12 2 STA T .3 2 07PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8‘ ‘ (B)inthecas e of ane l i g i b le entit y that a p plies fo r a grant u n d er this chapter for se v en years to enable the eligible entity to provide services to a student through the student ’ s first year of attendance at an institution of higher education , seven years . ‘‘( 3 ) PRIO RI TY . —I n m a k ing a w ards to eligible entities described in subsection (c)( 1 ), the S ecretary shall— ‘‘( A ) give priority to eligible entities that— ‘‘(i) on the day before the date of enactment of the H igher E ducation O pportunity Act, carried out successful educational opportunity programs under this chapter (as this chapter was in effect on such day)
and ‘‘(ii) have a prior, demonstrated commitment to early intervention leading to college access through collaboration and replication of successful strategies; and ‘‘(B) ensure that students served under this chapter on the day before the date of enactment of the Higher Education Opportunity Act continue to receive assistance through the completion of secondary school.’’; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph ( 2 ) and inserting the following
‘‘(2) a partnership— ‘‘(A) consisting of— ‘‘(i) one or more local educational agencies; and ‘‘(ii) one or more degree granting institutions of higher education; and ‘‘(B) which may include not less than two other commu - nity organi z ations or entities, such as businesses, profes- sional organizations, State agencies, institutions or agen- cies sponsoring programs authorized under subpart 4 ,or other public or private agencies or organizations.’’. (b) REQU IRE M E N T S .—Section 4 0 4B (20 U .S. C . 10 7 0a – 22) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) F UN D IN G RU L ES.—In awarding grants from the amount appropriated under section 404H for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available— ‘‘(1) to eligible entities described in section 404A(c)(1), not less than 33 percent of such amount; ‘‘(2) to eligible entities described in section 404A(c)(2), not less than 33 percent of such amount; and ‘‘(3) to eligible entities described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 404A(c), the remainder of such amount taking into consideration the number, q uality, and promise of the applica- tions for the grants, and, to the e x tent practicable— ‘‘(A) the geographic distribution of such grant awards; and ‘‘(B) the distribution of such grant awards between urban and rural applicants.’’; (2) by striking subsections (b), (e), and (f); (3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (g), as sub- sections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; (4) in subsection (d)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))— (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) in subparagraph (B)—
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