
    patterns, providing varying shares of allocated funds to different 
    types of local educational agencies or States,'' according to a 
    2015 report from the Congressional Research Service.
        (2) Minimal effort has been made by the Federal Government to 
    determine if the four formulas are adequately delivering funds to 
    local educational agencies with the highest districtwide poverty 
    averages.
        (3) The formulas for distributing Targeted Grants and Education 
    Finance Incentive grants use two weighting systems, one based on 
    the percentage of children included in the determination of grants 
    to local educational agencies (percentage weighting), and another 
    based on the absolute number of such children (number weighting). 
    Both weighting systems have five quintiles with a roughly equal 
    number of children in each quintile. Whichever of these weighting 
    systems results in the highest total weighted formula child count 
    for a local educational agency is the weighting system used for 
    that agency in the final allocation of Targeted and Education 
    Finance Incentive Grant funds.
        (4) The Congressional Research Service has also said the number 
    weighting alternative is generally more favorable to large local 
    educational agencies with much larger geographic boundaries and 
    larger counts of eligible children than smaller local educational 
    agencies with smaller counts, but potentially higher percentages, 
    of eligible children, because large local educational agencies have 
    many more children in the higher weighted quintiles.
        (5) In local educational agencies that are classified by the 
    National Center for Education Statistics as ``Large City'', 47 
    percent of all students attend schools with 75 percent or higher 
    poverty.
    (b) Study.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Director of the Institute of Education 
    Sciences shall complete a study on the effectiveness of the four 
    part A of title I formulas, described in subsection (a), to deliver 
    funds to the most economically disadvantaged communities.
        (2) Contents.--The study described in paragraph (1) shall 
    include--
            (A) an analysis of the distribution of part A of title I 
        funds under the four formulas;
            (B) an analysis of how part A of title I funds are 
        distributed among local educational agencies in each of the 12 
        locale types classified by the National Center on Education 
        Statistics.
            (C) the extent to which the four formulas unduly benefit or 
        unduly disadvantage any of the local educational agencies 
        described in subparagraph (B);
            (D) the extent to which the four formulas unduly benefit or 
        unduly disadvantage high-poverty eligible school attendance 
        areas in the local educational agencies described in 
        subparagraph (B);
            (E) the extent to which the four formulas unduly benefit or 
        unduly disadvantage lower population local educational agencies 
        with relatively high percentages of districtwide poverty;
            (F) the impact of number weighting and percentage weighting 
        in the formulas for distributing Targeted Grants and Education 
        Finance Incentive Grants on each of the local educational 
        agencies described in subparagraph (B);
            (G) the impact of number weighting and percentage weighting 
        on targeting part A of title I funds to eligible school 
        attendance areas with the highest concentrations of poverty in 
        local educational agencies described in subparagraph (B), and 
        local educational agencies described in subparagraph (B) with 
        higher percentages of districtwide poverty;
            (H) an analysis of other studies and reports produced by 
        public and non-public entities examining the distribution of 
        part A of title I funds under the four formulas; and
            (I) recommendations, as appropriate, for amending or 
        consolidating the formulas to better target part A of title I 
        funds to the most economically disadvantaged communities and 
        most economically disadvantaged eligible school attendance 
        areas.
        (3) Public dissemination.--The Director of the Institute of 
    Education Sciences shall widely disseminate the findings of the 
    study conducted under this section--
            (A) in a timely fashion;
            (B) to--
                (i) the public; and
                (ii) 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
            (C) through electronic transfer and other means, such as 
        posting to the website of the Institute of Education Sciences 
        or the Department of Education.
SEC. 9212. PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
        (1) to assist States to develop, update, or implement a 
    strategic plan that facilitates collaboration and coordination 
    among existing programs of early childhood care and education in a 
    mixed delivery system across the State designed to prepare low-
    income and disadvantaged children to enter kindergarten and to 
    improve transitions from such system into the local educational 
    agency or elementary school that enrolls such children, by--
            (A) more efficiently using existing Federal, State, local, 
        and non-governmental resources to align and strengthen the 
        delivery of existing programs;
            (B) coordinating the delivery models and funding streams 
        existing in the State's mixed delivery system; and
            (C) developing recommendations to better use existing 
        resources in order to improve--
                (i) the overall participation of children in a mixed 
            delivery system of Federal, State, and local early 
            childhood education programs;
                (ii) program quality while maintaining availability of 
            services;
                (iii) parental choice among existing programs; and
                (iv) school readiness for children from low-income and 
            disadvantaged families, including during such children's 
            transition into elementary school;
        (2) to encourage partnerships among Head Start providers, State 
    and local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, 
    private entities (including faith- and community-based entities), 
    and local educational agencies, to improve coordination, program 
    quality, and delivery of services; and
        (3) to maximize parental choice among a mixed delivery system 
    of early childhood education program providers.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local 
    educational agency'', and ``State'' have the meanings given the 
    terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965.
        (2) Center of excellence in early childhood.--The term ``Center 
    of Excellence in Early Childhood'' means a Center of Excellence in 
    Early Childhood designated under section 657B(b) of the Head Start 
    Act (42 U.S.C. 9852b(b)).
        (3) Early childhood education program.--The term ``early 
    childhood education program'' has the meaning given the term in 
    section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
        (4) Existing program.--The term ``existing program'' means a 
    Federal, State, local, or privately-funded early childhood 
    education program that--
            (A) was operating in the State on the day before the date 
        of enactment of this Act; or
            (B) began operating in the State at any time on or after 
        the date of enactment of this Act through funds that were not 
        provided by a grant under this section.
        (5) Mixed delivery system.--The term ``mixed delivery system'' 
    means a system--
            (A) of early childhood education services that are 
        delivered through a combination of programs, providers, and 
        settings (such as Head Start, licensed family and center-based 
        child care programs, public schools, and community-based 
        organizations); and
            (B) that is supported with a combination of public funds 
        and private funds.
        (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services.
        (7) State advisory council.--The term ``State Advisory 
    Council'' means a State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 
    Education and Care designated or established under section 
    642B(b)(1)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)).
    (c) Grants Authorized.--
        (1) In general.--From amounts made available under subsection 
    (k), the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of Education, shall 
    award grants to States to enable the States to carry out the 
    activities described in subsection (f).
        (2) Award basis.--Grants under this subsection shall be 
    awarded--
            (A) on a competitive basis; and
            (B) with priority for States that meet the requirements of 
        subsection (e)(3).
        (3) Duration of grants.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1) 
    shall be for a period of not more than 1 year and may be renewed by 
    the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of Education, under 
    subsection (g).
        (4) Matching requirement.--Each State that receives a grant 
    under this section shall provide funds from non-Federal sources 
    (which may be provided in cash or in kind) to carry out the 
    activities supported by the grant, in an amount equal to not less 
    than 30 percent of the amount of such grant.
    (d) Initial Application.--A State desiring a grant under subsection 
(c)(1) shall submit an application at such time and in such manner as 
the Secretary may reasonably require. The application shall contain--
        (1) an identification of the State entity that the Governor of 
    the State has appointed to be responsible for duties under this 
    section;
        (2) a description of how such State entity proposes to 
    accomplish the activities described in subsection (f) and meet the 
    purposes of this section described in subsection (a), including--
            (A) a timeline for strategic planning activities; and
            (B) a description of how the strategic planning activities 
        and the proposed activities described in subsection (f) will 
        increase participation of children from low-income and 
        disadvantaged families in high-quality early childhood 
        education and preschool programs as a result of the grant;
        (3) a description of the Federal, State, and local existing 
    programs in the State for which such State entity proposes to 
    facilitate activities described in subsection (f), including--
            (A) programs carried out under the Head Start Act (42 
        U.S.C. 9801 et seq.), including the Early Head Start programs 
        carried out under such Act;
            (B) child care programs carried out under the Child Care 
        and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et 
        seq.) or section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        618); and
            (C) other Federal, State, and local programs of early 
        learning and development, early childhood education, and child 
        care, operating in the State (including programs operated by 
        Indian tribes and tribal organizations and private entities, 
        including faith- and community-based entities), as of the date 
        of the application for the grant;
        (4) a description of how the State entity, in collaboration 
    with Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood, if appropriate, will 
    provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices;
        (5) a description of how the State plans to sustain the 
    activities described in, and carried out in accordance with, 
    subsection (f) with non-Federal sources after grant funds under 
    this section are no longer available, if the State plans to 
    continue such activities after such time; and
        (6) a description of how the State entity will work with the 
    State Advisory Council and Head Start collaboration offices.
    (e) Review Process.--The Secretary shall review the applications 
submitted under subsection (d) to--
        (1) determine which applications satisfy the requirements of 
    such subsection;
        (2) confirm that each State submitting an application has, as 
    of the date of the application, a mixed delivery system in place; 
    and
        (3) determine if a priority is merited in accordance with 
    subsection (c)(2)(B) because the State has never received--
            (A) a grant under subsection (c); or
            (B) a preschool development grant for development or 
        expansion under such program as it existed on the day before 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Use of Funds.--A State, acting through the State entity 
appointed under subsection (d)(1), that receives a grant under 
subsection (c)(1) shall use the grant funds for all of the following 
activities:
        (1) Conducting a periodic statewide needs assessment of--
            (A) the availability and quality of existing programs in 
        the State, including such programs serving the most vulnerable 
        or underserved populations and children in rural areas;
            (B) to the extent practicable, the unduplicated number of 
        children being served in existing programs; and
            (C) to the extent practicable, the unduplicated number of 
        children awaiting service in such programs.
        (2) Developing a strategic plan that recommends collaboration, 
    coordination, and quality improvement activities (including 
    activities to improve children's transition from early childhood 
    education programs into elementary schools) among existing programs 
    in the State and local educational agencies. Such plan shall 
    include information that--
            (A) identifies opportunities for, and barriers to, 
        collaboration and coordination among existing programs in the 
        State, including among State, local, and tribal (if applicable) 
        agencies responsible for administering such programs;
            (B) recommends partnership opportunities among Head Start 
        providers, local educational agencies, State and local 
        governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and 
        private entities (including faith- and community-based 
        entities) that would improve coordination, program quality, and 
        delivery of services;
            (C) builds on existing plans and goals with respect to 
        early childhood education programs, including improving 
        coordination and collaboration among such programs, of the 
        State Advisory Council while incorporating new or updated 
        Federal, State, and local statutory requirements, including--
                (i) the requirements of the Child Care and Development 
            Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); and
                (ii) when appropriate, information found in the report 
            required under section 13 of the Child Care and Development 
            Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186; 128 Stat. 
            2002); and
            (D) describes how accomplishing the activities described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C) will better serve children and 
        families in existing programs and how such activities will 
        increase the overall participation of children in the State.
        (3) Maximizing parental choice and knowledge about the State's 
    mixed delivery system of existing programs and providers by--
            (A) ensuring that parents are provided information about 
        the variety of early childhood education programs for children 
        from birth to kindergarten entry in the State's mixed delivery 
        system; and
            (B) promoting and increasing involvement by parents and 
        family members, including families of low-income and 
        disadvantaged children, in the development of their children 
        and the transition of such children from an early childhood 
        education program into an elementary school.
        (4) Sharing best practices among early childhood education 
    program providers in the State to increase collaboration and 
    efficiency of services, including to improve transitions from such 
    programs to elementary school.
        (5) After activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) have 
    been completed, improving the overall quality of early childhood 
    education programs in the State, including by developing and 
    implementing evidence-based practices that meet the requirements of 
    section 8101(21)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965, to improve professional development for early 
    childhood education providers and educational opportunities for 
    children.
    (g) Renewal Grants.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of 
    Education, may use funds available under subsection (k) to award 
    renewal grants to States described in paragraph (2) to enable such 
    States to continue activities described in subsection (f) and to 
    carry out additional activities described in paragraph (6).
        (2) Eligible states.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
    under paragraph (1) if--
            (A) the State has received a grant under subsection (c)(1) 
        and the grant period has concluded; or
            (B)(i) the State has received a preschool development grant 
        for development or expansion under such program as it existed 
        on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and the 
        grant period for such grant has concluded; and
            (ii) the Secretary allows such State to apply directly for 
        a renewal grant under this subsection, rather than an initial 
        grant under subsection (c)(1), and the State submits with its 
        application the needs assessment completed under the preschool 
        development grant (updated as necessary to reflect the needs of 
        the State as of the time of the application) in place of the 
        activity described in subsection (f)(1).
        (3) Duration of grants.--A grant awarded under this subsection 
    shall be for a period of not more than 3 years and shall not be 
    renewed.
        (4) Matching requirement.--Each State that receives a grant 
    under this subsection shall provide funds from non-Federal sources 
    (which may be provided in cash or in kind) to carry out the 
    activities supported by the grant, in an amount equal to not less 
    than 30 percent of the amount of the grant.
        (5) Application.--A State described in paragraph (2) that 
    desires a grant under this subsection shall submit an application 
    for renewal at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
    reasonably require. The application shall contain--
            (A) applicable information required in the application 
        described in subsection (d), and in the case of a State 
        described in paragraph (2)(A), updated as the State determines 
        necessary;
            (B) in the case of a State described in paragraph (2)(A), a 
        description of how funds were used for the activities described 
        in subsection (f) in the initial grant period and the extent to 
        which such activities will continue to be supported in the 
        renewal period;
            (C) in the case of a State described in paragraph (2)(B), 
        how a needs assessment completed prior to the date of the 
        application, such as the needs assessment completed under the 
        preschool development grant program (as such program existed 
        prior to the date of enactment of this Act), and updated as 
        necessary in accordance with paragraph (2)(B)(ii), will be 
        sufficient information to inform the use of funds under this 
        subsection, and a copy of such needs assessment;
            (D) a description of how funds will be used for the 
        activities described in paragraph (6) during the renewal grant 
        period, if the State proposes to use grant funds for such 
        activities; and
            (E) in the case of a State that proposes to carry out 
        activities described in paragraph (6) and to continue such 
        activities after grant funds under this subsection are no 
        longer available, a description of how such activities will be 
        sustained with non-Federal sources after such time.
        (6) Additional activities.--
            (A) In general.--Each State that receives a grant under 
        this subsection may use grant funds to award subgrants to 
        programs in a mixed delivery system across the State designed 
        to benefit low-income and disadvantaged children prior to 
        entering kindergarten, to--
                (i)(I) enable programs to implement activities 
            addressing areas in need of improvement as determined by 
            the State, through the use of funds for the activities 
            described in paragraph (5)(C) or subsection (f), as 
            applicable; and
                (II) as determined through the activities described in 
            paragraph (5)(C) or subsection (f), as applicable, expand 
            access to such existing programs; or
                (ii) develop new programs to address the needs of 
            children and families eligible for, but not served by, such 
            programs, if the State ensures that--

                    (I) the distribution of subgrants under this 
                subparagraph supports a mixed delivery system; and
                    (II) funds made available under this subparagraph 
                will 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 section.

            (B) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under subparagraph 
        (A), a State shall prioritize activities to improve areas in 
        which there are State-identified needs that would improve 
        services for low-income and disadvantaged children living in 
        rural areas.
            (C) Special rule.--A State receiving a renewal grant under 
        this subsection that elects to award subgrants under 
        subparagraph (A) shall not--
                (i) for the first year of the renewal grant, use more 
            than 60 percent of the grant funds available for such year 
            to award such subgrants; and
                (ii) for each of the second and third years of the 
            renewal grant, use more than 75 percent of the grant funds 
            available for such year to award such subgrants.
    (h) State Reporting.--
        (1) Initial grants.--A State that receives an initial grant 
    under subsection (c)(1) shall submit a final report to the 
    Secretary not later than 6 months after the end of the grant 
    period. The report shall include a description of--
            (A) how, and to what extent, the grant funds were utilized 
        for activities described in subsection (f), and any other 
        activities through which funds were used to meet the purposes 
        of this section, as described in subsection (a);
            (B) strategies undertaken at the State level and, if 
        applicable, local or program level, to implement 
        recommendations in the strategic plan developed under 
        subsection (f)(2);
            (C)(i) any new partnerships among Head Start providers, 
        State and local governments, Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations, and private entities (including faith- and 
        community-based entities); and
            (ii) how these partnerships improve coordination and 
        delivery of services;
            (D) if applicable, the degree to which the State used 
        information from the report required under section 13 of the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 to inform 
        activities under this section, and how this information was 
        useful in coordinating, and collaborating among, programs and 
        funding sources;
            (E) the extent to which activities funded by the initial 
        grant led to the blending or braiding of other public and 
        private funding;
            (F) how information about available existing programs for 
        children from birth to kindergarten entry was disseminated to 
        parents and families, and how involvement by parents and family 
        was improved; and
            (G) other State-determined and voluntarily provided 
        information to share best practices regarding early childhood 
        education programs and the coordination of such programs.
        (2) Renewal grants.--A State receiving a renewal grant under 
    subsection (g) shall submit a follow-up report to the Secretary not 
    later than 6 months after the end of the grant period that 
    includes--
            (A) information described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) 
        of paragraph (1), as applicable and updated for the period 
        covered by the renewal grant; and
            (B) if applicable, information on how the State was better 
        able to serve children through the distribution of funds in 
        accordance with subsection (g)(5), through--
                (i) a description of the activities conducted through 
            the use of subgrant funds, including, where appropriate, 
            measurable areas of program improvement and better use of 
            existing resources; and
                (ii) best practices from the use of subgrant funds, 
            including how to better serve the most vulnerable, 
            underserved, and rural populations.
    (i) Rules of Construction.--
        (1) Limitations on federal interference.--Nothing in this 
    section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or the 
    Secretary of Education to establish any criterion for grants made 
    under this section that specifies, defines, or prescribes--
            (A) early learning and development guidelines, standards, 
        or specific assessments, including the standards or measures 
        that States use to develop, implement, or improve such 
        guidelines, standards, or assessments;
            (B) specific measures or indicators of quality early 
        learning and care, including--
                (i) the systems that States use to assess the quality 
            of early childhood education programs and providers, school 
            readiness, and achievement; and
                (ii) the term ``high-quality'' as it relates to early 
            learning, development, or care;
            (C) early learning or preschool curriculum, programs of 
        instruction, or instructional content;
            (D) teacher and staff qualifications and salaries;
            (E) class sizes and ratios of children to instructional 
        staff;
            (F) any new requirement that an early childhood education 
        program is required to meet that is not explicitly authorized 
        in this section;
            (G) the scope of programs, including length of program day 
        and length of program year; and
            (H) any aspect or parameter of a teacher, principal, other 
        school leader, or staff evaluation system within a State, local 
        educational agency, or early childhood education program.
        (2) Limitation on governmental requirements.--Nothing in this 
    section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary, Secretary of 
    Education, the State, or any other governmental agency to alter 
    requirements for existing programs for which coordination and 
    alignment activities are recommended under this section, or to 
    force programs to adhere to any recommendations developed through 
    this program. The Secretary, Secretary of Education, State, or 
    other governmental agency may only take an action described in the 
    preceding sentence as otherwise authorized under Federal, State, or 
    local law.
        (3) Secretary of education.--Nothing in this section shall be 
    construed to authorize the Secretary of Education to have sole 
    decision-making or regulatory authority in carrying out the program 
    authorized under this section.
    (j) Planning and Transition.--
        (1) In general.--The recipient of an award for a preschool 
    development grant for development or expansion under such program 
    as it existed on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
    may continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms of such 
    existing award.
        (2) Transition.--The Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of 
    Education, shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure an 
    orderly transition to, and implementation of, the program under 
    this section from the preschool development grants for development 
    or expansion program as such program was operating prior to the 
    date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with subsection (k).
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out 
this section $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
SEC. 9213. REVIEW OF FEDERAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the heads of all Federal agencies that administer 
Federal early childhood education programs, shall conduct an 
interdepartmental review of all early childhood education programs for 
children less than 6 years of age in order to--
        (1) develop a plan for the elimination of overlapping programs, 
    as identified by the Government Accountability Office's 2012 annual 
    report (GAO-12-342SP);
        (2) determine if the activities conducted by States using grant 
    funds from preschool development grants under section 9212 have led 
    to better utilization of resources; and
        (3) make recommendations to Congress for streamlining all such 
    programs.
    (b) Report and Updates.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in consultation with the heads of all Federal agencies that 
administer Federal early childhood education programs, shall--
        (1) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
    Act, prepare and submit 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 a detailed report 
    that--
            (A) outlines the efficiencies that can be achieved by, and 
        specific recommendations for, eliminating overlap and 
        fragmentation among all Federal early childhood education 
        programs;
            (B) explains how the use by States of preschool development 
        grant funds under section 9212 has led to the better 
        utilization of resources; and
            (C) builds upon the review of Federal early learning and 
        care programs required under section 13 of the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186; 128 
        Stat. 2002); and
        (2) annually prepare and submit to such Committees a detailed 
    update of the report described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 9214. USE OF THE TERM ``HIGHLY QUALIFIED'' IN OTHER LAWS.
    (a) References.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act--
        (1) any reference in sections 420N, 428J, 428K, and 460 of the 
    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g-2, 1078-10, 1078-11, 
    and 1087j) to the term ``highly qualified'' as defined in section 
    9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall be 
    treated as a reference to such term under such section 9101 as in 
    effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and
        (2) any reference in section 6112 of the America COMPETES Act 
    (20 U.S.C. 9812), section 553 of the America COMPETES 
    Reauthorization Act of 2010 (20 U.S.C. 9903), and section 9 of the 
    National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
    1862n), to ``highly qualified'', as defined in section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to a 
    teacher, means that the teacher meets applicable State 
    certification and licensure requirements, including any 
    requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes 
    to certification.
    (b) Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.--Section 
153(a)(1)(F)(ii) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)(F)(ii)) is amended by striking ``teachers who are 
highly qualified (as such term is defined in section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801))'' and 
inserting ``teachers who meet the applicable State certification and 
licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification 
obtained through alternative routes to certification, or, with regard 
to special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 
612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1412(a)(14)(C).''.
    (c) Higher Education Act of 1965.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 200--
            (A) by striking paragraph (13);
            (B) in paragraph (17)(B)(ii), by striking ``to become 
        highly qualified'' and inserting ``who meets the applicable 
        State certification and licensure requirements, including any 
        requirements for certification obtained through alternative 
        routes to certification, or, with regard to special education 
        teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) 
        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act''; and
            (C) in paragraph (22)(D)(i), by striking ``becomes highly 
        qualified'' and inserting ``, with respect to special education 
        teachers, meets the qualifications described in section 
        612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act'';
        (2) in section 201(3), by striking ``highly qualified 
    teachers'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the applicable State 
    certification and licensure requirements, including any 
    requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes 
    to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, 
    the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'';
        (3) in section 202--
            (A) in subsection (b)(6)(H), by striking ``highly qualified 
        teachers'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the applicable 
        State certification and licensure requirements, including any 
        requirements for certification obtained through alternative 
        routes to certification, or, with regard to special education 
        teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) 
        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,'';
            (B) subsection (d)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by striking ``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)'' 
                and inserting ``meet the applicable State certification 
                and licensure requirements, including any requirements 
                for certification obtained through alternative routes 
                to certification, or, with regard to special education 
                teachers, the qualifications described in section 
                612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act (including teachers in rural school 
                districts, special educators, and teachers of students 
                who are limited English proficient)''; and
                    (II) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``become 
                highly qualified, which may include training in 
                multiple subjects to teach multiple grade levels as may 
                be needed for individuals preparing to 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'' and inserting ``meet the applicable 
                State certification and licensure requirements, 
                including any requirements for certification obtained 
                through alternative routes to certification, or, with 
                regard to special education teachers, the 
                qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of 
                the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which 
                may include training in multiple subjects to teach 
                multiple grade levels as may be needed for individuals 
                preparing to teach in rural communities and for 
                individuals preparing to teach students with 
                disabilities''; and

                (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``become highly 
            qualified teachers'' and inserting ``become teachers who 
            meet the applicable State certification and licensure 
            requirements, including any requirements for certification 
            obtained through alternative routes to certification, or, 
            with regard to special education teachers, the 
            qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
            Individuals with Disabilities Education Act''; and
            (C) in subsection (e)(2)(C)(iii), by striking subclause 
        (IV) and inserting the following:

                    ``(IV) meet the applicable State certification and 
                licensure requirements, including any requirements for 
                certification obtained through alternative routes to 
                certification, or, with regard to special education 
                teachers, the qualifications described in section 
                612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act, when the applicant begins to fulfill the 
                service obligation under this clause; and'';

        (4) in section 204, by striking ``highly qualified teachers'' 
    each place it appears and inserting ``teachers who meet the 
    applicable State certification and licensure requirements, 
    including any requirements for certification obtained through 
    alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to special 
    education teachers, the qualifications described in section 
    612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
    (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(14)(C)),'';
        (5) in section 205(b)(1)(I), by striking ``highly qualified 
    teachers'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the applicable State 
    certification and licensure requirements, including any 
    requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes 
    to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, 
    the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'';
        (6) in section 207(a)(1), by striking ``highly qualified 
    teachers'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the applicable State 
    certification and licensure requirements, including any 
    requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes 
    to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, 
    the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,'';
        (7) in section 208(b)--
            (A) , by striking ``are highly qualified, as required under 
        section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965,'' and inserting ``meet the applicable State certification 
        and licensure requirements, including any requirements for 
        certification obtained through alternative routes to 
        certification,''; and
            (B) by striking ``is highly qualified by the deadline, as 
        required under section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act'' and inserting ``meets the 
        qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'';
        (8) in section 242(b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``are highly qualified'' and inserting ``meet the applicable 
        State certification and licensure requirements, including any 
        requirements for certification obtained through alternative 
        routes to certification, or, with regard to special education 
        teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) 
        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,'';
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``are highly qualified,'' 
        and inserting ``meet the applicable State certification and 
        licensure requirements, including any requirements for 
        certification obtained through alternative routes to 
        certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, 
        the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``highly qualified 
        teachers and principals'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the 
        applicable State certification and licensure requirements, 
        including any requirements for certification obtained through 
        alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to special 
        education teachers, the qualifications described in section 
        612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act, and highly qualified principals'';
        (9) in section 251(b)(1)(A)(iii), by striking ``are highly 
    qualified'' and inserting ``meet the applicable State certification 
    and licensure requirements, including any requirements for 
    certification obtained through alternative routes to certification, 
    or, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications 
    described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with 
    Disabilities Education Act'';
        (10) in section 255(k)--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) meets the applicable State certification and licensure 
    requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained 
    through alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to 
    special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 
    612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
    Act;''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``teacher who meets the 
        requirements of section 9101(23) of such Act'' and inserting 
        ``teacher who meets the applicable State certification and 
        licensure requirements, including any requirements for 
        certification obtained through alternative routes to 
        certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, 
        the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'';
        (11) in section 258(d)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``highly qualified''; and
            (B) by inserting ``, who meet the applicable State 
        certification and licensure requirements, including any 
        requirements for certification obtained through alternative 
        routes to certification, or, with regard to special education 
        teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) 
        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'' before the 
        period at the end; and
        (12) section 806--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2); and
            (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``highly qualified 
        teachers'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the applicable 
        State certification and licensure requirements, including any 
        requirements for certification obtained through alternative 
        routes to certification, or, with regard to special education 
        teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) 
        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,''.
    (d) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--The Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 602, by striking paragraph (10);
        (2) in section 612(a)(14)--
            (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``secondary school is 
        highly qualified by the deadline established in section 
        1119(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'' and inserting ``secondary school--
                ``(i) has obtained full State certification as a 
            special education teacher (including participating in an 
            alternate route to certification as a special educator, if 
            such alternate route meets minimum requirements described 
            in section 2005.56(a)(2)(ii) of title 34, Code of Federal 
            Regulations, as such section was in effect on November 28, 
            2008), or passed the State special education teacher 
            licensing examination, and holds a license to teach in the 
            State as a special education teacher, except with respect 
            to any teacher teaching in a public charter school who 
            shall meet the requirements set forth in the State's public 
            charter school law;
                ``(ii) has not had special education certification or 
            licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, 
            or provisional basis; and
                ``(iii) holds at least a bachelor's degree.'';
            (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``highly qualified 
        personnel'' and inserting ``personnel who meet the applicable 
        requirements described in this paragraph''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``staff person to be 
        highly qualified'' and inserting ``staff person to meet the 
        applicable requirements described in this paragraph'';
        (3) in section 653(b)--
            (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``highly qualified 
        teachers'' and inserting ``teachers who meet the qualifications 
        described in section 612(a)(14)(C)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``teachers who are not 
        highly qualified'' and inserting ``teachers who do not meet the 
        qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C)''; and
        (4) in section 654--
            (A) in subsection (a)(4), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``highly qualified special 
        education teachers, particularly initiatives that have been 
        proven effective in recruiting and retaining highly qualified 
        teachers'' and inserting ``special education teachers who meet 
        the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C), 
        particularly initiatives that have been proven effective in 
        recruiting and retaining teachers''; and
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``certification of 
            special education teachers for highly qualified individuals 
            with a baccalaureate or master's degree'' and inserting 
            ``certification of special education teachers for 
            individuals with a baccalaureate or master's degree who 
            meet the qualifications described in section 
            612(a)(14)(C)''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``highly qualified 
            special education teachers'' and inserting ``special 
            education teachers who meet the qualifications described in 
            section 612(a)(14)(C)''; and
            (C) in section 662--
                (i) in subsection (a)--

                    (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``highly 
                qualified personnel, as defined in section 651(b)'' and 
                inserting ``personnel, as defined in section 651(b), 
                who meet the applicable requirements described in 
                section 612(a)(14)''; and
                    (II) in paragraph (5), by striking ``special 
                education teachers are highly qualified'' and inserting 
                ``special education teachers meet the qualifications 
                described in section 612(a)(14)(C)'';

                (ii) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``highly 
            qualified teachers'' and inserting ``special education 
            teachers who meet the qualifications described in section 
            612(a)(14)(C)''; and
                (iii) in subsection (c)(4)(B), by striking ``highly 
            qualified personnel'' and inserting ``personnel who meet 
            the applicable requirements described in section 
            612(a)(14)''.
    (e) Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 
2004.--Section 302(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Improvement Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 note) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Part D.--'' through ``parts A'' and inserting 
    ``Part D.--Parts A'' ; and
        (2) by striking paragraph (2).
SEC. 9215. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.
    (a) Act of April 16, 1934 (popularly Known as the Johnson-O'Malley 
Act).--Section 5(a) of the Act of April 16, 1934 (popularly known as 
the Johnson-O'Malley Act) (25 U.S.C. 456(a)) is amended by striking 
``section 7114(c)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965'' and inserting ``section 6114(c)(4) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (b) Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.--Section 
153(h) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
U.S.C. 16962(h)) is amended by striking ``section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and 
inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965''.
    (c) Adult Education and Literacy Act.--Paragraph (8) of section 203 
of the Adult Education and Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended to 
read as follows:
        ``(8) Essential components of reading instruction.--The term 
    `essential components of reading instruction' means explicit and 
    systematic instruction in--
            ``(A) phonemic awareness;
            ``(B) phonics;
            ``(C) vocabulary development;
            ``(D) reading fluency, including oral reading skills; and
            ``(E) reading comprehension strategies.''.
    (d) Age Discrimination Act of 1975.--Section 309(4)(B)(ii) of the 
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6107(4)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965''.
    (e) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.--Section 
4(l)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
(29 U.S.C. 623(l)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``section 9101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' 
and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965)''.
    (f) Agricultural Act of 2014.--Section 7606(a) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940(a)) is amended by striking ``the Safe and 
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),''.
    (g) Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998.--Section 413(b)(4) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7633(b)(4)) is amended by 
striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801))'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (h) Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 
1994.--Each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 514 of the 
Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 7838b) are amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (i) America COMPETES Act.--The America COMPETES Act (Public Law 
110-69) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 6002(a) (20 U.S.C. 9802(a)) is amended by striking 
    ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.
        (2) Section 6122 (20 U.S.C. 9832) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The term `low-income 
        student' has the meaning given the term `low-income individual' 
        in section 1707(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537(3)).'' and inserting ``The term 
        `low-income student' 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 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965, data on children eligible for free or reduced-price 
        lunches under the Richard B. Russell 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.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``The term `high 
        concentration of low-income students' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 1707(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537(2)).'' and inserting 
        ``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 who are low-income 
        students.''.
        (3) Section 6123 (20 U.S.C. 9833) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``the activities carried 
        out under section 1705 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6535).'' and inserting the 
        following: ``any activities carried out under section 4104 or 
        4107 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 that 
        provide students access to accelerated learning programs that 
        provide--
        ``(1) postsecondary level courses accepted for credit at 
    institutions of higher education, including dual or concurrent 
    enrollment programs, and early college high schools; or
        ``(2) postsecondary level instruction and examinations that are 
    accepted for credit at institutions of higher education, including 
    Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs.''; and
            (B) in subsection (j)(2)(B), by striking ``section 
        1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(i))'' and inserting ``section 
        1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi))''.
        (4) Section 6401(e)(2)(D)(ii)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
    9871(e)(2)(D)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``yearly test records 
    of individual students with respect to assessments under section 
    1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
    U.S.C. 6311(b))'' and inserting ``yearly test records of individual 
    students with respect to assessments under section 1111(b)(2) of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    6311(b)(2))''.
        (5) Section 7001 (42 U.S.C. 1862o note) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
            (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (j) American History and Civics Education Act of 2004.--Section 
2(d) of the American History and Civics Education Act of 2004 (20 
U.S.C. 6713 note) is amended by striking ``to carry out part D of title 
V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
``to carry out section 2232 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965''.
    (k) Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.--Section 3521(d)(8)(A) of the 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11841(d)(8)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``education and instruction consistent with title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
``education and instruction consistent with part A of title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (l) Assets for Independence Act.--Section 404(11) of the Assets for 
Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by striking ``section 
7207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act'' and inserting ``section 
6207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act''.
    (m) Assistive Technology Act of 1998.--Section 4(c)(2)(B)(i)(V) of 
the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003(c)(2)(B)(i)(V)) is 
amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (n) Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.--
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 3 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``section 5210 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (B) in paragraph (11), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (C) in paragraph (19), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''; and
            (D) in paragraph (27), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''.
        (2) Section 8(e) (20 U.S.C. 2306a(e)) is amended by striking 
    ``section 1111(b)(1)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965'' and inserting ``section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary 
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (3) Section 113(b) (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                (i) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
                ``(i) Student attainment of the challenging State 
            academic standards, as adopted by a State in accordance 
            with section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
            Education Act of 1965 and measured by the State determined 
            levels of achievement on the academic assessments described 
            in section 1111(b)(2) of such Act.''; and
                (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ``(as described in 
            section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and Secondary 
            Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``(as described in 
            section 1111(c)(4)(A)(i)(I)(bb) of the Elementary and 
            Secondary Education Act of 1965)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4)(C)(ii)(I), by striking ``categories'' 
        and inserting ``subgroups''.
        (4) Section 114(d)(4)(A)(iii)(I)(aa) (20 U.S.C. 
    2324(d)(4)(A)(iii)(I)(aa)) is amended by striking ``integrating 
    those programs with academic content standards and student academic 
    achievement standards, as adopted by States under section 
    1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;'' 
    and inserting the following: ``integrating those programs with 
    challenging State academic standards, as adopted by States under 
    section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965;''.
        (5) Section 116(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 2326(a)(5)) is amended by 
    striking ``section 7207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 
    U.S.C. 7517)'' and inserting ``section 6207 of the Native Hawaiian 
    Education Act''.
        (6) Section 122(c)(20 U.S.C. 2342(c)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(I)(i), by striking ``aligned with 
        rigorous and challenging academic content standards and student 
        academic achievement standards adopted by the State under 
        section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965'' and inserting ``aligned with challenging State 
        academic standards adopted by the State under section 
        1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''; and
            (B) in paragraph (7)(A)(i), by striking ``the core academic 
        subjects (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``a well-
        rounded education (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (7) Section 124(b)(4)(A) (20 U.S.C. 2344(b)(4)(A)) is amended 
    in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the core academic subjects (as 
    defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``a well-rounded education (as defined 
    in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965)''.
        (8) Section 134(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)(3)) is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``the core academic 
        subjects (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``a well-
        rounded education (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``in core academic 
        subjects (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``in order to 
        provide a well-rounded education (as defined in section 8101 of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (9) Section 135(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 2355(b)(1)(A)) is amended 
    by striking ``the core academic subjects (as defined in section 
    9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and 
    inserting ``a well-rounded education (as defined in section 8101 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (10) Section 203(c)(2)(D) (20 U.S.C. 2373(c)(2)(D)) is amended 
    by striking ``in core academic subjects (as defined in section 9101 
    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and 
    inserting ``as part of a well-rounded education (as defined in 
    section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965)''.
    (o) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.--Section 111(3) of 
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106g(3)) is 
amended by striking ``section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517);'' and inserting ``section 6207 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;''.
    (p) Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.--The Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) 
is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 658E(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd) (42 U.S.C. 
    9858c(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd)) is amended by striking ``(as defined in 
    section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    (20 U.S.C. 7517))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 6207 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (2) Section 658P(5) (42 U.S.C. 9858n(5)) is amended by striking 
    ``an individual who is limited English proficient, as defined in 
    section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    (20 U.S.C. 7801) or section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
    9832)'' and inserting ``an individual who is an English learner, as 
    defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965, or who is limited English proficient, as defined in 
    section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832)''.
    (q) Children's Internet Protection Act.--Section 1721(g) of the 
Children's Internet Protection Act (20 U.S.C. 9134 note; 114 Stat. 
2763A-350), as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763), is 
amended by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
available under section 3134 or part A of title VI of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or under section 231 of the 
Library Services and Technology Act, may be used for the purchase or 
acquisition of technology protection measures that are necessary to 
meet the requirements of this title and the amendments made by this 
title.'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds available under part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, or under section 231 of the Library Services and 
Technology Act, may be used for the purchase or acquisition of 
technology protection measures that are necessary to meet the 
requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title.''.
    (r) Civil Rights Act of 1964.--Section 606(2)(B) of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-4a(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
``a local educational agency (as defined in section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965),'' and inserting ``a 
local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965),''.
    (s) Communications Act of 1934.--Section 254(h) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii), by striking ``an elementary or 
    secondary school as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)'' and inserting 
    ``an elementary school or a secondary school as defined in section 
    8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
        (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''.
    (t) Community Services Block Grant Act.--Section 682(b)(4) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9923(b)(4)) is amended by 
striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965)''.
    (u) Congressional Award Act.--Section 203(3)(A) of the 
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 812(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
``section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 8801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (v) Department of Education Organization Act.--Section 215(b)(2)(A) 
of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3423c) is 
amended by striking ``be responsible for administering this title'' and 
inserting ``be responsible for administering part A of title VI of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (w) Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act.--
Section 3181(a)(1) of the Department of Energy Science Education 
Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381l(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``with a 
high concentration of low-income individuals (as defined in section 
1707 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6537))'' and inserting ``in which 40 percent or more of the students 
attending the school are children from low-income families''.
    (x) Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2001.--Section 303 of the Department of 
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, (49 
U.S.C. 106 note; 114 Stat. 1356A-23), as enacted into law by section 
101(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September, 30, 2001, and for other purposes'', approved October 
23, 2000 (Public Law 106-346; 114 Stat. 1356), is amended by striking 
``except as otherwise authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses 
of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation 
Administration personnel stationed outside the continental United 
States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the 
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the 
Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are 
unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents;'' 
and inserting ``except as otherwise authorized by title VII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for expenses of primary 
and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation 
Administration personnel stationed outside the continental United 
States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the 
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the 
Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are 
unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents;''.
    (y) District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.--Section 
3(c)(5) of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 
38-2702(c)(5), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``section 
14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
8801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965''.
    (z) District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995.--Section 
2210(a) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 38-
1802.10(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking paragraph (6) 
and inserting the following:
        ``(6) Inapplicability of certain esea provisions.--The 
    following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 shall not apply to a public charter school:
            ``(A) Paragraph (4) of section 1112(b) and paragraph (1) of 
        section 1112(c).
            ``(B) Section 1113.
            ``(C) Subsections (d) and (e) of section 1116.
            ``(D) Section 1117.
            ``(E) Subsections (c) and (e) of section 1118.''.
    (aa) Earthquake Hazards.--Section 2(c)(1)(A) of the Act entitled 
``An Act to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
other purposes'', approved October 1, 1997 (42 U.S.C. 7704 note) is 
amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (bb) Education Amendments of 1972.--Section 908(2)(B) of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1687(2)(B)) is amended by 
striking ``9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), 
system of vocational education, or other school system;'' and inserting 
``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), 
system of vocational education, or other school system;''.
    (cc) Education Amendments of 1978.--Part B of title XI of the 
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
        (1) Section 1139(e) (25 U.S.C. 2019(e)) is amended by striking 
    ``part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965'' and inserting ``subpart 2 of part B of title II of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 1141(9) (25 U.S.C. 2021(9)) is amended by striking 
    ``the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    8801)'' and inserting ``the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965''.
    (dd) Education for Economic Security Act.--The Education for 
Economic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 3 (20 U.S.C. 3902) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.'';
            (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (C) in paragraph (8), by striking ``section 198(a)(7) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
        inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965''; and
            (D) in paragraph (12), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.
        (2) Section 511 (20 U.S.C. 4020) is amended--
            (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(A) any local educational agency as defined in section 
        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 
        and''; and
            (B) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(A) any elementary school or secondary school as defined 
        in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 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; and''.
    (ee) Education of the Deaf Act of 1986.--Section 104(b)(5) of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4304(b)(5)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A)--
            (A) in clause (i), by striking ``select challenging 
        academic content standards, challenging student academic 
        achievement standards, and academic assessments of a State, 
        adopted and implemented, as appropriate, pursuant to paragraphs 
        (1) and (3) of section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1) and (3))'' and 
        inserting ``select challenging State academic content 
        standards, aligned academic achievement standards, and State 
        academic assessments of a State, adopted and implemented, as 
        appropriate, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
        1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1) and (2))''; and
            (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``2009-2010 academic year'' 
        and inserting ``2016-2017 academic year'';
        (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
            ``(B) adopt the accountability system, consistent with 
        section 1111(c) of such Act, of the State from which standards 
        and assessments are selected under subparagraph (A)(i); and''; 
        and
        (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``whether the programs at 
    the Clerc Center are making adequate yearly progress'' and 
    inserting ``the results of the annual evaluation of the programs at 
    the Clerc Center''.
    (ff) Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.--The Education Sciences 
Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Paragraph (1) of section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended to 
    read as follows:
        ``(1)(A) In general.--The terms `elementary school', `secondary 
    school', `local educational agency', and `State educational agency' 
    have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
        ``(B) Outlying areas.--The term `outlying areas' has the 
    meaning given such term in section 1121(c) of such Act.
        ``(C) Freely associated states.--The term `freely associated 
    states' means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
    States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.''.
        (2) Section 173(b) (20 U.S.C. 9563(b)) is amended by striking 
    ``part E of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491 et seq.)'' and inserting ``section 8601 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (gg) Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002.--The Educational 
Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
        (1) Section 202 (20 U.S.C. 9601) is amended by striking 
    ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 203 (20 U.S.C. 9602) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``the number of 
        schools identified for school improvement (as described in 
        section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b))'' and inserting ``the number of 
        schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement 
        activities and targeted support and improvement activities 
        under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965'';
            (B) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``schools in the 
        region that have been identified for school improvement under 
        section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b))'' and inserting ``schools in the 
        region that are implementing comprehensive support and 
        improvement activities or targeted support and improvement 
        activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
            (C) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ``and encouraging 
        and sustaining school improvement (as described in section 
        1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)))'' and inserting ``, and particularly 
        assisting those schools implementing comprehensive support and 
        improvement and targeted support and improvement activities 
        under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965,''.
    (hh) Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.--Section 108(a)(1)(A) of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2618(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (ii) Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.--Section 302(6) 
of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(6)) 
is amended by striking ``section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).'' and inserting ``section 6207 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.
    (jj) FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.--Section 112(a)(2) of the 
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (21 U.S.C. 2205(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (kk) Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001.--Section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7703a) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subparagraph (A)(ii), (B), 
    (D)(i) or (D)(ii) of section 8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1))'' and 
    inserting ``subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B), or clause (i) or (ii) of 
    subparagraph (D), of section 7003(a)(1)''; and
        (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``section 8013(9) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    7713(9)).'' and inserting ``section 7013 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.
    (ll) Food and Agriculture Act of 1977.--Section 1417(j)(1)(B) of 
the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (mm) General Education Provisions Act.--The General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 425(6) (20 U.S.C. 1226c(6)) is amended by striking 
    ``section 9601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965'' and inserting ``section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 426 (20 U.S.C. 1228) is amended by striking ``title 
    VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, but not 
    including any portion of such funds as are attributable to children 
    counted under section 8003(d) of such Act or residing on property 
    described in section 8013(10) of such Act.'' and inserting ``title 
    VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, but not 
    including any portion of such funds as are attributable to children 
    counted under section 7003(d) of such Act or residing on property 
    described in section 7013(10) of such Act.''.
        (3) Section 429(d)(2)(B)(i) (20 U.S.C. 1228c(d)(2)(B)(i)) is 
    amended by striking ``an elementary or secondary school as defined 
    by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
    inserting ``an elementary or secondary school (as defined by the 
    terms `elementary school' and `secondary school' in section 8101 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (4) Section 441(a) (20 U.S.C. 1232d(a)) is amended by striking 
    ``part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965) to the Secretary a general application'' and inserting 
    ``part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965) to the Secretary a general application''.
        (5) Section 445(c)(5)(D) (20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)(5)(D)) is amended 
    by striking ``part A of title V'' and inserting ``part A of title 
    IV''.
    (nn) Head Start Act.--The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) 
is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 637 (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended--
            (A) in the paragraph relating to a delegate agency, by 
        striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) of the paragraph relating to 
        limited English proficient, by striking ``(as defined in 
        section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), an Alaska Native, or a native resident 
        of an outlying area (as defined in such section 9101);'' and 
        inserting ``(as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965), an Alaska Native, or a native 
        resident of an outlying area (as defined in such section 
        8101);''.
        (2) Section 641(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)(2)) is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (H)--
                (i) by striking clause (i);
                (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (vii) as 
            clauses (i) through (vi), respectively; and
                (iii) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)--

                    (I) by striking ``other''; and
                    (II) by striking ``that Act'' and inserting ``the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and

            (B) in subparagraph (J)(iii), by striking ``, such as 
        entities carrying out Even Start programs under subpart 3 of 
        part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.)''.
        (3) Section 642 (42 U.S.C. 9837) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``, such as entities 
        carrying out Even Start programs under subpart 3 of part B of 
        title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.)''; and
            (B) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``Even Start programs 
        under subpart 3 of part B of title I of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.),''.
        (4) Section 642A(a) (42 U.S.C. 9837a(a)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``the information 
        provided to parents of limited English proficient children 
        under section 3302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7012)'' and inserting ``the information 
        provided to parents of English learners under section 
        1112(e)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of the 
        1965''; and
            (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``parental involvement 
        efforts under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)'' and inserting ``parent 
        and family engagement efforts under title I of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (5) Section 648(a)(3)(A)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 9843(a)(3)(A)(iii)) is 
    amended by striking ``, and for activities described in section 
    1222(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965),''.
        (6) Section 657B(c)(1)(B)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 9852b(c)(1)(B)(vi)) is 
    amended--
            (A) by striking subclause (III);
            (B) by redesignating subclauses (IV) through (VII) as 
        subclauses (III) through (VI), respectively; and
            (C) in subclause (III) (as so redesignated)--
                (i) by striking ``other''; and
                (ii) by striking ``that Act'' and inserting ``the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (oo) Higher Education Act of 1965.--The Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (C) in paragraph (11), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (D) in paragraph (16), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''; and
            (E) in paragraph (21), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''.
        (2) Section 200 (20 U.S.C. 1021) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The term `core academic 
        subjects' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``The term `core academic subjects' means English, reading or 
        language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics 
        and government, economics, arts, history, and geography'';
            (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (C) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``section 5210 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting 
        ``section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965)'';
            (D) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
        ``(7) Essential components of reading instruction.--The term 
    `essential components of reading instruction' has the meaning given 
    the term in section 1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 as such section was in effect on the day before the 
    date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act.'';
            (E) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
        ``(8) Exemplary teacher.--The term `exemplary teacher' has the 
    meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 as such section was in effect on 
    the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds 
    Act.'';
            (F) in paragraph (10)(A)--
                (i) in clause (iii), by striking ``section 6211(b) of 
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
            inserting ``section 5211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
            Education Act of 1965''; and
                (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ``section 6221(b) of 
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
            inserting ``section 5221(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
            Education Act of 1965'';
            (G) in paragraph (15), by striking ``The term `limited 
        English proficient' has the meaning given the term in section 
        9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' 
        and inserting ``The term `limited English proficient' has the 
        meaning given the term `English learner' in section 8101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'';
            (H) in paragraph (16), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''; and
            (I) in paragraph (19), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.
        (3) Section 202 (20 U.S.C. 1022a) is amended in subsection 
    (b)(6)(E)(ii), by striking ``student academic achievement standards 
    and academic content standards under section 1111(b)(1) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,'' and inserting 
    ``challenging State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1) of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,''.
        (4) Section 205(b)(1)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1022d(b)(1)(C)) is amended 
    by striking ``are aligned with the State's challenging academic 
    content standards required under section 1111(b)(1) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``are aligned with the challenging State academic standards 
    required under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
        (5) Section 241 (20 U.S.C. 1033)) is amended by striking 
    paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Scientifically based reading research.--The term 
    `scientifically based reading research'--
            ``(A) means research that applies rigorous, systemic, and 
        objective procedures to obtain valid knowledge relevant to 
        reading development, reading instruction, and reading 
        difficulties; and
            ``(B) includes research that--
                ``(i) employs systemic, empirical methods that draw on 
            observation or experiment;
                ``(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are 
            adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the 
            general conclusions drawn;
                ``(iii) relies on measurements or observational methods 
            that provide valid data across evaluators and observers and 
            across multiple measurements and observations; and
                ``(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.''.
        (6) Section 317(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 7306 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;'' and inserting 
        ``section 6306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965;''; and
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 7207 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and'' and 
        inserting ``section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965; and''.
        (7) Section 402E(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-15(d)(2)) is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Alaska Natives, as 
        defined in section 7306 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965;'' and inserting ``Alaska Natives, as 
        defined in section 6306 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965;''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Native Hawaiians, as 
        defined in section 7207 of such Act'' and inserting ``Native 
        Hawaiians, as defined in section 6207 of such Act''.
        (8) Section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) is amended in subsection 
    (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (5)(B)(iv), by striking ``section 9101 of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
        inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
        ``(8) School counselors.--The individual--
            ``(A) is employed full-time as a school counselor who has 
        documented competence in counseling children and adolescents in 
        a school setting and who--
                ``(i) is licensed by the State or certified by an 
            independent professional regulatory authority;
                ``(ii) 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
                ``(iii) 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; and
            ``(B) is so employed in a school that qualifies under 
        section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan 
        recipients who teach in such a school.''.
        (9) Section 469(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(a)) is amended by striking 
    ``eligible to be counted under title I of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``eligible to be 
    counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
        (10) Section 481(f) (20 U.S.C. 1088(f)) is amended by striking 
    ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
        (11) Section 819(b) (20 U.S.C. 1161j) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 7306 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' and inserting 
        ``section 6306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 7207 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' and inserting 
        ``section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.
        (12) Section 861(c)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1161q(c)(2)(A)) is amended 
    by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (pp) Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012.--Section 563(c)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112-239; 126 Stat. 1748; 20 U.S.C. 7702 note) as amended by section 
7001(a), is further amended by striking ``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.'' and inserting 
``With respect to applications submitted under section 8002 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as such section was in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Every Student 
Succeeds Act, for fiscal year 2010, title VIII of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (including the amendments made by 
subsection (b)(1)), as in effect on such date, and subsection (b)(1) 
shall take effect with respect to such applications, notwithstanding 
section 8005(d) of such Act, as in effect on such date.''.
    (qq) Indian Health Care Improvement Act.--Section 726(b)(3)(D)(iii) 
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1667e(b)(3)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking ``a school receiving 
payments under section 8002 or 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702, 7703).'' and inserting ``a 
school receiving payments under section 7002 or 7003 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.
    (rr) Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.--
Section 209 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 458e) is amended by striking ``assistance provided under 
title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'' and 
inserting ``assistance provided under title VI of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.
    (ss) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--The Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 602 (20 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
            (A) by striking paragraph (4);
            (B) in paragraph (8)(a)(3), by striking ``under parts A and 
        B of title III of that Act'' and inserting ``under part A of 
        title III of that Act''; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (18) and inserting the following:
        ``(18) Limited english proficient.--The term `limited English 
    proficient' has the meaning given the term `English learner' in 
    section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965.''.
        (2) Section 611(e) (20 U.S.C. 1411(e)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                (i) in clause (x), by striking ``6111 of the Elementary 
            and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``1201 
            of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''; 
            and
                (ii) in clause (xi)--

                    (I) by striking ``including supplemental 
                educational services as defined in 1116(e) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
                children with disabilities, in schools or local 
                educational agencies identified for improvement under 
                section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Act of 1965 on the sole basis of the assessment results 
                of the disaggregated subgroup of children with 
                disabilities'' and inserting ``including direct student 
                services described in section 1003A(c)(3) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
                children with disabilities, to schools or local 
                educational agencies implementing comprehensive support 
                and improvement activities or targeted support and 
                improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on the 
                basis of consistent underperformance of the 
                disaggregated subgroup of children with disabilities''; 
                and
                    (II) by striking ``to meet or exceed the objectives 
                established by the State under section 1111(b)(2)(G) 
                the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' 
                and inserting ``based on the challenging academic 
                standards described in section 1111(b)(1) of such 
                Act''; and

            (B) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii)(I)(bb), by striking ``section 
        9101'' and inserting ``section 8101''.
        (3) Section 612(a) (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (15)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (ii) and 
            inserting the following:
                ``(ii) are the same as the State's long-term goals and 
            measurements of interim progress for children with 
            disabilities under section 1111(c)(4)(A)(i) of the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``including 
            measurable annual objectives for progress by children with 
            disabilities under section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)'' and 
            inserting ``including measurements of interim progress for 
            children with disabilities under section 
            1111(c)(4)(A)(i)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (16)(C)(ii)--
                (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``State's challenging 
            academic content standards and challenging student academic 
            achievement standards'' and inserting ``challenging State 
            academic content standards under section 1111(b)(1) of the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 
            alternate academic achievement standards under section 
            1111(b)(1)(E) of such Act''; and
                (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``the regulations 
            promulgated to carry out section 1111(b)(1) of the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,'' and 
            inserting ``section 1111(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary and 
            Secondary Education Act of 1965,''.
        (4) Section 613(a) (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)) is amended in paragraph 
    (3), by striking ``subject to the requirements of section 
    612(a)(14) and section 2122 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``subject to the requirements 
    of section 612(a)(14) and section 2102(b) of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (5) Section 614(b)(5)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1414(b)(5)(A)) is amended 
    by inserting ``, as such section was in effect on the day before 
    the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act'' after 
    ``1965''.
        (6) Section 651(c)(5)(E) (20 U.S.C. 1451(c)(5)(E)) is amended 
    by striking ``and 2112,'' and inserting ``and 2101(d)''.
        (7) Section 653(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1453(b)(3)) is amended by 
    striking ``and 2112,'' and inserting ``and 2101(d),''.
        (8) Section 654 (20 U.S.C. 1454) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``challenging 
            State student academic achievement and functional standards 
            and with the requirements for professional development, as 
            defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
            Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``challenging State 
            academic achievement standards and with the requirements 
            for professional development, as defined in section 8101 of 
            such Act''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``section 9101 of 
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
            inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
            Education Act of 1965''; and
            (B) in subsection (b)(10), by inserting ``(as such section 
        was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
        Every Student Succeeds Act)'' after ``1965''.
        (9) Section 662(b)(2)(A)(viii) (20 U.S.C. 1462(b)(2)(A)(viii)) 
    is amended by striking ``section 7113(d)(1)(A)(ii)'' and inserting 
    ``section 6113(d)(1)(A)(ii)''.
        (10) Section 663(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1463(b)(2)) is amended by 
    striking and inserting the following:
        ``(2) improving the alignment, compatibility, and development 
    of valid and reliable assessments and alternate assessments for 
    assessing student academic achievement, as described under section 
    1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965;''.
        (11) Section 681(d)(3)(K) (20 U.S.C. 1481(d)(3)(K)) is amended 
    by striking ``payments under title VIII of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965;'' and inserting ``payments under 
    title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;''.
    (tt) National Security Act of 1947.--Section 1015(2)(A) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441j-4(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26)));'' and inserting ``section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965);''.
    (uu) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--The Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 54E(d)(2) is amended by striking ``section 9101 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''.
        (2) Section 457(e)(11)(D)(ii)(I) is amended by striking 
    ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (3) Section 1397E(d)(4)(B) is amended by striking ``section 
    9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
    inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965''.
    (vv) James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act.--Section 815(4) of the 
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 U.S.C. 4514(4)) is amended by 
striking ``9101'' and inserting ``8101''.
    (ww) John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007.--Section 572(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2226) is amended by 
striking ``section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7713(9))'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (xx) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987.--Section 
104(3)(B)(ii) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as 
incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and 
Public Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 5540(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``given such terms in section 9101'' and inserting ``given the terms 
elementary school and secondary school in section 8101''.
    (yy) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.--Section 5(d)(1) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 
66319(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``public elementary or secondary 
school as such terms are defined in section 9101'' and inserting 
``elementary school or secondary school, as such terms are defined in 
section 8101''.
    (zz) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.--Section 725(3) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(3)) is amended 
by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (aaa) Museum and Library Services Act.--The Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9161 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 204(f) (20 U.S.C. 9103(f)) is amended by striking 
    paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) activities under section 2226 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965;''.
        (2) Section 224(b)(6)(A) (20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(6)(A)) is amended 
    by striking ``including coordination with the activities within the 
    State that are supported by a grant under section 1251 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383)'' 
    and inserting ``including coordination with the activities within 
    the State that are supported by a grant under section 2226 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (3) Section 261 (20 U.S.C. 9161) is amended by striking 
    ``represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in section 
    7207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act'' and inserting 
    ``represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in section 
    6207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act)''.
        (4) Section 274(d) (20 U.S.C. 9173(d)) is amended by striking 
    ``represent Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 7207 of the 
    Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517)),'' and inserting 
    ``represent Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 6207 of the 
    Native Hawaiian Education Act),''.
    (bbb) National and Community Service Act of 1990.--The National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
        (1) Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (15), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (B) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (C) in paragraph (39), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''; and
            (D) in paragraph (45), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965''.
        (2) Section 112(a)(1)(F) (42 U.S.C. 12523(a)(1)(F)) is amended 
    by striking ``not making adequate yearly progress for two or more 
    consecutive years under section 1111 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)'' and 
    inserting ``implementing comprehensive support and improvement 
    activities or targeted support and improvement activities under 
    section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''.
        (3) Section 119(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 12563) is amended 
    by striking ``the graduation rate (as defined in section 
    1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and as clarified in applicable 
    regulations promulgated by the Department of Education'' and 
    inserting ``the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as 
    defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965)''.
        (4) Section 122(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(1)) is amended in 
    subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ``secondary school graduation 
    rates as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and 
    as clarified in applicable regulations promulgated by the 
    Department of Education'' and inserting ``four-year adjusted cohort 
    graduation rate (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (ccc) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.--
Section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``section 8003(a)(1) of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    7703(a)(1)).'' and inserting ``section 7003(a)(1) of the Elementary 
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965.''; and
        (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section 8013(9) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    7713(9)).'' and inserting ``section 7013(9) of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.
    (ddd) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.--
Section 532(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) (10 U.S.C. 503 note; 125 Stat. 
1403(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(as defined in section 9101(38) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(38)).'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965).''.
    (eee) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.--
Section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113-66) (10 U.S.C. 503 note; 127 Stat. 772) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``(as defined in section 
    9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
    U.S.C. 7801(38)),'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 8101 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965),''; and
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``(as defined in section 
    9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
    U.S.C. 7801(38))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 8101 of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (fff) National Environmental Education Act.--Section 3(5) of the 
National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5502(5)) is amended by 
striking ```local educational agency' means any education agency as 
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 and shall include any tribal education agency;'' and inserting 
```local educational agency' means any education agency as defined in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 
shall include any tribal education agency;''.
    (ggg) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002.--The 
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
368; 116 Stat. 3034) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 4 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The term `community 
        college' has the meaning given such term in section 3301(3) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7011(3))'' and inserting ``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 degree that is acceptable for full credit toward a 
        bachelor's degree, including institutions of higher education 
        receiving assistance under the Tribally Controlled College or 
        University Assistance Act of 1978'';
            (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 9101(18) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(18))'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965'';
            (C) in paragraph (10), by striking ``section 9101(26) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(26))'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965'';
            (D) in paragraph (13), by striking ``section 9101(38) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(38))'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
            (E) in paragraph (15), by striking ``section 9101(41) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(41))'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 9 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)(10)(A)(iii) in subclause (III), by 
        striking ``(as described in section 1114(a)(1) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6314(a)(1))'' and inserting ``(as described in section 
        1114(a)(1)(A))''; and
            (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ``the program 
        authorized under part B of title II of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.)'' and 
        inserting ``other programs with similar purposes''.
    (hhh) National Security Act of 1947.--Section 1015(2)(A) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3205(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``(as that term is defined in section 9101(26) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26)))'' 
and inserting ``(as that term is defined in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (iii) Native American Languages Act.--Section 103 of the Native 
American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 7151(3) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``section 6151(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 7207 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''.
    (jjj) Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act.--Section 6(c)(4) 
of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 
11705(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``private educational organization 
identified in section 7202(16) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7512(16)) to continue to offer its 
educational programs and services to Native Hawaiians (as defined in 
section 7207 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7517)) first and to others'' and 
inserting ``private educational organization identified in section 
7202(16) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such 
section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Every Student Succeeds Act) to continue to offer its educational 
programs and services to Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 6207 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) first and to 
others''.
    (kkk) Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health Service Act is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Section 319C-1(b)(2)(A)(vii) (42 U.S.C. 247d-
    3a(b)(2)(A)(vii)) is amended by striking ``including State 
    educational agencies (as defined in section 9101(41) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting 
    ``including State educational agencies (as defined in section 8101 
    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (2) Section 399L(d)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 280g(d)(3)(A)) is amended 
    by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (3) Section 520E(l)(2) (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36(l)(2)) is amended by 
    striking ``elementary or secondary school (as such terms are 
    defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``elementary school or secondary 
    school (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
    (lll) Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.--Section 101(1) of 
the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is 
amended by striking ``such terms under section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``such terms under 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (mmm) Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 202(b)(4)(A)(i) (29 U.S.C. 762(b)(4)(A)(i)) is 
    amended by striking ``(as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); and'' and 
    inserting ``(as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965); and''.
        (2) Section 206 (29 U.S.C. 766) is amended by striking ``(as 
    such terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801))'' and inserting 
    ``(as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965)''.
        (3) Section 504(b)(2)(B) (29 U.S.C. 794(b)(2)(B)) is amended by 
    striking ``(as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``(as defined in 
    section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965)''.
        (4)(A) Section 511(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 794g(b)(2)), as added by 
    section 458 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public 
    Law 113-128; 128 Stat. 1676), is amended by striking ``local 
    educational agency (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or a State 
    educational agency (as defined in such section)'' and inserting 
    ``local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) or a State 
    educational agency (as defined in such section)''.
        (B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
    the same date as section 458(a) of the Workforce Innovation and 
    Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128; 128 Stat. 1676) takes effect, 
    and as if enacted as part of such section.
    (nnn) Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.--The Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended 
in section 12(d)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1769a(d)(4)) by striking ``section 9101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965''.
    (ooo) Safe Drinking Water Act.--Section 1461 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-21(3)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''; and
        (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
    ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965''.
    (ppp) Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act.--The 
Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 
112-10; sec. 38-1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended as 
follows:
        (1) In section 3003 (sec. 38-1853.03, D.C. Official Code), by 
    striking ``identified for improvement, corrective action, or 
    restructuring under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316)'' and inserting 
    ``implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or 
    targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) 
    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) In section 3006(1)(A) (sec. 38-1853.06(1)(A), D.C. Official 
    Code), by striking ``identified for improvement, corrective action, 
    or restructuring under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316)'' and inserting 
    ``implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or 
    targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) 
    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (3) In section 3007 (sec. 38-1853.07, D.C. Official Code)--
            (A) in subsection (a)(4)(F), by striking ``ensures that, 
        with respect to core academic subjects (as such term is defined 
        in section 9101(11) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(11))'' and inserting ``ensures 
        that, with respect to core academic subjects (as such term was 
        defined in section 9101(11) of the Elementary and Secondary Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(11)) on the day before the date of 
        enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act)''; and
            (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``identified for 
        improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 
        1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6316)'' and inserting ``implementing comprehensive 
        support and improvement activities or targeted support and 
        improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (4) In section 3013 (sec. D.C. Code 38-1853.13, D.C. Official 
    Code)--
            (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
            (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (qqq) Social Security Act.--The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 
et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 475(1)(G)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 675(1)(G)(ii)(I)) is 
    amended by striking ``local educational agencies (as defined under 
    section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965)'' and inserting ``local educational agencies (as defined 
    under section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965)''.
        (2) Section 2110(c)(9)(B)(v) (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)(B)(v)) is 
    amended by striking ``as defined under section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``as 
    defined under section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
    (rrr) State Dependent Care Development Grants Act.--Section 670G(6) 
of the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9877(6)) 
is amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965''.
    (sss) Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.--Section 
5(c)(8) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3704(c)(8)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' 
    and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965'';
        (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' 
    and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''; and
        (3) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' 
    and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
    (ttt) Telecommunications Act of 1996.--Section 706(d)(2) of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302(d)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965''.
    (uuu) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, 
is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 503 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
    striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 1154(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
    amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 5210(1) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7221i(1))'' and inserting ``section 4310 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965'';
            (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``section 6211(b) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7345(b))'' and inserting ``section 5211(b) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
            (C) in paragraph (8), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (3) Section 2008 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
    striking ``section 8013(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(3)), or to carry out section 
    8008 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7708)'' and inserting ``section 7013(3) 
    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or to carry 
    out section 7008 of such Act''.
        (4) Section 2194(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
    amended by striking ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' and inserting ``section 
    8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    (vvv) Title 23, United States Code.--Section 504(d)(4) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' 
    and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)'' 
    and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
    (www) Title 40, United States Code.--Section 502(c)(3)(C) of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 8013 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713)'' and 
inserting ``section 7013 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965''.
    (xxx) Toxic Substances Control Act.--The Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended as follows:
        (1) Section 202 (15 U.S.C. 2642) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965'';
            (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``any elementary or 
        secondary school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965)'' and inserting ``any 
        elementary school or secondary school (as defined in section 
        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)''; 
        and
            (C) in paragraph (12), by striking ``elementary or 
        secondary school as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and inserting 
        ``elementary school or secondary school as defined in section 
        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 302(1) (15 U.S.C. 2662(1)) is amended by striking 
    ``section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
    1965'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965''.
    (yyy) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.--The Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
        (1) Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (34), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''; and
            (B) in paragraph (55), by striking ``section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801)'' and inserting ``section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
        (2) Section 102(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I) (29 U.S.C. 
    3112(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``with State-adopted 
    challenging academic content standards, as adopted under section 
    1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1))'' and inserting ``with challenging State 
    academic standards, as adopted under section 1111(b)(1) of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
    6311(b)(1))''.
        (3) Section 129(c)(1)(C) (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(1)(C)) is amended 
    by striking ``(based on State academic content and student academic 
    achievement standards established under section 1111 of the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311))'' 
    and inserting ``(based on challenging State academic standards 
    established under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1))''.
        (4) Section 166(b)(3) (29 U.S.C. 3221(b)(3)) is amended by 
    striking ``section 7207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 
    U.S.C. 7517).'' and inserting ``section 6207 of the Native Hawaiian 
    Education Act.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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