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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3881 to carry out a State-based outreach, consultation, training, and dissemination program. " (2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— In carrying out the program under this part, the Secretary shall award grants and contracts to National Diffusion Network State Facilitators in each State and outlying area, and to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in order to assist State and local educational agencies, schools, and other appropriate educational entities— "(A) to identify and secure appropriate, high-quality technical assistance from the comprehensive regional assistance centers under part A and other sources; and "(B) to identify and implement exemplary or promising educational programs and practices. "(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. — The Secretary shall award grants and contracts under this section to public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions with demonstrated expertise in the areas of applied education research and program dissemination. "(c) ADMINISTRATION.— The program under this part shall be administered through the Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination established under section 941(b) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. "(d) COORDINATION.—The National Diffusion Network State Facilitators shall work in close cooperation, and coordinate their activities, with the comprehensive regional assistance centers established under part A. "(e) STATE FACILITATOR ACTIVITIES. — The National Diffusion Network State Facilitators shall provide professional development and technical assistance services to assist State educational agencies, local educational agencies, tribal divisions of education, schools, family and adult literacy programs, and other entities assisted under this Act, in— "(1) defining such entities' technical assistance needs and aligning such needs with school reform under title I, professional development, and technology plans; "(2) securing the technical assistance and professional development services that can best fulfill such needs by utilizing the services of the comprehensive regional assistance centers, the regional education laboratories, the Eisenhower regional consortia. State Literacy Resource Centers authorized under the National Literacy Act of 1991 and other technical assistance providers, including local providers of professional development services; "(3) identifying educational technology needs and securing the necessary technical assistance to address such needs in coordination with the Eisenhower regional consortia under part C and the regional technical assistance and professional development consortia under subpart 3 of title III; and "(4) utilizing technology, including regional and national electronic networks, to increase such entities' access to technical assistance, professional development services, and dissemination of effective programs and promising practices. "(f) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.— In addition, National Diffusion Network State Facilitators shall— "(1) disseminate information about school reform and effective and promising practices, and help local educational agencies and schools adapt such reform and practices to such agencies' needs; Grants. Contracts. Grants. Contracts. Nonprofit organizations.

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