Sec. 6. Modification of requirements for participating schools and eligible entities

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Section 3007(a)(4) (sec. 38–1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— by striking and at the end of subparagraph (E); by striking the period at the end of subparagraph

(F)and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: conducts criminal background checks on school employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction with students; and complies with all requests for data and information regarding the reporting requirements described in section 3010. . Section 3007(a) (sec. 38–1853.07(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking paragraphs

(2)and

(3)and inserting paragraphs (2), (3), and

(5); and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: None of the funds provided under this division for opportunity scholarships may be used by an eligible student to enroll in a participating private school unless one of the following applies: In the case of a school that, as of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, is a participating school, the school is provisionally or fully accredited by an accrediting body described in subparagraphs

(A)through

(G)of section 2202(16) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 38–1802.02(16)(A–G), D.C. Official Code). In the case of a school that, as of the day before the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, is a participating school but does not meet the requirements of clause (i)— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of such Act, the school is pursuing full accreditation by an accrediting body described in clause (i); and not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of such Act, the school meets the requirements of clause (i), except that an eligible entity may extend this deadline for a single 1-year period if the school provides the eligible entity with evidence from such an accrediting body that the school’s application for accreditation is in process and that the school will be awarded accreditation before the end of such period. In the case of a school that, as of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, is not a participating school, the school meets the requirements of clause

(i)or, if it does not meet the requirements of clause (i)— at the time the school notifies an eligible entity that it seeks to be a participating school, the school is actively pursuing full accreditation by an accrediting body described in clause (i); not later than 5 years after the school notifies an eligible entity that it seeks to be a participating school, the school meets the requirements of clause (i), except that an eligible entity may extend this deadline for a single 1-year period if the school provides the eligible entity with evidence from such an accrediting body that the school’s application for accreditation is in process and that the school will be awarded accreditation before the end of such period; and the school meets all of the other requirements for participating schools under this Act. Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, each participating school shall submit to the eligible entity a certification that the school has been fully or provisionally accredited in accordance with subparagraph (A), or has been granted an extension by the eligible entity in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). If a participating school fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall assist the parents of the eligible students who attend the school in identifying, applying to, and enrolling in another participating school under this Act. . Section 3007 (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended— by striking subsections

(b)and

(c)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of the amount provided under the grant each year available to an eligible entity receiving a grant under section 3004(a) to cover the following expenses: The administrative expenses of carrying out its program under this Act during the year, including— determining the eligibility of students to participate; selecting the eligible students to receive scholarships; determining the amount of the scholarships and issuing the scholarships to eligible students; compiling and maintaining financial and programmatic records; and conducting site visits as described in section 3005(b)(1)(l). The expenses of educating parents about the entity’s program under this Act, and assisting parents through the application process under this Act, including— providing information about the program and the participating schools to parents of eligible students; providing funds to assist parents of students in meeting expenses that might otherwise preclude the participation of eligible students in the program; and streamlining the application process for parents. ; and by redesignating subsection

(d)as subsection (c). Section 3007(c) (sec. 38–1853.07(c), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by subsection (c)(2), is amended by striking identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( and inserting 20 U.S.C. 6316 ) identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability system . Section 3007 (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code), as amended by this section, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: To the extent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under this Act for any fiscal year (including a fiscal year occurring prior to the enactment of this subsection) remain unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary shall make such funds available during the next fiscal year and (if still unobligated as of the end of that fiscal year) any subsequent fiscal year for scholarships for eligible students, except that an eligible entity may use not more than 5 percent of the funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, and tutoring, in addition to the amounts appropriated for such purposes under section 3007(b) and (c). .

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