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108 STAT. 3702 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 cational service agencies and consortia of not more than 5 local educational agencies in any case in which the total enrollment of the largest such local educational agency is less than 20,000 elementary and secondary students. Such agencies and consortia may also apply for assistance under this part in conjunction with the State educational agency. Not less than 20 percent of funds available under this paragraph shall be awarded to local educational agencies administering schools with a total enrollment of less than 2,000 elementary and secondary school students. "(4) Community-based organizations shall be allotted 5 percent of such remaining amount. Grants under this paragraph shall be made after consultation between the community-based organization and the local educational agency that is to benefit from such a grant. "(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall give special consideration to awarding funds available for each category described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) to local educational agencies participating in an educational partnership. "(2) EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. — For the purpose of this part the term 'educational partnerships' means a partnership between— "(A) a local educational agency; and "(B) a business concern or business organization, community-based organization, nonprofit private organization, institution of higher education, State educational agency. State or local public agency, private industry council (established under the Job Training Partnership Act), museum, library, or educational television or broadcasting station. " (c) AWARD OF GRANT. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— From the amount allotted for any fiscal year to a category of local educational agencies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award as many grants as practicable within each such category to local educational agencies and educational partnerships whose applications have been approved by the Secretary for such fiscal year under section 5304 and whose applications propose a program of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective. "(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— Any local educational agency or educational partnership that has received a grant under this part shall be eligible for additional funds as provided under subsection (d). "(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— Grants under this part shall be made under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe. " (d) USE OF FUNDS WHEN NOT FULLY ALLOTTED TO CATEGORIES UNDER SUBSECTION (a). — "(1) IN GENERAL. — Whenever the Secretary determines that the full amount of the sums allotted under any category set forth under subsection (a) will not be required for applications of the local educational agencies in the case of categories described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall make the amount not so required available to another category under subsection (a). In carrying out the provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall assure that