20 U.S.C. § 6821: Formula grants to States

In the case of each State educational agency having a plan approved by the Secretary for a fiscal year under section 6823 of this title , the Secretary shall make a grant for the year to the agency for the purposes specified in subsection (b). The grant shall consist of the allotment determined for the State educational agency under subsection (c). to award subgrants, from allocations under section 6824 of this title , to eligible entities to carry out the activities described in section 6825 of this title (other than subsection (e)); and to award subgrants under section 6824(d)(1) of this title to eligible entities that are described in that section to carry out the activities described in section 6825(e) of this title . Establishing and implementing, with timely and meaningful consultation with local educational agencies representing the geographic diversity of the State, standardized statewide entrance and exit procedures, including a requirement that all students who may be English learners are assessed for such status within 30 days of enrollment in a school in the State. meeting State and local certification and licensing requirements for teaching English learners; and improving teaching skills in meeting the diverse needs of English learners, including how to implement effective programs and curricula on teaching English learners. Planning, evaluation, administration, and interagency coordination related to the subgrants referred to in paragraph (1). identifying and implementing effective language instruction educational programs and curricula for teaching English learners; helping English learners meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet; identifying or developing, and implementing, measures of English proficiency; and strengthening and increasing parent, family, and community engagement in programs that serve English learners. the State-designed long-term goals established under section 6311(c)(4)(A)(ii) of this title , including measurements of interim progress towards meeting such goals, based on the State’s English language proficiency assessment under section 6311(b)(2)(G) of this title ; and the challenging State academic standards. From the amount reserved under paragraph (2), a State educational agency may use not more than 50 percent of such amount or $175,000, whichever is greater, for the planning and direct administrative costs of carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2). 0.5 percent or $5,000,000 of such amount, whichever is greater, for payments to eligible entities that are defined under section 6822(a) of this title for activities, approved by the Secretary, consistent with this subpart; 0.5 percent of such amount for payments to outlying areas, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this subpart, as determined by the Secretary, for activities, approved by the Secretary, consistent with this subpart; and 6.5 percent of such amount for national activities under sections 6861 and 7013 of this title, except that not more than $2,000,000 of such amount may be reserved for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs described in section 7013 of this title . an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 percent of the remainder as the number of English learners in the State bears to the number of English learners in all States, as determined in accordance with paragraph (3)(A); and an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 percent of the remainder as the number of immigrant children and youth in the State bears to the number of such children and youth in all States, as determined in accordance with paragraph (3)(B). No State educational agency shall receive an allotment under this paragraph that is less than $500,000. shall endeavor to make the State’s allotment available on a competitive basis to specially qualified agencies within the State to satisfy the requirements of section 6825 of this title (and any additional requirements that the Secretary may impose), consistent with the purposes of such section, and to carry out required and authorized activities under such section; and shall reallot any portion of such allotment remaining after the application of clause (i) to the remaining State educational agencies in accordance with subparagraph (A). The total amount allotted to Puerto Rico for any fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 0.5 percent of the total amount allotted to all States for that fiscal year. data available from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce, which may be multiyear estimates; the number of students being assessed for English language proficiency, based on the State’s English language proficiency assessment under section 6311(b)(2)(G) of this title , which may be multiyear estimates; or a combination of data available under clauses (i) and (ii); and determine the number of immigrant children and youth in the State and in all States based only on data available from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce, which may be multiyear estimates.