Sec. 8. Funding for District of Columbia Public Schools and Public Charter Schools

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Section 3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: If, after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines that the Mayor has failed to comply with any of the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold from the Mayor, in whole or in part— the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to comply relates to the District of Columbia public schools; the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to comply relates to the District of Columbia public charter schools; or the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated under both section 3014(a)(2) and section 3014(a)(3), if the failure relates to both the District of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public charter schools. .

Section 3011 (sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official Code) is amended— by redesignating subsection

(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection

(b)the following new subsection: The following rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided under this Act for the support of District of Columbia public charter schools: The Secretary shall direct the funds provided for any fiscal year to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia (OSSE). The OSSE may transfer the funds to subgrantees who are specific District of Columbia public charter schools or networks of such schools or who are District of Columbia-based non-profit organizations with experience in successfully providing support or assistance to District of Columbia public charter schools or networks of schools. The funds shall be available to any District of Columbia public charter school in good standing with the District of Columbia Charter School Board (Board), and the OSSE and Board may not restrict the availability of the funds to certain types of schools on the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or any other characteristic. .