; (2) an assurance that the submission of the State management decision has been authorized by the State Authorizing Officials, specifying the identity of the State Designated Officer; (3) the duration of the State management decision; (4) an assurance that the State will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures; (5) an assurance that the State will meet the requirements of applicable Federal civil rights laws in carrying out the State management decision and in consolidating and using the funds under the State management decision; (6) an assurance that in implementing the State management decision the State will seek to advance educational opportunities for the disadvantaged; (7) a description of the plan for maintaining direct accountability to parents and other citizens of the State; (8) an assurance that in implementing the State management decision, the State will seek to use Federal funds to supplement, rather than supplant, State education funding; and (9) a description of how the State will address persistently failing public schools. (d) Minimum duration The duration of the State management decision shall— (1) be greater than or equal to 5 years