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 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2225

located and which has a relatively high proportion, as determined by the Commissioner, of students from an economically disadvantaged background enrolled in the secondary schools in such system, and (B) involve in a formal role in policymaking decisions in the project an individual who is employed at an administrative level, no lower than principal or dean, in a secondary school with target students who are participating in the project; "(3) be conducted, to the extent feasible, in a manner which does not conflict with a student's participation in extracurricular activities of the school in which he is enrolled; "(4) provide that not less than one hundred talented students from an economically disadvantaged background, who are enrolled in the ninth grade in such public or private nonprofit school system or systems in each academic year in which the project is offered, are full participants in the project in such academic year; " (5) provide for validation of the participation of a target student in such project by a science teacher or the parent or guardian of such student; " (6) make arrangements to use in such project— "(A) the research and other facilities and personnel of schools of biomedical science located in the area in which such project is offered; "(B) the special knowledge of individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who live in the area in which such project is offered and who are employed in the biomedical sciences; "(C) the expertise of teachers in secondary schools and institutions of higher education located in the area in which such project is offered; and "(D) the talents and experience of other groups located in the area in which such project is offered, such as parentteacher associations, foundations, civic groups, and professional organizations, which would further the goals of such project; "(7) expose target students to professionals trained in the biomedical sciences and to the resources of the biomedical sciences, including those described in paragraph (6), and such other academic and health-related experiences as are designed to— "(A) inform and educate such students to the challenges, opportunities, and needs of serving in the biomedical science professions; "(B) educate and motivate such students to pursue successful careers in the biomedical sciences; "(C) cultivate the development of academic, cognitive, and communication skills in such students; and "(D) instill awareness, concern, and information in such students for the health of their families and communities: "(8)(A) provide counseling to target students who are participating, and to individuals who were such students and who were full participants in an academic year, in the project on the range of opportunities available in the biomedical sciences upon completion of high school, college, and professional training, and on the financial and other prerequisites to pursue such opportunities, and (B) inform parents of participating students of the goals and

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