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 PUBLIC LAW 107-llO^JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1587 "(i) personal, vocational and technical, and academic, counseling; "(ii) placement services designed to place the youth in a university, college, or junior college program; "(iii) information concerning, and assistance in obtaining, available student financial aid; "(iv) counseling services; and "(v) job placement services. "(b) CONDUCT OF PROJECTS.— ^A project supported under this section may be conducted directly by the State agency, or through a contract or other arrangement with one or more local educational agencies, other public agencies, or private nonprofit organizations. "(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school that receives funds under subsection (a) from serving neglected and delinquent children and youth simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate. "SEC. 1419. EVALUATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; ANNUAL MODEL 20 USC 6439. PROGRAM. "The Secretary may reserve not more than 2.5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year— "(1) to develop a uniform model to evaluate the effectiveness of programs assisted under this subpart; and "(2) to provide technical assistance to and support the capacity building of State agency programs assisted under this subpart. "Subpart 2—Local Agency Programs "SEC. 1421. PURPOSE. 20 USC 6451. "The purpose of this subpart is to support the operation of local educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities— "(1) to carry out high quality education programs to prepare children and youth for secondary school completion, training, employment, or further education; "(2) to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such children and youth from the correctional program to further education or employment; and "(3) to operate programs in local schools for children and youth returning from correctional facilities, and programs which may serve at-risk children and youth. "SEC. 1422. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- 20 USC 6452. CIES. "(a) LOCAL SUBGRANTS. — With funds made available under section 1402(b), the State educational agency shall award subgrants to local educational agencies with high numbers or percentages of children and youth residing in locally operated (including county operated) correctional facilities for children and youth (including facilities involved in community day programs). "(b) SPECIAL RULE.—^A local educational agency that serves a school operated by a correctional facility is not required to operate a program of support for children and youth returning from such school to a school that is not operated by a correctional agency but served by such local educational agency, if more than 30 percent of the children and youth attending the school operated by the

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