,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abbb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #be1 #bjac ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,mr4 ,baucus7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the small1 rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program under part ,b of title ,,vi of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural ,education ,achievement ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,small1 rural school achievement program ,sections #fbaa and #fbab of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gcde1 #gcde;a7 are amended to read as follows3 #fbaa4 ,use of applicable funding 7a7 ,alternative uses 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an eligible local educational agency may use the applicable funding that the agency is eligible to receive from the ,state educational agency for a fiscal year to carry out local activities authorized under any of the following provisions3 7,a7 ,part ,a of title ,i4 7,b7 ,part ,a or ,d of title ,,ii4 7,c7 ,title ,,iii4 7,d7 ,part ,a or ,b of title ,,iv4 7,e7 ,part ,a of title ,v4 7#b7 ,notification ,an eligible local educational agency shall notify the ,state educational agency of the local educational agency's intention to use the applicable funding in accordance with paragraph 7#a71 by a date that is established by the ,state educational agency for the notification4 7b7 ,eligibility 7#a7 ,in general ,a local educational agency shall be eligible to use the applicable funding in accordance with subsection 7a7 if-- 7,a7 7i7 7,i7 the total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the local educational agency is fewer than #fjj2 or 7,,ii7 each county in which a school served by the local educational agency is located has a total population density of fewer than #aj persons per square mile2 and 7ii7 all of the schools served by the local educational agency are designated with a school locale code of ,fringe ,rural1 ,distant ,rural1 or ,remote ,rural1 as determined by the ,secretary2 or 7,b7 the agency meets the criteria established in subparagraph 7,a77i7 and the ,secretary1 in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 grants the local educational agency's request to waive the criteria described in subparagraph 7,a77ii74 7#b7 ,certification ,the ,secretary shall determine whether to waive the criteria described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii7 based on a demonstration by the local educational agency1 and concurrence by the ,state educational agency1 that the local educational agency is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the ,state4 7c7 ,applicable funding defined ,in this section1 the term applicable funding means funds provided under any of the following provisions3 7#a7 ,subpart #b and section #bdab7;a77#b77;,a7 of title ,,ii4 7#b7 ,section #daad4 7#c7 ,part ,a of title ,v4 7d7 ,disbursement ,each ,state educational agency that receives applicable funding for a fiscal year shall disburse the applicable funding to local educational agencies for alternative uses under this section for the fiscal year at the same time as the ,state educational agency disburses the applicable funding to local educational agencies that do not intend to use the applicable funding for such alternative uses for the fiscal year4 7e7 ,applicable rules ,applicable funding under this section shall be available to carry out local activities authorized under subsection 7a74 #fbab4 ,grant program authorized 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary is authorized to award grants to eligible local educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies to carry out activities authorized under any of the following provisions3 7#a7 ,part ,a of title ,i4 7#b7 ,part ,a or ,d of title ,,ii4 7#c7 ,title ,,iii4 7#d7 ,part ,a or ,b of title ,,iv4 7#e7 ,part ,a of title ,v4 7b7 ,allocation 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary shall award a grant under subsection 7a7 to a local educational agency eligible under section #fbaa7;b7 for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the initial amount determined under paragraph 7#b7 for the fiscal year minus the total amount received by the agency under the provisions of law described in section #fbaa7;c7 for the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,determination of initial amount 7,a7 ,in general ,the initial amount referred to in paragraph 7#a7 is equal to #ajj multiplied by the total number of students in excess of #ej students1 in average daily attendance at the schools served by the local educational agency1 plus #bj1jjj1 except that the initial amount may not exceed #fj1jjj4 7,b7 ,special rule ,for any fiscal year for which the amount made available to carry out this part is #ajj1jjj1jjj or more1 subparagraph 7,a7 shall be applied-- 7i7 by substituting #be1jjj for #bj1jjj2 and 7ii7 by substituting #hj1jjj for #fj1jjj4 7#c7 ,ratable adjustment 7,a7 ,in general ,if the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full the amounts that local educational agencies are eligible to receive under paragraph 7#a7 for such year1 the ,secretary shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year4 7,b7 ,additional amounts ,if additional funds become available for making payments under paragraph 7#a7 for such fiscal year1 payments that were reduced under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be increased on the same basis as such payments were reduced4 7c7 ,disbursement ,the ,secretary shall disburse the funds awarded to a local educational agency under this section for a fiscal year not later than ,july #a of that fiscal year4 7d7 ,special eligibility rule ,a local educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year is not eligible to receive funds for such fiscal year under subpart #b4 4 #c4 ,rural and low-income school program ,section #fbba of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gcea7 is amended to read as follows3 #fbba4 ,program authorized 7a7 ,grants to ,states 7#a7 ,in general ,from amounts appropriated under section #fbcd for this subpart for a fiscal year that are not reserved under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall award grants 7from allotments made under paragraph 7#b77 for the fiscal year to ,state educational agencies that have applications submitted under section #fbbc approved to enable the ,state educational agencies to award grants to eligible local educational agencies for local authorized activities described in section #fbbb7;a74 7#b7 ,allotment ,from amounts described in paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall allot to each ,state educational agency for that fiscal year an amount that bears the same ratio to those amounts as the number of students in average daily attendance served by eligible local educational agencies in the ,state for that fiscal year bears to the number of all such students served by eligible local educational agencies in all ,states for that fiscal year4 7#c7 ,specially qualified agencies 7,a7 ,eligibility and application ,if a ,state educational agency elects not to participate in the program under this subpart or does not have an application submitted under section #fbbc approved1 a specially qualified agency in such ,state desiring a grant under this subpart may submit an application under such section directly to the ,secretary to receive an award under this subpart4 7,b7 ,direct awards ,the ,secretary may award1 on a competitive basis or by formula1 the amount the ,state educational agency is eligible to receive under paragraph 7#b7 directly to a specially qualified agency in the ,state that has submitted an application in accordance with subparagraph 7,a7 and obtained approval of the application4 7,c7 ,specially qualified agency defined ,in this subpart1 the term specially qualified agency means an eligible local educational agency served by a ,state educational agency that does not participate in a program under this subpart in a fiscal year1 that may apply directly to the ,secretary for a grant in such year under this subsection4 7b7 ,local awards 7#a7 ,eligibility ,a local educational agency shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart if-- 7,a7 #dj percent or more of the children ages #e through #ag years served by the local educational agency are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act2 and 7,b7 all of the schools served by the agency are designated with a school locale code of ,distant ,town1 ,remote ,town1 ,fringe ,rural1 ,distant ,rural1 or ,remote ,rural1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,award basis ,a ,state educational agency shall award grants to eligible local educational agencies-- 7,a7 on a competitive basis2 7,b7 according to a formula based on the number of students in average daily attendance served by the eligible local educational agencies or schools in the ,state2 or 7,c7 according to an alternative formula1 if1 prior to awarding the grants1 the ,state educational agency demonstrates1 to the satisfaction of the ,secretary1 that the alternative formula enables the ,state educational agency to allot the grant funds in a manner that serves equal or greater concentrations of children from families eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act1 relative to the concentrations that would be served if the ,state educational agency used the formula described in subparagraph 7,b74 7c7 ,reservations ,from amounts appropriated under section #fbcd for this subpart for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall reserve-- 7#a7 one-half of #a percent to make awards to elementary schools or secondary schools operated or supported by the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs1 to carry out the activities authorized under this subpart2 and 7#b7 one-half of #a percent to make awards to the outlying areas in accordance with their respective needs1 to carry out the activities authorized under this subpart4 7d7 ,special eligibility rule ,a local educational agency that is eligible to receive a grant under this subpart and is also eligible to receive a grant under subpart #a1 may receive a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year only if the local educational agency does not receive a grant under subpart #a for such fiscal year4 4