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 102 STAT. 250 Grants.

Establishment.

20 USC 3156.

Grants.

Grants.

Wages.

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

"(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section may be used to improve elementary and secondary education in the areas of— "(1) personal health and fitness; "(2) nutrition; "(3) mental and emotional health; "(4) prevention of chronic diseases; "(5) substance use and abuse; "(6) accident prevention and safety; "(7) community and environmental health; "(8) prevention and control of communicable diseases; "(9) effective use of the health services delivery system; and "(10) development and aging. "(c) OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION.—The

Secretary may establish within the Office of the Secretary an Office of Comprehensive School Health Education with the following responsibilities: "(1) To recommend mechanisms for the coordination of school health education programs conducted by various Federal agencies. "(2) To advise the Secretary on the formulation of school health education policy within the Department of Education. "(3) To disseminate information on the benefits to health education of utilizing a comprehensive health curriculum in schools. "SEC. 4606. ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM SCHOOLS. "(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to

assist— "(1) local educational agencies; "(2) consortia of such agencies; and "(3) intermediate educational units; which have significant percentsiges of minority students to establish and conduct programs which reflect a minority composition of at least 50 percent in the alternative curriculum school established by the applicant to strengthen the knowledge of elementary and secondary school students in academic subjects and to contribute to the desegregation of the schools of the applicant. "(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency, consortium of such agencies, or intermediate educational unit, is eligible to receive a grant under this section if such agency, unit, or consortium submits an application which contains evidence of collaborative arrangements between the applicant and an institution of higher education, a community-based organization, another local educational agency, an appropriate State educational agency, or any combination of such institutions, organizations, or agencies. "(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section may be used for— "(1) planning and outreach activities directly related to expansion and enhancement of academic programs and services in the alternative curriculum school; "(2) the acquisition of books, materials, and equipment (including computers and the maintenance and operation thereof) necessary for the conduct of educational programs in the alternative curriculum school; and "(3) the payment, or subsidization of the compensation, of elementary and secondary school teachers who are certified or licensed by the State and who are necessary for the conduct of educational programs in the alternative curriculum school;

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