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PUBLIC LAW 9 0 H 2 4 7 - J A N. 2, 1968

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facilities which are adaptable for artistic and cultural activities, "(^B) upon completion of the construction, title to the facilities will be in a State or local educational agency, " (C) in developing plans for such facilities, (i) due consideration will be given to excellence of architecture and design and to the inclusion of works of art (not representing more than 1 per centum of the cost of the project), and (ii) there will be compliance with such standards as the Secretary may prescribe or approve in order to insure that, to the extent appropriate in view of the uses to be made of the facilities, such facilities are accessible to and usable by handicapped persons, and " (D) the requirements of section 310 will be complied with; "(5) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this title; and «^g^ providc for making an annual report and such other reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require to carry out his functions under this title and to determine the extent to which funds provided under this title have been effective in improving the educational opportunities of persons in the area served, and for keeping such records and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. " (b) An application by a local educational agency for a grant under this title may be approved only if it is consistent with the applicable provisions of this title and— "(1) meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a); " (2) provides that the program or project for which application is made— " (A) will utilize the best available talents and resources and will substantially increase the educational opportunities in the area to be served by the applicant, and " (B) to the extent consistent with the number of children enrolled in nonprofit private schools in the area to be served whose educational needs are of the type provided by the program or project, makes provision for the participation of such children; and "(3) has been reviewed by a panel of experts. " (c) Amendments of applications shall, except as the Commissioner may otherwise provide by or pursuant to regulations, be subject to approval in the same manner as original applications. "STATE ADVISORY COUNCILS AND STATE PLANS

SEC. 305. (a)(1) Any State desiring to receive payments for any fiscal year to carry out a State plan under this title shall (A) establish within its State educational agency a State advisory council (hereinafter referred to as the 'State advisory council') which meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (2), (B) set dates before which local educational agencies must have submitted applications for grants to the State educational agency, and (C) submit to the Commissioner, through its State educational agency, a State plan at such time and in such detail as the Commissioner may deem necessary. The Commissioner may, by regulation, set uniform dates for the submission of State plans and applications.

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