Notes on strengthening and improvement of elementary and secondary schools : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on strengthening and improvement of elementary and secondary schools : US Code - Notes

SUBCHAPTER I - IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE
DISADVANTAGED
Sec.
6301. Statement of purpose.
6302. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Local educational agency grants.
(b) Reading first.
(c) Education of migratory children.
(d) Prevention and intervention programs for youth
who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk.
(e) Federal activities.
(f) Comprehensive school reform.
(g) Advanced placement.
(h) School dropout prevention.
(i) School improvement.
6303. School improvement.
(a) State reservations.
(b) Uses.
(c) Priority.
(d) Unused funds.
(e) Special rule.
(f) Reporting.
(g) Assistance for local school improvement.
6304. State administration.
(a) In general.
(b) Exception.

PART A - IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES

SUBPART 1 - BASIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
6311. State plans.
(a) Plans required.
(b) Academic standards, academic assessments, and
accountability.
(c) Other provisions to support teaching and
learning.
(d) Parental involvement.
(e) Peer review and Secretarial approval.
(f) Duration of the plan.
(g) Penalties.
(h) Reports.
(i) Privacy.
(j) Technical assistance.
(k) Voluntary partnerships.
(l) Construction.
(m) Special rule with respect to Bureau-funded
schools.
6312. Local educational agency plans.
(a) Plans required.
(b) Plan provisions.
(c) Assurances.
(d) Plan development and duration.
(e) State approval.
(f) Program responsibility.
(g) Parental notification.
6313. Eligible school attendance areas.
(a) Determination.
(b) Local educational agency discretion.
(c) Allocations.
6314. Schoolwide programs.
(a) Use of funds for schoolwide programs.
(b) Components of a schoolwide program.
(c) Prekindergarten program.
6315. Targeted assistance schools.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible children.
(c) Components of a targeted assistance school
program.
(d) Integration of professional development.
(e) Special rules.
6316. Academic assessment and local educational agency and
school improvement.
(a) Local review.
(b) School improvement.
(c) State review and local educational agency
improvement.
(d) Construction.
(e) Supplemental educational services.
(f) Schools and LEAs previously identified for
improvement or corrective action.
(g) Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(h) Other agencies.
6317. School support and recognition.
(a) System for support.
(b) State recognition.
(c) Funding.
6318. Parental involvement.
(a) Local educational agency policy.
(b) School parental involvement policy.
(c) Policy involvement.
(d) Shared responsibilities for high student
academic achievement.
(e) Building capacity for involvement.
(f) Accessibility.
(g) Information from parental information and
resource centers.
(h) Review.
6319. Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals.
(a) Teacher qualifications and measurable
objectives.
(b) Reports.
(c) New paraprofessionals.
(d) Existing paraprofessionals.
(e) Exceptions for translation and parental
involvement activities.
(f) General requirement for all paraprofessionals.
(g) Duties of paraprofessionals.
(h) Use of funds.
(i) Verification of compliance.
(j) Combinations of funds.
(k) Special rule.
(l) Minimum expenditures.
6320. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
(a) General requirement.
(b) Consultation.
(c) Allocation for equitable service to private
school students.
(d) Public control of funds.
(e) Standards for a bypass.
6321. Fiscal requirements.
(a) Maintenance of effort.
(b) Federal funds to supplement, not supplant,
non-Federal funds.
(c) Comparability of services.
(d) Exclusion of funds.
6322. Coordination requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Activities.
(c) Coordination of regulations.

SUBPART 2 - ALLOCATIONS
6331. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the
Interior.
(a) Reservation of funds.
(b) Assistance to outlying areas.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Allotment to the Secretary of the Interior.
6332. Allocations to States.
(a) Allocation formula.
(b) Adjustments where necessitated by
appropriations.
(c) Hold-harmless amounts.
(d) Ratable reductions.
(e) Definition.
6333. Basic grants to local educational agencies.
(a) Amount of grants.
(b) Minimum number of children to qualify.
(c) Children to be counted.
(d) State minimum.
6334. Concentration grants to local educational agencies.
(a) Eligibility for and amount of grants.
(b) Small States.
6335. Targeted grants to local educational agencies.
(a) Eligibility of local educational agencies.
(b) Grants for local educational agencies, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
(c) Weighted child count.
(d) Calculation of grant amounts.
(e) State minimum.
6336. Adequacy of funding of targeted grants to local
educational agencies in fiscal years after fiscal
year 2001.
(a) Findings.
(b) Limitation on allocation of subchapter I funds
contingent on adequate funding of targeted
grants.
6337. Education finance incentive grant program.
(a) Grants.
(b) Distribution based upon fiscal effort and
equity.
(c) Use of funds; eligibility of local educational
agencies.
(d) Allocation of funds to eligible local
educational agencies.
(e) Maintenance of effort.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
(g) Adjustments where necessitated by
appropriations.
6338. Special allocation procedures.
(a) Allocations for neglected children.
(b) Allocations among local educational agencies.
(c) Reallocation.
6339. Carryover and waiver.
(a) Limitation on carryover.
(b) Waiver.
(c) Exclusion.

PART B - STUDENT READING SKILLS IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

SUBPART 1 - READING FIRST
6361. Purposes.
6362. Formula grants to State educational agencies.
(a) In general.
(b) Determination of amount of allotments.
(c) Subgrants to local educational agencies.
(d) State uses of funds.
(e) Review.
(f) Funds not used for State level activities.
(g) Supplement, not supplant.
6363. State formula grant applications.
(a) Applications.
(b) Contents.
(c) Approval of applications.
(d) Reading and literacy partnerships.
6364. Targeted assistance grants.
(a) Eligibility criteria for awarding targeted
assistance grants to States.
(b) Continuation of performance awards.
(c) Distribution of targeted assistance grants.
(d) Subgrants to eligible local educational
agencies.
6365. External evaluation.
(a) In general.
(b) Process.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Program improvement.
6366. National activities.
6367. Information dissemination.
(a) In general.
(b) Dissemination and coordination.
(c) Use of existing networks.
(d) National Institute for Literacy.
6368. Definitions.

SUBPART 2 - EARLY READING FIRST
6371. Purposes; definitions.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Definitions.
6372. Local Early Reading First grants.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Applications.
(c) Approval of local applications.
(d) Authorized activities.
(e) Award amounts.
6373. Federal administration.
6374. Information dissemination.
6375. Reporting requirements.
6376. Evaluation.
(a) In general.
(b) Reports.
(c) Contents.

SUBPART 3 - WILLIAM F. GOODLING EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS
6381. Statement of purpose.
6381a. Program authorized.
(a) Reservation for migrant programs, outlying
areas, and Indian tribes.
(b) Reservation for Federal activities.
(c) Reservation for grants.
(d) State educational agency allocation.
(e) Definitions.
6381b. State educational agency programs.
(a) State educational agency level activities.
(b) Subgrants for local programs.
6381c. Uses of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Federal share limitation.
(c) Use of funds for family literacy services.
6381d. Program elements.
6381e. Eligible participants.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility for certain other participants.
6381f. Applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Required documentation.
(c) Plan.
(d) Consolidated application.
6381g. Award of subgrants.
(a) Selection process.
(b) Duration.
6381h. Evaluation.
6381i. Indicators of program quality.
6381j. Research.
(a) In general.
(b) Scientifically based research on family
literacy.
(c) Dissemination.
6381k. Construction.

SUBPART 4 - IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES
6383. Improving literacy through school libraries.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Reservation.
(c) Grants.
(d) State grants.
(e) Direct competitive grants to eligible local
educational agencies.
(f) Applications.
(g) Local activities.
(h) Accountability and reporting.
(i) Supplement, not supplant.
(j) National activities.

PART C - EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN
6391. Program purpose.
6392. Program authorized.
6393. State allocations.
(a) State allocations.
(b) Allocation to Puerto Rico.
(c) Ratable reductions; reallocations.
(d) Consortium arrangements.
(e) Determining numbers of eligible children.
6394. State applications; services.
(a) Application required.
(b) Program information.
(c) Assurances.
(d) Priority for services.
(e) Continuation of services.
6395. Secretarial approval; peer review.
(a) Secretarial approval.
(b) Peer review.
6396. Comprehensive needs assessment and service-delivery
plan; authorized activities.
(a) Comprehensive plan.
(b) Authorized activities.
6397. Bypass.
6398. Coordination of migrant education activities.
(a) Improvement of coordination.
(b) Student records.
(c) Availability of funds.
(d) Incentive grants.
(e) Data collection.
6399. Definitions.

PART D - PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND
YOUTH WHO ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT-RISK
6421. Purpose and program authorization.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Program authorized.
6422. Payments for programs under this part.
(a) Agency subgrants.
(b) Local subgrants.

SUBPART 1 - STATE AGENCY PROGRAMS
6431. Eligibility.
6432. Allocation of funds.
(a) Subgrants to State agencies.
(b) Subgrants to State agencies in Puerto Rico.
(c) Ratable reductions in case of insufficient
appropriations.
6433. State reallocation of funds.
6434. State plan and State agency applications.
(a) State plan.
(b) Secretarial approval and peer review.
(c) State agency applications.
6435. Use of funds.
(a) Uses.
(b) Supplement, not supplant.
6436. Institution-wide projects.
6437. Three-year programs or projects.
6438. Transition services.
(a) Transition services.
(b) Conduct of projects.
(c) Rule of construction.
6439. Evaluation; technical assistance; annual model
program.

SUBPART 2 - LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS
6451. Purpose.
6452. Programs operated by local educational agencies.
(a) Local subgrants.
(b) Special rule.
(c) Notification.
(d) Transitional and academic services.
6453. Local educational agency applications.
6454. Uses of funds.
6455. Program requirements for correctional facilities
receiving funds under this section.
6456. Accountability.

SUBPART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
6471. Program evaluations.
(a) Scope of evaluation.
(b) Exception.
(c) Evaluation measures.
(d) Evaluation results.
6472. Definitions.

PART E - NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SUBCHAPTER I
6491. Evaluations.
(a) National assessment of subchapter I.
(b) Studies and data collection.
(c) National longitudinal study.
(d) Independent Review Panel.
6492. Demonstrations of innovative practices.
(a) In general.
(b) Evaluation.
(c) Partnerships.
6493. Assessment evaluation.
(a) In general.
(b) Contract authorized.
(c) Study.
(d) Components of the research program.
(e) Reporting.
(f) Reservation of funds.
6494. Close Up fellowship program.
(a) Program for middle school and secondary school
students.
(b) Program for middle school and secondary school
teachers.
(c) Programs for new Americans.
(d) General provisions.

PART F - COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM
6511. Purpose.
6512. Program authorization.
(a) Program authorized.
6513. State applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
6514. State use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Subgrant requirements.
(c) Priority.
(d) Grant consideration.
(e) Administrative costs.
(f) Supplement.
(g) Reporting.
6515. Local applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
6516. Local use of funds.
(a) Uses of funds.
(b) Special rule.
6517. Evaluation and reports.
(a) In general.
(b) Evaluation.
(c) Reports.
6518. Quality initiatives.

PART G - ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS
6531. Short title.
6532. Purposes.
6533. Funding distribution rule.
6534. Advanced placement test fee program.
(a) Grants authorized.
(b) Award basis.
(c) Information dissemination.
(d) Applications.
(e) Regulations.
(f) Report.
(g) BIA as SEA.
6535. Advanced placement incentive program grants.
(a) Grants authorized.
(b) Application.
(c) Priority.
(d) Authorized activities.
(e) Contracts.
(f) Data collection and reporting.
6536. Supplement, not supplant.
6537. Definitions.

PART H - SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION
6551. Short title.
6552. Purpose.
6553. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 1 - COORDINATED NATIONAL STRATEGY
6555. National activities.
(a) In general.
(b) Recognition program.
(c) Capacity building.
(d) Support for existing reform networks.

SUBPART 2 - SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE
6561. Definitions.
6561a. Program authorized.
(a) Grants to State educational agencies and local
educational agencies.
(b) Subgrants to local educational agencies.
6561b. Applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
6561c. State reservation.
6561d. Strategies and capacity building.
6561e. Selection of local educational agencies for subgrants.
(a) State educational agency review and award.
(b) Eligibility.
6561f. Community based organizations.
6561g. Technical assistance.
6561h. School dropout rate calculation.
6561i. Reporting and accountability.
(a) Local educational agency reports.
(b) State report on program activities.
(c) Accountability.

PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
6571. Federal regulations.
(a) In general.
(b) Negotiated rulemaking process.
(c) Limitation.
6572. Agreements and records.
(a) Agreements.
(b) Records.
6573. State administration.
(a) Rulemaking.
(b) Committee of practitioners.
6574. Local educational agency spending audits.
(a) Audits.
(b) Report.
6575. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or
control.
6576. Rule of construction on equalized spending.
6577. State report on dropout data.
6578. Regulations for sections 6311 and 6316.

SUBCHAPTER II - PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH QUALITY
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS

PART A - TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING FUND
6601. Purpose.
6602. Definitions.
6603. Authorizations of appropriations.
(a) Grants to States, local educational agencies,
and eligible partnerships.
(b) National programs.

SUBPART 1 - GRANTS TO STATES
6611. Allotments to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Determination of allotments.
6612. State applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
(c) Deemed approval.
(d) Disapproval.
(e) Notification.
(f) Response.
(g) Failure to respond.
6613. State use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Special rule.
(c) State activities.
(d) Administrative costs.
(e) Coordination.
(f) Supplement, not supplant.

SUBPART 2 - SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
6621. Allocations to local educational agencies.
(a) Subgrants to local educational agencies.
6622. Local applications and needs assessment.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
(c) Needs assessment.
6623. Local use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Supplement, not supplant.

SUBPART 3 - SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS
6631. Definitions.
6632. Subgrants.
(a) In general.
(b) Distribution.
(c) Special rule.
6633. Applications.
6634. Use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Coordination.

SUBPART 4 - ACCOUNTABILITY
6641. Technical assistance and accountability.
(a) Improvement plan.
(b) Technical assistance.
(c) Accountability.
(d) Special rule.

SUBPART 5 - NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
6651. National activities of demonstrated effectiveness.
(a) National teacher recruitment campaign.
(b) School leadership.
(c) Advanced certification or advanced
credentialing.
(d) Special education teacher training.
(e) Early childhood educator professional
development.
(f) Teacher mobility.

PART B - MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS
6661. Purpose; definitions.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Definitions.
6662. Grants for mathematics and science partnerships.
(a) Grants authorized.
(b) Application requirements.
(c) Authorized activities.
(d) Coordination and consultation.
(e) Evaluation and accountability plan.
(f) Report.
6663. Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - INNOVATION FOR TEACHER QUALITY

SUBPART 1 - TRANSITIONS TO TEACHING

DIVISION A - TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM
6671. Definitions.
6672. Authorization of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Program authorized.
(c) Administration of Program.
(d) Information regarding Program.
(e) Placement assistance and referral services.
6673. Recruitment and selection of program participants.
(a) Eligible members.
(b) Submission of applications.
(c) Selection criteria.
(d) Selection priorities.
(e) Other conditions on selection.
6674. Participation agreement and financial assistance.
(a) Participation agreement.
(b) Violation of participation agreement;
exceptions.
(c) Stipend for participants.
(d) Bonus for participants.
(e) Treatment of stipend and bonus.
(f) Reimbursement under certain circumstances.
(g) Relationship to educational assistance under
Montgomery GI Bill.
6675. Participation by States.
(a) Discharge of State activities through consortia
of States.
(b) Assistance to States.
6676. Support of innovative preretirement teacher
certification programs.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Development, implementation and demonstration.
(c) Program elements.
(d) Application procedures.
(e) Continuation of programs.
(f) Funding limitation.
6677. Reporting requirements.
(a) Report required.
(b) Elements of report.

DIVISION B - TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM
6681. Purposes.
6682. Definitions.
6683. Grant program.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible entity.
(c) Priority.
(d) Application.
(e) Duration of grants.
(f) Equitable distribution.
(g) Uses of funds.
(h) Requirements.
(i) Period of service.
(j) Repayment
(k) Administrative funds.
6684. Evaluation and accountability for recruiting and
retaining teachers.
(a) Evaluation.
(b) Contents.
(c) Reports.
(d) Revocation.

DIVISION C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
6691. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Reservation.

SUBPART 2 - NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT
6701. Purposes.
6702. National Writing Project.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Requirements of grant.
(c) Teacher training programs.
(d) Federal share.
(e) National Advisory Board.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Application review.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 3 - CIVIC EDUCATION
6711. Short title.
6712. Purpose.
6713. General authority.
(a) Authority.
(b) Distribution for cooperative civic education
and economic education exchange programs.
6714. We the People program.
(a) The Citizen and the Constitution.
(b) Project Citizen.
(c) Bureau-funded school defined.
6715. Cooperative civic education and economic education
exchange programs.
(a) Cooperative education exchange programs.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Activities.
(d) Participants.
(e) Consultation.
(f) Avoidance of duplication.
(g) Eligible country defined.
6716. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 4 - TEACHING OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HISTORY
6721. Establishment of program.
(a) In general.
(b) Required partnership.
(c) Application.
6722. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 5 - TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION
6731. Short title.
6732. Purpose.
6733. Definitions.
6734. Applicability.
6735. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability.
(a) Preemption.
(b) Election of State regarding nonapplicability.
6736. Limitation on liability for teachers.
(a) Liability protection for teachers.
(b) Exceptions to teacher liability protection.
(c) Limitation on punitive damages based on the
actions of teachers.
(d) Exceptions to limitations on liability.
(e) Rules of construction.
6737. Allocation of responsibility for noneconomic loss.
(a) General rule.
(b) Amount of liability.
(c) Rule of construction.
6738. Effective date.
(a) In general.
(b) Application.

PART D - ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
6751. Short title.
6752. Purposes and goals.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Goals.
6753. Definitions.
6754. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocation of funds between State and local and
national initiatives.
(c) Allocation of funds for study.
(d) Limitation.

SUBPART 1 - STATE AND LOCAL TECHNOLOGY GRANTS
6761. Allotment and reallotment.
(a) Reservations and allotment.
(b) Minimum allotment.
(c) Reallotment of unused funds.
(d) State educational agency defined.
6762. Use of allotment by State.
(a) In general.
(b) Sufficient amounts.
(c) Fiscal agent.
(d) Technical assistance.
6763. State applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
(c) Deemed approval.
(d) Disapproval.
(e) Notification.
(f) Response.
(g) Failure to respond.
6764. Local applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
(c) Combined applications.
(d) Special rule.
6765. State activities.
6766. Local activities.
(a) Professional development.
(b) Other activities.

SUBPART 2 - NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES
6771. National activities.
(a) Study.
(b) Dissemination.
(c) Technical assistance.
6772. National education technology plan.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.

SUBPART 3 - READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION
6775. Ready-to-Learn Television.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Applications.
(c) Reports and evaluations.
(d) Administrative costs.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 4 - LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS
6777. Internet safety.
(a) In general.
(b) Timing and applicability of implementation.
(c) Disabling during certain use.
(d) Noncompliance.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Severability.

SUBCHAPTER III - LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR LIMITED ENGLISH
PROFICIENT AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
6801. Authorizations of appropriations; condition on
effectiveness of parts.
(a) Authorizations of appropriations.
(b) Conditions on effectiveness of parts A and B.
(c) References.

PART A - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACT
6811. Short title.
6812. Purposes.

SUBPART 1 - GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
AND LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT
6821. Formula grants to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Reservations and allotments.
6822. Native American and Alaska Native children in school.
(a) Eligible entities.
(b) Submission of applications for assistance.
(c) Special rule.
6823. State and specially qualified agency plans.
(a) Plan required.
(b) Contents.
(c) Approval.
(d) Duration of plan.
(e) Consolidated plan.
(f) Secretary assistance.
6824. Within-State allocations.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation.
(c) Reallocation.
(d) Required reservation.
6825. Subgrants to eligible entities.
(a) Purposes of subgrants.
(b) Administrative expenses.
(c) Required subgrantee activities.
(d) Authorized subgrantee activities.
(e) Activities by agencies experiencing substantial
increases in immigrant children and youth.
(f) Selection of method of instruction.
(g) Supplement, not supplant.
6826. Local plans.
(a) Plan required.
(b) Contents.
(c) Teacher English fluency.
(d) Other requirements for approval.

SUBPART 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATION
6841. Evaluations.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of evaluation.
(c) Evaluation components.
(d) Evaluation measures.
(e) Special rule for specially qualified agencies.
6842. Achievement objectives and accountability.
(a) Achievement objectives.
(b) Accountability.
(c) Special rule for specially qualified agencies.
6843. Reporting requirements.
(a) States.
(b) Secretary.
6844. Coordination with related programs.
6845. Rules of construction.
6846. Legal authority under State law.
6847. Civil rights.
6848. Programs for Native Americans and Puerto Rico.
6849. Prohibition.

SUBPART 3 - NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
6861. National professional development project.

SUBPART 4 - DEFINITIONS
6871. Eligible entity.

PART B - IMPROVING LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
6891. Short title.
6892. Purpose.
6893. Native American children in school.
(a) Eligible entities.
(b) Application.
6894. Residents of the territories and freely associated
states

SUBPART 1 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
6911. Financial assistance for language instruction
educational programs.
6912. Program enhancement activities.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Priority.
(c) Eligible entity.
6913. Comprehensive school and systemwide improvement
activities.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Availability of appropriations.
(c) Priority.
(d) Eligible entities.
6914. Applications.
(a) In general.
(b) State review and comments.
(c) Eligible entity comments.
(d) Comment consideration.
(e) Waiver.
(f) Required documentation.
(g) Contents.
(h) Approval of applications.
(i) Consideration.
6915. Capacity building.
6916. Programs for Native Americans and Puerto Rico.
6917. Evaluations.
(a) Evaluation.
(b) Use of evaluation.
(c) Evaluation report components.
6918. Construction.

SUBPART 2 - RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND DISSEMINATION
6931. Authority.
(a) In general.
(b) Competitive awards.
(c) Administration.
6932. Research.
(a) Administration.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Field-initiated research.
(d) Consultation.
(e) Data collection.
6933. Academic excellence awards.
(a) Authority.
(b) Applications.
6934. State grant program.
(a) State grant program.
(b) Payments.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) State consultation.
(e) Applications.
(f) Supplement, not supplant.
(g) Report to the Secretary.
6935. Instruction materials development.
(a) In general.
(b) Priority.

SUBPART 3 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
6951. Professional development grants.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Authorization.
(c) Authorized activities.
(d) Application.
(e) Priorities in awarding grants.
(f) Program evaluations.

SUBPART 4 - EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM
6961. Purpose.
6962. State administrative costs.
6963. Withholding.
6964. State allotments.
(a) Payments.
(b) Allotments.
(c) Determinations of number of children and youth.
(d) Reallotment.
(e) Reservation of funds.
6965. State applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Application review.
6966. Administrative provisions.
(a) Notification of amount.
(b) Services to immigrant children and youth
enrolled in nonpublic schools.
6967. Uses of funds.
(a) Use of funds.
(b) Consortia.
(c) Subgrants.
(d) Construction.
6968. Reports.
(a) Biennial report.
(b) Report to Congress.

SUBPART 5 - ADMINISTRATION
6981. Release time.
6982. Notification.
6983. Coordination and reporting requirements.
(a) Coordination with related programs.
(b) Data.
(c) Publication of proposals.
(d) Report.

PART C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
7011. Definitions.
7012. Parental notification.
(a) In general.
(b) Separate notification.
(c) Receipt of information.
(d) Special rule applicable during school year.
(e) Parental participation.
(f) Basis for admission or exclusion.
7013. National clearinghouse.
7014. Regulations.

SUBCHAPTER IV - 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

PART A - SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
7101. Short title.
7102. Purpose.
7103. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 1 - STATE GRANTS
7111. Reservations and allotments.
(a) Reservations.
(b) State allotments.
(c) Limitation.
7112. Reservation of State funds for safe and drug-free
schools.
(a) State reservation for the chief executive
officer of a State.
(b) In State distribution.
(c) State activities.
7113. State application.
(a) In general.
(b) Interim application.
(c) Approval process.
7114. Local educational agency program.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Development.
(d) Contents of applications.
(e) Review of application.
(f) Approval process.
7115. Authorized activities.
(a) Principles of effectiveness.
(b) Local educational agency activities.
(c) Limitation.
(d) Rule of construction.
7116. Reporting.
(a) State report.
(b) Local educational agency report.
7117. Programs for Native Hawaiians.
(a) General authority.
(b) Definition of Native Hawaiian.

SUBPART 2 - NATIONAL PROGRAMS
7131. Federal activities.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Peer review.
7132. Impact evaluation.
(a) Biennial evaluation.
(b) Data collection.
(c) Biennial report.
7133. Hate crime prevention.
(a) Grant authorization.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Award of grants.
(d) Reports.
7134. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory
Committee.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Programs.
7135. National Coordinator Program.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
7136. Community service grant program.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocation.
(c) Minimum.
(d) Reallotment.
(e) Definition.
7137. School Security Technology and Resource Center.
(a) Center.
(b) Administration.
(c) Functions.
7138. National Center for School and Youth Safety.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
7139. Grants to reduce alcohol abuse.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Streamlining of process for low-income and
rural LEAs.
(d) Reservations.
7140. Mentoring programs.
(a) Purpose; definitions.
(b) Grant program.

SUBPART 3 - GUN POSSESSION
7151. Gun-free requirements.
(a) Short title.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Special rule.
(d) Report to State.
(e) Reporting.
(f) Definition.
(g) Exception.
(h) Policy regarding criminal justice system
referral.

SUBPART 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
7161. Definitions.
7162. Message and materials.
(a) "Wrong and harmful" message.
(b) Curriculum.
7163. Parental consent.
7164. Prohibited uses of funds.
7165. Transfer of school disciplinary records.
(a) Nonapplication of provisions.
(b) Disciplinary records.

PART B - 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS
7171. Purpose; definitions.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Definitions.
7172. Allotments to States.
(a) Reservation.
(b) State allotments.
(c) State use of funds.
7173. State application.
(a) In general.
(b) Deemed approval.
(c) Disapproval.
(d) Notification.
(e) Response.
(f) Failure to respond.
7174. Local competitive grant program.
(a) In general.
(b) Application.
(c) Approval of certain applications.
(d) Permissive local match.
(e) Peer review.
(f) Geographic diversity.
(g) Duration of awards.
(h) Amount of awards.
(i) Priority.
7175. Local activities.
(a) Authorized activities.
(b) Principles of effectiveness.
7176. Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
7181. Short title.
7182. Definitions.
7183. Nonsmoking policy for children's services.
(a) Prohibition.
(b) Additional prohibition.
(c) Federal agencies.
(d) Notice.
(e) Civil penalties.
7184. Preemption.

SUBCHAPTER V - PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS

PART A - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
7201. Purposes, State and local responsibility.
(a) Purposes.
(b) State and local responsibility.

SUBPART 1 - STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS
7211. Allotment to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Reservation.
7211a. Allocation to local educational agencies.
(a) Distribution rule.
(b) Limitations and requirements.
(c) Calculation of enrollments.
(d) Payment of allocations.

SUBPART 2 - STATE PROGRAMS
7213. State uses of funds.
7213a. State applications.
(a) Application requirements.
(b) Statewide summary.
(c) Period of application.
(d) Audit rule.

SUBPART 3 - LOCAL INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
7215. Local uses of funds.
(a) Innovative assistance programs.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Guidelines.
7215a. Administrative authority.
7215b. Local applications.
(a) Submission of application.
(b) Certification and contents of application.
(c) Period of application.
(d) Local educational agency discretion.

SUBPART 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
7217. Maintenance of effort.
(a) In general.
(b) Reduction of funds.
(c) Waiver.
7217a. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
(a) Participation on equitable basis.
(b) Equal expenditures.
(c) Administrative requirements.
(d) Waiver.
(e) Withholding of allotment or allocation.
(f) Duration of determination.
(g) Payment from State allotment.
(h) Review of determination.
(i) Prior determination.
7217b. Federal administration.
(a) Technical assistance.
(b) Rulemaking.
(c) Availability of appropriations.
7217c. Supplement, not supplant.
7217d. Definitions.
7217e. Authorization of appropriations.

PART B - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

SUBPART 1 - CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
7221. Purpose.
7221a. Program authorized.
(a) In general.
(b) Special rule.
(c) Program periods.
(d) Limitation.
(e) Priority treatment.
(f) Amount criteria.
7221b. Applications.
(a) Applications from State agencies.
(b) Contents of a State educational agency
application.
(c) Eligible applicant application.
(d) Contents of eligible applicant application.
7221c. Administration.
(a) Selection criteria for State educational
agencies.
(b) Selection criteria for eligible applicants.
(c) Peer review.
(d) Diversity of projects.
(e) Waivers.
(f) Use of funds.
(g) Tribally controlled schools.
7221d. National activities.
(a) In general.
(b) Per-pupil facilities aid programs.
(c) Rule of construction.
7221e. Federal formula allocation during first year and for
successive enrollment expansions.
(a) In general.
(b) Adjustment and late openings.
7221f. Solicitation of input from charter school operators.
7221g. Records transfer.
7221h. Paperwork reduction.
7221i. Definitions.
7221j. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Reservation.

SUBPART 2 - CREDIT ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVES TO ASSIST CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION
7223. Purpose.
7223a. Grants to eligible entities.
(a) Grants.
(b) Grantee selection.
(c) Grant characteristics.
(d) Special rule.
7223b. Applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
7223c. Charter school objectives.
7223d. Reserve account.
(a) Use of funds.
(b) Investment.
(c) Reinvestment of earnings.
7223e. Limitation on administrative costs.
7223f. Audits and reports.
(a) Financial record maintenance and audit.
(b) Reports.
7223g. No full faith and credit for grantee obligations.
7223h. Recovery of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Exercise of authority.
(c) Procedures.
(d) Construction.
7223i. Definitions.
7223j. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 3 - VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS
7225. Grants.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Duration.
7225a. Uses of funds.
(a) Required use of funds.
(b) Permissible uses of funds.
(c) Nonpermissible uses of funds.
(d) Administrative expenses.
7225b. Applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Contents.
7225c. Priorities.
7225d. Requirements and voluntary participation.
(a) Parent and community involvement and notice.
(b) Selection of students.
(c) Voluntary participation.
7225e. Evaluations.
(a) In general.
(b) Evaluations.
7225f. Definitions.
7225g. Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE
7231. Findings and purpose.
(a) Findings.
(b) Purpose.
7231a. Definition.
7231b. Program authorized.
7231c. Eligibility.
7231d. Applications and requirements.
(a) Applications.
(b) Information and assurances.
(c) Special rule.
7231e. Priority.
7231f. Use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Special rule.
7231g. Prohibition.
7231h. Limitations.
(a) Duration of awards.
(b) Limitation on planning funds.
(c) Amount.
(d) Timing.
7231i. Evaluations.
(a) Reservation.
(b) Contents.
(c) Dissemination.
7231j. Authorization of appropriations; reservation.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Availability of funds for grants to agencies
not previously assisted.

PART D - FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION
7241. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 1 - FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION
7243. Programs authorized.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Uses of funds.
(c) Basis of awards.
(d) Effectiveness of programs.
7243a. Applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Contents.
(c) Peer review.
7243b. Program requirements.
(a) Evaluations.
(b) Dissemination of evaluation results.
(c) Matching funds.
(d) Special rule for recognition programs.
7243c. Studies of national significance.
(a) Studies.
(b) Completion date.
(c) Public dissemination.

SUBPART 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS
7245. Elementary and secondary school counseling programs.
(a) Grants authorized.
(b) Applications.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Limitation on administrative costs.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Report.
(g) Special rule.

SUBPART 3 - PARTNERSHIPS IN CHARACTER EDUCATION
7247. Partnerships in character education program.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Contracts under program.
(c) Elements of character.
(d) Use of funds by State educational agency
recipients.
(e) Application.
(f) Selection of recipients.
(g) Participation by private school children and
teachers.
(h) Evaluation and program development.
(i) Permissive match.

SUBPART 4 - SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES
7249. Smaller learning communities.
(a) Grant authority.
(b) Application.
(c) Authorized activities.

SUBPART 5 - READING IS FUNDAMENTAL - INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAM
7251. Inexpensive book distribution program for reading
motivation.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Authorization.
(c) Requirements of contract.
(d) Restriction on payments.
(e) Special rules for certain subcontractors.
(f) Multi-year contracts.
(g) Federal share defined.

SUBPART 6 - GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
7253. Short title.
7253a. Purpose.
7253b. Rule of construction.
7253c. Authorized programs.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Special rule.
(d) Center for research and development.
(e) Coordination.
7253d. Program priorities.
(a) General priority.
(b) Service priority.
7253e. General provisions.
(a) Participation of private school children and
teachers.
(b) Review, dissemination, and evaluation.
(c) Program operations.

SUBPART 7 - STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM
7255. Short title.
7255a. Purposes.
7255b. Grant program authorized.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Duration and amount.
(c) Renewal.
(d) Reservations.
(e) Federal share.
(f) Required local educational agency
participation.
(g) Assistance obtaining satellite time.
7255c. Applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Contents.
(c) Approval.
7255d. Other grant assistance.
(a) Special statewide network.
(b) Special local network.
(c) Telecommunications programs for continuing
education.
7255e. Administrative provisions.
(a) Leadership, evaluation, and peer review.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Funds from other agencies.
(d) Availability of funds.
(e) Closed captioning and descriptive video.
7255f. Definitions.

SUBPART 8 - READY TO TEACH
7257. Grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Digital educational programming.
7257a. Application required.
(a) General application.
(b) Programming application.
7257b. Reports and evaluation.
7257c. Digital educational programming grants.
(a) Grants.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Competitive basis.
(d) Matching requirement.
(e) Duration.
7257d. Administrative costs.

SUBPART 9 - FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
7259. Short title.
7259a. Program authorized.
(a) Program authority.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Federal share.
(d) Special rule.
(e) Reservation.
7259b. Applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Special consideration.
7259c. Elementary school foreign language incentive program.
(a) Incentive payments.
(b) Amount.
(c) Requirement.

SUBPART 10 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION
7261. Short title.
7261a. Purpose.
7261b. Program authorized.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Program elements.
(c) Special rule.
7261c. Applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Private school and home-schooled students.
7261d. Requirements.
(a) Annual report to the Secretary.
(b) Administrative expenses.
7261e. Administrative provisions.
(a) Federal share.
(b) Proportionality.
(c) Report to Congress.
(d) Availability of funds.
7261f. Supplement, not supplant.

SUBPART 11 - COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
7263. Purpose and program authorization.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Program authorization.
7263a. Eligibility and application requirements.
(a) Eligible applicants.
(b) Application requirements.
(c) Matching requirements.
7263b. Uses of funds.
(a) Required uses.
(b) Permissible uses.

SUBPART 12 - EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, APPRENTICESHIP, AND EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS FOR ALASKA NATIVES, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND THEIR HISTORICAL
WHALING AND TRADING PARTNERS IN MASSACHUSETTS
7265. Short title.
7265a. Findings and purposes.
(a) Findings.
(b) Purposes.
7265b. Program authorization.
(a) Grants and contracts.
(b) Uses of funds.
7265c. Administrative provisions.
(a) Application required.
(b) Local educational agency coordination.
7265d. Availability of funds.
7265e. Definitions.

SUBPART 13 - EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION
7267. Short title.
7267a. Purpose and goals.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Objectives.
7267b. Grant program authorized.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Uses of funds.
7267c. Applications.
(a) Grantee applications.
(b) Recipient applications.
7267d. Requirements.
(a) Administrative costs.
(b) Teacher training programs.
(c) Involvement of business community.
(d) Additional requirements and technical
assistance.
7267e. Administrative provisions.
(a) Federal share.
(b) Payment of non-Federal share.
(c) Reports to Congress.
7267f. Supplement, not supplant.

SUBPART 14 - GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN
7269. Grants for the integration of schools and mental
health systems.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Duration.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Applications.
(e) Interagency agreements.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Distribution of awards.
(h) Rule of construction.
(i) Supplement, not supplant.
7269a. Promotion of school readiness through early childhood
emotional and social development.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Applications.
(c) Uses of funds.
(d) Limitations.
(e) Evaluations.
(f) Definitions.

SUBPART 15 - ARTS IN EDUCATION
7271. Assistance for arts education.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Authority.
(c) Eligible entities.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Special rule.
(f) Conditions.
(g) Consultation.

SUBPART 16 - PARENTAL ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL FAMILY INFORMATION
CENTERS
7273. Purposes.
7273a. Grants authorized.
(a) Parental information and resource centers.
(b) Geographic distribution.
7273b. Applications.
(a) Submission.
(b) Contents.
7273c. Uses of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Permissive activities.
7273d. Administrative provisions.
(a) Matching funds for grant renewal.
(b) Submission of information.
(c) Technical assistance.
(d) Rule of construction.
(e) Parental rights.
(f) Continuation of awards.
7273e. Local family information centers.
(a) In general.
(b) Local nonprofit parent organization defined.

SUBPART 17 - COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
7275. Grants to combat the impact of experiencing or
witnessing domestic violence on elementary and
secondary school children.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Grants authorized.
(c) Uses of funds.
(d) Confidentiality.
(e) Application.

SUBPART 18 - HEALTHY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS
7277. Grant program authorized.
7277a. State uses of funds.
(a) Subgrants.
(b) Administration.
7277b. Local uses of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
7277c. Report to Congress.
7277d. Limitations.
7277e. Healthy, high-performance school building defined.

SUBPART 19 - GRANTS FOR CAPITAL EXPENSES OF PROVIDING EQUITABLE
SERVICES FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
7279. Grant program authorized.
7279a. Uses of funds.
7279b. Allotments to States.
7279c. Subgrants to local educational agencies.
(a) Applications.
(b) Distribution.
7279d. Capital expenses defined.
7279e. Termination.

SUBPART 20 - ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES IMPACTED BY FEDERAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION
7281. Reservation.
7281a. Eligibility.
7281b. Maximum amount.
(a) Maximum amount.
(b) Insufficient funds.
(c) Excess funds.

SUBPART 21 - WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACT
7283. Short title and findings.
(a) Short title.
(b) Findings.
7283a. Statement of purpose.
7283b. Programs authorized.
(a) In general.
(b) Grants authorized.
7283c. Applications.
7283d. Criteria and priorities.
(a) Criteria and priorities.
(b) Priorities.
(c) Special rule.
(d) Coordination.
(e) Limitation.
7283e. Report.
7283f. Administration.
(a) Evaluation and dissemination.
(b) Program operations.
7283g. Amount.

SUBCHAPTER VI - FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

PART A - IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

SUBPART 1 - ACCOUNTABILITY
7301. Grants for State assessments and related activities.
7301a. Grants for enhanced assessment instruments.
(a) Grant program authorized.
(b) Application.
(c) Annual report.
7301b. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Allotment of appropriated funds.
(c) State defined.

SUBPART 2 - FUNDING TRANSFERABILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES
7305. Short title.
7305a. Purpose.
7305b. Transferability of funds.
(a) Transfers by States.
(b) Transfers by local educational agencies.
(c) No transfer of subchapter I funds.
(d) Modification of plans and applications;
notification.
(e) Applicable rules.

SUBPART 3 - STATE AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION
7311. Short title.
7311a. Purpose.
7311b. General provision.

DIVISION A - STATE FLEXIBILITY AUTHORITY
7315. State flexibility.
(a) Flexibility authority.
(b) Definitions.
(c) State applications.
(d) Approval and selection.
(e) Amendment to grant of authority.
7315a. Consolidation and use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible funds and programs.
(c) Special rule.
7315b. Performance review and penalties.
(a) Midterm review.
(b) Final review.
7315c. Renewal of grant of flexibility authority.
(a) In general.
(b) Renewal.
(c) Effective date.

DIVISION B - LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION
7321. Local flexibility demonstration agreements.
(a) Authority.
(b) Selection of local educational agencies.
(c) Required terms of local flexibility
demonstration agreement.
(d) Peer review.
(e) Amendment to performance agreement.
7321a. Consolidation and use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible programs.
7321b. Limitations on administrative expenditures.
7321c. Performance review and penalties.
(a) Midterm review.
(b) Final review.
7321d. Renewal of local flexibility demonstration agreement.
(a) In general.
(b) Notification.
(c) Effective date.
7321e. Reports.
(a) Transmittal to Congress.
(b) Limitation.

SUBPART 4 - STATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS
7325. Accountability for adequate yearly progress.
7325a. Peer review.
7325b. Technical assistance.
(a) Provision of assistance.
(b) Characteristics.
7325c. Report to Congress.

PART B - RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE
7341. Short title.
7341a. Purpose.

SUBPART 1 - SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
7345. Use of applicable funding.
(a) Alternative uses.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Applicable funding defined.
(d) Disbursement.
(e) Applicable rules.
7345a. Grant program authorized.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocation.
(c) Disbursement.
(d) Special eligibility rule.
7345b. Accountability.
(a) Academic achievement assessment.
(b) Determination regarding continuing
participation.

SUBPART 2 - RURAL AND LOW-INCOME SCHOOL PROGRAM
7351. Program authorized.
(a) Grants to States.
(b) Local awards.
(c) Reservations.
7351a. Uses of funds.
(a) Local awards.
(b) Administrative costs.
7351b. Applications.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
7351c. Accountability.
(a) State report.
(b) Specially qualified agency report.
(c) Report to Congress.
(d) Academic achievement assessment.
(e) Determination regarding continuing
participation.

SUBPART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
7355. Annual average daily attendance determination.
(a) Census determination.
(b) Penalty.
7355a. Supplement, not supplant.
7355b. Rule of construction.
7355c. Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
7371. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or
control.
7372. Rule of construction on equalized spending.

SUBCHAPTER VII - INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE
EDUCATION

PART A - INDIAN EDUCATION
7401. Statement of policy.
7402. Purpose.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Programs.

SUBPART 1 - FORMULA GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
7421. Purpose.
7422. Grants to local educational agencies and tribes.
(a) In general.
(b) Local educational agencies.
(c) Indian tribes.
7423. Amount of grants.
(a) Amount of grant awards.
(b) Minimum grant.
(c) Definition.
(d) Schools operated or supported by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
(e) Ratable reductions.
7424. Applications.
(a) Application required.
(b) Comprehensive program required.
(c) Assurances.
7425. Authorized services and activities.
(a) General requirements.
(b) Particular activities.
(c) Schoolwide programs.
(d) Limitation on administrative costs.
7426. Integration of services authorized.
(a) Plan.
(b) Consolidation of programs.
(c) Programs affected.
(d) Plan requirements.
(e) Plan review.
(f) Plan approval.
(g) Responsibilities of Department of Education.
(h) Responsibilities of lead agency.
(i) Report requirements.
(j) No reduction in amounts.
(k) Interagency fund transfers authorized.
(l) Administration of funds.
(m) Overage.
(n) Fiscal accountability.
(o) Report on statutory obstacles to program
integration.
(p) Definitions.
7427. Student eligibility forms.
(a) In general.
(b) Forms.
(c) Statutory construction.
(d) Forms and standards of proof.
(e) Documentation.
(f) Monitoring and evaluation review.
(g) Tribal grant and contract schools.
(h) Timing of child counts.
7428. Payments.
(a) In general.
(b) Payments taken into account by the State.
(c) Reduction of payment for failure to maintain
fiscal effort.
(d) Reallocations.
7429. State educational agency review.

SUBPART 2 - SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN
7441. Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian
children.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Grants authorized.
(d) Grant requirements and applications.
(e) Administrative costs.
7442. Professional development for teachers and education
professionals.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Program authorized.
(d) Authorized activities.
(e) Application.
(f) Special rule.
(g) Grant period.
(h) Service obligation.

SUBPART 3 - NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
7451. National research activities.
(a) Authorized activities.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Coordination.
7452. In-service training for teachers of Indian children.
(a) Grants authorized.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Preference for Indian applicants.
7453. Fellowships for Indian students.
(a) Fellowships.
(b) Stipends.
(c) Payments to institutions in lieu of tuition.
(d) Special rules.
(e) Service obligation.
(f) Administration of fellowships.
7454. Gifted and talented Indian students.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Additional grants.
(e) Information network.
7455. Grants to tribes for education administrative planning
and development.
(a) In general.
(b) Period of grant.
(c) Application for grant.
(d) Restriction.
7456. Improvement of educational opportunities for adult
Indians.
(a) In general.
(b) Educational services.
(c) Information and evaluation.
(d) Applications.
(e) Administrative costs.

SUBPART 4 - FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
7471. National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
(a) Membership.
(b) Duties.
7472. Peer review.
7473. Preference for Indian applicants.
7474. Minimum grant criteria.

SUBPART 5 - DEFINITIONS; AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
7491. Definitions.
7492. Authorizations of appropriations.
(a) Subpart 1.
(b) Subparts 2 and 3.

PART B - NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION
7511. Short title.
7512. Findings.
7513. Purposes.
7514. Native Hawaiian Education Council and island councils.
(a) Establishment of Native Hawaiian Education
Council.
(b) Composition of Education Council.
(c) Conditions and terms.
(d) Native Hawaiian Education Council grant.
(e) Additional duties of the Education Council.
(f) Establishment of island councils.
(g) Administrative provisions relating to Education
Council and island councils.
(h) Compensation.
(i) Report.
7515. Program authorized.
(a) General authority.
(b) Administrative costs.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
7516. Administrative provisions.
(a) Application required.
(b) Special rule.
7517. Definitions.

PART C - ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
7541. Short title.
7542. Findings.
7543. Purposes.
7544. Program authorized.
(a) General authority.
(b) Limitation on administrative costs.
(c) Priorities.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
7545. Administrative provisions.
(a) Application required.
(b) Applications.
(c) Consultation required.
(d) Local educational agency coordination.
7546. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER VIII - IMPACT AID
7701. Purpose.
7702. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real
property.
(a) In general.
(b) Amount.
(c) Applicability to Tennessee Valley Authority
Act.
(d) Ownership by United States.
(e) Local educational agency containing Forest
Service land and serving certain counties.
(f) Special rule.
(g) Former districts.
(h) Payments with respect to fiscal years in which
insufficient funds are appropriated.
(i) Special payments.
(j) Repealed.
(k) Special rule.
(l) Prior year data.
(m) Eligibility.
(n) Loss of eligibility.
7703. Payments for eligible federally connected children.
(a) Computation of payment.
(b) Basic support payments; insufficient
appropriations; State with only one local
educational agency.
(c) Prior year data.
(d) Children with disabilities.
(e) Hold harmless.
(f) Other funds.
(g) Maintenance of effort.
7703a. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
(a) Payments.
(b) Payment amount.
(c) Exclusions.
(d) Ratable reduction.
(e) Report.
(f) Payments subject to appropriation.
(g) Local educational agency defined.
7703b. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
dependents of members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense civilian employees.
(a) Assistance to schools with significant numbers
of military dependent students.
(b) Assistance to schools with enrollment changes
due to base closures, force structure changes,
or force relocations.
(c) Notification.
(d) Disbursement of funds.
(e) Funding for fiscal year 2006.
(f) Definitions.
7704. Policies and procedures relating to children residing
on Indian lands.
(a) In general.
(b) Records.
(c) Waiver.
(d) Technical assistance and enforcement.
(e) Complaints.
(f) Construction.
7705. Application for payments under sections 7702 and 7703
of this title.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
(c) Deadline for submission.
(d) Approval.
7706. Repealed.
7707. Construction.
(a) Construction payments authorized.
(b) School facility emergency and modernization
grants authorized.
7708. Facilities.
(a) Current facilities.
(b) Transfer of facilities.
7709. State consideration of payments in providing State
aid.
(a) General prohibition.
(b) State equalization plans.
(c) Procedures for review of State equalization
plans.
(d) Treatment of State aid.
(e) Remedies for State violations.
7710. Federal administration.
(a) Payments in whole dollar amounts.
(b) Other agencies.
(c) Special rules.
7711. Administrative hearings and judicial review.
(a) Administrative hearings.
(b) Judicial review of Secretarial action.
7712. Forgiveness of overpayments.
7713. Definitions.
7713a. School facilities for children of Government employees
and other residents in Indian reservations, national
parks, and national monuments.
7714. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Payments for Federal acquisition of real
property.
(b) Basic payments; payments for heavily impacted
local educational agencies.
(c) Payments for children with disabilities.
(d) Repealed.
(e) Construction.
(f) Facilities maintenance.

SUBCHAPTER IX - GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART A - DEFINITIONS
7801. Definitions.
7802. Applicability of subchapter.
7803. Applicability to Bureau of Indian Affairs operated
schools.

PART B - FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDS
7821. Consolidation of State administrative funds for
elementary and secondary education programs.
(a) Consolidation of administrative funds.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Records.
(d) Review.
(e) Unused administrative funds.
(f) Consolidation of funds for standards and
assessment development.
7822. Single local educational agency States.
7823. Consolidation of funds for local administration.
(a) General authority.
(b) State procedures.
(c) Conditions.
(d) Uses of administrative funds.
(e) Records.
7824. Consolidated set-aside for Department of the Interior
funds.
(a) General authority.
(b) Administration.

PART C - COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS; CONSOLIDATED STATE AND LOCAL
PLANS AND APPLICATIONS
7841. Purposes.
7842. Optional consolidated State plans or applications.
(a) General authority.
(b) Collaboration.
7843. Consolidated reporting.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents.
(c) Replacement.
7844. General applicability of State educational agency
assurances.
(a) Assurances.
(b) GEPA provision.
7845. Consolidated local plans or applications.
(a) General authority.
(b) Required consolidated plans or applications.
(c) Collaboration.
(d) Necessary materials.
7846. Other general assurances.
(a) Assurances.
(b) GEPA provision.

PART D - WAIVERS
7861. Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Request for waiver.
(c) Restrictions.
(d) Duration and extension of waiver.
(e) Reports.
(f) Termination of waivers.
(g) Publication.

PART E - UNIFORM PROVISIONS

SUBPART 1 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS
7881. Participation by private school children and teachers.
(a) Private school participation.
(b) Applicability.
(c) Consultation.
(d) Public control of funds.
7882. Standards for by-pass.
(a) In general.
(b) Determination.
7883. Complaint process for participation of private school
children.
(a) Procedures for complaints.
(b) Appeals to Secretary.
7884. By-pass determination process.
(a) Review.
(b) Determination.
(c) Payment from State allotment.
(d) Prior determination.
7885. Prohibition against funds for religious worship or
instruction.
7886. Private, religious, and home schools.
(a) Applicability to nonrecipient private schools.
(b) Applicability to home schools.
(c) Rule of construction on prohibition of Federal
control over nonpublic schools.
(d) Rule of construction on State and local
educational agency mandates.

SUBPART 2 - OTHER PROVISIONS
7901. Maintenance of effort.
(a) In general.
(b) Reduction in case of failure to meet.
(c) Waiver.
7902. Prohibition regarding State aid.
7903. Privacy of assessment results.
7904. School prayer.
(a) Guidance.
(b) Certification.
(c) Enforcement.
7905. Equal access to public school facilities.
(a) Short title.
(b) In general.
(c) Termination of assistance and other action.
(d) Definition and rule.
7906. General prohibitions.
(a) Prohibition.
(b) Local control.
7907. Prohibitions on Federal Government and use of Federal
funds.
(a) General prohibition.
(b) Prohibition on endorsement of curriculum.
(c) Prohibition on requiring Federal approval or
certification of standards.
(d) Rule of construction on building standards.
7908. Armed Forces recruiter access to students and student
recruiting information.
(a) Policy.
(b) Notification.
(c) Exception.
(d) Special rule.
7909. Prohibition on federally sponsored testing.
(a) General prohibition.
(b) Exceptions.
7910. Limitations on national testing or certification for
teachers.
(a) Mandatory national testing or certification of
teachers.
(b) Prohibition on withholding funds.
7911. Prohibition on nationwide database.
7912. Unsafe school choice option.
(a) Unsafe school choice policy.
(b) Certification.
7913. Prohibition on discrimination.
7914. Civil rights.
(a) In general.
(b) Rule of construction.
7915. Rulemaking.
7916. Severability.

PART F - EVALUATIONS
7941. Evaluations.
(a) Reservation of funds.
(b) Subchapters I and III excluded.
(c) Evaluation activities authorized elsewhere.

SUBCHAPTER X - PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

PART A - FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION
8001 to 8007. Repealed.

PART B - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN
8031 to 8037. Repealed.

PART C - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

SUBPART 1 - BASIC CHARTER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM
8061 to 8067. Repealed.

SUBPART 2 - CREDIT ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVES TO ASSIST CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION
8071 to 8071j. Repealed.

PART D - ARTS IN EDUCATION

SUBPART 1 - ARTS EDUCATION
8091. Repealed.

SUBPART 2 - CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH
8101 to 8105. Repealed.

PART E - INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
8131. Repealed.

PART F - CIVIC EDUCATION
8141 to 8143. Repealed.

PART G - ALLEN J. ELLENDER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
8161. Repealed.

SUBPART 1 - PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
8171, 8172. Repealed.

SUBPART 2 - PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
8181, 8182. Repealed.

SUBPART 3 - PROGRAMS FOR RECENT IMMIGRANTS, STUDENTS OF MIGRANT
PARENTS AND OLDER AMERICANS
8191, 8192. Repealed.

SUBPART 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
8201, 8202. Repealed.

PART H - DE LUGO TERRITORIAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
8221 to 8224. Repealed.

PART I - 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS
8241 to 8247. Repealed.

PART J - URBAN AND RURAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
8271, 8272. Repealed.

SUBPART 1 - URBAN EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION GRANTS
8281 to 8284. Repealed.

SUBPART 2 - RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE
8291 to 8297. Repealed.

SUBPART 3 - WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCES
8311, 8312. Repealed.

PART K - NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT
8331, 8332. Repealed.

PART L - PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR PROGRESS
8351 to 8361. Repealed.

PART M - TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE
8371. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER XI - COORDINATED SERVICES
8401 to 8407. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER XII - SCHOOL FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
8501 to 8513. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER XIII - SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE
EDUCATION
8601, 8602. Repealed.

PART A - COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS
8621 to 8625. Transferred.

PART B - NATIONAL DIFFUSION NETWORK
8651, 8652. Transferred.

PART C - EISENHOWER REGIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
CONSORTIA
8671 to 8678. Transferred.

PART D - TECHNOLOGY-BASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
8701. Transferred.

SUBCHAPTER XIV - GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART A - DEFINITIONS
8801 to 8803. Repealed.

PART B - FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDS
8821 to 8826. Repealed.

PART C - COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS; CONSOLIDATED STATE AND LOCAL
PLANS AND APPLICATIONS
8851 to 8857. Repealed.

PART D - WAIVERS
8881. Repealed.

PART E - UNIFORM PROVISIONS
8891 to 8904. Repealed.

PART F - GUN POSSESSION
8921 to 8923. Repealed.

PART G - EVALUATIONS
8941. Repealed.

PART H - SENSE OF CONGRESS
8961, 8962. Repealed.

CODIFICATION
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, comprising
this chapter, was originally enacted as Pub. L. 89-10, Apr. 11,
1965, 79 Stat. 27, and amended by Pub. L. 89-750, Nov. 3, 1966, 80
Stat. 1191; Pub. L. 90-247, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 783; Pub. L. 90-
576, title III, Sec. 307, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1097; Pub. L. 91-
230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 92-318, June 23, 1972,
86 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 93-380, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 484; Pub. L.
94-193, Sec. 1(c), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1102; Pub. L. 94-273,
Secs. 2(12), 3(8), 49(a)-(c), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 375, 376,
382; Pub. L. 94-482, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2081; Pub. L. 95-112,
Aug. 24, 1977, 91 Stat. 911, and was classified to sections 241a et
seq., 242 et seq., 331 et seq., 821 et seq., and 1801 et seq. of
this title. The Act was subsequently extensively revised and
restated by Pub. L. 95-561, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2143, and
amended by Pub. L. 96-46, Aug. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 338; Pub. L. 96-
88, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 96-374, Oct. 3, 1980, 94
Stat. 1367; Pub. L. 96-470, Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237; Pub. L.
97-35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 357; Pub. L. 98-211, Dec. 8, 1983,
97 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 98-511, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2366; Pub.
L. 98-524, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2435; Pub. L. 99-159, Nov. 22,
1985, 99 Stat. 887, and was classified to section 2701 et seq. of
this title. The Act was subsequently extensively revised and
restated by Pub. L. 100-297, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 130, and
amended by Pub. L. 100-569, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2862; Pub. L.
100-570, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2865; Pub. L. 100-690, Nov. 18,
1988, 102 Stat. 4181; Pub. L. 101-226, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat.
1928; Pub. L. 101-250, Mar. 6, 1990, 104 Stat. 96; Pub. L. 101-476,
Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1103; Pub. L. 101-589, Nov. 16, 1990, 104
Stat. 2881; Pub. L. 101-600, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3042; Pub. L.
101-647, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4789; Pub. L. 102-62, June 27,
1991, 105 Stat. 305; Pub. L. 102-73, July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 333;
Pub. L. 102-103, Aug. 17, 1991, 105 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 102-325,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 448; Pub. L. 102-359, Aug. 26, 1992, 106
Stat. 962; Pub. L. 102-545, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3586; Pub. L.
103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125; Pub. L. 103-252, May 18,
1994, 108 Stat. 623, and was classified to section 2701 et seq. of
this title. The Act was subsequently extensively revised and
restated by Pub. L. 103-382, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3518, and
amended by Pub. L. 104-5, Mar. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 72; Pub. L. 104-
106, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 104-134, Apr. 26, 1996,
110 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 104-140, May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327; Pub.
L. 104-193, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2105; Pub. L. 104-195, Sept.
16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2379; Pub. L. 104-201, Sept. 23, 1996, 110
Stat. 2422; Pub. L. 104-208, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub.
L. 105-18, June 12, 1997, 111 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 105-78, Nov. 13,
1997, 111 Stat. 1467; Pub. L. 105-220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936;
Pub. L. 105-244, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1581; Pub. L. 105-277,
Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681; Pub. L. 105-278, Oct. 22, 1998, 112
Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 105-332, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3076; Pub. L.
106-78, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1135; Pub. L. 106-113, Nov. 29,
1999, 113 Stat. 1501; Pub. L. 106-398, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat.
1654; Pub. L. 106-400, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1675; Pub. L. 106-
554, Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763; Pub. L. 107-20, July 24, 2001,
115 Stat. 155, and is classified to section 6301 et seq. of this
title. Titles I to VII and IX of the Act are shown, herein,
however, as having been added by Pub. L. 107-110 without reference
to such intervening amendments because of the extensive amendments,
renumbering, and reorganization of these provisions by Pub. L. 107-
110.