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[CITE: 42USC10902]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 115--CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 
Sec. 10902. Application for grants


(a) Application required

    A State desiring to participate in the grant program established by 
this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form 
as the Secretary may require.

(b) Contents of applications

    A State's application shall contain appropriate assurances that--
        (1) scholarship assistance made available with funds provided 
    under this chapter will be awarded--
            (A) only to eligible individuals;
            (B) on the basis of the financial need of such individuals; 
        and
            (C) in amounts sufficient to cover the cost of application, 
        assessment, and credentialing (including, at the option of the 
        State, any training necessary for credentialing) for the Child 
        Development Associate credential for such individuals;

        (2) not more than 35 percent of the funds received under this 
    chapter by a State may be used to provide scholarship assistance 
    under paragraph (1) to cover the cost of training described in 
    paragraph (1)(C); and
        (3) not more than 10 percent of the funds received by the State 
    under this chapter will be used for the costs of administering the 
    program established in such State to award such assistance.

(c) Equitable distribution

    In making grants under this chapter, the Secretary shall--
        (1) distribute such grants equitably among States; and
        (2) ensure that the needs of rural and urban areas are 
    appropriately addressed.

(Pub. L. 99-425, title VI, Sec. 603, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 976; Pub. 
L. 101-501, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1256.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 101-501, Sec. 501(a), (b)(1), 
inserted ``(including, at the option of the State, any training 
necessary for credentialing)'' after ``credentialing'' and struck out 
``and'' at end.
    Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 101-501, Sec. 501(b)(2), (3), added 
par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-501 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 
1001(a) of Pub. L. 101-501, set out as a note under section 8621 of this 
title.
