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 123STA T . 1 470PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 200 9‘ ‘ (2)as s i s t i ngloc al p a r tn e rs h ips d escri b edins u bsection (a)(2) in the planning , de v elop m ent, and e x ecution o f service - learning pro j ects, including summer of service programs ‘‘( 3 ) assisting schools and local educational agencies in developing school policies and practices that support the integration of service-learning into the curriculum; and ‘‘( 4 ) carr y ing out such other duties as the local partnership or entity, respectively, may determine to be appropriate . ‘‘(c) RELAT E DEXP E NS ES. —A n entity that receives financial assistance under this part from a S tate, territory, or I ndian tribe may, in carrying out the activities described in subsection (a), use such assistance to pay for the F ederal share of reasonable costs related to the supervision of participants, program administra- tion, transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for other reasonable expenses related to the activities. ‘‘(d) SPE CI ALR U LE.—A State educational agency described in section 1 11A(2)(A) may designate a state w ide entity (which may be a community-based entity) with demonstrated experience in supporting or implementing service-learning programs, to receive the State educational agency ’ s allotment under this part, and carry out the functions of the agency under this part. ‘‘(e) CO NSULTATION W IT H SEC R ETAR Y O F EDUCATION.— T he Cor- poration is authori z ed to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for initiatives (and may use funds authorized under section 50 1(a)( 6 ) to enter into the agreements if the additional costs of the initiatives are warranted) that may include— ‘‘(1) identification and dissemination of research findings on service-learning and scientifically valid research based prac- tices for service-learning; and ‘‘(2) provision of professional development opportunities that— ‘‘(A) improve the q uality of service-learning instruction and delivery for teachers both preservice and in-service, personnel from community-based entities and youth wor k ers; and ‘‘( B ) create and sustain effective partnerships for service-learning programs between local educational agen- cies, community-based entities, businesses, and other stakeholders. ‘ ‘ SEC.1 1 2A .A L L OTM E N TS. ‘‘(a) INDIAN TRI B ES AND TERRITORIES.— O f the amounts appro- priated to carry out this part for any fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent and not more than 3 percent for payments to Indian tribes, the U nited States V irgin Islands, G uam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the N orthern M ariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs. ‘‘(b) ALLOT M ENTS THROU G H STATES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After reserving an amount under sub- section (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year as follows ‘‘(A) ALLOTMENTS BASED ON SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.—From 50 percent of such remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such remainder as the number of school- 42USC1 2 5 24.