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 102 STAT. 322

Disadvantaged persons.

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each such application shall— "(1) describe the telecommunications facilities and equipment and technical assistance for which assistance is sought which may include— "(A) the design, development, construction, and acquisition of State or multistate educational telecommunications networks and technology resource centers; "(B) microwave, fiber optics, cable, and satellite transmission equipment; "(C) reception facilities; "(D) satellite time; "(E) production facilities; "(F) other telecommunications equipment capable of serving a wide geographic area; "(G) the provision of training services to elementary and secondary school teachers (particularly teachers in schools receiving assistance under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) in using the facilities and equipment for which assistance is sought; and "(H) the development of educational programming for use on a telecommunications network; "(2) describe, in the case of an application for assistance for instructional programming, the types of programming which will be developed to enhance instruction and training; "(3) demonstrate that the eligible telecommunications partnership has engaged in sufficient survey and analysis of the area to be served to ensure that the services offered by the telecommunications partnership will increase the availability of courses of instruction in mathematics, science, and foreign languages, as well as the other subjects to be offered; "(4) describe the teacher training policies to be implemented to ensure the effective use of the telecommunications facilities and equipment for which assistance is sought; "(5) provide assurances that the financial interest of the United States in the telecommunications facilities and equipment will be protected for the useful life of such facilities and equipment; "(6) provide assurances that a significant portion of the facilities, equipment, technical assistance, and programming for which assistance is sought will be made available to elementary and secondary schools of local educational agencies which have a high percentage of children counted for the purpose of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; "(7) describe the manner in which traditionally underserved students will participate in the benefits of the telecommunications facilities, equipment, technical assistance, and programming assisted under this title; "(8) provide assurances that the applicant will use the funds to supplement and not supplant funds otherwise available for the purpose of this title; and "(9) provide such additional assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.

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