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 108 STAT. 168 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 20 USC 5888. SEC. 308. STATE USE OF FUNDS. (a) FIRST YEAR. — In the first year for which a State educational agency receives an allotment under this title, such agency— (1) if the amount made available under section 303 for such year is equal to or greater than $50,000,000, shall use at least 60 percent of such allotted funds to award subgrants— (A) in accordance with section 309(a), to local educational agencies for the development or implementation of local improvement plans; and (B) in accordance with section 309(b), to improve educator preservice programs and for professional development activities consistent with the State improvement plan; (2) if the amount made available under section 303 for such year is less than $50,000,000, may use such funds for the subgrants described in paragraph (1); and (3) shall use any such allotted funds not used in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) to develop, revise, expand, or implement a State improvement plan described in section 306. (b) SUCCEEDING YEARS.—Each State educational agency that receives an allotment under this title for any year after the first year of such agency receives assistance under this title shall— (1) use at least 90 percent of such allotment to make subgrants— (A) in accordance with section 309(a), to local educational agencies for the implementation of the State improvement plan and of local improvement plans; and (B) in accordance with section 309(b), to improve educator preservice programs and for professional development activities that are consistent with the State improvement plan; and (2) use the remainder of such assistance for State activities designed to implement its State improvement plan, such as— (A) supporting the development or adoption of State content standards and State student performance standards, State opportunity-to-learn standards, and State assessments linked to such standards, including— (i) through consortia of States; or (ii) with the assistance of the National Education Standards and Improvement Council established under part B of title II; (B) supporting the implementation of high-performance management and organizational strategies, such as sitebased management, shared decisionmaking, or quality management principles, to promote effective implementation of such plan; (C) supporting the development and implementation, at the local educational agency and school building level, of improved human resource development systems for recruiting, selecting, mentoring, supporting, evaluating and rewarding educators; (D) providing special attention to the needs of minority, limited-English proficient, disabled, and female students, including instructional programs and activities that encourage such students in elementary and secondary schools to aspire to enter and complete post-secondary education or training;

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