extension and revision of the emergency school aid act

extension and revision of the emergency school aid act Sec. 321. (a) Section 704(a) of the Emergency School Aid Act is amended by inserting after “1976” a comma and the following: “and $1,000,000,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1979, except that of the sums available under section 708 (a), the Assistant Secretary is limited in the use of such sums to an amount, not more than 5 percent, which may be used for providing compensatory services to students who had previously received such services funded in whole or in part under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, but who are no longer receiving such services as a result of attendance area changes under a desegregation order or plan issued after August 21, 1974”. (b) Section 704 of the Emergency School Aid Act is amended by inserting “(b)” immediately before “From” and by inserting at the end thereof the following: “(c) There are authorized to be appropriated, in addition to the sums authorized under subsection (a) of this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, for the purpose of carrying out section 708(a), relating to special programs and projects. The provisions of section 705, relating to apportionment among the States, shall not apply to sums appropriated pursuant to this subsection.”. (c) (1) Section 704 of the Emergency School Aid Act is amended by adding at the end thereof (following the subsection added by subsection (b) of this section) the following new subsection:90 STAT. 2217 “(d) There are authorized to be appropriated in addition to the sums authorized under subsection (a) of this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, for the purpose of carrying out activities specified in paragraphs (13) through (15) of section 707(a) of this Act. The provisions of section 705, relating to apportionment among the States, shall not apply to sums appropriated pursuant to this subsection.”. (2) Section 707(a) of such Act is amended by adding after paragraph (12) of such section the following new paragraphs: “(13) Planning and design of, and conduct of programs in, magnet schools. “(14) The pairing of schools and programs with specific colleges and universities and with leading businesses. “(15) The development of plans for neutral site schools.”. (3) Section 720 of such Act is amended— (A) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: “(9) The term ‘magnet school’ means a school or education center that offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial number’s of students of different racial backgrounds.”: (B) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as redesignated by this paragraph) the following: “(12) The term ‘neutral site school’ means a school that is located so as to be accessible to substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds.”; and (D) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), (13), (14), and (15) as paragraphs (13), (14), (15), (16), and (17), respectively. (d) Section 716(b) of the Emergency School Aid Act is amended by striking out “September 30, 1976” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1979”.