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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 273

school children from low-income families and numbers or proportions of low-achieving secondary school children; and "(B) offer innovative approaches to improving achievement among eligible secondary school children and offer approaches which show promise for replication and dissemination. "(2) The Secretary shall ensure that programs for which applica- Urban areas. tions are approved under this section are representative of urban Rural areas. and rural regions in the United States. "(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent of any grant under this part may be used for administrative costs. "PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS "SEC. 6201. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

20 USC 3271.

"(a) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL DROPOUT.—The Secretary shall, not

later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this title, establish a standard definition of a school dropout, after consultation with pertinent organizations and groups. If the Secretary has defined the term 'school dropout' for fiscal year 1988 that definition shall apply for the purposes of this section. "(b) TIMELY AWARD OF GRANTS.—To the extent possible, for any

fiscal year the Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies and educational partnerships under this part not later than June 30 preceding such fiscal year. "(c) GRANTS MUST SUPPLEMENT OTHER FUNDS.—A local educational agency receiving Federal funds under this title shall use such Federal funds only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal sources or under provisions of Federal law other than this title for activities described in part A or part B of this title, as the case may be. "(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate programs oper- Reports, ated with funds received under this title, and shall issue a report at the end of the grant period, but in no case later than January 30, 1991. "(e) COORDINATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall require local educational agencies receiving grants under this title to cooperate with the coordination and dissemination efforts of the National Diffusion Network and State educational agencies. "(1) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of any local educational agency or educational partnership receiving assistance under this title that are pertinent to the sums received and disbursed under this title. "(g) WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS.—Whenever the Secretary, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to any local educational agency or educational partnership, finds that the local educational agency or educational partnership has failed to comply substantially with the provisions set forth in its application approved under section 6105 or section 6106, the Secretary shall withhold payments under this title in accordance with section 453 of the General Education Provisions Act until the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any failure to comply. "SEC. 6202. DEFINITIONS.

"(a) As used in this title—

20 USC 3272.

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