PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 108 STAT. 593 (B) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if such partnership is located in a State that— (i) has been provided an implementation grant under section 212; and (ii) has received amounts from such grant for any fiscal year after the 1st fiscal year under such grant. (b) GRAPH'S TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretaries shall, from amounts reserved under section 605(b)(3), provide grants to local partnerships that are located in high poverty areas in States in such amounts as the Secretaries determine to be necessary to enable such partnerships to implement School-to-Work Opportunities programs in such areas. (2) RESTRICTION.— ^A local partnership shall be eligible to receive only 1 grant under this subsection. (3) PRIORITY. —In providing grants under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall give priority to local partnerships that have a demonstrated effectiveness in the delivery of comprehensive vocational preparation programs with successful rates in job placement tnrough cooperative activities among local educational agencies, local businesses, labor organizations, and other organizations. (c) PERIOD OF GRANT.— The provision of payments under a grant under subsection (a) or (b) shall not exceed 5 fiscal years and shall be subject to the annual approval of the Secretaries and subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to make the payments. SEC. 303. APPLICATION. 20 USC 6173. (a) IN GENERAL.— ^A local partnership that desires to receive a Federal implementation grant under section 302 shall submit an application to the Secretaries at such time and in such form as the Secretaries may require. The local partnership shall submit the application to the State for review and comment before submitting the application to the Secretaries. (b) TIME LIMIT FOR STATE REVIEW AND COMMENT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The State shall provide for review and comment on the application under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which the State receives the application from the local partnership. (2) SUBMISSION WITHOUT STATE REVIEW AND COMMENT. — If the State does not provide review and comment within the 30-day time period specified in paragraph (1), the local partnership may submit the application to the Secretaries without first obtaining such review and comment. (c) CONTENTS. —The application described in subsection (a) shall include a plan for local School-to-Work Opportunities programs that— (1) describes the manner in which the local partnership will meet the requirements of this Act; (2) includes the comments of the State on the plan, if any; (3) contains information that is consistent with the information required to be submitted as part of a State plan in accordance with paragraphs (5) through (17) and paragraph (23) of section 213(d);
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