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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3611 "(1) a statement of the requirements applicable to the programs carried out under this title, including such requirements contained in this title, the General Education Provisions Act, other applicable statutes, and regulations issued under the authority of such statutes; "(2) an explanation of the purpose of each requirement and its interrelationship with other applicable requirements; and "(3) model forms 2ind instructions developed by the Secretary for use by State and local educational agencies, at the discretion of such agencies, including, application forms, application review checklists, and instruments for monitoring programs under this title. "(c) RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES.— The Secretary shall respond with written guidance not later than 90 days after any written request (return receipt requested) from a State or local educational agency regarding a policy, question, or interpretation under this title is received. In the case of a request from a local educational agency, such agency is required to address its request to the State educational agency first. "SEC. 1603. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 20 USC 6513. "(a) RULEMAKING.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Each State that receives funds under this title shall— "(A) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this title conform to the purposes of this title and provide any such proposed rules, regulations, and policies to the committee of practitioners under subsection (b) for their review and comment; "(B) minimize such rules, regulations, and policies to which their local educational agencies and schools are subject; and "(C) identify any such rule, regulation, or policy as a State-imposed requirement. "(2) SUPPORT AND FACILITATION.—State rules, regulations, and policies under this title shall support and facilitate local educational agency and school-level systemic reform designed to enable all children to meet the challenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards. " (b) COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — Each State educational agency shall create a State committee of practitioners to advise the State in carrying out its responsibilities under this title. "(2) MEMBERSHIP. —Each such committee shall include— "(A) as a majority of its members, representatives from local educational agencies; "(B) administrators; "(C) teachers, including vocational educators; "(D) parents; "(E) members of local boards of education; "(F) representatives of private school children; and "(G) pupil services personnel. "(3) DUTIES. —The duties of such committee shall include a review, prior to publication, of any proposed or final State rule or regulation pursuant to this title. In an emergency situa-

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