,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjbd,mr4  
,gallego introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
competitive grant program = r$uc+ !     
/ud5t abs5ce rate ( c]ta9 local         
educational ag5cies1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,keep+ our ,/ud5ts 9 ,s*ool ,act4  #b4
 ,grant program to r$uce *ronic /ud5t   
abs5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,octob]
 #a ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,education %all e/abli% a program to    
aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 to 
eligible local educational ag5cies =    
r$uc+ ! *ronic abs5ce rate ( su*        
eligible local educational ag5cies by   
c>ry+ out any ( ! activities describ$ 9 
subsection 7d74  7b7 ,applications  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible = a grant "u  
?is section1 an eligible local          
educational ag5cy %all submit to !      

,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   
su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1 includ+ 
! cont5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74     
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,an application = a grant 
"u ?is section %all conta9 ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! *ronic abs5ce rate ( ! eligible 
local educational ag5cy4  7,b7 ,a       
description ( any programs & res\rces to
 r$uce ! *ronic abs5ce rate ( ! eligible
 local educational ag5cy t are 9 place  
at ! "t su* application is submitt$4    
7,c7 ,a plan = h[ grant funds aw>d$ "u  
?is section to ! eligible local         
educational ag5cy w\ld be us$ to r$uce !
 *ronic abs5ce rate ( ! eligible local  
educational ag5cy4  7,d7 ,! e/imat$ co/ 
( implem5t+ ! plan describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,c74  7,e7 ,at lea/ "o     
lett] ( support expla9+ :y grant funds  
%\ld be aw>d$ "u ?is section to !       
eligible local educational ag5cy writt5 
by-- 7i7 a local gov]nm5t (ficial t     
s]ves a geographic area t is s]v$ by !  
eligible local educational ag5cy1       

includ+ a mayor or *ief executive (fic] 
( a unit ( local gov]nm5t2 or  7ii7 !   
head ( ! eligible local educational     
ag5cy4  7c7 ,duration2 r5ewal ,a grant  
aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = a p]iod (
 #a ye>4 ,! ,secret>y may r5ew a grant  
aw>d$ "u ?is section to an eligible     
local educational ag5cy = #a or m       
additional #a-ye> grant p]iods4  7d7    
,use ( grant funds ,an eligible local   
educational ag5cy t receives a grant "u 
?is section %all use ! grant funds = #a 
or m ( ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7        
,provid+ transportation s]vices = /ud5ts
 travel+ to & f s*ools s]v$ by !        
eligible local educational ag5cy4  7#b7 
,p]=m+ visits at places ( resid5ce ( a  
/ud5t :o 0 abs5t = at lea/ #aj p]c5t ( !
 s*ool days 9 ! mo/ rec5t s*ool ye> = ! 
purpose ( evaluat+-- 7,a7 ! well-be+ ( !
 /ud5t2 &  7,b7 :e!r ! numb] ( s*ool    
days miss$ by ! /ud5t has result$ 9 any 
le>n+ loss by ! /ud5t1 includ+ id5tify+ 
any risk factors pres5t 9 ! life/yle ( !
 /ud5t t may contribute to le>n+ loss4  

7#c7 ,e/abli%+ /ud5t m5tor%ip programs4 
7#d7 ,e/abli%+ p>tn]%ips ) ,/ate ag5cies
 to r$uce ! *ronic abs5ce rate ( !      
eligible local educational ag5cy t      
receiv$ ! grant4  7#e7 ,acquir+ s(tw>e  
or o!r data tools design$ to monitor    
/ud5t abs5ce4  7#f7 ,recruit+ & reta9+  
specializ$ in/ructional support         
p]sonnel4  7#g7 ,any o!r activities     
relat$ to /ud5t abs5ce t ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es appropriate4  7e7 ,report+ ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date t an        
eligible local educational ag5cy        
receives a grant "u ?is section1 !      
eligible local educational ag5cy %all   
provide a report to ! ,secret>y t       
conta9s any in=mation reasonably requir$
 by ! ,secret>y1 :i* includes a         
description ( h[ grant funds aw>d$ "u   
?is section to ! eligible local         
educational ag5cy 7 us$ to r$uce !      
*ronic abs5ce rate ( ! eligible local   
educational ag5cy4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section-- 7#a7 ,*ronic abs5ce rate  
,! t]m *ronic abs5ce rate1 us$ ) respect

 to a local educational ag5cy1 means !  
quoti5t result+ f divid+-- 7,a7 ! total 
numb] ( /ud5ts s]v$ by su* local        
educational ag5cy :o 7 abs5t = at lea/  
#aj p]c5t ( ! s*ool days 9 ! s*ool ye> =
 :i* ! mo/ rec5t data is available f !  
,consolidat$ ,/ate ,p]=mance ,report    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,(fice ( ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,education1 by  7,b7 ! total numb] (    
/ud5ts s]v$ by su* local educational    
ag5cy 9 su* s*ool ye>4  7#b7 ,eligible  
local educational ag5cy ,! t]m eligible 
local educational ag5cy means a local   
educational ag5cy t has a *ronic abs5ce 
rate ( #j4b or m4  7#c7 ,local          
educational ag5cy2 specializ$           
in/ructional support p]sonnel ,! t]ms   
local educational ag5cy & specializ$    
in/ructional support p]sonnel h ! mean+s
 giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #haja ( !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
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