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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 4045 (b) WERC PROGRAM. —There are authorized to be appropriated for the WERC program under section 517 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995 and each of the four succeeding fisc£d years. PART B—COMMUNITY SCHOOL ^S'''^^ PARTNERSHIPS Partnership Act. 20 USC 1070 SEC. 621. SHORT TITLE. ' "ote. This part may be cited as the "Community School Partnership Act". SEC. 522. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) the local community, when properly organized and challenged, is one of the best sources of academic support, motivation toward achievement, and financial resources for aspiring postsecondary students; (2) local communities, working to complement or augment services currently being offered by area schools and colleges, can raise the educational expectations and increase the rate of postsecondary attendance of their youth by forming locally based organizations that provide both academic support (including guidance, counseling, mentoring, tutoring, encouragement, and recognition) and tangible, locally raised, effectively targeted, publicly recognized financial assistance; (3) proven methods of stimulating these community efforts can be promoted through Federal support for the establishment of area program centers to organize and challenge community efforts to develop educational incentives and support for local students; and (4) using Federal funds to leverage private contributions to help students from low-income families attain educational , and career goals is an efficient and effective investment of scarce taxpayer-provided resources. SEC. 523. DEFINITIONS. As used in this part: (1) AREA PROGRAM CENTER.— The term "area program center" means an organization that— (A) is part of, responsible to, and overseen by, the national organization; and (B) is staffed by professionals trained to create, develop, and sustain local affiliated chapters in towns, cities, and neighborhoods. (2) LOCAL AFFILIATED CHAPTER. —The term "local affiliated chapter" means an organization that— (A) is a nonprofit organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or shall meet this criteria through eiffiliation with the national organization described in paragraph (3)); (B) is formed for the purpose of providing educational scholarships and academic support for residents of the local community served by such organization; (C) solicits broad-based community support in its academic support and fund-raising activities;

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