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Title 20 — Education

Part D · Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools

§ 7231h. Limitations

Statutory text

(a)

Duration of awards

A grant under this part shall be awarded for a period that shall not exceed 5 fiscal years.

(b)

Limitation on planning funds

A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, may expend for planning (professional development shall not be considered to be planning for purposes of this subsection) not more than 50 percent of the grant funds received under this part for the first year of the program and not more than 15 percent of such funds for each of the second and third such years.

(c)

Amount

No grant awarded under this part to a local educational agency, or a consortium of such agencies, shall be for more than $15,000,000 for the grant period described in subsection (a).

(d)

Timing

To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall award grants for any fiscal year under this part not later than June 1 of the applicable fiscal year.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

    Pub. L. 89–10 title IV § 4408 · 79 Stat. 27

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 7231h

    Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4408, formerly title V, § 5309, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1810

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4408, formerly title V, § 5309, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1810

  2. Every Student Succeeds Act

    Pub. L. 114–95 § 4401(5)(A) · 129 Stat. 1802

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 7231h(a)

    Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(A), substituted “5” for “3”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(A), substituted “5” for “3”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a), by striking “3” and inserting “5”;

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

  3. Every Student Succeeds Act

    Pub. L. 114–95 § 4401(5)(B) · 129 Stat. 1802

    1. Added · 20 U.S.C. § 7231h(c)

      Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(B), added subsec. (c)

    2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 7231h(c)

      Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(B), struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “No local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, awarded a grant under this part shall receive more than $4,000,000 under this part for any 1 fiscal year.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(B), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “No local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, awarded a grant under this part shall receive more than $4,000,000 under this part for any 1 fiscal year.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: “(c) Amount.— No grant awarded under this part to a local educational agency, or a consortium of such agencies, shall be for more than $15,000,000 for the grant period described in subsection (a).” ; and

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

  4. Every Student Succeeds Act

    Pub. L. 114–95 § 4401(5)(C) · 129 Stat. 1802

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 7231h(d)

    Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(C), substituted “June” for “July”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(C), substituted “June” for “July”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) in subsection (d), by striking “July” and inserting “June”;

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

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 4408 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 3128 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(A), substituted “5” for “3”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(B), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “No local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, awarded a grant under this part shall receive more than $4,000,000 under this part for any 1 fiscal year.”

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–95, § 4401(5)(C), substituted “June” for “July”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

Credits

2002–2015 · 2 acts
  1. 2002Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4408, formerly title V, § 5309, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, , 115 Stat. 1810
  2. 2015renumbered title IV, § 4408, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, §§ 4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(iii), 4401(5), , 129 Stat. 1967, 2015.
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(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4408, formerly title V, § 5309, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, , 115 Stat. 1810; renumbered title IV, § 4408, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, §§ 4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(iii), 4401(5), , 129 Stat. 1967, 2015.)

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