for such year to carry out the activities supported by the 
grant. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State shall 
use a grant received under this section only to supplement 
funds that would, in the absence of such grant, be made 
available from other Federal, State, or local sources for 
activities supported by the grant, not to supplant such 
funds. 
‘‘(f) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—A State shall 
use grant funds received under this section to— 
‘‘(A) support the activities described in its 
application under subsection (g); 
‘‘(B) plan and implement a statewide 
strategy for expanding access to early college 
high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs for students who are underrep-
resented in higher education to raise statewide 
rates of secondary school graduation, readiness 
for postsecondary education, and completion of 
recognized postsecondary credentials, with a 
focus on students academically at risk of not 
enrolling in or completing postsecondary edu-
cation; 
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‘‘(C) identify any obstacles to such a strat-
egy under State law or policy; 
‘‘(D) provide technical assistance (either 
directly or through a knowledgeable inter-
mediary) to early college high schools and other 
dual or concurrent enrollment programs, which 
may include— 
‘‘(i) brokering relationships and agree-
ments that forge a strong partnership be-
tween elementary and secondary and post-
secondary partners; and 
‘‘(ii) offering statewide training, pro-
fessional development, and peer learning 
opportunities for school leaders, instruc-
tors, and counselors or advisors; 
‘‘(E) identify and implement policies that 
will improve the effectiveness and ensure the 
quality of early college high schools and dual or 
concurrent enrollment programs, such as eligi-
bility and access, funding, data and quality as-
surance, governance, accountability, and align-
ment policies; 
‘‘(F) update the State’s requirements for a 
student to receive a regular high school diploma 
to align with the challenging State academic 
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standards and entrance requirements for credit- 
bearing coursework as described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (D) of section 1111(b)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965; 
‘‘(G) incorporate indicators regarding stu-
dent access to and completion of early college 
high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs into the school quality and student 
success indicators included in the State system 
of annual meaningful differentiation as de-
scribed under section 1111(c)(4)(B)(v)(I) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965; 
‘‘(H) disseminate best practices for early 
college high schools and dual or concurrent en-
rollment programs, which may include best 
practices from programs in the State or other 
States; 
‘‘(I) facilitate statewide secondary and 
postsecondary data collection, research and 
evaluation, and reporting to policymakers and 
other stakeholders; and 
‘‘(J) conduct outreach programs to ensure 
that secondary school students, their families, 
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and community members are aware of early col-
lege high schools and dual or concurrent enroll-
ment programs in the State. 
‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE
ACTIVITIES.—A State may 
use grant funds received under this section to— 
‘‘(A) establish a mechanism to offset the 
costs of tuition, fees, standardized testing and 
performance assessment costs, and support 
services for low-income students, and students 
from underrepresented populations enrolled in 
early college and high schools or dual or concur-
rent enrollment; 
‘‘(B) establish formal transfer systems 
within and across State higher education sys-
tems, including two-year and four-year public 
and private institutions, to maximize the trans-
ferability of college courses; 
‘‘(C) provide incentives to school districts 
that— 
‘‘(i) assist high school teachers in get-
ting the credentials needed to participate 
in early college high school programs and 
dual or concurrent enrollment; and 
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‘‘(ii) encourage the use of college in-
structors to teach college courses in high 
schools; 
‘‘(D) support initiatives to improve the 
quality of early college high school and dual or 
concurrent enrollment programs at partici-
pating institutions; and 
‘‘(E) reimburse low-income students to 
cover part or all of the costs of an Advanced 
Placement or International Baccalaureate ex-
amination. 
‘‘(g) STATE APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The appli-
cation under paragraph (1) shall include, at min-
imum, a description of— 
‘‘(A) how the State will carry out the man-
datory State activities described in subsection 
(f)(1); 
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‘‘(B) how the State will ensure that any 
programs funded with a grant under this sec-
tion are coordinated with programs under— 
‘‘(i) the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 
‘‘(iii) the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(iv) the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act; 
‘‘(C) how the State intends to use grant 
funds to address achievement gaps for each cat-
egory 
of 
students 
described 
in 
section 
1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(D) how the State will access and lever-
age additional resources necessary to sustain 
early college high schools or other dual or con-
current enrollment programs; 
‘‘(E) how the State will identify and elimi-
nate barriers to implementing effective early 
college high schools and dual or concurrent en-
rollment programs after the grant expires, in-
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cluding by engaging businesses and nonprofit 
organizations; and 
‘‘(F) such other information as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate.’’. 
TITLE IV—MORE RESOURCES TO 
ENSURE ALL STUDENTS ARE 
SUCCESSFUL 
SEC. 401. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a 
single grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible 
State to enable the State to carry out the authorized 
activities described in subsection (c). 
(2) ELIGIBLE STATE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘eligible State’’ means a State— 
(A) that has established a State Oversight 
Board as described in section 501; and 
(B) that commits to educational equity. 
(3) DURATION; RENEWAL.—The grant awarded 
under this section shall be for a 2-year duration, and 
may be renewed by the Secretary for not more than 
4 additional 2-year periods if the State Oversight 
Board of the State determines that the State has 
met the educational equity goals of the State, as de-
scribed in section 501. 
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(4) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—If the Sec-
retary does not renew a grant awarded under this 
section to a State for an additional 2-year period for 
failure to meet the educational equity goals of the 
State, the State shall provide, from non-Federal 
sources, amounts for such 2-year period that are not 
less than the sum of the grant amount provided by 
the Secretary and the matching funds provided by 
the State under subsection (d) for the initial 2-year 
grant period. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible State that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require, including providing the State’s educational equity 
goals and the accountability consequences for the State 
and local educational agencies in the State if the State 
Oversight Board determines that the State or a local edu-
cational agency fails to meet the educational equity goals 
of the State, including the potential withholding of funds, 
as described in section 501. 
(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible State that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
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funds to carry out activities authorized under the 
following provisions: 
(A) Part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311 et seq.). 
(B) Part C of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6391 et seq.). 
(C) Part D of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6421 et seq.). 
(D) Part E of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6491 et seq.). 
(E) Subparts 2 and 3 of part B of title II 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641 et seq. and 6661 
et seq.). 
(F) Subpart 1 of part A of title III of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6821 et seq.). 
(G) Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.). 
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(H) Part B of title IV of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7171 et seq.). 
(I) Part D of title IV of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7231 et seq.). 
(J) Sections 4624 and 4625 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7274 and 7275). 
(K) Section 4641 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7291 et seq.). 
(L) Section 611 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411). 
(2) SUBGRANTS.—An eligible State that re-
ceives a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds to award subgrants to local educational agen-
cies to carry out the activities described in para-
graph (1). 
(3) COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAMS.—In using 
grant funds provided under this section or subgrant 
funds provided under paragraph (2) to carry out the 
activities described in paragraph (1), the eligible 
State or local educational agency shall comply with 
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the requirements of the programs under which such 
activities are authorized. 
(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each eligible State 
that receives a grant under this section shall provide, from 
non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 200 percent of 
the amount of the grant (which may be provided in cash 
or in kind) to carry out the activities supported by the 
grant. 
(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT
SUPPLANT.—An eligible 
State shall use Federal funds received under this section 
only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence 
of such Federal funds, be made available from State and 
local sources for activities described in subsection (c), and 
not to supplant such funds. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
(1) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
(2) $787,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(3) $826,875,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(4) $868,218,750 for fiscal year 2023; 
(5) $911,629,688 for fiscal year 2024; 
(6) $957,211,172 for fiscal year 2025; 
(7) $1,005,071,731 for fiscal year 2026; 
(8) $1,055,325,318 for fiscal year 2027; 
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(9) $1,108,091,584 for fiscal year 2028; and 
(10) $1,163,496,163 for fiscal year 2029. 
TITLE V—GOVERNANCE AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 501. STATE OVERSIGHT BOARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive 
a grant under title I, II, III, or IV, a State shall establish 
a State Oversight Board that is independent of the State 
educational agency, ensures educational equity in the 
State, and holds the State educational agency and local 
educational agencies in the State accountable for failure 
to meet such educational equity. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF STATE OVERSIGHT BOARDS.—A 
State Oversight Board established pursuant to this section 
shall— 
(1) determine implementation plans and guide-
lines for the State educational agency and local edu-
cational agencies in the State to meet the edu-
cational equity goals determined by the State under 
subsection (c); 
(2) determine whether the State and local edu-
cational agencies in the State have met the edu-
cational equity goals determined by the State; 
(3) hold the State and local educational agen-
cies in the State accountable for a failure to meet 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Of-
fice for Civil Rights of the Department of Education 
shall provide technical assistance— 
(A) to States in implementing the edu-
cational equity goals of the State; and 
(B) to State Oversight Boards in carrying 
out subsection (b), including in determining 
whether the State and local educational agen-
cies in the State have met the educational eq-
uity goals determined by the State. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $1,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
TITLE 
VI—STATE 
FLEXIBILITY 
FOR EQUITABLE PER-PUPIL 
FUNDING 
SEC. 601. STATE FLEXIBILITY FOR EQUITABLE PER-PUPIL 
FUNDING. 
Section 1501 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and certain 
State educational agencies on behalf of a State’s 
local educational agencies’’ after ‘‘local educational 
agencies’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
certain State educational agencies on behalf of 
a State’s local educational agencies’’ after 
‘‘local educational agencies’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
certain State educational agencies on behalf of 
a State’s local educational agencies’’ after 
‘‘local educational agencies’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 1 
State educational agency on behalf of the 
State’s local educational agencies’’ after ‘‘local 
educational agencies’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or State edu-
cational agency’’ after ‘‘local educational 
agency’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or consolidated State’’ after ‘‘local’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘any local’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the local’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the’’; 
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(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Each local’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or consolidated 
State’’ after ‘‘local’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘local’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘local’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational’’; 
(vii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational’’; and 
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(viii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ each place the term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘educational’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ each place the term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘educational’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘local educational’’ and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘local edu-
cational’’ and inserting ‘‘educational’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘local educational’’ and in-
serting ‘‘educational’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or consolidated State’’ 
after ‘‘local’’; 
(7) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘or consoli-
dated State’’ after ‘‘local’’; 
(8) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘local educational’’ and in-
serting ‘‘educational’’; and 
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