choice can provide an ample number of options to 
provide a meaningful choice for parents; 
‘‘(2) shall compile a list of State-approved high- 
quality academic tutoring providers that includes on-
line, on campus, and other models of tutoring; and 
‘‘(3) shall ensure that each local educational 
agency receiving an award will provide an adequate 
number of high-quality academic tutoring options to 
ensure parents have a meaningful choice of services.’’. 
SEC. 106. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 1004 (20 U.S.C. 6304) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1004. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), to carry out administrative duties assigned under sub-
parts 1, 2, and 3 of part A of this title, each State may 
reserve the greater of— 
‘‘(1) 1 percent of the amounts received under 
such subparts; or 
‘‘(2) $400,000 ($50,000 in the case of each out-
lying area). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If the sum of the amounts reserved 
under subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part A of this title is equal 
to or greater than $14,000,000,000, then the reservation de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall not exceed 1 percent of 
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the amount the State would receive if $14,000,000,000 were 
allocated among the States for subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part 
A of this title.’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Improving 
the 
Aca-
demic Achievement of the Dis-
advantaged 
SEC. 111. PART A HEADINGS. 
(a) PART HEADING.—The part heading for part A of 
title I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘PART A—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC 
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED’’. 
(b) SUBPART 1 HEADING.—The Act is amended by 
striking the subpart heading for subpart 1 of part A of title 
I (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subpart 1—Improving Basic Programs Operated by 
Local Educational Agencies 
‘‘CHAPTER A—BASIC PROGRAM 
REQUIREMENTS’’. 
(c) SUBPART 2 HEADING.—The Act is amended by 
striking the subpart heading for subpart 2 of part A of title 
I (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘CHAPTER B—ALLOCATIONS’’. 
SEC. 112. STATE PLANS. 
Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS. 
‘‘(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any State desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this subpart, the State edu-
cational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan, 
developed by the State educational agency, in con-
sultation with local educational agencies, teachers, 
school leaders, specialized instructional support per-
sonnel, other appropriate school personnel, and par-
ents, that satisfies the requirements of this section and 
that is coordinated with other programs under this 
Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006, the Head Start Act, the Adult Education 
and Family Literacy Act, and the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act. 
‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATED PLAN.—A State plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) may be submitted as 
part of a consolidated plan under section 5302. 
‘‘(b) ACADEMIC
STANDARDS, ACADEMIC
ASSESS-
MENTS, AND STATE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) ACADEMIC STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall 
demonstrate that the State has adopted academic 
content standards and academic achievement 
standards aligned with such content standards 
that comply with the requirements of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) SUBJECTS.—The State shall have such 
academic standards for mathematics and read-
ing or language arts, and may have such stand-
ards for any other subject determined by the 
State. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The standards de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) apply to all public schools and 
public school students in the State; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to academic achieve-
ment standards, include the same knowl-
edge, skills, and levels of achievement ex-
pected of all public school students in the 
State. 
‘‘(D) ALTERNATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 
STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this paragraph, a State may, through a 
documented 
and 
validated 
standards-setting 
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process, adopt alternate academic achievement 
standards for students with the most significant 
cognitive disabilities, if— 
‘‘(i) the determination about whether 
the achievement of an individual student 
should be measured against such standards 
is made separately for each student; and 
‘‘(ii) such standards— 
‘‘(I) are aligned with the State 
academic standards required under 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(II) promote access to the general 
curriculum; and 
‘‘(III) reflect professional judg-
ment as to the highest possible stand-
ards achievable by such students. 
‘‘(E) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY 
STANDARDS.—Each State plan shall describe 
how the State educational agency will establish 
English language proficiency standards that 
are— 
‘‘(i) derived from the four recognized 
domains of speaking, listening, reading, and 
writing; and 
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‘‘(ii) aligned with the State’s academic 
content standards in reading or language 
arts under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State plan shall 
demonstrate that the State educational agency, 
in consultation with local educational agencies, 
has implemented a set of high-quality student 
academic assessments in mathematics and read-
ing or language arts. At the State’s discretion, 
the State plan may also demonstrate that the 
State has implemented such assessments in any 
other subject chosen by the State 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Such assessments 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be used in determining the per-
formance of each local educational agency 
and public school in the State in accordance 
with the State’s accountability system under 
paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) be the same academic assessments 
used to measure the academic achievement 
of all public school students in the State; 
‘‘(iii) be aligned with the State’s aca-
demic standards and provide coherent and 
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