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 115 STAT. 1792 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 "(1) the information and assurances described in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of subsection (b)(3), except that for purposes of this subsection subparagraphs (J), (K), and (N) of such subsection shall be applied by striking 'and the State educational agency' each place such term appears; "(2) assurances that the State educational agency— "(A) will grant, or will obtain, waivers of State statutory or regulatory requirements; and "(B) will assist each subgrantee in the State in receiving a waiver under section 5204(e); and "(3) assurances that the eligible applicant has provided its authorized public chartering authority timely notice, and a copy, of the application, except that the State educational agency (or the Secretary, in the case of an application submitted to the Secretary) may waive the requirement of this paragraph in the case of an application for a precharter planning grant or subgrant if the authorized public chartering authority to which a charter school proposal will be submitted has not been determined at the time the grant or subgrant application is submitted. 20 USC 722 Ic. "SEC. 5204. ADMINISTRATION. " (a) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— The Secretary shall award grants to State educational agencies under this subpart on the basis of the quality of the applications submitted under section 5203(b), after taking into consideration such factors as— "(1) the contribution that the charter schools grant program will make to assisting educationally disadvantaged and other students in meeting State academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards; "(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State educational agency to charter schools under the State's charter schools law; "(3) the ambitiousness of the objectives for the State charter school grant program; "(4) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement of those objectives; "(5) the likelihood that the charter school grant program will meet those objectives and improve educational results for students; "(6) the number of high-quality charter schools created under this subpart in the State; and "(7) in the case of State educational agencies that propose to use grant funds to support dissemination activities under subsection (f)(6)(B), the quality of those activities and the likelihood that those activities will ipiprove student academic achievement. "(b) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— The Secretary shall award grants to eligible applicants under this subpart on the basis of the quality of the applications submitted under section 5203(c), after taking into consideration such factors as— "(1) the quality of the proposed curriculum and instructional practices; "(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State educational agency and, if applicable, the local educational agency to the charter school;

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