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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of dates for submission of State revenue and expenditure 
reports for fiscal year 1993 and of revisions to those reports.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education announces a date for the submission 
by State educational agencies (SEAs) of preliminary expenditure and 
revenue data and average daily attendance statistics for fiscal year 
(FY) 1993 and establishes a deadline for any revisions to that 
information. The Secretary sets these dates to ensure that data are 
available for timely distribution of Federal funds. The data will be 
published by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES) and will be used by the Secretary in the calculation of 
allocations for FY 1995 appropriated funds.

DATES: The suggested date for submission of preliminary data is March 
15, 1994. The mandatory deadline for submission of final data is, 
including revisions to preliminary data, September 6, 1994.

ADDRESSES: SEAs are urged to mail or hand deliver ED Form 2447 (The 
National Public Education Financial Survey--Fiscal Year 1993) by the 
first date specified in this notice. SEAs must mail or hand deliver 
final data and any revisions to preliminary data on or before the 
mandatory deadline date to--U.S. Department of Education, Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education 
Statistics, Attention: GSAB--Fiscal Survey, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20208-5651.
    An SEA may hand deliver any revisions to room 410 of the address 
above by 4 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on or before the mandatory 
deadline date.
    If an SEA's submission is received by NCES after the mandatory 
deadline date, in order for the submission to be accepted, the SEA must 
show one of the following as proof that the submission was mailed on or 
before the mandatory deadline date:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
    If the SEA mails ED Form 2447 through the U.S. Postal Service, the 
Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

    Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, an SEA should check with 
its local post office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William J. Fowler, Jr., at the 
address specified above or by telephone: (202) 219-1921. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 
a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of section 406(g) of the 
General Education Provisions Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1(g)), 
which authorizes NCES to gather data from States on the financing of 
elementary and secondary education, NCES collects data annually from 
SEAs through ED Form 2447. The report from SEAs includes attendance, 
revenue, and expenditure data from which NCES determines the average 
State per pupil expenditure (SPPE) for elementary and secondary 
education.
    In addition to using SPPE data as useful statistics on the 
financing of elementary and secondary education, the Secretary uses 
them directly in calculating allocations for certain formula grant 
programs, including chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (chapter 1), Impact Aid, and Indian 
Education. Other programs such as title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act, the Eisenhower Mathematics and Science 
Education program, and the Drug-Free Schools and Community Act make use 
of SPPE data indirectly because their formulas are based, in whole or 
in part, on State chapter 1 allocations.
    In December 1993, NCES mailed to SEAs ED Form 2447 with 
instructions and requested that SEAs submit initial data to the 
Department by March 15, 1994. If an SEA does not submit initial FY 1993 
data on ED Form 2447 on or about March 15, 1994, it should inform NCES, 
in writing, of the delay and the date by which it will submit FY 1993 
data. Submissions by SEAs to NCES are edited by NCES and returned to 
each SEA for verification. NCES acknowledges that data submitted prior 
to September 6, 1994, may be preliminary and are subject to revision by 
an SEA not later than September 6, 1994.
    To ensure timely distribution of Federal education funds based on 
the best, most accurate data available, NCES establishes, for 
allocation purposes, a final date by which ED Form 2447 must be 
submitted. However, if an SEA submits revised data after the final 
deadline that results in a lower SPPE figure, its allocations may be 
adjusted downward or the Department may request the SEA to return 
funds. SEAs should be aware that all of these data are subject to audit 
and that, if any inaccuracies are discovered in the audit process, the 
Department may seek recovery of overpayments for the applicable 
programs.

    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-1(g).

    Dated: February 17, 1994.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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