PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978
92 STAT. 2282
"(3) a five-year longitudinal study in order to measure the effect of this title on the education of students who have language
- proficiencies other than English;
" (4) studies to determine the most effective and reliable methods of identification of students who should be entitled to services under this title; " (5) the operation of a clearinghouse on information for bilingual education, which shall collect, analyze, and disseminate information about bilingual education and such related programs; " (6) studies to determine the most effective methods of teaching reading to children and adults who have language proficiencies other than English; "(7) studies to determine the effectiveness of teacher training preservice and inservice programs funded under this title; "(8) studies to determine the critical cultural characteristics of selected groups of individuals assisted under this title for purposes of teaching about culture in the program. "(c) In carrying out their responsibilities under this section, the Commissioner and the Director of the National Institute of Education shall provide for periodic consultation with representatives of State and local educational agencies and appropriate groups and organizations involved in bilingual education. Research request "(d) The Assistant Secretary shall publish and disseminate all proposals, requests for proposals in research and development assisted under this publication and title. dissemination. "(e) The Commissioner and the Director of the National Institute of Education shall, through competitive contracts with appropriate public agencies and private institutions and organizations, develop and disseminate instructional materials and equipment suitable for bilingual education programs. The quality of materials developed pursuant to this subsection shall be comparable to the quality of materials provided in classrooms for English dominant children. In the development of instructional materials for the purpose of this subsection, the availability of materials already in existence from private and public sources shall be taken into account, and special attention shall be given to language groups for whom private organizations are unlikely to develop such materials. Appropriation "(f) There is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1979 authorization. and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1983, $20,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. •
"PART D—CONTINUED BILINGUAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
"ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES ELIGIBLE UNDER THE EMERGENCY SCHOOL AID ACT
Grants and contracts.
20 USC 3261.
"SEC. 751. (a)(1) The Commissioner, from funds appropriated under subsection (c), shall carry out a program to meet the needs of minority group children (as such term is defined for purposes of title VI) who are from an environment in which a dominant language is other than English and who, because of language barriers and cultural differences, do not have equality of educational opportunity. The Commissioner shall, for fiscal year 1980, allot to each local educational agency an amount which bears the same ratio to such funds as the amount such agency received under section 708(c) of the Emergency
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