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PUBLIC LAW 93-422-SEPT. 21, 1974
Local educafinancialTs^'sistance.
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"(7) projects for the dissemination of valid and effective school and community drug and alcohol abuse educational programs. " (c) l u addition to the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, fuuds iu au amount not to exceed 10 per centum of the sums appropriated to carry out this Act may be made available for the payment.of reasonable and necessary expenses of State educational agencies for assisting local educational agencies in the planning, development, and implementation of drug and alcohol abuse education programs, including such projects as— " (1) inservice training of education personnel, "(2) technical assistance to local school districts, "(3) creative leadership in programing for indigenous minorities, and "(4) training of peer counselors. " (d)(1) Fiuauclal asslstancc under this section may be made only upon application at such time or times, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Commissioner deems necessary, and only if such application— " (A) provides that activities and services for which assistance under this title is sought will be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; " (B) provides for carrying out one or more projects or programs eligible for assistance under subsections (b) and (c) of this section and provides for such methods of administration as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such projects or programs; " (C) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this section for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available by the applicant for the purposes described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, and in no case supplant such funds; and " (D) pTovidcs for making such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require, and for keeping such records and affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure to correctness and verification of such reports. "(2) Au application from a local education agency for financial •, '
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assistance under this section may be approved by the Commissioner only after the applicant has submitted the application to the State educational agency. The State educational agency shall, not more than thirty days after the date of receipt of the application, submit to the Secretary in writing its comments on the application. A copy of such comments shall be submitted at the same time to the applicant. "(3) Amendments of applications shall, except as the Commissioner c amended appiitions. may otherwise provide by or pursuant to regulation, be subject to the requirements set forth in subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2). "(e)(1) The Commissioner may use funds in an amount not exceeding 1 per centum of the funds appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year for independent analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of the drug and alcohol abuse education programs assisted under this section. "(^) '^^^® Commissioner shall, not later than March 31 of each g r^^^°Il}°f°J!' e s s i o n a l committees. calendar year, submit an evaluation report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Education and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Such report shall—
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