1. Grants to support efforts to recruit and retain paraprofessionals in schools (a) In general The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program under which the Secretary makes allotments to State educational agencies to assist States, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies in recruiting and retaining paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs. (b) State-by-State allocation Of the amount appropriated to carry out this Act for each fiscal year, each State educational agency that has an application approved by the Secretary under subsection (e)(1) shall be allocated an amount in proportion to the amount received by all local educational agencies in the State under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ) for the previous fiscal year relative to the total amount received under such part for such fiscal year by all local educational agencies in every State that has a plan approved by the Secretary under such subsection. (c) Use of funds (1) State reservation A State educational agency that receives an allotment under subsection (b) may reserve not more than 5 percent of the allotment for administrative activities relating to the grant program under paragraph (2) and to carry out statewide activities to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs in the State. (2) Subgrants to eligible entities From amounts received under subsection (b) and not reserved under paragraph (1), a State educational agency shall make subgrants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, which may include activities such as— (A) establishing paraprofessional leader induction and mentoring programs that are evidence-based (to the extent a State determines that such evidence is reasonably