Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/711

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PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 679 "(6) provides that the agreement entered into with recipients shall fully disclose the terms and conditions under which assistance under this subpart is provided and under which repayment may be required, including— "(A) a description of the procedures required to be established under paragraph (7); and "(B) a description of the appeals procedures required to be established under paragraph (8) under which a recipient may appeal a determination of noncompliance with any provision under this subpart; "(7) provides for procedures under which a recipient of assistance received under this subpart who teaches for less than the period required under paragraph (5)(A) will have the repay- ment requirements reduced or eliminated consistent with the provisions of sections 527 and 528; "(8) provides for appeals procedures under which a recipient may appeal any determination of noncompliance with any provision under this subpart; and "(9) provides assurances that the State agency shall make particiilar efforts to attract students from low-income backgrounds; ethnic and racial minority students; individuals with disabihties; other individuals from groups historically underrepresented in teaching; individu^s who express a willingness or desire to teach in rural schools, urban schools, or schools having less than average academic results or serving Isirge numbers of economically disadvantaged students; or women or minorities who show interest in pursuing teaching careers in mathematics and science and who are underrepresented in such fields. "(c) SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES. —The State educational agency, in cooperation with the State higher education agency, and pursuant to scholarship selection criteria included in section 525, shall establish criteria to select Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship recipients. These criteria shall be intended to attract highly qualified individuals into teaching, to ensure that these students are enrolled or are accepted for enrollment in approved teacher education programs, and to meet the present and projected needs of States in addressing teacher shortages, including the demand for and supply of early childhood and elementary teachers in the State, the demand for and supply of secondary teachers in the State, and the demand for teachers with training in specific academic disciplines in the State. "(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. — The State educational agency, in cooperation with the State higher education agency, shall give special consideration in the selection of scholarship recipients to individuals who^ "(1) intend to teach or provide related services to students with disabilities; "(2) intend to teach limited English proficient students; "(3) intend to teach preschool age children; "(4) intend to teach in schools servicing inner city or rural or geographically isolated areas (as defined by the Secretary by regulations consistent with the purposes of this section); "(5) intend to teach in curricular areas or geographic areas where there are demonstrated shortages of qualified teachers; or