eligibility for grants; clarifying definition of “average per pupil expenditure” in a state

eligibility for grants; clarifying definition of “average per pupil expenditure” in a state Sec. 105. (a) (1) Section 203(b) (1) of such Act is amended by striking out all that follows “shall be” and inserting in lieu thereof “at least ten.” (2) Section 203(b) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out “shall be one hundred or more” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall be at least ten”. (b) (1) Paragraph (2) of section 203(a) of such Act is amended by inserting “or, if greater, in the United States (which for purposes of this and the last sentence of this paragraph means the fifty States and the District of Columbia),” after “average per pupil expenditure in that State”. (2) Paragraph (5) of section 203(a) of such Act is amended by inserting “or, if greater, in the United States (which for purposes of this sentence means the fifty States and the District of Columbia,” after “in that State”. (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1967. (c) The last sentence of section 203(a) (2) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “For purposes of this subsection, the ‘average per pupil expenditure’ in a State, or in the United States, shall be the aggregate current expenditures, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the computation is made, of all local educational agencies as defined in section 303(6) (A) in the State, or in the United States, as the case may be, plus any direct current expenditures by the State for operation of such agencies (without regard to the sources of funds from which either of such expenditures are made), divided by the aggregate number of children in average daily attendance to whom such agencies provided free public education during such preceding year.”