34 C.F.R. § 299.14 – Requirements for the consolidated State plan.

(a) Purpose. Pursuant to section 8302 of the Act, the Department defines the procedures under which an SEA may submit a consolidated State plan for any or all of the programs listed in § 299.13(j).
(b) Framework for the consolidated State plan. Each consolidated State plan must address the requirements in §§ 299.15 through 299.19 for the following five components and their corresponding elements:
1. (1) Consultation and performance management.
2. (2) Academic assessments.
3. (3) Accountability, support, and improvement for schools.
4. (4) Supporting excellent educators.
5. (5) Supporting all students.
(c) Assurances. In addition to the assurances in § 299.13(c), an SEA must include the following assurances on a date, time, and manner (e.g., electronic or paper) established by the Secretary as part of its consolidated State plan:
1. (1) Coordination. The SEA must assure that it coordinated its plans for administering the included programs, other programs authorized under the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Rehabilitation Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Head Start Act, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Education Technical Assistance Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
2. (2) Challenging academic standards and academic assessments. The SEA must assure that the State will meet the standards and assessments requirements of sections 1111(b)(1)(A) through (F) and 1111(b)(2) of the Act and applicable regulations.
3. (3) State support and improvement for low-performing schools. The SEA must assure that it will approve, monitor, and periodically review LEA comprehensive support and improvement plans consistent with requirements in section 1111(d)(1)(B)(v) and (vi) of the Act and § 200.21(e).
4. (4) Participation by private school children and teachers. The SEA must assure that it will meet the requirements of sections 1117 and 8501 of the Act regarding the participation of private school children and teachers.
5. (5) Appropriate identification of children with disabilities. The SEA must assure that it has policies and procedures in effect regarding the appropriate identification of children with disabilities consistent with the child find and evaluation requirements in section 612(a)(3) and (a)(7) of the IDEA, respectively.
  (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1810-0576)
  (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 3474, 7842)