Sec. 331. Demonstration grants for States to implement expanded school calendar program
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From amounts made available to carry out this section and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States to enable the States to expand the school calendar for public elementary schools and secondary schools in the State. For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section for the Secretary of the Interior to carry out activities consistent with this section for the families of Indian children.
A State that desires a grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall provide the States with flexibility in how to best expand the school year, which may include increasing the number of school days in the school year or increasing the number of hours in a school day, and in how the additional time provided by the expanded calendar shall be used.
A State receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to pay for the costs of increasing the number of school days in the school year for the public elementary schools and secondary schools in the State. A State receiving a grant under this section shall provide each local educational agency and public elementary school or secondary school with as much flexibility as is practicable regarding how to use the additional school time provided through the school calendar expansion, which may include providing additional time for— remedial or advanced work or intensive tutoring; service learning, internships, or paid work experiences; specialized learning and enrichment opportunities such as— preparation classes for the SAT, ACT, or other college readiness examination; career counseling; study skills instruction; and recreation; intensive tutoring and enhanced learning time, provided at the school or at another location, in order to enable students to meet or exceed the student academic achievement standards for the students' grade level; or homework support.
Grant funds provided under this section maybe be used to provide transportation to the activities supported under the expanded school calendar, as approved by the Secretary in the application submitted under subsection (b)(1). Not later than 60 days after the end of the grant period for a grant under this section, each State receiving such grant shall prepare and submit a report to the Secretary regarding the progress made under the grant. Not later than 60 days after the receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the grant program under this section.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.