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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3711 "PART C—LOCAL INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS "SEC. 6301. TARGETED USE OF FUNDS. 20 USC 7351. "(a) GENERAL RULE. — Funds made available to local educational agencies under section 6102 shall be used for innovative assistance described in subsection (b). "(b) INNOVATIVE ASSISTANCE.— The innovative assistance programs referred to in subsection (a) include— "(1) technology related to the implementation of schoolbased reform programs, including professional development to assist teachers and other school officials regarding how to use effectively such equipment and software; "(2) programs for the acquisition and use of instructional and educational materials, including library services and materials (including media materials), assessments, representatives, computer software and hardware for instructional use, and other curricular materials which are tied to high academic standards and which will be used to improve student achievement and which are part of an overall education reform program; "(3) promising education reform projects, including effective schools and magnet schools; "(4) programs to improve the higher order thinking skills of disadvantaged elementary and secondary school students and to prevent students from dropping out of school; "(5) programs to combat illiteracy in the student and adult population, including parent illiteracy; "(6) programs to provide for the educational needs of gifted and talented children; "(7) school refo:rm activities that are consistent with the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; and "(8) school improvement programs or activities under sections 1116 and 1117, "SEC. 6302. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 20 USC 7352. "In order to conduct the activities authorized by this title, each State or local educational agency may use funds reserved for this title to make grants to and to enter into contracts with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, libraries, museums, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions. "SEC. 6303. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 20 USC 7353. "(a) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. —^A local educational agency or consortium of such agencies may receive an allocation of funds under this title for any year for which an application is submitted to the State educational agency and such application is certified to meet the requirements of this section. The State educational agency shall certify any such application if such application— "(1)(A) sets forth the planned allocation of funds among innovative assistance programs described in section 6301 and describes the programs, projects, and activities designed to carry out such innovative assistance which the local educational agency intends to support, together with the reasons for the selection of such programs, projects, and activities; and

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