Sec. 4. Applications
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Section 5203 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7221b ) is amended— by striking this subpart each place the term appears and inserting section 5202 ; in subsection (a), by striking and inserting state agencies .—Each State educational agency ; eligible entities .—An eligible entity in subsection (b)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting a state educational agency ; an eligible entity in paragraph (1)— by striking State educational agency's each place the term appears and inserting eligible entity's ; and by striking State educational agency to and inserting eligible entity to ; in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking describe how the State educational agency— and inserting describe the State's level of participation and involvement in the grant, including a letter from the State describing how the State— ; in the matter preceding clause
(i)of subparagraph (A), by striking in the State and inserting area served by the grant ; in subparagraph (B)— by striking in the State and inserting in the area served by the grant ; and by striking and after the semicolon; in subparagraph (C), by striking to each local and all that follows through ; and and inserting related to such areas as budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and instruction to public schools, including public charter schools in the State; ; and by adding at the end the following: will ensure the proper handling and management of Federal funds; and will oversee and hold accountable the authorized public chartering agencies in the State, including through a transparent authorizer accreditation, training, and review process described in section 5202(e)(3)(G); ; by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (4); by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: describe the criteria that the eligible entity will use to award subgrants to eligible applicants to ensure high-quality charter schools; ; in paragraph
(4)(as redesignated by subparagraph (D))— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking State educational agency each place the term appears and inserting eligible entity ; in subparagraph (A)— by redesignating clauses
(ii)and
(iii)as clauses
(iii)and (iv), respectively; and by inserting after clause
(i)the following: the charter school's plan for using academic assessments to measure and report student academic progress; ; in subparagraph (B), by striking managed; and inserting the following: managed, including— the charter school's financial plan and policies, including financial controls and annual audit requirements; a clear description of the roles and responsibilities for the charter school's governing board, leadership, and management team, and any other organizations critical to the charter school's operations or success; plans for recruiting and developing the charter school's leadership and staff; the charter school’s leadership and teacher employment policies, including performance evaluation plans; the proposed governing bylaws of the charter school; and a detailed charter school start-up plan that identifies tasks, timelines, and responsible parties; ; in subparagraph (E), by inserting , including documentation of the parents' and community members' support for the school before the semicolon; in subparagraph (F), by striking a description of how and inserting an assurance from the authorized public chartering agency that ; in subparagraph (H), by inserting and how such funds will be used for planning, program design, and the initial implementation of a charter school before the semicolon at the end; in subparagraph (I)(ii), by inserting , including through a lottery process if the number of applicants exceeds the number of seats available at the charter school before the semicolon; in subparagraphs
(J)and (K), by striking State educational agency each place the term appears and inserting eligible entity ; by striking subparagraph (M); by redesignating subparagraph
(N)as subparagraph (O); by inserting after subparagraph
(L)the following: a demonstration of support for the charter school from the State’s charter school community; a description of how the independent governing board of the charter school, including a board overseeing multi-campus charters, is encouraged to include individuals with a diversity of skills, including business management, financial management, real estate finance, and curriculum and instruction; and ; and in subparagraph
(O)(as redesignated by clause (x))— by striking State educational agency and inserting eligible entity ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: in the case of an eligible entity that is an authorized public chartering agency— describe such eligible entity's strategic goal for chartering schools and progress towards that goal; and provide an assurance that the eligible entity will annually file a plan with the State in which the eligible entity is located that covers such topics necessary for effective charter school oversight, including, at a minimum— the academic and financial performance of all operating public charter schools overseen by the eligible entity, according to the performance expectations for each public charter school set forth in the school's contract; the status of the eligible entity's public charter school portfolio, identifying all public charter schools in each of the following categories: approved (but not yet open), operating, renewed, transferred, revoked, not renewed, voluntarily closed, or never opened; the authorizing functions provided by the eligible entity to the public charter schools the eligible entity oversees, including the eligible entity's operating costs and expenses detailed in annual audited financial statements that conform with generally accepted accounting principles; and the services purchased from the eligible entity by the public charter schools overseen by the eligible entity, including an itemized accounting of the actual costs of these services. ; and in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)— by striking
(A)through
(N)of subsection (b)(3) and inserting
(A)through
(O)of subsection (b)(4) ; by striking and
(N)and inserting and
(O); and by striking State educational agency and inserting eligible entity ; and in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking State educational agency and inserting eligible entity ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking State educational agency and inserting eligible entity ; and by striking subgrant if and all that follows through the period and inserting subgrant. .
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