PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-368 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by titles II, IV, V-A and B, VI, DC, X, XII and XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and part B of VIII of the Higher Education Act; $2,811,134,000, of which $2,381,300,000 shall become available on July 1, 1999, and remain available through September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, $335,000,000 shall be for Eisenhower professional development State grants under title II-B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and $1,575,000,000 shall be for title VI, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to carry out title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in accordance with section 307 of this Act, in order to reduce class size, particularly in the early grades, using highly qualified teachers to improve educational achievement for regular and special needs children. READING EXCELLENCE For necessary expenses to carry out the Reading Excellence Act, $260,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available through September 30, 2000. INDIAN EDUCATION For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title IX, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $66,000,000. BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, bilingual, foreign language and immigrant education activities authorized by parts A and C and section 7203 of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, without regard to section 7103(b), $380,000,000: Provided, That State educational agencies may use all, or any part of, their part C allocation for competitive grants to local educational agencies. SPECIAL EDUCATION For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $5,124,146,000, of which $4,879,885,000 shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available through September 30, 2000: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be awarded to The Organizing Committee for The 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games and $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for preparation and planning and shall be awarded to The Organizing Committee of The 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games: Provided further. That $600,000 shall be for the. Early Childhood Development Project of the National Easter Seal Society for the Mississippi Delta Region, which funds shall be used to provide training, technical support, services, and equipment to address personnel and other needs.
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