 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
 
            Part A--Technology for Education of All Students
 
   subpart 2--state and local programs for school technology resources
 
Sec. 6842. School technology resource grants


(a) Grants to States

                           (1) In general

        From amounts made available under section 6841 of this title, 
    the Secretary, through the Office of Educational Technology, shall 
    award grants to State educational agencies having applications 
    approved under section 6843 of this title.

                          (2) Use of grants

        (A) Each State educational agency receiving a grant under 
    paragraph (1) shall use such grant funds to award grants, on a 
    competitive basis, to local educational agencies to enable such 
    local educational agencies to carry out the activities described in 
    section 6844 of this title.
        (B) In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), each State 
    educational agency shall ensure that each such grant is of 
    sufficient duration, and of sufficient size, scope, and quality, to 
    carry out the purposes of this part effectively.

(b) Technical assistance

    Each State educational agency receiving a grant under paragraph (1) 
shall--
        (1) identify the local educational agencies served by the State 
    educational agency that--
            (A) have the highest number or percentage of children in 
        poverty; and
            (B) demonstrate to such State educational agency the 
        greatest need for technical assistance in developing the 
        application under section 6843 of this title; and

        (2) offer such technical assistance to such local educational 
    agencies.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title III, Sec. 3132, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3645.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6844, 6845 of this title.
