[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3930 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3930

  To ensure that the Federal Government adheres to its commitment to 
   State and local governments to share in the expense of educating 
                      children with disabilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 1998

  Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
  Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
   Shadegg) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure that the Federal Government adheres to its commitment to 
   State and local governments to share in the expense of educating 
                      children with disabilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Better IDEA Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        provides that Federal, State, and local governments share in 
        the expense of educating children with disabilities and 
        authorizes the Federal Government to pay up to 40 percent of 
        the national average per pupil expenditure for children with 
        disabilities.
            (2) In each of the past 3 years, the Federal Government has 
        appropriated only approximately 10 percent of the maximum State 
        grant allocation amount to educate children with disabilities 
        under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
            (3) The high costs of educating children with disabilities, 
        coupled with the failure of the Federal Government to meet 
        fully its obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act, drain school resources and jeopardize the 
        quality of instruction for all students.
            (4) The Federal Government's failure to appropriate the 
        maximum State grant allocation to educate children with 
        disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act represents a massive unfunded Federal mandate on the 
        States.
            (5) Significant increases in Federal funds to the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act will allow local 
        governments more flexibility in spending limited education 
        funds.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

    (a) Amendments.--
            (1) Goals 2000: educate america act.--The Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--The 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
                    (A) in section 2003(a) of such Act, by striking 
                ``and such'' and all that follows through the period 
                and inserting the following: ``, such sums as may be 
                necessary for fiscal years 1996 through 1998, and 
                $175,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''; and
                    (B) in section 10101(d) of such Act, by striking 
                ``and such'' and all that follows through the period 
                and inserting the following: ``, such sums as may be 
                necessary for fiscal years 1996 through 1998, and 
                $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
    (b) No Extension.--The provisions of section 422 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to extend 
the authority of the provisions amended by subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary shall make available any 
funds that are not expended or obligated as a result of the amendments 
made by subsection (a) for programs under part B of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.).
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