 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
 
      Part E--Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Program
 
Sec. 6976. Local application


(a) Application

    A local educational agency that desires to receive a grant under 
this part shall submit an application to the State educational agency. 
Each such application shall contain assurances that each school served 
by the local educational agency shall be eligible for assistance under 
this part only once.

(b) Contents of application

    Each application described in subsection (a) of this section shall--
        (1) describe how the local educational agency plans to set 
    priorities on the use and distribution among schools of grant funds 
    received under this part to meet the purpose of this part;
        (2) include assurances that the local educational agency has 
    made every effort to match on a dollar-for-dollar basis from private 
    or public sources the funds received under this part, except that no 
    such application shall be penalized or denied assistance under this 
    part based on failure to provide such matching funds;
        (3) describe, if applicable, how funds under this part will be 
    coordinated with State, local, and other Federal resources, 
    especially with respect to programs for the professional development 
    and inservice training of elementary school teachers in science and 
    mathematics; and
        (4) describe the process which will be used to determine 
    different levels of assistance to be awarded to schools with 
    different needs.

(c) Priority

    In awarding grants under this part, the State educational agency 
shall give priority to applications that--
        (1) assign highest priority to providing assistance to schools 
    which--
            (A) are most seriously underequipped; or
            (B) serve large numbers or percentages of economically 
        disadvantaged students;

        (2) are attentive to the needs of underrepresented groups in 
    science and mathematics;
        (3) demonstrate how science and mathematics equipment will be 
    part of a comprehensive plan of curriculum planning or 
    implementation and teacher training supporting hands-on laboratory 
    activities; and
        (4) assign priority to providing equipment and materials for 
    students in grades 1 through 6.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title III, Sec. 3506, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3669.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6975, 6977 of this title.
