 
               CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
 
SUBCHAPTER III--PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND 
                               ENGINEERING
 
         Part B--Elementary and Secondary Education Partnerships
 
Sec. 3995. Local applications


(a) Eligibility

    An applicant that desires to receive a grant under this part shall 
submit an application to the State educational agency, at such time, and 
in such manner, as the State may require. Such application may take the 
form of an amendment to an assessment submitted by the local educational 
agency under section 210,\1\ if appropriate.
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(b) Requirements for application

    The State shall require each application to include--
        (1) a description of the activities for which assistance under 
    this part is sought;
        (2) assurances that not more than 5 percent of the amount 
    received by the applicant in any fiscal year shall be expended on 
    administrative expenses;
        (3) if the funds are to be used for improvement of elementary 
    and secondary resources as described in subsection (b)(1) of this 
    section--
            (A) an estimate of the amount to be spent on equipment, 
        facilities improvement, library resources, and classroom 
        instructional material;
            (B) an estimate of the number of elementary and secondary 
        students who will be aided by activities and expenditures under 
        the grant;
            (C) assurances that--
                (i) except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
            section, a minimum of 25 percent of the funds for each 
            project will be supplied by business concerns within the 
            community;
                (ii) no stipend shall be paid directly to employees of a 
            profitmaking business concern;
                (iii) provision shall be made for the equitable 
            participation in the project of children who are enrolled in 
            private elementary and secondary schools; and
                (iv) consideration will be given to programs and 
            activities designed to meet the needs of educationally 
            disadvantaged and other traditionally underserved 
            populations; and

        (4) if the funds are to be used for advanced placement programs 
    as described in subsection (b)(2) of this section, a commitment as 
    to the percentage of funds received from the State on a per student 
    basis that shall be used by the local educational agency to defray 
    costs of the advanced placement program.

(c) Waiver

    The State may waive or reduce the amount of matching funds required 
under subsection (b)(3)(C)(i) of this section if the State determines 
that--
        (1) substantial need exists in the area served by the applicant 
    for a grant under this part; and
        (2) the required amount of matching funds cannot be made 
    available.

(d) Joint applications

    A regional consortium of applicants in 2 or more local school 
districts may file a joint application under subsection (a) of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 98-377, title III, Sec. 325, as added Pub. L. 100-418, title 
VI, Sec. 6031(a)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1481.)

                       References in Text

    Section 210, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 210 of Pub. L. 
98-377, title II, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1280, as amended, which was 
classified to section 3970 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-
297, title II, Sec. 2303, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 324.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3996, 3998 of this title.
