If a State makes such a transfer and if the Secretary finds that the public agency is in noncompliance, the Secretary must limit any withholding action to that agency. Furthermore, any reduction or withholding of payments must be proportionate to the number of disabled children in adult prisons under the supervision of that agency compared to the number served by local school districts. For example, if 1 percent of the disabled students were in adult prisons, the Secretary could only withhold 1 percent of the funds.
Tom Harkin: “If a State makes such a transfer and if the Secretary finds that the public agency is in noncompliance, the Secretary…”
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Discussing compliance and funding related to disabled children in adult prisons.
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