President. it is clearly evident that part C funds are not going to those school districts with high concentrations of poverty. but to areas with a lesser need and are better able to pay the costs of education. Whatever the rationale for this formula. it is not serving the stated purpose of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. I wish to emphasize that the McClellan amendment would retain the committees payment rate for allocation of funds to State agencies for aid to handicapped. migrant. and institutionalized. neglected and delinquent children. Under this formula and in the existing law. State agency grants are computed using a payment rate of 50 percent of the State average per pupil expenditure or 50 percent of the national average per pupil expenditure. which ever is greater. In addition. the McClellan amendment incorporates a provision included by the house in its version of the bill H.R. 69). This would enable the Commissioner of Education to use the migrant record transfer system data or other data which accurately reflects the actual number of migrants in a given area. The time has come. Mr.
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