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108 STAT. 300 PUBLIC LAW 103-230—APR. 6, 1994 for activities in the Federal priority area of employment activities, and, at the discretion of the State, activities in any or all of the three other Federal priority areas and an optional State priority area; and "(vii) the remainder of the amount available to the State from allotments under section 125 (Eifter making expenditures required by clause (vi)) shall be used for the planning, coordination, administration, and implementation of priority area activities, and other activities relating to systemic change, capacity building, and advocacy to implement the responsibilities of the State Developmental Disabilities Council pursuant to section 124(c). "(B) STATE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION. —The plan shall provide assurances that there will be reasonable State financial participation in the cost of carrying out the State plan. "(C) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.— The plan shall provide assurances that the State Developmental Disabilities Council has approved conflict of interest policies as of October 1, 1994, to ensure that no member of such Council shall cast a vote on any matter that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest. "(D) URBAN AND RURAL POVERTY AREAS.—The plan shall provide assurances that special financial and technical assistance shall be given to organizations that provide services, supports, and other assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities who live in areas designated as urban or rural poverty areas. "(E) PROGRAM STANDARDS. —The plan shall provide assurances that programs, projects, and activities assisted under the plan, and the buildings in which such programs, projects, and activities are operated, will meet standards prescribed by the Secretary in regulation and all apphcable Federal and State accessibility standards. "(F) INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES.— The plan shall provide assurances that any direct services provided to individuals with developmental disabilities and funded under this plan will be provided in an individualized manner, consistent with unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities of an individual. "(G) HUMAN RIGHTS.— The plan shall provide assurances that the human rights of all individuals with developmental disabilities (especially those individuals without familial protection) who are receiving services under programs assisted under this part will be protected consistent with section 110 (relating to rights of individuals with developmental disabilities). " (H) MINORITY PARTICIPATION.—The plan shall provide assurances that the State has taken affirmative steps to assure that participation in programs under this part is geographically representative of the State, and reflects the diversity of the State with respect to race and ethnicity. " (I) INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED SURVEY REPORTS. —The plan shall provide assurances that the State will provide the State Developmental