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Title 20 - EDUCATIONChapter 70 - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLSSubchapter V - FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITYPart B - RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Subpart 2 - RURAL AND LOW-INCOME SCHOOL PROGRAM
Section 7351b - Applications

20 U.S.C. § 7351b

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Current through P.L. 118-59 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/07/2024)
Section 7351b - Applications
(a) In general

Each State educational agency or specially qualified agency desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.

(b) Contents

Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall include information on-

(1) program objectives and outcomes for activities under this subpart, including how the State educational agency or specially qualified agency will use funds to help all students meet the challenging State academic standards;
(2) if the State educational agency will competitively award grants to eligible local educational agencies, as described in section 7351(b)(3)(A) of this title, the application under the section shall include-
(A) the methods and criteria the State educational agency will use to review applications and award funds to local educational agencies on a competitive basis; and
(B) how the State educational agency will notify eligible local educational agencies of the grant competition; and
(3) a description of how the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to eligible local educational agencies to help such agencies implement the activities described in section 7351a of this title.

20 U.S.C. § 7351b

Pub. L. 89-10, title V, §5223, formerly title VI, §6223, as added Pub. L. 107-110, title VI, §601, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1895; renumbered title V, §5223, and amended Pub. L. 114-95, title V, §§5001(a)(4), Dec. 10, 2015, 5003, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039, 2040, 2044.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 5223 of Pub. L. 89-10 was classified to section 7223b of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114-95.

AMENDMENTS2015-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114-95, §5003(6)(A), substituted "at such time and in such manner" for "at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-95, §5003(6)(B), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which described required contents for applications submitted under subsec. (a).

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114-95 set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education.
State educational agency
The term "State educational agency" means the agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools.
State
The term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas.