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 80 percent of such funds to award grants in accordance with subsection (b); and use the remainder of such funds to— disseminate technical assistance to State entities in awarding subgrants under section 5203(b)(1)(A); disseminate best practices regarding public charter schools; evaluate the impact of the charter school program carried out under this subpart, including the impact on student achievement; and make grants, on a competitive basis, for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in section 5203(h), to eligible applicants that desire to open a charter school, replicate a high-quality charter school, or expand a high-quality 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.
The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities having applications approved under paragraph
(2)to enable such entities to replicate a high-quality charter school or expand a high-quality charter school. For purposes of this subsection, the term eligible entity means— a charter management organization that, at the time of the application, operates or manages one or more high-quality charter schools; or a nonprofit organization that oversees and coordinates the activities of a group of such charter management organizations. An eligible entity desiring to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. The application shall include the following: A description of the eligible entity’s objectives for implementing a high-quality charter school program with funding under this subsection, including a description of the proposed number of high-quality charter schools to be replicated or expanded with funding under this subsection. A description of the educational program that the eligible entity will implement in the charter schools that the eligible entity proposes to replicate or expand, including information on how the program will enable all students to meet challenging State academic standards, the grade levels or ages of students that will be served, and the instructional practices that will be used. A multi-year financial and operating model for the eligible entity, including a description of how the operation of the charter schools to be replicated or expanded will be sustained after the grant under this subsection has ended. A description of how the eligible entity will inform all students in the community, including students with disabilities, students who are limited English proficient, and other educationally disadvantaged students, about the charter schools to be replicated or expanded with funding under this subsection. For each charter school currently operated or managed by the eligible entity— student assessment results for all students and for the subgroups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); and attendance and student retention rates for the most recently completed school year and, if applicable, the most recent available 4-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate (as defined in section 200.19(b)(1)(i)(A) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation). Information on any significant compliance issues encountered, within the last 3 years, by any school operated or managed by the eligible entity, including in the areas of student safety and financial management. A request and justification for any waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements that the eligible entity believes are necessary for the successful operation of the charter schools to be opened or expanded with funding under this subsection. The Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive grants under this subsection, on the basis of the quality of the applications submitted under paragraph (2), after taking into consideration such factors as— the degree to which the eligible entity has demonstrated success in increasing academic achievement and attainment for all students attending the charter schools the eligible entity operates or manages; the degree to which the eligible entity has demonstrated success in increasing academic achievement and attainment for the subgroups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); the quality of the eligible entity’s financial and operating model as described under paragraph (2)(C), including the quality of the eligible entity’s plan for sustaining the operation of the charter schools to be replicated or expanded after the grant under this subsection has ended; a determination that the eligible entity has not operated or managed a significant proportion of charter schools that— have been closed; have had a school charter revoked due to problems with statutory or regulatory compliance; or have had the school's affiliation with the eligible entity revoked; and a determination that the eligible entity has not experienced significant problems with statutory or regulatory compliance that could lead to the revocation of a school’s charter. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that operate or manage charter schools that, in the aggregate, serve students at least 60 percent of whom are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, grants awarded under subsection (a)(2)(D) and subsection
(b)shall have the same terms and conditions as grants awarded to State entities under section 5203. .
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