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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, policies to remove barriers to the 
identification, 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 
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provided, at the request of the parent or 
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 
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method to apportion the responsibility 
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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