PUBLIC LAW 98-211 —DEC. 8, 1983 97 STAT. 1415 AREAS FOR SERVICES TO PRIVATE SCHOOLCHILDREN SEC. 5. Section 557(a) of the Act is amended by inserting "(1)," 20 USC 3806. immediately after "556(b)". APPLICATION OF NONSUPPLANTING RULE TO STATES SEC. 6. Section 558(b) of the Act is amended— 20 USC 3807. (1) by inserting "State educational agency or other State agency in operating its State level programs or a" before "local educational agency ' in the first sentence; and (2) by striking out "a local educational agency shall not be required" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "no State educational agency, other State agency, or local edu- cational agency shall be required". EXCLUSIONS OF SPECIAL PROGRAM FUNDS SEC. 7. Section 558(d) of the Act is amended— 20 USC 3807. (1) by striking out "if such programs are consistent with the purposes of this chapter" and inserting in lieu thereof "includ- ing compensatory education for educationally deprived children (which meets the requirements of section 131(c) of the Elemen- tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)"; and 20 USC 2751. (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For the purpose of determining compliance with the requirements of subsection (c), a local educational agency may exclude State and local funds expended for— "(1) bilingual education for children of limited English proficiency, "(2) special education for handicapped children or children with specific learning disabilities, and "(3) certain State phase-in programs as described in section 131(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.". OVERLAP IN COUNTY BOUNDARIES SEC. 8. Section 558(e) of the Act is amended by striking out "In any 20 USC 3807. State" and inserting in lieu thereof "Notwithstanding section 111(a)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 USC 2711. in any State". RESTRICTION OF EXPENDITURES TO MEETING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SEC. 9. (a) Section 561(b) of the Act is amended by inserting before 20 USC 3811. the period at the end thereof the following: "and because they are the most likely to be able to design programs to meet the educa- tional needs of the students in their own districts". (b) Section 564(a) of the Act is amended— 20 USC 3814. (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraphs (5) and (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: "(7) provides assurance that, apart from technical and advi- sory assistance and monitoring compliance with this chapter, the State educational agency has exercised and will exercise no influence in the decisionmaking processes of local educational
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