Unsafe school choice policy
Each State receiving funds under this chapter shall establish and implement a statewide policy requiring that a student attending a persistently dangerous public elementary school or secondary school, as determined by the State in consultation with a representative sample of local educational agencies, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense, as determined by State law, while in or on the grounds of a public elementary school or secondary school that the student attends, be allowed to attend a safe public elementary school or secondary school within the local educational agency, including a public charter school.
Certification
As a condition of receiving funds under this chapter, a State shall certify in writing to the Secretary that the State is in compliance with this section.
Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8532Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901115 Stat. 1984 Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(6)129 Stat. 2088 (, formerly title IX, § 9532, as added , , ; renumbered title VIII, § 8532, , , , 2089.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9212Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101108 Stat. 3805 Pub. L. 107–110A prior section 7912, , as added , , , defined terms, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by .