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 102 STAT. 228

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988 "(2) The term 'State agency for higher education' means the State board of higher education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated for the purpose of this title by the Governor or by State law.

Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1988 20 USC 3001. 20 USC 3002.

"PART B—FOREIGN LANGUAGES ASSISTANCE "Sp]c. 2101. SHORT TITLE:.

"This part may be cited as the 'Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1988'. "SEC. 2102. ^MNDINGS.

"The Congress finds that the economic and security interests of this Nation require significant improvement in the quantity and quality of foreign language instruction offered in the Nation's elementary and secondary schools, and Federal funds should be made available to assist the purpose of this part. 20 USC 3003.

"SEC. 2103. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

Grants.

"(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall make grants to State educational agencies whose applications are approved under subsection (b) to pay the Federal share of the cost of model programs, designed and operated by local educational agencies, providing for the commencement or improvement and expansion of foreign language study for students. "(b) APPLICATION.—Any State educational agency desiring to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application therefor to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. No application may be approved by the Secretary unless the application— "(1) contains a description of model programs which— "(A) are designed by local educational agencies, "(B) represent a variety of alternative and innovative approaches to foreign language instruction, and "(C) are selected on a competitive basis by the State educational agency; "(2) provides assurances that all children aged 5 through 17 who reside within the school district of the local educational agency shall be eligible to participate in any model program funded under this section (without regard to whether such children attend schools operated by such agency); "(3) provides assurances that the State will pay the nonFederal share of the activities for which assistance is sought from non-Federal sources; and "(4) provides that the local educational agency will provide standard evaluations of the proficiency of participants at appropriate intervals in the program which are reliable and valid, and provide such evaluations to the State educational agency. "(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—(1) The Federal share for each fiscal year shall be 50 percent. "(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for any local educational agency which the Secretary determines does not have adequate resources to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.

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