106 STAT. 504 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 Public information. 20 USC 1070a-81. Federal Register, publication. Federal) funds for which the student might qualify^ in later completing and submitting the application rorm callea for under section 483. The Secretary shall widely disseminate the preeligibihty form through post offices and other appropriate Federal installations, schools, institutions of higher education, Ubraries, and community- based agencies, including projects assisted under subparts 2 and 5 of this part. "CHAPTER 8—TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS «SEC. 410C. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY. —From the amounts appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants to locsil educational agencies to use for the purpose of obtaining specialized training for guidance coimselors, teachers, and principals to counsel students about college opportunities, precollege requirements, the college admissions procedure, and financial aid opportunities. "(b) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS. —
- (1) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to those local educational agencies
serving school districts (A) from which the proportion of students who continue on to higher education is significantly below the national average, and (B) in which the proportion of students who are ecmcationally disadvantaged is sig^nificantly above the national average. "(2) SELECTION PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall develop a formal procedure for the submission of proposals and publish in the Federal Register an announcement with respect to that procedure and the avaUabihty of funds. "(c) LOCAL PLAN. — To receive a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan that— "(1) specifies the methods to be used for outreach, implementation, and follow-up with those students most in need and at-risk for dropping out or failing to piirsue postsecondary education; "(2) demonstrates the methods by which the agency will target funds to those schools within the district that have the lowest rate of students who continue on to higher education; "(3) utilizes early intervention programs for coimseling minority, economically disadvantaged, disabled, and at-risk students about postsecondary education; "(4) includes a strategy for keeping the guidance counselors, teachers (including elementsiry, secondary, vocational, and special education teachers), and principals who have been trained up-to-date on financial aid information; "(5) contains a statement of specific goals and methods for obtaining statistics on the number of participants who continue on to postsecondary education; and "(6) contains a description of the costs of the training and other activities to be undertaken. "(d) DURATION OF GRANTS.— Grants under this section shall be available for 2 years. "(e) EVALUATION. — "(1) CONDUCT OF EVALUATIONS.— The Secretary shall reserve not more than 2 percent of any amount appropriated under
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