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 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 655 TEACHER EXCELLENCE "SEC. 501. AUTHORITY AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; DEFINITIONS. "(a) PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. — "(1) PURPOSE. —It is the purpose of this part to provide funds to State educational agencies, local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in order to update and improve the skills of classroom teachers, including preschool and eeirly childhood education specialists and school administrators, to establish State academies for teachers and school leaders, and to provide for a comprehensive examination of State requirements for teacher preservice and certification. "(2) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. —The Secretary is authorized to make allotments to State educational agencies for the purposes of enhancing and improving the quality of teaching, including early childhood education, in each of the several States. "(b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— From the funds appropriated in each fiscal year pursuant to section 510A, the Secretary shall allot to each State— "(A) 50 percent of such funds on the basis of the number of individuals in the State aged 5 through 17 compared to the number of all such individuals in all States; and "(B) 50 percent of such funds on the basis of the amount the State receives under sections 1005 and 1006 of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 compared to the total amount that all States receive xinder such sections. "(2) ALLOCATIONS FROM STATE ALLOTMENTS.— "(A)(i) Except as provided in subsection (c), from the amount allotted to each State in each fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) and not reserved pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the State education agency shall allocate 50 percent of such amount in accordance with clause (ii) to local eduational agencies to carry out the activities described in section 503. "(ii) The State educational agency shall allocate 50 percent of the amount allotted to the State in each fiscal year under paragraph (1) so that— "(I) one-half of such amount is allocated to local educational agencies within such State based on the local educational agenc/s relative share of the enrollments in public schools within the State; and "(II) one-half of such amount is allocated to local educational agencies within such State based on the local educational agenc/s relative share of the State's allocation of funds under sections 1005 and 1006 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, except that any local educational agency that would receive an allocation of less than $10,000 shall be required to form a consortium with at least one other local educational agency in order to receive an allocation under this part. In making allocations under this part, the State educational agency shall use the most recent data available. 20 USC 1102.
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