Sec. 70102. Allocation to States
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Subject to subparagraph (B), of the amount appropriated to carry out this title for each fiscal year and not reserved under section 70101(b), each State that has a plan approved by the Secretary under subsection
(b)shall be allocated an amount in proportion to the amount received by all local educational agencies in the State under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the previous fiscal year relative to the total such amount received by all local educational agencies in every State that has a plan approved by the Secretary under subsection (b). Of the amount appropriated to carry out this title for fiscal year 2020 and not reserved under section 70101(b), not later than 30 days after such funds are appropriated, each State that provides an assurance to the Secretary that the State will comply with the requirements of section 70111(c)(2) shall be allocated an amount in proportion to the amount received by all local educational agencies in the State under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) for the previous fiscal year relative to the total such amount received by all local educational agencies in every State that provides such an assurance to the Secretary. A State may reserve not more than 1 percent of its allocation under paragraph
(1)to carry out its responsibilities under this division, which— shall include— providing technical assistance to local educational agencies, including by— identifying which State agencies have programs, resources, and expertise relevant to the activities supported by the allocation under this section; and coordinating the provision of technical assistance across such agencies; in accordance with the guidance issued by the Secretary under section 70203, developing an online, publicly searchable database that contains an inventory of the infrastructure of all public school facilities in the State (including the facilities of Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate), including, with respect to each such facility, an identification of— the information described in subclauses
(I)through
(VII)of clause (vi); the age (including an identification of the date of any retrofits or recent renovations) of— the facility; its roof; its lighting system; its windows; its ceilings; its plumbing; and its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system; fire safety inspection results; the proximity of the facilities to toxic sites or the vulnerability of the facilities to natural disasters, including the extent to which facilities that are vulnerable to seismic natural disasters are seismically retrofitted; any previous inspections showing the presence of toxic substances; and any improvements to support indoor and outdoor social distancing, personal hygiene, and building hygiene (including with respect to HVAC usage and ventilation) in schools, consistent with guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; updating the database developed under clause
(ii)not less frequently than once every 2 years; ensuring that the information in the database developed under clause (ii)— is posted on a publicly accessible State website; and is regularly distributed to local educational agencies and Tribal governments in the State; issuing and reviewing regulations to ensure the health and safety of students and staff during construction or renovation projects; and issuing or reviewing regulations to ensure safe, healthy, and high-performing school buildings, including regulations governing— indoor environmental quality and ventilation, including exposure to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, lead-based paint, and other combustion by-products such as oxides of nitrogen; mold, mildew, and moisture control; the safety of drinking water at the tap and water used for meal preparation, including regulations that— address the presence of lead and other contaminants in such water; and require the regular testing of the potability of water at the tap; energy and water efficiency; excessive classroom noise due to activities allowable under section 70112; the levels of maintenance work, operational spending, and capital investment needed to maintain the quality of public school facilities; and the construction or renovation of such facilities, including applicable building codes; and creating a plan to reduce or eliminate exposure to toxic substances, including mercury, radon, PCBs, lead, vapor intrusions, and asbestos; and may include the development of a plan to increase the number of zero energy schools in the State. To be eligible to receive an allocation under this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan that— describes how the State will use the allocation to make long-term improvements to public school facilities; explains how the State will carry out each of its responsibilities under subsection (a)(2); explains how the State will make the determinations under subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 70111; identifies how long, and at what levels, the State will maintain fiscal effort for the activities supported by the allocation after the State no longer receives the allocation; and includes such other information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall have the authority to approve or disapprove a State plan submitted under paragraph (1). As a condition of receiving an allocation under this section, a State shall agree to the following: The State shall contribute, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of the allocation received under this section to carry out the activities supported by the allocation. The State shall provide any contribution required under subparagraph
(A)not later than September 30, 2029. With respect to a fiscal year for which more than $7,000,000,000 are appropriated to carry out this title, subparagraph
(A)shall be applied as if , from non-Federal sources, were struck. The State shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that the combined fiscal effort or the aggregate expenditures of the State with respect to the activities supported by the allocation under this section for fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year for which the allocation is received will be not less than 90 percent of the 5 year average for total capital outlay of the combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures by the State for the purposes for which the allocation is received. The State shall use an allocation under this section only to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public funds that would, in absence of such allocation, be made available for the activities supported by the allocation, and not to supplant such funds.
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