forming schools under the District of Columbia’s ac-
countability system’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or 
whether such students have, in the past, attended a 
private school;’’. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICI-
PATING SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
(a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; COMPLIANCE 
WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3007(a)(4) 
(sec. 38–1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks 
on school employees who have direct and unsu-
pervised interaction with students; and 
‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data 
and information regarding the reporting re-
quirements described in section 3010.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds 
provided under this division for opportunity 
scholarships may be used by an eligible student 
to enroll in a participating private school unless 
one of the following applies: 
‘‘(i) In the case of a school that, as of 
the date of enactment of the SOAR Reau-
thorization Act, is a participating school, 
the school is provisionally or fully accred-
ited by an accrediting body described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 
2202(16) of the District of Columbia 
School Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 38– 
1802.02(16)(A–G), D.C. Official Code). 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a school that, as 
of the day before the date of enactment of 
the SOAR Reauthorization Act, is a par-
ticipating school but does not meet the re-
quirements of clause (i)—
‘‘(I) not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of such Act, the 
school is pursuing full accreditation 
by an accrediting body described in 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of such Act, the 
school meets the requirements of 
clause (i), except that an eligible enti-
ty may extend this deadline for a sin-
gle 1-year period if the school provides 
the eligible entity with evidence from 
such an accrediting body that the 
school’s application for accreditation 
is in process and that the school will 
be awarded accreditation before the 
end of such period. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of a school that, as 
of the date of enactment of the SOAR Re-
authorization Act, is not a participating 
school, the school meets the requirements 
of clause (i) or, if it does not meet the re-
quirements of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) at the time the school noti-
fies an eligible entity that it seeks to
be a participating school, the school is 
actively pursuing full accreditation by 
an accrediting body described in 
clause (i); 
‘‘(II) not later than 5 years after 
the school notifies an eligible entity 
that it seeks to be a participating 
school, the school meets the require-
ments of clause (i), except that an eli-
gible entity may extend this deadline 
for a single 1-year period if the school 
provides the eligible entity with evi-
dence from such an accrediting body 
that the school’s application for ac-
creditation is in process and that the 
school will be awarded accreditation 
before the end of such period; and 
‘‘(III) the school meets all of the 
other requirements for participating 
schools under this Act. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not 
later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, each partici-
pating school shall submit to the eligible entity 
a certification that the school has been fully or
provisionally accredited in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A), or has been granted an exten-
sion by the eligible entity in accordance with 
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(C) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ENROLLING 
IN OTHER SCHOOLS.—If a participating school 
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(A), the eligible entity shall assist the parents 
of the eligible students who attend the school in 
identifying, applying to, and enrolling in an-
other participating school under this Act.’’. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007 (sec. 38– 
1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
AND PARENTAL 
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of 
the amount provided under the grant each year available 
to an eligible entity receiving a grant under section 
3004(a) to cover the following expenses: 
‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying 
out its program under this Act during the year, in-
cluding—