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 104 STAT. 3042 PUBLIC LAW 101-600—NOV. 16, 1990 Public Law 101-600 101st Congress Nov. 16, 1990 [H.R. 5140] School Dropout Prevention and Basic Skills Improvement Act of 1990. 20 USC 2701 note. 20 USC 2762. An Act To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve secondary school programs for basic skills improvement and dropout prevention and reentry, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "School Dropout Prevention and Basic Skills Improvement Act of 1990". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY. (a) FINDINGS. —The Congress finds that— (1) the people of the Nation have become increasingly concerned about the number of students who do not complete secondary school; and (2) in order for the Nation to regain its economic competitiveness, each child in the United States must be educated to his or her greatest potential and must be encouraged to finish secondary school. (b) STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY. — It is the responsibility of the Federal Government to— (1) increase the number of Federally funded demonstration programs that have proven successful in increasing the secondary school completion rate; (2) encourage States to adopt specific plans to increase secondary school completion rates; and (3) enlist the assistance of community-based organizations in preventing students from dropping out of school, SEC. 3. REVISIONS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR BASIC SKILLS IMPROVEMENT AND DROPOUT PREVENTION AND RE- ENTRY. (a) RESERVATIONS.— (1) GENERAL RULE.— Subsection (a) of section 1102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2761) is amended to read as follows: "(a) RESERVATIONS. —From the amount appropriated under section 1110 for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993, the Secretary shall first reserve— "(1) an amount equal to 3 percent of such amount for programs consistent with the purpose of this part for school dropout prevention and reentry programs and secondary school basic skills improvement programs for migrant children, to be conducted through the Office of Migrant Education; and "(2) an amount equal to 5 percent of such amount for replication and technical assistance activities.". (b) USES OF FUNDS. —Section 1103 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2763) is amended—

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