excess amount allotted under such clause 
for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT.—If any State does not 
apply for an allotment under this subsection for any 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of 
the allotment to the remaining States in accordance 
with this subsection. 
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING.—In any fiscal year, if a State 
does not meet the requirements of section 207 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, including any require-
ments described under this part related to such section 
207, the Secretary shall withhold an amount of the State’s 
allotment equal to a portion of the administrative funds 
that would be available to such State under section 
2113(a)(4). 
‘‘SEC. 2112. STATE APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to re-
ceive an allotment under this subpart, the State edu-
cational agency shall submit— 
‘‘(1) an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require; and 
‘‘(2) a State educator equity plan described 
under subsection (c). 
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‘‘(b) CONTENT OF APPLICATION.—Each application 
submitted under this section shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the activities to be 
carried out by the State educational agency under 
this subpart will be evidence-based and an expla-
nation of how the activities provide a comprehensive 
strategy for addressing teacher, principal, and other 
educator development and support that will improve 
student learning. 
‘‘(2) A State educator equity analysis, which 
shall be an analysis conducted by the State edu-
cational agency of the gaps between all of the school 
districts in the State for low-income and minority 
students in— 
‘‘(A) access to profession-ready educators; 
‘‘(B) rates of first and second year teach-
ers; 
‘‘(C) access to effective educators, as meas-
ured by a State or locally approved professional 
growth and improvement system, if applicable; 
‘‘(D) access to teachers who are certified 
or licensed to teach the subjects that the teach-
ers have been assigned; 
‘‘(E) rates of chronic educator absentee-
ism; 
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‘‘(F) actual teacher salaries; and 
‘‘(G) student-teacher ratios. 
‘‘(3) A description of how the State educational 
agency will ensure that a local educational agency 
receiving a subgrant under subpart 2, and the State 
agency for higher education receiving a grant under 
subpart 3, will comply with the requirements of the 
applicable subpart. 
‘‘(4) A description of how the State educational 
agency will ensure activities assisted under this sub-
part are aligned with student academic achievement 
standards that lead to college and career readiness 
by secondary school graduation. 
‘‘(5) A description of a State’s system of certifi-
cation or licensing, support, and development for 
educators, including— 
‘‘(A) any clinical experiences provided for 
prospective educators; 
‘‘(B) support for new educators; 
‘‘(C) professional development, professional 
growth, and leadership opportunities; 
‘‘(D) compensation systems for teachers, 
principals, and other educators; and 
‘‘(E) how their certification or licensing re-
quirements reflect the specialized knowledge 
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and skills, particularly in child development, 
needed for teachers of children in the early ele-
mentary grades and younger, and elementary 
school principals. 
‘‘(6) A description of how the State educational 
agency will coordinate professional development ac-
tivities authorized under this subpart with profes-
sional development activities provided under other 
Federal, State, and local programs. 
‘‘(7) A description of how the State educational 
agency will encourage the development of evidence- 
based and innovative strategies to deliver high-qual-
ity professional development and induction programs 
that are both cost-effective and easily accessible, in-
cluding ensuring that teachers, principals, and other 
educators are trained in the effective use of tech-
nology to support student learning. 
‘‘(8) A description of how the State educational 
agency, in collaboration with other agencies that 
oversee early childhood development and education 
programs and the State Advisory Council on Early 
Childhood Education and Care designated or estab-
lished under 642B of the Head Start Act, will en-
sure that high-quality, evidence-based professional 
development activities assisted under this subpart re-
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flect research and best practices across all domains 
of child development and learning. 
‘‘(9) A description of how the State educational 
agency will ensure compliance with the requirements 
of professional development activities described in 
section 9101 and how the activities to be carried out 
under the grant will be developed collaboratively and 
based on the input of teachers, principals, their rep-
resentatives, and other educators. 
‘‘(10) A description of how the State edu-
cational agency will increase the diversity of the 
teaching and leadership pipeline, develop culturally 
responsive pedagogy, and support the ability of 
teachers to address the individual learning needs 
and backgrounds of all students. 
‘‘(11) A description of how the State edu-
cational agency will ensure that activities under this 
subpart will also provide complementary support for 
teachers, principals, and other educators who par-
ticipate in State preschool programs, and how the 
State educational agency will ensure that such ac-
tivities are aligned with State early learning and de-
velopment standards. 
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‘‘(12) An assurance that the State educational 
agency will comply with section 9501 (regarding par-
ticipation by private school children and teachers). 
‘‘(c) STATE EDUCATOR EQUITY PLAN.—Each State 
desiring an allotment under this subpart shall prepare a 
State educator equality plan, which shall be a description 
of— 
‘‘(1) how the State educational agency will use 
State and local funds, and funds under this part, to 
address gaps identified in the State educator equity 
analysis described in subsection (b)(2); and 
‘‘(2) how the State educational agency will sup-
port local educational agencies and other publicly 
funded entities, as appropriate, in meeting such re-
quirements, including public charter schools. 
‘‘SEC. 2113. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency 
that receives an allotment under this subpart shall use the 
funds to improve and address gaps in educator equity 
by— 
‘‘(1) using 95 percent of the allotment to make 
subgrants to local educational agencies as described 
in subpart 2; 
‘‘(2) using not less than 2 percent and not more 
than 5 percent of the allotment to develop and im-
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‘‘(ii) rates of first and second year 
teachers; 
‘‘(iii) access to effective educators, as 
measured by a State or locally approved 
professional growth and improvement sys-
tem; 
‘‘(iv) access to teachers assigned to 
teach in the area for which the teachers 
are licensed or certified; 
‘‘(v) rates of chronic educator absen-
teeism; 
‘‘(vi) actual teacher salaries; and 
‘‘(vii) student-teacher ratios; 
‘‘(B) determine which schools and pro-
grams have the most critical teacher, principal, 
and other educator quality, effectiveness, and 
professional development needs; and 
‘‘(C) identify the specific needs regarding 
the quality, effectiveness, and professional de-
velopment needs of the school or early learning 
program’s teachers, principals, and other edu-
cators, including with respect to instruction 
provided— 
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