technical assistance to rural areas

technical assistance to rural areas Sec. 171. (a) Section 706 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting before such subsection a new subsection as follows: “(b) For such purpose and also for the purpose of carrying out more effectively other provisions of Federal law, the Commissioner, upon request from a State educational agency, shall provide counseling and technical assistance to elementary and secondary schools in rural areas, as defined by the Commissioner, of such State (1) in determining benefits available to such agencies and schools under Federal laws, and (2) in preparing applications and meeting other requirements for such benefits. Assistance pursuant to this subsection may, in accordance with such ropiest, be provided by personnel from the Office of Education or be provided in the form of grants in such amounts as may be necessary for such State educational agency to employ such personnel as may be necessary to provide such assistance.” 81 Stat. 806 (b) Section 706 of such Act is amended in subsection (c),as redesignated by subsection (a), by striking out “and not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968” and inserting in lieu thereof “$3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $3,700,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970”.