(f) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Section 3135 (20 U.S.C.
6845) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(D)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) a description of how parents will be
informed of, and trained in, the use of tech-
nologies, so that the parents will be equipped to
reinforce at home the instruction their children
receive at school;’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) improve parental involvement in
schools;’’;
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) describe how the local educational agency
will effectively use technology to promote parental
involvement and increase communication with par-
ents.’’.
(g) 
NATIONAL
CHALLENGE
GRANTS.—Section
3136(c) (20 U.S.C. 6846(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) the project will enhance parental involve-
ment by providing parents the means and the skills
needed to more fully participate in their child’s
learning.’’.
SEC. 7. DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
(a) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 4112 (20 U.S.C.
7112) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding how the agency will receive input from
parents regarding the use of such funds’’ after
‘‘4113(b)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, and
how such review will include input from par-
ents’’ after ‘‘4115’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) a specific description of how input from
parents will be sought regarding the use of funds
under section 4114(a).’’.
(b) EVALUATION
AND REPORTING.—Section 4117
(20 U.S.C. 7117) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) on the State’s efforts to inform par-
ents of and include parents in violence and drug
prevention efforts.’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by
striking the period and inserting ‘‘and a description
of how parents were informed of and participated in
violence and drug prevention efforts.’’.
SEC. 8. INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM STRATEGIES.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 6003 (20 U.S.C. 7303) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘children, and (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘children, (3) adopting meaningful parental in-
volvement policies and practices, and (4)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) A climate that promotes meaningful
parental involvement in the classroom and in
site-based activities.’’.
(b) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 6202(a) (20
U.S.C. 7332(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) provides information on the parental in-
volvement policies and practices promoted by the
State.’’.
(c) TARGETED USES OF FUNDS.—Section 6301(b)
(20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) programs to promote the meaningful in-
volvement of parents.’’.
(d) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Section 6303(a)(1)(A)
(20 U.S.C. 7353(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding parental involvement,’’ before ‘‘designed’’.
SEC. 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 14101 (20 U.S.C. 8801)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) through
(29) as paragraphs (24) through (30), respectfully;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(23) PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT.—The term
‘parental involvement’ means the participation of
parents on all levels of a school’s operation, includ-
ing all of the activities described in section 1118.’’.
(b) PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT.—Title XIV (20
U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘PART H—PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
‘‘SEC. 14901. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
‘‘(a) STATE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PLAN.—In
order to receive Federal funding for any program author-
ized under this Act, a State educational agency shall (as
part of a consolidated application, or other State plan or
application submitted under this Act) submit to the
Secretary—
‘‘(1) a description of the agency’s parental in-
volvement policies, consistent with section 1118, in-
cluding specific details about—
‘‘(A) how Federal funds will be used to im-
plement such policies; and
‘‘(B) successful research-based practices in
schools throughout the State; and
‘‘(2) a description of how such policies will be
evaluated with respect to increased parental involve-
ment in the schools throughout the State.
‘‘(b) PARENTAL REVIEW OF STATE PARENTAL IN-
VOLVEMENT PLAN.—Prior to making the submission de-
scribed in subsection (a), a State educational agency shall
involve parents in the development of the policies described
in such subsection by—
‘‘(1) providing public notice of the policies in a
manner and language understandable to parents;
‘‘(2) providing the opportunity for parents and
other interested individuals to comment on the poli-
cies; and
‘‘(3) including the comments received with the
submission.
‘‘(c) LANGUAGE APPLICABILITY.—Each State edu-
cational agency and local educational agency that is re-
quired to establish a parental involvement plan or policy
under a program assisted under this Act shall make avail-
able, to the parents of children eligible to participate in
the program, the plan or policy in the language most fa-
miliar to the parents and in an easily understandable man-
ner.’’.
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