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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3727 who are able to communicate in the students' native language. " (4) CONSIDERATION.— In approving applications under this subpart, the Secretary shall give consideration to the degree to which the program for which assistance is sought involves the collaborative efforts of institutions of higher education, community-based organizations, the appropriate local and State educational agency, or businesses. "(5) DUE CONSIDERATION. — The Secretary shall give due consideration to applications providing training for personnel participating in or preparing to participate in the program which will assist such personnel in meeting State and local certification requirements and that, to the extent possible, describe how college or university credit will be awarded for such training. "SEC. 7117. INTENSIFIED INSTRUCTION. 20 USC 7427. "In carrying out this subpart, each grant recipient may intensify instruction for limited English proficient students by— "(1) expanding the educational calendar of the school in which such student is enrolled to include programs before and after school and during the summer months; "(2) expanding the use of professional and volunteer aids; "(3) applying technology to the course of instruction; and "(4) providing intensified instruction through supplementary instruction or activities, including educationally enriching extracurricular activities, during times when school is not routinely in session. " SEC. 7118. CAPACITY BUILDING. 20 USC 7428. "Each recipient of a grant under this subpart shall use the grant in ways that will build such recipient's capacity to continue to offer high-quality bilingual and special alternative education programs and services to children and youth of limited-English proficiency once Federal assistance is reduced or eliminated. "SEC. 7119. SUBGRANTS. 20 USC 7429. "A local educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart may, with the approval of the Secretary, make a subgrant to, or enter into a contract with, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of such entities to carry out an approved program, including a program to serve out-of- school youth. "SEC. 7120. PRIORITY ON FUNDING. 20 USC 7430. "The Secretary shall give priority to applications under this subpart that describe a program that— "(1) enrolls a large percentage or large number of limited English proficient students; "(2) takes into account significant increases in limited English proficient children and youth, including such children and youth in areas with low concentrations of such children and youth; and "(3) ensures that activities assisted under this subpart address the needs of school systems of all sizes and geographic areas, including run-J and urban schools.

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