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education, or employment without the need for 
remediation. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS
AND
PROJECTS.—Such pro-
grams and projects— 
‘‘(A) may include the acquisition of equip-
ment; 
‘‘(B) shall be designed to support edu-
cational services that— 
‘‘(i) 
except 
for 
institution-wide 
projects under section 1156, are provided 
to children and youth identified by the 
State agency as failing, or most at-risk of 
failing, to meet the State’s academic stand-
ards; 
‘‘(ii) supplement and improve the 
quality of the educational services provided 
to such children and youth by the State 
agency; and 
‘‘(iii) afford such children and youth 
an opportunity to meet State academic 
standards; and 
‘‘(C) shall be carried out in a manner con-
sistent with section 1120A and part C (as ap-
plied to programs and projects under this chap-
ter).
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‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A program 
under this chapter that supplements the number of hours 
of instruction students receive from State and local 
sources shall be considered to comply with the supplement, 
not supplant requirement of section 1120A (as applied to 
this chapter) without regard to the subject areas in which 
instruction is given during those hours. 
‘‘SEC. 1156. INSTITUTION-WIDE PROJECTS. 
‘‘A State agency that provides free public education 
for children and youth in an institution for neglected or 
delinquent children and youth (other than an adult correc-
tional institution) or attending a community day program 
for such children and youth may use funds received under 
this chapter to serve all children in, and upgrade the entire 
educational effort of, that institution or program if the 
State agency has developed, and the State educational 
agency has approved, a comprehensive plan for that insti-
tution or program that— 
‘‘(1) provides for a comprehensive assessment 
of the educational needs of all children and youth in 
the institution or program serving juveniles; 
‘‘(2) provides for a comprehensive assessment 
of the educational needs of youth aged 20 and 
younger in adult facilities who are expected to com-
plete incarceration within a 2-year period;
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‘‘(3) describes the steps the State agency has 
taken, or will take, to provide all children and youth 
under age 21 with the opportunity to meet State 
academic standards in order to improve the likeli-
hood that the children and youth will complete sec-
ondary school, obtain a regular high school diploma 
or its recognized equivalent, or find employment 
after leaving the institution; 
‘‘(4) describes the instructional program, spe-
cialized instructional support services, and proce-
dures that will be used to meet the needs described 
in paragraph (1), including, to the extent feasible, 
the provision of mentors for the children and youth 
described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(5) specifically describes how such funds will 
be used; 
‘‘(6) describes the measures and procedures 
that will be used to assess and improve student 
achievement; 
‘‘(7) describes how the agency has planned, and 
will implement and evaluate, the institution-wide or 
program-wide project in consultation with personnel 
providing direct instructional services and support 
services in institutions or community day programs 
for neglected or delinquent children and youth, and
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with personnel from the State educational agency; 
and 
‘‘(8) includes an assurance that the State agen-
cy has provided for appropriate training for teachers 
and other instructional and administrative personnel 
to enable such teachers and personnel to carry out 
the project effectively. 
‘‘SEC. 1157. THREE-YEAR PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS. 
‘‘If a State agency operates a program or project 
under this chapter in which individual children or youth 
are likely to participate for more than one year, the State 
educational agency may approve the State agency’s appli-
cation for a subgrant under this chapter for a period of 
not more than 3 years. 
‘‘SEC. 1158. TRANSITION SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) TRANSITION SERVICES.—Each State agency 
shall reserve not less than 15 percent and not more than 
30 percent of the amount such agency receives under this 
chapter for any fiscal year to support— 
‘‘(1) projects that facilitate the transition of 
children and youth from State-operated institutions 
to schools served by local educational agencies; or 
‘‘(2) the successful re-entry of youth offenders, 
who are age 20 or younger and have received a reg-
ular high school diploma or its recognized equiva-
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lent, into postsecondary education, or career and 
technical training programs, through strategies de-
signed to expose the youth to, and prepare the youth 
for, postsecondary education, or career and technical 
training programs, such as— 
‘‘(A) preplacement programs that allow ad-
judicated or incarcerated youth to audit or at-
tend courses on college, university, or commu-
nity college campuses, or through programs 
provided in institutional settings; 
‘‘(B) worksite schools, in which institutions 
of higher education and private or public em-
ployers partner to create programs to help stu-
dents make a successful transition to postsec-
ondary education and employment; and 
‘‘(C) essential support services to ensure 
the success of the youth, such as— 
‘‘(i) personal, career and technical, 
and academic counseling; 
‘‘(ii) placement services designed to 
place the youth in a university, college, or 
junior college program; 
‘‘(iii) information concerning, and as-
sistance in obtaining, available student fi-
nancial aid;
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‘‘(iv) counseling services; and 
‘‘(v) job placement services. 
‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF PROJECTS.—A project supported 
under this section may be conducted directly by the State 
agency, or through a contract or other arrangement with 
one or more local educational agencies, other public agen-
cies, or private organizations. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit a school that receives 
funds under subsection (a) from serving neglected and de-
linquent children and youth simultaneously with students 
with similar educational needs, in the same educational 
settings where appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 1159. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘The Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent 
of the amount reserved under section 1141 to provide 
technical assistance to and support State agency programs 
assisted under this chapter. 
‘‘CHAPTER B—LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 1161. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to support the oper-
ation of local educational agency programs that involve 
collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities— 
‘‘(1) to carry out high quality education pro-
grams to prepare children and youth for secondary
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school completion, training, employment, or further 
education; 
‘‘(2) to provide activities to facilitate the transi-
tion of such children and youth from the correctional 
program to further education or employment; and 
‘‘(3) to operate programs in local schools for 
children and youth returning from correctional facili-
ties, and programs which may serve at-risk children 
and youth. 
‘‘SEC. 
1162. 
PROGRAMS 
OPERATED 
BY 
LOCAL 
EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.—With funds made avail-
able under section 1142(b), the State educational agency 
shall award subgrants to local educational agencies with 
high numbers or percentages of children and youth resid-
ing in locally operated (including county operated) correc-
tional facilities for children and youth (including facilities 
involved in community day programs). 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—A local educational agency 
that serves a school operated by a correctional facility is 
not required to operate a program of support for children 
and youth returning from such school to a school that is 
not operated by a correctional agency but served by such 
local educational agency, if more than 30 percent of the 
children and youth attending the school operated by the
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‘‘(2) a description of formal agreements, re-
garding the program to be assisted, between— 
‘‘(A) the local educational agency; and 
‘‘(B) correctional facilities and alternative 
school programs serving children and youth in-
volved with the juvenile justice system; 
‘‘(3) as appropriate, a description of how par-
ticipating schools will coordinate with facilities work-
ing with delinquent children and youth to ensure 
that such children and youth are participating in an 
education program comparable to one operating in 
the local school such youth would attend; 
‘‘(4) a description of the program operated by 
participating schools for children and youth return-
ing from correctional facilities and, as appropriate, 
the types of services that such schools will provide 
such children and youth and other at-risk children 
and youth; 
‘‘(5) a description of the characteristics (includ-
ing learning difficulties, substance abuse problems, 
and other needs) of the children and youth who will 
be returning from correctional facilities and, as ap-
propriate, other at-risk children and youth expected 
to be served by the program, and a description of 
how the school will coordinate existing educational
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programs to meet the unique educational needs of 
such children and youth; 
‘‘(6) as appropriate, a description of how 
schools will coordinate with existing social, health, 
and other services to meet the needs of students re-
turning from correctional facilities and at-risk chil-
dren or youth, including prenatal health care and 
nutrition services related to the health of the parent 
and the child or youth, parenting and child develop-
ment classes, child care, targeted reentry and out-
reach programs, referrals to community resources, 
and scheduling flexibility; 
‘‘(7) as appropriate, a description of any part-
nerships with local businesses to develop training, 
curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education, 
and mentoring services for participating students; 
‘‘(8) as appropriate, a description of how the 
program will involve parents in efforts to improve 
the educational achievement of their children, assist 
in dropout prevention activities, and prevent the in-
volvement of their children in delinquent activities; 
‘‘(9) a description of how the program under 
this chapter will be coordinated with other Federal, 
State, and local programs, such as programs under 
title I of Public Law 105–220 and career and tech-
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nical education programs serving at-risk children 
and youth; 
‘‘(10) a description of how the program will be 
coordinated with programs operated under the Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
and other comparable programs, if applicable; 
‘‘(11) as appropriate, a description of how 
schools will work with probation officers to assist in 
meeting the needs of children and youth returning 
from correctional facilities; 
‘‘(12) a description of the efforts participating 
schools will make to ensure correctional facilities 
working with children and youth are aware of a 
child’s or youth’s existing individualized education 
program; and 
‘‘(13) as appropriate, a description of the steps 
participating schools will take to find alternative 
placements for children and youth interested in con-
tinuing their education but unable to participate in 
a traditional public school program. 
‘‘SEC. 1164. USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds provided to local edu-
cational agencies under this chapter may be used, as ap-
propriate, for—
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‘‘(1) programs that serve children and youth re-
turning to local schools from correctional facilities, 
to assist in the transition of such children and youth 
to the school environment and help them remain in 
school in order to complete their education; 
‘‘(2) dropout prevention programs which serve 
at-risk children and youth; 
‘‘(3) the coordination of health and social serv-
ices for such individuals if there is a likelihood that 
the provision of such services, including day care, 
drug and alcohol counseling, and mental health serv-
ices, will improve the likelihood such individuals will 
complete their education; 
‘‘(4) special programs to meet the unique aca-
demic needs of participating children and youth, in-
cluding career and technical education, special edu-
cation, career counseling, curriculum-based youth 
entrepreneurship education, and assistance in secur-
ing student loans or grants for postsecondary edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(5) programs providing mentoring and peer 
mediation. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—A local educational 
agency may use a grant received under this chapter to 
carry out the activities described under paragraphs (1)
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through (5) of subsection (a) directly or through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements. 
‘‘SEC. 
1165. 
PROGRAM 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
CORREC-
TIONAL 
FACILITIES 
RECEIVING 
FUNDS 
UNDER THIS SECTION. 
‘‘Each correctional facility entering into an agree-
ment with a local educational agency under section 
1163(2) to provide services to children and youth under 
this chapter shall— 
‘‘(1) where feasible, ensure that educational 
programs in the correctional facility are coordinated 
with the student’s home school, particularly with re-
spect to a student with an individualized education 
program under part B of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act; 
‘‘(2) if the child or youth is identified as in 
need of special education services while in the cor-
rectional facility, notify the local school of the child 
or youth of such need; 
‘‘(3) where feasible, provide transition assist-
ance to help the child or youth stay in school, in-
cluding coordination of services for the family, coun-
seling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol 
abuse prevention programs, tutoring, and family 
counseling;
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‘‘(4) provide support programs that encourage 
children and youth who have dropped out of school 
to re-enter school and obtain a regular high school 
diploma once their term at the correctional facility 
has been completed, or provide such children and 
youth with the skills necessary to gain employment 
or seek a regular high school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent; 
‘‘(5) work to ensure that the correctional facil-
ity is staffed with effective teachers and other quali-
fied staff who are trained to work with children and 
youth with disabilities taking into consideration the 
unique needs of such children and youth; 
‘‘(6) ensure that educational programs in the 
correctional facility are related to assisting students 
to meet the States’s academic standards; 
‘‘(7) to the extent possible, use technology to 
assist in coordinating educational programs between 
the correctional facility and the community school; 
‘‘(8) where feasible, involve parents in efforts to 
improve the educational achievement of their chil-
dren and prevent the further involvement of such 
children in delinquent activities; 
‘‘(9) coordinate funds received under this chap-
ter with other local, State, and Federal funds avail-
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able to provide services to participating children and 
youth, such as funds made available under title I of 
Public Law 105–220, and career and technical edu-
cation funds; 
‘‘(10) coordinate programs operated under this 
chapter with activities funded under the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and 
other comparable programs, if applicable; 
‘‘(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses 
to develop training, curriculum-based youth entre-
preneurship education, and mentoring programs for 
children and youth; and 
‘‘(12) consult with the local educational agency 
for a period jointly determined necessary by the cor-
rectional facility and local educational agency upon 
discharge from that facility to coordinate educational 
services so as to minimize disruption to the child’s 
or youth’s achievement. 
‘‘SEC. 1166. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
‘‘The State educational agency— 
‘‘(1) may require correctional facilities or insti-
tutions for neglected or delinquent children and 
youth to demonstrate, after receiving assistance 
under this chapter for 3 years, that there has been 
an increase in the number of children and youth re-
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turning to school, obtaining a regular high school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, or obtaining em-
ployment after such children and youth are released; 
and 
‘‘(2) may reduce or terminate funding for 
projects under this chapter if a local educational 
agency does not show progress in the number of 
children and youth obtaining a regular high school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent. 
‘‘CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1171. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—Each State agency or 
local educational agency that conducts a program under 
chapter A or B shall evaluate the program, disaggregating 
data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and age, 
while protecting individual student privacy, not less than 
once every 3 years, to determine the program’s impact on 
the ability of participants— 
‘‘(1) to maintain and improve educational 
achievement; 
‘‘(2) to accrue school credits that meet State re-
quirements for grade promotion and high school 
graduation;
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‘‘(3) to make the transition to a regular pro-
gram or other education program operated by a local 
educational agency; 
‘‘(4) to complete high school (or high school 
equivalency requirements) and obtain employment 
after leaving the correctional facility or institution 
for neglected or delinquent children and youth; and 
‘‘(5) as appropriate, to participate in postsec-
ondary education and job training programs. 
‘‘(b) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
disaggregation 
required 
under subsection (a) shall not be required in a case in 
which the number of students in a category is insufficient 
to yield statistically reliable information or the results 
would reveal personally identifiable information about an 
individual student. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION MEASURES.—In conducting each 
evaluation under subsection (a), a State agency or local 
educational agency shall use multiple and appropriate 
measures of student progress. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION RESULTS.—Each State agency 
and local educational agency shall— 
‘‘(1) submit evaluation results to the State edu-
cational agency and the Secretary; and
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‘‘(2) use the results of evaluations under this 
section to plan and improve subsequent programs 
for participating children and youth. 
‘‘SEC. 1172. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ADULT
CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘adult correctional institution’ means a fa-
cility in which persons (including persons under 21 
years of age) are confined as a result of a conviction 
for a criminal offense. 
‘‘(2) AT-RISK.—The term ‘at-risk’, when used 
with respect to a child, youth, or student, means a 
school-aged individual who— 
‘‘(A) is at-risk of academic failure; and 
‘‘(B) has a drug or alcohol problem, is 
pregnant or is a parent, has come into contact 
with the juvenile justice system in the past, is 
at least 1 year behind the expected grade level 
for the age of the individual, is an English 
learner, is a gang member, has dropped out of 
school in the past, or has a high absenteeism 
rate at school. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY
DAY
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘community day program’ means a regular program 
of instruction provided by a State agency at a com-
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munity day school operated specifically for neglected 
or delinquent children and youth. 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION FOR NEGLECTED OR DELIN-
QUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—The term ‘institu-
tion for neglected or delinquent children and youth’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a public or private residential facility, 
other than a foster home, that is operated for 
the care of children who have been committed 
to the institution or voluntarily placed in the in-
stitution under applicable State law, due to 
abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents 
or guardians; or 
‘‘(B) a public or private residential facility 
for the care of children who have been adju-
dicated to be delinquent or in need of super-
vision. 
‘‘Subpart 4—English Language Acquisition, 
Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement 
‘‘SEC. 1181. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subpart are— 
‘‘(1) to help ensure that English learners, in-
cluding immigrant children and youth, attain 
English proficiency and develop high levels of aca-
demic achievement in English;
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‘‘(2) to assist all English learners, including im-
migrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels 
so that those children can meet the same State aca-
demic standards that all children are expected to 
meet, consistent with section 1111(b)(1); 
‘‘(3) to assist State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and schools in establishing, im-
plementing, and sustaining high-quality, flexible, evi-
dence-based language instruction educational pro-
grams designed to assist in teaching English learn-
ers, including immigrant children and youth; 
‘‘(4) to assist State educational agencies and 
local educational agencies to develop and enhance 
their capacity to provide high-quality, evidence-based 
instructional programs designed to prepare English 
learners, including immigrant children and youth, to 
enter all-English instruction settings; and 
‘‘(5) to promote parental and community par-
ticipation in language instruction educational pro-
grams for the parents and communities of English 
learners.
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‘‘CHAPTER A—GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS 
FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISI-
TION AND LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT 
‘‘SEC. 1191. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each State edu-
cational agency having a plan approved by the Secretary 
for a fiscal year under section 1192, the Secretary shall 
reserve 4.6 percent of funds appropriated under section 
3(a)(1) to make a grant for the year to the agency for 
the purposes specified in subsection (b). The grant shall 
consist of the allotment determined for the State edu-
cational agency under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The 
Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) 
only if the State educational agency involved agrees 
to expend at least 95 percent of the State edu-
cational agency’s allotment under subsection (c) for 
a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) to award subgrants, from allocations 
under section 1193, to eligible entities to carry 
out the activities described in section 1194 
(other than subsection (e)); and 
‘‘(B) to award subgrants under section 
1193(d)(1) to eligible entities that are described
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in that section to carry out the activities de-
scribed in section 1194(e). 
‘‘(2) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under subsection (a) may reserve not more than 5 
percent of the agency’s allotment under subsection 
(c) to carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Professional development activities, 
and other activities, which may include assisting 
personnel in— 
‘‘(i) meeting State and local certifi-
cation and licensing requirements for 
teaching English learners; and 
‘‘(ii) improving teacher skills in meet-
ing the diverse needs of English learners, 
including in how to implement evidence- 
based programs and curricula on teaching 
English learners. 
‘‘(B) Planning, evaluation, administration, 
and interagency coordination related to the sub-
grants referred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) Providing technical assistance and 
other forms of assistance to eligible entities that 
are receiving subgrants from a State edu-
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cational agency under this chapter, including 
assistance in— 
‘‘(i) identifying and implementing evi-
dence-based 
language 
instruction 
edu-
cational programs and curricula for teach-
ing English learners; 
‘‘(ii) helping English learners meet 
the same State academic standards that all 
children are expected to meet; 
‘‘(iii) identifying or developing, and 
implementing, measures of English pro-
ficiency; and 
‘‘(iv) strengthening and increasing 
parent, family, and community engage-
ment. 
‘‘(D) Providing recognition, which may in-
clude providing financial awards, to subgrantees 
that have significantly improved the achieve-
ment and progress of English learners in— 
‘‘(i) reaching English language pro-
ficiency, based on the State’s English lan-
guage proficiency assessment under section 
1111(b)(2)(D); and 
‘‘(ii) meeting the State academic 
standards under section 1111(b)(1).
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—From the 
amount reserved under paragraph (2), a State edu-
cational agency may use not more than 40 percent 
of such amount or $175,000, whichever is greater, 
for the planning and administrative costs of carrying 
out paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(c) RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount re-
served under section 1191(a) for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(A) 0.5 percent of such amount for pay-
ments to outlying areas, to be allotted in ac-
cordance with their respective needs for assist-
ance under this chapter, as determined by the 
Secretary, for activities, approved by the Sec-
retary, consistent with this chapter; and 
‘‘(B) 6.5 percent of such amount for na-
tional activities under sections 1211 and 1222, 
except that not more than $2,000,000 of such 
amount may be reserved for the National Clear-
inghouse for English Language Acquisition and 
Language Instruction Educational Programs 
described in section 1222. 
‘‘(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), from the amount reserved 
under section 1191(a) for each fiscal year that 
remains after making the reservations under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot to each 
State educational agency having a plan ap-
proved under section 1192(c)— 
‘‘(i) an amount that bears the same 
relationship to 80 percent of the remainder 
as the number of English learners in the 
State bears to the number of such children 
in all States, as determined by data avail-
able from the American Community Survey 
conducted by the Department of Commerce 
or State-reported data; and 
‘‘(ii) an amount that bears the same 
relationship to 20 percent of the remainder 
as the number of immigrant children and 
youth in the State bears to the number of 
such children and youth in all States, as 
determined based only on data available 
from the American Community Survey 
conducted by the Department of Com-
merce.
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‘‘(B) MINIMUM
ALLOTMENTS.—No State 
educational agency shall receive an allotment 
under this paragraph that is less than 
$500,000. 
‘‘(C) REALLOTMENT.—If any State edu-
cational agency described in subparagraph (A) 
does not submit a plan to the Secretary for a 
fiscal year, or submits a plan (or any amend-
ment to a plan) that the Secretary, after rea-
sonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
determines does not satisfy the requirements of 
this chapter, the Secretary shall reallot any por-
tion of such allotment to the remaining State 
educational agencies in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUERTO RICO.— 
The total amount allotted to Puerto Rico for 
any fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall 
not exceed 0.5 percent of the total amount al-
lotted to all States for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) USE OF DATA FOR DETERMINATIONS.—In 
making State allotments under paragraph (2) for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the 
number of English learners in a State and in all
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States, using the most accurate, up-to-date data, 
which shall be— 
‘‘(A) data from the American Community 
Survey conducted by the Department of Com-
merce, which may be multiyear estimates; 
‘‘(B) the number of students being as-
sessed for English language proficiency, based 
on the State’s English language proficiency as-
sessment under section 1111(b)(2)(D), which 
may be multiyear estimates; or 
‘‘(C) a combination of data available under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘SEC. 1192. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 
‘‘(a) FILING
FOR SUBGRANTS.—Each State edu-
cational agency desiring a grant under this chapter shall 
submit a plan to the Secretary at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) describe the process that the agency will 
use in awarding subgrants to eligible entities under 
section 1193(d)(1); 
‘‘(2) provide an assurance that— 
‘‘(A) the agency will ensure that eligible 
entities receiving a subgrant under this chapter
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comply 
with 
the 
requirement 
in 
section 
1111(b)(2)(B)(x) to annually assess in English 
learners who have been in the United States for 
3 or more consecutive years; 
‘‘(B) the agency will ensure that eligible 
entities receiving a subgrant under this chapter 
annually assess the English proficiency of all 
English learners participating in a program 
funded under this chapter, consistent with sec-
tion 1111(b)(2)(D); 
‘‘(C) in awarding subgrants under section 
1193, the agency will address the needs of 
school systems of all sizes and in all geographic 
areas, including school systems with rural and 
urban schools; 
‘‘(D) subgrants to eligible entities under 
section 1193(d)(1) will be of sufficient size and 
scope to allow such entities to carry out high- 
quality, evidence-based language instruction 
educational programs for English learners; 
‘‘(E) the agency will require an eligible en-
tity receiving a subgrant under this chapter to 
use the subgrant in ways that will build such 
recipient’s capacity to continue to offer high- 
quality evidence-based language instruction edu-
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cational programs that assist English learners 
in meeting State academic standards; 
‘‘(F) the agency will monitor the eligible 
entity receiving a subgrant under this chapter 
for compliance with applicable Federal fiscal re-
quirements; and 
‘‘(G) the plan has been developed in con-
sultation with local educational agencies, teach-
ers, administrators of programs implemented 
under this chapter, parents, and other relevant 
stakeholders; 
‘‘(3) describe how the agency will coordinate its 
programs and activities under this chapter with 
other programs and activities under this Act and 
other Acts, as appropriate; 
‘‘(4) describe how eligible entities in the State 
will be given the flexibility to teach English learn-
ers— 
‘‘(A) using a high-quality, evidence-based 
language instruction curriculum for teaching 
English learners; and 
‘‘(B) in the manner the eligible entities de-
termine to be the most effective; and
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‘‘(5) describe how the agency will assist eligible 
entities in increasing the number of English learners 
who acquire English proficiency. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL.—The Secretary, after using a peer 
review process, shall approve a plan submitted under sub-
section (a) if the plan meets the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) DURATION OF PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each plan submitted by a 
State educational agency and approved under sub-
section (c) shall— 
‘‘(A) remain in effect for the duration of 
the agency’s participation under this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(B) be periodically reviewed and revised 
by the agency, as necessary, to reflect changes 
to the agency’s strategies and programs carried 
out under this subpart. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMENDMENTS.—If the State edu-
cational agency amends the plan, the agency 
shall submit such amendment to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove such amendment to an approved plan, 
unless the Secretary determines that the
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amendment will result in the agency not meet-
ing the requirements, or fulfilling the purposes, 
of this subpart. 
‘‘(e) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A plan submitted under 
subsection (a) may be submitted as part of a consolidated 
plan under section 6302. 
‘‘(f) SECRETARY ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance, if requested by the State, in 
the development of English proficiency standards and as-
sessments. 
‘‘SEC. 1193. WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After making the reservation re-
quired under subsection (d)(1), each State educational 
agency receiving a grant under section 1191(c)(2) shall 
award subgrants for a fiscal year by allocating in a timely 
manner to each eligible entity in the State having a plan 
approved under section 1195 an amount that bears the 
same relationship to the amount received under the grant 
and remaining after making such reservation as the popu-
lation of English learners in schools served by the eligible 
entity bears to the population of English learners in 
schools served by all eligible entities in the State. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A State educational agency shall 
not award a subgrant from an allocation made under sub-
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section (a) if the amount of such subgrant would be less 
than $10,000. 
‘‘(c) REALLOCATION.—Whenever a State educational 
agency determines that an amount from an allocation 
made to an eligible entity under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year will not be used by the entity for the purpose for 
which the allocation was made, the agency shall, in accord-
ance with such rules as it determines to be appropriate, 
reallocate such amount, consistent with such subsection, 
to other eligible entities in the State that the agency deter-
mines will use the amount to carry out that purpose. 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED RESERVATION.—A State educational 
agency receiving a grant under this chapter for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(1) shall reserve not more than 15 percent of 
the agency’s allotment under section 1191(c)(2) to 
award subgrants to eligible entities in the State that 
have experienced a significant increase, as compared 
to the average of the 2 preceding fiscal years, in the 
percentage or number of immigrant children and 
youth, who have enrolled, during the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year for which the subgrant is 
made, in public and nonpublic elementary schools 
and secondary schools in the geographic areas under 
the jurisdiction of, or served by, such entities; and
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‘‘(2) in awarding subgrants under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) shall equally consider eligible entities 
that satisfy the requirement of such paragraph 
but have limited or no experience in serving im-
migrant children and youth; and 
‘‘(B) shall consider the quality of each 
local plan under section 1195 and ensure that 
each subgrant is of sufficient size and scope to 
meet the purposes of this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 1194. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES
OF
SUBGRANTS.—A State edu-
cational agency may make a subgrant to an eligible entity 
from funds received by the agency under this chapter only 
if the entity agrees to expend the funds to improve the 
education of English learners, by assisting the children to 
learn English and meet State academic standards. In car-
rying out activities with such funds, the eligible entity 
shall use evidence-based approaches and methodologies for 
teaching English learners and immigrant children and 
youth for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) Developing and implementing new lan-
guage instruction educational programs and aca-
demic content instruction programs for English 
learners and immigrant children and youth, includ-
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ing programs of early childhood education, elemen-
tary school programs, and secondary school pro-
grams. 
‘‘(2) Carrying out highly focused, innovative, lo-
cally designed, evidence-based activities to expand or 
enhance existing language instruction educational 
programs and academic content instruction pro-
grams for English learners and immigrant children 
and youth. 
‘‘(3) Implementing, within an individual school, 
schoolwide programs for restructuring, reforming, 
and upgrading all relevant programs, activities, and 
operations relating to language instruction edu-
cational programs and academic content instruction 
for English learners and immigrant children and 
youth. 
‘‘(4) Implementing, within the entire jurisdic-
tion of a local educational agency, agencywide pro-
grams for restructuring, reforming, and upgrading 
all relevant programs, activities, and operations re-
lating to language instruction educational programs 
and academic content instruction for English learn-
ers and immigrant children and youth. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each eligible en-
tity receiving funds under section 1193(a) for a fiscal year
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shall use not more than 2 percent of such funds for the 
cost of administering this chapter. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—An eligi-
ble entity receiving funds under section 1193(a) shall use 
the funds— 
‘‘(1) to increase the English language pro-
ficiency of English learners by providing high-qual-
ity, evidence-based language instruction educational 
programs that meet the needs of English learners 
and have demonstrated success in increasing— 
‘‘(A) English language proficiency; and 
‘‘(B) student academic achievement; 
‘‘(2) to provide high-quality, evidence-based 
professional development to classroom teachers (in-
cluding teachers in classroom settings that are not 
the settings of language instruction educational pro-
grams), school leaders, administrators, and other 
school or community-based organization personnel, 
that is— 
‘‘(A) designed to improve the instruction 
and assessment of English learners; 
‘‘(B) designed to enhance the ability of 
teachers and school leaders to understand and 
implement curricula, assessment practices and
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measures, and instruction strategies for English 
learners; 
‘‘(C) evidence-based in increasing chil-
dren’s English language proficiency or substan-
tially increasing the subject matter knowledge, 
teaching knowledge, and teaching skills of 
teachers; and 
‘‘(D) of sufficient intensity and duration 
(which shall not include activities such as one- 
day or short-term workshops and conferences) 
to have a positive and lasting impact on the 
teachers’ performance in the classroom, except 
that this subparagraph shall not apply to an ac-
tivity that is one component of a long-term, 
comprehensive professional development plan 
established by a teacher and the teacher’s su-
pervisor based on an assessment of the needs of 
the teacher, the supervisor, the students of the 
teacher, and any local educational agency em-
ploying the teacher, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(3) to provide and implement other evidence- 
based activities and strategies that enhance or sup-
plement language instruction educational programs 
for English learners, including parental and commu-
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nity engagement activities and strategies that serve 
to coordinate and align related programs. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED SUBGRANTEE ACTIVITIES.—Sub-
ject to subsection (c), an eligible entity receiving funds 
under section 1193(a) may use the funds to achieve one 
of the purposes described in subsection (a) by undertaking 
one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Upgrading program objectives and effec-
tive instruction strategies. 
‘‘(2) Improving the instruction program for 
English learners by identifying, acquiring, and up-
grading curricula, instruction materials, educational 
software, and assessment procedures. 
‘‘(3) Providing to English learners— 
‘‘(A) tutorials and academic or career edu-
cation for English learners; and 
‘‘(B) intensified instruction. 
‘‘(4) Developing and implementing elementary 
school or secondary school language instruction edu-
cational programs that are coordinated with other 
relevant programs and services. 
‘‘(5) Improving the English language pro-
ficiency and academic achievement of English learn-
ers.
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‘‘(6) Providing community participation pro-
grams, family literacy services, and parent outreach 
and training activities to English learners and their 
families— 
‘‘(A) to improve the English language 
skills of English learners; and 
‘‘(B) to assist parents in helping their chil-
dren to improve their academic achievement 
and becoming active participants in the edu-
cation of their children. 
‘‘(7) Improving the instruction of English learn-
ers by providing for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition or development of 
educational technology or instructional mate-
rials; 
‘‘(B) access to, and participation in, elec-
tronic networks for materials, training, and 
communication; and 
‘‘(C) incorporation of the resources de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) into cur-
ricula and programs, such as those funded 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(8) Carrying out other activities that are con-
sistent with the purposes of this section.
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‘‘(e) ACTIVITIES BY AGENCIES EXPERIENCING SUB-
STANTIAL INCREASES
IN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
AND 
YOUTH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving 
funds under section 1193(d)(1) shall use the funds 
to pay for activities that provide enhanced instruc-
tional opportunities for immigrant children and 
youth, which may include— 
‘‘(A) family literacy, parent outreach, and 
training activities designed to assist parents to 
become active participants in the education of 
their children; 
‘‘(B) support for personnel, including para-
professionals who have been specifically trained, 
or are being trained, to provide services to im-
migrant children and youth; 
‘‘(C) provision of tutorials, mentoring, and 
academic or career counseling for immigrant 
children and youth; 
‘‘(D) identification, development, and ac-
quisition of curricular materials, educational 
software, and technologies to be used in the 
program carried out with awarded funds; 
‘‘(E) basic instruction services that are di-
rectly attributable to the presence in the local
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educational agency involved of immigrant chil-
dren and youth, including the payment of costs 
of providing additional classroom supplies, costs 
of transportation, or such other costs as are di-
rectly attributable to such additional basic in-
struction services; 
‘‘(F) other instruction services that are de-
signed to assist immigrant children and youth 
to achieve in elementary schools and secondary 
schools in the United States, such as programs 
of introduction to the educational system and 
civics education; and 
‘‘(G) activities, coordinated with commu-
nity-based organizations, institutions of higher 
education, private sector entities, or other enti-
ties with expertise in working with immigrants, 
to assist parents of immigrant children and 
youth by offering comprehensive community 
services. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF SUBGRANTS.—The duration 
of a subgrant made by a State educational agency 
under section 1193(d)(1) shall be determined by the 
agency in its discretion. 
‘‘(f) SELECTION OF METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a subgrant from 
a State educational agency under this chapter, an el-
igible entity shall select one or more methods or 
forms of instruction to be used in the programs and 
activities undertaken by the entity to assist English 
learners to attain English language proficiency and 
meet State academic standards. 
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY.—Such selection shall be 
consistent with sections 1204 through 1206. 
‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds 
made available under this chapter shall be used so as to 
supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public 
funds that, in the absence of such availability, would have 
been expended for programs for English learners and im-
migrant children and youth and in no case to supplant 
such Federal, State, and local public funds. 
‘‘SEC. 1195. LOCAL PLANS. 
‘‘(a) FILING FOR SUBGRANTS.—Each eligible entity 
desiring a subgrant from the State educational agency 
under section 1193 shall submit a plan to the State edu-
cational agency at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the State educational agency 
may require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan submitted under sub-
section (a) shall—
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‘‘(1) describe the evidence-based programs and 
activities proposed to be developed, implemented, 
and administered under the subgrant that will help 
English learners increase their English language 
proficiency and meet the State academic standards; 
‘‘(2) describe how the eligible entity will hold el-
ementary schools and secondary schools receiving 
funds under this chapter accountable for annually 
assessing the English language proficiency of all 
children participating under this subpart, consistent 
with section 1111(b); 
‘‘(3) describe how the eligible entity will pro-
mote parent and community engagement in the edu-
cation of English learners; 
‘‘(4) contain an assurance that the eligible enti-
ty consulted with teachers, researchers, school ad-
ministrators, parents and community members, pub-
lic or private organizations, and institutions of high-
er education, in developing and implementing such 
plan; 
‘‘(5) describe how language instruction edu-
cational programs carried out under the subgrant 
will ensure that English learners being served by the 
programs develop English language proficiency; and 
‘‘(6) contain assurances that—
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‘‘(A) each local educational agency that is 
included in the eligible entity is complying with 
section 1112(g) prior to, and throughout, each 
school year; and 
‘‘(B) the eligible entity is not in violation 
of any State law, including State constitutional 
law, regarding the education of English learn-
ers, consistent with sections 1205 and 1206. 
‘‘(c) TEACHER ENGLISH FLUENCY.—Each eligible 
entity receiving a subgrant under section 1193 shall in-
clude in its plan a certification that all teachers in any 
language instruction educational program for English 
learners that is, or will be, funded under this subpart are 
fluent in English and any other language used for instruc-
tion, including having written and oral communications 
skills. 
‘‘CHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATION 
‘‘SEC. 1201. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that receives 
a subgrant from a State educational agency under chapter 
A shall provide such agency, at the conclusion of every 
second fiscal year during which the subgrant is received, 
with a report, in a form prescribed by the agency, on the 
activities conducted and students served under this sub-
part that includes—
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‘‘(1) a description of the programs and activi-
ties conducted by the entity with funds received 
under chapter A during the two immediately pre-
ceding fiscal years, including how such programs 
and activities supplemented programs funded pri-
marily with State or local funds; 
‘‘(2) a description of the progress made by 
English learners in learning the English language 
and in meeting State academic standards; 
‘‘(3) the number and percentage of English 
learners in the programs and activities attaining 
English language proficiency based on the State 
English language proficiency standards established 
under section 1111(b)(1)(E) by the end of each 
school year, as determined by the State’s English 
language proficiency assessment under section 
1111(b)(2)(D); 
‘‘(4) the number of English learners who exit 
the language instruction educational programs based 
on their attainment of English language proficiency 
and transitioned to classrooms not tailored for 
English learners; 
‘‘(5) a description of the progress made by 
English learners in meeting the State academic
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standards for each of the 2 years after such children 
are no longer receiving services under this subpart; 
‘‘(6) the number and percentage of English 
learners who have not attained English language 
proficiency within five years of initial classification 
as an English learner and first enrollment in the 
local educational agency; and 
‘‘(7) any such other information as the State 
educational agency may require. 
‘‘(b) USE OF REPORT.—A report provided by an eli-
gible entity under subsection (a) shall be used by the enti-
ty and the State educational agency— 
‘‘(1) to determine the effectiveness of programs 
and activities in assisting children who are English 
learners— 
‘‘(A) to attain English language pro-
ficiency; and 
‘‘(B) to make progress in meeting State 
academic standards under section 1111(b)(1); 
and 
‘‘(2) upon determining the effectiveness of pro-
grams and activities based on the criteria in para-
graph (1), to decide how to improve programs.
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‘‘SEC. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT. 
‘‘(a) STATES.—Based upon the reports provided to 
a State educational agency under section 1201, each such 
agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall pre-
pare and submit annually to the Secretary a report on pro-
grams and activities carried out by the State educational 
agency under this subpart and the effectiveness of such 
programs and activities in improving the education pro-
vided to English learners. 
‘‘(b) SECRETARY.—Annually, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate a report— 
‘‘(1) on programs and activities carried out to 
serve English learners under this subpart, and the 
effectiveness of such programs and activities in im-
proving the academic achievement and English lan-
guage proficiency of English learners; 
‘‘(2) on the types of language instruction edu-
cational programs used by local educational agencies 
or eligible entities receiving funding under this sub-
part to teach English learners; 
‘‘(3) containing a critical synthesis of data re-
ported by eligible entities to States under section 
1201(a);
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‘‘(4) containing a description of technical assist-
ance and other assistance provided by State edu-
cational agencies under section 1191(b)(2)(C); 
‘‘(5) containing an estimate of the number of 
effective teachers working in language instruction 
educational programs and educating English learn-
ers, and an estimate of the number of such teachers 
that will be needed for the succeeding 5 fiscal years; 
‘‘(6) containing the number of programs or ac-
tivities, if any, that were terminated because the en-
tities carrying out the programs or activities were 
not able to reach program goals; 
‘‘(7) containing the number of English learners 
served by eligible entities receiving funding under 
this subpart who were transitioned out of language 
instruction educational programs funded under this 
subpart into classrooms where instruction is not tai-
lored for English learners; and 
‘‘(8) containing other information gathered 
from other reports submitted to the Secretary under 
this subpart when applicable. 
‘‘SEC. 1203. COORDINATION WITH RELATED PROGRAMS. 
‘‘In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serv-
ing the educational needs of English learners, the Sec-
retary shall coordinate and ensure close cooperation with
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other entities carrying out programs serving language-mi-
nority and English learners that are administered by the 
Department and other agencies. The Secretary shall re-
port to the Congress on parallel Federal programs in other 
agencies and departments. 
‘‘SEC. 1204. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to prohibit a local educational agency from 
serving English learners simultaneously with chil-
dren with similar educational needs, in the same 
educational settings where appropriate; 
‘‘(2) to require a State or a local educational 
agency to establish, continue, or eliminate any par-
ticular type of instructional program for English 
learners; or 
‘‘(3) to limit the preservation or use of Native 
American languages. 
‘‘SEC. 1205. LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER STATE LAW. 
‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to negate 
or supersede State law, or the legal authority under State 
law of any State agency, State entity, or State public offi-
cial, over programs that are under the jurisdiction of the 
State agency, entity, or official.
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‘‘SEC. 1206. CIVIL RIGHTS. 
‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed in a man-
ner inconsistent with any Federal law guaranteeing a civil 
right. 
‘‘SEC. 1207. PROHIBITION. 
‘‘In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary shall nei-
ther mandate nor preclude the use of a particular cur-
ricular or pedagogical approach to educating English 
learners. 
‘‘SEC. 1208. PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND 
PUERTO RICO. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, 
programs authorized under this subpart that serve Native 
American (including Native American Pacific Islander) 
children and children in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
may include programs of instruction, teacher training, 
curriculum development, evaluation, and assessment de-
signed for Native American children learning and studying 
Native American languages and children of limited Span-
ish proficiency, except that an outcome of programs serv-
ing such children shall be increased English proficiency 
among such children.
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‘‘CHAPTER C—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES 
‘‘SEC. 
1211. 
NATIONAL 
PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECT. 
‘‘The Secretary shall use funds made available under 
section 1191(c)(1)(B) to award grants on a competitive 
basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, to institutions 
of higher education or public or private organizations with 
relevant experience and capacity (in consortia with State 
educational agencies or local educational agencies) to pro-
vide for professional development activities that will im-
prove classroom instruction for English learners and assist 
educational personnel working with such children to meet 
high professional standards, including standards for cer-
tification and licensure as teachers who work in language 
instruction educational programs or serve English learn-
ers. Grants awarded under this subsection may be used— 
‘‘(1) for preservice, evidence-based professional 
development programs that will assist local schools 
and institutions of higher education to upgrade the 
qualifications and skills of educational personnel who 
are not certified or licensed, especially educational 
paraprofessionals; 
‘‘(2) for the development of curricula or other 
instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of 
the consortia participants involved;
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‘‘(3) to support strategies that strengthen and 
increase parent and community member engagement 
in the education of English learners; and 
‘‘(4) to share and disseminate evidence-based 
practices in the instruction of English learners and 
in increasing their student achievement. 
‘‘CHAPTER D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1221. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart: 
‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means any indi-
vidual aged 3 through 21. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘community-based organization’ means a pri-
vate nonprofit organization of demonstrated effec-
tiveness, Indian tribe, or tribally sanctioned edu-
cational authority, that is representative of a com-
munity or significant segments of a community and 
that provides educational or related services to indi-
viduals in the community. Such term includes a Na-
tive Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander 
native language educational organization. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) one or more local educational agen-
cies; or
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‘‘(B) one or more local educational agen-
cies, in consortia (or collaboration) with an in-
stitution of higher education, community-based 
organization, or State educational agency. 
‘‘(4) IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—The 
term ‘immigrant children and youth’ means individ-
uals who— 
‘‘(A) are age 3 through 21; 
‘‘(B) were not born in any State; and 
‘‘(C) have not been attending one or more 
schools in any one or more States for more 
than 3 full academic years. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other orga-
nized group or community, including any Native vil-
lage or Regional Corporation or Village Corporation 
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as 
eligible for the special programs and services pro-
vided by the United States to Indians because of 
their status as Indians. 
‘‘(6) LANGUAGE
INSTRUCTION
EDUCATIONAL 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘language instruction edu-
cational program’ means an instruction course—
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‘‘(A) in which an English learner is placed 
for the purpose of developing and attaining 
English language proficiency, while meeting 
State academic standards, as required by sec-
tion 1111(b)(1); and 
‘‘(B) that may make instructional use of 
both English and a child’s native language to 
enable the child to develop and attain English 
language proficiency, and may include the par-
ticipation of English language proficient chil-
dren if such course is designed to enable all 
participating children to become proficient in 
English and a second language. 
‘‘(7) NATIVE
LANGUAGE.—The term ‘native 
language’, when used with reference to English 
learner, means— 
‘‘(A) the language normally used by such 
individual; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a child or youth, the 
language normally used by the parents of the 
child or youth. 
‘‘(8) PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘para-
professional’ means an individual who is employed in 
a preschool, elementary school, or secondary school 
under the supervision of a certified or licensed teach-
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er, including individuals employed in language in-
struction educational programs, special education, 
and migratory education. 
‘‘(9) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘SEC. 1222. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and support the operation of a National Clearinghouse for 
English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction 
Educational Programs, which shall collect, analyze, syn-
thesize, and disseminate information about language in-
struction educational programs for English learners, and 
related programs. The National Clearinghouse shall— 
‘‘(1) be administered as an adjunct clearing-
house of the Educational Resources Information 
Center Clearinghouses system supported by the In-
stitute of Education Sciences; 
‘‘(2) coordinate activities with Federal data and 
information clearinghouses and entities operating 
Federal dissemination networks and systems; 
‘‘(3) develop a system for improving the oper-
ation and effectiveness of federally funded language 
instruction educational programs; 
‘‘(4) collect and disseminate information on—
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‘‘(A) educational research and processes 
related to the education of English learners; 
and 
‘‘(B) accountability systems that monitor 
the academic progress of English learners in 
language instruction educational programs, in-
cluding information on academic content and 
English language proficiency assessments for 
language instruction educational programs; and 
‘‘(5) publish, on an annual basis, a list of grant 
recipients under this subpart. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
authorize the Secretary to hire new personnel to execute 
subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 1223. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘In developing regulations under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall consult with State educational agencies 
and local educational agencies, organizations representing 
English learners, and organizations representing teachers 
and other personnel involved in the education of English 
learners. 
‘‘Subpart 5—Rural Education Achievement Program 
‘‘SEC. 1230. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to address the 
unique needs of rural school districts that frequently—
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‘‘(1) lack the personnel and resources needed to 
compete effectively for Federal competitive grants; 
and 
‘‘(2) receive formula grant allocations in 
amounts too small to be effective in meeting their in-
tended purposes. 
‘‘CHAPTER A—SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL 
ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 1231. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 3(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
reserve 0.6 of one percent to award grants to eligible local 
educational agencies to enable the local educational agen-
cies to carry out activities authorized under any of the 
following provisions: 
‘‘(1) Part A of title I. 
‘‘(2) Title II. 
‘‘(3) Title III. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall award a grant under 
subsection (a) to a local educational agency eligible 
under subsection (d) for a fiscal year in an amount 
equal to the initial amount determined under para-
graph (2) for the fiscal year minus the total amount
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received by the agency in subpart 2 of part A of title 
II for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF INITIAL AMOUNT.— 
The initial amount referred to in paragraph (1) is 
equal to $100 multiplied by the total number of stu-
dents in excess of 50 students, in average daily at-
tendance at the schools served by the local edu-
cational agency, plus $20,000, except that the initial 
amount may not exceed $60,000. 
‘‘(3) RATABLE ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount made 
available to carry out this section for any fiscal 
year is not sufficient to pay in full the amounts 
that local educational agencies are eligible to re-
ceive under paragraph (1) for such year, the 
Secretary shall ratably reduce such amounts for 
such year. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—If addi-
tional funds become available for making pay-
ments under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, 
payments that were reduced under subpara-
graph (A) shall be increased on the same basis 
as such payments were reduced. 
‘‘(c) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall disburse 
the funds awarded to a local educational agency under this
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section for a fiscal year not later than July 1 of that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
shall be eligible to use the applicable funding in ac-
cordance with subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(A)(i)(I) the total number of students in 
average daily attendance at all of the schools 
served by the local educational agency is fewer 
than 600; or 
‘‘(II) each county in which a school served 
by the local educational agency is located has a 
total population density of fewer than 10 per-
sons per square mile; and 
‘‘(ii) all of the schools served by the local 
educational agency are designated with a school 
locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by 
the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) the agency meets the criteria estab-
lished in subparagraph (A)(i) and the Sec-
retary, in accordance with paragraph (2), 
grants the local educational agency’s request to 
waive the criteria described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii).
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‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether to waive the criteria described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) based on a demonstration by 
the local educational agency, and concurrence by the 
State educational agency, that the local educational 
agency is located in an area defined as rural by a 
governmental agency of the State. 
‘‘(3) HOLD
HARMLESS.—For a local edu-
cational agency that is not eligible under this chap-
ter but met the eligibility requirements under this 
subsection as it was in effect prior to the date of the 
enactment of the Student Success Act, the agency 
shall receive— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2016, 75 percent of 
the amount such agency received for fiscal year 
2013; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2017, 50 percent of 
the amount such agency received for fiscal year 
2013; and 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2018, 25 percent of 
the amount such agency received for fiscal year 
2013. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY RULE.—A local edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under this chapter
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for a fiscal year is not eligible to receive funds for such 
fiscal year under chapter B. 
‘‘CHAPTER B—RURAL AND LOW-INCOME 
SCHOOL PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 1235. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appro-
priated under section 3(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall reserve 0.6 of one percent for this 
chapter for a fiscal year that are not reserved under 
subsection (c) to award grants (from allotments 
made under paragraph (2)) for the fiscal year to 
State educational agencies that have applications 
submitted under section 1237 approved to enable the 
State educational agencies to award grants to eligi-
ble local educational agencies for local authorized ac-
tivities described in section 1236(a). 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT.—From amounts described in 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
allot to each State educational agency for that fiscal 
year an amount that bears the same ratio to those 
amounts as the number of students in average daily 
attendance served by eligible local educational agen-
cies in the State for that fiscal year bears to the 
number of all such students served by eligible local
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educational agencies in all States for that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(3) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.—If a 
State educational agency elects not to partici-
pate in the program under this subpart or does 
not have an application submitted under section 
1237 approved, a specially qualified agency in 
such State desiring a grant under this subpart 
may submit an application under such section 
directly to the Secretary to receive an award 
under this subpart. 
‘‘(B) DIRECT
AWARDS.—The Secretary 
may award, on a competitive basis or by for-
mula, the amount the State educational agency 
is eligible to receive under paragraph (2) di-
rectly to a specially qualified agency in the 
State that has submitted an application in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (A) and obtained 
approval of the application. 
‘‘(C) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED AGENCY DE-
FINED.—In this subpart, the term ‘specially 
qualified agency’ means an eligible local edu-
cational agency served by a State educational 
agency that does not participate in a program
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under this subpart in a fiscal year, that may 
apply directly to the Secretary for a grant in 
such year under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) LOCAL AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency 
shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart 
if— 
‘‘(A) 20 percent or more of the children 
ages 5 through 17 years served by the local 
educational agency are from families with in-
comes below the poverty line; and 
‘‘(B) all of the schools served by the agen-
cy are designated with a school locale code of 
32, 33, 41, 42, 43, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—A State educational agen-
cy shall award grants to eligible local educational 
agencies— 
‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; 
‘‘(B) according to a formula based on the 
number of students in average daily attendance 
served by the eligible local educational agencies 
or schools in the State; or 
‘‘(C) according to an alternative formula, 
if, prior to awarding the grants, the State edu-
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cational agency demonstrates, to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary, that the alternative for-
mula enables the State educational agency to 
allot the grant funds in a manner that serves 
equal or greater concentrations of children from 
families with incomes below the poverty line, 
relative to the concentrations that would be 
served if the State educational agency used the 
formula described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(c) RESERVATIONS.—From amounts reserved under 
section 1235(a)(1) for this chapter for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(1) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to el-
ementary schools or secondary schools operated or 
supported by the Bureau of Indian Education, to 
carry out the activities authorized under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(2) one-half of 1 percent to make awards to 
the outlying areas in accordance with their respec-
tive needs, to carry out the activities authorized 
under this chapter. 
‘‘SEC. 1236. USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) LOCAL AWARDS.—Grant funds awarded to local 
educational agencies under this chapter shall be used for 
activities authorized under any of the following:
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‘‘(1) Part A of title I. 
‘‘(2) Title II. 
‘‘(3) Title III. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State educational 
agency receiving a grant under this chapter may not use 
more than 5 percent of the amount of the grant for State 
administrative costs and to provide technical assistance to 
eligible local educational agencies. 
‘‘SEC. 1237. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency 
or specially qualified agency desiring to receive a grant 
under this chapter shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of how the State educational 
agency or specially qualified agency will ensure eligi-
ble local educational agencies receiving a grant 
under this chapter will use such funds to help stu-
dents meet the State academic standards under sec-
tion 1111(b)(1); 
‘‘(2) if the State educational agency or specially 
qualified agency will competitively award grants to 
eligible local educational agencies, as described in
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section 1235(b)(2)(A), the application under the sec-
tion shall include— 
‘‘(A) the methods and criteria the State 
educational agency or specially qualified agency 
will use for reviewing applications and awarding 
funds to local educational agencies on a com-
petitive basis; and 
‘‘(B) how the State educational agency or 
specially qualified agency will notify eligible 
local educational agencies of the grant competi-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) a description of how the State educational 
agency or specially qualified agency will provide 
technical assistance to eligible local educational 
agencies to help such agencies implement the activi-
ties described in section 1236(a). 
‘‘SEC. 1238. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
‘‘Each State educational agency or specially qualified 
agency that receives a grant under this chapter shall pre-
pare and submit an annual report to the Secretary. The 
report shall describe— 
‘‘(1) the methods and criteria the State edu-
cational agency or specially qualified agency used to 
award grants to eligible local educational agencies,
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and to provide assistance to schools, under this 
chapter; 
‘‘(2) how local educational agencies and schools 
used funds provided under this chapter; and 
‘‘(3) the degree to which progress has been 
made toward having all students meet the State aca-
demic standards under section 1111(b)(1). 
‘‘SEC. 1239. CHOICE OF PARTICIPATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a local educational agency is 
eligible for funding under chapters A and B of this sub-
part, such local educational agency may receive funds 
under either chapter A or chapter B for a fiscal year, but 
may not receive funds under both chapters. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—A local educational agency eli-
gible for both chapters A and B of this subpart shall notify 
the Secretary and the State educational agency under 
which of such chapters such local educational agency in-
tends to receive funds for a fiscal year by a date that is 
established by the Secretary for the notification. 
‘‘CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1241. ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE DETER-
MINATION. 
‘‘(a) CENSUS DETERMINATION.—Each local edu-
cational agency desiring a grant under section 1231 and
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each local educational agency or specially qualified agency 
desiring a grant under chapter B shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than December 1 of each year, 
conduct a census to determine the number of stu-
dents in average daily attendance in kindergarten 
through grade 12 at the schools served by the agen-
cy; and 
‘‘(2) not later than March 1 of each year, sub-
mit the number described in paragraph (1) to the 
Secretary (and to the State educational agency, in 
the case of a local educational agency seeking a 
grant under subpart 2). 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—If the Secretary determines that a 
local educational agency or specially qualified agency has 
knowingly submitted false information under subsection 
(a) for the purpose of gaining additional funds under sec-
tion 1231 or chapter B, then the agency shall be fined 
an amount equal to twice the difference between the 
amount the agency received under this section and the cor-
rect amount the agency would have received under section 
1231 or chapter B if the agency had submitted accurate 
information under subsection (a).
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‘‘SEC. 1242. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 
‘‘Funds made available under chapter A or chapter 
B shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any 
other Federal, State, or local education funds. 
‘‘SEC. 1243. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to pro-
hibit a local educational agency that enters into coopera-
tive arrangements with other local educational agencies for 
the provision of special, compensatory, or other education 
services, pursuant to State law or a written agreement, 
from entering into similar arrangements for the use, or 
the coordination of the use, of the funds made available 
under this subpart.’’. 
(b) STRIKE.—The Act is amended by striking title 
VII (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 
Subtitle D—National Assessment 
SEC. 141. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF TITLE I. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 6491 
et seq.) is redesignated as part B of title I. 
(b) REPEALS.—Sections 1502 and 1504 (20 U.S.C. 
6492; 6494) are repealed. 
(c) REDESIGNATIONS.—Sections 1501 and 1503 (20 
U.S.C. 6491; 6493) are redesignated as sections 1301 and 
1302, respectively. 
(d) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1301.—Section 1301 
(20 U.S.C. 6491), as so redesignated, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, act-
ing through the Director of the Institute of 
Education Sciences (in this section and section 
1302 referred to as the ‘Director’),’’ after ‘‘The 
Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘reaching the proficient level’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘graduating high 
school prepared for postsecondary edu-
cation or the workforce.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘reach the proficient’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘meet State academic stand-
ards.’’; 
(iv) by striking subparagraphs (D) 
and (G) and redesignating subparagraphs 
(E), (F), and (H) through (O) as subpara-
graphs (D) through (M), respectively; 
(v) in subparagraph (D)(v) (as so re-
designated), by striking ‘‘help schools in 
which’’ and all that follows and inserting
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‘‘address disparities in the percentages of 
effective teachers teaching in low-income 
schools.’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (G) (as so redes-
ignated)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 1116’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
1111(b)(3)(B)(iii)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, including the 
following’’ and all that follows and in-
serting a period; 
(vii) in subparagraph (I) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘qualifications’’ and 
inserting ‘‘effectiveness’’; 
(viii) in subparagraph (J) (as so re-
designated), by striking ‘‘, including funds 
under section 1002,’’; 
(ix) in subparagraph (L) (as so redes-
ignated), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II)’’; and 
(x) in subparagraph (M) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director’’;
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2001’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Student Success Act’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘part A’’ and inserting 
‘‘subpart 1 of part A’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘challenging academic achievement stand-
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ards’’ and inserting ‘‘State academic 
standards’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘effects of the availability’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘extent to which ac-
tions 
authorized 
under 
section 
1111(b)(3)(B)(iii) improve the academic 
achievement of disadvantaged students and 
low-performing schools.’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) analyzes varying models or strategies 
for 
delivering 
school 
services, 
including 
schoolwide and targeted services.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 
(e) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1302.—Section 1302 
(20 U.S.C. 6493), as so redesignated, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and for making decisions 
about the promotion and graduation of stu-
dents’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ the first place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘process,’’ and inserting 
‘‘process consistent with section 1111(e)(1),’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 
Educational Research and Improvement’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘to the State-defined level of proficiency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘toward meeting the State 
academic standards’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘pupil-services’’ and inserting ‘‘specialized 
instructional support services’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘limited 
and nonlimited English proficient students’’
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and inserting ‘‘English learners and non- 
English learners’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘authorized to be appro-
priated for this part’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priated under section 3(a)(2)’’. 
Subtitle E—Title I General 
Provisions 
SEC. 151. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TITLE I. 
Part I of title I (20 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.)— 
(1) is transferred to appear after part B (as re-
designated); and 
(2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1401. FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in accord-
ance with subsections (b) through (d), issue such regula-
tions as are necessary to reasonably ensure there is com-
pliance with this title. 
‘‘(b) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROCESS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before publishing in the 
Federal Register proposed regulations to carry out 
this title, the Secretary shall obtain the advice and 
recommendations of representatives of Federal, 
State, and local administrators, parents, teachers, 
and members of local school boards and other orga-
nizations involved with the implementation and oper-
ation of programs under this title, including those 
representatives and members nominated by local and 
national stakeholder representatives. 
‘‘(2) 
MEETINGS
AND
ELECTRONIC
EX-
CHANGE.—Such advice and recommendations may 
be obtained through such mechanisms as regional 
meetings and electronic exchanges of information. 
Such regional meetings and electronic exchanges of 
information shall be public and notice of such meet-
ings and exchanges shall be provided to interested 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(3) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—After obtain-
ing such advice and recommendations, and before 
publishing proposed regulations, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a negotiated rulemaking 
process;
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‘‘(B) select individuals to participate in 
such process from among individuals or groups 
that provided advice and recommendations, in-
cluding representation from all geographic re-
gions of the United States, in such numbers as 
will provide an equitable balance between rep-
resentatives of parents and students and rep-
resentatives of educators and education offi-
cials; and 
‘‘(C) prepare a draft of proposed policy op-
tions that shall be provided to the individuals 
selected by the Secretary under subparagraph 
(B) not less than 15 days before the first meet-
ing under such process. 
‘‘(c) PROPOSED RULEMAKING.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a negotiated rulemaking process is unneces-
sary or the individuals selected to participate in the proc-
ess under paragraph (3)(B) fail to reach unanimous agree-
ment, the Secretary may propose regulations under the 
following procedure: 
‘‘(1) Not less than 30 days prior to beginning 
a rulemaking process, the Secretary shall provide to 
Congress, including the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
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gency in the notice and report to Congress 
under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) publish the length of the comment 
and review period in such notice and in the 
Federal Register. 
‘‘(4) No regulation shall be made final after the 
comment and review period until the Secretary has 
published in the Federal Register an independent as-
sessment (which shall include a representative sam-
pling of local educational agencies based on local 
educational agency enrollment, urban, suburban, or 
rural character, and other factors impacted by the 
proposed regulation) of— 
‘‘(A) the burden, including the time, cost, 
and paperwork burden, the regulation will im-
pose on State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, schools and other entities 
that may be impacted by the regulation; 
‘‘(B) an explanation of how the entities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may cover the cost 
of the burden assessed under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(C) the proposed regulation, which thor-
oughly addresses, based on the comments re-
ceived during the comment and review period
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under paragraph (3), whether the rule is finan-
cially, operationally, and educationally viable at 
the local level. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Regulations to carry out this title 
may not require local programs to follow a particular in-
structional model, such as the provision of services outside 
the regular classroom or school program. 
‘‘SEC. 1402. AGREEMENTS AND RECORDS. 
‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS.—In the case in which a nego-
tiated rule making process is established under subsection 
(b) of section 1401, all published proposed regulations 
shall conform to agreements that result from the rule-
making described in section 1401 unless the Secretary re-
opens the negotiated rulemaking process. 
‘‘(b) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall ensure that an 
accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during 
the negotiations process is maintained. 
‘‘SEC. 1403. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) RULEMAKING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives 
funds under this title shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that any State rules, regula-
tions, and policies relating to this title conform 
to the purposes of this title and provide any 
such proposed rules, regulations, and policies to
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the committee of practitioners created under 
subsection (b) for review and comment; 
‘‘(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and 
policies to which the State’s local educational 
agencies and schools are subject; 
‘‘(C) eliminate or modify State and local 
fiscal accounting requirements in order to facili-
tate the ability of schools to consolidate funds 
under schoolwide programs; 
‘‘(D) identify any such rule, regulation, or 
policy as a State-imposed requirement; and 
‘‘(E)(i) identify any duplicative or con-
trasting requirements between the State and 
Federal rules or regulations; 
‘‘(ii) eliminate the rules and regulations 
that are duplicative of Federal requirements; 
and 
‘‘(iii) report any conflicting requirements 
to the Secretary and determine which Federal 
or State rule or regulation shall be followed. 
‘‘(2) 
SUPPORT
AND
FACILITATION.—State 
rules, regulations, and policies under this title shall 
support and facilitate local educational agency and 
school-level systemic reform designed to enable all 
children to meet the State academic standards.
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‘‘(b) COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State educational 
agency that receives funds under this title shall cre-
ate a State committee of practitioners to advise the 
State in carrying out its responsibilities under this 
title. 
‘‘(2) 
MEMBERSHIP.—Each 
such 
committee 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) as a majority of its members, rep-
resentatives from local educational agencies; 
‘‘(B) administrators, including the admin-
istrators of programs described in other parts 
of this title; 
‘‘(C) teachers from public charter schools, 
traditional public schools, and career and tech-
nical educators; 
‘‘(D) parents; 
‘‘(E) members of local school boards; 
‘‘(F) representatives of public charter 
school authorizers; 
‘‘(G) public charter school leaders; 
‘‘(H) representatives of private school chil-
dren; and 
‘‘(I) specialized instructional support per-
sonnel.
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‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The duties of such committee 
shall include a review, before publication, of any pro-
posed or final State rule or regulation pursuant to 
this title. In an emergency situation where such rule 
or regulation must be issued within a very limited 
time to assist local educational agencies with the op-
eration of the program under this title, the State 
educational agency may issue a regulation without 
prior consultation, but shall immediately thereafter 
convene the State committee of practitioners to re-
view the emergency regulation before issuance in 
final form. 
‘‘SEC. 1404. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON EQUALIZED 
SPENDING. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to mandate 
or prohibit equalized spending per pupil for a State, local 
educational agency, or school. 
‘‘SEC. 1405. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR COLLECTIVE 
BARGAINING. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to alter or 
otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures af-
forded to school or local educational agency employees 
under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable 
regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collec-
tive bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding,
230 
or other agreements between such employers and their em-
ployees.’’. 
TITLE 
II—TEACHER 
PREPARA-
TION AND EFFECTIVENESS 
SEC. 201. TEACHER PREPARATION AND EFFECTIVENESS. 
(a) HEADING.—The title heading for title II (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARA-
TION AND EFFECTIVENESS’’. 
(b) PART A.—Part A of title II (20 U.S.C. 6601 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART A—SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE 
INSTRUCTION 
‘‘SEC. 2101. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this part is to provide grants to 
State educational agencies and subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies to— 
‘‘(1) increase student achievement consistent 
with State academic standards under section 
1111(b)(1); 
‘‘(2) improve teacher and school leader effec-
tiveness in classrooms and schools, respectively; 
‘‘(3) provide evidence-based, job-embedded, con-
tinuous professional development; and
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‘‘(4) if a State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency so chooses, develop and implement 
teacher evaluation systems that use, in part, student 
achievement data to determine teacher effectiveness. 
‘‘Subpart 1—Grants to States 
‘‘SEC. 2111. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated 
under section 3(b), the Secretary shall reserve 75 percent 
to make grants to States with applications approved under 
section 2112 to pay for the Federal share of the cost of 
carrying out the activities specified in section 2113. Each 
grant shall consist of the allotment determined for a State 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(A) not more than 1 percent to carry out 
national activities under section 2132; 
‘‘(B) one-half of 1 percent for allotments 
to outlying areas on the basis of their relative 
need, as determined by the Secretary, in ac-
cordance with the purpose of this part; and 
‘‘(C) one-half of 1 percent for the Sec-
retary of the Interior for programs under this
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part in schools operated or funded by the Bu-
reau of Indian Education. 
‘‘(2) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), from the funds reserved under sub-
section (a) for any fiscal year and not reserved 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot 
to each State the sum of— 
‘‘(i) an amount that bears the same 
relationship to 50 percent of the funds as 
the number of individuals age 5 through 
17 in the State, as determined by the Sec-
retary on the basis of the most recent sat-
isfactory data, bears to the number of 
those individuals in all such States, as so 
determined; and 
‘‘(ii) an amount that bears the same 
relationship to 50 percent of the funds as 
the number of individuals age 5 through 
17 from families with incomes below the 
poverty line in the State, as determined by 
the Secretary on the basis of the most re-
cent satisfactory data, bears to the number 
of those individuals in all such States, as 
so determined.
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‘‘(B) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State 
receiving an allotment under subparagraph (A) 
may receive less than one-half of 1 percent of 
the total amount of funds allotted under such 
subparagraph for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply with respect to a fiscal year 
unless the Secretary certifies in writing to 
Congress for that fiscal year that the 
amount of funds allotted under subpara-
graph (A) to local educational agencies 
that serve a high percentage of students 
from families with incomes below the pov-
erty line is not less than the amount allot-
ted to such local educational agencies for 
fiscal year 2015. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULE.—For a fiscal 
year for which subparagraph (A) does not 
apply, the Secretary shall allocate to each 
State the funds described in subparagraph 
(A) according to the formula set forth in 
subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) of this section as in 
effect on the day before the date of the en-
actment of the Student Success Act.
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‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not apply for 
an allotment under this section for any fiscal year or only 
a portion of the State’s allotment is allotted under sub-
section (b)(2), the Secretary shall reallot the State’s entire 
allotment or the remaining portion of its allotment, as the 
case may be, to the remaining States in accordance with 
subsection (b). 
‘‘SEC. 2112. STATE APPLICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subpart, the State educational 
agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time and in such a manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require, which shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the State educational 
agency will meet the requirements of this subpart. 
‘‘(2) A description of how the State educational 
agency will use a grant received under section 2111, 
including the grant funds the State will reserve for 
State-level activities under section 2113(a)(2). 
‘‘(3) A description of how the State educational 
agency will facilitate the sharing of evidence-based 
and other effective strategies among local edu-
cational agencies. 
‘‘(4) A description of how, and under what 
timeline, the State educational agency will allocate
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subgrants under subpart 2 to local educational agen-
cies. 
‘‘(5) If applicable, a description of how the 
State educational agency will work with local edu-
cational agencies in the State to develop or imple-
ment a teacher or school leader evaluation system. 
‘‘(6) An assurance that the State educational 
agency will comply with section 6501 (regarding par-
ticipation by private school children and teachers). 
‘‘(7) A description of how the State will estab-
lish, implement, or improve policies and procedures 
on background checks for school employees and con-
tractors who have direct unsupervised access to stu-
dents, which may be conducted and administered by 
the State or local educational agencies, including 
by— 
‘‘(A) expanding the registries or reposi-
tories searched when conducting background 
checks, including— 
‘‘(i) the State criminal registry or re-
pository of the State in which the school 
employee resides; 
‘‘(ii) the State-based child abuse and 
neglect registries and databases of the 
State in which the school employee resides;
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‘‘(iii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion fingerprint check using the Integrated 
Automated Fingerprint Identification Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(iv) the National Sex Offender Reg-
istry established under the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); and 
‘‘(v) the National Crime Information 
Center; 
‘‘(B) establishing, implementing, or im-
proving policies and procedures that prohibit 
employing as a school employee an individual 
who— 
‘‘(i) refuses to consent to a back-
ground check; 
‘‘(ii) makes false statements in con-
nection with a background check; 
‘‘(iii) has been convicted of a felony, 
consisting of— 
‘‘(I) homicide; 
‘‘(II) child abuse or neglect; 
‘‘(III) a crime against children, 
including child pornography; 
‘‘(IV) domestic violence;
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‘‘(V) a crime involving rape or 
sexual assault; 
‘‘(VI) kidnaping; 
‘‘(VII) arson; or 
‘‘(VIII) physical assault, battery, 
or a drug-related offense, committed 
on or after the date that is 5 years 
before the date of the individual’s 
criminal background check; 
‘‘(iv) has been convicted of any other 
crimes, as determined by the State; or 
‘‘(v) is registered or required to be 
registered on a State sex offender registry 
or the National Sex Offender Registry es-
tablished under the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) establishing, implementing, or im-
proving policies and procedures for States, local 
educational agencies, or schools to provide the 
results of background checks to— 
‘‘(i) individuals subject to the back-
ground checks in a statement that indi-
cates whether the individual is ineligible 
for such employment due to the back-
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ground check and includes information re-
lated to each disqualifying crime; 
‘‘(ii) the employer in a statement that 
indicates whether a school employee is eli-
gible or ineligible for employment, without 
revealing any disqualifying crime or other 
related information regarding the indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(iii) another employer in the same 
State or another State, as permitted under 
State law, without revealing any disquali-
fying crime or other related information re-
garding the individual; and 
‘‘(iv) another local educational agency 
in the same State or another State that is 
considering such school employee for em-
ployment, as permitted under State law, 
without revealing any disqualifying crime 
or other related information regarding the 
individual; and 
‘‘(D) developing, implementing, or improv-
ing mechanisms to assist local educational 
agencies and schools in effectively recognizing 
and quickly responding to incidents of child 
abuse by school employees.
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‘‘(8) A description of any subjects the State has 
identified as being workforce critical subjects pursu-
ant to section 2234(6). 
‘‘(b) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted 
by a State educational agency under subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the Sec-
retary makes a written determination, prior to the expira-
tion of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which 
the Secretary received the application, that the application 
is not in compliance with this subpart. 
‘‘(c) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not finally 
disapprove an application, except after giving the State 
educational agency notice and an opportunity for a hear-
ing. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds that an 
application is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with 
this subpart, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) give the State educational agency notice 
and an opportunity for a hearing; and 
‘‘(2) notify the State educational agency of the 
finding of noncompliance and, in such notification, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) cite the specific provisions in the ap-
plication that are not in compliance; and
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‘‘(B) request additional information, only 
as to the noncompliant provisions, needed to 
make the application compliant. 
‘‘(e) RESPONSE.—If a State educational agency re-
sponds to a notification from the Secretary under sub-
section (d)(2) during the 45-day period beginning on the 
date on which the agency received the notification, and 
resubmits the application with the requested information 
described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 
‘‘(1) the expiration of the 45-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the application is resub-
mitted; or 
‘‘(2) the expiration of the 120-day period de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If a State educational 
agency does not respond to a notification from the Sec-
retary under subsection (d)(2) during the 45-day period 
beginning on the date on which the agency received the 
notification, such application shall be deemed to be dis-
approved. 
‘‘SEC. 2113. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that 
receives a grant under section 2111 shall—
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‘‘(1) reserve 95 percent of the grant funds to 
make subgrants to local educational agencies under 
subpart 2; and 
‘‘(2) use the remainder of the funds, after re-
serving funds under paragraph (1), for the State ac-
tivities described in subsection (b), except that the 
State may reserve not more than 1 percent of the 
grant funds for planning and administration related 
to carrying out activities described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) STATE-LEVEL
ACTIVITIES.—A State edu-
cational agency that receives a grant under section 2111— 
‘‘(1) shall use the amount described in sub-
section (a)(2) to fulfill the State educational agen-
cy’s responsibilities with respect to the proper and 
efficient administration of the subgrant program 
carried out under this part; and 
‘‘(2) may use the amount described in sub-
section (a)(2) to— 
‘‘(A) provide training and technical assist-
ance to local educational agencies on— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a State educational 
agency not implementing a statewide 
teacher evaluation system—
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‘‘(I) the development and imple-
mentation of a teacher evaluation sys-
tem; and 
‘‘(II) training school leaders in 
using such evaluation system; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a State educational 
agency implementing a statewide teacher 
evaluation system, implementing such eval-
uation system; 
‘‘(B) disseminate and share evidence-based 
and other effective practices, including practices 
consistent with the principles of effectiveness 
described in section 2222(b), related to teacher 
and school leader effectiveness and professional 
development; 
‘‘(C) provide professional development for 
teachers, school leaders, and if appropriate, spe-
cialized instructional support personnel in the 
State consistent with section 2123(6); 
‘‘(D) provide training and technical assist-
ance to local educational agencies on— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a State educational 
agency not implementing a statewide 
school leader evaluation system, the devel-
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opment and implementation of a school 
leader evaluation system; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a State educational 
agency implementing a statewide school 
leader evaluation system, implementing 
such evaluation system; 
‘‘(E) develop and implement policies in the 
State to address any teacher workforce short-
ages in high-need subjects, including in science, 
technology, 
engineering, 
math, 
computer 
science, and foreign languages; and 
‘‘(F) support State or local pay for success 
initiatives that meet the purposes of this part. 
‘‘Subpart 2—Subgrants to Local Educational 
Agencies 
‘‘SEC. 2121. ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State receiving a grant 
under section 2111 shall use the funds reserved under sec-
tion 2113(a)(1) to award subgrants to local educational 
agencies under this section. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the funds re-
served by a State under section 2113(a)(1), the State edu-
cational agency shall allocate to each local educational 
agency in the State the sum of—
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‘‘(1) an amount that bears the same relation-
ship to 50 percent of the funds as the number of in-
dividuals age 5 through 17 in the geographic area 
served by the local educational agency, as deter-
mined by the State on the basis of the most recent 
satisfactory data, bears to the number of those indi-
viduals in the geographic areas served by all the 
local educational agencies in the State, as so deter-
mined; and 
‘‘(2) an amount that bears the same relation-
ship to 50 percent of the funds as the number of in-
dividuals age 5 through 17 from families with in-
comes below the poverty line in the geographic area 
served by the local educational agency, as deter-
mined by the State on the basis of the most recent 
satisfactory data, bears to the number of those indi-
viduals in the geographic areas served by all the 
local educational agencies in the State, as so deter-
mined. 
‘‘SEC. 2122. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this sub-
part, a local educational agency shall submit an applica-
tion to the State educational agency involved at such time, 
in such a manner, and containing such information as the
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State educational agency may reasonably require that, at 
a minimum, shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of— 
‘‘(A) how the local educational agency will 
meet the requirements of this subpart; 
‘‘(B) how the activities to be carried out by 
the local educational agency under this subpart 
will be evidence-based, improve student aca-
demic achievement, and improve teacher and 
school leader effectiveness; and 
‘‘(C) if applicable, how, the local edu-
cational agency will work with parents, teach-
ers, school leaders, and other staff of the 
schools served by the local educational agency 
in developing and implementing a teacher eval-
uation system. 
‘‘(2) If applicable, a description of how the local 
educational agency will develop and implement a 
teacher or school leader evaluation system. 
‘‘(3) An assurance that the local educational 
agency will comply with section 6501 (regarding par-
ticipation by private school children and teachers). 
‘‘SEC. 2123. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘A local educational agency receiving a subgrant 
under this subpart may use such funds for—
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‘‘(1) the development and implementation of a 
teacher evaluation system, administered through 
school leaders based on input from stakeholders list-
ed in subparagraph (E), that may— 
‘‘(A) use student achievement data derived 
from a variety of sources as a significant factor 
in determining a teacher’s evaluation, with the 
weight given to such data defined by the local 
educational agency; 
‘‘(B) use multiple measures of evaluation 
for evaluating teachers; 
‘‘(C) have more than 2 categories for rat-
ing the performance of teachers; 
‘‘(D) be used to make personnel decisions, 
as determined by the local educational agency; 
and 
‘‘(E) be based on input from parents, 
school leaders, teachers, and other staff of 
schools served by the local educational agency; 
‘‘(2) in the case of a local educational agency 
located in a State implementing a statewide teacher 
evaluation system, implementing such evaluation 
system; 
‘‘(3) the training of school leaders or other indi-
viduals for the purpose of evaluating teachers or
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school leaders under a teacher or school leader eval-
uation system, as appropriate; 
‘‘(4) in the case of a local educational agency 
located in a State implementing a statewide school 
leader evaluation system, to implement such evalua-
tion system; 
‘‘(5) in the case of a local educational agency 
located in a State not implementing a statewide 
school leader evaluation system, the development 
and implementation of a school leader evaluation 
system; 
‘‘(6) professional development for teachers, 
school leaders, and if appropriate, specialized in-
structional support personnel that is evidence-based, 
job-embedded, and continuous, such as— 
‘‘(A) subject-based professional develop-
ment for teachers, including for teachers of 
civic education, arts education, and computer 
science and other science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics subjects; 
‘‘(B) professional development aligned with 
the State’s academic standards; 
‘‘(C) professional development to assist 
teachers in meeting the needs of students with 
different learning styles, particularly students
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with disabilities, English learners, and gifted 
and talented students; 
‘‘(D) professional development for teachers 
or school leaders identified as in need of addi-
tional support through data provided by a 
teacher or school leader evaluation system, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(E) professional development based on 
the current science of learning, which includes 
research on positive brain change and cognitive 
skill development; 
‘‘(F) professional development for school 
leaders, including evidence-based mentorship 
programs for such leaders; 
‘‘(G) professional development on inte-
grated, 
interdisciplinary, 
and 
project-based 
teaching strategies, including for career and 
technical education teachers and teachers of 
computer science and other science, technology 
(including education about the harms of copy-
right piracy), engineering, and mathematics 
subjects; 
‘‘(H) professional development on teaching 
dual credit, dual enrollment, Advanced Place-
ment, or International Baccalaureate postsec-
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ondary-level courses to secondary school stu-
dents; 
‘‘(I) professional development for teachers, 
principals and other school administrators in 
early elementary grades that includes special-
ized knowledge about child development and 
learning, developmentally-appropriate curricula 
and teaching practices, meaningful family en-
gagement and collaboration with early care and 
education programs; 
‘‘(J) professional development, including 
through joint professional development opportu-
nities, for early childhood educators, teachers, 
principals, specialized instructional support per-
sonnel, and other school leaders; 
‘‘(K) training on child development, im-
proving instruction, and closing achievement 
gaps; or 
‘‘(L) professional development on restora-
tive justice and conflict resolution; 
‘‘(7) partnering with a public or private organi-
zation or a consortium of such organizations to de-
velop and implement a teacher evaluation system de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph
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(1), or to administer professional development, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(8) any activities authorized under section 
2222(a); 
‘‘(9) class size reduction, except that the local 
educational agency may use not more than 10 per-
cent of such funds for this purpose; or 
‘‘(10) carrying out activities related to pay for 
success initiatives that meet the purposes of this 
part. 
‘‘Subpart 3—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 2131. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each local 
educational agency receiving a subgrant under subpart 2 
shall submit to the State educational agency involved, on 
an annual basis until the last year in which the local edu-
cational agency receives such subgrant funds, a report 
on— 
‘‘(1) how the local educational agency is meet-
ing the purposes of this part described in section 
2101; 
‘‘(2) how the local educational agency is using 
such subgrant funds; 
‘‘(3) in the case of a local educational agency 
implementing a teacher or school leader evaluation
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system, the results of such evaluation system, except 
that such report shall not reveal personally identifi-
able information about an individual teacher or 
school leader; and 
‘‘(4) any such other information as the State 
educational agency may require, as long as student 
and teacher privacy is maintained. 
‘‘(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State 
educational agency receiving a grant under subpart 1 shall 
submit to the Secretary a report, on an annual basis until 
the last year in which the State educational agency re-
ceives such grant funds, on— 
‘‘(1) how the State educational agency is meet-
ing the purposes of this part described in section 
2101; and 
‘‘(2) how the State educational agency is using 
such grant funds. 
‘‘SEC. 2132. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘From the funds reserved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 2111(b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall, directly or 
through grants and contracts— 
‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to States and 
local educational agencies in carrying out activities 
under this part; and
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‘‘(2) acting through the Institute of Education 
Sciences, conduct national evaluations of activities 
carried out by State educational agencies and local 
educational agencies under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 2133. STATE DEFINED. 
‘‘In this part, the term ‘State’ means each of the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘SEC. 2134. EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS. 
‘‘A local educational agency or State educational 
agency shall be ineligible for funds under this Act if such 
agency knowingly facilitates the transfer of any employee 
if the agency knows, or has probable cause to believe, that 
the employee engaged in sexual misconduct with a stu-
dent.’’. 
(c) PART B.—Part B of title II (20 U.S.C. 6661 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART B—TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER 
FLEXIBLE GRANT 
‘‘SEC. 2201. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this part is to improve student aca-
demic achievement by— 
‘‘(1) supporting all State educational agencies, 
local educational agencies, schools, teachers, and 
school leaders to pursue innovative and evidence-
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based practices to help all students meet the State’s 
academic standards; and 
‘‘(2) increasing the number of teachers and 
school leaders who are effective in increasing student 
academic achievement. 
‘‘Subpart 1—Formula Grants to States 
‘‘SEC. 2211. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount appro-
priated under section 3(b) for any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) shall reserve 25 percent to award grants to 
States under this subpart; and 
‘‘(2) of the amount reserved under paragraph 
(1), shall reserve— 
‘‘(A) not more than 1 percent for national 
activities described in section 2233; 
‘‘(B) one-half of 1 percent for allotments 
to outlying areas on the basis of their relative 
need, as determined by the Secretary, in ac-
cordance with the purpose of this part; and 
‘‘(C) one-half of 1 percent for the Sec-
retary of the Interior for programs under this 
part in schools operated or funded by the Bu-
reau of Indian Education. 
‘‘(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the total amount re-
served under subsection (a)(1) for each fiscal year 
and not reserved under subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall allot, 
and make available in accordance with this section, 
to each State an amount that bears the same ratio 
to such sums as the school-age population of the 
State bears to the school-age population of all 
States. 
‘‘(2) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State receiv-
ing an allotment under paragraph (1) may receive 
less than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount 
allotted under such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not re-
ceive an allotment under this subpart for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the 
State’s allotment to the remaining States in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(c) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an al-
lotment under this section for any fiscal year, a State shall 
submit an application to the Secretary, at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
Such application shall—
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‘‘(1) designate the State educational agency as 
the agency responsible for the administration and 
supervision of programs assisted under this part; 
‘‘(2) describe how the State educational agency 
will use funds received under this section for State 
level activities described in subsection (d)(3); 
‘‘(3) describe the procedures and criteria the 
State educational agency will use for reviewing appli-
cations and awarding subgrants in a timely manner 
to eligible entities under section 2221 on a competi-
tive basis; 
‘‘(4) describe how the State educational agency 
will ensure that subgrants made under section 2221 
are of sufficient size and scope to support effective 
programs that will help increase academic achieve-
ment in the classroom and are consistent with the 
purposes of this part; 
‘‘(5) describe the steps the State educational 
agency will take to ensure that eligible entities use 
subgrants received under section 2221 to carry out 
programs that implement effective strategies, includ-
ing by providing ongoing technical assistance and 
training, and disseminating evidence-based and other 
effective strategies to such eligible entities;
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‘‘(6) describe how programs under this part will 
be coordinated with other programs under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(7) include an assurance that, other than pro-
viding technical and advisory assistance and moni-
toring compliance with this part, the State edu-
cational agency has not exercised, and will not exer-
cise, any influence in the decisionmaking processes 
of eligible entities as to the expenditure of funds 
made pursuant to an application submitted under 
section 2221(b). 
‘‘(d) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 
allotment under this section shall reserve not less 
than 92 percent of the amount allotted to such State 
under subsection (b), for each fiscal year, for sub-
grants to eligible entities under subpart 2. 
‘‘(2) STATE
ADMINISTRATION.—A State edu-
cational agency may reserve not more than 1 percent 
of the amount made available to the State under 
subsection (b) for the administrative costs of car-
rying out such State educational agency’s respon-
sibilities under this subpart. 
‘‘(3) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—
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‘‘(A) INNOVATIVE TEACHER AND SCHOOL 
LEADER
ACTIVITIES.—A 
State 
educational 
agency shall reserve not more than 4 percent of 
the amount made available to the State under 
subsection (b) to carry out, solely, or in part-
nership with State agencies of higher education, 
1 or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(i) Reforming teacher and school 
leader certification, recertification, licens-
ing, and tenure systems to ensure that 
such systems are rigorous and that— 
‘‘(I) each teacher has the subject 
matter knowledge and teaching skills 
necessary to help students meet the 
State’s academic standards; and 
‘‘(II) school leaders have the in-
structional leadership skills to help 
teachers instruct and students learn. 
‘‘(ii) Improving the quality of teacher 
preparation programs within the State, in-
cluding through the use of appropriate stu-
dent achievement data and other factors to 
evaluate the quality of teacher preparation 
programs within the State.
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‘‘(iii) Carrying out programs that es-
tablish, expand, or improve alternative 
routes for State certification or licensure of 
teachers and school leaders, including such 
programs for— 
‘‘(I) 
mid-career 
professionals 
from other occupations, including 
computer science and other science, 
technology, engineering, and math 
fields; 
‘‘(II) former military personnel; 
and 
‘‘(III) recent graduates of an in-
stitution of higher education, with a 
record of academic distinction, who 
demonstrate the potential to become 
effective teachers or school leaders. 
‘‘(iv) Developing, or assisting eligible 
entities in developing— 
‘‘(I) performance-based pay sys-
tems for teachers and school leaders; 
‘‘(II) strategies that provide dif-
ferential, incentive, or bonus pay for 
teachers and school leaders; or
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‘‘(III) teacher and school leader 
advancement initiatives that promote 
professional growth and emphasize 
multiple career paths and pay dif-
ferentiation. 
‘‘(v) Developing, or assisting eligible 
entities in developing, new, evidence-based 
teacher and school leader induction and 
mentoring programs that are designed 
to— 
‘‘(I) improve instruction and stu-
dent academic achievement; and 
‘‘(II) increase the retention of ef-
fective teachers and school leaders. 
‘‘(vi) Providing professional develop-
ment for teachers and school leaders that 
is focused on improving teaching and stu-
dent academic achievement, including for 
students with different learning styles, par-
ticularly students with disabilities, English 
learners, gifted and talented students, and 
other special populations. 
‘‘(vii) Providing training and technical 
assistance to eligible entities that receive a 
subgrant under section 2221.
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‘‘(viii) Other activities identified by 
the State educational agency that meet the 
purposes of this part, including those ac-
tivities authorized under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(ix) Supporting State or local pay for 
success initiatives that meet the purposes 
of this part. 
‘‘(B) TEACHER OR SCHOOL LEADER PREP-
ARATION ACADEMIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
State in which teacher or school leader 
preparation academies are allowable under 
State law, a State educational agency may 
reserve not more than 3 percent of the 
amount made available to the State under 
subsection (b) to support the establishment 
or expansion of one or more teacher or 
school leader preparation academies and, 
subject to the limitation under clause (iii), 
to support State authorizers for such acad-
emies. 
‘‘(ii) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—A 
State educational agency shall not provide 
funds under this subparagraph to support
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the establishment or expansion of a teach-
er or school leader preparation academy 
unless the academy agrees to provide, ei-
ther directly or through private contribu-
tions, non-Federal matching funds equal to 
not less than 10 percent of the amount of 
the funds the academy will receive under 
this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) FUNDING FOR STATE AUTHOR-
IZERS.—Not more than 5 percent of funds 
provided to a teacher or school leader prep-
aration academy under this subparagraph 
may be used to support activities of State 
authorizers for such academy. 
‘‘SEC. 2212. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF STATE APPLI-
CATIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEEMED APPROVAL.—An application submitted 
by a State pursuant to section 2211(c) shall be deemed 
to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary 
makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of 
the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary received the application, that the application is 
not in compliance with section 2211(c). 
‘‘(b) DISAPPROVAL PROCESS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not fi-
nally disapprove an application submitted under sec-
tion 2211(c), except after giving the State edu-
cational agency notice and an opportunity for a 
hearing. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds 
that an application is not in compliance, in whole or 
in part, with section 2211(c) the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) give the State educational agency no-
tice and an opportunity for a hearing; and 
‘‘(B) notify the State educational agency of 
the finding of noncompliance and, in such noti-
fication, shall— 
‘‘(i) cite the specific provisions in the 
application that are not in compliance; and 
‘‘(ii) request additional information, 
only as to the noncompliant provisions, 
needed to make the application compliant. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSE.—If a State educational agency 
responds to a notification from the Secretary under 
paragraph (2)(B) during the 45-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the State educational 
agency received the notification, and resubmits the 
application with the requested information described
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in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove such application prior to the later of— 
‘‘(A) the expiration of the 45-day period 
beginning on the date on which the application 
is resubmitted; or 
‘‘(B) the expiration of the 120-day period 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the State edu-
cational agency does not respond to a notification 
from the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) during 
the 45-day period beginning on the date on which 
the State educational agency received the notifica-
tion, such application shall be deemed to be dis-
approved. 
‘‘Subpart 2—Local Competitive Grant Program 
‘‘SEC. 2221. LOCAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives an allot-
ment under section 2211(b) for a fiscal year shall use the 
amount reserved under section 2211(d)(1) to award sub-
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in ac-
cordance with this section to enable such entities to carry 
out the programs and activities described in section 2222. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
subgrant under this section, an eligible entity shall
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submit an application to the State educational agen-
cy at such time, in such manner, and including such 
information as the State educational agency may 
reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of the programs and ac-
tivities to be funded and how they are con-
sistent with the purposes of this part; and 
‘‘(B) an assurance that the eligible entity 
will comply with section 6501 (regarding par-
ticipation by private school children and teach-
ers). 
‘‘(c) PEER REVIEW.—In reviewing applications under 
this section, a State educational agency shall use a peer 
review process or other methods of assuring the quality 
of such applications but the review shall only judge the 
likelihood of the activity to increase student academic 
achievement. The reviewers shall not make a determina-
tion based on the policy of the proposed activity. 
‘‘(d) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—A State educational 
agency shall distribute funds under this section equitably 
among geographic areas within the State, including rural, 
suburban, and urban communities.
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‘‘(e) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A State educational 
agency may award subgrants under this section for a pe-
riod of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(f) MATCHING.—An eligible entity receiving a 
subgrant under this section shall provide, either directly 
or through private contributions, non-Federal matching 
funds equal to not less than 10 percent of the amount 
of the subgrant. 
‘‘SEC. 2222. LOCAL AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving a 
subgrant under section 2221 shall use such subgrant 
funds to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive 
programs and activities, that are in accordance with the 
purpose of this part and— 
‘‘(1) are consistent with the principles of effec-
tiveness described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) may include, among other programs and 
activities— 
‘‘(A) developing and implementing initia-
tives to assist in recruiting, hiring, and retain-
ing highly effective teachers and school leaders, 
including initiatives that provide— 
‘‘(i) differential, incentive, or bonus 
pay for teachers and school leaders;
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‘‘(ii) performance-based pay systems 
for teachers and school leaders; 
‘‘(iii) teacher and school leader ad-
vancement initiatives that promote profes-
sional growth and emphasize multiple ca-
reer paths and pay differentiation; 
‘‘(iv) new teacher and school leader 
induction and mentoring programs that 
are designed to improve instruction, stu-
dent academic achievement, and to in-
crease teacher and school leader retention; 
and 
‘‘(v) teacher residency programs, and 
school leader residency programs, designed 
to develop and support new teachers or 
new school leaders, respectively; 
‘‘(B) supporting the establishment or ex-
pansion of teacher or school leader preparation 
academies under section 2211(d)(3)(B); 
‘‘(C) recruiting qualified individuals from 
other fields, including individuals from com-
puter science and other science, technology, en-
gineering, and math fields, mid-career profes-
sionals from other occupations, and former mili-
tary personnel;
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‘‘(D) establishing, improving, or expanding 
model instructional programs to ensure that all 
children meet the State’s academic standards; 
‘‘(E) providing evidence-based, job embed-
ded, continuous professional development for 
teachers and school leaders focused on improv-
ing teaching and student academic achievement; 
‘‘(F) implementing programs based on the 
current science of learning, which includes re-
search on positive brain change and cognitive 
skill development; 
‘‘(G) recruiting and training teachers to 
teach dual credit, dual enrollment, Advanced 
Placement, or International Baccalaureate post-
secondary-level courses to secondary school stu-
dents; 
‘‘(H) other activities and programs identi-
fied as necessary by the local educational agen-
cy that meet the purpose of this part; and 
‘‘(I) carrying out activities related to pay 
for success initiatives that meet the purposes of 
this part. 
‘‘(b) PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVENESS.—For a pro-
gram or activity developed pursuant to this section to meet
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the principles of effectiveness, such program or activity 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be based upon an assessment of objective 
data regarding the need for programs and activities 
in the elementary schools and secondary schools 
served to increase the number of teachers and school 
leaders who are effective in improving student aca-
demic achievement; 
‘‘(2) reflect evidence-based research, or in the 
absence of a strong research base, reflect effective 
strategies in the field, that provide evidence that the 
program or activity will improve student academic 
achievement; and 
‘‘(3) include meaningful and ongoing consulta-
tion with, and input from, teachers, school leaders, 
and parents, in the development of the application 
and administration of the program or activity. 
‘‘Subpart 3—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 2231. PERIODIC EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity and each 
teacher or school leader preparation academy that receives 
funds under this part shall undergo a periodic evaluation 
by the State educational agency involved to assess such 
entity’s or such academy’s progress toward achieving the 
purposes of this part.
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‘‘(b) USE OF RESULTS.—The results of an evaluation 
described in subsection (a) of an eligible entity or academy 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) used to refine, improve, and strengthen 
such eligible entity or such academy, respectively; 
and 
‘‘(2) made available to the public upon request, 
with public notice of such availability provided. 
‘‘SEC. 2232. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND ACADEMIES.—Each 
eligible entity and each teacher or school leader prepara-
tion academy that receives funds from a State educational 
agency under this part shall prepare and submit annually 
to such State educational agency a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a description of the progress of the eligible 
entity or teacher or school leader preparation acad-
emy, respectively, in meeting the purposes of this 
part; 
‘‘(2) a description of the programs and activi-
ties conducted by the eligible entity or teacher or 
school leader preparation academy, respectively, with 
funds received under this part; 
‘‘(3) how the eligible entity or teacher or school 
leader preparation academy, respectively, is using 
such funds; and
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‘‘(4) any such other information as the State 
educational agency may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Each State 
educational agency that receives a grant under this part 
shall prepare and submit, annually, to the Secretary a re-
port that includes— 
‘‘(1) a description of the programs and activi-
ties conducted by the State educational agency with 
grant funds received under this part; 
‘‘(2) a description of the progress of the State 
educational agency in meeting the purposes of this 
part described in section 2201; 
‘‘(3) how the State educational agency is using 
grant funds received under this part; 
‘‘(4) the methods and criteria the State edu-
cational agency used to award subgrants in a timely 
manner to eligible entities under section 2221 and, 
if applicable, funds in a timely manner to teacher or 
school 
leader 
academies 
under 
section 
2211(d)(3)(B); and 
‘‘(5) the results of the periodic evaluations con-
ducted under section 2231.
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‘‘SEC. 2233. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘From the funds reserved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 2211(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall, directly or 
through grants and contracts— 
‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to States and 
eligible entities in carrying out activities under this 
part; and 
‘‘(2) acting through the Institute of Education 
Sciences, conduct national evaluations of activities 
carried out by States and eligible entities under this 
part. 
‘‘SEC. 2234. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency or consor-
tium of local educational agencies; 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education or 
consortium of such institutions in partnership 
with a local educational agency or consortium 
of local educational agencies; 
‘‘(C) a for-profit organization, a nonprofit 
organization, or a consortium of for-profit or 
nonprofit organizations in partnership with a 
local educational agency or consortium of local 
educational agencies; or
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‘‘(D) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (B) and (C). 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(3) STATE AUTHORIZER.—The term ‘State au-
thorizer’ means an entity designated by the Gov-
ernor of a State to authorize teacher or school leader 
preparation academies within the State that— 
‘‘(A) enters into an agreement with a 
teacher or school leader preparation academy 
that— 
‘‘(i) specifies the goals expected of the 
academy, which, at a minimum, include the 
goals described in paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(ii) does not reauthorize the academy 
if such goals are not met; 
‘‘(B) may be a nonprofit organization, a 
State educational agency, or other public entity, 
or consortium of such entities (including a con-
sortium of State educational agencies); and 
‘‘(C) has a timely and efficient approval 
process to approve or disapprove a teacher or 
school leader preparation academy.
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‘‘(4) TEACHER OR SCHOOL LEADER PREPARA-
TION ACADEMY.—The term ‘teacher or school leader 
preparation academy’ means a public or private enti-
ty, or a nonprofit or for-profit organization, which 
may be an institution of higher education or an or-
ganization affiliated with an institution of higher 
education, that will prepare teachers or school lead-
ers to serve in schools, and that— 
‘‘(A) enters into an agreement with a State 
authorizer that specifies the goals expected of 
the academy, including— 
‘‘(i) a requirement that prospective 
teachers or school leaders who are enrolled 
in a teacher or school leader preparation 
academy receive a significant part of their 
training through clinical preparation that 
partners the prospective candidate with an 
effective teacher or school leader, respec-
tively, with a demonstrated record of in-
creasing 
or 
producing 
high 
student 
achievement, while also receiving concur-
rent instruction from the academy in the 
content area (or areas) in which the pro-
spective teacher or school leader will be-
come certified or licensed;
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‘‘(ii) the number of effective teachers 
or school leaders, respectively, who will 
demonstrate success in increasing or pro-
ducing high student achievement that the 
academy will produce; and 
‘‘(iii) a requirement that a teacher or 
school leader preparation academy will only 
award a certificate of completion after the 
graduate demonstrates that the graduate is 
an effective teacher or school leader, re-
spectively, with a demonstrated record of 
increasing or producing high student 
achievement, except that an academy may 
award a provisional certificate for the pe-
riod necessary to allow the graduate to 
demonstrate such effectiveness; 
‘‘(B) does not have restrictions on the 
methods the academy will use to train prospec-
tive teacher or school leader candidates, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) obligating (or prohibiting) the 
academy’s faculty to hold advanced degrees 
or conduct academic research; 
‘‘(ii) restrictions related to the acad-
emy’s physical infrastructure;
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‘‘(iii) restrictions related to the num-
ber of course credits required as part of 
the program of study; 
‘‘(iv) restrictions related to the under-
graduate coursework completed by teachers 
teaching or working on alternative certifi-
cates, licenses, or credentials, as long as 
such teachers have successfully passed all 
relevant State-approved content area ex-
aminations; or 
‘‘(v) restrictions related to obtaining 
accreditation from an accrediting body for 
purposes of becoming an academy; 
‘‘(C) limits admission to its program to 
prospective teacher or school leader candidates 
who demonstrate strong potential to improve 
student achievement, based on a rigorous selec-
tion process that reviews a candidate’s prior 
academic achievement or record of professional 
accomplishment; and 
‘‘(D) results in a certificate of completion 
that the State may recognize as at least the 
equivalent of a master’s degree in education for 
the purposes of hiring, retention, compensation, 
and promotion in the State.
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‘‘(5) TEACHER
RESIDENCY
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘teacher residency program’ means a school- 
based teacher preparation program in which a pro-
spective teacher— 
‘‘(A) for one academic year, teaches along-
side an effective teacher, as determined by a 
teacher evaluation system implemented under 
part A, who is the teacher of record; 
‘‘(B) receives concurrent instruction during 
the year described in subparagraph (A) from 
the partner institution (as defined in section 
200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1021)), which courses may be taught by 
local educational agency personnel or residency 
program faculty, in the teaching of the content 
area in which the teacher will become certified 
or licensed; and 
‘‘(C) acquires effective teaching skills. 
‘‘(6) WORKFORCE
CRITICAL
SUBJECT.—The 
term ‘workforce critical subject’ means an academic 
subject of urgent importance to the current and fu-
ture workforce needs of the State, including science, 
technology, engineering, math, and any other subject 
that has been identified by the State, in consultation
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with employer, workforce, community, educator, par-
ent and professional stakeholders.’’. 
(d) PART C.—Part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 6671 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparts 1 through 4; 
(2) by striking the heading relating to subpart 
5; 
(3) by striking sections 2361 and 2368; 
(4) in section 2362, by striking ‘‘principals’’ 
and inserting ‘‘school leaders’’; 
(5) in section 2363(6)(A), by striking ‘‘prin-
cipal’’ and inserting ‘‘school leader’’; 
(6) in section 2366(b), by striking ‘‘ate law’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(3) A State law’’; 
(7) by redesignating section 2362 as section 
2361; 
(8) by redesignating sections 2364 through 
2367 as sections 2362 through 2365, respectively; 
and 
(9) by redesignating section 2363 as section 
2366 and transferring such section to appear after 
section 2365 (as so redesignated). 
(e) PART D.—Part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 6751 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 2401. INCLUSION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
‘‘In this title, the term ‘local educational agency’ in-
cludes a charter school (as defined in section 6101) that, 
in the absence of this section, would not have received 
funds under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 2402. PARENTS’ RIGHT TO KNOW. 
‘‘At the beginning of each school year, a local edu-
cational agency that receives funds under this title shall 
notify the parents of each student attending any school 
receiving funds under this title that the parents may re-
quest, and the agency will provide the parents on request 
(and in a timely manner), information regarding the pro-
fessional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers 
any assessments mandated by the State educational agen-
cy or local educational agency for the student for that 
school year, and any local educational agency policy re-
garding student participation in such assessments. 
‘‘SEC. 2403. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 
‘‘Funds received under this title shall be used to sup-
plement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would 
otherwise be used for activities authorized under this 
title.’’.
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SEC. 202. CONFORMING REPEALS. 
(a) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Title II of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amend-
ed by repealing sections 201 through 204. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect October 1, 2015. 
TITLE III—PARENTAL ENGAGE-
MENT 
AND 
LOCAL 
FLEXI-
BILITY 
SEC. 301. PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL FLEXI-
BILITY. 
Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘TITLE III—PARENTAL ENGAGE-
MENT 
AND 
LOCAL 
FLEXI-
BILITY 
‘‘PART A—PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT 
‘‘Subpart 1—Charter School Program 
‘‘SEC. 3101. SENSE OF CONGRESS; PURPOSE. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The number of public charter schools 
has dramatically increased in recent years. Be-
tween the 2008–2009 school year and the 
2013–2014 school year, there was a 77 percent
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increase in the number of students attending 
public charter schools and a 39 percent increase 
in the number of schools. 
‘‘(B) Charter schools serve a very diverse 
population of students. Nationally, 57 percent 
of students enrolled in charter schools are mi-
nority students, while only 39 percent of stu-
dents in non-charter public schools are minority 
students. 
‘‘(C) For the 2014–2015 school year, there 
are more than 6700 public charter schools serv-
ing about 2.9 million students. This represents 
a 4 percent growth in the number of open char-
ter schools, and a 14 percent increase in stu-
dent enrollment from the 2013–2014 school 
year. 
‘‘(D) There are more than one million stu-
dent names on charter school waiting lists. 
‘‘(E) Charter schools are open in areas 
where students need better education options, 
including areas that serve economically dis-
advantaged kids. Almost 50 percent of the stu-
dents attending charter schools qualify for free 
or reduced priced lunch, a slightly larger per-
centage than non-charter public schools.
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‘‘(F) Charter schools serve students in all 
areas, from urban cities to rural towns through 
traditional brick and mortar schools, blended 
learning models, and online programs, giving 
parents across the Nation options to find the 
best learning environment for their children. 
‘‘(G) Charter schools give parents the op-
portunity to find the right place for their child 
to learn. Whether they are looking for digital 
learning, Montessori, or a more structured envi-
ronment, charter schools provide a variety of 
education options for families. 
‘‘(H) Charter schools have strong account-
ability to parents and the community because 
they have to meet the same State academic ac-
countability requirements as all other public 
schools, satisfy the terms of their charter with 
their authorizing authority, and satisfy parents 
who have selected the school for their children. 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that charter schools are a critical part 
of our education system in this Nation and the Con-
gress believes we must support opening more quality 
charter schools to help students succeed in their fu-
ture.
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‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subpart 
to— 
‘‘(1) improve the United States education sys-
tem and education opportunities for all Americans 
by supporting innovation in public education in pub-
lic school settings that prepare students to compete 
and contribute to the global economy and a stronger 
America; 
‘‘(2) provide financial assistance for the plan-
ning, program design, and initial implementation of 
charter schools; 
‘‘(3) expand the number of high-quality charter 
schools available to students across the Nation; 
‘‘(4) evaluate the impact of such schools on stu-
dent achievement, families, and communities, and 
share best practices between charter schools and 
other public schools; 
‘‘(5) encourage States to provide support to 
charter schools for facilities financing in an amount 
more nearly commensurate to the amount the States 
have typically provided for traditional public schools; 
‘‘(6) improve student services to increase oppor-
tunities for students with disabilities, English learn-
ers, and other traditionally underserved students to
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attend charter schools and meet challenging State 
academic achievement standards; 
‘‘(7) support efforts to strengthen the charter 
school authorizing process to improve performance 
management, 
including 
transparency, 
oversight, 
monitoring, and evaluation of such schools; and 
‘‘(8) support quality accountability and trans-
parency in the operational performance of all au-
thorized public chartering agencies, which include 
State educational agencies, local educational agen-
cies, and other authorizing entities. 
‘‘SEC. 3102. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This subpart authorizes the Sec-
retary to carry out a charter school program that supports 
charter schools that serve elementary school and sec-
ondary school students by— 
‘‘(1) supporting the startup of charter schools, 
and the replication and expansion of high-quality 
charter schools; 
‘‘(2) assisting charter schools in accessing cred-
it to acquire and renovate facilities for school use; 
and 
‘‘(3) carrying out national activities to sup-
port— 
‘‘(A) charter school development;
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‘‘(B) the dissemination of best practices of 
charter schools for all schools; 
‘‘(C) the evaluation of the impact of the 
program on schools participating in the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(D) stronger charter school authorizing. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING
ALLOTMENT.—From the amount 
made available under section 3(c)(1)(A) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) reserve 12.5 percent to support charter 
school facilities assistance under section 3104; 
‘‘(2) reserve not more than 10 percent to carry 
out national activities under section 3105; and 
‘‘(3) use the remaining amount after the Sec-
retary reserves funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
to carry out section 3103. 
‘‘(c) PRIOR GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.—The recipi-
ent of a grant or subgrant under this subpart or subpart 
2, as such subpart was in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of the Student Success Act, shall 
continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of such grant or subgrant. 
‘‘(d) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of the Student Success Act, the
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Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
report to the Secretary and Congress that— 
‘‘(1) examines whether the funds authorized to 
be reserved by State entities for administrative costs 
under section 3103(b)(1)(C) is appropriate; and 
‘‘(2) if such reservation of funds is determined 
not to be appropriate, makes recommendations on 
the appropriate reservation of funding for such ad-
ministrative costs. 
‘‘SEC. 3103. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER 
SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved 
under section 3102(b)(3), the Secretary shall award 
grants to State entities having applications approved pur-
suant to subsection (f) to enable such entities to— 
‘‘(1) award subgrants to eligible applicants for 
opening and preparing to operate— 
‘‘(A) new charter schools; 
‘‘(B) replicated, high-quality charter school 
models; or 
‘‘(C) 
expanded, 
high-quality 
charter 
schools; and 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to eligible ap-
plicants and authorized public chartering agencies in 
carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1)
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and work with authorized public chartering agencies 
in the State to improve authorizing quality. 
‘‘(b) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) use not less than 90 percent of the 
grant funds to award subgrants to eligible ap-
plicants, in accordance with the quality charter 
school program described in the State entity’s 
application approved pursuant to subsection (f), 
for the purposes described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) of subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(B) reserve not less than 7 percent of 
such funds to carry out the activities described 
in subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(C) reserve not more than 3 percent of 
such funds for administrative costs which may 
include technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—A State entity 
may use a grant received under this section to carry 
out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (1) directly or through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this Act shall prohibit the Secretary from awarding
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grants to States that use a weighted lottery to give 
slightly better chances for admission to all, or a sub-
set of, educationally disadvantaged students if— 
‘‘(A) the use of weighted lotteries in favor 
of such students is not prohibited by State law, 
and such State law is consistent with laws de-
scribed in section 6101(3)(G); and 
‘‘(B) such weighted lotteries are not used 
for the purpose of creating schools exclusively 
to serve a particular subset of students. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM PERIODS; PEER REVIEW; GRANT 
NUMBER AND AMOUNT; DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS; WAIV-
ERS.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM PERIODS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—A grant awarded by the 
Secretary to a State entity under this section 
shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(B) SUBGRANTS.—A subgrant awarded 
by a State entity under this section shall be for 
a period of not more than 5 years, of which an 
eligible applicant may use not more than 18 
months for planning and program design. 
‘‘(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary, and each 
State entity receiving a grant under this section,
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shall use a peer review process to review applications 
for assistance under this section. 
‘‘(3) GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) for each fiscal year for which funds 
are appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(A)— 
‘‘(i) award not less than 3 grants 
under this section; 
‘‘(ii) wholly fund each grant awarded 
under this section, without making con-
tinuation awards; and 
‘‘(iii) fully obligate the funds appro-
priated for the purpose of awarding grants 
under this section in the fiscal year for 
which such grants are awarded; and 
‘‘(B) prior to the start of the final year of 
the grant period of each grant awarded under 
this section to a State entity, review whether 
the State entity is using the grant funds for the 
agreed upon uses of funds and whether the full 
amount of the grant will be needed for the re-
mainder of the grant period and may, as deter-
mined necessary based on that review, termi-
nate or reduce the amount of the grant and re-
allocate the remaining grant funds to other
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State entities during the succeeding grant com-
petition under this section. 
‘‘(4) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—Each State en-
tity receiving a grant under this section shall award 
subgrants under this section in a manner that, to 
the extent possible, ensures that such subgrants— 
‘‘(A) are distributed throughout different 
areas, including urban, suburban, and rural 
areas; and 
‘‘(B) will assist charter schools rep-
resenting a variety of educational approaches. 
‘‘(5) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive any 
statutory or regulatory requirement over which the 
Secretary exercises administrative authority, except 
for any such requirement relating to the elements of 
a charter school described in section 6101(3), if— 
‘‘(A) the waiver is requested in an ap-
proved application under this section; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that grant-
ing such a waiver will promote the purposes of 
this subpart. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall not award 
a grant to a State entity under this section in a case 
in which such award would result in more than 1
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grant awarded under this section being carried out 
in a State at the same time. 
‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—An eligible applicant may 
not receive more than 1 subgrant under this section 
per individual charter school for a 5-year period, un-
less the eligible applicant demonstrates to the State 
entity not less than 3 years of improved educational 
results in the areas described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (D) of section 3110(7) for students enrolled in 
such charter school. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—A State entity desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may require. The application shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.—A descrip-
tion of the State entity’s objectives under this sec-
tion and how the objectives of the State entity’s 
quality charter school program will be carried out, 
including a description— 
‘‘(A) of how the State entity— 
‘‘(i) will support the opening of new 
charter schools, replicated, high-quality 
charter school models, or expanded, high- 
quality charter schools, and a description
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of the proposed number of each type of 
charter school or model, if applicable, to be 
opened under the State entity’s program; 
‘‘(ii) 
will 
inform 
eligible 
charter 
schools, developers, and authorized public 
chartering agencies of the availability of 
funds under the program; 
‘‘(iii) will work with eligible applicants 
to ensure that the eligible applicants access 
all Federal funds that they are eligible to 
receive, and help the charter schools sup-
ported by the applicants and the students 
attending the charter schools— 
‘‘(I) participate in the Federal 
programs in which the schools and 
students are eligible to participate; 
‘‘(II) receive the commensurate 
share of Federal funds the schools 
and students are eligible to receive 
under such programs; and 
‘‘(III) meet the needs of students 
served under such programs, including 
students with disabilities and English 
learners;
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‘‘(iv) will have clear plans and proce-
dures to assist students enrolled in a char-
ter school that closes or loses its charter to 
attend other high-quality schools; 
‘‘(v) in the case in which the State en-
tity is not a State educational agency— 
‘‘(I) will work with the State edu-
cational 
agency 
and 
the 
charter 
schools in the State to maximize char-
ter school participation in Federal and 
State programs for charter schools; 
and 
‘‘(II) will work with the State 
educational agency to adequately op-
erate the State entity’s program 
under this section, where applicable; 
‘‘(vi) will ensure each eligible appli-
cant that receives a subgrant under the 
State entity’s program to open and prepare 
to operate a new charter school, a rep-
licated, high-quality charter school model, 
or an expanded, high-quality charter 
school—
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‘‘(I) will ensure such school or 
model meets the requirements under 
section 6101(3); and 
‘‘(II) is prepared to continue to 
operate such school or model, in a 
manner consistent with the eligible 
applicant’s 
application, 
after 
the 
subgrant funds have expired; 
‘‘(vii) will support charter schools in 
local educational agencies with large num-
bers of schools identified by the State for 
improvement, including supporting the use 
of charter schools to improve, or in turning 
around, struggling schools; 
‘‘(viii) will work with charter schools 
to promote inclusion of all students, in-
cluding eliminating any barriers to enroll-
ment for foster youth or unaccompanied 
homeless youth, and support all students 
once they are enrolled to promote retention 
including through the use of fair discipli-
nary practice; 
‘‘(ix) will work with charter schools on 
recruitment practices, including efforts to 
engage groups that may otherwise have
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limited opportunities to participate in char-
ter schools, and to ensure such schools do 
not have in effect policies or procedures 
that may create barriers to enrollment of 
students, including educationally disadvan-
taged students, and are in compliance with 
all Federal and State laws on enrollment 
practices; 
‘‘(x) will share best and promising 
practices between charter schools and 
other public schools, including, where ap-
propriate, instruction and professional de-
velopment in science, technology, engineer-
ing, and math education, including com-
puter science, and other subjects; 
‘‘(xi) will ensure the charter schools 
receiving funds under the State entity’s 
program meet the educational needs of 
their students, including students with dis-
abilities and English learners; 
‘‘(xii) will support efforts to increase 
quality initiatives, including meeting the 
quality authorizing elements described in 
paragraph (2)(E);
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‘‘(xiii) in the case of a State entity 
not described in clause (xiv), will provide 
oversight of authorizing activity, including 
how the State will help ensure better au-
thorizing, such as by establishing author-
izing standards that may include approv-
ing, actively monitoring, and re-approving 
or revoking the authority of an authorized 
public chartering agency based on the per-
formance of the charter schools authorized 
by such agency in the areas of student 
achievement, student safety, financial and 
operational management, and compliance 
with all applicable statutes and regula-
tions; 
‘‘(xiv) in the case of a State entity de-
fined in subsection (i)(4), will work with 
the State to support the State’s system of 
assistance and oversight of authorized pub-
lic chartering agencies for authorizing ac-
tivity described in clause (xiii); and 
‘‘(xv) will work with eligible applicants 
receiving a subgrant under the State enti-
ty’s program to support the opening of 
charter schools or charter school models
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described in clause (i) that are secondary 
schools; 
‘‘(B) of the extent to which the State enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) is able to meet and carry out the 
priorities listed in subsection (f)(2); 
‘‘(ii) 
is 
working 
to 
develop 
or 
strengthen a cohesive statewide system to 
support the opening of new charter 
schools, replicated, high-quality charter 
school models, or expanded, high-quality 
charter schools; and 
‘‘(iii) 
is 
working 
to 
develop 
or 
strengthen a cohesive strategy to encour-
age collaboration between charter schools 
and local educational agencies on the shar-
ing of best practices; 
‘‘(C) of how the State entity will carry out 
the subgrant competition, including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the application 
each eligible applicant desiring to receive a 
subgrant will submit, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the roles 
and responsibilities of the eligible ap-
plicant, partner organizations, and
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management organizations, including 
the administrative and contractual 
roles and responsibilities; 
‘‘(II) a description of the quality 
controls agreed to between the eligible 
applicant and the authorized public 
chartering agency involved, such as a 
contract or performance agreement, 
how a school’s performance in the 
State’s academic accountability sys-
tem will be one of the most important 
factors for renewal or revocation of 
the school’s charter, and how the 
State entity and the authorized public 
chartering agency involved will reserve 
the right to revoke or not renew a 
school’s charter based on financial, 
structural, or operational factors in-
volving the management of the school; 
‘‘(III) a description of how the el-
igible applicant will solicit and con-
sider input from parents and other 
members of the community on the im-
plementation and operation of each
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charter school that will receive funds 
under the State entity’s program; and 
‘‘(IV) 
a 
description 
of 
the 
planned activities and expenditures 
for the subgrant funds for purposes of 
opening and preparing to operate a 
new charter school, a replicated, high- 
quality charter school model, or an ex-
panded, high-quality charter school, 
and how the school or model will 
maintain financial sustainability after 
the end of the subgrant period; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the State 
entity will review applications; 
‘‘(D) in the case of a State entity that 
partners with an outside organization to carry 
out the State entity’s quality charter school 
program, in whole or in part, of the roles and 
responsibilities of this partner; 
‘‘(E) of how the State entity will help the 
charter schools receiving funds under the State 
entity’s program consider the transportation 
needs of the schools’ students; and
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‘‘(F) of how the State entity will support 
diverse charter school models, including models 
that serve rural communities. 
‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—Assurances, including a 
description of how the assurances will be met, 
that— 
‘‘(A) each charter school receiving funds 
under the State entity’s program will have a 
high degree of autonomy over budget and oper-
ations; 
‘‘(B) the State entity will support charter 
schools in meeting the educational needs of 
their students as described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(xi); 
‘‘(C) the State entity will ensure that the 
authorized public chartering agency of any 
charter school that receives funds under the 
State entity’s program— 
‘‘(i) adequately monitors each such 
charter school in recruiting, enrolling, and 
meeting the needs of all students, includ-
ing students with disabilities and English 
learners; and 
‘‘(ii) ensures that each such charter 
school solicits and considers input from
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parents and other members of the commu-
nity on the implementation and operation 
of the school; 
‘‘(D) the State entity will provide adequate 
technical assistance to eligible applicants to— 
‘‘(i) meet the objectives described in 
clauses (viii) and (ix) of paragraph (1)(A) 
and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(ii) recruit, enroll, and retain tradi-
tionally underserved students, including 
students with disabilities and English 
learners, at rates similar to traditional 
public schools; 
‘‘(E) the State entity will promote quality 
authorizing, such as through providing technical 
assistance and supporting all authorized public 
chartering agencies in the State to improve the 
oversight of their charter schools, including 
by— 
‘‘(i) assessing annual performance 
data of the schools, including, as appro-
priate, graduation rates, student academic 
growth, and rates of student attrition;
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‘‘(ii) reviewing the schools’ inde-
pendent, annual audits of financial state-
ments conducted in accordance with gen-
erally accepted accounting principles, and 
ensuring any such audits are publically re-
ported; and 
‘‘(iii) holding charter schools account-
able to the academic, financial, and oper-
ational quality controls agreed to between 
the charter school and the authorized pub-
lic chartering agency involved, such as 
through renewal, non-renewal, or revoca-
tion of the school’s charter; 
‘‘(F) the State entity will work to ensure 
that charter schools are included with the tradi-
tional public schools in decisionmaking about 
the public school system in the State; and 
‘‘(G) The State entity will ensure that each 
charter school receiving funds under the State 
entity’s program makes publicly available, con-
sistent with the dissemination requirements of 
the annual State report card, information to 
help parents make informed decisions about the 
education options available to their children, in-
cluding information for each school on—
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‘‘(i) the educational program; 
‘‘(ii) student support services; 
‘‘(iii) annual performance and enroll-
ment data, disaggregated by the groups of 
students 
described 
in 
section 
1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II), except that such 
disaggregation shall not be required in a 
case in which the number of students in a 
group is insufficient to yield statistically 
reliable information or the results would 
reveal personally identifiable information 
about an individual student; and 
‘‘(iv) any other information the State 
requires all other public schools to report 
for purposes of section 1111(h)(1)(D). 
‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and 
justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or 
regulatory provisions that the State entity believes 
are necessary for the successful operation of the 
charter schools that will receive funds under the 
State entity’s program under this section or, in the 
case of a State entity defined in subsection (i)(4), a 
description of how the State entity will work with 
the State to request such necessary waivers, where 
applicable, and a description of any State or local
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rules, generally applicable to public schools, that will 
be waived, or otherwise not apply to such schools. 
‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA; PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall award grants to State entities under this sec-
tion on the basis of the quality of the applications 
submitted under subsection (e), after taking into 
consideration— 
‘‘(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by 
the State’s public charter school law and how 
the State entity will work to maximize the flexi-
bility provided to charter schools under the law; 
‘‘(B) the ambitiousness of the State enti-
ty’s objectives for the quality charter school 
program carried out under this section; 
‘‘(C) the quality of the strategy for assess-
ing achievement of those objectives; 
‘‘(D) the likelihood that the eligible appli-
cants receiving subgrants under the program 
will meet those objectives and improve edu-
cational results for students; 
‘‘(E) the State entity’s plan to— 
‘‘(i) adequately monitor the eligible 
applicants receiving subgrants under the 
State entity’s program;
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‘‘(ii) work with the authorized public 
chartering agencies involved to avoid dupli-
cation of work for the charter schools and 
authorized public chartering agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) provide adequate technical as-
sistance and support for— 
‘‘(I) the charter schools receiving 
funds under the State entity’s pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(II) quality authorizing efforts 
in the State; and 
‘‘(F) the State entity’s plan to solicit and 
consider input from parents and other members 
of the community on the implementation and 
operation of the charter schools in the State. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to State en-
tities to the extent that they meet the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(A) The State entity is located in a 
State— 
‘‘(i) that allows at least one entity 
that is not a local educational agency to be 
an authorized public chartering agency for
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developers seeking to open a charter school 
in the State; or 
‘‘(ii) in which local educational agen-
cies are the only authorized public char-
tering agencies and that has an appeals 
process for the denial of an application for 
a charter school; 
‘‘(B) The State entity is located in a State 
that does not impose any limitation on the 
number or percentage of charter schools that 
may exist or the number or percentage of stu-
dents that may attend charter schools in the 
State. 
‘‘(C) The State entity is located in a State 
that ensures equitable financing, as compared 
to traditional public schools, for charter schools 
and students in a prompt manner. 
‘‘(D) The State entity is located in a State 
that uses best practices from charter schools to 
help improve struggling schools and local edu-
cational agencies. 
‘‘(E) The State entity partners with an or-
ganization that has a demonstrated record of 
success in developing management organiza-
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tions to support the development of charter 
schools in the State. 
‘‘(F) The State entity supports charter 
schools that support at-risk students through 
activities such as dropout prevention, dropout 
recovery, or comprehensive career counseling 
practices. 
‘‘(G) The State entity authorizes all char-
ter schools in the State to serve as school food 
authorities. 
‘‘(H) The State entity has taken steps to 
ensure that all authorizing public chartering 
agencies implement best practices for charter 
school authorizing. 
‘‘(I) The State entity is able to dem-
onstrate that its State provides charter schools 
one or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) Funding for facilities. 
‘‘(ii) Assistance with the acquisition of 
facilities. 
‘‘(iii) Access to public facilities. 
‘‘(iv) The right of first refusal to pur-
chase public school buildings. 
‘‘(v) Low or no cost leasing privileges.
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‘‘(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant 
receiving a subgrant under this section shall use such 
funds to carry out activities related to opening and pre-
paring to operate a new charter school, a replicated, high- 
quality charter school model, or an expanded, high-quality 
charter school, such as— 
‘‘(1) preparing teachers and school leaders, in-
cluding through professional development; 
‘‘(2) acquiring equipment, educational mate-
rials, and supplies; and 
‘‘(3) carrying out necessary renovations and 
minor facilities repairs (excluding construction). 
‘‘(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State enti-
ty receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary, at the end of the third year of the 5-year grant 
period and at the end of such grant period, a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number of students served by each 
subgrant awarded under this section and, if applica-
ble, how many new students were served during each 
year of the subgrant period; 
‘‘(2) the progress the State entity made toward 
meeting the priorities described in subsection (f)(2), 
as applicable; 
‘‘(3) how the State entity met the objectives of 
the quality charter school program described in the
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‘‘(7) how the State entity has worked with char-
ter schools receiving funds under the State entity’s 
program to foster community involvement in the 
planning for and opening of such schools. 
‘‘(i) STATE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘State entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State educational agency; 
‘‘(2) a State charter school board; 
‘‘(3) a Governor of a State; or 
‘‘(4) a charter school support organization. 
‘‘SEC. 3104. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved 
under section 3102(b)(1), the Secretary shall not 
use less than 50 percent to award grants to eligible 
entities that have the highest-quality applications 
approved under subsection (d), after considering the 
diversity of such applications, to demonstrate inno-
vative methods of assisting charter schools to ad-
dress the cost of acquiring, constructing, and ren-
ovating facilities by enhancing the availability of 
loans or bond financing. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ 
means—
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‘‘(A) a public entity, such as a State or 
local governmental entity; 
‘‘(B) a private nonprofit entity; or 
‘‘(C) a consortium of entities described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(b) GRANTEE SELECTION.—The Secretary shall 
evaluate each application submitted under subsection (d), 
and shall determine whether the application is sufficient 
to merit approval. 
‘‘(c) GRANT CHARACTERISTICS.—Grants under sub-
section (a) shall be of a sufficient size, scope, and quality 
so as to ensure an effective demonstration of an innovative 
means of enhancing credit for the financing of charter 
school acquisition, construction, or renovation. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application in such form as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A) a statement identifying the activities 
proposed to be undertaken with funds received 
under subsection (a), including how the eligible 
entity will determine which charter schools will
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receive assistance, and how much and what 
types of assistance charter schools will receive; 
‘‘(B) a description of the involvement of 
charter schools in the application’s development 
and the design of the proposed activities; 
‘‘(C) a description of the eligible entity’s 
expertise in capital market financing; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the proposed ac-
tivities will leverage the maximum amount of 
private-sector financing capital relative to the 
amount of public funding used and otherwise 
enhance credit available to charter schools, in-
cluding how the eligible entity will offer a com-
bination of rates and terms more favorable than 
the rates and terms that a charter school could 
receive without assistance from the eligible enti-
ty under subsection (a); 
‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty possesses sufficient expertise in education to 
evaluate the likelihood of success of a charter 
school program for which facilities financing is 
sought; and 
‘‘(F) in the case of an application sub-
mitted by a State governmental entity, a de-
scription of the actions that the entity has
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taken, or will take, to ensure that charter 
schools within the State receive the funding the 
charter schools need to have adequate facilities. 
‘‘(e) CHARTER SCHOOL OBJECTIVES.—An eligible 
entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use the 
funds deposited in the reserve account established under 
subsection (f) to assist one or more charter schools to ac-
cess private sector capital to accomplish one or more of 
the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) The acquisition (by purchase, lease, dona-
tion, or otherwise) of an interest (including an inter-
est held by a third party for the benefit of a charter 
school) in improved or unimproved real property 
that is necessary to commence or continue the oper-
ation of a charter school. 
‘‘(2) The construction of new facilities, or the 
renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, 
necessary to commence or continue the operation of 
a charter school. 
‘‘(3) The predevelopment costs required to as-
sess sites for purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) and 
which are necessary to commence or continue the 
operation of a charter school. 
‘‘(f) RESERVE ACCOUNT.—
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‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—To assist charter schools 
to accomplish the objectives described in subsection 
(e), an eligible entity receiving a grant under sub-
section (a) shall, in accordance with State and local 
law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration 
with others, deposit the funds received under sub-
section (a) (other than funds used for administrative 
costs in accordance with subsection (g)) in a reserve 
account established and maintained by the eligible 
entity for this purpose. Amounts deposited in such 
account shall be used by the eligible entity for one 
or more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Guaranteeing, insuring, and rein-
suring bonds, notes, evidences of debt, loans, 
and interests therein, the proceeds of which are 
used for an objective described in subsection 
(e). 
‘‘(B) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of 
personal and real property for an objective de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
‘‘(C) Facilitating financing by identifying 
potential lending sources, encouraging private 
lending, and other similar activities that di-
rectly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, 
charter schools.
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‘‘(D) Facilitating the issuance of bonds by 
charter schools, or by other public entities for 
the benefit of charter schools, by providing 
technical, administrative, and other appropriate 
assistance (including the recruitment of bond 
counsel, underwriters, and potential investors 
and the consolidation of multiple charter school 
projects within a single bond issue). 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under sub-
section (a) and deposited in the reserve account es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall be invested in 
obligations issued or guaranteed by the United 
States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk secu-
rities. 
‘‘(3) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earn-
ings on funds received under subsection (a) shall be 
deposited in the reserve account established under 
paragraph (1) and used in accordance with such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An 
eligible entity may use not more than 2.5 percent of the 
funds received under subsection (a) for the administrative 
costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this section 
(excluding subsection (k)). 
‘‘(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.—
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‘‘(1) FINANCIAL
RECORD
MAINTENANCE
AND 
AUDIT.—The financial records of each eligible entity 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be main-
tained in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles and shall be subject to an annual 
audit by an independent public accountant. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under sub-
section (a) annually shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report of its operations and activities 
under this section (excluding subsection (k)). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report 
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) a copy of the most recent finan-
cial statements, and any accompanying 
opinion on such statements, prepared by 
the independent public accountant review-
ing the financial records of the eligible en-
tity; 
‘‘(ii) a copy of any report made on an 
audit of the financial records of the eligible 
entity that was conducted under paragraph 
(1) during the reporting period;
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‘‘(iii) an evaluation by the eligible en-
tity of the effectiveness of its use of the 
Federal funds provided under subsection 
(a) in leveraging private funds; 
‘‘(iv) a listing and description of the 
charter schools served during the reporting 
period, including the amount of funds used 
by each school, the type of project facili-
tated by the grant, and the type of assist-
ance provided to the charter schools; 
‘‘(v) a description of the activities car-
ried out by the eligible entity to assist 
charter schools in meeting the objectives 
set forth in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(vi) a description of the characteris-
tics of lenders and other financial institu-
tions participating in the activities under-
taken by the eligible entity under this sec-
tion (excluding subsection (k)) during the 
reporting period. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary shall review the reports submitted under 
subparagraph (A) and shall provide a com-
prehensive annual report to Congress on the ac-
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tivities conducted under this section (excluding 
subsection (k)). 
‘‘(i) NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE 
OBLIGATION.—No financial obligation of an eligible entity 
entered into pursuant to this section (such as an obliga-
tion under a guarantee, bond, note, evidence of debt, or 
loan) shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed in any re-
spect by, the United States. The full faith and credit of 
the United States is not pledged to the payment of funds 
which may be required to be paid under any obligation 
made by an eligible entity pursuant to any provision of 
this section. 
‘‘(j) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accord-
ance with chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall collect— 
‘‘(A) all of the funds in a reserve account 
established by an eligible entity under sub-
section (f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not 
earlier than 2 years after the date on which the 
eligible entity first received funds under sub-
section (a), that the eligible entity has failed to 
make substantial progress in carrying out the 
purposes described in subsection (f)(1); or
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‘‘(B) all or a portion of the funds in a re-
serve account established by an eligible entity 
under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the eligible entity has permanently 
ceased to use all or a portion of the funds in 
such account to accomplish any purpose de-
scribed in subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
shall not exercise the authority provided in para-
graph (1) to collect from any eligible entity any 
funds that are being properly used to achieve one or 
more of the purposes described in subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 
451, 452, and 458 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 124, 1234a, 1234g) shall apply 
to the recovery of funds under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall 
not be construed to impair or affect the authority of 
the Secretary to recover funds under part D of the 
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234 
et seq.). 
‘‘(k) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID 
PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘per-pupil 
facilities aid program’ means a program in which a
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State makes payments, on a per-pupil basis, to char-
ter schools to provide the schools with financing— 
‘‘(A) that is dedicated solely for funding 
charter school facilities; or 
‘‘(B) a portion of which is dedicated for 
funding charter school facilities. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount 
under section 3102(b)(1) remaining after the 
Secretary makes grants under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall make grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to States to pay for the Federal 
share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, 
and administering per-pupil facilities aid pro-
grams. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection for periods of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(C) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal 
share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) 
for a per-pupil facilities aid program shall be 
not more than— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the 
first fiscal year for which the program re-
ceives assistance under this subsection;
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‘‘(ii) 80 percent in the second such 
year; 
‘‘(iii) 60 percent in the third such 
year; 
‘‘(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such 
year; and 
‘‘(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 
‘‘(D) STATE SHARE.—A State receiving a 
grant under this subsection may partner with 1 
or more organizations to provide up to 50 per-
cent of the State share of the cost of estab-
lishing or enhancing, and administering the per- 
pupil facilities aid program. 
‘‘(E) MULTIPLE
GRANTS.—A State may 
receive more than 1 grant under this sub-
section, so long as the amount of such funds 
provided to charter schools increases with each 
successive grant. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall use the 
funds made available through the grant to es-
tablish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil 
facilities aid program for charter schools in the 
State of the applicant.
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‘‘(B) EVALUATIONS; TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE; 
DISSEMINATION.—From the amount 
made available to a State through a grant 
under this subsection for a fiscal year, the State 
may reserve not more than 5 percent to carry 
out evaluations, to provide technical assistance, 
and to disseminate information. 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.— 
Funds made available under this subsection 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
State and local public funds expended to pro-
vide per pupil facilities aid programs, oper-
ations financing programs, or other programs, 
for charter schools. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—No 
State may be required to participate in a pro-
gram carried out under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) STATE LAW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this subsection, a State shall 
establish or enhance, and administer, a 
per-pupil facilities aid program for charter 
schools in the State, that—
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‘‘(I) is specified in State law; and 
‘‘(II) provides annual financing, 
on a per-pupil basis, for charter 
school facilities. 
‘‘(ii) 
SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwith-
standing clause (i), a State that is required 
under State law to provide its charter 
schools with access to adequate facility 
space, but which does not have a per-pupil 
facilities aid program for charter schools 
specified in State law, may be eligible to 
receive a grant under this subsection if the 
State agrees to use the funds to develop a 
per-pupil facilities aid program consistent 
with the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a State shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘SEC. 3105. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount reserved under 
section 3102(b)(2), the Secretary shall—
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‘‘(1) use not less than 75 percent of such 
amount to award grants in accordance with sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(2) use not more than 25 percent of such 
amount to— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to State 
entities in awarding subgrants under section 
3103, and eligible entities and States receiving 
grants under section 3104; 
‘‘(B) disseminate best practices; and 
‘‘(C) evaluate the impact of the charter 
school program, including the impact on stu-
dent achievement, carried out under this sub-
part. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants 
for the purpose of carrying out the activities de-
scribed in section 3102(a)(1), subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) of section 3103(a)(1), and section 
3103(g). 
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this subsection, grants awarded 
under this subsection shall have the same terms and
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conditions as grants awarded to State entities under 
section 3103. 
‘‘(3) 
CHARTER
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) of the amount described in subsection 
(a)(1), use not less than 75 percent to make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible appli-
cants described in paragraph (4)(B); and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2) of section 3103(f)— 
‘‘(i) award grants to eligible appli-
cants on the basis of the quality of the ap-
plications submitted under this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in awarding grants to eligible ap-
plicants described in paragraph (4)(B) of 
this subsection, take into consideration 
whether such an eligible applicant— 
‘‘(I) demonstrates a high propor-
tion of high-quality charter schools 
within the network of the eligible ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates success in 
serving students who are educationally 
disadvantaged;
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‘‘(III) does not have a significant 
proportion of charter schools that 
have been closed, had their charter re-
voked for compliance issues, or had 
their affiliation with such eligible ap-
plicant revoked; 
‘‘(IV) has sufficient procedures in 
effect to ensure timely closure of low- 
performing or financially mismanaged 
charter schools and clear plans and 
procedures in effect for the students 
in such schools to attend other high- 
quality schools; and 
‘‘(V) demonstrates success in 
working with schools identified for im-
provement by the State. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘eligible applicant’ 
means an eligible applicant (as defined in section 
3110) that— 
‘‘(A) desires to open a charter school in— 
‘‘(i) a State that did not apply for a 
grant under section 3103; or 
‘‘(ii) a State that did not receive a 
grant under section 3103; or
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‘‘(B) is a charter management organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(c) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
carry out any of the activities described in this section di-
rectly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments. 
‘‘SEC. 3106. FEDERAL FORMULA ALLOCATION DURING 
FIRST YEAR AND FOR SUCCESSIVE ENROLL-
MENT EXPANSIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the allocation 
to schools by the States or their agencies of funds under 
part A of title I, and any other Federal funds which the 
Secretary allocates to States on a formula basis, the Sec-
retary and each State educational agency shall take such 
measures as are necessary to ensure that every charter 
school receives the Federal funding for which the charter 
school is eligible not later than 5 months after the charter 
school first opens, notwithstanding the fact that the iden-
tity and characteristics of the students enrolling in that 
charter school are not fully and completely determined 
until that charter school actually opens. The measures 
similarly shall ensure that every charter school expanding 
its enrollment in any subsequent year of operation receives 
the Federal funding for which the charter school is eligible 
not later than 5 months after such expansion.
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‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT AND LATE OPENINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The measures described in 
subsection (a) shall include provision for appropriate 
adjustments, through recovery of funds or reduction 
of payments for the succeeding year, in cases where 
payments made to a charter school on the basis of 
estimated or projected enrollment data exceed the 
amounts that the school is eligible to receive on the 
basis of actual or final enrollment data. 
‘‘(2) RULE.—For charter schools that first 
open after November 1 of any academic year, the 
State, in accordance with guidance provided by the 
Secretary and applicable Federal statutes and regu-
lations, shall ensure that such charter schools that 
are eligible for the funds described in subsection (a) 
for such academic year have a full and fair oppor-
tunity to receive those funds during the charter 
schools’ first year of operation. 
‘‘SEC. 3107. SOLICITATION OF INPUT FROM CHARTER 
SCHOOL OPERATORS. 
‘‘To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure 
that administrators, teachers, and other individuals di-
rectly involved in the operation of charter schools are con-
sulted in the development of any rules or regulations re-
quired to implement this subpart, as well as in the devel-
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opment of any rules or regulations relevant to charter 
schools that are required to implement part A of title I, 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or any 
other program administered by the Secretary that provides 
education funds to charter schools or regulates the activi-
ties of charter schools. 
‘‘SEC. 3108. RECORDS TRANSFER. 
‘‘State educational agencies and local educational 
agencies, as quickly as possible and to the extent prac-
ticable, shall ensure that a student’s records and, if appli-
cable, a student’s individualized education program as de-
fined in section 602(14) of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act, are transferred to a charter school 
upon the transfer of the student to the charter school, and 
to another public school upon the transfer of the student 
from a charter school to another public school, in accord-
ance with applicable State law. 
‘‘SEC. 3109. PAPERWORK REDUCTION. 
‘‘To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each 
authorized public chartering agency shall ensure that im-
plementation of this subpart results in a minimum of pa-
perwork for any eligible applicant or charter school. 
‘‘SEC. 3110. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart:
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‘‘(1) CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘charter management organization’ means 
a nonprofit organization that manages a network of 
charter schools linked by centralized support, oper-
ations, and oversight. 
‘‘(2) CHARTER
SCHOOL
SUPPORT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘charter school support organiza-
tion’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity that 
is not an authorized public chartering agency, which 
provides on a statewide basis— 
‘‘(A) assistance to developers during the 
planning, program design, and initial implemen-
tation of a charter school; and 
‘‘(B) technical assistance to charter schools 
to operate such schools. 
‘‘(3) DEVELOPER.—The term ‘developer’ means 
an individual or group of individuals (including a 
public or private nonprofit organization), which may 
include teachers, administrators and other school 
staff, parents, or other members of the local commu-
nity in which a charter school project will be carried 
out. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘eligible 
applicant’ means a developer that has—
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‘‘(A) applied to an authorized public char-
tering authority to operate a charter school; 
and 
‘‘(B) provided adequate and timely notice 
to that authority. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CHARTERING AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘authorized public chartering agency’ 
means a State educational agency, local educational 
agency, or other public entity that has the authority 
pursuant to State law and approved by the Sec-
retary to authorize or approve a charter school. 
‘‘(6) 
EXPANDED, 
HIGH-QUALITY
CHARTER 
SCHOOL.—The term ‘expanded, high-quality charter 
school’ means a high-quality charter school that has 
either significantly increased its enrollment or added 
one or more grades to its school. 
‘‘(7) HIGH-QUALITY
CHARTER
SCHOOL.—The 
term ‘high-quality charter school’ means a charter 
school that— 
‘‘(A) shows evidence of strong academic re-
sults, which may include strong academic 
growth as determined by a State; 
‘‘(B) has no significant issues in the areas 
of student safety, operational and financial
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management, or statutory or regulatory compli-
ance; 
‘‘(C) has demonstrated success in signifi-
cantly increasing student academic achieve-
ment, including graduation rates where applica-
ble, consistent with the requirements under title 
I, for all students served by the charter school; 
and 
‘‘(D) has demonstrated success in increas-
ing student academic achievement, including 
graduation rates where applicable, for the 
groups 
of 
students 
described 
in 
section 
1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II), except that such dem-
onstration is not required in a case in which the 
number of students in a group is insufficient to 
yield statistically reliable information or the re-
sults would reveal personally identifiable infor-
mation about an individual student. 
‘‘(8) REPLICATED, 
HIGH-QUALITY
CHARTER 
SCHOOL MODEL.—The term ‘replicated, high-quality 
charter school model’ means a high-quality charter 
school that has opened a new campus under an ex-
isting charter or an additional charter if required or 
permitted by State law.
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‘‘Subpart 2—Magnet School Assistance 
‘‘SEC. 3121. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to assist in the deseg-
regation of schools served by local educational agencies by 
providing financial assistance to eligible local educational 
agencies for— 
‘‘(1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of 
minority group isolation in elementary schools and 
secondary schools with substantial proportions of mi-
nority students, which shall include assisting in the 
efforts of the United States to achieve voluntary de-
segregation in public schools; 
‘‘(2) the development and implementation of 
magnet school programs that will assist local edu-
cational agencies in achieving systemic reforms and 
providing all students the opportunity to meet State 
academic standards; 
‘‘(3) the development and design of innovative 
educational methods and practices that promote di-
versity and increase choices in public elementary 
schools and public secondary schools and public edu-
cational programs; 
‘‘(4) courses of instruction within magnet 
schools that will substantially strengthen the knowl-
edge of academic subjects and the attainment of tan-
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gible and marketable career, technical, and profes-
sional skills of students attending such schools; 
‘‘(5) improving the ability of local educational 
agencies, including through professional develop-
ment, to continue operating magnet schools at a 
high performance level after Federal funding for the 
magnet schools is terminated; and 
‘‘(6) ensuring that students enrolled in the 
magnet school programs have equitable access to a 
quality education that will enable the students to 
succeed academically and continue with postsec-
ondary education or employment. 
‘‘SEC. 3122. DEFINITION. 
‘‘For the purpose of this subpart, the term ‘magnet 
school’ means a public elementary school, public secondary 
school, public elementary education center, or public sec-
ondary education center that offers a special curriculum 
capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of 
different racial backgrounds. 
‘‘SEC. 3123. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘From the amount appropriated under section 
3(c)(1)(B), the Secretary, in accordance with this subpart, 
is authorized to award grants to eligible local educational 
agencies, and consortia of such agencies where appro-
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priate, to carry out the purpose of this subpart for magnet 
schools that are— 
‘‘(1) part of an approved desegregation plan; 
and 
‘‘(2) designed to bring students from different 
social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds to-
gether. 
‘‘SEC. 3124. ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘A local educational agency, or consortium of such 
agencies where appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant 
under this subpart to carry out the purpose of this subpart 
if such agency or consortium— 
‘‘(1) is implementing a plan undertaken pursu-
ant to a final order issued by a court of the United 
States, or a court of any State, or any other State 
agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that re-
quires the desegregation of minority-group-seg-
regated children or faculty in the elementary schools 
and secondary schools of such agency; or 
‘‘(2) without having been required to do so, has 
adopted and is implementing, or will, if a grant is 
awarded to such local educational agency, or consor-
tium of such agencies, under this subpart, adopt and 
implement a plan that has been approved by the 
Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil
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Rights Act of 1964 for the desegregation of minor-
ity-group-segregated children or faculty in such 
schools. 
‘‘SEC. 3125. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local educational 
agency, or consortium of such agencies, desiring to receive 
a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.—Each appli-
cation submitted under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of— 
‘‘(A) how a grant awarded under this sub-
part will be used to promote desegregation, in-
cluding how the proposed magnet school pro-
grams will increase interaction among students 
of different social, economic, ethnic, and racial 
backgrounds; 
‘‘(B) the manner and extent to which the 
magnet school program will increase student 
academic achievement in the instructional area 
or areas offered by the school; 
‘‘(C) how the applicant will continue the 
magnet school program after assistance under 
this subpart is no longer available, and, if appli-
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cable, an explanation of why magnet schools es-
tablished or supported by the applicant with 
grant funds under this subpart cannot be con-
tinued without the use of grant funds under 
this subpart; 
‘‘(D) how grant funds under this subpart 
will be used— 
‘‘(i) to improve student academic 
achievement for all students attending the 
magnet school programs; and 
‘‘(ii) to implement services and activi-
ties that are consistent with other pro-
grams under this Act, and other Acts, as 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(E) the criteria to be used in selecting 
students to attend the proposed magnet school 
program; and 
‘‘(2) assurances that the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) use grant funds under this subpart 
for the purposes specified in section 3121; 
‘‘(B) employ effective teachers in the 
courses of instruction assisted under this sub-
part;
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‘‘(C) not engage in discrimination based on 
race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or dis-
ability in— 
‘‘(i) the hiring, promotion, or assign-
ment of employees of the applicant or 
other personnel for whom the applicant has 
any administrative responsibility; 
‘‘(ii) the assignment of students to 
schools, or to courses of instruction within 
the schools, of such applicant, except to 
carry out the approved plan; and 
‘‘(iii) designing or operating extra-
curricular activities for students; 
‘‘(D) carry out a quality education pro-
gram that will encourage greater parental deci-
sionmaking and involvement; and 
‘‘(E) give students residing in the local at-
tendance area of the proposed magnet school 
program equitable consideration for placement 
in the program, consistent with desegregation 
guidelines and the capacity of the applicant to 
accommodate the students. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—No grant shall be awarded 
under this subpart unless the Assistant Secretary of Edu-
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cation for Civil Rights determines that the assurances de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C) will be met. 
‘‘SEC. 3126. PRIORITY. 
‘‘In awarding grants under this subpart, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applicants that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate the greatest need for assist-
ance, based on the expense or difficulty of effectively 
carrying out approved desegregation plans and the 
magnet school program for which the grant is 
sought; 
‘‘(2) propose to carry out new magnet school 
programs, or significantly revise existing magnet 
school programs; 
‘‘(3) propose to select students to attend mag-
net school programs by methods such as lottery, 
rather than through academic examination; and 
‘‘(4) propose to serve the entire student popu-
lation of a school. 
‘‘SEC. 3127. USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds made available 
under this subpart may be used by an eligible local edu-
cational agency, or consortium of such agencies— 
‘‘(1) for planning and promotional activities di-
rectly related to the development, expansion, con-