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20 U.S.C. § 6631 — Subgrants to local educational agencies

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20 U.S.C. § 6631 — Subgrants to local educational agencies

**(a) Allocation of funds to local educational agencies** (1) **In general** — From funds reserved by a State under [section 6611(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6611/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the State, acting through the State educational agency, shall award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies from allocations described in paragraph (2). (2) **Allocation formula** — From the funds described in paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall allocate to each of the eligible local educational agencies in the State for a fiscal year the sum of— (A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 percent of such funds for such fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 through 17 in the geographic area served by the agency, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all eligible local educational agencies in the State, as so determined; and (B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 percent of the funds for such fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line in the geographic area served by the agency, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all the eligible local educational agencies in the State, as so determined. (3) **Rule of construction** — Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a consortium of local educational agencies that are designated with a locale code of 41, 42, or 43, or such local educational agencies designated with a locale code

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**(a) Allocation of funds to local educational agencies** (1) **In general** — From funds reserved by a State under [section 6611(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6611/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the State, acting through the State educational agency, shall award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies from allocations described in paragraph (2). (2) **Allocation formula** — From the funds described in paragraph (1), the State educational agency shall allocate to each of the eligible local educational agencies in the State for a fiscal year the sum of— (A) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 percent of such funds for such fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 through 17 in the geographic area served by the agency, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all eligible local educational agencies in the State, as so determined; and (B) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 percent of the funds for such fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line in the geographic area served by the agency, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in the geographic areas served by all the eligible local educational agencies in the State, as so determined. (3) **Rule of construction** — Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a consortium of local educational agencies that are designated with a locale code of 41, 42, or 43, or such local educational agencies designated with a locale code of 41, 42, or 43 that work in cooperation with an educational service agency, from voluntarily combining allocations received under this part for the collective use of funding by the consortium for activities under this section. **(b) Local applications** (1) **In general** — To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require. (2) **Contents of application** — Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the activities to be carried out by the local educational agency under this section and how these activities will be aligned with challenging State academic standards. (B) A description of the local educational agency’s systems of professional growth and improvement, such as induction for teachers, principals, or other school leaders and opportunities for building the capacity of teachers and opportunities to develop meaningful teacher leadership. (C) A description of how the local educational agency will prioritize funds to schools served by the agency that are implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities and targeted support and improvement activities under [section 6311(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6311/d&num=0&edition=prelim) and have the highest percentage of children counted under [section 6333(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6333/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (D) A description of how the local educational agency will use data and ongoing consultation described in paragraph (3) to continually update and improve activities supported under this part. (E) An assurance that the local educational agency will comply with [section 7881 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7881&num=0&edition=prelim) (regarding participation by private school children and teachers). (F) An assurance that the local educational agency will coordinate professional development activities authorized under this part with professional development activities provided through other Federal, State, and local programs. (3) **Consultation** — In developing the application described in paragraph (2), a local educational agency shall— (A) meaningfully consult with teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals (including organizations representing such individuals), specialized instructional support personnel, charter school leaders (in a local educational agency that has charter schools), parents, community partners, and other organizations or partners with relevant and demonstrated expertise in programs and activities designed to meet the purpose of this subchapter; (B) seek advice from the individuals and organizations described in subparagraph (A) regarding how best to improve the local educational agency’s activities to meet the purpose of this subchapter; and (C) coordinate the local educational agency’s activities under this part with other related strategies, programs, and activities being conducted in the community. (4) **Limitation** — Consultation required under paragraph (3) shall not interfere with the timely submission of the application required under this section.

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20 U.S.C. § 7881 — Participation by private school children and teachers

**(a) Private school participation** (1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to the extent consistent with the number of eligible children in areas served by a State educational agency, local educational agency, educational service agency, consortium of those agencies, or another entity receiving financial assistance under a program specified in subsection (b), who are enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary schools in areas served by such agency, consortium, or entity, the agency, consortium, or entity shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials provide to those children and their teachers or other educational personnel, on an equitable basis, special educational services or other benefits that address their needs under the program. (2) **Secular, neutral, and nonideological services or benefits** — Educational services or other benefits, including materials and equipment, provided under this section, shall be secular, neutral, and nonideological. (3) **Special rule** (A) *In general* — Educational services and other benefits provided under this section for private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel shall be equitable in comparison to services and other benefits for public school children, teachers, and other educational personnel participating in the program and shall be provided in a timely manner. (B) *Ombudsman* — To help ensure equitable services are provided to private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel under this section, the State educational agency involved shall direct the ombudsman designated by the agency under [section 6320 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section63

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20 U.S.C. § 6301 — Agreements and records

**(a) Agreements** In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under [section 6571(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571/b&num=0&edition=prelim), all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in [section 6571 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process. **(b) Records** The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.

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20 U.S.C. § 6602 — Supplement, not supplant

Funds made available under this subchapter shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this subchapter.

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20 U.S.C. § 6631 — Purposes; definitions

Page 1428 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 6621 Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2104 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3004 of this title, prior to the general amend- ment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. PART B—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES § 6621. Reservations From the amounts appropriated under section 6603(b) of this title for a fiscal year, the Sec- retary shall reserve— (1) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 1— (A) 49.1 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019; and (B) 47 percent for fiscal year 2020; (2) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 2— (A) 34.1 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019; and (B) 36.8 percent for fiscal year 2020; (3) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 3, 1.4 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020; and (4) to carry out activities authorized under subpart 4— (A) 15.4 percent for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019; and (B) 14.8 percent for fiscal year 2020. (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2201, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1930.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 6621 to 6623 were repealed by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1913, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to cer- tain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams. Section 6621, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2121, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1627, re

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