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‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) may 
carry out a program (to be known as the ‘Troops-to-Teach-
ers Program’)— 
‘‘(1) to assist eligible members of the armed 
forces described in subsection (c) to obtain certifi-
cation or licensing as elementary school teachers, sec-
ondary school teachers, or career or technical teachers; 
and 
‘‘(2) to facilitate the employment of such mem-
bers— 
‘‘(A) by local educational agencies or public 
charter schools that the Secretary of Education 
identifies as— 
‘‘(i) receiving grants under subpart 1 
of part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) as a result of having 
within their jurisdictions concentrations of 
children from low-income families; or 
‘‘(ii) experiencing a shortage of effec-
tive teachers, in particular a shortage of 
science, mathematics, special education, or 
career or technical teachers; and 
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‘‘(B) in elementary schools or secondary 
schools, or as career or technical teachers. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—The following mem-
bers of the armed forces are eligible for selection to 
participate in the Program: 
‘‘(A) Any member who— 
‘‘(i) on or after October 1, 1999, be-
comes entitled to retired or retainer pay 
under this title or title 14; 
‘‘(ii) has an approved date of retire-
ment that is within one year after the date 
on which the member submits an applica-
tion to participate in the Program; or 
‘‘(iii) transfers to the Retired Reserve. 
‘‘(B) Any member who, on or after January 
8, 2002— 
‘‘(i)(I) is separated or released from 
active duty after 6 or more years of contin-
uous active duty immediately before the sep-
aration or release; or 
‘‘(II) has completed a total of at 
least ten years of active duty service, 
10 years of service computed under sec-
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tion 12732 of this title, or 10 years of 
any combination of such service; and 
‘‘(ii) executes a reserve commitment 
agreement for a period of not less than 3 
years under paragraph (5)(B). 
‘‘(C) Any member who, on or after January 
8, 2002, is retired or separated for physical dis-
ability under chapter 61 of this title. 
‘‘(2) SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS.—(A) Selec-
tion of eligible members of the armed forces to partici-
pate in the Program shall be made on the basis of ap-
plications submitted to the Secretary. An application 
shall be in such form as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) An application may be considered to be 
submitted on a timely basis under subparagraph 
(A)(i), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) if the application 
is submitted not later than 4 years after the date on 
which the member is retired or separated or released 
from active duty, whichever applies to the member. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION CRITERIA; EDUCATIONAL BACK-
GROUND
REQUIREMENTS
AND
HONORABLE
SERVICE 
REQUIREMENT.—(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) 
and (C), the Secretary shall prescribe the criteria to 
be used to select eligible members of the armed forces 
to participate in the Program. 
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‘‘(B)(i) If a member of the armed forces is apply-
ing for assistance for placement as an elementary 
school or secondary school teacher, the Secretary shall 
require the member to have received a baccalaureate 
or advanced degree from an accredited institution of 
higher education. 
‘‘(ii) If a member of the armed forces is applying 
for assistance for placement as a career or technical 
teacher, the Secretary shall require the member— 
‘‘(I) to have received the equivalent of one 
year of college from an accredited institution of 
higher education or the equivalent in military 
education and training as certified by the De-
partment of Defense; or 
‘‘(II) to otherwise meet the certification or 
licensing requirements for a career or technical 
teacher in the State in which the member seeks 
assistance for placement under the Program. 
‘‘(iii) A member of the armed forces is eligible to 
participate in the Program only if the member’s last 
period of service in the armed forces was honorable, 
as characterized by the Secretary concerned. A mem-
ber selected to participate in the Program before the 
retirement of the member or the separation or release 
of the member from active duty may continue to par-
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ticipate in the Program after the retirement, separa-
tion, or release only if the member’s last period of 
service is characterized as honorable by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION PRIORITIES.—In selecting eligi-
ble members of the armed forces to receive assistance 
under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority 
to members who— 
‘‘(A) have educational or military experi-
ence in science, mathematics, special education, 
or career and technical subjects; and 
‘‘(B) agree to seek employment as science, 
mathematics, or special education teachers in el-
ementary schools or secondary schools or in other 
schools under the jurisdiction of a local edu-
cational agency. 
‘‘(5) OTHER
CONDITIONS
ON
SELECTION.—(A) 
The Secretary may not select an eligible member of 
the armed forces to participate in the Program and 
receive financial assistance unless the Secretary has 
sufficient appropriations for the Program available at 
the time of the selection to satisfy the obligations to 
be incurred by the United States under subsection (d) 
with respect to the member. 
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‘‘(B) The Secretary may not select an eligible 
member of the armed forces described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(i) to participate in the Program under this 
section and receive financial assistance under sub-
section (d) unless the member executes a written 
agreement to serve as a member of the Selected Re-
serve of a reserve component of the armed forces for 
a period of not less than 3 years (in addition to any 
other reserve commitment the member may have). 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—(A) An eligi-
ble member of the armed forces selected to participate 
in the Program under subsection (c) and receive fi-
nancial assistance under this subsection shall be re-
quired to enter into an agreement with the Secretary 
in which the member agrees— 
‘‘(i) within such time as the Secretary may 
require, to obtain certification or licensing as an 
elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or career and technical teacher; and 
‘‘(ii) to accept an offer of full-time employ-
ment beginning the school year after obtaining 
such certification or licensing as an elementary 
school teacher, secondary school teacher, or career 
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and technical teacher for not less than three 
school years with a local educational agency re-
ceiving grants under subpart 1 of part A of title 
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.6311 et seq.) or a public 
charter school. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may waive the three-year 
commitment described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for a 
participant if the Secretary determines the waiver to 
be appropriate. If the Secretary provides the waiver, 
the participant shall not be considered to be in viola-
tion of the agreement and shall not be required to 
provide reimbursement under subsection (e), for fail-
ure to meet the three-year commitment. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATION OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT; 
EXCEPTIONS.—A participant in the Program shall 
not be considered to be in violation of the participa-
tion agreement entered into under paragraph (1) dur-
ing any period in which the participant— 
‘‘(A) is pursuing a full-time course of study 
related to the field of teaching at an institution 
of higher education; 
‘‘(B) is serving on active duty as a member 
of the armed forces; 
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‘‘(C) is temporarily totally disabled for a 
period of time not to exceed 3 years as estab-
lished by sworn affidavit of a qualified physi-
cian; 
‘‘(D) is unable to secure employment for a 
period not to exceed 12 months by reason of the 
care required by a spouse who is disabled; 
‘‘(E) is an effective teacher who is seeking 
and unable to find full-time employment as a 
teacher in an elementary school or secondary 
school or as a career and technical teacher for a 
single period not to exceed 27 months; or 
‘‘(F) satisfies such other criteria as may be 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) STIPEND FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(A) Subject 
to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may pay to a 
participant in the Program selected under this section 
a stipend in an amount of not more than $5,000. 
‘‘(B) The total number of stipends that may be 
paid under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may 
not exceed 5,000. 
‘‘(4) BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS.—(A) Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, in lieu of pay-
ing a stipend under paragraph (3), pay a bonus of 
$10,000 to a participant in the Program selected 
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under this section who agrees in the participation 
agreement under paragraph (1) to accept full-time 
employment as an elementary school teacher, sec-
ondary school teacher, or career and technical teacher 
for not less than 3 school years in a high-need school. 
‘‘(B) The total number of bonuses that may be 
paid under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may 
not exceed 3,000. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
‘high-need school’ means a public elementary school, 
public secondary school, or public charter school that 
meets one or more of the following criteria: 
‘‘(i) At least 50 percent of the students en-
rolled in the school were from low-income fami-
lies (as described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)). 
‘‘(ii) The school has a large percentage of 
students who qualify for assistance under part B 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF STIPEND AND BONUS.—A 
stipend or bonus paid under this subsection to a par-
ticipant in the Program shall be taken into account 
in determining the eligibility of the participant for 
Federal student financial assistance provided under 
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title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 
‘‘(e) 
REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT
REQUIRED.—A partici-
pant in the Program who is paid a stipend or bonus 
under subsection (d) shall be required to repay the sti-
pend or bonus under the following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) The participant fails to obtain teacher 
certification or licensing or to obtain employ-
ment as an elementary school teacher, secondary 
school teacher, or career and technical teacher as 
required by the participation agreement under 
subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(B) The participant voluntarily leaves, or 
is terminated for cause from, employment as an 
elementary school teacher, secondary school 
teacher, or career and technical teacher during 
the 3 years of required service in violation of the 
participation agreement. 
‘‘(C) The participant executed a written 
agreement with the Secretary concerned under 
subsection (c)(5)(B) to serve as a member of a re-
serve component of the armed forces for a period 
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of 3 years and fails to complete the required 
term of service. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A partici-
pant required to reimburse the Secretary for a sti-
pend or bonus paid to the participant under sub-
section (d) shall pay an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the amount of the stipend or bonus as the 
unserved portion of required service bears to the three 
years of required service. Any amount owed by the 
participant shall bear interest at the rate equal to the 
highest rate being paid by the United States on the 
day on which the reimbursement is determined to be 
due for securities having maturities of 90 days or less 
and shall accrue from the day on which the partici-
pant is first notified of the amount due. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATION.—The obliga-
tion to reimburse the Secretary under this subsection 
is, for all purposes, a debt owing the United States. 
A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 shall not re-
lease a participant from the obligation to reimburse 
the Secretary under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS TO REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRE-
MENT.—A participant shall be excused from reim-
bursement under this subsection if the participant be-
comes permanently totally disabled as established by 
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sworn affidavit of a qualified physician. The Sec-
retary may also waive the reimbursement in cases of 
extreme hardship to the participant, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP
TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—The receipt by a partici-
pant in the Program of a stipend or bonus under this sub-
section (d) shall not reduce or otherwise affect the entitle-
ment of the participant to any benefits under chapter 30 
or 33 of title 38 or chapter 1606 of this title. 
‘‘(g) PARTICIPATION BY STATES.— 
‘‘(1) DISCHARGE OF STATE ACTIVITIES THROUGH 
CONSORTIA OF STATES.—The Secretary may permit 
States participating in the Program to carry out ac-
tivities authorized for such States under the Program 
through one or more consortia of such States. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE
TO
STATES.—(A) Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may make grants to 
States participating in the Program, or to consortia 
of such States, in order to permit such States or con-
sortia of States to operate offices for purposes of re-
cruiting eligible members of the armed forces for par-
ticipation in the Program and facilitating the em-
ployment of participants in the Program as elemen-
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tary school teachers, secondary school teachers, and 
career and technical teachers. 
‘‘(B) The total amount of grants made under 
subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$5,000,000. 
‘‘(h) COUNSELING
AND REFERRAL SERVICES.—The 
Secretary may provide counseling and referral services to 
members of the Armed Forces who meet the criteria de-
scribed in subsection (c), including those members who are 
not eligible for assistance under paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
subsection (d).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1154. Assistance to eligible members to obtain employment as teachers: Troops- 
to-Teachers Program.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1142(b)(4)(C) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘under sections 1152 and 1153 of this title and the 
Troops-to-Teachers Program under section 2302 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6672)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sections 
1152, 1153, and 1154 of this title’’. 
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TITLE V—REPEAL 
SEC. 501. REPEAL OF TITLE VI. 
The Act is amended by striking title VI (20 U.S.C. 
7301 et seq.). 
TITLE VI—HOMELESS 
EDUCATION 
SEC. 601. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
Section 721 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) In any State where compulsory residency 
requirements or other requirements, laws, regulations, 
practices, or policies may act as a barrier to the iden-
tification, enrollment, attendance, or success in school 
of homeless children and youths, the State and local 
educational agencies will review and undertake steps 
to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or policies 
to ensure that homeless children and youths are af-
forded the same free, appropriate public education as 
is provided to other children and youths.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘alone’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘challenging 
State student academic achievement’’ and inserting 
‘‘State academic’’. 
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SEC. 602. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR 
THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN 
AND YOUTHS. 
Section 722 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(g).’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(h).’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ a 
the end and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Grants’’ and inserting ‘‘Grant funds 
from a grant made to a State’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) To provide services and activities to im-
prove the identification of homeless children (includ-
ing preschool-aged homeless children and youths) that 
enable such children and youths to enroll in, attend, 
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and succeed in school, or, if appropriate, in preschool 
programs.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘that can 
sufficiently carry out the duties described in this 
subtitle’’; 
(D) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) To develop and implement professional de-
velopment programs for liaisons designated under 
subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) and other local educational 
agency personnel— 
‘‘(A) to improve their identification of 
homeless children and youths; and 
‘‘(B) to heighten their awareness of, and ca-
pacity to respond to, specific needs in the edu-
cation of homeless children and youths.’’. 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sums’’ and inserting 
‘‘grant funds’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘a State under sub-
section (a) to’’ after ‘‘each year to’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘funds 
made available for State use under this subtitle’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘the grant funds remaining after 
the State educational agency distributes sub-
grants under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(iv)(II), by 
striking ‘‘sections 1111 and 1116’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1111’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘a re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual 
report’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of subclause (II); 
(cc) by striking the period at 
the end of subclause (III) and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(dd) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) the progress the separate 
schools are making in helping all stu-
dents meet the State academic stand-
ards.’’; and 
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(II) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Education Assistance Im-
provements Act of 2001, the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The’’; 
(6) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF COORDINATOR.— 
The Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and 
Youths established in each State shall— 
‘‘(1) gather and make publically available reli-
able, valid, and comprehensive information on— 
‘‘(A) the number of homeless children and 
youths identified in the State, posted annually 
on the State educational agency’s website; 
‘‘(B) the nature and extent of the problems 
homeless children and youths have in gaining ac-
cess to public preschool programs and to public 
elementary schools and secondary schools; 
‘‘(C) the difficulties in identifying the spe-
cial needs and barriers to the participation and 
achievement of such children and youths; 
‘‘(D) any progress made by the State edu-
cational agency and local educational agencies 
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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 de-
scribed in subsection (g); 
‘‘(3) collect data for and transmit to the Sec-
retary, at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require, a report containing information 
necessary to assess the educational needs of homeless 
children and youths within the State, including data 
necessary for the Secretary to fulfill the responsibil-
ities under section 724(h); 
‘‘(4) in order to improve the provision of com-
prehensive education and related support services to 
homeless children and youths and their families, co-
ordinate and collaborate with— 
‘‘(A) educators, including teachers, special 
education personnel, administrators, and child 
development and preschool program personnel; 
‘‘(B) providers of services to homeless chil-
dren and youths and their families, including 
services of public and private child welfare and 
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social services agencies, law enforcement agen-
cies, juvenile and family courts, agencies pro-
viding 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 des-
ignated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) for home-
less children and youths; and 
‘‘(E) community organizations and groups 
representing homeless children and youths and 
their families; 
‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to local edu-
cational agencies, in coordination with local edu-
cational agency liaisons designated under subsection 
(g)(1)(J)(ii), to ensure that local educational agencies 
comply with the requirements of subsection (e)(3), 
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paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (g), and sub-
section (h); 
‘‘(6) provide professional development opportuni-
ties for local educational agency personnel and the 
homeless 
liaison 
designated 
under 
subsection 
(g)(1)(J)(ii) to assist such personnel in meeting the 
needs of homeless children and youths; and 
‘‘(7) respond to inquiries from parents and 
guardians of homeless children and youths and unac-
companied 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.’’; 
(7) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, each State edu-
cational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan 
to provide for the education of homeless children and 
youths within the State that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of how such children and 
youths are (or will be) given the opportunity to 
meet the same State academic standards that all 
students are expected to meet. 
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‘‘(B) A description of the procedures the 
State educational agency will use to identify 
such children and youths in the State and to as-
sess their needs. 
‘‘(C) A description of procedures for the 
prompt resolution of disputes regarding the edu-
cational placement of homeless children and 
youths. 
‘‘(D) A description of programs for school 
personnel (including liaisons, school leaders, at-
tendance officers, teachers, enrollment personnel, 
and specialized instructional support personnel) 
to heighten the awareness of such personnel of the 
specific needs of homeless adolescents, including 
runaway and homeless youths. 
‘‘(E) A description of procedures that ensure 
that homeless children and youths who meet the 
relevant eligibility criteria are able to partici-
pate in Federal, State, or local nutrition pro-
grams. 
‘‘(F) A description of procedures that ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) homeless children have equal ac-
cess to public preschool programs, adminis-
tered by the State educational agency or 
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local educational agency, as provided to 
other children in the State; 
‘‘(ii) homeless youths and youths sepa-
rated from public schools are identified and 
accorded equal access to appropriate sec-
ondary education and support services; and 
‘‘(iii) homeless children and youth who 
meet the relevant eligibility criteria are able 
to participate in Federal, State, or local 
education programs. 
‘‘(G) Strategies to address problems identi-
fied in the report provided to the Secretary 
under subsection (f)(3). 
‘‘(H) Strategies to address other problems 
with respect to the education of homeless children 
and youths, including problems resulting from 
enrollment delays that are caused by— 
‘‘(i) immunization and other health 
records requirements; 
‘‘(ii) residency requirements; 
‘‘(iii) lack of birth certificates, school 
records, or other documentation; 
‘‘(iv) guardianship issues; or 
‘‘(v) uniform or dress code require-
ments. 
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‘‘(I) A demonstration that the State edu-
cational agency and local educational agencies 
in the State have developed, and shall review 
and revise, polices to remove barriers to the iden-
tification, enrollment, and retention of homeless 
children and youths in schools in the State. 
‘‘(J) Assurances that the following will be 
carried out: 
‘‘(i) The State educational agency and 
local educational agencies in the State will 
adopt policies and practices to ensure that 
homeless children and youths are not stig-
matized or segregated on the basis of their 
status as homeless. 
‘‘(ii) Local educational agencies will 
designate an appropriate staff person, who 
may also be a coordinator for other Federal 
programs, as a local educational agency li-
aison for homeless children and youths, to 
carry out the duties described in paragraph 
(6)(A). 
‘‘(iii) The State and its local edu-
cational agencies will adopt policies and 
practices to ensure that transportation is 
provided, at the request of the parent or 
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guardian (or in the case of an unaccom-
panied youth, the liaison), to and from the 
school of origin, as determined in para-
graph (3)(A), in accordance with the fol-
lowing, as applicable: 
‘‘(I) If the child or youth con-
tinues 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 ar-
ranged by the local educational agency 
in which the school of origin is located. 
‘‘(II) If the child’s or youth’s liv-
ing arrangements in the area served by 
the local educational agency of origin 
terminate and the child or youth, 
though continuing his or her education 
in the school of origin, begins living in 
an area served by another local edu-
cational agency, the local educational 
agency of origin and the local edu-
cational agency in which the child or 
youth is living shall agree upon a 
method to apportion the responsibility 
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and costs for providing the child with 
transportation to and from the school 
of origin. If the local educational agen-
cies are unable to agree upon such 
method, the responsibility and costs for 
transportation shall be shared equally. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each plan adopted 
under this subsection shall also describe how the 
State will ensure that local educational agencies 
in the State will comply with the requirements 
of paragraphs (3) through (7). 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—Such plan shall in-
dicate 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
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(i) continue the child’s or youth’s edu-
cation in the school of origin for the dura-
tion of homelessness— 
‘‘(I) in any case in which a fam-
ily becomes homeless between academic 
years or during an academic year; or 
‘‘(II) for the remainder of the aca-
demic year, if the child or youth be-
comes 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 sub-
paragraph (A), the local educational agency 
shall— 
‘‘(i) presume that keeping the child or 
youth in the school of origin is in the child 
or youth’s best interest, except when doing 
so is contrary to the wishes of the child’s or 
youth’s parent or guardian, or the unac-
companied youth; 
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‘‘(ii) consider student-centered factors 
related to the child’s or youth’s best interest, 
including factors related to the impact of 
mobility on achievement, education, health, 
and safety of homeless children and youth, 
giving priority to the wishes of the homeless 
child’s or youth’s parent of guardian or the 
unaccompanied youth involved; 
‘‘(iii) if, after conducting the best in-
terest determination based on consideration 
of the presumption in clause (i) and the 
student-centered factors in clause (ii), the 
local educational agency determines that it 
is not in the child’s or youth’s best interest 
to attend the school of origin or the school 
requested by the parent, guardian, or unac-
companied youth, provide the child’s or 
youth’s parent or guardian or the unaccom-
panied youth with a written explanation of 
the reasons for its determination, in a man-
ner and form understandable to such par-
ent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth, in-
cluding information regarding the right to 
appeal under subparagraph (E); and 
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‘‘(iv) in the case of an unaccompanied 
youth, ensure that the homeless liaison des-
ignated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii) assists 
in placement or enrollment decisions under 
this subparagraph, gives priority to the 
views of such unaccompanied youth, and 
provides notice to such youth of the right to 
appeal under subparagraph (E). 
‘‘(C) ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The school selected 
in accordance with this paragraph shall im-
mediately 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 pe-
riod of homelessness. 
‘‘(ii) 
RELEVANT
ACADEMIC 
RECORDS.—The enrolling school shall im-
mediately contact the school last attended 
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by the child or youth to obtain relevant aca-
demic and other records. 
‘‘(iii) RELEVANT HEALTH RECORDS.— 
If the child or youth needs to obtain immu-
nizations or other required health records, 
the enrolling school shall immediately refer 
the parent or guardian of the child or 
youth, or the unaccompanied child or youth, 
to the local educational agency liaison des-
ignated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), who 
shall assist in obtaining necessary immuni-
zations or screenings, or immunization or 
other required health records, in accordance 
with subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(iv) NO
LIABILITY.—Whenever the 
school selected enrolls an unaccompanied 
youth in accordance with this paragraph, 
no liability shall be imposed upon the school 
by reason of enrolling the youth without 
parent or guardian consent. 
‘‘(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, re-
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garding 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 dis-
trict; and 
‘‘(ii) in a manner consistent with sec-
tion 444 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(E) ENROLLMENT DISPUTES.—If a dispute 
arises over school selection or enrollment in a 
school— 
‘‘(i) the child or youth shall be imme-
diately enrolled in the school in which en-
rollment is sought, pending final resolution 
of the dispute, including all available ap-
peals; 
‘‘(ii) the parent, guardian, or unac-
companied youth shall be provided with a 
written explanation of any decisions made 
by the school, the local educational agency, 
or the State educational agency involved, 
including the rights of the parent, guardian, 
or youth to appeal such decisions; 
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