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 108 STAT. 3706 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(21) the development of skill employment competency testing programs; "(22) special school staff training projects; and "(23) mentoring programs. 20 USC 7266. " SEC. 5306. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE; LIMITATION ON COSTS. "(a) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE. —-The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, in approving grant applications under this part— "(1) grants are equitably distributed on a geographic basis within each category set forth in section 5303(a); "(2) the amount of a grant to a local educational agency or an educational partnership for a fiscal year is proportionate to the extent and severity of the local school dropout problem; "(3) not less than 30 percent of the amount available for grants in each fiscal year is used for activities relating to school dropout prevention; and "(4) not less than 30 percent of the amount available for grants in each fiscal year is used for activities relating to persuading school dropouts to return to school and assisting former school dropouts with specialized services once school dropouts return to school. "(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. —Not more than five percent of any grant made under this part may be used for administrative costs. 20 USC 7267. " SEC. 5307. REPORTS. "(a) Ai^NUAL REPORTS.— The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report by January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 1995, which sets forth the progress of the Commissioner of Education Statistics, established under section 403(b) of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994, to implement a definition and data collection process for school dropouts in elementary and secondary schools, including statistical information for the number and percentage of elementary and secondary school students by gender, race, and ethnic origin who drop out of school each year, including dropouts— "(1) throughout the Nation by rural and urban location as defined by the Secretary; and "(2) in each of the individual States and the District of Columbia. "(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.— The report under subsection (a) shall also contain recommendations on ways in which the Federal Government, States and localities can further support the implementation of an effective methodology to accurately measure school dropout and retention rates on the national. State, and local levels. 20 USC 7268. " SEC. 5308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 'There are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this part.

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