cessor authority of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 in the preceding fiscal year
bears to the total amount received under such sec-
tion by local educational agencies in the State in
such year.
‘‘(2) From 20 percent of such funds, each local
educational agency shall be allocated an amount that
bears the same relationship to such 20 percent as
the number of students with disabilities who have in-
dividualized education programs under section
614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act who are served by such local educational agency
in the preceding fiscal year bears to the total num-
ber of such students served by local educational
agencies in the State in such year.
‘‘(3) From 10 percent of such funds, each local
educational agency shall be allocated an amount that
bears the same relationship to such 10 percent as
the number of students enrolled in schools and
adults enrolled in training programs under the juris-
diction of such local educational agency in the pre-
ceding fiscal year bears to the number of students
enrolled in schools and adults enrolled in training
programs under the jurisdiction of all local edu-
cational agencies in the State in such year.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION RULES
FOR SUBSE-
QUENT FISCAL YEARS.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEARS 1999 AND 2000.—In fiscal
years 1999 and 2000, each State shall distribute the
funds available under this Act in such fiscal years
for secondary school vocational-technical education
programs to local educational agencies within the
State as follows:
‘‘(A) LESSER OR EQUAL AMOUNTS.—Each
State shall distribute all funds allocated by the
State for each such fiscal year for secondary
school vocational-technical education programs
in amounts less than or equal to the total
amount of funds distributed pursuant to section
231(a) of this Act as such section was in effect
on the day before the date of the enactment of
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Edu-
cation Act Amendments of 1997 for such pro-
grams in fiscal year 1997 as follows:
‘‘(i) 30 percent shall be allocated to
such agencies in proportion to the number
of individuals aged 15 to 19, inclusive, who
reside in the school district served by such
agency for the preceding fiscal year com-
pared to the total number of such individ-
uals who reside in the school districts
served by all local educational agencies in
the State for such preceding year.
‘‘(ii) 70 percent shall be allocated to
such agencies in proportion to the number
of individuals aged 15 through 19, inclu-
sive, who reside in the school district
served by such agency from families with
incomes below the poverty line (as defined
by the Office of Management and Budget
and revised annually in accordance with
section 673(2) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) ap-
plicable to a family of the size involved for
the fiscal year for which the determination
is made compared to the number of such
individuals in all the local educational
agencies in the State.
‘‘(B) GREATER
AMOUNTS.—Each State
shall distribute all funds allocated by the State
for each such fiscal year for secondary school
vocational-technical 
education 
programs 
in
amounts greater than the total amount of funds
distributed pursuant to section 231(a) of this
Act as such section was in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act
Amendments of 1997 for such programs in fis-
cal year 1997 as follows:
‘‘(i) 40 percent shall be allocated to
such agencies in proportion to the number
of individuals aged 15 to 19, inclusive, who
reside in the school district served by such
agency for the preceding fiscal year com-
pared to the total number of such individ-
uals who reside in the school districts
served by all local educational agencies in
the State for such preceding year.
‘‘(ii) 60 percent shall be allocated to
such agencies in proportion to the number
of individuals aged 15 through 19, inclu-
sive, who reside in the school district
served by such agency from families with
incomes below the poverty line (as defined
by the Office of Management and Budget
and revised annually in accordance with
section 673(2) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) ap-
plicable to a family of the size involved for
the fiscal year for which the determination
is made compared to the number of such
individuals in all the local educational
agencies in the State.
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—Each State shall dis-
tribute funds allocated under this Act in fiscal year
2001 for secondary school vocational-technical edu-
cation programs to local educational agencies within
the State as follows:
‘‘(A) 35 percent shall be allocated to such
agencies in proportion to the number of individ-
uals aged 15 to 19, inclusive, who reside in the
school district served by such agency for the
preceding fiscal year compared to the total
number of such individuals who reside in the
school districts served by all local educational
agencies in the State for such preceding year.
‘‘(B) 65 percent shall be allocated to such
agencies in proportion to the number of individ-
uals aged 15 through 19, inclusive, who reside
in the school district served by such agency
from families with incomes below the poverty
line (as defined by the Office of Management
and Budget and revised annually in accordance
with section 673(2) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applica-
ble to a family of the size involved for the fiscal
year for which the determination is made com-
pared to the number of such individuals in all
the local educational agencies in the State.
‘‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 2002.—Each State shall dis-
tribute funds allocated under this Act in fiscal year
2002 for secondary school vocational-technical edu-
cation programs to local educational agencies within
the State as follows:
‘‘(A) 40 percent shall be allocated to such
agencies in proportion to the number of individ-
uals aged 15 to 19, inclusive, who reside in the
school district served by such agency for the
preceding fiscal year compared to the total
number of such individuals who reside in the
school districts served by all local educational
agencies in the State for such preceding year.
‘‘(B) 60 percent shall be allocated to such
agencies in proportion to the number of individ-
uals aged 15 through 19, inclusive, who reside
in the school district served by such agency
from families with incomes below the poverty
line (as defined by the Office of Management
and Budget and revised annually in accordance
with section 673(2) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applica-
ble to a family of the size involved for the fiscal
year for which the determination is made com-
pared to the number of such individuals in all
the local educational agencies in the State.
‘‘(c) WAIVER
FOR MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBU-
TION.—The Secretary may waive the application of sub-
section (b) in the case of any State that submits to the
Secretary an application for such a waiver that—
‘‘(1) demonstrates that a proposed alternative
formula more effectively targets funds on the basis
of poverty (as defined by the Office of Management
and Budget and revised annually in accordance with
section 673(2) of the Community Services Block
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) to local educational
agencies within the State than the formula described
in subsection (b); and
‘‘(2) includes a proposal for such an alternative
formula.
‘‘(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no local educational agency shall be eligi-
ble for a grant under this part unless the amount al-
located to such agency under subsections (a) and (b)
is not less than $10,000. A local educational agency