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 112 STAT. 2688 PUBLIC LAW 105-278—OCT. 22, 1998 such academic year have a full and fair opportunity to receive those funds during the charter schools' first year of operation. 20 USC 8065b. "SEC. 10307. SOLICITATION OF INPUT FROM CHARTER SCHOOL OPERA- TORS. "To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that administrators, teachers, and other individuals directly involved in the operation of charter schools are consulted in the development of any rules or regulations required to implement this part, as well as in the development of any rules or regulations relevant to charter schools that are required to implement part A of title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), or any other program administered by the Secretary that provides education funds to charter schools or regulates the activir ties of chgirter schools. 20 USC 8065c. "SEC. 10308. RECORDS TRANSFER. "State educational agencies and local educational agencies, to the extent practicable, shall ensure that a student's records and, if applicable, a student's individualized education program as defined in section 602(11) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(11)), are transferred to a charter school upon the transfer of the student to the charter school, and to another public school upon the transfer of the student from a charter school to another public school, in accordance with applicable State law. 20 USC 8065d. "SEC. 10309. PAPERWOMC REDUCTION. "To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each authorized public chartering agency shall ensure that implementation of this part results in a minimum of paperwork for any eligible applicant or charter school.". (h) PART C DEFINITIONS. — Section 10310(1) of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (e)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 8066(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "an enabling statute" and inserting "a specific State statute authorizing ±he granting of charters to schools"; (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting "is a school to which parents choose to send their children, and that" before "admits"; (3) in subparagraph (J), by striking "and" after the semicolon; (4) in subparagraph (K), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (5) by adding at the end the following:. "(L) has a written performance contract with the authorized public chartering agency in the State that includes a description of how student performance will be measured in charter schools pursuant to State assessments that are required of other scKools and pursuant to any other assessments mutually agreeable to the authorized public chartering agency and the charter school.", (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— Section 10311 of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (e)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 8067) is amended by striking "$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1995" and inserting " $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999". (j) TITLE XTV DEFINITIONS.— Section 14101 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8801) is amended—

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