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 106 STAT. 662 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 Reports. "(B) the State laws and regulations relating to such programs and requirements, including any standards or requirements for certification and licensure, in order to determine if such programs and requirements are adequately preparing teachers to effectively educate students. "(2) CONSIDERATIONS.— Such study shall consider whether such programs or requirements— "(A) would be improved if teacher education progreuns were required to coordinate courses with other departments on campus in order to provide prospective teachers with a strong background in their subject matter; "(B) integrate academic and vocational education instruction; "(C) give enough flexibility in order to allow experimentation and innovation; "(D) would be improved if such programs provided preparation for students desiring to become teachers, but who are pursuing a bachelor's degree in an area of study other than education; "(E) would be improved if teacher certification required a bachelor's degree in a subject area and a master's degree in education; and "(F) would be improved if institutions of higher education that have developed innovative materials and curricula for inservice training were required to incorporate these improvements into their preservice programs. "(3) DEADLINES.— "(A) Such study shall be completed by two years from the end of the first fiscal year in which funding was made available for this part. The results of such study shall be reported to the Secretary. In submitting the report to the Secretary, the State educational agency shall include in the report the most successful practices used to enhance the profession of teaching. The Secretary may disseminate such successful practices in order to assist other States in their efforts to enhance the profession of teaching. "(B) Except as provided in paragraph (4), beginning in the third fiscal year for which funding under this part is available, State educational agencies shall use all funds provided under section 501(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) which are not allotted for State Academies for Teachers and State Academies for School Leaders— "(i) to implement the program and policy changes resultingfi-omthe findings of such study; and "(ii) to assist schools and programs of education throughout the State in meeting any new requirements that resultfi-omsuch study. "(C) The State educational agency shall award grants pursuant to section 507(b)(9) to institutions of higher education to implement the programs and policy changes resultingfi"omthe findings of such study. "(4) WAIVER. —If a State demonstrates to the Secretary that it has completed a study comparable to the study required by this subsection within the previous 5 years prior to the fiscal year for which fluids are first made available under this part, then the Secretary may waive the requirements of this subsection. States receiving a waiver shall use funds pro-

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