Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/1003

 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2283

School Aid Act for fiscal year 1979, bears to the total amount of funds 20 USC 1607. available under such section. From such allotment the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to and contracts with— " (A) private nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations to develop curricula, at the request of one or more local educational agencies which are eligible for assistance under section 606 of this Act, designed to meet the special educational needs of -Ante, p. 2254. minority group children who are from environments in which a dominant language is other than English, for the development of < < reading, writing, and speaking skills, in the English language and in the language of their parents or grandparents, and to meet the educational needs of such children and their classmates to understand the history and cultural background of the minority groups of which such children are members; "(B) local educational agencies which are eligible for assistance under such section 606 for the purpose of engaging in such activities; or \ "(C) local educational agencies which are eligible to receive assistance under such section 606, for the purpose of carrying out activities to implement curricula developed under clauses (A) and (B) or curricula otherwise developed which the Commissioner determines meets the purposes stated in clause (A). In making grants and contracts under this paragraph, the Commissioner shall assure that sufficient funds remain available to provide for grants and contracts under clause (C) of this paragraph for implementation of such curricula as the Commissioner determines meet the purposes stated in clause (A) of this paragraph. In making a grant or contract under clause (C) of this paragraph the Commissioner shall take whatever action is necessary to assure that the implementation plan includes provisions adequate to ensure training of teachers and other ancillary educational personnel and meets the requirements of section 721(b)(3)(C)(ii). "(2)(A) In order to be eligible for a grant or contract under this subsection— "(i) a local educational agency must establish a program or project committee meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B), which will fully participate in the preparation of the application under this subsection and in the implementation of the program or project and join in submitting such application; and "(ii) a private nonprofit agency, institution, or organization must (I) establish a program or project board of not loss than ten members which meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) and which shall exercise policymaking authority with respect to the program or project, and (II) have demonstrated to the Commissioner that it has the capacity to obtain the services of adequately trained and qualified staff. "(B) A program or project committee or board, established pursuant to subparagraph (A), must be broadly representative of parents, school officials, teachers, and interested members of the community or communities to be served, not less than half of the members of which shall be parents and not less than half of the members of which shall be members of the minority group the educational needs of which the program or project is intended to meet. "(3) All programs or projects assisted under this subsection shall be specifically designed to complement any programs or projects car-

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