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 106 STAT. 684 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 Establishment. 20 USC 1105. 20 USC 1105a. 20 USC 1105b. <<Subpart 2--Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program 'SEC. 631. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE; DESIGNATION. "(a) PURPOSE.— It is the purpose of this subpart to establish a national fellowship program for experienced and outstanding teachers. "(b) DESIGNATION.—^A recipient of a fellowship under this subpart shall be known as a 'Christa McAuliffe fellow*. «SEC. 632. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to State educational agencies to enable such State educational agencies to— " (1) conduct Christa McAuliffe fellowship activities; and "(2) aw£u:d fellowships to Christa McAuliffe fellows in accordance with the provisions of this subpart. "(b) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— The amount awarded to each State educational agency pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be an amount awarded on the basis of the school-age population in the State compared to the school-age population in all States, except that the Secretary may adjust me awards to ensure that such awards are of sufficient size to carry out the purposes of this subpeirt. "(c) STATE ACTIVITIES. — Each State educational agency receiving a grant pursuant to subsection (a) shall use not more than 3 percent of such ^ant for administrative purposes. "(d) USE OF FUNDS FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND ADMINISTRATION. — Funds appropriated for any fiscal year for fellowships to teachers under this subpart shall be used to award fellowships in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, except that not more than 1 percent of such funds shall be used by the Secretary for purposes of administering this subpart, including activities aumorized under section 537(b). «SEC. 633. CHRISTA MCAULIFFE FELLOWSHIPS. "(a) AWARD DISTRIBUTION AND AMOUNT.— "(1) AWARD DISTRIBUTION. —Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart shall use such mnds to award Christa McAuliffe fellowships to public and private school teachers who have been employed as teachers for 8 or more years to enable such teachers to engage in the activities described in subsection (b). "(2) AMOUNT.—Fellowships shall be in an amount equal to the annual ssdary the individual would earn in such individual's current place of employment for the award period. "(3) RATABLE REDUCTION. —If an individual receives a fellowship award for less than a school year, such fellowship shall be ratably reduced to equal the salary forgone. "(4) DURATION.— No Christa McAuliffe fellow may receive an award for 2 consecutive years. "(5) REQUIREMENT. — Subject to the repa3mient provisions of section 536, each Christa McAuliffe fellow shall be required to return to a teaching position, in their place of employment prior to receiving the fellowship award, for at least 2 years following such awcu*d. The Secretary is authorized, in extraordinary circumstances, to waive or defer all or a portion of

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