[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5599 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5599

  To apply guidelines for the determination of per-pupil expenditure 
 requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2002

   Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Carson of Oklahoma) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To apply guidelines for the determination of per-pupil expenditure 
 requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW HEAVILY IMPACTED 
              LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 8003(b)(2)(C)(i)(II)(bb) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7703(B)(2)(c)(i)(II)(bb)) is amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(bb) for a local educational 
                                agency that has a total student 
                                enrollment of less than 350 students, 
                                has a per-pupil expenditure that is 
                                less than the average per-pupil 
                                expenditure of generally comparable 
                                local educational agencies (determined 
                                according to the procedures described 
                                in section 222.74(b) of title 34, Code 
                                of Federal Regulations, as such section 
                                was in effect on January 1, 2000) in 
                                the State in which the local 
                                educational agency is located; and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall be 
effective on September 30, 2001, and shall apply with respect to fiscal 
year 2002, and all subsequent fiscal years.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF BONESTEEL-FAIRFAX SCHOOL DISTRICT IN BONESTEEL, 
              SOUTH DAKOTA.

    The Secretary of Education shall deem the local educational agency 
serving the Bonesteel-Fairfax school district, 26-5, in Bonesteel, 
South Dakota, to be eligible in fiscal year 2003 for a basic support 
payment for heavily impacted local educational agencies under section 
8003(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)).

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, SEQUOYAH COUNTY, 
              OKLAHOMA.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Education shall treat as timely filed an application filed by Central 
School District, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, for payment for federally 
connected students for fiscal year 2003, pursuant to section 8003 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703), 
and shall process such application for payment, if the Secretary has 
received such application not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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