definitions

definitions Broadening definition of “local educational agency” Sec. 117. (a) (1) Section 303(6) of such Act of September 30, 1950, is amended to read as follows: “(6) (A) For purposes of title I, the term ‘local educational agency’ means a board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of free public education in a county, township, independent, or other school district located within a State. Such term includes any State agency which directly operates and maintains facilities for providing free public education. “(B) For purposes of title II, the term ‘local educational agency’ means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools. Such term includes any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school, and it also includes (except for purposes of sections 203(a) (2), 203(b), and 205 (a) (1)) any State agency which is directly responsible for providing free public education for handicapped children (including mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other health impaired children who by reason thereof require special education) or for children in institutions for neglected or delinquent children.” (2) The first sentence of section 203(a) (5) of such Act is amended by striking out on a non-school-district basis,”. (3) Section 203(a) (3) of such Act is amended by inserting “(A)” after “(3)” and by inserting at the end thereof a new subparagraph as follows: “(B) In the case of local educational agencies which serve in whole or in part the same geographical area, and in the case of a local educational agency which provides free public education for a substantial number of children who reside in the school district of another local educational agency, the State educational agency may allocate the amount of the maximum grants for those agencies among them in such manner as it determines will best carry out the purposes of this title.” 80 Stat. 1199 Providing for a more precise definition of “current expenditures” (b) Section 303(5) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “(5) The term ‘current expenditures’ means expenditures for free public education, including expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance and health services, pupil transportation services, operation and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and net expenditures to cover deficits for food services and student body activities, but not including expenditures for community services, capital outlay, and debt service, or any expenditures made from funds granted under title II of this Act or title II or III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.”