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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 203

shall continue in effect until modified or revoked by the Secretary, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. "(b) EFFECT ON PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—The provisions of this chapter shall not affect administrative or judicial proceedings pending on the effective date of this section under chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 or this title. "(c) TRANSITION.—With respect to the period beginning on July 1, 1988, and ending June 30, 1989, no recipient of funds under this chapter, or chapter 2 of this title, or under chapter 1 or 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 shall be held to have expended such funds in violation of the requirements of this Act or of such Act if such funds are expended either in accordance with this Act or such Act. "CHAPTER 2—FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT "SEC. 1501. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

"(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— "(1) chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 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; "(2) State and local governments have placed a new focus on education; "(3) school effectiveness can be increased through effective schools programs to improve student achievement, student behavior, teaching, learning, and school management; and "(4) teachers make a significant and positive contribution to the education of our Nation's students, and local educational agencies are encouraged to recognize this contribution. "(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of programs under this chapter— "(1) to provide the initial funding to enable State and local educational agencies to implement promising educational programs that can be supported by State and local sources of funding after such programs are demonstrated to be effective; "(2) to provide a continuing source of innovation, educational improvement, and support for library and instructional materials; "(3) to meet the special educational needs of at risk and high cost students, as described in section 1531(b); "(4) to enhance the quality of teaching and learning through initiating and expanding effective schools programs; and "(5) to allow State and local educational agencies to meet their educational needs and priorities for targeted assistance described in section 1531. "(c) STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY.—The basic responsibility

for the administration of funds made available under this chapter is in the State educational agencies, but it is the intent of Congress that this responsibility be carried out with a minimum of paperwork and that the responsibility for the design and implementation of programs assisted under this chapter will be mainly that of local educational agencies, school superintendents and principals, and

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