Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/2811

 PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005

119 STAT. 2793

(b) DEFINITIONS.—Unless otherwise specified in this subtitle, the terms used in this subtitle have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). SEC. 102. IMMEDIATE AID TO RESTART SCHOOL OPERATIONS.

(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— (1) to provide immediate services or assistance to local educational agencies and non-public schools in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas that serve an area in which a major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and (2) to assist school administrators and personnel of such agencies or non-public schools with expenses related to the restart of operations in, the re-opening of, and the re-enrollment of students in, elementary schools and secondary schools in such areas. (b) PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary of Education is authorized to make payments, on such basis as the Secretary determines appropriate, taking into consideration the number of students who were enrolled, during the 2004–2005 school year, in elementary schools and secondary schools that were closed on September 12, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Katrina or on October 7, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Rita, to State educational agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas to enable such agencies to provide services or assistance to local educational agencies or non-public schools serving an area in which a major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. (c) ELIGIBILITY, CONSIDERATION, AND EQUITY.— (1) ELIGIBILITY AND CONSIDERATION.—From the payment provided by the Secretary of Education under subsection (b), the State educational agency shall provide services and assistance to local educational agencies and non-public schools, consistent with the provisions of this section. In determining the amount to be provided for services or assistance under this section, the State educational agency shall consider the following: (A) The number of school-aged children served by the local educational agency or non-public school in the academic year preceding the academic year for which the services or assistance are provided. (B) The severity of the impact of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on the local educational agency or nonpublic school and the extent of the needs in each local educational agency or non-public school in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas that is in an area in which a major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. (2) EQUITY.—Educational services and assistance provided for eligible non-public school students under paragraph (1) shall

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