Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/108

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108 STAT. 3598 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(2) provide activities to facilitate the transition of such youth from the correctional program to further education or employment; and "(3) operate dropout prevention programs in local schools for youth at risk of dropping out of school and youth returning from correctional facilities. 20 USC 6452. "SEC. 1422. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- CIES. "(a) LOCAL SUBGRANTS.— With funds retained made available under section 1402(b), the State educational agency shall award subgrants to local educational agencies with high numbers or percentages of youth residing in locally operated (including county operated) correctional facilities for youth (including facilities involved in day programs). "(b) SPECIAL RULE.— ^A local educational agency which includes a correctional facility that operates a school is not required to operate a dropout prevention program if more than 30 percent of the youth attending such facility will reside outside the boundaries of the local educational agency upon leaving such facility. "(c) NOTIFICATION.— ^A State educational agency shall notify local educational agencies within the State of the eligibility of such agencies to receive a subgrant under this subpart. 20 USC 6453. "SEC. 1423. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS. "Eligible local educational agencies desiring assistance under this section shall submit an application to the State educational agency, containing such information as the State educational agency may require. Each such application shall include— "(1) a description of the program to be assisted; "(2) a description of formal agreements between— "(A) the local educational agency; and "(B) correctional facilities and alternative school programs serving youth involved with the juvenile justice system to operate programs for delinquent youth; "(3) as appropriate, a description of how participating schools will coordinate with facilities working with delinquent youth to ensure that such youth are participating in an education program comparable to one operating in the local school such youth would attend; "(4) as appropriate, a description of the dropout prevention program operated by participating schools and the t)T)es of services such schools will provide to at-risk youth in participating schools and youth returning from correctional facilities; "(5) as appropriate, a description of the youth expected to be served by the dropout prevention program and how the school will be coordinating existing educational programs to meet unique education needs; "(6) as appropriate, a description of how schools will coordinate with existing social and health services to meet the needs of students at risk of dropping out of school and other participating students, including prenatal health care and nutrition services related to the health of the parent and child, parenting and child development classes, child care, targeted re-entry and outreach programs, referrals to community resources, and scheduling flexibility;