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‘‘(10) activities that incorporate culturally and 
linguistically relevant curriculum content into class-
room instruction that is responsive to the unique 
learning styles of Indian and Alaska Native children 
and ensures that children are better able to meet 
State standards; 
‘‘(11) family literacy services; 
‘‘(12) activities that recognize and support the 
unique cultural and educational needs of Indian chil-
dren, and incorporate appropriately qualified tribal 
elders and seniors; 
‘‘(13) dropout prevention strategies for Indian 
and Alaska Native students; and 
‘‘(14) strategies to meet the educational needs 
of at-risk Indian students in correctional facilities, 
including such strategies that support Indian and 
Alaska Native students who are transitioning from 
such facilities to schools served by local educational 
agencies. 
‘‘(c) 
SCHOOLWIDE
PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a local educational agency may 
use funds made available to such agency under this sub-
part to support a schoolwide program under section 1114 
if— 
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‘‘(1) the committee established pursuant to sec-
tion 5114(c)(5) approves the use of the funds for 
the schoolwide program; 
‘‘(2) the schoolwide program is consistent with 
the purpose described in section 5111; and 
‘‘(3) the local educational agency identifies in 
its application how the use of such funds in a 
schoolwide program will produce benefits to the 
American Indian and Alaska Native students that 
would not be achieved if the funds were not used in 
a schoolwide program. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not 
more than 5 percent of the funds provided to a grantee 
under this subpart for any fiscal year may be used for 
administrative purposes. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.—Funds 
provided to a grantee under this subpart may not be used 
for long-distance travel expenses for training activities 
available locally or regionally. 
‘‘SEC. 5116. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) PLAN.—An entity receiving funds under this 
subpart may submit a plan to the Secretary for the inte-
gration of education and related services provided to In-
dian students. 
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‘‘(b) CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.—Upon the re-
ceipt of an acceptable plan under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary, in cooperation with each Federal agency providing 
grants for the provision of education and related services 
to the entity, shall authorize the entity to consolidate, in 
accordance with such plan, the federally funded education 
and related services programs of the entity and the Fed-
eral programs, or portions of the programs, serving Indian 
students in a manner that integrates the program services 
involved into a single, coordinated, comprehensive pro-
gram and reduces administrative costs by consolidating 
administrative functions. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAMS AFFECTED.—The funds that may be 
consolidated in a demonstration project under any such 
plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include funds for 
any Federal program exclusively serving Indian children, 
or the funds reserved under any Federal program to exclu-
sively serve Indian children, under which the entity is eligi-
ble for receipt of funds under a statutory or administrative 
formula for the purposes of providing education and re-
lated services that would be used to serve Indian students. 
‘‘(d) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—For a plan to be ac-
ceptable pursuant to subsection (b), the plan shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the programs or funding sources 
to be consolidated; 
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‘‘(2) be consistent with the objectives of this 
section concerning authorizing the services to be in-
tegrated in a demonstration project; 
‘‘(3) describe a comprehensive strategy that 
identifies the full range of potential educational op-
portunities and related services to be provided to as-
sist Indian students to achieve the objectives set 
forth in this subpart; 
‘‘(4) describe the way in which services are to 
be integrated and delivered and the results expected 
from the plan; 
‘‘(5) identify the projected expenditures under 
the plan in a single budget; 
‘‘(6) identify the State, tribal, or local agency 
or agencies to be involved in the delivery of the serv-
ices integrated under the plan; 
‘‘(7) identify any statutory provisions, regula-
tions, policies, or procedures that the entity believes 
need to be waived in order to implement the plan; 
‘‘(8) set forth measures for academic content 
and student academic achievement goals designed to 
be met within a specific period of time; and 
‘‘(9) be approved by a committee formed in ac-
cordance with section 5114(c)(5), if such a com-
mittee exists. 
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‘‘(e) PLAN REVIEW.—Upon receipt of the plan from 
an eligible entity, the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of each Federal department providing funds to be 
used to implement the plan, and with the entity submit-
ting the plan. The parties so consulting shall identify any 
waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal depart-
mental regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to en-
able the entity to implement the plan. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of the affected 
department shall have the authority to waive any regula-
tion, policy, or procedure promulgated by that department 
that has been so identified by the entity or department, 
unless the Secretary of the affected department deter-
mines that such a waiver is inconsistent with the objectives 
of this subpart or those provisions of the statute from 
which the program involved derives authority that are spe-
cifically applicable to Indian students. 
‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.—Within 90 days after the re-
ceipt of an entity’s plan by the Secretary, the Secretary 
shall inform the entity, in writing, of the Secretary’s ap-
proval or disapproval of the plan. If the plan is dis-
approved, the entity shall be informed, in writing, of the 
reasons for the disapproval and shall be given an oppor-
tunity to amend the plan or to petition the Secretary to 
reconsider such disapproval. 
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‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of the Student Success Act, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and the head 
of any other Federal department or agency identified by 
the Secretary of Education, shall enter into an inter-
departmental memorandum of agreement providing for 
the implementation and coordination of the demonstration 
projects authorized under this section. The lead agency 
head for a demonstration project under this section shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case 
of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or 
grant school under title XI of the Education Amend-
ments of 1978; or 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of 
any other entity. 
‘‘(h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEAD AGENCY.—The re-
sponsibilities of the lead agency shall include— 
‘‘(1) the use of a single report format related 
to the plan for the individual project, which shall be 
used by an eligible entity to report on the activities 
undertaken under the project; 
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‘‘(2) the use of a single report format related 
to the projected expenditures for the individual 
project which shall be used by an eligible entity to 
report on all project expenditures; 
‘‘(3) the development of a single system of Fed-
eral oversight for the project, which shall be imple-
mented by the lead agency; and 
‘‘(4) the provision of technical assistance to an 
eligible entity appropriate to the project, except that 
an eligible entity shall have the authority to accept 
or reject the plan for providing such technical assist-
ance and the technical assistance provider. 
‘‘(i) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A single report for-
mat shall be developed by the Secretary, consistent with 
the requirements of this section. Such report format shall 
require that reports described in subsection (h), together 
with records maintained on the consolidated program at 
the local level, shall contain such information as will allow 
a determination that the eligible entity has complied with 
the requirements incorporated in its approved plan, in-
cluding making a demonstration of student academic 
achievement, and will provide assurances to each Sec-
retary that the eligible entity has complied with all directly 
applicable statutory requirements and with those directly 
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applicable regulatory requirements that have not been 
waived. 
‘‘(j) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—In no case shall 
the amount of Federal funds available to an eligible entity 
involved in any demonstration project be reduced as a re-
sult of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(k) INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHOR-
IZED.—The Secretary is authorized to take such action 
as may be necessary to provide for an interagency transfer 
of funds otherwise available to an eligible entity in order 
to further the objectives of this section. 
‘‘(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Program funds for the con-
solidated programs shall be administered in such a 
manner as to allow for a determination that funds 
from a specific program are spent on allowable ac-
tivities authorized under such program, except that 
the eligible entity shall determine the proportion of 
the funds granted that shall be allocated to such 
program. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE
RECORDS
NOT
REQUIRED.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed as requir-
ing the eligible entity to maintain separate records 
tracing any services or activities conducted under 
the approved plan to the individual programs under 
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which funds were authorized for the services or ac-
tivities, nor shall the eligible entity be required to al-
locate expenditures among such individual programs. 
‘‘(m) OVERAGE.—The eligible entity may commingle 
all administrative funds from the consolidated programs 
and shall be entitled to the full amount of such funds 
(under each program’s or agency’s regulations). The over-
age (defined as the difference between the amount of the 
commingled funds and the actual administrative cost of 
the programs) shall be considered to be properly spent for 
Federal audit purposes, if the overage is used for the pur-
poses provided for under this section. 
‘‘(n) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—Nothing in this 
part shall be construed so as to interfere with the ability 
of the Secretary or the lead agency to fulfill the respon-
sibilities for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant 
to chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(o) REPORT ON STATUTORY OBSTACLES TO PRO-
GRAM INTEGRATION.— 
‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of the Student 
Success Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit 
a preliminary report to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate on the status of the implementation of the 
demonstration projects authorized under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of the Student Success 
Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit a re-
port to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate on the 
results of the implementation of the demonstration 
projects authorized under this section. Such report 
shall identify statutory barriers to the ability of par-
ticipants to integrate more effectively their education 
and related services to Indian students in a manner 
consistent with the objectives of this section. 
‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘Secretary’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case 
of an entity meeting the definition of a contract or 
grant school under title XI of the Education Amend-
ments of 1978; or 
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‘‘(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of 
any other entity. 
‘‘SEC. 5117. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require that, 
as part of an application for a grant under this subpart, 
each applicant shall maintain a file, with respect to each 
Indian child for whom the local educational agency pro-
vides a free public education, that contains a form that 
sets forth information establishing the status of the child 
as an Indian child eligible for assistance under this sub-
part, and that otherwise meets the requirements of sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) FORMS.—The form described in subsection (a) 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) either— 
‘‘(A)(i) the name of the tribe or band of 
Indians (as defined in section 5151) with re-
spect to which the child claims membership; 
‘‘(ii) the enrollment or membership number 
establishing the membership of the child (if 
readily available); and 
‘‘(iii) the name and address of the organi-
zation that maintains updated and accurate 
membership data for such tribe or band of Indi-
ans; or 
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‘‘(B) the name, the enrollment or member-
ship number (if readily available), and the name 
and address of the organization responsible for 
maintaining updated and accurate membership 
data, of any parent or grandparent of the child 
from whom the child claims eligibility under 
this subpart, if the child is not a member of the 
tribe or band of Indians (as so defined); 
‘‘(2) a statement of whether the tribe or band 
of Indians (as so defined), with respect to which the 
child, or parent or grandparent of the child, claims 
membership, is federally recognized; 
‘‘(3) the name and address of the parent or 
legal guardian of the child; 
‘‘(4) a signature of the parent or legal guardian 
of the child that verifies the accuracy of the informa-
tion supplied; and 
‘‘(5) any other information that the Secretary 
considers necessary to provide an accurate program 
profile. 
‘‘(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect a definition contained 
in section 5151. 
‘‘(d) DOCUMENTATION AND TYPES OF PROOF.— 
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‘‘(1) TYPES OF PROOF.—For purposes of deter-
mining whether a child is eligible to be counted for 
the purpose of computing the amount of a grant 
award under section 5113, the membership of the 
child, or any parent or grandparent of the child, in 
a tribe or band of Indians (as so defined) may be 
established by proof other than an enrollment num-
ber, notwithstanding the availability of an enroll-
ment number for a member of such tribe or band. 
Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to re-
quire the furnishing of an enrollment number. 
‘‘(2) NO
NEW
OR
DUPLICATIVE
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—Once a child is determined to be an Indian 
eligible to be counted for such grant award, the local 
education agency shall maintain a record of such de-
termination and shall not require a new or duplicate 
determination to be made for such child for a subse-
quent application for a grant under this subpart. 
‘‘(3) PREVIOUSLY
FILED
FORMS.—An Indian 
student eligibility form that was on file as required 
by this section on the day before the date of enact-
ment of the Student Success Act and that met the 
requirements of this section, as this section was in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
such Act, shall remain valid for such Indian student. 
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‘‘(e) MONITORING AND EVALUATION REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW.—For each fiscal year, in 
order to provide such information as is nec-
essary to carry out the responsibility of the Sec-
retary to provide technical assistance under this 
subpart, the Secretary shall conduct a moni-
toring and evaluation review of a sampling of 
the recipients of grants under this subpart. The 
sampling conducted under this subparagraph 
shall take into account the size of and the geo-
graphic location of each local educational agen-
cy. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A local educational 
agency may not be held liable to the United 
States or be subject to any penalty, by reason 
of the findings of an audit that relates to the 
date of completion, or the date of submission, 
of any forms used to establish, before April 28, 
1988, the eligibility of a child for an entitle-
ment under the Indian Elementary and Sec-
ondary School Assistance Act. 
‘‘(2) FALSE
INFORMATION.—Any local edu-
cational agency that provides false information in an 
application for a grant under this subpart shall— 
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‘‘(A) be ineligible to apply for any other 
grant under this subpart; and 
‘‘(B) be liable to the United States for any 
funds from the grant that have not been ex-
pended. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUDED
CHILDREN.—A student who 
provides false information for the form required 
under subsection (a) shall not be counted for the 
purpose of computing the amount of a grant under 
section 5113. 
‘‘(f) TRIBAL GRANT
AND CONTRACT SCHOOLS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in cal-
culating the amount of a grant under this subpart to a 
tribal school that receives a grant or contract from the 
Bureau of Indian Education, the Secretary shall use only 
one of the following, as selected by the school: 
‘‘(1) A count of the number of students in the 
schools certified by the Bureau. 
‘‘(2) A count of the number of students for 
whom the school has eligibility forms that comply 
with this section. 
‘‘(g) TIMING OF CHILD COUNTS.—For purposes of 
determining the number of children to be counted in calcu-
lating the amount of a local educational agency’s grant 
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under this subpart (other than in the case described in 
subsection (f)(1)), the local educational agency shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a date on, or a period not longer 
than 31 consecutive days during, which the agency 
counts those children, if that date or period occurs 
before the deadline established by the Secretary for 
submitting an application under section 5114; and 
‘‘(2) determine that each such child was en-
rolled, and receiving a free public education, in a 
school of the agency on that date or during that pe-
riod, as the case may be. 
‘‘SEC. 5118. PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall pay to each local educational agency that 
submits an application that is approved by the Secretary 
under this subpart the amount determined under section 
5113. The Secretary shall notify the local educational 
agency of the amount of the payment not later than June 
1 of the year for which the Secretary makes the payment. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
BY
THE 
STATE.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this 
subpart to a local educational agency for a fiscal year if, 
for such fiscal year, the State in which the local edu-
cational agency is located takes into consideration pay-
ments made under this chapter in determining the eligi-
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bility of the local educational agency for State aid, or the 
amount of the State aid, with respect to the free public 
education of children during such fiscal year or the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) REALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary may reallo-
cate, in a manner that the Secretary determines will best 
carry out the purpose of this subpart, any amounts that— 
‘‘(1) based on estimates made by local edu-
cational agencies or other information, the Secretary 
determines will not be needed by such agencies to 
carry out approved programs under this subpart; or 
‘‘(2) otherwise become available for reallocation 
under this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 5119. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW. 
‘‘Before submitting an application to the Secretary 
under section 5114, a local educational agency shall sub-
mit the application to the State educational agency, which 
may comment on such application. If the State educational 
agency comments on the application, the agency shall com-
ment on all applications submitted by local educational 
agencies in the State and shall provide those comments 
to the respective local educational agencies, with an oppor-
tunity to respond. 
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‘‘Subpart 2—Special Programs and Projects To Im-
prove Educational Opportunities for Indian 
Children and Youth 
‘‘SEC. 5121. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO IM-
PROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
INDIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the purpose of this 
section to support projects to develop, test, and dem-
onstrate the effectiveness of services and programs 
to improve educational opportunities and achieve-
ment of Indian children and youth. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall take 
the necessary actions to achieve the coordination of 
activities assisted under this subpart with— 
‘‘(A) other programs funded under this 
Act; and 
‘‘(B) other Federal programs operated for 
the benefit of American Indian and Alaska Na-
tive children and youth. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means a State educational agency, local 
educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian organization, fed-
erally supported elementary school or secondary school for 
Indian students, Indian institution (including an Indian 
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institution of higher education), Alaska Native Organiza-
tion, or a consortium of such entities. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to 
carry out activities that meet the purpose of this 
section, including— 
‘‘(A) innovative programs related to the 
educational needs of educationally disadvan-
taged children and youth; 
‘‘(B) educational services that are not 
available to such children and youth in suffi-
cient quantity or quality, including remedial in-
struction, to raise the achievement of Indian 
and Alaska Native children in one or more of 
the core academic subjects of English, mathe-
matics, science, foreign languages, art, history, 
and geography; 
‘‘(C) bilingual and bicultural programs and 
projects; 
‘‘(D) special health and nutrition services, 
and other related activities, that address the 
special health, social, emotional, and psycho-
logical problems of Indian children; 
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‘‘(E) special compensatory and other pro-
grams and projects designed to assist and en-
courage Indian children to enter, remain in, or 
reenter school, and to increase the rate of high 
school graduation for Indian children; 
‘‘(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling, 
and testing services; 
‘‘(G) high quality early childhood education 
programs that are effective in preparing young 
children to make sufficient academic growth by 
the end of grade 3, including kindergarten and 
pre-kindergarten programs, family-based pre-
school programs that emphasize school readi-
ness, screening and referral, and the provision 
of services to Indian children and youth with 
disabilities; 
‘‘(H) partnership projects between local 
educational agencies and institutions of higher 
education that allow secondary school students 
to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to 
aid such students in the transition from sec-
ondary to postsecondary education; 
‘‘(I) partnership projects between schools 
and local businesses for career preparation pro-
grams designed to provide Indian youth with 
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the knowledge and skills such youth need to 
make an effective transition from school to a 
high-skill, high-wage career; 
‘‘(J) programs designed to encourage and 
assist Indian students to work toward, and gain 
entrance into, an institution of higher edu-
cation; 
‘‘(K) family literacy services; 
‘‘(L) activities that recognize and support 
the unique cultural and educational needs of In-
dian children, and incorporate appropriately 
qualified tribal elders and seniors; 
‘‘(M) high quality professional development 
of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals; 
or 
‘‘(N) other services that meet the purpose 
described in this section. 
‘‘(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make multiyear grants under subsection (c) for 
the planning, development, pilot operation, or 
demonstration of any activity described in sub-
section (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years. 
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‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making multiyear 
grants described in this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to entities submitting 
applications that present a plan for combining 
two or more of the activities described in sub-
section (c) over a period of more than 1 year. 
‘‘(C) PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
make a grant payment for a grant described in 
this paragraph to an eligible entity after the 
initial year of the multiyear grant only if the 
Secretary determines that the eligible entity has 
made substantial progress in carrying out the 
activities assisted under the grant in accordance 
with the application submitted under paragraph 
(3) and any subsequent modifications to such 
application. 
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to award-
ing the multiyear grants described in paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may award grants under sub-
section (c) to eligible entities for the dissemina-
tion of exemplary materials or programs as-
sisted under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
may award a dissemination grant described in 
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this paragraph if, prior to awarding the grant, 
the Secretary determines that the material or 
program to be disseminated— 
‘‘(i) has been adequately reviewed; 
‘‘(ii) has demonstrated educational 
merit; and 
‘‘(iii) can be replicated. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any eligible entity 
that desires to receive a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subparagraph 
(A), other than an application for a dissemina-
tion grant under paragraph (2), shall contain— 
‘‘(i) a description of how parents of 
Indian children and representatives of In-
dian tribes have been, and will be, involved 
in developing and implementing the activi-
ties for which assistance is sought; 
‘‘(ii) assurances that the applicant will 
participate, at the request of the Secretary, 
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in any national evaluation of activities as-
sisted under this section; 
‘‘(iii) information demonstrating that 
the proposed program for the activities is 
a scientifically based research program, 
where applicable, which may include a pro-
gram that has been modified to be cul-
turally appropriate for students who will be 
served; 
‘‘(iv) a description of how the appli-
cant will incorporate the proposed activities 
into the ongoing school program involved 
once the grant period is over; and 
‘‘(v) such other assurances and infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of the funds provided to a grantee under this subpart 
for any fiscal year may be used for administrative pur-
poses. 
‘‘SEC. 5122. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS 
AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
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‘‘(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian 
and Alaska Native teachers and administrators serv-
ing Indian and Alaska Native students; 
‘‘(2) to provide training to qualified Indian and 
Alaska Native individuals to become educators and 
education support service professionals; and 
‘‘(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian in-
dividuals who serve in the capacities described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of this 
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education, includ-
ing an Indian institution of higher education; 
‘‘(2) a State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency, in consortium with an institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(3) an Indian tribe or organization, in consor-
tium with an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(4) a Bureau-funded school (as defined in sec-
tion 1146 of the Education Amendments of 1978). 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants to eligible entities having applica-
tions approved under this section to enable those entities 
to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds under this sec-
tion shall be used for activities to provide support 
and training for Indian individuals in a manner con-
sistent with the purposes of this section. Such activi-
ties may include continuing programs, symposia, 
workshops, conferences, and direct financial support, 
and may include programs designed to train tribal 
elders and seniors. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) TYPE OF TRAINING.—For education 
personnel, the training received pursuant to a 
grant under this section may be inservice or 
preservice training. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM.—For individuals who are 
being trained to enter any field other than 
teaching, the training received pursuant to a 
grant under this section shall be in a program 
that results in a graduate degree. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably re-
quire. 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) shall consider the prior performance of the 
eligible entity; and 
‘‘(2) may not limit eligibility to receive a grant 
under this section on the basis of— 
‘‘(A) the number of previous grants the 
Secretary has awarded such entity; or 
‘‘(B) the length of any period during which 
such entity received such grants. 
‘‘(g) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant under this section 
shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire, by regulation, that an individual who receives 
training pursuant to a grant made under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) perform work— 
‘‘(i) related to the training received 
under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) that benefits Indian people; or 
‘‘(B) repay all or a prorated part of the as-
sistance received. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish, by regulation, a reporting procedure under 
which a grant recipient under this section shall, not 
later than 12 months after the date of completion of 
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the training, and periodically thereafter, provide in-
formation concerning compliance with the work re-
quirement under paragraph (1). 
‘‘SEC. 5123. TRIBAL EDUCATION AGENCIES COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—Tribes may enter into written coop-
erative agreements with the State educational agency and 
the local educational agencies operating a school or schools 
within Indian lands. For purposes of this section, the term 
‘Indian land’ has the meaning given that term in section 
8013. 
‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—If requested by 
the Indian tribe, the State educational agency or the local 
educational agency may enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with the Indian tribe. Such cooperative agreement— 
‘‘(1) may authorize the tribe or such tribe’s re-
spective tribal education agency to plan, conduct, 
consolidate, and administer programs, services, func-
tions, and activities, or portions thereof, adminis-
tered by the State educational agency or the local 
educational agency; 
‘‘(2) may authorize the tribe or such tribe’s re-
spective tribal education agency to reallocate funds 
for such programs, services, functions, and activities, 
or portions thereof as necessary; and 
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‘‘(3) shall— 
‘‘(A) only confer the tribe or such tribe’s 
respective tribal education agency with respon-
sibilities to conduct activities described in para-
graph (1) such that the burden assumed by the 
tribe or the tribal education agency for con-
ducting such is commensurate with the benefit 
that doing so conveys to all parties of the agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) be based solely on terms of the writ-
ten agreement decided upon by the Indian tribe 
and the State educational agency or local edu-
cation agency. 
‘‘(c) DISAGREEMENT.—Agreements shall only be 
valid if the Indian tribe and State educational agency or 
local educational agency agree fully in writing to all of 
the terms of the written cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to relieve any party 
to a cooperative agreement from complying with all appli-
cable Federal, State, local laws. State and local edu-
cational agencies are still the ultimate responsible, liable 
parties for complying with all laws and funding require-
ments for any functions that are conveyed to tribes and 
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tribal education agencies through the cooperative agree-
ments. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this subpart, 
the term ‘Indian Tribe’ means any tribe or band that is 
officially recognized by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘Subpart 3—National Activities 
‘‘SEC. 5131. NATIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may 
use funds made available to carry out this subpart for each 
fiscal year to— 
‘‘(1) conduct research related to effective ap-
proaches for improving the academic achievement 
and development of Indian and Alaska Native chil-
dren and adults; 
‘‘(2) collect and analyze data on the educational 
status and needs of Indian and Alaska Native stu-
dents; and 
‘‘(3) carry out other activities that are con-
sistent with the purpose of this part. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may carry out any 
of the activities described in subsection (a) directly or 
through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements 
with, Indian tribes, Indian organizations, State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions 
of higher education, including Indian institutions of higher 
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education, and other public and private agencies and insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—Research activities supported 
under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be coordinated with appropriate of-
fices within the Department; and 
‘‘(2) may include collaborative research activi-
ties that are jointly funded and carried out by the 
Office of Indian Education Programs, the Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement, the Bureau 
of Indian Education, and the Institute of Education 
Sciences. 
‘‘SEC. 5132. IMPROVEMENT OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR 
STUDENTS 
THROUGH 
NATIVE 
AMERICAN 
LANGUAGE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
improve educational opportunities and academic achieve-
ment of Indian and Alaska Native students through Na-
tive American language programs and to foster the acqui-
sition of Native American language. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State educational 
agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian or-
ganization, federally supported elementary school or sec-
ondary school for Indian students, Indian institution (in-
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cluding an Indian institution of higher education), or a 
consortium of such entities. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Native American language programs 
that— 
‘‘(A) provide instruction through the use of 
a Native American language for not less than 
10 children for an average of not less than 500 
hours per year per student; 
‘‘(B) provide for the involvement of par-
ents, caregivers, and families of students en-
rolled in the program; 
‘‘(C) utilize, and may include the develop-
ment of, instructional courses and materials for 
learning Native American languages and for in-
struction through the use of Native American 
languages; 
‘‘(D) provide support for professional de-
velopment activities; and 
‘‘(E) include a goal of all students achiev-
ing— 
‘‘(i) fluency in a Native American lan-
guage; and 
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‘‘(ii) academic proficiency in mathe-
matics, English, reading or language arts, 
and science. 
‘‘(2) Native American language restoration pro-
grams that— 
‘‘(A) provide instruction in not less than 1 
Native American language; 
‘‘(B) provide support for professional de-
velopment activities for teachers of Native 
American languages; 
‘‘(C) develop instructional materials for the 
programs; and 
‘‘(D) include the goal of increasing pro-
ficiency and fluency in not less than 1 Native 
American language. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that de-
sires to receive a grant under this section shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and accompanied by such information 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible entity that 
submits an application for a grant to carry out the 
activity specified in subsection (c)(1), shall include 
in such application a certification that assures that 
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such entity has experience and a demonstrated 
record of effectiveness in operating and admin-
istering a Native American language program or any 
other educational program in which instruction is 
conducted in a Native American language. 
‘‘(e) GRANT DURATION.—The Secretary shall make 
grants under this section only on a multi-year basis. Each 
such grant shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘average’ 
means the aggregate number of hours of instruction 
through the use of a Native American language to all stu-
dents enrolled in a Native American language program 
during a school year divided by the total number of stu-
dents enrolled in the program. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not more than 5 percent of the funds pro-
vided to a grantee under this section for any fiscal 
year may be used for administrative purposes. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—An elementary school or 
secondary school for Indian students that receives 
funds from a recipient of a grant under subsection 
(c) for any fiscal year may use not more than 10 
percent of the funds for administrative purposes. 
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‘‘SEC. 5133. GRANTS TO TRIBES FOR EDUCATION ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to Indian tribes, and tribal organizations approved by In-
dian tribes, to plan and develop a centralized tribal admin-
istrative entity to— 
‘‘(1) coordinate all education programs operated 
by the tribe or within the territorial jurisdiction of 
the tribe; 
‘‘(2) develop education codes for schools within 
the territorial jurisdiction of the tribe; 
‘‘(3) provide support services and technical as-
sistance to schools serving children of the tribe; and 
‘‘(4) perform child-find screening services for 
the preschool-aged children of the tribe to— 
‘‘(A) ensure placement in appropriate edu-
cational facilities; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate the provision of any need-
ed special services for conditions such as dis-
abilities and English language skill deficiencies. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF GRANT.—Each grant awarded under 
this section may be awarded for a period of not more than 
3 years. Such grant may be renewed upon the termination 
of the initial period of the grant if the grant recipient dem-
onstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that renew-
ing the grant for an additional 3-year period is necessary 
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to carry out the objectives of the grant described in sub-
section (c)(2)(A). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Indian tribe and trib-
al organization desiring a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, containing such information, 
and consistent with such criteria, as the Secretary 
may prescribe in regulations. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application described in 
paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A) a statement describing the activities 
to be conducted, and the objectives to be 
achieved, under the grant; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the method to be 
used for evaluating the effectiveness of the ac-
tivities for which assistance is sought and for 
determining 
whether 
such 
objectives 
are 
achieved. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may approve 
an application submitted by a tribe or tribal organi-
zation pursuant to this section only if the Secretary 
is satisfied that such application, including any doc-
umentation submitted with the application— 
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‘‘(A) demonstrates that the applicant has 
consulted with other education entities, if any, 
within the territorial jurisdiction of the appli-
cant who will be affected by the activities to be 
conducted under the grant; 
‘‘(B) provides for consultation with such 
other education entities in the operation and 
evaluation of the activities conducted under the 
grant; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrates that there will be ade-
quate resources provided under this section or 
from other sources to complete the activities for 
which assistance is sought, except that the 
availability of such other resources shall not be 
a basis for disapproval of such application. 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTION.—A tribe may not receive funds 
under this section if such tribe receives funds under sec-
tion 1144 of the Education Amendments of 1978. 
‘‘Subpart 4—Federal Administration 
‘‘SEC. 5141. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDU-
CATION. 
‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—There is established a National 
Advisory Council on Indian Education (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘Council’), which shall— 
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‘‘(1) consist of 15 Indian members, who shall 
be appointed by the President from lists of nominees 
furnished, from time to time, by Indian tribes and 
organizations; and 
‘‘(2) represent different geographic areas of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary concerning the fund-
ing and administration (including the development of 
regulations and administrative policies and prac-
tices) of any program, including any program estab-
lished under this part— 
‘‘(A) with respect to which the Secretary 
has jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(B)(i) that includes Indian children or 
adults as participants; or 
‘‘(ii) that may benefit Indian children or 
adults; 
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Secretary 
for filling the position of Director of Indian Edu-
cation whenever a vacancy occurs; and 
‘‘(3) submit to Congress, not later than June 
30 of each year, a report on the activities of the 
Council, including— 
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‘‘(A) any recommendations that the Coun-
cil considers appropriate for the improvement of 
Federal education programs that include Indian 
children or adults as participants, or that may 
benefit Indian children or adults; and 
‘‘(B) 
recommendations 
concerning 
the 
funding of any program described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘SEC. 5142. PEER REVIEW. 
‘‘The Secretary may use a peer review process to re-
view applications submitted to the Secretary under sub-
part 2 or subpart 3. 
‘‘SEC. 5143. PREFERENCE FOR INDIAN APPLICANTS. 
‘‘In making grants and entering into contracts or co-
operative agreements under subpart 2 or subpart 3, the 
Secretary shall give a preference to Indian tribes, organi-
zations, and institutions of higher education under any 
program with respect to which Indian tribes, organiza-
tions, and institutions are eligible to apply for grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements. 
‘‘SEC. 5144. MINIMUM GRANT CRITERIA. 
‘‘The Secretary may not approve an application for 
a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subpart 
2 or subpart 3 unless the application is for a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement that is— 
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‘‘(1) of sufficient size, scope, and quality to 
achieve the purpose or objectives of such grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement; and 
‘‘(2) based on relevant research findings. 
‘‘Subpart 5—Definitions; Authorizations of 
Appropriations 
‘‘SEC. 5151. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For the purposes of this part: 
‘‘(1) ADULT.—The term ‘adult’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or 
‘‘(B) has attained an age that is greater 
than the age of compulsory school attendance 
under an applicable State law. 
‘‘(2) FREE
PUBLIC
EDUCATION.—The term 
‘free public education’ means education that is— 
‘‘(A) provided at public expense, under 
public supervision and direction, and without 
tuition charge; and 
‘‘(B) provided as elementary or secondary 
education in the applicable State or to preschool 
children. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ means an in-
dividual who is— 
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‘‘(A) a member of an Indian tribe or band, 
as membership is defined by the tribe or band, 
including— 
‘‘(i) any tribe or band terminated 
since 1940; and 
‘‘(ii) any tribe or band recognized by 
the State in which the tribe or band re-
sides; 
‘‘(B) a descendant, in the first or second 
degree, of an individual described in subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(C) considered by the Secretary of the In-
terior to be an Indian for any purpose; 
‘‘(D) an Alaska Native, as defined in sec-
tion 5206(1); or 
‘‘(E) a member of an organized Indian 
group that received a grant under the Indian 
Education Act of 1988 as in effect the day pre-
ceding the date of enactment of the Improving 
America’s Schools Act of 1994. 
‘‘(4) ALASKA
NATIVE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Alaska Native Organization’ has the same 
meaning as defined in section 5206(2). 
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‘‘SEC. 5152. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SUBPART 1.—For the purpose of carrying out 
subpart 1, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$105,921,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘(b) SUBPARTS 2 AND 3.—For the purpose of car-
rying out subparts 2 and 3, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $24,858,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2021. 
‘‘PART B—ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION 
‘‘SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Alaska Native Edu-
cational Equity, Support, and Assistance Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 5202. FINDINGS. 
‘‘Congress finds and declares the following: 
‘‘(1) The preservation of culture and language 
is critical to the attainment of educational success, 
to the betterment of the conditions, and to the long- 
term well-being, of Alaska Natives. Alaska Native 
students must be afforded a culturally relevant edu-
cation. 
‘‘(2) It is the policy of the Federal Government 
to maximize the leadership of and participation by 
Alaska Natives in the planning and the management 
of Alaska Native education programs and to support 
efforts developed by and undertaken within the Alas-
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ka Native community to improve educational oppor-
tunity for all students. 
‘‘(3) Many Alaska Native children enter and 
exit school with serious educational disadvantages. 
‘‘(4) Overcoming the magnitude of the geo-
graphic challenges, historical inequities, and other 
barriers to successfully improving educational out-
comes for Alaska Native students in rural, village, 
and urban settings is challenging. Significant dis-
parities between academic achievement of Alaska 
Native students and non-Native students continues, 
including lower graduation rates, increased school 
dropout rates, and lower achievement scores on 
standardized tests. 
‘‘(5) The preservation of Alaska Native cultures 
and languages and the integration of Alaska Native 
cultures and languages into education, positive iden-
tity development for Alaska Native students, and 
local, place-based, and culture-based programming 
are critical to the attainment of educational success 
and the long-term well-being of Alaska Native stu-
dents. 
‘‘(6) Improving educational outcomes for Alaska 
Native students increases access to employment op-
portunities. 
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‘‘(7) The programs and activities authorized 
under this part give priority to Alaska Native orga-
nizations as a means of increasing Alaska Native 
parents’ and community involvement in the pro-
motion of academic success of Alaska Native stu-
dents. 
‘‘(8) The Federal Government should lend sup-
port to efforts developed by and undertaken within 
the Alaska Native community to improve educational 
opportunity for Alaska Native students. In 1983, 
pursuant to Public Law 98–63, Alaska ceased to re-
ceive educational funding from the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs. The Bureau of Indian Education does not 
operate any schools in Alaska, nor operate or fund 
Alaska Native education programs. The program 
under this part supports the Federal trust responsi-
bility of the United States to Alaska Natives. 
‘‘SEC. 5203. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To recognize and address the unique edu-
cational needs of Alaska Natives. 
‘‘(2) To recognize the role of Alaska Native lan-
guages and cultures in the educational success and 
long-term well-being of Alaska Native students. 
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‘‘(3) To integrate Alaska Native cultures and 
languages into education, develop Alaska Native stu-
dents’ positive identity, and support local place- 
based and culture-based curriculum and program-
ming. 
‘‘(4) To authorize the development, manage-
ment, and expansion of effective supplemental edu-
cational programs to benefit Alaska Natives. 
‘‘(5) To provide direction and guidance to ap-
propriate Federal, State, and local agencies to focus 
resources, including resources made available under 
this part, on meeting the educational needs of Alas-
ka Natives. 
‘‘(6) To ensure the maximum participation by 
Alaska Native educators and leaders in the planning, 
development, management, and evaluation of pro-
grams designed to serve Alaska Natives students, 
and to ensure Alaska Native organizations play a 
meaningful role in supplemental educational services 
provided to Alaska Native students. 
‘‘SEC. 5204. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary 
is authorized to make grants to, or enter into con-
tracts with, Alaska Native organizations, State edu-
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cational agencies, local educational agencies, edu-
cational entities with experience in developing or op-
erating Alaska Native educational programs or pro-
grams of instruction conducted in Alaska Native lan-
guages, cultural and community-based organizations 
with experience in developing or operating programs 
to benefit the educational needs of Alaska Natives, 
and consortia of organizations and entities described 
in this paragraph, to carry out programs that meet 
the purposes of this part. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—A State 
educational agency, local educational agency, edu-
cational entity with experience in developing or oper-
ating Alaska Native educational programs or pro-
grams of instruction conducted in Alaska Native lan-
guages, cultural and community-based organization 
with experience in developing or operating programs 
to benefit the educational needs of Alaska Natives, 
or consortium of such organizations and entities is 
eligible for an award under this part only as part of 
a partnership involving an Alaska Native organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(3) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—Activities pro-
vided through the programs carried out under this 
part shall include the following which shall only be 
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provided specifically in the context of elementary 
and secondary education: 
‘‘(A) The development and implementation 
of plans, methods, and strategies to improve the 
education of Alaska Natives. 
‘‘(B) The collection of data to assist in the 
evaluation of the programs carried out under 
this part. 
‘‘(4) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities pro-
vided through programs carried out under this part 
may include the following which shall only be pro-
vided specifically in the context of elementary and 
secondary education: 
‘‘(A) The development of curricula and 
programs that address the educational needs of 
Alaska Native students, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Curriculum materials that reflect 
the cultural diversity, languages, history, 
or the contributions of Alaska Natives. 
‘‘(ii) 
Instructional 
programs 
that 
make use of Alaska Native languages and 
cultures. 
‘‘(iii) Networks that develop, test, and 
disseminate best practices and introduce 
successful programs, materials, and tech-
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niques to meet the educational needs of 
Alaska Native students in urban and rural 
schools. 
‘‘(B) Training and professional develop-
ment activities for educators, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Pre-service and in-service training 
and professional development programs to 
prepare teachers to develop appreciation 
for and understanding of Alaska Native 
cultures, values, ways of knowing and 
learning in order to effectively address the 
cultural diversity and unique needs of 
Alaska Native students. 
‘‘(ii) Recruitment and preparation of 
teachers who are Alaska Native. 
‘‘(iii) Programs that will lead to the 
certification and licensing of Alaska Native 
teachers, principals, and superintendents. 
‘‘(C) The development and operation of 
student enrichment programs, including those 
in science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics that— 
‘‘(i) are designed to prepare Alaska 
Native students to excel in such subjects; 
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‘‘(ii) provide appropriate support serv-
ices to the families of such students that 
are needed to enable such students to ben-
efit from the programs; and 
‘‘(iii) include activities that recognize 
and support the unique cultural and edu-
cational needs of Alaska Native children, 
and incorporate appropriately qualified 
Alaska Native elders and other tradition 
bearers. 
‘‘(D) Research and data collection activi-
ties to determine the educational status and 
needs of Alaska Native children. 
‘‘(E) Other research and evaluation activi-
ties related to programs carried out under this 
part. 
‘‘(F) Remedial and enrichment programs 
to assist Alaska Native students to be college or 
career ready upon graduation from high school. 
‘‘(G) Culturally based education programs 
designed and provided by an entity with dem-
onstrated experience in— 
‘‘(i) providing programs of study, both 
on site and in local schools, to share the 
rich and diverse cultures of Alaska Native 
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peoples among youth, elders, teachers, and 
the larger community; 
‘‘(ii) instructing Alaska Native youth 
in leadership, communication, Native cul-
ture, arts, and languages; 
‘‘(iii) increasing the high school grad-
uation rate of Alaska Native students who 
are served; 
‘‘(iv) providing instruction in Alaska 
Native history and ways of living to stu-
dents and teachers in the local school dis-
trict; 
‘‘(v) providing intergenerational learn-
ing and internship opportunities to Alaska 
Native youth and young adults; and 
‘‘(vi) providing cultural immersion ac-
tivities aimed at Alaska Native cultural 
preservation. 
‘‘(H) Statewide on-site exchange programs, 
for both students and teachers, that work to fa-
cilitate cultural relationships between urban and 
rural Alaskans to build mutual respect and un-
derstanding, and foster a statewide sense of 
common identity through host family, school, 
and community cross-cultural immersion. 
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‘‘(I) Education programs for at-risk urban 
Alaska Native students in kindergarten through 
grade 12 that work to increase graduation rates 
among such students and that— 
‘‘(i) include culturally informed cur-
riculum intended to preserve and promote 
Alaska Native culture; 
‘‘(ii) partner effectively with the local 
school district by providing a school-within- 
a school program model; 
‘‘(iii) provide high-quality academic 
instruction, small classroom sizes, and so-
cial-emotional support for students from 
elementary school through high school, in-
cluding residential support; 
‘‘(iv) work with parents to increase 
parental involvement in their students’ 
education; 
‘‘(v) work to improve academic pro-
ficiency and increase graduation rates; 
‘‘(vi) provide college preparation and 
career planning; and 
‘‘(vii) incorporate a strong data collec-
tion and continuous evaluation component 
at all levels of the program. 
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‘‘(J) Statewide programs that provide tech-
nical assistance and support to schools and 
communities to engage adults in promoting the 
academic progress and overall well-being of 
Alaska Native people through child and youth 
development, positive youth-adult relationships, 
improved conditions for learning (school cli-
mate, student connection to school and commu-
nity), 
and 
increased 
connections 
between 
schools and families. 
‘‘(K) Career preparation activities to en-
able Alaska Native children and adults to pre-
pare for meaningful employment, including pro-
grams providing tech-prep, mentoring, training, 
and apprenticeship activities. 
‘‘(L) Support for the development and 
operational activities of regional vocational 
schools in rural areas of Alaska to provide stu-
dents with necessary resources to prepare for 
skilled employment opportunities. 
‘‘(M) Other activities, consistent with the 
purposes of this part, to meet the educational 
needs of Alaska Native children and adults. 
‘‘(N) Regional leadership academies that 
demonstrate effectiveness in building respect, 
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understanding, and fostering a sense of Alaska 
Native identity to promote their pursuit of and 
success in completing higher education or ca-
reer training. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not 
more than 5 percent of funds provided to an award recipi-
ent under this part for any fiscal year may be used for 
administrative purposes. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants or contracts 
to carry out activities described in this subpart, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applications from Alaska Na-
tive Organizations. Such priority shall be explicitly delin-
eated in the Secretary’s process for evaluating applications 
and applied consistently and transparently to all applica-
tions from Alaska Native Organizations. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$33,185,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 5205. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No grant may be made 
under this part, and no contract may be entered into 
under this part, unless the Alaska Native organiza-
tion or entity seeking the grant or contract submits 
an application to the Secretary in such form, in such 
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manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may determine necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this part. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
FOR
CERTAIN
APPLI-
CANTS.—An 
applicant 
described 
in 
section 
5204(a)(2) shall, in the application submitted under 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate that an Alaska Native 
organization was directly involved in the devel-
opment of the program for which the applica-
tion seeks funds and explicitly delineate the 
meaningful role that the Alaska Native organi-
zation will play in the implementation and eval-
uation of the program for which funding is 
sought; and 
‘‘(B) provide a copy of the Alaska Native 
organization’s governing document. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Each applicant for 
an award under this part shall provide for ongoing advice 
from and consultation with representatives of the Alaska 
Native community. 
‘‘(c) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
COORDINA-
TION.—Each applicant for an award under this part shall 
inform each local educational agency serving students who 
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would participate in the program to be carried out under 
the grant or contract about the application. 
‘‘(d) CONTINUATION AWARDS.—An applicant de-
scribed in section 5204(a)(2) that receives funding under 
this part shall periodically demonstrate to the Secretary, 
during the term of the award, that the applicant is con-
tinuing to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(2)(A). 
‘‘SEC. 5206. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘Alaska Na-
tive’ has the same meaning as the term ‘Native’ has 
in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act and their descendants. 
‘‘(2) ALASKA
NATIVE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Alaska Native organization’ means a federally 
recognized tribe, consortium of tribes, regional non-
profit Native association, and an organization, 
that— 
‘‘(A) has or commits to acquire expertise 
in the education of Alaska Natives; and 
‘‘(B) has Alaska Natives in substantive 
and policymaking positions within the organiza-
tion. 
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‘‘PART C—NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION 
‘‘SEC. 5301. FINDINGS. 
‘‘Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) Native Hawaiians are a distinct and 
unique indigenous people with a historical continuity 
to the original inhabitants of the Hawaiian archi-
pelago, whose society was organized as a nation and 
internationally recognized as a nation by the United 
States, and many other countries. 
‘‘(2) Native Hawaiians have a cultural, historic, 
and land-based link to the indigenous people who ex-
ercised sovereignty over the Hawaiian Islands. 
‘‘(3) The political status of Native Hawaiians is 
comparable to that of American Indians and Alaska 
Natives. 
‘‘(4) The political relationship between the 
United States and the Native Hawaiian people has 
been recognized and reaffirmed by the United 
States, as evidenced by the inclusion of Native Ha-
waiians in many Federal statutes, including— 
‘‘(A) the Native American Programs Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the ‘American Indian Religious Free-
dom Act’ (42 U.S.C. 1996)); 
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‘‘(C) the National Museum of the Amer-
ican Indian Act (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.); 
‘‘(D) the Native American Graves Protec-
tion and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(E) the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) the Native American Languages Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); 
‘‘(G) the American Indian, Alaska Native, 
and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Develop-
ment Act (20 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.); 
‘‘(H) the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); and 
‘‘(I) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) Many Native Hawaiian students lag be-
hind other students in terms of— 
‘‘(A) school readiness factors; 
‘‘(B) scoring below national norms on edu-
cation achievement tests at all grade levels; 
‘‘(C) underrepresentation in the uppermost 
achievement levels and in gifted and talented 
programs; 
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‘‘(D) overrepresentation among students 
qualifying for special education programs; 
‘‘(E) underrepresentation in institutions of 
higher education and among adults who have 
completed 4 or more years of college. 
‘‘(6) The percentage of Native Hawaiian stu-
dents served by the State of Hawaii Department of 
Education rose 30 percent from 1980 to 2008, and 
there are and will continue to be geographically 
rural, isolated areas with a high Native Hawaiian 
population density. 
‘‘(7) The Native Hawaiian people are deter-
mined to preserve, develop, and transmit to future 
generations their ancestral territory and their cul-
tural identity in accordance with their own spiritual 
and traditional beliefs, customs, practices, language, 
and social institutions. 
‘‘SEC. 5302. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to authorize, develop, implement, assess, 
and evaluate innovative educational programs, Na-
tive Hawaiian language medium programs, Native 
Hawaiian culture-based education programs, and 
other education programs to improve the academic 
achievement of Native Hawaiian students by meet-
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ing their unique cultural and language needs in 
order to help such students meet challenging State 
student academic achievement standards; 
‘‘(2) to provide guidance to appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies to more effectively 
and efficiently focus resources, including resources 
made available under this part, on the development 
and implementation of— 
‘‘(A) innovative educational programs for 
Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(B) rigorous and substantive Native Ha-
waiian language programs; and 
‘‘(C) Native Hawaiian culture-based edu-
cational programs; and 
‘‘(3) to create a system by which information 
from programs funded under this part will be col-
lected, analyzed, evaluated, reported, and used in de-
cisionmaking activities regarding the types of grants 
awarded under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 
5303. 
NATIVE 
HAWAIIAN 
EDUCATION 
COUNCIL 
GRANT. 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—In order to better effec-
tuate the purposes of this part through the coordination 
of educational and related services and programs available 
to Native Hawaiians, including those programs that re-
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ceive funding under this part, the Secretary shall award 
a grant to an education council, as described under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) EDUCATION COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive the 
grant under subsection (a), the council shall be an 
education council (referred to in this section as the 
‘Education Council’) that meets the requirements of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Education Council 
shall consist of 15 members of whom— 
‘‘(A) one shall be the President of the Uni-
versity of Hawaii (or a designee); 
‘‘(B) one shall be the Governor of the 
State of Hawaii (or a designee); 
‘‘(C) one shall be the Superintendent of 
the State of Hawaii Department of Education 
(or a designee); 
‘‘(D) one shall be the chairperson of the 
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (or a designee); 
‘‘(E) one shall be the executive director of 
Hawaii’s Charter School Network (or a des-
ignee); 
‘‘(F) one shall be the chief executive officer 
of the Kamehameha Schools (or a designee); 
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mined by the individual who appointed such designee 
with input from the Native Hawaiian community, 
not less than 5 years of experience as a consumer 
or provider of Native Hawaiian education or cultural 
activities, with traditional cultural experience given 
due consideration. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—A member (including a des-
ignee), while serving on the Education Council, shall 
not be a recipient of grant funds that are awarded 
under this part. 
‘‘(5) TERM OF MEMBERS.—A member who is a 
designee shall serve for a term of not more than 4 
years. 
‘‘(6) CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) SELECTION.—The Education Council 
shall select a Chair and a Vice Chair from 
among the members of the Education Council. 
‘‘(B) TERM LIMITS.—The Chair and Vice 
Chair shall each serve for a 2-year term. 
‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS
RELATING 
TO EDUCATION COUNCIL.—The Education Council 
shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Council, 
or upon request by a majority of the members of the 
Education Council, but in any event not less often 
than every 120 days. 
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‘‘(8) NO COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 
made available through the grant may be used to 
provide compensation to any member of the Edu-
cation Council or member of a working group estab-
lished by the Education Council, for functions de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR COORDINATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Education Council shall use funds made avail-
able through the grant to carry out each of the following 
activities: 
‘‘(1) Providing advice about the coordination, 
and serving as a clearinghouse for, the educational 
and related services and programs available to Na-
tive Hawaiians, including the programs assisted 
under this part. 
‘‘(2) Assessing the extent to which such services 
and programs meet the needs of Native Hawaiians, 
and collecting data on the status of Native Hawaiian 
education. 
‘‘(3) Providing direction and guidance, through 
the issuance of reports and recommendations, to ap-
propriate Federal, State, and local agencies in order 
to focus and improve the use of resources, including 
resources made available under this part, relating to 
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Native Hawaiian education, and serving, where ap-
propriate, in an advisory capacity. 
‘‘(4) Awarding grants, if such grants enable the 
Education Council to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3). 
‘‘(5) Hiring an executive director who shall as-
sist in executing the duties and powers of the Edu-
cation Council, as described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Education Council shall use funds made 
available through the grant to— 
‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to Native Ha-
waiian organizations that are grantees or potential 
grantees under this part; 
‘‘(2) obtain from such grantees information and 
data regarding grants awarded under this part, in-
cluding information and data about— 
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of such grantees in 
meeting the educational priorities established by 
the Education Council, as described in para-
graph (6)(D), using metrics related to these 
priorities; and 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of such grantees in 
carrying out any of the activities described in 
section 5304(c) that are related to the specific 
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goals and purposes of each grantee’s grant 
project, using metrics related to these priorities; 
‘‘(3) assess and define the educational needs of 
Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(4) assess the programs and services available 
to address the educational needs of Native Hawai-
ians; 
‘‘(5) assess and evaluate the individual and ag-
gregate impact achieved by grantees under this part 
in improving Native Hawaiian educational perform-
ance and meeting the goals of this part, using 
metrics related to these goals; and 
‘‘(6) prepare and submit to the Secretary, at 
the end of each calendar year, an annual report that 
contains— 
‘‘(A) a description of the activities of the 
Education Council during the calendar year; 
‘‘(B) a description of significant barriers to 
achieving the goals of this part; 
‘‘(C) a summary of each community con-
sultation session described in subsection (e); 
and 
‘‘(D) recommendations to establish prior-
ities for funding under this part, based on an 
assessment of— 
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‘‘(i) the educational needs of Native 
Hawaiians; 
‘‘(ii) programs and services available 
to address such needs; 
‘‘(iii) the effectiveness of programs in 
improving the educational performance of 
Native Hawaiian students to help such stu-
dents meet challenging State student aca-
demic achievement standards; and 
‘‘(iv) priorities for funding in specific 
geographic communities. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTA-
TIONS.—The Education Council shall use funds made 
available through the grant under subsection (a) to hold 
not less than one community consultation each year on 
each of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, 
Oahu, and Kauai, at which— 
‘‘(1) not less than three members of the Edu-
cation Council shall be in attendance; 
‘‘(2) the Education Council shall gather com-
munity input regarding— 
‘‘(A) current grantees under this part, as 
of the date of the consultation; 
‘‘(B) priorities and needs of Native Hawai-
ians; and 
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‘‘(C) other Native Hawaiian education 
issues; and 
‘‘(3) the Education Council shall report to the 
community on the outcomes of the activities sup-
ported by grants awarded under this part. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall use the amount described in section 5305(d)(2), to 
make a payment under the grant. Funds made available 
through the grant shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Beginning not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Student Success Act, 
and for each subsequent year, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report that— 
‘‘(1) summarizes the annual reports of the Edu-
cation Council; 
‘‘(2) describes the allocation and use of funds 
under this part and the information gathered since 
the first annual report submitted by the Education 
Council to the Secretary under this section; and 
‘‘(3) contains recommendations for changes in 
Federal, State, and local policy to advance the pur-
poses of this part. 
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‘‘SEC. 5304. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—In order to carry 
out programs that meet the purposes of this part, the Sec-
retary is authorized to award grants to, or enter into con-
tracts with— 
‘‘(1) Native Hawaiian educational organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(2) Native Hawaiian community-based organi-
zations; 
‘‘(3) public and private nonprofit organizations, 
agencies, and institutions with experience in devel-
oping or operating Native Hawaiian education and 
workforce development programs or programs of in-
struction in the Native Hawaiian language; 
‘‘(4) charter schools; and 
‘‘(5) consortia of the organizations, agencies, 
and institutions described in paragraphs (1) through 
(4). 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants and entering 
into contracts under this part, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to— 
‘‘(1) programs that meet the educational pri-
ority recommendations of the Education Council, as 
described under section 5303(d)(6)(D); 
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‘‘(2) the repair and renovation of public schools 
that serve high concentrations of Native Hawaiian 
students; 
‘‘(3) programs designed to improve the aca-
demic achievement of Native Hawaiian students by 
meeting their unique cultural and language needs in 
order to help such students meet challenging State 
student academic achievement standards, including 
activities relating to— 
‘‘(A) achieving competence in reading, lit-
eracy, mathematics, and science for students in 
preschool through grade 3; 
‘‘(B) the educational needs of at-risk chil-
dren and youth; 
‘‘(C) professional development for teachers 
and administrators; 
‘‘(D) the use of Native Hawaiian language 
and preservation or reclamation of Native Ha-
waiian culture-based educational practices; and 
‘‘(E) other programs relating to the activi-
ties described in this part; and 
‘‘(4) programs in which a local educational 
agency, institution of higher education, or a State 
educational agency in partnership with a nonprofit 
entity serving underserved communities within the 
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Native Hawaiian population apply for a grant or 
contract under this part as part of a partnership or 
consortium. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Activities provided 
through programs carried out under this part may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) the development and maintenance of a 
statewide Native Hawaiian early education and care 
system to provide a continuum of high-quality early 
learning services for Native Hawaiian children from 
the prenatal period through the age of kindergarten 
entry; 
‘‘(2) the operation of family-based education 
centers that provide such services as— 
‘‘(A) early care and education programs 
for Native Hawaiians; and 
‘‘(B) research on, and development and as-
sessment of, family-based, early childhood, and 
preschool programs for Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(3) activities that enhance beginning reading 
and literacy in either the Hawaiian or the English 
language among Native Hawaiian students in kin-
dergarten through grade 3 and assistance in ad-
dressing the distinct features of combined English 
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and Hawaiian literacy for Hawaiian speakers in 
grades 5 and 6; 
‘‘(4) activities to meet the special needs of Na-
tive Hawaiian students with disabilities, including— 
‘‘(A) the identification of such students 
and their needs; 
‘‘(B) the provision of support services to 
the families of such students; and 
‘‘(C) other activities consistent with the re-
quirements of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act; 
‘‘(5) activities that address the special needs of 
Native Hawaiian students who are gifted and tal-
ented, including— 
‘‘(A) educational, psychological, and devel-
opmental activities designed to assist in the 
educational progress of such students; and 
‘‘(B) activities that involve the parents of 
such students in a manner designed to assist in 
the educational progress of such students; 
‘‘(6) the development of academic and voca-
tional curricula to address the needs of Native Ha-
waiian students, including curricula materials in the 
Hawaiian language and mathematics and science 
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curricula that incorporate Native Hawaiian tradition 
and culture; 
‘‘(7) professional development activities for edu-
cators, including— 
‘‘(A) the development of programs to pre-
pare prospective teachers to address the unique 
needs of Native Hawaiian students within the 
context of Native Hawaiian culture, language, 
and traditions; 
‘‘(B) in-service programs to improve the 
ability of teachers who teach in schools with 
high concentrations of Native Hawaiian stu-
dents to meet the unique needs of such stu-
dents; and 
‘‘(C) the recruitment and preparation of 
Native Hawaiians, and other individuals who 
live in communities with a high concentration of 
Native Hawaiians, to become teachers; 
‘‘(8) the operation of community-based learning 
centers that address the needs of Native Hawaiian 
students, 
parents, 
families, 
and 
communities 
through the coordination of public and private pro-
grams and services, including— 
‘‘(A) early education programs; 
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‘‘(B) before, after, and Summer school 
programs, expanded learning time, or weekend 
academies; 
‘‘(C) career and technical education pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(D) programs that recognize and support 
the unique cultural and educational needs of 
Native Hawaiian children, and incorporate ap-
propriately qualified Native Hawaiian elders 
and seniors; 
‘‘(9) activities, including program co-location, 
that ensure Native Hawaiian students graduate col-
lege and career ready including— 
‘‘(A) family literacy services; 
‘‘(B) counseling, guidance, and support 
services for students; and 
‘‘(C) professional development activities de-
signed to help educators improve the college 
and career readiness of Native Hawaiian stu-
dents; 
‘‘(10) research and data collection activities to 
determine the educational status and needs of Na-
tive Hawaiian children and adults; 
‘‘(11) other research and evaluation activities 
related to programs carried out under this part; and 
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‘‘(12) other activities, consistent with the pur-
poses of this part, to meet the educational needs of 
Native Hawaiian children and adults. 
‘‘(d) 
ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this part, funds made available to 
carry out this section as of the day before the date of en-
actment of the Student Success Act shall remain available 
until expended. The Secretary shall use such funds to sup-
port the following: 
‘‘(1) The repair and renovation of public 
schools that serve high concentrations of Native Ha-
waiian students. 
‘‘(2) The perpetuation of, and expansion of ac-
cess to, Hawaiian culture and history through digital 
archives. 
‘‘(3) Informal education programs that connect 
traditional Hawaiian knowledge, science, astronomy, 
and the environment through State museums or 
learning centers. 
‘‘(4) Public charter schools serving high con-
centrations of Native Hawaiian students. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not more than 5 percent of funds pro-
vided to a recipient of a grant or contract under this 
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section for any fiscal year may be used for adminis-
trative purposes. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement of paragraph (1) for a nonprofit en-
tity that receives funding under this section and 
allow not more than 10 percent of funds provided to 
such nonprofit entity under this section for any fis-
cal year to be used for administrative purposes. 
‘‘SEC. 5305. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant may be 
made under this part, and no contract may be entered into 
under this part, unless the entity seeking the grant or con-
tract submits an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may determine to be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this part. 
‘‘(b) DIRECT GRANT APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall provide a copy of all direct grant applications to the 
Education Council. 
‘‘(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), funds made available under this part 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any 
State or local funds used to achieve the purposes of 
this part. 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any nonprofit entity or Native Hawaiian 
community-based organization that receives a grant 
or other funds under this part. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part $34,181,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated under this subsection, the Secretary shall re-
serve, for each fiscal year after the date of enact-
ment of the Student Success Act not less than 
$500,000 for the grant to the Education Council 
under section 5303. 
‘‘(3) 
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
appropriated 
under this subsection shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS FOR THE ACT 
SEC. 601. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE ACT. 
(a) AMENDING TITLE VI.—Title VI (20 U.S.C. 7301 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘TITLE VI—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
‘‘PART A—DEFINITIONS 
‘‘SEC. 6101. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this Act: 
‘‘(1) AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
otherwise by State law or this paragraph, the 
term ‘average daily attendance’ means— 
‘‘(i) the aggregate number of days of 
attendance of all students during a school 
year; divided by 
‘‘(ii) the number of days school is in 
session during that year. 
‘‘(B) CONVERSION.—The Secretary shall 
permit the conversion of average daily member-
ship (or other similar data) to average daily at-
tendance for local educational agencies in 
States that provide State aid to local edu-
cational agencies on the basis of average daily 
membership (or other similar data). 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
RULE.—If the local edu-
cational agency in which a child resides makes 
a tuition or other payment for the free public 
education of the child in a school located in an-
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other school district, the Secretary shall, for the 
purpose of this Act— 
‘‘(i) consider the child to be in attend-
ance at a school of the agency making the 
payment; and 
‘‘(ii) not consider the child to be in at-
tendance at a school of the agency receiv-
ing the payment. 
‘‘(D) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—If a 
local educational agency makes a tuition pay-
ment to a private school or to a public school 
of another local educational agency for a child 
with a disability, as defined in section 602 of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
the Secretary shall, for the purpose of this Act, 
consider the child to be in attendance at a 
school of the agency making the payment. 
‘‘(2) AVERAGE PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE.—The 
term ‘average per-pupil expenditure’ means, in the 
case of a State or of the United States— 
‘‘(A) without regard to the source of 
funds— 
‘‘(i) the aggregate current expendi-
tures, during the third fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year for which the deter-
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mination is made (or, if satisfactory data 
for that year are not available, during the 
most recent preceding fiscal year for which 
satisfactory data are available) of all local 
educational agencies in the State or, in the 
case of the United States, for all States 
(which, for the purpose of this paragraph, 
means the 50 States and the District of 
Columbia); plus 
‘‘(ii) any direct current expenditures 
by the State for the operation of those 
agencies; divided by 
‘‘(B) the aggregate number of children in 
average daily attendance to whom those agen-
cies provided free public education during that 
preceding year. 
‘‘(3) CHARTER
SCHOOL.—The term ‘charter 
school’ means a public school that— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with a specific State 
statute authorizing the granting of charters to 
schools, is exempt from significant State or 
local rules that inhibit the flexible operation 
and management of public schools, but not 
from any rules relating to the other require-
ments of this paragraph; 
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‘‘(B) is created by a developer as a public 
school, or is adapted by a developer from an ex-
isting public school, and is operated under pub-
lic supervision and direction; 
‘‘(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of 
educational 
objectives 
determined 
by 
the 
school’s developer and agreed to by the author-
ized public chartering agency; 
‘‘(D) provides a program of elementary or 
secondary education, or both; 
‘‘(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, ad-
missions policies, employment practices, and all 
other operations, and is not affiliated with a 
sectarian school or religious institution; 
‘‘(F) does not charge tuition; 
‘‘(G) complies with the Age Discrimination 
Act of 1975, title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, part B of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act, the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), 
and section 444 of the General Education Pro-
visions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(g)) (commonly 
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known as the ‘Family Education Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1974’); 
‘‘(H) is a school to which parents choose to 
send their children, and admits students on the 
basis of a lottery if more students apply for ad-
mission than can be accommodated, except that 
in cases in which students who are enrolled in 
a charter school affiliated (such as by sharing 
a network) with another charter school, those 
students may be automatically enrolled in the 
next grade level at such other charter school, so 
long as a lottery is used to fill seats created 
through regular attrition in student enrollment; 
‘‘(I) agrees to comply with the same Fed-
eral and State audit requirements as do other 
elementary schools and secondary schools in the 
State, unless such State audit requirements are 
waived by the State; 
‘‘(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, 
and local health and safety requirements; 
‘‘(K) operates in accordance with State 
law; 
‘‘(L) has a written performance contract 
with the authorized public chartering agency in 
the State that includes a description of how 
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student performance will be measured in char-
ter schools pursuant to State assessments that 
are required of other schools and pursuant to 
any other assessments mutually agreeable to 
the authorized public chartering agency and the 
charter school; and 
‘‘(M) may serve prekindergarten or post-
secondary students. 
‘‘(4) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means any per-
son within the age limits for which the State pro-
vides free public education. 
‘‘(5) CHILD
WITH
A
DISABILITY.—The term 
‘child with a disability’ has the same meaning given 
that term in section 602 of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act. 
‘‘(6) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘community-based organization’ means a public 
or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated ef-
fectiveness that— 
‘‘(A) is representative of a community or 
significant segments of a community; and 
‘‘(B) provides educational or related serv-
ices to individuals in the community. 
‘‘(7) CONSOLIDATED
LOCAL
APPLICATION.— 
The term ‘consolidated local application’ means an 
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application submitted by a local educational agency 
pursuant to section 6305. 
‘‘(8) CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLAN.—The term 
‘consolidated local plan’ means a plan submitted by 
a local educational agency pursuant to section 6305. 
‘‘(9) CONSOLIDATED
STATE
APPLICATION.— 
The term ‘consolidated State application’ means an 
application submitted by a State educational agency 
pursuant to section 6302. 
‘‘(10) CONSOLIDATED STATE PLAN.—The term 
‘consolidated State plan’ means a plan submitted by 
a State educational agency pursuant to section 
6302. 
‘‘(11) CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.—The term 
‘core academic subjects’ means English, reading or 
language arts, mathematics, science, foreign lan-
guages, civics and government, economics, arts, his-
tory, and geography. 
‘‘(12) COUNTY.—The term ‘county’ means one 
of the divisions of a State used by the Secretary of 
Commerce in compiling and reporting data regard-
ing counties. 
‘‘(13) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 
program’ means each of the programs authorized 
by— 
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‘‘(A) part A of title I; 
‘‘(B) title II; and 
‘‘(C) part B of title III. 
‘‘(14) CURRENT
EXPENDITURES.—The term 
‘current expenditures’ means expenditures for free 
public education— 
‘‘(A) including expenditures for adminis-
tration, instruction, attendance and health serv-
ices, pupil transportation services, operation 
and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and 
net expenditures to cover deficits for food serv-
ices and student body activities; but 
‘‘(B) not including expenditures for com-
munity services, capital outlay, and debt serv-
ice, or any expenditures made from funds re-
ceived under title I. 
‘‘(15) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Education. 
‘‘(16) DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES.—The term 
‘direct student services’ means public school choice 
or high-quality academic tutoring that are designed 
to help increase academic achievement for students. 
‘‘(17) DISTANCE EDUCATION.—The term ‘dis-
tance education’ means the use of one or more tech-
nologies to deliver instruction to students who are 
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separated from the instructor and to support regular 
and substantive interaction between the students 
and 
the 
instructor 
synchronously 
or 
nonsyn-
chronously. 
‘‘(18) EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘educational service agency’ means a regional 
public multiservice agency authorized by State stat-
ute to develop, manage, and provide services or pro-
grams to local educational agencies. 
‘‘(19) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘ele-
mentary school’ means a nonprofit institutional day 
or residential school, including a public elementary 
charter school, that provides elementary education, 
as determined under State law. 
‘‘(20) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘English 
learner’, when used with respect to an individual, 
means an individual— 
‘‘(A) who is aged 3 through 21; 
‘‘(B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll 
in an elementary school or secondary school; 
‘‘(C)(i) who was not born in the United 
States or whose native language is a language 
other than English; 
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‘‘(ii)(I) who is a Native American or Alas-
ka Native, or a native resident of the outlying 
areas; and 
‘‘(II) who comes from an environment 
where a language other than English has had 
a significant impact on the individual’s level of 
English language proficiency; or 
‘‘(iii) who is migratory, whose native lan-
guage is a language other than English, and 
who comes from an environment where a lan-
guage other than English is dominant; and 
‘‘(D) whose difficulties in speaking, read-
ing, writing, or understanding the English lan-
guage may be sufficient to deny the indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(i) the ability to meet the State’s 
academic standards described in section 
1111; 
‘‘(ii) the ability to successfully achieve 
in classrooms where the language of in-
struction is English; or 
‘‘(iii) the opportunity to participate 
fully in society. 
‘‘(21) EXTENDED-YEAR
ADJUSTED
COHORT 
GRADUATION RATE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘extended- 
year adjusted cohort graduation rate’ means the 
ratio where— 
‘‘(i) the denominator consists of the 
number of students who form the original 
cohort of entering first-time 9th grade stu-
dents enrolled in the high school no later 
than the effective date for student mem-
bership data submitted annually by State 
educational agencies to the National Cen-
ter for Education Statistics under section 
153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act, 
adjusted by— 
‘‘(I) adding the students who 
joined that cohort, after the time of 
the determination of the original co-
hort; and 
‘‘(II) subtracting only those stu-
dents who left that cohort, after the 
time of the determination of the origi-
nal cohort, as described in subpara-
graph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) the numerator consists of the 
number of students in the cohort, as ad-
justed under clause (i), who earned a reg-
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ular high school diploma before, during, or 
at the conclusion of— 
‘‘(I) one or more additional years 
beyond the fourth year of high school; 
or 
‘‘(II) a summer session imme-
diately following the additional year of 
high school. 
‘‘(B) COHORT
REMOVAL.—To remove a 
student from a cohort, a school or local edu-
cational agency shall require documentation to 
confirm that the student has transferred out, 
emigrated to another country, transferred to a 
prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFERRED OUT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘transferred out’ 
means a student who the high school or 
local educational agency has confirmed, ac-
cording to clause (ii), has transferred— 
‘‘(I) to another school from which 
the student is expected to receive a 
regular high school diploma; or 
‘‘(II) to another educational pro-
gram from which the student is ex-
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pected to receive a regular high school 
diploma. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONFIRMATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(I) 
DOCUMENTATION
RE-
QUIRED.—The confirmation of a stu-
dent’s transfer to another school or 
educational 
program 
described 
in 
clause 
(i) 
requires 
documentation 
from the receiving school or program 
that the student enrolled in the receiv-
ing school or program. 
‘‘(II) LACK OF CONFIRMATION.— 
A student who was enrolled, but for 
whom there is no confirmation of the 
student having transferred out, shall 
remain in the denominator of the ex-
tended-year adjusted cohort. 
‘‘(iii) 
PROGRAMS
NOT
PROVIDING 
CREDIT.—A student who is retained in 
grade or who is enrolled in a GED or other 
alternative educational program that does 
not issue or provide credit toward the 
issuance of a regular high school diploma 
shall not be considered transferred out and 
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shall remain in the extended-year adjusted 
cohort. 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL
RULE.—For those high 
schools that start after grade 9, the original co-
hort shall be calculated for the earliest high 
school grade students attend no later than the 
effective date for student membership data sub-
mitted annually by State educational agencies 
to the National Center for Education Statistics 
pursuant to section 153 of the Education 
Sciences Reform Act. 
‘‘(22) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term 
‘family literacy services’ means services provided to 
participants on a voluntary basis that are of suffi-
cient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient 
duration, to make sustainable changes in a family, 
and that integrate all of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Interactive literacy activities between 
parents and their children. 
‘‘(B) Training for parents regarding how 
to be the primary teacher for their children and 
full partners in the education of their children. 
‘‘(C) Parent literacy training that leads to 
economic self-sufficiency. 
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‘‘(D) An age-appropriate education to pre-
pare children for success in school and life ex-
periences. 
‘‘(23) FOUR-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUA-
TION RATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘four-year 
adjusted cohort graduation rate’ means the 
ratio where— 
‘‘(i) the denominator consists of the 
number of students who form the original 
cohort of entering first-time 9th grade stu-
dents enrolled in the high school no later 
than the effective date for student mem-
bership data submitted annually by State 
educational agencies to the National Cen-
ter for Education Statistics pursuant to 
section 153 of the Education Sciences Re-
form Act, adjusted by— 
‘‘(I) adding the students who 
joined that cohort, after the time of 
the determination of the original co-
hort; and 
‘‘(II) subtracting only those stu-
dents who left that cohort, after the 
time of the determination of the origi-
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nal cohort, as described in subpara-
graph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) the numerator consists of the 
number of students in the cohort, as ad-
justed under clause (i), who earned a reg-
ular high school diploma before, during, or 
at the conclusion of— 
‘‘(I) the fourth year of high 
school; or 
‘‘(II) a summer session imme-
diately following the fourth year of 
high school. 
‘‘(B) COHORT
REMOVAL.—To remove a 
student from a cohort, a school or local edu-
cational agency shall require documentation to 
confirm that the student has transferred out, 
emigrated to another country, transferred to a 
prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFERRED OUT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘transferred out’ 
means a student who the high school or 
local educational agency has confirmed, ac-
cording to clause (ii), has transferred— 
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‘‘(I) to another school from which 
the student is expected to receive a 
regular high school diploma; or 
‘‘(II) to another educational pro-
gram from which the student is ex-
pected to receive a regular high school 
diploma. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONFIRMATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(I) 
DOCUMENTATION
RE-
QUIRED.—The confirmation of a stu-
dent’s transfer to another school or 
educational 
program 
described 
in 
clause 
(i) 
requires 
documentation 
from the receiving school or program 
that the student enrolled in the receiv-
ing school or program. 
‘‘(II) LACK OF CONFIRMATION.— 
A student who was enrolled, but for 
whom there is no confirmation of the 
student having transferred out, shall 
remain in the adjusted cohort. 
‘‘(iii) 
PROGRAMS
NOT
PROVIDING 
CREDIT.—A student who is retained in 
grade or who is enrolled in a GED or other 
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alternative educational program that does 
not issue or provide credit toward the 
issuance of a regular high school diploma 
shall not be considered transferred out and 
shall remain in the adjusted cohort. 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL
RULE.—For those high 
schools that start after grade 9, the original co-
hort shall be calculated for the earliest high 
school grade students attend no later than the 
effective date for student membership data sub-
mitted annually by State educational agencies 
to the National Center for Education Statistics 
pursuant to section 153 of the Education 
Sciences Reform Act. 
‘‘(24) FREE
PUBLIC
EDUCATION.—The term 
‘free public education’ means education that is pro-
vided— 
‘‘(A) at public expense, under public super-
vision and direction, and without tuition charge; 
and 
‘‘(B) as elementary school or secondary 
school education as determined under applicable 
State law, except that the term does not include 
any education provided beyond grade 12. 
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‘‘(25) GIFTED
AND
TALENTED.—The term 
‘gifted and talented’, when used with respect to stu-
dents, children, or youth, means students, children, 
or youth who give evidence of high achievement ca-
pability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artis-
tic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic 
fields, and who need services or activities not ordi-
narily provided by the school in order to fully de-
velop those capabilities. 
‘‘(26) HIGH-QUALITY
ACADEMIC
TUTORING.— 
The term ‘high-quality academic tutoring’ means 
supplemental academic services that— 
‘‘(A) are in addition to instruction pro-
vided during the school day; 
‘‘(B) are provided by a non-governmental 
entity or local educational agency that— 
‘‘(i) is included on a State educational 
agency approved provider list after dem-
onstrating to the State educational agency 
that its program consistently improves the 
academic achievement of students; and 
‘‘(ii) agrees to provide parents of chil-
dren receiving high-quality academic tutor-
ing, the appropriate local educational agen-
cy, and school with information on partici-
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pating students increases in academic 
achievement, in a format, and to the extent 
practicable, a language that such parent 
can understand, and in a manner that pro-
tects the privacy of individuals consistent 
with section 444 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g); 
‘‘(C) are selected by the parents of stu-
dents who are identified by the local educational 
agency as being eligible for such services from 
among providers on the approved provider list 
described in subparagraph (B)(i); 
‘‘(D) meet all applicable Federal, State, 
and local health, safety, and civil rights laws; 
and 
‘‘(E) ensure that all instruction and con-
tent are secular, neutral, and non-ideological. 
‘‘(27) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘high school’ 
means a secondary school that— 
‘‘(A) grants a diploma, as defined by the 
State; and 
‘‘(B) includes, at least, grade 12. 
‘‘(28) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
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meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(29) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘local edu-
cational agency’ means a public board of edu-
cation or other public authority legally con-
stituted within a State for either administrative 
control or direction of, or to perform a service 
function for, public elementary schools or sec-
ondary schools in a city, county, township, 
school district, or other political subdivision of 
a State, or of or for a combination of school 
districts or counties that is recognized in a 
State as an administrative agency for its public 
elementary schools or secondary schools. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND DI-
RECTION.—The term includes any other public 
institution or agency having administrative con-
trol and direction of a public elementary school 
or secondary school. 
‘‘(C) BIE SCHOOLS.—The term includes 
an elementary school or secondary school fund-
ed by the Bureau of Indian Education but only 
to the extent that including the school makes 
the school eligible for programs for which spe-
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cific eligibility is not provided to the school in 
another provision of law and the school does not 
have a student population that is smaller than 
the student population of the local educational 
agency receiving assistance under this Act with 
the smallest student population, except that the 
school shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of 
any State educational agency other than the 
Bureau of Indian Education. 
‘‘(D) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES.— 
The term includes educational service agencies 
and consortia of those agencies. 
‘‘(E) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The 
term includes the State educational agency in a 
State in which the State educational agency is 
the sole educational agency for all public 
schools. 
‘‘(30) NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMER-
ICAN LANGUAGE.—The terms ‘Native American’ and 
‘Native American language’ have the same meaning 
given those terms in section 103 of the Native 
American Languages Act of 1990. 
‘‘(31) OTHER STAFF.—The term ‘other staff’ 
means specialized instructional support personnel, li-
brarians, career guidance and counseling personnel, 
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education aides, and other instructional and admin-
istrative personnel. 
‘‘(32) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying 
area’— 
‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; 
‘‘(B) means the Republic of Palau, to the 
extent permitted under section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) 
of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 99–658; 117 
Stat. 2751) and until an agreement for the ex-
tension of United States education assistance 
under the Compact of Free Association becomes 
effective for the Republic of Palau; and 
‘‘(C) for the purpose of any discretionary 
grant program under this Act, includes the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands and the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, to the extent per-
mitted under section 105(f)(1)(B)(viii) of the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–188; 117 Stat. 
2751). 
‘‘(33) PARENT.—The term ‘parent’ includes a 
legal guardian or other person standing in loco 
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parentis (such as a grandparent, stepparent, or fos-
ter parent with whom the child lives, or a person 
who is legally responsible for the child’s welfare). 
‘‘(34) PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT.—The term 
‘parental involvement’ means the participation of 
parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful commu-
nication involving student academic learning and 
other school activities, including ensuring— 
‘‘(A) that parents play an integral role in 
assisting in their child’s learning; 
‘‘(B) that parents are encouraged to be ac-
tively involved in their child’s education at 
school; 
‘‘(C) that parents are full partners in their 
child’s education and are included, as appro-
priate, in decisionmaking and on advisory com-
mittees to assist in the education of their child; 
and 
‘‘(D) the carrying out of other activities, 
such as those described in section 1118. 
‘‘(35) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’ 
means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget and revised annually in ac-
cordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
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Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of 
the size involved. 
‘‘(36) 
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
term ‘professional development’— 
‘‘(A) includes evidence-based, job-embed-
ded, continuous activities that— 
‘‘(i) improve and increase teachers’ 
knowledge of the academic subjects the 
teachers teach, and enable teachers to be-
come effective educators; 
‘‘(ii) are an integral part of broad 
schoolwide and districtwide educational im-
provement plans; 
‘‘(iii) give teachers, school leaders, 
other staff, and administrators the knowl-
edge and skills to provide students with 
the opportunity to meet State academic 
standards; 
‘‘(iv) improve classroom management 
skills; 
‘‘(v)(I) have a positive and lasting im-
pact on classroom instruction and the 
teacher’s performance in the classroom; 
and 
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‘‘(II) are not 1-day or short-term 
workshops or conferences; 
‘‘(vi) support the recruiting, hiring, 
and training of effective teachers, including 
teachers who became certified or licensed 
through State and local alternative routes 
to certification; 
‘‘(vii) advance teacher understanding 
of effective instructional strategies that are 
strategies for improving student academic 
achievement or substantially increasing the 
knowledge and teaching skills of teachers, 
including through addressing the social 
and emotional development needs of stu-
dents; 
‘‘(viii) are aligned with and directly 
related to— 
‘‘(I) State academic standards 
and assessments; and 
‘‘(II) the curricula and programs 
tied to the standards described in sub-
clause (I); 
‘‘(ix) are developed with extensive par-
ticipation of teachers, school leaders, par-
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ents, and administrators of schools to be 
served under this Act; 
‘‘(x) are designed to give teachers of 
English learners and other teachers and 
instructional staff, the knowledge and 
skills to provide instruction and appro-
priate language and academic support 
services to those children, including the ap-
propriate use of curricula and assessments; 
‘‘(xi) to the extent appropriate, pro-
vide training for teachers, other staff, and 
school leaders in the use of technology so 
that technology and technology applica-
tions are effectively used to improve teach-
ing and learning in the curricula and core 
academic subjects in which the students re-
ceive instruction; 
‘‘(xii) as a whole, are regularly evalu-
ated for their impact on increased teacher 
effectiveness and improved student aca-
demic achievement, with the findings of 
the evaluations used to improve the quality 
of the professional development; 
‘‘(xiii) provide instruction in methods 
of teaching children with special needs; 
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‘‘(xiv) include instruction in the use of 
data and assessments to inform and in-
struct classroom practice; and 
‘‘(xv) include instruction in ways that 
teachers, school leaders, specialized in-
structional support personnel, other staff, 
and school administrators may work more 
effectively with parents; and 
‘‘(B) may include evidence-based, job-em-
bedded, continuous activities that— 
‘‘(i) involve the forming of partner-
ships with institutions of higher education 
to establish school-based teacher training 
programs that provide prospective teachers 
and new teachers with an opportunity to 
work under the guidance of experienced 
teachers and college faculty; 
‘‘(ii) create programs to enable para-
professionals (assisting teachers employed 
by a local educational agency receiving as-
sistance under subpart 1 of part A of title 
I) to obtain the education necessary for 
those paraprofessionals to become certified 
and licensed teachers; and 
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‘‘(iii) provide follow-up training to in-
dividuals who have participated in activi-
ties described in subparagraph (A) or an-
other clause of this subparagraph that are 
designed to ensure that the knowledge and 
skills learned by the teachers are imple-
mented in the classroom. 
‘‘(37) REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘regular 
high school diploma’ means the standard high 
school diploma awarded to the preponderance of 
students in the State that is fully aligned with 
State standards, or a higher diploma. Such 
term shall not include a GED or other recog-
nized equivalent of a diploma, a certificate of 
attendance, or any lesser diploma award. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
STUDENTS
WITH 
SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES.—For a 
student who is assessed using an alternate as-
sessment aligned to alternate academic stand-
ards under section 1111(b)(1)(D), receipt of a 
regular high school diploma as defined under 
subparagraph (A) or a State-defined alternate 
diploma obtained within the time period for 
which the State ensures the availability of a 
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free appropriate public education and in accord-
ance with section 612(a)(1) of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act shall be counted 
as graduating with a regular high school di-
ploma for the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(38) SCHOOL
LEADER.—The term ‘school 
leader’ means a principal, assistant principal, or 
other individual who is— 
‘‘(A) an employee or officer of a school, 
local educational agency, or other entity oper-
ating the school; and 
‘‘(B) responsible for— 
‘‘(i) the daily instructional leadership 
and managerial operations of the school; 
and 
‘‘(ii) creating the optimum conditions 
for student learning. 
‘‘(39) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘sec-
ondary school’ means a nonprofit institutional day or 
residential school, including a public secondary char-
ter school, that provides secondary education, as de-
termined under State law, except that the term does 
not include any education beyond grade 12. 
‘‘(40) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Education. 
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‘‘(41) SPECIALIZED
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUPPORT 
PERSONNEL; SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIALIZED
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUP-
PORT PERSONNEL.—The term ‘specialized in-
structional support personnel’ means school 
counselors, school social workers, school psy-
chologists, and other qualified professional per-
sonnel involved in providing assessment, diag-
nosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and 
other necessary services (including related serv-
ices as that term is defined in section 602 of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 
as part of a comprehensive program to meet 
student needs. 
‘‘(B) SPECIALIZED
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUP-
PORT SERVICES.—The term ‘specialized instruc-
tional support services’ means the services pro-
vided by specialized instructional support per-
sonnel. 
‘‘(42) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying 
areas. 
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‘‘(43) STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘State educational agency’ means the agency 
primarily responsible for the State supervision of 
public elementary schools and secondary schools. 
‘‘(44) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘technology’ 
means modern information, computer and commu-
nication technology products, services, or tools, in-
cluding, but not limited to, the Internet and other 
communications networks, computer devices and 
other computer and communications hardware, soft-
ware applications, data systems, and other electronic 
content and data storage. 
‘‘SEC. 6102. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 
‘‘Parts B, C, D, and E of this title do not apply to 
title IV of this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 6103. APPLICABILITY TO BUREAU OF INDIAN EDU-
CATION OPERATED SCHOOLS. 
‘‘For the purpose of any competitive program under 
this Act— 
‘‘(1) a consortium of schools operated by the 
Bureau of Indian Education; 
‘‘(2) a school operated under a contract or 
grant with the Bureau of Indian Education in con-
sortium with another contract or grant school or a 
tribal or community organization; or 
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‘‘(3) a Bureau of Indian Education school in 
consortium with an institution of higher education, 
a contract or grant school, or a tribal or community 
organization, 
shall be given the same consideration as a local edu-
cational agency. 
‘‘PART B—FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDS 
‘‘SEC. 6201. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE 
FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 
may consolidate the amounts specifically made avail-
able to it for State administration under one or 
more of the programs under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to 
any program under this Act under which funds are 
authorized to be used for administration, and such 
other programs as the Secretary may designate. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 
shall use the amount available under this section for 
the administration of the programs included in the 
consolidation under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—A State educational 
agency may also use funds available under this sec-
tion for administrative activities designed to enhance 
the effective and coordinated use of funds under pro-
grams included in the consolidation under subsection 
(a), such as— 
‘‘(A) the coordination of those programs 
with other Federal and non-Federal programs; 
‘‘(B) the establishment and operation of 
peer-review mechanisms under this Act; 
‘‘(C) the administration of this title; 
‘‘(D) the dissemination of information re-
garding model programs and practices; 
‘‘(E) technical assistance under any pro-
gram under this Act; 
‘‘(F) State-level activities designed to carry 
out this title; 
‘‘(G) training personnel engaged in audit 
and other monitoring activities; and 
‘‘(H) implementation of the Cooperative 
Audit Resolution and Oversight Initiative of the 
Department. 
‘‘(c) RECORDS.—A State educational agency that 
consolidates administrative funds under this section shall 
not be required to keep separate records, by individual 
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program, to account for costs relating to the administra-
tion of programs included in the consolidation under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—To determine the effectiveness of 
State administration under this section, the Secretary may 
periodically review the performance of State educational 
agencies in using consolidated administrative funds under 
this section and take such steps as the Secretary finds 
appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of that administra-
tion. 
‘‘(e) UNUSED ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—If a State 
educational agency does not use all of the funds available 
to the agency under this section for administration, the 
agency may use those funds during the applicable period 
of availability as funds available under one or more pro-
grams included in the consolidation under subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR STANDARDS 
AND ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT.—In order to develop 
State academic standards and assessments, a State edu-
cational agency may consolidate the amounts described in 
subsection (a) for those purposes under title I. 
‘‘SEC. 6202. SINGLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATES. 
‘‘A State educational agency that also serves as a 
local educational agency shall, in its applications or plans 
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under this Act, describe how the agency will eliminate du-
plication in conducting administrative functions. 
‘‘SEC. 6203. CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS FOR LOCAL ADMIN-
ISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In accordance with 
regulations of the Secretary and for any fiscal year, a local 
educational agency, with the approval of its State edu-
cational agency, may consolidate and use for the adminis-
tration of one or more programs under this Act (or such 
other programs as the Secretary shall designate) not more 
than the percentage, established in each program, of the 
total available for the local educational agency under those 
programs. 
‘‘(b) STATE
PROCEDURES.—A State educational 
agency shall, in collaboration with local educational agen-
cies in the State, establish procedures for responding to 
requests from local educational agencies to consolidate ad-
ministrative funds under subsection (a) and for estab-
lishing limitations on the amount of funds under those 
programs that may be used for administration on a con-
solidated basis. 
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS.—A local educational agency that 
consolidates administrative funds under this section for 
any fiscal year shall not use any other funds under the 
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programs included in the consolidation for administration 
for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) USES
OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—A local 
educational agency that consolidates administrative funds 
under this section may use the consolidated funds for the 
administration of the programs and for uses, at the school 
district and school levels, comparable to those described 
in section 6201(b)(2). 
‘‘(e) RECORDS.—A local educational agency that con-
solidates administrative funds under this section shall not 
be required to keep separate records, by individual pro-
gram, to account for costs relating to the administration 
of the programs included in the consolidation. 
‘‘SEC. 6204. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer 
to the Department of the Interior, as a consolidated 
amount for covered programs, the Indian education 
programs under part A of title V, and the education 
for homeless children and youth program under sub-
title B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act, the amounts allotted to the Depart-
ment of the Interior under those programs. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an 
agreement, consistent with the requirements of 
the programs specified in paragraph (1), for the 
distribution and use of those program funds 
under terms that the Secretary determines best 
meet the purposes of those programs. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The agreement shall— 
‘‘(i) set forth the plans of the Sec-
retary of the Interior for the use of the 
amount transferred and the achievement 
measures to assess program effectiveness; 
and 
‘‘(ii) be developed in consultation with 
Indian tribes. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Department of the In-
terior may use not more than 1.5 percent of the funds 
consolidated under this section for its costs related to the 
administration of the funds transferred under this section. 
‘‘PART C—COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS; CON-
SOLIDATED STATE AND LOCAL PLANS AND 
APPLICATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 6301. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are— 
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‘‘(1) to improve teaching and learning by en-
couraging greater cross-program coordination, plan-
ning, and service delivery; 
‘‘(2) to provide greater flexibility to State and 
local authorities through consolidated plans, applica-
tions, and reporting; and 
‘‘(3) to enhance the integration of programs 
under this Act with State and local programs. 
‘‘SEC. 6302. OPTIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATE PLANS OR 
APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) SIMPLIFICATION.—In order to simplify ap-
plication requirements and reduce the burden for 
State educational agencies under this Act, the Sec-
retary, in accordance with subsection (b), shall es-
tablish procedures and criteria under which, after 
consultation with the Governor, a State educational 
agency may submit a consolidated State plan or a 
consolidated State application meeting the require-
ments of this section for— 
‘‘(A) each of the covered programs in 
which the State participates; and 
‘‘(B) such other programs as the Secretary 
may designate. 
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‘‘(2) 
CONSOLIDATED
APPLICATIONS
AND 
PLANS.—After consultation with the Governor, a 
State educational agency that submits a consolidated 
State plan or a consolidated State application under 
this section shall not be required to submit separate 
State plans or applications under any of the pro-
grams to which the consolidated State plan or con-
solidated State application under this section ap-
plies. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing criteria and 
procedures under this section, the Secretary shall 
collaborate with State educational agencies and, as 
appropriate, with other State agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, public and private agencies, orga-
nizations, and institutions, private schools, and par-
ents, students, and teachers. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Through the collaborative 
process described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall establish, for each program under this Act to 
which this section applies, the descriptions, informa-
tion, assurances, and other material required to be 
included in a consolidated State plan or consolidated 
State application. 
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‘‘(3) NECESSARY
MATERIALS.—The Secretary 
shall require only descriptions, information, assur-
ances (including assurances of compliance with ap-
plicable provisions regarding participation by private 
school children and teachers), and other materials 
that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of 
the consolidated State plan or consolidated State ap-
plication. 
‘‘SEC. 6303. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to simplify reporting re-
quirements and reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary 
shall establish procedures and criteria under which a State 
educational agency, in consultation with the Governor of 
the State, may submit a consolidated State annual report. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain informa-
tion about the programs included in the report, including 
the performance of the State under those programs, and 
other matters as the Secretary determines are necessary, 
such as monitoring activities. 
‘‘(c) REPLACEMENT.—The report shall replace sepa-
rate individual annual reports for the programs included 
in the consolidated State annual report. 
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‘‘SEC. 6304. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF STATE EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCY ASSURANCES. 
‘‘(a) ASSURANCES.—A State educational agency, in 
consultation with the Governor of the State, that submits 
a consolidated State plan or consolidated State application 
under this Act, whether separately or under section 6302, 
shall have on file with the Secretary a single set of assur-
ances, applicable to each program for which the plan or 
application is submitted, that provides that— 
‘‘(1) each such program will be administered in 
accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, 
program plans, and applications; 
‘‘(2)(A) the control of funds provided under 
each such program and title to property acquired 
with program funds will be in a public agency, an 
eligible private agency, institution, or organization, 
or an Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the pro-
gram provides for assistance to those entities; and 
‘‘(B) the public agency, eligible private agency, 
institution, or organization, or Indian tribe will ad-
minister those funds and property to the extent re-
quired by the authorizing law; 
‘‘(3) the State will adopt and use proper meth-
ods of administering each such program, including— 
‘‘(A) the enforcement of any obligations 
imposed by law on agencies, institutions, orga-
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nizations, and other recipients responsible for 
carrying out each program; 
‘‘(B) the correction of deficiencies in pro-
gram operations that are identified through au-
dits, monitoring, or evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) the adoption of written procedures for 
the receipt and resolution of complaints alleging 
violations of law in the administration of the 
programs; 
‘‘(4) the State will cooperate in carrying out 
any evaluation of each such program conducted by 
or for the Secretary or other Federal officials; 
‘‘(5) the State will use such fiscal control and 
fund accounting procedures that will ensure proper 
disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds 
paid to the State under each such program; 
‘‘(6) the State will— 
‘‘(A) make reports to the Secretary as may 
be necessary to enable the Secretary to perform 
the Secretary’s duties under each such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) maintain such records, provide such 
information to the Secretary, and afford such 
access to the records as the Secretary may find 
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necessary to carry out the Secretary’s duties; 
and 
‘‘(7) before the plan or application was sub-
mitted to the Secretary, the State afforded a reason-
able opportunity for public comment on the plan or 
application and considered such comment. 
‘‘(b) GEPA PROVISION.—Section 441 of the General 
Education Provisions Act shall not apply to programs 
under this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 6305. CONSOLIDATED LOCAL PLANS OR APPLICA-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATED
PLAN.—A local edu-
cational agency receiving funds under more than one 
covered program may submit plans or applications 
to the State educational agency under those pro-
grams on a consolidated basis. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY TO GOVERNOR.—The State 
educational agency shall make any consolidated local 
plans and applications available to the Governor. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED CONSOLIDATED PLANS OR APPLICA-
TIONS.—A State educational agency that has an approved 
consolidated State plan or application under section 6302 
may require local educational agencies in the State receiv-
ing funds under more than one program included in the 
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consolidated State plan or consolidated State application 
to submit consolidated local plans or applications under 
those programs, but may not require those agencies to 
submit separate plans. 
‘‘(c) COLLABORATION.—A State educational agency, 
in consultation with the Governor, shall collaborate with 
local educational agencies in the State in establishing pro-
cedures for the submission of the consolidated State plans 
or consolidated State applications under this section. 
‘‘(d) NECESSARY
MATERIALS.—The State edu-
cational agency shall require only descriptions, informa-
tion, assurances, and other material that are absolutely 
necessary for the consideration of the local educational 
agency plan or application. 
‘‘SEC. 6306. OTHER GENERAL ASSURANCES. 
‘‘(a) ASSURANCES.—Any applicant, other than a 
State educational agency that submits a plan or applica-
tion under this Act, shall have on file with the State edu-
cational agency a single set of assurances, applicable to 
each program for which a plan or application is submitted, 
that provides that— 
‘‘(1) each such program will be administered in 
accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, 
program plans, and applications; 
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