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§ 7221a. Program authorized

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§ 7221a.

Program authorized

(a)

In general

The Secretary may carry out a charter school program that supports charter schools that serve early childhood, elementary school, or secondary school students by—

(1)

supporting the startup of new charter schools, the replication of high-quality charter schools, and the expansion of high-quality charter schools;

(2)

assisting charter schools in accessing credit to acquire and renovate facilities for school use; and

(3)

carrying out national activities to support—

(A)

the activities described in paragraph (1);

(B)

the dissemination of best practices of charter schools for all schools;

(C)

the evaluation of the impact of the charter school program under this part on schools participating in such program; and

(D)

stronger charter school authorizing practices.

(b)

Funding allotment

From the amount made available under section 7221j of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall—

(1)

reserve 12.5 percent to support charter school facilities assistance under section 7221c of this title;

(2)

reserve 22.5 percent to carry out national activities under section 7221d of this title; and

(3)

use the remaining amount after the reservations under paragraphs (1) and (2) to carry out section 7221b of this title.

(c)

Prior grants and subgrants

The recipient of a grant or subgrant under part B of title V (as such part was in effect on the day before
December 10, 2015
) shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of such grant or subgrant.

Source(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4302, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4301(1),
Dec. 10, 2015
, 129 Stat. 1994.)
Notes

References in Text

Part B of title V (as such part was in effect on the day before
December 10, 2015
), referred to in subsec. (c), means part B of title V of Pub. L. 89–10, which was classified generally to part B (§ 7221 et seq.) of subchapter V of this chapter prior to being amended by Pub. L. 114–95. Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, §§ 4001(b)(1)(B), (2), 4301,
Dec. 10, 2015
, 129 Stat. 1967, 1993, repealed subparts 2 (§ 7223 et seq.) and 3 (§ 7225 et seq.) of part B of subchapter V, redesignated the remainder of part B as this part, struck out the subpart 1 designation and heading, repealed and amended various sections of this part, and added several new sections. For complete classification of Pub. L. 114–95 to the Code, see Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7221a, Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4302, formerly title V, § 5202, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501,
Jan. 8, 2002
, 115 Stat. 1788; renumbered title IV, § 4302, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(b)(2)(A), (B), (D)(iii),
Dec. 10, 2015
, 129 Stat. 1967, related to authorization of grant program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title IV, § 4301(1),
Dec. 10, 2015
, 129 Stat. 1806, 1993, effective
Dec. 10, 2015
, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.
A prior section 4302 of Pub. L. 89–10 was renumbered section 8572, and is classified to section 7972 of this title.

Effective Date

Section 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 an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.

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