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PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 "(1) the development of a comprehensive statewide program providing for the coordination of all Federal and State programs that provide instruction in basic skills; "(2) planning activities that involve local administrators, teachers, and parents in the development of strategies to improve instruction in basic skills; "(3) statewide assessments of need relating to basic skills, including the needs of both students and instructional personnel; "(4) in-service training programs for local administrators, instructional personnel, and other staff members involved in instruction in basic skills; and "(5) the provision of technical assistance and the dissemination of information relating to basic skills instruction to local educational agencies and other organizations and institutions involved in programs of instruction in basic skills. "PART C—SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR IMPROVING BASIC SKILLS " I N E X P E N S IV E BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR READING MOTIVATION

Contract. 20 USC 2911.

"SEC. 231, (a) The Commissioner is authorized (1) to enter into a contract with a private nonprofit group or public agency (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'contractor'), which has as its primary purpose the motivation of children to learn to read, to support and promote the establishment of reading motivational programs which Federal share, include the distribution of inexpensive books to students and (2) to payment. pay the Federal share of the cost of such programs. Contract " (b) The contract shall provide that— provisions. "(1) the contractor will enter into subcontracts with local private nonprofit groups or organizations or with public agencies (hereinafter referred to as 'subcontractors') under which the subcontractors will agree to establish, operate, and provide the nonFederal share of the cost of reading motivational programs which include the distribution of books by gift or loan, to pre-elementary, elementary or secondary schoolchildren; " (2) funds made available by the Commissioner to a contractor pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and oper.8tit?s::$•«!] 0 ating reading motivational programs as provided in paragraph (1); and "(3) the contractor will meet such other conditions and standards as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to assure the effectiveness of the programs authorized by this section and will provide technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes of this section. ) "(c) The Commissioner shall make no payment of the Federal share of the cost of acquiring and distributing books pursuant to a contract authorized by this section unless he determines that the contractor or the subcontractor, as the case may be, has made arrangements with book publishers or distributors to obtain books at discounts at least as favorable as discounts that are customarily given by such publisher or distributor for book purchases made under similar circumstances in the absence of Federal assistance. Definitions. "(d) For purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'nonprofit', when used in connection with any organization, means an organization no part of the net earning of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;

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" (2) the term 'Federal share' means, with respect to the cost of books purchased by a local private nonprofit group, organization, or public agency for a program in a locality for distributing such books to schoolchildren in that locality, 75 per centum of the cost of that agency or group or organization for such books for such program; except when such nonprofit group, organization or public agency has within the two years preceding its application for assistance, received Federal funds under a program to benefit m i g r a n t and seasonal farmworkers in which the Federal share was 100 per centum. I n that case the term 'Federal share', under this section, shall mean 100 per centum of the cost of that agency or group or organization for such books that are distributed to the children of m i g r a n t and seasonal farmworkers; and " (3) the term 'pre-elementary school' means a day or residential school which provides pre-elementary education, as determined under State law, except that such term does not include education for children who have not attained three years of age. " (e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provi- Appropriation sions of this section $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $10,000,000 for authorization. fiscal year 1980, $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, and $12,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years. Under such conditions as the Commissioner determines to be appropriate, not to exceed 10 per cent u m of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal year shall be available for a contract from the Commissioner to the contractor designated under subsection (a) of this section for technical assistance under subsection (b)(3) of this section to carry out the provisions of such section. "SPECIAL MATHEMATICS PROGRAM

" SEC. 232. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make g r a n t s to, and enter into contracts with, one or more private nonprofit agencies, institutions, or organizations, for the conduct, in cooperation with one or more local educational agencies, of special programs for the teaching of standard mathematics to children eligible for services under titles I and VI of this Act through instruction in advanced mathematics by qualified instructors with bachelor's degrees in mathematics, or the mathematical sciences from colleges or other institutions of higher education, or equivalent experience. " (b) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1980 and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, to carry out the provisions of this section.

20 USC 2912.

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Appropriation authorization.

" P A R T D — GENERAL PROVISIONS "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

" SEC. 241. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums for the 20 USC 2921. fiscal year 1980 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1983, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of part s A and B of this title.

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" SEC. 242. (a) From the first $20,000,000 appropriated pursuant to 20 USC 2922. section 241 of any fiscal year the Secretary shall carry out the provision of part A of this title. " (b) From the amounts in excess of $20,000,000 in any fiscal year the Secretary shall carry out the provisions of part B of this title.".

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PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW TITLE III O F THE ELEMENTAJRY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT O F 1965 SPECIAL PROJECTS

SEC. 301. (a) Title III of the Act is amended to read as follows:

"TITLE III—SPECIAL PROJECTS " P A R T A — GENERAL PROVISIONS a STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

20 USC 2941.

"SEC. 301. It is the purpose of this title to authorize the Commissioner to carry out special projects— "(1) to experiment with new educational and administrative methods, techniques, and practices; "^2^ to meet special or unique educational needs or problems; "(3) to place special emphasis on national education priorities; and " (4) to disseminate information to State and local educational agencies. "GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED

20 USC 2942.

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Determination.

"SEC. 302. (a) The Commissioner is authorized, during the period of October 1, 1979, through September 30, 1983, to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, State and local educational agencies, other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, and individuals to carry out the purposes of this title, except that no grant may be made under this title to other than a public agency or nonprofit private organization, or institution, or to an individual under section 303(b) of this part. "(b) No grant or contract may be awarded under this title to a State or local educational agency unless the Commissioner determines that in designing the proposal for which application is made, the needs of children in nonprofit private elementary and secondary schools have been taken into account through consultation with private school officials; and, to the maximum extent feasible, and consistent with the number of such children in the area to be served who have the educational needs the proposal is intended to address, those children will be provided an opportunity to participate in the proposed activity on a basis comparable to that provided for public schoolchildren. u COMMISSIONERS DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS

20 USC 2943.

Grants.

"SEC. 303. (a) From the amount available for the purposes of this section, the Commissioner is authorized, through grants or contracts, to carry out innovative or experimental projects to assist in the development or demonstration of methods, techniques, or practices which contribute to the solution of educational problems and which are consistent with the purposes of this title. "(b) The Commissioner is also authorized, from the amount available for the purposes of this section, to make grants not to exceed $25,000, to teachers, administrators, other educational personnel, and parent organizations to assist in the development or demonstration of

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92 STAT. 2211 Determination.

Grants and contracts.

Appropriation authorization.

Metric Education Act of 1978.

TITLE; DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

"SEC. 311. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Metric Education Act 20 USC 2951. of 1978'. " (b)(1) The Congress finds that— "(A) the metric system of measurement is in general use in industrially developed nations and its use is increasing; "(B) increased use of such metric system in the United States is inevitable, and such a metric system will become the dominant system of weights and measures in the United States; and "(C) a Federal program is vitally necessary if the American people are to adapt to the use of the metric system of weights and measures. "(2) It is the purpose of this part to encourage and support programs that prepare students to use the metric system of measurement with ease and facility as a part of the regular education program. "PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 312. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of Grants and grants and contracts to encourage educational agencies and institu- contracts. tions to prepare students to use the metric system of measurement. 20 USC 2952. Activities assisted under this part may include— "(1) the development, demonstration, improvement, or adaptation of programs of education in the use of the metric system;

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PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 "(2) training educational personnel to carry out programs in the use of the metric system; "(3) the development and dissemination of instructional materials for use in metric education programs; and "(4) other activities that will encourage and assist students to learn the use of the metric system. "(b) For the purposes of this part, the term 'metric system of measurement' means the international system of units as established by the General Conference of Weights and Measures in 1960 and interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce. ii

Financial assistance.

20 USC 2953.

APPLICATION

"SEC. 313. Financial assistance under this part may be made only upon application to the Commissioner. The application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner may reasonably prescribe. The application shall be approved only if it— "(1) provides that the activities and services for which assistance is sought will be administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant; "(2) describes a program which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining the purpose of this part; "(3) sets forth such policies and procedures as will insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application; and "(4) contains such other provisions as the Commissioner determines necessary in order to accomplish the purpose of this part. (C

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20 USC 2954.

Arts in Education Act of 1978.

"SEC. 314. There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part. "PART C—^ARTS IN EDUCATION "SHORT TITLE; STATEMENT OF FINDINGS

20 USC 2961.

"SEC. 321. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Arts in Education Act of 1978'. " (b)(1) The Congress finds that— "(A) the arts should be an essential and vital component of every student's education; "(B) the arts provide students with useful insights to all other areas of learning; and " (C) a Federal program is necessary to foster and maintain the interrelationship of arts and education. "(2) It is the purpose of this part to encourage and support programs that recognize and stress the essential role the arts can play in elementary and secondary education. 'PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

Grants and contracts. 20 USC 2962.

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tions to establish and conduct programs in which the arts are an integral part of elementary and secondary school curricula. Activities carried out under this part may include arrangements with public and private cultural organizations, agencies, and institutions, including museums, libraries, and theaters, to achieve the purpose of this part. F u r the r more, the Commissioner may carry out a program to develop and implement model projects and programs in the performing arts for children and youth, through arrangements made with the J o h n F. Kennedy Center for the Performing A r t s. I n addition, the Commissioner may carry out a program for the purpose of identifying, developing, and implementing model projects or programs in all the arts for handicapped persons through arrangements made with the National Committee, A r t s for the Handicapped. "AUTHORIZATION or

APPROPRIATIONS

" SEC. 323. There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for 20 USC 2963. the fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part. " P A R T D — P R E S C H O O L PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS "ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM

" SEC. 325. (a) The Commissioner is directed to establish, in coop- 20 USC 2971. eration with the Assistant Secretary for Human Development of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, a program of cooperative pilot projects between local educational agencies and Project H e a d Start, as authorized by the Headstart-Follow Through Act, 42 USC 2921. which will provide a smoother and more successful transition to formal schooling for certain preschool-aged children, and thereby improve their long-term achievement in elementary school. " (b) Projects established under this program will be designed to achieve the purposes of subsection (a) by— " (1) providing to a limited number of children aged three to four, inclusive, of low-income families and to their parents, families, or guardians a program of educational services including instruction, counseling, and testing, to be conducted primarily in the child's home; " (2) providing to children and adults who have participated in the services described above, during the following year appropriate educational services, testing, and counseling, to be primarily conducted on the premises of an elementary school; and " (3) providing a coordinated program of testing and assessment, along with such other evaluation procedures as the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary shall deem appropriate, designed to assess the achievement of children during their participation in the program and subsequently at the end of each of the first two years of formal schooling. " (c) Funds provided under this part may also be used to fund early childhood and family education programs for children below kindergarten age. Such programs may include— " (1) the identification of potential barriers to learning; " (2) education of parents in child development, including education of parenthood programs for secondary school students; and " (3) home-based programs of early childhood and family education.

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PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 " (d) Not less than 10 percent of the funds made available for purposes of section 303 for each fiscal year shall be made available for purposes of this part.

Consumer Education Act of 1978. 20 USC 2981.

" P A R T E — C O N S U M E R EDUCATION "SHORT TITLE; STATEMENT or

FINDINGS

" SEC. 331. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Consumer Education Act of 1978'. " (b) The Congress finds that— " (1) in an inflated economy, the American consumer is finding that the dollar is buying less and less; " (2) the consumer needs useful information in order to make wise economic choices; and " (3) Federal involvement is needed to encourage and support the development of consumer education programs throughout the country. "OFFICE OF CONSUMERS' EDUCATION

Establishment and Director. 20 USC 2982.

" SEC. 332. (a) There shall be within the Office of Education an Office of Consumers' Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Office') which shall be headed by a Director of Consumers' Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Director') who, subject to the management of the Commissioner, shall have responsibility for carrying out the provisions of this section. " (b) The Director shall be appointed by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code relating to appointments to the competitive service. uPROGRAM AUTHORIZED

Grants and contracts.

20 USC 2983.

" SEC. 333. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education, State and local educational agencies, and other public and private agencies, organizations and institutions (including libraries) to support research, demonstration, and pilot projects designed to provide consumer education to the public except that no g r a n t may be made other than to a nonprofit agency, organization, or institution. " (b)(1) Funds appropriated for g r a n t s and contracts under this part shall be available for such activities as— " (A) the development of curricula (including interdisciplinary curricula) in consumer education; " (B) dissemination of information relating to such curricula; " (C) in the case of grants to State and local educational agencies and institutions of higher education, for the support of education programs at the elementary and secondary and higher education levels; and " (D) preservice and in-service training programs and projects (including fellowship programs, institutes, workshops, symposiums, and seminars) for educational personnel to prepare them to teach in subject matter areas associated with consumer education. " (2) I n addition to the activities specified in the first sentence of this subsection, such funds may be used for projects designed to demonstrate, test and evaluate the effectiveness of any such activities, whether or not assisted under this section. Activities assisted pursuant to this section shall provide bilingual assistance when appropriate.

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a APPLICATION

" SEC. 334. Financial assistance under this part may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. Each application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation and shall be approved only if it— " (1) provides that the activities and service for which assistance is sought will be administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant; " (2) describes a program for carrying out one or more of the activities described in section 333(b) which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining the purposes of this part; " (3) sets forth such policies and procedures as will insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application; " (4) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this part for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available by the applicant for the purposes described in this part, and in no case supplant such funds; " (5) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this part; and " (6) provides for making an annual report and such other reports in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require and for keeping such records, and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports.

Financial assistance.

20 USC 2984. Regulation.

"REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS

" SEC. 335. E a c h recipient of Federal funds under this part shall 20 USC 2985. make such reports and evaluations as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation. "RESERVATION OF FUNDS

" SEC. 336. From funds available for purposes of section 303, not less 20 USC 2986. than $5,000,000 shall be made available for each fiscal year to carry out this part. "PART F — Y O U T H EMPLOYMENT a PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

" SEC. 341. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a youth employ- 20 USC 2991. ment program, the purpose of which shall be to prepare children to take their place as working members of society. " (b) The program carried out under this part shall support activities designed to— " J l) study the relationship of work to academic and intellectual achievement; " (2) develop ways to improve achievement in basic educational skills through work experience;

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20 USC 2992.

Law-Related Education Act of 1978. 20 USC 3001.

OF APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 342. There is authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for the fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part. "PART G—LAW-RELATED EDUCATION "SHORT TITLE; DECLARATION OF FINDINGS

"SEC. 346. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Law-Related Education Act of 1978'. " (b) The Congress finds and declares that— "(1) there is a widespread lack of understanding of how our system of law and legal institutions works; "(2) such an understanding is an essential component in developing faith and appreciation in our democratic system of government and in preparing our youth to be knowledgeable, responsible citizens; and "(3) there is an urgent need for Federal involvement designed to encourage and support the development of law-related education programs. "PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

Grants and contracts. 20 USC 3002. "Law-related education."

Financial assistance application, regulation.

"SEC. 347. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of grants and contracts to encourage State and local educational agencies and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions to provide law-related education programs. "(b) For the purposes of this part, the term 'law-related education' means education to equip nonlawyers with knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the legal process and the legal system, and the fundamental principles and values on which these are based. "(c) Financial assistance under this part may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. The application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation. "(d) Funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this part shall be available for activities such as— "(1) awareness activities, to provide educators, law-related personnel, and the public with an understanding of what law-related education is; "(2) support for new and ongoing programs in elementary and secondary schools, adult education, community organizations, and institutions of higher education, to provide law-related education, to develop materials and methods, to conduct pilot and demonstration projects, and to disseminate the products of these activities;

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" (3) clearinghouse and technical assistance, to collect and provide information and assistance on existing experience and resources to institutions, groups, agencies, organizations, and individuals to aid in establishing, improving, and expanding law-related education activities; " (4) t r a i n i n g for educators and law-related personnel in the substance and practice of law-related education, including preservice and in-service seminars, workshops, institutes, and courses; " (5) research and evaluation, to study and improve the effectiveness of materials and methods in law-related education; " (6) involvement of law-related organizations, agencies and personnel, such as lawyers, law schools, law students, and law enforcement personnel, in the provision of law-related education activities; and " (7) youth internships for outside-the-classroom experience with the law and the legal system. 'AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

" SEC. 348. There is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the 20 USC 3003. fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part. " P A R T H — ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 'SHORT TITLE; DECLARATION OF FINDINGS; PURPOSE

Environmental Education Act of 1978.

" SEC. 351. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Environmental E d u - 20 USC 3011. cation Act of 1978'. " (b) The Congress finds and declares that— " (1) the deterioration of the quality of the Nation's environment and of its ecological balance poses a serious threat to the strength and vitality of the people of the Nation; " (2) that this deterioration is in part due to poor understanding of the Nation's environment and of the need for ecological balance; " (3) that existing resources are not adequate for educating and informing citizens about environmental matters; and " (4) that the Federal Government should encourage and support efforts to educate citizens about environmental quality and ecological balance. " (c) I t is the purpose of this part to encourage and support the development of new and improved curricula to encourage understanding of policies, and support of activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance while giving due consideration to the economic considerations related thereto; to demonstrate the use of such curricula in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof, to provide support for the initiation and maintenance of program s in environmental education at the elementary and secondary levels; to disseminate curricular materials and other information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; to provide t r a i n i n g programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community, labor, and industrial and business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; to provide for the planning of outdoor ecological study centers; to provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance; and to provide for the preparation

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and distribution of materials by mass media in dealing with the environment and ecology. ^j.;;: '. Establishment and functions.

20 USC 3012. Director.

5 USC 5332

"OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

"SEC. 352. There is established within the Office of Education an Office of Environmental Education (referred to in this section as the 'Office') which, under the supervision of the Commissioner, by regulation, shall be responsible for (1) the administration of the program authorized by section 353 and (2) the coordination of activities of the Office of Education which are related to environmental education. The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed that prescribed for grade GS-17 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.

note. "PROGRAM AUTHORIZED Environmental education.

20 USC 3013.

Grants and contracts.

"SEC. 353. (a) For the purposes of this part, the term 'environmental education' means the educational process dealing with man's relationship with the Earth and his effect on the Earth and his relationship with his natural and man-made surroundings, and includes the relations of energy, population, pollution, resource allocation and depletion, conservation, transportation, technology, economic impact, and urban and rural planning to the total human environment. "(b)(1) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education. State and local educational agencies, regional educational research organizations, and other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions (including libraries and museums) to support research, demonstration, and pilot projects designed to educate the public on the problems of environmental quality and ecological balance, except that no grant may be made other than to a nonprofit agency, organization, or institution. "(2) Funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this part shall be available for such activities as— "(A) the development of curricula (including interdisciplinary curricula) in the preservation and enhancement of environmental quality and ecological balance; "(B) dissemination of information relating to such curricula and to environmental education, generally; "(C) in the case of grants to State and local educational agencies, or groups of such agencies, for the suport of environmental education programs at the elementary and secondary education levels; "(D) preservice and in-service training programs and projects (including fellowship programs, institutes, workshops, symposia, and seminars) for educational personnel to prepare them to teach in subject matter areas associated with environmental quality and ecology or to develop interdisciplinary strategies and programs of environmental quality and ecology and for public service jjersonnel, Government employees and business, labor, and industrial leaders and employees; " (E) planninj^ of outdoor ecological study centers; " (F) community education programs on environmental quality, including special programs for adults; "(G) preparation and distribution of materials suitable for use by the mass media in dealing with the environment and ecology; and

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" (H) establishing prize contests in the elementary and secondary schools in the area of energy, the emphasis to be placed upon stimulating new thinking about ways to better understand and solve the energy crisis. In addition to the activities specified in the first sentence of this paragraph, such funds may be used for projects designed to demonstrate, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of any such activities, whether or not assisted under this section. 'APPLICATION

"SEC. 354. (a) Financial assistance under this part may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. The application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation and shall be approved only if it— "(1) provides that the activities and services for which assistance is sought will be administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant; "(2) describes a program for carrying out one or more of the activities described in section 353(b)(2) which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining the purposes of this part; "(3) sets forth such policies and procedures as will insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application; " (4) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this part for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available by the applicant for the purposes described in this part, and in no case supplant such funds; "(5) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this part; and "(6) provides for making an annual report and such other reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require and for keeping such records, and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. "(b) Applications from local educational agencies for financial assistance under this part may be approved by the Commissioner only if the State educational agency has been notified of the application and been given the opportunity to offer recommendations. "(c) Amendments of applications shall, except as the Commissioner may otherwise provide by or pursuant to regulation, be subject to approval in the same manner as original applications. "(d) Federal assistance to any program or project under this section, other than those involving curriculum development, dissemination of curricular materials, and evaluation, shall not exceed 80 per centum of the cost of such program for the first fiscal year of its operation, including costs of administration, unless the Commissioner determines, pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner establishing objective criteria for such determinations, that assistance in excess of such percentages is required in furtherance

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20 USC 3015.

" SEC. 355. The Commissioner in cooperation with the heads of other agencies with relevant jurisdiction, shall insofar as practicable upon request, render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, agencies of local. State, and Federal governments and other agencies deemed by the Commissioner to play a role in preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance. The technical assistance shall be designed to enable the recipient agency to carry on education programs which are related to environmental quality and ecological balance. "SPECIAL GRANTS

20 USC 3016.

Evidence and report requirements.

" SEC. 356. (a) I n addition to the g r a n t s authorized under section 353, the Commissioner, from the sums appropriated, shall have the authority to make grants, in sums not to exceed $10,000 annually, to nonprofit organizations such as citizens' groups, volunteer organizations working in the environmental field, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, institutions, or organizations for conducting courses, workshops, seminars, symposia, institutes, and conferences, especially for adults and community groups (other than the group funded). " (b) P r i o r i t y shall be given to proposals demonstrating innovative approaches to environmental education. " (c) For the purposes of this section, the Commissioner shall require evidence that the interested organization or group shall have been in existence one year p r i o r to the submission of a proposal for Federal funds and that it shall submit an annual report on Federal funds expended. " (d) Proposals submitted by organizations and groups under this section shall be limited to the essential information required to evaluate them, unless the organization or group shall volunteer additional information. "ADMINISTRATION

20 USC 3017.

Project list and description, publication and distribution.

" SEC. 357. I n administering the provisions of this part, the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and of any other public or private agency or institution in accordance with appropriate agreements, and to p a y for such services either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be agreed upon. The Commissioner shall publish annually a list and description of projects supported under this part and shall distribute such list and description to interested educational institutions, citizens' groups, conservation organizations, and other organizations and individuals involved in enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance.

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"SEC. 358. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for 20 USC 3018. the fiscal year 1979, $7,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, $9,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, $11,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982, and $13,000,000 for the fiscal year 1983 to carry out the provisions of this part. Funds appropriated under this part shall remain available to the Commissioner for the duration of this part in order to permit multiple-year funding of projects under this part. "(b) For each fiscal year, not to exceed $500,000 of the sums appropriat ed under this part shall be available for the purpose of carrying out section 353(b)(2)(H).

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"PART I—HEALTH EDUCATION

Health Education Act of 1978.

"SHORT TITLE; DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

"SEC. 361. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Health Education Act 20 USC 3021. of 1978'. "(b)(1) The Congress finds and declares that— "(A) there is an increased concern for physical health and wellbeing; "(B) an understanding of the principles of good health can play a vital role in preventing illness and diseases; "(C) a Federal program is needed to assist State and local educational agencies in developing health education programs. "(2) It is the purpose of this part to encourage and support programs that prepare students to maintain their physical health and wellbeing, and to prevent illnesses and diseases, as a part of the regular education program. ((PROGRAM

AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 362. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to State and local educational agencies to establish and support programs in health education. "(b) Prior to establishing final regulations for making grants under this part, the Commissioner shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Health and the Surgeon General to assure coordination and nonduplication of effort.

Grants. 20 USC 3022. Regulations, consultation.

uAPPLICATION

"SEC. 363. Financial assistance under this part may be made only Financial upon application to the Commissioner. Each such application shall assistance. contain assurances that any funds received under this part will be 20 USC 3023. used in a coordinated and cooperative manner with any other health education related program that the applicant may be undertaking, and shall not duplicate such other programs. ((AUTHORIZATION

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"SEC. 364. There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for 20 USC 3024. the fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part.

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"SEC. 371. This Act may be cited as the 'Correction Education Demonstration Project Act of 1078'. "PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

Grants. 20 USC 3032.

Financial assistance, application.

"SEC. 372. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions for demonstration projects relating to the academic and vocational education of antisocial, aggressive, or delinquent persons, including juvenile delinquents, youth offenders, and adult criminal offenders. All projects shall include an evaluation component. "(b) Financial assistance under this part may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. The application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner may reasonably prescribe. "TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Advisory committees, appointment. Consultation.

20 USC 3033.

"SEC. 373. The Commissioner is authorized to appoint such special or technical advisory committees as he may deem necessary to advise him on matters of general policy relating to the education of persons intended to be benefitted by this section, and shall secure the advice and recommendations of the Director, Bureau of Prisons; Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Director of the Teacher Corps; the Director of the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; the Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, and such other persons and organizations as he, in his discretion, deems necessary before making any grant under this section. "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

20 USC 3034.

SEC. 374. There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part. ' • - * ' "PART K—DISSEHONATION OF INFORMATION " D i e S E M I N A T I O N OF INFORMATION

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"FINDINGS AND PURPOSE

" SEC. 381. I t is the purpose of this part to— 20 USC 3051. " (1) introduce secondary students from an economically disadvantaged background to the challenges, opportunities, and needs of serving in communities which have a need for professionals trained in the biomedical sciences and which have an underrepresentation of individuals from such a disadvantaged background serving as medical professionals; " (2) motivate and educate these students to successfully pursue careers in the biomedical sciences; " (3) develop academic, cognitive, and communicative skills in these students; " (4) rectify disadvantages resulting from foreign language barriers; and " (5) instill awareness and concern in these students for the health of their families and communities; by offering these students an intensive academic program in mathematics, the sciences, and English, study skill development, experiences in laboratory and health care delivery settings, and frequent exposure to individuals trained, or receiving training, m the biomedical sciences. II

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" SEC. 382. For the purposes of this part— 20 USC 3052. " (1) The term 'applicant' means an institution which has made application under section 385 for assistance under this part. " (2) The term 'biomedical science' means a field relevant to the study of human biology, and includes chemistry, biology, medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, and public health. " (3) The term 'full participant' means with respect to a project conducted in an academic year, a student who has participated satisfactorily in the project for not less than one hundred hours in the academic year. ^_;.. - . " (4^ The term 'project' means a project funded under this part. " (5) The term 'public secondary school system' means secondary schools operated by a local educational agency or a secondary school operated predominantly for Indian children and operated by, or receiving financial assistance from, the Department of the Interior. " (6) The term 'school of biomedical science' means an institution of higher education which provides t r a i n i n g leading to a doctorate or master's degree in a biomedical science. " (7) The term 'student from an economically d i s a d v a n t a ^ d background' means an individual from a family which had, during the preceding year, an income equal to 50 per centum or less of the national median income for families of comparable size and (A) who is enrolled in good standing in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade of a secondary school and (B) whose access to higher educational opportunity in the biomedical sciences is significantly limited due to the income of the individual's family. " (8) The term 'talented student from an economically disadvantaged background' means a student from an economically

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Grants and contracts. 20 USC 3053.

Applications, selection.

42 USC 254e.

FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

" SEC. 383. (a) To the extent provided in appropriation Acts, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with institutions of higher education for the purpose of offering projects to educate, motivate, and encourage students from an economically disadvantaged background to pursue t r a i n i n g at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the biomedical sciences. " (b) The Commissioner, in his selection among applications meeting the requirements for approval under section 385, shall (1) give priority to each such qualified application that proposes the offering of a program not previously offered, (2) give special consideration to each such qualified application that proposes the offering of a project to students enrolled in secondary schools located in a health manpower shortage area (designated under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act) or in a r u r a l area, and (3) take into account the location where the project is proposed to be offered to assure that projects are offered in a diversity of geographic settings. " (c) The amount of money to be provided, under any g r a n t or contract entered into for a project, for all its expenses (other than special expenses approved by the Commissioner for its summer program offered pursuant to section 384(a) (10)) for a single fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to $2,400 for each talented student from an economically disadvantaged background who was a full participant in the project in the academic year ending in that fiscal year. u.PROJECT

20 USC 3054.

STUDENTS

ACTIVITIES

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located and which has a relatively high proportion, as determined by the Commissioner, of students from an economically disadvantaged background enrolled in the secondary schools in such system, and (B) involve in a formal role in policymaking decisions in the project an individual who is employed at an administrative level, no lower than principal or dean, in a secondary school with target students who are participating in the project; "(3) be conducted, to the extent feasible, in a manner which does not conflict with a student's participation in extracurricular activities of the school in which he is enrolled; "(4) provide that not less than one hundred talented students from an economically disadvantaged background, who are enrolled in the ninth grade in such public or private nonprofit school system or systems in each academic year in which the project is offered, are full participants in the project in such academic year; " (5) provide for validation of the participation of a target student in such project by a science teacher or the parent or guardian of such student; " (6) make arrangements to use in such project— "(A) the research and other facilities and personnel of schools of biomedical science located in the area in which such project is offered; "(B) the special knowledge of individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who live in the area in which such project is offered and who are employed in the biomedical sciences; "(C) the expertise of teachers in secondary schools and institutions of higher education located in the area in which such project is offered; and "(D) the talents and experience of other groups located in the area in which such project is offered, such as parentteacher associations, foundations, civic groups, and professional organizations, which would further the goals of such project; "(7) expose target students to professionals trained in the biomedical sciences and to the resources of the biomedical sciences, including those described in paragraph (6), and such other academic and health-related experiences as are designed to— "(A) inform and educate such students to the challenges, opportunities, and needs of serving in the biomedical science professions; "(B) educate and motivate such students to pursue successful careers in the biomedical sciences; "(C) cultivate the development of academic, cognitive, and communication skills in such students; and "(D) instill awareness, concern, and information in such students for the health of their families and communities: "(8)(A) provide counseling to target students who are participating, and to individuals who were such students and who were full participants in an academic year, in the project on the range of opportunities available in the biomedical sciences upon completion of high school, college, and professional training, and on the financial and other prerequisites to pursue such opportunities, and (B) inform parents of participating students of the goals and

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"APPLICATIONS

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"(1) will be operated by the applicant and that the applicant will carry out such project in accordance with this part; and "(2) will provide for the activities described in section 384(]a). "(b) In approving an application for assistance under this title, the Commissioner shall insure that there is cooperation and coordination of efforts among the projects, including the exchange of materials and information among such projects. u USE OF r U N D S

"SEC. 386. (a) Funds appropriated to carry out projects under this 20 USC 3056. part may be used to cover all or part of the cost of establishing and carrying out projects, including the cost of stipends, allowances, travel, and subsistence expenses (in such amounts as may be determined in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner) to target students during their participation in a summer program offered pursuant to section 384(a) (10). " (b) Each target student who is participating on an essentially^ fulltime basis in a project during the academic year may be paid a stipend in an amount not in excess of $30 per month, except in exceptional cases as determined by the Commissioner. u APPROPRIATIONS

AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 387. (a) For the purpose of carrying out projects under this 20 USC 3057. part, there are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979 dud each of the four succeeding fiscal years. "(b) From the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), an amount not to exceed 5 per centum thereof shall be used for the purpose of conducting evaluations of the projects authorized under this part. "(c) Sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain available for expenditure and obligation on or before September 30, 1983. "PART M—POPULATION EDUCATION

Population Education Act.

'SHORT TITLE

"SEC. 391. This part may be cited as the 'Population Education Act'. 20 USC 3061. ^

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"SEC. 392. (a) The Commissioner, in consultation with the Deputy 20 USC 3062. Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs, established by section 3 of the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970, is authorized, from the sums available for purposes of this 42 USC 3505a. part, to carry out a program of making grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education. State and local educational agencies, research organizations, and other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions to implement a program of population education in elementary and secondary schools. "(b) Funds available for grants and contracts under subsection (a) shall be available for such activities as— "(1) preservice and inservice training programs and projects (including fellowship programs, institutes, workshops, symposiums, and seminars) for educational personnel to prepare them

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to incorporate population concepts into a broad array of subject fields such as geography, history, science, biology, social studies, and home economics; "(2) development and dissemination of teacher and student educational, training, and instructional materials, including the identification, evaluation, improvement, and adaptation of existing curricula and educational materials; "(3) research support to develop curriculum content and to evaluate programs and materials for the purpose of widespread dissemination; "(4) in the case of grants to State and local educational agencies, the support of population education programs at the elementary and secondary educational levels; and " (5) projects which demonstrate, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of the activities (described in clauses (1) through (4) of this subsection) whether or not assisted under this section. Programs assisted under clauses (2) and (3) shall be carried out in cooperation with State and local educational agencies. "(c) Applications for grants and contracts under this section shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and contain such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe. Clearinghouse on "(d) The National Institute of Education shall establish or desigpopulation nate, with funds available under this part, a clearinghouse on populaeducation, tion education for the purpose of evaluating, cataloging, and establishment. disseminating teacher and student materials on population. Such activities shall be carried out in coordination with related activities 42 USC 300. carried out under title X of the Public Health Service Act. For the purposes of carrying out this subsection, the Commissioner is authorized to transfer from sums available for this part to the National Institute of Education sums not to exceed $500,000. "(e) Not less than 10 percent of the funds available for purposes of Ante, p. 2210. section 303 shall be made available in each fiscal year for activities 20 USC 1865 under subsection (b) of this section.", note. (b)(1) Effective September 30, 1979— 20 USC 1861. (A) section 402(b) of the Education Amendments of 1974, 20 USC 1862. (B) section 403 of the Education Amendments of 1974, 20 USC 1863. (C) section 404 of the Education Amendments of 1974, 20 USC 1864. (D) section 405 of the Education Amendments of 1974, 20 USC 1865. (E) sections 406(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (h) of the Education Amendments of 1974, 20 USC 887d. (F) section 811 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 USC 1866. (G) section 408 of the Education Amendments of 1974, and 20 USC 1867. (H) section 409 of the Education Amendments of 1974 are repealed. Repeal. (2) Effective September 30, 1979, the Special Projects Act is 20 USC 1851repealed. 1853. (3) Effective September 30, 1978, section 406(c)(1) is amended by 20 USC 1865. striking out "this section" the first time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "the Career Education Incentive Act".

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TITLE IV—AMENDMENT TO TITLE IV OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 LIBRARIES, LEARNING RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION AND SUPPORT

SEC. 401. Title IV of the Act is amended to read as follows: "TITLE IV—EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT "PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS "PURPOSE

"SEC. 401. I t is the purpose of this title to provide financial assist- 20 USC 3081. ance to State and local educational agencies— "(1) to strengthen the quality of elementary and secondary education through support of locally initiated projects and activities designed to improve educational practices; "(2) to assist local educational agencies in the acquisition of necessary books, materials, library resources, and instructional equipment; and "(3) to strengthen and expand programs of counseling and guidance services and testing of students in elementary and secondary schools. uAUTHORIZATION

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"SEC. 402. (a)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for obligation by the Commissioner during fiscal year 1980 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1983, for the purpose of making grants under part B, relating to instructional materials and school library resources. "(2) No funds are authorized to be appropriated under this subsection for obligation by the Commissioner during any fiscal year unless— " (A)(i) the aggregate amount which would be appropriated under this subsection is at least equal to the aggregate amount appropriated for obligation by the Commissioner during the preceding fiscal year in which part B was in effect, or " (ii) in the case of appropriations under this subsection for the first fiscal year in which part B is effective, such amount is at least equal to the aggregate amount appropriated for obligation by the Commissioner for the fiscal year 1974, or for the preceding fiscal year, whichever is higher, under title II of this Act, and under title III (except for section 305) of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, and "(B) the sums appropriated pursuant to this subsection are included in an Act making appropriations for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which such sums will be obligated, and are made available for expenditure prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. "(3) Whenever the requirements of paragraph (2) are not met, the Commissioner shall carry out programs under title II of this Act and under title III (except for section 305) of the National Defense Edu-

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"SEC. 403. (a)(1) From the amounts appropriated to carry out part 20 USC 3083. B, part C, and part D of this title for any fiscal year, the Commissioner shall allot to each State from each such amount an amount which bears the same ratio to that amount as the number of children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, in the State bears to the number of those children in all the States. "(2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'State' shall not "State." include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The number of children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, in a State and in all States shall be determined by the Commissioner on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available to him. "(b) The amount of any State's allotment under subsection (a) Reallotment. for any fiscal year to carry out part B, part C, or part D, which the Commissioner determines will not be required for that fiscal year to carry out any of those parts shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during that year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments to those States under subsection (a) for that year but with such proportionate amount for any of those other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum the Commissioner estimates that State needs and will be able to use for that year; and the total of those reductions shall be similarly realloted among the States whose proportionate amounts were not so reduced. Any amounts reallotted to a State under this subsection during a year shall be deemed a part of its allotment under subsection (a) for that year. "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the purpose of this subsection amounts equal to not more than 1 per centum of each of the amounts appropriated for such year under part B, part C, and part D of this title. The Commissioner shall allot each of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection among Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands according to their respective needs for assistance under part B, part C, and part D of this title. In addition, for each fiscal year he shall allot from

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Payment terms.

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 each of such amounts to (A) the Secretary of the Interior the amounts necessary (including not more than $75,000 for administration) for the programs authorized by each such part for children and teachers in elementar}^ and secondary schools operated for Indian children by the Department of the Interior, and (B) the Secretary of Defense the amounts necessary for the programs authorized by each such part for children and teachers in the overseas dependents schools of the Department of Defense. The terms upon which payment for such purposes shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall be determined pursuant to such criteria as the Commissioner determines will best carry out the purposes of this title. uSTATE PLANS

Grants.

20 USC 3084.

" SEC. 404. (a) A State shall be eligible to receive g r a n t s under this part if it has on file with the Commissioner a general State application under section 501 or section 435 of the General Education Provisions Act, whichever is applicable, and if it submits to the Commissioner a State plan at such times (not more often than once every three years) and in such detail as the Commissioner deems necessary, which— " (1) designates the State educational agency as the State agency which shall, either directly or through arrangements with other State or local public agencies, act as the sole agency forthe administration of the State p l a n; " (2) sets forth a program under which funds paid to the State from its allotments under section 403 will be expended solely for the programs and purposes that meet the requirements set forth in part B, part C, and part D of this title; " (3) provides assurances that the requirements of section 406 (relating to the participation of pupils and teachers in private elementary and secondary schools) will be met, or certifies that such requireinents cannot legally be met in such State; " (4) describes the means by which the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to local educational agencies to enable them fully to participate in programs assisted under this title; " (5) provides assurances that funds such agency receives from appropriations made under section 402(b) will be distributed among local educational agencies on an equitable basis, recognizing the competitive nature of the g r a n t making except that the State educational agency shall provide assistance in formulating proposals and in operating programs to local educational agencies which are less able to compete due to small size or lack of local financial resources to distribute funds made available under this title to local educational agencies; and describes the procedures the State will use; " (6) provides that local educational agencies applying for funds under part B and part D shall be required to submit applications for that program not more than than once every three years; " (7) provides assurances that the aggregate amount to be expended per student or the aggregate expenditure by the State, its local educational agencies, and private schools in such State from funds derived from non-Federal sources for programs described in part B and part D, respectively, for the preceding fiscal year

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are not less than the amount per student expended or the aggregate expenditure for the second preceding fiscal year for each such P^-rt; " (8) provides that, for any fiscal year in which the provisions of section 510(b)(2) are not met, of the funds the State receives under section 402 for each fiscal year, the State will use for administration of the State plan not to exceed whichever of the following is greater: (A) 5 per centum of the amount so received ($75,000 in the case of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands), excluding any part of such amount used for purposes of section 431(a), or (B) $225,000; and provides that the remainder of such funds shall be made available to local educational agencies to be used for the purposes of parts B, C, and D, respectively; "(9) provides that, for any fiscal year in which the provisions of section 523(b) are not met, not more than the greater of (A) 15 per centum of the amount which such State receives pursuant to section 402(b) for any fiscal year, or (B) the amount available by appropriation to such State in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973 and periods covered by section 431(a)(3) as in effect in such year, shall be used for activities described in section 421; "(10) sets forth policies and procedures which give satisfactory assurance that Federal funds made available under this title for any fiscal year will not be commingled with State funds; " (11) sets forth the means by which the State will make information and technical assistance available to private nonprofit school officials who desire to arrange for children in those schools to participate in Federal elementary and secondary education programs; "(12) sets forth a comprehensive plan for the coordination of Federal and State funds for training activities for educational personnel in the State including preservice and inservice training, which plan shall be developed with the involvement of teachers, professional associations, institutions of higher education, and other interested individuals; and "(13) provides that the State has established a State advisory council in accordance with subsection (b). "(b)(1) The State advisory council shall— State advisory Oi "(A) be appointed by the State educational agency or as other- council, wise provided by State law and be broadly representative of the cultural and educational resources of the State and of the public, including— "(i) teachers, principals, superintendents, and other professional employees of local educational agencies and private schools, "Tii) teachers from institutions of higher education, "(iii) school librarians, personnel involved in operating <?i^.':H-')••:•'. Sz. media programs in local schools, and guidance counselors, "(iv) individuals from fields of professional competence in dealing with children needing special education because of physical or mental handicaps, specific learning disabilities, severe educational disadvantages, and limited English proficiency or because they are gifted or talented, and of profes-

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sional competence in guidance and counseling, and "(v) parents, students, and other interested members of the public; "(B) advise the State educational agency on the preparation of, and policy matters arising in the administration of, the State plan, including the development of criteria for the distribution of funds and the approval of applications for assistance under this title; "(C) evaluate all programs and projects assisted under this title; and "(D) prepare at least every three years and submit through the State educational agency a report of its activities, recommendations, and evaluations, together with such additional comments as the State educational agency deems appropriate, to the Commissioner. "(2) Not less than ninety days before the beginning of any fiscal year for which funds will be available for carrying out this title, each State shall certify the establishment of, and membership of (including the name of the person designated as Chairman), its State advisory council to the Commissioner. "(3) Each State advisory council shall meet within thirty days after certification has been accepted by the Commissioner and establish the time, place, and manner, of its future meetings, except that such council shall have not less than one public meeting each year at which the public is given an opportunity to express views concerning the administration and operation of this title. "(4) Each State advisory council shall be authorized to obtain the services of such professional, technical, and clerical personnel, and to contract for such other services as may be necessary to enable them to carry out their functions under this title, and the Commissioner shall assure that funds sufficient for these purposes are made available to each council from funds available for administration of the State plan. "(c) The Commissioner shall approve any State plan and any modification thereof which complies with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. "PAYMENTS TO STATES

20 USC 3085.

"SEC. 405. From the amounts allotted to each State under section 403 for carrying out the programs authorized by part B, part C, and part D, respectively, the Commissioner shall pay to that State an amount equal to the amount expended by the State in carrying out its State plan (after withholding any amount necessary pursuant to section 406(g)). "PARTICIPATION or CHIIDEEN ENROIXED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

20 USC 3086.

"SEC. 406. (a)(1) To the extent consistent with the number of children in the school district of a local educational agency which is eligible to receive funds under this title or which serves the area in which a program or project assisted under this title is located who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, such agency, after consultation with the appropriate private school officials, shall

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provide for the benefit of such children in such schools secular, neutral, and nonideological services, materials, and equipment including the repair, minor remodeling, or construction of public facilities as may be necessary for their provision (consistent with subsection (c) of this section), or, if such service, materials, and equipment are not feasible or necessary in one or more such private schools as determined by the local educational agency after consultation with the appropriate private school officials, shall provide such other arrangements as will assure equitable participation of such children in the purposes and benefits of this title. "(2) If no program or project is carried out under part B in the school district of a local educational agency, the State educational agency shall make arrangements, such as through contracts with nonprofit private agencies or organizations, under which children in private schools in that district are provided with services and materials under that part to the extent that would have occurred if the local educational agency had received funds under this title. "(b) Expenditures for programs pursuant to subsection (a) shall be equal (consistent with the number of children to be served) to expenditures for programs under this title for children enrolled in the puolic schools of the local educational agency, taking into account the needs of the individual children ard other factors which relate to such expenditures, and when funds a ailable to a local educational agency A under this title are used to concentrate programs or projects on a particular group, attendance area, or grade or age level, children enrolled in private schools who are included within the group, attendance area, or grade or age level selected for such concentration shall, after consultation with the appropriate private school officials, be assured equitable participation in the purposes and benefits of such programs or projects. "Tc)(l^ The control of funds provided under this title and title to materials, equipment, and property repaired, remodeled, or constructed therewith shall be in a public agency for the uses and purposes provided in this title, and a public agency shall administer such funds and property. "(2) The provision of services pursuant to this section shall be provided by employees of a public agency or through contract by such public agency with a person, an association, agency, or corporation who or which in the provision of such services is independent of such private school and of any religious rrganizations, and such employment or contract shall be under the control and supervision of such public agency, and the funds provided under this title shall not be commingled with State or local funds. "(d) If a State is prohibited by law from providing: for the participation in programs of children enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, as required by this section, the Commissioner shall waive such requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services to such children through arrangements which shall be subject to the requirements of this section. "(e)!*!) If the Commissioner determines that a State or a local educational aarency has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for the participation on an equitable basis of children enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools as required by this section, he may waive such requirements and shall arrange for the provision of

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Petition for review.

Review.

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 services to such children through arrangements which shall be subject to the requirements of this section. "(2) Pending final resolution of any investigation or complaint that could result in a determination under this subsection or subsection (d), the Commissioner may withhold from the allocation of the affected State or local educational agency the amount he estimates would be necessary to pay the cost of those services. "(f) Any determination by the Commissioner under this section shall continue in effect until the Commissioner determines that there will no longer be any failure or inability on the part of the State or local educational agency to meet the requirements of subsections (a) and (b). "(g) When the Commissioner arranges for services pursuant to this section, he shall, after consultation with the appropriate public and private school officials, pay the cost of such services, including the administrative costs of arranging for those services, from the appropriate allotment of the State under this title. "(h)(1) The Commissioner shall not take any final action under this section until the State educational agency and local educational agency affected by such action have had an opportunity, for at least forty-five days after receiving written notice thereof, to submit written objections and to appear before the Commissioner or his designee to show cause why that action should not be taken. " (2) If a State or local educational agency is dissatisfied with the Commissioner's final action after a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection, it may within sixty days after notice of such action, file with the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located a petition for review of that action. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Commissioner. The Commissioner thereupon shall file in the court the record of the proceedings on which he based this action, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. "(3) The findings of fact by the Commissioner, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive; but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Commissioner to take further evidence, and the Commissioner may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his previous action, and shall file in the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence. "(4) Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Commissioner or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. "PART B—INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES "ACTIVITIES A U T H O R I Z E D

20 USC 3101.

"SEC. 421. The amounts allotted to each State under section 403 for the purposes of this part shall be used to provide assistance to local educational agencies within that State^— "(1) for the acquisition of school library resources, textbooks, and other printed and published instructional materials for the use of children and teachers in public and private elementary and

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secondary schools which shall be used for instructional purposes only; and "(2) for the acquisition of instructional equipment and materials suitable for use in providing education in academic subjects for use by children and teachers in elementary and secondary schools which shall be used for instructional purposes only. "PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

"SEC. 422. (a) Funds available to a State under this part shall be distributed among local educational agencies in that State according to the enrollments in public and nonpublic schools within the school districts of those agencies, adjusted, in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Commissioner, to provide higher per pupil allocations to (1) local educational agencies whose tax effort for education is substantially greater than the State average tax effort for education, but whose per pupil expenditure (excluding payments made under title I of this Act) is no greater than the average per pupil expenditure in the State, and (2) local educational agencies which have the greatest numbers or percentages of children whose education imposes a higher than average cost per child, such as children from low-income families, children living in sparsely populated areas, and children from families in which English is not the dominant language. "(b) Local educational agencies shall be given complete discretion (subject to the provisions of section 406) in determining how funds they receive under this part will be divided among the purposes described in section 421, except that the State educational agency shall insure that each local educational agency,/in making that determination, has adopted appropriate procedures, including periodic consultation with teachers, librarians, media specialists and other professional staff in the schools, and private school officials, to coordinate the selection of equipment and materials under this part with curricula being carried out in the schools within that agency.

Distribution of funds, 20 USC 3102.

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"PART C—IMPROVEMENT IN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE a ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 431. (a) The amounts allotted to each State under section 403 for the purpose of this part shall be used to provide assistance to local educational agencies within the State for activities that will improve the educational practices of those agencies, including— "(1) the development and demonstration of activities designed to address serious educational problems in elementary and secondary schools, including— "(A) the need for effective programs for children with special needs, such as educationally deprived children, gifted and talented children, and handicapped children, "(B) high rates of children who do not complete secondary school, and "(C) the need of children in private schools for improved educational services; "(2) encouraging the development and demonstration of improved means of carrying out programs for educationally deprived children in school attendance areas having high concentrations of children from low-income families;

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" (3) activities designed to improve the achievement of children in basic skills; " (4) activities to encourage the participation of parents in the education of their children; " (5) the development of programs to diagnose learning problems and assess the educational achievement of children, including children in nonprofit private schools; " (6) developing and implementing model plans to demonstrate effective means of improving school management and fully coordinating all the Federal, State, and local resources available in a school in a fashion designed to meet the individual needs of every child in that school; " (7) professional development programs for teachers, administrators, and other instructional personnel in the schools of such agencies; " (8) early (ihildhood and family education programs for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten programs and below age six for activities related to the identification of potential barriers to learning, the education of p a i e n t s in child development, homebased programs, and referral services; and " (9) programs to extent the educational process beyond the school building through the use of other resources in the community, such as museums, businesses, cultural organizations, labor unions, and governmental agencies. " (b)(1) Funds available to the States under this part shall also be used (pursuant to State plans approved under section 404) for the purpose of encouraging innovation and improvement in compensatory educational efforts. Such efforts may include— " (A) programs of grants to local educational agencies for summer bridge programs which provide students with continued academic improvement and stimulation during the summer months in order to preserve and increase the academic progress of such students in regular school year program s; " (B) programs of parent education which enable parents to better contribute to their children's academic progress by such means as the conducting of parent education or parenting programs which promote partnership between parents and teachers and help parents develop the skills necessary to motivate and assist such children; " (C) programs that provide retraining to improve the skills of teachers and other educational personnel to enable such personnel to meet better the specific educational needs of the children served by such personnel; and " (D) programs to develop educational materials for use by children in the home to improve student achievement in the basic skills. " (2) E a c h State shall ensure that not less than 50 per centum of those funds appropriated for any fiscal year which exceed the amount appropriated for this part for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, will be used for the purposes of programs described in paragraph (1). "PROGRAM REQTTTREMENTS

20 USC 3112.

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