Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/497

 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 471

chapter and among the authorized programs and projects which are to be implemented, and the allocation of such mnds required to implement section 586, including administrative costs of carrying out the responsibilities of the State educational agency under this chapter; (4) provides for timel^r public notice and public dissemination of the information provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3); (5) beginning with fiscal year 1984, provides for an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of programs assisted under this chapter, which shall include comments of the advisory committee, and shall be made available to the public; and (6) provides that the State educational agency will keep such Recordkeeping. records and provide such information to the Secretary as may be required for fiscal audit and program evaluation (consistent with the responsibilities of the Secretary under this chapter); and (7) contains assurances that there is compliance with the specific requirements of this chapter. (b) An application filed by the State under subsection (a) shall be for a period not to exceed three fbscal years, and may be amended annually as may be necessary to reflect changes without filing a new application. ALLOCATION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

SEC. 565. (a) From the sum made available each year under section 20 USC 3815. 563, the State educational agency shall distribute not less than 80 per centum to local educational agencies within such State according to the relative enrollments in public and nonpublic schools within the school districts of such agencies, ai^usted, in accordance with criteria approved by the Secretary, to provide higher per pupil allocations to local educational agencies which have the greatest numbers or percentages of children whose education imposes a higher than average cost per child, such as— (1) children from low-income families, (2) children living in economically depressed urbeui and rural areas, and (3) children living in sparsely populated areas. (b) The Secretary shall approve criteria suggested by the State educational agency for adjusting allocations under subsection (a) if such criteria are reasonably calculated to produce an equitable distribution of funds with reference to the factors set forth in subsection (a). (c) From the funds paid to it pursuant to sections 563 and 564 during each fiscal year,-the State educational agency shall distribute to each local educational agency which has submitted an application as required in section 566 the amount of its allocation as determined under subsection (a). LOCAL APPLICATIONS

SEC. 566. (a) A local educational agency may receive its allocation of 20 USC 3816. funds under this chapter for any year in which it has on file with the State educational agency an application which— (1) sets forth the planned allocation of funds among subchapters A, B, and C of this chapter and for the programs rost, pp. 472,473, authorized by such subchapters which it intends to support, ^'^^• including the allocation of such funds required to implement section 586; -194

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