PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 701
- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a program
of awarding grants, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to loc£d educational agencies to pay the Federal share of the costs of conducting demonstration projects that demonstrate methods of reducing class size which may provide information meaningful to other State and local educational agencies. "(2) FEDERAL SHARE. —The Federal share shall be 50 percent. "(b) RESERVATION. —The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 565A in each fiscal year to carry out the evaluation activities described in section 565. "(c) SELECTION CRITERIA. —The Secretary shall make grants to local educational agencies on the basis of— "(1) the need and the abiHty of a local educational agency to reduce the class size of an elementary or secondary school served by such agency; "(2) the abihty of a local educational agency to furnish the non-Federal share of the costs of the demonstration project for which assistance is sought; "(3) the abiHty of a local educational agency to continue the project for which assistance is sought after the termination of Federal financial assistance under tms subpart; and "(4) the degree to which a local educational agency demonstrates in the application submitted pursuant to section 564 consultation in program implementation and design with parents, teachers, school administrators, and local teacher orgmiizations, where applicable. "(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this subpart, the Sec- Disadvantaged, retary shall give priority to demonstration projects that involve Handicapped, at-risk students, including educationally or economicaUy disadvantaged students, students with disabihties, limited-English proficient students, and yoimg students. "(e) GRANTS MUST SUPPLEMENT OTHER FUNDS.— A local educational agency shall use the Federal funds received under this subpart to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State and local funds available to the local educational agency. SEC. 563. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 20 USC 1109b. "(a) ANNUAL COMPETITION.— In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall annoimce the factors to be examined in a demonstration project assisted under this subpart. Such factors may include— "(1) the magnitude of the reduction in class size to be achieved; "(2) the level of education and the subject areas in which the demonstration projects shall occur; "(3) the form of the mstructional strategy to be demonstrated; and "(4) the duration of the project. "(b) RANDOM TECHNIQUES AND APPROPRIATE COMPARISON GROUPS.—Demonstration projects assisted under this subpart shall be designed to utilize randomized techniques or appropriate comparison groups, where feasible. ««EC. 664. APPLICATION. 20 USC 1109c. "(a) IN GENERAL.— In order to receive a grant under this subpart a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary that is responsive to the announcement described in section
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