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 PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 1461

help member schools of the consortium to diversify and redirect programs and curricula of the member schools of education. "(2)(A) The Secretary shall develop criteria for determining the regions of the country in which consortia of schools of education are to be established. "(B) No consortium may receive a grant in excess of $200,000 in any fiscal year under this section. "(C) No cooperative agreement may be entered into under this section unless an application is submitted through the State education agency of the State in which the applicant is located. Each such State agency will review and approve the application to assure its consistency with the comprehensive plan mandated by sections 404(a)(12) and 522(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Such application shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(d) For purposes of this section, the term 'schools of education' means institutions of higher education, and administrative units of institutions of higher education, specializing in the training of individuals to serve as teachers, guidance and counseling personnel, administrative personnel, or other education specialists.".

20 USC 3084, 3162. "Schools of education."

TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN AREAS WITH A SHORTAGE

SEC. 505. (a) Title V of the Act is amended by adding after part B the following new part: "PART C—TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TEACH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN AREAS WITH A SHORTAGE "GRANTS AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 541. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in 20 USC 1119b. accordance with the provisions of this part, to State educational agencies to enable such agencies to support a fellowship program of stipends and allowances to institutions of higher education for teachers to be trained to provide special education for handicapped children. eriteria, "(b) The Secretary shall establish criteria for— "(1) determining if there is a shortage of teachers in the area of establishment. special education for handicapped children in the State; "(2) assuring that the institutions of higher education, at which recipients of fellowships awarded under this part are pursuing courses of study, offer a program designed to prepare such recipients in the area of special education for handicapped children; and "(3) assuring that individuals trained with assistance under this part receive specialized training in the subject areas in which there is the greatest need for such teachers. "(c) The Secretary shall assure an equitable distribution among the States of grants made under this part, consistent with criteria established under subsection (b).

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