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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 227

and judicial review requirements in accordance with section 1017 of this Act. "SEC. 2011. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

20 USC 2991.

"(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES.—The

Secretary shall provide technical assistance and, in consultation with State and local representatives, shall develop procedures for State and local evaluations of the programs under this part. "(b) SUMMARY.—The Secretary shall submit to the Congress every 2 years a summary of the State evaluations of programs under this part. "(c) MODEL REPORTING STANDARDS.—In conjunction with State and local educational agencies and organizations of mathematics and science educators, the Secretary shall develop model reporting standards to encourage comparability of data required under sections 2008 and 2009. "SEC. 2012. NATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Grants.

"(a) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—From 4 percent of amounts appro- 20 u ^ 2992. priated under section 2003(b), the Secretary shall make grants or enter into cooperative agreements in accordance with this section. "0?) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—The Secretary shall make grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and public and private nonprofit organizations (including museums, libraries, educational television producers, distributors, and stations, and professional science, mathematics, and engineering societies and associations) for programs of national significance in mathematics and science instruction. The Secretary shall give special consideration in providing such assistance to local educational agencies (or consortia thereof), institutions of higher education, and public and private nonprofit organizations, providing special services to historically underserved and underrepresented populations (and especially gifted and talented children from within such populations) in the fields of mathematics and science. "(c) PROGRAMS FOR TRAINING AND RETRAINING TEACHERS.—In

awarding grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary shall also give special consideration to programs of such institutions and organizations (such as museums) which train and retrain teachers in methods of scientific inquiry and provide materials which aid the education of students. In awarding grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary shall give preference to developed and currently operating programs which are disseminated throughout the region in which such an institution or organization is located. "(d) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall disseminate information concerning grants and cooperative agreements under this section to State and local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. Such dissemination of information shall include examples of exemplary national programs in mathematics and science instruction and necessary technical assistance for the establishment of similar programs. "SEC. 2013. DEFINITIONS.

"As used in this part: "(1) The term 'institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

20 USC 2993.

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