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Union Calendar No. 331
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4141
[Report No. 106-608]
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2000
Mr. Goodling (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr.
Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Fletcher, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
May 4, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
30, 2000]
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Opportunities To Protect
and Invest In Our Nation's Students (Education OPTIONS) Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
TITLE I--TRANSFERABILITY
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. Transferability.
TITLE II--DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION
Sec. 201. DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION
Sec. 202. Use of certain funds.
TITLE III--TECH FOR SUCCESS
Sec. 301. Tech for success.
TITLE IV--INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Sec. 401. Innovative education program strategies.
TITLE V--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Part A--Fund for the Improvement of Education
Sec. 501. Fund for the improvement of education.
Part B--Arts Education
Sec. 511. Arts education.
Part C--Public Charter Schools
Sec. 521. Public charter schools.
Part D--Civic Education
Sec. 531. Civic education.
Part E--Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program
Sec. 541. Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 601. General provisions.
Sec. 602. Repeals.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to provide States and local school
districts with--
(1) resources to provide safe learning environments for all
students;
(2) flexibility in managing Federal elementary and
secondary education programs and the option to transfer certain
education funds between formula programs to more effectively
serve their students;
(3) technologies to enhance academic coursework and prepare
for the challenges of the 21st century; and
(4) less bureaucracy and paperwork and more dollars to the
classroom for principals, teachers, and students.
TITLE I--TRANSFERABILITY
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``State and Local Transferability
Act''.
SEC. 102. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to grant flexibility to States and
school districts to target--
(1) Federal funds to Federal programs that most effectively
address the unique needs of States and localities; and
(2) additional Federal funds to title I programs.
SEC. 103. TRANSFERABILITY.
Part B of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 14206. TRANSFERABILITY.
``(a) State Transfer Authority.--
``(1) In general.--A State may transfer up to 100 percent
of nonadministrative State funds allocated to such State which
are authorized to be used for State-level activities under any
of the following provisions to the allocation of the State
under any other of such provisions:
``(A) Title II (excluding national activities).
``(B) Subpart 2 of part A of title III.
``(C) Part A of title IV.
``(D) Title VI.
``(E) Part C of title VII.
``(F) Comprehensive school reform programs as
authorized under section 1502 as described on pages 96-
99 of the Joint Statement of the Committee of
Conference included in House Report 105-390 (Conference
Report on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998).
``(2) Supplemental funds for title i.--A State may transfer
any funds allocated to the State under a provision listed in
paragraph (1) to its allocation under title I.
``(b) Local Educational Agency Transfer Authority.--
``(1) Transfer of funds.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (C),
(D), and (E), a local educational agency may transfer
funds allocated to such agency under any of the
provisions listed in paragraph (2).
``(B) Supplemental funds for title i.--Subject to
subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), a local educational
agency may transfer funds allocated to such agency
under a provision listed in paragraph (2) to its
allocation under title I.
``(C) Under 35 percent.--A transfer under
subparagraph (A) or (B) of up to 35 percent of the
funds allocated to a local educational agency under a
provision listed in paragraph (2) in a fiscal year may
be made without State approval.
``(D) Over 35 percent.--Subject to paragraph (3), a
transfer under subparagraph (A) or (B) in a fiscal year
of funds allocated to a local educational agency under
a provision listed in paragraph (2) in a fiscal year
the amount of which, when added to the amount of other
transfers by the agency of such funds in such fiscal
year, is more than 35 percent of such funds may be made
only with the approval of the State.
``(E) Title ii transfers.--If a local educational
agency provides assurances that the amount of funds
expended for professional development in mathematics
and science under title II in a fiscal year will equal
or exceed the amount of funds expended for the year
preceding the date of enactment of the Education
OPTIONS Act such agency may transfer funds allocated to
it under title II.
``(2) Applicable provisions.--The provisions from which a
local educational agency may transfer funds under this
subsection are as follows:
``(A) Title II (excluding national activities).
``(B) Subpart 2 of part A of title III.
``(C) Part A of title IV.
``(D) Title VI.
``(E) Part C of title VII.
``(F) Section 310 of the Department of Education
Act, 2000, included in the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by
section 1004(a)(4) of Public Law 106-113).
``(3) Special approval.--If a local educational agency
submits to its State a written request to make a transfer under
this subsection that requires State approval, the following
applies:
``(A) 60 days for approval.--Such transfer shall be
deemed approved by the State unless the State, within
60 days after receipt of such transfer request,
disapproves such request or promptly notifies the
agency in writing of such revisions as may be necessary
before the State will approve the transfer.
``(B) Consideration for approval.--When approving a
local education agency request to transfer an amount
greater than 35 percent, the State shall consider the
degree to which the transfer accomplishes the
following:
``(i) Enables the local educational agency
to direct resources to a Federal program that
more effectively addresses the needs of their
students, particularly the most disadvantaged
students.
``(ii) Allows the local educational agency
to target or focus resources to address
specific areas of need or priority when Federal
requirements would otherwise prevent, or
significantly impede, such an effort.
``(c) Limitation.--A State or a local educational agency may not
transfer any funds allocated to it under title I to any other program
under this Act.
``(d) State Plan and Application Modification; Prenotification.--
Each State transferring funds under this section shall--
``(1) modify any plan or application of the State that is
applicable to such funds to account for such transfer and
submit, within 30 days after the date of such transfer, a copy
of such modified plan or application to the Department of
Education; and
``(2) notify the Department of Education no less than 30
days before the effective date of such transfer.
``(e) Local Plan and Application Modification; Prenotification.--
Each local educational agency transferring funds under this section
shall--
``(1) modify any plan or application of the agency that is
applicable to such funds to account for such transfer and
submit, within 30 days after the date of such transfer, a copy
of such modified plan or application to the State; and
``(2) notify the State no less than 30 days before the
effective date of such transfer.
``(f) Applicable Rules.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, when funds are transferred to an allocation under this
section, they become funds of the allocation to which they are
transferred and subject to all the requirements that are applicable to
that allocation.''.
TITLE II--DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION
SEC. 201. DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``TITLE IV--SUPPORTING DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION FOR
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES
``SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.
``This title may be cited as the `Supporting Drug and Violence
Prevention and Education for Students and Communities Act of 2000'.
``SEC. 4002. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds as follows:
``(1) Students need drug-free and safe schools and
communities in order to maximize their academic performance and
their future opportunities.
``(2) Drug use among children ages 12 through 17 doubled
from the historic low year of 1992, when 5.3 percent of youth
in that age group were current users, as compared to 11.4
percent in 1997. While youth use of some drugs, including
hallucinogens, has slightly dropped since 1997, use of other
drugs, such as ecstasy, has increased in 1999 (up 1.1 percent
in use among 10th graders).
``(3) Drug use by youth increases the likelihood that a
child will be delinquent, engage in high-risk sexual activity,
not finish high school, and commit theft, violence, and
vandalism.
``(4) Drug use among rural youth is higher than that of
youth in large urban centers, and these rural youth abuse quite
serious drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. Many
rural communities have few resources for helping youth avoid
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