‘‘(F) describe the specific educational im-
provement goals for each school that desires a
waiver, including—
‘‘(i) goals to substantially improve the
performance of disadvantaged students on
indicators of student progress that are tied
to State and national education goals and
which reflect public input;
‘‘(ii) goals that reflect the broad pur-
poses of each program for which the waiver
is sought; and
‘‘(iii) an explanation of how the local
educational agency shall evaluate the
progress of each school that desires a waiv-
er in meeting its educational improvement
goals;
‘‘(G) describe the population of disadvan-
taged students at each school that desires a
waiver, the academic and other needs of such
students, and how the needs of such students
shall be addressed by the demonstration project;
‘‘(H) describe how school administrators,
teachers, staff, and parents shall be involved in
the planning, development, and implementation
of the goals for each school that desires a waiv-
er; and
‘‘(I) contain an assurance that the local
educational agency shall report annually to the
State educational agency on the progress of
each participating school in meeting the goals
described in the application.
‘‘(3) LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER PRO-
GRAMS.—
‘‘(A) 
LOCAL
REQUEST
FOR
SOCIAL,
HEALTH, 
AND
NUTRITION
PROGRAM
WAIV-
ERS.—A local educational agency that desires
to receive waivers of statutory or regulatory re-
quirements to improve the social, health, and
nutritional services to disadvantaged students
shall submit an application to the State edu-
cational agency that—
‘‘(i) includes a description of the im-
pediments to providing effective social,
health, and nutritional services to dis-
advantaged children;
‘‘(ii) identifies the Federal and State
statutory or regulatory requirements to be
waived;
‘‘(iii) describes the service goals to be
achieved; and
‘‘(iv) assures that the local edu-
cational agency shall report annually to the
State educational agency on the progress
of the school in meeting the goals de-
scribed in the application.
‘‘(B) LOCAL REQUEST OF SCHOOL LUNCH
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM WAIVERS.—A
local educational agency that desires to receive
waivers of regulatory requirements relating to
the operation of school lunch and school break-
fast programs shall submit an application to the
State educational agency that—
‘‘(i) includes a description of the im-
pediments to the efficient operation and
administration of the school lunch or
school breakfast program;
‘‘(ii) identifies the Federal statutory
requirements to be waived;
‘‘(iii) describes the management goals
to be achieved, such as fewer hours spent
on or fewer personnel dedicated to the ad-
ministration of such programs; and
‘‘(iv) assures that the local edu-
cational agency shall report annually to the
State educational agency on the progress
of a school in meeting the goals described
in the application.
‘‘(C) SINGLE
APPLICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall encourage local educational agen-
cies to submit a single application for waivers
under sections 8404, 8405, and 8406.
‘‘(b) GENERAL STATE REQUIREMENTS.—A State
educational agency that desires to request waivers of stat-
utory requirements or regulations shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary that includes the following:
‘‘(1) SCHOOL SELECTION.—The names of the
local educational agencies and the schools in such
State selected to participate in a demonstration
project.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT WAIVERS.—For each local
educational agency described in paragraph (1), the
identification of the statutory or regulatory require-
ments that are requested to be waived and the goals
that the local educational agency intends to achieve.
‘‘(3) STATE ACTION.—A description of the ac-
tion that the State has undertaken to remove State
statutory or regulatory barriers identified in the ap-
plications of the local educational agencies.
‘‘(4) PROGRAM
COMBINATION.—A description
of the extent to which the State has combined State
programs for educating disadvantaged students and
State social, health, mental health, and substance
abuse programs with similar Federal programs, in-
cluding the administration of such programs.
‘‘(5) MONITORING
PROCESS.—An assurance
that the State educational agency shall monitor the
progress of the schools in meeting the goals outlined
in the application and that such agency shall report
annually on such progress to the Secretary.
‘‘(6) APPROPRIATE APPROVAL.—If a local edu-
cational agency has requested a waiver of a Federal
or State statutory or regulatory requirement that is
not within the jurisdiction of the State educational
agency, the written approval of the appropriate
State official responsible for such requirement.
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES.—
‘‘(1) LOCAL PRIORITY.—The State educational
agency shall give priority consideration to the selec-
tion of local educational agencies with schools serv-
ing large numbers or percentages of students eligible
to receive a free or reduced price meal, and schools
that are—
‘‘(A) participating in schoolwide projects
under chapter 1;
‘‘(B) recipients of multiple Federal edu-
cational programs serving disadvantaged stu-
dents; and
‘‘(C) combining Federal and State social,
health, mental health, and substance abuse
services with Federal and State education pro-
grams affected by this part.
‘‘(2) STATE
PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall
give priority consideration to an application of a
State that—
‘‘(A) demonstrates that actions have been
taken to waive State statutory or regulatory re-
quirements in programs similar to the Federal
programs for which the waivers are sought; and
‘‘(B) demonstrates (and provides evidence
of authority) that the State has or intends to
coordinate and combine the administration of
similar Federal and State education programs
affected by this part and also to coordinate
such programs with social, health, mental
health, and substance abuse programs.
‘‘SEC. 8409. RESTRICTIONS ON WAIVERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENT.—A local
educational agency may request waivers only for
those programs in which such agency participates.
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part
shall be construed:
‘‘(A) CIVIL
RIGHTS
AND
DISCRIMINA-
TION.—To authorize any changes in, substi-
tutions for, or lessening of, the mandates and
protections of Federal laws and regulations re-
garding civil rights (under title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964), discrimination (under title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, title II of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or
the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act), and safety, and the procedural safeguards
contained in such provisions.
‘‘(B) USAGE OF FUNDS.—To affect regula-
tions and prohibitions concerning the diversion
of Federal funds for private use.
‘‘(C) GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS.—To ab-
solve any State, local educational agency or
school from—
‘‘(i) maintenance of effort or com-
parability of services requirements under
any program;
‘‘(ii) requirements that Federal funds
supplement, 
not 
supplant 
non-Federal
funds;
‘‘(iii) requirements to provide for the
equitable participation of private school
students;
‘‘(iv) requirements under sections 438
and 439 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act; or
‘‘(v) requirements relating to parental
participation.
‘‘(D) FUND DISTRIBUTION.—(i) To alter
the distribution of funds to schools within the
local educational agency.
‘‘(ii) To change the way funds are utilized
within schools for programs not included in the
waiver.
‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS OF SCHOOL LUNCH AND CHILD
NUTRITION PROGRAMS.—Nothing in this part shall be
construed:
‘‘(1) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—To lessen
the mandates regarding the prohibition on the dis-
closure of information regarding students receiving
free or reduced price meals.
‘‘(2) PRICE
LIMITATION.—To allow eligible
schools to charge more than the statutory price limit
for a reduced price meal.
‘‘(3) MEAL COSTS.—To lessen the mandates re-
garding the requirements for serving free or reduced
price meals to eligible students.
‘‘(4) REIMBURSEMENT.—To allow schools to re-
ceive a reimbursement at an amount greater than
the number or proportion of students eligible for
free, reduced price, or paid meals.
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.—To lessen the require-
ments regarding the prohibition on operating a prof-
it-producing program.
‘‘(6) SALE.—To lessen the requirements re-
garding the sale of competitive foods.
‘‘(7) NUTRITION.—To lessen the mandates re-
garding the nutritional content of the meals served.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—Any reports statutorily re-
quired of programs affected by sections 8404, 8405, and
8406 shall be waived and considered satisfied by the re-
porting requirements in this part.
‘‘SEC. 8410. TERMINATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) EARLY TERMINATION.—A waiver granted under
this part shall be terminated when the following occurs:
‘‘(1) INADEQUATE PROGRESS.—A recipient of a
waiver has not demonstrated adequate progress to-
ward meeting the goals outlined in the application of
the local educational agency.
‘‘(2) VIOLATION.—When a State or school has
been found in violation of any restriction on the
waiver authority.
‘‘(b) FINAL TERMINATION.—The authority of the
Secretary to grant waivers shall expire on September 30,
1997.
‘‘(c) DECLINE PARTICIPATION.—A school, at any
time, may decline to participate in a project assisted under
this part.
‘‘SEC. 8411. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.—
‘‘(1) PROJECT
REPORTS.—Each State edu-
cational agency that is selected for a demonstration
project under this part shall submit, not later than
90 days after the end of each year of the project,
an annual report to the Secretary that—
‘‘(A) summarizes the principal activities of
the project;
‘‘(B) contains school-by-school and other
data, as described in the project plan, that show
the extent to which the project is meeting its
overall goals, including its goals for improving
the performance of disadvantaged students,
with respect to student performance in basic
and advanced skills, and is meeting the goals
for each school or other site;
‘‘(C) describes the impact of the project on
disadvantaged children in schools, if any, that
are not participating in the demonstration; and
‘‘(D) describes the effectiveness of efforts
to coordinate programs and services for chil-
dren and their families, as appropriate, includ-
ing specific steps taken to—
‘‘(i) expand or restrict eligibility for
services or programs; and
‘‘(ii) integrate services from other sys-
tems (such as health, mental health, nutri-
tion, social services, and substance abuse
prevention and treatment).
‘‘(b) SECRETARIAL REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary
shall report annually to the Committee on Education and
Labor in the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate, on the progress in each of the schools participat-
ing in a demonstration project in meeting the goals in the
application of the local educational agency.
‘‘SEC. 8412. EVALUATION.
‘‘(a) NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF EDUCATION.—The
Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of
Education to conduct an evaluation of the demonstration
projects under this part to determine the following:
‘‘(1) STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The
accuracy of the information required under section
8411.
‘‘(2) ACHIEVEMENT AND EFFICIENCY.—The ef-
fectiveness of raising educational achievement levels
of disadvantaged students and improving the general
efficiency of program operations at each school par-
ticipating in a demonstration project.
‘‘(3) COORDINATED
SERVICE
AGREEMENTS.—
The effectiveness of the coordinated service agree-
ments at the State and local levels in the delivery of
comprehensive services to disadvantaged children.
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION DEADLINE.—Such evaluation shall
be submitted by the National Academy of Education to
the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Re-