Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 1.djvu/143

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PUBLIC LAW 101-254—MAR. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 109 "(6) provide for a job and career information program to provide information and assistance to parents and others who are unemployed or seeking a new job; "(7) describe, if appropriate, any special services and outreach activities which will be offered to meet the needs of— "(A) adolescent parents; "(B) single-parent families; "(C) families in which both parents are employed outside the home; "(D) parents and children with limited English language proficiency; and "(E) educationally disadvantaged adults and their children; "(8) describe the methods by which the library will publicize and promote the services of the Center in cooperation with the local media, schools, businesses, social service agencies, and other appropriate entities; and "(9) provide assurances that the funds provided will be used to supplement and not supplant funds otherwise available for the purposes of this part. "SELECTION OF FAMILY LEARNING CENTERS "SEC. 805. (a) The Secretary shall select family learning centers on 20 USC 385d. a competitive basis from among the local public libraries submitting applications under section 804. In making such selection, the Secretary shall give priority to applications which— "(1) promise to serve a significant number of families on a regular basis; and "(2) offer innovative approaches to improving library services for families and approaches which show promise for replication and dissemination. "(b) In making grants under this title, the Secretary shall assure that there is an equitable distribution of grants among the States and between urban and rural communities. "(c) No grant made under this title for any fiscal year shall exceed $200,000. "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS "SEC. 806. There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for 20 USC 385e. fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this part. "PART B—LIBRARY LITERACY CENTERS State and local governments. "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE "SEC. 811. The purposes of this part are to— 20 USC 386. "(1) establish model library literacy centers throughout the country to serve as resource centers for the dissemination of literacy materials and equipment to local public libraries in order to help overcome the high incidence of adults with limited literacy skills in the United States; "(2) help adults with limited literacy skills reach full employ- ment through nonthreatening learning experiences in their local public library or in their own home; and