State administration

Section 1004 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6304) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsections (b) and (c); and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking $400,000 and inserting $1,200,000; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Reservation for State fiscal and resource adequacy and equity In addition to any amounts reserved under subsection (a), each State receiving assistance under part A shall reserve not more than 0.5 percent of funds received under such part to carry out 1 or more of the following activities: (1) Monitor implementation of section 1111(i). (2) Support State public school funding and resource adequacy and equity commissions, or comprehensive reviews of State public school finance systems, that— (A) are carried out with significant and meaningful family and community engagement, including with— (i) organizations representing the interests of students from low-income backgrounds, students who are racial and ethnic minorities, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children and youth in the foster care system, and other vulnerable and underserved children; (ii) teachers, classified school employees, principals, and other school leaders; (iii) local educational agencies; (iv) parents and families; (v) civil rights organizations in the State; and (vi) school finance experts, which may include researchers from institutions of higher education; (B) identify State and local funding and educational opportunity gaps in fiscal and resource adequacy and equity— (i) among all local educational agencies in the State; and (ii) for each local educational agency in the State, across all schools served by such agency; and (C) develop action plans to address existing gaps in fiscal and resource adequacy and equity identified under subparagraph (B), with involvement from the stakeholders described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A). (3) Support the provision of technical assistance, which may be provided by school finance experts, regarding the public school finance systems, including developing and implementing more adequate and equitable approaches to State education funding and resource allocation. (4) Support and expand public transparency about public school finance systems..