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 112 STAT. 1810 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 Community PART C—COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship Mobilization Act. Scholarship MOBILIZATION 20 USC 1070 SEC. 811. SHORT TITLE. XX)t6 This part may be cited as the "Community Scholarship Mobilization Act". 20 USC 1070 SEC. 812. FINDINGS. 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 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 tan^ble, 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 regional. State, or community 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. 20 USC 1070 SEC. 813. DEFINITIONS. In this part: (1) REGIONAL, STATE, OR COMMUNITY PROGRAM CENTER.— The term "regional. State, or community program center" means an organization that— (A) is a division or member of, responsibleto,and overseen by, a national organization; and (B) is staffed by professionals trained to create, develop, and sustedn local entities in towns, cities, and neighborhoods. (2) LOCAL ENTITY. — The term "local entity" 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 affiliation with the national organization); (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; (D) is broadly representative of the local community in the structures of its volunteer-operated organization and has a board of directors that includes leaders from local neighborhood organizations and neighborhood residents.

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