SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
For the purpose of carrying out this title, there are
authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 through 2001.
SEC. 211. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
(a) TO STATES.—(1) From funds appropriated under
section 210, the Secretary shall allot to the Secretary of
the Interior for each fiscal year an amount equal to 1⁄2
of 1 percent of the funds appropriated, not to exceed
$2,000,000 in any fiscal year, to benefit Indian students
enrolled in schools funded by the Department of the Inte-
rior for Indian students. The provisions of subsection (b)
of this section shall not apply to payments made under
this paragraph.
(2) From the remaining amount appropriated under
section 210, the Secretary shall make annual grants to
States with approved applications based upon the formula
established in part A of chapter 1 of title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act.
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—(1) The Federal
share under this title may not exceed—
(A) 100 percent of the total cost of a program
for the first year for which a State receives funds
under this title;
(B) 85 percent of the total cost of a program
for the second year for which a State receives funds
under this title;
(C) 60 percent of the total cost of a program
for the third year for which a State receives funds
under this title;
(D) 45 percent of the total cost of a program
for the fourth year for which a State receives funds
under this title; and
(E) 33 percent of the total cost of a program
for the fifth and any succeeding year for which a
State receives funds under this title.
(2) The remaining cost of a program that receives
assistance under this title shall be paid by the State from
State funds or Federal chapter 2 funds and may include
contributions from the private sector.
(3) The share of payments from sources other than
funds appropriated under this title may be in cash or in
kind fairly evaluated.
(4) The requirements of this subsection shall not
apply to the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or Pacific outlying areas.
(c) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A State is entitled
to receive its full allotment of funds under this section for
any fiscal year if the Secretary finds that either the com-
bined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expendi-
tures within the State with respect to the provision of free
public education for the preceding fiscal year was not less
than 90 percent of such combined fiscal effort or aggre-
gate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year.
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—From its annual allot-
ment, a State may reserve for administration (not to in-
clude the activities of the panel) an amount not to exceed
4 percent or $250,000, whichever is greater.
(e) ASSURANCES AND TERMS.—The funds allotted to
the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(1) shall
be made in a payment which shall be pursuant to an
agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior containing such assurances and terms as the Sec-
retary determines will best achieve the purposes of this
title.
SEC. 212. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING.
(a) INFORMATION AND TRAINING.—Proportionate to
the number of children in a State or in a local educational
agency who are enrolled in private elementary or second-
ary schools—
(1) a State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency which uses funds under this title to
develop goals, curricular frameworks, curricular ma-
terials, and assessments shall, upon request, make
information related to such goals, frameworks, mate-
rials, and assessments available to private schools;
and
(2) a State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency which uses funds under this title for
teacher and administrator training shall provide in
its plan for the training of teachers and administra-
tors of private schools located in the geographical
area served by such agency.
(b) WAIVER.—If, by reason of any provisions of law,
a State or local educational agency is prohibited from pro-
viding for the equitable participation of teachers and ad-
ministrators from private schools in training programs as-
sisted with Federal funds provided under this title, or if
the Secretary determines that a State or local educational
agency has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide
for such participation, the Secretary shall waive such re-
quirements and shall arrange for the provision of training
consistent with State goals and curricular frameworks for
such teachers and administrators. Such waivers shall be
subject to consultation, withholding, notice, and judicial
review in accordance with section 1017 of this Act.
SEC. 213. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS: TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.
A State which receives funds under this title shall
annually report to the Secretary—
(1) regarding such State’s progress in meeting
its goals and plan; and
(2) describing proposed activities for the suc-
ceeding year.
SEC. 214. EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.
(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate a
representative sample of such State and local reform ef-
forts over the course of the 10-year authorization in order
to assess the effectiveness of such plans and activities in
improving the education performance of all children. Such
evaluations shall specifically examine the effects of such
activities on disadvantaged students. The Secretary may
reserve up to 3⁄4 of one percent of the appropriations for
this title to carry out this section provided that 1⁄2 of one
percent of such appropriation shall be reserved for tech-
nical assistance under section 213(c) and for subsection
(c) of this section.
(b) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall, annually
and upon request, disseminate to the States information
on approaches and materials developed under this title or
through related efforts.
SEC. 215. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The Secretary shall submit annually to the chair-
person of the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources of the Senate a report that con-
tains—
(1) a description of the progress that States re-
ceiving funds under this title have made in develop-
ing and implementing their plans; and
(2) information from State and local reports re-
garding requirements in Federal law or regulation
which have been identified by States and local edu-
cational agencies as impeding the system-wide re-
form schools under this title.
SEC. 216. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Nothing in this title shall—
(1) supersede State law; or
(2) be construed to authorize any department,
agency, officer, or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment to—
(A) exercise any control over the curricu-
lum, program of instruction, administration or
personnel of any educational institution or
school system; or
(B) prescribe the use of a particular exam-
ination or standards.