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 115 STAT. 1570 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 "(D) the manner in which the eligible local educational agency will effectively coordinate the funds and activities provided under this section with Federal, State, and local funds and activities under this subpart and other literacy, library, technology, and professional development funds and activities; and "(E) the manner in which the eligible local educational agency will collect and analyze data on the quality and impact of activities carried out under this section by schools served by the eligible local educational agency. "(g) LOCAL ACTIVITIES. —Funds under this section may be used to— "(1) acquire up-to-date school library media resources, including books; "(2) acquire and use advanced technology, incorporated into the curricula of the school, to develop and enhance the information literacy, information retrieval, and critical thinking skills of students; "(3) facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing networks among schools and school library media centers, and public and academic libraries, where possible; "(4) provide professional development described in section 1222(d)(2) for school library media specialists, and activities that foster increased collaboration between school library media specialists, teachers, and administrators; and "(5) provide students with access to school libraries during nonschool hours, including the hours before and after school, during weekends, and during summer vacation periods. " (h) ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.— "(1) LOCAL REPORTS. —Each eligible local educational agency that receives funds under this section for a fiscal year shall report to the Secretary or State educational agency, as appropriate, on how the funding was used and the extent to which the availability of, the access to, and the use of, up-to-date school library media resources in the elementary schools and secondary schools served by the eligible local educational agency was increased. "(2) STATE REPORT. — Each State educational agency that receives funds under this section shall compile the reports received under paragraph (1) and submit the compiled reports to the Secretary. "(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. —Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds expended to carry out activities relating to library, technology, or professional development activities. " (j) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— "(1) EVALUATIONS. —From the funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent for annual, independent, national evaluations of the activities assisted under this section and their impact on improving the reading skills of students. The evaluations shall be conducted not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and biennially thereafter. "(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— The Secretary shall transmit the State reports received under subsection (h)(2) and the

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