Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/204

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108 STAT. 3694 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(A) are designed to make available the special curriculum that is offered by the magnet school project to students who are enrolled in the school but who are not enrolled in the magnet school program; and "(B) further the purposes of this part. "(b) SPECIAL RULE. — Grant funds under this part may be used in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) only if the activities described in such paragraphs are directly related to improving the students' reading skills or knowledge of mathematics, science, history, geography, English, foreign languages, art, or music, or to improving vocational skills. 20 USC 7209. "SEC. 5109. PROfflBITIONS. "(a) TRANSPORTATION.—Grants under this part may not be used for transportation or any activity that does not augment academic improvement. "(b) PLANNING. —^A local educational agency shall not expend funds under this part after the third year that such agency receives funds under this part for such project. 20 USC 7210. "SEC. 5110. LIMITATIONS. "(a) DURATION OF AWARDS. —A grant under this part shall be awarded for a period that shall not exceed three fiscal years. "(b) LIMITATION ON PLANNING FUNDS.— A local educational agency may expend for planning not more than 50 percent of the funds received under this part for the first year of the project, 15 percent of such funds for the second such year, and 10 percent of such funds for the third such year. "(c) AMOUNT.—No local educational agency or consortium awarded a grant under this part shall receive more than $4,000,000 under this part in any one fiscal year. "(d) TIMING.— To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall award grants for any fiscal year under this part not later than June 1 of the applicable fiscal year. 20 USC 7211. "SEC. 5111. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. "(a) IN GENERAL.— From amounts reserved under subsection (d) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies or consortia of such agencies described in section 5105 to enable such agencies or consortia to conduct innovative programs that— "(1) carry out the purpose of this part; and "(2) involve strategies other than magnet schools, such as neighborhood or community model schools— "(A) organized around a special emphasis, theme or concept; and "(B) involving extensive parent and community involvement. "(b) APPLICABILITY.— Sections 5103, 5106, 5107, and 5108, shall not apply to grants awarded under subsection (a). "(c) APPLICATIONS. —Each local educational agency or consortia of such agencies desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(d) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.— The Secretary shall reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated under section 5113(a) for each fiscal year to award grants under this section.