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 PUBLIC LAW 101-610—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3165 (D) the Peace Corps (as established by the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)); to recruit individuals residing in such State to serve in such program; and (3) the structure and mechanisms for delivery of services for such programs. (b) COMPARISONS. — The Commission shall provide for inclusion in the evaluations required under subsection (a), where appropriate, comparisons of participants in such programs with individuals who have not participated in such programs. (c) CONDUCTING EVALUATIONS.— Evaluations of programs under subsection (a) shall be conducted by individuals who are not directly involved in the administration of such program. (d) STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall develop and publish general standards for the evaluation of program effectiveness in achieving the objectives of this title. (e) COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.— In evaluating a program receiving assistance under this title, the Commission shall consider the opinions of participants and members of the communities where services are delivered concerning the strengths and weaknesses of such program. (f) COMPARISON OF PROGRAM MODELS.— The Commission shall evaluate and compare the effectiveness of different program models in meeting the program objectives described in subsection (g) including full- and part-time programs, programs involving different types of national service, programs using different recruitment methods, programs offering alternative voucher options, and programs utilizing individual placements and teams. (g) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—The Commission shall ensure that programs that receive assistance under subtitle D are evaluated to determine their effectiveness in— (1) recruiting and enrolling diverse participants in such programs, consistent with the requirements of section 145, based on economic bacl^ground, race, ethnicity, age, marital status, education levels, and disability; (2) promoting the educational achievement of each participant in such programs, based on earning a high school diploma or the equivalent of such diploma and the future enrollment and completion of increasingly higher levels of education; (3) encouraging each participant to engage in public and community service after completion of the program based on career choices and service in other service programs such as the Volunteers in Service to America Program and older American volunteer programs established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.), the Peace Corps (as established by the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)), the military, and part-time volunteer service; (4) promoting of positive attitudes among each participant regarding the role of such participant in solving community problems based on the view of such participant regarding the personal capacity of such participant to improve the lives of others, the responsibilities of such participant as a citizen and community member, and other factors; (5) enabling each participant to finance a lesser portion of the higher education of such participant through student loans; (6) providing services and projects that benefit the community;

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