Sec. 7. National activities
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Section 5205 ( 20 U.S.C. 7221d ) is amended to read as follows: From the amount reserved under section 5202(b)(2), the Secretary shall— use not less than 75 percent of such funds to award grants in accordance with subsection (b); and use not more than 25 percent of such funds to— provide technical assistance to State entities in awarding subgrants under section 5203, and eligible entities and States receiving grants under section 5204; disseminate best practices; and evaluate the impact of the charter school program, including the impact on student achievement, carried out under this subpart.
The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in section 5202(a)(1), subparagraphs
(A)through
(C)of section 5203(a)(1), and section 5203(g). Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, grants awarded under this subsection shall have the same terms and conditions as grants awarded to State entities under section 5203. The Secretary shall— use not less than 75 percent of the funds described in subsection (a)(1) to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants described in paragraph (4)(C); and notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A) and
(2)of section 5203(f)— award grants to eligible applicants on the basis of the quality of the applications submitted under this subsection; and in awarding grants to eligible applicants described in paragraph (4)(C), give priority to each such eligible applicant that— demonstrates a high proportion of high-quality charter schools within the network of the eligible applicant; demonstrates success in serving students who are educationally disadvantaged; does not have a significant proportion of charter schools that have been closed, had their charter revoked for compliance issues, or had their affiliation with such eligible applicant revoked; has sufficient procedures in effect to ensure timely closure of low-performing or financially-mismanaged charter schools and clear plans and procedures in effect for the students in such schools to attend other high-quality schools; and demonstrates success in working with schools identified for improvement by the State. For purposes of this subsection, the term eligible applicant means an eligible applicant (as defined in section 5210) that— desires to open a charter school in— a State that did not apply for a grant under section 5203; or a State that did not receive a grant under section 5203; or is a charter management organization. The Secretary may carry out any of the activities described in this section directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. .
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