Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/982

 92 STAT. 2262

Reports.

Recordkeeping.

Ante, p. 2153.

Notice of ineligibility.

Applications, criteria for approval.

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 public education for children in attendance at the schools of such agency for the fiscal year for which assistance is sought under this title to less than that of the second preceding fiscal year; "(10) provides that the appropriate State educational agency has been given reasonable opportunity to offer recommendations to the applicant and to submit comments to the Assistant Secretary; "(11) sets forth effective procedures, including provisions for objective measurement of change in educational achievement and other change to be effected by programs conducted under this title, for the continuing evaluation of programs under this title, including their effectiveness in achieving clearly stated program goals, their impact on related programs and upon the community served, and their structure and mechanisms for the delivery of services, and including, where appropriate, comparisons with proper control groups composed of persons who have not participated in such programs or projects; "(12) provides (A) that the applicant will make periodic reports at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may prescribe, including, in the case of reports relating to performance, that the reports be consistent with specific criteria related to the program objectives and (B) that the applicant will keep such records and afford such access thereto as— "(i) will be necessary to insure the correctness of such reports and to verify them, ^'(ii) will be necessary to insure the public adequate access to such reports and other written materials; and "(13) provides that the applicant, in developing the program or project for which it seeks assistance, has considered the need for compensatory services for children who received those services under title I of this Act, but who are no longer eligible to receive those services as a result of attendance area changes under a qualifying plan. " (IJ) Except in the case of applications for assistance under section 608(a), the Secretary shall determine whether the applicant is eligible under section 606(c), and notify the applicant in writing of any determination of ineligibility under that subsection, including in detail the relevant information on which the determination of ineligibility is based, not later than March 1 of the year in which the academic year or other period for which the assistance is sought begins. Not later than June 30 of that year, the Assistant Secretary shall notify the applicant of the approval or disapproval of the application and the amount of its award, if any. "(c) No application under this section may be approved which is not accompanied by the written comments of a committee established pursuant to clause (2)(B) of subsection (a). The Assistant Secretary shall not approve an application without first affording the committee an opportunity for an mformal hearing if the committee requests such a hearing. "(d) In approving applications submitted under this title (except for those submitted under sections 608(b) and 613) the Assistant Secretary shall apply the following criteria:

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