20 U.S.C. § 5885
Section 5885 · State applications
Amended 3 times on record
(1) In general
Each State educational agency that desires to receive an allotment under this subchapter shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may determine.
(2) Additional information
In addition to the information described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, each such application shall include—
(A) an assurance that the State educational agency will cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities under section 5892 of this title, and will comply with reasonable requests of the Secretary for data related to the State's progress in developing and implementing its State improvement plan under section 5886 of this title;
(B) an assurance that State law provides adequate authority to carry out each component of the State's improvement plan developed, or to be developed under section 5886 of this title, or that such authority will be sought;
(C) an assurance that the State content standards and State student performance standards developed for student achievement are not less rigorous than such standards used prior to March 31, 1994;
(D) an assurance that the State will provide for broad public participation in the planning process; and
(E) such other assurances and information as the Secretary may require.
A State educational agency's application for the first year of assistance under this subchapter shall—
(1) describe the process by which the State educational agency will develop a State improvement plan that meets the requirements of section 5886 of this title; and
(2) describe how the State educational agency will use funds received under this subchapter for such year, including how such agency will make subgrants to local educational agencies in accordance with section 5889(a) of this title, and how such agency will use funds received under this subchapter for education preservice programs and professional development activities in accordance with section 5889(b) of this title.
A State educational agency's application for the second year of assistance under this subchapter shall—
(1) cover the second through fifth years of the State's participation;
(2) except in the case of a State educational agency submitting the information described in section 5886(n)(4) of this title, include a copy of the State's improvement plan that meets the requirements of section 5886 of this title, or if the State improvement plan is not complete, a statement of the steps the State will take to complete the plan and a schedule for doing so; and
(3) include an explanation of how the State educational agency will use funds received under this subchapter, including how such agency will make subgrants to local educational agencies in accordance with section 5889(a) of this title, and how such agency will use such funds received under this subchapter for education preservice programs and professional development activities in accordance with section 5889(b) of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–134 inserted “except in the case of a State educational agency submitting the information described in section 5886(n)(4) of this title,” before “include”.