20 U.S.C. § 7351b — Applications

Page 1531 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7351c Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5222 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 7223a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(5), added pars. (1) to (5) and struck out former pars. (1) to (7) which set out various approved uses for grant funds. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. § 7351b. Applications (a) In general Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such man- ner as the Secretary may require. (b) Contents Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include information on— (1) program objectives and outcomes for ac- tivities under this subpart, including how the State educational agency or specially quali- fied agency will use funds to help all students meet the challenging State academic stand- ards; (2) if the State educational agency will com- petitively award grants to eligible local edu- cational agencies, as described in section 7351(b)(3)(A) of this title, the application under the section shall include— (A) the methods and criteria the State educational agency will use to review appli- cations and award funds to local educational agencies on a competitive basis; and (B) how the State educational agency will notify eligible local educational agencies of the grant competition; and (3) a description of how the State edu- cational agency will provide technical assist- ance to eligible local educational agencies to help such agencies implement the activities described in section 7351a of this title. (Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5223, formerly title VI, § 6223, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1895; renumbered title V, § 5223, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(4), 5003(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040, 2044.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5223 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 7223b of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(6)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘at such time and in such manner’’ for ‘‘at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(6)(B), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which described required contents for applications submitted under sub- sec. (a). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. § 7351c. Report Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall prepare and submit an annual re- port to the Secretary. The report shall de- scribe— (1) if the report is submitted by a State edu- cational agency, the method the State edu- cational agency used to award grants to eligi- ble local educational agencies, and to provide assistance to schools, under this subpart; (2) how local educational agencies and schools used funds provided under this sub- part; and (3) the degree to which progress has been made toward meeting the objectives and out- comes described in the application submitted under section 7351b of this title, including hav- ing all students in the State or the area served by the specially qualified agency, as applica- ble, meet the challenging State academic standards. (Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5224, formerly title VI, § 6224, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VI, § 601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1896; renumbered title V, § 5224, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(4), 5003(7), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040, 2044.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5224 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 7223c of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95. AMENDMENTS 2015—Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(7)(C), inserted ‘‘or specially qualified agency’’ after ‘‘Each State educational agen- cy’’ in introductory provisions. Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(7)(A), (B), substituted ‘‘Report’’ for ‘‘Accountability’’ in section catchline, struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading before ‘‘Each State’’, and struck out subsecs. (b) to (e) which related to specially qualified agency report, biennial reports to Congress, academic achievement assessment, and de- termination regarding continuing participation, re- spectively. Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(7)(D), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: ‘‘the method the State educational agency used to award grants to eligible local educational agencies, and to provide assistance to schools, under this subpart;’’. Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(7)(E), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: ‘‘the degree to which progress has been made toward meet- ing the goals and objectives described in the applica- tion submitted under section 7351b of this title.’’