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 12 2 STA T .3 2 09PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8ap a rti a ld i s pla cem e n ts u c h as a reducti o n in hours ,w a g es, or emplo y ment b ene f its ‘ (F) describe, in the case of an eligible entity described in section 40 4 A (c)( 1 ) that chooses to use a cohort approach, or an eligible entity described in section 404A(c)( 2 ), how the eligible entity will define the cohorts of the students ser v ed by the eligible entity pursuant to section 404 B (d), and how the eligible entity will serve the cohorts through grade 12, including — ‘‘(i) how vacancies in the program under this chapter will be filled; and ‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will serve students attending different secondary schools; ‘‘( G ) describe how the eligible entity will coordinate programs under this chapter with other e x isting Federal, S tate, or local programs to avoid duplication and maximi z e the number of students served; ‘‘( H ) provide such additional assurances as the Sec - retary determines necessary to ensure compliance with the re q uirements of this chapter; ‘‘( I ) provide information about the activities that will be carried out by the eligible entity to support systemic changes from which future cohorts of students will benefit; and ‘‘( J ) describe the sources of matching funds that will enable the eligible entity to meet the matching requirement described in subsection (b) .’ ’; ( 3 ) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of para- graph (1)— (i) by stri k ing ‘‘a plan’’ and inserting ‘‘an applica- tion’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘such plan’’ and inserting ‘‘such application’’; (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and may be accrued over the full duration of the grant award period, except that the eligible entity shall make substantial progress towards meeting the matching requirement in each year of the grant award period’’ after ‘‘in cash or in-kind’’; and ( C ) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new sentence

‘‘ T he Secretary may approve an eligible entity’s request for a reduced match percentage— ‘‘(A) at the time of application— ‘‘(i) if the eligible entity demonstrates significant economic hardship that precludes the eligible entity from meeting the matching requirement; or ‘‘(ii) if the eligible entity is described in section 404A(c)(2) and requests that contributions to the eligible entity’s scholarship fund established under sec- tion 404 E be matched on a two to one basis; or ‘‘(B) in response to a petition by an eligible entity subsequent to a grant award under this section if the eligible entity demonstrates that the matching funds described in its application are no longer available and the eligible entity has exhausted all revenues for replacing such matching funds.’’; and

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