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20 U.S.C. § 6611 — Purpose
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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide grants to State educational agencies and subgrants to local educational agencies to—
(1) increase student achievement consistent with the challenging State academic standards;
(2) improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders;
(3) increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools; and
(4) provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders.
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The purpose of this subchapter is to provide grants to State educational agencies and subgrants to local educational agencies to—
(1) increase student achievement consistent with the challenging State academic standards;
(2) improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders;
(3) increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools; and
(4) provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders.
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**(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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**(a) Educational flexibility program**
(1) **Program authorized**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary may carry out an educational flexibility program under which the Secretary authorizes a State educational agency that serves an eligible State to waive statutory or regulatory requirements applicable to one or more programs described in subsection (b), other than requirements described in subsection (c), for any local educational agency, educational service agency, or school within the State.
(B) *Designation* — Each eligible State participating in the program described in subparagraph (A) shall be known as an “Ed-Flex Partnership State”.
(2) **Eligible State** — For the purpose of this section, the term “eligible State” means a State that—
(A) has—
(i) developed and implemented the challenging State academic standards, and aligned assessments, described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [[20 U.S.C. 6311(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6311/b&num=0&edition=prelim)], and is producing the report cards required by section 1111(h) of such Act; or
(ii) if the State has adopted new challenging State academic standards under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as a result of the amendments made to such Act [[20 U.S.C. 6301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] by the Every Student Succeeds Act, made substantial progress (as determined by the Secretary) toward developing and implementing such standards and toward producing the report cards required under section 1111(h) of such Act;
(B) will hold local educational agencies, educationa
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 6611
[title VIII, § 101(b)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337,
2681–406, authorized appropriations and related to allo-
cations of appropriations, prior to the general amend-
ment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
A prior section 2003 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to
section 2983 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 A—SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
§ 6611. Formula grants to States
(a) Reservation of funds
From the total amount appropriated under
section 6603(a) of this title for a fiscal year, the
Secretary shall reserve—
(1) one-half of 1 percent for allotments for
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, to be distrib-
uted among those outlying areas on the basis
of their relative need, as determined by the
Secretary, in accordance with the purpose of
this subchapter; and
(2) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of
the Interior for programs under this part in
schools operated or funded by the Bureau of
Indian Education.
(b) State allotments
(1) Hold harmless
(A) Fiscal years 2017 through 2022
For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022,
subject to paragraph (2) and subparagraph
(C), from the funds appropriated under sec-
tion 6603(a) of this title for a fiscal year that
remain after the Secretary makes the res-
ervations under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall allot to each State an a
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