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may award a single grant or multiple grants, de-
pending on the quality of applications submitted and 
the priorities of this division. 
(2) DURATION
OF
GRANTS.—The Secretary 
may make grants under this subsection for a period 
of not more than 5 years. 
(b) 
DC 
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
AND
CHARTER 
SCHOOLS.—From funds appropriated under paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of section 3014(a), the Secretary shall provide 
funds to the Mayor of the District of Columbia, if the 
Mayor agrees to the requirements described in section 
3011(a), for— 
(1) the District of Columbia public schools to 
improve public education in the District of Colum-
bia; and 
(2) the District of Columbia public charter 
schools to improve and expand quality public charter 
schools in the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 3005. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant under 
section 3004(a), an eligible entity shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary may not approve the 
request of an eligible entity for a grant under section 
3004(a) unless the entity’s application includes— 
(1) a detailed description of— 
(A) how the entity will address the prior-
ities described in section 3006; 
(B) how the entity will ensure that if more 
eligible students seek admission in the program 
of the entity than the program can accommo-
date, eligible students are selected for admission 
through a random selection process which gives 
weight to the priorities described in section 
3006; 
(C) how the entity will ensure that if more 
participating eligible students seek admission to 
a participating school than the school can ac-
commodate, participating eligible students are 
selected for admission through a random selec-
tion process; 
(D) how the entity will notify parents of el-
igible students of the expanded choice opportu-
nities in order to allow the parents to make in-
formed decisions; 
(E) the activities that the entity will carry 
out to provide parents of eligible students with 
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expanded choice opportunities through the 
awarding of scholarships under section 3007(a); 
(F) how the entity will determine the 
amount that will be provided to parents under 
section 3007(a)(2) for the payment of tuition, 
fees, and transportation expenses, if any; 
(G) how the entity will seek out private el-
ementary schools and secondary schools in the 
District of Columbia to participate in the pro-
gram; 
(H) how the entity will ensure that each 
participating school will meet the reporting and 
other program requirements under this division; 
(I) how the entity will ensure that partici-
pating schools submit to site visits by the entity 
as determined to be necessary by the entity, ex-
cept that a participating school may not be re-
quired to submit to more than 1 site visit per 
school year; 
(J) how the entity will ensure that partici-
pating schools are financially responsible and 
will use the funds received under section 3007 
effectively; 
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(K) how the entity will address the renewal 
of scholarships to participating eligible stu-
dents, including continued eligibility; and 
(L) how the entity will ensure that a ma-
jority of its voting board members or governing 
organization are residents of the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
(2) an assurance that the entity will comply 
with all requests regarding any evaluation carried 
out under section 3009(a). 
SEC. 3006. PRIORITIES. 
In awarding grants under section 3004(a), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applications from eligible enti-
ties that will most effectively— 
(1) in awarding scholarships under section 
3007(a), give priority to— 
(A) eligible students who, in the school 
year preceding the school year for which the eli-
gible students are seeking a scholarship, at-
tended an elementary school or secondary 
school identified for improvement, corrective ac-
tion, or restructuring under section 1116 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316); 
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(B) students who have been awarded a 
scholarship in a preceding year under this divi-
sion or the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 
2003 (sec. 38–1851.01 et seq., D.C. Official 
Code), as such Act was in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this division, 
but who have not used the scholarship, includ-
ing eligible students who were provided notifica-
tion of selection for a scholarship for school 
year 2009–2010, which was later rescinded in 
accordance with direction from the Secretary of 
Education; and 
(C) students whose household includes a 
sibling or other child who is already partici-
pating in the program of the eligible entity 
under this division, regardless of whether such 
students have, in the past, been assigned as 
members of a control study group for the pur-
poses of an evaluation under section 3009(a); 
(2) target resources to students and families 
that lack the financial resources to take advantage 
of available educational options; and 
(3) provide students and families with the 
widest range of educational options. 
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SEC. 3007. USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), an eligible entity receiving a grant under 
section 3004(a) shall use the grant funds to provide 
eligible students with scholarships to pay the tuition, 
fees, and transportation expenses, if any, to enable 
the eligible students to attend the District of Colum-
bia private elementary school or secondary school of 
their choice beginning in school year 2011–2012. 
Each such eligible entity shall ensure that the 
amount of any tuition or fees charged by a school 
participating in such entity’s program under this di-
vision to an eligible student participating in the pro-
gram does not exceed the amount of tuition or fees 
that the school charges to students who do not par-
ticipate in the program. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO PARENTS.—An eligible entity 
receiving a grant under section 3004(a) shall make 
scholarship payments under the entity’s program 
under this division to the parent of the eligible stu-
dent participating in the program, in a manner 
which ensures that such payments will be used for 
the payment of tuition, fees, and transportation ex-
penses (if any), in accordance with this division. 
(3) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
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