20 U.S.C. § 1109a
Section 1109a · Program authorized
Amended 1 time on record
(1) In general
The Secretary shall carry out a program of awarding grants, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, to local educational agencies to pay the Federal share of the costs of conducting demonstration projects that demonstrate methods of reducing class size which may provide information meaningful to other State and local educational agencies.
(2) Federal share
The Federal share shall be 50 percent.
The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 1109e of this title in each fiscal year to carry out the evaluation activities described in section 1109d of this title.
The Secretary shall make grants to local educational agencies on the basis of—
(1) the need and the ability of a local educational agency to reduce the class size of an elementary or secondary school served by such agency;
(2) the ability of a local educational agency to furnish the non-Federal share of the costs of the demonstration project for which assistance is sought;
(3) the ability of a local educational agency to continue the project for which assistance is sought after the termination of Federal financial assistance under this subpart; and
(4) the degree to which a local educational agency demonstrates in the application submitted pursuant to section 1109c of this title consultation in program implementation and design with parents, teachers, school administrators, and local teacher organizations, where applicable.
In awarding grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall give priority to demonstration projects that involve at-risk students, including educationally or economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, limited-English proficient students, and young students.
A local educational agency shall use the Federal funds received under this subpart to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State and local funds available to the local educational agency.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1109a, Pub. L. 89 329, title V, §542, as added Pub. L. 99 498, title V, §501(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1504; amended Pub. L. 100 50, §16(2), June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 358, related to allocation of appropriations for leadership in educational administration development program, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102 325.
A prior section 562 of Pub. L. 89 329, title V, as added Pub. L. 99 498, title V, §501(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1511, related to use of funds under Christa McAuliffe Fellowship program and was classified to section 1113a of this title, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102 325.
Another prior section 562 of Pub. L. 89 329, title V, as added Pub. L. 98 558, title VII, §701, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2894, provided for allocation among States of funds appropriated for Carl D. Perkins Scholarship program and was classified to section 1119d 1 of this title, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 99 498.