PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3701
the Department by a person who has recognized professional qualifications and experience in the field of gender equity education.
"SEC. 5208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
20 USC 7238.
"For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized
to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years,
of which not less than two-thirds of the amount appropriated under
this section for each fiscal year shall be available to carry out
the activities described in section 5203(b)(1).
" PART C—ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL School Dro^ut
DROPOUT PROBLEMS
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"SEC. 6301. SHORT TITLE.
"This part may be cited as the 'School Dropout Assistance
Act'.
"SEC. 5302. PURPOSE.
20 USC 7262.
"The purpose of this part is to reduce the number of children
who do not complete their elementary and secondary education
by providing grants to local educational agencies to establish—
"(1) effective programs to identify potential student dropouts, including pregnant and parenting teenagers, and prevent
such students from dropping out of school;
"(2) effective programs to identify and encourage children
who have already dropped out to reenter school and complete
their elementary and secondary education;
"(3) effective early intervention programs designed to identify at-risk students in elementary and secondary schools; and
"(4) model systems for collecting and reporting information
to local school officials on the number, ages, sex, race or ethnicity, and grade levels of the children not completing their
elementary and secondary education and the reasons why such
children have dropped out of school.
"SEC. 5303. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
20 USC 7263.
"(a) ALLOTMENT TO CATEGORIES OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES. — From the amount appropriated under section 5308 for any
fiscal year, the Secretary shall first reserve not more than
$2,000,000 for the purposes of evaluating programs carried out
with assistance under this part in accordance with section 14701.
From the remaining amount, the Secretary shall allot the following
percentages to each of the following categories of local educational
agencies:
"(1) Local educational agencies administering schools with
a total enrollment of 100,000 or more elementary and secondary
school students shall be allotted 25 percent of such remaining
amount.
"(2) Local educational agencies administering schools with
a total enrollment of at least 20,000 but less than 100,000
elementary and secondary school students shall be allotted
40 percent of such remaining amount.
"(3) Local educational agencies administering schools with
a total enrollment of less than 20,000 elementary and secondary
school students shall be allotted 30 percent of such remaining
amount. Grants may be made under this paragraph to edu-
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