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 106 STAT. 2734 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 "(A) in the case of an individual applying for assistance for placement as an elementary or secondary school teacher, a baccalaureate or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education; or "(B) in the case of an individual applying for assistance for placement as a teacher's aide in an elementary or secondary school, an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education or a junior or community college; and "(3) has been terminated or laid off (or received notice of termination or lay ofiD as a result of the completion or termination of a defense contract or program or reductions in defense spending; and ''(4) satisfies such other criteria for selection as the Secretary may prescribe. "(e) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.— (1) In selecting participants to receive assistance for placement as elementary or secondary school teachers, the Secretary shall give priority to individuals who— "(A) have educational, military, or employment experience in science, mathematics, or engineering and agree to seek employment as science, mathematics, or engineering teachers in elementary or secondary schools; or "(B) have educational, military, or employment experience in another subject area identified by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, as important for national educational objectives and agree to seek employment in that subject area in elementary or secondary schools. "(2) The Secretary may not select an individual under this section unless the Secretary has sufficient appropriations to carry out this section available at the time of the selection to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under this section with respect to that individual. "(f) AGREEMENT.— An individual selected under this section shall be required to enter into an agreement with the Secretary in which the participant agrees— "(1) to obtain, within such time as the Secretary may require, certification or licensure as an elementary or secondary school teacher or the necessary credentials to serve as a teacher's aide in an elementary or secondary school; and "(2) to accepts "(A) in the case of an individual selected for assistance for placement as a teacher, an offer of full-time employment as an elementary or secondary school teacher for not less than two school years with a local educational agency identified under section 1151(b)(2) of this title, to begin the school year after obtaining that certification or licensure; or "(B) in the case of an individual selected for assistance for placement as a teacher's aid, an offer of full-time employment as a teacher's aide in an elementary or secondary sdiool for not less than two school years with a local educational agency identified under section 1151(b)(3) of this title, to begin the school year after obtaining the necessary credentisds.

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