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 123STA T . 22 9 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 09 SEC.536 . D E T E RMINA TI O NO F N U M B ER OF W EI GH TED STUDENT UNITS FOR L OCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR RECEI P TOF BASIC SUPPORT PA Y MENTS UNDER IMPACT AID. Section80 0 3(a) ( 2 )( C )(i) o f t h e El e m enta ry an d Secondary Ed u- cation A ct of 1965 (20 U. S.C. 7 703(a)(2)(C)(i)) i s amended b y stri k in g‘ ‘6, 500 ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘5,000’’. SEC. 53 7 . STUDY ON OPTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY SUCH CHILDREN ARE DETERMINED TO NEED IMPRO V EMENT. (a) S TUDYONOP T I ON SF O R EDU CA TIONA L OPPORTUNITI E S. — (1) STUDY RE Q UIRED.— T he Secretary of D efense shall, in consultation w ith the Secretary of Education, conduct a study ono p tions for educational opportunities that are, or may be, a v ailable for dependent children of members of the Armed F orces who do not attend Department of Defense dependents’ schools when the public elementary and secondary schools attended by such children are determined to be in need of improvement pursuant to section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)). (2) OPTIONS.—The options to be considered under the study re q uired by paragraph (1) may include the following (A) Education programs offered through the I nternet, including programs that are provided by the Department of Defense through the Internet. ( B ) Charter schools. (C) Such other public school options as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, considers appropriate for purposes of the study. (3) ELE M ENTS.—The study required by paragraph (1) shall address the following matters: (A) The challenges faced by parents of military families in securing quality elementary and secondary education for their children when the public elementary and sec- ondary schools attended by their children are identified as being in need of improvement. (B) The e x tent to which perceptions of differing degrees of quality in public elementary and secondary schools in different regions of the United States affect plans of mili- tary families to relocate, including relocation pursuant to a permanent change of duty station. (C) The various reasons why military families seek educational opportunities for their children other than those available through local public elementary and sec- ondary schools. (D) The current level of student achievement in public elementary and secondary schools in school districts which have a high percentage of students who are children of military families. (E) The educational needs of children of military fami- lies who are required by location to attend public elementary and secondary schools identified as being in need of improvement. (F) The value and impact of other alternative edu- cational programs for military families.