§1161i–5 State application and report

Summary

States that want a grant must send an application to the Secretary when and how the Secretary asks. The application must say who is on the State Task Force; what the grant will pay for; what federal, state, local, and private resources will support the Task Force; whether the State has training, early childhood teacher preparation, professional development, pay initiatives, and career systems; and what resources exist for those things. Within two years after getting the grant, the State must report to the Secretary describing what other resources will be used with the grant, how the State Advisory Council will coordinate related state and local activities, and how the State Task Force will use the grant funds and carry out its duties.