Sec. 907. 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— in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; by striking subparagraph
(F)and inserting the following: ensures that, with respect to core subject matter, participating students are taught by a teacher who has a baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such degree was awarded in or outside of the United States; ; and by adding at the end the following: 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), as amended by subsection (a), is further 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: None of the funds provided under this division for opportunity scholarships may be used by a participating eligible student to enroll in a participating private school unless the school— in the case of a school that is a participating school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act — is fully accredited by an accrediting body described in any of subparagraphs
(A)through
(G)of section 2202(16) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–134 ; sec. 38–1802.02(16)(A)–(G), D.C. Official Code); or if such participating school does not meet the requirements of subclause (I)— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( Public Law 114–113 ), the school is pursuing full accreditation by an accrediting body described in subclause (I); and is fully accredited by such an accrediting body not later than 5 years after the date on which that school began the process of pursuing full accreditation in accordance with item (aa); and in the case of a school that is not a participating school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act , is fully accredited by an accrediting body described in clause (i)(I) before becoming a participating school under this division. 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 accredited in accordance with subparagraph (A). If a participating school fails to meet the requirements of this paragraph, the eligible entity shall assist the parents of the participating eligible students who attend the school in identifying, applying to, and enrolling in another participating school under this division. An eligible entity shall treat a participating eligible student who was awarded an opportunity scholarship in any previous year and who has not used the scholarship as a renewal student and not as a new applicant, without regard as to— whether the eligible student has used the scholarship; and the year in which the scholarship was previously awarded. . Section 3007 (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: To the extent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under this division for any fiscal year remain available for subsequent fiscal years under section 3014(c), the Secretary shall make such funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under section 3004(a) for the uses described in paragraph (2)— in the case of any remaining funds that were appropriated before the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act , beginning on the date of enactment of such Act; and in the case of any remaining funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of such Act, by the first day of the first subsequent fiscal year. If an eligible entity to which the Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph
(1)elects to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall use— not less than 95 percent of such additional funds to provide additional scholarships for eligible students under section 3007(a), or to increase the amount of the scholarships, during such year; and not more than a total of 5 percent of such additional funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring, as described in subsections
(b)and (c), during such year. Any amounts made available for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring under paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes in accordance with subsections
(b)and (c). . The amendment made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect on the date of enactment of this title. Section 3007 (sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code), as amended by this section, is further amended— by striking subsections
(b)and
(c)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of the amount made available under section 3014(a)(1) for each fiscal year available to eligible entities receiving a grant under section 3004(a) to cover the following expenses: The administrative expenses of carrying out its program under this division 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; conducting site visits as described in section 3005(b)(1)(I); and conducting a study, including a survey of participating parents, on any barriers for participating eligible students in gaining admission to, or attending, the participating school that is their first choice; and not later than the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act , submitting a report to Congress that contains the results of such study. The expenses of educating parents about the eligible entity’s program under this division, and assisting parents through the application process under this division, including— providing information about the program and the participating schools to parents of eligible students, including information on supplemental financial aid that may be available at participating schools; 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), and subsection
(e)(as added by subsection (c)(1)), as subsections
(c)and (d), respectively. Section 3007(c) (sec. 38–1853.07(c), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by subsection (d)(2), is amended by striking previously attended and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting previously attended an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability system. .
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Sec. 907
Modification of requirements for participating schools and eligible entities
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