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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $65,238,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 
system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 
in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 
school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school 
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 
requiring special education, to the school offering such 
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 
an indirect requirement of transportation of students in-
cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan 
involving the reorganization of the grade structure of 
schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, 
or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clus-
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tering. The prohibition described in this section does not 
include the establishment of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 
such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 
granted by this section shall be available only to meet 
emergency needs and shall not be used to create any new 
program or to fund any project or activity for which no 
funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any transfer under this section, with such notifi-
cation to include an explanation of the effects of the pro-
posed transfer by program, project, and activity. 
SEC. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds 
received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a, 
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under part A of title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act. 
SEC. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘2011’’ for ‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 307. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund 
to award competitive grants to States that propose to pro-
vide an integrated system of high-quality early learning 
programs and services and to develop, implement or ad-
vance a statewide quality rating and improvement system 
for early learning programs. The Secretary of Education 
shall be responsible for obligating and disbursing funds 
and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and admin-
istrative requirements with regard to this program, and 
shall administer it jointly with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services on such terms as such secretaries shall 
set forth in an interagency agreement. 
(b) STATE APPLICATIONS.—In order to be considered 
for a grant under this section, a State’s application shall 
include a plan that includes the following— 
(1) A description of the quantifiable goals and 
benchmarks that the State will establish to dem-
onstrate that receiving a grant under this section 
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will lead to a greater number and percentage of low- 
income and disadvantaged children in each age 
group of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers enrolled 
in high-quality early learning programs, and an in-
crease in the number of high-quality early learning 
programs in low-income communities. 
(2) A description of how the State will imple-
ment a governance structure and an integrated sys-
tem of high-quality early learning programs and 
services that includes the following components— 
(A) State early learning standards and 
program quality standards; 
(B) A tiered program quality rating and 
improvement system; 
(C) A comprehensive plan that promotes 
nutrition and wellness for children in early 
learning programs; 
(D) A comprehensive plan for supporting 
professional preparation and the ongoing pro-
fessional development of an effective, well-com-
pensated early learning workforce; and 
(E) Strategies to ensure the active engage-
ment of parents and families in the learning 
and development of their children including 
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their understanding of the State’s quality rating 
and improvement system. 
(3) An assurance that the State will continue to 
participate in section 619 of part B and part C of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for 
the duration of the grant. 
(4) An assurance that grant funds received will 
be used only to supplement, and not supplant, Fed-
eral, State, and local funds otherwise available to 
support early learning programs and services. 
(5) An assurance that for each fiscal year for 
which a State receives funds under this section the 
expenditures by the State on early learning pro-
grams for such fiscal year shall not be less than the 
level of expenditures for such programs for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(c) CRITERIA USED
IN AWARDING GRANTS.—In 
awarding grants to States under this section, the Sec-
retary shall evaluate applications and award grants under 
such section on a competitive basis based on— 
(1) The quality of the application submitted; 
(2) Evidence of significant progress in estab-
lishing and committing to maintain a high-quality 
system of early learning for children that integrates 
the components described in section (b)(2); and 
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