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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 2210

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW TITLE III O F THE ELEMENTAJRY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT O F 1965 SPECIAL PROJECTS

SEC. 301. (a) Title III of the Act is amended to read as follows:

"TITLE III—SPECIAL PROJECTS " P A R T A — GENERAL PROVISIONS a STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

20 USC 2941.

"SEC. 301. It is the purpose of this title to authorize the Commissioner to carry out special projects— "(1) to experiment with new educational and administrative methods, techniques, and practices; "^2^ to meet special or unique educational needs or problems; "(3) to place special emphasis on national education priorities; and " (4) to disseminate information to State and local educational agencies. "GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED

20 USC 2942.

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Determination.

"SEC. 302. (a) The Commissioner is authorized, during the period of October 1, 1979, through September 30, 1983, to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, State and local educational agencies, other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, and individuals to carry out the purposes of this title, except that no grant may be made under this title to other than a public agency or nonprofit private organization, or institution, or to an individual under section 303(b) of this part. "(b) No grant or contract may be awarded under this title to a State or local educational agency unless the Commissioner determines that in designing the proposal for which application is made, the needs of children in nonprofit private elementary and secondary schools have been taken into account through consultation with private school officials; and, to the maximum extent feasible, and consistent with the number of such children in the area to be served who have the educational needs the proposal is intended to address, those children will be provided an opportunity to participate in the proposed activity on a basis comparable to that provided for public schoolchildren. u COMMISSIONERS DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS

20 USC 2943.

Grants.

"SEC. 303. (a) From the amount available for the purposes of this section, the Commissioner is authorized, through grants or contracts, to carry out innovative or experimental projects to assist in the development or demonstration of methods, techniques, or practices which contribute to the solution of educational problems and which are consistent with the purposes of this title. "(b) The Commissioner is also authorized, from the amount available for the purposes of this section, to make grants not to exceed $25,000, to teachers, administrators, other educational personnel, and parent organizations to assist in the development or demonstration of

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