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PUBLIC LAW 89-751-NOV. 3, 1966

the purposes specified in the first sentence of section 861(b). Such allocations shall be made in accordance with equitable criteria which the Secretary shall establish and which shall be designed to achieve such distribution of such funds among eligible schools of nursing within a State as will most effectively carry out the purposes of this part. " (b) Payment shall be made from allocations under this section to schools of nursing as needed. u AGREEMENTS WITH SCHOOLS OF NURSING

CONDITIONS

"SEC. 867. A school of nursing, which desires to obtain funds for nursing education opportunity grants under this part, shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary. Such agreement shall— " (1) provide that funds received by the school under this part will be used by it only for the purposes specified in, and in accordance with, the provisions of this part; "(2) provide that in determining whether an individual meets the requirements of section 864(b)(3) the school will (A) consider the source of such individual's income and that of any individual or individuals upon whom the student relies primarily for support, and (B) make an appropriate review of the assets of the student and of such individuals; "(8) provide that the school, in cooperation with other schools of nursing where appropriate, wnll make vigorous efforts to identify qualified youth of exceptional financial need and to encourage them to continue their education in the field of nursing beyond the secondary school through programs and activities such as— " (A) establishing or strengthening close working relationships with secondary-school principals and guidance counseling personnel with a view toward motivating studies to complete secondary school and pursue post-secondary-school nursing educational opportunities, and " (B) making, to the extent feasible, conditional commitments for nursing educational opportunity grants to qualified secondary school students with special emphasis on students enrolled in grade 11 or lower grades who show evidences of academic or creative promise; "(4) provide assurance that the school wnll continue to spend in its own scholarship and student-aid program, from sources other than funds received under this part, not less than the average expenditure per year made for that purpose during the most recent period of three fiscal years preceding the effective date of the agreement; "(5) include provisions designed to make nursing educational opportunity grants under this part reasonably available (to the extent of available funds) to all eligible students in the school in need thereof; and "(6) include such other provisions as may be necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States and promote the purposes of this part. " CONTRACTS TO E N C O U R A G E F U L L UTILIZATION OF NURSING EDUCATIONAL

TALENT

"SEC. 868. (a) To assist in achieving the purposes of this part the Secretary is authorized (without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)) to enter into contracts, not to exceed $100,000

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