Sec. 4401. MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE

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## SEC. 4401 MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE Part D of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), as amended by section 4001(b)(3), is further amended— ####

(1)**[**[20 U.S.C. 7231](/us/usc/t20/s7231)**]** in section 4401— #####

(A)in subsection (a)(2)— ######

(i)by striking “2,000,000” and inserting “2,500,000”; and ######

(ii)by striking “65” and inserting “69”; and #####

(B)in subsection (b)— ######

(i)in paragraph (2)— ######

(I)by striking “and implementation” and inserting “, implementation, and expansion”; and ######

(II)by striking “content standards and student academic achievement standards” and inserting “standards”; ######

(ii)in paragraph (3), by striking “and design” and inserting “, design, and expansion”; ######

(iii)in paragraph (4), by striking “vocational” and inserting “career”; and ######

(iv)in paragraph (6), by striking “productive”; ####

(2)**[**[20 U.S.C. 7231d](/us/usc/t20/s7231d)**]** in section 4405(b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)— ######

(i)in subparagraph (A), by inserting “any available evidence on, or if such evidence is not available, a rationale, based on current research, for” before “how the proposed magnet school programs”; ######

(ii)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, including any evidence, or if such evidence is not available, a rationale based on current research findings, to support such description” before the semicolon; ######

(iii)by redesignating subparagraphs

(D)and

(E)as subparagraphs

(E)and (F), respectively; and ######

(iv)by inserting after subparagraph

(C)the following: > > ##### “(D) > > how the applicant will assess, monitor, and evaluate the impact of the activities funded under this part on student achievement and integration;” > ; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2)— ######

(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “section 5301(b)” and inserting “section 4401(b)”; and ######

(ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking “highly qualified” and inserting “effective”; ####

(3)**[**[20 U.S.C. 7231e](/us/usc/t20/s7231e)**]** in section 4406, by striking paragraphs

(2)and

(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) > > propose to— > > > ##### “(A) > > carry out a new, evidence-based magnet school program; > > > ##### “(B) > > significantly revise an existing magnet school program, using evidence-based methods and practices, as available; or > > > ##### “(C) > > replicate an existing magnet school program that has a demonstrated record of success in increasing student academic achievement and reducing isolation of minority groups; > > > #### “(3) > > propose to select students to attend magnet school programs by methods such as lottery, rather than through academic examination; and > > > #### “(4) > > propose to increase racial integration by taking into account socioeconomic diversity in designing and implementing magnet school programs.” > ; ####

(4)**[**[20 U.S.C. 7231f](/us/usc/t20/s7231f)**]** in section 4407— #####

(A)in subsection (a)— ######

(i)in paragraph (3), by striking “highly qualified” and inserting “effective”; ######

(ii)in paragraph (6), by striking “and” at the end; ######

(iii)in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ######

(iv)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(8) > > to enable the local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, or other organizations partnered with such agency or consortium, to establish, expand, or strengthen inter-district and regional magnet programs; and > > > #### “(9) > > notwithstanding section 426 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1228), to provide transportation to and from the magnet school, provided that— > > > ##### “(A) > > such transportation is sustainable beyond the grant period; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the costs of providing transportation do not represent a significant portion of the grant funds received by the eligible local educational agency under this part .” > ; and #####

(B)by striking subsection

(b)and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) Special Rule > > Grant funds under this part may be used for activities described in paragraphs

(2)and

(3)of subsection

(a)only if the activities are directly related to improving student academic achievement based on the challenging State academic standards or directly related to improving student reading skills or knowledge of mathematics, science, history, geography, English, foreign languages, art, or music, or to improving career, technical, and professional skills.” > ; ####

(5)**[**[20 U.S.C. 7231h](/us/usc/t20/s7231h)**]** in section 4408— #####

(A)in subsection (a), by striking “3” and inserting “5”; #####

(B)by striking subsection

(c)and inserting the following: > > ### “(c) Amount > > No grant awarded under this part to a local educational agency, or a consortium of such agencies, shall be for more than $15,000,000 for the grant period described in subsection (a).” > ; and #####

(C)in subsection (d), by striking “July” and inserting “June”; ####

(6)**[**[20 U.S.C. 7231j](/us/usc/t20/s7231j)**]** in section 4409— #####

(A)by striking subsection

(a)and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) Authorization > > There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part the following amounts: > > > #### “(1) > > $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. > > > #### “(2) > > $96,820,000 for fiscal year 2018. > > > #### “(3) > > $102,387,150 for fiscal year 2019. > > > #### “(4) > > $108,530,379 for fiscal year 2020.” > . #####

(B)by redesignating subsection

(b)as subsection (c); and #####

(C)by inserting after subsection

(a)the following: > > ### “(b) Reservation for Technical Assistance > > The Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection

(a)for any fiscal year to provide technical assistance and share best practices with respect to magnet school programs assisted under this part.” > . ### PART E FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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