Section 143-C - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief for School Districts, Charter Schools and Cyber Charter Schools(a)General rule.--From money appropriated for COVID Relief--ARPA--Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, the following shall apply: (1) The amount of $249,847,658 shall be distributed to school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools as grants to address student learning loss as follows: (i) Multiply the amount received by the school district, charter school or cyber charter school from the allocation of Federal funds under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-10, 20 U.S.C. § intern et seq.) for the 2020-2021 school year by $249,847,658.(ii) Divide the product from subparagraph (i) by the sum of the amounts received by school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools from the allocation of Federal funds under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the 2020-2021 school year.(2) The amount of $49,969,532 shall be distributed to school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools as grants for summer enrichment programs as follows: (i) Multiply the amount received by the school district, charter school or cyber charter school from the allocation of Federal funds under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the 2020-2021 school year by $49,969,532.(ii) Divide the product from subparagraph (i) by the sum of the amounts received by school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools from the allocation of Federal funds under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the 2020-2021 school year.(3) The amount of $49,969,532 shall be distributed to school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools as grants for comprehensive after-school programs as follows:(i) Multiply the amount received by the school district, charter school or cyber charter school from the allocation of Federal funds under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the 2020-2021 school year by $49,969,532.(ii) Divide the product from subparagraph (i) by the sum of the amounts received by school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools from the allocation of Federal funds under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the 2020-2021 school year.(b)Grant uses.--Grant money received under this section shall be used by the school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools to implement evidence-based interventions to address learning loss, provide summer enrichment programs and provide comprehensive after-school programs in response to the academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of students and subgroups of students impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency that supplement school programs and activities.(b.1)Minimum grant use requirements.--A school district, charter school or cyber charter school, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall at a minimum use the grant money under subsection (a)(1) as follows: (1) Thirty percent of the money shall be used to address the social, emotional and mental health needs of students.(2) Ten percent of the money shall be used to provide professional development and technical assistance to educators, school support staff, school leaders and school health professionals to address the social, emotional and mental health needs of students.(3) Eight percent of the money shall be used to address reading remediation and improvement for students.(c)Use of money.--The money allocated for distribution under this section shall not lapse and must be utilized through the period during which ARPA--Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds may be spent according to Federal law.(d)Existing personnel.--When available, existing personnel shall be utilized by school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools to staff programs and activities established with grant money under this section.(e)Notice of grant amount.--Within 60 days of the effective date of this section, the Department of Education shall notify each school district, charter school and cyber charter school of the amount of grant money, itemized by program and activity, to be received under subsection (a).(f)Plan required.--Within 90 days of receipt of the notification under subsection (e), the school district, charter school or cyber charter school shall submit a three-part plan, in a manner determined by the Department of Education, to the Department of Education that outlines the proposed use of the grant money, itemized by program and activity. The plan shall include: (1) A description of each program and activity.(2) A narrative outlining the expected benefit of each program and activity.(3) A budget for each program and activity detailing personnel and operating costs.(g)Department review of plan.--Within 90 days of receipt of a plan submitted under subsection (f), the Department of Education shall review and approve or deny the plan. The department may not apply criteria in addition to Federal law or guidance when approving the use of grant money under the plan. If the Department of Education fails to complete its review of a plan within 90 days, the plan shall be deemed approved. If the Department of Education denies a plan, the Department of Education shall notify the applicant and state the reasons for the denial. A plan that is denied must be revised and resubmitted to the Department of Education within 15 days in order for the Department of Education to continue to review and approve or deny the plan. Within 30 days of resubmission of a denied plan, the Department of Education shall review and approve or deny the resubmitted plan.(h)Reporting.--The Department of Education shall submit an interim report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives no later than November 1, 2021. The report shall include the number of approved and denied plans, the amount of each grant and the intended uses of the grant money as stated in the plans.(i)Final report.--The Department of Education shall submit a final report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives no later than November 1, 2025. The report shall include: (1) The number of approved and denied plans.(2) The amount of each grant.(3) The intended uses of the grant money as stated in the plans.(4) An analysis of the academic improvement resulting from the programs and activities implemented by school districts, charter schools and cyber charter schools with money allocated for distribution under this section.Added by P.L. 62 2021 No. 24, § 2, eff. 7/1/2021.