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 PUBLIC LAW lOV-llQ-JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1625 "SEC. 2113. STATE USE OF FUNDS. 20 USC 6613. "(a) IN GENERAL. —^A State that receives a grant under section 2111 shall— "(1) reserve 95 percent of the funds made available through the grant to make subgrants to local educational agencies as described in subpart 2; "(2) reserve 2.5 percent (or, for a fiscal year described in subsection (b), the percentage determined under subsection (b)) of the funds to make subgrants to local partnerships as described in subpart 3; and "(3) use the remainder of the funds for State activities described in subsection (c). "(b) SPECIAL RULE. —For any fiscal year for which the total amount that would be reserved by all States under subsection (a)(2), if the States applied a 2.5 percentage rate, exceeds $125,000,000, the Secretary shall determine an alternative percentage that the States shall apply for that fiscal year under subsection (a)(2) so that the total amount reserved by all States under subsection (a)(2) equals $125,000,000. "(c) STATE ACTIVITIES. —The State educational agency for a State that receives a grant under section 2111 shall use the funds described in subsection (a)(3) to carry out one or more of the following activities, which may be carried out through a grant or contract with a for-profit or nonprofit entity: "(1) Reforming teacher and principal certification (including recertification) or licensing requirements to ensure that— "(A)(i) teachers have the necessary subject matter knowledge and teaching skills in the academic subjects that the teachers teach; and "(ii) principals have the instructional leadership skills to help teachers teach and students learn; "(B) teacher certification (including recertification) or licensing requirements are aligned with challenging State academic content standards; and "(C) teachers have the subject matter knowledge and teaching skills, including technology literacy, and principals have the instructional leadership skills, necessary to help students meet challenging State student academic achievement standards. "(2) Carrying out programs that provide support to teachers or principals, including support for teachers and principals new to their profession, such as programs that— "(A) provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules, and intensive professional development; and "(B) use standards or assessments for guiding beginning teachers that are consistent with challenging State student academic achievement standards and with the requirements for professional development activities described in section 9101. "(3) Carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes for State certification of teachers and principals, especially in the areas of mathematics and science, for highly qualified individuals with a baccalaureate or master's degree, including mid-career professionals from other occupations, paraprofessionals, former military personnel, 89-194 0 -03- 21 QL3 Part 2

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