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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 199

"(2) Regional rural Eissistance programs shall submit a report to the Secretary every 2 years containing such reasonable information about its activities as the Secretary may request, but including at a minimum information on efforts to provide effective services under this chapter in rural school districts facing declining enrollments, with particular attention to issues inherent in consolidating, jointly administering, or otherwise combining the resources of 2 or more districts. "SEC. 1459. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

20 USC 2864.

"There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993. "Subpart 4—Studies "SEC. 1461. REPORT ON STATE AND LOCAL EVALUATIONS.

20 USC 2881.

"The Secretary shall submit a comprehensive and detailed report concerning State and local evaluation results based on data collected under sections 1019, 1107(a), 1202(a)(6), and 1242(d) to the appropriate committees of the Congress on a biennial basis. "SEC. 1462. NATIONAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF PROGRAMS ON CHILDREN. 20 USC 2882.

"(a) NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY.—The Secretary shall contract with a qualified organization or agency to conduct a national longitudinal study of eligible children participating in programs under this chapter. The study shall assess the impact of participation by such children in chapter 1 programs until they are 18 years of age. The study shall compare educational achievement of those children with significant participation in chapter 1 programs and comparable children who did not receive chapter 1 services. Such study shall consider the correlations between participation in programs under this chapter and academic achievement, delinquency rates, truancy, school dropout rates, employment and earnings, and enrollment in postsecondary education. The study shall be conducted throughout the country in urban, rural, and suburban areas and shall be of sufficient size and scope to assess and evaluate the effect of the program in all regions of the Nation. "(b) FOLLOW-UP.—The agency or organization with which the Secretary has entered a contract under subsection (a) shall conduct a follow-up of the initial survey which shall include a periodic update on the participation and achievement of a representative group of children who participated in the initial study. Such followup shall evaluate the effects of participation until such children are 25 years of age. "(c) REPORT.—A final report summarizing the findings of the study shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress not later than January 1, 1997; an interim report shall be so submitted not later than January 1, 1993. "SEC. 1463. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

"There are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for the fiscal year 1989, $4,200,000 for the fiscal year 1990, $4,400,000 for the fiscal year 1991, $4,700,000 for the fiscal year 1992, and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1993 for carrying out sections 1461 and 1462,

Contracts,

Rural areas. Urban areas. Suburban areas.

20 USC 2883.

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