Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/968

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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 2248

PUBLIC LAW 95-561--NOV. 1, 1978

are directly and exclusively related to the enforcement of the Ante, pp. 2153, requirements of titles I and IV of this Act and of this part, / 2229. "(2) the State applies to receive such individual funds and, in the annual application submitted under section 142 of this Act specifically describes the intended uses of such funds, and "(3) such funds are used to supplement, and not supplant, funds from non-Federal sources for such enforcement purposes. Appropriation «(2) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may authorization. Y>e necessaiT to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection for the fiscal year 1979 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1983. "PART B—STRENGTHENING STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY MANAGEMENT "ACTFvrnES AUTHORIZED

20 USC 3161.

" S E C 521. The amounts available to each State for the purposes of this part shall be used by the State educational agency of that State to strengthen the educational leadership resources of that agency and to assist that agency in identifying and meeting the critical educational needs of the State. Such activities may include— "(1) developing more equitable means of financing education in the State; "(2) providing resources to other branches of the State government to conduct analyses of educational issues facing the State; "(3) developing statewide programs to assess the educational progress of students in the State in both public and private schools, including testing programs and other methods of assessing student achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics; "(4) providing technical assistance to local educational agencies for improving planning, management of State and Federal programs, citizen involvement, and staff development; "(5) providing technical assistance to local educational agencies for improving their instructional programs, including programs that enable parents to assist in the instruction of their children at home; "(6) workshops, conferences, and other means of providing communication among educators and between educators and the public; "(7) dissemination of information concerning effective educational practices; "(8) coordinating public educational programs with those carried out in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in the State, and monitoring the requirements of Federal programs with respect to the participation therein of children enrolled in those schools; "(9) professional development of employees of the State educational agency; and "(10) developing curricular materials and programs. "PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

20 USC 3162.

"SEC. 522. Each State which desires to participate in programs under this part shall submit to the Commissioner a State plan which sets forth in such detail as the Commissioner prescribes the purposes