98 STAT. 2896
PUBLIC LAW 98-558—OCT. 30, 1984
schools having less than average academic results or serving large numbers of economically disadvantaged students; and "(9) provides assurances that Carl D. Perkins Scholarships will be awarded without regard to sex, race, handicapping condition, creed, or economic background. "(c) The selection criteria and procedures to be used by the State shall reflect the present and projected teacher needs of the State, including the demand for and supply of elementary teachers in the State, the demand for and supply of secondary teachers in the State, and the demand for teachers with training in specific academic disciplines in the State. "(d) In developing the selection criteria and procedures to be used by the State, the State shall solicit the views of State and local educational agencies, private educational institutions, and other interested parties. Such views— "(1) shall be solicited by means of (A) written comments; and (B) publication of proposed selection criteria and procedures in final form for implementation; and "(2) may be solicited by means of (A) public hearings on the teaching needs of elementary and secondary schools in the State (including the number of new teachers needed, the expected supply of new teachers, and the shortages in the State of teachers with training in specific academic disciplines); or (B) such other methods as the State may determine to be appropriate to gather information on such needs. AMOUNT AND DURATION OF AND RELATION TO OTHER ASSISTANCE
20 USC iii9d-3. Prohibition. 20 USC 1070.
20 USC 1089.
Prohibition.
"SEC. 564. (a) Subject to subsection (c), each Carl D. Perkins Scholar shall receive a $5,000 scholarship for each academic year of postsecondary education for study in preparation to become an elementary or secondary teacher. No individual shall receive scholarship assistance for more than four years of postsecondary education, as determined by the State agency. "(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of title IV of this Act, scholarship funds awarded pursuant to this part shall be considered in determining eligibility for student assistance under title IV of this Act. "(c) Carl D. Perkins Scholarship assistance awarded by the statewide panel established pursuant to section 565 to any individual in any given year, when added to assistance received under title IV of this Act, shall not exceed the cost of attendance, as defined under section 482(d), at the institution the individual is attending. If the amount of the Carl D. Perkins Scholarship assistance and assistance received under title IV of this Act, exceeds the cost of attendance, the Carl D. Perkins Scholarship shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount by which the combined awards exceed the cost of attendance. "(d) No individual shall receive an award under the Carl D. Perkins Scholarship established under this part, in any academic year, which shall exceed the cost of attendance, as defined under section 482(d), at the institution the individual is attending. "SELECTION O F CARL D. PERKINS SCHOLARS
20 USC lll9d-4.
"SEC. 565. (a) Carl D. Perkins Scholars shall be selected by a sevenmember statewide panel appointed by the chief State elected offi-
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