Adds Title X - "Special Demonstration Programs in the Biomedical Sciences for Secondary School Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds" to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education for the purpose of offering five-year demonstration programs to encourage disadvantaged secondary education students to pursue professional training in the biomedical sciences.
Directs the Commissioner to appoint an advisory committee to advise on the approval of applications for assistance under this title.
Stipulates that the amount of assistance for any one five-year demonstration program shall not exceed a specified sum.
Sets forth the activities each demonstration program must provide and the criteria which each applicant must meet in order to be eligible for assistance under this title.
Requires each demonstration project to have an advisory committee of at least nine members.
Sets forth the authorized uses of funds made available under this title.
Authorizes the appropriation of $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1978.
Stipulates that such sum shall remain available for expenditure or obligation through fiscal year 1983.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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