Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/1062

 92 STAT. 2342

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 SEC. 1213. Subpart 2 of part C of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding immediately before section 431 thereof the following new section: ''APPLICATIONS

20 USC 1231g.

"SEC. 430. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless expressly in limitation of the provisions of this section, the Commissioner is authorized to provide for the submission of applications for assistance effective for three fiscal years under any applicable program with whatever amendments to such applications being required as the Commissioner determines essential. Uniform "(b) The Commissioner shall, insofar as is practicable, establish submission dates, uniform dates during the year for the submission of applicaestablishment. tions under all applicable programs and for the approval of such applications. "(c) The Commissioner shall, insofar as is practicable, develop and require the use of— "(1) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs administered by State educational agencies in which the funds are distributed to such local agencies pursuant to some objective formula, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of these programs as is practicable; APPLICATIONS

"(2) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs administered by State educational agencies in which the funds are distributed to such local agencies on a competitive or discretionary basis, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of such programs as is practicable; and "(3) a common application for grants to local educational agencies in applicable programs which are directly administered by the Commissioner, and such application shall be used as the single application for as many of these programs as is practicable.". PART C—FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

20 USC 1232d, 1226a-l. 20 USC 1232f, 1221e-la. 20 USC 1232c, 1232e.

SEC. 1231. (a) The General Education Provisions Act is further amended— (1) by redesignating section 435 as section 415, by inserting such section (as so redesignated) immediately after section 414, and by deleting such section from its previous location; (2) by redesignating section 437 as section 406A, by inserting such section immediately after section 406, and by deleting such section from its previous location; and (3) by striking out sections 434 and 436 and by inserting immediately after section 433 the following new subpart: "Subpart 3—Administration of Education Programs and Projects by States and Local Educational Agencies ((STATE

Plan submittal and requirements. 20 USC 1232c.

EDUCATIONAL AGENCY MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

"SEC. 434. (a) In the case of any applicable program in which Federal funds are made available to local agencies in a State through or

�