PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 265 TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS PART A—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 1011. SCHOOL PRAYER. 20 USC 6061. No funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act may be used by any State or local educational agency to adopt policies that prevent voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools. SEC. 1012. FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDU- 20 USC 6062. CATION ACT. (a) FINDINGS. — The Congress finds that— (1) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was established with the commitment of forty percent Federal funding but currently receives only eight percent Federal funding; (2) this funding shortfall is particularly burdensome to school districts and schools in low-income areas which serve higher than average proportions of students with disabilities and have fewer local resources to contribute; and (3) it would cost the Federal Government approximately $10,000,000,000 each year to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —It is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should provide States and communities with adequate resources under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as soon as reasonably possible, through the reallocation of noneducation funds within the current budget monetary constraints. SEC. 1013. NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STAND- ARDS. Section 551 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1107) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking "the Federal share of; (2) in subparagraph (B) of subsection (e)(1), by striking "share of the cost of the activities of the Board is" and inserting "contributions described in subsection.(f) are"; and (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: " (0 MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance under this subpart to the Board unless the Board agrees to expend non-Federal contributions equal to $1 for every $1 of the Federal funds provided pursuant to such financial assistance. "(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS. —The non-Federal contributions described in paragraph (1)— "(A) may include all non-Federal funds raised by the Board on or after January 1, 1987; and "(B) may be used for outreach, implementation, administration, operation, and other costs associated with the development and implementation of national teacher assessment and certification procedures under this subpart.".
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