Amendment changes the within State funding formula for distributing funds to school districts; raises the minimum grant amount for various programs; and makes other changes relating to rural area reserves, allotment for urban areas, parental involvement, vocation education performance standards, and assessments to include vocational proficiencies.

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Amendment Number
255
Description
Amendment changes the within State funding formula for distributing funds to school districts; raises the minimum grant amount for various programs; and makes other changes relating to rural area reserves, allotment for urban areas, parental involvement, vocation education performance standards, and assessments to include vocational proficiencies.
Purpose
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of July 16, 1997, to raise the minimum grant for a secondary agency from $7,500 to $10,000, and from $20,000 to $35,000 for postsecondary programs; delete the provision in the bill that allows states to reserve five percent of their allotment for incentive grants; decrease the amount a state is allowed to reserve for rural areas from 10 percent to five percent; allow states to reserve five percent of their allotment for urban areas; require states that qualify to use an alternative secondary distribution formula to target higher areas of poverty; prohibit funds authorized for state grants to be used for national programs; raise the minimum grant award a small state must receive for tech-prep from $200,000 to $250,000;increases parental involve-ment in vocational education programs; increase parental involvement in vocational education programs; require states to describe how local school boards will participate in developing state vocational education performance standards; require state performance assessments to include vocational proficiencies; and allow states to provide professional development programs to non-profit private schools with secondary vocational education programs.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 17, 1997
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Goodling amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
11:44:49
Submitted Date
Jul 17, 1997
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 255 — Informed