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Hearing held in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 1982.

Statements of-

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Cardenas, Oscar, consultant, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School

District..

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Cherry, Jim, director, bilingual programs, Region I, Education Service

Center, Edinburg

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de la Garza, Hon. E, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Texas....

Elizondo, William, president, school board, San Antonio Independent
School District, accompanied by Oscar Cisneros, member, board of edu-
cation and Henry Ziegler, director of special programs

Ellis, John, superintendent, Austin Independent School District, accompa-

nied by Jim Raup, attorney...

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Frost, Hon. Martin, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas.

Gonzales, Angel, assistant superintendent for instruction, Dallas Inde-

pendent School District.

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Gonzalez, Hon. Henry B., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Texas....

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Kazen, Hon. Abraham, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Texas

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Kirby, W. N., deputy commissioner, finance and program administration,

Texas Education Agency.

Pickle, Hon. J. J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas....

Streiff, Paul, administrative officer for instruction and Federal programs,

Edgewood Independent School District..

Thomas, James, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education, accom-

panied by John Hazurlo, Assistant Inspector General for Audit;

German Guajardo, Regional Inspector General for Audit, Region VI

(Dallas); Geraldine Jasper, Chief, Special Programs Audit Branch; and

Jerry Walker, Region VI (Dallas), auditor

Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.-

Elizondo, William, president, school board, San Antonio Independent

School District, prepared statement of...

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Ellis, Dr. John, superintendent of schools, Austin, Tex.:
Prepared oral presentation of

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Prepared statement of..

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Gonzalez, Hon. Henry B., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Texas, prepared statement of..

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Guerra, Augusto (Gus), superintendent, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Schools,

Pharr, Tex.:

Cardenas, Oscar M., prepared statement of.....

Letter to Chairman Perkins, with enclosures, dated July 29, 1982.

Prepared statement of..

Guerra, Lauro R., executive director, Region I, Education Service Center,

Edinburg, Tex.:

"Audit Report Faults Texas, Other States, On Program and Fiscal

Flaws," Around the Country, Education Times....

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Prepared statement of..

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Response to Inspector General's report.

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Kincaid, Jill, national executive assistant, League of United Latin Ameri-

can Citizens, prepared statement of

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(III)

Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.—Continued
Kirby, Dr. William N., deputy commissioner for Finance and Program
Administration, Texas Education Agency, Austin, Tex.:

Attachment 1. Hearings on dismissing certain cases pending before
the education appeal board, November 1980 (excerpt from).

Attachment 2.:

Appeal of the State of Texas docket No. 7-(43)-78).

Petitioner's exhibit to.........

Prepared statement of..

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Thomas, James B., Jr., Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education, prepared statement of

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Vasquez, James R., superintendent, Edgewood Independent School District, San Antonio, Tex., prepared statement of..

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White, Mark, attorney general, State of Texas, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated July 27, 1982.

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