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PUBLIC LAW 634r-JUNE 29, 1956

[70 STAT.

an eligible person, he shall approve the application provisionally. The Administrator shall notify the parent or guardian of his provisional approval, or of his disapproval of the application. PROCESSING OF APPLICATION S

SEC. 205. (a) Further processing of an application for educational assistance and the award of such assistance shall be pursuant to the requirements of title III, unless the parent or guardian requests special restorative training for the eligible person, in which case the application will be processed under title IV. (b) If the request for special restorative training is approved, educational assistance will be afforded pursuant to the terms of title IV. If the request for special restorative training is disapproved, or if approved the restorative training is completed or discontinued, any educational assistance subsequently afforded will be in accordance with title III. TITLE III—PROGRAM OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT OP EDUCATIONAL P L A N

SEC. 301. Upon provisional approval of an application for educational assistance, the Administrator shall arrange for, and the eligible person shall take advantage of, educational or vocational counseling to assist the parent or guardian and the eligible person in selecting his educational, vocational, or professional objective and in developing his program of education. During, or subsequent to, such counseling, the parent or guardian shall prepare for the eligible person an educational plan which shall set forth the selected objective, the proposed program of education, a list of the educational institutions at which such program would be pursued, an estimate of the sum which would be required for tuition and fees in completion of such program, and such other information as the Administrator shall require. This educational plan shall be signed by the parent or guardian and shall become an integral part of the application for educational assistance under this Act. F I N A L APPROVAL OF APPLICATION

SEC. 302. The Administrator shall finally approve an application if he finds (1) that section 301 has been complied with, (2) that the proposed program of education constitutes a "program of education" as that term is defined in this Act, (3) that the eligible person is not already qualified, by reason of previous education or training, for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the courses of the program of education are offered, and (4) that it does not appear that the pursuit of such program would violate any provison of this Act. C H A N G E o r PROGRAM

SEC. 303. An eligible person, with the concurrence of his parent or guardian, may request changes in his program. The Administrator shall approve an initial change of program, and may approve not more than one additional change, if he finds that— (1) the program of education which the eligible person proposes to pursue is suitable to his aptitudes, interests, and abilities; and (2) in any instance where the eligible person has interrupted, or failed to progress in, his program due to his own misconduct,

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