U.S. CODE

U.S. Code

§ 7315a. Consolidation and use of funds

(a) In general

(1) Authority

Under a grant of flexibility authority made under this division, a State educational agency may consolidate Federal funds described in subsection (b) of this section and made available to the agency, and use such funds for any educational purpose authorized under this chapter.

(2) Program requirements

Except as otherwise provided in this division, a State educational agency may use funds under paragraph (1) notwithstanding the program requirements of the program under which the funds were made available to the State.

(b) Eligible funds and programs

(1) Funds

The funds described in this subsection are funds, for State-level activities and State administration, that are described in the following provisions:

(A) Section 6304 of this title.

(B) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 6362 (d) of this title.

(D) Section 6762 (a)(1) of this title.

(E) Subsections (a) (with the agreement of the Governor), (b)(2), and (c)(1) of section 7112 of this title.

(F) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 7172 (c) of this title.

(G) Section 7211a (b) of this title.

(2) Programs

The programs described in this subsection are the programs authorized to be carried out with funds described in paragraph (1).

A State educational agency that receives a grant of flexibility authority under this division—

(1) shall ensure that the funds described in section 7211a (a) of this title are allocated to local educational agencies in the State in accordance with section 7211a (a) of this title; but

(2) may specify how the local educational agencies shall use the allocated funds.

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