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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3849 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to expand the 

Magnet Schools Assistance Program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 16, 2022 

Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. BOOKER) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

to expand the Magnet Schools Assistance Program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Magnet Schools Acces5 sibility, Growth, and Nonexclusionary Enrollment Trans6 formation Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘MAGNET Act of 2022’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Studies have found that the academic bene2 fits of attending integrated schools for students of 

3 color include— 

4 (A) higher achievement in mathematics, 

5 science, language, and reading; 

6 (B) school climates supportive of learning 

7 and studying; 

8 (C) increased likelihood of graduating from 

9 high school and entering and graduating from 

10 college; 

11 (D) higher income and educational attain12 ment; and 

13 (E) increased access to highly qualified 

14 teachers and leaders who are less likely to 

15 transfer to other schools. 

16 (2) The benefits of integrated schools extend to 

17 all students regardless of race or socioeconomic 

18 background. On average, students in 

19 socioeconomically and racially diverse schools have 

20 stronger academic outcomes than students in schools 

21 with concentrated poverty. Students in diverse 

22 schools have higher test scores, are more likely to 

23 enroll in college, and are less likely to drop out. Inte24 grated schools help reduce racial bias and counter 

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1 verse groups, improve students’ satisfaction and self2 confidence, and enhance leadership skills. 

3 (3) Students of color attending schools that are 

4 highly segregated by race and poverty are deprived 

5 of the benefits of integrated education. These 

6 schools are characterized by resource inequities that 

7 translate into large proportions of inexperienced and 

8 underprepared educators and a lack of rigorous 

9 coursework, which have negative consequences for 

10 students’ academic outcomes as measured by per11 formance on standardized achievement tests and 

12 high school graduation rates. 

13 (4) A 2019 study of every school district in the 

14 United States found that higher racial segregation 

15 contributes to a greater magnitude of achievement 

16 gaps in 3rd grade, and increases the rate at which 

17 gaps grow from 3rd to 8th grade, for students of 

18 color. 

19 (5) A 2016 Government Accountability Office 

20 analysis found that a growing percentage of public 

21 elementary schools and secondary schools in the Na22 tion are hypersegregated, with 90 percent or more 

23 Black and Latino student populations and students 

24 from low-income families. 


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1 (6) A study reviewing 8 years of data from all 

2 United States school districts found that racial seg3 regation appears to undermine achievement, in part, 

4 because it concentrates minority students in high5 poverty schools, which are, on average, less effective 

6 than lower-poverty schools and tend to be under7 resourced. 

8 (7) Research shows that students’ exposure to 

9 other students from different backgrounds and the 

10 new ideas and opportunities that such exposure 

11 brings leads to improved critical thinking and prob12 lem-solving skills. Other benefits of attending diverse 

13 schools include increased civic participation in a di14 verse global economy and increased likelihood of liv15 ing in integrated neighborhoods and holding jobs in 

16 integrated workplaces as adults. 

17 (8) Magnet schools have been effective in pro18 moting school diversity, especially when district de19 mographics along with magnet school design, struc20 ture, and focus (particularly the centering of school 

21 integration in the school mission and the design for 

22 family outreach) are a priority. 

23 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

24 The purpose of this Act is to amend the Magnet 

25 Schools Assistance Program under part D of title IV of 


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1 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.)— 

3 (1) to create a supplemental diversity grant for 

4 aspiring magnet school programs to adopt effective 

5 practices designed to further desegregation aims and 

6 promote diversity; and 

7 (2) to supplement voluntary State efforts to 

8 promote inter-district diversity. 

9 SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE 

10 PROGRAM. 

11 Part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in section 4404, in the matter preceding 

15 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(except as provided 

16 under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under this part’’; 

17 (2) in section 4405, in subsection (a), by insert18 ing ‘‘(except as provided under section 4408A)’’ 

19 after ‘‘under this part’’; 

20 (3) in section 4406— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

22 (1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘In awarding’’ and in24 serting the following: 

25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In awarding’’; and 


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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(except as provided 

2 under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under this 

3 part’’; 

4 (B) by striking (3); 

5 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

6 paragraph (3); 

7 (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

8 subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 

9 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) propose to establish whole-school magnet 

12 schools through proposing to design and implement 

13 schools that incorporate integration into school de14 sign, mission, structure, focus, and goals, over the 

15 placement of a specialized magnet program in a non16 magnet public school; 

17 ‘‘(5) propose to newly implement or continue 

18 the implementation of inter-district public school 

19 choice programs, and propose magnet schools con20 structed or placed in a location that optimizes diver21 sity and accessibility to transportation for low-in22 come students; 

23 ‘‘(6) propose to improve the diversity and per24 formance of the local educational agency, consortium 

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1 versus focusing on improvements confined to an in2 dividual school; or 

3 ‘‘(7) propose to design and implement inclusive 

4 enrollment practices, such as utilizing weighted lot5 teries and other inclusive and accessible practices 

6 that are consistent with the latest research and evi7 dence-based practices identified by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY FOR MEETING MULTIPLE CRI9 TERIA.—In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary 

10 shall give additional priority to applicants that meet more 

11 than 1 criterion under subsection (a).’’; 

12 (4) in section 4407— 

13 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre14 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(except as 

15 provided under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under 

16 this part’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(except 

18 as provided under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under 

19 this part’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NOVICE OR FIRST22 TIME APPLICANTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible local edu24 cational agency, or consortium of such agencies, that 

25 is a novice or first-time applicant for a grant under 


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1 this part and receives a grant under this part may 

2 use not more than 1 percent of the grant funds for 

3 technical assistance in implementing the magnet 

4 school plan. 

5 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF NOVICE.—In this sub6 section, the term ‘novice’, when used with respect to 

7 an applicant, means as applicant that applied for a 

8 grant under this part previously but did not receive 

9 such a grant.’’; 

10 (5) in section 4408— 

11 (A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(except 

12 as provided under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under 

13 this part’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘(except 

15 as provided under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under 

16 this part’’; and 

17 (C) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘(except 

18 as provided under section 4408A)’’ after ‘‘under 

19 this part’’; and 

20 (6) by striking section 4409 and inserting the 

21 following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES2 ERVATION. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 

4 appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be 

5 necessary for fiscal years 2022 through 2025. 

6 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDING.—From the total amount ap7 propriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the 

8 Secretary shall expend not less than $109,000,000 to 

9 carry out this part, except for section 4408A. The Sec10 retary may use any amounts appropriated under sub11 section (a) for a fiscal year that are in excess of 

12 $109,000,000 to carry out section 4408A. 

13 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

14 The Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent of 

15 the funds appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal 

16 year to provide technical assistance and share best prac17 tices with respect to magnet school programs assisted 

18 under this part. 

19 ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO

20 AGENCIES NOT PREVIOUSLY ASSISTED.—In any fiscal 

21 year for which the amount appropriated pursuant to sub22 section (a) exceeds $75,000,000, the Secretary shall give 

23 priority in using such amounts in excess of $75,000,000 

24 to awarding grants to local educational agencies or con25 sortia of such agencies that did not receive a grant under 

26 this part in the preceding fiscal year.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUPPLE2 MENTAL DIVERSITY GRANT. 

3 Part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) is amend5 ed by inserting after section 4408 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 4408A. SUPPLEMENTAL DIVERSITY GRANTS. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance 

8 with this section, is authorized to award grants to eligible 

9 entities— 

10 ‘‘(1) that have not received a grant under this 

11 part during the 3-year period preceding the date of 

12 the grant award under this section; and 

13 ‘‘(2) that are looking to adopt additional effec14 tive, evidence-based practices designed to further de15 segregation aims and promote diversity. 

16 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY, APPLICATION, AND OTHER RE17 QUIREMENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—For the purposes of this 

19 section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a local edu20 cational agency, consortium of such agencies, or 

21 State educational agency, including an agency or 

22 consortium that is described in paragraph (1) or (2) 

23 of section 4404. 

24 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring 

25 to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 

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1 manner, and containing such information and assur2 ances as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

3 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.—Each 

4 application submitted under paragraph (1) shall in5 clude— 

6 ‘‘(A) a description of— 

7 ‘‘(i) how a grant awarded under this 

8 section will be used to promote socio9 economic and racial integration, and imple10 ment evidence-based practices, including 

11 any evidence, or if such evidence is not 

12 available, a rationale based upon current 

13 research findings, to support the grant 

14 promoting socioeconomic and racial inte15 gration; 

16 ‘‘(ii) how the applicant will construct 

17 inclusive enrollment practices, such as uti18 lizing weighted lotteries and other inclusive 

19 and accessible practices that are consistent 

20 with the latest research and evidence-based 

21 practices identified by the Secretary; 

22 ‘‘(iii) whether the applicant— 

23 ‘‘(I) has ever engaged in any vol24 untary desegregation effort, and to 

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1 creased student diversity and de2 creased racial or socioeconomic isola3 tion in schools served by such appli4 cant; and 

5 ‘‘(II) is engaged in any voluntary 

6 desegregation effort on the date of 

7 submitting the application, and to 

8 what extent; 

9 ‘‘(iv) how the applicant will ensure 

10 that families from a multitude of racial, 

11 ethnic, socioeconomic, and linguistic back12 grounds are aware of magnet schools and 

13 the application process, including a de14 scription of— 

15 ‘‘(I) the variety of platforms 

16 (such as social media, print, tele17 vision, and radio) the applicant will 

18 use to make families aware of magnet 

19 schools and the application process; 

20 ‘‘(II) the language spoken by stu21 dents and families in the region the 

22 applicant covers and how the appli23 cant will make information on magnet 

24 schools and the application process 

25 available in these languages; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) how to enter a lottery or 

2 other inclusive enrollment pool for 

3 magnet schools; 

4 ‘‘(v) the manner and extent to which 

5 the proposed activities will increase student 

6 academic achievement in the instructional 

7 area offered by the school, including any 

8 evidence, or if such evidence is not avail9 able, a rationale based on current research 

10 findings, to support the activities increas11 ing student academic achievement; 

12 ‘‘(vi) how the applicant will support 

13 the social and emotional learning of stu14 dents; 

15 ‘‘(vii) how the applicant will imple16 ment restorative school discipline policies 

17 that reduce the use of suspension and ex18 pulsion and improve overall school climate; 

19 ‘‘(viii) how the applicant will assess, 

20 monitor, and evaluate the impact of the ac21 tivities funded under this section on stu22 dent achievement, integration, and overall 

23 school climate by developing a data plan 

24 that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) is aligned to a clear vision 

2 for equity, with specific criteria for 

3 determining racial or socioeconomic 

4 segregation and a target for reducing 

5 these conditions; 

6 ‘‘(II) monitors the goal of reduc7 ing racial segregation by tracking 

8 multiple measures of success (includ9 ing by enrollment, graduation rates, 

10 academic achievement, academic 

11 growth, and social-emotional out12 comes); 

13 ‘‘(III) disaggregates data across 

14 subgroups of students, as defined in 

15 section 1111(c)(2); and 

16 ‘‘(IV) ensures data collected are 

17 accessible, with opportunities to in18 clude stakeholder feedback in a timely 

19 manner; 

20 ‘‘(ix) how grant funds under this sec21 tion will be used to— 

22 ‘‘(I) improve student academic 

23 achievement for all students attending 

24 the magnet school programs; 


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1 ‘‘(II) close historic opportunity 

2 and achievement gaps between each of 

3 the subgroups of students, defined in 

4 section 1111(c)(2), attending the 

5 magnet school programs; and 

6 ‘‘(III) implement services and ac7 tivities that are consistent with other 

8 programs under this Act, as appro9 priate; and 

10 ‘‘(x) how the magnet program funded 

11 by the grant will improve the overall qual12 ity of the school district the program is 

13 housed within; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the same assurances described in sec15 tion 4405(b)(2). 

16 ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS FROM STATE EDUCATIONAL

17 AGENCIES.—A State educational agency that sub18 mits an application under paragraph (1) shall de19 scribe how, specifically, the State views magnet 

20 schools as a solution to promote integration in the 

21 State. 

22 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 

24 this section, the Secretary shall give priority to ap25 plicants that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) have integration embedded into 

2 school design, mission, structure, focus, and 

3 goals; 

4 ‘‘(B) propose to design and implement in5 clusive enrollment practices, such as utilizing 

6 weighted lotteries and other inclusive and acces7 sible practices that are consistent with the lat8 est research and evidence-based practices iden9 tified by the Secretary; 

10 ‘‘(C) continue to experience pronounced 

11 disparities in educational opportunities between 

12 each of the subgroups of students, defined in 

13 section 1111(c)(2), and propose to use funds to 

14 carry out evidence-based practices to reduce 

15 such disparities; 

16 ‘‘(D) demonstrate a commitment to fur17 thering inter-district diversity through partner18 ships with neighboring local educational agen19 cies in States that allow for these types of part20 nerships; 

21 ‘‘(E) demonstrate the provision of free and 

22 accessible transportation for students to attend 

23 the magnet school programs served by such 

24 grant funds; or 


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1 ‘‘(F) demonstrate a commitment to au2 thentically engaging families and community 

3 members from a multitude of racial, ethnic, so4 cioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds at all 

5 stages in the magnet program’s development 

6 and operations. 

7 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY FOR MEETING MULTIPLE CRI8 TERIA.—In awarding grants under this section, the 

9 Secretary shall give additional priority to applicants 

10 that meet more than 1 criterion under paragraph 

11 (1). 

12 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds made available 

13 under this section may be used by an eligible entity to 

14 support any of the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) Activities that promote socioeconomic and 

16 racial integration in schools, including evidence17 based practices to increase student diversity and de18 crease racial or socioeconomic isolation in schools, 

19 such as— 

20 ‘‘(A) providing for ongoing data collection 

21 and evaluation activities to promote continuous 

22 improvement that ensures fidelity of magnet 

23 implementation; 

24 ‘‘(B) developing and refining diversity 

25 goals for magnet school enrollment; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) ensuring student recruitment for 

2 magnet schools includes students in public 

3 housing within the boundaries of the school dis4 trict, if it exists. 

5 ‘‘(2) Activities that increase the capacity of ex6 isting facilities to house specialized magnet pro7 grams or convert entirely to magnet schools, such 

8 as— 

9 ‘‘(A) providing not more than 15 percent 

10 of the grant funds for making infrastructure 

11 improvements and necessary equipment pur12 chases to enable an existing public school facil13 ity to effectively develop, implement, and oper14 ate a thematic magnet school program; and 

15 ‘‘(B) allowing existing facilities or schools 

16 to transition entirely to a magnet school rather 

17 than a traditional school housing a magnet pro18 gram. 

19 ‘‘(3) Enrollment management activities that 

20 promote a more diverse classroom and safe learning 

21 environment, such as— 

22 ‘‘(A) supporting enhanced selection and re23 cruitment materials and activities (including 

24 parent tours, open houses, and revised mar25 keting materials); 


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1 ‘‘(B) providing free and accessible trans2 portation for students to attend the magnet 

3 school; and 

4 ‘‘(C) funding an individual employed by 

5 the eligible entity to devote at least a majority 

6 of the employee’s time to enrollment activities, 

7 including reaching underserved communities to 

8 support the school’s diversity goals. 

9 ‘‘(4) Activities that strengthen the educator 

10 pipeline for magnet school programs, such as— 

11 ‘‘(A) forging partnerships with nearby in12 stitutions of higher education with comprehen13 sive educator preparation programs that incor14 porate extensive clinical practice and experi15 ence, including historically Black colleges and 

16 universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

17 and other minority-serving institutions, to re18 cruit educators with a stated desire to work in 

19 a magnet program served by the eligible entity; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) hiring prospective educators who are 

22 instructional area specialists, defined as edu23 cators with a specialized knowledge of an in24 structional area that is gained over not less 

25 than 10 years of work experience in a relevant 


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1 field, to teach at magnet programs served by 

2 the eligible entity. 

3 ‘‘(5) Activities that support a rigorous, well4 rounded curriculum and high-quality instruction, 

5 such as— 

6 ‘‘(A) providing ongoing professional devel7 opment to educators, principals, other school 

8 leaders, specialized instructional support per9 sonnel, and other staff (such as cultural com10 petency training, job-embedded coaching, social 

11 and emotional learning, activities that support 

12 college, career, and life readiness, and other ac13 tivities); 

14 ‘‘(B) creating culturally responsive teach15 ing and learning environments; 

16 ‘‘(C) offering school staff members oppor17 tunities for networking and attending con18 ferences; 

19 ‘‘(D) encouraging theme integration 

20 throughout the curriculum and curriculum writ21 ing; 

22 ‘‘(E) updating equipment and resources, 

23 such as by utilizing supplemental materials to 

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1 veloping multiple assessments to engage dif2 ferent types of learners; and 

3 ‘‘(F) developing and implementing oppor4 tunities for students to participate in experien5 tial learning, including through field trips and 

6 meaningful project-based learning. 

7 ‘‘(6) Activities that support family engagement, 

8 such as— 

9 ‘‘(A) planning community events specifi10 cally geared toward supporting low-income fam11 ilies, such as through purchasing food, pro12 viding subsidies or passes for local public trans13 portation services, and providing subsidies for 

14 child care services while parents are engaging 

15 with the magnet school; 

16 ‘‘(B) establishing schools housing magnet 

17 programs as centerpieces of their community 

18 through outreach and wraparound services; 

19 ‘‘(C) creating a community advisory board, 

20 demographically reflective of both the local com21 munity where the magnet school is located and 

22 the broader community of students planning to 

23 attend the magnet school, to assist the magnet 

24 school in providing support and guidance in the 


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1 selection and implementation of their respective 

2 theme; 

3 ‘‘(D) providing opportunities for families to 

4 participate in exploration of the magnet theme, 

5 guest speaker presentations, and author visits; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(E) inviting parents to be a part of the 

8 recruitment team that helps promote the mag9 net program. 

10 ‘‘(7) Strengthening partnerships in the commu11 nity, such as developing community partnerships 

12 with businesses, health and human services agencies, 

13 and other entities that enhance and support the 

14 magnet theme and provide rich learning and edu15 cational experiences for students. 

16 ‘‘(8) Activities that support inter-district or re17 gional integration, such as— 

18 ‘‘(A) collaborating with urban and subur19 ban districts in a comprehensive regional plan; 

20 ‘‘(B) providing financial incentives to help 

21 receiving schools cover the cost of transferring 

22 students; 

23 ‘‘(C) creating a clear vision for equity that 

24 includes a set of goals and benchmarks, which 

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1 factors, for achieving greater diversity, edu2 cational quality, and equity for targeted student 

3 subgroups that are specific to the region; 

4 ‘‘(D) establishing a measurable definition 

5 of and means to reduce racial isolation at 

6 school and classroom levels; 

7 ‘‘(E) investing in regional magnet pro8 grams, capital improvements, and educator pro9 fessional development that raise the quality of 

10 schooling options available in all districts; 

11 ‘‘(F) developing marketing campaigns that 

12 build strong and accessible systems of public in13 formation around schooling options; and 

14 ‘‘(G) offering services for transfer students 

15 and families that include transportation, school 

16 counseling, and family liaisons. 

17 ‘‘(9) Activities that support the implementation 

18 of restorative discipline policies that reduce the use 

19 of suspension and expulsion and improve overall 

20 school climate. 

21 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not award 

22 a grant under this section to an eligible entity that plans 

23 to establish, or has in place, application fees or admissions 

24 criteria related to fees. 

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1 ‘‘(1) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A grant under 

2 this section shall be awarded for a period that shall 

3 not exceed 5 fiscal years. 

4 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—No grant awarded under this 

5 section to an eligible entity shall exceed $7,500,000 

6 for the grant period. 

7 ‘‘(g) REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

8 ‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity that re9 ceives a grant under this section shall, on an annual 

10 basis, prepare and submit a report to the Secretary 

11 containing information about— 

12 ‘‘(A) how the grant funds were used; 

13 ‘‘(B) how the grant recipient widely dis14 tributed information about the magnet school 

15 funded by the grant in an accessible manner; 

16 ‘‘(C) the immediate and projected near17 term impact, over the remaining period of the 

18 grant, that the grant funds had and will have 

19 on increasing socioeconomic or racial diversity, 

20 or both, in schools served by the eligible entity, 

21 or in magnet school programs served by such 

22 entity, or both; 

23 ‘‘(D) how, if applicable, the grant funds 

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1 ‘‘(E) how the grant funds increased stu2 dent academic achievement in the instructional 

3 area offered by the magnet school or local edu4 cational agency, or both; 

5 ‘‘(F) how the grant funds improved aca6 demic achievement of all students across all 

7 subjects in schools served by the eligible entity; 

8 ‘‘(G) how the grant funds improved stu9 dents’ access to well-rounded curriculum and 

10 prepared, qualified educators; and 

11 ‘‘(H) how the grant funds improved the 

12 quality of education for students attending the 

13 magnet school program or schools served by the 

14 eligible entity, or both, measured by a tangible 

15 increase in access to other opportunities out16 lined in subsection (b)(2). 

17 ‘‘(2) MAKING REPORTS PUBLIC.—The Secretary 

18 shall, on an annual basis, make public the reports 

19 received under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(3) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

22 pursue enforcement actions against a grant re23 cipient under this section that fails to dem24 onstrate the improvements described in sub25 paragraphs (C) through (H) of paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CONCERNS.— 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In a case in which 

3 the Secretary determines that it is not 

4 clear that grant funds awarded under this 

5 section to a grant recipient are making a 

6 tangible and noticeable improvement in the 

7 areas described in subparagraphs (C) 

8 through (H) of paragraph (1), the Sec9 retary shall, after 2 fiscal years, provide a 

10 written notice to the grant recipient con11 taining the Secretary’s concerns regarding 

12 the recipient’s use of grant funds. 

13 ‘‘(ii) RESPONSE.—A grant recipient 

14 that receives a written notice under clause 

15 (i) shall, not later than 90 days after the 

16 date of receipt of the notice, submit to the 

17 Secretary a plan for addressing the Sec18 retary’s concerns not later than 1 year 

19 after the date of receipt of the notice. 

20 ‘‘(C) FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE IM21 PROVEMENTS.—In a case in which the Sec22 retary determines that a grant recipient has not 

23 addressed the Secretary’s concerns in accord24 ance with subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary 


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1 shall provide a written notice to the grant re2 cipient— 

3 ‘‘(i) to return the remainder of the 

4 grant funds not later than 90 days after 

5 the date of receipt of the written notice; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) if the grant awarded to the re7 cipient is disbursed on an annual basis, 

8 that the recipient will no longer receive a 

9 grant under this section.’’. 

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