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 PUBLIC LAW 107-llO^JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1997 the child's or youth's transportation to and from the school of origin shall be provided or arranged by the local educational agency in which the school of origin is located. "(11) If the homeless child's or youth's living arrangements in the area served by the local educational agency of origin terminate and the child or youth, though continuing his or her education in the school of origin, begins living in an area served by another local educational agency, the local educational agency of origin and the local educational agency in which the homeless child or youth is living shall agree upon a method to apportion the responsibility and costs for providing the child with transportation to and from the school of origin. If the local educational agencies are unable to agree upon such method, the responsibility and costs for transportation shall be shared equally. " (2) COMPLIANCE.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Each plan adopted under this subsection shall also describe how the State will ensure that local educational agencies in the State will comply with the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (7). "(B) COORDINATION.— Such plan shall indicate what technical assistance the State will furnish to local educational agencies and how compliance efforts will be coordinated with the local educational agency liaisons designated under paragraph (l)(J)(ii). " (3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— The local educational agency serving each child or youth to be assisted under this subtitle shall, according to the child's or youth's best interest— "(i) continue the child's or youth's education in the school of origin for the duration of homelessness— "(I) in any case in which a family becomes homeless between academic years or during an academic year; or "(II) for the remainder of the academic year, if the child or youth becomes permanently housed during an academic year; or "(ii) enroll the child or youth in any public school that nonhomeless students who live in the attendance area in which the child or youth is actually living are eligible to attend. "(B) BEST INTEREST.—In determining the best interest of the child or youth under subparagraph (A), the local educational agency shall— "(i) to the extent feasible, keep a homeless child or youth in the school of origin, except when doing so is contrary to the wishes of the child's or youth's parent or guardian; "(ii) provide a written explanation, including a statement regarding the right to appeal under subparagraph (E), to the homeless child's or youth's parent or guardian, if the local educational agency sends such child or youth to a school other than the school of

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