§7301. Findings and statement of purpose

(a) Findings

The Congress finds that chapter 2 of title I of this Act (as such chapter was in effect on the day preceding October 20, 1994) has been successful in achieving the goals of increasing local flexibility, reducing administrative burden, providing services for private school students, encouraging innovation, and contributing to the improvement of elementary and secondary educational programs.

(b) Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of programs under this subchapter-

(1) to support local education reform efforts which are consistent with and support statewide reform efforts under Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.];

(2) to support State and local efforts to accomplish the National Education Goals;

(3) to provide funding to enable State and local educational agencies to implement promising educational reform programs;

(4) to provide a continuing source of innovation, and educational improvement, including support for library services and instructional and media materials; and

(5) to meet the special educational needs of at risk and high cost students.

(c) State and local responsibility

The basic responsibility for the administration of funds made available under this subchapter is within the State educational agencies, but it is the intent of Congress that the responsibility be carried out with a minimum of paperwork and that the responsibility for the design and implementation of programs assisted under this subchapter will be mainly that of local educational agencies, school superintendents and principals, and classroom teachers and supporting personnel, because such agencies and individuals have the most direct contact with students and are most likely to be able to design programs to meet the educational needs of students in their own school districts.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, §6001, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3707 .)

References in Text

Chapter 2 of title I of this Act (as such chapter was in effect on the day preceding October 20, 1994), referred to in subsec. (a), means chapter 2 of title I of Pub. L. 89–10, as added by Pub. L. 100–297, title I, §1001, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 203 , as amended, which was classified generally to div. 2 (§2911 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 47 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3519 .

The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 103–227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125 (except titles V and IX), as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§5801 et seq.) of this title (except subchapters V (§5931 et seq.) and IX (§6001 et seq.)). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.