20 U.S.C. § 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

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

(1)

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

(2)

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

(3)

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

(c)

Prior grants and subgrants

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

Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4302 Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4301(1)Dec. 10, 2015129 Stat. 1994(, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

December 10, 2015Pub. L. 89–10 Pub. L. 114–95 Pub. L. 114–95, title IVDec. 10, 2015129 Stat. 1967 Pub. L. 114–95Part B of title V (as such part was in effect on the day before ), referred to in subsec. (c), means part B of title V of , which was classified generally to part B (§ 7221 et seq.) of subchapter V of this chapter prior to being amended by . , §§ 4001(b)(1)(B), (2), 4301, , , 1993, repealed subparts 2 (§ 7223 et seq.)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B of subchapter V, redesignated the remainder of part B as this part, struck out the subpart 1 designation and heading, repealed and amended various sections of this part, and added several new sections.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 to the Code, see Tables.

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4302 Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501Jan. 8, 2002115 Stat. 1788 Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(b)(2)(A)Dec. 10, 2015129 Stat. 1967 Pub. L. 114–95, § 5Dec. 10, 2015129 Stat. 1806Dec. 10, 2015A prior section 7221a, , formerly title V, § 5202, as added , , ; renumbered title IV, § 4302, , (B), (D)(iii), , , related to authorization of grant program, prior to repeal by , title IV, § 4301(1), , , 1993, effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.

section 4302 of Pub. L. 89–10 section 7972 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 8572, and is classified to .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Dec. 10, 2015section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95 section 6301 of this titleSection effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .