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dents, including students with disabilities 
and English learners; and 
‘‘(xi) will support efforts to increase 
quality initiatives, including meeting the 
quality authorizing elements described in 
paragraph (2)(E); 
‘‘(B) of the extent to which the entity— 
‘‘(i) is able to meet and carry out the 
priorities listed in subsection (f)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) is working to develop or strength-
en a cohesive statewide system to support 
the opening of new charter schools and 
replicable, high-quality charter school mod-
els, and the expansion of high-quality char-
ter schools; 
‘‘(C) of how the entity will carry out the 
subgrant competition, including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the application 
each eligible applicant desiring to receive a 
subgrant will submit, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the roles and 
responsibilities of eligible applicants, 
partner organizations, and manage-
ment organizations, including the ad-
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ministrative and contractual roles and 
responsibilities; 
‘‘(II) a description of the quality 
controls agreed to between the eligible 
applicant and the authorized public 
chartering agency involved, such as a 
contract or performance agreement, 
and how a school’s performance in the 
State’s academic accountability system 
will be a primary factor for renewal or 
revocation of the school’s charter; and 
‘‘(III) a description of how the eli-
gible applicant will solicit and con-
sider input from parents and other 
members of the community on the im-
plementation and operation of each 
charter school receiving funds under 
the entity’s program; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the entity 
will review applications; 
‘‘(D) in the case of an entity that partners 
with an outside organization to carry out the en-
tity’s quality charter school program, in whole or 
in part, of the roles and responsibilities of this 
partner; 
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‘‘(E) of how the entity will help the charter 
schools receiving funds under the entity’s pro-
gram consider the transportation needs of the 
schools’ students; and 
‘‘(F) of how the entity will support diverse 
charter school models, including models that 
serve rural communities. 
‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—Assurances, including a de-
scription of how the assurances will be met, that— 
‘‘(A) each charter school receiving funds 
under the entity’s program will have a high de-
gree of autonomy over budget and operations, in-
cluding personnel; 
‘‘(B) the entity will support charter schools 
in meeting the educational needs of their stu-
dents as described in paragraph (1)(A)(x); 
‘‘(C) the entity will ensure that the author-
ized public chartering agency of any charter 
school that receives funds under the entity’s pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) ensures that each charter school is 
meeting the obligations under this Act, part 
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
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Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 
1975, and title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972; 
‘‘(ii) adequately monitors and helps 
each charter school in recruiting, enrolling, 
and meeting the needs of all students, in-
cluding students with disabilities and 
English learners; and 
‘‘(iii) ensures that each charter school 
solicits and considers input from parents 
and other members of the community on the 
implementation and operation of the school; 
‘‘(D) the entity will provide adequate tech-
nical assistance to eligible applicants to— 
‘‘(i) meet the objectives described in 
clauses (vii), (viii), and (x) of paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) enroll traditionally underserved 
students, including students with disabil-
ities and English learners, to promote an 
inclusive education environment; 
‘‘(E) the entity will promote quality author-
izing, such as through providing technical assist-
ance, to support all authorized public chartering 
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agencies in the State to improve the monitoring 
of their charter schools, including by— 
‘‘(i) assessing annual performance data 
of the schools, including, as appropriate, 
graduation rates and student growth; and 
‘‘(ii) 
reviewing 
the 
schools’ 
inde-
pendent, annual audits of financial state-
ments conducted in accordance with gen-
erally accepted accounting principles, and 
ensuring any such audits are publically re-
ported; 
‘‘(F) the entity will work to ensure that 
charter schools are included with the traditional 
public schools in decision-making about the pub-
lic school system in the State; and 
‘‘(G) the entity will ensure that each charter 
school in the State make publicly available, con-
sistent with the dissemination requirements of 
the annual State report card, the information 
parents need to make informed decisions about 
the education options available to their children, 
including information on the educational pro-
gram, student support services, and annual per-
formance and enrollment data for the groups of 
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students 
described 
in 
section 
1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and 
justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or 
regulatory provisions that the entity believes are nec-
essary for the successful operation of the charter 
schools that will receive funds under the entity’s pro-
gram under this section, and a description of any 
State or local rules, generally applicable to public 
schools, that will be waived, or otherwise not apply to 
such schools. 
‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA; PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to State entities under this section on 
the basis of the quality of the applications submitted 
under subsection (e), after taking into consider-
ation— 
‘‘(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by the 
State’s public charter school law and how the en-
tity will work to maximize the flexibility pro-
vided to charter schools under the law; 
‘‘(B) the ambitiousness of the entity’s objec-
tives for the quality charter school program car-
ried out under this section; 
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‘‘(C) the quality of the strategy for assessing 
achievement of those objectives; 
‘‘(D) the likelihood that the eligible appli-
cants receiving subgrants under the program will 
meet those objectives and improve educational re-
sults for students; 
‘‘(E) the proposed number of new charter 
schools to be opened, and the proposed number of 
high-quality charter schools to be replicated or 
expanded under the program; 
‘‘(F) the entity’s plan to— 
‘‘(i) adequately monitor the eligible ap-
plicants receiving subgrants under the enti-
ty’s program; and 
‘‘(ii) work with the authorized public 
chartering agencies involved to avoid dupli-
cation of work for the charter schools and 
authorized public chartering agencies; 
‘‘(G) the entity’s plan to provide adequate 
technical assistance, as described in the entity’s 
application under subsection (e), for the eligible 
applicants receiving subgrants under the entity’s 
program under this section; 
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‘‘(H) the entity’s plan to support quality 
authorizing efforts in the State, consistent with 
the objectives described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(I) the entity’s plan to solicit and consider 
input from parents and other members of the 
community on the implementation and oper-
ation of the charter schools in the State. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to State enti-
ties to the extent that they meet the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a State entity located in 
a State that allows an entity other than a local 
educational agency to be an authorized public 
chartering agency, the State has a quality au-
thorized public chartering agency that is an enti-
ty other than a local educational agency. 
‘‘(B) The State entity is located in a State 
that does not impose any limitation on the num-
ber or percentage of charter schools that may 
exist or the number or percentage of students 
that may attend charter schools in the State. 
‘‘(C) The State entity is located in a State 
that ensures equitable financing, as compared to 
traditional public schools, for charter schools and 
students in a prompt manner. 
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‘‘(D) The State entity is located in a State 
that uses best practices from charter schools to 
help improve struggling schools and local edu-
cational agencies. 
‘‘(E) The State entity partners with an or-
ganization that has a demonstrated record of 
success in developing management organizations 
to support the development of charter schools in 
the State. 
‘‘(F) The State entity demonstrates quality 
policies and practices to support and monitor 
charter schools through factors including— 
‘‘(i) the proportion of high-quality 
charter schools in the State; and 
‘‘(ii) the proportion of charter schools 
enrolling, at a rate similar to traditional 
public schools, traditionally underserved 
students, including students with disabil-
ities and English learners. 
‘‘(G) The State entity supports charter 
schools that support at-risk students through ac-
tivities such as dropout prevention or dropout 
recovery. 
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‘‘(H) The State entity authorizes all charter 
schools in the State to serve as school food au-
thorities. 
‘‘(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant 
receiving a subgrant under this section shall use such funds 
to open new charter schools, open replicable, high-quality 
charter school models, or expand existing high-quality char-
ter schools. 
‘‘(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State entity 
receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary, at the end of the third year of the 5-year grant pe-
riod and at the end of such grant period, a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number of students served under each 
subgrant awarded under this section and, if applica-
ble, how many new students were served during each 
year of the subgrant period; 
‘‘(2) the number of subgrants awarded under this 
section to carry out each of the following— 
‘‘(A) the opening of new charter schools; 
‘‘(B) the opening of replicable, high-quality 
charter school models; and 
‘‘(C) the expansion of high-quality charter 
schools; 
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‘‘(3) the progress the entity made toward meeting 
the priorities described in subsection (f)(2), as appli-
cable; 
‘‘(4) how the entity met the objectives of the qual-
ity charter school program described in the entity’s 
application under subsection (e); 
‘‘(5) how the entity complied with, and ensured 
that eligible applicants complied with, the assurances 
described in the entity’s application; and 
‘‘(6) how the entity worked with authorized pub-
lic chartering agencies and how such agencies worked 
with the management company or leadership of the 
schools that received subgrants under this section. 
‘‘(i) STATE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘State entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State educational agency; 
‘‘(2) a State charter school board; 
‘‘(3) a Governor of a State; or 
‘‘(4) a charter support organization. 
‘‘SEC. 3104. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved 
under section 3102(b)(1), the Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities that have the highest-quality 
applications approved under subsection (d), after con-
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sidering the diversity of such applications, to dem-
onstrate innovative methods of assisting charter 
schools to address the cost of acquiring, constructing, 
and renovating facilities by enhancing the avail-
ability of loans or bond financing. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public entity, such as a State or 
local governmental entity; 
‘‘(B) a private nonprofit entity; or 
‘‘(C) a consortium of entities described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(b) GRANTEE
SELECTION.—The Secretary shall 
evaluate each application submitted under subsection (d), 
and shall determine whether the application is sufficient 
to merit approval. 
‘‘(c) GRANT CHARACTERISTICS.—Grants under sub-
section (a) shall be of a sufficient size, scope, and quality 
so as to ensure an effective demonstration of an innovative 
means of enhancing credit for the financing of charter 
school acquisition, construction, or renovation. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the 
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Secretary an application in such form as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A) a statement identifying the activities 
proposed to be undertaken with funds received 
under subsection (a), including how the eligible 
entity will determine which charter schools will 
receive assistance, and how much and what types 
of assistance charter schools will receive; 
‘‘(B) a description of the involvement of 
charter schools in the application’s development 
and the design of the proposed activities; 
‘‘(C) a description of the eligible entity’s ex-
pertise in capital market financing; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the proposed ac-
tivities will leverage the maximum amount of 
private-sector financing capital relative to the 
amount of Federal, State, or local government 
funding used and otherwise enhance credit avail-
able to charter schools, including how the entity 
will offer a combination of rates and terms more 
favorable than the rates and terms that a charter 
school could receive without assistance from the 
entity under this section; 
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‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible entity 
possesses sufficient expertise in education to 
evaluate the likelihood of success of a charter 
school program for which facilities financing is 
sought; and 
‘‘(F) in the case of an application submitted 
by a State governmental entity, a description of 
the actions that the entity has taken, or will 
take, to ensure that charter schools within the 
State receive the funding the charter schools need 
to have adequate facilities. 
‘‘(e) CHARTER SCHOOL OBJECTIVES.—An eligible en-
tity receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds 
deposited in the reserve account established under subsection 
(f) to assist one or more charter schools to access private 
sector capital to accomplish one or both of the following ob-
jectives: 
‘‘(1) The acquisition (by purchase, lease, dona-
tion, or otherwise) of an interest (including an inter-
est held by a third party for the benefit of a charter 
school) in improved or unimproved real property that 
is necessary to commence or continue the operation of 
a charter school. 
‘‘(2) The construction of new facilities, including 
predevelopment costs, or the renovation, repair, or al-
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teration of existing facilities, necessary to commence 
or continue the operation of a charter school. 
‘‘(f) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—To assist charter schools 
to accomplish the objectives described in subsection 
(e), an eligible entity receiving a grant under sub-
section (a) shall, in accordance with State and local 
law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration 
with others, deposit the funds received under sub-
section (a) (other than funds used for administrative 
costs in accordance with subsection (g)) in a reserve 
account established and maintained by the eligible en-
tity for this purpose. Amounts deposited in such ac-
count shall be used by the eligible entity for one or 
more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Guaranteeing, insuring, and rein-
suring bonds, notes, evidences of debt, loans, and 
interests therein, the proceeds of which are used 
for an objective described in subsection (e). 
‘‘(B) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of 
personal and real property for an objective de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
‘‘(C) Facilitating financing by identifying 
potential lending sources, encouraging private 
lending, and other similar activities that directly 
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promote lending to, or for the benefit of, charter 
schools. 
‘‘(D) Facilitating the issuance of bonds by 
charter schools, or by other public entities for the 
benefit of charter schools, by providing technical, 
administrative, and other appropriate assistance 
(including the recruitment of bond counsel, un-
derwriters, and potential investors and the con-
solidation of multiple charter school projects 
within a single bond issue). 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under this 
section and deposited in the reserve account estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be invested in obli-
gations issued or guaranteed by the United States or 
a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. 
‘‘(3) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earn-
ings on funds received under subsection (a) shall be 
deposited in the reserve account established under 
paragraph (1) and used in accordance with such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eli-
gible entity may use not more than 2.5 percent of the funds 
received under subsection (a) for the administrative costs 
of carrying out its responsibilities under this section (ex-
cluding subsection (k)). 
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‘‘(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) FINANCIAL
RECORD
MAINTENANCE
AND 
AUDIT.—The financial records of each eligible entity 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be main-
tained in accordance with generally accepted account-
ing principles and shall be subject to an annual audit 
by an independent public accountant. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each el-
igible entity receiving a grant under subsection 
(a) annually shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port of its operations and activities under this 
section. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a copy of the most recent financial 
statements, and any accompanying opinion 
on such statements, prepared by the inde-
pendent public accountant reviewing the fi-
nancial records of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(ii) a copy of any report made on an 
audit of the financial records of the eligible 
entity that was conducted under paragraph 
(1) during the reporting period; 
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‘‘(iii) an evaluation by the eligible en-
tity of the effectiveness of its use of the Fed-
eral funds provided under subsection (a) in 
leveraging private funds; 
‘‘(iv) a listing and description of the 
charter schools served during the reporting 
period, including the amount of funds used 
by each school, the type of project facilitated 
by the grant, and the type of assistance pro-
vided to the charter schools; 
‘‘(v) a description of the activities car-
ried out by the eligible entity to assist char-
ter schools in meeting the objectives set forth 
in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(vi) a description of the characteris-
tics of lenders and other financial institu-
tions participating in the activities under-
taken by the eligible entity under this sec-
tion (excluding subsection (k)) during the 
reporting period. 
‘‘(C) 
SECRETARIAL
REPORT.—The 
Sec-
retary shall review the reports submitted under 
subparagraph (A) and shall provide a com-
prehensive annual report to Congress on the ac-
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tivities conducted under this section (excluding 
subsection (k)). 
‘‘(i) NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE OB-
LIGATION.—No financial obligation of an eligible entity en-
tered into pursuant to this section (such as an obligation 
under a guarantee, bond, note, evidence of debt, or loan) 
shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed in any respect by, 
the United States. The full faith and credit of the United 
States is not pledged to the payment of funds which may 
be required to be paid under any obligation made by an 
eligible entity pursuant to any provision of this section. 
‘‘(j) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance 
with chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
collect— 
‘‘(A) all of the funds in a reserve account es-
tablished by an eligible entity under subsection 
(f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not earlier 
than 2 years after the date on which the eligible 
entity first received funds under this section (ex-
cluding subsection (k)), that the eligible entity 
has failed to make substantial progress in car-
rying out the purposes described in subsection 
(f)(1); or 
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‘‘(B) all or a portion of the funds in a re-
serve account established by an eligible entity 
under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the eligible entity has permanently 
ceased to use all or a portion of the funds in 
such account to accomplish any purpose de-
scribed in subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
shall not exercise the authority provided in paragraph 
(1) to collect from any eligible entity any funds that 
are being properly used to achieve one or more of the 
purposes described in subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 
451, 452, and 458 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234, 1234a, 1234g) shall apply 
to the recovery of funds under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall not 
be construed to impair or affect the authority of the 
Secretary to recover funds under part D of the Gen-
eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(k) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID 
PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘per-pupil fa-
cilities aid program’ means a program in which a 
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State makes payments, on a per-pupil basis, to char-
ter schools to provide the schools with financing— 
‘‘(A) that is dedicated solely for funding 
charter school facilities; or 
‘‘(B) a portion of which is dedicated for 
funding charter school facilities. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount re-
served under section 3102(b)(1) and remaining 
after the Secretary makes grants under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on 
a competitive basis, to States to pay for the Fed-
eral share of the cost of establishing or enhanc-
ing, and administering per-pupil facilities aid 
programs. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection for periods of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the cost described in subparagraph (A) for a 
per-pupil facilities aid program shall be not 
more than— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the first 
fiscal year for which the program receives 
assistance under this subsection; 
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‘‘(ii) 80 percent in the second such 
year; 
‘‘(iii) 60 percent in the third such 
year; 
‘‘(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such 
year; and 
‘‘(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 
‘‘(D) STATE SHARE.—A State receiving a 
grant under this subsection may partner with 1 
or more organizations to provide up to 50 per-
cent of the State share of the cost of establishing 
or enhancing, and administering the per-pupil 
facilities aid program. 
‘‘(E) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—A State may re-
ceive more than 1 grant under this subsection, so 
long as the amount of such funds provided to 
charter schools increases with each successive 
grant. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under this subsection shall use the funds 
made available through the grant to establish or 
enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities 
aid program for charter schools in the State of 
the applicant. 
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‘‘(B) EVALUATIONS; 
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE; DISSEMINATION.—From the amount made 
available to a State through a grant under this 
subsection for a fiscal year, the State may re-
serve not more than 5 percent to carry out eval-
uations, to provide technical assistance, and to 
disseminate information. 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available under this subsection shall be 
used to supplement, and not supplant, State, 
and local public funds expended to provide per 
pupil facilities aid programs, operations financ-
ing programs, or other programs, for charter 
schools. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—No State 
may be required to participate in a program 
carried out under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) STATE LAW.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), to be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a State shall 
establish or enhance, and administer, a per- 
pupil facilities aid program for charter 
schools in the State, that— 
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‘‘(I) is specified in State law; and 
‘‘(II) provides annual financing, 
on a per-pupil basis, for charter school 
facilities. 
‘‘(ii) 
SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwith-
standing clause (i), a State that is required 
under State law to provide its charter 
schools with access to adequate facility 
space, but which does not have a per-pupil 
facilities aid program for charter schools 
specified in State law, may be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection if the 
State agrees to use the funds to develop a 
per-pupil facilities aid program consistent 
with the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a State shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘SEC. 3105. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under 
section 3102(b)(2), the Secretary shall— 
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staff, parents, or other members of the local commu-
nity in which a charter school project will be carried 
out. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘eligible 
applicant’ means a developer that has— 
‘‘(A) applied to an authorized public char-
tering authority to operate a charter school; and 
‘‘(B) provided adequate and timely notice to 
that authority. 
‘‘(5) EXPANSION OF A HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER 
SCHOOL.—The term ‘expansion of a high-quality 
charter school’ means to significantly increase the en-
rollment of, or add one or more grades to, a high- 
quality charter school. 
‘‘(6) HIGH-QUALITY
CHARTER
SCHOOL.—The 
term ‘high-quality charter school’ means a charter 
school that— 
‘‘(A) shows evidence of strong academic re-
sults, which may include strong academic growth 
as determined by a State; 
‘‘(B) has no significant issues in the areas 
of student safety, financial management, or stat-
utory or regulatory compliance; 
‘‘(C) has demonstrated success in signifi-
cantly increasing student academic achievement 
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‘‘(3) To support State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, schools, educators, and parents 
in developing and strengthening the relationship be-
tween parents and their children’s school in order to 
further the developmental progress of children. 
‘‘(4) To coordinate activities funded under this 
subpart with parent involvement initiatives funded 
under section 1118 and other provisions of this Act. 
‘‘(5) To assist the Secretary, State educational 
agencies, and local educational agencies in the coordi-
nation and integration of Federal, State, and local 
services and programs to engage families in edu-
cation. 
‘‘SEC. 3142. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS.— 
From the amount appropriated under section 3(c)(1)(C), 
the Secretary is authorized to award grants for each fiscal 
year to statewide organizations (or consortia of such orga-
nizations), to establish Statewide Family Engagement Cen-
ters that provide comprehensive training and technical as-
sistance to State educational agencies, local educational 
agencies, schools identified by State educational agencies 
and local educational agencies, organizations that support 
family-school partnerships, and other organizations that 
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