 
               CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
 
SUBCHAPTER III--PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND 
                               ENGINEERING
 
         Part B--Elementary and Secondary Education Partnerships
 
Sec. 3997. Approval of applications


(a) Criteria

    The State shall establish criteria for approval of applications 
under this section. Such criteria shall include--
        (1) consideration of the local district's need for, and 
    inability to locally provide for, the activities, equipment, library 
    and instructional materials requested;
        (2) the number and nature of elementary and secondary students 
    who will benefit from the planned program; and
        (3) the expressed level of financial and in-kind commitment from 
    other parties to the program.

(b) Approval procedures

    The State shall adopt approval procedures designed to ensure that 
grants are equitably distributed among--
        (1) rural, urban, and suburban areas; and
        (2) small, medium, and large local educational agencies.

(Pub. L. 98-377, title III, Sec. 327, as added Pub. L. 100-418, title 
VI, Sec. 6031(a)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1482.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3998 of this title.
