[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

120 STAT. 320

Public Law 109-211
109th Congress

An Act


 
To extend the educational flexibility program under section 4 of the
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999.  NOTE: Mar. 24,
2006 -  [S. 2363]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.  NOTE: 20 USC 5891b note.  EDUCATIONAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM
EXTENSION.

(a) Extension Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Education is authorized to carry out the
educational flexibility program under section 4 of the Education
Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 (20 U.S.C. 5891b), until the date of
enactment of an Act that reauthorizes programs under part A of title I
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et
seq.), for any State that was an Ed-Flex Partnership State on September
30, 2004.
(b) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Any designation of a State as an Ed-Flex
Partnership State that was in effect on September 30, 2004,
shall be extended until the date of enactment of an Act that
reauthorizes programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, if the Secretary of
Education makes the determination described in paragraph (2).
(2) Determination.--The determination referred to in
paragraph (1) is a determination that the performance of the
State educational agency, in carrying out the programs for which
the State has received a waiver under the educational
flexibility program, justifies the extension of the designation.

Approved March 24, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2363:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
Mar. 2, considered and passed Senate.
Mar. 14, considered and passed House.