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Joe Biden: “That is exactly correct. Reading from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Committee on Education in the…”

On the recordJune 6, 2001
That is exactly correct. Reading from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Committee on Education in the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, page 54, under section 1120(c): (c) Comparability of Services.-- (1) In general.--(A) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), a local educational agency may receive funds under this part only if State and local funds will be used in schools served under this part to provide services that, taken as a whole, are at least comparable to services in schools that are not receiving funds under this part.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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