Sec. 3. Grants for summer early reading programs at summer meal sites
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From amounts made available under subsection
(f)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to State library administrative agencies to enable the State library administrative agencies to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs. A State library administrative agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Each application shall include— how the State library administrative agency will award subgrants described in subsection (d), including any priorities or considerations that the State library administrative agency will apply in making such awards, with an emphasis toward supporting eligible local educational agencies with a disproportionately high ratio of students served at school lunch sites described in section 2(1)(A) to such school lunch sites; how the State library administrative agency will disseminate, in a timely manner, information regarding the subgrants described in subsection
(d)and the application process for such subgrants to eligible local educational agencies; the criteria that the State library administrative agency will require for the summer early reading programs, including the minimum number of hours that the school library shall remain accessible and any other criteria regarding the activities to be offered; and an assurance from the State library administrative agency that each eligible local educational agency that receives a subgrant will provide a summer early reading program at each school lunch site served by the local educational agency. A State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies under subsection (d). Each State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies to enable the eligible local educational agencies to provide summer early reading programs. An eligible local educational agency desiring a subgrant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State library administrative agency may require. Each application shall include— a description of the school lunch sites described in section 2(1)(A) that will be participating in the summer early reading program, and the ratio, as of the date of application, of the number of students served to the number of such school lunch sites; proof that the eligible local educational agency meets the requirements of section 2(1); a description of the summer early reading program that the eligible local educational agency will provide at each school lunch site to be served; and a description of how community partners will be involved in the summer early reading program. A State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants based on— the proposed number of school lunch sites and the number of students that will be served under the summer early reading program; and any other criteria established by the State library administrative agency in the application submitted under subsection (b). An eligible local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this subsection shall use the subgrant funds to work with community partners to— develop and implement the summer early reading programs proposed in the application submitted under paragraph (2); develop and carry out other activities and strategies related to such summer early reading programs; and hire and train appropriate State library administrative agency personnel to teach the summer early reading programs during the summer. For each year of a grant or subgrant awarded under this section, a State library administrative agency receiving such grant, or an eligible local educational agency receiving such subgrant, shall submit a report regarding the progress made in achieving the purposes of the grant or subgrant, respectively, to the Secretary. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024.