Political Quotes

“I offer an amendment, a manager's amendment, that would modify the within State secondary funding formula to distribute funds in 1998 by the current law formula, in 1999 and 2000 by a formula based 70 percent on poverty, 30 percent on population with a hold harmless at the 1997 funding level. Any additional funds above the 1997 level will be distributed by a formula based 60 percent on poverty, 40 percent on population. In the year 2001 all funds are allocated by a formula based 65 percent on poverty, 35 percent on population. And in the year 2002 all funds are allocated by a formula based on 60 percent poverty, 40 percent population. The amendment will raise the minimum grant amount from $7,500 to $10,000 for secondary programs, and from $20,000 to $35,000 for postsecondary programs. It would modify the 10-percent rural reserve and would strike the 5 percent for incentive grant awards. The amendment would further modify the secondary alternative formula language to allow funds to be targeted to areas of greater poverty. The Chairman's amendment would raise the small State minimum grant award for technology prep to $250,000 and would insert language prohibiting the use of funds authorized for State grants to be used for national programs. Part C through H of title III are repealed. Language is added to increase the involvement of parents in vocational--technical education programs.”