SEC. 4202

ALLOTMENTS TO STATE

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SEC. 4202. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

``(a) Reservation.--From the funds appropriated under section 4206

for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--

``(1) such amounts as may be necessary to make continuation

awards to subgrant recipients under covered programs (under the

terms of those grants);

``(2) not more than 1 percent for national activities, which

the Secretary may carry out directly or through grants and

contracts, such as providing technical assistance to eligible

entities carrying out programs under this part or conducting a

national evaluation; and

``(3) not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying

areas and the Bureau of Indian Education, to be allotted in

accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this

part, as determined by the Secretary, to enable the outlying

areas and the Bureau to carry out the purpose of this part.

``(b) State Allotments.--

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``(1) Determination.--From the funds appropriated under

section 4206 for any fiscal year and remaining after the

Secretary makes reservations under subsection (a), the Secretary

shall allot to each State for the fiscal year an amount that

bears the same relationship to the remainder as the amount the

State received under subpart 2 of part A of title I for the

preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all States received

under that subpart for the preceding fiscal year, except that no

State shall receive less than an amount equal to one-half of 1

percent of the total amount made available to all States under

this subsection.

``(2) Reallotment of unused funds.--If a State does not

receive an allotment under this part for a fiscal year, the

Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State's allotment to

the remaining States in accordance with this part.

``(c) State Use of Funds.--

``(1) In general.--Each State that receives an allotment

under this part shall reserve not less than 93 percent of the

amount allotted to such State under subsection (b), for each

fiscal year for awards to eligible entities under section 4204.

``(2) State administration.--A State educational agency may

use not more than 2 percent of the amount made available to the

State under subsection (b) for--

``(A) the administrative costs of carrying out its

responsibilities under this part;

``(B) establishing and implementing a rigorous peer-

review process for subgrant applications described in

section 4204(b) (including consultation with the

Governor and other State agencies responsible for

administering youth development programs and adult

learning activities); and

``(C) awarding of funds to eligible entities (in

consultation with the Governor and other State agencies

responsible for administering youth development programs

and adult learning activities).

``(3) State activities.--A State educational agency may use

not more than 5 percent of the amount made available to the

State under subsection (b) for the following activities:

``(A) Monitoring and evaluating programs and

activities assisted under this part.

``(B) Providing capacity building, training, and

technical assistance under this part.

``(C) Conducting a comprehensive evaluation

(directly, or through a grant or contract) of the

effectiveness of programs and activities assisted under

this part.

``(D) Providing training and technical assistance to

eligible entities that are applicants for or recipients

of awards under this part.

``(E) Ensuring that any eligible entity that

receives an award under this part from the State aligns

the activities provided by the program with the

challenging State academic standards.

``(F) Ensuring that any such eligible entity

identifies and partners with external organizations, if

available, in the community.

``(G) Working with teachers, principals, parents,

the local workforce, the local community, and other

stakeholders to review and improve State policies and

practices

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to support the implementation of effective programs

under this part.

``(H) Coordinating funds received under this part

with other Federal and State funds to implement high-

quality programs.

``(I) Providing a list of prescreened external

organizations, as described under section 4203(a)(11).

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