Sec. 6. State educational support grants for displaced Afghan women and girls
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The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program, jointly through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Postsecondary Education, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to award grants to eligible entities to provide education and educational support to displaced Afghan women and girls in accordance with this section. In this section, the term eligible entity means— a State; a local educational agency (as such term defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )), including a charter school that is a local educational agency, or a consortium of local educational agencies; a private elementary or secondary school; an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); a community-based organization with demonstrated expertise in carrying out activities that are similar to activities funded under this section; or a consortium of two or more of the entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (E). An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Education may require. Such application shall include— the activities to be carried out by the eligible entity with the grant; in the case of an eligible entity that is a State, the number of displaced Afghan women and girls in the State, and the percentage of such women and girls out of the total population of the State; and in the case of an eligible entity that is not a State, the number of displaced Afghan women and girls to be served by the eligible entity. The Secretary of Education shall select eligible entities to be awarded grants under this section based on the demonstrated need of the eligible entity to assist displaced Afghan women and girls, and the ability of the eligible entity to meet such need. The Secretary shall develop a procedure to measure such need, which shall include— in the case of an eligible entity that is a State, the number of displaced Afghan women and girls in the State, compared to the total number of displaced Afghan women and girls in the United States, and the percentage of the total population of the State that is displaced Afghan women and girls, compared to the percentage of the populations of other States that are displaced Afghan women and girls; and in the case of an eligible entity that is not a State, the number of displaced Afghan women and girls to be served by the entity, compared to the number of displaced Afghan women and girls served by entities that are similar to the eligible entity. The Secretary of Education shall determine the amount of a grant to be awarded to an eligible entity under this section based on the demonstrated need of the entity to assist displaced Afghan women and girls, as determined in accordance with paragraph
(2), the proposed activities of the entity to provide such assistance, and the demonstrated ability of the entity to provide such assistance. A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of one year, and may be renewed by the Secretary of Education for additional one-year periods. A grant provided under this section to an eligible entity shall be used by the entity to carry out one or more of the following activities: Provide school counselors and school-based mental health service providers to support displaced Afghan women and girls in one or more of the following: Elementary schools. Secondary schools. Institutions of higher education. Provide elementary and secondary education and related educational services to displaced Afghan women and girls who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in a State to permit such women and girls to obtain a secondary education credential in such State. Assist displaced Afghan women and girls with registration in elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and other educational programs or services, including, in the case of an eligible entity that is a State or a local educational agency (as appropriate), providing waivers to State and local requirements related to documentation, such as documentation to prove individual educational history, parentage, citizenry, test scores, and health and immunization records. Provide displaced Afghan women and girls with access to campus-based childcare services, including through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070d–41 ). To permit eligible entities receiving a grant under this section to carry out the activities described in subsection (c)(4) , the Secretary of Education may waive requirements for institutions of higher education related to low-income students under the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070d–41 ), to permit participation in such program by displaced Afghan women and girls. Not later than 1 year after the date an eligible entity is awarded a grant under this section, and annually thereafter for the duration of the grant, the eligible entity shall provide an annual report to the Secretary of Education on the activities carried out with such grant during the preceding fiscal year. The authority to award grants under this program shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2045.
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