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 108 STAT. 670 PUBLIC LAW 103-252—MAY 18, 1994 Disadvantaged persons. Urban and rural areas. design, and governance and the process for assessing and demonstrating that parental involvement in program development, operation, and governance occurs; "(11) a description of the State and community-based interagency planning processes to be utilized to develop and implement family resource programs; "(12) a description of the criteria that the State will utilize for awarding grants for local programs so that they meet the requirements of subsection (g); "(13) a description of the outreach and other activities the program will undertake to maximize the participation of racial and ethnic minorities, persons with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underserved or underrepresented groups in all phases of the program; "(14) a plan for providing trgdning, technical assistance, and other assistsince to local communities in program development and networking activities; "(15) a description of the methods to be utilized to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the family resource programs within the State; "(16) a description of proposed actions by the State that will facilitate the changing of laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that impede the availability or provision of family resource services; and "(17) an assurance that the State will provide the Secretary with reports, at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may require. " (g) LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —^A State that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts received under such grant to establish local family resource programs that— "(A) undertake a community-based needs assessment and program planning process which involves parents, and local public and nonprofit agencies (including those responsible for providing health, education, vocational rehabilitation, employment training, Head Start and other early childhood, child welfare, and social services); "(B) develop a strategy to provide comprehensive services to families to meet identified needs through collaboration, including public-private partnerships; "(C) identify appropriate community-based organizations to administer such programs locally; "(D) provide core services, and other services directly or through contracts or agreements with other local agencies; "(E) involve parents in the development, operation, and governance of the program; and "(F) participate in the development and maintenance of a statewide network of family resource programs. "(2) PRIORITY.— In awarding local grants under this section, a State shall give priority to programs serving low-income communities and programs serving young parents or parents with young children and shall ensure that such grants are equitably distributed among urban and rural areas. "(h) DEFINITIONS.— As used in this section:

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