mentary school level, such programs shall include
chapter 1 and may include—
‘‘(A) chapter 2 of title I of this Act;
‘‘(B) the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Tal-
ented Students Education Act of 1988;
‘‘(C) the Drug-Free Schools and Commu-
nities Act of 1986;
‘‘(D) the Head Start Transition Project
Act;
‘‘(E) the Follow Through Act;
‘‘(F) the Emergency Immigrant Education
Act of 1984; and
‘‘(G) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathe-
matics and Science Education Act.
‘‘(3) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—In the case of pro-
grams serving disadvantaged students at the second-
ary school level, such programs shall include chapter
1 and may include—
‘‘(A) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Applied Technology Education Act;
‘‘(B) the Job Training Partnership Act;
‘‘(C) chapter 2 of title I of this Act;
‘‘(D) the Drug-Free Schools and Commu-
nities Act of 1986;
‘‘(E) the Emergency Immigrant Education
Act of 1984; and
‘‘(F) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathe-
matics and Science Education Act.
‘‘SEC. 8405. FEDERAL WAIVERS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SO-
CIAL, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
‘‘A State educational agency may request waivers of
Federal statutory or regulatory requirements relating to
the operation of programs designed to improve the social,
health, and nutritional condition of disadvantaged chil-
dren. Requests may include waivers for—
‘‘(1) the Nutrition Education and Training Pro-
gram under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966;
‘‘(2) Programs for Improvement of Comprehen-
sive School Health Education under the Secretary’s
Fund for Innovation in Education described in sec-
tion 4605 of this Act;
‘‘(3) the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education
Act; and
‘‘(4) the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1986.
‘‘SEC. 8406. FEDERAL WAIVERS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR NA-
TIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND CHILD NUTRI-
TION PROGRAMS.
‘‘The State educational agency may request waivers
of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements relating
to the operation of the school lunch and school breakfast
programs authorized under the National School Lunch
Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 in order to pro-
mote more efficient operation of such programs.
‘‘SEC. 8407. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to partici-
pate in a demonstration project under this part, a State
educational agency shall have, or make a concerted at-
tempt to develop, coordinated service agreements with
other agencies of the State that administer social services,
health, mental health, and substance abuse prevention and
treatment programs. Such agreements shall include de-
scriptions of the manner in which such services for dis-
advantaged students are coordinated at the State level.
‘‘(b) LOCAL ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to partici-
pate in a demonstration project under this part, a local
educational agency shall—
‘‘(1) develop an application in accordance with
section 8408; and
‘‘(2) have, or make a concerted attempt to de-
velop, coordinated service agreements with other
local agencies and organizations to better coordinate
the provision of education, social services, health,
mental health, and substance abuse prevention and
treatment programs to disadvantaged students. Such
services shall be available at a location convenient
for such students and their families.
‘‘SEC. 8408. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL
RULE.—A local educational
agency that desires to participate in a demonstration
project that waives certain State and Federal re-
quirements to improve the delivery of services to dis-
advantaged children shall submit an application to
the State educational agency for approval. The State
educational agency shall transmit such approved ap-
plications to the Secretary.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application described in
paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) identify each school that desires waiv-
ers of Federal and State requirements and de-
scribe how such requirements impede improved
educational outcomes;
‘‘(B) specifically identify each Federal and
State statutory and regulatory requirement to
be waived, the purpose of the waiver, and how
the waiver will facilitate the achievement of the
purpose of the program for which the waiver is
requested;
‘‘(C) describe how program funds shall be
combined with chapter 1 funds, other than nu-
trition funds, to provide more effective services
in the regular classroom for disadvantaged stu-
dents;
‘‘(D) describe how the combining of funds
shall—
‘‘(i) allow each school that desires a
waiver to provide services to disadvantaged
students with a more comprehensive, less
fragmented approach;
‘‘(ii) allow each school that desires a
waiver to better meet the educational needs
of disadvantaged students; and
‘‘(iii) allow each school that desires a
waiver to allocate resources more effec-
tively;
‘‘(E) describe the State and local require-
ments that will be waived, the purpose of such
waivers, and, if such requirements will not have
been waived before the project begins, when
those waivers will be obtained and take effect;