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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988 "(g)

PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out

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program improvement and student improvement activities required in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), local educational agencies and State educational agencies shall utilize the resources of the regional technical assistance centers and appropriate regional rural assistance programs established by section 1456 to the full extent such resources are available. "(h) FURTHER ACTION.—If the State educational agency finds that, consistent with the program improvement timetable established under sections 1020 and 1431, after one year under the joint plan developed pursuant to subsection (d), including services in accordance with section 1017, a school which continues to fall below the standards for improvement stated in subsections (a) and (b) with regard to the aggregate performance of children served under part A, part C, and part E of this chapter, the State educational agency shall, with the local educational agency, review the joint plan and make revisions which are designed to improve performance, and continue to do so each consecutive year until such performance is sustained over a period of more than one year. Nothing in this section or section 1020 shall be construed to give the State any authority concerning the educational program of a local educational agency that does not otherwise exist under State law. "(i) MUTUAL AGREEMENT.—Before any joint plan may be implemented under subsection (d) and subsection (h) both the local educational agency and State educational agency must approve such plan. "PART B—EVEN START PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES "SEC. 10.51. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

20 USC 2741.

"It is the purpose of this part to improve the educational opportunities of the Nation's children and adults by integrating early childhood education and adult education for parents into a unified program to be referred to as 'Even Start'. The program shall be implemented through cooperative projects that build on existing community resources to create a new range of services. "SEC. 10.52. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

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"(a) GRANTS BY THE SECRETARY.—In any fiscal year in which the appropriations for this part do not equal or exceed $50,000,000, the Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this part which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection, to make grants to local educational agencies or consortia of such agencies to carry out Even Start programs. "(b) STATE GRANT PROGRAM.—In any fiscal year in which the appropriations for this part equal or exceed $50,000,000, the Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this part, to make grants to States from allocations under section 1053 to enable States to carry out Even Start programs. "(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this part, the term 'State' includes each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "SEC. 10,53. ALLOCATION.

"(a) RESERVATION FOR MIGRANT PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall first reserve an amount equal to 3 percent of such amount for

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