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 108 STAT. 186 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 (e) REPORTS.—Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall submit a report to the Secretary within 1 year of the date such agency submits to the Secretary its systemic statewide plan under this section. Such report shall— (1) describe the State's progress toward implementation of the provisions of such plan; (2) describe any revisions to the State's long-range plans for technology; (3) describe the extent to which resources provided pursuant to such plan are distributed among schools to promote the standards and strategies described in section 306(d); and (4) include any other information the Secretary deems appropriate. (t) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out this section. 20 USC 5898. SEC. 318. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL MANDATES, DIRECTION, AND CONTROL. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school's curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State or local resources or mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act. 20 USC 5899. SEC. 319. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF EDUCATION. (a) FINDINGS. — The Congress finds as follows: (1) Congress is interested in promoting State and local government reform efforts in education. (2) In Public Law 96-88 the Congress found that education is fundamental to the development of individual citizens and the progress of the Nation. (3) In Public Law 96-88 the Congress found that in our Federal svstem the responsibility for education is reserved respectively to the States and the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States. (4) In Public Law 96-88 the Congress declared the purpose of the Department of Education was to supplement and complement the efforts of States, the local school systems, and other instrumentalities of the States, the private sector, public and private educational institutions, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community based organizations, parents and schools to improve the quality of education. (5) With the establishment of the Department of Education, Congress intended to protect the rights of State and local governments and public and private educational institutions in the areas of educational policies and administration of programs and to strengthen and improve the control of such governments and institutions over their own educational programs and policies. (6) Public Law 96-88 specified that the establishment of the Department of Education shall not increase the authority of the Federal Government over education or diminish the responsibility for education which is reserved to the States and local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States.

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