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 104 STAT. 1276 PUBLIC LAW 101-501—NOV. 3, 1990 (6) assurances that the State program will maintain cultural diversity; (7) a description of the guidelines for requiring parental involvement in State and local program development, policy design, and governance and the process for assessing and demonstrating that parental involvement in program development, operation, and governance occurs; (8) an Eissurance that, in awarding local grants, priority will be given to programs serving low-income communities and programs serving young parents; (9) a description of the local interagency planning process to be utilized to develop and implement local family resource and support programs; (10) a description of the criteria that the State will utilize for awarding grants for local programs so that they meet the requirements of subsection (f); (11) a plan for providing training, technical assistance, and other assistance to local communities in program development; (12) a description of the methods to be utilized to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the family resource and support programs within the State; and (13) a description of proposed actions by the State that will reduce practical and regulatory barriers to the provision of comprehensive services to families, including family resource and support programs. (e) CRITERIA.—In determining whether to award a grant to a State under this section the Commissioner shall consider— (1) the plans for progrsim development, expansion, and operation by the State, including the amount of training, technical assistance and other support that the State will provide to local communities in the development and operation of their programs; (2) the established guidelines for requiring and assessing parental involvement in local program development, policy design, and goverance; (3) the budget of the State for the expenditure of Federal and State funds and the ability of the program to secure financial commitments from a variety of sources, including public and private entities; and (4) any other factors determined appropriate by the Commissioner. (f) LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. —A State that receives a grant under such section shall use such grant to establish local family resource and support programs that— (1) implement a community planning process involving parents, local public and private non-profit agencies responsible for providing health, education, employment training. Head Start and other early childhood, child welfare, and other social services to determine local family needs, and identify appropriate community agencies to administer such programs locally; (2) provide core services, and other services directly or through contracts or agreements with other local agencies; and (3) involve parents in the development, operation, and governance of the program.

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