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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3629 "(iii) Bilingual Education Programs under part A of title VII. "(iv) Programs under the Women's Educational Equity Act of 1994. "(v) Programs under title III of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. "(vi) Programs that are related to the purposes of this Act that are administered by other Federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humsmities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum Services, and the Department of Energy. "(vii) Programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. "(2) SPECIAL RULE.—^A local educational agency may meet the requirement of subsection (a) through contributions described in psiragraph (1) that are provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated. "(c) WAIVER. —The State educational agency may approve an application which has not fully met the requirements of subsection (a) and waive the requirements of subsection (a) if a local educational agency can demonstrate that such agency is unable to meet the requirements of subsection (a) due to economic hardship and that compliance with such requirements would preclude such agencys participation in the program. "SEC. 2210. LOCAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND ALLOWABLE ACTIVI- 20 USC 6650. TIES. "(a) LOCAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. — Each local educational agency that receives funds under this part for any fiscal year— "(1) shall use not less than 80 percent of such funds for professional development of teachers, and, where appropriate, administrators, and, where appropriate, pupil services personnel, parents, and other stsiff of individual schools in a manner tha1>- "(A) is determined by such teachers and staff; "(B) to the extent practicable, takes place at the individual school site; and "(C) is consistent with the local educational agency's application under section 2208, any school plan under part A of title I, and any other plan for professional development carried out with Federal, State, or local funds that emphasizes sustained, ongoing activities; and "(2) may use not more than 20 percent of such funds for school districtlevel professional development activities, including, where appropriate, the participation of administrators, policymakers, and parents, if such activities directly support instructional personnel. "(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Each local educational agency and school that receives funds under this part shall use such funds for activities that give teachers and administrators the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State or local content standards and student performance standards. " (2) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. — Professional development activities funded under this part shall—

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