PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1783 "SEC. 5132. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. "In order to conduct the programs authorized by this part, each State educational agency or local educational agency may use funds made available under this part to make grants to, and to enter into contracts with, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, libraries, museums, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions. "SEC. 5133. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. "(a) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION. —^A local educational agency may receive an allocation of funds under this part for any year for which the agency submits an application under this section that the State educational agency certifies under subsection (b). "(b) CERTIFICATION AND CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The State educational agency shall certify each application submitted under subsection (a) that includes each of the following: "(1) A description of locally identified needs relative to the purposes of this part and to the innovative assistance programs described in section 5131. "(2) A statement that sets forth the planned allocation of funds, based on the needs identified in subparagraph (A), among innovative assistance programs described in section 5131, a description of the programs that the local educational agency intends to support, and a description of the reasons for the selection of such programs. "(3) Information setting forth the allocation of such funds required to implement section 5142. "(4) A description of how assistance under this part will contribute to improving student academic achievement or improving the quality of education for students. "(5) An assurance that the local educational agency will comply with this part, including the provisions of section 5142 concerning the participation of children enrolled in private nonprofit schools. "(6) An assurance that the local educational agency will keep such records, and provide such information to the State educational agency, as may be reasonably required for fiscal audit and program evaluation (consistent with the responsibilities of the State educational agency under this part). "(7) Provision, in the allocation of funds for the assistance authorized by this part and in the planning, design, and implementation of such innovative assistance programs, for systematic consultation with parents of children attending elementary schools and secondary schools in the area served by the local educational agency, with teachers and administrative personnel in such schools, and with such other groups involved in the implementation of this part (such as librarians, school counselors, and other pupil services personnel) as may be considered appropriate by the local educational agency. "(8) An assurance that— "(A) programs carried out under this part will be evaluated annually; "(B) the evaluation will be used to make decisions about appropriate changes in programs for the subsequent year; "(C) the evaluation will describe how assistance under this part affected student academic achievement and will 20 USC 7215a. 20 USC 7215b.
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