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HR 3248 IH
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3248
To provide dollars to the classroom.
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 1998
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr.
GOODLING, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr.
GRAHAM, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. WATTS of
Oklahoma, Mr. TALENT, Mr. REDMOND, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr.
RYUN, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. SMITH of
Michigan, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROYCE,
Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. SAM
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. BRYANT,
Mr. COBURN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. COOK, Mr. PICKERING, Mr.
KINGSTON, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. BAKER, Mr.
PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. DICKEY,
Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. BASS, Mr. MCINTOSH, and Mr.
SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To provide dollars to the classroom.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. DIRECT AWARDS OF CERTAIN
EDUCATION FUNDING TO STATES.
(D) The Educational Research,
Development, Disseminations, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).
(E) Titles II, III, and IV of
the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6121
et seq., 6171 et seq., and 6191 et seq.).
(4) DETERMINATION OF AWARD-
From the total amount made available under paragraph (2) and not
used to carry out paragraph (6)(B), the Secretary, using the
information provided under paragraph (3), shall award to each
State an amount that bears the same relation to the total amount
as the number of kindergarten through grade 12 students in the
State for the academic year preceding the fiscal year bears to
the total number of all such students in all States for the
academic year.
(5) PENALTY- If the Secretary
determines that a State has knowingly submitted false
information under paragraph (3) for the purpose of gaining
additional funds under paragraph (1), then the State shall be
fined an amount equal to twice the difference between the amount
the State received under this subsection, and the correct amount
the State would have received if the State had submitted
accurate information under paragraph (3).
(i) for fiscal year 1999 in
an amount that is less than the amount the State would have
received to carry out programs or activities under the
provisions of law described in subparagraphs (A), (F), (I),
(J), (L), (P) and (DD) of paragraph (2) for fiscal year
1999;
(B) MULTIYEAR AWARDS- The
Secretary shall use funds appropriated to carry out the
programs or activities under the provisions of law described
in paragraph (2) (other than subparagraphs (A), (F), (I), (J),
(L), (P) and
(DD) of paragraph (2)) to make
payments to eligible recipients under such provisions pursuant to
any multiyear award made under such provisions prior to the date of
enactment of this Act.
(A) shall use not more than 5
percent of the amount to support programs or activities, for
kindergarten through grade 12 students, that the State
determines appropriate, of which the State shall distribute 20
percent of the 5 percent to local educational agencies in the
State to pay the administrative expenses of the local
educational agencies that are associated with the activities
and services assisted under this section; and
(B) shall distribute not less
than 95 percent of the amount to local educational agencies in
the State for the fiscal year to enable the local educational
agencies to pay the costs of activities or services, for
kindergarten through grade 12 students, that--
(e) REPORT- Each Governor of a
State receiving assistance under this section shall prepare and
submit, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives, a report that defines classroom activities and
services and specifies what such activities and services will be
included in the State under this section.
SEC. 3. TITLE I FUNDING.
Section 1603 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6513) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(1) IN GENERAL-
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from the funds made
available to a local educational agency under this part for a
fiscal year, not less than 95 percent of the funds shall be used
for the costs of activities and services that--
SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
ENROLLED IN PRIVATE AND HOME SCHOOLS.
Each local educational agency
that receives funds under section 2 shall provide for the
participation of children enrolled in private and home schools in
the activities and services assisted under such section in the
same manner as private school children participate in activities
and services under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) pursuant to sections 14503, 14504,
14505, and 14506 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8893, 8894, 8895, and
8896).
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
(3) the term `State' means each
of the several States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United
States Virgin Islands.
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