PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3879
"(H) coordinating services and programs to meet the
needs of students so that students can fully participate
in the educational program of the school;
"(I) expanding the involvement and participation of
parents in the education of their children;
"(J) reforming schools, school systems, and the governance and management of schools;
"(K) evaluating programs; and
"(L) meeting the special needs of students living in
urban and rural areas and the special needs of local educational agencies serving urban and rural areas;
"(2) ensure that technical assistsince staff have sufficient
training, knowledge, and expertise in how to integrate and
coordinate programs under this Act with each other, as well
as with other Federal, State, and local programs and reforms;
"(3) provide technical assistance using the highest quality
and most cost-effective strategies possible;
"(4) coordinate services, work cooperatively, and regularly
share information with, the regional educational laboratories,
the Eisenhower regional consortia under part C, research and
development centers, State literacy centers authorized under
the National Literacy Act of 1991, and other entities engaged
in research, development, dissemination, and technical assistance activities which are supported by the Department as part
of a Federal technical assistance system, to provide a broad
range of support services to schools in the region while minimizing the duplication of such services;
"(5) work collaboratively with the Department's regional
offices;
"(6) consult with representatives of State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and populations served under
this Act;
"(7) provide services to States, local educational agencies,
tribes, and schools, in coordination with the National Diffusion
Network State Facilitators activities under section 13201, in
order to better implement the purposes of this part and provide
the support and assistance diffusion agents need to carry out
such agents' mission effectively; and
"(8) provide professional development services to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and the National
Diffusion Network State Facilitators to increase the capacity
of such entities to provide high-quality technical assistance
in support of programs under this Act.
"(b) PRIORITY.—Each comprehensive regional assistance center
assisted under this part shall give priority to servicing—
"(1) schoolwide programs under section 1114; and
"(2) local educational agencies and Bureau-funded schools
with the highest percentages or numbers of children in poverty.
"SEC. 13103. MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE AND APPLICATION REQUIRE- 20 USC 8623.
MENTS.
"(a) MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE.— The Secretary shall ensure
that the comprehensive regional assistance centers funded under
this part provide technical assistance services that address the
needs of educationally disadvantaged students, including students
in urban and rural areas, and bilingual, migrant, immigrant, and
Indian students, that are at least comparable to the level of such
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