dent academic achievement in schools that have not 
made adequate yearly progress under section 
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or 
more consecutive years; 
(7) evidence of an agreement reached between 
each participating local educational agency and the 
exclusive recognized representative of the employees 
of each participating high-need school served by the 
agency, for employees to work the expanded learning 
time schedules involved, or if there is no such rep-
resentative, evidence of an agreement supported by 
at least 2⁄3 of the employees of each participating 
high-need school served by the local educational 
agency, to work the expanded learning time sched-
ules involved; 
(8) a description of how the local educational 
agency involved and participating high-need schools 
will work with external organizations that comprise 
the eligible entity involved, and any other external 
organizations as applicable (such as a community- 
based organization, an institution of higher edu-
cation, a community learning center, an entity car-
rying out an after-school program, or an organiza-
tion that will provide students with internships and 
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work-based learning opportunities) to implement ex-
panded learning time initiatives, including a descrip-
tion of the specific roles and responsibilities of such 
external organizations; 
(9) a description of the process by which the el-
igible entity ensured the meaningful involvement of 
teachers, teacher organizations, where applicable, 
administrators, parents, and community-based orga-
nizations in the development (including the design) 
of the expanded learning time initiatives; 
(10) an assurance that the eligible entity will 
work with a community learning center, or an entity 
carrying out an after-school program, where appro-
priate, to provide after-school programs for students 
participating in the expanded learning time initia-
tives after the conclusion of the school day; and 
(11) an assurance that the eligible entity will 
report to the State educational agency all data nec-
essary for the State educational agency’s report, 
under section 6(d)(4). 
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under this 
section, a State educational agency shall give priority to 
an application from an eligible entity that meets the cri-
teria described in section 7(f). 
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(f) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a subgrant under this section shall use the 
subgrant funds to implement high-quality expanded learn-
ing time initiatives, at high-need schools served by such 
eligible entity, that are consistent with section 4(a)(4). 
(g) REPORTS BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Each eligible 
entity receiving a subgrant under this section for expanded 
learning time initiatives shall, not later than 1 year after 
the first day of the first school year in which the expanded 
learning time initiatives were implemented, prepare and 
submit to the State educational agency a report— 
(1) containing a detailed description of the ex-
panded learning time initiatives carried out; 
(2) regarding the technical assistance the eligi-
ble entity provided to expanded learning time 
schools; 
(3) for each expanded learning time school— 
(A) regarding the budget for, and actual 
expenses associated with carrying out, the ex-
panded learning time initiatives in the first 
school year; and 
(B) regarding the amount of time by which 
the school day, school week, or school year, was 
expanded in the school; and 
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(4) containing information on the impact of the 
expanded learning time initiatives, including— 
(A) data on student academic achievement 
and growth as measured by State academic as-
sessments required under section 1111(b)(3) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)); 
(B) graduation rates; and 
(C) indicators described in section 6(d)(4). 
(h) PUBLICATION AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORT 
SUMMARIES.—The Secretary shall publish and make wide-
ly available to the public, including through a website or 
other means, a summary of the eligible entity reports re-
ceived under section 6(d)(4) and subsection (g). 
SEC. 9. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a grant 
under this section to an eligible entity that serves 1 or 
more areas within 1 or more States. 
(b) PLANNING
AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
The Secretary may award a planning grant under sub-
section (a), to the eligible entity, to carry out the activities 
described in section 7(e). In the case of an eligible entity 
that has received a planning grant under subsection (a), 
the Secretary may award an implementation grant under 
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subsection (a) to the eligible entity, to carry out the activi-
ties described in section 8(f). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be qualified to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application that contains 
the following: 
(A) If the application is for a planning 
grant— 
(i) information describing how the en-
tity will undertake the activities described 
in section 6(c)(7); and 
(ii) the information described in sec-
tion 7(d). 
(B) If the application is for an implemen-
tation grant, the information described in sec-
tion 8(d), other than paragraph (11) of that 
section. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In determining whether to 
award a grant under subsection (a) to an eligible en-
tity, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible 
entity that meets the criteria described in section 
7(f). 
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(d) PERIOD; AMOUNT.—The subgrant period and 
amount described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 7 
or 8, as appropriate, shall apply to the grant. 
(e) AUTHORITIES; RESPONSIBILITIES.—The eligible 
entity shall have the same authorities and responsibilities 
under this Act as an eligible entity that receives a 
subgrant under section 7 or 8, as appropriate. In carrying 
out the report responsibilities described in section 8(g), 
the eligible entity shall submit the reports to the Sec-
retary. 
(f) MATCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives an implementation grant under this section 
shall comply with the matching requirements de-
scribed in section 6(e)(1), except that references in 
that section to a grant under section 6 shall be con-
sidered to be references to an implementation grant 
under this section. 
(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—The eligible entity may 
provide the matching funds in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services, 
but may not provide more than 50 percent of the 
matching funds in kind. The eligible entity may pro-
vide the matching funds from State, local, or private 
sources, or Federal sources under the Elementary 
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.). 
SEC. 10. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to provide, directly or by entering into a contract 
with an independent organization, technical assist-
ance to State educational agencies, eligible entities, 
including eligible entities receiving grants under sec-
tion 9, local educational agencies, and schools in de-
veloping and implementing expanded learning time 
initiatives under this Act. 
(2) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
or such organization shall provide technical assist-
ance that shall include— 
(A) assisting State educational agencies 
(and eligible entities receiving grants under sec-
tion 9, at the election of the Secretary) with de-
veloping expanded learning time initiatives; and 
(B) identifying and disseminating informa-
tion about eligible entities, local educational 
agencies, and schools that have effectively 
planned and implemented expanded learning 
time initiatives, including schools that have im-
plemented such initiatives to improve student 
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academic achievement in schools that previously 
had not made adequate yearly progress under 
section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more years. 
(b) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter 
into a contract with an independent organization 
with expertise in school improvement, program eval-
uation, and measurement (such as an institution of 
higher education or other research organization) to 
assist with the provision of the technical assistance, 
and conduct the evaluation and analyses, described 
in this subsection. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON DATA COLLEC-
TION AND MEASURES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The independent orga-
nization shall provide technical assistance to 
State educational agencies and eligible entities 
receiving funds under this Act with data collec-
tion and analysis of— 
(i) measures of student academic 
achievement and student engagement and 
success, including the indicators and other 
measures described in section 6(d)(4); 
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(ii) measures of teacher collaboration 
and common planning; and 
(iii) detailed measures of the amount 
of time devoted to core academic subjects 
and additional subjects and enrichment ac-
tivities. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES RECEIVING GRANTS UNDER SECTION 9.— 
If an eligible entity receives a grant under sec-
tion 9, the eligible entity shall establish meas-
ures in lieu of the measures described in sub-
paragraph (A) to assess the success of the eligi-
ble entity and schools receiving funds through 
the eligible entity under this Act. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The independent orga-
nization shall prepare a report that shall in-
clude the evaluation described in subparagraph 
(B), including the analyses described in sub-
paragraph (C), and the analyses described in 
subparagraph (D). 
(B) EVALUATION.—The independent orga-
nization shall conduct an evaluation of the im-
pact and implementation of the program funded 
under this Act, which evaluation shall rely in 
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part on the reports prepared by States under 
section 6(d)(4) and eligible entities pursuant to 
section 8(g) (including reports described in sec-
tion 9(e)). 
(C) CONTENTS.—In conducting the evalua-
tion, the independent organization shall conduct 
an analysis of the impact of the expanded learn-
ing time initiatives funded under this Act, by 
analyzing data on the measures described in 
paragraph (2) and other appropriate measures 
for students participating in expanded learning 
time initiatives in all expanded learning time 
schools, 
with 
results 
from 
that 
analysis 
disaggregated by expanded school day, ex-
panded school week, or expanded school year 
program, as appropriate. 
(D) ANALYSES.—The independent organi-
zation shall conduct— 
(i) a comparative analysis of how vari-
ation in school design, instructional prac-
tices, and other conditions influence the 
success of the implementation of the ex-
panded learning time initiatives; 
(ii) a comparative analysis of the con-
ditions and activities that impact the plan-
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ning and implementation of the expanded 
learning time initiatives, including— 
(I) teaching and leadership prac-
tices at a school; 
(II) student and teacher sched-
ules; 
(III) the additional costs of oper-
ating an expanded learning time 
school; 
(IV) how the additional school 
hours required for the initiative in-
volved are used to enhance teaching 
and learning; and 
(V) how external organizations 
are utilized for the initiative; 
(iii) an analysis of the similarities and 
differences in the ways in which schools 
implemented an expanded school day, ex-
panded school week, or expanded school 
year schedule; and 
(iv) any other analysis requested by 
the Secretary. 
(4) DISSEMINATION.—The independent organi-
zation shall submit the report described in para-
graph (3) to Congress and the Secretary, and dis-
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seminate the report to the general public. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the report described in para-
graph (3) is provided to eligible entities and local 
educational agencies on a periodic basis for use in 
improving initiatives. 
SEC. 11. CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or oth-
erwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded 
to the employees of local educational agencies under Fed-
eral, State, or local law (including applicable regulations 
or court orders) or under the terms of collective bar-
gaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or 
other agreements between such employees and their em-
ployers. 
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary. 
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