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 121 STAT. 662

PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

(III) significantly increased the number of students making significant progress toward meeting such State academic content and achievement standards in mathematics; and (IV) successfully implemented this section; (B) the percentage of students in the schools served by the eligible local educational agency who enroll in advanced mathematics courses in grades 9 through 12, including the percentage of such students who pass such courses; and (C) the progress made in increasing the quality and accessibility of professional development and leadership activities in mathematics, especially activities resulting in greater content knowledge and expertise of teachers, administrators, and other school staff, except that the Secretary shall not require such information until after the third year of a grant awarded under this section. (2) REPORTING AND DISAGGREGATION.—The information required under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) reported in a manner that allows for a comparison of aggregated score differentials of student academic achievement before (to the extent feasible) and after implementation of the project assisted under this section; and (B) disaggregated in the same manner as information is disaggregated under section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(i)). (o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.

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SEC. 6204. PEER REVIEW OF STATE APPLICATIONS.

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20 USC 9854.

(a) PEER REVIEW OF STATE APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish peer review panels to review State educational agency applications submitted pursuant to sections 6201 and 6203 and shall consider the recommendation of the peer review panels in deciding whether to approve the applications. (b) SCREENING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a process through which individuals on the peer review panels who review State applications under sections 6201 and 6203 (referred to in this section as ‘‘reviewers’’) are screened for potential conflicts of interest. (2) SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.—The screening process described in paragraph (1) shall, subject to paragraph (3)— (A) be reviewed and approved by the Office of the General Counsel of the Department; (B) include, at a minimum, a review of each reviewer’s— (i) professional connection to any State’s program under such sections, including a disclosure of any connection to publishers, entities, private individuals, or organizations related to such State’s program; (ii) potential financial interest in products, activities, or services that might be purchased by a State educational agency or local educational agency in the

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