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‘‘(iii) the parent, guardian, or unac-
companied 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 de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C) as expedi-
tiously as possible after receiving notice of 
the dispute; and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied 
youth, the liaison shall ensure that the 
youth is immediately enrolled in school in 
which the youth seeks enrollment pending 
resolution of such dispute. 
‘‘(F) PLACEMENT CHOICE.—The choice re-
garding placement shall be made regardless of 
whether the child or youth lives with the home-
less parents or has been temporarily placed else-
where. 
‘‘(G) SCHOOL OF ORIGIN DEFINED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘school of origin’ means the school 
that a child or youth attended when perma-
nently housed or the school in which the 
child or youth was last enrolled. 
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‘‘(ii) RECEIVING
SCHOOL.—When the 
child or youth completes the final grade 
level served by the school of origin, as de-
scribed in clause (i), the term ‘‘school of ori-
gin’’ shall include the designated receiving 
school at the next grade level for all feeder 
schools. 
‘‘(H) CONTACT INFORMATION.—Nothing in 
this subtitle shall prohibit a local educational 
agency from requiring a parent or guardian of 
a homeless child to submit contact information. 
‘‘(I) PRIVACY.—Information about a home-
less child’s or youth’s living situation shall be 
treated as a student education record under sec-
tion 444 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and shall not be released 
to housing providers, employers, law enforcement 
personnel, or other persons or agencies not au-
thorized to have such information under section 
99.31 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(J) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—The school 
selected in accordance with this paragraph shall 
ensure that homeless children and youth have op-
portunities to meet the same State academic 
standards to which other students are held. 
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‘‘(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 Elemen-
tary 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 edu-
cation. 
‘‘(D) Programs for gifted and talented stu-
dents. 
‘‘(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 co-
ordinate— 
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‘‘(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 pro-
grams 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 edu-
cational agency that receives assistance under 
this subtitle shall coordinate with State and local 
housing agencies responsible for developing the 
comprehensive housing affordability strategy de-
scribed 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 coordi-
nation required under subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) shall be designed to— 
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‘‘(i) ensure that all homeless children 
and youths are promptly identified; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that homeless children and 
youths have access to, and are in reasonable 
proximity to, available education and re-
lated support services; and 
‘‘(iii) raise the awareness of school per-
sonnel and service providers of the effects of 
short-term stays in a shelter and other chal-
lenges associated with homelessness. 
‘‘(D) HOMELESS
CHILDREN
AND
YOUTHS 
WITH
DISABILITIES.—For children and youth 
who are to be assisted both under this subtitle, 
and under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) or section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
794), each local educational agency shall coordi-
nate the provision of services under this subtitle 
with the provision of programs for children with 
disabilities served by that local educational agen-
cy and other involved local educational agencies. 
‘‘(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON.— 
‘‘(A) 
DUTIES.—Each 
local 
educational 
agency liaison for homeless children and youths, 
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designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), shall en-
sure that— 
‘‘(i) homeless children and youths are 
identified by school personnel through out-
reach and coordination activities with other 
entities and agencies; 
‘‘(ii) homeless children and youths are 
enrolled in, and have a full and equal op-
portunity to succeed in, schools of that local 
educational agency; 
‘‘(iii) homeless families, children, and 
youths have access to and receive edu-
cational services for which such families, 
children, and youths are eligible, including 
services through Head Start, Early Head 
Start, early intervention, and preschool pro-
grams administered by the local educational 
agency; 
‘‘(iv) homeless families, children, and 
youths receive referrals to health care serv-
ices, dental services, mental health and sub-
stances abuse services, housing services, and 
other appropriate services; 
‘‘(v) the parents or guardians of home-
less children and youths are informed of the 
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educational and related opportunities avail-
able 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 par-
ents or guardians of such children and 
youths, and unaccompanied youths, includ-
ing schools, shelters, public libraries, and 
soup kitchens in a manner and form under-
standable to the parents and guardians of 
homeless children and youths, and unac-
companied 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 unaccom-
panied youth, is fully informed of all trans-
portation services, including transportation 
to the school of origin, as described in para-
graph (1)(J)(iii), and is assisted in access-
ing transportation to the school that is se-
lected under paragraph (3)(A); 
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‘‘(ix) school personnel providing serv-
ices under this subtitle receive professional 
development and other support; and 
‘‘(x) unaccompanied youths— 
‘‘(I) are enrolled in school; 
‘‘(II) have opportunities to meet 
the same State academic standards to 
which other students are held, includ-
ing through implementation of the 
policies and practices required by 
paragraph (1)(F)(ii); and 
‘‘(III) are informed of their status 
as independent students under section 
480 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv) and receive 
verification of such status for purposes 
of the Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid described in section 483 of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1090). 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—State coordinators estab-
lished under subsection (d)(3) and local edu-
cational agencies shall inform school personnel, 
service providers, advocates working with home-
less families, parents and guardians of homeless 
children and youths, and homeless children and 
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youths of the duties of the local educational agen-
cy liaisons, including publishing an annually 
updated list of the liaisons on the State edu-
cational agency’s website. 
‘‘(C) LOCAL AND STATE COORDINATION.— 
Local educational agency liaisons for homeless 
children and youths shall, as a part of their du-
ties, coordinate and collaborate with State coor-
dinators and community and school personnel 
responsible for the provision of education and re-
lated services to homeless children and youths. 
Such coordination shall include collecting and 
providing to the State Coordinator the reliable, 
valid, and comprehensive data needed to meet 
the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(7) REVIEW AND REVISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational 
agency and local educational agency that re-
ceives assistance under this subtitle shall review 
and revise any policies that may act as barriers 
to the enrollment of homeless children and youths 
in schools that are selected under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing and 
revising such policies, consideration shall be 
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given to issues concerning transportation, immu-
nization, residency, birth certificates, school 
records and other documentation, and guardian-
ship. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL ATTENTION.—Special atten-
tion shall be given to ensuring the enrollment 
and attendance of homeless children and youths 
who are not currently attending school.’’; and 
(8) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 
2018,’’. 
SEC. 603. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR 
THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN 
AND YOUTHS. 
Section 723 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11433) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘facili-
tating the enrollment,’’ and inserting ‘‘facili-
tating the identification, enrollment,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (i); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a period at the end of clause (ii); and 
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(iii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Subgrants award-
ed under this section shall be for terms of not to ex-
ceed 3 years.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) An assurance that the local educational 
agency will collect and promptly provide data re-
quested by the State Coordinator pursuant to para-
graphs (1) and (3) of section 722(f). 
‘‘(6) An assurance that the local educational 
agency has removed barriers to complying with the 
requirements of section 722(g)(1)(I).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘726’’ 
and inserting ‘‘722(a)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘identification,’’ before ‘‘enrollment’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) The extent to which the application re-
flects coordination with other local and State 
agencies that serve homeless children and 
youths.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘(as of the date of submission of the appli-
cation)’’ after ‘‘current practice’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) The extent to which the applicant will 
promote meaningful involvement of parents or 
guardians of homeless children or youths in the 
education of their children.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘within’’ and inserting ‘‘into’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Such’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The extent to which the appli-
cant’s program meets such’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘case manage-
ment or related’’; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(G) as subparagraph (I) and inserting after 
subparagraph (F) the following: 
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