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106 STAT. 660 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 "(D) Activities related to inservice training shall be coordinated with such activities carried out under part . A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. "(3) RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS.— "(A) Local educational agencies receiving assistance under section 501(b)(2)(A) or 501(c) may use such assistance—

    • (i) to establish, operate, or expand programs to

encourage and recruit interested individuals to pursue a course of study that will lead to a career in education; and

    • (ii) to establish, operate, or expand a program where

such agency recruits students currently enrolled in a school in the local educational agency to be teachers or early childhood education specialists. "(B) Activities under this paragraph may include— "(i) academic and career counseling of and support services for students; "(ii) programs in which students act as tutors while they are enrolled in schools in the local educational agency; "(iii) programs in which students enrolled in institutions of higher education and other individuals tutor students within schools in the local educational agency; "(iv) information and recruitment efforts to attract individuals into the teaching profession; and "(v) programs to support early childhood education efforts at the preschool and school level. "(C) In conducting programs under this paragraph, local educational agencies shall place a priority on recruiting students and individuals from minority groups. "(D) Local educational agencies may conduct programs under this paragraph in consortia with institutions of higher education. "(4) BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS. —Local educational agencies receiving assistance under section 501(b)(2)(A) or 501(c) may use such assistance to establish partnerships with representatives of the business commxinity to sponsor— "(A) programs which allow representatives of local business or firms to go into the classroom and work with the classroom teacher to provide instruction in subject areas where the expertise of the teacher could be supplemented, especially in the subject areas of mathematics, science, and vocational and technology education training; "(B) internship programs which provide an opportunity for classroom teachers to work in local businesses or firms to gain practical experience or to develop new skills or e^ertise; (C) programs which bring students and teachers into business settings to see applications of course work and in speciaHzed su'eas, and to learn to use advanced technical equipment; "(D) programs which allow representatives of local businesses and firms to work with school administrators to develop instructional material; and