113 STAT. 44 PUBLIC LAW 106-25—APR. 29, 1999 only if the Secretary determines that such appHcation demonstrates substantial promise of assisting the State educational agency and affected local educational agencies and schools within the State in carrying out comprehensive educational reform, after considering— (i) the eligibility of the State as described in paragraph (2); (ii) the comprehensiveness and quality of the educational flexibility plan described in subparagraph (A); (iii) the ability of the educational flexibility plan to ensure accountability for the activities and goals described in such plan; (iv) the degree to which the State's objectives described in subparagraph (A)(iii)^— (I) are clear and have the ability to be assessed; and (II) take into account the performance of local educational agencies or schools, and students, particularly those affected by waivers; (v) the significance of the State statutory or regulatory requirements relating to education that will be waived; and (vi) the quality of the State educational agency's process for approving applications for waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) and for monitoring and evaluating the results of such waivers. (4) LOCAL APPLICATION.— (A) IN GENERAL. — Each local educational agency or school requesting a waiver of a Federal statutory or regulatory requirement as described in paragraph (1)(A) and any relevant State statutory or regulatory requirement from a State educational agency shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require. Each such application shall— (i) indicate each Federal program affected and each statutory or regulatory requirement that will be waived; (ii) describe the purposes and overall expected results of waiving each such requirement; (iii) describe, for each school year, specific, measurable, educational goals for each local educational agency or school affected by the proposed waiver, and for the students served by the local educational agency or school who are affected by the waiver; (iv) explain why the waiver will assist the local educational agency or school in reaching such goals; and (v) in the case of an application from a local educational agency, describe how the local educational agency will meet the requirements of paragraph (8). (B) EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.— ^A State educational agency shall evaluate an application submitted
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