§7845 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§7845 Consolidated local plans or applications

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part C— - Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans and Applications › § 7845

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Local school districts that get money from more than one program covered by the law can send one combined plan or application to the State education agency instead of separate ones. The State must give those combined local plans to the Governor. If the State already has an approved combined State plan, it can require local districts that get funding from more than one included program to use a single combined local plan, but it cannot force them to send separate plans. The State, working with the Governor, must work with districts to set simple rules for how to turn in the combined plans and must only ask for the information that is absolutely needed. Two or more eligible school districts, a group of local educational service agencies, or an educational service agency applying for districts can file one joint plan for one or more covered programs if every district involved chooses to join or lets the service agency apply for it. Eligible local educational agency — a local school district that meets the eligibility rules in part B of subchapter V.

Title 20, §7845

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(a)(1)A local educational agency receiving funds under more than one covered program may submit plans or applications to the State educational agency under those programs on a consolidated basis.

(2)The State educational agency shall make any consolidated local plans and applications available to the Governor.

(b)A State educational agency that has an approved consolidated State plan or application under section 7842 of this title may require local educational agencies in the State receiving funds under more than one program included in the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application to submit consolidated local plans or applications under those programs, but may not require those agencies to submit separate plans.

(c)A State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor, shall collaborate with local educational agencies in the State in establishing procedures for the submission of the consolidated State plans or consolidated State applications under this section.

(d)The State educational agency shall require only descriptions, information, assurances, and other material that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the local educational agency plan or application.

(e)(1)Two or more eligible local educational agencies, a consortium of eligible local educational service agencies, or an educational service agency on behalf of eligible local educational agencies may submit plans or applications for 1 or more covered programs to the State educational agency on a consolidated basis, if each eligible local educational agency impacted elects to participate in the joint application or elects to allow the educational service agency to apply on its behalf.

(2)For the purposes of this subsection, the term “eligible local educational agency” means a local educational agency that is an eligible local educational agency under part B of subchapter V.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, § 8001(b)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7842 of this title. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–95, § 8011, added subsec. (e).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.