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T. Gorton: “The penalties will be the same as they are in the original form of the bill; that is to say, if a State does not meet…”

On the recordMay 3, 2000
The penalties will be the same as they are in the original form of the bill; that is to say, if a State does not meet the commitments it made in getting into this 15-State Straight A's Program, it runs the risk, at the discretion of the Department of Education, of losing the ability to continue in that program. It would revert to the present system of categorical aid programs and the accountability provisions contained therein. What this does is add another mandatory requirement to what the State undertakes, a 10-percent reduction in this differential. So it makes it somewhat tougher for the State to be entitled to continue in Straight A's after its initial 5-year period.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington
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Discussing penalties for states in the 15-State Straight A's Program.

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