121 STAT. 604
PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007
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‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 3165 and 3166, the Director shall make available from funds authorized in this section to carry out a program using scientific and engineering staff of the National Laboratories, during which the staff— ‘‘(A) assists teachers in teaching courses at the schools funded under this section; ‘‘(B) uses National Laboratory scientific equipment in teaching the courses; and ‘‘(C) uses distance education and other technologies to provide assistance described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to schools funded under this section that are not located near the National Laboratories. ‘‘(4) RESTRICTIONS.— ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FUNDED SPECIALTY SCHOOLS PER STATE.—No State shall receive funding for more than 1 specialty school for science and mathematics for a fiscal year. ‘‘(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND DURATION OF GRANTS.— A grant awarded to a State for a specialty school for science and mathematics under this section— ‘‘(i) shall not exceed $2,000,000 for a fiscal year; and ‘‘(ii) shall not be provided for more than 3 fiscal years. ‘‘(d) FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SHARES.— ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs described in subsection (c)(1) shall not exceed 33 percent. ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the costs described in subsection (c)(1) shall be— ‘‘(A) not less than 67 percent; and ‘‘(B) provided from non-Federal sources, in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including services. ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require that describes— ‘‘(1) the process by which and selection criteria with which the State will select and designate a school as a specialty school for science and mathematics in accordance with this section; ‘‘(2) how the State will ensure that funds made available under this section are used to establish or expand a specialty school for science and mathematics— ‘‘(A) in accordance with the activities described in subsection (g); and ‘‘(B) that has the capacity to improve the academic achievement of all students in all core academic subjects, and particularly in science and mathematics; ‘‘(3) how the State will measure the extent to which the school increases student academic achievement on State academic achievement standards in science, mathematics, and, to the maximum extent applicable, technology and engineering; ‘‘(4) the curricula and materials to be used in the school; ‘‘(5) the availability of funds from non-Federal sources for the costs of the activities authorized under this section; and
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