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Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act

Introduced: January 26, 2000 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 26, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S91-92)
Jan 26, 2000
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for elementary and secondary education development by local educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible because they serve: (1) a school-age population of whom 15 percent or more are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and (2) a school district in a rural locality, or a school-age population of 800 or fewer.

Reserves a specified portion of grant funds for schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Sets forth an allotment formula for grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to make grants to eligible LEAs.

Authorizes the Secretary to make direct competitive grants to specially qualified eligible rural LEAs in nonparticipating States.

Requires LEAs or their schools to use grant funds for: (1) educational technology, including software and hardware; (2) professional development; (3) technical assistance; (4) teacher recruitment and retention; (5) parental involvement activities; or (6) academic enrichment programs or other education programs.

Requires SEAs to award grants on a formula basis. Requires that at least 99 percent of such funds be awarded to eligible LEAs in the first year, and 99.5 in the second and in each succeeding year that an SEA receives such a grant. Allows the remainder to be used for State activities and administrative costs related to the grant program.

Requires reports by SEAs, LEAs, and the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary, at the end of the third year an SEA participates in the program, to permit continued participation only if the SEA has met its performance goals and objectives for two consecutive years.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on this Act's impact on student achievement.

Authorizes appropriations.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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