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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 323

"(c) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION; PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall, in approving applications under this title, give priority to applications which demonstrate that— "(1) a concentration and quality of mathematics, science, and Disadvantaged foreign language resources which, by their distribution through persons, the eligible telecommunications partnership, will offer significant new educational opportunities to network participants, particularly to traditionally underserved populations and areas with scarce resources and limited access to courses in mathematics, science, and foreign languages; "(2) the eligible telecommunications partnership has secured the direct cooperation and involvement of public and private educational institutions. State and local government, and industry in planning the network; "(3) the eligible telecommunications partnership will serve the broadest range of institutions, including public and private elementary and secondary schools (particularly schools having significant numbers of children counted for the purpose of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), programs providing instruction outside of the school setting, institutions of higher education, teacher training centers, research institutes, and private industry; "(4) a significant number of educational institutions have agreed to participate or will participate in the use of the telecommunications system for which assistance is sought; "(5) the eligible telecommunications partnership will have substantial academic and teaching capabilities including the capability of training, retraining, and inservice upgrading of teaching skills; "(6) the eligible telecommunications partnership will serve a multistate area; and "(7) the eligible telecommunications partnership will, in providing services with assistance sought under this Act, meet the needs of groups of individuals traditionally excluded from careers in mathematics and science because of discrimination, inaccessibility, or economically disadvantaged backgrounds. "(d) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In approving applications under Grants, this title, the Secretary shall assure an equitable geographic distribution of grants. DISSEMINATION OF COURSES AND MATERIALS UNDER THE STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM

"SEC. 906. (a) REPORT.—Each eligible telecommunications partnership awarded a grant under this title shall report to the Secretary a listing and description of available courses of instruction and materials to be offered by educational institutions and teacher training centers which will be transmitted over satellite, specifying the satellite on which such transmission will occur and the time of such transmission. "(b) DISSEMINATION OF COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary

shall compile and prepare for dissemination a listing and description of available courses of instruction and materials to be offered by educational institutions and teacher training centers equipped with satellite transmission capabilities, as reported to the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section.

20 USC 4085.

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