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or an expanded, high-quality charter 
school— 
‘‘(I) will ensure such school or 
model meets the requirements under 
section 6101(3); and 
‘‘(II) is prepared to continue to 
operate such school or model, in a 
manner consistent with the eligible 
applicant’s 
application, 
after 
the 
subgrant funds have expired; 
‘‘(vii) will support charter schools in 
local educational agencies with large num-
bers of schools identified by the State for 
improvement, including supporting the use 
of charter schools to improve, or in turning 
around, struggling schools; 
‘‘(viii) will work with charter schools 
to promote inclusion of all students, in-
cluding eliminating any barriers to enroll-
ment for foster youth or unaccompanied 
homeless youth, and support all students 
once they are enrolled to promote retention 
including through the use of fair discipli-
nary practice; 
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‘‘(ix) will work with charter schools on 
recruitment practices, including efforts to 
engage groups that may otherwise have 
limited opportunities to participate in char-
ter schools, and to ensure such schools do 
not have in effect policies or procedures 
that may create barriers to enrollment of 
students, including educationally disadvan-
taged students, and are in compliance with 
all Federal and State laws on enrollment 
practices; 
‘‘(x) will share best and promising 
practices between charter schools and 
other public schools, including, where ap-
propriate, instruction and professional de-
velopment in core academic subjects, and 
science, technology, engineering, and math 
education, including computer science; 
‘‘(xi) will ensure the charter schools 
receiving funds under the State entity’s 
program meet the educational needs of 
their students, including students with dis-
abilities and English learners; 
‘‘(xii) will support efforts to increase 
quality initiatives, including meeting the 
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quality authorizing elements described in 
paragraph (2)(E); 
‘‘(xiii) in the case of a State entity 
not described in clause (xiv), will provide 
oversight of authorizing activity, including 
how the State will approve, actively mon-
itor, and re-approve or revoke the author-
ity of an authorized public chartering 
agency based on the performance of the 
charter schools authorized by such agency 
in the areas of student achievement, stu-
dent safety, financial management, and 
compliance with all applicable statutes and 
regulations; 
‘‘(xiv) in the case of a State entity de-
fined in subsection (i)(4), will work with 
the State to provide assistance to and over-
sight of authorized public chartering agen-
cies for authorizing activity described in 
clause (xiii); and 
‘‘(xv) will work with eligible applicants 
receiving a subgrant under the State enti-
ty’s program to support the opening of 
charter schools or charter school models 
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described in clause (i) that are secondary 
schools; 
‘‘(B) of the extent to which the State enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) is able to meet and carry out the 
priorities listed in subsection (f)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) 
is 
working 
to 
develop 
or 
strengthen a cohesive statewide system to 
support the opening of new charter 
schools, replicated, high-quality charter 
school models, or expanded, high-quality 
charter schools; 
‘‘(C) of how the State 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 the eligible ap-
plicant, partner organizations, and 
management organizations, including 
the administrative and contractual 
roles and responsibilities; 
‘‘(II) a description of the quality 
controls agreed to between the eligible 
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applicant and the authorized public 
chartering agency involved, such as a 
contract or performance agreement, 
how a school’s performance in the 
State’s academic accountability sys-
tem will be a primary factor for re-
newal or revocation of the school’s 
charter, and how the State entity and 
the authorized public chartering agen-
cy involved will reserve the right to re-
voke or not renew a school’s charter 
based on financial, structural, or oper-
ational factors involving the manage-
ment of the school; 
‘‘(III) a description of how the el-
igible 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 that will receive funds 
under the State entity’s program; and 
‘‘(IV) 
a 
description 
of 
the 
planned activities and expenditures 
for the subgrant funds for purposes of 
opening and preparing to operate a 
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new charter school, a replicated, high- 
quality charter school model, or an ex-
panded, high-quality charter school, 
and how the school or model will 
maintain financial sustainability after 
the end of the subgrant period; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the State 
entity will review applications; 
‘‘(D) in the case of a State entity that 
partners with an outside organization to carry 
out the State entity’s quality charter school 
program, in whole or in part, of the roles and 
responsibilities of this partner; 
‘‘(E) of how the State entity will help the 
charter schools receiving funds under the State 
entity’s program consider the transportation 
needs of the schools’ students; and 
‘‘(F) of how the State entity will support 
diverse charter school models, including models 
that serve rural communities. 
‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—Assurances, including a 
description of how the assurances will be met, 
that— 
‘‘(A) each charter school receiving funds 
under the State entity’s program will have a 
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high degree of autonomy over budget and oper-
ations; 
‘‘(B) the State entity will support charter 
schools in meeting the educational needs of 
their students as described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(xi); 
‘‘(C) the State entity will ensure that the 
authorized public chartering agency of any 
charter school that receives funds under the 
State entity’s program— 
‘‘(i) adequately monitors each such 
charter school in recruiting, enrolling, and 
meeting the needs of all students, includ-
ing students with disabilities and English 
learners; and 
‘‘(ii) ensures that each such charter 
school solicits and considers input from 
parents and other members of the commu-
nity on the implementation and operation 
of the school; 
‘‘(D) the State entity will provide adequate 
technical assistance to eligible applicants to— 
‘‘(i) meet the objectives described in 
clauses (viii) and (ix) of paragraph (1)(A) 
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and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(ii) recruit, enroll, and retain tradi-
tionally underserved students, including 
students with disabilities and English 
learners, at rates similar to traditional 
public schools; 
‘‘(E) the State entity will promote quality 
authorizing, such as through providing technical 
assistance and supporting all authorized public 
chartering agencies in the State to improve the 
oversight of their charter schools, including 
by— 
‘‘(i) assessing annual performance 
data of the schools, including, as appro-
priate, graduation rates, student academic 
growth, and rates of student attrition; 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(iii) holding charter schools account-
able to the academic, financial, and oper-
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ational quality controls agreed to between 
the charter school and the authorized pub-
lic chartering agency involved, such as 
through renewal, non-renewal, or revoca-
tion of the school’s charter; 
‘‘(F) the State entity will work to ensure 
that charter schools are included with the tradi-
tional public schools in decisionmaking about 
the public school system in the State; and 
‘‘(G) The State entity will ensure that each 
charter school receiving funds under the State 
entity’s program makes publicly available, con-
sistent with the dissemination requirements of 
the annual State report card, information to 
help parents make informed decisions about the 
education options available to their children, in-
cluding information for each school on— 
‘‘(i) the educational program; 
‘‘(ii) student support services; 
‘‘(iii) annual performance and enroll-
ment data, disaggregated by the groups of 
students 
described 
in 
section 
1111(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II), except that such 
disaggregation shall not be required in a 
case in which the number of students in a 
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group is insufficient to yield statistically 
reliable information or the results would 
reveal personally identifiable information 
about an individual student; and 
‘‘(iv) any other information the State 
requires all other public schools to report 
for purposes of section 1111(h)(1)(D). 
‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and 
justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or 
regulatory provisions that the State entity believes 
are necessary for the successful operation of the 
charter schools that will receive funds under the 
State entity’s program under this section or, in the 
case of a State entity defined in subsection (i)(4), a 
description of how the State entity will work with 
the State to request such necessary waivers, where 
applicable, 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 sec-
tion on the basis of the quality of the applications 
submitted under subsection (e), after taking into 
consideration— 
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‘‘(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by 
the State’s public charter school law and how 
the State entity will work to maximize the flexi-
bility provided to charter schools under the law; 
‘‘(B) the ambitiousness of the State enti-
ty’s objectives for the quality charter school 
program carried out under this section; 
‘‘(C) the quality of the strategy for assess-
ing achievement of those objectives; 
‘‘(D) the likelihood that the eligible appli-
cants receiving subgrants under the program 
will meet those objectives and improve edu-
cational results for students; 
‘‘(E) the State entity’s plan to— 
‘‘(i) adequately monitor the eligible 
applicants receiving subgrants under the 
State entity’s program; 
‘‘(ii) work with the authorized public 
chartering agencies involved to avoid dupli-
cation of work for the charter schools and 
authorized public chartering agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) provide adequate technical as-
sistance and support for— 
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‘‘(I) the charter schools receiving 
funds under the State entity’s pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(II) quality authorizing efforts 
in the State; and 
‘‘(F) the State entity’s plan to solicit and 
consider input from parents and other members 
of the community on the implementation and 
operation of the charter schools in the State. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to State en-
tities to the extent that they meet the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(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 qual-
ity authorized public chartering agency that is 
an entity other than a local educational agency. 
‘‘(B) The State entity is located in a State 
that does not impose any limitation on the 
number or percentage of charter schools that 
may exist or the number or percentage of stu-
dents that may attend charter schools in the 
State. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(D) The State entity is located in a State 
that uses charter schools and best practices 
from charter schools to help improve struggling 
schools and local educational agencies. 
‘‘(E) The State entity partners with an or-
ganization that has a demonstrated record of 
success in developing management organiza-
tions to support the development of charter 
schools in the State. 
‘‘(F) The State entity supports charter 
schools that support at-risk students through 
activities such as dropout prevention, dropout 
recovery, or comprehensive career counseling 
practices. 
‘‘(G) The State entity authorizes all char-
ter schools in the State to serve as school food 
authorities. 
‘‘(H) The State entity has taken steps to 
ensure that all authorizing public chartering 
agencies implement best practices for charter 
school authorizing. 
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‘‘(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant 
receiving a subgrant under this section shall use such 
funds to carry out activities related to opening and pre-
paring to operate a new charter school, a replicated, high- 
quality charter school model, or an expanded, high-quality 
charter school, such as— 
‘‘(1) preparing teachers and school leaders, in-
cluding through professional development; 
‘‘(2) acquiring equipment, educational mate-
rials, and supplies; and 
‘‘(3) carrying out necessary renovations and 
minor facilities repairs (excluding construction). 
‘‘(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State enti-
ty receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary, at the end of the third year of the 5-year grant 
period and at the end of such grant period, a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number of students served by 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 progress the State entity made toward 
meeting the priorities described in subsection (f)(2), 
as applicable; 
‘‘(3) how the State entity met the objectives of 
the quality charter school program described in the 
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State entity’s application under subsection (e), in-
cluding how the State entity met the objective of 
sharing best and promising practices described in 
subsection (e)(1)(A)(x) in areas such as instruction, 
professional development, curricula development, and 
operations between charter schools and other public 
schools, and the extent to which, if known, such 
practices were adopted and implemented by such 
other public schools; 
‘‘(4) how the State entity complied with, and 
ensured that eligible applicants complied with, the 
assurances described in the State entity’s applica-
tion; 
‘‘(5) how the State entity worked with author-
ized public chartering agencies, including how the 
agencies worked with the management company or 
leadership of the schools that received subgrants 
under this section; 
‘‘(6) 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 replicated, high-quality 
charter school models; and 
‘‘(C) the opening of expanded, high-quality 
charter schools; and 
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‘‘(7) how the State entity has worked with char-
ter schools receiving funds under the State entity’s 
program to foster community involvement in the 
planning for and opening of such schools. 
‘‘(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 school 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 not 
use less than 50 percent to award grants to eligible 
entities that have the highest-quality applications 
approved under subsection (d), after considering the 
diversity of such applications, to demonstrate inno-
vative methods of assisting charter schools to ad-
dress the cost of acquiring, constructing, and ren-
ovating facilities by enhancing the availability of 
loans or bond financing. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ 
means— 
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‘‘(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 
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 
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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 
expertise 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 public funding used and otherwise 
enhance credit available to charter schools, in-
cluding how the eligible entity will offer a com-
bination of rates and terms more favorable than 
the rates and terms that a charter school could 
receive without assistance from the eligible enti-
ty under subsection (a); 
‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty 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 sub-
mitted by a State governmental entity, a de-
scription of the actions that the entity has 
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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 
entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use the 
funds deposited in the reserve account established under 
subsection (f) to assist one or more charter schools to ac-
cess private sector capital to accomplish one or more of 
the following objectives: 
‘‘(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 oper-
ation of a charter school. 
‘‘(2) The construction of new facilities, or the 
renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, 
necessary to commence or continue the operation of 
a charter school. 
‘‘(3) The predevelopment costs required to as-
sess sites for purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) and 
which are necessary to commence or continue the 
operation of a charter school. 
‘‘(f) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 
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‘‘(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 
entity for this purpose. Amounts deposited in such 
account 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 di-
rectly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, 
charter schools. 
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‘‘(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, underwriters, and potential investors 
and the consolidation of multiple charter school 
projects within a single bond issue). 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under sub-
section (a) and deposited in the reserve account es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall be invested in 
obligations issued or guaranteed by the United 
States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk secu-
rities. 
‘‘(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 
eligible 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 
(excluding subsection (k)). 
‘‘(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(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 ac-
counting principles and shall be subject to an annual 
audit by an independent public accountant. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under sub-
section (a) annually shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report of its operations and activities 
under this section (excluding subsection (k)). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report 
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) a copy of the most recent finan-
cial statements, and any accompanying 
opinion on such statements, prepared by 
the independent public accountant review-
ing the financial records of the eligible en-
tity; 
‘‘(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 
Federal 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 facili-
tated by the grant, and the type of assist-
ance provided to the charter schools; 
‘‘(v) a description of the activities car-
ried out by the eligible entity to assist 
charter 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 
OBLIGATION.—No financial obligation of an eligible entity 
entered into pursuant to this section (such as an obliga-
tion under a guarantee, bond, note, evidence of debt, or 
loan) shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed in any re-
spect 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 accord-
ance with chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall collect— 
‘‘(A) all of the funds in a reserve account 
established by an eligible entity under sub-
section (f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not 
earlier than 2 years after the date on which the 
eligible entity first received funds under sub-
section (a), that the eligible entity has failed to 
make substantial progress in carrying 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 para-
graph (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. 124, 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 
General 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 
facilities 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 
under section 3102(b)(1) remaining after the 
Secretary makes grants under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall make grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to States to pay for the Federal 
share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, 
and administering per-pupil facilities aid pro-
grams. 
‘‘(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 re-
ceives 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 estab-
lishing or enhancing, and administering the per- 
pupil facilities aid program. 
‘‘(E) MULTIPLE
GRANTS.—A State may 
receive more than 1 grant under this sub-
section, 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 es-
tablish 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 reserve not more than 5 percent to carry 
out evaluations, 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 pro-
vide per pupil facilities aid programs, oper-
ations financing programs, or other programs, 
for charter schools. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—No 
State may be required to participate in a pro-
gram carried out under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) STATE LAW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided 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 
receive 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.—Of the amount reserved under 
section 3102(b)(2), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) use not less than 75 percent of such 
amount to award grants in accordance with sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(2) use not more than 25 percent of such 
amount to— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to State 
entities in awarding subgrants under section 
3103, and eligible entities and States receiving 
grants under section 3104; 
‘‘(B) disseminate best practices; and 
‘‘(C) evaluate the impact of the charter 
school program, including the impact on stu-
dent achievement, carried out under this sub-
part. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants 
for the purpose of carrying out the activities de-
scribed in section 3102(a)(1), subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) of section 3103(a)(1), and section 
3103(g). 
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this subsection, grants awarded 
under this subsection shall have the same terms and 
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conditions as grants awarded to State entities under 
section 3103. 
‘‘(3) 
CHARTER
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) of the amount described in subsection 
(a)(1), use not less than 75 percent to make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible appli-
cants described in paragraph (4)(B); and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2) of section 3103(f)— 
‘‘(i) award grants to eligible appli-
cants on the basis of the quality of the ap-
plications submitted under this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in awarding grants to eligible ap-
plicants described in paragraph (4)(B) of 
this subsection, take into consideration 
whether such an eligible applicant— 
‘‘(I) demonstrates a high propor-
tion of high-quality charter schools 
within the network of the eligible ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates success in 
serving students who are educationally 
disadvantaged; 
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