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tinuing their education but unable to participate in 
a traditional public school program. 
‘‘SEC. 1164. USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘Funds provided to local educational agencies under 
this chapter may be used, as appropriate, for— 
‘‘(1) programs that serve children and youth re-
turning to local schools from correctional facilities, 
to assist in the transition of such children and youth 
to the school environment and help them remain in 
school in order to complete their education; 
‘‘(2) dropout prevention programs which serve 
at-risk children and youth; 
‘‘(3) the coordination of health and social serv-
ices for such individuals if there is a likelihood that 
the provision of such services, including day care, 
drug and alcohol counseling, and mental health serv-
ices, will improve the likelihood such individuals will 
complete their education; 
‘‘(4) special programs to meet the unique aca-
demic needs of participating children and youth, in-
cluding career and technical education, special edu-
cation, career counseling, curriculum-based youth 
entrepreneurship education, and assistance in secur-
ing student loans or grants for postsecondary edu-
cation; and 
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‘‘(5) programs providing mentoring and peer 
mediation. 
‘‘SEC. 
1165. 
PROGRAM 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
CORREC-
TIONAL 
FACILITIES 
RECEIVING 
FUNDS 
UNDER THIS SECTION. 
‘‘Each correctional facility entering into an agree-
ment with a local educational agency under section 
1163(2) to provide services to children and youth under 
this chapter shall— 
‘‘(1) where feasible, ensure that educational 
programs in the correctional facility are coordinated 
with the student’s home school, particularly with re-
spect to a student with an individualized education 
program under part B of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act; 
‘‘(2) if the child or youth is identified as in 
need of special education services while in the cor-
rectional facility, notify the local school of the child 
or youth of such need; 
‘‘(3) where feasible, provide transition assist-
ance to help the child or youth stay in school, in-
cluding coordination of services for the family, coun-
seling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol 
abuse prevention programs, tutoring, and family 
counseling; 
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‘‘(4) provide support programs that encourage 
children and youth who have dropped out of school 
to re-enter school and obtain a regular high school 
diploma once their term at the correctional facility 
has been completed, or provide such children and 
youth with the skills necessary to gain employment 
or seek a regular high school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent; 
‘‘(5) work to ensure that the correctional facil-
ity is staffed with effective teachers and other quali-
fied staff who are trained to work with children and 
youth with disabilities taking into consideration the 
unique needs of such children and youth; 
‘‘(6) ensure that educational programs in the 
correctional facility are related to assisting students 
to meet the States’s academic standards; 
‘‘(7) to the extent possible, use technology to 
assist in coordinating educational programs between 
the correctional facility and the community school; 
‘‘(8) where feasible, involve parents in efforts to 
improve the educational achievement of their chil-
dren and prevent the further involvement of such 
children in delinquent activities; 
‘‘(9) coordinate funds received under this chap-
ter with other local, State, and Federal funds avail-
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able to provide services to participating children and 
youth, such as funds made available under title I of 
Public Law 105–220, and career and technical edu-
cation funds; 
‘‘(10) coordinate programs operated under this 
chapter with activities funded under the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and 
other comparable programs, if applicable; 
‘‘(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses 
to develop training, curriculum-based youth entre-
preneurship education, and mentoring programs for 
children and youth; and 
‘‘(12) consult with the local educational agency 
for a period jointly determined necessary by the cor-
rectional facility and local educational agency upon 
discharge from that facility to coordinate educational 
services so as to minimize disruption to the child’s 
or youth’s achievement. 
‘‘SEC. 1166. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
‘‘The State educational agency— 
‘‘(1) may require correctional facilities or insti-
tutions for neglected or delinquent children and 
youth to demonstrate, after receiving assistance 
under this chapter for 3 years, that there has been 
an increase in the number of children and youth re-
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turning to school, obtaining a regular high school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, or obtaining em-
ployment after such children and youth are released; 
and 
‘‘(2) may reduce or terminate funding for 
projects under this chapter if a local educational 
agency does not show progress in the number of 
children and youth obtaining a regular high school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent. 
‘‘CHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1171. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—Each State agency or 
local educational agency that conducts a program under 
chapters 
A 
or 
B 
shall 
evaluate 
the 
program, 
disaggregating data on participation by gender, race, eth-
nicity, and age, not less than once every 3 years, to deter-
mine the program’s impact on the ability of participants— 
‘‘(1) to maintain and improve educational 
achievement; 
‘‘(2) to accrue school credits that meet State re-
quirements for grade promotion and high school 
graduation; 
‘‘(3) to make the transition to a regular pro-
gram or other education program operated by a local 
educational agency; 
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