OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

EDUCATION

Federal Funds

General and special funds:

EDUCATION REFORM

For carrying out activities authorized by titles III and IV of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, [and] the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, and section 3132 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, [$691,000,000] $1,245,000,000, of which [$476,000,000] $603,500,000 for the Goals 2000[: Educate America] Act and $200,000,000 for the School-to-Work Opportunities Act shall become available on July 1, [1997] 1998, and remain available through September 30, [1998] 1999: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated or expended to carry out section 304(a)(2)(A) of the Goals 2000[: Educate America] Act, except that no more than $1,500,000 may be used to carry out activities under section 314(a)(2) of that Act: Provided further, That section 315(a)(2) of the Goals 2000 Act shall not apply: Provided further, That up to one-half of one percent of the amount available under section 3132 shall be set aside for the outlying areas, to be distributed on the basis of their relative need as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the purposes of the program: Provided further, That if any State educational agency does not apply for a grant under section 3132, that State's allotment under section 3131 shall be reserved by the Secretary for grants to local educational agencies in that State that apply directly to the Secretary according to the terms and conditions published by the Secretary in the Federal Register. (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

State and local education systemic improvement.-State grants support State and local education improvement efforts to help all students reach challenging academic standards. At least 90 percent of the funds are provided to local educational agencies. Funds also support evaluation of educational reform efforts.

Parental assistance.-Centers in 42 States would continue to help provide parents with knowledge and skills they need to participate effectively in their children's education. School-to-Work Opportunities.-School-to-work programs are jointly administered by the Departments of Education and Labor. An identical amount is provided for the Department of Labor to support these activities. Competitive, 5year grants are awarded to States that have completed and are ready to implement their school-to-work plans. Thirtyseven States are currently in their first, second, or third year of these grants. Requested funds would enable all States to participate fully.

Direct grants are also provided to local partnerships serving young people who live in urban and rural areas characterized by high-poverty, as well as partnerships that serve Indian youth. These funds also support a national evaluation, research, and development activities to provide national leadership and analysis of school-to-work opportunities initiatives. Technology Literacy Challenge Fund.-All States will receive the second year of 5-year grants as part of the President's plan to provide States and school districts with $2 billion over 5 years for computers, connections, training, and software, in order to achieve the President's four goals for fully integrating technology into schools.

Obligations by program activity:

Goals 2000:

00.01

00.02

State and local education systemic improvement Parental assistance

321

673

605

10

15

15

00.91

Total goals 2000

331

688

620

01.01 School-to-work opportunities

149

332

200

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and section 418A of the Higher Education Act, [$7,698,469,000] $8,077,266,000, of which [$6,380,114,000] $6,755,165,000 shall become available on July 1, [1997] 1998, and shall remain available through September 30, [1998] 1999, and of which $1,298,386,000 shall become available on October 1, [1997] 1998 and shall remain available through September 30, [1998] 1999, for academic year [1997-1998] 1998-1999: Provided, That

General and special funds-Continued

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED Continued

[$6,194,850,000] $6,191,350,000 shall be available for basic grants under section 1124: Provided further, That up to [$3,500,000] $4,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary on October 1, [1996] 1997, to obtain updated local-educational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That $999,249,000 shall be available for concentration grants under section 1124(A), $350,000,000 shall be available for targeted grants under section 1125, [and $7,000,000] $10,000,000 shall be available for evaluations under section 1501, and not more than $7,500,000 shall be reserved for section 1308, of which not more than $3,000,000 shall be reserved for section 1308(d). (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Grants to local educational agencies.-Funds will be allocated through the Basic, Concentration, and Targeted grant formulas for local programs that stress the achievement of challenging State education standards, support schoolwide improvement, integrate Title I assessment and curriculum with State systemic reforms, and target funds to high-poverty schools. Up to $4.0 million in Basic Grant funds will be used to continue work needed to obtain updated poverty data at the local educational agency level from the Bureau of the Census, for use in allocating Title I funds beginning in 1999, as required by the statute.

Capital expenses.-Funds are provided by formula to States to support capital costs incurred by local educational agencies that are associated with providing educational services to eligible children attending non-public schools.

State agency migrant program.-Funds are provided by formula to States for educational services to children of migratory farmworkers and fishers. Funds and services are concentrated on children who have moved within the past 36 months.

State agency neglected and delinquent program.-Funds are provided by formula to States for educational services to children and youth under age 21 in State neglected, delinquent, or adult correction facilities. Services help institutionalized youth achieve the same challenging standards established for students in local public schools.

State school improvement.-Funds are provided by formula to States to be used for technical assistance, incentives, and other strategies to assist schools and districts to implement Title I programs that help children meet challenging State education standards.

Evaluation.-Funds support national activities to evaluate Title I programs and ongoing longitudinal studies of the program's effectiveness in helping schools and children achieve to challenging State education standards.

Migrant education projects.—Funds support grants to institutions of higher education and other non-profit agencies that assist migrant students to earn a high school equivalency certificate or to complete their first year of college.

Reimbursable program.-Amounts in this activity consist of funds appropriated in other accounts for consolidated grants to the insular areas.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

section 8003(f), [$5,000,000] $4,000,000 shall be for construction under section 8007, and $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance activities under section 8008 [$17,500,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002]: Provided, That payments and eligibility under section 8003 shall be based only on federally connected children described in sections 8003(a)(1)(B) and 8003(a)(1)(C): Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 8003(b)(1)(B), any local educational agency that received a payment based on federally connected children described in sections 8003(a)(1)(B) and 8003(a)(1)(C) for fiscal year 1997 shall be eligible to receive a payment under sections 8003(b) and 8003(d) for fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That notwithstand ing the provisions of section 8003(b)(1)(C), the maximum amount of the basic support payment shall be determined by multiplying each local educational agency's weighted student units for federally connected children described in sections 8003(a)(1)(B) and 8003(a)(1)(C) by the factor described under section 8003(b)(1)(C)(iv): Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 8003(b)(2), if funds provided are insufficient to pay each local educational agency the full amount of its payment calculated under section 8003(b)(1)(C), then payments shall be ratably reduced: Provided further, That none of the funds provided shall be used for payments under section 8003(e). (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

children living on Indian lands and military dependents living on Federal property.

Basic support payments.-Payments would be made on behalf of approximately 330,000 federally connected children enrolled in nearly 1,000 school districts across the country. The request would provide an average payment of $1,770 for each of these federally connected children.

Supplemental payments for children with disabilities.-Payments would be made for additional assistance to school districts educating federally connected children with disabilities. Approximately 31,000 such children are enrolled in school districts across the country. The request would provide approximately $1,300 in additional assistance for the education of each of these children.

Payments for heavily impacted districts.-Increased payments would be provided for certain heavily impacted school districts, including school districts whose boundaries are the same as a military base, and school districts that enroll high proportions of federally connected children and meet certain fiscal requirements.

Facilities maintenance.-Funds would be used to provide emergency repairs for school facilities that are owned by the Department of Education and to facilitate the transfer of the facilities to local educational agencies.

Construction.-Formula-based payments for capital improvements would be made to school districts that meet the statutory eligibility criteria.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 91-0102-0-1-501

05.01 Disaster assistance

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