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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 27, 2002
Building Our Children's Future Act of 2002 - Establishes a grant program for renovation of schools.Directs the Secretary of Education to allot such grants to States using an allocation formula based on part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.Requires reservation of specified amounts for direct Federal grants to: (1) local educational agencies (LEAs) that received impact aid basic support payments, and had eligible federally-connected students as more than half of their enrollment, during the preceding fiscal year, for construction, renovation, or repair; and (2) LEAs in the outlying areas, for renovation or repair of high-need schools.Requires a State's allotment to be used for competitive subgrants to LEAs, as follows. Requires 75 percent to be for school renovation or repair, with priorities for: (1) schools damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster; and (2) high-poverty or high-growth schools, as determined by the State. Requires the remaining 25 percent to be for carrying out part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or for improving technology in schools.
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Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D–WV
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6260-6261)
Introduced in Senate
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