Comprehensive literacy State development grants

(a) Definitions Section 2221(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (K), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (M) does not include the use of a three-cueing model.; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Three-cueing model The term three-cueing model means an instructional approach or model that— (A) uses meaning drawn from context, pictures, or syntax as the primary basis for teaching word recognition (commonly referred to as ‘meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues’ or ‘MSV’); or (B) teaches visual memory as the primary basis for word recognition.. (b) Grants Section 2222 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6642) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Duration; annual review; renewal (1) Duration A grant awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of not more than 5 years total. (2) Annual review (A) In general The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of each State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart, which shall include— (i) a review of the impacts of funding under this subpart on student literacy outcomes; (ii) information about grant and subgrant recipients by geographic location; and (iii) a review of specific activities and strategies employed by such recipients to improve literacy outcomes. (B) Public availability The Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, shall issue an annual report summarizing the annual review described in subparagraph (A) that shall be made publicly available on the website of the Department of Education. (3) Renewal Such grant may be renewed for an additional 2-year period upon the termination of the initial period of the grant if the grant recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— (A) the State has made adequate progress; and (B) renewing the grant for an additional 2-year period is necessary to carry out the objectives of the grant described in subsection (d).; (2) in subsection (d)(2)(E)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or after the semicolon; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) demonstrates significant deficiencies in reading or language arts, such as through the results of the statewide academic assessments required under section 1111(b)(2); or. (D) by adding at the end the following: (F) An assurance that the State educational agency will use funds in accordance with the limitations described in subsection (e).; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e) Award criteria The Secretary shall award grants under this section to State educational agencies that— (1) will use the grant funds to carry out evidence-based activities, or support eligible entities that carry out evidence-based activities, defined for the purpose of this subsection as activities meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i)(I); (2) will use the grant funds to implement, or support eligible entities that implement, instructional strategies and materials that focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; and (3) do not use a three-cueing model..