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106 STAT. 678 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 mined by the most recently avails^ble data from the Bureau of the Census. 20 USC 1104b.

  • «EC. 623. GRANT APPLICATIONS.

"(a) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to make grsmts to States in accordance with the provisions of this subpart. In order to receive a grant under this subpart, a State shall submit an application at such time or times, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation. Such application shall set forth a program of activities for carrying out the purposes set forth in section 521 in such detail as will enable the Secretary to determine the degree to which such program will accomphsh such purposes and such other poHcies, procedures, and assurances as the Secretary may require by regulation. "(b) CONTENT OF APPLICATIONS. —The Secretary shall approve an application under this subpart only if the application— "(1) describes the selection criteria and procedures to be used by the State in the selection of scholarship recipients under this subpart; "(2) designates as the State agency responsible for administering the grants received under this subpart the State agency which administers the program under subpeirt 4 of part A of title IV (relating to State student incentive grants), the State agency with which the Secretary has an agreement \mder section 428(b), or another appropriate State agency approved by the Secretary; "(3) describes the outreach effort the State agency intends to use to publicize the availability of Paul Douglas Scholarships to secondary school students in the State; "(4) describes how the State will inform recipients, upon receipt of the award, of current and projected teacher shortages and surpluses within the State; Contracts. "(5) provides assurances that each recipient eligible under section 525(b) of this subpart who receives a Paul Douglas Scholarship shall enter into an agreement with the State agency under which the recipient shall— "(A) within the 10-year period after completing the postsecondary education for which the Paul Douglas Teacher Corps Scholarship was awarded, teach for a period of not less than 2 years for each year for which assistance was received, in a public or private nonprofit preschool, elementary, or secondary school in any State, or, on a full-time basis, children with disabilities or children with limited English proficiency in a private nonprofit school, except that, in the case of individuals who teach in a shortage area established by the Secretary pursuant to section 530A, the requirements of this subparagraph shall be reduced by one-half; "(B) provide the State agency evidence of compliance with section 526 as required by the State agency; and "(C) repay all or part of a Paul Douglas Scholarship received under section 524 plus interest and, if applicable, reasonable collection fees, in compliance with regulations issued by the Secretary under section 527, in the event that the conditions of subparagraph (A) are not complied with, except as provided for in section 528;