 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
 
                   Part C--Reading and Literacy Grants
 
Sec. 6661d. Local reading improvement subgrants


(a) In general

                            (1) Subgrants

        A State educational agency that receives a grant under section 
    6661b of this title shall make subgrants, on a competitive basis, to 
    local educational agencies that either--
            (A) have at least one school that is identified for school 
        improvement under section 6317(c) of this title in the 
        geographic area served by the agency;
            (B) have the largest, or second largest, number of children 
        who are counted under section 6333(c) of this title, in 
        comparison to all other local educational agencies in the State; 
        or
            (C) have the highest, or second highest, school-age child 
        poverty rate, in comparison to all other local educational 
        agencies in the State.

    For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term ``school-age child 
    poverty rate'' means the number of children counted under section 
    6333(c) of this title who are living within the geographic 
    boundaries of the local educational agency, expressed as a 
    percentage of the total number of children aged 5-17 years living 
    within the geographic boundaries of the local educational agency.

                         (2) Subgrant amount

        A subgrant under this section shall consist of an amount 
    sufficient to enable the subgrant recipient to operate a program for 
    a 2-year period and may not be revoked or terminated on the grounds 
    that a school ceases, during the grant period, to meet the 
    requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1).

(b) Applications

    A local educational agency that desires to receive a subgrant under 
this section shall submit an application to the State educational agency 
at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the 
agency may require. The application--
        (1) shall describe how the local educational agency will work 
    with schools selected by the agency to receive assistance under 
    subsection (d)(1) of this section--
            (A) to select one or more programs of reading instruction, 
        developed using scientifically based reading research, to 
        improve reading instruction by all academic teachers for all 
        children in each of the schools selected by the agency under 
        such subsection and, where appropriate, for their parents; and
            (B) to enter into an agreement with a person or entity 
        responsible for the development of each program selected under 
        subparagraph (A), or a person with experience or expertise about 
        the program and its implementation, under which the person or 
        entity agrees to work with the local educational agency and the 
        schools in connection with such implementation and improvement 
        efforts;

        (2) shall include an assurance that the local educational 
    agency--
            (A) will carry out professional development for the 
        classroom teacher and other instructional staff on the teaching 
        of reading based on scientifically based reading research;
            (B) will provide family literacy services based on programs 
        such as the Even Start family literacy model authorized under 
        part B of subchapter I of this chapter, to enable parents to be 
        their child's first and most important teacher;
            (C) will carry out programs to assist those kindergarten 
        students who are not ready for the transition to first grade, 
        particularly students experiencing difficulty with reading 
        skills; and
            (D) will use supervised individuals (including tutors), who 
        have been appropriately trained using scientifically based 
        reading research, to provide additional support, before school, 
        after school, on weekends, during noninstructional periods of 
        the school day, or during the summer, for children preparing to 
        enter kindergarten and students in kindergarten through grade 3 
        who are experiencing difficulty reading;

        (3) shall describe how the applicant will ensure that funds 
    available under this part, and funds available for reading 
    instruction for kindergarten through grade 6 from other appropriate 
    sources, are effectively coordinated, and, where appropriate, 
    integrated with funds under this chapter in order to improve 
    existing activities in the areas of reading instruction, 
    professional development, program improvement, parental involvement, 
    technical assistance, and other activities that can help meet the 
    purposes of this part;
        (4) shall describe, if appropriate, how parents, tutors, and 
    early childhood education providers will be assisted by, and 
    participate in, literacy-related activities receiving financial 
    assistance under this part to enhance children's reading fluency;
        (5) shall describe how the local educational agency--
            (A) provides instruction in reading to children with reading 
        difficulties who--
                (i) are at risk of being referred to special education 
            based on these difficulties; or
                (ii) have been evaluated under section 1414 of this 
            title but, in accordance with section 1414(b)(5) of this 
            title, have not been identified as being a child with a 
            disability (as defined in section 1401 of this title); and

            (B) will promote reading and library programs that provide 
        access to engaging reading material; and

        (6) shall include an assurance that the local educational agency 
    will make available, upon request and in an understandable and 
    uniform format, to any parent of a student attending any school 
    selected to receive assistance under subsection (d)(1) of this 
    section in the geographic area served by the local educational 
    agency, information regarding the professional qualifications of the 
    student's classroom teacher to provide instruction in reading.

(c) Special rule

    To the extent feasible, a local educational agency that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall form a partnership with one or 
more community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness in 
early childhood literacy, and reading readiness, reading instruction, 
and reading achievement for both adults and children, such as a Head 
Start program, family literacy program, public library, or adult 
education program, to carry out the functions described in paragraphs 
(1) through (6) of subsection (b) of this section. In evaluating 
subgrant applications under this section, a State educational agency 
shall consider whether the applicant has satisfied the requirement in 
the preceding sentence. If not, the applicant must provide information 
on why it would not have been feasible for the applicant to have done 
so.

(d) Use of funds

                           (1) In general

        Subject to paragraph (2), a local educational agency that 
    receives a subgrant under this section shall use amounts from the 
    subgrant to carry out activities to advance reform of reading 
    instruction in any school that (A) is described in subsection 
    (a)(1)(A) of this section, (B) has the largest, or second largest, 
    number of children who are counted under section 6333(c) of this 
    title, in comparison to all other schools in the local educational 
    agency, or (C) has the highest, or second highest, school-age child 
    poverty rate (as defined in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1) 
    of this section), in comparison to all other schools in the local 
    educational agency. Such activities shall include the following:
            (A) Securing technical and other assistance from--
                (i) a program of reading instruction based on 
            scientifically based reading research;
                (ii) a person or entity with experience or expertise 
            about such program and its implementation, who has agreed to 
            work with the recipient in connection with its 
            implementation; or
                (iii) a program providing family literacy services.

            (B) Providing professional development activities to 
        teachers and other instructional staff (including training of 
        tutors), using scientifically based reading research and 
        purchasing of curricular and other supporting materials.
            (C) Promoting reading and library programs that provide 
        access to engaging reading material.
            (D) Providing, on a voluntary basis, training to parents of 
        children enrolled in a school selected to receive assistance 
        under this paragraph on how to help their children with school 
        work, particularly in the development of reading skills. Such 
        training may be provided directly by the subgrant recipient, or 
        through a grant or contract with another person. Such training 
        shall be consistent with reading reforms taking place in the 
        school setting. No parent shall be required to participate in 
        such training.
            (E) Carrying out family literacy services based on programs 
        such as the Even Start family literacy model authorized under 
        part B of subchapter I of this chapter, to enable parents to be 
        their child's first and most important teacher.
            (F) Providing instruction for parents of children enrolled 
        in a school selected to receive assistance under this paragraph, 
        and others who volunteer to be reading tutors for such children, 
        in the instructional practices based on scientifically based 
        reading research used by the applicant.
            (G) Programs to assist those kindergarten students enrolled 
        in a school selected to receive assistance under this paragraph 
        who are not ready for the transition to first grade, 
        particularly students experiencing difficulty with reading 
        skills.
            (H) Providing additional support for children preparing to 
        enter kindergarten and students in kindergarten through grade 3 
        who are enrolled in a school selected to receive assistance 
        under this paragraph, who are experiencing difficulty reading, 
        before school, after school, on weekends, during 
        noninstructional periods of the school day, or during the 
        summer, using supervised individuals (including tutors), who 
        have been appropriately trained using scientifically based 
        reading research.
            (I) Providing instruction in reading to children with 
        reading difficulties who--
                (i) are at risk of being referred to special education 
            based on these difficulties; or
                (ii) have been evaluated under section 1414 of this 
            title but, in accordance with section 1414(b)(5) of this 
            title, have not been identified as being a child with a 
            disability (as defined in section 1401 of this title).

            (J) Providing coordination of reading, library, and literacy 
        programs within the local educational agency to avoid 
        duplication and increase the effectiveness of reading, library, 
        and literacy activities.

              (2) Limitation on administrative expenses

        A recipient of a subgrant under this section may use not more 
    than 5 percent of the subgrant funds for administrative costs.

(e) Training nonrecipients

    A recipient of a subgrant under this section may train, on a fee-
for-service basis, personnel from schools, or local educational 
agencies, that are not a beneficiary of, or receiving, such a subgrant, 
in the instructional practices based on scientifically based reading 
research used by the recipient. Such a nonrecipient school or agency may 
use funds received under subchapter I of this chapter, and other 
appropriate Federal funds used for reading instruction, to pay for such 
training, to the extent consistent with the law under which such funds 
were received.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title II, Sec. 2255, as added Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, 
Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, Sec. 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
337, 2681-397.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6661b, 6661e, 6661g, 6661h 
of this title.
