Section 25-2597.6 - Duties and responsibilities of the Secretary of Education(a) The Secretary of Education shall develop applications for grants and make them available to school districts and nonprofit community-based organizations, shall develop any regulations, guidelines or standards required for the implementation of this act and shall review all grant applications and make grants from funds appropriated for this purpose.(b) The Secretary of Education shall prepare a report by the first day of February of each year which must, at a minimum, contain the following: (1) Number of students leaving school without graduating.(2) Grade levels at the time of their withdrawal from school.(3) Age at the time of their withdrawal from school.(4) Reasons for withdrawing from school.(5) The post-withdrawal activities of individuals who left school prior to graduation.(6) Numbers of students enrolled in dropout prevention and mentoring programs.(7) An evaluation of programs provided in the prior school year and their effectiveness.(c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no one school district or a combination of a school district and a community organization shall receive more than ten percent (10%) of the total funds available under this program established by the Secretary of Education in any one school year to provide services within a single school district.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XXV, § 2597.6, added 1997, June 25, P.L. 297, No. 30, § 20, effective 7/1/1997.