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‘‘(C) the difficulties in identifying the spe-
cial needs and barriers to the participation and 
achievement of such children and youths; 
‘‘(D) any progress made by the State edu-
cational agency and local educational agencies 
in the State in addressing such problems and 
difficulties; and 
‘‘(E) the success of the programs under this 
subtitle in identifying homeless children and 
youths and allowing such children and youths to 
enroll in, attend, and succeed in, school; 
‘‘(2) develop and carry out the State plan de-
scribed in subsection (g); 
‘‘(3) collect data for and transmit to the Sec-
retary, at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require, a report containing information 
necessary to assess the educational needs of homeless 
children and youths within the State, including data 
necessary for the Secretary to fulfill the responsibil-
ities under section 724(h); 
‘‘(4) in order to improve the provision of com-
prehensive education and related support services to 
homeless children and youths and their families, co-
ordinate and collaborate with— 
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‘‘(A) educators, including teachers, special 
education personnel, administrators, and child 
development and preschool program personnel; 
‘‘(B) providers of services to homeless chil-
dren and youths and their families, including 
services of public and private child welfare and 
social services agencies, law enforcement agen-
cies, juvenile and family courts, agencies pro-
viding mental health services, domestic violence 
agencies, child care providers, runaway and 
homeless youth centers, and providers of services 
and programs funded under the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) providers of emergency, transitional, 
and permanent housing to homeless children and 
youths, and their families, including public 
housing agencies, shelter operators, operators of 
transitional housing facilities, and providers of 
transitional living programs for homeless youths; 
‘‘(D) local educational agency liaisons des-
ignated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) for home-
less children and youths; and 
‘‘(E) community organizations and groups 
representing homeless children and youths and 
their families; 
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‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to local edu-
cational agencies, in coordination with local edu-
cational agency liaisons designated under subsection 
(g)(1)(J)(ii), to ensure that local educational agencies 
comply with the requirements of subsection (e)(3), 
paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (g), and sub-
section (h); 
‘‘(6) provide professional development opportuni-
ties for local educational agency personnel and the 
homeless 
liaison 
designated 
under 
subsection 
(g)(1)(J)(ii) to assist such personnel in meeting the 
needs of homeless children and youths; and 
‘‘(7) respond to inquiries from parents and 
guardians of homeless children and youths and unac-
companied youths to ensure that each child or youth 
who is the subject of such an inquiry receives the full 
protections and services provided by this subtitle.’’; 
(7) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, each State edu-
cational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan 
to provide for the education of homeless children and 
youths within the State that includes the following: 
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‘‘(A) A description of how such children and 
youths are (or will be) given the opportunity to 
meet the same State academic standards that all 
students are expected to meet. 
‘‘(B) A description of the procedures the 
State educational agency will use to identify 
such children and youths in the State and to as-
sess their needs. 
‘‘(C) A description of procedures for the 
prompt resolution of disputes regarding the edu-
cational placement of homeless children and 
youths. 
‘‘(D) A description of programs for school 
personnel (including liaisons, school leaders, at-
tendance officers, teachers, enrollment personnel, 
and specialized instructional support personnel) 
to heighten the awareness of such personnel of the 
specific needs of homeless adolescents, including 
runaway and homeless youths. 
‘‘(E) A description of procedures that ensure 
that homeless children and youths who meet the 
relevant eligibility criteria are able to partici-
pate in Federal, State, or local nutrition pro-
grams. 
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‘‘(F) A description of procedures that ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) homeless children have equal ac-
cess to public preschool programs, adminis-
tered by the State educational agency or 
local educational agency, as provided to 
other children in the State; 
‘‘(ii) homeless youths and youths sepa-
rated from public schools are identified and 
accorded equal access to appropriate sec-
ondary education and support services; and 
‘‘(iii) homeless children and youths 
who meet the relevant eligibility criteria are 
able to participate in Federal, State, or 
local education programs. 
‘‘(G) Strategies to address problems identi-
fied in the report provided to the Secretary 
under subsection (f)(3). 
‘‘(H) Strategies to address other problems 
with respect to the education of homeless children 
and youths, including problems resulting from 
enrollment delays that are caused by— 
‘‘(i) immunization and other health 
records requirements; 
‘‘(ii) residency requirements; 
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‘‘(iii) lack of birth certificates, school 
records, or other documentation; 
‘‘(iv) guardianship issues; or 
‘‘(v) uniform or dress code require-
ments. 
‘‘(I) A demonstration that the State edu-
cational agency and local educational agencies 
in the State have developed, and shall review 
and revise, policies to remove barriers to the 
identification, enrollment, and retention of 
homeless children and youths in schools in the 
State. 
‘‘(J) Assurances that the following will be 
carried out: 
‘‘(i) The State educational agency and 
local educational agencies in the State will 
adopt policies and practices to ensure that 
homeless children and youths are not stig-
matized or segregated on the basis of their 
status as homeless. 
‘‘(ii) Local educational agencies will 
designate an appropriate staff person, who 
may also be a coordinator for other Federal 
programs, as a local educational agency li-
aison for homeless children and youths, to 
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