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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 171

"(6) a representative of business and industry with a commitment to education; and "(7) an individual involved in the implementation of programs under this chapter within the State. The panel shall contain members described in paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7). "(c) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.—In approving grants Urban areas, under this part under section 1052(a), the Secretary shall assure an Rural areas, equitable distribution of assistance among the States, among urban and rural areas of the United States, and among urban and rural areas of a State. "(d) DURATION.—(1) Grants may be awarded for a period not to exceed 4 years. In any application from a local educational agency for a grant to continue a project for the second, third, or fourth fiscal year following the first fiscal year in which a grant was awarded to such local educational agency, the Secretary or the State educational agency, as the case may be, shall review the progress being made toward meeting the objectives of the project. The Secretary or the State educational agency, as the case may be, may refuse to award a grant if the Secretary or such agency finds that sufficient progress has not been made toward meeting such objectives, but only after affording the applicant notice and an opportunity for a hearing. "(2) The Secretary shall establish criteria for carrying out the provisions of paragraph (1) in the transition fiscal year whenever the provisions of section 1052(b) apply to authorized State grant programs. "SEC. 1058. EVALUATION.

"(a) INDEPENDENT ANNUAL EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall provide for the annual independent evaluation of programs under this part to determine their effectiveness in providing— "(1) services to special populations; "(2) adult education services; "(3) parent training; "(4) home-based programs involving parents and children, "(5) coordination with related programs; and "(6) training of related personnel in appropriate skill areas. "(b) CRITERIA.—

"(1) Each evaluation shall be conducted by individuals not directly involved in the administration of the program or project operated under this part. Such independent evaluators and the program administrators shall jointly develop evaluation criteria which provide for appropriate analysis of the factors under subsection (a). When possible, each evaluation shall include comparisons with appropriate control groups. "(2) In order to determine a program's effectiveness in achieving its stated goals, each evaluation shall contain objective measures of such goals and, whenever feasible, shall obtain the specific views of program participants about such programs. "(c)

REPORT TO CONGRESS AND DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary

shall prepare and submit to the Congress a review and summary of the results of such evaluations not later than September 30, 1993. The annual evaluations shall be submitted to the National Diffusion Network for consideration for possible dissemination.

20 USC 2748.

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