Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/492

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115 STAT. 1476 PUBLIC LAW 107-llO^JAN. 8, 2002 "(2) CHILDREN INCLUDED.— " (A) IN GENERAL.—Children who are economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, migrant children or limited English proficient children, are eligible for services under this part on the same basis as other children selected to receive services under this part. "(B) HEAD START, EVEN START, OR EARLY READING FIRST CHILDREN. —^A child who, at any time in the 2 years preceding the year for which the determination is made, participated in a Head Start, Even Start, or Early Reading First program, or in preschool services under this title, is eligible for services under this part. "(C) PART C CHILDREN.— A child who, at any time in the 2 years preceding the year for which the determination is made, received services under part C is eligible for services under this part. "(D) NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN. —^A child in a local institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth or attending a community day program for such children is eligible for services under this part. "(E) HOMELESS CHILDREN.— A child who is homeless and attending any school served by the local educational agency is eligible for services under this part. "(3) SPECL\.L RULE. —Funds received under this part may not be used to provide services that are otherwise required by law to be made available to children described in paragraph (2) but may be used to coordinate or supplement such services. "(c) COMPONENTS OF A TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOL PRO- GRAM. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — To assist targeted assistance schools and local educational agencies to meet their responsibility to provide for all their students served under this part the opportunity to meet the State's challenging student academic achievement standards in subjects as determined by the State, each targeted assistance program under this section shall— "(A) use such program's resources under this part to help participating children meet such State's challenging student academic achievement standards expected for all children; "(B) ensure that planning for students served under this part is incorporated into existing school planning; "(C) use effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research that strengthens the core academic program of the school and that— "(i) give primary consideration to providing extended learning time, such as an extended school year, before- and after-school, and summer programs and opportunities; "(ii) help provide an accelerated, high-quality curriculum, including applied learning; and "(iii) minimize removing children from the regular classroom during regular school hours for instruction provided under this part; "(D) coordinate with and support the regular education program, which may include services to assist preschool children in the transition from early childhood programs