authorizing state educational agencies to administer directly programs of teacher and teacher aide recruitment and training

authorizing state educational agencies to administer directly programs of teacher and teacher aide recruitment and training Sec. 233. (a) Subsection (a) of section 518 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after “teacher shortages” the following: “, or the efforts of State educational agencies,”. (b) Subsection (a) of section 520 of such Act is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after “local educational agencies” the following: “or of the State educational agency, or both,” (2) by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(3) with respect to so much of the State program as is to be carried out by local educational agencies, (A) provides assurance that every local educational agency whose application for funds under the plan is denied will be given an opportunity for a fair hearing before the State educational agency and (B) sets forth the policies and procedures to be followed in allocating Federal funds to local educational agencies in the State, which policies and procedures shall insure that such funds will be allocated to local educational agencies having the most urgent need for teachers and teacher aides;” and (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively.