§ 7703b. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees
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(a)Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependent students
(1)Assistance authorized The Secretary of Defense shall provide financial assistance to an eligible local educational agency described in paragraph
(2)if, without such assistance, the local educational agency will be unable (as determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of Education) to provide the students in the schools of the local educational agency with a level of education that is equivalent to the minimum level of education available in the schools of the other local educational agencies in the same State.
(2)Eligible local educational agencies A local educational agency is eligible for assistance under this subsection for a fiscal year if at least 20 percent (as rounded to the nearest whole percent) of the students in average daily attendance in the schools of the local educational agency during the preceding school year were military dependent students counted under section 7703(a)(1) of this title.
(b)Assistance to schools with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations
(1)Assistance authorized To assist communities in making adjustments resulting from changes in the size or location of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall provide financial assistance to an eligible local educational agency described in paragraph
(2)if, during the period between the end of the school year preceding the fiscal year for which the assistance is authorized and the beginning of the school year immediately preceding that school year, the local educational agency had (as determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of Education) an overall increase or reduction of—
(A)not less than five percent in the average daily attendance of military dependent students in the schools of the local educational agency; or
(B)not less than 250 military dependent students in average daily attendance in the schools of the local educational agency.
(2)Eligible local educational agencies A local educational agency is eligible for assistance under this subsection for a fiscal year if—
(A)the local educational agency is eligible for assistance under subsection
(a)for the same fiscal year, or would have been eligible for such assistance if not for the reduction in military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency; and
(B)the overall increase or reduction in military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency is the result of one or more of the following:
(i)The global rebasing plan of the Department of Defense.
(ii)The official creation or activation of one or more new military units.
(iii)The realignment of forces as a result of the base closure process.
(iv)A change in the number of housing units on a military installation.
(3)Calculation of amount of assistance
(A)Pro rata distribution The amount of the assistance provided under this subsection to a local educational agency that is eligible for such assistance for a fiscal year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
(i)the per-student rate determined under subparagraph
(B)for that fiscal year; by
(ii)the net of the overall increases and reductions in the number of military dependent students in schools of the local educational agency, as determined under paragraph (1).
(B)Per-student rate For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the per-student rate for a fiscal year shall be equal to the dollar amount obtained by dividing—
(i)the total amount of funds made available for that fiscal year to provide assistance under this subsection; by
(ii)the sum of the overall increases and reductions in the number of military dependent students in schools of all eligible local educational agencies for that fiscal year under this subsection.
(C)Maximum amount of assistance A local educational agency may not receive more than $1,000,000 in assistance under this subsection for any fiscal year.
(4)Duration Assistance may not be provided under this subsection after September 30, 2014.
(c)Notification Not later than June 30, 2006, and June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local educational agency that is eligible for assistance under this section for that fiscal year of—
(1)the eligibility of the local educational agency for the assistance, including whether the agency is eligible for assistance under either subsection
(a)or
(b)or both subsections; and
(2)the amount of the assistance for which the local educational agency is eligible.
(d)Disbursement of funds The Secretary of Defense shall disburse assistance made available under this section for a fiscal year not later than 30 days after the date on which notification to the eligible local educational agencies is provided pursuant to subsection
(c)for that fiscal year.
(e)Definitions In this section:
(1)The term “base closure process” means the 2005 base closure and realignment process authorized by Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) or any base closure and realignment process conducted after January 6, 2006, under section 2687 of title 10 or any other similar law enacted after January 6, 2006.
(2)The term “local educational agency” has the meaning given that term in section 7713(9) of this title.
(3)The term “military dependent students” refers to—
(A)elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and
(B)elementary and secondary school students who are dependents of civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
(4)The term “State” means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
(Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 572, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3271; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 533, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2292; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 561(b)(1), (c), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1743, 1744; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(ccc), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2185.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 115-232John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- Public Law 116-283William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Public Law 114-328National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- Public Law 116-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Public Law 117-263James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
- Public Law 113-291Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- Public Law 114-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
- Public Law 115-91National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- Public Law 117-81National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- Public Law 113-66National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
- Public Law 118-31National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
- Public Law 118-159Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- Public Law 114-95Every Student Succeeds Act
- Public Law 113-164Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.Sept
U.S. Code
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 109–364To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–383To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–95To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves
- Public Law 112–239To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 113–66To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–263To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–84To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–163To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 112–81To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–328To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 112–175
- Public Law 115–232To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 118–31To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–91To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–417To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–283To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–81To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
- Sec. 580EASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS
- Sec. 584CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
- Sec. 551CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 561ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS
- Sec. 573THREE-YEAR EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES ON TRANSITION OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS AMONG LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
- Sec. 563CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
- Sec. 589GMATTERS RELATING TO EDUCATION FOR MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- Sec. 1072REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MILITARY PERSONNEL ISSUES
- Sec. 552TRANSITIONS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND AMONG SCHOOLS OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
- Sec. 561CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 572CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 551ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS
- Sec. 531CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 120The following authorities shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense:
- Sec. 589ACERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
- Sec. 571CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 572CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 572ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 598CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
- Sec. 9215ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
- Sec. 574PLAN AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES EXPERIENCING GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT DUE TO FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, RELOCATION OF MILITARY UNITS, OR BASE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS
- Sec. 571CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
- Sec. 572ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE TRANSITION AND SUPPORT OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
- Sec. 123The authority provided by section 572(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b(b)(4)) shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense.
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U.S. Code
- Payments for eligible federally connected children§ 7703
- Base closures and realignments§ 2687
- Definitions§ 7713
- Statement of purpose§ 6301
- Plan and authority to assist local educational agencies experiencing growth in enrollment due to force structure changes, relocation of military units, or base closures and realignments§ 7703c
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- Public Law 101–510
- Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 572
- 119 Stat. 3271
- Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 533
- 123 Stat. 2292
- Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 561(b)(1)
- 126 Stat. 1743
- 129 Stat. 2185
- Pub. L. 101–510
- 104 Stat. 1808
- section 572 of Pub. L. 109–163
- section 386 of Pub. L. 102–484
- Pub. L. 112–239, § 561(b)(1)
- Pub. L. 112–239, § 561(c)
- Pub. L. 111–84
- 130 Stat. 2141
- 131 Stat. 1401
- Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 574
- 120 Stat. 2226
- Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 573
- 122 Stat. 120
- Pub. L. 110–417
- 122 Stat. 4469
- Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 573
- 125 Stat. 1427
- 129 Stat. 995
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