United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 20. EDUCATION |
Chapter 70. STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS |
SubChapter VIII. IMPACT AID |
§ 7703. Payments for eligible federally connected children
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(a) Computation of payment (1) In general For the purpose of computing the amount that a local educational agency is eligible to receive under subsection (b) or (d) of this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the number of children who were in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency, and for whom such agency provided free public education, during the preceding school year and who, while in attendance at such schools— (A) (i) resided on Federal property with a parent employed on Federal property situated in whole or in part within the boundaries of the school district of such agency; or (ii) resided on Federal property with a parent who is an official of, and accredited by, a foreign government and is a foreign military officer; (B) resided on Federal property and had a parent on active duty in the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 37); (C) resided on Indian lands; (D) (i) had a parent on active duty in the uniformed services (as defined by section 101 of title 37) but did not reside on Federal property; or (ii) had a parent who is an official of, and has been accredited by, a foreign government and is a foreign military officer but did not reside on Federal property; (E) resided in low-rent housing; (F) resided on Federal property and is not described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (G) resided with a parent employed on Federal property situated— (i) in whole or in part in the county in which such agency is located, or in whole or in part in such agency if such agency is located in more than one county; or (ii) if not in such county, in whole or in part in the same State as such agency. (2) Determination of weighted student units For the purpose of computing the basic support payment under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall calculate the total number of weighted student units for a local educational agency by adding together the results obtained by the following computations: (A) Multiply the number of children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by a factor of 1.0. (B) Multiply the number of children described in paragraph (1)(C) by a factor of 1.25. (C) Multiply the number of children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .35 if the local educational agency has— (i) a number of such children described in such subparagraphs which exceeds 5,000; and (ii) an average daily attendance for all children which exceeds 100,000. (D) Multiply the number of children described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .20. (E) Multiply the number of children described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .10. (F) Multiply the number of children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .05. (3) Special rule The Secretary shall only compute a payment for a local educational agency for children described in subparagraph (F) or (G) of paragraph (1) if the number of such children equals or exceeds 1,000 or such number equals or exceeds 10 percent of the total number of students in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency.
(4) Military installation and Indian housing undergoing renovation or rebuilding (A) Military installation housing Beginning in fiscal year 2014, in determining the amount of a payment for a local educational agency for children described in paragraph (1)(D)(i), the Secretary shall consider those children as if they were children described in paragraph (1)(B) if the Secretary determines, on the basis of a certification provided to the Secretary by a designated representative of the Secretary of Defense, that those children would have resided in housing on Federal property if the housing was not undergoing renovation or rebuilding. The total number of children treated as children described in paragraph (1)(B) shall not exceed the lessor of— (i) the total number of children eligible under paragraph (1)(B) for the year prior to the initiation of the housing project on Federal property undergoing renovation or rebuilding; or (ii) the total number of Federally connected children enrolled at the local educational agency as stated in the application filed for the payment for the year for which the determination is made. (B) Indian lands Beginning in fiscal year 2014, in determining the amount of a payment for a local educational agency that received a payment for children that resided on Indian lands in accordance with paragraph (1)(C) for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is making an application, the Secretary shall consider those children to be children described in paragraph (1)(C) if the Secretary determines on the basis of a certification provided to the Secretary by a designated representative of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that those children would have resided in housing on Indian lands if the housing was not undergoing renovation or rebuilding. The total number of children treated as children described in paragraph (1)(C) shall not exceed the lessor of— (i) the total number of children eligible under paragraph (1)(C) for the year prior to the initiation of the housing project on Indian lands undergoing renovation or rebuilding; or (ii) the total number of Federally connected children enrolled at the local educational agency as stated in the application filed for the payment for the year for which the determination is made. (C) Eligible housing Renovation or rebuilding shall be defined as projects considered as capitalization, modernization, or restoration, as defined by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Interior (as the case may be) and are projects that last more than 30 days, but do not include “sustainment projects” such as painting, carpeting, or minor repairs.
(5) Military “Build to Lease” program housing (A) In general For purposes of computing the amount of payment for a local educational agency for children identified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider children residing in housing initially acquired or constructed under the former section 2828(g) of title 10 (commonly known as the “Build to Lease” program), as added by section 801 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984, to be children described under paragraph (1)(B) if the property described is within the fenced security perimeter of the military facility upon which such housing is situated.
(B) Additional requirements If the property described in subparagraph (A) is not owned by the Federal Government, is subject to taxation by a State or political subdivision of a State, and thereby generates revenues for a local educational agency that is applying to receive a payment under this section, then the Secretary— (i) shall require the local educational agency to provide certification from an appropriate official of the Department of Defense that the property is being used to provide military housing; and (ii) shall reduce the amount of the payment under this section by an amount equal to the amount of revenue from such taxation received in the second preceding fiscal year by such local educational agency, unless the amount of such revenue was taken into account by the State for such second preceding fiscal year and already resulted in a reduction in the amount of State aid paid to such local educational agency. (b) Basic support payments; insufficient appropriations; State with only one local educational agency (1) Basic support payments (A) In general From the amount appropriated under section 7714(b) of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to make basic support payments to eligible local educational agencies with children described in subsection (a) of this section.
(B) Eligibility A local educational agency is eligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year with respect to a number of children determined under subsection (a)(1) of this section only if the number of children so determined with respect to such agency amounts to the lesser of— (i) at least 400 such children; or (ii) a number of such children which equals at least 3 percent of the total number of children who were in average daily attendance, during such year, at the schools of such agency and for whom such agency provided free public education. (C) Maximum amount The maximum amount that a local educational agency is eligible to receive under this paragraph for any fiscal year is the sum of the total weighted student units, as computed under subsection (a)(2) of this section, multiplied by the greater of— (i) one-half of the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the local educational agency is located for the third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made; (ii) one-half of the average per-pupil expenditure of all of the States for the third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made; (iii) the comparable local contribution rate certified by the State, as determined under regulations prescribed to carry out the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress), as such regulations were in effect onJanuary 1, 1994 ; or(iv) the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the local educational agency is located, multiplied by the local contribution percentage. (D) Data If satisfactory data from the third preceding fiscal year are not available for any of the expenditures described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall use data from the most recent fiscal year for which data that are satisfactory to the Secretary are available.
(E) Special rule For purposes of determining the comparable local contribution rate under subparagraph (C)(iii) for a local educational agency described in section 222.39(c)(3) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, that had its comparable local contribution rate for fiscal year 1998 calculated pursuant to section 222.39 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary shall determine such comparable local contribution rate as the rate upon which payments under this subsection for fiscal year 2000 were made to the local educational agency adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease in the per pupil expenditure in the State serving the local educational agency calculated on the basis of the second most recent preceding school year compared to the third most recent preceding school year for which school year data are available.
(F) Increase in local contribution rate due to unusual geographic factors If the current expenditures in those local educational agencies which the Secretary has determined to be generally comparable to the local educational agency for which a computation is made under subparagraph (C) are not reasonably comparable because of unusual geographical factors which affect the current expenditures necessary to maintain, in such agency, a level of education equivalent to that maintained in such other agencies, then the Secretary shall increase the local contribution rate for such agency under subparagraph (C)(iii) by such an amount which the Secretary determines will compensate such agency for the increase in current expenditures necessitated by such unusual geographical factors. The amount of any such supplementary payment may not exceed the per-pupil share (computed with regard to all children in average daily attendance), as determined by the Secretary, of the increased current expenditures necessitated by such unusual geographic factors.
(G) Beginning with fiscal year 2002, for the purpose of calculating a payment under this paragraph for a local educational agency whose local contribution rate was computed under subparagraph (C)(iii) for the previous year, the Secretary shall use a local contribution rate that is not less than 95 percent of the rate that the LEA received for the preceding year. (2) Basic support payments for heavily impacted local educational agencies (A) In general (i) From the amount appropriated under section 7714(b) of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to make basic support payments to eligible heavily impacted local educational agencies with children described in subsection (a) of this section. (ii) A local educational agency that receives a basic support payment under this paragraph for a fiscal year shall not be eligible to receive a basic support payment under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year. (B) Eligibility for continuing heavily impacted local educational agencies (i) In general A heavily impacted local educational agency is eligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) with respect to a number of children determined under subsection (a)(1) of this section if the agency— (I) received an additional assistance payment under subsection (f) of this section (as such subsection was in effect on the day before October 30, 2000 ) for fiscal year 2000; and(II) (aa) is a local educational agency whose boundaries are the same as a Federal military installation; (bb) has an enrollment of children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency which is not less than 35 percent, has a per-pupil expenditure that is less than the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the agency is located or the average per-pupil expenditure of all States (whichever average per-pupil expenditure is greater), except that a local educational agency with a total student enrollment of less than 350 students shall be deemed to have satisfied such per-pupil expenditure requirement, and has a tax rate for general fund purposes which is not less than 95 percent of the average tax rate for general fund purposes of local educational agencies in the State; (cc) has an enrollment of children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency which is not less than 30 percent, and has a tax rate for general fund purposes which is not less than 125 percent of the average tax rate for general fund purposes for comparable local educational agencies in the State; (dd) has a total student enrollment of not less than 25,000 students, of which not less than 50 percent are children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section and not less than 6,000 of such children are children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) of this section; or (ee) meets the requirements of subsection (f)(2) of this section applying the data requirements of subsection (f)(4) of this section (as such subsections were in effect on the day before October 30, 2000 ).(ii) Loss of eligibility A heavily impacted local educational agency that met the requirements of clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be ineligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) if the agency fails to meet the requirements of clause (i) for a subsequent fiscal year, except that such agency shall continue to receive a basic support payment under this paragraph for the fiscal year for which the ineligibility determination is made.
(iii) Resumption of eligibility A heavily impacted local educational agency described in clause (i) that becomes ineligible under such clause for 1 or more fiscal years may resume eligibility for a basic support payment under this paragraph for a subsequent fiscal year only if the agency meets the requirements of clause (i) for that subsequent fiscal year, except that such agency shall not receive a basic support payment under this paragraph until the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which the eligibility determination is made.
(C) Eligibility for new heavily impacted local educational agencies (i) In general A heavily impacted local educational agency that did not receive an additional assistance payment under subsection (f) of this section (as such subsection was in effect on the day before October 30, 2000 ) for fiscal year 2000 is eligible to receive a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2002 and any subsequent fiscal year with respect to a number of children determined under subsection (a)(1) of this section only if the agency is a local educational agency whose boundaries are the same as a Federal military installation (or if the agency is a qualified local educational agency as described in clause (iv)), or the agency—(I) has an enrollment of children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that— (aa) is not less than 50 percent if such agency receives a payment on behalf of children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of such subsection; or (bb) is not less than 40 percent if such agency does not receive a payment on behalf of such children; (II) (aa) for a local educational agency that has a total student enrollment of 350 or more students, has a per-pupil expenditure that is less than the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the agency is located; or (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 a comparable local education agency or three comparable local educational agencies in the State in which the local educational agency is located; and (III) has a tax rate for general fund purposes that is at least 95 percent of the average tax rate for general fund purposes of comparable local educational agencies in the State. (ii) Resumption of eligibility A heavily impacted local educational agency described in clause (i) that becomes ineligible under such clause for 1 or more fiscal years may resume eligibility for a basic support payment under this paragraph for a subsequent fiscal year only if the agency is a local educational agency whose boundaries are the same as a Federal military installation (or if the agency is a qualified local educational agency as described in clause (iv)), or meets the requirements of clause (i), for that subsequent fiscal year, except that such agency shall continue to receive a basic support payment under this paragraph for the fiscal year for which the ineligibility determination is made.
(iii) Application With respect to the first fiscal year for which a heavily impacted local educational agency described in clause (i) applies for a basic support payment under subparagraph (A), or with respect to the first fiscal year for which a heavily impacted local educational agency applies for a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) after becoming ineligible under clause (i) for 1 or more preceding fiscal years, the agency shall apply for such payment at least 1 year prior to the start of that first fiscal year.
(iv) Qualified local educational agency A qualified local educational agency described in this clause is an agency that meets the following requirements: (I) The boundaries of the agency are the same as island property designated by the Secretary of the Interior to be property that is held in trust by the Federal Government. (II) The agency has no taxing authority. (III) The agency received a payment under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2001. (D) Maximum amount for regular heavily impacted local educational agencies (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the maximum amount that a heavily impacted local educational agency is eligible to receive under this paragraph for any fiscal year is the sum of the total weighted student units, as computed under subsection (a)(2) of this section and subject to clause (ii), multiplied by the greater of— (I) four-fifths of the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the local educational agency is located for the third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made; or (II) four-fifths of the average per-pupil expenditure of all of the States for the third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made. (ii) (I) For a local educational agency with respect to which 35 percent or more of the total student enrollment of the schools of the agency are children described in subparagraph (D) or (E) (or a combination thereof) of subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall calculate the weighted student units of such children for purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this section by multiplying the number of such children by a factor of 0.55. (II) For a local educational agency that has an enrollment of 100 or fewer children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall calculate the total number of weighted student units for purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this section by multiplying the number of such children by a factor of 1.75. (III) For a local educational agency that does not qualify under (B)(i)(II)(aa) of this subsection and has an enrollment of more than 100 but not more than 1,000 children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall calculate the total number of weighted student units for purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this section by multiplying the number of such children by a factor of 1.25. (E) Maximum amount for large heavily impacted local educational agencies (i) (I) Subject to clause (ii), the maximum amount that a heavily impacted local educational agency described in subclause (II) is eligible to receive under this paragraph for any fiscal year shall be determined in accordance with the formula described in paragraph (1)(C). (II) A heavily impacted local educational agency described in this subclause is a local educational agency that has a total student enrollment of not less than 25,000 students, of which not less than 50 percent are children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section and not less than 6,000 of such children are children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) of this section. (ii) For purposes of calculating the maximum amount described in clause (i), the factor used in determining the weighted student units under subsection (a)(2) of this section with respect to children described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be 1.35. (F) Data For purposes of providing assistance under this paragraph the Secretary— (i) shall use student, revenue, expenditure, and tax data from the third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is applying for assistance under this paragraph; and (ii) except as provided in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), shall include all of the children described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of subsection (a)(1) of this section enrolled in schools of the local educational agency in determining (I) the eligibility of the agency for assistance under this paragraph, and (II) the amount of such assistance if the number of such children meet the requirements of subsection (a)(3) of this section. (G) Determination of average tax rates for general fund purposes For the purpose of determining average tax rates for general fund purposes for local educational agencies in a State under this paragraph (except under subparagraph (C)(i)(II)(bb)), the Secretary shall use either— (i) the average tax rate for general fund purposes for comparable local educational agencies, as determined by the Secretary in regulations; or (ii) the average tax rate of all the local educational agencies in the State. (H) Eligibility for heavily impacted local educational agencies affected by privatization of military housing (i) Eligibility For any fiscal year, a heavily impacted local educational agency that received a basic support payment under this paragraph for the prior fiscal year, but is ineligible for such payment for the current fiscal year under subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E), as the case may be, by reason of the conversion of military housing units to private housing described in clause (iii), shall be deemed to meet the eligibility requirements under subparagraph (B) or (C), as the case may be, for the period during which the housing units are undergoing such conversion.
(ii) Amount of payment The amount of a payment to a heavily impacted local educational agency for a fiscal year by reason of the application of clause (i), and calculated in accordance with subparagraph (D) or (E), as the case may be, shall be based on the number of children in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency for the fiscal year and under the same provisions of subparagraph (D) or (E) under which the agency was paid during the prior fiscal year.
(iii) Conversion of military housing units to private housing described For purposes of clause (i), “conversion of military housing units to private housing” means the conversion of military housing units to private housing units pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10 or pursuant to any other related provision of law.
(3) Payments with respect to fiscal years in which insufficient funds are appropriated (A) In general For any fiscal year in which the sums appropriated under section 7714(b) of this title are insufficient to pay to each local educational agency the full amount computed under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall make payments in accordance with this paragraph.
(B) Learning opportunity threshold payments in lieu of payments under paragraph (1) (i) For fiscal years described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall compute a learning opportunity threshold payment (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “threshold payment”) in lieu of basic support payments under paragraph (1) by multiplying the amount obtained under paragraph (1)(C) by the total percentage obtained by adding— (I) the percentage of federally connected children for each local educational agency determined by calculating the fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of children described under subsection (a)(1) of this section and the denominator of which is the total number of children in average daily attendance at the schools served by such agency; and (II) the percentage that funds under paragraph (1)(C) represent of the total budget of the local educational agency, determined by calculating the fraction, the numerator of which is the total amount of funds calculated for each local educational agency under this paragraph, and the denominator of which is the total current expenditures for such agency in the second preceding fiscal year for which the determination is made. (ii) Such total percentage used to calculate threshold payments under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 100. (iii) For the purpose of determining the percentages described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) that are applicable to the local educational agency providing free public education to students in grades 9 through 12 residing on Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, the Secretary shall consider only that portion of such agency’s total enrollment of students in grades 9 through 12 when calculating the percentage under such subclause (I) and only that portion of the total current expenditures attributed to the operation of grades 9 through 12 in such agency when calculating the percentage under subclause (II). (iv) In the case of a local educational agency that has a total student enrollment of fewer than 1,000 students and that has a per-pupil expenditure that is less than the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which the agency is located or less than the average per-pupil expenditure of all the States, the total percentage used to calculate threshold payments under clause (i) shall not be less than 40 percent. (C) Learning opportunity threshold payments in lieu of payments under paragraph (2) For fiscal years described in subparagraph (A), the learning opportunity threshold payment in lieu of basic support payments under paragraph (2) shall be equal to the amount obtained under subparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may be.
(D) Ratable distribution For fiscal years described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make payments as a ratable distribution based upon the computations made under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(4) States with only one local educational agency (A) In general In any of the 50 States of the United States in which there is only one local educational agency, the Secretary shall, for purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) or subparagraphs (B) through (D) of paragraph (2), as the case may be, paragraph (3) of this subsection, and subsection (e) of this section, consider each administrative school district in the State to be a separate local educational agency.
(B) Computation of maximum amount of basic support payment and threshold payment In computing the maximum payment amount under paragraph (1)(C) or subparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may be, and the learning opportunity threshold payment under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (3), as the case may be, for an administrative school district described in subparagraph (A)— (i) the Secretary shall first determine the maximum payment amount and the total current expenditures for the State as a whole; and (ii) the Secretary shall then— (I) proportionately allocate such maximum payment amount among the administrative school districts on the basis of the respective weighted student units of such districts; and (II) proportionately allocate such total current expenditures among the administrative school districts on the basis of the respective number of students in average daily attendance at such districts. (5) Local educational agencies affected by removal of Federal property (A) In general In computing the amount of a basic support payment under this subsection for a fiscal year for a local educational agency described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall meet the additional requirements described in subparagraph (C).
(B) Local educational agency described A local educational agency described in this subparagraph is a local educational agency with respect to which Federal property (i) located within the boundaries of the agency, and (ii) on which one or more children reside who are receiving a free public education at a school of the agency, is transferred by the Federal Government to another entity in any fiscal year beginning on or after
October 30, 2000 , so that the property is subject to taxation by the State or a political subdivision of the State.(C) Additional requirements The additional requirements described in this subparagraph are the following: (i) For each fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Federal property is transferred, a child described in subparagraph (B) who continues to reside on such property and who continues to receive a free public education at a school of the agency shall be deemed to be a child who resides on Federal property for purposes of computing under the applicable subparagraph of subsection (a)(1) of this section the amount that the agency is eligible to receive under this subsection. (ii) (I) For the third fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Federal property is transferred, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall, after computing the amount that the agency is otherwise eligible to receive under this subsection for the fiscal year involved, deduct from such amount an amount equal to the revenue received by the agency for the immediately preceding fiscal year as a result of the taxable status of the former Federal property. (II) For purposes of determining the amount of revenue to be deducted in accordance with subclause (I), the local educational agency— (aa) shall provide for a review and certification of such amount by an appropriate local tax authority; and (bb) shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the amount certified under item (aa). (c) Prior year data (1) In general Except as provided in subsections (b)(1)(D), (b)(2), and paragraph (2), all calculations under this section shall be based on data for each local educational agency from not later than the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the agency is making application for payment.
(2) Exception Calculations for a local educational agency that is newly established by a State shall, for the first year of operation of such agency, be based on data from the fiscal year for which the agency is making application for payment.
(d) Children with disabilities (1) In general From the amount appropriated under section 7714(c) of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay to each eligible local educational agency, on a pro rata basis, the amounts determined by— (A) multiplying the number of children described in subparagraphs (A)(ii), (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(1) of this section who are eligible to receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) by a factor of 1.0; and (B) multiplying the number of children described in subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) of this section who are eligible to receive services under such Act by a factor of 0.5. (2) Use of funds A local educational agency that receives funds under paragraph (1) shall use such funds to provide a free appropriate public education to children described in paragraph (1) in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
(e) Hold harmless (1) In general Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the total amount the Secretary shall pay a local educational agency under subsection (b) of this section— (A) for fiscal year 2001 shall not be less than 85 percent of the total amount that the local educational agency received under subsections (b) and (f) of this section for fiscal year 2000; and (B) for fiscal year 2002 shall not be less than 70 percent of the total amount that the local educational agency received under subsections (b) and (f) of this section for fiscal year 2000. (2) Maximum amount The total amount provided to a local educational agency under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall not exceed the maximum basic support payment amount for such agency determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section, as the case may be.
(3) Ratable reductions (A) In general If the sums made available under this subchapter for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full amounts that all local educational agencies in all States are eligible to receive under paragraph (1) for such year, then the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all such agencies for such year.
(B) Additional funds If additional funds become available for making payments under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, payments that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the same basis as such payments were reduced.
(f) Other funds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local educational agency receiving funds under this section may also receive funds under section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 or such section’s successor authority.
(g) Maintenance of effort A local educational agency may receive funds under subsection (b) of this section and section 7702 of this title for any fiscal year only if the State educational agency finds that either the combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of that agency and the State with respect to the provision of free public education by that agency for the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90 percent of such combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the second preceding fiscal year.
Amendments
For termination of amendment by section 563(c) of Pub. L. 112–239, see Effective and Termination Dates of 2013 Amendment note below.
References In Text
Section 2828(g) of title 10 (commonly known as the “Build to Lease” program), as added by section 801 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984, referred to in subsec. (a)(5)(A), means the subsection (g) added to section 2828 of Title 10, Armed Forces, by section 801 of Pub. L. 98–115, which was repealed by Pub. L. 102–190, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2806(b),
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230,
Section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993, referred to in subsec. (f), is section 386 of Pub. L. 102–484, which is set out as a note below.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 238 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–382, § 331(b).
A prior section 8003 of Pub. L. 89–10 was renumbered section 9003 and was classified to section 3383 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.
Amendments
2013—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 112–239, § 563(b)(2), (c)(4), temporarily added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which related to military installation and Indian housing undergoing renovation or rebuilding. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2013 Amendment note below.
2009—Subsec. (a)(2)(C)(i). Pub. L. 111–84 substituted “5,000” for “6,500”.
2003—Subsec. (b)(2)(H)(i), (ii). Pub. L. 108–136 added cls. (i) and (ii) and struck out former cls. (i) and (ii) which read as follows:
“(i) Eligibility.—For any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2003, a heavily impacted local educational agency that received a basic support payment under subparagraph (A) for the prior fiscal year, but is ineligible for such payment for the current fiscal year under subparagraph (B) or (C), as the case may be, by reason of the conversion of military housing units to private housing described in clause (iii), shall be deemed to meet the eligibility requirements under subparagraph (B) or (C), as the case may be, for the period during which the housing units are undergoing such conversion.
“(ii) Amount of payment.—The amount of a payment to a heavily impacted local educational agency for a fiscal year by reason of the application of clause (i), and calculated in accordance with subparagraph (D) or (E) (as the case may be), shall be based on the number of children in average daily attendance in the schools of such agency for the fiscal year.”
2002—Subsec. (b)(1)(G). Pub. L. 107–206, § 802, added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (b)(2)(C)(i). Pub. L. 107–110, § 802(a)(1)(A), inserted “(or if the agency is a qualified local educational agency as described in clause (iv))” after “Federal military installation” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(2)(C)(i)(II)(bb). Pub. L. 107–279 amended item (bb) generally. Prior to amendment, item (bb) read as follows: “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 a comparable local educational agency in the State in which the agency is located; and”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 107–110, § 802(a)(1)(A), inserted “(or if the agency is a qualified local educational agency as described in clause (iv))” after “Federal military installation”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(C)(iv). Pub. L. 107–110, § 802(a)(1)(B), added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (b)(2)(D)(ii)(III). Pub. L. 107–206, § 801, amended subcl. (III) generally. Prior to amendment, subcl. (III) read as follows: “For a local educational agency that has an enrollment of more than 100 but not more than 750 children described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Secretary shall calculate the total number of weighted student units for purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this section by multiplying the number of such children by a factor of 1.25.”
Subsec. (b)(2)(H). Pub. L. 107–314 added subpar. (H).
Subsec. (b)(3)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 107–20 inserted “or less than the average per-pupil expenditure of all the States” after “of the State in which the agency is located”.
2000—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(c)(1)], substituted “subsection (b) or (d)” for “subsection (b), (d), or (f)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(a)(1)(B)], substituted “subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .20” for “subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1) by a factor of .10”.
Subsec. (a)(2)(E), (F). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(a)(1)(A), (C)], added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F).
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(b)(1)], inserted “and Indian” after “Military installation” and “or rebuilding” after “renovation” in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A)(i), inserted subpar. (A) heading, inserted “or rebuilding” after “undergoing renovation”, added cl. (ii) to subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(c)], added par. (5).
Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(c)(2)(A)], substituted “this paragraph” for “this subsection” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(1)(D), (E). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(a)(2)], added subpars. (D) and (E).
Subsec. (b)(1)(F). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1805], added subpar. (F).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(a)(2)], added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 323(a)], substituted “the Secretary—” for “the Secretary”, designated remaining provisions as cl. (i), and added cl. (ii).
Subsec. (b)(2)(G). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 323(b)], added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1)], redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(b)(1)], substituted “paragraphs (1) and (2)” for “paragraph (1)”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(b)(2)(A)], inserted “in lieu of payments under paragraph (1)” after “payments” in heading.
Subsec. (b)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(b)(2)(B)], inserted “in lieu of basic support payments under paragraph (1)” before “by multiplying” in introductory provisions and struck out “(not including amounts received under subsection (f) of this section)” after “under this paragraph” in subcl. (II).
Subsec. (b)(3)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(b)(2)(C)], added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (b)(3)(C). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(b)(4)], added subpar. (C). Former subpar. (C) redesignated (D).
Subsec. (b)(3)(D). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(b)(3), (5)], redesignated subpar. (C) as (D) and substituted “computations made under subparagraphs (B) and (C)” for “computation made under subparagraph (B)”.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1)], redesignated par. (3) as (4).
Subsec. (b)(4)(A). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(c)(2)(B)(i)], substituted “subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) or subparagraphs (B) through (D) of paragraph (2), as the case may be, paragraph (3) of this subsection” for “paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(C), and (2) of this subsection”.
Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(c)(2)(B)(ii)], in introductory provisions, inserted “or subparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph (2), as the case may be,” after “paragraph (1)(C)” and substituted “subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (3), as the case may be,” for “paragraph (2)(B)”.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1807], added par. (5).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(c)(3)], substituted “subsections (b)(1)(D), (b)(2), and paragraph (2)” for “paragraph (2) and subsection (f) of this section”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(a)(3)], amended heading and text of subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) required the Secretary to pay local education agencies under subsec. (b) of this section certain minimum amounts for fiscal years 1995 to 1999.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, §§ 1806(c)(4), 1808(b)(1)], redesignated subsec. (h) as (f) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (f) which required the Secretary to provide additional assistance to meet special circumstances relating to the provision of education in local educational agencies eligible to receive assistance under this section.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1808(a), (b)(1)], redesignated subsec. (i) as (g) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (g) which related to additional payments for local educational agencies with high concentrations of children with severe disabilities.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1808(b)(1)], redesignated subsec. (h) as (f).
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1806(c)(5)], substituted “section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993” for “section 6 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) (as such section was in effect on the day preceding
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1808(b)(1)], redesignated subsec. (i) as (g).
1997—Subsec. (f)(2)(A)(ii)(I). Pub. L. 105–78, which directed the amendment of section 8003(f)(2)(ii)(I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by substituting “25 percent of the total student enrollment of such agency. For purposes of this subclause, all students described in subsection (a)(1) of this section are used to determine eligibility, regardless of whether or not a local educational agency receives funds for these children from subsection (b) of this section;” for “35 percent” and all that follows through the semicolon, was executed by making the substitution for “35 percent of the total student enrollment of such agency;” in subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 105–18 struck out hyphen after “Secretary” in introductory provisions, redesignated subpar. (A) as entire par. (4), inserted “expenditure,” after “revenue,”, substituted period for semicolon after “assistance under this subsection”, and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: “shall derive the per pupil expenditure amount for the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is applying for assistance under this subsection for the local educational agency’s comparable school districts by increasing or decreasing the per pupil expenditure data for the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made by the same percentage increase or decrease reflected between the per pupil expenditure data for the fourth fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made and the per pupil expenditure data for such second year.”
1996—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “1,000 or such number equals or exceeds 10 percent” for “2,000 and such number equals or exceeds 15 percent”.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 104–195, § 3(a), added par. (4).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–195, § 4(a), added par. (3).
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(1)(A), substituted “if such agency is eligible for a supplementary payment in accordance with subparagraph (B) or such agency” for “only if such agency” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(2)(D). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(1)(B), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (f)(3)(A). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(2)(A)(i), inserted “(other than any amount received under paragraph (2)(B))” after “subsection” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 104–208, § 101(e) [title III, § 307(a)(1), (5)], substituted in introductory provisions, “The Secretary, in conjunction with the local educational agency, shall first determine each of the following:” for “The Secretary shall first determine the greater of—” and inserted concluding provisions.
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(i)(I). Pub. L. 104–208, § 101(e) [title III, § 307(a)(2), (3)], substituted “The average” for “the average” before “of the State” and substituted period for semicolon at end.
Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(2)(A)(ii), struck out “or the average per-pupil expenditure of all the States” after “is located”.
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(i)(II). Pub. L. 104–208, § 101(e) [title III, § 307(a)(2)], substituted “The average” for “the average”.
Pub. L. 104–208, § 101(e) [title III, § 307(a)(4)], which directed substitution of period for “: or”, was executed by making substitution for “; or” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(i)(III). Pub. L. 104–208, § 101(e) [title III, § 307(a)(2)], substituted “The average” for “the average”.
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(2)(A)(iii), amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “The Secretary shall next subtract from the amount determined under clause (i) the average amount of State aid per pupil received by the local educational agency.”
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 104–195, § 5(b)(1), inserted “, except as provided in subparagraph (C),” after “but” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(2)(A)(iv), amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: “The Secretary shall next multiply the amount determined under clause (ii) by the total number of students in average daily attendance at the schools of the local educational agency as determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) of this section.”
Subsec. (f)(3)(B). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(f)(2)(B), amended heading and text of subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “With respect to payments under this subsection for a local educational agency described in clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (2)(A), the maximum amount of such payments shall be computed by taking the product of the average per-pupil expenditure in all States multiplied by 0.7, except that such amount may not exceed 125 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in all local educational agencies in the State.”
Subsec. (f)(3)(C). Pub. L. 104–195, § 5(b)(2), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 104–195, § 5(a), substituted “Data” for “Current year data” in heading, amended subpar. (A) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which read “shall use student and revenue data from the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is applying for assistance under this subsection; and”, and in subpar. (B) substituted “the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is applying for assistance under this subsection” for “such year”.
Pub. L. 104–106, § 1074(g), amended heading and text of par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary shall, for purposes of providing assistance under this subsection, use—
“(A) student and revenue data from the fiscal year for which the local educational agency is applying for assistance under this subsection; and
“(B) the most recent data available which is adjusted to such fiscal year.”
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective for a 2-year period beginning on
Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 537(b),
Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 406(b),
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title XVIII, § 1804(b)(2)],
Title III of Pub. L. 105–78,
Pub. L. 105–18, title VI, § 60005(b),
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title III, § 307(b)],
Pub. L. 104–195, § 3(b),
Pub. L. 104–195, § 4(b),
Pub. L. 104–195, § 5(c),
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 107–110, title VIII, § 802(a)(2),
Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, § 386,
For provisions requiring Secretary of Defense to identify local educational agencies that will experience at least a 5-percent increase or 10-percent reduction in enrollment in number of dependent children of members of Armed Forces and of civilian employees of Department of Defense enrolled in schools under jurisdiction of such agencies during next academic year as a result of closure or realignment of a military installation, and to transmit notice of schedule of such closure or realignment to affected local and State educational agencies, see section 2833 of Pub. L. 101–189, set out as a note under section 2687 of Title 10, Armed Forces.