,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,brown1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to promote equity in advanced  
coursework and programs at elementary   
and secondary schools4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,advanced ,coursework ,equity ,act4  #b4
 ,purpose ,the purposes of this ,act    
are-- 7#a7 to expand access to advanced 
courses and programs at under-resourced 
elementary and secondary schools2  7#b7 
to advance equitable enrollment         
practices1 so that all students who are 
ready to engage in more rigorous        
coursework can benefit from advanced    
courses and programs2 and  7#c7 to equip
 dramatically more students1 especially 
students from historically              
underrepresented groups1 with the       

twenty-first century skills needed to   
succeed in college and a competitive    
global workforce4  #c4 ,findings        
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,black1 ,latino1 and ,native ,american  
students1 students with disabilities1   
and students from low-income families   
are underrepresented in advanced        
programs and courses4  7#b7 ,while #a in
 #aj students in schools in the ,united 
,states participate in the ,advanced    
,placement 7,,ap7 program1 just over #a 
in #bj low-income1 ,black1 and ,native  
,american students participate in       
,advanced ,placement1 and fewer than #a 
in #ej students with disabilities       
participate4  7#c7 ,taking the          
mathematics course ,algebra ,i in grade 
#h is necessary for most students to be 
on track for enrolling in advanced      
courses1 such as ,calculus1 in high     
school1 however1 ,black students are    
half as likely as ,white students to    
take ,algebra ,i in grade #h4 ,if ,black
 and ,latino students had a fair        

opportunity to participate in eighth    
grade ,algebra ,i across the country1   
schools would enroll an additional      
#dc1jai ,black students and #ei1deb     
,latino students in eighth grade        
,algebra ,i courses4 ,the ,department of
 ,education reported that in the        
#bjae-bjaf school year1 only #dh percent
 of schools with high concentrations of 
,english learners offered ,algebra ,i   
compared with #gj percent of schools    
with low concentrations of ,english     
learner students4 ,in the same year1    
just #b percent of ,english learner     
students nationwide were enrolled in    
,algebra ,i in grade #h4  7#d7 ,a       
low-income student with reading and math
 achievement levels equal to those of a 
high-income student is half as likely to
 receive gifted services as the         
high-income student4 ,black students are
 approximately half as likely as ,white 
peers with the same mathematics and     
reading achievement levels to be        
referred to gifted services4  7#e7 ,a   

major barrier for ,black and ,latino    
students and students with disabilities 
to access advanced courses and programs 
is the over-reliance on subjective      
criteria1 such as the recommendation of 
teachers and counselors1 in the advanced
 course admittance process4 ,when       
,denver ,public ,schools implemented    
universal screening for gifted and      
talented programs1 ,latino students were
 identified for the program at twice the
 rate as the year before4  7#f7 ,just #a
 in #ab students in the ,united ,states 
scored in the top #b proficiency levels 
on the #bjah ,,pisa math assessment4    
,this is below the ,organisation for    
,economic ,co-operation and ,development
 7,,oecd7 average and less than half the
 rate of ,south ,korea1 ,japan1 and     
,switzerland4  7#g7 ,public elementary  
schools and secondary schools face a    
#cje1jjj1jjj1jjj budget shortfall due to
 ,,covid-#ai related tax revenue        
decreases and new ,,covid-#ai related   
expenses4 ,as school districts prepare  

to make drastic cuts to educational     
programming1 access to advanced         
coursework and programs is in jeopardy  
for millions of students1 especially    
students from underrepresented groups   
and students attending under-resourced  
schools4 ,additional funding and reforms
 are needed to maintain and expand      
access to advanced coursework and       
programs1 especially for marginalized   
students in communities hit hardest by  
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #d4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,terms 
from the ,elementary and ,secondary     
,education ,act of #aife ,the terms     
early college high school1 elementary   
school1 ,english learner1 gifted and    
talented1 institution of higher         
education1 parent1 school leader1       
secondary school1 and ,state educational
 agency have the meaning given those    
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#b7 ,local educational agency ,the term

 local educational agency has the       
meaning given the term in section #haja 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja71 and includes a public charter   
school that is a local educational      
agency4  7#c7 ,open enrollment ,the term
 open enrollment means an enrollment    
mechanism through which any student that
 chooses to enroll in an advanced course
 or program is allowed to do so1 without
 regard to previous academic performance
 or test scores4  7#d7 ,subgroup of     
students ,the term subgroup of students 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aaaa7;c77#b7 of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77#b774  7#e7   
,universal enrollment ,the term         
universal enrollment means an enrollment
 mechanism through which all students   
are automatically enrolled in an        
advanced course or program for a        
particular subject1 without regard to   
previous academic performance or test   

scores4 ,a parent may choose to opt out 
a student from enrolling in one or more 
advanced courses or programs4  7#f7     
,universal screening ,the term universal
 screening means an enrollment mechanism
 through which all students in a grade  
are screened for enrollment in advanced 
courses and programs4 ,students that are
 determined to be qualified for advanced
 courses or programs are automatically  
enrolled in those courses or programs1  
unless a parent chooses to opt out a    
student4 ,the determination of which    
students are qualified for advanced     
courses or programs-- 7,a7 shall be made
 after consideration of not less than #b
 objective assessments 7except that a   
student may qualify based on only #a    
such assessment7-- 7i7 that are combined
 in a reasoned way that is not biased   
against any particular subgroup of      
students2  7ii7 that provide appropriate
 accommodations for students with       
disabilities2  7iii7 that may be        
administered not explicitly for the     

primary purpose of determining          
enrollment in an advanced course or     
program 7such as through a statewide    
exam that all students in a grade will  
take71 so long as students with         
disabilities have equal access to the   
assessment and are provided appropriate 
accommodations in accordance with the   
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et 
seq47 and section #ejd of the           
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gid72 and  7iv7 that may     
include-- 7,i7 a standardized assessment
 that provides appropriate              
accommodations for students with        
disabilities in accordance with the     
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et 
seq47 and section #ejd of the           
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gid72  7,,ii7 a statewide1   
districtwide1 or schoolwide assessment2 
or  7,,iii7 grades from relevant        
courses1 a portfolio of relevant work1  

or class ranking2 and  7,b7 may be      
partially based upon a subjective       
measure 7such as a teacher's            
recommendation7 in addition to the      
required #b objective measures4  #e4    
,grant program authorized  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
conduct #c separate grant programs1 by--
 7,a7 awarding not less than #hj percent
 of the amounts authorized to be        
appropriated under section #i to ,state 
educational agencies to allow those     
,state educational agencies to award    
subgrants to participating local        
educational agencies1 including public  
charter schools1 to enable those local  
educational agencies to carry out the   
activities described in section #g2     
7,b7 awarding not less than #ae percent 
of the amounts authorized to be         
appropriated under section #i to        
participating local educational agencies
 to allow those local educational       
agencies to carry out the activities    
described in section #g2 and  7,c7      

awarding not more than #d percent of the
 amounts authorized to be appropriated  
under section #i to a nonprofit         
institution of higher education or other
 nonprofit entity that has a            
demonstrated record of effectiveness in 
delivering or designing advanced        
coursework or programs 7such as by      
previously executing a successful       
project that was part of the ,jacob ,k4 
,javits ,gifted and ,talented ,students 
,education ,program under section #dfdd 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gbid771 to enable that institution or  
entity to provide services to students  
in rural areas and students who         
otherwise lack access to advanced       
courses or programs2 and  7#b7 reserve  
not more than #a percent of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under     
section #i for the ,department of       
,education to administer the program    
under this ,act1 provide technical      
assistance to grantees1 evaluate        

grantees' performance 7as required by   
this ,act71 and disseminate information 
about findings and best practices       
related to the activities authorized    
under this ,act4  7b7 ,application  7#a7
 ,state educational agency ,a ,state    
educational agency desiring to receive a
 grant under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7    
shall submit an application to the      
,secretary during the first year of the 
#c-year grant cycle1 and at such time   
and in such manner as the ,secretary may
 require4 ,the application shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,an assurance that 
memoranda of understanding1 as described
 in section #f7;b71 have been executed  
between the ,state educational agency   
and not less than #ej percent of the    
local educational agencies in the       
,state1 representing not less than #ej  
percent of all students in the ,state1  
to participate in the grant program and 
fulfill the program obligations4  7,b7  
,a list of the participating local      
educational agencies that have executed 

such memoranda1 and the percentage of   
the ,state's public school students who 
are served by those local educational   
agencies4  7,c7 ,a plan for supporting  
participating local educational agencies
 with implementing open enrollment1     
universal enrollment1 or universal      
screening for all advanced courses or   
programs offered by the local           
educational agency4  7,d7 ,a plan to    
assemble a statewide advisory council of
 students from underrepresented         
subgroups of students1 and parents or   
guardians of students from those        
subgroups1 with at least #b members of  
each subgroup of students4 ,the plan    
shall explain how the council will be   
involved in the ,state educational      
agency's implementation of the grant1 as
 well as oversight and evaluation of the
 grant4  7,e7 ,a plan for supporting    
participating local educational agencies
 in collecting and reporting data about 
advanced coursework enrollment and      
student performance data1 including data

 disaggregated and cross-tabulated by   
race and ethnicity1 sex1 disability     
status1 socioeconomic status1 and status
 as an ,english learner4  7,f7 ,a       
description of ambitious #c-year        
enrollment and performance goals for    
each subgroup of students1 and          
intermediate annual targets for each    
subgroup of students1 to bridge         
statewide inequities 7according to race 
and ethnicity1 sex1 disability status1  
socioeconomic status1 and status as an  
,english learner7 in advanced coursework
 or program participation and           
performance4  7,g7 ,a proposed budget   
for how the ,state educational agency   
will spend funding awarded through the  
grant4  7#b7 ,local educational agency  
,a local educational agency desiring to 
receive a grant under subsection        
7a77#a77;,b7 shall be eligible to apply 
for a grant if the local educational    
agency is not also seeking a subgrant   
from a ,state educational agency that   
receives a grant under this ,act4 ,a    

local educational agency shall submit an
 application to the ,secretary at such  
time and in such manner as the          
,secretary may require4 ,the application
 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an  
assurance that-- 7i7 the local          
educational agency is not also seeking a
 subgrant from a ,state educational     
agency that receives a grant under this 
,act during the applicable grant cycle2 
and  7ii7 the local educational agency  
has a high student poverty ratio 7as    
measured by comparing the number of     
students meeting at least one measure of
 poverty described in section           
#aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e77 to the total  
number of students in the school74  7,b7
 ,a description of the enrollment       
mechanism that the participating local  
educational agency will use for its     
various advanced courses or programs1   
which shall include open enrollment1    
universal enrollment1 or universal      

screening1 including in the case of     
universal screening1 a description of   
what assessments will be used to        
determine enrollment as described in    
section #d7f71 and a justification for  
why each assessment was selected4  7,c7 
,a plan to assemble a local advisory    
council of students from                
underrepresented subgroups of students1 
and parents or guardians of students    
from those subgroups1 with at least #b  
members of each subgroup of students4   
,the plan shall explain how the council 
will be involved in the local           
educational agency's implementation of  
the grant1 as well as oversight and     
evaluation of the grant4  7,d7 ,a plan  
to train school leaders1 academic       
advisors or counselors1 and teachers on 
strategies for bridging inequities      
7according to race and ethnicity1 sex1  
socioeconomic status1 disability status1
 and status as an ,english learner7 in  
advanced coursework or program          
participation and performance4  7,e7 ,a 

plan to communicate to students and     
families1 in multiple languages and     
through multiple formats1 the process   
and requirements to enroll in advanced  
courses4  7,f7 ,an agreement to carry   
out the activities described in section 
#g4  7,g7 ,a plan for collecting and    
reporting data about advanced coursework
 enrollment and student performance     
data1 including data disaggregated and  
cross-tabulated by race and ethnicity1  
sex1 disability status1 socioeconomic   
status1 and status as an ,english       
learner4  7,h7 ,a description of        
ambitious #c-year enrollment and        
performance goals for each subgroup of  
students1 and intermediate annual       
targets for each subgroup of students1  
to bridge statewide inequities          
7according to race and ethnicity1 sex1  
socioeconomic status1 disability status1
 and status as an ,english learner7 in  
advanced coursework or program          
participation and performance4  7,i7 ,a 
proposed budget for how the             

participating local educational agency  
will spend funding awarded through the  
grant4  7#c7 ,other nonprofit entity ,a 
nonprofit institution of higher         
education or nonprofit entity desiring  
to receive a grant under subsection     
7a77#a77;,c7 shall submit an application
 to the ,secretary at such time1 in such
 manner1 and containing such information
 as the ,secretary may require1         
including1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 at least 
one memorandum of understanding that the
 applicant has already established with 
a school1 local educational agency1 or  
,state educational agency that the      
applicant intends to work with1 and a   
description of the services the         
applicant would provide to that school1 
local educational agency1 or ,state     
educational agency2  7,b7 materials that
 demonstrate the applicant's record of  
effectiveness in designing or delivering
 advanced coursework or programs and    
providing academic supports for students
 that belong to underrepresented        

subgroups2  7,c7 a description of       
ambitious #c-year enrollment and        
performance goals for each subgroup of  
students that the applicant intends to  
serve1 and intermediate annual targets  
for each such subgroup of students1 to  
bridge statewide inequities 7according  
to race and ethnicity1 sex1             
socioeconomic status1 disability status1
 and status as an ,english learner7 in  
advanced coursework or program          
participation and performance2  7,d7 a  
plan for collecting and reporting data  
about advanced coursework enrollment and
 student performance data1 including    
data disaggregated and cross-tabulated  
by race and ethnicity1 sex1 disability  
status1 socioeconomic status1 and status
 as an ,english learner2 and  7,e7 a    
proposed budget for how the applicant   
will spend funding awarded through the  
grant4  7c7 ,criteria for awarding      
grants  7#a7 ,in general ,in evaluating 
applications for a grant under          
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 of  

subsection 7a77#a71 respectively1 the   
,secretary shall consider-- 7,a7 the    
#c-year goals1 and intermediate annual  
targets1 for bridging statewide         
inequities 7according to race and       
ethnicity1 sex1 socioeconomic status1   
disability status1 and status as an     
,english learner7 in advanced coursework
 or program participation and           
performance2  7,b7 the level of detail  
and feasibility of the plan for         
implementing 7or supporting a           
participating ,state educational agency1
 local educational agency1 or school in 
implementing1 as applicable7 open       
enrollment1 universal enrollment1 or    
universal screening for all advanced    
courses or programs offered by the local
 educational agency2  7,c7 the level of 
detail and feasibility of the plan for  
assembling an advisory council of       
students from underrepresented subgroups
 of students1 and parents or guardians  
of students from those subgroups1 and   
involving that advisory council in the  

implementation of the grant1 as well as 
oversight and evaluation of the grant2  
and  7,d7 the level of detail and       
feasibility of the plan for collecting  
and reporting 7or supporting a          
participating ,state educational agency1
 local educational agency1 or school in 
collecting or reporting1 as applicable7 
data by subgroup of students about      
advanced coursework enrollment and      
performance4  7#b7 ,priorities  7,a7    
,state educational agency ,in awarding a
 grant under subsection 7a77#a77;,a71   
the ,secretary shall give priority to-- 
7i7 ,states that established memoranda  
of understanding1 as described in       
section #f7;b71 with a high percentage  
of the local educational agencies in the
 ,state and covering a high percentage  
of total students in the ,state2  7ii7  
,states with large gaps in equitable    
access1 enrollment1 and performance in  
advanced coursework across subgroups of 
students1 as described in the grant     
applications of the ,state educational  

agencies2 and  7iii7 ,states that made  
recent improvements to equitable        
participation and performance in        
advanced coursework among historically  
underrepresented subgroups of students  
based on data collection from the       
,office of ,civil ,rights of the        
,department of ,education1 and          
demonstrate a need for additional funds 
to expand improvements4  7,b7 ,local    
educational agency ,in awarding a grant 
under subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 the      
,secretary shall give priority to local 
educational agencies that have made     
recent improvements to equitable        
participation and performance in        
advanced coursework among historically  
underrepresented subgroups of students  
based on data collection from the       
,office of ,civil ,rights of the        
,department of ,education4  7d7 ,amount2
 duration  7#a7 ,state educational      
agency  7,a7 ,amount ,a grant awarded   
under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 shall be  
in an amount that is not less than      

#ae1jjj1jjj and not more than           
#fj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,duration ,a grant   
awarded under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7   
shall be for a #c-year period4  7#b7    
,local educational agency  7,a7 ,amount 
,a grant awarded under subsection       
7a77#a77;,b7 shall be in an amount that 
is not less than #a1jjj1jjj and not more
 than #bj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,duration ,a   
grant awarded under subsection          
7a77#a77;,b7 shall be for a #c-year     
period4  7#c7 ,other nonprofit entity   
7,a7 ,amount ,a grant awarded under     
subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 shall be in an  
amount that is not more than #c1jjj1jjj4
  7,b7 ,duration ,a grant awarded under 
subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 shall be for a  
#c-year period4  7e7 ,number of grants  
awarded  7#a7 ,state educational agency 
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
award not less than #f and not more than
 #aj grants under subsection            
7a77#a77;,a7 per #c-year grant cycle    
period4  7,b7 ,exceptions               

,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 if  
the amount appropriated to carry out    
this ,act is-- 7i7 less than            
#bcc1jjj1jjj in any year1 the ,secretary
 may award fewer than #f awards under   
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 per cycle2 and  
7ii7 more than #cjj1jjj1jjj in any year1
 the ,secretary may award more than #aj 
awards under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 per
 cycle4  7#b7 ,local educational agency 
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
award not less than #h and not more than
 #af grants under subsection            
7a77#a77;,b7 per #c-year grant cycle    
period4  7,b7 ,exceptions               
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 if  
the amount appropriated to carry out    
this ,act is-- 7i7 less than            
#bcc1jjj1jjj in any year1 the ,secretary
 may award fewer than #h awards under   
subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 per cycle2 and  
7ii7 more than #cjj1jjj1jjj in any year1
 the ,secretary may award more than #af 
awards under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 per

 cycle4  7f7 ,special rule ,in the event
 a local educational agency that is     
receiving a subgrant cannot carry out   
one or more of the activities described 
in section #g1 a ,state educational     
agency receiving a grant under          
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 may use not more
 than #d percent of the grant funds to  
carry out high-quality technical        
assistance for local educational        
agencies in the ,state4  #f4 ,subgrants 
7a7 ,in general ,a ,state educational   
agency receiving a grant under this ,act
 shall use the grant funds to award     
subgrants to local educational agencies 
in the ,state4  7b7 ,requirement ,a     
,state educational agency shall award   
not less than #fe percent of grant funds
 to-- 7#a7 local educational agencies   
that have a high student poverty ratio  
7as measured by comparing the number of 
students meeting at least one measure of
 poverty described in section           
#aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj

 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e77 to the total  
number of children in the school72 and  
7#b7 local educational agencies that    
will support elementary schools and     
secondary schools that offer fewer      
advanced course or program offerings 7or
 fewer available slots in those courses 
or programs7 than the average for the   
,state4  7c7 ,subgrant agreement ,as    
part of a memorandum of understanding   
described in section #e7;b77#a77;,a71   
and as a requirement for receiving a    
subgrant under this ,act1 a             
participating local educational agency  
shall-- 7#a7 establish ambitious #c-year
 enrollment and performance goals for   
each subgroup of students1 and          
intermediate annual targets for each    
subgroup of students1 to bridge         
districtwide inequities 7according to   
race1 sex1 socioeconomic status1        
disability status1 and status as an     
,english learner7 in advanced coursework
 or program participation and           
performance2  7#b7 specify the          

enrollment mechanism that the local     
educational agency will use for its     
various advanced courses or programs1   
which shall include open enrollment1    
universal enrollment1 or universal      
screening1 including in the case of     
universal screening1 a description of   
what assessments will be used to        
determine enrollment as described in    
section #d7f71 and a justification for  
why each assessment was selected2  7#c7 
submit a plan to train school leaders1  
academic counselors or advisors1 and    
teachers on strategies for bridging     
inequities 7according to race and       
ethnicity1 sex1 socioeconomic status1   
disability status1 and status as an     
,english learner7 in advanced coursework
 or program participation and           
performance2  7#d7 submit a plan to     
assemble a local advisory council of    
students from underrepresented subgroups
 of students1 and parents or guardians  
of students from those subgroups1 with  
at least #b members of each subgroup of 

students1 including an explanation of   
how the council will be involved in the 
local educational agency's              
implementation of the grant1 as well as 
oversight and evaluation of the grant2  
7#e7 submit a plan to communicate to    
students and families1 in multiple      
languages and through multiple formats1 
the process and requirements to enroll  
in advanced courses2 and  7#f7 an       
agreement to carry out the activities   
described in section #g4  #g4 ,uses of  
,funds  7a7 ,required uses of funds ,a  
local educational agency receiving a    
grant or subgrant under this ,act shall 
use the grant or subgrant funds to carry
 out each of the following3 7#a7 ,use   
not more than #e percent of funds to    
conduct community engagement 7including 
by assembling a local advisory council7 
with regard to changes to advanced      
courses or programs4  7#b7 ,not later   
than #a year after funding is received1 
use not more than #e percent of subgrant
 funds to train school leaders1 academic

 counselors or advisors1 and teachers on
 strategies for bridging inequities     
7according to race and ethnicity1 sex1  
socioeconomic status1 disability status1
 and status as an ,english learner7 in  
advanced coursework or program          
participation and performance4  7#c7    
,expand enrollment in advanced courses  
or programs for underrepresented        
students4  7#d7 ,not later than #a year 
after funding is received1 implement    
open enrollment1 universal enrollment1  
or universal screening for all advanced 
courses and programs1 including-- 7,a7  
gifted and talented programs1 #hth grade
 ,algebra ,i1 ,advanced ,placement1     
,international ,baccalaureate1 dual     
enrollment1 early college high school1  
and any similarly advanced courses or   
programs2 and  7,b7 training individuals
 involved in the assessment process in  
the administration of the assessments   
and the interpretation of the results4  
7#e7 ,launch advanced courses or        
programs1 or expand enrollment capacity 

in advanced courses or programs1 which  
may include gifted and talented         
programs1 #hth grade ,algebra ,i1       
,advanced ,placement1 ,international    
,baccalaureate1 dual enrollment1 early  
college high school1 or any similarly   
advanced courses or programs4  7#f7     
,provide direct services1 such as       
tutoring1 to students from              
underrepresented groups to enable those 
students to thrive academically in      
advanced courses and programs4  7b7     
,permitted uses of funds ,a local       
educational agency receiving a grant or 
subgrant under this ,act may 7in        
addition to the required uses described 
in subsection 7a77 use the grant or     
subgrant funds to carry out one or more 
of the following3 7#a7 ,launch          
innovative advanced coursework models   
that allow all students to benefit from 
advanced coursework1 such as embedded   
enrichment 7for elementary and middle   
school students71 and open honors 7for  
high school students74  7#b7 ,purchase  

curricula and materials for advanced    
courses and programs1 such as           
calculators1 books1 and laboratory      
materials4  7#c7 ,cover the cost of     
advanced coursework exams for low-income
 students4  7#d7 ,use not more than #bj 
percent of funds to train or hire       
teachers to teach advanced coursework4  
7c7 ,nonprofit entity ,a nonprofit      
institution of higher education or other
 nonprofit entity receiving a grant     
under section #e7;a77#a77;,c7 may use   
the grant to carry out one or more of   
the following activities for students in
 rural areas and students who otherwise 
lack access to advanced courses or      
programs3 7#a7 ,provide direct services1
 such as tutoring1 to students from     
underrepresented groups to enable those 
students to thrive academically in      
advanced courses and programs1 which may
 include gifted and talented programs1  
#hth grade ,algebra ,i1 ,advanced       
,placement1 ,international              
,baccalaureate1 dual enrollment1 early  

college high school1 embedded enrichment
 7for elementary and middle school      
students71 open honors 7for high school 
students71 or any similarly advanced    
courses or programs4  7#b7 ,purchase    
curricula and materials for advanced    
courses and programs1 such as           
calculators1 books1 and laboratory      
materials4  7#c7 ,cover the cost of     
advanced coursework exams for low-income
 students4  #h4 ,reporting2 bonus grant 
7a7 ,report to ,secretary  7#a7 ,states 
and ,l,e,as ,not later than #fj days    
after the end of each year of the grant1
 each ,state educational agency or local
 educational agency receiving a grant   
shall prepare and submit to the         
,secretary a report containing the      
following3 7,a7 ,a description of the   
training that the local educational     
agency receiving a grant1 or local      
educational agencies receiving a        
subgrant in the ,state1 as applicable1  
conducted to train school leaders1      
academic counselors or advisors1 and    

teachers on strategies for bridging     
inequities 7according to race and       
ethnicity1 sex1 socioeconomic status1   
disability status1 and status as an     
,english learner7 in advanced coursework
 or program participation and           
performance1 including the number of    
people trained and what schools those   
trained individuals are affiliated with4
  7,b7 ,a listing of the advanced       
courses or programs available at the    
local educational agency receiving a    
grant1 or at each local educational     
agency that received a subgrant1 as     
applicable1 and the student enrollment  
mechanism for each of those courses or  
programs4 ,if a local educational agency
 uses universal screening instead of    
open enrollment or universal enrollment1
 then the list shall include a          
description of what assessments will be 
used to determine enrollment as         
described in section #d7d74  7,c7 ,the  
number and percentages of students in   
the ,state 7or in the local educational 

agency1 in the case of a local          
educational agency receiving a grant7   
that are enrolled in advanced courses or
 programs1 disaggregated and            
cross-tabulated by race and ethnicity1  
sex1 disability status1 socioeconomic   
status1 and status as an ,english       
learner4  7,d7 ,the academic outcomes   
7such as grades or exam scores7 of      
students enrolled in advanced courses or
 programs in the ,state 7or in the local
 educational agency1 in the case of a   
local educational agency receiving a    
grant71 disaggregated and               
cross-tabulated by race and ethnicity1  
sex1 disability status1 socioeconomic   
status1 and status as an ,english       
learner4  7,e7 ,a final budget for how  
the ,state or local educational agency  
spent funding awarded through the grant4
  7,f7 ,a narrative articulating whether
 the ,state or local educational agency 
receiving a grant met its annual        
intermediate targets for equitable      
enrollment and performance among        

underrepresented subgroups of students  
in advanced coursework or programs1     
including analysis for why the ,state   
did or did not meet these targets across
 underrepresented subgroups of students1
 and a plan to remediate any gaps for   
the coming grant year4 ,this narrative  
shall also include the analysis from the
 local advisory council 7in the case of 
a grantee that is a local educational   
agency7 or the ,state advisory council  
7in the case of a grantee that is a     
,state educational agency74  7#b7 ,other
 nonprofit entities ,not later than #fj 
days after the end of each year of the  
grant1 each nonprofit entity receiving a
 grant under section #e7;a77#a77;,c7    
shall prepare and submit to the         
,secretary a report containing the      
information described in subparagraphs  
7,c7 through 7,f7 of paragraph 7#a7 with
 respect to students that are enrolled  
in advanced courses or programs provided
 by the nonprofit entity and the        
nonprofit entity's targets4  7b7 ,bonus 

7#a7 ,state educational agency ,the     
,state educational agency receiving a   
grant under section #e7;a77#a77;,a7 that
 achieves the greatest growth toward    
that ,state's advanced coursework       
enrollment and performance equity goals 
described in section #e7;b77#a77;,e7 at 
the end of the first or second grant    
year shall receive a bonus payment of #e
 percent of the original grant amount   
7to be used during the subsequent grant 
year74 ,a ,state educational agency     
shall direct not less than #ej percent  
of the bonus funds to local educational 
agency subgrantees that achieved the    
greatest growth toward the local        
educational agency's advanced coursework
 equity goals described in section      
#f7;c77#a74  7#b7 ,local educational    
agency ,the local educational agency    
receiving a grant under section         
#e7;a77#a77;,b7 that achieves the       
greatest growth toward that local       
educational agency's advanced coursework
 enrollment and performance equity goals

 described in section #e7;b77#b77;,g7 at
 the end of the first grant year shall  
receive a bonus payment of #e percent of
 the original grant amount 7to be used  
during the subsequent grant year74 ,a   
local educational agency shall direct   
not less than #ej percent of the bonus  
funds to the schools that achieved the  
greatest growth toward the local        
educational agency's advanced coursework
 equity goals described in section      
#e7;b77#b77;,g74  7c7 ,evaluation ,at   
the end of the #c-year grant period1 the
 ,secretary shall prepare and submit to 
,congress a report containing an        
evaluation of the grant program under   
this ,act and a summary of the reports  
submitted under subsection 7a74 ,the    
evaluation shall contain an analysis of 
the effectiveness of the program1       
including the impact of the grants on   
equitable enrollment and performance in 
advanced courses and programs4 ,this    
evaluation shall provide recommendations
 based on the ,secretary's findings from

 the grant program4  #i4 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
,act #bff1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1
 #bff1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb1 and
 #bff1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc4