§ 38-1853.06 — Priorities.

District of Columbia § 38-1853.06

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 38: Educational Institutions.
• Ch. 18N: Scholarships for Opportunity and Results.

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In awarding grants under § 38-1853.04(a) , the Secretary shall give priority to applications from eligible entities that will most effectively—

(1) in awarding scholarships under § 38-1853.07(a) , give priority to—

(A) eligible students who, in the school year preceding the school year for which the eligible students are seeking a scholarship, attended an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia's accountability system; and

(B) students whose household includes a sibling or other child who is already participating in the program of the eligible entity under this chapter , regardless of whether such students have, in the past, been assigned as members of a control study group for the purposes of an evaluation under § 38-1853.09(a) or whether such students have, in the past, attended a private school;

(2) target resources to students and families that lack the financial resources to take advantage of available educational options; and

(3) provide students and families with the widest range of educational options.

Legislative History

Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 202, Pub. L. 112-10, Div. C, § 3006; Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1802, Pub. L. 114-95, § 9215(ppp)(2)