(A) for academic work and to support in-
novation in the teaching of core academic sub-
jects; 
(B) for teachers to collaborate and conduct 
common planning; and 
(C) for innovative approaches to providing 
academic, experiential, and work-based learning 
opportunities. 
(b) REFERENCES.—In this Act— 
(1) a reference to a school day, school week, or 
school year includes a reference to a combination 
thereof; and 
(2) a reference to a school day, school week, or 
school year program (or schedule) includes a ref-
erence to a combination thereof. 
SEC. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
From the amount appropriated under section 12, the Sec-
retary is authorized to award grants on a competitive basis 
under section 6 to State educational agencies having appli-
cations approved pursuant to section 6(c) to enable such 
agencies to award subgrants on a competitive basis to eli-
gible entities as described in sections 7 and 8. 
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(b) RESERVATION.—From the amount made avail-
able under this Act for each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
reserve— 
(1) 3 percent of the amount to carry out the ac-
tivities described in section 10; and 
(2) from the remainder— 
(A) not more than 20 percent of the re-
mainder to award grants under section 9; and 
(B) not more than $1,000,000 to carry out 
the review of applications for, selection of re-
cipients of, and distribution of, grants to State 
educational agencies and eligible entities under 
sections 6 and 9. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants to State educational agencies on a 
competitive basis to assist the agencies in developing 
State expanded learning time grant programs in ac-
cordance with this Act, which shall involve awarding 
subgrants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 
in accordance with this Act, to plan and implement 
expanded learning time initiatives in high-need 
schools. 
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(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that grants awarded under this section and section 
9 are distributed to State educational agencies and 
eligible entities from diverse geographical regions. 
(b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award grants 
described in subsection (a) for an initial period of not 
more than 4 years, and shall renew a State educational 
agency’s grant for an additional period of not more than 
2 years if the Secretary finds that the State educational 
agency is achieving the objectives of the grant and has 
shown improvement against baseline data on the perform-
ance indicators described in subsection (d)(4). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational agency 
desiring to receive a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary may require. At a minimum, each State educational 
agency application shall include— 
(1) a description of how the State educational 
agency will use grant funds under this section; 
(2) a description of the peer review process and 
selection criteria the State educational agency will 
use to evaluate applications from, and select, eligible 
entities to receive expanded learning time planning 
and implementation subgrants, which shall include— 
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(A) a description of how the State edu-
cational agency will assess the capacity of eligi-
ble entities to plan and implement high-quality 
expanded learning time initiatives; and 
(B) a description of how the State edu-
cational agency will prioritize applications from 
eligible entities that meet the requirements of 
section 7(f); 
(3) a description of the process the State edu-
cational agency will use to encourage local edu-
cational agencies and schools, especially local edu-
cational agencies and schools with a high percentage 
of low-income students, to implement expanded 
learning time initiatives; 
(4) a description of how the State educational 
agency will provide, or has provided, technical assist-
ance and support to eligible entities, local edu-
cational agencies, and schools receiving funds 
through the State educational agency under this Act, 
in implementing expanded learning time initiatives, 
including— 
(A) assisting local educational agencies in 
identifying potential partners that are external 
organizations with demonstrated experience in 
expanding learning opportunities and helping 
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schools redesign their educational programs to 
better meet student needs; and 
(B) assisting eligible entities, local edu-
cational agencies, and schools in collecting, re-
viewing, and analyzing data on student aca-
demic achievement; 
(5) a description of how the State educational 
agency will use the expanded learning time grant 
program, and lessons learned from such program— 
(A) to improve schools that have not made 
adequate 
yearly 
progress 
under 
section 
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) 
for 2 or more consecutive years; and 
(B) to improve student academic achieve-
ment at such schools; 
(6) a description of how the State educational 
agency will evaluate, on a regular basis, activities 
carried out by eligible entities receiving funds 
through the State educational agency under this Act; 
(7) a description of how the State educational 
agency will collect, analyze, and disseminate, to local 
educational agencies and other schools within the 
State, information on best practices learned from 
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schools receiving funding under this Act, including 
best practices for— 
(A) improving schools that have not made 
adequate 
yearly 
progress 
under 
section 
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) 
for 2 or more years; and 
(B) improving student academic achieve-
ment at such schools; 
(8) an assurance that the State educational 
agency, and any eligible entity receiving funds 
through the State educational agency under this Act, 
will, if requested, participate in the evaluation de-
scribed in section 10(b)(3); and 
(9) information identifying the per-pupil fund-
ing amount range the State will use to establish the 
correct amount of subgrants that will be awarded to 
local educational agencies under section 8(c). 
(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION.—A State educational agen-
cy that receives a grant under this section— 
(A) may reserve not more than 10 percent 
of the grant funds to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) through (4); and 
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