I
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 Wash-
ington, 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. SES-
SIONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To provide dollars to the classroom.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dollars to the Class-
room Act’’.
SEC. 2. DIRECT AWARDS OF CERTAIN EDUCATION FUNDING
TO STATES.
(a) DIRECT
AWARDS
OF
CERTAIN
EDUCATION
FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for each fiscal year the Secretary
shall award the total amount of funds described in
paragraph (2) directly to States in accordance with
this subsection.
(2) APPLICABLE FUNDING.—The total amount
of funds referred to in paragraph (1) are all funds
not used to carry out paragraph (6)(B) for the fiscal
year that are appropriated for the Department of
Education for the fiscal year to carry out programs
or activities under the following provisions of law:
(A) Title III of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act (20 U.S.C. 5881 et seq.).
(B) Title IV of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act (20 U.S.C. 5911 et seq.).
(C) Title VI of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act (20 U.S.C. 5951).
(D) The Educational Research, Develop-
ment, 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.).
(F) Section 1502 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6492).
(G) Section 1503 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6493).
(H) Part A of title II of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6621 et seq.).
(I) Part B of title II of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6641 et seq.).
(J) Section 3132 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6842 et seq.).
(K) Title III of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801
et seq.) (other than section 3132 of such title).
(L) Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.).
(M) Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.).
(N) Part A of title V of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
(O) Part B of title V of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7231 et seq.).
(P) Title VI of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7311
et seq.).
(Q) Part B of title IX of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.).
(R) Part C of title IX of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7931 et seq.).
(S) Part A of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.).
(T) Part B of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8031 et seq.).
(U) Part D of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8091 et seq.).
(V) Part F of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8141 et seq.).
(W) Part G of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8161 et seq.).
(X) Part I of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8241 et seq.).
(Y) Part J of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8271 et seq.).
(Z) Part K of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8331 et seq.).
(AA) Part L of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8351 et seq.).
(BB) Part A of title XIII of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
(CC) Part C of title XIII of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8671 et seq.).
(DD) Part B of title VII of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11421 et seq.).
(3) TIMELINES.—
(A) CENSUS DETERMINATION.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 21
days after the beginning of an academic
year, each State shall conduct a census to
determine the number of kindergarten
through grade 12 students in the State for
the academic year.
(ii) SUBMISSION.—Each State shall
submit the number described in clause (i)
to the Secretary not later than February 1
of the academic year.
(B) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register not later than
March 15 of each fiscal year the amount each
State shall receive under this subsection for the
succeeding fiscal year.
(C) DISBURSAL.—The Secretary shall dis-
burse the amount awarded to a State under
this subsection for a fiscal year not later than
July 1 of the fiscal year.
(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 stu-
dents 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 informa-
tion 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).
(6) HOLD HARMLESS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—No State shall receive
an award under this subsection—
(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 de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (F), (I), (J),
(L), (P) and (DD) of paragraph (2) for
fiscal year 1999;
(ii) for fiscal year 2000 in an amount
that is less than 95 percent of the mini-
mum amount the State is eligible to receive
under clause (i) for fiscal year 1999;
(iii) for fiscal year 2001 in an amount
that is less than 90 percent of the mini-
mum amount the State is eligible to receive
under clause (ii) for fiscal year 2000;
(iv) for fiscal year 2002 in an amount
that is less than 85 percent of the mini-
mum amount the State is eligible to receive
under clause (iii) for fiscal year 2001; and
(v) for fiscal year 2003 in an amount
that is less than 80 percent of the mini-
mum amount the State is eligible to receive
under clause (iv) for fiscal year 2002.
(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 sub-
paragraphs (A), (F), (I), (J), (L), (P) and
(DD) of paragraph (2)) to make payments to
eligible recipients under such provisions pursu-
ant to any multiyear award made under such
provisions prior to the date of enactment of this
Act.
(b) PAYMENTS AND AVAILABILITY.—
(1) PAYMENTS.—Funds awarded to a State
under this subsection shall be paid to the Governor
of the State.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Governor of the State
shall make the funds provided under this subsection
available to the individual or entity in the State that
is responsible for the State administration of Fed-
eral education funds pursuant to State law.
(c) USE OF STATE AWARDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount made
available to a State under subsection (a) for a fiscal
year, the State—
(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