Sec. 3011. DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

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## SEC. 3011 DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS ###

(a)Condition of Receipt of Funds As a condition of receiving funds under this division on behalf of the District of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public charter schools, the Mayor shall agree to carry out the following: ####

(1)Information necessary to carry out evaluations Ensure that all District of Columbia public schools and District of Columbia public charter schools make available to the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education all of the information the Institute requires to carry out the assessments and perform the evaluations required under section 3009(a). ####

(2)Agreement with the secretary Enter into the agreement described in section 3009(a)(1)(B) to monitor and evaluate the use of funds authorized and appropriated for the District of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public charter schools under this division. ####

(3)Submission of report Not later than 6 months after the first appropriation of funds under section 3014, and each succeeding year thereafter, submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, information on— #####

(A)how the funds authorized and appropriated under this division for the District of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public charter schools were used in the preceding school year; and #####

(B)how such funds are contributing to student achievement. ###

(b)Specific Rules Regarding Funds Provided for Support of Public Charter Schools The following rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided under this division for the support of District of Columbia public charter schools: ####

(1)The Secretary may direct the funds provided for any fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia. ####

(2)The Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia may transfer the funds to subgrantees that are— #####

(A)specific District of Columbia public charter schools or networks of such schools; or #####

(B)District of Columbia-based nonprofit organizations with experience in successfully providing support or assistance to District of Columbia public charter schools or networks of such schools. ####

(3)The funds provided under this division for the support of District of Columbia public charter schools shall be available to any District of Columbia public charter school in good standing with the District of Columbia Charter School Board, and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Charter School Board may not restrict the availability of such funds to certain types of schools on the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or the school’s facilities. ###

(c)Enforcement If, after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines that the Mayor has failed to comply with any of the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold from the Mayor, in whole or in part— ####

(1)the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to comply relates to the District of Columbia public schools; ####

(2)the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to comply relates to the District of Columbia public charter schools; or ####

(3)the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated under both paragraphs

(2)and

(3)of section 3014(a), if the failure relates to both the District of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public charter schools. ###

(d)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to reduce, or otherwise affect, funding provided under this division for the opportunity scholarship program under this division.