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 115 STAT. 1610 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 ages 5 through 17, from a low-income family, on the basis of data used by the Secretary to determine allocations under section 1124 of this Act, data on children eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the National School Lunch Act, data on children in families receiving assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, or data on children eligible to receive medical assistance under the medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or through an alternate method that combines or extrapolates ifrom those data. Dropout "PART H—SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION Prevention Act. 20 USC 6551. "SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. "This part may be cited as the 'Dropout Prevention Act'. 20 USC 6552. " SEC. 1802. PURPOSE. "The purpose of this part is to provide for school dropout prevention and reentry and to raise academic achievement levels by providing grants that— "(1) challenge all children to attain their highest academic potential; and "(2) ensure that all students have substantial and ongoing opportunities to attain their highest academic potential through schoolwide programs proven effective in school dropout prevention and reentry. 20 USC 6553. " SEC. 1803. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which— "(1) 10 percent shall be available to carry out subpart 1 for each fiscal year; and "(2) 90 percent shall be available to carry out subpart 2 for each fiscal year. "Subpart 1—Coordinated National Strategy 20 USC 6555. " SEC. 1811. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary is authorized— "(1) to collect systematic data on the effectiveness of the programs assisted under this part in reducing school dropout rates and increasing school reentry and secondary school graduation rates; "(2) to establish a national clearinghouse of information on effective school dropout prevention and reentry programs that shall disseminate to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools— "(A) the results of research on school dropout prevention and reentry; and "(B) information on effective programs, best practices, and Federal resources to— "(i) reduce annual school dropout rates; "(ii) increase school reentry; and "(iii) increase secondary school graduation rates;

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