ANALYSIS OF S. 1125 111 construction of public school facilities to serve children who will be attending the public schools because the private schools they were attending have been destroyed by a major disaster and will not be replaced. Under the original section 16, this may be done only if there has also been destruction of or damage to a public school. Section 313. Modifying conditions of eligibility with respect to local effort and minimum damage required This section would amend both Public Law 81-815 and Public law 81-874 in two respects: (1) It would relax the eligibility requirements for disaster relief assistance by substituting a requirement that the local educational agency is utilizing or will utilize all State and other financial assistance available for the replacement or restoration of damaged or destroyed school facilities for the present requirement that the local educational agency is making a reasonable tax effort and is exercising due diligence in availing itself of other financial assistance; (2) it would add a minimum need provision ($1,000 or one-half of 1 percent of the local educational agency's current operating expenditures during the preceding fiscal year, whichever is less) as a condition of eligibility. The first change is necessary because the terms "reasonable tax effort" and "due diligence," in the context of Public Law 81-815 and Public Law 81-874, have acquired a gloss which imposes rather severe requirements on local educational agencies suffering damage from a major disaster. The second change is necessary to discourage applications for insignificant amounts of assistance. Section 314. Determining level of education to be restored according to level at time of disaster instead of level during a base year Section 7(a) of Public Law 81-874 at present limits disaster relief, for current operating expenditures to that amount needed to restore the level of education provided during the last full fiscal year preceding the year in which the disaster occurred. Since this arbitrarily ignores any recent improvements, this section of the bill would amend this provision to specify an amount of assistance sufficient to restore the level of education provided immediately before the disaster occurred. Section 315. Authorizing disaster relief assistance for technical, vocational, and other special schools This section would amend the disaster relief provisions of Public Law 81-815 and Public Law 81-874 to make technical, vocational, and other special schools operated by public agencies other than local educational agencies eligible for assistance. Section 316. Clarifying authority to provide funds for minor repairs under Public Law 874 Local educational agencies commonly pay for minor repairs to school facilities from their funds for current operating expenditures. This section would merely make it explicit that assistance under the disaster relief provisions of Public Law 81-874 also may be used for that purpose. 112 EDUCATION LEGISLATION, 1967 ANALYSIS OF S. 1125 Department of HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION Elementary and secondary educational activities (Title I-Assistance for Educationally Deprived Children)—1966 adjusted obligations 113 ANALYSIS OF S. 1125 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Title I-Educationally Deprived 19,712, 269 23, 635, 712 23, 919, 082 3,291, 805 5, 520, 645 924, 340 1,334, 820 24,287,917 10,027, 182 115, 167, 648 46, 184, 079 4,124, 526 35, 126, 949 17, 288, 784 7,527, 202 48, 634, 003 3,627,875 21,514, 677 5,478, 513 29,786, 366. 68, 886, 571 3,042, 185 1 Includes programs for handicapped children in State operated and supported schools. Authorizations ratably reduced with the provision that "the aggregate amounts otherwise available for grants within States shall not be less than the amounts expended from the fiscal year 1966 appropriation by local educational agencies in such States for grants." 21 percent of total program grants per State or $75,000, whichever is larger. NOTE.-Table based on fiscal information available Jan. 30, 1967. 114 ANALYSIS OF S. 1125 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Title I—Educationally Deprived Children)-Fiscal year 1967 estimate for new programs for migratory, juvenile delinquent, and dependent and neglected children 1 Based on estimated numbers of migratory children of migratory agricultural workers (FTE 1965) and 50 percent national average cost of education per average daily attendance, 1964-65. 2 Based on State reports of average daily attendance, 1965-66, of institutionalized children attending State-supported or State-operated schools and 50 percent State cost of education per average daily attendance, 1964-65. 3 Total authorization for the 3 programs was ratably reduced to the total appropriation of $12,000,000. ANALYSIS OF S. 1125 115 Elementary and secondary educational activities (Title I-Assistance for Educationally Deprived Children)—Fiscal year 1968 estimated allotments Estimated authorizations based on estimated 5 to 17 population, low-income factor, $3,000 per annum; AFDC 1965; estimated ADA, handicapped children (January 1967); estimated migratory children of migratory workers (FTE 1965); juvenile delinquents (January 1967); dependent and neglected children (January 1967); estimated children 5 to 17 supported by public funds in foster homes (January 1967); and 50 percent of State or national average estimated CE per pupil in ADA, 1965-66 (except migratory children). This estimated authorization was ratably reduced to the Bureau of the Budget allowance for fiscal year 1968, with the provision that "the aggregate amounts otherwise available grants therefor within States shall not be less than the amounts allocated from the fiscal year 1967 appropriation to local educational agencies in such States for grants." A preliminary State listing of fiscal year 1967 State allotments for title I grants, based on incomplete data as of Jan. 30, 1967, was used to determine these State amounts * 1 percent of col. 2 or $75,000, whichever is larger. |