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days in the school year on a pro rata basis. If a school
withdraws during an academic year, it shall permit schol-
arship students to complete the year at their own expense.
SEC. 2558. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
Nothing in this subtitle shall affect the rights of stu-
dents or the obligations of the District of Columbia public
schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act.
SEC. 2559. PAYMENTS FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PROPORTIONAL
PAYMENT.—The Corpora-
tion shall make tuition scholarship payments to par-
ticipating schools not later than October 15 of each
year equal to half the total value of the scholarships
awarded to students enrolled at such school, and
half of such amount not later than January 15 of
the following calendar year.
(2) 
PRO
RATA
AMOUNTS
FOR
STUDENT
WITHDRAWL.—
(A) BEFORE PAYMENT.—If a student with-
draws before a tuition scholarship payment is
made, the school shall receive a pro rata
amount based on the school’s tuition for the
number of days the student was enrolled.
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(B) AFTER PAYMENT.—If a student with-
draws after a tuition scholarship payment is
made, the school shall refund to the Corpora-
tion the proportion of any scholarship payments
already received for the remaining days of the
school year on a pro rata basis. Such refund
shall occur not later than 30 days after the
date of the withdrawal of a student.
(b) FUND TRANSFERS.—The Corporation shall make
tuition scholarship payments to participating schools by
electronic funds transfer. If such an arrangement is not
available, the school shall submit an alternative proposal
to the Corporation for approval.
SEC. 2560. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCE-
DURES.
The Corporation shall implement a schedule and pro-
cedures for processing applications for the tuition scholar-
ship program that includes a list of eligible schools, dis-
tribution of information to parents and the general public,
and deadlines for steps in the application and award proc-
ess.
SEC. 2561. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A school enrolling tuition scholar-
ship students shall report not later than July 30 of each
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year in a manner prescribed by the Corporation, the fol-
lowing data:
(1) Standardized test scores, if any, for scholar-
ship students.
(2) Grade advancement for scholarship stu-
dents.
(3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to
scholarship students.
(4) Graduation, college admission test scores,
and college admission rates, if applicable for scholar-
ship students.
(5) Types and amounts of parental involvement
required for all families.
(6) Student attendance for scholarship stu-
dents.
(7) General information on curriculum, pro-
grams, facilities, credentials of personnel, and dis-
ciplinary rules.
(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No personal identifiers may
be used in the body of such report except that the Cor-
poration may request such confidential information solely
for the purpose of verification.
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SEC. 2562. FEE OR TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
CEDURES AND CRITERIA.
(a) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Corporation
shall implement policies and procedures and criteria for
administering scholarships for use with providers approved
by the Corporation either for the cost of fees for instruc-
tional services provided to students on school grounds out-
side of regular school hours or for the costs of transpor-
tation for students enrolled in District of Columbia public
schools, public charter schools, or independent or private
schools participating in the tuition scholarship program.
(b) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—The Corpora-
tion shall distribute information describing the policies
and procedures and criteria developed pursuant to sub-
section (a), using the most efficient and practicable meth-
ods available, to potential applicants and other interested
parties within the geographic boundaries of the District
of Columbia.
SEC. 2563. PROGRAM APPRAISAL.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 4 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall provide
for an evaluation of the tuition scholarship program, in-
cluding—
(1) comparison of test scores between tuition
scholarship students and District of Columbia public
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school students of similar background, including by
income level;
(2) comparison of graduation rates between tui-
tion scholarship students and District of Columbia
public school students of similar background, includ-
ing by income level; and
(3) satisfaction of parents of scholarship stu-
dents.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Septem-
ber 1 of each year, the Corporation shall submit a progress
report on the scholarship program to the appropriate con-
gressional committees.
SEC. 2564. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) JURISDICTION.—The United States District
Court for the District of Columbia shall have juris-
diction over any legal challenges to the tuition schol-
arship program and shall provide expedited review.
(2) PROTECTABLE
INTERESTS.—Parents and
children shall be considered to have a separate
protectable interest and entitled to intervene as de-
fendants in any such action.
(3) TIMELY REVIEW.—The court shall render a
prompt decision.
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(b) APPEALS.—If the tuition scholarship program or
any part thereof is enjoined or ruled invalid, the decision
is directly appealable to the United States Supreme Court.
Subtitle K—Partnerships With
Business
SEC. 2601. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this title to leverage private sector
funds utilizing initial Federal investments in order to pro-
vide students and teachers within the District of Columbia
public schools and public charter schools with access to
state-of-the-art educational technology, to establish a re-
gional job training and employment center, to strengthen
workforce preparation initiatives for students within the
District of Columbia public schools and public charter
schools, and to coordinate private sector investments in
carrying out this title.
SEC. 2602. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Superintendent of the District of
Columbia public schools—
(1) shall provide a grant to a private, nonprofit
corporation that meets the eligibility criteria under
section 2603 for the purposes of carrying out the
duties under section 2604; and
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(2) shall establish a nonprofit organization in
accordance with the District of Columbia Nonprofit
Corporation Act for the purpose of carrying out the
duties under section 2605.
SEC. 2603. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE, NON-
PROFIT CORPORATION.
A private, nonprofit corporation shall be eligible to
receive a grant under section 2602(1) if the corporation
is a national business organization which is incorporated
in the District of Columbia and which—
(1) has a board of directors which includes
members who are also chief executive officers of
technology-related corporations involved in education
and workforce development issues;
(2) has extensive practical experience with ini-
tiatives that link business resources and expertise
with education and training systems;
(3) has experience in working with State and
local educational entities throughout the United
States on the integration of academic studies with
workforce preparation programs; and
(4) has a nationwide structure through which
additional resources can be leveraged and innovative
practices disseminated.
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SEC. 2604. DUTIES OF THE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORA-
TION.
(a) DISTRICT EDUCATION
AND LEARNING TECH-
NOLOGIES ADVANCEMENT COUNCIL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The corporation shall
establish a council to be known as the ‘‘District
Education and Learning Technologies Advancement
Council’’ or ‘‘DELTA Council’’ (in this title referred
to as the ‘‘council’’).
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall
appoint members to the council. An individual
shall be appointed as a member to the council
on the basis of the commitment of the individ-
ual, or the entity which the individual is rep-
resenting, to providing time, energy, and re-
sources to the council.
(B) COMPENSATION.—Members of the
council shall serve without compensation.
(3) DUTIES.—The council—
(A) shall advise the corporation in the du-
ties of the corporation under subsections (b)
through (d) of this section; and
(B) 
shall 
assist 
the 
corporation 
in
leveraging private sector resources for the pur-
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pose of carrying out such duties of the corpora-
tion.
(b) ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation, in conjunc-
tion with the Superintendent, students, parents, and
teachers, shall establish and implement strategies to
ensure access to state-of-the-art educational tech-
nology within the District of Columbia public schools
and public charter schools established in accordance
with this Act.
(2) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In establishing and im-
plementing the strategies under paragraph (1),
the corporation, not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, shall pro-
vide for an assessment of the current availabil-
ity of state-of-the-art educational technology
within the District of Columbia public schools
and public charter schools established in ac-
cordance with this Act.
(B) CONDUCT OF ASSESSMENT.—In pro-
viding for the assessment under subparagraph
(A), the corporation—
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(i) shall provide for on-site inspections
of the state-of-the-art educational tech-
nology within a minimum sampling of Dis-
trict of Columbia public schools and public
charter schools established in accordance
with this Act; and
(ii) shall ensure proper input from
students, parents, teachers, and other
school officials through the use of focus
groups and other appropriate mechanisms.
(C) RESULTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The cor-
poration shall ensure that the assessment car-
ried out under this paragraph provides, at a
minimum, necessary information on state-of-
the-art educational technology within the Dis-
trict of Columbia public schools and public
charter schools established in accordance with
this Act, including—
(i) the extent to which typical public
schools within the District of Columbia
have access to such state-of-the-art edu-
cational technology and training for such
technology;
(ii) how such schools are using such
technology;
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(iii) the need for additional technology
and the need for infrastructure for the im-
plementation of such additional technology;
(iv) the need for computer hardware,
software, training, and funding for such
additional technology or infrastructure;
and
(v) the potential for computer linkages
among District of Columbia public schools
and public charter schools.
(3) SHORT-TERM TECHNOLOGY PLAN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based upon the results
of the technology assessment under paragraph
(2), the corporation shall develop a 3-year plan
that includes goals, priorities, and strategies for
obtaining the resources necessary to implement
strategies to ensure access to state-of-the-art
educational technology within the District of
Columbia public schools and public charter
schools established in accordance with this Act.
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The corporation,
in conjunction with schools, students, parents,
and teachers, shall implement the plan devel-
oped under subparagraph (A).
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(4) LONG-TERM TECHNOLOGY PLAN.—Prior to
the completion of the implementation of the short-
term plan under paragraph (3), the corporation shall
develop a plan under which the corporation will con-
tinue to coordinate the donation of private sector re-
sources for maintaining the continuous improvement
and upgrading of state-of-the-art educational tech-
nology within the District of Columbia public schools
and public charter schools established in accordance
with this Act.
(c) DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING CEN-
TER.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The corporation shall
establish a center to be known as the ‘‘District Em-
ployment and Learning Center’’ or ‘‘DEAL Center’’
(in this title referred to as the ‘‘center’’), which shall
serve as a regional institute providing job training
and employment assistance.
(2) DUTIES.—
(A) JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM.—The center shall estab-
lish a program to provide job training and em-
ployment assistance in the District of Columbia.
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(B) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying
out the program established under subpara-
graph (A), the center—
(i) shall provide job training and em-
ployment assistance to youths who have at-
tained the age of 18 but have not attained
the age of 26, who are residents of the
District of Columbia, and who are in need
of such job training and employment as-
sistance for an appropriate period not to
exceed 2 years;
(ii) shall work to establish partner-
ships and enter into agreements with ap-
propriate governmental agencies of the
District of Columbia to serve individuals
participating in appropriate Federal pro-
grams, including programs under the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501
et seq.), the Job Opportunities and Basic
Skills Training Program under part F of
title IV of the Social Security Act, the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.), and the School-to-Work Opportuni-
ties Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
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(iii) shall conduct such job training,
as appropriate, through a consortia of col-
leges, universities, community colleges, and
other appropriate providers in the District
of Columbia metropolitan area;
(iv) shall design modular training pro-
grams that allow students to enter and
leave the training curricula depending on
their opportunities for job assignments
with employers; and
(v) shall utilize resources from busi-
nesses to enhance work-based learning op-
portunities and facilitate access by stu-
dents to work-based learning and work-ex-
perience through temporary work assign-
ments with employers in the District of
Columbia metropolitan area.
(C) COMPENSATION.—The center may pro-
vide compensation to youths participating in the
program under this paragraph for part-time
work assigned in conjunction with training.
Such compensation may include needs-based
payments and reimbursement of expenses.
(d) WORKFORCE PREPARATION INITIATIVES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall estab-
lish initiatives with the District of Columbia public
schools and public charter schools established in ac-
cordance with this Act, appropriate governmental
agencies, and businesses and other private entities,
to facilitate the integration of rigorous academic
studies with workforce preparation programs in Dis-
trict of Columbia public schools and public charter
schools.
(2) CONDUCT OF INITIATIVES.—In carrying out
the initiatives under paragraph (1), the corporation
shall, at a minimum, actively develop, expand, and
promote the following programs:
(A) Career academy programs in secondary
schools, as established in certain District of Co-
lumbia public schools, which provide a ‘‘school-
within-a-school’’ concept, focusing on career
preparation and the integration of the academy
programs with vocational and technical curricu-
lum.
(B) Programs carried out in the District of
Columbia that are funded under the School-to-
Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
6101 et seq.).
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(e) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR
TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The cor-
poration shall establish a consortium consisting of
the corporation, teachers, school administrators, and
a consortium of universities located in the District of
Columbia (in existence on the date of the enactment
of this Act) for the purpose of establishing a pro-
gram for the professional development of teachers
and school administrators employed by the District
of Columbia public schools and public charter
schools established in accordance with this Act.
(2) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out
the program established under paragraph (1), the
consortium established under such paragraph, in
consultation with the World Class Schools Panel and
the Superintendent, shall, at a minimum, provide for
the following:
(A) Professional development for teachers
which is consistent with the model professional
development programs for teachers under sec-
tion 402(a)(3), or is consistent with the core
curriculum developed by the Superintendent
under section 411(a)(1), as the case may be,
except that in fiscal year 1996, such profes-
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sional development shall focus on curriculum
for elementary grades in reading and mathe-
matics that have been demonstrated to be effec-
tive for students from low-income backgrounds.
(B) Private sector training of teachers in
the use, application, and operation of state-of-
the-art technology in education.
(C) Training for school principals and
other school administrators in effective private
sector management practices for the purpose of
site-based management in the District of Co-
lumbia public schools and training in the man-
agement of public charter schools established in
accordance with this Act.
(f) OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR ASSISTANCE AND CO-
ORDINATION.—The corporation shall coordinate private
sector involvement and voluntary assistance efforts in sup-
port of repairs and improvements to schools in the District
of Columbia, including—
(1) private sector monetary and in-kind con-
tributions to repair and improve school building fa-
cilities consistent with section 601;
(2) the development of proposals to be consid-
ered by the Superintendent for inclusion in the long-
term reform plan to be developed pursuant to sec-