Sec. 122. State accountability for improvement of educational opportunity
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A State determined under section 121 not to meet the requirements of section 112 shall develop and submit to the Secretary, by not later than 1 year after the determination, a remediation plan (which the State may amend to improve the plan or to take into account significantly changed circumstances), as follows: If the State is determined not to meet the requirements under section 112(a) (relating to access to the opportunity to learn indicators), the plan shall provide for the following:
A description of the actions the State will take to meet the requirements of section 112(a), by not later than 12 years after the end of the 2003–2004 school year, to provide ideal or adequate access (as defined by the State under section 113) to the opportunity to learn indicators for each public school in the State. A timeline for improvement that includes annual interim goals for increasing the number of public schools and local educational agencies in the State that have ideal or adequate levels of access (as defined by the State under section 113) to each of the opportunity to learn indicators, in order to achieve the required levels of access within the time described in subparagraph (A).
Implementation of a single, statewide accountability system to ensure that the State achieves the interim goals described in subparagraph (B). If the State is determined not to meet the requirements of section 112(b) (relating to comparable educational services), the plan shall describe the actions the State will take to meet the requirements of such section by not later than 2 school years after submission of the plan. The Secretary may disapprove a plan (or amendment) submitted under subsection
(a)that the Secretary determines does not meet the requirements of such subsection.